North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 15th March
J36 Tuesday 14th March The Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot saw a small entry forward for the first sale of the season. Buyers on the cautious side waiting to see if Spring has actually started! Trade topped for a consignment of Mule Ewes with Texel x Lambs from R Colbear, Heights Farm selling to £145 per family. 70 Pigs forward for this Monthly Sale of Prime, Cast, Store & Weaner Pigs. In the Prime Pig section all consignments forward selling to a flying trade, with several extra buyers in attendance. Top price of £172 was achieved by P Baxter, Victory Cottage for 123kg Gilts with top price per kilo at 163p/kg from NJ Wilkinson, Roosecote Farm. The prime section averaging £122.63 or 128p/kg. Weaners an excellent trade for the consignments forward with Spring fast approaching meaning all lots were keenly bid for. Top price of £40 achieved by AJ&EJ Platt, Small Holding for both Boars & Gilts. A very mixed entry of Prime Hoggs forward today, with a lot of vendors bringing their final consignments in for sale. An overall average of 167p/kg achieved, reflecting a large show of hill bred hoggs. Continental Hoggs which were well finished keenly bid for topping at £94.50 for Texels from JR Capstick, Fell End closely followed by £92 for consignments from both KJ Knight, Little Guards & JG Harryman, The Galleon. Top price per kilo 206.3p/kg for Texels from JG Harryman. Charollais’ selling to £84 forward from TH & D Cornthwaite & Son, Low Tarn Green and Suffolk’s to £87 from J Bargh & Son, North Farm. Hill Bred Hoggs saw Mules sell to £87 from Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm, Rough Fells sold to £60.50 from AEA Harrison, Mill Riggs with Cheviots Selling to £77.50 from JE Atkinson, Nibthwaite Grange Farm. Prime Hogg Top Prices: Tex £94.50 Fell End Farm, £92 Little Guards, The Galleon, £91 Killington Drive, £88 Little Guards. Suff £87, £84.50, £81.50 North Farm, £77 Fell House. Mule £87 Catshaw Hall Farm, £80 Cuerdale Hall, £79.50 Barrowfield, £79 Cuerdale Hall Farm, £77 Red Scar. Char £84 Low Tarn Greem, £75, £70 The Barn, £66 Fell House, £62 The Barn. Bel £81, £71, £70 Moss House Farm. Herd £79 Rydal Farm. Dors £77.50 Brow Head. Swale £77.50, £70 Rydal Farm, £68 Holme House Farm, £60 Moss House Farm, £59 Skelwith Fold Farm. Chev £77.50 Nibthwaite Grange Farm, £66.50 Gilberton Farm. BFL £76.50 Catshaw Hall Farm. Mash £75 Holme House Farm. Zwart £73.50 Brow Head. Cont £72 Moss House Farm, £65.50 Park House Farm. Dales £70 Yarlsber, £68.50 Holme House Farm, £62 Fell End Farm, £59.50 Yarlsber, £55 Dane Hill Farm. Rough £60.50 Millriggs.
Today’s Cast Sheep Sale saw 233 forward with all classes sharper on the week and many more could have been sold to the vendors advantage. Strong continental ewes selling well, top price of £137 for Texel Ewes from IL Dixon, Cantsfield Hall. Mule Ewes well bid for selling to £93 from JE Wightman, Crabtree Farm, with plenty of other consignments ranging from £73-£85 to average £67. Horned Ewes a firm trade with Rough Fells topping the hill breeds at £72 from I & J Mallinson, Borrow Bridge House. Swaledales ewes selling to £59 from Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Farm to average £34, which represented a very mixed entry in terms of quality. Rams today sold to a top of £121 for a Texel from Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm. Cast Sheep Top Prices: Cast Ewes: Tex £137 Cantsfield Hall, £105, £91, £82 Moss End Farm, £76 Park House Farm. BFL £99, £78 Hazel Head Farm. Bel £95 Wood Broughton Barn. Suff £94 Mouse Syke, £88 Kellet Bridge Farm, £81, £80 Crabtree Farm. Mule £93 Crabtree Farm, £83 Deansbiggin, £79 Hill Top Farm, £77 Moss End Farm, Lane Ends Farm. Char £90 Warth Sutton Farm. Cont £82 Kellet Bridge Farm. Dors £80, £61 Warth Sutton Farm, £56 Brow Head. Chev £73 Hill Top Farm. Zwart £74 Woodside. Rough £72 Borrow Bridge House, £62 Moss End Farm, £59 Borrow Bridge House. Tees £66 Killington Drive. Dales £65 Fell End Farm. Swale £59 Catshaw Hall Farm, £57, £43 Holme House Farm, £42 Well Foot. Cast Rams: Tex £121 Catshaw Hall Farm. Suff £97 Lane Ends Farm. BFL £97 Catshaw Hall Farm, £61 Skelwith Fold Farm. Swale £55, £47 Well Foot. Bel £51 Woodside.
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Lancaster Sale Reports Lancaster Friday 10th March Lancaster weekly sale of Store Cattle had another good entry of over 300 cattle in the market. Good quality and well fleshed cattle sold to a continued strong trade with leaner and plainer types cheaper on the week but still a nice trade and leaner black and whites were harder to place this week. Limousin bullocks sold to a top of £1,390 from M & RW Stirzaker of Milnthorpe. Native cattle sold to a top of £1,300 for Angus bullocks from J Hesketh of Hutton. Heifers sold to a top of £1,280 from JD & GM Bracken of Greenlands with a pair of Angus’s. A consignment of cattle from the Isle of Man sold to a strong trade selling to a top of £1,300 for Simmental bullock. Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCK – BRB: £1330 Lambrigg Head; £1300 Oatland Farm; £1260 Low Fell End; £1240 Gale Garth. SIM: £1260 Low Fell End; £1210 Intack Farm; £1150 Gaskell House. LIM: £1240 Lambrigg Head; £1170 Daniel Fold Farm; £1160 Slack Farm. BLO: £1240 High Green; £1220 Intack Farm. CH: £1230 Daniel Fold Farm. AA: £1210 Cragg Farm; £1200 Low Fell End; £1160 Slack Farm. HERE: £1190 Rowell Farm; £1150 High House Farm; £1140 Lynwood. SHO: £1150 Oatland Farm. BAZ: £1140 Daniel Fold Farm. SD: £1080 Adlington Hall Farm. FKV: £1070 Bensons Farm. FR: £1050 Bensons Farm; £970 Hazelslack Tower Farm; £960 Old Glasson. MRI: £1000 Gaskell House. MON: £950 Kendal Hill; £880 Friars Moss; £850 Yeat House. STORE HEIFERS – SIM: £1250 Betts Farm. LIM: £1200 High House Farm; £1170 Hutton Roof Hall; £1110 Houlker Barn Farm. BRB: £1190 Roseacre Hall; £1090 Slack Farm; £1070 Oatland Farm. AA: £1200 Betts Farm; £1140 Fern Lea; £1140 Intack Farm. HERE: £1140 Rowell Farm; £1070 Fern Lea; £960 Oatland Farm. SLR: £1020 Rowell Farm. SHO: £1000 Oatland Farm.
There was a better number with over a hundred Cast Cows forward this morning selling to a market average of 120p/kg. The cast cow trade remains good and farmers are really urged to take advantage and cull any passengers with a trade like this. Young cast beef cows sold to a top of 174.5p/kg from T Ayrton and Son of Over Wyresdale for a Limousin with Angus cows selling to 169.5p/kg. Cows sold to a top gross of £1,228 for British Blues from J & M Sanderson of Kirkham. Dairy cows sold to a top gross of £1,109 from B & M Cornthwaite of Hambleton or 149.5p/kg from J & JA Burrow of Thursgill. All black and whites forward sold to an average of 110p/kg or £721. Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COW – LIM: 174.5 Yates Farm; 147.5 Oatland Farm; 129.5 Low Groves. AA: 169.5 Hazelgrove Lodge; 134.5 Oatland Farm; 129.5 Intack Farm. FR: 149.5 Thursgill; 134.5 Moors Farm; 129.5 Broomfield. BRB: 147.5 Low Groves Farm; 145.5 Pasture Barn Farm; 124.5 High House Farm. BLON: 134.5 Dubside. CAST HEIFER – LIM: 165.5 Oatland Farm. SHO: 154.5 Oatland Farm. FR: 154.5 Ridding Lane Farm; 154.5 Holme House Farm; 149.5 Brantbeck Farm. AA: 149.5 Holme House Farm; 149.5 Oatland Farm. CAST STEER – FR: 139.5 Ivy Farm; 134.5 Boon Town Farm; 134.5 Gulf Farm. CAST BULL – LIM: 131.5 Deansbiggin; 124.5 Houlker Barn Farm.
An entry of over 80 forward in the Calf and Stirk ring this week with a busy ring side of buyers and on lookers. Another strong beef calf trade at Lancaster saw British Blue bulls sell to a top of £430 from AW & AM Park & Sons of Ellel with others selling to £395 from R & V Walmsley of Cockerham with British Blue bulls selling to a market average of £370. Angus bulls sold to a top of £355 and £350 from AW & AM Park. A good heifer trade saw Blue heifers to £320 from DW Cottam of New Hutton. A robust black and white trade with buyers round the ring for all types saw best calves selling over the one hundred pound mark topping at £148 from GH Sanderson of Catforth and a market average of £84.51 for all black and whites. The mid-month sale of stirks had an entry of into the forties selling to a buoyant trade throughout. Topping the trade today was Mrs L Dawson of Dolphinholme selling pair of 8/9 month old Limousin bullocks to £820 and others to £775 with heifers from the same home selling to £645. A consignment of 6 – 8 month old Angus bullocks from M & E Forshaw of Longridge sold to £650 on two occasions and averaged over £600. Hereford bullocks sold to £585 from E Lund & Son of Lundholme with heifers from the same home selling to £550. Five month old black and whites sold to £305 and £290 from Ian Richardson of Woodplumpton. Certainly plenty of interest around the Stirk ring at Lancaster today next sale is Friday 31st March 2017. Please inform Ian of entries on 077766521472. Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF – BRB: £320 Hagg Farm; £315 Pasture Barn Farm; £300 School House. HE: £170 Longwood House. AA: £120 Pasture Barn Farm. BULL CALF – BRB: £430 Walkers I’th Fields; £395 Richmond Hall; £345 Pasture Barn Farm. AA: £355 Walkers I’th Fields; £340 Tills Farm; £275 Pasture Barn Farm. HE: £220 Longwood House. FR: £148 Blackleach House Farm. BULL STIRK – AA: £440 Greenlands Farm. HE: £410 Redfields. FR: £305 Beech Grove. HEIFER STIRK – LIM: £645 Upper Greenbank. HE: £550 Lundholme Farm; £310 Redfields.
Monday 10th March There as a larger entry of Prime Hoggs forward and more trade about today. Another new buyer back saw a busy ringside of six buyers all eager to purchase hoggs. A strong market average of 174p/kg was achieved, which included a large proportion of hill bred hoggs forward. Hoggs weighing between 39kg and 45kg were selling to an average of 177p/kg. Hoggs sold to a top of £85 for Charollais x from P Lawrenson of Walmsley Fold. Mule hoggs sold to £77 at 44kg from A & J Rhodes of Ellel with Swaledale hoggs weighing 44kg selling to £75 from V & EJ Chadwick & Son of & Sons of Sowerby Lodge. Prime Hogg Top Prices: SUFF: £76 Inverbervie, £65.50 Moss House Farm, £62 Inverbervie. CONT: £77.50 Throstle Grove Farm. MULE: £77 Low Kit Brow, £66 Sykes Farm, £54 Moss House Farm. SWAL: £75 Sowerby Lodge, £69 Sykes Farm, £58 Sykes Farm, £54 Moss House Farm. RGH: £61 Millbeck, £50 Millbeck. HRN: £75 Sowerby Lodge, £71 Tarnwater Farm, £70 Tarnwater Farm, £68 Tarnwater Farm, £66.50 Sykes Farm, £66 Tarnwater Farm. CHAR: £83.50 Walmsley Fold, £80 Walmsley Fold, £79.50 Walmsley Fold, £79 Walmsley Fold, £78.50 Inverbervie, £75 Corney Hill Farm. CHEV: £78 Park Barn Farm. TEX: £85 Walmsley Fold, £84 Park Farm Barn, £83 Moss Side Farm, £83 Sowerby Lodge, £82 Park Farm Barn. GRIT: £50 Moss House Farm.
There was also a few more Cast Ewes on offer today selling to a top of £96 for Texel ewes from S Wilson & Son of Burrow Height. Leicester ewes sold to £95 from G & D Ball & Son of Great Eccleston. Mule ewes sold to £78 from JE & J Pye of Gibsons Farm with all Mule ewes forward selling to an average of £61. Rough fell ewes sold to £51 from H Chapman and Son of Middleton. Cast Sheep Top Prices: SUFF: £92 Post Office Farm, £73 Burrow Heights Farm, £71 Post Office Farm, £71 Burrow Heights Farm, £69 Moss Side Farm. MULE: £78 Gibsons Farm, £67 Ivy Bank Farm, £65 Ivy Bank Farm, £16 Tunstead Farm. RGH: £52 Millbeck. TEX: £96 Burrow Heights Farm, £79 Burrow Heights Farm, £77 Post Office Farm, £76 Burrow Heights Farm, £75 Beech House, £73 Ivy Bank Farm. LEI: £95 Post Office Farm.
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Lancaster Sale Reports A full row of Sheep with Lambs forward this week selling to a continued strong trade. Topping the trade was Bill Pinder of Newton in Bowland selling Texel ewes with twin lambs to £180 with mule ewes and twin lambs from the same home selling to £168. Texel ewes with stylish singles sold to £122.
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J36 Sale Reports Thursday 9th March The weekly sale of Calves saw an entry of just short of 40 forward which sold to a strong trade. The trade topped at £350 for a one month old British Blue heifer from DR & C Galbraith of Sunny Bank with British Blues bulls from the same home selling to £320. Limousin bulls under a month old sold to £270 and £260 from JM Barton and Son of Lupton Hall. There was a shortage of beef calves with all forward eagerly bid for with a buoyant trade. A good black and white trade for a typical J36 entry of young calves all of which were eagerly bid for, with young rearers selling between £50 and £70. Calf Top Prices: Bull Calves: FRI: £75 Cotestone Farm, £70 Cotestone Farm, £68 Cotestone Farm, £65 Cotestone, £62 Natland Park Farm. ANG: £100 Kitchlow Farm. LIM: £270 Lupton Hall, £260 Lupton Hall. HERE: £185 Wraysholme Tower. BRIT BLUE: £320 Sunny Bank, £280 Lupton Hall, £260 Lupton Hall. Heifer Calves: FRI: £10 Elm Tree Farm. HERE: £140 Wraysholme Tower. BRIT BLUE: £350 Sunny Bank.
A very typical end of season entry of Store Hoggs saw a mixture of everything forward. Strong, short keep hoggs sold away well with plenty of demand, selling to a top of £66 from A Hodgson and Son of Borwick Lodge. Mule hoggs topped at £61 from WM & JE Shuttleworth of Barben Fell House with other mules to £60 from A Hodgson and Son of Borwick Lodge. The trade was very dependent on the quality of Hoggs with long keep selling in the forties.
WIN £50 by SELLING YOUR CALVES AT J36 Highest Price Calf under 49 days each month wins a £50 Genus Voucher at J36 Thursday 9th March saw us launch the Highest Price Calf Competition. Thursdays leading price was £350 for this British Blue Heifer at 30 days old from DR & C Galbraith of Sunny Bank.
The final closing sale of Store Hoggs will be held on Thursday 23rd March. Store Hoggs Top Prices: SUFF: £66 Borwick Lodge Farm, £50 Borwick Lodge Farm, £48 Rankthorn. MULE: £61 Barbon Fell House, £60 Borwick Lodge Farm, £49 Borwick Lodge Farm, £39 Rankthorn, £35 The Lodge. SWAL: £31 Barbon Fell House, £27.50 Barbon Fell House. RGH: £44 8 Dragon Croft, £38 8 Dragon Croft, £15 High Carlingill. SCO: £22 Audlands Park, £20 Audlands. CHAR: £49 Beechfield, £35 Beechfield. TEX: £50 8 Dragon Croft, £46 Audlands Park, £46 Barbon Fell House, £40 8 Dragon Croft. BEL: £58 Dragon Croft, £40 Dragon Croft.
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Tuesday 21 March 11am 30 SHEEP WITH LAMBS entries inc. 15 Mule Ewes & Tex Lambs 1pm 1000 PRIME HOGGS Local Butchers Purchasing Hoggs to £101 followed by 500 CAST SHEEP Last wk selling to £119
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Thursday 23rd March 10.15am 50 REARING CALVES Highest Price Calf under 49 days each month wins a £50 Genus Voucher 11am Closing Sale of 250 STORE HOGGS Saturday 1st April
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A rare opportunity to acquire a site for four dwellings on the Southernmost fringes of the ever popular and attractive village of Casterton which is conveniently situated for access to Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancaster and the M6 motorway network. The site lies within the former farmyard of Bee Nest Farm.
Monday 20 March 9am 500 PRIME HOGGS Last wk Hoggs averaged 177p/kg followed by 100 CAST SHEEP & PRIME BULLS 11am 30
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entries inc. 15 Tex Ewes & Tex Lambs 11.15am DAIRY CATTLE Inc. 6 Cows & 29 Heifers (14 with 3Gen or more VG/EX; 15 PLI of £150+) Entries from Bilsrow, Blackwood, Carwood, Pennine, Saltoke, Samlea, Sandcrest, Shoreline, Stardale, Wyredale Catalogues available online or by request
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Friday 24th March 10.15am 60 REARING CALVES inc. entries of Beef & Dairy Bred Calves 10.30am 100 CAST COWS last wk Beef Cows to 174.5p, BW 149.5p 11.15am 300 STORE CATTLE last wk Steers to £1330 & Hfrs to £1200
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To be offered for sale by auction on Tuesday, 28th March, 2017 at 12.30 p.m. in Ring No. 1 at Junction 36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands.
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