Weekly and Newsletter- September
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Pedigree Sheep Day and Second Sale of Breeding Ewes and Gimmer Shearlings, Saturday 17th September 2022.
North West Auctions held its Autumn sheep fair comprising of pedigree Beltexs, Badger Face Texels, Blue Texels and Dutch Spotted, with the sale attracting attention from fair and wide.
Beltex
The sale commenced with the Beltexs on behalf of the Northern Beltex club, which saw the pre-sale show kindly sponsored by JG Animal Health. A special thank you goes to our judge Philip Mason. The championship rosette was awarded to Wannops Genious sired by Aviemore Festival ET with a tup shearling. This powerful much-admired tup went on to sell for 1500gns. The reserve championship rosette was awarded to Sovereign Goldielocks, a stylish gimmer shearling consigned by R Braithwaite and sired by Artnagullion Exodus, which went on to sell to the top price of the day of 1900gns and was purchased by the judge Philip Mason.
Leading prices today saw the consignment from Wannop Farm’s sell Wannops Giant a son of Brothertoft Fynley sell to 1300gns and Wannops Geldoff sired by Belvoir View Chaos sell to 1200gns. Also, archiving 1200gns was Ainstable Grit sired by Kinglesdores Engleburt ET consigned by B Hall of the Ainstable flock. The next call was 1100gns from M&J Jennings of the Hallcrake flock selling Hallcrake Group Captain sired by Frongoy Enrique. Finishing off a good day for the Wannop Family was Wannops Gladys sired by Aviemore Festival ET, this muchadmired gimmer shearling went on to sell for 1000gns.
Badger Face Texel
A small handful of Badger Face Texels forward saw quality sheep in big demand, as the sale peaked at 2100gns for the champion from Hannah Pedley with High Ploughlands Confetti that was sired by Cleenagh Apollo. This stylish gimmer shearling caught the eye of the judge Mr Stuart Currie, who we thank for his time and expertise. This gimmer shearling created much interest ring side, selling to Ian Bunting, Castle Douglas. Ram lambs sold to a top of 800gns for Baileys Dominator consigned by Andrew Bailey and sired by the flocks main stock tup, which had successfully been shown this summer. This tup lamb was purchased by Hannah Pedley of the High Ploughlands flock.
Dutch Spotted
The Dutch Spotted show and sale held on behalf of the Dutch Spotted Society saw well bred sheep consistently archiving strong prices. We would like to thank our judge Elliot Ford for their time and expertise. The championship rosette was awarded to
the champion ewe lambs C View Faith from O Watson, Millom. Leading the way in the Dutch Spotted section was Lochlad Besotted which fly away to 2500gns. A keen interest was shown in the gimmer lambs from D Steen with his consignment topping at 1400gns for Coxhill Flamingo. The tup trade saw a two tier trade with the best end regularly selling over 500gns, topping at 600gns from D Steen with Coxhill Flotilla.
Blue Texel
The Blue Texel shows and sale held on behalf of the Blue Texel sheep society saw quality sheep in plenty of demand and eagerly bid for. Thanks goes to the pre-sale judge Mr Stuart Currie who awarded his championship rosette to the first prize ram lamb from James Field with Claremont Gino which was sired by Matt’s Escobar, which went on to sell for 700gns. Blue Texels peaked at 1000gns from J&A Gargett with Rookie Blue Fin sired by Stonycroft Excalibur.
Commercial Breeding Sheep
The second sale of breeding sheep saw a wide variety of on offer and all selling to a competitive trade. The sale commenced with breeding ewes which saw a top price of £210 achieved for ¾ bred Texel one crop ewes from E&H Winder, Ravenstonedale who sold others at £205. The dispersal of stock sheep on behalf of SP Pease, Kirkby Lonsdale saw one crop Cheviot x Mules sell to £165 with others at £150. £150 was also achieved for one crop Texel cross ewes and 3-4 crop Cheviot Mules selling to £130. Mule ewes sold to £160 for one crops from M&YS Barker, Halton with others to £148 for one crops from J&T Hunter, Dent. Older Mule ewes sold to £122 for four crops from M Moorehouse, Grange Over Sands with others at £122 from G Hill, Pilling. Gimmer shearlings again saw the strongest fully vaccinated shearlings selling to the highest level of interest, peaking at £185 for North Country Mules from TH Gibson & Son, Staveley with others at £180 from AW&AM Clarke, Windermere. Commercial pure Texel Shearlings from PW&D Swindlehurst, Underbarrow sold to £250 with others at £230 from K Cochran, Darwen and £200 from WJ Standen, Lancaster. ¾ Beltex shearlings sold to £190 from K Cochran, Darwen who sold others at £175. First x Texels sold to £175 from DJ&S Dixon, Kirkby Stephen who sold others at £172.
A pure Texel gimmer shearling was kindly donated by PW&D Swindlehurst, Underbarrow with all proceeds kindly donated to Crook Young Farmers, who are rising money for Blood Cancer. After generous bidding from the ring side of buyers this sheep was sold for a final bid of £430 by Rob, Yvonne and Freddie Willison.
Class 1- Shearling Ram
1st Lot 32 Wannops Genious from Wannops Farm Ltd selling to 1500gns
2nd Lot 12 Benndale Geezer from Edward Benn
3rd Lot 43 Hallcrake Group Captain from M&E Jennings selling for 1100gns
4th Lot 47 Hillview Gilbert from PN&VJ Noble selling for 700gns
5th Lot 3 Kelstead Grey Goose from KJ&HM Kellett selling for 450gns
6th Lot 14 Sharphaw Gazza from William G Beckwith
Beltex Show Results, Judge- Phillip MasonClass 2- Ram Lamb
1st Lot 51 Vogue Hawkeye ET from Mr J Aiken selling for 700gns
2nd Lot 50 Stonedge Hagrid from Matthew Prince
3rd Lot 52 Hillview Hitman PN&VJ Noble selling for 600gns
Class 3- Gimmer Shearling
1st Lot 91 Sovereign Goldielocks from Rebecca Braithwaite selling for 1900gns
2nd Lot 96 Wannops Gladys from Wannops Farm Ltd selling for 1000gns
3rd Lot 68 Vallum Glacier from Messrs A Hewson selling for 600gns
4th Lot 59 Ainstable Guide from Mr B Hall
5th Lot 64 Ainstable Gesture ET from Mr B Hall selling for 700gns
6th Lot 82 Benndale Gabby from Edward Benn
Class 4- Ewe Lamb
1st Lot 100 Hillview Helena from PN &VJ Noble selling for 400gns
2nd Lot 101 Hillview Hiccup ET from PN &VJ Noble selling for 400gns
Champion Male- Lot 32 Wannops Genious from Wannops Farm Ltd selling for 1500gns
Reserve Champion Male- Lot 51 Vogue Hawkeye ET from Mr J Aiken selling for 700gns
Champion Female- Lot 91 Sovereign Goldielocks from Rebecca Braithwaite selling for 1900gns
Reserve Champion Female- Lot 96 Wannops Gladys from Wannops Farm Ltd selling for 1000gns
Supreme Champion- Lot 32 Wannops Genious from Wannops Farm Ltd selling for 1500gns
Reserve Supreme Champion- Lot 91 Sovereign Goldielocks from Rebecca Braithwaite selling for 1900gns
Badger Face Texel Show Results, Judge- Stuart Currie
Class 1- Best Female
1st Lot 112 High Ploughlands Confetti from Hannah Pedley selling for 2100gns
Class 20- Best Male
1st Lot 107 Baileys Dominator from Andrew Bailey from Andrew Bailey
2nd Lot 108 Baileys Dragon from Andrew Bailey
3rd Lot 110 Goldfinch Devil in Disguise from S&A Varga
Champion- Lot 112 High Ploughlands Confetti from Hannah Pedley selling for 2100gns
Reserve Champion- Lot 107 Baileys Dominator from Andrew Bailey
Dutch Spotted Show Results, Judge- Elliot Ford
Class 1- Aged Ewe
1st Lot 170 Lochlad Besotted from Rebecca Louise Dunn selling for 2500gns
2nd Lot 168 Pentre Destiny from DA Amson selling for 800gns 3rd Lot 169 Eden from S Hayton selling for 800gns
Class 2- Shearling Gimmer
1st Lot 171 Sandstone Emilia from DA Amson selling for 900 2nd Lot 172 From DA Amson
Class 3- Ewe Lamb
1st Lot 193 C View Faith from Mr O Watson selling for 1300gns
2nd Lot 197 Coxhill Florence from D Steen selling for 800gns
3rd Lot 199 Coxhill Flamingo from D Steen selling for 1400
Class 4- Aged Ram
1st Lot 203 Westbroad Daley from Callum Dodd selling for 450gns
2nd Lot 201 Beech Hay Bishop from Rebecca Louise Dunn
Class 5- Shearling Ram
1st Lot 209 Brackenbarrow Everest from RA & J Lancaster selling for 450gns
2nd Lot 213 Williams Elder from RS Boyes selling for 300gns 3rd Lot 211 Highclose Ensign from Eminson & Co selling for 230gns
Class 6- Ram Lamb
1st Lot 236 Coxhill Flamboyant from D Steen selling for 400gns
2nd Lot 233 Coxhill Flotilla from D Steen selling for 600gns 3rd Lot 230 Highclose Fraser from Eminson & Co selling for 200gns
Female Champion- Lot 193 C View Faith from Mr O Watson selling for 1300gns
Female Reserve Champion- Lot 170 Lochlad Besotted from Rebecca Louise Dunn selling for 2500gns
Male Champion- Lot 236 Coxhill Flamboyant from D Steen selling for 400gns
Male Reserve Champion- Lot 209 Brackenbarrow Everest from RA & J Lancaster selling for 450gns
Overall Champion- Lot 193 C View Faith from Mr O Watson selling for 1300gns
Overall Reserve Champion- Lot 236 Coxhill Flamboyant from D Steen selling for 400gns
Blue Texel Show Results, Judge- Stuart Currie
Class 1- Aged Ewe
1st Lot 113 Rookie Blues Darla from Messrs J&A Gargett selling for 550gns
2nd Lot 114 Rookie Blues Erica from Messrs J&A Gargett selling for 500gns
Class 2- Shearling Gimmer
1st Lot 125 Rookie Blues Fleur from Messrs J&A Gargett selling for 600gns
2nd Lot 124 Rookie Blues Fabia from Messrs J&A Gargett selling for 480gns
3rd Lot 128 Farm Mill Blues from Mr Giles Hardman selling for 420gns
4th Lot 130 Farm Mill Blues from Mr Giles Hardman selling for 500gns
5th Lot 117 Blacksticks Flora from Mr Alan Jarvis & Miss Cheralyn Henderson
Class 5- Shearling Ram
1st Lot 141 Rookie Blues Fin from Messrs J&A Gargett selling for 1000gns
2nd Lot 135 Billy’s Blues Ferdinand from Mr Luke Billington selling for 550gns
Class 6- Ram Lamb
1st Lot 148 Claremont Gino from Mr James Field selling for 700gns
2nd Lot 153 Londesborough from GD Stephenson & Sons
3rd Lot 147 Claremont Griffindor from Mr James Field selling for 500gns
4th Lot 149 Fairmount Guardian from Miss Katie Smith
5th Lot 151 Fairmount Gizmo from Miss Katie Smith
Male Champion- Lot 148 Claremont Gino from Mr James Field selling for 700gns
Male Reserve Champion- Lot 141 Rookie Blues Fin from Messrs J&A Gargett selling for 1000gns
Female Champion- Lot 125 Rookie Blues Fleur from Messrs J&A Gargett selling for 600gns
Female Reserve Champion- Lot 113 Rookie Blues Darla from Messrs J&A Gargett selling for 550gns
Overall Champion- Lot 148 Claremont Gino from Mr James Field selling for 700gns
Overall Reserve Champion- Lot 125 Rookie Blues Fleur from Messrs J&A Gargett selling for 600gns
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 20th September 2022.
Prime Lambs
North West Auctions Junction 36 had an increased entry of 1556 prime lambs forward today, selling to an overall market average of 230p/kg. Once again best confirmation lambs sold in the region of 300p/kg with well fleshed heavy weight lambs continuing to be in the strongest demand. Buyers continue to look for well finished lambs with leaner types penalised.
Once again heavy weight lambs in big demand at J36 with 69kg Suffolks to £160 from RI Dixon, Low Newton and 63kg Texels to £156 from IL Dixon, Cantsfield. Other leading prices for heavy weight lambs saw Dorsets to £149 from S Proctor, Selside, Texels to £144 from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor, Texels to £144 from DW Hodgson, Cartmel Fell. This was followed by 49kg Texels to £141 from RHM&S Boyren, Ulverston and £141 for 50kg Texels from JA Airey, New Hutton. Plenty of heavy weight lambs sold in the region of the £130 mark.
Best confirmation lambs were in more demand today selling in the region of 300p/kg, peaking at 305p/kg for Texels from AE Atkinson & Son, Endmoor followed by a pen of fifteen Beltex lambs to 300p/kg from P Stringfellow, Chorley.
More hill bred lambs forward today saw Mules peak at £117 from F&SA Edmondson, Ulverston followed by 51kg Mules to £114 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. 45kg Swaledale lambs sold to £92 from RF&CE Hodgson, Ulverston.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Suffolk - £160 Low Newton Farm, £131 Station Hotel Farm, £129 High Biggarsbank, £128 Hill Park. Texel - £156 Cantsfield Hall, £144 Swallowmire Farm, £144 Stubb Farm, £141 Old Croft, £141 Hill Park. Dorset£149 High Biggarsbank, £135, £125 Cumbrae, £114 Beckside Barn, £102 High Biggarsbank. Continental - £128 Hawthorn Barn, £120 Cumbrae, £116.5 Netherhouses Farm, £115 Cumbrae, £114 Gilpin Green Farm. Charollais - £122 Hampsfield Hall, £119, £113.5 Myers Farm, £110 Crosscrake Farm. Mule - £117 Netherhouses Farm, £114 Catshaw Hall Farm, £114 Hill Park, £108 Arklid Farm. Cheviot - £113 Cooper House, £111 Poppy Farm, £94 Kirket Nook. Blue Texel –£110 Beckside Barn. Hampshire - £95 Endmoor Farm. Swaledale - £92 Rowe End Farm.
Cast Sheep
The sale of 670 cull ewes saw well meated sheep sell to a sharper trade than in previous weeks. Texel ewes sold to a top of £159 for R Stott, Crosscrake with the best end selling over the £140 mark. Mule ewes sold to £132 from C&J Bennett, St Michaels with a full pen selling to £122 from RF&CE Hodgson, Pennington. Cheviots sold to a top of £107 from J&M Wilson, Selside. More Swaledales on the market with the best selling to £94 from JA&CA Gibson, Selside. Fit medium type Swaledale ewes regularly sold at the £50-£60 mark. Rough Fell ewes sold to £109 from AEA Harrison, Kentmere. More tups on offer with trade going up a gear or two, Texel sold to £196 from JA&ME Lawson, Orton with other Texels selling to £158 from JA&R Geldard & Sons, Levens.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: Texel - £159 Kingsland, £142 Stubb Farm, £142 Head House, £140 Hallbeck. Leicester - £136 Low Newton Farm, £118 High Borrans Farm, £102 Low Newton Farm. Suffolk - £133, £116 Newlands Green Farm, £97 Smithy Green Farm. Mule - £132 Wild Boar Farm, £122 Rowe End Farm, £118 Garnett Folds, £111 Lincolns Inn Bridge Farm, £109 Arklid Farm. Beltex - £131 Coat Green Farm, £126, £114 Poppy Farm. Blue Texel - £122 Town End Hall. Continental - £114 Wild Boar Farm. Rough Fell - £109 Millriggs. Dorset - £108 Cumbrae, £81 Newlands Green Farm. Cheviot - £107 Cooper House, £96 School House, £94 Craketrees. Cheviot Mule - £100 Low Tarn Green. Swaledale£94 Longwell. Herdwick - £90 Coat Green Farm. Masham – £82 Mosergh Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel - £196 Sproat Ghyll, £146 Kingsland, £132 Whitbarrow Cottage. Lleyn - £158 Low Foulshaw Farm. Charollais - £148 Low Foulshaw Farm. Continental - £146 Kingsland. Blue Texel - £136 Town End Hall. Zwartble - £110 Whitbarrow Cottage.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs, Thursday 22nd September 2022.
Store Lambs
North West Auctions had an increased number of store lambs forward with 4,689 forward. A larger proportion of upland bred lambs and smaller long-term lambs with less strong short keep lambs in the market. The trade saw strong short term lambs trade continue be in strong demand and regularly selling in excess of the eighty-pound mark. Smaller long term lambers a stickier trade with a continued shortage of grass in the south and many local dairy farmers taking advantage of the good weather and continued grass growth and taking an extra cut of silage where possible with plenty of buyers looking to buy lambs in the near future and wanting them soon.
Meated short keep lambs sold to a top of £98 from S Proctor, Selside followed by a pen of strong Texel lambs from B & D Willison, Levens selling to £97. Plenty of pens of strong lambs selling in excess of the ninety-pound mark. Strong good quality beltex lambs saw plenty of bidder’s ring side selling to £95 from TM Potter, Orton followed by £94 from RA Batty, Selside with plenty others selling in the region of the ninety-pound mark. Continental and Suffolk Lambs with strength and growth that would easily be finished in the upcoming months sold in excess of the eighty-pound mark.
The larger number of upland bred lambs saw the big lambs regularly selling in excess of the eighty pound mark with longer keep ones seeing the trade being affected with the shortage of grass in the south and local dairy farmers now looking for them lambs that finish in the new year yet. Mules sold to a top of £90.50 from TLB & J Knowles, Selside with other pens to £85 from RI Dixon, Low Newton whom sold cheviot mules to £89. Horned lambs saw a pen of powerful well fleshed lambs sell to £91 for thirteen from A O’Neil, Firbank.
It is requested that vendors please enter their lambs for the catalogue so buyers can be informed of numbers. This is strongly requested as a larger number of lambs forward today then expected. For more information, please contact Ian Atkinson 07766521472 or Bradley Thompson 07867000244.
Store Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £98 High Biggarsbank, £97 Cinderbarrow Farm, £94 Dugg Hill, £93.50 Haveriggs Farm, £93 Wreay Syke, £93 Streatlam Grange. Beltex: £95, £91, £88 The Park, £77, £76.50 Trainriggs Farm, £66 Wath Farm. Charolais: £94 Borrow Bridge House, £85.50 Lane End, £81.50 Hazelwood, £78 Greenbank Farm, £76.50 Hazelwood, £76 Lane End. Continental: £93 Dugg Hill, £90 High Low Wood, £78 The Park, £76.50 Millness Caravan Park, £74 The Borrans, £74 Brow Head. Rough Fell: £91 Shackla Bank Farm, £62 Wasdyke Farm. Suffolk: £90.50 Lower Hawthwaite, £87.50 Borrow Bridge House, £85 Middle Birkby Farm, £84 Barker Knott, £84 Lower Hawthwaite, £82 High Underbrow Farm. Mule: £90.50 High Borrowbridge, £85 Low Newton Farm, £82.50 High Borrans Farm, £80.50 Middle Sadghyll, £80.50 Low Newton Farm, £80 Longwell. Cheviot Mule: £89 Low Newton Farm, £81 Cragg Farm, £81 Wath Farm. Blue Texel: £87.50, £78 The Park. Dutch Spotted: £84, £82, £81 The Park, £68.50 Burney End Farm.
Rough Fell Mule: £82 Borrow Bridge House. Cheviot: £80 Borrow Bridge House, £80 The Lodge, £79 Thistle House, £73.50 Nun House, £73 The Park, £68 Cragg Farm. Leicester: £76.50 Crabtree Farm. Zwartble: £71 Castle Syke Farm, £61 Hazelwood.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM's and Store Cattle. Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle, Friday 23rd September 2022.
Dairy Cattle
The fortnightly sale of dairy cattle included a special show and sale judged by Mr S Forshaw, Longridge. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our show sponsors Wadland Finance, Yan Farm Health and NWF Agriculture. The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize heifer Pennine Poppy 1640 consigned by Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale which later sold to £2600 to the judge. The reserve champion was awarded to Pennine Peace 896 which later sold for £2620 to W Oldfield, Gisburn. First prize cow was awarded to WH Gardner & Son, Lytham who are dispersing their herd, this fresh 3rd calved cow achieved £2280 and was purchased by AW Park, Ellel. Top price heifer today was a much-admired Tunstall Apple Free Cazz Red shown by JH Towers & Son, Tunstall which achieved a final bid of £2820. An Ayrshire heifer from J Stott & Co, Cartmel achieved £1420, with a large crowd of buyers from throughout the Northern counties keen to secure all classes and types. Other noted prices today included a non-registered heifer from WH Gardner & Son, Lytham achieving £2380 with others from this ongoing dispersal at £2220 and £2150. A 5th calved cow from France Bros, Littledale achieved £1550 with. In calf heifers from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall sold to £1800 with others at £1580.
Sale Statistics
New calved heifers to £2820, averaged £2288 New calved cows to £2280, averaged £1735. In-calf heifer to £1800, averaged £1600.
NWA Lancaster Dairy Show, Friday 23rd September 2022.
Judge- Stuart Forshaw
Class 1- Newly Calved Cow
1st Lot 1012 from WH Gardner & Son selling for £2280.
2nd Lot 1008 from WH Gardner & Son selling for £2050.
3rd Lot 1019 from JH Towers & Son selling for £1820.
Class 2- Newly Calved Heifer
1st Lot 1021 from Drinkall Bros selling for £2600.
2nd Lot 1029 from Drinkall Bros selling for £2620.
3rd Lot 1028 from Drinkall Bros selling for £2680.
Class 3- Incalf Heifer
1st Lot 1031 from JH Towers & Son selling for £1580.
Champion- Lot 1021 from Drinkall Bros selling for £2600.
Reserve Champion- Lot 1029 from Drinkall Bros selling for £2620.
Calves & Weanlings
56 calves forward today with a top price of £420 for an Aberdeen Angus x bull from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh who sold others at £400. Weaned British Blue x bulls sold to £410 from I Atkinson & Son, Warton. Weaned dairy bred bulls sold to £355 for Fleckviehs from JR Newsham & Son, Conder Green with Montbeliardes to £380 from E&J Redmayne, Winmarleigh. Month old bull calves sold to £250 from Barker Farms Ltd, Carnforth who sold others at £245, Aberdeen Angus x bulls sold to £210 from JE&S Seedall, Mellor. A nice entry of heifer calves sold to £295 for a British Blue x from RT Halhead, Cockerham closely followed by Wallbank Farms Ltd with a British Blue at £290 with £280 achieved by HJ Robinson, Milnthorpe and T&E Garth, Bleasedale. Limousin x heifers sold to £270 from I Atkinson & Son, Warton with GJ&G Billington, Garstang also achieving £270 for a Charollais x. Young Holstein Friesians bulls sold to £85 from Wallbank Farms ltd, Over Wyresdale.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £295 Norbreck Farm, £290 Tills Farm, £280 Bailey Hey Farm, £280 Elm Tree Farm, £275 Bailey Hey Farm, £275 Norbreck Farm. Charolais: £270 Myrescough House. Limousin: £270 Boon Town Farm, £265, £255 Myrescough House, £200 New Hall. Simmental: £210 Knowsley Farm. Hereford: £135 New Hall.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Angus: £420, £400 Poplar Grove Farm, £210, £165, £140 Bolton Fold Farm, £115 Swillbrook Grange. British Blue: £410 Boon Town Farm, £250, £245, £200, £140 Cotestone Farm. Fleckvieh: £355, £335, £310 Sellerley Farm. Montbeliarde: £340, £320, £250 Poplar Grove Farm, £250 Sellerley Farm. Limousin: £320, £310 Boon Town Farm.
Store Cattle
A more weathered show of store cattle today, with the strongest maintaining the high prices of recent sales. Simmental x steers led the way achieving £1620 for a pair from TJ Llyod, Settle with Hereford x achieving £1560 from the same home. Aberdeen Angus x steers sold to £1480 from A Thornton, Woodplumpton with others at £1420 from H Birkett & Son, Overton. Dairy bred steers sold to £1240 from H Birkett & Son, Morecambe. All steers forward today averaged £1196. Heifers sold to a top price of £1400 for a pen of five Aberdeen Angus x from A Thornton, Woodplumpton. Limousins sold to £1370 from A&J Knowles, Clitheroe who also sold British Blues at £1340. Beef Shorthorn heifers sold to £1280 from EW&CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine with Hereford x to £1230 from D Fox & Co, Bay Horse. All heifers today averaged £1084.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Simmental: £1620, £1450 Proctors Row, £1380 Brown Edge, £1180 Mearsbeck Farm, £1170 Little Crimbles. Hereford: £1560, £1470 Proctors Row, £1220 Carlingwha, £1180, £1160 Holly House Farm, £1140 Old Hall Farm. Angus: £1480 Outerthwaite Farm, £1480, £1460 Adamsons Farm, £1420 North Farm, £1360 Proctors Row, £1340 Parkside Farm. British Blue: £1390 Lower Castle O Trim, £1370 Old Hall Farm, £1360 Intack Farm, £1350 Fellside Farm, £1340 Parkside Farm, £1340 Moss House Farm. Charolais: £1380 Brown Edge, £1350 Holme House Farm, £1340 Gunnerthwaite, £1260 Outerthwaite Farm, £1240 Manor House Farm, £1170 Little Crimbles. Montbeliarde: £1240 North Farm, £1000 Pasture House Farm. Limousin: £1200, £1150 Eddisford Bridge Farm, £1130 Low House Farm, £1110 Eddisford Bridge Farm, £1070 Roadday Lane Farm. Continental: £1180 Mearsbeck Farm. Friesian: £980 Plumpton Hall Farm, £950 Low House Farm, £950 Sandvilla, £940, £870 Old Hall Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Angus: £1400, £1290 Adamsons Farm, £1290 Moss View, £1220 Old Hall Farm, £1180
Outerthwaite Farm. Limousin: £1370, £1360, £1310 Edisford Bridge Farm, £1180, £1070 Hatters Farm, £1060 Low House Farm. British Blue: £1340 Edisford Bridge Farm, £1310 Moss House Farm, £1300 Stubb Hall Farm, £1260
Lower Castle O Trim, £1210 Eddisford Bridge Farm, £1150 Pasture House Farm. Shorthorn: £1280 Yew Tree Farm. Hereford: £1230 Holly House Farm, £1140, £1020 Old Hall Farm. Charolais: £1110 Haven Lea Farm.
OTM Cattle
A much larger entry of 154 cull cows forward today, all cows forward averaged 155p/kg with 80% of the sale being dairy cows.
Heavy well fleshed beef cows continue to sell to a premium with Stabilisers to 229.5p/kg from A Dixon & Son, Selside, Limousin x to 221.5p/kg from JG&PH Thompson, Selside, Charollais x 219.5p/kg from P Metcalfe, Denny Beck and Herefords to 214.5p/kg from C Pemberton, Kingsley. Well fleshed beef cows were regularly 180200p/kg with keen interest in cows suitable for finishing.
Dairy cows sold to 194.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesians from S Forshaw & Sons, Longridge with others at 191.5p/kg from D&A Blacoe, Lytham and Wallbank Farms Ltd, Over Wyresdale. Heavy well flesh dairy cows were generally 170-190p/kg, mediums 140-160p/kg with the leanest and parlour types 95-115p/kg depending on quality.
Top grossing cow today was a Charolais from P Metcalfe, Denny Beck achieving £2087 with Limousin to £1780 from A&P Hodgkinson, Stalmine and a Hereford to £1615 from GJT&V Parkinson, Preesall. Dairy cows sold to £1678 for a Holstein Friesians from S Forshaw & Sons who sold others at £1556 followed by £1553 achieved for a Holstein Friesians from JRG Mason, Bentham.
OTM heifers sold to 244.5p/kg from a Simmental from Mason & Gardner, Ingleton with Hereford to 219.5p/kg from GJT&V Parkinson, Preesall with Friesians peaking at 209.5p/kg from WT Whitaker & Son, Nether Kellet and Holstein Friesians to 194.5p/kg from Wallbank Farms Ltd, Over Wyresdale. Top grossing OTM heifer was Hereford achieving £1525 from GJT&V Parkinson. Dairy heifers sold to £1303 from Wallbank Farms Ltd. All OTM heifers averaged 188p/kg. Steers sold to a top price of 227.5p/kg and £1754 for an Aberdeen Angus’s from B&J Preston, Caton with others from this same good run achieving 219.5p/kg or £1573 and £1478. All OTM steers today averaged 222p/kg.
Seven cull bulls forward today sold to 239.5p/kg for a Simmental from Barlow Bros, Croston with a Hereford from JRG Mason, Bentham achieving £1580. All cull bulls averaged 170p/kg.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Stabiliser: 229.50, 219.50, 207.50, 199.50, 197.50 Kit Cragg. Limousin: 221.50 Poppy Farm, 209.50 Bank Field Farm, 207.50 Low Crompton Farm, 189.50 Poppy Farm, 187.50 Narrow Gate Farm, 177.50 Botton Hall Farm. Charolais: 219.50 Old Parkside Farm. Hereford: 214.50 Willow Tree Cottage, 194.50, 189.50, 184.50 Little Crimbles, 184.50 Moss View, 184.50 Little Crimbles. Angus: 199.50 Greenalls Farm, 144.50 Narrow Gate Farm. British Blue: 199.50 Poppy Farm. Simmental: 197.50, 194.50, 171.50 Low Crompton Farm, 161.50 Stoneybank Philpin Farm. Friesian: 194.50 Bolton Fold Farm, 191.50 Warton Hall Farm, 191.50 Tills Farm, 189.50 Brown Brook, 189.50 Bolton Fold Farm, 189.50 Ridding Lane Farm. Montbeliarde: 189.50 Myrescough House. Fleckvieh: 181.50, 159.50 Holme Head, 159.50 Aughton Hall Farm. Ayrshire: 177.50 Bolton Fold Farm. Meuse Rhine Issel: 174.50, 159.50 Littlewood Hall Farm. Norwegian Red: 161.50 Holme Head. Blonde: 149.50 Little Fell Farm. Shorthorn: 149.50 Narrow Gate Farm, 134.50 Aughton Hall Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: 137.50 Aughton Hall Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Simmental: 244.50 Stoneybank Philpin Farm, 199.50 Littlewood Hall Farm. Hereford: 219.50 Moss View. British Blue: 209.50 Pasture House Farm. Friesian: 209.50 Lane Ends Farm, 194.50 Tills Farm, 191.50 Heaves Farm, 174.50 Cliftons Farm, 169.50 Heaves Farm, 154.50 Gibstick Hall. Limousin: 204.50, 199.50 Ackenthwaite Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Angus: 227.50, 224.50, 219.50 Ellers Farm. Hereford: 221.50 Moss House Farm. Friesian: 214.50 Pasture House Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Simmental: 239.50 Littlewood Hall Farm, 179.50 Herdman House Farm. Charolais: 191.50 Little Crimbles. Hereford: 189.50 Stubbins Farm, 144.50 Ridding Lane Farm. Angus: 139.50 Herdman House Farm. Friesian: 134.50 Ancliffe Hall Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 26th
Lancaster: 10.30am Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs and Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 27th
J36: 10:30am Sale of all classes of Pigs. 1pm Weekly Sale of Spring Lambs and Cast Sheep. 6pm Boys are Back in Town
Thursday 29th
J36: 10am Sale of Calves and Stirks. 10:15am Sale of OTM and Cast Cattle. 11am Sale of Store Cattle.
Friday 30th
Lancaster: 10:15am Sale of Calves and Cast Cattle. 11.15am Sale of Store Cattle.
Saturday 1st
Lancaster: 10:30am Hill Fair Day