North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 6th May
Town End Alpaca Retirement Dispersal Sale Saturday 2nd May North West Auction held the dispersal sale of the Town End Alpacas on Saturday 2nd May 2015. The herd based at Crosthwaite near Kendal, were owned by Brian Raine and Kim Kearney who are retiring from breeding. The first Cria (babies) were born at Town End in 2006, with the herd being formed by using some of the top genetics available throughout the world with the Bozedown genetics being extremely influential including importing prize winning studs from Australia. The majority of the herd was Huacaya with a couple being Suri. The sale attracted national attention with breeders present from the top of Scotland to the south west of England, even attracting some interest from as far afield as Belgium and Spain. A packed ringside present for the sale watched the entire herd being sold. The sale was topped by Town End Bunty, a Dark Fawn female pregnant for late summer selling for 1650gn to join a herd up in Lanark. Yearling females sold to 1500gns for Town End Sprite a Light Grey. The stud males created plenty of interest with some extremely good genetics on offer, which saw Town End Plato selling to 1350gns. Young males ideal for breeding or as pets sold to 800gns for males at a couple of years old with young males reaching 950gns.
Rare & Minority Breed Livestock The much anticipated spring sale of rare and minority livestock attracted a wide range of entries and a large crowd of buyers. Cattle sold to £770 for a Belted Galloway Heifer and Calf from PC & BA Colbear with a White Galloway Cow & Calf £710 from SJ & M Richardson & Son. Maiden Longhorn Heifers from Messrs Norman & Winn sold to a top price of £730. In the sheep section BA Hogg sold a Zwartble Shearling with twin lambs at £185 with others £180 from S Atkinson. Hebridean Ewes with twins sold at £128, Jacobs with twins £130, Manx Loaghton with twins £82. Gimmer Hoggs sold at £82 for Teeswater, £50 Manx Loaghton, Dorset horned £80. Pygmy Goats with twin kids sold at £300.
Early Summer Sale of Poultry & Waterfowl A bustling crowd gathered at the early summer sale of poultry on Saturday 2nd May. Opening the sale was the dead stock section which saw a fox trap sell to a final call of £140, from VJ Edgar. Bantam arks sold to £50 from S Mackley, Eggs were forward in plentiful supply, selling to a top of £28 for 6 Butterscotch Call Ducks from E Jackson, Cockermouth. Hen eggs sold to a top of £18 for a dozen Araucanas and the sale price for a dozen Speckled Sussex. All classes of poultry sold well with large fowl reaching a top price of £100 for three Silver Pencilled Wyandottes from Colne based breeder R Whalley. Bantams sold to £75 for a trio of Blue Partridge Wyandottes again from S Mackley, and a single Pea Hen from the same home to £68. The next sale is Saturday 4th July at J36. e. info@nwauctions.co.uk t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster) t. 015395 66200 (J36 Kendal)
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