Weekly Report and Newsletter- 26th July 2024
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Monday 22nd July 2024.
Prime Lambs
An increased number of both stock and buyers were around the ring, ensured Lancaster market had a pleasing trade for all goods sold. An overall market average of 301p/kg was achieved. The sale sold to £160 for Texel lambs from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby with Beltexs to £157 from J Gardner, Bay Horse and Charollais to £156 from A&E Clarkson, Thurnham. Best bred lambs saw Beltexs to 355p/kg from D&D Huddleston, Wray with other pens to 350p/kg from J Gardner, Bay Horse. The best end lambs were regularly 330p/kg to 340p/kg, with good meated commercial bred lambs regularly 310p/kg to 315p/kg, and heavy bred lambs regularly north of 300p/kg. The first of the horned bred lambs were forward, with 41kg Swaledales to £112 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £160 Humblescough Farm, £156 North Farm, £155 Ouzelthorn Farm, £152 Cock Hall Farm, £150 Botton Hall Farm, £140 Savick Brook Farm. Beltex: £157 Haversham House Farm, £156, £154 Botton Hall Farm, £143 Haversham House Farm, £142 Botton Hall Farm, £142 Lundholme Farm. Charollais: £156 Cock Hall Farm. Suffolk: £133 Kays Farm, £126.50, £120 Old Parkside Farm. Continental: £119, £114 Burrow Heights Farm. Swaledale: £112 Ouzelthorn Farm.
Cast Sheep
A pleasing show of 130 cast sheep were forward, with all selling to a pleasing trade, however the edge would have been off compared to previous weeks. Texels sold to £210 from R Collinge & Son, Kirkham with Beltex to £171 from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby. The best end pure bred ewes were £165 plus. Heavy Mules sold to £147 from R&DL Cornthwaite, Nateby with Cheviot Mules to £139 from R Doran, Winmarleigh, with heavy Mules regularly £125 to £135. Hill ewes saw pure Cheviots to £127 from R Doran, Winmarleigh with Swaledeles to £97 from M&L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale. Please note that buyers are cautious over sheep in the wool, with clipped ewes seeing financial benefit.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £210 The Dingle, £171 Humblescough Farm, £170, £162 The Dingle, £150 Burrow Heights Farm, £130 Haversham House Farm. Mule: £147, £129 Humblescough Farm, £128 North Farm, £124 Cocker House Farm, £104 Ingrave Farm, £100 North Farm. Leicester: £146 Yates Farm. Beltex: £146 Humblescough Farm. Cheviot: £139, £127 School Lane, £99 Ingrave Farm. Suffolk: £132 North Farm, £100 Burrow Heights Farm. Zwartble: £132 North Farm. Dutch Spotted: £102 Overhouses. Swaledale: £97 High House Farm, £76 Overhouses. Continental: £91 High House Farm.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Texel: £114 Humblescough Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Pigs, Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 27th July 2024. Pigs
An entry of 50 prime, store and breeding pigs were forward, with once again prime pigs selling to a firm trade through out. Top price of the day was £238 for a prime hogg from JM Navesey, Darwen, with others from this home selling to £235 on an additional three occasions. Regular supporter J Stott, Kendal sold gilts at £230. Prime boars sold to £160 on four occasions from C Barr, Coniston, with many boars around the £150 mark. JE Atkinson, Nibthwaite topped the store pigs at £98 for five with eight more recently weaned sorts from P Martin, Balderdale selling at £70.
Prime Lambs
The weekly sale of 1100 lambs, saw lambs forward ranging from 28kg to 64kg, with a pleasing average of 303p/kg achieved. Heavy lambs were once again adding up nicely here at Junction 36 with Texels to £180 from RS&BA Harker, Holme, Suffolks £178 from M&RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe and Beltex to £172 from J Stott Jnr, Crosscrake. Nice bred lambs full of meat were regularly 330p/kg to 340p/kg, with nice export bred lambs regularly selling at 310p/kg to 315p/kg, with a ring full of 45kg Texels to £146 from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston. The first of the Mule lambs saw 43kg to £128 from A Clarke, Nether Kellet.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £180 Overthwaite Farm, £172 Kingsland, £171 Cold Seat Barn, £170 Head House, £170 Low Groves Farm, £169 Lowfield Cottage. Suffolk: £178 Station Hotel Farm, £173 Meadow View Park, £169.50 Station Hotel Farm, £159 Raw Head, £156 Green Close, £150 Tunstall Hall. Continental: £169 Raw Head, £165 Station Hotel Farm, £164 Raw Head, £164 Kate Farm, £161 Burnt House Farm, £150.50 Station Hotel Farm. Beltex: £160 Quarry Close. Hampshire: £160, £122 Endmoor Farm. Dorset: £135 Corney Hill Farm, £130 Patton Mill Farm, £118 Corney Hill Farm. Mule: £128 Meadow View Park.
Cast Sheep
350 cull ewes were forward today, which sold to an overall average of £107, with a large proportion of the sale being small, light weight and lean pure hill ewes, being recently weaned. A real shortage of the best heavy ewes, with the few which were forward today selling to £284, with other mediums £200 to £240. First cross ewes sold to £182 for both Suffolk cross and Texel cross, with better first cross ewes £150 to £170 and mediums £130 to £150. The best Mules sold to £172, with other heavier end £140
to £155, stronger mediums £128 to £140 and leaner hard worked Mules and first cross ewes £100 to £118. Pure hill ewes sold to £114 for Swaledales, with Cheviots to £112, Jacobs £100 with medium hill ewes £78 to £90. Better small ewes were £55 to £70, with the very smallest and leanest £38 to £52.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £284 Lowfield Cottage, £244 Quarry Close, £220 Whitbarrow Drive, £212 Ackenthwaite Farm, £206 Whitbarrow View, £182 Hill Park. Beltex: £188 Kellbrick Farm, £128, £116 Crake Hall. Suffolk: £182 Hill Park, £176 Ackenthwaite Farm, £172 Lowfield Cottage, £140 Ackenthwaite Farm. Cheviot Mule: £172, £144 Hill Top Farm, £138 Meadow View, £76 Hill Top Farm. Zwartble: £170 Low Foulshaw Farm. Mule: £146 Grayrigg Hall, £142 Hill Top Farm, £140 Cantsfield Hall, £138 Endmoor Farm, £136 Nether House Farm, £135 Yealand Manor. Charolais: £140, £122 Higher Standen Drive. Dorset: £126, £84, £76 Cumbrae. Swaledale: £114 (x2) Grayrigg Hall. Cheviot: £112 Stribers Farm, £112 Braida Garth, £82 Higher Standen Drive. Jacob: £100 Hall Croft Barn. Continental: £100 Brow Head, £96 Higher Standen Drive, £94, £90 Greenlands, £80 Brow Head, £78 Greenlands. Teeswater: £90 Higher Standen Drive. Herdwick: £86 Cragg House Farm. Dalesbred: £64 (x2) Braida Garth. Horned: £62 Greenlands.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Leicester: £102 The Borrans. Texel: £88 Cumbrae.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle, Thursday 25th July 2024.
Calves
No less than 97 calves and stirks were forward at Junction 36’s fortnightly sale, with all goods keenly bid for by a ring side of local and travelled buyers, with onlooks coming from as far afield as Wales and Scotland. A very young selection of rearing calves were forward, with the best of these returning £490 for a Charolais from MH&AR Robinsons, Kendal with others at £450 from Bambers Farm, Thurnham. Numerous calves around the 6 week mark surpassed £400.
Stronger weaned bull calves sold to £510 for a British Blue from Wendy Stamper, Chipping with Angus’s from the same home to the same price. The dairy bull calves forward sold to £220 for a Friesian from Gibson & Berry, Endmoor with the best of these the top side of £150.
A good show of bull stirks were forward, with a ring full of eight cracking Friesians selling to £705 from Messrs Halpin, Barrow in Furness. A quartet of British Blues reached £680.
Rearing heifers sold to a top of £520 from Mrs A Meanwell, Tebay with younger Charolais to £450 from Bambers Farms, Thurnham. A month old British Blue from DW&E Cottam, Kendal reached £405. Any amount of month to 5 week old heifers surpassing £550.
Heifer stirks reached £550 for a British Blue from J&R Waller, Killington with another two from this home returning £540. Just a handful of steer stirks were forward, with these topping at £930 for a cracking Limousin from Bambers Farms, Thurnham with a pair from this home at £880.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £520 Low Borrow Bridge, £440 Holmescales Farm, £405 Hagg Farm, £360 Bambers Farm, £350, £310 Holmescales Farm. Angus: £465 Coldcotes Farm, £260 Kendal House Farm, £170 (x2) Bambers Farm. Charolais: £450, £435 Bambers Farm. Limousin: £330, £320 Holmescales Farm. Hereford: £160 Holmescales Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Angus: £510 Coldcotes Farm, £320 (x2) Bambers Farm, £310 Borrans Farm, £210 Kendal House Farm. British Blue: £510 Coldcotes Farm, £410 Bambers Farm, £390, £385, £250 Elm Tree Farm. Charolais: £490 Holmescales Farm, £450 Bambers Farm, £435 Homlescales Farm, £430, £400 Bambers Farm, £360 Holmescales Farm. Limousin: £440, £350, £330 Elm Tree Farm. Friesian: £220, £180 (x2) Low Audlands.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £550, £540 Hallbeck. Angus: £530 Kitchlow Farm. Montbeliarde: £430, £380, £300 Moss House Farm. Friesian: £320 Moss House Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Friesian: £705 Rakesmoor Farm, £480, £300, £280 Kitchlow Farm. British Blue: £680 Hill Crest Farm, £670, £580 Hallbeck, £480, £370 Hill Crest Farm. Angus: £480 Hill Farm, £440 Hill Crest Farm, £410 Hallbeck, £400 Hill Crest Farm. Hereford: £380 Hill Crest Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £930, £880 Bambers Farm. Hereford: £770 Coldcotes Farm. Angus: £480, £400 Hill Crest Farm.
Store Cattle
A full ring side of buyers were present for a typical summer show of store cattle, all were extremely well sold with many more needed on a fortnightly basis. Shorthorn bullocks sold to £1640 from Messrs Boyd, Longsleddale. A pair of Limousin bullocks sold to £1680 from J&M Haddow, Hincaster who sold Charolais’s to £1480. Yearling bullocks saw Charolais to £1480 from JC Walling & Son, Lyth. The best end were regularly £1300 plus, with nice grazers £1000 plus.
Heifer trade saw a smart ¾ Limousin from A Winder & Son, Ravenstonedale to £1380 with a pair of Angus selling to £1240 from AJ&H Clarke, Sedbergh. Charolais’s sold to £1240 from JM Haddow, Hincaster.
Grazing heifers were the sharpest trade seen for some time, with dairy bred Limousin heifers at 8-10 months selling to £990 from GM strong, Penrith.
Store Bullock Top Prices: Shorthorn: £1640, £1360 Low House. Limousin: £1580, £1500 Viver Mill Farm, £1210 Greenside Farm. Charolias: £1480 Viver Mill Farm, £1480, £1240, £1190, £1020 Dawson Fold. Angus: £1280
High Hollins, £1220 Viver Mill Farm, £1170 High Hollins, £1100 Shorthorn Farm, £1020 Beacon View Farm, £1000 Newton Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: £1380 Greenside Farm. Angus: £1240 High Hollins. Charolais: £1220 Viver Mill Farm. British Blue: £1120 Greenside Farm, £1070 Tarnside Farm.
OTM Cattle
An increased number of cull cows were forward, with these being predominately dairy bred this week. Of the few beef cows forward, these sold to 219.5p/kg for a British Blue cross from SJ&NS Wood, Windermere with other British Blue cross 204.5p/kg from JA&CA Gibson, Selside and Hereford cross 204.5p/kg from RJ&J Gardner, Natland. Top grossing beef cow was a Hereford at £1809. The best medium dairy cows sold to 187.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from WH Kitching & Son, Helsington and British Friesian from TW Nelson & Son, Stainton. Better parlour types were generally 170p/kg to 180p/kg, leaner sorts 160p/kg to 170p/kg, with the lightest and leanest 135p/kg to 150p/kg. Top grossing dairy cow achieved £1494, with others at £1444 and £1321. OTM heifers sold to 214.5p/kg and £1192 for a Holstein Friesian from JR Robinson & Son, Nook. Several cull stock bulls forward, which sold to 199.5p/kg for a Blonde from PJ&ES Rogerson, Appleby and £2089 for a South Devon from AT Threlkeld Ltd, Satterthwaite.
OTM Cow Top Prices: British Blue: 219.50 Causeway Farm, 204.50 Longwell, 189.50 Capplethwaite Farm, 184.50 Longwell, 164.50 (x2) Capplethwaite Farm. Hereford: 204.50, 199.50 (x2) Natland Mill Beck Farm, 184.50 Holme Farm. Shorthorn: 189.50 Low House. Friesian: 187.50 Cockrigg Farm, 187.50 Hawes Farm, 184.50 Arklid Farm, 179.50 Lambrigg Head Farm, 179.50 Strickland Hill, 179.50 Jenkin Crag. Limousin: 184.50 Burney End, 179.50 Capplethwaite Hall. Charolais: 177.50 Cragg House Farm. Fleckvieh: 174.50 Hawes Farm, 117.50 Tottlebank. Dairy Shorthorn: 174.50 Craketrees, 159.50 Arklid Farm. Galloway: 167.50, 137.50 Long Green Head. Continental: 164.50 Patterdale Road. Highland: 159.50 Tottlebank.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Freisian: 214.50 Hollins Farm. Limousin: 184.50 Stribers Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Blonde: 199.50 Mason Gill. South Devon: 177.50 Bowkerstead Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 26th July 2024.
Calves & Weanlings
The weekly sale of rearing and weaned calves at Lancaster saw an entry of 95 keenly bid for, with all classes achieving maximum returns. Rearing calves sold to a top of £690 for a Charolais bull from S&J France, Over Wyresdale, with no less than 14 rearing bull calves passing the £500 mark. A mention must go to AD&R Milner, Brock for their one month old Charolais which sold to £550. Native sired bull calves sold to £530 for a Hereford from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with Angus’s to £510 from G&ME Woodhouse, Ellel.
Weaned bulls sold to £960 for a pair of Friesians from TE&A Gardner, Larbreck with TE&M Kidd, Ellel selling a trio of Herefords at 5 months old to £720. Only a handful of steers were forward, with well rearer Angus’s selling to £810 from G&D Ball, Little Eccleston.
The best of the rearing heifers sold to £490 for a cracking Blue from JP&C Robson, Garstang with another from this home at £460. Herefords sold to £430 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. The strongest of the rearing heifers surpassed £350. Weaned heifers reached £700 for a British Blue from RA Bebbington, Greenhalgh with native sired heifers from this home reaching £550 on three occasions.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Limousin: £530, £510, £470 Endmoor Farm. British Blue: £490 Boldens Farm, £480, £460 Roe Farm, £400 Cotestone Farm, £385 Higher Hollinehad Farm, £380 Catshaw Hall Farm. Hereford: £430 Catshaw Hall Farm, £410 Booth Hall, £295 Catshaw Hall Farm, £230 Sellerley Farm, £215, £210 Sellerley Farm. Angus: £305 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £285 Cotestone Farm, £270 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £255 Hallbeck, £220 Catshaw Hall Farm, £170 Hallbeck.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Charolais: £690 Kays Farm, £565 Derby Lodge Farm, £550 Lane Head Farm, £540 (x2) Derby Lodge Farm. Hereford: £580 (x2) Booth Hall, £530, £455 Catshaw Hall Farm, £350 Sellerley Farm. Limousin: £540, £490, £450 Endmoor Farm. British Blue: £530 Boldens Farm, £500 Roe Farm, £490 Higher Hollinhead Farm, £470 Lane Head Farm, £390 Boldens Farm, £360 Higher Hollinhead Farm. Angus: £510, £505, £430 Boldens Farm, £370 Hallbeck, £365 Cotestone Farm, £350 Manor House Farm. Friesian: £350 (x2) Brown Brook, £330 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, £290 Brown Brook, £260 Cotestone Farm, £250 Brown Brook.
Steer Calf Top Prices: Friesian: £210, £115 Cotestone Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Friesian: £960 (x2) Larbreck Hill Farm. Hereford: £720 (x3), £580 Booth Hall.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £700, £580, £520 Barncroft Farm. Angus: £550 (x2) Barncroft Farm. Hereford: £550 Barncroft Farm, £520 Booth Hall, £430 Barncroft Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Angus: £810 (x2) Woodstock. Longhorn: £730 Larbreck Hill Farm. British Blue: £670 Barncroft Farm.
Store Cattle
Once again a fierce trade was witness at Lancaster’s store sale, with the sale reaching a top price of £1900 from RG&L Holmes, Carnforth. Regular supporter L Parson & Son, Levens achieved £1800 for an Aberdeen Angus steer. At £1760 was a pen of four from T Robson & Sons, Poulton Le Fylde and a pen of three from KH&D Holden & Sons, Pilling.
Top price in the heifers was £1670 from KH&D Holden & Sons, Pilling for Aberdeen Angus’s with four at £1500 from AS&D Parker, Nateby.
The monthly sale of stirks saw Angus steers from S&J France, Over Wyersdale reaching £1020 for a pen of three. Blue heifers from RW Rhodes & Son, Ellel sold to £900. The best of the Friesian stirks reached £610 from R&J Parkinson, Preesall.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Limousin: £1900 Croftlands, £1550 Holmes Farm, £1470 Elston Old Hall, £1440 Grange Farm. Angus: £1800, £1770 Low Levens, £1760 Chestnut House Farm, £1760 Fairfield, £1740 Low Levens, £1680 Godson House Farm. Shorthorn: £1790 Croftlands, £1380 Thornton Barn Farm. Hereford: £1630 Savick Brook Farm, £1570 Wood Nook Farm, £1480 Old Glasson Farm, £1450 Windy Hill Farm, £1400 Higher Lees Farm, £1400 Outerthwaite Farm. Simmental: £1600 Savick Brook Farm, £1560 Old Glasson Farm. British Blue: £1590 Lower Castle O Trim, £1580 Thornton Barn Farm, £1500 North Farm, £1490 Outerthwaite Farm, £1450 Windy Hill Farm, £1350 Plumpton Hall Farm. Charolais: £1400 Thornton Barn Farm, £1380 Windy Hill Farm. Fleckvieh: £1270 Staffords Farm. Blonde: £1060 Overhouses. Friesian: £1040 Holly Grove. Dairy Shorthorn: £1040 Holly Grove.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £1670 Chesnut House Farm, £1500 Manor House Farm, £1460 Low Levens, £1450 Grange Farm, £1410 Elston Old Hall, £1370 Ellers Farm. British Blue Farm: £1500 Manor House Farm, £1480 Outerthwaite Farm, £1420 Ellers Farm, £1300 Nether Hall Farm, £1260 Park Farm Barn, £1190 Cheetham House Farm. Hereford: £1420 Wood Nook Farm, £1410, £1290 Ellers Farm, £1280 Park Lane Farm, £1270 Parks Farm Barn. Limousin: £1370 Elston Old Hall, £1340 Bradley Farm, £1230 Staffords Farm, £1200, £1170, £1110 Cheetham House Farm. Montbeliarde: £1270 Staffords Farm. Friesian: £1200 Cheetham House Farm, £1060 Hallbeck. Charolais: £1180 Black Bull Farm. Simmental: £1110 Cheetham House Farm.
OTM Cattle
95 OTM’s were forward selling to 269.5p/kg on two occasions, firstly for an OTM heifer British Blue from Barker Farms, Cockerham grossing at £1662.82 and secondly for a British Blue steer from Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale which returned £1525.37. ME&B Mason & Son, Tatham topped the cows at 239.5p/kg, grossing £1714. The best of the dairy cows reaching 199.5p/kg from H&SD Cornthwaite, Kirkland. Top grossing diary cow came from Lawsons Dairy, Cockerham, reaching £1687.12, with many cows fresh out of the parlour achieving maximum returns. The best of the cast bulls reached 209.5p/kg and was the top price of the day at £1895.98.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Simmental: 239.50 Oxenforth Green Farm, 211.50, 169.50 Derbyshire Farm. Stabiliser: 204.50 Low Moor Head Farm. Friesian: 199.50 Kirkwood Lodge Farm, 194.50, 191.50 Bank End Farm, 189.50, 187.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm, 187.50 Bank End Farm. Angus: 199.50 Miller Lane. Fleckvieh: 197.50 Hawkin Hall. Limousin: 194.50 Croftlands, 179.50 Kays Farm. Hereford: 194.50 Lundholme Farm, 179.50 Little Fell Farm. Shorthorn: 191.50 Aughton Hall Farm, 129.50 Cobble Hey Farm. Norwegian Red: 179.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: 179.50, 174.50, 139.50 Aughton Hall Farm. Montbeliarde: 149.50 Holme Head. Jersey: 139.50 Aughton Hall Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: 269.50 Hillam House Farm. Friesian: 267.50 Tills Farm, 234.50, 204.50, 197.50, 194.50 (x2) Batty Hill. Blonde: 264.50 Mount Pleasant Farm. Angus: 249.50 (x2) Pasture House Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: British Blue: 269.50, 267.50 Tills Farm, 259.50 Hillam House Farm, 239.50 Derby Lodge Farm. Charolais: 259.50 Greenbank Farm. Hereford: 259.50, 254.50 Pasture House Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: British Blue: 259.50 Holmes Farm. Limousin: 249.50 Holmes Farm, 209.50 Hill Park. Angus: 229.50 Thornton Barn Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 29th
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
12noon Special Sale of Early Breeding Sheep
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Drop Off
Tuesday 30th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Drop Off
1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs & Cast Sheep
Thursday 1st
J36: 10:30am Special Sale of Early Breeding Sheep & Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs
Friday 2nd
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves & OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle
J36: Online Machinery Sale commences 9am-4pm Machinery Viewing
Saturday 3rd
J36: 9am-12noon Machinery Viewing
