Weekly Report and Newsletter - 11th November 2022
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep. Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs, Monday 7th November 2022.
Prime Lambs
Following on from the weekends fireworks, the trade in the Lancaster prime lamb ring started the new week with a ‘bang’, with a big jump in market average to 243p/kg and an SQQ of 245p/kg, up in excess of 20p/kg on the week. Heavy weight lambs were adding up well and meeting plenty of demand with 56kg lambs to £149 and 55kg Texels to £141 from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof. This was followed by heavy weight Texels to £140 from J Oddie & Son, Blackburn and £139 for 50kg Texels from JE Parkinson & son, Quernmore. Suffolks sold to £137 and £136 from S Ayrton, Thurnham. Plenty more pens of heavy weight Continental lambs easily sold around the £130 mark.
A larger quantity of upland lambs were forward which once again saw heavy weight Mashams to £138 and £130 from T&D Wright, Roeburndale East. This was followed by 55kg Masham’s to £130 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale. 54kg Mules sold to £128 and £127 from W&A Cornall, Barnacre followed by other Mules to £123.50 from JR&LA Capstick, Killington and £122.50 from JS&S Atkinson, Scorton. Best confirmation lambs were once again in big demand at Lancaster, peaked at 330 p/kg for a 38kg Beltex lamb from AG Butler, Hambleton grossing £125. This was followed by 300p/kg for 42kg Texel lambs to £126 from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof and £134 or 298p/kg for a pen of 45kg Texel lambs from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale. Good confirmation lambs regularly sold at 280-290p/kg.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Suffolk: £149 Hutton Roof Hall, £137, £136 Meadow Croft, £130 Knowsley Farm, £125.50, £123 Park Farm Barn. Texel: £141 Hutton Roof Hall, £140 Cheetham House Farm, £139 Castle Mill Farm, £134 Knowsley Farm, £133 Castle Mill Farm, £133 Cheetham House Farm. Masham: £138 Allcocks Farm, £130 Holme House Farm, £130 Allcocks Farm, £122 Holme House Farm, £104.50 Cobble Hey Farm. Mule: £128, £127 Bank Farm, £123.50 Beckside, £122.50 Sykes Farm, £121 Catshaw Hall Farm, £118 Holme House Farm. Charollais: £127, £121 Park Farm Barn, £116 Ellers Farm, £102 Cheetham House Farm, £95 Burrow Heights Farm. Continental: £109.50, £101 Bensons Farm, £96 Oak Avenue. Dutch Spotted: £109, £102 Conway Close. Beltex: £125 Park Farm Barn. Cheviot: £92 Smithy Lane Farm.
Cast Sheep
Cast sheep were met with a slightly sharper trade with well over 100 forward once again. Leading the way today was a Texel x ewe at £142 from Pilling Hall, Pilling. This was followed by Suffolk x ewes to £122 from G Blacklidge, Wigan and £120 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. Plenty more pens of Continental ewes sold in to the hundreds and teens. Mule ewes peaked at £104 from T&L Kirkham, Eccleston with plenty of strong ewes
selling around the £100 mark. Horned ewes peaked at £88 from W&A Cornall, Barnacre followed by Dalesbreds to £84 from FK&F woodhouse, Scorton.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: Texel - £142 Pilling Hall Farm, £118 Bank Farm, £ 114 Bank Farm, £112 Ingrave Farm, £110 Knowsley Farm, £106 Ingrave Farm. Suffolk - £122 Dove Cote Farm, £120 Dove Cote Farm. Continental - £112 Cragg Farm, £100 Bank Farm, £94 Oak Avenue. Cheviot - £112 Ingrave Farm, £82 Cragg Farm. Mule - £104 Ingrave Farm, £98 Bank Farm, £94 Dove Cote Farm, £92 Oak Avenue, £90 Castle Mill Farm. Swaledale - £88 Bank Farm, £58 Hare Apple Tree, £56 Yates Farm, £46 High house Farm. Dalesbred - £84 Fell End Farm, £54 Alcocks Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel - £108 High House Farm, £100 Castle Mill Farm.
Store Lambs
The fortnightly sale of store lambs had an entry in excess of 100 forward, the consignment of strong short keep lambs from PG Thornton, Scorton led the way selling Texels to £103 and £89 with Suffolks from the same home to £99. Medium keep better confirmation Texel lambs sold to £82 from J Gardner, Bay Horse and £80.50 from PD Pye, Abbeystead. Due to the wet weather it is now required for prime lambs to be belly clipped, we have facilities available on site.
Store Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £103 Cliftons Farm, £82 Haversham House Farm, £80.50 Marl House, £77 Haversham House Farm, £76 Low Pleasant, £74 Marl House. Continental: £89 Cliftons Farm. Mule: £63 Fell End Farm. Cheviot: £61 Cragg Farm. Suffolk: £61 Fell End Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep. Sale of all classes of Pigs, Tuesday 8th November 2022.
Pigs
Pigs sell to £165 at NWA J36
A large entry of pigs forward with a top price of £165 achieved for a pen of four Duroc x gilts from JM Navesey, Darwen who also sold hogs of the same breeding at £148. These pigs also topped the market at 183p/kg. Other well finished pigs sold to £122, £108, £106 and £100. Eight buyers were present keen to secure well finished prime pigs, unfortunately todays sale had a very large portion of under weight and under finished pigs which were severely penalised.
Store pigs sold to £44 for Large White x from j GE Heseltine & Son, Skipton with weaners selling to £32 for Gloucester Old Spot from P Martin, Barnard Castle. Buyers are encouraged to pre enter pigs ahead of the next sale on Tuesday 22nd November to assist with canvassing buyers, over half the entry today were unentered.
Prime Lambs
There was a much increased entry of 1813 prime lambs forward in the market which were met with an increased trade, as all lambs forward averaged 245p/kg and heavy weights 250p/kg. All lambs were eagerly bid for with buyers looking for all specifications of well finished lambs. Once again heavy weight lambs sold to a premium at J36 with a cracking consignment from F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston leading the way, selling heavy weight Texels to £158, £156, £152 and £150 with heavy weight Suffolks from the same home achieving £152. This was followed by other heavy weight Texels to £150 from JN&DJ Bowes, Crook. Other noted prices from heavy weight Texels
were £148 from KE Richards & Son, Howgill, £148 from JG&PH Thompson, Selside, £145 from R Lawrence, Grange Over Sands, £145 from RA Batty, Selside and £143 from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston. Suffolks sold to a top of £150 from R&J Dodgson, Natland followed by £149 and £148 from SHM&S Boyren, Ulverston. Plenty more pens of heavy weight lambs sold in the region of £140 mark.
Heavy weight Mules peaked at £139 at 59kgs from TE JS & SA Curruthers, Underbarrow with other Mule lambs at the same weight to £138 from F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston. Heavy weight Cheviots sold to £134 at 51kgs from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh. Good quality lambs were in plenty of demand today peaking at 300p/kg for 42kg Beltex lambs grossing £126 from G Beresford & Son, Kirkby in Furness followed by 298p/kg from John Twigge, Lindale and 295p/kg from AR&BJ Thompson, Selside with plenty more pens of quality handy weight lambs selling in the region of 280p/kg.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £158, £152 Netherhouses Farm, £150 Low Brundrigg, £148 Crook O Lune Farm, £148 Poppy Farm, £145 Dugg Hill. Continental: £156, £150, £142.50 Netherhouses Farm, £127, £119 Low Croft, £115 Bowers Farm. Suffolk: £152 Netherhouses Farm, £150 Cracalt Farm, £149, £148 Hill Park, £139.50 Netherhouses Farm, £137.50 Tunstall Hall. Mule: £139 Red Scar Farm, £138 Netherhouses Farm, £133 Angerton Hall Farm, £129, £119.50 Netherhouses Farm, £117 Barras Farm. Cheviot: £134 Bowers Farm, £129 Yealand Manor, £110 School House, £103 Low Waterside, £94 Green Land End Farm, £92 Low Deepslack. Charollais: £132 The Barn, £126 Hampsfield Hall, £120 The Barn, £115 Low House, £112.50 Ashtree Cottage, £111 Dawson Fold. Hampshire: £130, £103 Winterscales Farm. Beltex: £129 Holmelands, £126 Angerton Hall Farm, £124 Oldfield End, £116, £110 Holmelands. Leicester: £115 Green Lane End Farm, £92 Benson Hall. Zwartble: £113 Benson Hall. Swaledale: £84, £76.50, £73.50 Oak Bank Farm. Gritstone: £88 Low Waterside.
Cast Sheep
All cast sheep sold to a slightly sharper trade on the week with 550 forward, Suffolk ewes led the way selling to £148 from TH Garnett & Son, Stank Other Suffolks sold to £145 from S&J Sharp, Barrow in Furness. Texels sold to a top of £136 from MD&SA Park, Lyth. Well bred Continental ewes were regularly selling in the £125-£130 mark. Cheviot Mules sold to a top of £115 from P Whitton & Son, Burneside who sold others to £112. Mule ewes sold to a top of £106 from KE Richards & Son, Howgill with the best end selling over the hundred pound mark. Medium fit Mule were regularly selling in the mid eighties. Hill ewes sold to a top of £117 for Cheviots from P Whitton & Son, Burneside. Swaledales sold to a top of £87 for a pen of fifteen from JS&S Atkinson, Scorton with Rough Fells selling to £82 from RJ&OB Simpson, Longsleddale. Forty cast rams forward with Texels selling to £165 from J&H Bland & Son, Levens who sold others to £140. Swaledales topped at £96 from PE&KA Sowerby, Kirkby Stephen.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: Suffolk: £148 New Close, £145, £140 Oak Lea Farm, £128 Smithy Green, £126 New Close, £122 High Tenement Farm. Charollais: £140 The Borrans, £114 Dawson Fold. Texel: £136 Whitbarrow Cottage, £130 High Tenement Farm, £128 Red Scar Farm, £128 High Wray Farm, £127 Little Guards, £126 Oldfield End. Continental: £132 The Barn. Cheviot: £117 High Tenement Farm, £91 Low Deepslack, £89 High Tenement Farm, £88 Low Waterside. Cheviot Mule: £115, £112 High Tenement Farm, £103 Low Tarn Green. Mule: £106 Crook O Lune, £102 Smith Green Farm, £97 Greaves Farm, £97 New Close, £96 High Swinkelbank Farm, £95 New Close. Swaledale: £87 Sykes Farm, £74 Holme House Farm. Rough Fell: £82 High Swinklebank Farm, £77 Millbeck, £77 Sproat Ghyll, £70 High Swinklebank Farm, £70 Low Deepslack. Horned: £79 Rose Cottage. Gritstone: £73 Low Waterside. Jacob: £70 New
Close. Masham: £70 High Swinklebank Farm, £65 Grate Farm. Shetland: £70 High Low Wood. Herdwick: £64 Little Guards.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £165, £140 Ninezergh, £122 Dalton Old Hall, £116 Singleton Park, £110 Ninzergh, £97 Lundholme Farm. Swaledale: £96, £84 Oak Bank Farm, £80 Sykes Farm, £80 Oak Bank Farm. Rough Fell: £80 High Swinklebank Farm. Herdwick: £71 Killington Hall Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Second Show and Sale of Suckled Calves. Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM and Store Cattle, Thursday 10th November 2022.
Calves & Stirks
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £400 Beck Side, £360, £340 Borrans Farm, £335 Bousfield Farm, £330 Borrans Farm. Angus: £345, £320, £250 Beck Side, £220, £205 Grace Mire Farm, £170 Lupton Hall. Hereford: £325, £250, £220, £210 Bousfield Farm, £175 Kitchlow Farm, £105 Wraysholme Tower. Montbeliarde: £250 Beck Side. Friesian: £200, £185, £170, £135 Kitchlow Farm.
Heifer Calf Top Price: Limousin: £335 High Foulshaw Farm, £155 Low Stangerthwaite. British Blue: £300 Beck Side, £280 Kitchlow Farm, £265 Bousfield Farm, £260 Borrans Farm, £260 Bousfield Farm, £260 Beck Side. Angus: £160, £125 Beck Side, £120 Low Stangerthwaite, £100 Beck Side.
Bull Strirk Top Prices: British Blue: £560, £475 Moss House Farm. Limousin: £530, £460, £410 Moss House Farm. Angus: £430, £350, £190 Raw End Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Price: British Blue: £570, £500, £450, £440, £400 New Village. Limousin: £485 New Village. Angus: £390 Raw End Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Price: Angus: £690, £600 Grace Mire Farm, £470 Moss End Farm.
Store Cattle
Steers sold to £1215 for a Simmental x from RJ&R Holden, Millom closely followed by JE Wightman, Lupton selling Limousin x at £1170. Native sired steers sold to £1090 for a Hereford x from JE Wightman with South Devon’s selling to £1085 from AT Threlkeld, Satterthwaite. Aberdeen Angus’s from DM Bargh sold at £1065. Heifers sold to £1250 for a British Blues from RJ&KR Wilkinson, Levens with Limousin to £1045 from B&R Barnes, Carnforth and Parthenaise x to £1030 from MA Barnes, Whinfell. Native sire heifers sold to £1135 for an Aberdeen Angus x from JE Wightman, Lupton who also sold Hereford x at £1030.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Limousin: £1300 Old Croft, £1170 Crabtree Farm, £1150 Newcross House Farm, £1125 Crabtree Farm, £1115 Newcross House Farm. Simmental: £1215 Newcross House Farm, £1055 Crabtree Farm. Hereford: £1090 Crabtree Farm. Angus: £1065 Bradlow Farm. Montbeliarde: £1020 Crabtree Farm. Shorthorn: £840 Bridge Stone.
Store Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: £1250 High Foulshaw Farm. Angus: £1135, £1045 Crabtree Farm. Limousin: £1045 Gilsmere Farm, £865 Templand Farm, £820 Capplerigg Farm. Hereford: £1030 Crabtree Farm. Parthenaise: £1030 Top Thorn Farm. Charolais: £1005, £900 Braida Garth. Stabiliser: £940 Braida Garth.
Store Bull Top Prices: Limousin: £960 Thornfield Farm.
Suckler Calves
The second show and sale of sucklers saw a strong entry of 450 sucklers forward which were met by a full ring side of buyers. A marvellous show of calves were put before our judge Mr Toppin, Penrith after much time and deliberation he awarded the Champion rosette for the first prize heifer to TW Gorst, Crook. Topping off a good day for Mr Gorst, he also received first prize bullock.
The suckler calf trade saw a two tiered day with well grown and fed suckler calves continued to be well bid for and sold at ease. The smaller and weathered calves were a little harder to place than at the first sale with buyers showing caution of the continued feed costs of a long winter ahead.
Topping the sucker trade was a showy Limousin heifer from M&D Hatton, Broughton Mills after much interest sold to £1360. British Blue heifer sold to £1140 from TW Gorst, Crook. The best end suckler heifers were a breeze to sell, regularly selling at £900 to £1000. The next level down heifers sold at £700 to £750 mark. Suckler bullocks were well sort after with the best end regularly getting over the £1000 mark. Top price was a British Blue bullocks from M&D Hatton selling to £1180. Other British Blue bullocks sold to £1010 from TW Gorst, Crook. Charollais sold to a top of £1000 from AG&ME Clarke, Cartmel Fell. Strong well grown bullocks were regularly selling at the £850 to £900 mark. An entry of 70 suckler bulls were forward with a top price of £1140 from D&P Johnston, Dalton for Limousins with the best end suckler bulls selling well over the £1000 mark.
Suckler Calf Steer Top Prices: Blonde: £1200 Mount Pleasant Farm, £890 Nook Farm, £870 Mount Pleasant Farm, £800 Ashes. Limousin: £1140 Yates Farm, £1000 Dove Ford, £960 Scroggs Farm, £960 Fairbank Farm, £950 Scroggs Farm, £930 Mossboroug. Charolais: £1000, £930, £900 Ashes, £880 Lower Hawthwaite, £870 Ashes, £860 Lower Hawthwaite. South Devon: £870, £840 Bowkerstead Farm. Angus: £860, £815, £800 Mill Barn, £775 Parkside Farm, £750, £740 Mill Barn. Shorthorn: £830, £820, £800 Bridge Stone, £730 Parkside Farm. Saler: £790 Bank Farm. Simmental: £775 Sella Farm, £770 High Skelghyll, £670 Sella Farm, £660 High Skelghyll. Hereford: £770, £615 Cowran Estate.
Suckler Calf Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: £1360 Knott End Farm, £990 High Borrans Farm, £980, £955 Scholl Hill, £950 Swallowmire, £940 Moser Hill. British Blue: £1140 Gilpin Farm, £1080, £990 Holme Farm, £960 Knott End Farm, £950 Holme Farm, £940 Gilpin Farm. Charolais: £790 Broad Oak, £770 Lower Hawthwaite, £740 Aisgill Farm, £730 Ashes, £700 Middle Lee Farm, £650 Lower Hawthwaite. Simmental: £700 Aynsome Croft. South Devon: £700 Bowkerstead Farm. Angus: £630 Mill Barn.
Sucker Calf Bull Top Prices: Limousin: £1140 Crossgates Farm, £1060 Holme Farm, £1050 Crossgates Farm, £1000 Holme Farm, £935 Crossgates Farm, £920 Mount Pleasant Farm. British Blue: £1040 Mount Pleasant Farm, £980 Scholl Hill. Blonde: £1030 Mount Pleasant Farm, £900 Low Garths Farm. Charolais: £890 Low Garths Farm, £830, £720, £650 Lower Hawthwaite. Saler: £800 Bank Farm. Stabiliser: £750 Yealand Manor.
NWA J36 Second Show of Suckled Calves, Thursday 10th November 2022
Judge- Mr Topping
Class 1- Best Continental Heifer
1st Lot 708 from TW Gorst selling for £1140
2nd Lot 720 from M & D Hatton selling for £1360
3rd Lot 544 from CD Slinger & LJ Eaton selling for £1080
Class 2- Best Continental Bullock
1st Lot 709 from TW Gorst selling for £1010
2nd Lot 721 from M & D Hatton selling for £1080
3rd Lot 707 TW Gorst selling for £910
Class 3- Best Continental Bull
1st Lot 542 from CD Slinger & LJ Eaton selling for £1060
2nd Lot 545 from CD Slinger & LJ Eaton selling for £950
3rd Lot 654 from Messrs Hodgson selling for £890
Champion- Lot 708 from TW Gorst selling for £1140
Reserve Champion- Lot 709 from TW Gorst selling for £1010
OTM Cattle
The largest entry of cull cows seen at NWA J36 with 105 forward at today’s sale. Well-bred heavy beef cows sold to 229.5p/kg for a Blonde from T Atkinson, Ulverston with another Blonde from MJ Whitworth selling at 217.5p/kg. Limousin x cows sold to 204.5p/kg from B Heys, Manchester, Stabilisers to 201.5p/kg from A Dixon & Son, Selside with a British Blue x to 199.5p/kg from NP&CE Buckley, Staveley. Dairy cows sold to 179.5p/kg from Jenkin Cragg Farms, Kendal with British Friesians to 177.5p/kg from JW Hargreaves, Broughton in Furness and Montbeliarde to 177.5p/kg from JJ&MA Park & Son, Helsington. All cull cows averaged 156p/kg, top grossing cow was a Blonde x from T Atkinson, Ulverston achieving £1705 with dairy selling to £1523 for a Holstein Friesian from Jenkin Cragg Farms, Kendal.
OTM beef heifers sold to 219.5p/kg for a Limousin x from J Twigge, Lindale with diary heifers selling to 181.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesians from S&M Cooper, Leece. Top grossing heifer was a heifer x from RJ&J Gardner, Natland achieving £1548.
OTM steers sold to 214.5 and £1344 for a British Blue from JW Robinson & Son, Farlton. Cull bulls sold to 159.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesians from S&M Cooper, Leece with a Hereford to £1563 from Lawkland Hall Farm Partnership.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Blonde: 229.50 Newland View, 217.50 Mount Pleasant Farm, 197.50 Newland View, 179.50 Fairbank Farm, 169.50 Riddings, 134.50 Luneside. Limousin: 214.50 Newland, 204.50 Mossboroug, 194.50 Scroggs Farm, 191.50 Nun House, 189.50 Low Garths Farm, 179.50 High Wray Farm. Stabiliser: 201.50, 197.50, 189.50, 179.50 Kit Cragg, 139.50 Braida Garth. Hereford: 184.50 Riddings, 141.50, 114.50 Luneside. Saler: 184.50 Fairbank Farm. British Blue: 181.50, 161.50 High Biggarsbank. Friesian: 179.50 Jenkin Crag, 177.50 Bridge End Farm, 171.50 Lupton Hall, 169.50 Bridge End Farm, 167.50 Lupton Hall, 161.50 Bridge End Farm. Simmental: 179.50 High Underbrow Farm. Bazadaise: 177.50 Fairbank Farm. Montbeliarde: 174.50 Low Sizergh Farm. Angus: 159.50 High Wray Farm, 154.50, 134.50 Holmelands. Shorthorn: 139.50 Broad Oak, 121.50 Strickley, 119.50 Stirzaker House Farm, 109.50 Strickley. Dairy Shorthorn: 114.50 Strickley.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: 219.50 Holmelands. Angus: 207.50 Tarnside Farm. British Blue: 199.50 Tarnside Farm, 189.50 Green Close. Hereford: 194.50 Natland Mill Beck Farm. Friesian: 181.50 Tarnside Farm, 177.50 Low Brundrigg, 174.50 Tarnside Farm, 169.50 Low Sizergh Farm, 169.50 Burnt House Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: 144.50, 139.50 Strickley.
Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 214.50, 207.50 Green Close.
Cast Bull Top Prices: British Blue: 159.50 Tarnside Farm. Hereford: 154.50 The Cottages, 121.50 Yew Tree House.
Breeding Cattle
In Calf Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £1220, £1200, £1160 Higher Lees Farm. British Blue: £1220, £1150 Higher Lees Farm.
In Calf Cow Top Prices: Limousin: £1480 Hall Farm, £1320 Thornfield Farm, £1260 Hall Farm.
Cow and Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £1550 High Borrowbridge. Limousin: £1480 Lambrigg Head Farm. Hereford: £1100 Breedy Butts Farm.
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J36 Rural Auction Centre: J36 North West Suffolk Sheep Breeders Club Show and Sale of In Lamb Females followed by Multi Breed In Lamb Sheep, Thursday 10th November 2022.
North West Suffolk Breeders Club Show and Sale of Suffolk females and Multi Breed individual sheep A cracking entry forward once again for this sale saw the entry full of quality with the sale attracting much interest from far and wide. The pre-sale show judging was in the capable hands of Richard Hutchinson of the Howgillfoot flock of pedigree Suffolks whom we thank for his time and expertise. The pre-sale show was sponsored by North West Suffolk Breeders Club and Mulberry Farming. The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize gimmer lamb from E Needham of the Norman flock, this much admired gimmer lamb was sired by Forkins McCoy and went onto sell for 1,000gns to RA Batty. The third prize gimmer lamb also from the same home sired by the same ram sold for 800gns. The first prize rosette in the in lamb Suffolk class was awarded to RA Batty with a Springstone gimmer shearling sired by Springstone Challenger whom was scanned in lamb with twins to Erringal Equalizer went onto sell for 1000gns to S Woodend. Others from the same home to 750gns, 700gns and 600gns. The first prize rosette in the ewe class was awarded to G & K Richmond of the Sullom Flock with a Sullom Dynamite daughter whom was scanned with twins went onto sell for 750gns. The second prize ewe sold to 1000gns from SC Walker of the Oxbrukheys flock with a Capielaw Captain daughter who was carrying twins to Capielaw Conan. The consignment from T & E Redmayne of the the Ghyllside flock created much interest with his consignment of in lamb sheep selling to 700gns and 600gns. The consignment of gimmer lambs from TA Blair of the Thornfleet peaked at 700gns. The sale included the major flock reduction of the adult proportion of the Powerline Suffolk’s on behalf of Andrea Gardner. This consignment of breeding ewes and gimmer shearlings created much interested and were greeted with eager bidding topping at 680gns for a Sitlow Evoque sired ewe scanned in lambs with twins. Other leading prices from this flock sold to 500gns and 480gns. The sale also included multi breed females which saw the annual consignment from RJ & J Towers, Ingleton which peaked at 700gns. Blue Texel’s from Andrew Bailey sold to 500gns twice.
Charollais In Lamb Shearling Top Prices: £735, £525, £504 Greenlands Farm, £472.50 Kingsland, £420 Greenlands Farm.
Texel In Lamb Shearling Top Prices: £420 Dolphinholme House.
Blue Texel In Lamb Shearling Top Prices: £525 Waller Clough
Suffolk Gimmer Lambs Top Prices: £1050, £840 Birkrigg Park Cottage, £735 £420 Fleetwood Road, £420 Lodge Cottage.
Suffolk In Lamb Shearlings Top Prices: £1050, £787.50, £735 Dugg Hill, £630 Old Byre Barn, £630 Dugg Hill, £630 Brook House.
Suffolk In Lamb Ewes Top Prices: £1050 Brook House, £787.50 Lodge Cottage, £735 Old Byre Barn, £714 £535 Wellington View, £525 Brook House.
Charollais In Lamb Ewe Top Prices: £472.50 Greenlands Farm.
Texel In Lamb Ewe Top Prices: £504 Dolphinholme House.
NWA NWSSBC In Lamb Show Judge- Richard Hutchinson
Class 1- MV Charollais In Lamb Ewe/Shearling
1st - RJ & J Towers 450gns
2nd - RJ & J Towers 380gns
3rd - John Stott
Class 2 - MV Suffolk In Lamb Ewe
1st - G&K Richmond 750gns
2nd - SC Walker 1000gns 3rd - A Gardner 320gns
Class 3- MV Suffolk In Lamb Shearling
1st - RA Batty 1000gns
2nd - RA Batty 740gns
3rd - GK Richmond 500gns
Class 4 - MV Suffolk Gimmer Lamb
1st - E Needham 1000gns
2nd - GK Richmond 3rd - E Needham 800gns
Champion Suffolk- E Needham 1000 gns
Reserve Champion Suffolk – GK Richmond
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM's and Store Cattle, Friday 11th November 2022.
Calves and Stirks
The weekly sale of calves at Lancaster saw a reduced number after last weeks bumper entry. A mainly younger show of calves today with the stronger and older calves easy to sell but younger ones a more selective trade. JM&MH France & Son, Littledale took top spot with a British Blue eight week old to £440, this home also sold British Blue heifers to the top price of the day of £260. Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale had their usual quality of calves on offer, topping with British Blue bulls at £360. Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale saw their trailer load of calves top at £315 for a month old Aberdeen Angus bull with other Aberdeen Angus calves from TW Townley, Over Wyresdale to £275. Just a couple of stirks in todays from A&R Partington, Bolton sell seven month old British Blue steers to £705 and six month old British Blue heifers to £600.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £260 New House Farm, £250 Catshaw Hall Farm, £205 Tills Farm, £180 Sellerley Farm, £180 Catshaw Hall Farm, £165 Sellerley Farm. Simmental: £160 Knowsley Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £440 Newhouse Farm, £360, £335 Tills Farm, £330 Catshaw Hall Farm, £300 Butlers Arms Farm, £295 Sellerley Farm. Angus: £315 Catshaw Hall Farm, £275 Knowsley Farm, £210 Catshaw Hall Farm. Charolais: £230 Knowsley Farm. Fleckvieh: £155, £135 Sellerley Farm. Friesian: £110 Tills Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £600 Gibb Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £705 Gibb Farm.
Store Cattle
Lancasters renowned weekly store cattle sale saw just over 200 cattle go through the main ring with a fantastic show of forward type cattle, with the strength showing in todays averages as all steers forward averaging £1224 and heifers £1047.
Taking the top honours today was TC Whiteside & Son, Pilling with a pen of three Aberdeen Angus Steers at 25 months old selling to £1620. J Oddie & Son, Balderstone also sold a pen of three Angus’s to £1580. British Blue steers saw RG&LR Holmes, Warton to £1430 with regular vendor H Birkett & Son, Overton selling a pen of three British Blues to £1420.
Aberdeen Angus bred cattle also stole the headlines in the heifer section with JD&GM Bracken, Garstang topping at £1440 and R&E Ladds, Kendal selling a pen of four to £1310. JT&GV Dobson, Grindleton had a good day selling a good run of Angus’s, topping at £1290 for a pen of four. Limousin heifers peaked at £1280 from T&E Garlick & Son, Freckleton. A trio of Charolais from JH&F Nutter, Hurst Green sold to £1260.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Angus: £1620 New Ridge Farm, £1580 Cheetham House Farm, £1480 Greenlands Farm, £1380 Snub Snape Farm, £1330 Hill House Farm, £1320 Grange Farm. British Blue: £1430 Chestnut House Farm, £1420 North Farm, £1390 Snub Snape Farm, £1380 Carlingwha, £1370 Squires Gate Farm. Blonde: £1360 Manor Farm. Limousin: £1360 North Farm, £1280 Wood Nook Farm, £1260 Hill House Farm, £1240 Squires Gate Farm, £980 Abbotson Farm. Longhorn: £1340 Grange Farm. Charolais: £1330 Carlingwha, £1240 Manor Farm, £1080 Bull Bank Farm. Montbeliarde: £1290 Squires Gate Farm, £1130 Moss Croft. Friesian: £1240, £1130 Old Glasson Farm, £960 Green Dragon Farm, £960 Plumpton Hall Farm, £960 Plumpton Hall Farm. Hereford: £910 Park House Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Angus: £1440 Greenlands Farm, £1310 Benson Hall, £1290, £1280 Hill House Farm, £1260 Grange Farm. Limousin: £1280, £1260, £1160 Grange Farm, £1100 Yeat House, £940 Moss Edge Farm, £800 Ancliffe Hall Farm. Charollais: £1260 Manor Farm, £1150 Mearsbeck Farm, £1100 Yeat House, £1100 Holme House Farm. British Blue: £1230 Carlingwha, £1230 Bowlands Gardens, £1210 Chestnut House Farm, £1060 New Laud Farm Blonde: £1190 Half Way House. Hereford: £1110 Carlingwha, £800 Plumpton Hall Farm. Parthenaise: £1080 Half Way House.
OTM Cattle
The weekly sale of OTM cattle saw a plainer, show of cattle forward with 116 through the bottom ring. Prices were slightly easier on the week with best meated cows still a good trade. Getting top spot this week was regular Lancaster supporters RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead whos well fleshed Limousin cow came to £1559.89, this home also sold other cows at £1490. MB Flatman & Son, Over Wyresdale was not far behind at £1411.33 also for a Limousin cow. Friesian cows this week peaked at £1415.35 from EJ&PE Burrrow, Storth. SH&M Batty, Quernmore sold Friesians to £1383.75 with WE&G Hewitt, Cockerham also breaking the £1300 barrier at £1346.95.
Pence per kilo this week saw RH&C Ayrton with a Limousin cow at 227.5p/kg. Pilling Hall, Pilling sold Aberdeen Angus cow’s to 207.5p/kg. Friesian cows topped at 197.5p/kg from MJ Fell Ltd, Carnforth who also had others at 189.5p/kg.
Top grossing OTM heifer today peaked at £1429.68 from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham for Friesains. Also making over £1400 was J Burrow & Son, Preston at £1406 also for Friesains. Beef bred OTM heifers saw AJ Metcalfe, Out Rawcliffe to £1394.85 for a British Blue with H Halhead & Sons, Nether Kellet showing Herefords to £1384.85. JT&GV Dobson, Grindleton saw Aberdeen Angus heifers to 221.5p/kg with Simmentals to 217p/kg from EJ&PE Burrow, Storth. Friesain OTM heifers saw J Burrow & Son, Preston to 211p/kg with others at 207.5p/kg from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham. A good show of OTM steers saw JH Woof & Son, Oxenholme sell Aberdeen Angus’s to 227.5p/kg or £1371.70 with others from H Birkett & Son, Overton to 221.5p/kg or £1377. The overall market average today was 157.8p/kg, which included some very plainer type beasts.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 227.50, 194.50 Ouzelthorn Farm, 189.50 Thornbush Farm, 189.50 Swainshead Hall Farm, 154.50, 124.50 High Tenement Farm. Angus: 207.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 164.50 Oddlands Farm, 161.50 High Tenement Farm, 144.50 Oddlands Farm. British Blue: 197.50 Thornbush Farm, 154.50 Bull Bank Farm. Friesian: 197.50, 189.50 Chapel House, 184.50 Friars Moss, 181.50 Batty Hill, 179.50 Higher Broomfield, 177.50 Well House Farm. Montbeliarde: 174.50 Docker Hall Farm. Hereford: 169.50 Little Crimbles, 129.50 Riddings, 107.50 Little Crimbles. Stabiliser: 169.50 Park House Farm. Simmental: 164.50 Riddings, 129.50 High Tenement Farm. Longhorn: 144.50 Robert Hall. Fleckvieh: 134.50 Holme Head, 134.50 Docker Hall Farm, 134.50, 127.50 Holme Head.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 221.50 Hill House Farm, 207.50 Lawsons Farm. Hereford: 217.50 Lawsons Farm. Simmental: 217.50 Hazelslack Farm. Friesian: 211.50 Tunsteads Farm, 207.50, 199.50 High Snab, 187.50 Cragg Farm, 184.50 Deerslet Farm, 174.50 Boundary House. British Blue: 207.50 Moss Gate Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 227.50, 224.50 Underhelm Farm, 221.50 North Farm, 219.50 Underhelm Farm. Friesian: 181.50 Old Glasson Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Friesian: 149.50 Batty Hill.
