North West Auctions would like to thank the Williowsway stud for appointing us as Auctioneers and wish them all the best in the future. Upcoming Equine Sales at North West Auctions include: The online sale of Fell ponies on behalf of the Drybarrows and Bracklinn studs. This sale will be going live on Thursday 22nd September concluding on the Sunday 25th September.
The Annual Fell Pony Society Sale of Registered Fell ponies to also include the sale of all society registered and part bred Mountain & Moorland Ponies. This sale will also include the stud reduction sale on behalf of JC Horn, Lazonby. Entries for this sale close on Saturday 1st October.
The General Sale of Horses, Ponies and Donkeys is on Saturday 19th November at 10.30am. Sale entries close Saturday 22nd October 2022.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: J36 Willowsway Stud Sale of Coloured Cobs and Sports Horses, Saturday 27th August 2022.
North West Auctions were proud to host the stud reduction sale on behalf of the Willowsway Stud. The sale created much pre-sale interest with a packed-out ring and standing space only.
Weekly Report and Newsletter - 2nd September 2022
The sale peaked at 10,000gns for the much-admired Leaventhorpe Little Miss Lockdown, a two year old grey registered Shire Filly, by Hillmoor Double Trouble out of Leaventhorpe Lucky Lady to make approx. 17hh. The next call was 5,000gns for Willowsway Lady Vermillion, a stunning liver chestnut filly foal. This quality, strong, filly with beautiful limb and a very attractive head, full of proven bloodlines from the world,s leading studbook, with her dam being Solaris Achanenna. This was followed by 4600gns for Simply Rae a black 9year-old thoroughbred Mare by Acambaro out of a Beautiful Blue. She was sold with her filly foal Willowsway River Song sired by Solaris Buenno. This striking minimally marked filly is a definite contender for the dressage or show ring. At 4400gns was Amazing Grace a piebald traditional nine-year-old mare standing at a full up 14.2hh.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep. Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs, Monday 29th August 2022. Prime Lambs
The better confirmation type Beltex and Texel lambs sold around the 270p/kg mark peaking at 280p/kg from J & H Huddleston, Brookhouse. Mule lambs sold to a top of £116 at 48kg from T & CM Kelsall, Chipping.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £157 Bendrigg Farm, £146 North Farm, £141 Old Glasson Farm, £130 Brown Brook, £130 Low Bendrigg Farm, £130 Burns Farm. Suffolk: £129 Maddison Avenue, £122 Pilling Hall Farm, £118 £117 Maddison Avenue. Beltex: £116 Annasghyl. Mule: £116 Brown Brook, £106 Calderside Farm, £106 Kays Farm. Dutch Spotted: £110 Oak Avenue, £103 £100 Conway Close, £97 Fern Hill Farm. Charollais: £106.50 School Lane. Masham: £101.50 Kays Farm. Continental: £101 Inglebrough View Farm, £90 Fern Bank Farm. Cheviot: £100 Cragg Farm. Ryeland: £92 Old Parkside Farm.
The August bank holiday sale of prime lambs at NWA Lancaster had an entry forward of 643 selling to an overall market average of 242p/kg. Properly finished lambs sold to a premium often in excess of the 250p/kg mark with leaner types being penalised. Heavy weight Texel lambs lead the way selling to £157 from J & E Nuttall, Kendal, £146 from H Birkett and Son, Overton and £141 from J lamb, Old Glasson. Plenty more pens of heavier weight lambs sold in excess of the £130 mark. The Suffolk trade peaked at £129 from G Riley, Bolton le Sands at 51kg.
Cast Sheep The bank holiday saw a sticker cast sheep trade with not all business’s fully operating in Lancaster this morning. The trade peaked at £160 for Texel tups from B & M Slater, Chipping. Texel x ewes peaked at £130 from Niyah Johnston, Bay Horse. Plenty more sold between £110 and £120. Mule cast sheep peaked at £100 numerous times from A & FM Bolland & Son, Quernmore, J & A Heaps, Barnacre and T & CM Kelsall, Chipping. Hill bred cheviot ewes sold to £80 from KM & KJ Curwen, Over Wyresdale.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: Texel: £130 Haversham House Farm, £120 Haversham House Farm, £102 Annasghyl, £102 Daub Hall Farm. Continental: £113 Brown Brook, £92 Oak Avenue. Mule: £100 Yeat House, £100 Burns Farm, £100 Brown Brook, £90 Old Glasson Farm. Cheviot: £80 Marshaw Farm. Suffolk £76 Haversham House Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £160 Daub Hall Farm, £122 Elliotts House Farm, £122 Daub Hall Farm, £110 Haversham House Farm. Leicster: £112 Yates Farm. Cheviot: £108 Marshaw Farm. £100 Swainshead Hall Farm. Store Lambs The fortnightly sale of store lambs at Lancaster saw a mixed entry of lambs forward selling to an overall market average of £77.80. The trade peaked at £88 for a pen of Texel lambs from J Gardner, Bay Horse with Suffolk’s from the same home selling to £83. The Charollais trade topped at £86 from A Richardson and Partners, Kirkham. Store Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £88 Haversham House Farm, £82 Old Parkside Farm, £80 Myerscough Hall. Charollais: £86 Rosehill Farm. Dutch Spotted: £84.50 Myerscough Hall. Suffolk: £83 Haversham House Farm, £80 Myerscough Hall, £74 Old Parkside Farm. Continental: £80.50 Myerscough Hall, £78 Haversham Farm, £70 Wyresdale Estate. Cheviot: £74 Woodstock. Mule: £69 Wyresdale Estate. J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 30th August 2022. Prime Lambs
The weekly sale of 1800 lambs saw a two tiers trade with well finished lambs which have been fed selling to a premium, with under finished lambs looking more suited to the store market. Today saw the belting Beltex show supported by the Northern Beltex Club; 1st – PD Pye, Marl House - £130 2nd – A Winn, High Underbrow Farm - £129 3rd – R H M&S Boyren, Hill Park - £124 Heavy lambs were keenly bid for all day, selling to a top of £151 for Texels from A Thompson, Southway. Suffolks sold to a top of £145 from JD&M Capstick, Bootle at 61kg. Beltex lambs sold to 308p/kg from A Winn, Burneside with the best end selling around the 300p/kg mark.
entry of 431 cull sheep sold to a competitive trade with additional buyers ring side looking for ewes suitable for grazing. The sale topped at £172 for a Texel ewes from IL Dixon, Carnforth. Other Texels sold to 155 from KA Purtill, Wigan and £145 from R&E Ladds, Kendal. Heavy pure bred and first x ewes regularly sold at £130-£145. Mules sold to £112 from RHM&S Boyren, Colton with others at £107 from P Whitton & Son, Burneside with all Mules selling to a market averaged £79.69. Pure hill bred ewes sold to £105 for Cheviots from D Carridice, Whinfell. Rough Fells selling to £83 from J Graham, Windermere with this price also achieved by J&A Smales, Ingleton for Swaledales. Herdwicks sold to £75 from G Wightman, Newton. All ewes forward today averaged £67.61 with over half the entry being leaner, recently weaned hill ewes.
Cast Ewe Top Prices: Texel - £172 Cantsfield Hall, £155 Oak Avenue, £145 Benson Hall, £133 High Street, £129 Helsfell Hall. Suffolk - £119 Barrowfield, £110 High Tenement Farm, £108 Gowan Bank Farm. Cheviot Mule - £118, £100 Low Tarn Green. Beltex - £117 North Lodge. Charollais - £116 Craglands, £105, £98 Oak House, £86 Oak Avenue. Mule£112 Hill Park, £107 High Tenement Farm, £105 Oak House, £99 Benson Hall, £95 Oak Avenue. Cheviot - £105 School House, £104 Oak Avenue, £99 Re Braida Garth, £94 Kate Farm, £92 Oak Avenue. Leicester - £100 Overthwaite Farm, £89 Benson Hall. Continental - £96 Oak Fold, £85 Kate Farm, £77 Oak Fold. Rough Fell - £83 Wasdyke Farm. Swaledale – £82 Re Braida Garth, £79 Oak House, £78 Barrowfield.
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Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel - £158, £142 Storth End Farm. Suffolk - £134 Ackenthwaite Farm. J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM and Store Cattle, Thursday 1st September 2022. Calves & Stirks The sale of 70 calves today at Junction 36 sold to a fast trade with new buyers around the ring, British Blue bulls sold to £410 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth. Other British Blues sold to £400 from GCL Stephenson, Kirkby Lonsdale with the best Continental bred bulls at the £350-£380. Aberdeen Angus bull calves sold to a top of £390 for B&JM Crowe, Witherslack with Hereford bulls selling to £370 from MH&SJ Morris, Allithwaite. Heifer calves saw a keen interest from buyers with British Blues selling to £300 from TW&EA Cottam, New
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel - £151 Southways, £138 Millbeck, £135 Oak Avenue, £134 Southways, £130 Crook O Lune Farm. Suffolk - £145 Fellside Farm, £136 Meadow Oaks, £124 Lane Ends Farm, £120 Southways, £118 Lane Ends Farm. Beltex - £130 Marl House, £129 High Underbrow Farm, £128 Bluebell Farmhouse, £124 Hill Park, £115 Bramaskew. Zwartble - £130, £100 Oak Avenue. Continental - £112 Grayrigg Foot, £104 Hawes Farm. Mule - £108 Nook Farm, £99.5 Fellside Farm, £93 Gill Garth. Hampshire - £95 Meolsgate Avenue. Cheviot - £90 Nook Farm.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Angus: £1350 Capplerigg, £1205, £1185 Barkin House Barn, £1140 Tarnside Farm, £1090 Bellart Howe, £1090 Barkin House Barn. British Blue: £1325 Hawkrigg End, £1085 Low Stangerthwaite, £1010, £980, £900 Cockrigg Farm. Hereford: £1225, £1190 Tarnside Farm, £1180 Holmelands. Blonde: £1160, £980, £955 Mount Pleasant Farm. Limousin: £1155 Cockrigg Farm, £1150 Low Stangerthwaite.
Calf Top Price: British Blue: £300 Hagg Farm, £270 Borrans Farm, £220 Flodder Hall, £210 Elm Tree Farm, £200 High Foulshaw Farm. Hereford: £270 Kitchlow Farm, £120 Wraysholme Tower. Angus: £260 Birks Farm, £140 Elm Tree Farm, £120 Holmescales Farm. Limousin: £200, £180 Deansbiggin, £160 High Foulshaw Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: Shorthorn: £160, £100 Stirzaker House Farm. Bull Stirk Top Price: Blonde: £705, £675, £645 Fairfield Farm. Stabiliser: £500 New Village. Angus: £400 New Village, £240, £125 Midtown Farm. Fleckvieh: £355 New Village. Montbeliarde: £295, £225, £150 Red Syke Lodge. Friesian: £220, £200, £150 New Village. Heifer Stirk Top Price: Limousin: £690, £505, £460 The Barn, £440, £420 Moss House Farm. Charollais: £610 Cragg House Farm. Angus: £530 Newton Farm, £515, £510 Warth Sutton Farm, £460 Moss House Farm. British Blue: £460 Elm Tree Farm, £450 Moss House Farm, £435 Elm Tree Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Price: Limousin: £750, £645, £600 The Barn. Angus: £740 Grace Mire Farm, £700 High Barnes, £675 Warth Sutton Farm, £610 Grace Mire Farm, £570 Warth Sutton Farm. Charollais: £690 Cragg House Farm. Hereford: £400, £360 Salisbury Farm. Store Cattle The fortnight sale of store cattle at NWA Junction 36 saw all classes and types continue to sell to a strong and competitive trade. Steers today sold to a top price of £1350 for a Aberdeen Anugs from G Cuthbertson, New Hutton with British Blue x selling to £1325 from JBL&I Ellis, New Hutton, Hereford x steers to £1255 from S&M Cooper, Leace. Limousin x yearlings from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton achieving £1155. Dairy bred steers sold to £965 for Montbeliardes from JR Pye, Poulton Le Fylde. Heifers today sold to a top price of £1280 for an Aberdeen Angus heifer from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe with British Blue x selling to £1195 from S&M Cooper, Lease, Parthenais x sold to £1165 from JT&A Armistead, Selside and Hereford x to £1130 from JB Jackson & Son, Allithwaite. The next sale of store cattle is Thursday 15th September to include the autumn prize show, vendors are encouraged to enter their cattle with confidence for this popular sale.
Hutton. Black and Whites sold to a sharp trade with a top price of £220 from AK&BM Robinson & Son, Arkholme who also sold them to £200.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £1280 Rowell Farm, £1145 Tarnside Farm, £1125 Rowell Farm, £1120 Bouthwaite Farm, £1115 Rowell Farm, £1070 Templand Farm. Limousin: £1200 Rowell Farm, £1000 Skiddaw View. British Blue:
50 stirks were forward with well grown and strong stirks selling to a competitive trade with lesser sorts harder to place. Five month old Limousin bullocks sold to £750 from M&S Blease, Carnforth with Limousin heifers to £690 from the same home. Aberdeen Angus bullocks sold to a top of £740 from BJ&M Tomlinson, Preston. Please enter stirks with confidence for the next sale.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £410 Flodder Hall, £400 Deansbiggin, £375 Hagg Farm, £365, £350 Holmescales Farm. Angus: £390 Birks Farm, £330 Elm Tree Farm, £260 Birks Farm, £240 Midtown Farm, £240 Birks Farm. Hereford: £370, £310 Wraysholme Tower. Limousin: £360, £335, £300 Deansbiggin. Friesian: £220, £200 Kitchlow HeiferFarm.
£1195 Tarnside Farm, £1160 Hawkrigg End, £1150 Low Stangerthwaite, £1150, £1140 Bouthwaite Farm, £1010 Cockrigg Farm. Blonde: £1150 Bouthwaite Farm. Hereford: £1130 Templand Farm, £1100, £1025 Brow Foot Farm. Simmental: £1055 High Hollins. Store Bull Top Prices: Shorthorn: £920 Sayles Farm. OTM Cattle
North West Auctions renowned “Lads Night Out” out sale moved back to a Thursday evening was deemed a huge success with a wonderful atmosphere throughout the evening with 243 active buyers travelling far and wide greeted with one of the best runs of tups seen at this sale a credit to all the vendors. A special thank you goes to our pre-sale judges Steven Dixon, Kendal and Peter Edmondson, Kirkby in Furness who we thank for their time and expertise. Thank you goes to the sale sponsors Eden Farm Supplies, Colin W Parker Haulage, Crabtree Clay Pigeon Shoot, Wadland Finance,
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Charollais: 209.50 Dawson Fold. Friesian: 169.50 Carter House, 164.50 Far Audlands, 149.50 Laithwaite Farm. Fleckvieh: 164.50 Laithwaite Farm. Hereford: 149.50 Summer Hill. Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 224.50, 194.50 Green Close. Limousin: 159.50 Cragg House Farm. Cast Bull Top Prices: Shorthorn: 169.50 Summer Hill J36 Rural Auction Centre: Lads Night Out, Thursday 1st September 2022.
The largest entry of cull cows forward at NWA J36 sold to a fast and competitive trade with 82 cows achieving an overall market average of 167.5p/kg with two thirds of the entry being parlour type dairy cows. The top price today of 217.5p/kg was achieved by JC Walling & Son, Lyth for a Charolais x closely followed by NJ&S Wood, Windermere and J Twigge, Lindale both achieving 214.5p/kg. Heavy well fleshed beef cows regularly achieved 190p/kg-200p/kg with a keen interest of cows suitable for further finishing. Diary cows sold to a top price of 184.5p/kg for Montbeliarde from JJ&MA Parkinson, Kendal with other dairy cows to 169.5 from R&J Dodgson, Natland. Top grossing cow today was £1883 frow a Charolais x from JC Walling & Son, Lyth with dairy cows selling to £1229 from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton. OTM heifers sold to 209.5p/kg and £1407 for a Charolais x from JC Walling & Son with dairy heifers to 169.5p/kg from R&A Galbraith, Crookland and £1443from JA&DE Batty & Sons, Burneside. OTM steers sold to 224.5p/kg and £1093 for a British Blue x from JW Robinson & Son, Farlton. A single cull bull today sold to 169.5p/kg and £1849 for a Beef Shorthorn from CS Long, Grange Over Sands. OTM Cow Top Prices: Charollais: 217.50 Dawson Fold, 214.50 Holmelands, 174.50 Cragg House Farm, 171.50 Lodge Farm, 167.50 Dawson Fold. British Blue: 214.50 Causeway Farm, 199.50 Fell End Farm, 194.50 Cracalt Farm, 191.50 Cooper House, 187.50 West Clint. Limousin: 211.50 High House Farm, 209.50, 207.50 Warth Sutton Farm. Anugs: 201.50 Warth Sutton Farm, 181.50 The Barn, 167.50 Lodge Farm, 164.50 The Barn, 164.50 Lodge Farm. Hereford: 194.50 Cooper House, 181.50 Holmelands, 179.50 Natland Mill Beck Farm, 177.50 Riddings, 177.50 Natland Mill Beck Farm. Montbeliarde: 184.50, 134.50 Low Sizergh Farm. Saler: 181.50 New Hall, 144.50 Fell House. Simmental: 181.50, 179.50 High Biggarsbank. Norwegian Red: 169.50, 154.50 Cracalt Farm. Friesian: 164.50 Low Sizergh Farm, 164.50 Low Stangerthwaite, 161.50 Holmescales Farm, 159.50 Hawes Farm, 149.50 Low Sizergh Farm. Shorthorn: 164.50, 154.50 Sayles Farm. Belted Galloway: 144.50 Fell House. Swedish Red: 129.50 Low Sizergh Farm.
Westmorland Vetinary Group, Peter Horn Mobile sheep dipping and shepherding, First base plant and PowerTexelmachinery.Ramsandquality was in huge demand throughout the evening in the Texel section. The trade peaked at £1600 for the first prized shearling from Amanda Williams, St Helens with others from the home selling to £1300 with the run of five tups averaging £1070. The next call was £1500 for the second prized Texel tup shearling from J Woodburn & partners, Ulverston whom had an impressive pen of tups forward for the sale selling others to £1200, four to £1100 with the pen of fifteen averaging £1033.33. The annual consignment of powerful Texel shearlings from Sue Cunliffe, Grange over Sands peaked at £1000 four times with the consignment of fifty averaging £631. The consignment of Texel shearling tups from Thomas Ayrton, Cockerham twice sold to £1000. Also achieving the £1000 mark with Texel shearlings where the pen leaders from R & E Ladds, Kendal, RH & L Geldard, Gilpin Bridge, JT & J Kelsall, Clapham and WJ & VJ Case, Ulverston. There were plenty of quality shearling tups regularly selling between the eight hundred and one thousand pound marks. Aged Texel rams sold to a top of £850 from D & R Cornthwaite, Lockerbie. Texel rams lambs saw the consignment from RS & J Bradley & Son, Barnoldswick lead the way selling to £650, £550 £520 and £500. Beltex and Crossbred Rams A buoyant trade until the end in the Beltex and crossbred section with quality and power in demand. Topping the section and topping the sale at £2,000 was powerful great confirmation Texel x Charollais tup shearling from H Taylor, Knutsford with others from the same home selling to £1150. A cracking consignment of Beltex x tups from G Sowerby, Appleby peaked at £1,800 with others from the same home selling to £1300, £1200, £1100 (x2) and £1050 with the consignment of 21 averaging £915. The consignment of Charolais x Beltex tups from Messrs Wales, Carlisle peaked at £1,100. The consignment of powerful Charollais x Beltex lambs from JA & R Geldard & Sons, Golpin Bridge sold to £1,100 and £1,000 with the consignment of fifteen averaged £854. As seen in the Texel ring plenty of good tups selling in excess of the eight pound mark. Charollais Rams Charollais shearlings achieved a top price of £650 from MS&AP Lee, Arkholme who sold others at £600 with Messrs Wales, Carlisle achieving £580. All Charollais shearlings averaged £435.
A large number of lambs forward sold to £580 from J Stott, Kendal with others at £400 from S Cummings, Millom. All lambs averaged £381. MV Rams The sale of MV accredited rams saw IM Jaeban, Cockermouth sell Texel Shearlings to £800 with others at £600. Texel Lambs sold to £200 from the same vendor.
Several Dutch Spotted lambs forward sold to £380 from M Radford & E Robinson, Durham with other at £200 from B Barnes, Kirby Lonsdale. Suffolk Rams A bursting ringside of keen and eager bidders were treated to a wonderful, quality entry of Suffolks which sold to a fast and competitive trade. Shearlings sold to £1020 from AR Edmondson, Hawkswell Farm who sold others at £900. Also achieving £900
Aged Ram: Texel: £850 Balgray Hill, £450 Lingstubbs, £420 Todds Farm, £400, £200 Lingstubbs. Beltex: £550 Balgray Hill, £550, £500 Easgill Head.
was a shearling from RA Batty, Heversham closely followed by JH Towers & Son, Tunstall achieving £850 and TA Blair, Poulton-le-Fylde at £820. All Suffolk shearling rams averaged £598. Ram Lambs sold to £850 for a much admired lamb from TA Blair, Poulton-le-Fylde with others achieving £680 from J&C Airey, Ulverston and £580 from S Woodend, Bootle. All ram lambs averaged £425.
Ring 1 Top Prices: Ram Lamb: Texel: £650, £550, £520, £500 Far Hey Farm, £480 Bambers Farm, £420 Far Hey Farm. Beltex: £500, £450 Firtree Cottage. Shearling Ram: Beltex: £2000 Hope House Farm, £1800, £1300, £1200 Terrys Farm, £1150 Hope House Farm, £1100 Terrys Farm. Texel: £1600 Elton Head Farm, £1500 Mansrigg Hall, £1300 Elton Head Farm, £1200, £1100 Mansrigg Hall. Charollais: £850, £500 Tranthwaite Hall, £250 Lane House Farm.
The next sale of breeding rams is Boys are Back in town on Tuesday 27th September with the entries closing on Tuesday 13th September.
Shearling Ram: Suffolk: £1020, £900 Hawkswell Farm, £900 Dugg Hill, £880 Hawkswell Farm, £850 Tunstall Hall, £850 Hawkswell Farm. Texel: £800, £600, £400 Forth House Farm. Charollais: £650, £600 Cinder Hill Farm, £580 Thackwood, £450 Smithy Wood Farm, £400 Firtree Cottage. Dutch Spotted: £180 Hawkin Hall, £180 Benson Hall, £120 Curlew Rock. Aged Ram: Texel: £420 Forth House Farm. Dutch Spotted: £180 Conway Close. Show Results Judge- Steven Dixon MV Class 1- Charollais Shearling 1st Lot 598 from MS&AP Lee, Cinder Hill - £600 2nd Lot 633 from Messrs Wales, Thackwood Farm - £580 3rd Lot 563 from S Cummings, Smithy Wood Farm - £450
Ring 2 Top Prices: Ram Lamb: Suffolk: £850 Fleetwood Road, £700 Tunstall Hall, £680 Reeds Garden, £580 Hyton Farm, £520 Lodge Cottage, £500 Fleetwood Road. Charollais: £520 Kingsland, £400 Smithy Wood Farm, £380 Kingsland, £380, £350 Smithy Wood Farm. Dutch Spotted: £380 Underhurth Farm, £200 Hawkin Hall, £200 Top O’th Close Farm, £150 Hawkin Hall. Texel: £200 Forth House Farm, £180 Square Lodge, £150 Forth House Farm.
Class 2- Charollais Ram Lamb 1st Lot 651 from J Stott Jnr, Kingsland - £520 2nd Lot 653 from J Stott Jnr, Kingsland - £ 380 3rd Lot 569 from S Cummings, Smithy Wood Farm - £400 Class 3- Any Other Breed Shearling Ram 1st Lot 637 from IM Jaeben, Forth House Farm - £800 2nd Lot 602 from S Woodend, Hyton Farm - £520 Class 4- Any Other Breed Ram Lamb 1st Lot 603 from S Woodend, Hyton Farm 2nd Lot 640 from IM Jaeben, Forth House Farm 3rd Lot 604 from S Woodend, Hyton Farm - £580 Non JudgeMVPeter Edmondson Class 5- Texel Shearling Ram 1st Lot 88 from A Williams, Elton Head Farm - £1600 2nd Lot 163 from J Woodburn & Partners, Masrigg Hall - £900 3rd Lot 222 from RH&L Geldard, Foulshaw Farm - £1000 Class 6- Texel Ram Lamb 1st Lot 270 from RS&J Bradley & Son, Far Hey Farm - £500 2nd Lot 271 from RS&J Bradley & Son, Far Hey Farm - £520 3rd Lot 107 from T Ayrton, Bambers Farm - £520 Class 7- Beltex Shearling Ram 1st Lot 374 from B&A Crane, Holden Fold Farm - £850
Weanlings led the way from EW&R Towers, Hornby selling British Blue bulls to £470 and £415 with British Blue heifers to £340. British Blue weanlings from G&ME Woodhouse & Son, Ellel sold to £445. Calves on milk continue to meet slight resistance due to the spiralling costs of milk powder, British Blue heifers peaked at £295 from Wallbank Farms with bulls to £290 from Barker Farms, Carnforth. Dairy calves saw Fleckvieh weanlings to £250 twice and £240 from EW&R Towers, Hornby with Black and White weanlings to £250 from G&ME Woodhouse & Son, Ellel.
Calves & Weanlings
2nd Lot 375 from B&A Crane, Holden Fold Farm - £480 3rd Lot 483 from A Prickett, Farelton House - £350 Class 8- Beltex x Shearling Ram 1st Lot 446 from CS&V Whitfield, The Barn - £850 2nd Lot 330 from G Sowerbery, Terrys Farm - £1800 3rd Lot 480 from JC&E Pedley & Sons, Yore House - £380 Class 9- Suffolk Shearling Ram 1st Lot 719 from RA Barry, Candy Slack - £900 2nd Lot 778 from J&C Airey, Reeds Gardens - £680 3rd Lot 734 from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall Hall Farm -£850 Class 10- Suffolk Ram Lamb 1st Lot 741 from G&K Richmond, Lodge Cottage - £500 2nd Lot 770 from J&C Airey, Reeds Gardens - £500 3rd Lot 771 from J&C Airey, Reeds Gardens - £400 Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM's and Store Cattle, Friday 2nd September 2022.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £470 Holme Head, £445 Boldens Farm, £415, £355, £350 Holme Head, £300 Boldens Farm. Friesian: £250 Boldens Farm, £200, £160 Holme Head, £125 Rose Hill Farm, £120 Holme Head.
The weekly sale of calves and weanlings at Lancaster saw the trade remind very similar to previous weeks.
Fleckvieh: £250, £240 Holme Head.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £340 Holme Head, £295 Tills Farm, £280 Boldens Farm, £275 Lane Head Farm, £260 Tills Farm, £255 Boldens Farm. Angus: £170 Boldens Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Charolais: £1760 Barrowfield, £1340 West Lynn. Angus: £1550 Snub Snape Farm, £1380 Grange Farm, £1350 Bainsbank Farm, £1310 Ellers Farm, £1260 Parkside Farm, £1170 Sunderland Brows Farm. British Blue: £1340 West Lynn, £1330 Stubb Hall Farm, £1180 Hawkrigg End, £1160 Wood Nook Farm, £1050 Barker Knott. Limousin: £1270 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1190 Cockrigg Farm. Shorthorn: £1260 Parkside Farm. Simmental: £1150 Park House Farm. OTM Cattle
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Angus: £1680 Godson House Farm, £1580 North Farm, £1420 Yew Tree Farm, £1400 Ellers Farm, £1390 Upp Hall, £1350 Grange Farm. Simmental: £1640 West Lynn, £1520, £1390 Upp Hall, £1250 Park House Farm. Limousin: £1490 North Farm, £1420 Gulf Farm, £1380 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1370 Cock Hall Farm, £1370 High House Farm, £1350 Grange Farm. Charolais: £1470, £1450 Downlands Farm, £1400 Carlingwha, £1130 Little Crimbles. Shorthorn: £1420 Yew Tree Farm, £1370 Cock Hall Farm, £1170 Ellers Farm. British Blue: £1390 Stubb Hall Farm, £1370 Wood Nook Farm, £1330 Lower Castle O Trim, £1280 Hawkrigg End, £1260 Brown Edge, £1260 Windy Hill Farm. Hereford: £1320 North Farm, £1300, £1270 Hall Bank, £1100 Windy Hill Farm. Friesian: £1310 Downlands Farm, £1120 Threlfalls Farm. Fleckvieh: £1300 Carlingwha, £1250 Hall Bank. Montbeliarde: £1190 Fellside Farm, £1120 Threlfalls Farm.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Angus: 217.50 Shore Top Farm, 207.50 Warth Sutton Farm, 187.50 Fleetword Road. Charolais: 217.50 Rye Closes, 174.50 Lodge Farm. British Blue: 207.50 Red Scar Farm, 169.50 Sykes Fold Farm. Limousin: 204.50 Red Scar Farm, 199.50 River View, 179.50 Thornbush Farm, 171.50 Lodge Farm, 164.50 Burton Hill. Hereford: 194.50 Shore Top Farm, 177.50 Ducketts Farm. Friesian: 191.50 Barnfield Farm, 189.50 Shore Top Farm, 189.50 Moss House Farm, 187.50 Holly House Farm, 184.50 Little Town Farm, 184.50 Holly House Farm. Montbeliarde: 191.50, 184.50
The weekly sale of OTM cattle at Lancaster had an increased entry of 110 forward selling to a buoyant market averaged of 171p/kg. OTM steers led the way selling to 234.5p/kg or £1648 from H Birkett & Son, Overton with a Simmental. Friesian bullocks sold to 219.5p/kg or £1490 from DR Preston, Caton with other from the same good home to 217.5p/kg. OTM Limousin heifers sold to 227.5p/kg from RG&H Preece, Roeburndale West. Dairy heifers peaked at 224.5p/kg from SR&PA Thompson, Sedbergh with a Fleckvieh. Black and White OTM heifers peaking at £1401 from R&A Jollys, Cabus. Beef cows today peaked at 217.5p/kg or a whopping £2157 for a Charolais cow from GR Bargh & Co, Caton. This was followed by Charolais cast steers to £1928 from I Holden, Thornton with a Hereford bull selling to £1881 from JE&BR Bucker, Manchester. Dairy cows sold to £1574 from H&A Stephenson, Tunstall followed by £1383 from MJ Fell, Whittington with others to £1366 from D Fox & Co, Bay Horse. Meated dairy cows sold between 185-190p/kg.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £350 Rose Hill Farm. Montbeliarde: £300 Rose Hill Farm. Store Cattle They trade remains very buoyant for store cattle at Lancaster with all forward averaging an impressive £1247. The sale peaked at £1760 for a pair of Charolais heifers from R&EA Gardner, Briggsteer. This was followed by a pen of four Aberdeen Angus heifers selling to £1550 from J Tattersall, Leyland. The bullock trade peaked at £1680 for a pen of three Angus’s from JS Clarke & Sons, Catforth. Followed by Simmentals to £1640 from H Morgan, Stalmine and Angus’s to £1580 from H Birkett & Son, Overton who also sold Limousins to £1490. Simmental bullocks sold to £1520 from T&M Halhead, Priest Hutton. An abundance of strong cattle sold in the region of fourteen hundred pounds. British Friesian bullocks peaked at £1310 from EE Thornton & Son, Heaton with Oxcliffe. Followed by Fleckvieh to over thirteen hundred from MJ Waller, Lupton.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 5th Lancaster: 10.30am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep. 12noon Second Sale of Breeding Ewes and Gimmer Shearlings. Tuesday 6th J36: 1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep. Thursday 8th J36: 10:30am Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs. Friday 9th Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, also Sale of Cast and OTM Cattle. 11am Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle. 11.15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle. J36: 10am Ambleside Fair. 6pm NEMSA and Stars in Your Eyes Judging. Saturday 10th J36: 10am Great Annual Sale of 8000 North of England Mule Gimmer Lambs
Yeat House, 184.50, 164.50, 119.50 Holme Head. Continental: 189.50, 177.50, 171.50 Town End. Simmental: 179.50 Lodge Farm, 159.50 Todgill Farm. Norwegian Red: 157.50 Holme Head. OTM Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: 227.50 Thornbush Farm. Fleckvieh: 224.50 Newfield. Montbeliarde: 219.50 Staffords Farm. Friesian: 209.50 Marholes Farm, 207.50 Heaton Hall Farm, 204.50 Holly House Farm, 204.50 Heaton Hall Farm, 204.50 Cragg Farm, 204.50 Staffords Farm Cast Steer Top Prices: Simmental: 234.50 North Farm. Friesian: 219.50 Ellers Farm, 217.50 Moss House Farm, 217.50 Ellers Farm, 214.50, 207.50 Moss House Farm. Limousin: 219.50 Carlingwha. Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 219.50 Fell End Farm, 169.50 Todgill Farm. Charolais: 184.50 Fleetwood Road. Hereford: 144.50 Shore Top Farm. Friesian: 129.50 Priory Farm. Montbeliarde: 127.50 Fleetwood Road.
