Weekly Report and Newsletter - 13th January 2023
J36 Rural Auction Centre: New Year Pedigree Sheep Day, Saturday 7th January 2023.
North West Auctions inaugural sale of pedigree Dutch Texels, Rouge, Badger Face Texels, Blue Texels and Dutch Spotted females on behalf of their societies. The sale was deemed a great success with buyers and bidders travelling from fair and wide throughout the UK and Ireland to ensure all sheep were well sold.
Badger Face Texels
A quality entry of Badger Face Texels sold to an active ring side of buyers with shearling Gee Wiz Cappuccino from Mr P Douch, Carmarthen selling for a final bid of 2000gns, with another shearling Woodies Cornflake from Mr S Wood, Aberdeenshire achieving 1400gns. Gimmer lambs sold to 1200gns again from Mr S Wood, who sold others at 900gns.
Rouge
A consignment of pedigree Rouge shearlings and ewes from I McConnell, Dumfries, all scanned carrying twins, sold to 450gns with others at 400gns and 380gns.
Dutch Texels
The consignment of Dutch Texels from Mr G Pyman, Penrith attracted keen buyer interest, selling to 580gns for a shearling carrying twins with others selling at 500gns twice and 450gns carrying both twins and singles.
Dutch Spotted
The champion Dutch Spotted was a gimmer lamb Woodies Fandango shown, on behalf of Mr S Wood, Aberdeenshire. Llandwm Ecuador from IP Jones, Corwen awarded the reserve champion rosette. We thank our show and sale sponsors JG Animal Health and AB Europe.
Dutch spotted shearlings sold to a top price of 1600gns for an imported shearling carrying twins from IP Jones, Corwen. Closely followed by M Rowlandson, Grange Over Sands achieving 1400gns for a shearling Damon Ester scanned carrying a single. Gimmer lambs sold to 1000gns from S Wood, Aberdeen, with others at 780gns from M Rowlandson, Grange Over Sands and at 700gns from IP Jones. Recipient ewes carrying a single Dutch Spotted lamb sold at 600gns twice.
Blue Texels
The pre-sale show of Blue Texels was kindly judged by Victoria Bowring which saw a quality entry forward in all three classes. The champion rosette was awarded to the champion in-lamb shearling Saltire Blue Fancy Fire exhibited by S Moyse, Aberdeenshire, with the reserve rosette awarded to awarded to Rookies Blue Florida, exhibited by J&A Gargett, Carlisle.
Blue Texel ewes sold to 550gns for Windy Gowl scanned carrying twins on behalf of W Linton, Dumfries who sold others at 500gns twice. A large entry of shearlings sold to a new market record for Blue Texels of 3500gns for the show Champion Saltire Blue Fancy Fire scanned carrying a single lamb selling to the judge Victoria Bowring. Other shearlings sold to 1200gns for Saltire Blue Fee Fi Fo Fum scanned carrying a single from S Moyse, Aberdeenshire. J&A Gargett, Carlisle sold Rookie Blues Fancy Pants carrying twins at 800gns. E McKechnie, Wigglesworth sold a shearling Bury Town Frisky-Whiskey scanned carrying twins at 650gns. Gimmer lambs sold to 450gns on two occasions from the Tower View flock from C Cochran and I Almond, Darwen, with others achieving 350gns from H Currie, Carlisle.
Gimmer Lambs Top Prices: Badger Face Texel: 1020gns Broadwater Farm. Dutch Spotted: 1000gns Broadwater Farm, 780gns Jutland Avenue, 700 Llangwm. Blue Texel: 400gns Higher Wenshead Farm, 350gns Eden Dales.
In Lamb Shearlings Top Prices: Blue Texel: 3500gns Broadwater Farm. Badgerface Texel: 2000gns Maesyrawel, 1400gns Broadwater Farm. Dutch Spotted: 1600gns Bryn Clochydd, 1400gns Jutland Avenue. Dutch Texel: 580gns Parkview. Rouge: 380gns Crawford Hill.
In Lamb Ewes Top Prices: Blue Texel: 550gns Whitcastles. Rouge: 450gns Crawford Hill.
J36 New Year Pedigree Sheep Day- Saturday 7th January 2023 Sponsors- AB Europe and JG Animal Health
Blue Texel Show: Judge- Victoria Bowring
Class 1- Aged Ewe
1st Lot 501 from W Linton with Windy Gowl selling for 550gns
2nd Lot 500 from W Linton with Windy Gowl selling for 500gns
3rd Lot 503 from J Geary with Knockout Ellie
Class 2- Shearling Ewe
1st Lot 520A from S Moyse with Saltire Blue Fancy Fire selling for 3500gns
2nd Lot 515 from J&A Gargett with Rookie Blues Florida
3rd Lot 519 from S Moyse with Saltire Blue Fee Fi Fo Fum selling for 1200gns
4th Lot 516 from J&A Gargett with Rookie Blues Fancy Pants selling for 800gns
Class 3- Ewe Lamb
1st Lot 532 from C Cochran & I Almond with Towerview Grace selling for 450gns
2nd Lot 534 from C Cochran & I Almond with Towerview Gold Dust selling for 450gns
3rd Lot 529 from H Currie with Burnholm Georgina
4th Lot 530 from H Currie with Burnholm Georgina selling for 350gns
Champion- Lot 520A from S Moyse with Saltire Blue Fancy Fire selling for 3500gns
Reserve Champion- Lot 515 from J&A Gargett with Saltire Blue Fancy Fire
Dutch Spotted Show: Judge- Victoria Bowring
Class 2- Shearling Ewe
1st Lot 600 from IP Jones with Ecuador selling for 1600gns
2nd Lot 602A from M Rowlandson with Damson Ester selling for 1400gns
Class 3- Ewe Lamb
1st Lot 603 from S Wood with Fandango selling 1000gns
2nd Lot 604 from IP Jones with Llangwm Fiona selling for 700gns 3rd Lot 606 from M Rowlandson with Damson Forgetmenot
Champion- Lot 603 from S Wood with Fandango selling for 1000gns
Reserve Champion- Lot 600 from IP Jones with Ecuador selling for 1600gns
J36 Rural Auction Centre: J36 NWTBC Show and Sale of Pedigree In-Lamb Texel Females and Empty Ewe Hoggs, Saturday 7th January 2023.
Texel
North West Texel Breeders Club annual show and sale of 112 individual pedigree Texel in lamb females and gimmer hoggs was once again met with a good following at Junction 36 Rural Auction Centre. The pre sale show was kindly sponsored by Agri Lloyd with thanks going to the judge Mr R Watkins of the Cwmcerrig flock. The championship rosette was awarded to M Evans of the Rhaeadar flock, with a much admired gimmer hogg sired by Garngour Envoy II out of the same bred line as Rhaeadar Best of the Best which went on to sell for 4000gns to G Oara. Rounding off a good day for the Rhaeadar flock, they were awarded reserve champion with a gimmer hogg sired by Sportsmans Dare Devil that sold for 1900gns to Thomas Ayrton of the Ayrtons flock. The gimmer shearling class was won by Procters Farm with a Sportsman Double Diamonds daughter, scanned in lamb to Procters Forever which went on to sell for 1800gns to D Morrison. Second prize in the class was consigned by PK&R Woof of the Stainton flock with a Craig Douglas Dancer daughter, which went on to sell for 1600gns.
A new sale record today at 4800gns was achieved by Gordan Gray of the Etterick flock, with a Tima gimmer shearling, sired by Claybury Dunkirk which was scanned with twins to Sadlerhead Frank the Tank and out of one of the best families on the farm. She was met with eager bidding and was purchased by JS Lodge of the Heyworth Lodge flock. Other leading prices saw in lamb gimmer shearlings sell to 1700gns from KA&R Campbell of the Cowell flock, which was sired by Hexel Dgango. All in lamb Texel gimmer shearlings sold to a market average of £814.94 and gimmer hoggs averaging £862.11.
North West Auctions would like to thank North West Texels Breeders Club for their continued support and look forward to seeing you all at the Annual sale of rams and females on Sunday 13th August 2023.
In Lamb Shearlings Top Prices: Texel: 4800gns Sunnycroft, 1800gns Procters Farm, 1700gns Drimsynie Estate, 1600gns Storth End Farm, 1500gns Oldfields Farm, 1200gns Sunnycroft.
Gimmer Lambs Top Prices: Texel: 4000gns, 1900gns, 1800gns, 1000gns Llanrhaeadr. 800gns Mill House.
North West Texel Breeders Club Show: Judge- R Watkins Sponsor- Agri Lloyd
Class 1- Shearling Gimmer
1st Lot 162 from Proctors Farm Ltd with Procters selling for 1800gns 2nd Lot 134 from PK Woof with Stainton selling for 1600gns 3rd Lot 179 from Gordon Gray with Tima selling for 4800gns
Class 2- Gimmer Lamb
1st Lot 193 from Myfyr Aled Evans with Rhaeadr selling for 4000gns
2nd Lot 191 from Myfyr Aled Evans with Rhaeadr selling for 1900gns 3rd Lot 199 from James Theyer with Clanfield selling for 500gns
Champion- Lot 193 from Myfyr Aled Evans with Rhaeadr selling for 4000gns
Reserve Champion- Lot 191 from Myfyr Aled Evans with Rhaeadr selling for 1900gns
J36 Rural Auction Centre: J36 Beltex Sheep Society Show and Sale of Pedigree In-Lamb Females & Empty Ewe Hoggs, Saturday 7th January 2023.
Beltex
The pre sale show was in the capable hands of Mr Tom Belfield, who we thank for his time and expertise. A great line up of sheep was put before our judge who awarded his champion rosette to the first prize gimmer shearling Mortons Gold Dust who was sired by Ryder Enrique ET and in lamb to Gyffin Dexter, which went on to sell for 1000gns. The reserve champion was awarded to the second place gimmer shearling, Artnagullion LIZ.G112 scanned twins to Glenview Goldie which sold to 1000gns. The sale topped at 1500gns for Utopia Des Quatre Vents Ai’d to Vickys Gladiator consigned by S Wood, Aberdeen. Other ewes sold to 1400gns for Rathbone Emily, scanned twins consigned by MR&JE Davis. There was a two-tiered trade with quality sheep with a good pedigree achieving maximum prices.
North West Auctions would like to take this opportunity to thank the Beltex Society for their continued support, our sale sponsors JG Animal Health and AB Europe and the vendors for the quality of sheep forward.
In Lamb Ewes Top Prices: Beltex: 1500gns Broadwater Farm, 1400gns Ravenshaw farm, 800gns Broadwater Farm.
In Lamb Shearlings Top Prices: Beltex: 1000gns Lochend Farm, 1000gns Parkgate, 800gns Tercrosset, 800gns Broadater Farm, 800gns Lochend Farm.
Beltex Show: Judge- Tom Belfield
Sponsors- AB Europe and JG Animal Health
Class 1- Aged Ewe
1st Lot 4 from S Wood with Beckbred Floella ET selling for 750gn
2nd Lot 9 from MR&JE Davis with Rathbone Emily selling for 1400gns
3rd Lot 3 from M&E Jennings with Arconda Fortune selling for 300gns
Class 2- Shearling Ewe
1st Lot 30 from A Morton with Mortons Gold Dust selling for 1000gns
2nd Lot 20 from E McAllister with Artnagullion selling for 1000gns
3rd Lot 38 from TC Whiteford with Tercrosset Galaxy Caramel selling for 750gns
4th Lot 37 from TC Whiteford with Tercrosset Golden Jewel selling for 800gns
5th Lot 17 from E McAllister with Artnagullion Gertrude selling for 550gns
6th Lot 41 from S Wood with Woodies Goal Setter selling for 800gns
Class 3- Ewe Lamb
1st Lot 66 from M&E Jennings with Hallcrake Honesty
2nd Lot 64 from M&E Jennings with Hallcrake Her Majesty selling for 220gns
Champion- Lot 30 from A Morton with Mortons Gold Dust selling for 1000gns
Reserve Champion- Lot 20 from E McAllister with Artnagullion selling for 1000gns
J36 Rural Auction Centre: January Online Machinery Sale
The opening online collective sale of machinery saw buyers keen to purchase all classes and types of machinery with several lots again being sold to purchasers in both Ireland and Europe.
Tractors sold to £27,100 for a Massey Ferguson 5475 4WD c/w loader direct from a local farm, others included an International 685 2wd tractor c/w loader in original condition achieving £4500 with a Massey Ferguson 35 selling to £2000. Komratsu PC60 tracked digger with a dumper achieved £3800 with Benford Dumpers selling at £3500 and £3100. Other Vehicles of interest included a John Deere Gator achieving £4000. Trailers were abundant in number and variety. An Ifor Williams tipping trailer sold to £3800, Marsten 14t trailer at £3500, Graham Edwards Livestock trailer at £1900 and a Ifor Williams Trailer at £1200. Farm Machinery sold to £2100 for a Siromer mini round baler, £1550 for a Slurry Pump, £1450 for a Tanco Root bucket, £950 4F Plough, £940 JCB grain bucket, £820 Foster D2P digger. Livestock equipment sold to £1950 for a Sheep Handling System, 10 IAE calf pens to £1000, 15ft Sheep Feed Barriers at £320, Sheep Race at £560, Logic Sheep Snacker at £460 and a Cattle Crush at £440.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Monday 9th January 2023.
Prime Hoggs
An entry in excess of 700 prime hoggs were forward at Lancaster was met with minimal demand from buyers with an overall market average of 223p/kg. Heavy weighted hoggs continue to lead the way with the consignment of Texels from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby selling to £139, £138, £132, £129.50 and £128. Other heavy weight Texel hoggs to £129 from KA Purtill, Wigan and £124 on a number of occasions from E Hartley, Hornby, JE Parkinson & son, Quernmore, Sam Ayrton, Thurnham and Bargh Contractors, Heaton, plenty more sold in the £120 region. Upland heavy weight lambs saw Mashams sell to £130.50 from T&D Wright, Roeburndale East who had other pens to £122. Other heavy weight Mashams sold to £119 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale. Heavy weight Mules peaked at £118 from JW Cornall & Son, Bleasdale. Quality butcher Beltex bred lambs sold to a top of 300p/kg or £123 from WJ&R Parkinson, Garstang who had other pens to £120 and £119. Blue Texels sold to 275p/kg from F&SG Sanderson & Son, Woodplumpton.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £139, £138, £132, £129.50 Humblescough Farm, £129 Oak Avenue, £128 Humblescough Farm. Masham: £130.50, £122 Allcocks Farm, £119 Holme House Farm, £108 Allcocks Farm, £108 Holme House Farm, £100 Stauvis Farm. Beltex: £123, £120, £119, £115.50 Cross House Farm, £115 Park Farm Barn, £115 Humblescough Farm. Charollais: £119.50 Scale House Farm. Blue Texel: £118 Cross House Farm. Mule: £118 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £109.50 Holme House Farm, £108.50, £108 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £107 High Tenement Farm, £105 Cross House Farm. Suffolk: £116 Oak Aveune, £110 Park Farm Barn, £110 Knowsley Farm. Continental: £114, £111 Meadow Croft, £106 Ashton Road, £100 Scale House Farm. Cheviot: £110, £100 Scale House Farm.
Cast Sheep
An entry of 68 cast sheep were forward today selling to a very similar trade with Texel cross ewes selling to £130 from CA Fletcher, Whitechaple. Teeswater ewes sold to £120 from DM Eames, Abbeystead with Mule ewes peaking at £118 from H Hesketh & Sons, Longton. Pens of big fat Mule ewes were regularly around the £110 mark. Hill sheep saw Swaledale tups to £85 from DM Eames, Abbeystead with Cheviot ewes to £76 from KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Continental: £130, £114, £104 Lakeside View. Teeswater: £120 Middle Lee Farm. Mule: £118 Thornton Barn Farm, £110, £107 Westfield Farm, £105 Ellers Farm. Texel: £118, £116, £114 Hutton Roof Hall, £114, £108 Annasghyl, £106 Westfield Farm. Masham: £109 Meadow Croft.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Teeswater: £112 Middle Lee Farm. Swaledale: £85 Middle Lee Farm.
J36
Pigs
The opening of pigs saw a bumper entry forward with new and returning vendors from throughout the Northern Counties and Scotland. Well finished pigs sold to a premium with buyers representing the catering retail and butcher trade presented keen to fulfil orders.
Prime gilts sold to £165 for a trio of large white x pietrain from JM Navesey, Darwen who sold another trio at £162. Pietrain x gilts from D Nicholson, Cockermouth sold to £155 with others at £145 from Whiteknowe Farm, Dumfries. MP Tattersall, Langholm sold Duroc x gilts at £138. Lighter weight gilts sold to £98 for large blacks from H Kent, Cockerham with Oxford Sandy and Blacks to £88 from GM&DJ Pye, Arkholme. Gilts sold to 162p/kg from JM Navesey, Darwen.
Prime hoggs sold to £175 for Large White x from J Stott, Crosscrake with others at £172 from JM Navesey, Darwen. All purchased by Browns Quality Meats as a treat for their customers at their Lindal Farm Shop.
Cull sows sold to £95 for a Large White from SP Pheonix, Preston with Tamworths selling to £85 from R Holmes, Inskip. Top sows this sale reached 62p/kg from SP Pheonix, Preston.
Several cull boars forward with a top prize of £70 for a Large White from SP Pheonix, Preston. Stores and Weaners were forward in huge numbers with the largest entry to date. 82 weaners sold to £51 for a pen of Royal Landrace weaners from Dumfries House, Cumnock. Berkshire x weaners sold to £26 with saddleback x to £26. Others generally £10-£20 depending on quality and breed. 38 Stores sold to £35 for Saddleback x from D Clarke, Woodplumpton who sold others at £30.
Prime Hoggs
There was an entry of 938 prime hoggs forward at J36 which saw the trade inline with other markets as the demand for prime hoggs is currently limited following the festive period, with number of prime hoggs continuing to come forward as with vendors understandably wanting sheep off the land. There was an overall market average of 215p/kg with 45-50kg hoggs averaging 225p/kg. A consignment of Beltex hoggs from GM&A Jackson, Little Eccleston sold 44kg lambs to £132 and 43kg to £130 with Texels from the same home to £126. Heavy weight hoggs sold to a top of £129 for Suffolks from JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall. Continentals sold to £129 from LM Berry, Cartmel Fell followed by other Continentals to £127 from RD Holland & Co, Millom. Plenty more heavy weights sold in the region of £120. Mule peaked at £112.50 from P Whitton & Son, Burneside followed by others to £112 from EW&JR Parkinson, Dunsop Bridge.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Beltex: £132 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. Continental: £129 Long Garth, £127 Low Lowscales Farm, £120 Salisbury Farm. Suffolk: £129 Tunstall Hall, £122 Low Shaw Farm, £115 Poppy Farm, £112 Tunstall Hall, £112 Low Shaw Farm. Texel: £126 Little Eccleston Hall, £123 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £121 Brown Brook, £120 Silverdale Drive, £116.50 Salisbury Farm, £114.50 High Tennant Farm. Cheviot: £117 Green head, £109.50 Hight Tennant Farm, £109 Green Head, £101.50 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage, £100 Slack Farm, £100 The Old Vicarage. Mule: £112.50 Hight Tennant Farm, £112 Hareden Farm, £104.50 High Tennant Farm, £104 Greaves Farm, £103 Yoad Pot, £100.50 High Tennant Farm. Zwartble: £103 Woodside, £93 Somme Avenue. Scotch Blackface: £90 Little Eccleston Hall Cottage. Herdwick: £77 Green Cottages. Swaledale: £76 Yoad Pot, £75 Greaves Farm, £65 Saddlers Croft,£55 Skelwith Fold Farm. Rough Fell: £70 Boundary Beck, £70 New House Farm.
Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Pigs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 10th January 2023.464 ewes were forward selling to a very similar trade to the previous week with smaller leaner ewes a pound or two less, Texels sold to a top of £160 from H Chapman & Son, Middleton with pure bred ewes regularly selling at £140 to £150. Leicester ewes sold to £122 from K Smith, Kendal. Mule ewes sold to a top of £146 from KA Richards & Son, Howgill. The best end Mules were regularly selling at the £110-£115 mark, fit medium ewes were £85-£90. Mashams sold to a top of £110 from MA&JA Winn, Burneside. A weathered show of hill ewes were forward, Rough Fells sold to £79 from EJ Hodgson & Son, Lambrigg with other pens selling to £72 from RJ&OB Simpson, Longsleddale, Swaledales topped at £72 from SJ&J Hodgson & Son, Colton. Cast rams were forward in more numbers, Leicester sold to £148 with Texels selling to £140 from JC Dunning, Orton. A lot of rams forward were showing signs of the weather and these types were meeting a little less demand.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £160 Millbeck, £138 High Underbrow Farm, £129, £128 Benson Hall, £124, £122 St Annes Farm. Mule: £146 Crook O Lune Farm, £100 Benson Hall, £98 Salisbury Farm, £97 Westmorland Chapel Farm, £96 Yoad Pot, £94 Crook O Lune. Beltex: £134 High Underbrow Farm, £100 Benson Hall. Dorset: £130 Benson Hall, £110, £106 Four Lane Ends Farm. Leicester: £122 Meadow Wood, £120 The Borrans, £118 Yoad Pot, £116, £106 White, £94 White House. Zwartble: £118 Benson Hall. Charollais: £116 The Borrans. Masham: £107 High Underbrow Farm, £100 Lambrigg Head Farm, £88 High Swinklebank Farm. Horned: £83 Rose Cottage. Continental: £82 Lambrigg Head Farm. Rough Fell: £79 Lambrigg Head Farm, £72 High Swinklebank Farm. Swaledale: £73 Tottlebank.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Leicester: £148, £120 Middle Sadghyll, £108, £85 White House. Texel: £140 Westmorland Chapel Farm. Zwartble: £98 Somme Avenue. Rough: £86 The Park, £84 Boundary Beck. Suffolk: £82 Tarn Foot, £70 Meadow Oaks. Swaledale: £80 Fellside Farm. Gritstone: £76 The Park. Herdwick: £76 Long Garth.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of 450 In Lamb Gimmer Hoggs followed by Fortnightly Sale of Store Hoggs, Thursday 12th January 2023.
In Lamb Gimmer Hoggs
The sale of Continental and Mule hoggs behalf of EI, EA and TW Wilson, Guide Farm. The sale commenced with the in-lamb Cheviot Mule hoggs that sold to £135. Continental in lamb hoggs sold to £134 and £130 twice. Mule gimmer hoggs topped the trade selling to £140, with other pens to £132 and £130 three times. The consignment averaged £125.05.
In Lamb Gimmer Hoggs Top Prices: Mule: £140, £132, £130, £125 Guides Farm. Cheviot Mule: £135 Guides Farm. Texel: £134, £13o Guides Farm.
Store Hoggs
As to be expected with the continued wet weather and the current prime hogg trade things for the sale were not looking to optimistic and with reports of shortage of buyers in other markets this week J36 bucked the trend with over fifteen buyers forward looking to purchase hoggs. The trade saw short keep hoggs good to sell and eagerly bid for with buyers cautious of weathered hoggs especially leaner types and small hill hoggs. The sale peaked at £104 from WR Clarke and Partners, Yealand for strong texel hoggs with others to £101 from W & J Penny, Kirkby in Furness. Plenty of pens of strong hoggs into the eighties. Medium keep hoggs in the sixities with smaller hoggs depending on size and quality of breeding.
Store Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £104 Cinderbarrow, £101 Marsh Grange Farm, £97 Singleton Park, £91.50 Stubb Farm, £86.50 Sunny Bank. Continental: £95 Cinderbarrow, £88 Westmorland Chapel Farm, £86 Keld Farm, £83 Tottlebank, £83 Crabtree Farm, £82 West Plain Farm. Suffolk: £83 Crabtree Farm, £75.50 High House, £70 West Plain Farm, £64 Mireside Farm, £60.50 Green Bank Farm, £60 Hill Cottage. Beltex: £82 Coldcotes Farm, £81 North Lodge. Charolais: £80 & £72 Underbrow Farm, £59 Fell House, £57.50 Knott End Farm. Mule: £76 Greaves Farm, £76 Brown Edge, £68.50 Moser Hill. Hampshire: £71 Kate Farm, £69.50 Corney Hill Farm. Masham: £64 Marsh Grange. Swaledale: £50 Briar Fern. Herdwick: £48 Byre Cottage. Rough Fell: £40 Sowermire Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM's and Store Cattle. Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle, Friday 13th January 2023.
Calves
The weekly sale of calves and weanlings had an entry in excess of fifty with the calf trade starting to turn a corner and improve with more purchasers ringside. Once again strong calves are in most demand with a couple of consignments of weaned calves leading the way. Sale peaked at £535 and £515 for Fleckvieh bulls from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green with Friesian bull stirks to £470 and £435. A consignment of Hereford weanlings from TE & MM Kidd, Quernmore sold bulls to £410 and £385 with heifers to £340 and £300. Milk calves met more demand selling to a top of £380 for a British Blue bull from JP & C Robson, Garstang. This was followed by the consignment from JE & S Seedall, Mellor selling Charolais bulls to £370 and British Blues to £360. At £340 was a British Blue bull from TE & A Garth, Bleasdale. Aberdeen Angus bull calves sold to £265 from F & JM Kelsall & Son, Bleasdale. Plenty more beef calves sold in the mid two hundreds. Dairy bull calves saw Black and Whites to £125 from JP & C Robson, Garstang.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Hereford: £340, £300, £280, £270 Booth Hall. British Blue: £240 Little Blindhurst, £185 Roe Farm, £180, £125 Sunny Bank, £125 Walkers I’th Fields. Angus: £170 Little Blindhurst, £135 Sunny Bank, £120 Little Blindhurst.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Fleckvieh: £535, £515 Sellerley Farm, £115 Bolton Fold Farm. Friesian: £470, £435, £390 Sellerley Farm, £125 Roe Farm. Hereford: £410, £385, £310 Booth Hall. British Blue: £380 Roe Farm, £360 Bolton Fold Farm, £340, £290 Bailey Hey Farm, £220 Roe Farm, £200 Sunny Bank. Charolais: £370 Bolton Fold Farm. Angus: £265 Little Blindhurst, £250 Walkers I’th Fields, £250 Roe Farm, £200 Little Blindhurst, £160 Sunny Bank, £150 Walkers I’th Fields. Shorthorn: £150, £120 Bolton Fold Farm.
Store Cattle
157 steers sold to a top price of £1780 for a pair of Charolais steers from RH Dodgson, Burton in Lonsdale who sold others at £1720 and £1710. British Blue x steers sold to £1680 from K&DE Woodhouse, Ellel with Limousins selling to £1660 from P Whitton & Son, Burneside. Native sired steers sold to £1690 for an Aberdeen Angus from J&M Cockett, Ingleton with others at £1520 from D Vose, Wigan. Herefords achieved £1480 from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse. Dairy bred steers sold to £1460 for a British Friesian from L Parson & Son, Levens with Fleckvieh achieving £1440 from J Lamb, Glasson. All steers forward today averaged £1249. Heifers averaged £1203 with a top price of £1540 for a British Blue x from TG&B Todd, Sedbergh. Limousins sold to £1430 from L Parsons & Son, Levens and Charolais’s to £1400 from WA Hodgson, Whinfell. Native sire heifers sold to £1490 for Aberdeen Angus’s from J&M Cockett, Ingleton with others at £1450 from JM Shepherd, New Biggin and £1440 from D&G Smith, Wigan. Hereford heifers sold to £1410 from JW Atkinson, Bentham.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Charolais: £1780, £1720, £1710, £1660 Kilburn House, £1520 Thursgill, £1480 Gaskell House. Angus: £1690 Foredales Farm, £1520 Thorns Farm, £1490 Grange Farm, £1480 Low Levens, £1420 Higher Lees
Farm, £1410 Little Town Farm. British Blue: £1680, £1640 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1580 Cock Hall Farm, £1530 Carlingwha, £1500 High Tenement Farm, £1440 Upper Foxholes Farm. Limousin: £1660 High Tenement Farm, £1630 Gibraltar Farm, £1600 Cock Hall Farm, £1500 Gibraltar Farm, £1490 Fellside Farm, £1490 Carlingwha. Simmental: £1500, £1380 The Old Stable, £1370 Park House Farm, £1090 Corney Hill, £1090 Little Crimbles. Hereford: £1480 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1370 Church Street, £1350 Old Glasson Farm, £1270 Cock Hall Farm, £1200 Hall Bank, £1190 Corney Hill Farm. Friesian: £1460 Low Levens, £1410, £1300 Kitchen Ground Farm, £1020 Plumpton Hall Farm. Montbeliarde: £1440 Old Glasson Hall, £1280, £1190, £1090 Corney Hill Farm, £1080 Rose Hill Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Montbeliarde: £1550 Bradley Farm. British Blue: £1540, £1480 Blades Farm, £1350 Sykes Fold Farm, £1310 Higher Lees Farm, £1290 Hare Field House, £1280 Blades Farm. Angus: £1490 Foredales Farm, £1450 Gaskell House, £1440 Sewage Farm, £1440 Thorns Farm, £1400 Low Levens, £1400 Rowell Farm. Limousin: £1430 Low Levens, £1350 Sykes Fold Farm, £1270 Lambrigg Head Farm, £1180 Whelpside Farm, £1170 Sewage Farm. Hereford: £1410 Church Street. Charolais: £1400 Whelpside Farm. Simmental: £1380 The Old Stable. Fleckvieh: £1180, £1020 Holme Head. Friesian: £1020 Holme Head.
OTM Cattle
112 cull cows sold to a fast and better trade with all so averaging 185p/kg and £1193. Beef cows sold to a top 244.5p/kg for a Limousin from RG&H Preece, Roeburndale closely followed by British Blues from EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellett achieving 237p/kg with an Aberdeen Angus from WS Burrow & Son, Carnforth selling to 229p/kg. Other well bred beef cows were regularly 190-210p/kg. Dairy cows sold to a top price of 231p/kg for a young Fleckvieh from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Kendal with Montbeliarde selling to 217p/kg from WR&CM Lawrenson, Winmarleigh and Holstein Friesians to 214p/kg from AW&AM Park & Son, Ellel. Heavy well fleshed dairy cows were regularly 170-190p/kg, with mediums 150-165p/kg and the leanest parlour type cows 120130p/kg. Top grossing cow today was a Holstein Friesian from AW&AM Park & Son, Ellel achieving £1716 with an additional six dairy cows over £1600 and twenty cow over £1500.
OTM heifers sold to 259p/kg and £1429 for a Limousin from Mason & Gardner, Ingleton with steer to 229p/kg and £1392 from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse and bulls selling to 264p/kg and £1750 for a Limousin from D&A Nicholson, Ulverston.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 244.50 Thornbush Farm, 227.50, 194.50 Stoneybank Philpin Farm, 179.50 Leighton House, 179.50 Biggings Lodge Farm, 174.50 Far Orrest. British Blue: 237.50, 207.50, 194.50 Intack Farm, 189.50 Thornbush Farm. Fleckvieh: 231.50, 204.50 High House, 189.50 Hawkin Hall. Angus: 229.50 Gibraltar Farm. Montbeliarde: 217.50, 209.50, 199.50 Cumming Carr Farm, 197.50 Yeat House, 194.50, 189.50 Cummin Carr Farm. Friesian: 214.50 High House, 214.50 Walkers I’th Fields, 211.50 Little Town Farn, 207.50 Berryholme, 207.50 Forton Hall Farm, 204.50 High House. Simmental: 211.50, 181.50 Intack Farm. Continental: 201.50 Hawkin Hall.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: 259.50 Stoneybank Philpin Farm, 259.50 Intack Farm. Friesian: 204.50 Walkers I’th Fields,.Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 229.50 Upper Foxholes Farm. Friesian: 217.50 Upper Foxholes Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 264.50 Birch Bank.
Dairy Cattle
Top price of £2000 was achieved on two occasions, firstly for a Holstein Friesian heifer from B&V Swann, Brindle and then for a Fleckvieh x from R&K Jenkinson, Pilling who sold others
at £1900. Cows sold to £1750 for a third calved cow from R&K Jenkinson with a three quartered Holstein Friesians cow from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe achieving £1650.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 16th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep.
12noon Fortnightly Sale of Store Hoggs.
Tuesday 17th
J36: 1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep.
Thursday 19th
J36: 10am Sale of Calves and Stirks followed by Store Cattle.
10:15am Sale of OTM and Cast Cattle.
Friday 20th
Lancaster: 10am Sale of Stirks followed by Calves.
10:15am Sale of OTM and Cast Cattle.
11:15am Sale of Store Cattle.
Saturday 21st
Lancaster: 10:30am Complete Farm Dispersal Sale on Behalf of JG & KM German, Abbeystead.