Report and Newsletter- 20th September 2024
J36 Rural Auction Centre: NEMSA Gimmer Lambs, Saturday 14th September 2024.
North West Auctions had the pleasure of conducting the annual prize show and sale of NEMSA gimmer lambs on behalf of the Kendal branch. On Friday evening an outstanding show of sheep were presented at the pre sale show, totalling some 380 sheep across all show classes. Judging this year was carried out be Mr A Collet, Culworth and T Sharp, Kendal who after much deliberation awarded the first prize rosette and the Goad Memorial Trophy to Strickland Hall Farming, Witherslack for their pen of ten. The first prize pen of twenty and receiving the Jim Gibson Memorial Trophy was Messrs Hodgson, Rydal. Thanks must be given to all the show sponsor their continued generous support.
The much anticipated ‘stars in their eyes’ show for individual gimmer lambs was kindly judged by Mr D Watson, Middleton who awarded the championship rosette to TA&JA Dixon, Yoad Pot with this lamb later selling to the evenings top price of £335.
A packed ringside on new and regular, local and travelled buyers ensured a fast and competitive trade throughout the sale, with an overall market average of £151.14 achieved (up £34.82 on the year).
The sale topped at £290 achieved by R Lawrence, Grange Over Sands, closely followed by Messrs Hodgson, Rydal at £275, with £270 achieved by both Strickland Hill Farming and Messrs Hodgson, High Borrans. Other leading pens sold to £240 from J&JA Burrow, Thrusgill, £235 TLB&J Knowles, High Borrowbridge and £230 by both RI Dixon, Low Newton Farm and AC&K Pye, Dunkenshaw, with numerous pens £210 to £225.
Stronger lambs were regularly £160 to £180, runners nicely £140 to £155, with only smaller and younger lambs £125 to £135. The Bruce Willison memorial shield for the best run of lambs in the market was kindly judged by Mr J Capstick, Killington and awarded to R Lawrence, Greaves Farm.
SHOW RESULTS
PEN OF TEN
1st Inman Family, Strickland Hill Farm
2nd R Lawrence, Greaves Farm
3rd AC&K Pye, Dunkenshaw Farm
4th Messrs Hodgson, Rydal
5th RI Dixon, Low Newton Farm
6th J&JA Burrow, Thursgill
PEN OF TWENTY
1st Messrs Hodgson, Rydal
2nd Inman Family, Strickland Hill Farm
3rd TA&J Dixon, Yoad Pot
4th J&JA Burrow, Thursgill
5th P&A Fell, Castle Hill Farm
6th D Bateman, Moors Farm
STARS IN THEIR EYES
1st TA&J Dixon, Yoad Pot - £335
2nd J&JA Burrow, Thursgill - £250
3rd ST&SE Allen, Hillcroft - £280
4th AC&K Pye, Dunkenshaw Farm - £240
5th RI Dixon, Low Newton Farm - £255
6th T Ayrton & Son, Yates Farm - £195
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Lambs, Cast Sheep & Store Lambs, Monday 16th September 2024.
Early risers catch the trade, with lambs to £180 and 400p/kg at NWA Lancaster Auction Mart.
Prime Lambs
A sharp rise in numbers saw 646 forward, selling to an overall average of 300.44p/kg. The best bred and well finished lambs sold to a top of £180 for Beltex cross from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby with others at £178. Other Beltexs sold to £175 from GR&A Foy, Conder Green, £173 P Whitton & Son, Burneside and £170 J&M Cockett, Ingleton. Other pens of heavier pure and ¾ lambs were regularly £160 to £165. The best first cross lambs sold to £158 for Texel cross from P Whitton & Son, Burneside with others at £152 from GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield and £151 from Myerscough College, with others regularly £138 to £146. Lighter weight lambs full of meat were keenly competed for, selling to £142 for Texel cross from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof with others at £134 from J&M Cockett, Ingleton and £125 from JE Harrison, Winmarleigh. True light weights sold to £115 for Texel cross from W Pinder Jnr, Clitheroe with others at £111 from P&AJ Whittaker & Son, Quernmore. Hill lambs are coming forward in greater numbers, with Cheviot to £140 from D&D Huddleston, Wray who sold others at £139. Horned lambs sold to £118 from W Pinder Jnr, Clitheroe with Mules to £116 from D&D Huddleston, Wray and a ring full at £115.50 from B&SE Carter, Ellel.
The best bred lambs sold to 400p/kg for Beltex cross from J&M Cockett, Ingleton which sold other at 395p/kg. Other well finished ¾ bred lambs finding favour with the buyers, regularly 330p/kg to 350p/kg. The best of the first cross lambs were 300p/kg to 320p/kg, with well finished grass lambs 285p/kg to 300p/kg, with just the lighter weight, under finished lambs less at 260p/kg to 280p/kg.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Beltex: £180 Humblescough Farm, £175 Parkside Farm, £173 High Tenemant farm,£171 Parkside Farm, £170 Foredales Farm. Texel: £168 Humblescough Farm, £163 Newhouse farm, £161 Myerscough College, £160.50 Newhouse Farm, £158 High Tenemant farm, £156.50 Newhouse Farm. Charollais: £166 Foredales Farm, £131 Oak Avenue, £119 Jacksons Farm. Dutch Spotted: £151 Myerscough College. Suffolk: £149.50 Abbotson Farm, £132 Kays Farm, £127 Salisbury Road, £124 Bull Bank Farm. Cheviot: £140 Botton Hall Farm, £125 Smithy Lane Farm, £124 Botton Hall Farm. Continental: £133 Mill House Farm, £127 Salisbury Road, £124 Longstripes Farm. Horned: £118 Longstripes Farm. Mule: £116 Botton Hall Farm, £115.50 Cragg End.
Cast Sheep
139 cull ewes were forward today, achieving an overall market averaging £90.72, with a large proportion of leaner hill bred ewes. Charollais cross ewes from A Thornton, Woodplumpton led the way at £170, with P Stringfellow, Chorley selling the best of his Texel cross to £164. Other better end and medium Continental cross ewes £135 to £165, with several finding homes with farmers for grazing at £105 to £120. Mules sold to £138 from A Thornton, Woodplumpton with others at £133 from CJ Metcalfe, Ingleton and Myerscough College. Mashams sold to £111 from W Pinder, Clitheroe. Strongest hill ewes sold to £148 for Cheviots from A Thornton, Woodplumpton with a large number of recently weaned Cheviots £75 to £88. Horned ewes sold to £84, with other mediums £60 to £70 and lighter and leaner sorts £40 to £55.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Charollais: £170 Adamsons Farm,£144 Salisbury Road, £113 Jacksons Farm. Texel:£164 Salisbury Road, £156 Adamsons Farm, £154 Parkside Farm, £150 Hutton Roof Hall. Cheviot: £148 Adamsons Farm. Mule: £138 Adamsons Farm, £133 Yarlsber, £123 Myerscough College £104 Yarlsber. Masham: £111 Longstripes Farm.Dalesbred: £84 Kays Farm.
Store Lambs
The fortnightly sale of store lambs sold to an overall average of £91.50, for a wide range of lambs on offer. The best level pens of Texel cross sold to £117 from SE&J Gorst, Littledale who sold others at £102. Well bred longer keep lambs were generally £88 to £94, with only the very smallest less.
The earlier start time of 10am is proving popular with both buyers and sellers, and we strongly encourage vendors to take advantage of the early Monday morning trade. #LAMBS2LAM
Store Lambs Top Prices: Cheviot: £117 Cragg Farm.Texel £92 Woodstock, £90 Haversham House Farm. Mule: £60 Newlands Road.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 17th September 2024.
Prime Lambs
New buyers around the ring ensuring a sharp trade was seen for well meated/fed lambs with an overall average of 291p/kg, with Beltex selling to 355p/kg.
• Charollais to £186 from BR Harrison, Staveley
• Beltex to £174 from P Whitton & Son, Burneside
• Texel to £172 from Clark and Johnson, Windermere
• Suffolk to £171 from Inman Family, Witherslack
• Cheviot to £168 from GM Metcalfe, Underbarrow
• Mules to £138 from JM Benett, Longsleddale
• Swaledale to £116 from D & A Nicolson, Ulverston
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Charolaise: £186 £139 The Old Vicarage, £148 £143 Low Foulshaw Farm. Texel: £174 High Tenement Farm, £172 Far Orrest, £171 Strickland Hill, £169 Spital Farm, £168 Low Gregg Hall. Continental: £159 West Lodge, £154 Black Bull Farm, £150 Mealriggs Farm, £148 £144 High House Farm, £143.50 Bowers Farm. Suffolk: £147 Strickland Hill, £146 High House Farm, £141 £136 Heathwaite Farm, £135 Helm Croft. Dutch Spotted: £144 Lane Ends Farm, £144 Grayrigg Foot, £137 Little Close, £134 Lane Ends Farm. Cheviot: £140 Bowers Farm. Mule: £139 £122 Middale Farm, £124 Fell End Farm, £123.50 Fellside Farm, £123 Gunner Fleet Farm, £121 Yarlsber. Masham: £121 Yalsber, £113 Mealriggs Farm. Dorset: £116 High Biggarsbank. Hampshire: £110 High Gregg Hall Farm. Rough: £105 The Park.
Cast Sheep
Numbers sharply rising week on week with 712 forward today being with over 3/4 of the sale being lean hard worked hill ewes. Real shortage of the very best but those few forward sold to £245 from J Capstick, Ingleton. Best first cross ewes sold to £198 with others £155-£180. Better mediums £110-£130 with a lot of the leaner end going for further feeding. North country mules sold to £145 with Cheviot Mules to £139, with stronger pens to £110-£125, best mediums £95-£108 with a lot of leaner hard worked medium body mule ewes £70-£80 with smaller sorts less. Pure hill ewes sold to £99 for Dalesbred, £94 for Cheviots, £93 for Rough Fell, Lonks to £85 and Herdwicks to £80. Hard worked lean swaledale ewes generally £38-£50, with several pens of the very smallest and leanest at realisation.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £245 Fell End Farm, £198, £170 Thrimby Hall, £170 High Underbrow Farm, £168 Tranthwaite Hall, £167 Low Tarn Green. Charollais: £176, £86 Lane Ends Farm. Continental: £173 Lambrigg Head Farm, £122 Tranthwaite Hall, £118, £88 Lambrigg Head Farm, £88 Hill Farm, £79 Gaythorn Hall. Beltex: £156 Millbeck. Suffolk: £154 Heathwaite Farm, £136 Smithy Green Farm, £120 Heathwaite Farm, £84 Hall Bank, £80 Moss Side. Mule: £145 High House Farm, £125
Low Groves Farm, £124 Heathwaite Farm, £122 Strickland Hill, £120 Causeway Farm, £112 Smith Green Farm. Cheviot Mule: £139, £100 Kate Farm, £82 Marsh House Farm, £58 Kate Farm. Zwartble: £102 Lane End. Dalesbred: £99, £71 Higher Salter, £70 Fell End Farm, £55 Higher Salter. Rough Fell: £93 Lambrigg Head Farm, £82 Wasdyke Farm, £72, £55 The Park, £52 High Farm, £50 Wasdyke Farm. Cheviot: £82 High Underbrow Farm, £75 Poppy Farm, £70 Low Woodhouse, £68 Whelpside Farm, £60 Lane End. Scotch Blackface: £76, £71, £70 Cottage Farm. Masham: £74 Mealriggs Farm. Dutch Spotted: £70 Lane Ends Farm. Swaledale: £70 Gunner Fleet Farm, £64 Nether House Farm, £60 The Glen, £58 Thrimby Hall, £56 Whelpside Farm, £55 Gunner Fleet Farm. Gritstone: £68 Hill Farm. Horned: £62 Higher Salter.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Charollais: £198 Thrimby Hall. Cheviot: £94 Brow Head, £94 Thrimby Hall. Texel: £93 Broadhead. Horned: £85 Higher Salter. Leicester: £82 Thrimby Hall. Herdwick: £80 Holker Farm Cottages. Hampshire: £78 High Gregg Hall Farm. Swaledale: £60 Higher Salter.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Annual Show & Sale of Gimmer Lambs and Second Sale of Breeding Ewes & Shearlings, Wednesday 18th September 2024.
North West Auctions held its annual show and sale of Mule and continental gimmer lambs, which once again attracted a good deal of interest. Mules enjoyed a good average, levelling at £161.38 (plus £35.76 on the year), with credit to our vendors on a marvellous show.
The pre sale show was kindly judged by John Bargh, Heaton and William Oldfield, Gisburn, while Hazel kettles, Penrith over saw judging off the best run. Thirteen quality pens of ten where out for the show and after much deliberation, the first prize rosette was awarded to a cracking pen from AC&K Pye, Dunkenshaw whilst W&A Cornall, Bank Farm were presented with first place pen of twenty. Thanks also goes to our sponsors Harrison Oils and Massey Feeds.
Top price of the day went to the first prize pen from AC&K Pye, Dunkenshaw with these achieving £270, whist £240 was achieved by WI&AM Atkinson, Holme House and Calderside Farm. A&L Huddleston, Overhouses sold his run of ten to £230 and at £225 was W&A Cornall, Bank Farm. Any number of top pens were over £200, with Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm £210 and both R Lawrence, Greaves Farm and B&SE Carter, Cragg End at £205.
The second sale of breeding sheep saw nice farming Mule shearlings sell to £200, with older Mule ewes to £145. Texel cross ewes to £130 and Texel rams sold to £500.
The next breeding sheep sale is the annual ‘Hill Fair Day’ on Saturday 5th October, entries for this sale close on Friday 27th September.
SHOW RESULTS
Judge: J Bargh, Heaton & W Oldfield, Gisburn
Sponsors: Harrison Oils & Massey Feeds
Class 1 – 10 Mule Gimmer Lambs
1st AC & K Pye, Dunkenshaw Farm
2nd A&L Huddleston, Overhouses
3rd T&H Drinkall, Calderside Farm
4th Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm
Class 2 – 20 Mule Gimmer Lambs
1st W&A Cornall, Bank Farm
2nd W&A Cornall, Bank Farm
Gimmer Lamb Top Prices: Mule: £270 Dunkenshaw Farm, £240 Holme House Farm, £240 Calderside Farm, £230 Overhouses, £225 Bank Farm, £210 Catshaw Hall Farm. Texel: £158, £145, £122 Overhouses. Cheviot Mule: £135 Greaves Farm.
Gimmer Shearling Top Prices: Mule: £200 High Tenemant Farm.
Breeding Ewes Top Prices: Mule: £145 Hudsbrook Farm, £135 Oak Avenue. Texel: £130 Oak Avenue.
Shearling Ram Top Prices: Texel: £500 Crosscrake Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Annual Show of Continental Store Cattle. Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Thursday 19th September 2024.
Calves
81 calves and weanlings forward today at the Junction 36 fortnightly sale, British Blue calves continue to be easy to sell with these topping the calves at £545 for a 5 weeks old from A Pickthall, New Hutton. Langley Park Farms, Millom reached £535 and J&B Morley, Appleby topped at £500, eighteen British Blue bull calves averaged £425. Charolais sold to £470 from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor and Aberdeen Angus to £410 from Langley Park Farms, Millom. Heifer calves sold to £400 twice for British Blues from DW&EA Cottam, New Hutton and J&B Morley, Appleby. Charolais heifers sold to £390 and Limousin to £375.
Weaned calves and stirks met a huge amount of interest, with these reaching £810 for a Limousin heifer from D Clapham, Bolton. Bulls sold to £750 for British Blues from RJ&KR Wilkinson, Levens and steers to £670 for four Aberdeen Angus from J Young, Lindale.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £400 Hagg Farm, £400 Hadderdale Farm, £380 Tunstall Hall, £375 Borrans Farm. Charolais: £390 Low Audlands. Limousin: £375, £280 Langley Park. Friesian: £340 Langley Park. Aberdeen Angus: £225 Old Hall Farm, £200 Langley Park, £200 Tunstall Hall.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £620 Throstle Croft, £550 Low Audlands, £545 Borrans Farm, £500 Hadderdale Farm. Hereford: £610 Throstle Croft. Charolais: £575 Throstle Croft, £470, £425 Low Audlands. Limousin: £535, £330 Langley Park. Aberdeen Angus: £410 Langley Park, £390 Throstle Croft, £350 Colby Farms, £295 Tunstall Hall, £280 Old Hall Farm. Friesian: £180 Old Hall Farm, £155 Low Audlands.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £810 Lackenheath Drive. British Blue: £720 High Foulshaw Farm. Aberdeen Angus: £555 Moss End Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £750 High Foulshaw Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Aberdeen Angus: £670 Moss End Farm. Store Cattle
Today’s sale including the autumn prize show and sale of store cattle, which saw a quality entry of cattle forward for which all vendors must be complimented. The pre sale show was judged by Mr G Greenwood, Guiseley who awarded the championship rosette to Messrs TA Chapman & Son for a Limousin steer. The reserve rosette was awarded to the same good home for a British Blue heifer. We would like to thank our show sponsors BB Dairies and North West Limousin for the continued support. Please see the full results below:
CLASS 1- BEST LIMOUSIN HEIFER
1st RJ & M Dixon & Son, Colton Farm- £1600
2nd JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Poppy Farm- £1310
3rd JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Poppy Farm- £1310
CLASS 2- BEST LIMOUSIN BULLOCK
1st TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm- £1780
2nd JG & PH Thompson & Sons, Poppy Farm- £1510
3rd TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm- £1510
CLASS 3- BEST BRITISH BLUE BULLOCK
1st TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm- £1600
2nd TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm- £1470
CLASS 4- BEST PAIR OF LIMOUSINS
1st TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm- £1470
CHAMPION- TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm- £1780
RESERVE CHAMPION- TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head Farm- £1600
Todays sale topped at £1780 for a Limousin steers from TA Chapman & Son, Heslington, closely followed by a Blonde cross and Aberdeen Angus from J Hayton & Son, Barrow in Furness at £1740 and £1730. Limousin cross steers from MA&JA Winn, Burneside were also at £1730. Other stronger steers were regularly £1500 to £1700. Steers in forward condition, ready for sheds were regularly £1450 to £1550, with younger yearlings generally £1050 to £1200.
Heifer sold to a top price of £1700 for an Aberdeen Angus from P Stephenson, Carmel with Charolais to £1680 from JM Haddow, Hincasheter. Limousin cross were £1670 from PW Clarke, Crosthwaite and British Blue cross £1650 from MA&JA Winn, Burneside. Other stronger end heifers were regularly £1400 to £1600, with a keen interest in the best sorts for future breeding. Nice farming heifers regularly £1220 to £1350, with yearlings £980 to £1000.
Store bulls sold to a top price of £1480 for a British Blue cross from J&T Hunter, Dent. Evenly grouped batched of cattle met buyers’ approval, and vendors are encouraged to group cattle were possible. The next sale of store cattle is on Thursday 3rd October, which will include the annual prize show and sale of 600 suckled calves followed by 200 store cattle.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Limousin: £1780 Lane Head Farm, £1730, £1700, £1680, £1620 High Underbrow Farm, £1590 Woodside Farm. Angus: £1740, £1730, £1720 Sandscales Farm, £1520 West Lynn, £1360 Sandscales Farm, £1310 Dawson Fold. Blonde: £1740 Sandscales Farm. Hereford: £1690 Sandscale Farm, £1130 Houlker Hall Barn, £1100 Old School, £1080 Ellers Farm, £1060 Old School. British Blue: £1640 High Underbrow Farm, £1640, £1600 Lane Head Farm, £1580, £1570, £1560 High Underbrow. Charolais: £1460 Dawson Fold. Simmental: £1420 Park House Farm, £1140 Bambers Farm.Saler: £1380 Birch Bank, £1370 Poppy Farm, £1170 Birch Bank. Shorthorn: £1170 Homelands. Stabilizer: £1160, £1100 Kit Cragg. Friesian: £1000 Holmelands, £940 Bambers Farm, £930 Holmelands.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £1700 Far Cappleside Farm, £1200 Bradly Farm, £1120 Park House Fram, £1080 Holmelands, £1020 (2) Hawkrigg Farm. Charollias: £1680, £1640 Viver Mill Farm, £1520 Poppy Farm, £1500 Dawson Fold. Limousin: £1670 Woodside Farm, £1600 Colton Farm, £1560 Nook Farm, £1540 Woodside Farm, £1520 Poppy Farm, £1500 High Underbrow Farm. British Blue: £1650 High Underbrow Farm, £1540 Cockrigg Farm, £1390, £1330 (2) Park House Farm, £1250 Riddings. Blonde: £1540, £1150 Nook Farm, £1050 Fold Farm. Shorthorn: £1500 Viver Mill Farm. Norwegian: £1150 Moss House Farm. Parthonaise: £1110 Garden Terrace. Hereford: £1080 Houlker Hall Barn.
OTM Cattle
Numbers rising in every sale with 88 forward today, as farmers look to offload passengers ahead of lying in. The best beef cows sold to 229p/kg on three occasions, with other beef cows in forward condition 210p/kg to 220p/kg and those suitable for finishing 185p/kg to 200p/kg. Top grossing beef cow was a Simmental achieving £1770, with other stronger end beef cows £1500 to £1700. Dairy cows were predominantly medium parlour types today, with these sorts 178p/kg to 185p/kg, learn
parlour type 155p/kg to 175p/kg with the leanest and lighter weight 125p/kg to 150p/kg. Top grossing diary cows was a Norwegian Red and White to £1583, with other heavier diary cows £1100 to £1300.
Cull beef bulls sold to 224.5p/kg for a Limousin and £1953 for a Luing.
OTM heifers sold to 219.5p/kg and £1321 for a Holstein Friesian.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 229.5 High Biggarsbank,199.5 Tailbert, 199.5 Capplerigg Farm, 199.5 Meadowbank Farm. Shorthorn: 229.5 Low House, 199.5 Cooper House. Saler: 209.5 New Hall. Simmental: 229.5 Capplerigg Farm, 219.5, 209.5 Mason Gill. British Blue: 221.5, 217.5, 207.5 Scroggs Farm, 201.5 Cooper House. Stabilizer: 217.5 High Biggarsbank, 209.5, 199.5, 189.5 Kit Cragg. Friesian: 187.5 Jenkin Crag, 184.5 Bridge End Farm, 184.5 Hagg Farm, 179.5, 177.5 Jenkin Crag. Aberdeen Angus: 184.5 High Biggarsbank, 184.5 Cooper House. Hereford; 179.5 High Biggarsbank. Ayrshire: 159.5 Old Hall Farm. Charolais: 169.5 Kate Farm. Montbeliard: 159.5 Low Sizergh Farm Highland: 119.5 Troughton Hall.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 219.5 Lupton Hall. Continental: 139.5 Low Sizergh Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Simmental: 179.5 Kate Farm
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 224.5 Beckfoot Farm. Continental: 189.5 Capplerigg Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 20th September 2024.
Calves & Weanlings
Calves and weanlings at Lancaster once again saw a buoyant trade for all calves. Rearers topped at £600 for a British Blue bull from J&G Thornley, Kirkham with Aberdeen Angus to £555 from AW&AM Park, Ellel. Other British Blue bulls sold to £545 from V&EJ Chadwick, St Michaels. Heifer calves sold to £440 twice, firstly for a British Blue from J&G Thornley, Kirkham and secondly for an Aberdeen Angus from JS&KM Wilson, High House. V&EJ Chadwick sold a British Blue heifers to £395 and JP&C Robson, Claughton on Brock, hit £390 three times also for British Blues.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Angus: £440 High House, £350 Derby Lodge Farm, £330 Lane Head Farm, £290 High House, £280, £270 Hudsbrook Farm. British Blue: £440 Derby Lodge Farm, £395 Sowerby Lodge, £390 (x3) Roe Farm, £390 Sowerby Lodge. Hereford: £335, £325, £300, £265 Cocker House Farm. Charolais: £250 Catshaw Hall Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £600 Derby Lodge Farm, £545 Sowerby Lodge, £490 Walkers I’th Fields, £485 Sowerby Lodge, £460 High House, £445 Sowerby Lodge. Charolais: £480, £460 Catshaw Hall Farm. Angus: £450 Lane Head Farm, £375 Derby Lodge Farm, £340 Sowerby Lodge, £335 Hudsbrook Farm, £325 Manor House Farm, £315 Hudsbrook Farm. Limousin: £450, £420 Boon Town Farm. Hereford: £425 Catshaw Hall Farm, £345 Cocker House Farm. Friesian: £160, £150 High House, £140, £110, £100 Cocker House Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £555 Walkers I’th Fields. Friesian: £160 Sellerley Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £860 Sellerley Farm, £515 Walkers I’th Fields. Angus: £670 Sellerley Farm.
Store Cattle
NWA Lancaster renowned weekly store cattle sale saw 280 go through the main ring, with trade very similar on the week. Smaller weathered cattle were slightly harder to place than previous weeks, with autumn fast up on us.
A highlight of the sale today would be P&R Galligan, Cheshire run of twenty five well farmed Charolais steers averaging £1894 and topping the sale at £1960 for a trio, with others from the same good home at £1940 and £1920. A tank of a beast from RH Dodgson, Carnforth sold to £1940 for an Aberdeen Angus, with other Angus steers from the same home to £1800. British Blue steers sold to £1880 for a pair from JD&GM Bracken, Garstang. H Halhead & Son, Nether Kellet with a pair of Charolais and TA Chapman, Helsington with a pair of Limousins both topped the store heifer trade at £1780. British Blues sold to £1660 from JD&GM Bracken, Garstang. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £1580 from CE&MA Hewitt, Forton. WT Eastham & Son, Goosnargh had Limousins to £1560.
Just a handful of store bulls in today which sold to £1140 for twelve month old Blondes from K Forrestt, West Houghton. Looking forward to next week, our monthly sale of stirks, more entries are needed and welcomed. Please contact Andrew Butler or the office with your entries.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Charolais: £1780 Lawsons Farm, £1210 Ellers Farm, £1160 Bull Bank Farm.Limousin: £1780 Lane Head Farm, £1560 Wood Nook Farm.British Blue: £1660 Greenlands Farm, £1500 High Snab, £1460 Nether Hall Farm, £1420 High Road, £1260 Braddup House Farm, £1260 Hillam House Farm.Angus: £1580, £1550 Steadbank, £1500 Yew Tree Farm, £1500 High Snab, £1470 Benson Hall, £1460 Linghaw. Shorthorn: £1460, £1360, £1300 Brantbeck Farm. Hereford: £1450 Lawsons Farm, £1440 Higher Lees Farm, £1260 Carlingwha, £1260 Holly House Farm, £1160 Savick Brook Farm. Simmental: £1350 Benson Hall. Fleckvieh: £1140 Holme Head, £1050 Bull Bank Farm.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Charolias: £1960, £1940, £1920, £1900 (2), £1880 The Old Hall. Angus: £1940, £1800 Kilburn House, £1700 Outerthwaite Farm, £1660 Higher Lees Farm, £1640 Kirkham Road, £1610 Linghaw Farm. British Blue: £1880 Greenlands Farm, £1710 Throstle Grove Farm, £1680 Carlingwha, £1670 North Farm, £1660 Lower Castle O Trim, £1640 Wood Nook Farm. Fleckvieh: £1600 High Road, £1580 Throstle Grove Farm. Hereford: £1520 Higher Lees Farm, £1330 Holly House Farm, £1240 Windy Hill Farm. Limousin: £1500 Yew Tree Farm, £1480 Endmoor Farm, £1380 Lane Head Farm, £1340, £1300, £1270 Botton Hall Farm. Welsh Black: £1540 Kirkham Road. Shorthorn: £1480, £1400 Brantbeck Farm. Friesian: £1390 (2) Downlands Farm, £1350 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1280 Carlingwha, £1140 Benson Hall, £1140 Lane Head Farm. Blonde: £1110 Sunny Brow Farm. Simmental: £1120 Little Crimbles. Swedish Red White: £1060 Steadbank. Montbeliarde: £1040 Middle Ridge Farm.
OTM Cattle
Today’s OTM sale saw a distinctive lack of flesh, and this must be taken into account with the overall average of 165.6p/kg for 93 sold.
Just one cast bull in today from RG&L Holmes, Warton which saw a Simmental to 249.5p/kg or £1808.88.
Topping the OTM cows today was EW&CR Clegg & Son, Stalmine to £1743 for a Shorthorn. Other beef bred OTM’s saw TA Chapman & Son, Helsington sell a Limousin to £1602, who also had top pence per kilo at 224.5p/kg, with others from the same home at 217.5p/kg also for Limousins. Aberdeen Angus OTM cows sold to 199.5p/kg from O Butler, Esprick. Friesian cows sold to £1395 from ME&B Mason & Son, Tatham, with others to 191.5p/kg from B Butterfield & Son, Burton in Kendal.
OTM heifers saw Aberdeen Angus to 239.5p/kg from O Butler, Esprick. Friesian heifers sold to 219.5p/kg twice from AT Burrow, Gressingham with WT Whitaker & Son, Nether Kellet at the same price. All heifers forward averaged 188p/kg.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Saler: 224.50, 179.50 Elm Bank Farm. Limousin: 224.50, 221.50, 217.50 Lane Head Farm, 214.50 Hill Park, 207.50 Moser Hill, 199.50 Lane Head Farm. White Park: 219.50 Moser Hill. Friesian: 204.50 Kitchen Ground Farm, 191.50 Moss House Farm, 181.50 Kiln Hall, 179.50 Priory Farm, 179.50 High Snab, 179.50 Oxenforth Green Farm. Hereford: 199.50 Holmfields, 179.50, 117.50 Bull Bank Farm. Angus: 199.50 Elm Bank Farm, 179.50 Barkin House Barn, 174.50, 164.50 Mosergh Farm. Shorthorn: 184.50 Yew Tree Farm. Brown Swiss: 179.50 Sellerley Farm. Fleckvieh: 174.50 Norbreck Farm. British Blue: 169.50 Bull Bank Farm. Swedish Red: 169.50 Moss House Farm. Norwegian Red: 139.50 Old Holly Farm.
Ayrshire: 124.50 Benson Hall.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Angus: 239.50 Elm Bank Farm. Friesian: 219.50 (x2) High Snab, 219.50 Lane Ends Farm, 217.50, 211.50 High Snab, 209.50 Kiln Hall.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Simmental: 249.50 Croftlands.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 23rd
Lancaster: 10am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Tuesday 24th
J36: 10:30am Sale of all classes of Pigs
1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 26th
J36: 10:30am Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs
Friday 27th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves & OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle & Stirks
J36: 10am Draft Ewe Day
