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North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 8th December

Christmas Prime Stock Show & Sales NWA Lancaster - Monday 7th December The annual Christmas prime stock show at North West Auctions was held on Monday 7th December 2015 for Lambs and Beef. The pre-sale show of prime lambs had a strong entry in the four classes and thanks must go to the vendors for the effort especially in this dreadful weather. The job of judging was in the very capable hands of Mr David Findlay of Leyburn. The champion rosette was awarded to Andrew Foy of Conder Green with his pen of five Beltex lambs with the reserve champion pen being awarded to Richard Prickett of Hutton Roof.

The Christmas show of prime beef had an entry of seven clean prime cattle and three prime bulls in a sale in which easily twice as many could have been sold. Some good quality clean cattle forward for judge Ross Towers of Wray who awarded the champion to a British Blue steer from Barbara Rayton of Winston who also was awarded the reserve champion with a heifer.

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Show Results Prize Results of Lancaster Christmas Show of Prime Lambs Champion - GR & A Foy, Parkside Farm Reserve Champion – TR Prickett, Hutton Roof Hall

Prize Results of Lancaster Christmas Show of Prime Butchers Cattle Champion B Rayton, Winston British Blue 324.5p/kg Reserve Champion B Rayton, Winston British Blue 259.5p/kg

Lowland Sired Lambs 1st JA Bargh & Son, North Farm Suffolk 43kg 2nd JA Bargh & Son, North Farm Suffolk 47kg 3rd CA & J Alty & Son, Moss House Farm Texel 39kg Beltex/Beltex X Lambs 1st GR & A Foy, Parkside Farm Beltex 43kg 2nd TR Prickett, Hutton Roof Hall Beltex 40kg 3rd TR Prickett, Hutton Roof Hall Beltex 44kg Mule/Masham Lambs 1st T Aryton & Son, Yates Farm Mule 46kg 2nd S Park, Middle Highfield Farm Mule 42kg 3rd E & N Wright & Sons, Allcocks Farm Masham 51kg Pure Hill Breed 1st P Prickett, Hutton Roof Hall Cheviot 41kg 2nd BD Gill, Yarlsber Dalesbred 44kg 3rd WM Pye,Tarnwater Farm Scotch Blackface

Prime Heifer 1st B Rayton, Winston 2nd PE & M Capstick, Whicham Hall 3rd PE & M Capstick, Whicham Hall Prime Bullock 1st B Rayton, Winston 2nd ST Birkett, Hall Croft Barn 3rd PE & M Capstick, Whicham Hall Prime Bull 1st JS & KM Wilson, High House 2nd JS & KM Wilson, High House 3rd JS & KM Wilson, High House

£70 £74.50 £65 £112 £76 £76 £72 £67 £69

British Blue Limousin Limouson

259.5p/kg 219.5p/kg 231.5p/kg

British Blue British Blue Limousin

324.5p/kg 204.5p/kg 199.5p/kg

Charolais Charolais British Blue

184.5p/kg 199.5p/kg 177.5p/kg

£68.50 £70 43kg £69

NWA J36 The annual Christmas show of prime lambs saw 32 pens of 5 forward in 6 show classes. The show was kindly judged by Mr Ian Brown from Browns Butchers, Lindal in Furness who awarded the championship rosette and the Jack Ireton Perpetual Trophy to JG & PH Thompson, Poppy Farm showing a pen of 5 pure Beltex lambs weighing 43.2kg and later selling for a sale topping price of £135 (300p/kg) purchased by Mr A Dawson on behalf of Higginsons Butchers, Grange over Sands.

Show Results Judge Mr Ian Brown, Browns Butchers, Lindale-in-Furness Show Sponsors Carrs Billington Texel Lamb Class – Sponsored by the Solway & Tyne Texel Breeders Club 1st JA & KJ Allen, St Annes Farm £80 to M Lomax 2nd GH Bell, Red Lodge £78 to M Lomax 3rd JG & PH Thompson, Poppy Farm £82 to A Dawson for Vivers Scot Lamb

Champion Lowland Bred Lambs JG & PH Thompson, Poppy Farm Reserve Champion Lowland Lambs JA & KJ Allen, St Annes Farm Champion Hill Bred Lambs LA & M Lambert, Browhead Reserve Champion Hill Bred Lambs Fishwick Bros, Sadghyll

Beltex Lamb Class – Sponored by the Beltex Sheep Society 1st JG & PH Poppy, Poppy Farm £135 to A Dawson for Higginsons Butchers 2nd Fishwick Farms, Bank House £89 to A Dawson for Higginsons Butchers 3rd J Allonby & Son Greenhead Farm £78 to Plumgarths Farm Shop Above: J36 Champion Prime Lambs Left: Lancaster Reserve & Champion Prime Cattle Below: Lancaster Champion Prime Lambs

Cheviot Lamb Class 1st LA & M Lambert, Browhead £67 to Pickstocks 2nd Fishwick Bros, Sadghyll £60.50 to Lancashire Halal Direct Mule/Masham Lamb Class 1st Fishwick Bros, Sadghyll £71 to J Cookson 2nd AW & AM Clarke, Low Longmire to £69 to J Cookson 3rd F & SA Edmondson, Netherhouses £69.50 to M Lomax Swaledale Lamb Class 1st Fishwick Bros, Sadghyll £71 to M Lomax 2nd WI & AE Atkinson, Holme Farm £62 to M Lomax 3rd B & HM Wilson, Ashstead £59 to M Lomax Rough Fell Lamb Class – Sponsored by the Rough Fell Sheep Breeders Association 1st AEA Harrison, Boundary Beck £65 to Plumgarths 2nd TLB & J Knowles, High Borrowbridge £66 to M Loxmax 3rd TLB & J Knowles, High Borrowbridge £61.50 to M Lomax

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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 4th December The current market trends show that the Store Cattle trade is slightly on the decline nationwide. The trade remains ok at Lancaster especially taken in consideration the cattle forward today with many consignments of better cattle holding off for next week’s Christmas show. The trade for black and white bullocks saw good types and well fleshed bullocks good too sell along with young ones a good trade but plain lean types with steers topping at £1040 from A & E Clarkson of Cock Hall. The trade topped at £1260 for a Limousin bullock from EC & A Shuttleworth of Ulverston with Angus steers from the same home.

Store Cattle Top Prices:

£1140

STORE BULLOCK – LIM: £1260 Far Mount Barrow; £1100 Foredales Farm; £1090 Dunningwell Farm. AA: £1230 Far Mount Barrow; £1190 Low House; £1180 The Bungalow. BRB: £1180 Far Mount Barrow; £1180 Hawkrigg End; £1120 Throstle Grove Farm. MO: £1160 Dunningwell Farm; £1110 Cock Hall Farm; £970 Croft House. BA: £1160 Nook Farm. SIM: £1150 Langthwaite Farm; £1050 Fern Lea; £970 Throstle Nest Farm. SLR: £1130 Cock Hall Farm. HE: £1080 Bouthwaite Farm; £930 Squires Gate Farm; £890 Singleton Grange Farm. FR: £1040 Cock Hall Farm; £990 Ninezergh; £980 Walmsley Fold. MRI: £1030 Littlewood Hall. AY: £880 Low Groves Farm. SHO: £820 Cock Hall Farm.

STORE HEIFERS – CH: £1170 Langthwaite Heights; £1080 Toulbrick Farm. LIM: £1160 Bouthwaite Farm; £1130 Foredales Farm; £930 Toulbrick Farm. BRB: High Underbrow Farm; £1080 Hawkrigg End; £1080 Toulbrick Farm. AA: £1150 Low House; £1070 Mill Farm; £920 Langthwaite Heights. BA: £1040 Nook Farm.

HE: £980 Low Hundhowe; £780 Singleton Grange Farm. FR: £880 Throstle Nest Farm.

A good entry of 90 Cast Cows forward this week at Lancaster but like other market centres a depressed trade for cast cows and OTM cattle. The current poor export trade a few meat wholesalers not bothering buying cast cows at the moment. A poor show in terms of quality with many parlour and lean cows forward this week. Black and white cows topped at 111.5ppk with many black and white struggling to get 100ppk with a lean entry of cattle averaging 68ppk. Good beef cows sold between 108-112ppk. Cast heifers and steers sold between 145 and 170ppk demanding on the quality and the finish of the cattle

Cast Cows Top Prices: CAST COWS – HE: 154.5 Moss House Farm. FR: 131.5 Bannister Farm; 111.5 New Brows Farm; 99.5 Gibraltar Farm. LIM: 111.5 Holme Field; 109.5 Barbon Fell House. BRB: 109.5 Nook Farm. AA: 94.5 Moss House Farm. MON: 94.5 Lane House. MRI: 91.5 Littlewood Hall Farm. CH: 89.5 New Hall Farm.

CAST HEIFER – BRB: 144.5 Barn Owl Farm. FR: 134.5 Holme House Farm.

CAST STEER – LIM: 164.5 North Farm. HE: 159.5 North Farm. MO: 159.5 North Farm.

CAST BULL – AA: 151.5 Barn Owl Farm. FR: 139.5 Barn Owl Farm.

A smaller show of Calves this morning in anticipation of the Christmas show next Friday, 4th December. Beef calves sold to a top of £365 for an 8 week old Blue Bull from JB & JB Lawson, Cockerham. Native bred calves sold to £325 from TD & V Whitaker, Winmarleigh with an Angus Bull. Friesian calf trade remains similar with the best sorts achieving in advance of £100, topping at £128. Nice rearing calves £50-£75 with younger sorts a shade easier.

Overall average of £64 for Black and Whites, a fraction dearer than other local centres.

Calf Top Prices: Park

BULL CALF – BRB: £365 Bank End Farm. AA: £325 Park Lane Farm; £265 Bank End Farm. FR: £128 Blackleach House Farm; £100 Westfield House Farm; £95 Lane Farm. MON: £105 Park Lane Farm.

BULL STIRK – FR: £200 Sandvilla. SRW: £190 Sandvilla.

A small entry of medium keep Store Lambs sold to a strong trade with plenty more could have easily been sold with an active ring full of buyers looking to purchase lambs. Texel lambs sold to £59 from PG Thornton of Clifton Farm with Suffolk’s from the same home selling to £58.50. An overall market average of £56.

Monday 8th December The weekly sale of Prime Lambs had a larger entry then expected considering the dreadful weather with 930 forward. An overall market average of 156ppk with SQQ lambs averaging 159ppk with over 400 of the lambs forward being horned and mules. Topping the sale was the Champion pen of lambs a pen of five Beltex from Andrew Foy of Conder Green selling to £112 or 260ppk. Pens of Beltex lambs sold in excess of 200ppk with all Beltex lambs forward averaging 187ppk. Commercial continental bred lambs sold £27 to £30 over there weight. The trade for mule lambs not quite as strong as seen over previous weeks with Mules topping at £73 and Mashams to £74 both from FK & F Woodhouse of Fell End Farm. Mules sold to an average of £67.57 with Mashams averaging £71. Horned lambs sold to a top of £71.50 from D France of Isle of Skye for a pen of Dalesbreds with lambs weighing mid-forties with other horned lambs same weight selling between £68 and £70.

Prime Lamb Top Prices: Farm;

BEL: £112; £89.50; £87 Parkside Farm; £80; £79 Springs Farm; £76 Hutton Roof Hall. TEX: £76.50 Walsmley Fold. SUFF: £76 North Farm; £73.50 Tarnwater £69.50 Low Kit Brow. CONT: £74 Gibsons Farm. MASH: £74 Fell End Farm; £72 Allcocks Farm; £69 Holme House Farm. MULE: £73 Fell End Farm; £72 Yates Farm; £72 Holme House Farm. DALES: £71.50 Isle of Skye Farm; £70 Yarlsber. CHEV: £70.50 North Farm; £68.50 Hutton Roof Hall. SCO: £69 Tarnwater Farm. LEI: £65.50 Cragg End. CHA: £65 North Farm; £65 High Hallbeck; £61.50 Moss House Farm. HRN: £64.50 Barn Farm.

A better trade for Cast Sheep this morning, topping at £101 for a Texel Ewe from ST Birkett, Hall Croft Barn. Mule ewes to £61 from GR Bargh & Co, Caton.

Hill bred sheep to £50 for swales from the same home. Overall average of £52 for all sheep forward.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: bury

TEX: £101 Hall Croft Barn; £97 Isle of Skye Farm; £93 Tarnwater Farm. LEI: £89 Isle Of Skye Farm. ZWART: £70 St Dalmas. MULES: £61 Rye Close; £58 SalisFarm. DORS: £60 Rye Close; £39 Isle Of Skye Farm. JAC: £55 St Dalmas.

A strong trade for the Prime Cattle forward especially with the current beef prices being in decline. Prime bulls sold to a top of 199.5ppk for a Charolais from JS & Km Wilson of High House.

The prime steers sold to a top price of 324.5ppk for the Champion from Barbara Rayton of Winston a British blue weighing 456kg with other steers selling in excess of 200ppk averaging 237ppk. Heifers sold to 259.5ppk for the reserve champion from Barbara Rayton of Winston with all heifer forward selling to a market average of 238ppk.

Prime Cattle Top Prices: Clean Cattle: LIM: 239.5 High House Farm; 231.5, 219.4 Whicham Hall. BRB: 324.5, 259.5 Winston; 204.5 Hall Croft Barn Prime Bulls: CHA: 199.5 High House. BRB: 177.5 High House.

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J36 Sale Reports Thursday 3rd December STORE LAMBS SELL TO £68 AT NWA J36 WEEKLY SALE The weekly sale of Store Lambs saw 1,957 forward with buyers looking to fill orders to take advantage of grass and the rising prime lamb trade. Best pens of short keep Continental lambs selling £57 - £65 topping at £68 for Texel x from DR & C Galbraith, Sunny Bank and others £67 FW Park, Bannerigg Farm.

Medium keep lambs generally achieving £50 - £55 with smaller types £42 - £49. Very smallest lambs between £28 - £37.

Mules sold to £62 for best sorts with other pens of well grown lambs just needing the final finish £57 - £61. Longer keep sorts £47 - £54 with a pen of Herdwick mules £58. Mashams sold to £54 from W & J Penny, Marsh Grange Farm. Hill lambs sold to £45.50 for Rough Fells from BJ Bainbridge, Steps Farm followed Swales at £41.50 from JA Alderson, Barras Farm. Herdwicks achieved £39 PM Simpson, Poole Bank.

Ram lambs today were all hill bred types and generally medium to long keep sorts generally selling £32 - £40 depending on breed with Continentals mid £40’s.

Store Lamb Top Prices: Fell

Texel: £68 Sunny Bank; £67 Bannerigg; £66 High Ghyll; £59 Old School House, Grassgarth Farm. Suffolk: £56 Barker Knott; £52 High Farm, Warth Sutton Farm; £44 Low Hundhowe; £43 Borwick Lodge. Masham: £54 Marsh Grange; £42.50 Steps Farm. Mule: £62 Bannerigg Farm; £60.50 Barker Knott; £53.50 Row Farm; £47 House, Brockstones. Rough Fell: £45.50 Steps Farm; £40.50 Vicarage Road; £38.50 Brockstones. Char: £49.50 West Plain Farm; £49 Warth Sutton Farm; £47 Fell House. Swale: £41.50 Barras Farm; £40.50 Scar Sykes; £40 Ewan Mill. Chev: £36.50 Hartrigg. Jacob: £40 High Mill Farm. Herdwick: £58 Wall End Farm; £39 Poole Bank; £32.50 Tarn Foot, Flodder Hall. Zwart: £33 Flodder Hall; £30 Jackson Ground.

A small entry of Calves forward this week with many vendors holding their calves back for the Christmas show next week. The trade continued to be as strong for the entry forward mainly made up of young calves. An eighteen day British Blue sold to £300 from DW Cottam of Hagg Farm.

Calf Top Prices: BULL CALVES – BRB: £300 Hagg Farm. Fr: £50 Toadpool; £20 Halforth Farm.

HEIFER CALVES – Lim: £245 Wraysholme Tower; £190 Halforth Farm.

Dressed Poultry Sales Lancaster Auction Mart Judging at 11am Sale at 12noon

J36 Rural Auction Centre Judging at 5pm Sale at 6pm Show Classes Champion Turkey Champion Goose Tuesday 8th December CHRISTMAS CHAMPIONS SELL AT £135 (300P/KG) AT NWA J36 NWA held its weekly sale of Prime Lambs on Tuesday 8th December which included the Christmas Prize show for Prime Lambs. Despite the horrendous weather over the weekend and entry of 2233 was forward and vendors must be complimented on presenting their lambs is such good condition with all things considered.

Prime lambs sold to an overall market average of 157p/kg with well finished lambs easiest sold generally 160p/kg – 175p/kg. Lambs lacking finish and non-assured harder to sell with plenty of these on the market nationally. Non show lambs sold to 185p/kg for ¾ Beltex lambs from JG & PH Thompson, Poppy Farm followed by TH & D Cornthwaite selling a ring full of Texels at 177p/kg. Mules sold to 158p/kg and averaged 145p/kg with other pure hill breeds selling to 166p/kg for Cheviots, 158p/kg for Swaledales, 155p/kg Rough Fells and Herdwicks 156p/kg.

A top price of £80.50 was achieved by AW & AM Clarke selling Texel x Lambs with best of a run of Suffolks from P & SA Edmondson selling to £79. Mules sold to £71 from F & SA Edmondson and pure hill lambs £67.50 Cheviots, £66 Rough Fells and £63 Swaledales. Standard lambs 42kg – 45kg generally achieving £22 - £28 over weight dependant on breed with well-bred continental lambs a few pounds more.

Light weight lambs sold to £56.50 with others £55, £54 and also topping at 155p/kg. Heavy lambs generally selling in the low to mid £70’s, we would advise vendors that lambs are not wanted over fat or over heavy (50kg +).

Prime Lamb Top Prices: Suff £79 Low Barrows Green, £77.50 Hollin Hall, £76 Walnut Hill, £75.50 Netherhouses, Smithy Green. Mule £71 Low Hall Farm, Holme House Farm, Netherhouses, Middle Sadghyll, £70.50 Netherhouses, Strickland Hill. Swale £63 Netherhouses, £62 Holme House Farm, Middle Sadghyll, £61 Middale Farm, £60.50 Middle Sadghyll. Rough £66 High Borrowbridge, £65 Boundary Beck, £62 Birkhaw, Boundary Beck, £61.50 High Borrowbridge. Char £77 Milestones Cottage, £75 Netherhouses, £73 Birks Farm, £72.50 Hill Park, £70 Low Foulshaw. Chev £67.50 Croklands Farm. £67 Browhead, £65 Green Head, £64 Crooklands Farm, Seedhowe Cottages. Tex £82.50 Poppy Farm, £82 Redhills, £80.50 Low Longmire, £80 St Annes Farm, £79.50 Millom Castle. Llyen £66.50 Low Foulshaw. Dales £57.50, £55.50 Holme House Farm, £55 Fell End Farm. Herd £50 Hazel Head Farm. Bel £135 Poppy Farm, £89.50 Bank House Farm, £78, £76.50 Green Head, £74 Poppy Farm.

An entry of over four hundred Cast Sheep were forward with a very mixed entry of all types of sheep. Cast rams sold to a top of £121 for a Texel tup from David Prickett of Farleton House. Better types of ewes sold to around the ninety pound mark topping at £92 from RT & ME Sutton of Crosscrake Farm.

A plain entry of Mule ewes sold to £63 from G Wilson of Larkrigg with bigger ewes still achieving £60. Best types of Swaledale ewes selling over £50 topping at £54 from JA Bennett of Middle Farm with all Swaledale ewes averaging £36 with leaner Swaledale harder to sell this week. Cheviot ewes sold to £87 from J Allonby & Son of Green Head Farm.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: £92

Suff £89 The Courtyard, £71 Cracalt Farm, £60 Low Barrows Green. Mule £63 Larkrigg, £62 Sandham Farm, £60 Brow Head. Swale £54, £52 Middale Farm. Char Cinderbarrow Farm. Chev £87 Green Head. Tex £121 Farleton House, £92 Crosscrake Farm, £90 Low Chapel Farm. Llyen £70 Cragg Farm. Herd £49 Rydal Farm.

Zwart £74 Waterside.

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NOTICE TO ALL CUSTOMERS & FRIENDS After last weekend’s devastating floods in our area, support and words of kindness have come into ourselves thick and fast. From fellow farmers throughout the country, with pledges of Bales of Silage, Hay, Straw & Wintering available for both cattle and sheep.

If we can be of any assistance at North West Auctions, please contact Richard for further details on 07713 787510 or visit the National Website of Forage Aid, which was set up following the floods in Somerset a couple of years ago.

Coming up at North West Auctions

J36 Rural Auction Centre

Lancaster Auction Mart

Tuesday 15th December

d Monday 14th December

Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep & Additional Sale of Prime Pigs at 10.30am

Weekly sale of Primestock & Christmas Show & Sale of Dairy

Thursday 17th December

Weekly Sale of Store Cattle & Store Lambs

Friday 11th December

Weekly Sale Calves & Store Lambs

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