Weekly Report and Newsletter - 21st June 2023
J36 Rural Auction Centre: June Online Machinery Sale.
The June collective online machinery sale saw one of the largest entries to date, with over 2000 lots entered with a highly successful clearance rate achieved. The sale peaked at £18,600 for a Massey Ferguson 5255 four wheel drive direct from a local farm, with other tractors to £5500 for a ford 5610 two wheel drive with loader and £3000 for a Massey Ferguson 240 two wheel drive tractor. A large number of vehicles were entered in this months sales, with pick-ups to £9000 for a 2016 Ford Ranger, £8600 for a ‘64’ plate Land Rover Freelander, 6100 Nissan Navara ‘16’ plate and £2800 for a Toyota Land Cruiser 2002. Several plant vehicles sold to £7500 for a three tonne dumper, £5800 for a 1.5 Kubota digger, £4500 for a Bobcat skid steer and £3200 for a Sanderson Telehandler. Well maintained seasonal equipment sold to exceptional demand, with Khun triple mowers at £7800, Claas tedder £7600, Khun tedder £5100, Vicon rake £4000 and Pottinger rake £3600. Over 100 trailers of all classes and types attracted nationwide interest, with an Ifor Williams sheep show trailer achieving £3500, Ifor Williams 14 foot livestock trailer £3200, Ifor Williams flat bed trailer £2800, Ifor Williams two horse trailer £2600, eight tonne tipping trailer £2300, 10 tonne silage trailer £2100 and Ifor Williams tipping plant trailer £1900. Other items of interest in this month sale included; John Deer ride on mower at £4000, Stiga ride on mower £2500, spearhead hedge cutter £2500, Kawasaki Mule £4400, sheep shower £2100, Flemming topper £1950, Honda ATV £1900, Bailey two birth caravan £1850, four stand shearling trailer £1500, Welger baler £1500, six pallets of green slate £1450, Mitsubishi forklift £1000 and Logic weed wiper £950.
This ever increasing popular sale attracts customers from throughout the UK and overseas, with sale prices achieved regularly exceeding seller expectations. For all machinery enquires please contact Matthew Probert on 07540446667.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep. Monday 17th June 2024.
Prime Lambs
A lighter show of lambs were forward, which could be expected with the festival. Trade was sharper then first thought, with an average of 387p/kg achieved, for lambs ranging from 30kg to 57kg. A ring full of heavy Suffolks sold to £197 from G Sagar & Son, Caton with the same good home selling other pens to £185 and £184. Texels sold to £184 from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Best bred lambs saw a ring full of Texel cross to 442p/kg from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham with Beltex to 440p/kg from KA Purtill, Wigan. Many more of the best were 405p/kg plus. Light weight lambs full of meat were in keen demand, with a pen of 38kg lambs selling to £168 from KA Purtill, Wigan.
More lambs are needed on a weekly basis, for our ever increasing ringside of buyers.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: Suffolk: £197, £185, £184 New Parkside Farm, £148 Old Park Farm, £131 Lower Highfield. Texel: £184 North Farm, £178 Lower Highfield Farm, £178 Cock Hall Farm, £177 Little Fell, £175 North Farm, £174 Oak Aveune. Continental: £170, £148, £147 Dockensall Farm, £118 Oak Aveune. Dorset: £164, £154, £137 Corney Hill Farm. Ryeland: £150 Old Parkside Farm. Hampshire: £135, £116 Castle O Trim.
Cast Sheep
Less ewes forward selling to a sightly reduced trade, Texels sold to £140 from H Birkett & Son, Overton with Charollais to £135. Hill bred ewes saw Cheviot to £100 from SE&J Gorst, Littledale. All types of ewes are required for next Monday, after the festival period.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £140 North Farm, £132 Wyre Farm, £120 Oak Aveune, £118 Wyre Farm, £112, £110 Oak Aveune. Mule: £88 North Farm, £85 The Crest. Cheviot: £70 Cragg Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Charolais: £135 Little Fell. Cheviot: £100 Cragg Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot, Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 18th June 2024.
Prime Lambs
The weekly sale of prime lambs saw 610 forward, as seen national a little less demand ringside with many outfits still busy with the festival. However a pleasing market average of 368p/kg was achieved. The best quality lambs were regularly 400p/kg plus. Topping at 412p/kg from C&J Bennett, St Michaels, with Beltex cross to 410p/kg from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington. Heavy meated lambs sold to a premium today, with Suffolk cross lambs to £209 from J Park, Witherslack and the same home selling other pens to £206. Beltexs sold to £204 from J Stott Jnr, Crosscrake and Texels to £201 from JG&BJ Escolme, Killington. Many Continental heavy lambs were regularly £180 to £200. Export type lambs (41kg to 43kg) were regularly 365p/kg to 375p/kg, with a pen of 41kg to £170 from TA Teasdale, Grange Over Sands. More light lambs were forward, with 38kg Texels to £149 from F&JM Mason, Mansergh with other pens to the same price from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor and a ring full of 36kg lambs to £141.
Well finished lambs both farm assured and VAN accredited met the keenest demand, with buyers now showing some resistance towards lambs not presented with a VAN / farm assurance number.
Prime Lambs Top Prices: Continental: £209 Whitbarrow Cottage, £189 £175 Head House, £184 £179 Howriggs, £175 Hallbeck. Suffolk: £206 £198 Whitbarrow Cottage, £182 Lane Ends Farm, £179 Cracalt Farm, £178 Hallbeck, £175 Lane Ends Farm. Texel: £204 £188 Kingsland, £201 £188 £187 Low Stangerthwaite, £195 Wild Boar Farm, £189 Low Foulshaw Farm. Hampshire: £181 £180 £171 Endmoor Farm, £167 £160 Cantsfield Hall. Dorset: £181 £168 Kingslnad. Ryeland: £165 £156 Gowan Bank Farm.
Prime Hoggs
100 hoggs forward with a pleasing demand seen from our ringside of buyers. Texels sold to £157 from T&E Burrow, Slyne who sold other pens to £150. Suffolks sold to £149 from R&J Dodgson, Natland with Mules to £141 from J&J Huck, Burnesie. Horned hoggs saw Dalesbred to £135 from DC Miller, Claughton on Brock who also sold Swaledales to £114.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £157, £149, £141, £137 Throstle Grove Farm, £128, £122 Cracalt Farm. Suffolk: £149 Cracalt Farm, £116 Cobble Hey Farm. Mule: £141 Oak Fold, £113 Strickland Hill. Dalesbred: £135 Cobble Hey Farm. Swaledale: £114 Oak Fold, £105 Oak Fold, £103 Cobble Hey Farm. Continental: £111 Gowan Bank Farm, £109 Rosebank.
Cast Sheep
As expected a few less ewes forward, with all buyers still ringside keen to fill and top up orders. Several of the best pure and heavy ewes sold to £214 on three separate occasions, with other stronger end first cross ewes £165 to £180. Mule sold to £149 with other stronger end £135 to £145, and mediums £118 to £130. No real headline makers from the hill breeds, with Swaledale to £104 and other stronger end £90 to £100. Herdwicks sold to £90, Dalesbreds to £86 and hill Cheviots to £86. Other smaller and leaner hill bred ewes were £40 to £55, with several at realisation.
Cull rams sold to £165 for medium Texels, with others generally £130 to £150. Business as usual next week, with a large number of all classes and types required to fulfil buyers demand.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £214 Kingsland, £200 Thrimby Hall, £180 North Lodge, £180, £178 Thrimby Hall, £172 Far Highfield. Charollais: £214 (2), £184, £180, £152, £132 Low Foulshaw Farm. Suffolk: £176, £168 Whitbarrow Cottage, £162 Kendal House Farm, £156 High House, £153 Whitbarrow Cottage Continental: £164, £152 Thrimby Hall, £144 Head House, £134 Thrimby Hall. Mule: £149 Far Highfield, £148 Thrimby Hall, £134 Crabtree Farm, £134 Kendal House Farm, £132 Birch Bank, £130 Low Tarn Green. Cheviot Mule: £132 Thrimby Hall, £124 Low Tarn Green.
Swaledale: £104 Low Newton Farm, £99, £83 Bridge End Farm, £76 Stribers Farm. Dorset: £102 Greenlands Farm. Herdwick: £90, £80 Sella Farm. Horned: £86 Cobble Hey Farm. Cheviot: £84, £82 Sella Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £165 Far Orrest, £160 Low Tarn Green, £144 Far Orrest. Beltex: £156 Crabtree Farm. Dorest: £128 Greenlands Farm. Suffolk: £120 Whitbarrow Cottage.
Sheep with Lambs at Foot
The last sale of breeding sheep saw a small entry, with all selling to a pleasing trade. Aged Texel cross ewes with Beltex twins from CR Alderson & Son, Kirkby Stephen sold to £295, who sold single outfits to £225. We would like to thank all the vendors and purchased from the sheep with lamb sales, and wish them well with their purchases.
Ewe & Lamb Top Prices: Continental: £295, £225, £200 Aisgill Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM's & Store Cattle. Friday 21st June 2024.
Calves & Weanlings
The weekly sale of calves and stirks again sold to a strong trade throughout. The best of the rearers reached £620 for a Limousin from MG&J Parker, Wennington with others from this home at £600. Charolais bulls sold to £580 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham and Hereford sold to £530 from TE&M Kidd, Ellel. A handful of dairy bulls were forward, which sold to £245 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham and £225 from JM&MH France, Littledale. The strongest dairy bulls were over £200.
A nice show of weaned bull stirks were forward, with these selling to £785 for a trio of British Blues from TD&A Gardner, Great Eccleston. Hereford sold at £760 from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green.
Heifer calves today sold to a top of £425 for a British Blue from JP&C Robson, Garstang with others at £400 from this home. Heifer stirks sold to £525 for a British Blue from AW&AM Park, Ellel. Herefords sold at £500 from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green.
Many more calves and stirks are needed for next week, please contact auctioneer Will on 07506 283587.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Jersey: £860 Sellerley Farm. British Blue: £525 Walkers I’th Fields, £425, £400 Roe Farm. Hereford: £500, £490 (x2), £440 (x2) Sellerley Farm, £430 Booth Hall. Angus: £360 Walkers I’th Fields, £320 Roe Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £560 (x2) Moss Gate Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £785 (x3) Larbreck Hill Farm, £715, £490 Walkers I’th Fields, £435 Roe Farm. Hereford: £760 Sellerley Farm, £700 Steadbank, £530, £460 Booth Hall, £370 (x2) Sellerley Farm. Limousin: £620, £600 Lodge Farm, £545 Newhouse Farm, £540, £520 Lodge Farm, £360 Tills Farm. Charolais: £580 Derby Lodge Farm, £430, £390 Bolton Fold Farm. Angus: £460 Walkers I’th Fields, £420 Roe Farm, £410 (x2) Lane Head Farm, £400 Derby Lodge Farm, £375 Matshead Farm. Friesian: £245 Derby Lodge Farm, £225 Newhouse Farm, £215 Tills Farm, £150, £135 Rose Farm. Shorthorn: £245 Bolton Fold Farm.
Store Cattle
Plenty of heat in the store ring today, with steers to a top of £1800 for a British Blue cross from M Shepherd & Son, Pilling, Aberdeen Angus cross sold to £1720 from both L Parsons & Sons, Levens and JS Clark & Sons, Catforth. Other stronger end steers were regularly £1550 to £1700. Dairy steers sold to £1390 for a Holstein Friesian from LE&A Ridding, Selside with Montbeliarde to £1360 from J&JM Walmsley, Pilling. Younger steers saw 13 month old Charolais to £1400 from A&V&A Thornton, Cockerham, who also sold Simmentals to £1380. Heifers sold to £1710 for a pair of British Blue cross from R&DM Rossall & Sons, Pilling with others at £1660 and £1560. Aberdeen Angus cross sold to £1540 and with Limousin cross at £1530. Other stronger end heifers were regularly £1400 to £1550. 14 month old British Blue cross heifers sold to £1120 from GA&A Atkinson, Cantsfield. Several feeding bulls forward today, which sold to £1360 for Blondes from K Forrest, West Houghton, with Limousin cross to £1320 from GS Millburn, Dent. Next week’s sale includes the monthly sale of stirks.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: British Blue: £1800 Pasture House Farm, £1680 Cracalt Farm, £1580 Bowlands Gardens, £1550 Lower Castle O Trim, £1540 Cracalt Farm, £1520 Greenalls Farm. Angus: £1720 Low Levens, £1720 Godson House Farm, £1680 New Ridge Farm, £1660 Greenalls Farm, £1380 Longmeanygate, £1340 Holly House Farm. Hereford: £1640 Pasture House Farm, £1380 Windy Hill Farm, £1320 Billinge Hall Farm, £1300 Longmeanygate, £1250 Holly Grove. Charolais: £1400 Little Crimbles, £1280 Parrox Hall Farm. Friesian: £1390 Steel Croft, £1260 Moss Edge Farm, £1250 Steel Croft, £1150 Greenalls Farm, £1090 Gaskell House. Simmental: £1380 Moss Edge Farm, £1330 Little Crimbles, £1050 Kate Farm. Montbeliarde: £1360 Staffords Farm, £1340 Billinge Hall Farm. Limousin: £1350 High Lane, £1280 Billinge Hall Farm, £1180 Cracalt Farm, £1070 High Lane. Fleckvieh: £1350 Mill House Farm. Norwegian Red: £1240 Cracalt Farm. Shorthorn: £1200 Holly Grove.
Store Heifers Top Prices: British Blue: £1710 Abrahams Farqm, £1660 Windy Hill Farm, £1560 Foredales Farm, £1170 Abbotson Farm, £1140 Hall Bank, £1100 Plumpton Hall Farm. Angus: £1540, £1520 Fairfield, £1510 Rowell Farm, £1500 Tunstead Farm, £1500 (x2) Low Levens. Limousin: £1530 Foredales Farm, £1310 Kate Farm.
Charolais: £1340 Rolling Pin Farm. Simmental: £1310 Kate Farm. Blonde: £1280 Sunny Brow Farm. Friesian: £1280, £1200 Bradley Farm, £1070 Tunstead Farm. Hereford: £1270 Holly House Farm, £1160 Moss Edge Farm.
Store Bull Top Prices: Blonde: £1360 Sunny Brow Farm. Limousin: £1320, £1260 Pinewood.
Cattle
A few less cull cows about today, as farmers take advantage of the good weather to gather crops. Those forward were awarded with an extremely fast and competitive trade, with cull cows averaging 186p/kg, OTM heifers 218p/kg, OTM steers 227p/kg and cull bulls 215p/kg.
Beef cows sold to 224.5p/kg and £1838 for a Blonde from MJ Whitworth, Bolton le Sands with Limousins to 224.5p/kg from RG Woodhouse, Scorton. Other better end beef cows were 205p/kg to 220p/kg, with feeding types 219p/kg to 208p/kg. The best dairy cows sold to 221.5p/kg and £1858 for a Holstein Friesian from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with other better dairy cows 180p/kg to 195p/kg, with medium 170p/kg to 180p/kg and regularly grossing £1150 to £1300. 70% of the sale today being diary bred cows.
OTM beef heifers sold to 259.5p/kg for a Blonde from MJ Whitworth, Bolton le Sands and Aberdeen Angus from O Butler, Kirkham. Other beef heifers were regularly 225p/kg to 240p/kg. Top grossing beef heifer was an Aberdeen Angus from TJ Robinson, Milnthorpe at £1571, who sold others at £1539. Diary heifers sold to 219.5p/kg for both Dairy Shorthorns and Holstein Friesians, with the top grossing diary heifer achieving £1317.
OTM steers sold to 254.5p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus cross from O Butler, Kirkham with others to £1839 from F&SG Sanderson, Woodplumpton.
Cull bulls sold to 227.5p/kg and £2295 for a Limousin from WM&JE Shuttleworth, Barbon with prime Stabiliser bulls to 249.5p/kg and £1442 from M Allen, Carnforth.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Blonde: 224.50 Mount Pleasant Farm. Limousin: 224.50, 219.50, 214.50, 209.50, 204.50, 184.50 Fell End Farm. Friesian: 221.50 Catshaw Hall Farm, 197.50 Lower Lingart Farm, 194.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 194.50 Meadow Way, 194.50 Catshaw Hall Farm, 194.50 Oxenforth Green Farm. British Blue: 204.50 High Tenement Farm, 174.50 Fell End Farm. Fleckvieh: 194.50 (x3) High House. Hereford: 191.50 Botton Head. Simmental: 191.50, 177.50 Littlewood Hall Farm. Saler: 184.50 Yealand Manor. Angus: 181.50, 177.50 Woodstock. Stabiliser: 169.50 Fell End Farm. Meuse-Rhine-Issel: 157.50 Littlewood Hall Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Blonde: 259.50 Mount Pleasant Farm. Angus: 259.50, 254.50 Elm Bank Farm, 251.50 Rowell Farm, 249.50 Elm Bank Farm, 249.50 Rowell Farm, 239.50 Elm Bank Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: 219.50, 139.50 Craketrees Farm. Friesian: 219.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 207.50 Berryholme, 184.50 Dillicar, 174.50 Birkland Barrow, 129.50 Holme House Farm. Limousin: 214.50 Yates Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 254.50 Elm Bank Farm, 244.50, 239.50 Cross House Farm, 229.50 Gulf Farm, 199.50, 179.50 Black Bull Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Stabiliser: 249.50 Yealand Manor. Limousin: 227.50 Barbon Fell House, 214.50 High Tenement Farm. Angus: 189.50 Batty Hill. Friesian: 179.50 Berryholme.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 24th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Tuesday 25th
J36: 10:30am Sale of All Classes of Pigs
1pm Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 27th
J36: 10am Fortnightly Sale of Calves
10:30am Fortnightly Sale of OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Fortnightly Sale of Stirks & Store Cattle
Friday 28th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, and OTM/Cast Cattle
11am Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle & Stirks
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