J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fell Pony Society Show & Sale, Mountain Moorland Ponies & Shetland Ponies, Saturday 26th October 2024.
North West Auctions held its annual sale of Mountain and Moorland ponies, registered Fell ponies on behalf of the Fell Pony Society and for the first time a sale of registered Shetland ponies on behalf of the Shetland Pony Society. The Auction Mart was filled to bursting with vendors, buyers, visitors and ponies with an excellent atmosphere and some good prices.
Mountain & Moorland
The day started with the Mountain and Moorland section which was topped by a very smart, full up and beautifully presented black Section A Dales mare, Cleatlam Calamity Jane from G & R Dunn. After some brisk bidding she was knocked down for 6,200 gns to K McClements. The same stable also sold Wearside Lottie a 2 year old Section B Dales filly at 2800gns and Sowermire Queenie a 13 year old bay Dales mare at 1600 gns.
G & R Dunn also sold Login Bullseye a 2 year old Welsh Section D gelding to make over 15hh for 1400gns. Welsh Section As sold to 500gns for Wolverton Tommy, a 2 year old 11.2hh gelding from M Smallman and 300gns for Bryntwrog Serena a 6 year old 11.2hh mare from L Moss. Welsh Section Cs sold to 600 gns for Tyntyla Lady Catkin, an 11 year old driving and show winning mare from Mrs A Caunce who also sold a Welsh Section B yearling colt at 250gns.
Two Shetlands registered with the British Spotted Pony Society from Anwen Jones, sold to 1000gns for Talog Miss Spotify, a filly foal to make about 32” and Talog Mr Spotify, a colt foal at 600gns. This stud also sold Talog Lady Daphne, a homozygous 2 year old registered Shetland filly, in-foal to a few spot stallion at 850gns.
Other Shetlands sold to 700gns for Lowmill Rainbow a palomino and white yearling filly from D Cartmel, 500gns for a dun and white filly foal from W Railton and 450gns for a registered 3 year old colt from Edwina Headley.
Class 1 – Four Years and Over
Position Lot Pony Vendor
1 2 Dalewin Xtreme FP6873 E Winder
2 8 Wellbrow Icy FP6149 I Billington
Class 2 – One – Three Years
Position Lot Pony Vendor
1 25 Oscar II FP73538C K A Anderson
2 24 Lyndarick Fern FP7239 D Dale
3 22 Chestermann Jet FP73645G N Gwynne
4 21 Chestermann Henrietta FP7320 N Gwynne
5 18 Rundales Addison FP7343 E Howe
Class 3 –Foals
Position Lot Pony Vendor
1 52 Brackenbank Kaleb FP73928C D & K Wilkinson
2 93 Thirnbeck Eclipse FP7578 H Holme
3 54 Lunesdale Freddie FP73947C A W Morland
4 51 Brackenbank Jeremy FP73927C D & K Wilkinson
5 94 Carrock Millie FP7582 J W Cockbain
6 55 Lunesdale Florence FP7597 A W Morland
CHAMPION : Oscar II
RESERVE : Brackenbank Kaleb
The Fell Pony sale was topped by Dalewin Xtreme, a lovely, unbroken 4 year old bay mare and again well presented, from long time supporters, E & H Winder, selling to 4200gns to B Campbell, closely followed by Bybeck Mervyn, a 12 year old, quiet to ride gelding at 4000 gns. Two newly broken mares, Lathomdale Blossom and Lathomdale Amy from J Baxendale sold for 2200gns and 2000gns respectively, whilst The Shelby Stud sold Greenholme Onyx a 4 year old mare ready to break at 2800gns. Youngsters were led by Lunesdale Courtney, a 3 year filly, scanned in-foal for 2025 also from the Shelby Stud and selling for 3200gns to BAR Taylor, followed by the Show Champion, Oscar II, a 2 year old black colt by Lunesdale Black Ice and FIS clear, selling for 2800 gns to Mr RN Beaty.
Foals were headed by Greenholme Sienna, a black filly by Heltondale Prince V from the Greenholme Stud, selling for 3000gns to F Lawson. The Greenholme Stud also sold filly foals at 1300gns and 1200gns. The Hardendale Stud sold Hardendale Cortina at 2200gns, Mercedes at 1600gns and Capri at 1400gns.
Colt foals were headed by Lunesdale Frankie at 1000gns with Mr AW Morland winning the Fell Pony Heritage Trust trophy in memory of Isobel Potter for the highest priced colt foal too. The Lunesdale Stud also sold Lunesdale Freddie for 800gns. Other colts sold at 700gns for Dalewin Blizzard and Dalewin Billy Joel from the Dalewin Stud and Greenholme Starman from the Greenholme Stud.
Shetland Ponies
J36 Show results
Judge: Miss Corinna Seipp
Colt foal
1st – 576 Lowmill Buttermilk – Mr & Mrs C. Eland
Filly Foal
1st – 582 Lowmill Violet – Mr & Mrs C. Eland 2nd – 592 Talog Midnight Fantasy – Miss A. Jones
Yearling
1st – 568 Newlandgreen Misty – Mr I. Fleming 2nd – 566 Lunespring Poppy-May – Mr J. Richardson
2/3 Year Old Colt
1st – 552 Granville Clonmel – Mr J. Watson 2nd – 505 Breckenlea Klassic – Miss A. Slater
2/3 Year Old Filly
1st – 508 Robin’s Brae Chiquita – Mrs G. McIntosh
2nd – 515 Sandfold Honey – Mrs D. Dale 3rd – 510 Ardanbeag Sea Holly – Mrs G. McIntosh
Mare 4yr old & over
1st – 551 Gilslandwells Moonsonee – Mr A. Kirkby
Stallion 4yr old & over
1st – 503 Deneside Pedro – Mr P. Dawson 2nd – 506 Helenbrie Galahad – Mesd. D. & D. Dixon
Best foal - 576 Lowmill Buttermilk – Mr & Mrs C. Eland
Junior Champion - 508 Robin’s Brae Chiquita – Mrs G. McIntosh
Reserve Junior Champion - 552 Granville Clonmel – Mr J. Watson
Senior Champion - 503 Deneside Pedro – Mr P. Dawson
Reserve Senior Champion - 506 Helenbrie Galahad – Mesd. D. & D. Dixon
Overall Champion - 508 Robin’s Brae Chiquita – Mrs G. McIntosh
Reserve Overall Champion - 552 Granville Clonmel – Mr J. Watson
There was a pleasing entry of 93 registered Shetland ponies for the first Society Sale at North West Auctions and we would like to thank all vendors and buyers for supporting this sale.
A lovely, tiny filly foal from Anwen Jones of the Talog Stud, Talog Daisy Love, topped the market at 3600gns selling to Mr R Hunter.
She was closely followed by Breckenlea Klassic, a 3 year old skewbald, licensed stallion from Amanda Slater who had travelled all the way from the Shetland Isles and sold for 3500 gns to L Joslin. Mr Richadson of the Lunespring Stud sold his 15 year old piebald stallion for 2700gns.
Leading the mare prices was Halstock Daisy May at 2000gns and Cadno Midnight Pixie at 1500gns both from S Calvert. Mr A Kirkby sold his Gilsland Wells Moonsonee mare at 1100gns and in the 2 and 3 year old fillies Ms D Dale sold Sandfold Honey a 2 year old bay filly for 2000gns.
Young colts were sold to 2200gns for Granville Clonmel for Mr J Watson, with yearlings topping at 2000gns for Lunespring Poppy May and 1600gns for Newlandsgreen Misty from Ian Fleming.
As well as the sale topper, Anwen Jones also went on to sell foals at 2000gns for Talog Lady Saphire, Talog Calvin Klein at 1600gns and 1500gns for Talog Midnight Fantasy. The consignment from Craig Eland’s Lowmill Stud was led by Lowmill Violet selling at 1100gns.
The next Horse and Pony Sale at J36 will be the General Sale of all classes of horses, ponies and donkeys on Saturday 16th November. Entries close on Friday 1st November.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Monday 28th October 2024.
Prime Lambs
Another strong entry of 674 prime lambs saw an SQQ of 270p/kg, well bred and hard fed lambs continue to attract the keenest buyers attention. Selling to £162 and 345p/kg for Texel cross from M Coxhead, Preston with others to £160 and 340p/kg from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby. Other well finished pure and ¾ bred lambs were regularly 290p/kg to 320p/kg, well finished first cross lambs were 270p/kg to 290p/kg. Grass finished lambs were ranging from 240p/kg to 265p/kg, depending on quality and type. Pure hill lambs sold to £129 for Cheviots, £123.50 for Mashams, and £117 for heavy Mules. To ensure maximum returns from your lambs, vendors are strongly encouraged to feed lambs.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £162 Hill View Farm, £148 Oak Avenue, £147 Hill View Farm, £147 Hill View Farm, £146 Mason Gill, £143.50 Mason Gill. Beltex: £160 Mason Gill, £141 Hill View Farm, £134 Wilson Wood, £132 Wilson Wood, £123 Wilson Wood. Charolais: £145 Oak Avenue, £136 Wyre Farm, £130 Low Pleasant Quernmore, £127.50 Broseley Hall Farm, £124.50 Broseley Hall Farm, £123 Jacksons Farm. Suffolk: £131 Maddison Avenue, £126 North Farm, £125 North Farm, £125 North Farm, £124 Maddison Avenue, £124 Walnut Tree Cottage. Continental: £129 Wyre Farm, £125 Oak Avenue, £116.50 Low Pleasant, £113.50 Burrow Heights Farm, £112 Higher Hollinshead Farm. Cheviot: £129 Oak Avenue, £118 Botton Hall Farm. Masham: £123.50 Allcocks Farm. Mule: £117 Ouzelthorn Farm, £114.50 Yates Farm, £106 Quarry House. Swaledale: £82 Yates Farm.
Cast Ewes
150 cull ewes were forward today, selling to a top of £220 from M Coxhead, Preston. Spirited bidding throughout the sale ensured a good trade for all types. Other heavy ewes sold to £200 from Bargh Contractors, Morecambe. Cheviots sold to £142 from P Whitton & Son, Burneside and Mules to £130 from G Riley, Carnforth.
- Texels sold to £220.
- Cheviots sold to £142.
- Mules sold to £130.
- Herdwick sold to £102.
- Swaledale sold to £92.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £220 Hill View Farm, £200 Old Woodhouse, £190 Bloomfield House Farm, £190 Old Woodhouse, £148 Oak Avenue, £146 Oak Avenue. Continental: £154 High Tenement Farm, £82 Old Waterslack Farm, £70 Old Waterslack Farm. Cheviot: £142 High Tenement Farm, £142 Old Waterslack Farm, £139 High Tenement Farm, £102 High Tenement Farm. Mule: £130 Maddison Avenue, £115 High Tenement Farm, £109 Walnut Tree Cottage, £109 Throstle Grove Farm, £98 Walnut Tree Farm. Herdwick: £102 Maddison Avenue. Swaledale: £72 Eskew Beck, £70 Allcocks Farm, £46 Low Moor Head Farm.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Texel: £102 Wyre Farm, £95 Wilson Wood, £93 Rooten Brook. Swaledale: £92 Rooten Brook.
Store Lambs
Store lambs sold to £99 for a pen of twenty two Cheviots from SE&J Gorst, Littledale. More entries are invited for next fortnights sale.
Store Lambs Top Prices: Cheviot: £99 Cragg Farm. Mule: £72 High Tenement Farm.
Dairy Dispersal
North West Auctions had the pleasure of conducting the complete herd dispersal on behalf of DJ A & L Sutcliffe, Winmarleigh. Which saw buyers in attendance from throughout the northern countries and midlands, all keen to secure additional and replacement stock. The sale peaked at £2400 for a Holstein Friesian cross heifer with second calved cows to £2250 and older cows in their fourth lactation selling to £2000 and others regularly £1600 to £1900. Dry cows sold to £1550, in calf heifers sold to £1500, yearlings to £850 and young calves to £220.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 29th October 2024.
Prime Lambs
Successful weekly sale of prime lambs sees numbers up on the week and an impressive show of young handler sheep met with a strong trade. Top pound per head on the day went to H Huggonson, Whinfell with a 50kg Texel lamb selling for £200. The top pence per kilo of the day was for a Beltex from Masie Bereford, who was awarded champion with this lamb selling to 425p/kg. Heavy lambs prove harder work on the week with lambs over the 52kg mark reaching 298p/kg from Messrs Winder, Gaisgill. Lighter lambs sold well, topping at £136 for 36kg Beltexs from J Knipe, Kendal. 44kg lambs top at £174 for Texels of Messrs Atkinson & Partners, Selside.
Huge thanks you to all young handlers who took part today – The future looks bright!
JUDGE: STUART CORNTHWAITE
SPONSORS: CARRS BILLINGTON, WFC FUELS & RURAL LAW PRACTICE
CLASS 1- 10 YEARS & UNDER- BEST LAMB
1st Connor Boyren: 7-year-old with a Texel weighing 60kg- £175
2nd Eddie Boyren: 4-year-old with a Texel weighing 46kg- £168
3rd Jack Matthews: 10-year-old with Rouge x Texel weighing 47kg- £168
CLASS 2- 10 YEARS & UNDER- BEST HANDLER
1st Archie Askew
2nd Millie Atkinson
3rd Millie Knipe
CLASS 3- OVER 10 YEARS- BEST LAMB
1st Maisie Beresford: 16-year-old with a Beltex x weighing 40kg- £170
2nd Alicia Ellis: 15-year-old with a Texel weighing 66kg- £180
3rd Harvey Huggonson: 11-year-old with Texel weighing 50kg- £200
CLASS 4- OVER 10 YEARS- BEST HANDLER
1st Zara Clough
2nd Paige Knipe
3rd Maisie Beresford
CLASS 5- BEST MULE LAMB
1st John Ellis: 17-year-old with Mule weighing 53kg- £146
2nd Alicia Ellis: 15-year-old with Mule weighing 49kg- £136
3rd Elizabeth Wilson: 17-year-old- with Mule weighing 48kg- £125
CHAMPION LAMB- Maisie Beresford
RESERVE CHAMPION LAMB- Connor Boyren
CHAMPION YOUNG HANDLER- Zara Clough
RESERVE CHAMPION YOUNG HANDLER- Archie Askew
More sheep are required next week as demand grows at J36.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £200 Sedbergh Road, £180 Moss Head, £175 Hill Park, £174 Mosergh Farm, £170 Moss Head, £169 Sedbergh Road. Hampshire: £170 High Farm. Beltex: £170 Todds Farm, £170, £157 Angerton Hall Farm, £140 (x2) IOM, £136 Todds Farm. Rouge: £168 Oldfield End. Continental: £158 Gaisgill Row Farm, £158, £157 High Foulshaw Farm, £156 Head House, £148 Longfield Manor, £135 IOM. Mule: £146, £136 Moss Head, £125 Ashstead, £122 Arklid Farm, £122 Gunner Fleet Farm, £119 The Howes. Cheviot: £143, £137, £134, £129 Stubb Hall Farm, £124 (x2) Seedhowe Cottages. Suffolk: £141 Strans Farm Lane, £140 Longfield Manor, £136 Hallbeck, £134 The Howes, £133 Yoad Pot, £132 Nether Hall Farm. Horned: £130 Howriggs. Zwartble: £128 Arklid Farm, £101 Patton Hall. Dutch Spotted: £126 Old Woodhouse. Herdwick: £95 Fellside Farm.
Cast Sheep
A large show of cull ewes forward with vendors taking advantage of the trade here at J36. Heavy ewes nicely fleshed were the order of the day and ewes with potential were sought after for feeding orders.
- Beltex sold to £205.
- Texels sold to £200.
- Suffolks sold to £180.
- BFL’s sold to £162.
- Masham’s sold to £144.
- Romney’s sold to £142.
- Dorset’s sold to £138.
- Mule sold to £129.
- Cheviot sold to £128.
- Rough Fell sold to £106.
- Swaledale sold to £90.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Beltex: £205, £194 IOM. Texel: £196, £192, £188, £182, £180, £178 IOM. Suffolk: £180, £152 (x2), £150 IOM, £138 Whitbarrow Cottage, £110 Head House. Leicester: £162 Yoad Pot, £100 Harbarrow Farm. Continental: £150, £142 IOM, £138 Whitbarrow Cottage, £134, £130 IOM, £117 Farleton House. Masham: £144 Mealriggs Farm. Charollais: £140, £132 IOM, £112 Nether Hall Farm. Dorset: £138, £86 IOM. Zwartble: £130 Harbarrow Farm. Mule: £129 Willowbank, £124 Tottlebank, £122 Hill Farm, £122 Borrans Farm, £119 Low House, £113 Tailbert. Cheviot: £128 Harbarrow Farm, £95 IOM, £89 Whelpside Farm. Rough Fell: £106 Mealriggs Farm. Goat: £104, £88 Broadhead. Cheviot Mule: £98 IOM, £90 Yealand Manor. Horned: £90, £88 IOM, £78 Lane Ends Farm. Swaledale: £83 Fellside Farm, £76 IOM, £74 Butterfield Gap. Scotch Blackface: £80 Hill Farm. Herdwick: £74 Far Kiln Bank.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Texel: £200, £195 Causeywood, £135 IOM. Suffolk: £135 Borrans Farm, £112 Grate Farm, £110 Borrans Farm. Charollais: £124 IOM. Beltex: £92 IOM. Scotch Blackface: £86 IOM. Swaledale: £73 Butterfield Gap.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Second Show of Suckler Calves. Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM/Cast Cattle & Store Cattle, Thursday 31st October 2024.
Calves
Calves today were sharper on the fortnight, rearers sold to £510 for 6 week old British Blue bulls from A Pickthall, New Hutton with others at the same age at £480 for an eight week old from W&S Airey, Whittington. Limousin bulls sold to £420 for a twenty seven day old from Colby Farm, Appleby. Rearing heifers sold to £400 for a five week old British Blue from DW&EA Cottam, New Hutton with the real youngest to £320 for a Limousin at twenty nine days old from Colby Farm, Appleby and others at the same age from J&S Brakewell, Kirkby in Furness returning £310. Aberdeen Angus heifers achieved £160 for real babies from FB Dunning, Orton.
Weaned calves sold to £640 for British Blue bulls from A Handley, Haversham with other British Blue bulls to £590 from AK&BM Robinson, Arkholme. Heifers sold to £600 twice for British Blues from A Handley, Haversham. Stirks saw a top price of £940 for seven month old Shorthorn steers from IM Clegg, Kendal with a pair of four month old British Blues reaching £920 from JD Dixon, Longsleddale. Heifers sold to £830 from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham for Aberdeen Angus, with others to £750 (x5) from M&S Blease, Carnforth.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Angus: £470 (2) Kitchlow Farm, £160 Raisgill Hall, £160 (2) West Hall, £150 Raisgill Hall.British Blue: £460, £450 College Green Farm, £400 Hagg Farm, £350 Borrans Farm, £300 Raisgill Hall, £250 Colby Farm.Long Horn: £380 Kitchlow Farm.Limousin: £320 Colby Farms, £310 Moss House Farm, £290, £170 Colby Farm.Friesian: £195, £145 Moss House Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £590 Kitchlow Farm, £560, £550 College Green Farm, £530 Kitchlow Farm, £510, £490 Borrans Farm. Angus: £480, £295 West Hall, £280 Far Audlands, £240 Raisgill Hall, £230 Far Audlands. Limousin: £420, £290, £280, £230 Colby Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £830 Cock Hall Farm, £750 The Barn, £680, £650 Cock Hall Farm, £640 The Barn.British Blue: £650 Marsh House Farm, £600 (2), £560 (2) College Green Farm.Shorthorn: £660 Hill Top Manor. Long Horn: £520 Marsh House Farm. Hereford: £410 Piked Howe.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £920 Valley View, £640 College Green Farm, £590 Valley View, £580 College Green.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Shorthorn: £940, £750 (2), £590 Piked Howe.Angus: £820 Top Greenhill Farm, £760 (2) The Barn, £750 Top Greenhill Farm, £640, £550 Cock Hall Farm.Continental: £740 Piked Howe, £630 Mouse Syke.Hereford: £700 Marsh House Farm.Friesian: £600 The Barn.
Beef Breeding
A seasonal entry of breed breeding cattle, saw a dispersal sale of behalf of Messrs Helm & Proctor, Grimsargh who sold Limousin cross heifers with British Blue cross bull calves to £2250 with continental cows with both bull and heifer calves at foot from the same home regularly £1500 to £1800. Several in calf cows sold to £1350 for Limousin cross from A Thompson, Carnforth.
Store Cattle
A very weather show of cattle were also met with a much enthusiasm. British Blue heifers from Messrs Proctor, Kirkby Stephen sold to £1410. Limousin bullocks from S Whitehead, Middleton also sold to £1410. A pair of British Blue bullocks from Messrs Moorhouse, Grange Over Sands achieved £1380, with the same home selling others to £1340. More cattle are required again in a fortnight with many buyers going home empty handed.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Limousin: £1410 Low Waterside, £1300 Villa Farm, £1190 Low Waterside, £1150, £1130 Riddings, £1110 Cockrigg Farm.Britsih Blue: £1380, £1340 Hampshire Hall, £1300 Villa Farm, £1130 Cockrigg Farm, £1110 Orchard House, £1090 Cockrigg Farm.Charollais: £1290 Riddings.Hereford: £1300 High Borrowbridge.Angus: £1170, £1110, £1020 Orchard House, £100 Sella Farm.Friesian: £1160 Spout House.Saler: £1020 Orchard House.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £1200 Salwick Hall Farm, £910 Well Foot, £900 Tarnside Farm.Limousin: £1180 Crabtree Farm, £1130, £1100, £1090 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £1080 Mireside Farm, £1080 Low Waterside.Charollais: £1140 Riddings.British Blue: £1410 Villa Farm, £1200 (2) High Borrowbridge, £1140 (2) Riddings, £1080 Cockrigg Farm.
Suckler Calves
The suckler calf trade continues in the same strong fashion!
Eight month old British Blue bulls sold to £1590 from W Heap, Chorley. Eight month old Limousin heifers sold to £1520 from TW Gorst, Kendal. Nine month old British Blue steers sold to £1400 from D Hatton, Broughton in Furness. Nine month old Blonde bulls sold to £1520 from MJ Whitworth, Bolton Le Sands. A great day all round for those selling calves off the low, with an incredible ringside of buyers proving J36 is the place to sell them.
SECOND SHOW OF SUCKLER CALVES
JUDGE: TOM MITCHINSON
CLASS 1- BEST CONTINENTAL HEIFER
1st TW Gorst, Gilpin Farm: Limousin- £1520
2nd GR & A Foy, Parkside Farm: British Blue- £1150
3rd CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Howe Farm: British Blue- £1340
CLASS 2- BEST CONTINENTAL BULLOCK
1st B Wilson & Sons, Ashstead: Limousin- £1300
2nd D Hatton, Knott End: British Blue- £1400
3rd B Wilson & Sons, Ashstead: Limousin- £1100
CLASS 3- BEST CONTINENTAL BULL
1st CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Howe Farm: British Blue- £1500
2nd TW Gorst, Gilpin Farm: Limousin- £1290
3rd MJ Whitworth, Mount Pleasant Farm: Blonde- £1520
CHAMPION- B Wilson & Sons, Ashstead RESERVE CHAMPION- CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Howe Farm
Suckler Bullock Top Prices: Limousin: £1400 Woodside Farm, £1360 High Wray Farm, £1320 High Borrans Farm, £1300 Ashstead, £1300 Nook Farm, £1280 High Wray Farm.British Blue: £1400 Knott End Farm, £1240 Park House Farm, £1110, £1060, £970 Sowermire Farm.Simmental: £1120, £1100, £1060 (2), £1050 Town End, £930 High Skelghyll. Angus: £1070, £1020, £1000, £960, £950 Fleets Farm, £950 Mill Barn.Charollais: £1010 Middle Lee farm, £980 Angerton Farm, £930 Norman Bank Farm, £900 Angerton Farm.Shorthorn: £920, £800 Tock How Farm.
Suckler Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: £1520 Gilpin Farm, £1240 Aisgill Farm, £1170 Hollins Farm, £1130 AIsgill Farm, £1110 Gilpin Farm, £1060 Holme Farm.Charollais: £1400, £1040, £1000, £950, £920, £870 Noran Bank.British Blue: £1340 Holme Farm, £1290 Park House Farm, £1190 Holme Farm, £1160 Low Waterside, £1150 Parkside Farm, £920 Aisgill Farm.Blonde: £1300 Mounth Pleasant Farm.Angus: £980 The Barn, £950, £850 Fleets Farm.Simmental: £820 Keld Farm.
Suckler Bull Top Prices: British Blue: £1590 Derbyshire Farm, £1500, £1400, £1390, £1380 Holme Farm, £1380 Derbyshire Farm.Blonde: £1520 Mount Pleasant Farm.Limousin: £1430 Knott End Farm, £1350, £1290, £1190 Gilpin Farm, £1100, £1050 Woodside Farm.Chariollais: £1380 Ridding Side Farm.Angus: £990 Parkside Farm.
OTM Cattle
A bumper entry of 99 cull cows sold to an overall average of 178p/kg, with a large proportion of the sale being dairy breds. Beef cows sold to a top of 249.5p/kg for a Limousin cross from B Heys, St Helens with other better quality feeding types 195p/kg to 220p/kg. Top grossing beef cows was a Blonde from T Atkinson, Ulverston totalling £1799. Dairy cows sold to 174.5p/kg for British Friesian from JW Hargreaves, Broughton in Furness with an entry of leaner parlour type cows 130p/kg to 150p/kg. Heavy weight Holstein Friesians sold to £1371 from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack. OTM beef heifers sold to 244.5p/kg and £1513 for a Limousin cross from W Atkinson & Son, Crook with diary heifers to 199p/kg and £1349.
OTM steers sold to 204p/kg and £1264 for Galloway cross.
A single cull bull sold to 194.5p/kg and £1793 for a Limousin from J&J Whaley, Hawes.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 249.50 Land Improvements, 219.50 Lower Hawthwaite, 214.50 Nun House, 209.50 Valley View, 201.50 Land Improvements, 199.50 Brabiner House Farm. Angus: 244.50 Kendal House Farm, 214.50, 209.50, 204.50, 194.50 (x2) Ellers Farm. Blonde: 219.50 Newland View, 169.50 Causeway Farm. British Blue: 209.50 Cockrigg Farm, 194.50
Causeway Farm, 189.50 (x2) Low Hall Farm, 189.50 Arklid Farm, 179.50 Scar Sykes Farm. Simmental: 184.50, 161.50 High Birk Howe Farm. Shorthorn: 179.50 Town House, 174.50 Abbots Reading Farm, 169.50 (x2) Hill Top Manor Farm. Charolais: 179.50 Nook Farm, 129.50 Tailbert. Friesian: 174.50 (x2), 171.50 Bridge End Farm, 169.50 Strickland Hill, 169.50 Low Gregg Hall, 169.50 Stubb Place Farm. Continental: 171.50 Causeway Farm. Hereford: 171.50 Cart House Farm. Saler: 139.50 Fell House. OTM Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: 244.50 Low Fold. Friesian: 199.50, 189.50 Jenkin Crag, 189.50 Middle Birkby Farm, 189.50 Stubb Place Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Galloway: 204.50, 179.50 High Wallabarrow Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 194.50 Widdale Side.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 1st November 2024.
Calves & Weanlings
A slightly smaller show of calves today, rearers were still easy to place with British Blue bulls to £445 from T&CM Kelsall, Chipping and £440 from JP&C Robson, Claughton on Brock. Native calves sold to £430 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from JK&BJ Birkett, Morecambe. Younger bull calves sold to £350 for a British Blue at twenty seven days old from TL Baldwin, Forton and a twenty three days old Hereford to £235 from MJ&H Atkinson, Quernmore. Rearing heifers sold to £390 twice both from JP&C Robson, Claughton on Brock with Aberdeen Angus cross to £260 from the same home.
Weaned calves were possibly sharper, selling to £620 for a pair of British Blue steers from PS&H Eckersley, Mellor with others at £590 from the same home. TE&MM Kidd, Ellel presented very nice Herefords to £530 twice for bulls and £450 (x4) for Herefords.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £390 (x2) Roe Farm, £270, £260, £255, £250 Forton Hall Farm. Angus: £260 Roe Farm. Hereford: £175, £155, £125 Westfield House Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £445 Brown Brook, £440 Roe Farm, £415, £410, £400 Brown Brook, £350 Forton Hall Farm. Angus: £430 White Lund Farm, £310, £285, £200 Tills Farm. Fleckvieh: £400 Whtie Lund Farm. Hereford: £235 Westfield House Farm, £235 Forton Hall Farm. Friesian: £110 Cocker House Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £620 Higher Brundhurst Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £590 (x4) Higher Brundhurst Farm, £470 Walkers I’th Fields. Hereford: £450 (x4), £400 Booth Hall, £300 Sellerley Farm. Angus: £430, £410 Walkers I’th Fields.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Hereford: £530 (x2), £520, £480 Booth Hall. British Blue: £500, £390 Walkers I’th Fields. Angus: £450 Walkers I’th Fields. Montbeliarde: £290 Sellerley Farm. Friesian: £220 Sellerley Farm.
Store Cattle
The weekly store cattle sale at Lancaster saw an increase in numbers with 290 going through the main ring. Taking top spot today would be regular Lancaster supporters Pilling Hall, Pilling with a well-formed Limousin steer at £1900. Not far behind also with a Limousin at £1880 was EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellet who had other Limousins at £1700 and continued their good days trading with Charolais steers to £1840.
JS Clark & Sons, Catforth saw their Hereford steers to £1880. Simmental steers sold to £1760 for a pair from SH&LE Birkett, Carnforth with other Simmental steers to £1660 for a pen of four from Low Moor Howe, Winster. British Blues sold to £1780 from H Birkett & Son, Overton with others at £1680 from MJ Waller, Lupton. Friesian steers would be the trade of the day, topping at £1680 from R&E Ladds, Kendal at twenty months old, with others at £1480 from L Parsons, Levens. Plenty more pens were around the £1200 to £1350 mark. A consignment of IOM cattle saw their cattle top at £1540 for Shorthorns with other good farming cattle from across the water round the £1200 mark.
A decent average of £1240 for all heifers today, topping at £1660 from JC Prickett, Mewith for a Limousin. Other Limousin heifers sold to £1540 from EJ Ward, Nether Kellet. EW&CR Clegg, Stalmine usual run of well farmed cattle saw Simmental to £1560 and Shorthorn to the same price. Angus heifers were easily sold today, with L Parsons & Sons, Leven seeing his pen of four cattle reach £1540. British Blues sold to £1650 for a pair from M Shepherd & Son, Pilling with others at £1540 from J&JA Burrow, Grayrigg.
Where possible vendors are advised to pair or batch cattle together, with buyers eager to purchase pens full of cattle. For marketing advise of store cattle, OTM and calves please ring one of our auctioneers or fields officers, who will be happy to help you get maximum prices for your stock.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Limousin: £1900 Pilling Hall Farm, £1880 Intack Farm, £1720 Pilling Hall Farm, £1700 Intack Farm, £1620 Snub Snape Farm. Hereford: £1880 Godson House Farm, £1440 Snub Snape Farm, £1420 Adlington Hall Farm, £1340 Hall Bank, £1300 Windy Hill Farm, £1180 Colloway Farm. Charolais: £1840 Intack Farm, £1150 Rooten Brook. British Blue: £1780 North Farm, £1680 Carlingwha, £1660 Stubb Hall Farm, £1640 Station Hotel Farm, £1600 North Farm, £1480 Betts Farm. Angus: £1780 Godson House Farm, £1760 New Ridge Farm, £1760 Raw End Farm, £1730 Ivy Barn, £1720 Benson Hall, £1680 Barn Hill Farm. Simmental: £1760 Stubb Hall Farm, £1660 High House Farm, £1660 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1480 Station Hotel Farm. Friesian: £1680 Benson Hall, £1480 Betts Farm, £1480 Low Levens, £1380 Low Deepslack, £1360 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1320. Shorthorn: £1540 Ballacutchel Farms. South Devon: £1270 Adlington Hall Farm. Fleckvieh: £1180 Ballacutchel Farms. Saler: £1180 Nook Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: £1660 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1540 Intack Farm, £1320 Thursgill, £1140 Broughton House Farm. British Blue: £1650 Pasture House Farm, £1540 Staffords Farm, £1540 Thursgill, £1500 Yew Tree Farm, £1500 Stubb Hall Farm, £1430 Outerthwaite Farm. Simmental: £1560 Yew Tree Farm, £1380 Sykes Fold Farm. Angus: £1540 Low Levens, £1480 Snub Snape Farm, £1460 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1360 Yew Tree Farm, £1360 Kirkbeck. £1330 Hall Bank. Hereford:
£1480 Pasture House Farm, £1220 Holme House Farm, £1060 Adlington Hall Farm. Charolais: £1460 Carlingwha, £1340 Intack Farm. Friesian: £1060 Cinder Barrow.
OTM Cattle
OTM trade holds firm, with what was a leaner then average show today.
Top pence per kilo was 264.5 for a Bazadaize cow from BD&PM Gill, Ingleton grossing £1692. OTM heifers sold to 259.5p/kg from JM&JJ Dawson, Littledale. A Saler cast bull from TW&C Shepherd achieved 259.5p/kg and the best of the dairy cows reaching 209.5p/kg from GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield. Parlour type cows regularly 170p/kg to 185p/kg.
Top grossing price reached £2058 for an Aberdeen Angus bull from P&M Crackles, Burrow and £1733.15 for a Limousin cow from JL Atkinson, Kendal. Black and whites sold to £1525.48 from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham with the best of these the top side of £1400.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Bazadaise: 264.5 Yarlesber. Limousin: 239.5 Little Fell Farm, 224.5 Dubside, 214.50 Little Fell Farm, 179.5 Rooten Brook Farm, 177.5 Field Head. Angus: 209.5 Pilling Hall Farm, 199.5 Intack Farm, 164.50 Little Fell Farm. Friesian: 209.5 Abbotson Farm, 189.5 Sweetings Farm, 181.5 Priory Farm, 179.5 Sweetings Farm, 179.5 Abbotson Farm, 177.5 Oxenforth Green Farm. British Blue: 199.5 Intack Farm. Continental: £174.50 Intack Farm, 154.5 Braida Garth, 104.5 Ballacutchel Farms. Simmental: 169.5 Little Fell Farm, 159.5 Intack Farm. Hereford: 134.50 Little Fell Farm, 104.5 The Hawthorns. Stabaliser: 109.5 Braida Garth.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 239.5 Oxenforth Green Farm, 239.5 Heaton Hall Farm, 239.5 Walkers Ith Fields, 239.5 Downlands Farm, 234.5 Heaton Hall. Limousin: 259.5 Field Head. Simmental: 249.5 Sykes Fold Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Saler: 259.5 Nook Farm, Angus: 191.5 Mill Farm, Friesian: 129.5 Bannister Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 4th
Lancaster: 10am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Viewing
Tuesday 5th
J36: 9am Online Machinery Sale concludes 1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Wednesday 6th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
Thursday 7th
J36: 10am Sale of Breeding Sheep & Store Lambs
Friday 8th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves & OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
