Weekly Report and Newsletter- 18th October 2024
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Rough Fell & Charmoise, Saturday 12th October 2024.
Charmoise
Junction 36 held its annual show and sale of Charmoise rams and females. The sale commenced with females where a 100% clearance was achieved. These sold to a high of 500gns for Stonedge MP02528. Rams followed with a ringside of commercial buyers looking to take advantage of the lambing ease that goes with this breed, many rams going to cover ewe lambs.
The sale peaked at 580gns for Armstrong ARM01666 from Miss Rebecca Armstrong, while George Edgar pre sale champion was next at 520gns. The consignment from DJ Williams reached 450gns and 400gns was achieved by OL Roberts.
NWA would like to thank the Charmoise sheep society for there continued support.
CHARMOISE SHOW
Class 1 - Best Individual Female
1st Longlands Arran LON00129 consigned by G Edgar 2nd Hafod Boom Boom OR04996 consigned by Osian Lloyd Roberts 3rd Armstrong ARM01666 consigned by Rebecca Armstrong
Class 2 - Best Individual Male
1st Stonedge MP02518 consigned by M Prince 2nd Stonedge MP02528 consigned by M Prince
Champion: Longlands Arran LON00129 Reserve Champion: Hafod Boom Boom OR04996 Best Pen - Osian Lloyd Roberts
Gimmer Shearling Top Prices: £525 Highfield House Farm, £483 Highfield House Farm. Shearling Ram Top Prices: £609 Monksbury Court Cottage, £546 Low Longlands, £472.50 Pwllcalch, £420 Caer Hafod Ucha, £399 Caer Hafod Ucha, £399 Monksbury Court Cottages. Aged Ram Top Prices: £262.50 Burnwerth, £262.50 Burnwerth, £262.50 Burnwerth.
Rough Fell
Rough Fell Rams sell to 8500gns
The annual prize show and sale of breeding rams was held at North West Auctions on Saturday 12th October which saw breeders descend from far and wide to this popular and much anticipated sale.
The sale peaked at 8500gns for the much admired shearling Cautley Thwaite Hurricane from MD&JD Handley, Sedbergh selling to TLB&J Knowles, Selside and K Milburn & A Devlin, Sedbergh. The Handley’s later sold Cautley Thwaite Harrier at 7000gns to MP&A Capstick, Kirkby Stephen. Other notable prices included MP&A Capstick, Kirkby Stephen selling Brownber Huntsman at 3500gns to J Hodgson, Askham who also sold Brownber Holistic at 3000gns to P&S Hoggarth, Sedbergh. I&M Mallinson, Selside sold High Cark Hunter to MJ&JD Handley, Sedbergh for 3200gns. Longgills Highlight from NC&S Dodd, Kirkby Stephen sold at 2600gns with Fawcett Bank Hercules 2400gns from S Milburn, Dent and JT Capstick, Kirkby Stephen selling Yew House Hercules at 2200gns. Ram lambs peaked at 700gns from J&I Capstick, Kirkby Stephen purchased by JE Harding, Caernarfon.
Aged rams sold to 600gns for Brownber Feature from SW Huck, Kirkby Stephen.
Sale Statistics:
Shearling rams to 8500gns, averaged £997.
Aged rams to 600gns, averaged £405.
Ram lambs to 700gns, averaged £395.
Ram Lamb Top Prices: £735 Yew Tree Farm, £525 Woodside, £210 Galloper Park, £157.50 Galloper Park.
Aged Ram Top Prices: £630 Dale View, £525 The Park, £315 Summer Hill, £315 Whinfell Terrace, £262.50 Winllan.
Shearling Ram Top Prices: £8925 Archers Hall, £7350 Archers Hall, £3675 High Lane, £3360 Borrow Bridge House, £3150 High Lane, £2730 Manor Court.
ROUGH FELL SHOW
Class 1 - Shearling Ram (Owner Under 18 years of Age)
1st RF4105 Fawcett Bank Hercules consigned by S Milburn, Fawcett Bank
2nd RF4106 Fawcett Bank Hector consigned by T Milburn, Fawcett Bank
3rd RF4084 Birkhaw High Flyer Consigned by F Hoggarth, Birkhaw Farm
4th RF4182 Birchwood Hot to Trot consigned by S Moore, New House Farm
5th RF4085 Birkhaw Howgill consigned by L Hoggarth, Birkhaw Farm
6th RF4192 Spanham High Flyer consigned by E Rigg, Spanham Farm
Class 2 - Shearling Ram (Under 50 sheep)
1st RF4151 Yew House Hercules consigned by JT Capstick, Yew House
2nd RF4082 Helm Valley Heat Seeker consigned by E Clark, Glebe Close
3rd RF4154 Highlane Hezekiah consigned by RJ Capstick, High Lane
4th RF4180 Hill Top Hurricane consigned by SW Huck, Dale View
5th RF4152 Yew House Hurricane consigned by JT Capstick, Yew House
6th RF4135 Ellergill Haribo consigned by RA Steadman, Ellergill Farm
Class 3 - Shearling Ram (Over 50 sheep)
1st RF4156 Brownber Huntsman consigned by MP&A Capstick, High Lane
2nd RF4155 Brownber Holistic consigned by MP&A Capstick, High Lane
3rd RF4144 Longgills Harmony consigned by NC&S Dodd, Manor Croft
4th RF4104 Black Horse Heineken consigned by WJ Dawson, Rash Mill Cottage
5th RF4086 Birkhaw Highwayman consigned by P&S Hoggarth, Birkhaw Farm
6th RF4088 Birkhaw Handsome consigned by P&S Hoggarth, Birkhaw Farm
Class 4 - Aged Ram (Open)
1st RF3899 Brownber Feature consigned by SW Huck, Dale View
2nd RF4010 Roundthwaite Gary consigned by VR Guy, Whinfell Terrace
3rd RF3694 High Cark Esprit consigned by RC&KJ Lowery, Summerhill
4th RF3858 Park Freddy consigned by TM Potter, The Park
Class 5 - Ram Lamb (Open)
1st UK11813902341 consigned by J&I Capstick, Yew House
2nd UK011030502259 Consigned by VR Guy, Whinfell Terrace
3rd UK1034902984 consigned by AJ Ellis, Woodside
4th UK1034902405 consigned by M Nugent, Woodside
5th UK10602114007 consigned by E Rigg, Spanham Farm
6th UK10602114012 consigned by E Rigg, Spanham Farm
Champion: RF4156 Brownber Huntsman consigned by MP&A Capstick, High Lane Reserve Champion: RF4155 Brownber Holistic consigned by MP&A Capstick, High Lane Best Aged Ram (4 shear & over): RF3694 High Cark Esprit consigned by RC&KJ Lowery, Summerhill
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Monday 14th October 2024.
Monday morning mixture met with much momentum.
Prime Lambs
Once again numbers continue to rise at this popular Monday morning market, with new and returning customers from through the northern counties and beyond. The best well bred and fed lambs continue to attract a keen buyer interest selling to £150 for a pen full of Beltex cross lambs from R&A Easterby, Westhouse. Other pen fulls sold to £141.50 from WS Burrow Ltd, Silverdale, £141 J&M Cockett, Ingleton, £140.50 PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby, £139 GR&A Foy, Conder Green and £138.50 DR Preston, Caton. Other heavy meated lambs were generally £128 to £135, with the best standard weights £118 to £125. Several pens of lighter weight lambs forward, providing they have finish are met with buyers approval, selling to £115 with other lights £92 to £98. Hill bred lambs continue to come forward in greater numbers, with Cheviots to £127.50, horned £126.50, Cheviot Mules £122.50 and Mules to £120.
An overall market SQQ of 281p/kg, for lambs forward with variable finish. The sale peaked at 333p/kg from R&A Easterby, Westhouse with others at 323p/kg from J&M Cockett, Ingleton, 321p/kg D Cockett, Ingleton, 318p/kg PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby and 315p/kg GR&A Foy, Conder Green. Other pure and ¾ bred well finished lambs were generally 290p/kg to 310p/kg, with the best first cross 280p/kg to 295p/kg with grass finished lambs generally 260p/kg to 275p/kg, with several pens of under finished lambs at realisation, and perhaps better suited to the buoyant store market.
To ensure maximum returns vendors are encouraged to feed lambs, to put on the final coat of paint.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Beltex: £150 Fellside Farm, £141 Foredales Farm, £140 Mason Gill, £139 Parkside Farm, £139 Parkside Farm, £139 Foredales Farm. Texel: £141.50 Gibraltar Farm, £140.50 Mason Gill, £138.50 Ellers Farm, £138 Park Farm Barn, £137 Mason Gill, £137 Mason Gill. Suffolk: £136 Bailey Farm, £134 Park Farm Barn, £134 Maddison Avenue, £129 Maddison Avenue, £116.50 Bailey Hey Farm. Charollais: £128 Wyre Farm, £119 Oak Avenue. Cheviot: £127.50 Oak Avenue, £121 Botton Hall Farm, £120 High Tenement Farm, £115.50 Fellside Farm, £111 Ellers Farm, £111 Ellers Farm. Horned: £126.50 Parkside Farm, £117 Longstripes Farm, £113 Longstripes Farm. Continental: £124 Blackwood End, £122 Mill House
Farm, £116 Holmelands, £115 Field House. Cheviot Mule: £122.50 Fellside Farm. Mule: £120 Yates Farm, £119 Botton Hall Farm, £115.50 Cragg End, £115.50 Cragg End, £110 Foredales Farm.
Cast Ewes
Cull ewes sold to a top of £194 for a Texel from MR Gorst, Dolphinholme with other Continental and cross bred ewes £160 to £180, with mediums £110 to £125 and several leaner sorts £80 to £95. Mules sold to £151 with other strong mediums £116 to £125 and lighter leaner weights £78 to £90. Pure hill ewes sold to £82 for Cheviots, with todays entry comprising of predominately lean horned ewes generally £40 to £65, with the very smallest and leanest at realisation.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £194 Dolphinholme House, £180 Hutton Roof Hall, £152 Hutton Roof Hall, £148 Dolphinholme House, £132 Hole off Ellel Farm, £129 Hutton Roof Hall. Mule: £151 Gibson Farm, £124 Hutton Roof Hall, £120 Gibsons Farm, £100 Yates Farm, £94 North Farm, £91 Bensons Farm. Dorset: £127 Corney Hill Farm, £100 Corney Hill Farm. Herwick: £88 Park Farm. Cheviot: £82 Marshaw Farm. Swaledale: £48 Holme House Farm, £44 Moorcock Hall Farm, £42 Holme House Farm.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Texel: £98 Parkside Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 15th October 2024.
Bigger numbers and a better trade.
Prime Lambs
A larger show of prime lambs forward at Junction 36 met a stronger trade on the week. Meat and size were both very well bid for. The increase in demand requires more numbers on a Tuesday going forward. Heavy Beltex lambs sold to 317p/kg at 48kg for a pair from Messrs Crowe, Ashtree Cottage. Lighter Texel lambs from Messrs Escolme, Low Stangerthwaite sold to 312p/kg. Texel lambs from Messrs Hodgson, Arklid Farm hit £170 x3 and £169 for a pen of four Suffolks. An overall market average of 280p/kg was achieved.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £170 (x2) Arklid Farm, £167 Longfield Manor, £165 Nether Hall Farm, £165 Crabtree Farm, £161 Crake Hall. Suffolk: £169, £168 Longfield Manor, £163 Nether Hall Farm, £141 Yarlsber, £136 Burnt House Farm, £133 Lower Hawthwaite Farm. Hampshire: £162 High Farm. Continental: £154 Higher Core Farm, £152 Blea Tarn Road, £150 Howriggs, £138 Green Close Farm, £137 Howriggs, £137 The Borrans. Beltex: £152 Ashtree Cottage, £134 Manor House Farm. Dorset: £146 Hallbeck, £130 Cumbrae. Cheviot: £133, £130, £125 Seedhowe Cottages. Charollais: £130 Dunningwell Farm. Mule: £130 Hill Park, £127 Yarlsber, £127 Park Farm Barn, £125, £121 Holme House Farm, £120 Hazel Head Farm. Horned: £128 Low Tarn Green, £127 Ashtree Cottage. Masham: £128 Yarlsber, £94 Steps Farm. Kerry Hill: £113, £101 Gate Beck Cottages. Herdwick: £106 Mireside Farm. Gritstone: £104 High Farm. Half Bred: £100 Steps Farm.
Cast Sheep
A seasonal entry of 560 ewes sold to a stronger trade, as strength starts to now come forward. The strongest pure ewes sold to £234 for Texels, with other medium pure and better end first cross ewes regularly £150 to £170. Medium types were £125 to £138, with several feeding orders £98 to £112. Heavy Mules sold to £139 with others £136, mediums £110 to £122, feeding types £88 to £99 and leaner harder worked sorts £70 to £85. Pure hill ewes sold to £108 for Rough Fells, £104 Cheviots, £98 Gritstones, £80 Swaledale and £74 for Herdwicks. Mediums horned ewes were generally £55 to £70, lighter leaner weight £38 to £46, with the smallest and leanest at realisation. A consignment of Pygmy goats sold to £82, with other pen fulls at £63 and £60.
Leaners hard worked continental rams were £100 to £130, with hill rams to £108. The leanest hill rams were £55 to £70.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £234 The Borrans, £158 Poppy Farm, £156, £152 Burnt House Farm, £141 Cooper House, £140 Nether Hall Farm. Beltex: £176 Crake Hall. Mule: £139 White House, £136 Dunningwell Farm, £132 Hallbeck, £128 Borrans Farm, £128 Helwith Bridge, £126 Burnt House Farm. Leicester: £138 Millriggs Farm. Masham: £130 Nether Hall Farm, £109, £72 Angerton Farm. Charollais: £121 Dunnigwell Farm. Rough Fell: £116 Dunsa Bank Farm, £106 Wasdyke Farm, £96 Howes Lodge, £90 Ghyll Farm, £80 Wasdyke Farm, £76 Steps Farm. Suffolk: £112 Patton Hall. Continental: £112 Oakfield Farm, £83 Gilpin Farm, £74 Moss End Farm, £72 White House, £70 Gilpin Farm. Cheviot: £104 Ghyll Farm, £98 High Farm, £90 Low House, £84 (x2) Keen Ground Bungalow, £82 High Farm. Hampshire: £99 High Farm. Gritstone: £98 High Farm. Jacob: £86 Poppy Farm. Goat: £82, £63, £60 Greenlands. Swaledale: £80 Longwell, £67 Hebblethwaite Hall Farm, £66 Middle Sadghyll, £66 Low Newton Farm, £65 Barbon Fell House, £64 White House. Zwartble: £78 High Farm, £70 Patton Hall. Herdwick: £74 High Biggarsbank.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Zwartble: £130 Lane House Farm. Texel: £122 Bleaswood Road. Charollais: £114 Bleaswood Road. Teeswater: £110 High Swinklebank Farm. Rough Fell: £108, £100 High Swinklebank Farm. Kerry Hill: £102 Gate Beck Cottages. Suffolk: £86, £70 New Parkside Farm. Swaledale: £76, £68 Rydal Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Thursday 17th October 2024.
Calves
Bull calves again saw a great trade for the best types, with plainer types harder to place. Top price today of £540 for a British Blue from JR Robinson, Nook with Limousins to £530 from Langley Park, Millom. One month old bull calves sold to £490 for a British Blue from B&JM Crowe, Witherslack with others to £470 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth and £460 from A Pickthall, New Hutton. Charolais’s also sold to £460 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Native sired sold to £420 for Herefords from J Hornby & Son, Stank. Black and white bulls sold to £155.
Heifer calves sold to £430 from R&J Dodgson, Natland for Limousins with others to £385 from Langley Park, Millom. A nice trade was seen for young month old British Blue heifers, with these selling to £350 from A Pickthall, New Hutton, £340 from B&JM Crowe, Witherslack, £340 from DR&C Galbraith, Kendal and £320 from JW&TE Sharp, Lyth. Charolais sold to £315 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor. Native sired heifers sold to £270 for an Aberdeen Angus.
A good show of stirks forward today with these selling to £860 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus cross from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham. Bazadaise bullocks sold to £840 from Ireland Farm, Kirkby Lonsdale. Bull stirks sold to £800 from R&J Dodgson, Natland with six month old Herefords to £770 from RJ&J Gardner, Kendal.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Limousin: £430 Cracalt Farm, £385 Langley Park, £250 Langley Park, £235 Calby Farms, £190 Colby Farms. British Blue: £350 Borrans Farm, £340 Birks Farm, £340 Sunny Bank, £320 Flodder Hall, £310 Kitchlow Farm, £305 Elm Tree Farm. Charolais: £315 Low Audlands. Friesian: £290 Langley Park. Angus: £270 Elm Tree Farm, £230 Langley Park, £180 Sunny Bank, £160 x2 Langley Park. Hereford: £200 Bousfield Farm, £170 Bousfield Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £540 Hollins Farm, £490 Birks Farm, £490 Elm Tree Farm, £470 Flodder Hall, £460 Borrans Farm, £430 Borrans Farm. Limousin: £530 Langley Park, £470 Langley Park, £380 Colby Farm, £310 Colby Farm, £270 Moss House Farm, £270 Moss House Farm. Charolais: Low Audlands, £430 Low Audlands, £410 Low Audlands, £340 Low Audlands, £270 Low Audlands. Angus: £420 Hollins Farm, £270 Langley Park, £180 Birks Farm. Hereford: £420 Bousfield Farm, £410 Bousfield Farm, £380 Kitchlow Farm, £230 Wraysholme Tower. Friesian: £155 Bousfield Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £860 Cock Hall Farm, £640 Cock Hall Farm, £470 Cock Hall Farm, £420 Cock Hall Farm. British Blue: £690 The Howes.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £800 Cracalt Farm. Hereford: £770 Natland Mill Beck Farm, £600 Natland Mill Beck Farm, £560 Natland Mill Beck Farm. Angus: £760 Syke House Farm, £550 Syke House Farm. Shorthorn: £750 Greenwood Haw.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Bazadaise: £840 Biggins Lodge Farm, £810 Biggins Lodge Farm, £790 Biggins Lodge Farm. Angus: Moss End Farm. Friesian: £340 Ackenthwaite Farm.
Store Cattle
Store cattle fly if the shelves at J36.
The fortnightly sale of stores sees an electric trade from start to finish, with a healthy and very eager ringside of buyers throughout.
A smart 14 month old Limousin bullock sold to £1580 from CI Briggs, Ambleside. A single Aberdeen Angus bullock also hit £1580 from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow. While W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe topped the British Blue trade reaching £1560 for a pair of bullocks.
Heifers topped at £1530 from Pearson & Jackson, Crook. Younger Limousin heifers from B Butterfield & Son, Burton in Kendal reached £1460. Bulls averaged a whopping £1320, topping at £1500 for a Shorthorn from DJ Dickinson, Haverthwaite.
Please advise entries for the sale in two week’s time, as trade here continues to please vendors.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Angus: £1580 Low Gregg Hall, £1430 Crabtree Farm, £1200, £1190 Salwick Hall Farm, £1170 Hatters Farm, £1140 Swallowmire. Limousin: £1580 High Wray Farm, £1540 Ackenthwaite Farm, £1490 Cockrigg Farm, £1440 High Wray Farm, £1350 Mireside Farm, £1310 Ackenthwaite Farm. British Blue: £1560 Ackenthwaite Farm, £1390 Cockrigg Farm, £1300 Ackenthwaite Farm, £1290 Riddings, £1280 Cockrigg Farm, £1270 Herschell Terrace. Shorthorn: £1270, £1220, £1200 Holmelands. Simmental: £1260 Black Bull Cottage, £1130 Keld Farm, £1120 Riddings, £980 (x2), £970 Black Bull Cottage. Fleckvieh: £1240 Riddings, £960 Lodge Bank Farm. Charollais: £1220 Holmelands. Hereford: £1160, £890 Oversands View, £800 Biggins Lodge Farm, £800 Curlew Cottage. Belted Galloway: £1080 Oversands View. Other: £990, £960, £870 Keld Farm. Galloway: £920 Tarnside Farm. Devon: £920 Tarnside Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: Shorthorn: £1500 Lane Ends Farm, £1400, £1330 Beckside Road, £960 Lodge Bank Farm. Hereford: £1400 Lane Ends Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: £1530 Ellerbeck Farm, £1460 Moss House Farm, £1400 Ellerbeck Farm, £1330 Crabtree Farm, £1290, £1230 Ellerbeck Farm. British Blue: £1440, £1390 Crabtree Farm, £1240 Ackenthwaite Farm, £1240 Cockrigg Farm, £1230 Moss House Farm, £1200 Salwick Hall Farm. Angus: £1410 Black Bull Cottage, £1330 Low Gregg Hall, £1310 Crabtree Farm, £1300 Black Bull Cottage, £1270, £1240 Crabtree Farm. Hereford: £1260, £1130 Crabtree Farm, £960 Tarnside Farm, £880 Oversands. Simmental: £1260 Crabtree Farm, £1000 Ellers Farm, £1000 (x2) Black Bull Cottage. Charolais: £1050 Mill Cottage.
OTM Cattle
75 OTM cattle forward, topping the pp/kg today was a Hereford steer from JE Wightman, Kendal with this reaching 244.5p/kg. An Aberdeen Angus cast bull from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe reached 209.5p/kg, with top price cows reaching the same price this being from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow and MW&M Hodgson, Grange Over Sands. Black and white sold to 199.5p/kg from Messrs Ellwood, Grizebeck and 197.5p/kg from RJ&ML Lowery, Cartmel.
Top grossing today was £1925.18 for a Limousin cast bull from D Penellum, Kirkby in Furness with a South Devon cow next at £1836.49 with this coming from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston. Black and white cows topped at £1576.05 from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow, with others to £1526.58 from RJ&ML Lowery, Cartmel.
OTM Cow Top Prices: British Blue: 209.5 Swallowmire, 209.5 Low Gregg Hall, 189.5 The Howes, 179.5 Kate Farm, 177.5 Cart House Farm. Limousin: 204.5 The Howes, 167.5 Swinside Farm. Friesian: 197.5 Shorthorn Farm, 194.50 Shorthorn Farm, 191.5 Low Gregg Hall, 191.50 Shorthorn Farm, 174.5 Strickland Hill, 169.50 Tranthwaite Hall. South Devon: 191.5 Bowkerstead Farm. Shorthorn: 189.50 Top Manor Farm, 189.50 Cart House, 179.5 Top Manor Farm, 177.50 Craketrees, 169.5 Top Manor Farm. Charolais: 189.5 Angerton Farm, 154.5 Kate Farm. Hereford: 189.5 Angerton Farm, 184.5 Riddings, 181.5 High Wray Farm, 179.5 Lane Ends Farm, 174.5 Lane Ends Farm. Angus: 184.50 The Howes, 164.50 Cooper House. Continental: 181.5 Low Sizergh Farm, 164.5 Hall Farm. Blonde: 179.56 High Row. Fleckvieh: 177.5 Wtykes Farm, 164.5 Ghyll Farm. Montbeliarde: 169.5 Low Sizergh Farm, 167.5 Low Sizergh Farm, 159.5 Low Sizergh Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 199.5 Heatwaite Farm, 179.5 Strickland Hill.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Hereford: 244.5 Crabtree Farm, 237.5 Crabtree Farm, 234.5 Crabtree Farm, 229.5 Crabtree Farm, 229.5 Crabtree Farm, 224.5 Crabtree Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Angus: 209.5 Ackenthwaite Farm. Limousin: 199.5 Coolna Marra.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 18th October 2024.
Calves & Weanlings
A smaller show of 53 calves were forward today, with all calves sought after. Strongest bull calves continued to sell above vendors expectations for the time of year, with a forty day old Charolais from JH Towers, Tunstall selling to £540 twice and £530. A younger one month old Charolais sold to £480 from AD&RL Milner, Brock. Native sired bulls sold to £320 for a Hereford from JR Newsham, Conder Green. Black and white bulls sold to £195 from the same home. A young show of heifer’s calves forward, with real strength few and far between. However very sweet making sorts sold to £350 from AD&RL Miler, Brock for British Blues and Charolais cross to £320 from JH Towers, Tunstall. An eighteen day old Charolais sold to £260 from the same home. Montbeliarde heifers sold to £200 at less than one month old from GJ&G Billington, Garstang. Weaned calves sold to £690 for Aberdeen Angus steers from Mason Birkland Barrow, Over Kellet with British Blue bulls to £580 form AW&AM Park, Ellel.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £540, £500, £480 Walkers I’th Fields, £350 Lane Head Farm, £280 Myerscough House, £260 Hudsbrook Farm. Angus: £410, £390 Walkers I’th Fields, £205 Hudsbrook Farm. Charolais: £320, £260 Tunstall Hall, £250 Myerscough House, £245, £240, £200 Tunstall Hall. Hereford: £250, £235 Sellerley Farm. Limousin: £220, £210 (x2) Hudsbrook Farm. Montbeliarde: £200, £190 Myerscough House.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £580 Walkers I’th Fields, £350 Lane Head Farm, £250, £125 Hudsbrook Farm. Charolais: £540 (x2), £530 Tunstall Hall, £480 Lane Head Farm, £440 Tunstall Hall. Hereford: £320 Sellerley Farm. Angus: £280, £250 Myerscough House, £220, £170 Hudsbrook Farm, £170, £165 Tunstall Hall. Limousin: £250, £200 Hudsbrook Farm. Friesian: £195, £175, £165 Sellerley Farm. Montbeliarde: £120 Myerscough House.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £690, £550 Birkland Barrow.
Store Cattle
Lancasters weekly store sale saw a reduced number on offer, which saw no let up in trade, as buyers are eager to replenish their fat cattle sheds. Steers today averaged £1470 and heifers at £1300, with some cattle showing the signs of the recent autumnal weather. Topping the leader board today with a pair of British Blue steers was M Shepherd & Son, Pilling at £1820. JD&GM Bracken, Garstang sold a trio of British Blues at £1800. Plenty of other British Blue steers were round the £1650 to £1780 mark. A pair of Limousin steers sold to £1800 from EJ Ward & Sons, Nether Kellet with other Limousins to £1700 from L Parson & Sons, Leven. 24 month old Angus steer were trading around the £1550 mark. Hereford steers from J Lamb, Glasson sold to £1600 for a pair, with a ring full to £1590 from MS&G Mason, Kirkby Lonsdale. Friesian steers were very much in demand today, topping at £1540 from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham with plenty of others trading around the £1270 to £1380 mark.
Heifer stores today every as good as recent weeks, with J&H Bland, Levens achieving £1560 for British Blues who also had others at £1460. A pair of Simmental from EJ&PE Burrow, Storth sold to £1500, with other Simmental at £1460 from EJ Ward & Sons, Carnforth. J&H Bland continued their good days trading with Angus heifers to £1480. Other Angus heifers to £1450 from EW&CR Clegg & Son, Stalmine who also had Shorthorn heifers to £1420.
Fresh buyers around the ring today going home empty handed. If you have stores to sell, please advise the office of catalogue entries by Monday for next Fridays sale.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: British Blue: £1820 Pasture House Farm, £1800 Greenlands Farm, £1780 Pasture House Farm, £1720 Lynwood, £1690 Ninezergh, £1680 Carlingwha. Limousin: £1800 Intack Farm, £1700 Carlingwha, £1690 Ninezergh, £1450 Endmoor Farm, £1420, £1260 Ninezergh. Simmental: £1800 Intack Farm, £1780 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1300 Buck Bank Farm. Angus: £1710 Kirkham Road, £1700, £1620 Low Levens, £1460 Lynwood, £1410 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1320 Buck Bank Farm. Welsh Black: £1640 Kirkham Road. Hereford: £1600 Old Glasson Farm, £1590 Spital Farm, £1580 Old Glasson Farm, £1480 Ninezergh, £1210 Windy Hill Farm. Fleckvieh: £1600 Carlingwha. Friesian: £1540 Cock Hall Farm, £1380 Ninezergh, £1350 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1270 Pump House Farm, £1250 Parrox Hall Farm, £1110 Ninezergh. Charolais: £1160 Buck Bank Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: £1560, £1460, £1260 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1090, £1080, £1060 Ninezergh. Simmental: £1500 Hazelslack Tower Farm, £1440 Intack Farm. Angus: £1480 Ninezergh, £1450 Yew Tree Farm, £1400 Low Levens, £1400 Barker Knott, £1360 Eskew Beck, £1360 Ninezergh. Shorthorn: £1420 Yew Tree Farm. Limousin: £1360 Ninezergh, £1290, £1270 Cracalt Farm, £1260 Intack Farm, £1240 Summerlands, £1090 Ninezergh. Hereford: £1200, £1040 Lynwood.
OTM Cattle
The weekly sale of OTM cattle at Lancaster saw 130 through the bottom ring, with a pleasing average of 165p/kg being achieved for the show of very weathered plain cattle on offer. Anything fit and fleshy easily sold, with poorer sorts at realisation.
Topping the cast ring today would be local and loyal supporter A Kirkby & Co, Pilling with a cracking 700kg British Blue steer at £1878. Angus OTM heifers were not far behind at £1711or 274.5p/kg from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe. EJ Ward, Nether Kellet sold at Limousin at £1596 or 269.5p/kg.
Best bred OTM cows saw R Capstick & Son, Ingleton at £1563 for a Limousin, with Angus cows at £1558 from W&A Cardwell, Stalmine. Friesian cows sold to £1523 or 274.5p/kg from H Halhead, Nether Kellet with Kelsall & Wood, Lancaster at £1420. Plenty of other good Friesian cows were around the £1300 to £1400 mark and late 180p/kg - 200p/kg.
Friesian heifers sold to 229.5p/kg firstly from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe and secondly from AT Burrow, Gressingham who also has top grossing Friesian heifer at £1352. Other Friesian heifers were around 190p/kg.
Just a handful of cast bulls in this week topping of 219.5p/kg or £1646 from AT Burrow, Gressingham and a Limousin bull from F&JM Mason, Carnforth at £1583.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Friesian: 234.50, 204.50 Dale Barns, 184.50 Blackwood End, 184.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 184.50 Hazelslack Tower Farm, 184.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm. Limousin: 219.50 (x2) Fell End Farm, 199.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 189.50 Dubside. Angus: 204.50 Well House Farm, 199.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 191.50 Parkside Farm, 189.50 Well House Farm, 187.50 Hindleys Farm, 187.50 Parkside Farm. Fleckvieh: 199.50 Throstle Nest Farm, 149.50 Docker Hall. Hereford: 191.50, 184.50 Holmfields. Simmental: 184.50 Throstle Nest Farm, 169.50 Sellerley Farm. Whitebred Shorthorn: 177.50 Barrowfield Farm. British Blue: 174.50, 139.50 Farleton House. Norwegian Red: 129.50 (x2), 124.50 Dale Barns. Jersey: 119.50 Moss House Farm. Other: 109.50 Dale Barns.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 274.50, 269.50 (x2), 267.50 Rowell Farm, 199.50 Black Bull Farm. Limousin: 269.50 Intack Farm, 267.50 Rowell Farm, 249.50 Brabiner House Farm. Friesian: 229.50 Ackenthwaite Farm, 229.50 High Snab, 219.50 Deerslet Farm, 219.50 Endmoor Farm, 184.50 Docker Hall, 179.50 High Snab. Simmental: 224.50 Black Bull Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 264.50 Gulf Farm, 259.50 Black Bull Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Hereford: 219.50 High Snab. Limousin: 179.50 Mireside Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 21st
Lancaster: Young Handler Prime Lamb Show
10am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Tuesday 22nd
J36: 10:30am Sale of all classes of Pigs
1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 24th
J36: 10:30am Ambleside Sale of Store Lambs
Friday 25th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves & OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle & Stirks
Saturday 26th
J36: 10am Mountain & Moorland Ponies, Fell Ponies & Shetland Ponies
