North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 7th September
NWA J36 Lads Night Out Thursday 1st September A fantastic entry of over 600 terminal sire breeding rams and individual females were forward for the "Lads Night Out" sale. The auction was packed throughout the evening with faces, old and new, and with buyers from throughout the North of England and Wales. There was a fantastic trade from start to finish with purchasers looking to purchaser strong powerful replacement rams. This sale continues to grow from strength to strength and is fast gaining a strong reputation with sheep breeders each year. A strong pre-sale show was well supported with solid numbers forward in every Overall Champion Ram from ST Birkett & Son Old Croft show class saw the overall Champion awarded to ST Birkett & Son of Old Croft with a very stylish Beltex shearling ram. The reserve champion was awarded to JH Towers & Son of Tunstall Hall with a powerful Suffolk shearling ram. The trade topped at £1,200 for the sale champion the Beltex shearling ram from ST Birkett & Son of Old Croft with Texel rams selling to a top of £1,050 from W & MM Case of Plumpton. Beltex cross rams sold to a top of £1,000 from ME Wannop & Son of Heaton Hall, with buyers looking for powerful rams with plenty of conformation and these were easiest to sell. Suffolk rams sold to a top of £950 for the reserve champion from JH Towers & Son of Tunstall Hall. The individual female sale continues to be a success with a consignment of Suffolk gimmer shearlings from Messrs Ellwood of Heathwaite selling to £380 and regularly selling in the three hundreds. Show Results Suffolk Class
Charollais Judging
Suffolk Judge James Dixon
Charollais Judge Richard Cleasby
Suffolk Shearling Ram 1st Lot 531 JH Towers, Tunstall Hall 2nd Lot 643 ME Petherbridge, Kirkfield 3rd Lot 509 PJ & EA Wharton, High Hall
Charollais Shearling 1st Lot 377 Messrs Wales, Thackwood 2nd Lot 371 JA & R Geldard, Low Foulshaw 3rd Lot 376 Messrs Wales, Thackwood
Suffolk Ram Lamb 1st Lot 526 TA Blair, Thornfleet 2nd Lot 690 Messrs Howson, Brough Head 3rd Lot 489 Messrs Howson, Brough Head
Charollais Ram Lamb 1st Lot 382 JD & V Towers, Camp House Farm 2nd Lot 387 Galtres Farming, Manor Cottage 3rd Lot 403 J Stott, Kingsland
Champion Lot 531 JH Towers, Tunstall
Charollais Champion Lot 377 Messrs Wales, Thackwood
Texel Judging
Beltex Judging
Texel Judge Jack & Keith Allen
Beltex Judge Martin Fishwick
Texel Shearling Ram 1st Lot 171 Messrs Ladds, Benson Hall 2nd Lot 176 S Cunliffe, Seatle Hall 3rd Lot 266 E & CA Shuttleworth
Beltex Shearling 1st Lot 109 ST Birkett, Hall Croft 2nd Lot 104 K Armistead, Eskdale Drive 3rd Lot 2 F Joel, Westhouse Lodge Farm
Texel Ram Lamb 1st Lot 666 P Holden 2nd Lot 192 S Cunliffe, Seatle Hall 3rd Lot 193 S Cunliffe, Seatle Hall
Beltex X Shearling 1st Lot 47 JA & R Geldard, Low Foulshaw 2nd Lot 70 ME Wannop & Sons, Heaton Hall Farm 3rd Lot 57 Messrs Lads, Benson Hall
Champion Lot 171 Messrs Ladds, Benson Hall
Beltex Champion Lot 109 ST Birkett, Hall Croft Texel Champion photographed with (L-R) Texel Judges Keith & Jack Allen and Vendor Tom Ladds
Overall Champion Lot 109 ST Birkett, Hall Croft
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Overall Reserve Champion pictured with (L-R) Vendor Ben Towers and Suffolk Judge James Dixon
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