Weekly Report and Newsletter - 12th May 2023
J36 Rural Auction Centre: May Online Machinery Sale
The monthly online collective machinery sale once again saw a wide range of items entered with seasonal and well-maintained items selling to a premium.
A well maintained Izuzu pickup (2018 reg) achieved £12,400, a Bobcat telehandler £12,100 and a Kubota RTV (2021 reg) £11,000.
Other tractors and vehicles included a Massey Ferguson 6140 at £6000, Land Drover Defender 90 £5900, International 685 XL £5700 and a Kubota Mini Digger at £5300.
Seasonal equipment saw a Welger RP235 round baler sell at £7300, Tanco Wrapper £4100, 8T silage trailer £2600, Reco Fella mower £2500, John Deere 575 Round Baler £2100, Vicon Baler £1650, Sprayer £1350, Mounted Grass Harrows £1150.
Trailers sold to £3550 for a IFor Williams Livestock Trailer, 14T Tipping Trailer £1750, IFor Williams Plant Trailer £1650, Welfare Shower Unit £1650, Bailey Trailer £1400.
Other items of interest including a Volkswagen Camper Van selling for £3000, Kubota Ride on Mower £2700, Mercedes Livestock Lorry £2400, Large Stone Trough £1900, Muck Grab £920, Fuel Tank £540, Sheep Race £540.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Annual Show & Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot. Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs, Cast Sheep and Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Monday 8th May 2023.
Spring Lambs
100 spring lambs were forward with an overall market averaged of 322p/kg, the best-bred lambs were regularly selling at 335p/kg plus. Topping at £3.66 per kilo from T Foster, Preston. A run of Suffolk x Mules from WM&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham topped at £158, with other full pens from the same home topping at £156.50. Dorsets sold to £155 from D Cockett, Ingleton.
Spring Lamb Top Prices: Suffolk: £158
Cocker House Farm, £156.50
Cocker House Farm, £154
Cocker House Farm, £152 Cocker House Farm, £149 Old Glasson, £142 Woodstock. Dorset: £155 Wilson Wood, £151 Wilson Wood, £128 Burrow Heights, £121 Wilson Wood, £118 Waller Clough Farm. Texel: £152 Old Glasson Farm, £152 Meolsgate, £149
Old Glasson Farm, £146 Meolsgate, £145 Old Glasson Farm, £144 Old Glasson Farm. Charollais: £150 Meolgate, £140 Oak Avenue. Continental: £132 Burrow Heights Farm, £128 Abbotson Farm.
Prime Hoggs
731 hoggs were forward which sold to a market averaged of 297p/kg. Texel hoggs sold to £182 from F&SG Sanderson & Son, Woodplumpton with other Texels to £181 from AG Butler, Hambleton. Heavy Continental bred hoggs were regularly selling at £165 to £175. Cheviot Hoggs sold to a top of £158 from Cardwell Farms, Stalmine with full pens of Mule hoggs from F&SG Sanderson & Son, Woodplumpton selling to £152. Scotch Black Face hoggs sold to £141 from Cardwell Farms. A run of Scotch Black Face hoggs from Williamson Brothers, Ulverston saw a full pen of 39kg hoggs sell to £129. Once again Lancaster has a full ringside of buyers to catering for all goods.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £182 Cross House Farm, £181 Park Farm Barn, £173 Walker House Farm, £172 Glaslyn, £172 Brabiner House Farm, £172 Walker House Farm. Beltex: £170 Park Farm Barn, £168 Park Farm Barn, £163 Park Farm Barn, £162 Park Farm Barn, £162 Renard Livery Stables, £154 Park Farm Barn. Dutch Spotted: £170 Walker House Farm. Charollais: £168 Brabiner House Farm, £140 Brabiner House Farm, £139 Inverbervie, £139 Inverbervie, £125 Inverbervie, £124 Old Woodhouse. Suffolk: £159 Stubbins Farm, £142 Little Crimbles, £140 Maddison Ave, £136 Harden Farm, £136 Little Crimbles, £120 Maddison Ave. Cheviot: £158 Inverbervie, £156 Inverbervie, £140 Inverbervie, £138 Inverbervie, £137 Inverbervie, £131 Inverbervie. Continental: £154 Park Farm Barn, £149 Glaslyn, £142 Glaslyn, £135 Carr House Farm, £132 Carr House Farm, £132 Carr House Farm. Mule: £152 Cross House Farm, £148 Cross House Farm, £142 Cross House Farm, £142 Walker House, £138.50 Hareden Farm, £138 Park Farm Barn. Masham: £146 Walkler House, £127 Walker House. Zwartble: £146 Greenhills Farm, £130 Greenhills Farm. Scottish Black Face: £141 Inverbervie, £129 Greenhills Farm, £128 Greenhills Farm, £126 Greenhills Farm, £125 Greenhills Farm, £124 Greenhills Farm. Leicester: £140 Hareden Farm. Swaledale: £128 Lower Brow Top, £125 Harden Farm, £144 Harden Farm, £100 Appletree Farm, £80 Ouzelthorn Farm. Herdwick: £110 Little Crimbles, £109 Little Crimbles, £103 Lee End Farm, £85 Glaslyn.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot
The Annual Show and Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot was kindly sponsored by WCF Fuels and judged by Mr Alasdair Prickett, who we thank for his time and expertise. He awarded the championship rosette to the first prize Mule hoggs with Texel lambs from JR Gorst, Dolphinholme which went on to sell for £200. The hogg sale topped on two occasions at £210, firstly for Texel hoggs with Texel lambs from PM&MA Ward & Sons, Arkholme and then for Mule hoggs with Texel lambs from J Bargh, Heaton with Oxcliffe selling to the same price. A run of aged Mule ewes from PM&AM Ward & Sons sold to a flying trade, topping at £260 for twins with other pens selling to £252.
Hogg with Lamb: Mule: £210 Cottam Farm, £200 £195 £190 Dolphinholme House, £170 Docker Farm.Texel: £200 Market Street, £195 Docker Farm.
Shearlings with Lambs: Continental: £252 Docker Farm. Texel: £200 Docker Fam
Ewes with Lambs: : Mule: £260 Docker Farm.
Show Results:
Kindly Sponsored by WCF Fuels
Class 1 – 5 Mule Hoggs with lambs at foot
1. JR Gorst, Dolphinholme House – £200
2. JR Gorst, Dolphinholme House – £195
3. J Bargh, Cottan Farm – £210
Class 2 – 5 Continental Hoggs with lambs at foot
1. PM & AM Ward, Docker Farm – £195
Champion – JR Gorst, Dolphinholme House - £200 Reserve Champion – PM & AM Ward, Docker Farm - £195
Cast Sheep
The cast sheep trade goes up another level, with an impressive overall average of £127. Texel ewes sold to £190 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth. Mule ewes sold to £142 from Pilling Hall, Pilling. Cast tups sold to £174 from GR&RA Surtees, Stodday
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £190 Burrow Heights Farm, £174 Wyre Farm, £174 The Barn, £170 Bensons Farm, £164 Carr House Farm, £160 Hutton Roof hall, £156 The Barn, £150 Old Woodhouse .Mule: £142 Pilling Hall Farm, £140 Bensons Farm, £137 Wyre Farm, £136 Cliftons Farm. Charollais: £138 Melosgate Avenue, £124 Oak Avenue. Cheviot: £130 Bensons Farm. Scottish Black Face: £98 Melosgate Avenue. Continental: £96 Carr House Farm. Suffolk: £74 Bradlow Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £152 Old Woodhouse. Suffolk: £112
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Pigs, Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 9th May 2023
Pigs
PRIME PIGS SELL TO £315 at NWA J36
Another rise in the pig trade saw the best prime pigs sell to an extreme trade topping at £315 for Pietrain x Gilts from P Woof, Kendal who sold other at £310 closely followed by a trio of the same quality pigs from J Stott, Kendal achieving £275. Other heavy weight generally selling at £180-£205. Lighter weights sold to £168 from W Stamper, Chipping and Gilts from D Morley, Scotland selling to £168. Weaners sold to £40 from D Morley, Scotland with younger weaners at £26 from JF Pickthall & Sons, Milnthorpe.
Spring Lambs
• 105 Spring lambs forward averaged 324p/kg.
• Suffolks sold to £192 from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe.
• Beltexs sold to £151 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
• Texels sold to £174 and 386p/kg from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
Spring Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £192 Ackenthwaite Farm, £174 Bensons Farm, £168 Bensons Farm, £165 Bensons Farm, £160 Cocker House Farm, £159 Low Brundrigg. Continental: £151 Bensons Farm, £149 Hawkrigg End, £147 Cocker House Farm, £140 Hawkrigg End, £131 Hawkrigg End. Suffolk: £147 Cocker Hall Farm, £139 Hawkrigg End, £139 Hawkrigg End, £139 Hawkrigg End, £137 Slack Farm, £136 Slack Farm. Dorset: £132 Warth Sutton Farm, £132 Warth Sutton Farm, £115 Warth Sutton Farm.
Sheep With Lambs At Foot
• Texel shearlings sold to £275 from GA Rawsthorn, Cartmel.
• Mule shearlings to £270 from G&KM Atkinson, Colby.
• Texel ewes to £270 from JM&NJ Strickland, Whinfell.
• Mule ewes to £260 from G&KM Atkinson, Colby.
• Cheviots sold to £160 from RC Wharton & Son, Drybeck.
• Mule hoggs sold to £200 from RC Wharton & Son, Drybeck.
Hoggs with Lambs at Foot: Mule: £200 High Field. Texel: £188 High Field
Shearling with Lambs at Foot: Texel: £275 Headless Close, £195 Quarry Top. Mule: £270, £255 Green Farm, £250 Thornbush Farm, £245 Drovers Pass, £240 Riddings, £240 Thornbush Farm. Cheviot: £160 Totterbank.
Ewes with Lambs at Foot: Texel: £270 The Borrans, £268 Aisgill Farm, £260 Thornbush Farm, £260 High Field, £260 Headless Close, £220 The Borrans. Mule: £260 Green Farm, £245 Aisgill Farm, £235 Drovers Pass, £230 High Field, £215, £210 Drovers Pass. Suffolk: £220 High Woodend. Continental: £180 West Rackenthwaite. Cheviot: £160, £158 High Field. Rough Fell: £130 Wasdyke Farm.
Prime Hoggs
• Texels sold to £170 from RJ&R Holden, Millom.
• Beltexs sold to £169 from J Twigge, Lindale.
• Suffolks sold to £155 from Cornthwaite Moors, Hambleton.
• Cheviots sold to £146.50 from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh.
• Mules sold to £130 from Cornthwaite Moors, Hambleton.
• Scottish Black Face sold to £129 from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston.
• Rough Fells sold to £125 from AEA Harrison, Kentmere.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: Texel: £170 Newcross House Farm, £169 Holmelands, £168 Sowerby Lodge, £166 Moors Farm, £159 Killington Drive, £158 Causeway Farm. Continental: £165 Newcross House Farm, £159 Moors Farm, £138 Little Eccleston Hall, £129 Little Eccleston Hall, £122 Owlnook, £120 Owlnook. Suffolk: £155 Moors Farm, £155 Sowerby Lodge, £136 Little Eccleston Hall, £132 Gowan Bank Farm, £120 Kiln Beck, £120 Kiln Beck. Beltex: £150 Little Eccleston Hall, £134 Little Eccleston Hall, £132 Little Eccleston Hall. Cheviot: £146.50 Bowers Farm, £137.50 Little Eccleston, £137.50 Little Eccleston, £130 Bowers Farm, £124 Little Eccleston Hall. Masham: £130 Newcross House Farm. Mule: £130 Moors Farm, £129 Red Scar Farm, £129 Sowerby Lodge, £125 Sowerby Lodge, £119 Red scar Lodge, £110 Oak Fold. Scottish Black Face: £129 Little Eccleston Hall, £120 Furnace Place, £118 Greenhills, £114.50 Greenhills. Rough Fell: £125 Millriggs, £110 Boundary Beck, £97 Low Haygarth Farm. waledale: £120 Sowerby Lodge, £116 Thorn
Cottage, £110 Little Eccleston Hall, £108 Sowerby Lodge, £102.50 Sowerby Lodge. Zwartble: £120 Greenhills. Horned:
£111 Rose Cottage, £102 Higher Salter. Leicester: £103 Red Scar Farm. Herdwick: £70 Cragg House Farm.
Cast Sheep
• Beltex £188 from J Twigge, Lindale.
• Charollais £172 from T Sharp, Oxenholme.
• Texels £162 from J Twigge, Lindale.
• Suffolks £146 from Henry Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe.
• Dorsets £145 from FE&CM Robinson & son, Milnthorpe.
• Mules £140 from C&J Bennet, St Michaels.
• Dalesbreds £127 from RI Dixon, Low Newton.
• Swaledales £117 from RI Dixon, Low Newton.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Beltex: £188 Holmelands, £120 Bleaswood Road, £118 Oakfield Farm. Charollais: £172
Bleasewood Road, £158 Little Eccleston Hall. Texel: £158 Headless Close, £156 Redbank Farm, £150 Holmelands, £146
Burnt House Farm, £146 Burnt House Farm, £144 Low Mill House, £144 Croftlands. Continental: £156 Wild Boar Farm, £132 Holmelands, £130 Rose Cottage, £128 Crabtree Farm, £102 Mosergh Farm, £101 Barker Knott. Suffolk: £146
Bensons Farm, £140 Oak Ave, £100 Kiln Beck, £70 Barker Knott. Dorset: £145 Warth Sutton Farm, £132 Warth Sutton farm, £125 Warth Sutton Farm, £124 Warth Sutton Farm. Mule: £140 Wild Boar Farm, £136 Redbank Farm, £136
Sandham Farm, £127 Yarlsber, £126 Bleaswood Road, £126 Kirklands Road. Dalesbred: £127 Low Newton Farm.
Masham: £120 Mosergh Farm, £106 Grate Farm. Swaledale: £117 Low Newton Farm, £93 Archers Hall. Rough Fell: £96 Catholes. Cheviot: £90 Low Mill House. SBF: £85 Scroggs Farm. Horned: £79 Archers Hall. Herdwick: £76 Cragg House Farm, £65 Barker Knott.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Beltex: £170 Rose Cottage, £152 Holmelands. Texel: £162 Holmelands, £159 Holmelands, £146 Holmelands. Continentals: £148 Bowers Farm, £148 Holmelands. Swaledale: £132 Arklid Farm, £100 Arklid Farm. Herdwick: £97 Low Mills House. Rough Fell: £70 High Swinklebank Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle, Store Cattle and Beef Breeding Cattle, Thursday 11th May 2023.
Calves & Stirks
NWA J36 saw 166 calves and stirks forward which sold to a wide audience of buyer, with new and returning customers in attendance both buying and selling. Bull calves sold to a top price of £515 for a British Blue x from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with other British Blue x selling to £490 from JW&TE Sharp Ltd, Lyth. Other stronger bull calves were generally £400-£450. Best of the rearing calves sold to £395 for a British Blue x from HJ Robinson & Son, Preston Patrick with the youngest rearing calves selling to £240 from TK Robinson, Old Hutton. Native sired bull calves sold to £490 for a Hereford x from W&S Airey, Whittington who sold others at £385 and £380. Young Aberdeen Angus bull calves sold to £250 from Whitestone Farm, Penrith with other at £225 from FB Dunning & Son, Orton and Beef Shorthorn at £205 from RG&JA Clarke, Endmoor. Dairy bred bulls sold to £260 for a Fleckvieh from AE&MH Hayhurst, Natland who sold Holstein Friesian at £195. Younger dairy bulls were generally £65-£95, depending on breed and quality. A keen interest in heifer calves with buyers looking to secure heifers at future breeding replacements. British Blue x sold to £640 from MH&AR Robinson, Old Hutton who sold Charolais x at £500 and Limousin x at £440. Other stronger heifer calves sold to £500 for a British Blue x from W&S Airey, Whittington. The best rearing calves selling to £405 from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with other at £375 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth and Limousin x £345 from MH&AR Robinson, Old
Hutton. Younger rearing heifer calves were generally £185-£230, depending on breed and quality. Native sired heifers sold to £380 for an Aberdeen Angus x from W&S Airey, Whittington who sold other at £315.
A wide variety of stirks saw something for everyone with steers selling to £925 for a Limousin x from WJ&E Mckinney, Kirkby in Furness with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £885 from IM Clegg, Staveley and Salers to £790 from JJ&J Woof & Son, Sedbergh.
Heifer stirks sold to £930 for an eye-catching 6 month old British Blue x from MJ Whitworth, Bolton le Sands with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £885 from JM Wilson, Selside and British Blue x from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Younger heifers sold to an exceptional trade with six month old Aberdeen Angus x selling to £700 for a ringfull from Messrs Young, Lindal with others at £560 from Whitestone Farm, Penrith. A consignment of four month old Limousin and Aberdeen Angus x heifer from Langley Park Farm, Millom sold to £535 with others at £500.
Five month old Simmental x bulls from M Knowles, Garstang sold to £620 who also sold Limousin x at £600. Limousin and Aberdeen Angus x bulls from Langley Park Farms sold to £600. Dairy bred bulls sold to £580 for Fleckviehs from SJ&J Hodgson, Colton who sold others at £540.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £640 Holmescales Farm, £500 West Hall, £405 Low Audlands, £375 Flodder Hall, £355 Holmescales Farm, £320 Stirzaker House Farm. Charolais: £500, £320 Holmescales Farm. Limousin: £440 Holmescales Farm, £345, £340, £325 Holmescales Farm, £260 Moser Hill, £220 Holmescales Farm. Angus: £380, £350 West Hall, £315 Stirzaker House Farm. Friesian: £220 Ackenthwaite Farm. Galloway: £205 Stirzaker House Farm. Shorthorn: £150, £120 Far Audlands. Hereford: £120 Greaves Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £515 Low Audlands, £490, £475 Flooder Hall, £415 Low Audlands, £405 Hagg Farm, £395 Elm Tree Farm. Hereford: £490, £385, £380 West Hall. Limouisn: £405 Holmescales Farm. Fleckvieh: £260 Natland Park Farm. Angus: £250 Whitestone Farm, £225 Raisgill Hall, £190 Whitestone Farm. Shorthorn: £205, £110 Far Audlands. Friesian: £190 Natland Park Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: Galloway: £220 Stirzaker House Farm
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Simmental: £620, £600 Higher Landskill Farm. Limousin: £600 Langley Park, £600 Higher Landskill Farm, £535, £530, £525, £500 Langley Park. Angus: £580 Higher Landskill Farm, £525, £485 Langley Park. Fleckvieh: £580, £540 Tottlebank, £505 Higher Landskill Farm, £370 Tottlebank. Hereford: £440 Langley Park.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Blonde: £930, £720, £690 Mount Pleasant Farm. Angus: £885 Cooper House, £700 Moss End Farm, £560 Whitestone Farm. British Blue: £720 Low Audlands. Limousin: £535, £405 Langley Park. Simmental: £500 Langley Park. Galloway: £200 Craketrees.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £925 Ellermire Farm. Angus: £885 Piked Howe, £820 Cooper House, £510 West View Farm. Continental: £790 Spicegill Farm. Galloway: £390 Craketrees.
Beef Breeding Cattle
The May Sale of Beef Breeding cattle saw a wide range forward with buyers from throughout the Northern Counties in attendance and keen to secure additional and replacement stock.
Heifers with calves at foot sold to £2300 for a British Blue x with a Limousin x steer calf at foot from TH Garnett & Son, Barrow in Furness who sold other at £2150 with heifer calves at foot. CD Slinger & LJ Eaton, Sedbergh sold British Blue x heifers with young Limousin x bull and heifer calves at foot at £2100, on a number of occasions.
An entry of predomination older calves at foot sold to £2050 for a British Blue x cow with blonde x calf at foot from MJ Whitworth, Bolton le Sands who sold others with heifer calves at foot at £1850. A herd reduction on behalf of Myerscough College sold British Blue x cows with Aberdeen Angus x calves to £2050, with others from the same home regularly selling at £1800-£1980.
The next sale of beef breeding cattle is on Thursday 8th June, to include the great annual prize show and sale heifers and cows with calves at foot. Several noted local annual consignments are already entered.
Store Cattle
236 store cattle sold to a large ring side of eager bidders, keen to secure all classes of stock. Steers sold to £1650 for a pen of Aberdeen Angus x from BJ Bowness, Kendal who sold another pen of five at £1600. Well grown British Blue x steers from KG&LM Park, Witherslack sold to £1590. Others were at £1575 from RJ&R Holden, Millom who also sold Charolais’s at £1520. Limousin x steers from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow saw a pen full sell at £1490, with others at £1480 from KG&LM Park. Dairy bred steers sold to £1425 for a ring full of Fleckviehs from BJ Bowness, Kendal.
A keen interest in steers suitable for summer grazing sold to £1300 for Limousins from RJ&R Holden, with Charolais selling to £1220 from SH Whiteman, Milnthorpe. An eye-catching ring full of ten month old Limousin steers sold at £1160. Native bred yearlings sold to £1070 for Aberdeen Angus x from MW&PA Rollason, Meathop with other Aberdeen Angus x selling at £1020 from J Stott, Crosscrake.
Heifers sold to £1560 for a Limousin x from MJ Waller, Lupton closely followed by a Fleckvieh from RW Nicholson, Lupton achieving £1550. Aberdeen Angus x from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe sold at £1480 with a Limousin x from DJ Dickinson, Ulverston achieving £1450. Other stronger heifers regularly selling at £1250£1350 with British Blue x selling at £1360 from KG&LM Park, Witherslack.
Younger heifers for grazing sold to £1120 for British Blue x from MW&MR Black, Staveley who sold others at £1100. Eight month old Charolais x heifers from Messrs Clegg and Bennett sold at £1020 with others from the same good home at £925. Younger heifer generally sold at £820-£900 depending on breed and quality. An increased entry of 15 feeding bulls sold to a top price of £1380 for a Limousin x from RJ&R Holden, Millom who also sold Blonde x at £1095. Native sired bulls sold to £1060 for a Hereford x from DJ Dickinson, Ulverston with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £900 from DM Bargh, Morecambe. The next sale of store cattle is on Thursday 25th May, with an entry in excess of 300 required to satisfy buyers.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Angus: £1650 Blea Tarn Road, £1490 Low Gregg Hall, £1460 Rowell Farm. British Blue: £1590 Low Fell End, £1575 Newcross House Farm, £1255
Crabtree Farm, £1250 Newcross House Farm, £1175 Bouthwaite Farm. Charolais: £1520
Newcross House Farm, £1220 Low Woodhouse, £1090 Newcross House Farm, £1085 Low Woodhouse. Limousin: £1490 Low Gregg Hall, £1480 Low Fell End, £1390 Low Gregg Hall, £1365 Newcross House Farm. Fleckvieh: £1425 Blea Tarn Road, £1300 Green Lane End Farm. Hereford: £1285 Crabtree Farm, £1060 Home Farm, £1000 Bouthwaite, £915 Beck House, £890 Mireside Farm.
Blonde: £1250 Newcross House Farm, £930 Scroggs Farm. Montbeliarde: £1110 Crabtree. Shorthorn: £1100 New House Farm, £1000 Lane Ends Farm, £980 New House Farm. Bazadaise: £1005 High Row, £865 Biggings Lodge Farm.
Friesian: £980 Natland Park Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: Limousin: £1380 Newcross House Farm. Blonde: £1095 Newcross House Farm. Hereford: £1060
Lane Ends Farm. Angus: £900 Bradlow Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Limousin: £1560 Carlingwha, £1450 Lane Ends Farm, £1380 Moors Farm, £1245 Poppin
Cottage, £1195 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £1170 Beck House. Fleckvieh: £1550 Green Lane End Farm, £940 Wyke farm.
Angus: £1480 Rowell Farm, £1370 Low Gregg Hall, £1340 Rowell Farm, £1310 Holme Farm, £1240 Rowell Farm.
British Blue: £1360 Low Fell End, £1320 Crabtree Farm, £1270 Carlingwa £1120 Scroggs Farm. Charolais: £1315
Carlingwha, £1310 Whelpside Farm, £1175 Low Woodside, £1035 Tongue House Farm. Hereford: £1270 Holme Farm, £1220 Crabtree Farm, £1140 Holme Farm, £915 Bouthwaite Farm. Friesian: £1110 Natland Park Farm.
OTM Cattle
Another increased entry of cull cows saw 74 forward, continuing to sell to the high rates now expected at NWA J36. Well fleshed beef cows continue to sell to a premium peaking at 249.5p/kg for a Stabiliser from JA&R Geldard & Sons, Levens who sold others at 229.5p/kg. Limousin x and British Blue x cows suitable for feeding sold to 224.5p/kg from I&AM Armer, Burneside with Hereford x at 221.5p/kg from RJ&J Gardner, Natland and Aberdeen Angus x also achieving 221.5p/kg from S&M Carter, Witherslack.
Dairy cows sold to a top price of 197.5p/kg for a British Friesian from JW Hargreaves, Broughton in Furness with Holstein Friesian selling to 189.5p/kg from S&M Cooper, Ulverston. An entry of predominantly parlour type dairy cows regularly sold at 175p/kg-190p/kg, depending on quality and type.
Top grossing cow today was a heavy weight Hereford x from RJ&J Gardner, Natland achieving £1932 with British Blue x selling to £1864 from J&M Wilson, Selside with dairy cows peaking at £1528 from JW Hargreaves, Broughton in Furness.
OTM beef heifers sold to 247p/kg for a Hereford x from RJ&J Gardner, Natland with others at 244.5p/kg for a Limousin x from I&AJ Armer, Burneside. Top grossing beef heifer was a Limousin x from JE Read, Hutton Roof achieving £1625. Dairy heifers sold to 231p/kg for a Fleckvieh from RW Nicholson, Lupton with Holstein Friesian selling to 227.5p/kg from Messrs Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Top grossing diary heifer was a British Friesian from JE Read, Hutton Roof achieving £1420.
OTM steers sold to 234.5p/kg and £1477 for Limousin x from JL Bird, Flookburgh with British Friesian selling to 214.5p/kg and £1357 from JE Read.
Cull bulls sold to 224.5p/kg for a Limousin x from Brown Bros, Dent with others selling to £1860 from B&MJ Nelson & Son, Milnthorpe.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Stabiliser: 249.50, 229.50 Low Foulshaw Farm. Limousin: 224.50 Bowston Hall, 204.50
Swallowmire, 179.50 Borwick Lodge Farm, 164.50 Low Longmire. British Blue: 224.50 Bowston Hall, 219.50 Ahstead, 214.50, 209.50 Cooper House, 209.50 Holmelands, 199.50 Bowston Hall. Angus: 221.50 Black Bull Cottage, 199.50
Kingsland, 194.50 Bowston Hall. Hereford: 221.50, 219.50, 214.50, 211.50 Natland Mill Beck Farm. South Devon: 209.50, 204.50 Bowerkstead Farm. Highland: 207.50 Holmelands. Friesian: 197.50, 189.50 Bridge End Farm, 189.50
Tarnside Farm, 187.50 Scales Park Farm, 187.50 Tarnside Farm. Belted Galloway: 191.50, 174.50, 124.50 Fell House.
Continental: 189.50, 179.50 Fell House. Simmental: 189.50 Ashstead. Montbeliarde: 169.50 Angerton Hall Farm. Dairy
Shorthorn: 164.50 Craketrees. Norwegian: 161.50 Ninezergh. Fleckvieh: 154.50 Laithwaite Farm, 109.50 Ninezergh.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Hereford: 247.50 Natland Mill Beck Farm. Limouisn: 244.50 Bowston Hall, 214.50 Mealriggs Farm, 199.50 Ackenthwaite Farm. Charolais: 234.50 Tongue House Farm. Fleckvieh: 231.50 Green Lane End Farm.
Friesian: 227.50, 209.50 Low Audlands, 204.50 Halforth Farm, 201.50 Mealriggs Farm, 189.50, 184.50 Holmescales Farm. British Blue: 221.50 Bowston Hall.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Limousin: 234.50 West Plain Farm. Friesian: 214.50 Mealriggs Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 224.50 West Clint, 189.50 Halforth Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM's and Store Cattle, Friday 12th May 2023.
Another fantastic Friday at NWA Lancaster selling 450 head of cattle all done and dusted by 12.40pm.
Calves & Weanlings
Calves started the day with a packed ring of buyers all keen to purchase replacement stock, with many going home with empty trailers.
A nice entry of 74 quality calves forward through the calf ring at Lancaster this Friday. Top of the sale was a stylish Charolais 6 week old bull calf from G.R Bargh achieving £550, a good entry of 7 Hereford calves from T.E & M Kidd averaging £445, another packet of outstanding calves forward from J.P & C Robson, including British Blues bulls up to £440 and British Blue heifers up to £330, J.E Seedall showed a good selection of Beef Shorthorn calves at £290, £280, £220, Fleckvieh at £215 and a Charolais at £380. Other British Blues from Barber Farms at £360 and WG Farms at £350 and £335. Other Aberdeen Angus to £340 and £265 from T & CM Kelsall & Sons. A selection of newly weaned calves from R.E & P Miller averaged £188 and £295 for a Hereford heifer. J Bargh & Son had a consignment of 10 Angus & Blue calves reaching an average of £306.
A trio of weanling Angus steer at £490 and 2 Angus heifers at £475.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £440, £330, £325 Roe Farm, £300, £280, £255 North Farm. Charolais: £380 Bolton Fold Farm. Hereford: £380 Booth Hall, £295 Lower Lingart Farm. Angus: £305 Roe Farm, £275 Blackmoss Farm, £265 Brown Brook, £250, £220 Matshead Farm, £185 North Farm. Limousin: £245 Rose Farm. Shorthorn: £220, £205 Bolton Fold Farm. Montbeliarde: £215, £205, £190, £170, £160 Blackmoss Farm. Friesian: £165 Blackmoss Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Charolais: £550 Rye Close, £380 Lathwaite Farm. Hereford: £485, £480, £475, £465, £460, £370 Booth Hall. Angus: £475 West View Farm, £340 Brown Brook, £335 Blackmoss Farm, £295 Lathwaite Farm, £290 Roe Farm. British Blue: £450, £430 North Farm, £360 Manor House Farm, £350 Lathwaite Farm, £345 North Farm, £335 Lathwaite Farm. Shorthorn: £290, £280 Bolton Fold Farm. Montbeliarde: £275, £230, £190 Blackmoss Farm. Fleckvieh: £215 Bolton Fold Farm. Friesian: £125 Rose Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: Angus: £490 West View Farm.
Store Cattle
Store Cattle trade continues to surpass vendors expectations with 200 going through the main ring, with 25 of that making £1700 or over. Topping the trade was R&EA Gardner, Brigsteer with a trio of 22 month old Charolais Steers at £2020. A single stylish Limousin Steer at 19 months to £1840 from DE & SM Moorhouse, Kendal. Other Charolais Steers to £1800 for a pair from H Chapman & Son, Carnforth. Angus Steers sold to £1760 from J&JM Walmsley, Pilling and £1740 from L Parsons & Sons, Levens. Pair of British Blue steers sold to £1760 from M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling with another pair from DE&SM Moorhouse, Kendal at £1740. EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellet good run of cattle saw his Hereford steers top at £1700 with other Herefords at the same price from KG&LM Park, Grange over Sands. Younger store steers saw the trade of the day with 15 month old Aberdeen Angus Steers sell to £1300 from FW Rhodes & Son, Ellel, and 15 month old British Blue Steers to £1260 from JA&ME Mawson, Penrith. Friesian Steers sold to £1250 from TH Wensley & Son, Kirkham.
A trio of Welsh Black heifers took the top spot today in the heifer section from R&DM Rossall & Sons, Pilling selling to £1700. Regular Lancaster supporter WT Eastham & Sons, Goosnargh sell his Angus Heifers to £1580
not far behind also for Angus Heifers from L Parsons & Sons, Levens at £1570. Limousin heifers sold to £1540 for a stylish pair from P Cummings, Burton in Kendal. Hereford heifers saw J Fisher & Son, Whitechapel to £1510. Simmental heifers peaked at £1440 from G GU & D Swarbrick, Meathop with British Blue heifer at the same price from WT Eastham & Sons, Goosnargh.
Vendors urged to enter cattle for the next weeks sale as there seems no let up in the trade here at Lancaster on a Friday where we have the buyers to handle large numbers of cattle.
Stirks
Lancaster Mid Monthly sale of stirks saw this particular new sale format well supported with both vendors and buyers alike. Hitting the headlines today from RG Woodhouse, Scorton with 12 month old Limousin Steers to £1200. Aberdeen Angus Steers to £960 for a pen of 5 from G&D Ball & Son, Great Eccleston with other Aberdeen Angus steer to £860 from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh. British Blue steers to £960 from R Fare, Roseacre with others from the same home at £890. With Dairy bred steers to £860 for Montbeliardes from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh.
Heifer Stirks today peaked at £820 for Aberdeen Angus from R Fare, Roseacre who also had British Blue heifer stirks at £770. D&J Hay, Cockerham not far behind at £740 for a pen of 6 British Blues. W Pinder Jnr, Clitheroe at the same price this time for a pair of Limousins. Bull stirks very much in demand today with 10 month old Simmental bulls at £980 from Barlow Bros, Preston. A pen of 5 10 month old British Blue bulls from PF Lee, Over Wyresdale saw spirited bidding to £950.
Lancasters next stirk sale is Friday 26th May with vendors urged to enter cattle with confidence.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Charolais: £2020 Barrowfield, £1800, £1690 Millbeck, £1500 Kate Farm, £1490 Windy Hill Farm. Limousin: £1840 High House Farm, £1680 Intack Farm, £1620, £1550 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1200 Fell End Farm, £1150 Hall Bank. British Blue: £1760 Pasture House Farm, £1740 High House Farm, £1730 Pature House Farm, £1650 Low Fell End, £1520 Billinge Hall Farm, £1480 Lodge Hall. Angus: £1760 Staffords Farm, £1740, £1680 Low Levens, £1570 Chestnut House Farm, £1500 Staffords Farm, £1450 Middleplain. Hereford: £1700 Intack Farm, £1700 Low Fell End, £1460 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1300 Edenmount Well Lane, £1300, £1190 Middlebarrow Plain.
Simmental: £1640 Intack Farm, £1530 Park House Farm, £1500 Kate Farm, £1290 Park House Farm. Welsh Black: £1580 Abrahams Farm. Continental: £1260 Steel Croft. Friesian: £1250 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1130 Abbotson Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Angus: £1700 Abrahams Farm, £1580 Wood Nook Farm, £1570 Low Levens, £1550 Whittingham Lane, £1450 Chestnut House Farm, £1450 Whittingham Lane. Welsh Black: £1700 Abrahams Farm.
Limousin: £1540 Peall House, £1450 Whittingham Lane, £1320 Oakenhead, £1290 Hall Bank, £1000 New House Farm.
Hereford: £1510 Oakenhead, £1400 Windy Hill Farm, £1180 Oakenhead, £1160 Middlebarrow Plain, £1100, £1060
Holmefields. British Blue: £1440 Wood Nook Farm, £1430 High House Farm, £1350 Longmeanygate, £1290 Thorns Farm, £1270 Sandvilla, £1260 Thorns Farm. Simmental: £1440 Kate Farm, £1210 Oakenhead. Shorthorn: £1260 New House Farm.
OTM Cattle
OTM Cattle came next and another good entry of over 100 cattle with trade selling to extreme rates. The sell live and thrive statement definitely rings very true today with three quarters of the entry all dairy bred.
Topping this section was DJ & KA Gardner, Quernmore with a Friesian cow grossing £1700, not far behind as Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale at £1638. Fleckvieh cattle sold to £1642 or 217p/kg from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Kendal with Shorthorn Cows at £1506 from EW&CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine. Numerous other dairy cows sold over the £1500 barrier. Biggest pence per kilo for a Dairy cow was 239.5p/kg for a Friesian from JW&DL Park, Ellel, with others Friesian cows over the 200p/kg mark at 209.5p/kg from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale and EE Thornton & Sons, Heaton.
Beef cows sold to £1632 or 221p/kg for a Charolais from J&S Holmes, Scotforth with Limousin cows to 239.5p/kg or £1516 from EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellett.
OTM Heifers saw Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale sell British blue to 274.5p/kg or £1756 with Angus heifer at £1546 from JD&EM JA Atkinson, Kendal. Friesian heifers to £1400 from JB & C Lamb, Thurnham with others at £1332 from the same home.
OTM Steers saw the trade of the day topping at £2088.63 for a Limousin from J Bargh, Heaton with Oxcliffe, others from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale to £1541 for a Friesian.
Just a handful of cull bulls in today, topping at £1483 from MJ Bullough, Leigh for a Limousin.
All otm cattle today averaged 190p/kg or £1280.
More cattle required next week for our large ringside of buyers.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Friesian: 239.50 Hare Field House, 209.50 Catshaw Hall Farm, 209.50 Downlands Farm, 209.50 Far Lodge, 209.50 High House, 209.50 Cote Farm. Limousin: 239.50 Intack Farm, 214.50 Leighton House, 209.50
Todgill Farm, 199.50 Rooten Brook, 194.50 Leighton House, 181.50 Rooten Brook. British Blue: 234.50 Leighton House, 227.50 Intack Farm. Hereford: 234.50 Sandvilla. Stabiliser: 234.50, 229.50 Low Moor Head Farm. Charolais: 221.50
West View Farm. Simmental: 221.50 Intack Farm. Fleckvieh: 217.50 High House. Continental: 199.50 Poole Bank Farm.
Montbeliarde: 197.50 Lathwaite Farm. Shorthorn: 189.50 Yew Tree Farm. Meuse-Rhine-Issel: 187.50 Littlewood Hall
Farm. Galloway: 179.50 High House, 154.50 Near Orrest.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: 274.50 Tills Farm. Angus: 249.50 Low Groves Farm. Angus: 249.50 Low Groves Farm. Meuse-Rhine-Issel: 239.50 Littlewood Hall Farm. Norwegian Red: 219.50 Post Farm. Friesian: 204.50 Post Farm, 199.50, 194.50 Gardners Farm, 129.50 Batty Hill.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Limousin: 269.50 Cottam Farm. Friesian: 249.50 Tills Farm, 179.50 Cliftons Farm. Angus: 241.50 Low Groves Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Friesian: 194.50 Cliftons Farm, 169.50 Priory Farm. Limousin: 174.50 Old Bear Hey Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Great Annual Show and Sale of Hoggs with Lambs at Foot, Friday 12th May 2023.
A successful day at Junction 36 with all specifications of hoggs in big demand and keenly bid for, the pre sale show had a cracking entry forward with quality on offer being as good as seen at anywhere in the North. Credit must go to our pre sale judges Gordan Udale and Gary Rylands for doing a tremendous job, we thank them for their time and experience. The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize pen of Mule hoggs with Suffolk lambs from Winter Brothers, Clickham this much admired pen of hoggs went on to sell to £310. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to the first prize pen of Texel hoggs with Beltex lambs from EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellet with this pen of hoggs oozing quality and going on to sell at £400. A special thank you goes to our sponsor Alistair Thompson Sheep Shearing.
Mule hoggs with lambs met a strong trade from start to finish topping at £315 for Winter Brothers, Clickham with a much admired pen of 11 Mules hoggs with Texel lambs from Messrs Hayton, Colby selling to £290. The annual consignment from G Sowerby, Ormside always creates plenty of interest with their best selling to £280. Plenty of pens of Mule hoggs sold at £240-£260. All Mule hoggs forward average £224.
Continental hoggs met a flying trade with all forward averaging £251 and the best selling to £400 from EJ Ward & Son, Nether Kellet. First x home bred Texel hoggs from G&KM Atkinson, Colby sold to £290 with other Texel hoggs with Beltex lambs to £280 from JH&JE Taylor, Armstible. Many Continental bred hoggs with lambs sold at £260-£265.
North West Auctions would like to take this opportunity to thank all the vendors and purchasers for their continued support.
Hoggs with Lambs at Foot Top Prices: Texel - £400, £370 Intack Farm, £290 Green Farm, £280 The Harras, £265 Green Farm, £260 Handlesteads. Mule - £315, £310 Clickham Farm, £290 Penny Hill, £280 Terrys Farm, £265 The Harras, £252, £250 Hawkswell Farm. Continental - £250 Clickham Farm. Suffolk - £245, £210 Yoad Pot.
Dry Gimmer Hogg Top Prices: Texel - £130 Longwell, £125 Marsh Grange Farm. Suffolk - £125 Gowan Bank Farm. Mule - £115, £108 Gowan Bank Farm. Masham - £114 Marsh Grange Farm.
Show Results
Class 1 – 5 Mule Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
1st Winter Bros, Clickham Hall - £310
2nd G Sowerby & Son, Terrys Farm - £280
3rd JH & JE Taylor, The Harras - £265
Class 2 – 5 Continental Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
1st EJ Ward & Sons, Intack Farm - £400
2nd EJ Ward & Sons, Intack Farm - £370
3rd G & KM Atkinson, Green Farm - £290
Champion – Winter Bros - £310
Reserve Champion – EJ Ward & Sons - £400
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 15th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep.
12noon Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot.
Tuesday 16th
J36: 10.30am Sale of All Classes of Pigs.
11am Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot.
1pm Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep.
Friday 19th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, Store and Cast/OTM Cattle.
11am Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle
J36: 12noon Witherslack Hall Equestrian Centre Online Sale commences