Ring 1 - Breeding Sheep
Hill Bred Females
The closing Autumn sale of breeding sheep commenced with hill bred females, leading the way was a single pedigree Cheviot shearling achieving £340 from Spring Bank Farms. Other pens of Cheviot shearlings sold to £260 from KO Stones, North Yorkshire. Herdwick ewes would be the trade of the day with a pair selling to £118 from RA Lancaster, Torver and another pair of shearlings selling to £112 from K Little & D McClure, Cartmel. Other pens of shearlings sold to £108 from JG Harryman, Hawkshead with Herdwick draft ewes regularly selling away in the seventy-to-eighty-pound mark. Rough Fell shearlings sold to a top of £135 from VR Guy, Tebay with ewes to a top of £92 from NC&S Dodd, Kirkby Stephen. A strong trade was seen for all Swaledale ewes with a top of £150 from Forest Hall Farms, Selside with big pens from Braestead Farms, Patterdale topping at £132. All hill bred gimmer lambs were eagerly bid for with Rough Fells selling to £100 from AEA Harrison, Kentmere with others to £70 from VR Guy, Tebay. Cheviot gimmer lambs sold to £85 from Braestead Farms, Patterdale with the smaller end of gimmer lambs selling around the sixty pound mark. Swaledale gimmer lambs sold to £68 from RA Lancaster, Torver, with many Swaledales getting away around the sixty pound mark. Herdwick gimmer lambs sold to £65 from R&A Ellwood, Foxfield with others to £60 from K Little & D McClure, Cartmel.
Gimmer Lambs
A variety of gimmer lambs were forward at the sale with something to suit all requirements. North Country Mule gimmer lambs sold to £98 from WJ&I France & Son, Chipping, with others selling at £96 from D Sexton, Ulverston and £90 from D&D Huddleston, Wray. Other notable prices included Grade Two Dutch Spotted gimmer lambs achieving £400 from KD Dagger, Catterall who sold Grade Three gimmer lambs at £320. Pure Texels sold to £160 from K Little & D McClure, Cartmel. Suffolk x sold to £96 from S Hartley, Tebay. Welsh Speckled Mules sold to £92 from Messrs Boyes, Whitehaven with Texel x selling to £95 from A&L Huddleston, Wray.
Ewes & Shearlings
All breeds and types of ewes and shearlings were easily sold to a ring side of purchasers keen to secure additional and replacement stock. Mule shearlings sold to a top of £200 with others at £185 from L G Sibson, Keswick with other Mule shearlings generally achieving £130-£150. Mule ewes sold to £160 for one crops from DA&FB Daley,
Grange
Over Sands with two crops selling to £112 from GG&MA Long, Pennington who also sold three and four crop ewes at £98. Texel x shearlings sold to £198 from RG&L Potter, Tebay with others at £120 to £150. Older Continental ewes sold to £110 for two crop Texel x from K Purtill, Wigan. Cheviot Mule shearlings sold to £140 from J James, Ingleton with other Cheviot x selling at £110 to £120. Lleyn shearlings sold to £155 from A&AC Whittle, Kirkby in Furness.
Ring 2 - Breeding Rams
North West Auctions held their Annual Show and Sale of Swaledale Breeding Rams, with judging in the capable hands of Mr S Wainright, Derbyshire who we thank for his time and expertise. Winning the overall Championship was KM&KJ Curwen, Abbeystead with a much admired powerful shearling sired by a Bull and Cave tup, this went on to sell for a top price of £600. The Reserve Championship was awarded to Elliot Bros, Murton with a four shear tup bred out of a Daltons selling to £550. Other leading prices saw Swaledale shearlings to £520 from RA Clegg & LD Bennett, Seathwaite with other Swaledale tup shearlings to £480 from J Handley, Chapple-le-Dale. All Swaledale shearling tups forward averaged £311. Other leading prices for aged tups was £400 and £350 from S&W Dickinson, Tebay with all aged Swaledale tups averaging £350.
The Show and Sale of Cheviot Breeding Rams continues to go from strength to strength at NWA J36. A powerful line up of tups for the pre sale show saw the Championship rosette awarded to the first prize shearling from KO Stones, Marrick. This tup went on to sell for the top price of £600. The reserve champion was awarded to the first prized aged tup from JE&SM Seedall, Blackburn selling to £450. Other leading priced saw the second prize Cheviot shearling, selling to £550 from Spring Bank Farm.
Powerful correct Leicester tups met plenty of trade. Leading the way was a consignment from G&K Richmond, Preston selling tup lambs to £480 and £450. Leicester two shears peaked at £450 with shearlings to the same price from Caitlin and Alex Long, Ulverston. Other leading prices saw shearling tups to £450 from MJ&JD Handley, Sedbergh with others to £420 from JS&S Atkinson, Scorton. Terminal sire breeding rams saw good quality breeding rams in plenty of demand and eagerly bid for. Leading the way was a consignment from Lucus & Nairey, Blackburn selling Texels to £800 and £580 three times. Suffolk tup shearlings peaked at £700 from SC Walker, Rushton with other leading prices for Texel shearling tups, £620 from G Wilson, Carnforth, £600 from S&A Bland, Tebay, £600 from D Wilkinson, Tebay, £600 from Sue Cunliffe, Field Broughton and £600 from AJ&LJ Haston, Maryport. Ram lambs peaked at £480 for Suffolks from SC Walker.
With the breeding sheep sale season drawing to a close, North West Auction would like to thank our loyal and new customer for their support. We wish you well with your purchases and hope for a successful lambing season. We would also like to take this opportunity to thanks all our office and yard staff for their hard work over this busy period.
North West Auctions have several consignments of breeding sheep and rams available privately, please contact a member of the Livestock Team for more information.
Breeding Ewes Top Prices: Cheviot: £260 Nun Cote Nook Farm, £112 Kenlis Road, £100, £98, £92 Hartigg, £88 Rathvale Farm. Mule: £165 Hodge Hill Farm, £112 Rathvale Farm, £100 Croziers Croft, £100 Oak Avenue, £98 Rathvale Farm. Lleyn: £155, £112 Knott End Farm. Dutch Spotted: £150 Conway Close, £112 Bank End. Swaledale: £150 Thorn Cottage, £132, £130 Braestead, £106 Calderside Farm, £102 Thorn Cottage, £100 Rathvale Farm. Herdwick: £118 Green Cottages, £95 Oak Avenue, £82 Beck House Cottage, £80 The Galleon. Charolais: £112 Knott End Farm. Texel: £110, £105 Oak Aveune, £102, £92 The Park. Rough Fell: £92 Manor Court, £90 Buckingham Road, £90 The Park, £84 Low Stead, £84, £82 Sowermire Farm. Cheviot Mule: £88 Croziers Croft. Suffolk: £82 Wall End Farm.
Gimmer Shearling Top Prices: Cheviot: £340 Spring Bank Farm. Mule: £200, £185, £168, £160, £152, £150 Hole House Farm. Texel: £198 Lyndarick, £132 Nixon Terrace, £128, £112, £110, £108 New Village. Teeswater: £180 Crooksbeck. Masham: £170 Crooksbeck. Cheviot Mule: £140 New Village, £130 Nixon Terrace. Rough Fell: £135 Whinfell Terrace. Herdwick: £112 Wood Broughton Barn, £108 The Galleon, £102 Wood Broughton Barn, £102 The Galleon. Dutch Spotted: £100 Bank End. Swaledale: £88 Rathvale Farm.
Gimmer Lamb Top Prices: Dutch Spotted: £400, £320, £300, £280 Conway Close, £240 Whintingstown, £150 Overhouses. Texel: £160, £142 Wood Broughton Barn, £95 Overhouses, £88, £85 The Park. Rough Fell: £100 Millriggs. Mule: £98 Higher Core Farm, £96 Railway Terrace, £90 Botton Hall Farm, £86 Calderside Farm, £85 Higher Core Farm, £80 Railway Terrace. Suffolk: £96 Barnaby Rudge Tavern, £90 Whinfell Terrace. Cheviot: £85 Braestead, £60 High Arnside Farm, £60 Hartrigg, £57, £55 High Arnside Farm. Masham: £85 Crooksbeck. Zwartble: £80 Lane House Farm. Herdwick: £65 Undercrag, £60 Wood Broughton Barn, £60, £55 High Birk Howe Farm, £52 Wood Broughton Barn. Swaledale: £68 Green Cottages, £64 Thorn Cottage.
Shearling Ram Top Prices: Texel: £800 Bank Hey Farm, £620 Grange View Farm, £600 Dearham Hall Farm, £600 Seatle Hall, £600 Cotegill Cottage, £600 Brackenbank View. Suffolk: £700 Brook House, £420 Crooklands Brow, £400 Nixon Terrace, £320 Fowrass Farm. Cheviot: £600 Nun Cote Nook Farm, £550 Spring Bank Farm, £480 Nun Cote Nook Farm, £400 Ghyll Farm, £400 Stone Croft, £400 Nun Cote Farm. Swaledale: £600 Marshaw Farm, £520 Tongue House Farm, £480 Gunner Fleet Farm, £380 Calderside Farm, £250 Gunner Fleet Farm, £220 Yoad Pot. Leicester: £450 Rathvale Farm, £420 Sykes Farm, £380 Low Newton Farm, £280 Burnhead Farm, £250 Murthwaite. Beltex: £400 Old Woodhouse, £350 Manor Court, £320 New Village, £300 Fowrass Farm, £220, £200 Poppy Farm. Dutch Spotted: £300 Brook House, £200, £150 Middlegill Farm. Gritstone: £250 Cowpe Bottoms Farm, £180 Little Steadman. Charmoise: £200 Greendale. Herdwick: £150 The Old Vicarage. Kerry Hill: £150 Middlegill Farm, £150 Ellermire Farm. Rough Fell: £100, £70 Barugh House, £70 Whinfell Terrace, £70 High Borrowbridge, £70 Thwaite Farm.
Aged Ram Top Prices: Swaledale: £550 Harbour Flat, £400, £350 High Wooden, £100 Castle Syke Farm. Cheviot: £450 Bolton Fold Farm, £380 The Park, £280, £250, £220 Bowers Farm, £150 School House. Leicester: £450, £380 Archers Hall, £380 Thorn Cottage, £300 Yewbarrow, £280 Archers Hall. Beltex: £250 The Park. Herdwick: £220, £200 Beck House Cottage, £150 The Old Vicarage. Rough Fell: £150, £120 Archers Hall.
Ram Lamb Top Prices: Leicester: £480, £450 Lodge Cottage, £320, £300 Low Newton Farm, £300 Bryn Clochydd. Suffolk: £480, £350 Brook House. Texel: £420, £380 Far Hey Farm, £380 Bryn Clochydd, £380 Far Hey Farm, £380 Storth End Farm, £340 Daub Hall Farm. Dutch Spotted: £320 Brook House.
Class 2- Shearling Ram
1st Lot 2 from KM&KJ Curwen selling for £600
2nd Lot 24 from J Handley selling for £480
3rd Lot 23 from RA Clegg and LD Bennett selling for £520
Champion- Lot 2 from KM&KJ Curwen selling for £600
Reserve Champion- Lot 17 from Messrs Elliott Bros selling for £550
Cheviot Show
Class 1- Aged Ram
1st Lot 41 from JE&SM Seedall selling for £450
2nd Lot 52 from Forest Hall Farm Partnership selling for £180
3rd Lot 49 from D Carradice selling for £150
Class 2- Shearling Ram
1st Lot 45 from KO Stones selling for £600
2nd Lot 37 from Spring Bank Farm selling for £550
3rd Lot 60 from JW&E Woof & Son selling for £400
Champion-
Lot 45 from KO Stones selling for £600
Reserve Champion-
Lot 41 from JE&SM Seedall selling for £450
Lancaster Auction Mart: Annual Show of Young Handlers of Prime Lambs, followed by Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep, Monday 24th October 2022.
Prime Lambs
North West Auctions Lancaster were proud to hold the annual show of young handlers prime lambs. Thank you goes to our judge Janet Simpson who we thank for her time and expertise and a special mention goes to our sale sponsor Country Style Meats. It was great to welcome all the young handlers into the market today, who we praise for putting on a good show. It was wonderful to see so many young keen people in the industry. The first prize upland lamb was awarded to Adam Ayrton, Over Wyresdale selling his 46kg Mule to £101. First prize lowland lamb was awarded to Henry Swarbrick, Out Rawcliffe selling his first prize 54kg Texel lamb to £140. The champion young handler was award to Isla Billington, Claughton on Brock who topped the sale today selling her 57kg Texel lamb to £155 purchased by Neil Lomax. A big thank you goes to all involved. The weekly sale of prime lamb had an entry of 755 forward selling to a slightly shaper trade. The trade peaked at
£142 for a heavy weight Leicester from Caitlin and Alex Long, Ulverston. Heavy weight lambs continue to be well bid for at Lancaster selling to £138 and £133 from RC Billington & Son, Claughton on Brock. Handy weighted lambs were a sharper trade with better types regularly selling between 250-270p/kg. Upland lambs saw heavy weights in plenty of demand, heavy weight Mules sold to £117 from D&D Huddleston, Wray. This was followed by Mashams to £116 from WI&A Atkinson & Son, Bleasdale with Mules from the same home to £115.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £155 Stubbins Farm, £140 Bensons Farm, £138, £133 Stubbins Farm, £128, £124 North Farm. Leicester: £142 Rathvale Farm. Beltex: £120 Wilson Wood. Dutch Spotted: £120 Old Woodhouse, £92 Oak Avenue. Mule: £117 Botton Hall Farm, £115 Holme House Farm, £101.50 Field Head, £101 Yates Farm, £101 Holme House Farm, £96.50 Botton Hall Farm. Masham: £116 Holme House Farm. Charolais: £115, £109, £100 Jacksons Farm, £98.50 Broseley Hall Farm, £98 Oak Avenue. Continental: £108 School Lane, £107, £97 Botton Hall Farm, £94 Salisbury Road. Cheviot: £94 Herdmans House.
Cast Sheep
A sharper trade in the cast sheep ring for all types of sheep which saw an increased number of 170 forward this week. The consignment of Texel x ewes from TR Prickett, Hutton Roof led the way selling to £140 and £138. Other Texel x ewes sold to £132 from JE Parkinson & Son, Quernmore. The consignment from CJ Metcalfe, Ingleton sold Charollais to £132 and Cheviot Mules to £126. Plenty of strong ewes sold around the £120 mark. Big Mule ewes sold to £109 from CJ Metcalfe with others to £108 from C&B Lowther, Over Wyresdale with pens of strong Mule ewes around the £100 mark.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: Texel: £140 Hutton Roof Hall, £138 Hutton Roof Hall, £132 Castle Mill Farm, £128, £122 Mearsbeck Farm, £121 Castle Mill Farm. Charolais: £132 Yarslber, £110 Low Bendrigg Farm. Cheviot: £126 Yarlsber, £108 Hutton Roof Hall, £99 Rathvale Farm, £98 Yarlsber, £88, £82 Rathvale Farm. Continental: £116 Yarlsber. Mule: £109 Yarlsber, £108 Lower Castle O Trim, £101 Yarlsber, £100 Broseley Hall Farm, £98, £94 Low Bendrigg Farm. Swaledale: £64 High House Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Texel: £110 Cock Hall Farm.
Store Lambs
The fortnightly sale of store lambs enjoyed a buoyant trade with the consignment of Beltex lambs from PD Pye, Over Wyresdale selling to £90 and £84. Texel lambs sold to £82 and £78 from E Lund & Son, Ingleton with other Texel lambs to £81 and £78 from J Gardner, Bay Horse. All store lambs forward averaged £76.07.
Store Lambs Top Prices: Texel: £90, £84 Marl House, £82 Lundholme Farm, £81 Haversham House Farm, £78 Lundholme Farm, £78 Haversham House Farm. Cheviot: £72 Marl House. Mule: £66 Fell End Farm. Continental: £63 Haversham House Farm, £61 Fell End Farm.
NWA Lancaster Young Handler Show of Prime Lambs, Judge- Janet Simpson Sponsor- Countrystyle Meats Class 1- U13 Upland Lamb
1st Lot 1 from Adam Ayrton weighing 46kg selling for £101
Class 2- U13 Lowland Lamb
1st Lot 21 from Henry Swarbrick weighing 54kg selling for £140
2nd Lot 25 from Isla Billington weighing 57kg selling for £155
3rd Lot 23 from Lily Bargh weighing 46kg selling for £120
Class 3- Best Young Handler U13
1st Lot 25 from Isla Billington weighing 57kg selling for £155
2nd Lot 22 from Freddie Swarbrick weighing 46kg selling for £122
3rd Lot 24 from John James Bargh weighing 46kg selling for £120
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Annual Young Handlers Show of
Prime Lambs, Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep. Sale of all classes of Pigs, Tuesday 25th October 2022.
Pigs
North West Auctions conducted its fortnightly sale of pigs which saw buyers in attendance looking for all classes and types. Prime pigs sold to a new market record of £245 for a Pietrain x Saddleback Gilt from J Stott, Kingsland who sold others at £205. Other heavy well finished prime pigs attracted the keenest interest with Pietrain x gilts selling to £178 and £155 from J Calvert, Carlisle with Large Black gilts from H Kent, Cockerham selling at £155 and £150. A pair of smart Pietrain x hoggs from Wendy Stamper, Chipping achieved £145. Top pence per kilogram this sale was 233p/kg achieved by Mr J Stott, Kingsland with all prime pigs forward averaging 144p/kg. Cull sows sold to £140 and 78p/kg from R Nettleton, Penrith who sold others at £135 and £120. A small entry of store and weaner pigs sold to £19 for Large White x gilts from R Nettleton, with others selling at £15 and £10.
Prime Lambs
A bumper entry of 2066 prime lambs were forward today which saw all weights and specifications of lambs bid for eagerly by a busy ring of buyers. Once again heavy weight lambs continue to be eagerly bid for with Texels peaking at £137 from F&CE Bentley & Son, Shap and others to £136.50 from RA Gibons, Flookburgh. Followed by £135 twice for Texels from TMW&H Hodgson, Ulverston and £135 from MW&M Hodgson, Cartmel Fell. Plenty more heavy weight Texel lambs sold in the one hundred and thirty pound region. Heavy weight Charollais lambs peaked at £136 from RR&J Knowles, Docker. Heavy weight Mules peaked £120 from Low Moor Howe, Windermere with other Mules to £114 from D Wightman & A Mason, Burton. Handy weighted lambs were a sharper trade with better bred handy weighted lambs regularly selling in excess of the 250p/kg mark and the best types selling in the region of 300p/kg. The annual young handlers show of prime lambs at J36 was once again very well supported and it was great to see so many keen, enthusiastic young farmers in the market expertly showing their lambs. A big thank you goes to our pre sale judge Mr George Robinson who we thank for his time, expertise and under taking this big task. A special mention goes to our sponsors, The Rural Law Practise, Kendal College Agricultural department, Milking Parlour Ice Creams - Kirkby Lonsdale, Greenlands Farm Village and Roast Mutton Butchers Shop. The John
Geldard Challenge Cup for the champion young handler was awarded to Thomas Wilson, Selside with his 62kg Texel lamb going on to sell for £200 purchased by John Geldard on behalf of Plumgarths Farm Shop. The Cornthwaite Group Shield for the Champion prime lamb was awarded to Johnathan Winn, Burneside with his 48kg lamb going on to sell for £170 purchased by Jimmy Blenkhorn on behalf of Lancashire Halal Direct. A big thank you to all our buyers for their support and eager bidding, as well as our young farmers for their participation.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel- £200 Ashstead, £172 High Underbarrow Farm, £170 High Underbarrow Farm, £150 Oldfield End, £140 Boyren, £138 Yoad Pot Continental- £136 Myers Farm, £131.50 High House Farm, £131 Red Scar Farm, £118 Yoad Pot, £116 Stain Forth, £115 Meadow View Hampshire- £134 High Farm Suffolk- £127.50 Meadow View, £126 lane Ends Farm, £125 High House Farm, £125 Yoad Pot, £122 Hebblethwaite, £118 Lane Ends Farm Mule£120 High House Farm, £120 Underbarrow Farm, £114 West Lodge, £109 High House Farm, £108 Yoad Pot, £107 Low Deepslack Beltex- £120 West Lodge, £120 High Underbarrow Farm, £110 Birks Farm, £110 Birks Farm, £110 Holmelands Charolais- £119 Far Orrest, £107 Low House, £88 Hawkrigg End Horned- £107 Holmelands, £77 Low Deepslack Cheviot mule- £104.50 Howriggs, £103.50 Poppy Farm Rough- £98 Steps Farm, £81 Low Deepslack, £69 Steps Farm Herdwick- £96 Yealand Manor Swaledale- £87.50 Rowe End Farm, £76 Ashstead Cheviot- £86 Low Deepslack, £84 Low Deepslack Gritstone- £80 High Farm, £80 High Farm.
Cast Sheep
A few less numbers in the cast sheep ring today with trade being a little bit sharper than last week, which many more could have been sold to the vendor’s advantage. Beltex ewes sold to a top of £151 from PD&PJ Mason, Burton in Kendal with Texels selling to £136 from Connor Boyren, Colton with the best Continental bred selling at the £125-£130 mark. Mule ewes topped at £110 twice from J&E Nuttall, Old Hutton and R Cowin & Sons, Manriggs. Medium type Mule ewes were regularly selling at the £85-£90 mark. Lonk ewes sold to £110 from JJ&D Huddleston, Caton with Swaledales selling to a sharper trade topping at £73 from Messrs Kiplin, Greenholme with medium type Swaledale regularly selling at £45-£55. A good show of Rough Fell ewes forward sold to £82 from AJ&JL Sansom, Windermere.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: Texel- £150 Coat Green Farm, £136 Boyren, £128 Coat Green Farm, £128 Low Bendrigg Farm, £124 Poppy Farm. Leicester- £122 Overthwaite Farm, £118 Overthwaite Farm, £116 Ashstead, £86 Overthwaite Farm. Horned- £110 13 Hall Drive, £88 13 Hall Drive, £68 13 Hall Drive. Mule- £110 Hawkrigg Farm, £110 Low Bendrigg Farm, £100 Larkrigg, £98 Hawkrigg Farm, £93 Low Bendrigg Farm, £93 Low Sizergh Farm Beltex- £110 Holmelands Continental- £102 Escolme, £92 Crossgates Farm, £86 Low Sizergh Farm, £84 Coat Green Farm, £82 Whinfield Farm, £79 Mansergh Hall Farm Suffolk- £98 Dawson Fold, £88 Whinfield Farm, £77 Whinfield Farm, £68 Brookside, £50 Whinfield Farm. Masham- £84 Helm Croft Rough- £82 Blackmoss Farm, £80 Low Deepslack, £74 Wasdyke Farm. Swaledale- £73 White House, £64 Overthwaite Farm, £63 Boyren, £60 Yoad Pot. Zwartable- £68 High Farm, £64 High Farm. Cheviot- £67 Poppy Farm, £52 Low Deepslack Herdwick- £56 Poppy Farm, £50 The Galleon
Cast Ram Top Prices: Suffolk- £129 Grate Farm, £120 Roundthwaite. Texel- £118 Upp Hall, £78 Low Hall Farm, £60 Poppy Farm. Continental- £106 Outherthwaite Farm. Swaledale- £40 Ashstead
Cast Goat Top Prices:£88, £86, £80,£76 Stone Hall
NWA J36 Young Handler Show of Prime Lambs
Sponsors- Kendal College, Greenlands Farm Village, Thompson Hayton Winkley, Roast Mutton, The Milking Parlour.
Judge- George Robinson
Class 1- Lowland Lamb (10yrs and Under)
1st Lot 58 from Jack Matthews, aged 8 selling for £150
2nd Lot 71 from Connor Boyren, aged 5 selling for £140
3rd Lot 60 from Zara Dixon, aged 7 selling for £138
Class 2- Lowland Lamb (11-16yrs)
1st Lot 65 from Johnathan Winn, aged 14 selling for £170
2nd Lot 66 from Abigail Winn, aged 16 selling for £172
3rd Lot 72 from Thomas Wilson, aged 16 selling for £200
Class 3- Upland Lamb (10yrs and under)
1st Lot 57 from Matthew Nugent, aged 10 selling for £94
Class 4- Upland Lamb (11-16yrs)
1st Lot 67 from Abigail Winn, aged 16 selling for £120
2nd Lot 75 from Elizabeth Wilson, aged 15 selling for £107
3rd Lot 74 from Thomas Wilson, aged 16 selling for £88
Class 5- Best Young Handler (10yrs and under)
1st Lot 56 from Matthew Nugent, aged 10 selling for £122
2nd Lot 51 from Isabella Twigge, aged 6 selling for £124
3rd Lot 58 from Jack Matthews, aged 8 selling for £150
Class 6- Best Young Handler (11-16yrs)
1st Lot 72 from Thomas Wilson, aged 16 selling for £200
2nd Lot 66 from Abigail Winn, aged 16 selling for £172
3rd Lot 64 from Maisie Beresford, aged 14 selling for £128
Champion Lamb- Lot 65 from Johnathan Winn, aged 14 selling for £170
Reserve Champion Lamb- Lot 58 from Jack Matthews, aged 8 selling for £150
Champion Handler- Thomas Wilson, aged 16
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM and Store Cattle, Thursday 27th October 2022.
Calves & Stirks
90 calves forward today with strong well grown calves continuing to sell to a fast and competitive trade. Younger calves sold to less demand with the ever increasing cost of milk powder and feed. British Blue bulls sold to a top of £455 from J&S Brakewell, Ulverston with other British Blue bulls to £435 twice from J Hornby & Son, Ulverston and W&S Airey, Carnforth. 21 British Blue bulls forward averaged £345. Limousin bulls sold to £430 from J Hornby & Son, Ulverston with others from the same good home selling to £420. Continental bulls were regularly selling between the £300-£350 mark, heifers peaked at £375 for British Blues from J Hornby & Son, Ulverston other sold to £355 from JS&IM Wilson, Whitbeck. Many purchases were looking to purchase heifers for breeding.
A small show of stirks forward saw Aberdeen Angus bullocks selling to £600 from JM Simpson, Underbarrow with a pen of five month old bullocks from Messrs Young, Lindale selling to £540.
Bull Calf Top Prices: British Blue- £455 Moss House Farm, £435 Bousfield Farm, £435 West Hall, £430 Elm Tree Farm, £420 Sunny Bank, £400 Elm Tree Farm Limousin- £430 Bousfield farm, £420 Bousfield Farm, £400 Bousfield Farm, £360 Bousfield Farm, £250 Low Stangerthwaite, £120 Moss House Farm Angus- £165 West Hall, £150 Midtown Farm, £135 Midtown Farm Friesian- £115 High Cark Farm Montbelliard- £102 Monk Foss Farm
Heifer Calf Top Price: British Blue- £375 Bousfield Farm, £355 Monk Foss Farm, £350 Borrans Farm, £290 Bousfield farm, £260 Borrans Farm, £220 Bousfield Farm Hereford- £105 Bousfield Farm
Heifer Stirk Top Price: British Blue- £460 Moss End Farm Angus- £450 Newton Farm
Steer Stirk Top Price: Angus- £600 High Gregg Hall Farm, £540 Moss End Farm, £440 High Gregg Hall Farm British Blue- £510 Moss End Farm Limousin- £420 Swinside Farm Friesian- £180 Moss End Farm
Store Cattle
A seasonal entry of store cattle were forward at todays sale with many now starting to show the effect of the recent weather changes. Well grown cattle having been fed at the trough continue to sell to a premium. The top price today was £1380 achieved for an 18 month old Limousin x steer from Messrs Parker, Mewith. Other Continental steers sold to £1290 from A Handley, Heversham with Limousin x achieving £1245 from JE&WB Wearing, Millom with another British Blue x at £1200 from S&M Cooper, Leece. Younger steers sold to £1100 for a 13 month old Charolais x from AW Irvine, Windermere with others achieving £1025 from JC Walling & Son, Lyth. Native sired steers sold to £1290 for a Hereford x from JE Wightman, Lupton who also sold Aberdeen Angus at £1265. Younger native sired steers sold to £1125 for an Aberdeen Angus x from PW&D Swindlehurst, Underbarrow with Hereford x achieving £965 from DJ&S Stainton, Howgill. Store heifers sold to £1280 for a Limousin from T Metcalfe, Sedbergh with British Blues and Limousins selling to £1195 from JE&WB Wearing, Millom. Other Limousins sold to £1150 from Messrs Caley & Mitchinson, Windermere. Younger store heifers sold to £985 for a British Blue x from JE Hadwin, Kirkby Lonsdale with Simmental x achieving £940 from S&M Cooper, Leece. Limousins selling to £930 from JM&KE Ellis, New Hutton. Native sired heifers sold to £1145 for Aberdeen Angus’s from JE Wightman, Lupton who sold Hereford x at £1115. Other native heifers sold to £935 from R Cowin & Sons, Kirkby Lonsdale
Store Bullock Top Prices: Limousin- £1380 Burnhead Farm, £1245 Low Shaw Farm, £1165, £1090 Burnhead Farm Hereford- £1290 College Green Farm, £1200 Tarnside Farm Angus- £1265 Crabtree Farm, £1165 Burnhead Farm, £1125 Swindlehurst, £1105 College Green Farm, £1070 Bradlow Farm, £1065 Hawkrigg Farm Charolais-£1100, £1025 Tock How Farm, £1025 Dawson Fold, £1020 Tock How Farm Short Horns- £1045, £970
Tarnside Farm Friesian- £930 Tarnside Farm Baz- £930, £915 21 Garburn Road Continental- £925 Nibthwaite Grange Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Limousin- £1280 Raygill Farm, £1185 Low Shaw Farm, £1150 Castle Syke Farm, £1065 Tarnside Farm, £1050 Crabtree Farm, £1050 Low Shaw Farm British Blue- £1195 Low Shaw Farm, £985 Mansergh Hall Farm, £910 Tarnside Farm, £900 Tarnside Farm Angus- £1145 Crabtree Farm, £1065 College Green Farm, £935 Hawkrigg Farm, £900 College Green Farm Hereford- £1115 Crabtree Farm, £910 Mansergh Hall Farm, £800 Low Fell Gate Farm Blonde- £1045 Castle Syke Farm Blonde- £1045 Castle Syke Farm Simintel- £940 Tarnside Farm, £740 Black Bull Cottage Charolais- £855 Dawson Fold, £825 Tock How Farm, £800 Dawson Fold.
OTM Cattle
82 cull cows were forward achieving an overall market average of 161p/kg with over half the entry being dairy cows. Beef cows sold to a top of 209.5p/kg for a Limousin from S Whitehead, Middleton with others at 201.5p/kg from TW Gorst, Crook and £194.5p/kg from M Gibson, Sedbergh. Heavy Aberdeen Angus cows from RG Robinson, Farleton sold to 197.5p/kg with other heavy weight cows to 184.5p/kg from RJ&J Gardner, Natland. Dairy cows sold to a top price of 171.5p/kg for a Holstein Friesian from Jenkin Cragg Farms, Kendal and a British Friesian from JW Hargreaves, Broughton in Furness. Heavy well fleshed dairy cows generally around 145165p/kg with medium types 125-145p/kg, depending on quality and type. Top grossing today was an Aberdeen Angus from RG Robinson, Farleton achieving £1645 closely followed by a Limousin x from S Whitehead, Sedbergh achieving £1627 and a Charolais x from AW Irvine, Windermere at £1599. Top price dairy was a Holstein Friesian from Jenkin Cragg, Kendal at £1466.
OTM heifers sold to 191.5p/kg and £1237 for a Holstein Friesian from Jenkin Cragg Farms, Kendal.
OTM steers saw an Aberdeen Angus x from JW Robinson & Son, Farleton to 209.5p/kg and £1248.
A single cull bull today being a heavy weight Aberdeen Angus from JF Batty & Son, Coniston sold at 167.5p/kg and £1835.
A special section for cull cows from TB1 holdings saw dairy cows selling to 159.5p/kg and £1253 from R&J Dodgson, Natland with others at 149.5p/kg and £1036 from HJ Robinson & Son, Preston Patrick.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin- 209.50 Low Waterside, 201.50 Gilpin Farm, 199.50 Low Waterside, 194.50 Mouse Syke, 184.50 Raygill Farm, 171.50 Riddings Angus- 209.50 Green Close, 197.50 Ellers Farm, 194.50 Ellers Farm, 191.50 Ellers Farm, 191.50 Ellers Farm, 189.50 Ellers Farm British Blue- 199.50 Green Close, 177.50 Riddings, 174.50 Jenkin Crag, 171.50 High Hollins, 169.50 Riddings, 159.50 Capplethwaite Hall Friesian- 191.50 Jenkin Crag, 179.50 Strickland Hill, 171.50 Bridge End Farm, 171.50 Jenkin Crag, 164.50 Bridge End Farm, 159.50 Jenkin Crag Charolais- 184.50 Tock How Farm Shorthorn- 181.50 Kendal House Farm, 179.50 Abbots Reading Farm Hereford- 177.50 Tock How Farm, 174.50 Riddings, 157.50 Kendal House Farm, 154.50 Natland Mill Beck Farm, 144.50 Riddings Galloways- 144.50 Bybeck Simmental- 144.50 Low House Business Centre, 144.50 Riddings Montbelliard- 144.50 Low Sizergh Farm Dairy Shorthorn- 131.50 Craketreees Belted Galloway 117.50 Swinside Farm.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian- 179.50 Tranthwaite Hall.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Angus- 167.50 Bank Ground.
Breding Bull Top Prices: Shorthorn- £900 Low House.
Heifer and Calf Top Prices: Angus- £1300, £1260, £1250, £1250, £1240 Breedy Butts Farm.
Cow and Calf Top Prices: British Blue- £1520 Tullithwaite Hall Farm, £1420 Flodder Hall.
VENDORS PLEASE NOTE:
The second sale of suckled calves takes place on Thursday 10th November, there is a keen interest from buyers for all specifications. Please enter cattle with confidence, catalogue entries close on Wednesday 2nd November.
Following on from ministry inspections, vendors must ensure that all animals are correctly tagged, otherwise may face ministry on farms inspections. All paperwork must be fully completed (including TB status and test dates), cattle with incomplete paperwork will be sold at the end of the sale.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, Stirks, OTM's and Store Cattle, Friday 28th October 2022.
Calves and Stirks
The weekly sale of calves and the monthly sale of stirks had an entry of just shy of 200, the monthly sale of stirks enjoyed a stronger trade than anticipated, greeted with a busy ring side of buyers. The sale peaked at £970 for a nine month old Limousin steer from A&FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel with Hereford bullocks from the same home to £860 and £740. This same good home also sold British Blues to £760. Beef Shorthorn bullocks peaked at £900 from E Lund & Son, Ingleton. This was followed by nine month old Limousin bullocks from PJ Holt & Sons, Blackpool. Eight month old British Blue bullocks sold to £810 from MD Close & Son, Arkholme followed by ten month old British Blue bullocks to £795 from Barker Farms, Cockerham. Barker Farms topped the heifer trade selling to £650 for British Blues. Native heifers met more demand ring side today. The calf trade remains very similar, a run of weanlings from EW&R Towers, Hornby sold Fleckviehs to £425 and £400 twice. This was followed by a Beef Shorthorn weanling to £390 from Messrs Jones, Cockerham. Hereford bull calves sold to £340 and £315 from TE&M Kidd, Ellel. Limousin bull calves sold to £300 from AD&R Milner, Claughton on Brock. There was plenty of calves selling between £150 and £200.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: Hereford: £220, £200, £180 Booth Hall. British Blue: £175 Ambrose Hall Farm, £160 Holme Head, £150, £145, £100 Ambrose Hall Farm. Angus: £115, £110, £105 Ambrose Hall Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: Shorthorn: £390 Sandvilla. Hereford: £340, £315, £270, £230, £190 Booth Hall. Limousin: £300 Lane Head Farm. Fleckvieh: £245 Holme Head. British Blue: £225, £200 Bailey Hey Farm, £195 Bailey Hey Farm, £185, £180 Ambrose Hall Farm. Angus: £200 Newhouse Farm, £195 Ambrose Hall Farm, £195 Catshaw Hall Farm, £190 Ambrose Hall Farm, £165 Catshaw Hall Farm.
Steer Calf Top Prices: British Blue: £465, £250, £240 Holme Head. Fleckvieh: £425, £400, £350, £320, £300 Holme Head. Norwegian Red: £140 Holme Head.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £795 Hilliam House Farm, £515 Little Blindhurst, £505 Walkers I’th Fields. Angus: £370 Little Blindhurst.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: British Blue: £680, £650 Hilliam House Farm, £630 Sunnybank, £600 Sandvilla. Angus: £610 Pennie Way, £575 Kapallon, £560 Sunnybank, £550 Little Blindhurst. Hereford: £590, £470, £370 Marlhouses Farm. Shorthorn: £540 Lundholme Farm. Friesian: £510 Far Lodge. Stabiliser: £250 Sunnybank.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: Limousin: £970 Yeat House, £845, £660 Breedy Butts Farm. Shorthorn: £900 Lundholme Farm. Hereford: £860, £740 Yeat House. British Blue: £810 Docker Hall Farm, £760 Yeat House. Angus: £560, £490 Marlholes Farm. Montbeliarde: £550, £510 Nearer Hillock Farm. Friesian: £490 Lane Head Farm. Store Cattle
The weekly sale of store cattle at Lancaster Auction saw strong short term store cattle in big demand and a strong trade. The consignment from R Townsend, Freckleton led the way selling Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £1780 and £1760, with Limousin bullocks from the same good home to £1640 and £1620. This was followed by the consignment from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse selling Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £1700, with a pen of four to £1500 and a pen of four British Blues to £1560. Limousins from the same home sold to £1440. A couple of Aberdeen Angus bullocks from L Parsons & Son, Levens sold to £1440. British Blue bullocks sold to £1440 and £1420 from M Shepherd & Son, Pilling. Other leading prices saw a pen of Aberdeen Angus bullocks to £1430 from J Tattersall, Leyland with the consignment form J Hesketh, Hutton peaking at £1430 for an Aberdeen Angus bullock. Also achieving the £1400 mark was a pair of Limousin bullocks from R&EA Gardner, Briggsteer, who sold a couple of Welsh Black heifers to £1360. The heifer trade peaked at £1410 for a Beef Shorthorn from EW&CR Clegg & Sons, Stalmine. Black and White heifers peaked at £1400 from ST Pye, Great Eccleston. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £1380 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Plenty of strong cattle sold in excess of the £1300 mark.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Angus: £1780, £1760 Kirkham Road, £1700, £1500 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1440 Low Levens, £1430 Snub Snape Farm. Limousin: £1640, £1620 Kirkham Road, £1440 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1400 Barrowfield, £1390 Endmoor Farm, £1300 Fellside Farm. British Blue: £1560 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1440, £1420 Pasture House Farm, £1380 Carlingwha, £1360 North Farm, £1360 Endmoor Farm. Hereford: £1340 Oddlands Farm, £1270 Windy Hill Farm, £1200 Carlingwha, £1120 Plumpton Hall Farm, £1090 Holme House Farm, £1060 Oddlands Farm. Friesian: £1280 Upper Foxholes Farm, £1040 Cock Hall Farm. Dairy Shorthorn: £1210 Scotch Green Farm. Simmental: £1180 Park House Farm, £1090 Cock Hall Farm, £1000 Threlfalls Farm. Montbeliarde: £1160 North Farm.
Store Heifers Top Prices: Friesian: £1400, £1100 Suunyside Farm, £1000 Roseacre Hall. Shorthorn: £1410, £1170 Yew Tree Farm. Angus: £1380 Catshaw Hall Farm, £1180 Yew Tree Farm, £1180, £1140 Hare Field House, £1120 Ellers Farm, £1020 Pump House Farm. Welsh Black: £1360 Barrowfield. British Blue: £1340 Pature House Farm, £1300, £1260 Thursgill, £1240 Ellers Farm, £1140 College Farm, £1120 Endmoor Farm. Limousin: £1280 Low Levens, £1270 Endmoor Farm, £1090 Carlingwha, £1000 Bradley Farm. Charolais: £1200 The Grange. Hereford: £1080, £1040 Oddlands Farm. Simmental: £1080 Park House Farm.
OTM Cattle
The trade for OTM cattle and cast cows remains very similar with an overall market average of 163p/kg for 103 head forward. The market topped at £2220 for a quality Limousin bull from P Cummings, Burton in Kendal. This was followed by £1930 for a pure six year old Limousin cow who sold for 229.5p/kg from JM&JA Dawson, Littledale. Two year old Charolais steers sold to 249.5p/kg or £1684 from H Whiteside, Pilling. Aberdeen Angus bullocks from W&A Cardwell, Stalmine sold to 224.5p/kg or £1560 and 214.5p/kg or £1383, with other Aberdeen Angus bullocks from J Prest & Son, Bay Horse selling to 219.5p/kg or £1649. Young Limousin cows sold to 204.5p/kg or £1441 from TS&HJ Park, Cowin Bridge with plenty of good fleshed beef cows between 190200p/kg. Dairy cattle saw black and white feeding heifers sell to 204.5p/kg or £1247 from R&K Jenkinson, Pilling. Fleckvieh dairy cows sold to 194.5p/kg twice grossing £1497 and £1332 from B&AC Barnes, Kirkby Lonsdale. Friesian cows sold to 191.5p/kg or £1501 from TL Baldwin & Son, Forton with others from the same home to £1442. Well fleshed dairy cows regularly sold at 180-190p/kg. Other leading prices were £1395 from
Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack followed by £1365 from Drinkall bros, Over Wyresdale and £1349 from D&A Blacoe, Lytham. Plenty more good dairy cows sold around the £1300 mark.
OTM Cow Top Prices: Limousin: 229.50 Field Head, 204.50 Todgill Farm, 194.50 Field Head, 191.50 Hutton Roof Hall, 169.50 Nook Farm, 139.50 Field Head. Bazadaise: 194.50 Nook Farm. Fleckvieh: 194.50 Hawkin Hall, 184.50 Holme Head, 174.50 Holmes Farm, 157.50, 124.50 Holme Head. Simmental: 197.50 Todgill Farm. Friesian: 191.50 Forton Hall Farm, 189.50 Holme Head, 184.50 Catshaw Hall Farm, 184.50 Forton Hall Farm, 184.50 Batty Hill Farm, 184.50 Hilliam Lane Farm. Angus: 187.50 Pilling Hall Farm, 184.50 High Hallbeck, 101.50 Rivers Hill Farm. Hereford: 184.50 Shorrocks Farm, 144.50 Home Barn, 127.50 Rivers Hill Farm. Charolais: 154.50 Rivers Hill Farm. Continental: 149.50, 129.50 Sandvilla.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: Friesian: 204.50 Holmes Farm, 181.50 Far Lodge, 174.50 Endmoor Farm, 174.50 West Hall, 169.50 Endmoor Farm, 164.50 Far Lodge. Limousin: 189.50 Cliftons Farm. British Blue: 184.50 Top Greenhill Farm. Ayrshire: 179.50 Rose Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: Charolais: 249.50 Sandy Dean. Angus: 224.50 Well House Farm, 219.50 Upper Foxholes Farm, 214.50 Well House Farm. Hereford: 189.50 North Farm. Friesian: 169.50, 159.50 Throstle Grove Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: Limousin: £2220 Peall House. Angus: 159.50 Tills Farm.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Saturday 29th
J36: 11am Fell Pony Society Annual Show & Sale of Registered Fell Ponies, Sale of all Society Registered & Part-Bred Mountain and Moorland Ponies and Stud Reduction for JC Horn.
Monday 31st
Lancaster: 10:30am Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep.
J36: 9-4:30pm Machinery Drop Off.
Tuesday 1st
J36: 9-4:30pm Machinery Drop Off.
1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Lambs and Cast Sheep.
Wednesday 2nd
J36: 9-4:30pm Machinery Drop Off.
Thursday 3rd
J36: 11am Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs.
Friday 4th
Lancaster: 10:15am Sale of Calves, also Sale of Cast and OTM Cattle.
11am Fortnightly Sale of Dairy Cattle.
11.15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle.
J36: 9-4:30pm Machinery Viewing.
Saturday 5th
J36: 9-12noon Machinery Viewing.