J36 Rural Auction Centre: July Online Machinery Sale
A popular collective sale of Machinery at NWA J36 saw over 1500 lots for sale, with items selling throughout the UK and into Europe and Ireland.
The sale topped at £16500 for a Valtra T30 selling back to the trade, with other tractors including a Case 895 in original condition achieving £6200, with an International 885 selling at £1750, International 785 £1700, with a David Brown 996 going for restoration at £800.
Plant Machinery sold to £16000 for a Komatsu Tracked Digger with £4100 paid for a Volvo EC15 tracked Digger, with a Bomag Roller at £2300 and Massey Ferguson
Industrial Loader at £1800. A wide selection of vehicles saw a Land Rover Defender (09 reg) sell at £11700, with another Land Rover 90 (15 reg) sell at £10500 both direct local ex farms. Other vehicles included a Polaris Ranger at £4200, Ford Ranger (57 reg) £2500, Isuzu Trooper £2400, Citroen Van £1900 and Suzuki Jimney (51 reg) £940.
Fantastic selection of Farm Machinery and equipment saw seasonal and well maintained items continuing to sell to a premium with prices often exceeding vendors expectation. A Major 2300 Tanker (part farm dispersal) achieved £9000, with a Claas 255 uniwrap selling at £6400, Slurry realer £3100, Claas Tedder £3800, John Deere Trailed Mower £2100, Pan Mixer £2000 and a Krone Rake £1950. 74 trailers were sold with Ifor Williams tri axle livestock trailer achieving £3500, 12ft Ifor Williams cattle trailer £2700, Ifor Williams car transport trailer £2400, Ifor Williams plant trailer £2400 and a Hudson livestock trailer £1500. Other items of interest including a Monsoon sheep shower achieving £4800 with another at £3600, mobile welfare unit £2600, Ritchie Highland cattle crush £2300, International conventional baler £1850, two birth caravan £1250, lime spreader £880, Mountfield ride on lawn mower £800.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Monday 10th July 2023.
Prime Lambs
An increased entry of 822 lambs were put before our ring side of nine active buyers, all breeds of heavy lambs are in the keenest demand today. The sale peaked at £156 for Texel lambs from JM Sanderson, Halton with Beltex lambs selling to £148 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe. 43kg smart Texel lambs sold to £147 from P&V Bennet, Lancaster. Many pens of meated heavy lambs regularly sold at £140 plus. The best bred lambs were regularly selling well above the 300p/kg mark with a top price of 332p/kg twice for Texels from P&V Bennett, Lancaster and Beltexs from CD&HL Mason, Caton. Commercial and lighter lambs would be slightly easier on the week, with first cross lambs regularly selling at 270p/kg to 275p/kg. More light lambs were on offer today, with these lambs needing to be full of meat to achieve maximum price. A pen of 35 Texel lambs from D Gardner, Brookhouse sold to £98.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £156 Low Highfield, £148 Bensons Farm, £147 Arna Wood Farm, £147 Arna Wood Farm, £147 Blackleach House Farm, £144 Oakenclough. Suffolk: £142 Calderside Farm, £140 Ingleborough Park, £134 Calderside Farm, £129.50 Beaumont Gate, £128 Ingleborough Park, £127.50 Old Parkside Farm. Continental: £142 Wyresdale Estate, £123 Wyresdale Estate, £121.50 Oak Avenue, £110 Old Parkside Farm, £109 Wyresdale Estate. Beltex: £141 Stonehead, £141 North Farm, £138 Hodkinson Farm, £137 North Farm, £133 Ingleborough Park, £132 Lingrow. Charollais: £122 Woodstock, £112.50 Woodstock. Cheviot: £122 Oak Avenue. Dutch Spotted: £100 Fern Bank Farm.
Cast Sheep
110 ewes were forward with heavy ewes a very similar trade on the week, leaner and lighter ewes were a considerably better trade. Beltex ewes sold to a top of £151 from JS Horner, Ingleton with Texel ewes selling to £146 from PF Lee, Over Wyresdale. Mule ewes sold to a top of £128 from H Birkett & Son, Heaton. Heavy Mule ewes were regularly away at £115 to £120. Hill bred ewes saw Cheviots sell to a top of £120 from KA Purtill, Wigan with the best end Swaledales selling to £80 from T Ayrton & Sons, Over Wyresdale.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Beltex: £151 Ingleborough Park Drive, £135 Mearsbeck Farm. Texel: £146 Lower Swainhead Farm, £143 Walmsley Fold, £139 The Crest, £139 Ingleborough Park Drive, £129 Mearsbeck Farm, £128 High Hallbeck. Suffolk: £142 Mearsbeck Farm, £128 Oak Aveune, £112, £108 Moss Gate Farm. Mule: £128 North Farm, £105 Oak Aveune, £98 Mearsbeck Farm, £89 The Crest, £88 Lee End Farm, £80 Yates Farm. Continental: £120 Oak Aveune.
Swaledale: £80 Yates Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Pigs. Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 11th July 2023.
Pigs
Strong competition was experienced for all pigs at NWA J36 with prime pigs selling to a top price of £232 for Pietrain x from C Woodhouse, Nateby. This was closely followed by others at £222 from W Stamper, Chipping and hoggs at £212 from J Stott Jnr, Crosscrake. Other well finished pigs were regularly £170 to £200, to include Saddleback x gilts from H Kent, Cockerham achieving £182.
Lighter weight pigs sold to £160 for Pietrain x hoggs from W Stamper, Chipping with Duroc x gilts at £102 from DC Morley, Chapelton.
Top pence per kilo of 212p/kg was achieved by John Stott Jnr, Crosscrake with others regularly 175p/kg to 205p/kg.
Cull sows sold to £115 and 46p/kg for Saddlebacks from DC Morley, Chapelton. 50 prime pigs are required every sale to satisfy buyer demand, vendors are encouraged to enter pigs to assist with advertising.
Prime Lambs
A pleasing entry of 1130 prime lambs were forward, as seen nationally trade was a little less than previous weeks. Once again Junction 36 saw heavy meated lambs sell to a big premium. The sale topped at £160 for a Texel from TE&A Galbraith, Crooklands. Suffolks sold to £155 from G Riley, Bolton le Sands. Closely followed by a full pen of Texels selling to £154 from WT Whittaker & Son, Nether Kellet. Many pens of 50kg plus lambs sold at over £150. There is always a keen interest in butcher type lambs at Junction 36 with Beltexs selling to £151 from WS Burrow, Silverdale. A pair of Dutch Spotted lambs sold to £147 from R&E Ladds, Kendal. Once again creep fed lambs and those full of meat were achieving good returns, with leaner sorts harder to place on the day and buyers showing caution towards under finished lambs.
Another big show of light lambs was forward with these lambs needing to be full of meat. 36kg Beltex lambs sold
to £109 from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor. A full ring of first cross Texel lambs at 35kg sold to £102.50 from Hornby Hall Farms, Penrith.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £160 The Coach House, £154 Lane Ends Farm, £152 Yoad Pot, £148 High House Farm,£147 High House Farm, £146 The Plough Inn. Suffolk: £155 Maddison Avenue, £144 Lane Ends Farm, £143 Lane Ends Farm, £143 High House Farm, £140 Marsh House Farm, £137 Hallbeck. Beltex: £151 Gibraltar Farm, £115 Moss Side Farm, £115 Holmelands. Dutch Spotted: £147 Bensons Hall, £121 Bensons Hall. Charollais: £143 Kingsland, £140 Crosscrake Farm, £133 Crosscrake Farm, £117 The Grange, £114 Moss Side Farm. Dorset: £140 Hallbeck, £121 Howriggs. Hampshire: £116 The Grange. Mule: £109 Hollins Farm.
Cast Sheep
Vendors responded to the call for ewes with 399 forward today, with them selling to a fast and competitive trade as buyers are keen to fulfil orders. The sale peaked at £170 for a Beltex ewe from M Allen, Carnforth closely followed by another at £167 from AM Blackwell, Preston Patrick. Heavy first cross ewes sold to £142 for a Suffolk cross from R&J Dodgson, Natland with Texel cross achieving £138 from D Black, Milnthorpe. Others were regularly £128 to £135. Medium continental cross ewes were keenly competed for and generally selling at £90 to £116. Mules sold to £119 for a pen of ten from S&A Bland, Tebay with others at £118 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe and Cheviot Mules at £116 from P&MR Carruthers, Penrith. Medium Mules nicely sold at £90 to £105. Hill ewes sold to £108 for Cheviot from K Purtill, Wigan, Rough Fells to £94 from S&A Bland, Tebay, Swaledales to £90 from GA Guy, Tebay and Herdwicks £90 from Messrs Edmondson, Ambleside. A large proportion of recently weaned hill ewes, generally sold at £60 to £80 depending on quality and type.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Beltex: £170 Yealand Manor, £167, £130, £108 Lackslost. Suffolk: £142 Cracalt Farm, £128 Oak Avenue, £112 Ackenthwaite Farm, £96 Cockrigg Farm. Texel: £138 Cumbrae, £138 Yealand Manor, £134 Arklid Farm, £132 Oak Avenue, £130 Station Hotel, £130 North Farm. Continental: £134 Raw Foot, £110 Cotegill Farm, £90 Lackslost. Mule: £119 Cotegill Cottage, £118 North Farm, £114 Oak Avenue, £112 Station Hotel Farm, £110 Bensons Farm, £108 Head House. Cheviot Mule: £116 Raw Foot, £108 Howriggs, £104 Lackslost, £95, £94 Howriggs. Cheviot: £108 Oak Avenue. Charollais: £98 Kirket Nook. Rough Fell: £94 Cotegill Farm, £90 Marsh House Farm. Dorset: £90 Yealand Manor, £86 Leighton Drive. Masham: £90 Middale Farm. Swaledale: £90 Lunesdale House, £80 North Farm. Herdwick: £90 Wall End Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Opening Sale of Store Lambs, Thursday 13th July 2023.
Store Lambs
The opening sale of store lambs at North West Auctions Junction 36 saw a catalogue entry of 1500, with a vast amount of these being medium term lambs forward, achieving a respectable average of £79 per head. A busy ring side of buyers was forward, saw good local support from farmer buyers, as well as a number of travelled buyers ringside. Short term lambs were a roaring trade with a pen of five Beltex lambs from JT&A Armistead, Selside selling to £119, with this home also selling Texels to £111.50. B Wilson & Sons, Selside sold their best Texel x Mules to £105.50. Closely followed by a full pen of Texels from RI Dixon, Low Newton to £103. Many of the best pens of the best lambs regularly sold at £100 plus. Medium continental bred lambs were keenly bid for, with many of these lambs regularly selling into the mid-eighties. A pen of 33 Texels full of meat from JE Wightman, Lupton sold to £94.50. Long term lambs looked a flying trade on the day, with these regularly selling at the early seventies. Only a few pens of Mule wethers were forward with the best selling to £75 from B Wilson & Sons, Selside and others at £73 from KD&L Armer, Kirkby Stephen.
Store Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £119, £111.50, £106 Bouthwaite Farm, £105.50 Ashstead, £103 Low Newton Farm, £94.50 Crabtree Farm. Charollais: £96.50 Whitbarrow Cottage. Beltex: £90 Millbeck. Hampshire: £87 Bouthwaite Farm. Suffolk: £86.50 Sunny Brow, £86.50, £82.50 Old Parkside Farm, £80.50 High Underbrow Farm, £79.50 Mosergh Farm, £72 Woodside. Continental: £76.50 Tottlebank, £73 Scar Sykes Farm, £73 Lockbank, £72 Old Parkside Farm, £72 Woodside, £72 Hopestead. Mule: £75 Ashstead, £73 Scar Sykes Farm. Cheviot Mule: £74.50 Scar Sykes Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM's and Store Cattle. Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle, Friday 14th July 2023.
NWA Lancaster held its popular weekly sale with 339 cattle all sold in two hours and 45 minutes. A rising trade across all sections saw:
- Stores sell to £1740
- Calves to £600
- Dairy to £2020
- OTM Cattle £1709 and 254p/kg
All vendors leaving well suited with prices achieved, with many reporting trade head of sales earlier and mid week.
Dairy Cattle
Customers taking advantage of being able to buy and sell stock on the same day, with more cattle required to satisfy buyers demand. Dairy cows sold to £2020 for a second calved cow from R&K Jenkinson, Pilling who sold fourth calvers at £1720 and £1520.
Calves & Weanlings
67 rearing calves sold to £350 for 6 week old British Blue x bulls from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe who sold other at £340. Month old Charolais x bull calves sold to £300 from JE&S Seedall, Blackburn with 3 week old British Blue x selling to £280 from WG Farms, Cockerham. Native sired rearing calves sold to £335 for a six week old Hereford x from MJ&H Atkinson, Quernmore with month old Aberdeen Angus x selling to £250 from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe. Dairy bulls sold to £150 for an 8 week sold a Holstein Friesian from AK&BM Robinson & Son, Arkholme with others generally £100 to £130. Weaned bull calves sold to £600 for British Blue x from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Helsington who sold others at £585 and £565. Weaned Hereford bulls from TE&ME Kidd, Ellel sold at £500 and £480 with Aberdeen Angus x selling to £470 from JM&MH France & Son, Littledale. Weaned dairy bulls sold to £340 for Fleckvieh from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Helsington with Holstein Friesian’s selling to £265 from J&G Thornley Ltd, Kirkham.
Rearing heifer calves sold to £350 for Charolais x from EE Thornton & Son, Heaton who sold others at £340. Younger Continental heifer were calves generally 240p/kg to 300p/kg, depending on breed and quality. Native sired heifer calves sold to £260 for a six week old Hereford x from TE&M Kidd, Ellel with month old Aberdeen Angus x to £225 from EE Thornton & Son, Heaton. Weaned heifer calves sold to £500 for a Hereford x from AK&BM Robinson & Son, Arkholme with others at £485 from JM&HM France & Son, Littledale from J&G Thornley Ltd, Kirkham.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £500 Kitchlow Farm, £485 Newhouse Farm, £260 North Farm. Angus: £425, Derby Lodge Farm, £225 Downlands Farm. Hereford: £365 Booth hall. Charolais: £350 Downlands Farm, £200 Laithwaite Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £600 High House Farm. Hereford: £500 Booth Hall, £335 Westfield House Farm. Angus: £470 Newhouse Farm, £420 High House Farm, £395 Kitchlow Farm, £380 Hole Of Ellel, £380 Walkers Ith Fields. Flekvieh: £340 High House Farm. Charolais: £300 Bolton Fold Farm. Friesian: £265 Derby Lodge farm, £170 Kitchlow Farm. Limousin: £210 Forton Hall Farm.
Store Cattle
NWA Lancaster saw an increased entry of stores forward at its popular weekly sale, with all classes and types selling to an increased trade. Steers sold to £1740 for Aberdeen Angus x from RG&B Lewis, Ingleton who also sold other at £1720. Closely followed by Herefords at £1700 from J Oddie & Son, Balderstone. Other strong well grown steers regularly £1550 to £1600, to include British Blue x steers at £1590 from JT&GV Dobson, Clitheroe. Dairy bred steers sold to £1520 from A&E Clarkson Ltd, Thurnham. British Friesian sold to £1310 from EE Thornton & Son, Heaton. Younger steers attracted a keen interest, selling to £1080 for 14 month old Salers from M&M Carr, Carnforth. Heifers sold to £1600 for Limousin x heifers from WS Burrow Ltd, Silverdale. Aberdeen
Angus x achieved £1550 from JT&GV Dodson, Clitheroe and British Blue x £1540 from MJ Shepherd & Son, Pilling. Other stronger heifers were regularly £1300 to £1450. Younger heifers sold to £1120 for 14 month old Limousin x from WA Ward & Son, Slyne.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Angus: £1740 Bainsbank Farm, £1620 Gibralter Farm, £1610 Cheetham House Farm, £1600 Fairfield, £1600 Bainsbank Farm. Hereford: £1700 Cheetham House Farm, £1600 Gibralter Farm, £1390 Staffords Farm, £1380 Savick Brook Farm. Charolais: £1600 Billinge Hall Farm. British Blue: £1590 Hill House Farm, £1580 Pasture House Farm, £1580 Castle O Trim, £1540 Cock Hall Farm, £1370 Hall Bank. Limousin: £1490 Stubb Place Farm, £1480 Gibralter Farm, £1200 Elston Old Hall, £1050 Stubb Place Farm. Blonde: £1490 Stubb Place Farm.
Friesian: £1310 Downlands Farm, £1220 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1180 Savick Brook Farm, £1180 Hall OTH Hill Farm, £1160 Church Farm. Fleckvieh: £1160 Cracalt Farm. Saler: £1100 Alby Wood. Norwegian Red: £800 Sunderland Brows Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Limousin: £1600 Gibralter Farm, £1280 Hall Bank, £1120 Ancliffe Hall Farm. Angus: £1550 Hill House Farm, £1480 Staffords Farm, £1400 Chestnut House Farm, £1310 Wood Nook Farm, £1290 Raw End Farm, £1260 The Granary. British Blue: £1540 Pasture House Farm, £1450 Hill House Farm, £1400 Windy Hill Farm, £1330 Lowther Castle o Trim. Montbeliarde: £1540 Staffords Farm. Hereford: £1460 Staffords Farm, £1450 Pasture House Farm. Saler: £960 Alby Wood. Friesian: £940 Cracalt Farm.
OTM Cattle
97 cull cows were forward today, selling to an overall market average of 181.8p/kg and £1181 with buyers keen to fulfil orders.
Beef cows sold to 219p/kg for a Hereford x from AE&PC Capstick, Heversham with others at 214.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus x from GR&A Foy, Conder Green and British Blue x to 207.5p/kg from SJ&NS Wood, Windermere. Other beef cows were generally 190-205p/kg, going for finishing. Top grossing beef cow was an Aberdeen Angus x from GR&A Foy, Conder Green, closely followed by a Limousin x from AG Riley Ltd, Nether Kellet achieving £1618. The market top price of 219.5p/kg was also achieved for a Fleckvieh from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Helsington with Montbeliarde selling to 217.5p/kg from EW&R Towers, Hornby and Holstein Friesian 214.5p/kg again from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Helsington. Other heavy well fleshed dairy cows were 185p/kg to 200p/kg, with mediums 170p/kg to 185p/kg and those direct out of the parlour 140p/kg to 165p/kg depending on quality and type. JS&KM Wilson & Son, Helsington also topped at the top grossing table with a Holstein Friesian £1675 and a Fleckvieh at £1646.
OTM heifers sold to 249.5p/kg for a British Blue x from J&G Thornley Ltd, Kirkham and an Aberdeen Angus x
from O Butler, Kirkham. Dairy heifers sold to 214.5p/kg from AW&AM Park & Son, Ellel. Top grossing OTM, heifer was a British Blue x from J&G Thornley Ltd, Kirkham achieving £1788. A Hereford achieved £1687 from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham. Dairy heifers sold to £1165 from CR&A Baxter & Son, Morecambe. OTM steers sold to 254.5p/kg for a Limousin x from AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham who also sold Hereford at £1709.
Cull bulls sold to 179.5p/kg and £1421 for a Limousin from B Butterfield & Son, Burton in Kendal.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Hereford: 219.5 Park House Farms, 189.5 Westfield Farm, 179.5 Pilling Lane. Fleckvieh: 219.5
High House Farm. Montbeliarde: 217.5 Holme Head.Friesian: 214.50 High House Farm, 209.5 Derby lodge Farm, 207.5
High Snab, 204.5 Derby Lodge Farm, 199.5 Far Lodge, 197.5 Sweetings Farm. Angus: 214.5 Parkside Farm, 204.5 Park House Farms, 194.5 Whinney Garth, 191.5 Biggins Lodge Farm, 191.5 Castle Mill farm, 154.5 Cragg House Farm. British Blue: 207.5 Causway Farm, 207.5 Parkside Farm, 199.5 High Tennant Farm, 189.5 Thornbush Farm. Blonde: 204.5
Causway Farm. Shorthorn: 197.5 Raw Head, 159.5 Cragg House Farm. Limousin: 194.5 Westfield Farm, 194.5 Whinney Garth, 189.5 Westfield farm, 179.5 Castle Mill Farm. Continental: 139.5 Moss House Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 249.5 Elm Bank Farm, 209.5 Lambrigg Farm, 179.5 Elm Bank Farm. British Blue: 249.5 Derby Lodge Farm. Hereford: 244.5 High Snab. Friesian: 214.5 walkers Ith Fields, 211.5 New Browns Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Limousin: 254.5 High Snab, Hereford: 244.5 High Snab. Angus: 239.50, 209.50 Elm Bank Farm,
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 179.5 Moss House Farm. Friesian: 169.5 Abbey House.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 17th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep
Tuesday 18th
J36: 1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep
Thursday 2oth
J36: 10am Fortnightly Sale of Calves and Stirks
10.30am Fortnightly Sale of OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Fortnightly Sale of Store Cattle
Friday 21st
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, and Cast/OTM Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle