Weekly Report and Newsletter - 3rd February 2023
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Diamond Delights, Saturday 28th January 2023.
Rough Fell
North West Auctions is proud to continue its loyal support of the Rough Fell Sheep Breeders Association with the largest entry to date. The judging was in the capable hands of Mr Stephen Dickinson. We take this opportunity to thank him for his time and expertise. A wonderful line up of sheep was put before him which we congratulate our vendors for the quality of sheep put before him. After much time and deliberation, he awarded the Champion rosette to the 1st prize Gimmer Shearling from TLB&J Knowles, High Borrowbridge with the Reserve Champion going to the 2nd prize Gimmer Shearling from JA Law, Marsh House Farm.
The Rough Diamonds shone bright today, with a new market record set for an In Lamb Rough Fell which sold for 3000gns for the champion. This much admired gimmer shearling was sired by Brownber Dambuster and in lamb to Birkhaw Emerald. The judge backed his judgement and went on to purchase the champion. The next top price was lot 24 for a Gimmer Shearling from MP&A Capstick which is sired by Catholes Action and in lamb to Longgills Fashion which sold to 1000gns. The Reserve Champion is lot 20 from JA Law which is sired by Brownber Dude and In Lamb to Longgils Chief which sold to 600gns. There was a wonderful buzz around the ring, seeing all Rough Fell In Lamb Shearling and Geld Gimmer Hoggs sell to a wonderful trade right throughout the sale.
KO Stones, Richmond sold a trio of Cheviot gimmer shearling selling to 550gns twice and 500gns.
Rough Fell Show- Judge Stephen Dickinson
Class 1- In Lamb Ewe
1st Lot 12 from J Hunter, Galloper Park selling for 450gns
2nd Lot 6 from F&L Hoggarth, Birkhaw selling for 350gns
3rd Lot 7 from P&S Hoggarth, Birkhaw selling for 250gns
Class 2- In Lamb Shearling
1st Lot 19 from TLB&J Knowles, High Borrow Bridge selling for 3000gns
2nd Lot 20 from JA Law, Marsh House Farm selling for 600gns
3rd Lot 24 from MP&A Capstick, High House selling for 1000gns
Class 3-Empty Gimmer Hogg
1st Lot 15 from J Hunter, Galloper Park selling for 100gns
2nd Lot 21 from JA Law, Marsh House Farm selling for 200gns
3rd Lot 9 from LC Pittendrigh, Blaircochrane Farm selling for 80gns
Champion- Lot 19 from TLB&J Knowles, High Borrow Bridge selling for 3000gns
Reserve Champion- Lot 20 from JA Law, Marsh House Farm selling for 600gns
Cheviot Show- Judge Stephen Robinson
Class 7-
In Lamb Cheviot
1st Lot 30 from KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook Farm selling for 500gns
2nd Lot 31 from KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook Farm selling for 550gns
3rd Lot 32 from KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook Farm selling for 550gns
Swaledale
The Diamond Delights show and sale of Swaledale stars saw the largest entry to date as this sale continues to grow in popularity. The sale was held on behalf of the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association saw the pre sale judging in the capable hands of John Walker, Dunsop Bridge who we thank for his time and expertise. He awarded his champion rosette to the first prize gimmer shearling from Robbie Hallam, which was sired by the Ghyll House and scanned in lamb with a single to the Hundith. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to the first prize Swaledale ewe from PE&KA Sowerby, Kirkby Stephen which was sired by the Bull & Cave and scanned in lamb with twins to the Acton tup which went on to sell for the top price Swaledale of the day achieving £1200. Other leading prices for Swaledales saw £1100 from A&M Skidmore, Tebay for a gimmer shearling sired by High Birkwith Endeavour 1st scanned in lamb with a single.
Swaledale Show- Judge John Walker
Class 4- In Lamb Ewe
1st Lot 59 from PE&KA Sowerby, Oakbank Farm selling for 1200gns
2nd Lot 62 from T Brogden, Helbeck Farm selling for 350gns
3rd Lot 66 from A&M Skidmore, Flakebridge Farm selling for 400gns
4th Lot 54 from GH&C Marwood, Hill Top Farm selling for 500gns
Class 5- In Lamb Shearling
1st Lot 74 from R Hallam, High Birkwith selling for 1000gns
2nd Lot 64 from A&M Skidmore, Flakebridge Farm selling for 1100gns
3rd Lot 53 from GH&C Marwood, Hill Top Farm selling for 500gns
4th Lot 58 from M Staley, Poppin Cottage selling for 250gns
Class 6- Empty Gimmer Hogg
1st Lot 77 from R Hallam, High Birkwith selling for 450gns
2nd Lot 55 from GH&C Marwood, Hill Top Farm selling for 500gns
3rd Lot 56 from GH&C Marwood, Hill Top Farm selling for 400gns
Champion- Lot 74 from R Hallam, High Birkwith selling for 1000gns
Reserve Champion- Lot 59 from PE&KA Sowerby, Oakbank Farm selling for 1200gns
North West Auctions Diamond Delights sale of Blue Faced Leicesters boasted a strong entry once again with vendors traveling from far and wide to attend the sale. The pre sale show was in the capable hands of Lewis and Ridley Browell, Quarry House who we thank for their time and expertise. A wonderful entry of 26 gimmer hoggs were forward for the class oozing with quality and saw the first prize rosette awarded to J Bell with Cottage R021 which went on to win the overall Championship rosette selling for 4200gns to James Taylor of the Lunesdale flock. The reserve champion was awarded to RD Archer & Son of the Carry House flock with Carry House R055, This much admired powerful hogg when on to sell for 3000gns to WC Porter & Son of the Riddings flock. The first prize aged ewe was awarded to W&A Booth of the Smearsett flock with Smearsett N046, This powerful ewe scanned in lamb with twins to Harkerside N001 went on to sell for 1800gns to S&T Fawcett, Skipton. Winning the gimmer shearling class was PL&J Dawson of the Kentmere Hall flock with Kentmere Hall P024, scanned in lamb with triplets to Carry House R010 which went on to sell for 1200gns. Other leading prices in the Blue Faced Leicester section saw the leading hogg from W&A Booth, Smearsett sell Smearsett R029 for 3000gns to F Robertson, The Beeches. This was followed by 2700gns for Micklemoss R012 consigned by Messers Hodgson, High Borrans purchased by TA&J Dixon, Selside. A consignment from WM Reed & Sons created plenty of interest selling West Biggin R025 to 2500gns purchased by J Bell of the Cottage flock, followed by 2200gns for West Biggin R032 purchased by C Stephenson. Twice selling to 2000gns were gimmer hoggs from N Marston of the Highberries flock with Highberries R049 and R050 purchased by Burrow & Rutter. The pen leader from W&D Lawson of the Gragareth flock sold to 2000gns purchased by RW&KH Emmett of Wythop Hall flock with Gragareth R030. Also achieving 2000gns was A Brown of Macqueston flock with R042 which went on to sell to R Loughridge. Plenty more hoggs sold between 1500 and 2000gns. A couple of consignments of embryos forward peaked at 2000gns for a ewe carrying a pair from S Allen & Sons, Appleby with a pair of embryos sired by Riddings K001 and out of one of the best breeding ewes Greenhow M040. Other embryos sold to 1500gns from N Marston of the Highberries flock, the embryos were sired by Highberries Golden Boy and out of Smearcett K029 who is the full sister to the £24000 Smearcett K001. All Blue Faced Leicester gimmer hoggs forward sold to £1228, in lamb gimmer shearlings averaged £828 and in lamb ewes averaged £937.
Bluefaced Leicester- Judge Lewis & Ridley Browell
Class 8- In Lamb Ewe
1st Lot 155 from WA&A Booth, Old Hall Farm selling for 1800gns
2nd Lot 129 from J Wight & Sons, Midlock Farm selling for 1700gns
3rd Lot 185 from J Taylor, Bradleyfield Farm selling for 1000gns
Class 9- In Lamb Shearling
1st Lot 116 from PL&J Dawson, The Lodge selling for 1200gns
2nd Lot 124 from J Wight & Sons, Midlock Farm selling for 1700gns
3rd Lot 206 from J Bell, Highfield selling for 1200gns
Class 10- Empty Gimmer Hogg
1st Lot 201 from J Bell, Highfield selling for 4200gns
2nd Lot 97 from RD Archer & Son, Carry House selling for 3000gns
3rd Lot 239 from WM Reed & Sons, Lands Farm selling for 2500gns
Champion- Lot 201 from J Bell, Highfield selling for 4200gns
Reserve Champion- Lot 97 from RD Archer & Son, Carry House selling for 300gns
Ring 1:
In Lamb Ewes Top Prices: Leicester: 2000gns Greenhow Farm, 1800gns Old Hall Farm, 1700gns Midlock Farm, 1000gns Bradleyfield Farm, 1000gns Carry House, 1000gns Carry House. Swaledale: £1200 Oak Bank Farm, £600 Hill Top Farm, £500 Poppin Cottage, £400 Flakebridge, £350 Helbeck Farm, £320 Flakebridge. Cheviot: 550gns, 500gns Nun Cote Nook Farm. Rough Fell: 450gns Galloper Park, 350gns Guldrey, 250gns Birkhaw Farm, 200gns, 180gns, 160gns Woodside. Herdwick: 220gns, 200gns Greenmount Farm.
In Lamb Shearling Top Prices: Rough Fell: 3000gns High Borrowbridge, 1000gns, 600gns High Lane, 600gns Marsh House Farm, 600gns High Borrow Bridge, 250gns Galloper Park. Leicester: 1700gns Midlock Farm, 1500gns Old Hall, 1400gns Midlock Farm, 1200gns The Lodge, 1200gns Easter Dawyck Farm, 1200gns Riddings Farm. Swaledale: £1100 Flakebridge, £1000 High Birkwith, £500 Hill Top Farm, £400 Helbeck Farm, £250 Poppin Cottage.
Gimmer Hogg Top Prices: Leicester: 4200gns Highfield, 3000gns Carry House, 3000gns Old Hall Feizor, 2700gns High Borrans Farm, 2500gns Lands Farm, 2200gns Lands Farm. Swaledale: £500 Hill Top Farm, £450 High Birkwith, £400 Hill Top Farm. Rough Fell: 200gns Marsh House Farm, 120gns, 100gns Galloper Park, 100gns Blaircochrane Farm. Herdwick: 160gns, 120gns Greenmount Farm.
Individual Breeding Sheep
A full ringside of buyers were present attracted by the wide variety on offer. Individuals sold to £1600 for a Dutch Shopped shearling scanned carrying twins from D Dixon, Grayrigg who sold others with singles at £1200. Charollais shearlings carrying Beltex twins from R Towers, Ingleton achieved £750. Suffolk ewes from G&K Richmond, Inglewhite sold to £420. Texel shearlings from PK&R Woof, Stainton sold to £420 with others at £400 from H&B Wharton, Tebay. Zwartbles sold to £500 from S Wareing, Catterall.
Commercial Sheep
The first sale of in lamb sheep season saw a competitive trade with buyers looking to purchase replacement stock. Mule shearlings sold to £180 from N Brown, Littledale with others from A Brown, Littledale also achieving £180. One crop Mule ewes from AK Robinson, Clapham also sold to £180. Texel x flock ewes from J Wilson, Millom sold to £170 who sold others at £160. Stronger sheep were generally £145-£165. Hill sheep sold to £105 for Swaledales from S Bosworth, Burnley. Others sold at £100 from O Hodgson, Old Hutton. Herdwicks in lamb to the BFL sold to £80 with Welsh ewes to £75 and Shetlands to £65.
Ring 2:
In Lamb Shearlings Top Prices: Dutch Spotted: £1600, £1200 Grayrigg Foot, £340, £310 Higher Broach Farm. Charollais: £750 Greenlands Farm. Zwartble: £500, £350 Ripon Hall Farm, £300 Somme Avenue, £250 Wood House Farm, £200, £120 Melbourne House. Texel: £420, £400, £380 Storth End Farm, £380 Lower Highfield Farm, £320 Storth End Farm. Mule: £180 Deep Clough. Cheviot Mule: £160 Kingsland. Continental: £135 Deep Clough.
In Lamb Ewes Top Prices: Suffolk: £450 Lodge Cottage. Texel: £400, £280 Galloper Rise, £250, £200 Dolphinholme House. Zwartble: £300 Somme Aveune, £300 Wood House Farm, £250 Somme Aveune. Mule: £180 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £180 Drovers Pass, £165 Wood Broughton House, £155 Fell End Farm, £150 Dunningwell Farm. Continental: £160 Dunningwell Farm, £125 Fell End Farm. Swaledale: £105 Lower Oakeneaves Farm, £100 Low Garths.
In Lamb Hoggs Top Prices: Dutch Spotted: £500 Coxhill Farm, £350 Grayrigg Foot, £350 Coxhill Farm, £300, £280, £220 Grayrigg Foot. Texel: £120, £100 Dolphinholme House. Zwartble: £120, £110 The Beeches.
Gimmer Hogg Top Prices: Continental: £300 Higher Broach Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Monday 30th January 2023.
Prime Hoggs
The weekly sale of prime hoggs today in Lancaster has an entry of 629 forward selling to an overall market average of 220p/kg, in keeping with other auction centres. Leading the way was 62kg hoggs from AT Alcock, Inskip selling Texels to £133 and Suffolks to £132 followed by other heavy weights to £132 for Suffolks from Sam Ayrton, Thurnham and Texels to £128 from the same home. Other heavy weight Texels sold to £126 from T&CM Kellsall & Sons, Chipping with plenty more in the region of £120. Nicely bred Continental hoggs saw a run of Texels from R Collinge & Son, Kirkham sell to 265p/kg, 262p/kg, 258p/kg and 250p/kg twice. Others from Andrew Butler twice sold to 255p/kg with plenty better bred hoggs in the region of 240p/kg.
Upland hoggs saw heavy weight Mules to £128 from JS&S Atkinson, Scorton with heavy weight Cheviots to £125 from P Prickett, Hutton Roof. Other heavy weights saw Leicesters peaking at £119 from RH&C Ayrton, Abbeystead. Horned hoggs peaked at £98.50 for Swaledales from JS&S Atkinson, Scorton.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £133 Carr House Farm, £128 Meadow Croft, £126 Brown Brook, £123 Ashton Road, £123 Meadow Croft, £121 Cheetham House Farm. Suffolk: £132 Carr House Farm, £132, £122.50 Meadow Croft, £117 Cheetham House Farm, £114 North Farm. Mule: £128, £112 Sykes Farm, £112 Pilling Hall Farm, £110 Overhouses, £104 North Farm, £103 Sykes Farm. Cheviot: £125 Hutton Roof Hall, £105 Park Farm Barn, £103.50 North Farm, £101.50 Hutton Roof Hall, £94 North Farm. Leicester: £119 Ouzelthorn Farm, £96 Yates Farm. Continental: £115.50 Cheetham House Farm, £110 Dockinsall Farm, £93.50 Woodstock. Charolais: £107, £105 Carr House Farm, £102 Woodstock. Swaledale: £98.50 Sykes Farm, £80 Yates Farm. Beltex: £95 North Farm.
Store Hoggs
A handful of store hoggs were forward today which saw the trade peak at £84 for Texels from B&SE Carter, Ellel.
Cast Sheep
An entry of 135 cast sheep forward today in Lancaster saw the trade remains very similar with Texel x ewes peaking at £138 from G&D Ball & Son, Little Eccleston. This was followed by other Texel x ewes to £126, £124
and £120 from R Collinge & Son, Kirkham. Suffolk ewes peaked at £120 from DC Miller, Claughton on Brock. Cheviot Mules sold to £109 from G&D Ball & Son, Little Eccleston with Mules peaking at £104 from D&K Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe, plenty of other pens of strong Mules sold in the late nineties. Horned sheep peaked at £63 for Swaledales from D&K Swarbirck, Out Rawcliffe with other Swaledale ewes to £59 from T Ayrton & Sons, Over Wyresdale.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Texel: £138 Woodstock, £126, £124, £120 The Dingle, £118 Bensons Farm, £114 Woodstock. Suffolk: £120 Cobble Hey Farm, £106 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £102 Burns Farm. Continental: £110 Bensons Farm, £104 Meadow Croft, £104 Higher Fair Snape Farm, £102 Meadow Croft, £91 Higher Fair Snape Farm. Cheviot: £109 Woodstock. Mule: £104 Bensons Farm, £99 High House Farm, £99 Ashton Road, £96 Meadow Croft, £96 Higher Fair Snape Farm. Masham: £80 Cobble Hey Farm.
Cast Rams Top Prices: Texel: £100 Quarry House. Leicester: £85 Quarry House Farm. J36 Rural Auction Centre: Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep, Tuesday 31st January 2023.
Prime Hoggs
As seen throughout the country prime hoggs have taken a drop with a large amount of lamb meat being important from abroad and many wholesalers struggling to market hoggs at the moment. A larger number of hoggs forward in the market today, as many start to sell with the large costs of feeding the hoggs and lambing time sneaking ever closer. A full complement of prime hogg buyers saw in double figures of buyers present. Heavy weight hoggs continue to add up best pounds in the bank even though the trade for them was back. Heavies sold to a top of £138.50 for Suffolks from WT Whittaker& Son, Nether Kellet with other Suffolks to £134 from G Riley, Bolton le Sand. Heavy weight Texel’s peaked at £137 from HJ Cornthwaite, Cartmel Fell followed by others to £136.50 from N Barker, Burton in Kendal, £132 from J Dickinson, Milnthorpe and £131 and £130 from EJ & AM Fox, Biggar. There were plenty more heavy weight hoggs selling in the mid to late one hundred and twenties. Upland heavy weight hoggs sold to £137 and £126 from Messrs Hodgson, Rydal with heavy weight Cheviots selling to £122.50 from EJ & AM Fox, Biggar with Mules from the same home peaking at £110. Better bred conformation hoggs were still creating plenty of interest selling to a top of 300p/kg from EJ & AM Fox, Biggar with others to 285p/kg from G & MA Jackson, Little Eccleston. Handy weighted hoggs saw well fleshed inside fed regularly selling in the region of 220-230p/kg. Light weight hoggs sold to mixed demand. Horned hoggs saw in specification weight hoggs selling in the region of 200p/kg. There was an entry of 1356 hoggs forward selling to a market average of 210p/kg.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Suffolk: £138.50 Lanes End Farm, £134 Maddison Avenue, £119 Low Shaw Farm, £118.50 Lane Ends Farm, £117 Cockerigg Farm, £114.50 Maddison Avenue. Texel: £137 Low Tarn Green, £136.50 Dalton Old Hall, £132 High House, £131 Little Eccleston Hall, £130 St Johns Kirk, £129.50 Lane Ends Farm. Leicester: £137 Rydal Farm, £126 Rydal Farm, £103 Hillcroft. Beltex: £124 Poppy Farm, £123 St John Kirk, £120 St Johns Kirk, £120 St Johns Kirk, £115 Little Eccleston Hall, £110 Little Eccleston Hall. Charollais: £124 Crosscrake Farm, £118 Low Tarn Green, £112.50 Myers Farm, £90 Myers Farm. Cheviot: £122.50 St Fox Kirk, £107.50 Low Gregg Hall, £107 Seedhowe Cottage, £96 Little Eccleston Hall, £95 Low Mill House, £95 St John Kirk. Continental: £119 High House, £105 Smithy Green Farm, £86 Four Lanes End. Mule: £110 St Johns Kirk, £105 Greaves Farm, £104.50 Hillcroft, £103.50 Hareden Farm, £103 St Johns Kirk, £100 St Johns Kirk. Scotch Black Face: £93 Little Eccleston Hall, £91 Adamthwaite. Rough Fell: £89 Seedhowe, £65 Seedhowe. Swaledale: £84.50 Sykes Farm, £79.50 Middle Sadghyll, £76.50 Middle Sadghyll.
Cast Sheep
650 ewes were forward selling to another competitive trade at Junction 36, the sale peaked at £148 for Suffolk ewes from R&RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe. Texels ewes from PK&R Woof, Stainton sold to £140 with others to £138. The best bred Texels ewes were regularly away in the top one hundred and thirties. Mule ewes sold to £108 from JW Robinson & Son, Farlton with others to £106 from EJ&M Redmayne, Samlesbury. Medium fit Mules were regularly selling at the £80-£85 pound mark. The hill ewe trade will be a little less on the week, topping at £84 for Dalesdbred from M Tyson, Lupton with Cheviots selling to £79 from SH&PI Bowes, Barrow in Furness who sold full pens of Scotch Black Face to £72.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Suffolk: £148 Station Hotel Farm, £136 Low Shaw Farm, £132 Storth End Farm, £127 Station Hotel Farm, £124 Low Shaw Farm, £114 Station Hotel Farm. Texel: £140, £138 Storth End Farm, £136 Croftlands, £134 Birch Bank, £134 Causeway Farm, £124 Headless Close. Leicester: £122 Flodder Hall, £114 Greaves Farm, £108
Hillcroft, £90 Ashstead, £88 Poppy Farm. Beltex: £116, £108 Poppy Farm. Zwartble: £113 Low Foulshaw Farm, £80 Harbarrow Farm. Mule: £108 Green Close, £106 Blakey Hey Farm, £100 Croftlands, £99 Cinder Barrow, £95 Blakey Hey Farm, £94 Oldfield. Teeswater: £106 Foulstone Farm. Charollais: £105 Poppy Farm. Cheviot Mule: £97 Cinder Barrow, £95, £94 Top Thorn Farm. Lleyn: £92, £82 Low Foulshaw Farm. Dalesbred: £84 Foulshaw Farm, £68 Bensons Farm. Cheviot: £79 Harbarrow farm, £78 Ribble Side Farm, £76 Poppy Farm, £69 Seedhowe, £69 Lane End, £68 Deep Clough. Scotch Blackface: £72, £64, £63 Harbarrow Farm. Swaledale: £68 Nook Farm, £67 Greaves Farm, £60 Flodder Hall, £58 Hillcroft. Herdwick: £67 Deep Clough, £58, £53 Low Mill House, £49 Croftlands.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £128 Jackson Ground, £118 Top Thorn Farm, £100 Mint Close, £98 Nook Farm. Suffolk: £110 Mint Close. Scotch Blackface: £78, £74 Adamthwaite. Rouge: £76 Oldfield end. Swaledale: £72, £70 Birch Bank.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: 10th Anniversary Show and Sale of Calves and Store Cattle. Fortnightly Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM and Store Cattle, Thursday 2nd February 2023.
Calves & Stirks
The 10th Anniversary show and sale of calves attracted most interest from buyers seen for sometime with the trade far stronger than expected. The pre-sale show judging was in the capable hands of Matthew Waller who we thank for his time and expertise. Winning the 10th anniversary plaque for the champion calf was A Pickthall, New Hutton with a British Blue bull going on to sell for £300 with the reserve champion awarded to B & JM Crowe, Witherslack with a British Blue heifer selling for £150. A special mention goes to the sale day sponsors who we thank for their continued support. The trade peaked at £400 for a five-week-old British Blue heifer from A Pickthall, New Hutton who sold other British Blue heifers to £360. British Blue bull calves sold to a top of £390 at two-month-old from J & S Brakewell, Kirkby in Furness followed by £380 from HJ Robinson, Preston Patrick. Aberdeen Angus bull calves sold to a top of £360 from RF & CE Hodgson, Ulverston with Angus heifers selling to £350 from W & S Airey, Whittington. Plenty more quality beef calves selling in excess of the three hundred pound mark with the buyers present willing to eagerly bid on quality well grown calves. Younger plainer beef calves met reality. Dairy bull calves peaked at £85 from Messrs Wilson, Allitwaite. Some lovely runs of suckler bred stirks were forward with a pair of Blonde bullocks selling to £1090 from B Wilson & Sons, Selside with Charolais bullocks selling to £1080 from R&BJ Cleaseby, Broughton in Furness. A run of 8 month old Limousin bullocks from SW Atkinson & Son, Crook sold to top of £940 heifers peaked at £880 for six month old Limousins from JA Atkinson & Partners, Selside.
Calf Show- Judge: Matt Waller
Class 1- Beef Bull Calf
1st A Pickthall with a British Blue Bull selling to £300
2nd A Pickthall with a British Blue Bull selling to £260
3rd B & JM Crowe with a British Blue Bull selling to £290
Class 3- Beef Heifer Calf
1st B & JM Crowe with a British Blue Heifer selling to £150
2nd A Pickthall with a British Blue Heifer selling to £360
3rd A Pickthall with a British Blue Heifer selling to £400
Champion- A Pickthall with a British Blue Bull selling to £300
Reserve Champion- B & JM Crowe with a British Blue Heifer selling to £150
Heifer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £400 Borrans Farm, £360 Borrans Farm, £280, £255 Craketrees, £250 Borrans Farm, £180 Moss House Farm. Angus: £350, £280 West Hall, £225, £220 Lower Lingart Farm, £200 West Hall, £170 Rowe End Farm. Limousin: £150 Low Stangerthwaite.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £390 Moss House Farm, £380 Elm Tree Farm, £340 Craketrees, £300 Borrans Farm, £295 Hagg Farm, £290 Birks Farm. Angus: £360 Rowe End Farm, £305 Lower Lingart Farm, £300 West Hall, £300 Lower Lingart Farm, £275 West Hall, £270 Rowe End Farm.
Steer Calf: Angus: £600 Sella Farm. Friesian: £400 Low Audlands.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £880, £860, £840, £810, £800 Mosergh Farm. British Blue: £830 Lower Hawthwaite. Saler: £820, £730 Millbeck. Charolais: £760 Lower Hawthwaite. Angus: £650 Sella Farm.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: Charolais: £1080 Lower Hawthwaite. Angus: £700, £650, £630 Foreslack Farm, £500 Low Fold. British Blue: £640 Low Fold. Limousin: £610 Low Fold. Hereford: £540 Gowan Bank Farm. Simmental: £470 Lower Lingart Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Blonde: £1090 Ashstead. Charollais: £950, £870 Stafford Street. Limousin: £940 Capplerigg Farm, £910 Mosergh Farm, £910, £900 Capplerigg Farm, £900 Mosergh Farm, £900 Capplerigg Farm. Angus: £880 Millbeck, £815 Sell Farm. Saler: £880, £670 Millbeck. British Blue: £740 Sell Farm, £520 Gillfoot Farm. Hereford: £570 Gillfoot Farm.
Store Cattle
North West Auctions were proud to host its 10th year anniversary show and sale of store cattle. The pre sale show was in the hands of familiar face John Bowling, who we thank for his time. We would also like to thank our pre sale sponsors Café Ambio, Dugdale Nutrition and Marsh Commercials. A super show of cattle were put before our
judge with the first prize Limousin heifer from MA&JA Winn, Burneside also taking the Championship. The reserve champion rosette was awarded to the first prize bullock from N Cooper & Sons, Ulverston. The trade was the dearest seen this side of the year at Junction 36, with all ages of cattle extremely well bid for and vendors leaving with a smile on their face. The trade peaked at £1850 for the champion heifer from MA&JA Winn, Burneside with the second place heifer selling to £1740 from JA&J Harper, Killington who sold other smart British Blue heifers to £1650. Strong smart heifers were extremely well bid for today. A lovely run of Limousin heifers from TA Chapman & Son, Kendal sold to £1660 with a pair for the same home selling to £1540. Yearling heifers sold to the strongest trade see for some time with the best selling to £1450 at nine months old from N Cooper & Sons, Ulverston with well fleshed grazing heifers regularly selling away at into the nine hundreds. The bullock trade saw a top of £1690 for Limousins from JA&J Harper with many strong bullocks selling at the £1500-£1600 mark. Yearling bullocks sold to £1570 for the reserve champion from N Cooper & Sons with other yearling bullocks selling to £1490 for a pair from HR&KA Hodgson, Barban with the best yearling bullocks regularly selling at the £1250-£1300 mark.
Native bred bullocks were once again keenly bid for at Junction 36 with Herefords selling to £1360 from JL Bird, Grange Over Sands and Aberdeen Angus to £1320 from JA Barnett, Shap with Aberdeen Angus heifer selling to £1290 from TW Nelson & son, Stainton.
A few runs of suckler bulls were forward today, with a pen of four selling to £1020 at eight months from D&DW Prickett, Farleton with others to £990 from AW Irvine, Ambleside.
Store Cattle Show- Judge: John Bowling
Class 1- Best Store Heifer
1st MA & JA Winn with a British Blue Heifer selling to £1850
2nd JA & J Harper with a British Blue Heifer selling to £1740
3rd TA Chapman & Son with a Limousin Heifer selling to £1660
Class 2- Best Store Bullock
1st N Cooper & Son with a Limousin Bullock selling to £1570
2nd HR & KA Hodgson with a British Blue Bullock selling to £1490
3rd HR & KA Hodgson with a British Blue Bullock selling to £1490
Champion- MA & JA Winn with a British Blue Heifer selling to £1850
Reserve Champion- N Cooper & Son with a Limousin Bullock selling to £1570
Store Bullock Top Prices: Limousin: £1690 Capplethwaite Hall, £1570 Troughton Hall, £1550 West Lynn, £1540 High Underbrow Farm, £1480 Cragg End, £1460 Carlingwha. Charolais: £1560 West Lynn, £1500 Carlingwha, £1390 Rooten Brook, £1360 Mountain View, £1330 Low Longmire, £1250 Thornlea. British Blue: £1490 Howriggs, £1170, £1080 Red Bank Farm, £1070 Quarry House, £1060 Heaves Farm, £1020 Silverdale Drive. Hereford: £1360 West Plain Farm.
Angus: £1320, £1300 Brinns Farm, £1200 Holmelands, £1100 Bradley Farm, £1060 Cooper House, £1040 Mireside Farm. Simmental: £1200 Brinns Farm, £1170 Old School House. Continental: £1150 Old School House. Friesian: £1070 Lockbank Farm. Shorthorn: £1060 Sandgate Farm. Galloway: £1010 Brinns Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: British Blue: £1850 High Underbrow Farm, £1740 Capplethwaite Hall, £1460 Cockrigg Farm, £1420 West Lynn, £1300 Cockrigg Farm, £1150 Red Bank Farm. Limousin: £1660 Lane Head Farm, £1650 Capplethwaite Farm, £1540 Lane Head Farm, £1500 High Underbrow Farm, £1470 Lane Head Farm. Charolais: £1340 Mountain View, £1330 West Lynn. Angus: £1290 Cockrigg Farm, £1160, £1070 Holmelands, £1060 Bradley Farm, £1000 Birks Farm. Shorthorn: £1190 Low Stennerley. Simmental: £1030 Quarry House.
Store Bull Top Prices: Hereford: £1030 Gowan Bank Farm. Limousin: £1020 Farleton House, £990 Tock How Farm, £980 Chapel House. Blonde: £950 Low Garths Farm. Charolais: £950 Low Garths.
OTM and Cast Cattle
Another increased entry of 89 cull cows and OTM cattle which sold to a fast and competitive trade with new customers in attendance both buying and selling. All cull cows averaged 189.5p/kg. Heavy well finished and well breed beef cows sold to 229.5p/kg on three occasions for a Stabilizer x cow from A Dixon & Son, Selside and Limousins from B Heys, Wigan. Other first grade beef cows were regularly selling at 195-210p/kg. Those suitable for finishing attraction a keen interest selling between 180p/kg and 190p/kg. Top grossing beef cow today was a Stabilizer from A Dixon & Son, Selside at £1813, closely followed by a South Devon from AT Threlkeld, Ulverston achieving £1760. Dairy cows sold to 204.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from JM Barton & Son, Lupton and Messrs Halpin, Barrow in Furness with other at 197.5p/kg from Messrs Dennison, Ulverston and Jenkin Cragg Farms, Kendal. Heavy weight dairy cows were regularly 185p/kg to 195p/kg with medium cows 170p/kg to 180p/kg and the leaner parlour types 140p/kg to 160p/kg. Top grossing diary cow today was a Holstein Friesian from Jenkin Cragg achieving £1633 with others at £1596 and £1593 from JM Barton & Son, Lupton.
OTM heifers sold to 229.5p/kg for a Stabilizer from A Dixon & Son, Selside with dairy heifers selling to 209.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from JM Barton & Son, Lupton. Beef heifers sold to £1392 from A Dixon & Son and dairy heifers to £1363 from JM Barton & Son.
Steers sold to 234p/kg and £1650 for Herefords from GM Redmaye, Ings. Cull bulls sold to 194.5p/kg and £1540 for a Limousin from G&ID Postlethwaite, Howgill with others at 174.5p/kg and £1516 for a Charolais from HM Hodgson, New Hutton. Over ten buyers were ring side today, competing for all classes and types with over one hundred required at the next sale to fulfil buyers requirements.
OTM/Cast Cattle Show- Prize Show
Class 1- Overall Cow Prize per head
1st A Dixon & Son with a Stabiliser selling to £1813.05
Class 2- Beef Cow Prize p/kg
1st A Dixon & Son with a Stabiliser selling to 229.5p/kg
Class 3- Dairy Cow Prize p/kg
1st JM Barton & Son and Messrs Halpin both with Holstein Friesian selling to 204.p/kg
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 229.5 Mossboroug Bungalow, 207.5 Station Hotel Farm, 189.5 Mireside Farm, 184.5
Bowston Hall. Stabiliser: 229.5 Kit Cragg. Friesian: 204.5 Lupton Hall, 204.5 Rakesmoor Farm, 199.5 Lupton Hall, 197.5 Jenkin Cragg, 197.5 Scales Park Farm, 194.5 Flodder Hall. Blonde: 199.5 Lileyaks. Saler: 199.5 New Hall. Angus: 194.5 Mireside Farm, 189.5 Cockley Beck Farm. South Devon: 194.5 Bowkerstead Farm. British Blue: 189.5 Swallowmire. Hereford: 187.5 Homelands, 184.5 Bowston Hall, 179.5 Lane Ends Farm, 174.5 Rakesmoor Farm. Simmental: 187.5 Riddings, 184.5 High Birk Howe Farm. Charolais: 181 Thornlea. Fleckvieh:169.5 Tottlebank. Jersey: 144.5 Midtown.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Stabiliser: 229.50 Kit Cragg. Friesian: 209.5, 199.5 Lupton Hall, 194.5 Rakesmoor Farm, 189.5 Lupton Hall, 159.5 Tarnside Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: 174.5 Stirzaker House Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Hereford: 234.5 Gowan Bank Farm. Limousin: 204.5
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: 194.5 Riddings. Charolais: 174.5 Low Garths Farm. Friesian: 105 Tarnside Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Weekly Sale of Calves, OTM's and Store Cattle, Friday 3rd February 2023.
Calves & Weanlings
What a difference a week makes with a lot more interest in calves at Lancaster, the trade a lot sharper and more buyers ringside looking for all types of calves. A consignment of native calves from RE&P Miller, Barnacre led the way with Aberdeen Angus bulls to £395 and £375. This was matched by the consignment from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping selling British Blue bulls to £395 and £365 with Aberdeen Angus bull calves from the same home to £380. Rounding off a good day for the Kelsall’s, they topped the heifer section selling British Blue heifers to £280. British Blue bulls sold to £360 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with other Blue bulls to £310 from Richard and Claire Barbour, Claughton on Brock. Followed by £200 and £380 for Aberdeen Angus bull calves from W&G Cornthwaite, Claughton on Brock. A pair of Charolais heifers from TM Townley, Over Wyresdale sold to £270 and £265 with plenty of beef calves today selling in the mid two hundreds. Native heifers were met with more demand ring side with Aberdeen Angus to £255 and £240 from T&CM Kelsall & Sons. Black and White bull calves twice sold to £150 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with others twice to £100 from T&CM Kelsall & Sons.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: British Blue: £280, £235 Brown Brook, £230 Catshaw Hall Farm, £190 Tills Farm, £150 Cinder Barrow, £130 Wyre Bank. Charolais: £270, £265 Knowsley Farm. Angus: £255, £240, £200 Brown Brook, £190 Light Foot Lane. Friesian: £100 Light Foot Lane.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Angus: £395 Lower Lingart Farm, £380 Brown Brook, £375 Lower Lingart Farm, £300, £285 Matshead Farm, £270 Brown Brook. British Blue: £395, £365 Brown Brook, £360 Catshaw Hall Farm, £310 Manor House Farm, £265 Wyre Bank, £260 Manor House Farm. Hereford: £200 Lower Lingart Farm. Limousin: £190 Rose Farm. Friesian: £150 (2) Catshaw Hall Farm, £100 (2) Brown Brook.
Store Cattle
The overall market average for the store cattle at Lancaster today was £1313, yes you read that right! More cattle are needed to fulfil buyers requirements with the demand currently high and vendors are urged to sell while the going is good. The £2000 barrier was smashed twice with Limousin bullocks to £2060 and £2020 from PM&ST Entwistle, Abbeystead with others from the same good home to £1860. At £1940 was a Limousin bullock from Mrs H Chapman & Son, Middleton. A pen of four Aberdeen Angus bullocks peaked at £1900 from TC Whiteside
& Son, Pilling. Charolais bullocks topped at £1800 for a pen of three from WA Hodgson, Whinfell. British Blue bullocks sold to £1610 from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse with an Aberdeen Angus and a Charolais bullock to £1600 from MJ Waller, Lupton. Dairy bullocks sold to £1570 for Montbeliardes and £1540 for Fleckviehs from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse.
The heifer trade peaked at £1610 from M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling with a pen of four British Blue heifers to £1570 from R&DM Rossall & Sons, Pilling. Native heifers peaked at £1450 for a pen of three Herefords from D Fox & Co, Bay Horse.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Limousin: £2060, £2020 Lentworth, £1940 Millbeck, £1860 Lentworth, £1660, £1600 Millbeck. Angus: £1900 New Ridge Farm, £1600 Carlingwha, £1560 Shaws Farm, £1560 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1480 Carlingwha, £1400 Little Town Farm. Charolais: £1800 Whelpside Farm, £1600 Carlingwha, £1460 Windy Hill Farm.
British Blue: £1610 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1450 Old Glasson Farm, £1450 Scale House Farm, £1360 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1310 Moss House Farm, £1300 High Tenement Farm. Hereford: £1580 Pasture House Farm, £1560 Old Glasson Farm, £1520 Carlingwha, £1470 Windy Hill Farm, £1450 Pasture House Farm, £1440 Holly House Farm. Montbeliarde: £1570 Upper Foxholes Farm. Fleckveih: £1540 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1460 Gaskell House, £1270 Corney Hill Farm. Shorthorn: £1420 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1150 Hudsbrook Farm. Simental: £1300 Moss Gate Farm. Blonde: £1150 Half Way House.
Store Heifers Top Prices: British Blue: £1610 Pasture House Farm, £1570 Abrahams Farm, £1430 Windy Hill Farm, £1290, £1280 High Tenement Farm, £1270 Moss Gate Farm. Hereford: £1450 Holly House Farm, £1110 Mill House Farm. Limousin: £1330 Ghyll Beck Farm, £1290 High Tenement Farm, £1180 Middle Ridge Farm. Angus: £1300 Gaskell House, £1300 Park Lane Farm, £1260 Oakenhead, £1200 Mill House Farm. FKV: £1210 Holme Head. Friesian: £1190 Little Town Farm. Charolais: £1140 £1090 Middle Ridge Farm. Shorthorn: £1140 Hudsbrook Farm.
OTM Cattle
The cast cow trade continues to go from strength to strength with vendors strongly advised to take advantage of the trade and sell any passengers. There was an overall market average of 182p/kg or an extremely impressive averaged of £1225 per head with Lancaster continuing to be one of the leading markets to sell OTM cattle. An impressive three year old Limousin heifer led the way selling to 274.5p/kg or a top price per head of £1899.54 from MA &JA Winn, Burneside. This was followed by Fleckvieh feeding heifers to 244.5p/kg or £1594 from R Packham & Sons, Docker with young Blonde bulls to 244.5p/kg or £1491. Stock bulls peaked at £1791 for an Aberdeen Angus from JJ&J Woof & Sons, Dent. Beef cows twice sold to 239.5p/kg firstly for a British Blue from GR&A Foy, Conder Green grossing £1501 with a Limousin cow to 239.5p/kg or £1434 from JM&JJ Dawson, Littledale. Beef cows sold to a top of £1785 for a Charolais from HR&KA Hodgson, Barbon with British Blue peaking at £1639 from AT Rogerson, Chipping. The best dairy cows sold to 211.5p/kg with plenty of well fleshed cows selling regularly over the 200p/kg mark. Dairy cows peaked at £1803 from GR&B Lewis, Middleton with others to £1696 from JS&KM Wilson & Son, Kendal whom sold others to £1590, £1578 and £1543. This was followed by other leading prices of £1558 from RT Halhead, Cockerham, £1535 and £1532 from MD Close & Son, Arkholme, £1507 from TL Baldwin & son, Forton and £1503 from WG Farms, Cockerham.
OTM Cow Top Prices: British Blue: 239.5 Parkside Farm, 199.5 Handlesteads Farm, 184.5 Docker Hall, 179.5 Millbeck.
Limousin: 239.5 Field Head, 184.5 Nether House Farm, 181.5 Causeway Farm, 167.5, 144.5 Howriggs. Shorthorn: 229.5
Parkside Farm. Charolias: 227.5 Howriggs, 179.5, 134.5 Nether House Farm. Friesian: 214.5 Boldens Farm, 211.5
Lathwaite Farm, 211.5 Boldens Farm, 211.5 Norbreck Farm, 209.5 Lathwaite Farm. Angus: 199.5 Lathwaite Farm.
Fleckvieh: 197.5 High House, 169.5 Docker Hall. Continental: 197.5, 194.5 Lathwaite Farm, 191.5 Docker Hall, 189.5
Bainsbank Farm, 169.5 (2) Lathwaite Farm. Simental: 181.5 Causeway Farm. Montbeliarde: 174.5 Lathwaite Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Limousin: 274.5 High Underbrow Farm. Fleckvieh: 244.5 Docker Hall. British Blue: 229.5 Handlestead Farm. Friesian: 229.5 High House, 204.5 Forton Hall Farm, 149.5 Hole of Ellel. Hereford: 211.5 Gulf Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Blonde: 244.5 Beaumont Grange Farm. Angus: 194.5 Millbeck, 179.5 Fell End Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 6th
J36: Online Machinery Sale concludes
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep.
Tuesday 7th
J36: 1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs and Cast Sheep.
Thursday 9th
J36: 10.30am Sale of In-Lamb Sheep followed by the fortnightly Sale of Store Hoggs.
Friday 10th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Calves, and Cast/OTM Cattle.
11am Show and Sale of Dairy Cattle.
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle.