North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 6th September
J36 - Lads Night Out Thursday 31st August The Lads Night Out at Junction 36 this year saw the largest entry forward for the sale, with 848 entered, with Rams forward from across the UK, in turn attracting customers looking for both quantity and quality. A fantastic night with a great buzz around both sale rings, saw vendors leave satisfied with trade and purchasers happy with the quality forward for sale. In the pre-sale Show, the judges faced a daunting task seeing in some classes as many as 35 tups pulled out for judging. Following all of the individual breed classes, an Overall Champion is awarded, judged by all of the show judges. The eventual Champion being awarded to the Texel Shearling Ram from GM Wilson of Grange View Road and the Reserve Champion to the X Bred Shearling Ram from ME Wannop & Sons of Heaton Hall. Top price of the day, with a tremendous consignment of Texel Rams was John Kelsall of Summerlands, his 2nd Prize Shearling going on to achieve £1200. Messrs Kelsall’s run of 11 Shearlings went on to average £558.18, with their pen of Rams proving to be very popular with prospective purchasers. The next top price also for a Texel Shearling Ram forward from W&MM Case of Plumpton Cottage, went on to achieve £1150, with their pen of 10 Texel Shearlings achieving an average of £688. The Overall Champion a Texel Shearling Ram from GM Wilson of Grange View Road, went on to sell later on in the day for £800. Topping the Beltex section at £1100 was a pure bred from PD&PJ Mason of Coat Green Farm, with other rams in the prizes, Messrs Mason’s rams sold well with their 19 forward averaging £451. 1st Prize Ram in the Beltex section from LM&C Whitaker of Moorland Cottage, an extremely well-muscled homebred ram went on to sell for £900. The Beltex x and X Bred Rams looked well sold, with this section proving extremely popular in the sale. Top price coming from ME Wannop & Sons Ltd with their Reserve Champion, a Beltex x Texel Shearling Ram going on to achieve £1100. Other noted rams forward in this section being the 2nd prize ram from AR&BJ Thompson of Poppy Farm achieving £950 and WW&D Boow of Corney Hall Farm selling for £1000. Suffolk Rams & Females attracted strong interest, with the 1st prize Ram Lamb, a strong well grown tup from TA Blair of Thornfleet achieving £600. The Flock Dispersal from PJ&EA Wharton of High Hall, attracted strong interest for both well-bred Rams & Females. The 10 Shearling Rams forward topping at £650, with others at £600 to average £480.00. The 24 females forward for sale, selling to £440 for a pair, with others at £420 and £400, the female averaging £265 for all sold. Texel Shearling Show Results st 1 Lot 310 GM Wilson, Grange View Road 2nd Lot 254 J Kelsall, Summerlands 3rd Lot 278 J Garth & Son, Birk Knott
Sponsors Westmorland Accountants Suffolk Results Suffolk Judge Mr C Procter
Texel Lamb 1st Lot 210 W & A Holden, Higher Boldventure 2nd Lot 269 I Shuttleworth, Far Mount Barrow 3rd Lot 267 I Shuttleworth, Far Mount Barrow
Suffolk Shearling 1st Lot 721 J Lucas, Bank Hey 2nd Lot 757 PJ & EA Wharton, High Hall 3rd Lot 665 J & C Airey, Reeds Garden
Charollais Results Charollais Judge Mr C Gibson
Suffolk Lamb 1st Lot 785 A Blair, Thornfleet 2nd Lot 509 L Needham, Birkrigg Park Cottage 3rd Lot 714 GI Richmond, Oakfield Farm
Charollais Shearling 1st Lot 513 MP & A Lee, Cinder Hill Farm 2nd Lot 469 IM Jaeban, Forth House Farm 3rd Lot 623 S Mason, Cairn Cottage
Texel Results
Charollais Lamb
Beltex Shearling Judge Mr J Peile 1st Lot 154 LM & C Whitaker, Moorland Cottage 2nd Lot 110 PD & PJ Mason, Coat Green Farm 3rd Lot 109 PD & PJ Mason, Coat Green Farm Beltex x Shearling Judge Mr T Peile 1st Lot 167 ME Wannop & Son, Heaton Hall 2nd Lot 29 AR & BJ Thompson, Poppy Farm 3rd Lot 923 WW & D Boow, Corney Hall Farm Overall Champion Lot 310 GM Wilson, Grange View Road
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Texel Judge Mr A Cowx
Top Prices & Averages Ram Lambs Suffolk Texel Charollais
Beltex Results
Top £600 £360 £300
Av. £312 £280 £203
1 Lot 931 J Stott Jnr, Kingsland 2nd Lot 488 Galtres Farming, Manor Cottage 3rd Lot 473 IM Jaeban, Forth House Farm
Overall Reserve Champion Lot 167 ME Wannop & Son, Heaton Hall
Shearing Ram Texel Beltex Suffolk Charollais
Top £1200 £1100 £650 £500
Av. £427 £397 £354 £286
Breeding Ewes Suffolk Texel Hampshire Charollais
Aged Ram Texel Beltex Suffolk
Top £720 £680 £450
Av. £422 £340 £283
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