Weekly Report and Newsletter - 31st January 2025
On Farm: S & J France Farm Sale, Saturday 25th January 2025.
On Saturday 25th January North West Auctions conducted the farm machinery dispersal sale on behalf of S&J France, Kays Farm, Over Wyresdale. Having been loyal customer of North West Auctions for many years, it was a pleasure to conduct the sale.
One of the largest crowds seen at a farm sale for many years saw 522 sale attendees, plus the onlookers. A feature of this sale was the well-maintained fleet of Massey Ferguson tractors, which attracted international interest. A Massey Ferguson 4270 four wheel drive complete with loader achieved a final bid of £24,800 after animated bidding. A Massey Ferguson 4360 four wheel drive sold at £21,000, Massey Ferguson 4270 two wheel drive £18,400 and a Massey Ferguson 390T £11,300. Other farm vehicles saw a Kramer 850 telehandler selling at £21,600, Bob Cat S130 £10,500, Valco digger £7200 and Yamaha ATV £2500.
The line up of extremely well-maintained grassland and livestock equipment saw many admirers attend from far and wide, eager to make purchases. A Fleming TR10 tipping trailer achieved £7000, Herbst low loader £6400, Marshall MS105 spreader £6000, Kuhn GMD 280 mower £5900, Kuhn tedder £2900, John Deere 580 round baler £2750, Ruscon tanker £2700, Vicon spreader £2100 and McHale Wrapper £1850. Other items of interest included a portable pressure washer selling at £1700, 2F plough £750, Beiyuan Sharpener £700, plastic lamb pens £320, Massey Ferguson tactor spares £200, metal field gates £110 and plastic parlour sinks £75.
North West Auctions would like to wish Sam, Joanne and the family all the best for their future endeavours.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Diamond Delights, Saturday 25th January 2025.
WIND BLOWS IN A BELTER OF A TRADE AT J36.
The multi breed pedigree in-lamb sale was met with a frenzy of bidders ensuring a storm of a trade for every type on offer. Dutch Spotted sheep topped at 900gns from Messrs Morton for an in-lamb shearling. The same home sold another two for 800gns with Messrs Steen of Coxhill also reaching 800gns for one of his. Texel shearlings sold to 600gns from James Sanderson, Charollais topped at 500gns again for an in-lamb shearling from RJ & J Towers. Chamoise sheep topped at 550gns and then 500gns three times from M Mactaggart of Greendale. A good show of hoggs were also on offer, topping at 550gns twice for Dutch Spotted from Messrs Dixon of Grayrigg Foot. A consignment of Cheviot in-lamb ewes sold to 400gns from KO Stones, Nun Cote with others from this good home to 350gns. Commercial in-lamb ewes sold well throughout with the top price of £235 being achieved for 2 crops scanned with twins from AK Robinson, Clapham with 3 crops from this home at £218. Other Mules sold to £200 with all classes generally £185 upwards.
IN LAMB SHEARLING: Dutch Spotted: £945 The Bungalow, £840 (2) Coxhill Farm, £840, £787.5, £525 The Bungalow.Texel: £630, £420 (2), £367.5 Lower Highfield.Charollais: £525 (2), £472.50 Greenlands Farm.
IN LAMB EWE: Chamoais: £577.5, £525 (3), £472.50 (2) Greendale.Dutch Spotted: £315 The Bungalow, £315 Coxhill Farm.Zwartable: £262.5, £210 Woodside.Continental: £231, £210 (2) Ellonby Hall.Wensleydale: £210 Murray Farming.
GIMMER HOGG: Dutch Spotted: £577.50 (2), £420 (2) Grayrigg Foot.
IN LAMB SHEARLING: £420, £367.50, £350 Nun Cote Nook Farm.
ROUGH FELLS
NWA J36 held its annual sale of in-lamb ewes and hoggs on behalf of the Routh Fell Sheep Breeders Association. Credit to vendors on a fabulous show of sheep. Judging duty was in the capable hands of Mr Elliott Rigg of Barningham and the show was kindly sponsored by Greencoat Farm The sale peaked at 900gns for Lot 430, for an in-lamb shearling carrying twins from MP & A Capstick, High Lane; by a Catholes sire and in-lamb to Ellergill Gladiator. She heads home with JE Harding of Caernarfon. Next at 850gns was lot 416 from TLB & J Knowles, High Borrowbridge; again a shearling sired by High Cark Fred and in-lamb to High Roans Firework. She also heads south on the M6 but this time to Derbyshire with EJ & LE Williams, High Peak. Other notable prices included 750gns for Lot 406 from S&A Bland, Cotegill, 700gns for both Lot 431 and Lot 432 from MP & A Capstick, High Lane, 650gns for Lot 417 from TLB & J Knowles, High Borrowbridge and 600gns for Lot 426 – the Show Champion from JA Law, Marsh House. In-lamb ewes peaked at 450gns for P & S Hoggarth, Birk Haw and gimmer hoggs reached 300gns for S & A Bland, Cotegill.
ROUGH FELLS:
GIMMER HOGG: £315 Cotegill Cottage.
IN LAMB SHEARLING: £945 High Lane, £892.50 High Borrowbridge, £787.50 Cotegill Cottage, £735 (2) High Lane, £682.50 High Borrowbridge.
IN LAMB EWE: £472.50, £420 Birkhaw Farm, £420 Winllan, £420 The Park, £367.50, £315 Winllan.
ROUGH FELL SHOW
CLASS 1 – IN LAMB EWE
1st Lot 418 - TM Potter, The Park
2nd Lot 400 – J Hunter, Galloper Park
3rd Lot 409 – P&S Hoggarth, Birkhaw
CLASS 2 – IN LAMB SHEARLING
1st Lot 426 – JA Law, Marsh House Farm
2nd Lot 416 – TLB&J Knowles, High
Borrow Bridge
3rd Lot 406 – S&A Bland, Cotegill Cottage
CLASS 3 – EMPTY GIMMER HOGG
1st Lot 405 – VR Guy, Whinfell Terrace
2nd Lot 408 – S&A Bland, Cotegill Cottage
3rd Lot 402 – J Hunter, Galloper Park
CHAMPION
Lot 426 – JA Law, Marsh House Farm
RESERVE CHAMPION
Lot 418 – TM Potter, The Park
BLUEFACED LEICESTER - Market Record Smashed
Today saw a flying trade for a quality consignment from an array of breeders from quality flocks all over the country. The three classes of ewes, gimmer shearlings and gimmer hoggs all have an increase in comparison to the previous year. The show was very kindly judged by Mr Adam Lawson, Hundith who had some very strong classes to place. Coming out on top with 1st prize gimmer hogg and taking overall champion was WM Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate with a top class gimmer hogg, sired by his S001 Skeughdale, producing the goods once again, which went on to make 6000gns being sold to Ian Craig of Eastgate. Top price today, which also happens to be a record for a blue faced Leicester female at J36, went to John Lord, Hewgill, making 12000gns to Robbie Hallam, High Birkwith. This Hogg was sired by a homebred tup B041 Hewgill.
A mention also to 2nd prize gimmer hogg from Robin Booth, Smearsett which made 5200gns going to the judge, Adam Lawson. Hoggs on the whole were very good to sell with an overall average of 1750gns. J Wight & Sons, Midlock took both 1st and 2nd in the gimmer shearling class, with the reserve champion today making 2800gns to W & P Walton, Low Kinmont. 1st prize ewe, was won today by JC & E Pedley, Yore House, making 1100gns going to David Harker, Overthwaite. A mention also to Pedleys having 2nd highest price gimmer shearling at 2000gns.
There was plenty of demand for sheep of all categories, gimmer hoggs certainly took the trade today on the whole, however the clearance of ewes and gimmer shearlings was also very good, with good prices made, and with a high clearance percentage.
A special thanks, once again, to Adam Lawson for judging and a thanks to Carrs Billington, Skipton, for their sponsorship of today’s sale.
Also a big thankyou to all vendors and purchases for making a successful sale today.
Gimmer Hogg:12000gns West Dowgill, 6000gns Redgate, 5200gns Old Hall, 3500gns Launds Farm, 2600gns Millstone Moor, 2200gns West Dowgill. Roughfell: 300gns Cotegill Cottage.
In Lamb Shearling: 1200gns Dunkenshaw Farm, 1100gns Woodhouse Farm, 1000gns Cragg House Farm, 1000gns Crosswoodhill Farm. Roughfell: 900gns High Lane, 850gns High Borrowbridge, 750gns Cotegill Cottage, 700gns High Lane, 650gns High Borrowbridge. Cheviot: 400gns Nun Cote Nook Farm, 350gns Nun Cote Nook Farm.
In Lamb Ewe: 2800gns Midlock Farm, 2000gns Woodhouse Farm, 1600gns Neudd-blaen Duhonw, 1600gns Midlock Farm, 1200gns Woodhouse Farm, 1000gns Midlock Farm. Roughfell: 450gns Birkhaw Farm, 400gns Penisarwaen, 400gns Birkhaw Farm, 400gns The Park, 350gns Penisarwaen. Herdwick: 150gns Greenmount Farm, 120gns Holker Farm Cottages.
BLUEFACED LEICESTER SHOW
CLASS 1 – IN LAMB EWE
1st Lot 511 – JC&E Pedley & Sons, Yore House 2nd Lot 579 – PL&J Dawson, The Lodge 3rd Lot 475 – JE&SJL James, Duhonw
CLASS 2 – IN LAMB SHEARLING
1st Lot 520B – J Wight & Sons, Midlock Farm
2nd Lot 520A – J Wight & Sons, Midlock Farm
3rd Lot 506 – JC&E Pedley & Sons, Yore House
CLASS 3 – EMPTY GIMMER HOGG
1st Lot 492 – W.M Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate
2nd Lot 487 – WA&A Booth, Old Hall Farm
3rd Lot 545 – M Allan, Knock Hall Farm
CHAMPION
Lot 492 – W.M Hutchinson & Sons, Redgate
RESERVE CHAMPION
Lot 520B – J Wight & Sons, Midlock Farm
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Monday 27th January 2025.
Prime Hoggs
Hogg and ewe trade exceeds expectations at Lancaster, despite the recent drop in trade for prime hoggs around the country. Lancaster sees sharper prices than the end of last week. In specification handy weigh hoggs saw the strongest return as the heavier end of sheep took a little bit more of a hit.
42kg hoggs reach 371ppk from Messrs Purtill, who sold a large number of 40-50kg hoggs all in around 355-370ppk. Slightly heavier Texel hoggs from AG Butler hit 359ppk. 48kg Texels sold to 356ppk from D&K Swarbrick. 50kg hoggs topped at 340ppk or £170 from J Bargh & Son, however many hoggs this weight or over slightly were harder to sell than recent times. Lighter 38kg hoggs sold to 342ppk from Mr S Cornthwaite. Even lighter 33kg sheep sold to the same ppk or 342 this time from Messrs J Bargh. A pleasing overall average of 321ppk was achieved, with demand still very much in place for the majority of sheep.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: TEXEL: £172 Walmsley Fold, £171 Bensons farm, £170 North Farm, £168 Newhouse Farm, £167 Walmsley Fold, £165 Park Farm, North Farm, Newhouse Farm, Walmsley Fold. DUTCH SPOTTED: £154, £151 Conway Close. BELTEX: £149 Oak Ave. CONTINENTAL: £128, £126 Cottam Farm. CHEVIOT: £110 Cross Farm.
Cast Ewes
This continued with ewes which were a very strong trade from start to finish. Texels topped at £200 from G&D Ball. Messrs Swarbrick had a Texel to £190. Dutch Spotted topped at £178 from KP Dagger while Mules sold to the £138 mark from Messrs Thornton. G&D Ball also had a solid trade for Cheviot ewes with them up to £154. Please contact our Auctioneers ahead of next weeks sale.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: TEXEL: £200 Woodstock, £190, Bensons Farm, £171 Cliftons Farm, £164 Bensons Farm, £142 Newhouse Farm. DUTCH SPOTTED: £178, £146 Conway Close. SUFFOLK: £160 Cliftons Farm, £150 Cock Hall Farm. CHEVIOT: £152 Conway Close.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Dairy Reduction Sale on behalf of MH & SJ Morris, Wraysholme Tower, Monday 27th January 2025.
Dairy dispersal draws buyers from far and wide.
On Monday 27th January North West Auctions conducted the reduction sale of the ‘Wraysholme’ herd of pedigree Holsteins on behalf of MH&SJ Morris, Allithwaite. This most genuine herd of cows was greeted by a well travelled ringside of buyers, who were all keen to secure additional and replacement cattle with proven breeding.
Several new calved heifers sort competitive interest, selling to £2450 for Wraysholme Almamater Furgie being six weeks calved with Wraysholme River Pamala selling at £2320. New calved cows sold to £2150 for Wrayholme Piston Kindle, with others at £2000 for Wraysholme Neptune Polly. Other mid lactation cows were regularly £1600 to £1800, with older cows £1400 to £1550.
A large proportion of the sale comprised of dry cows and heifers, due mid March onwards to the Hereford selling to £1880 for Wraysholme Marquis Kindle due with fourth, with £1800 achieved for Wraysholme Piston Susanna. Others were regular £1500 to £1700, with several longer dated cows £1220 to £1450.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Sale of Pigs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep, Tuesday 28th January 2025.
Pigs
A selective trade witnessed at today’s sale with only the best bred and best fed pigs achieving premium prices, with native bred types harder to place.
Prime pigs sold to £268 for a trio of hogs from JM Navesey, Darwen. These topped the scales at 115kg. Another J36 regular PK&R Woof, Kendal was next at £265 for his trio of gilts weighing 130kg. Next at £255 and top p/kg today was three gilts from J&JR Stott, Kinsland which weighed 105kg and achieved 243p/kg. Boars sold to £115 for 88kgs from WE Gregson, Wrea Green.
Stores and weaners again a two-tier trade, better shaped types could have been sold twice over with these selling to £92 from J&GE Heseltine, Skipton with similar goods selling to £90 for a pen of boars from MP Tattersall, Langholm. Weaners sold to £88 for seven from J.EG Heseltine, Skipton with the best natives to £46 from P Martin, Barnard Castle.
Prime Hoggs
A resurgence in trade was witnessed today, with demand as strong as ever and a much better story than those reported last week. Texel hoggs sold to 380.6p/kg from MH&AR Robinson, Kendal this was for a pen of six. F Jackson & Sons, Clifton sold a pen of four Texels to 368p/kg. Handy weights were a stronger trade throughout, with 43kg hoggs from RF Morphet, Arkholme selling to 355.8p/kg. Heavy hoggs also a better trade than expected with 49kg hoggs from Stockdale Farms, Sedbergh hitting 359.5p/kg. Even the lightest end of hoggs sold well today, as a pair of 30kg Dutch Spotted hoggs hit £100. Top pence per head on the day was from MJ Shepherd, Newbiggin with a pair hitting £183. The same price was achieved for a single Texel from KA Purtill, Wigan. An overall market average of 328p/kg was achieved and a per head average of £148.
Prime Hoggs Top Prices: Texel: £183 Gaskell House, £183 Oak Avenue, £177 Sandside Farm, £176.00 Bowers Farm, £175 Red Scar Farm, £171 Birch Bank. Suffolk: £170 The Glen, £165 Lane Ends Farm, £164 Lane Ends Farm, £163 The Glen, £162 Ashtree Cottage, £157 Lane Ends Farm. Mule: £168 Holme House farm, £155 Greaves Farm, £155 Fellside Farm, £150 Hareden Farm, £150 Holme House Farm, £147 Arklid Farm. Cheviot: £160 Outrake Foot, £152 High Ground, £148 Bowers Farm, £146 Tenement Farm, £140 Bowers Farm, £138 Outrake Foot. Leicester: £150 The Old Vicarage, £128 Thursgill. Continental: £146 Far Orrest, £134 Tenement Farm, £123 Farm Cottage. Charollais: £142 Arklid Farm, £128 Bowness Farm. Dutch Spotted: £140 Corney Hill Farm. Lleyn: £137 Far Highfield. Swaledale: £135 Nether House Farm, £130 Mill Riggs, £125 Arklid Farm. Herdwick: £133 Greaves Farm, £127 45A Main Street, £122 High Ground, £117 Tebay Ghyll. Rough Fell: £131 Boundary Beck, £129 Seedhowe Cottages, £119 Mill Riggs.
Cast Ewes
An entry of predominately leaner and lighter weight ewes forward today, as vendors off load after scanning. Strongest ewes sold to £222 for a Charollais from BR Harrison, Staveley with Suffolks to £216 from RA&L Hodgson, Patton, £210 S Thompson, Grange Over Sands, Lleyns £208 from JA&R Geldard & Sons, Levens and £206 Texels from PA&D Slater, Barnacre. Others stronger end ewes were £175 to £190 and mediums £150 to £175. Mules sold to £175 from G&KM Atkinson, Colby with other heavier end ewes £150 to £170, mediums £130 to £145 and the leaner framed ewes £110 to £125. Hill ewes sold to £146 for Cheviots and £126 Rough Fells both from S Crawford, Staveley. Scotch Black Face sold to £98, Swaledale £96, Dalesbred £82 and Herdwicks £78.
An abundance of rams today sold to £170, with other mediums generally £140 to £160 and leaner lads £110 to £130. Hill rams sold to £160 for Rough Fells, £146 for Herdwick and £100 Swaledales.
Cast Ewes Top Prices: Charollais: £222 The Old Vicarage, £200 The Old Vicarage. Suffolk: £216 Patton Hall, £210 25 Somme Avenue, £178 Patton Hall, £142 Patton Hall, £116 Mosergh Farm. Lleyn: £208 Low Foulshaw Farm, £135 Birch Bank, £122 Low Foulshaw Farm. Texel: £206 Slack Farm, £178 Green Farm, £158 25 Somme Avenue, £155 Redbank Farm, £138 Crabtree Farm, £134 Windy Hill. Continental: £188 Kingsland, £155 The Old Vicarage, £148 The Old Vicarage, £120 Kingsland, £110 Nibthwaite Grange Farm, £100 Slack Farm. Leicester: £185 The Old Vicarage, £162 Long Garth, £106 Long Garth. Dorset: £175 Redbank Farm, £140 The Old Vicarage. Mule: £175 Green Farm, £146 25 Somme Avenue, £146 Ashtree Cottage, £145 Redbank Farm, £144 Redbank Farm, £140 Slack Farm. Cheviot: £158 The Old Vicarage, £146 Seedhowe Cottages, £122 Manor Farm, £110 Manor Farm. Cheviot Cross: £158 Bowness Farm. Rough Fell: £126 Seedhowe Cottages, £100 Crosthwaite Primary School, £80 Seedhowe Cottages. Masham: £118 Low Audlands, £96 Grate Farm. Scotch Blackface: £98 Bowness Farm. Swaledale: £96 Fellside Farm, £94 Nether House Farm, £82 Low Hall Farm, £80 Hareden Farm. Herdwick: £78 High Ground. Horned: £64 High Farm.
Cast Ram Top Prices: Lleyn: £170 High Ground. Rough Fell: £160 Bowers Farm. Cheviot: £152 Birker Moor. Suffolk: £150 Bowers Farm. Herdwick: £146 High Birk Howe Farm, £118 High Ground. Texel: £112 Crabtree Farm. Swaledale: £100 Castle Syke Farm.
J36 Rural Auction Centre: Fortnightly Sale of Store Hoggs, Thursday 30th January 2025.
Breeding Sheep
The fortnightly sale of breeding sheep saw an entry comprised of several local flock reductions, which were met by a ring side of buyers keen to secure additional and replacement stock. The consignment of three / four crop Mule ewes due end of March to the Texel from TW&C Shepherd, Underbarrow sold to £255 with others at £250, £235 and £230. Mule shearlings from RI Dixon, Low Newton again due the end of March to the Texel sold to £285, with another pen at £280. Masham’s scanned with singles sold at £210. Texel cross ewes due to the Texel / Beltex from DR Harrison, Selside sold to £195, with other at £180 and £175.
The next sale of breeding sheep is on Thursday 13th February, to include first major part flock reduction of 100 Mule ewes and shearlings due the end of March from RI Dixon, Low Newton and part flock reduction of 50 Texel cross ewes due mid March onward to the Texel / Beltex from DR Harrison, Selsdie.
Further entries anticipated and invited, for all breeding sheep enquires please contact Matthew Probert on 07540446667.
In Lamb Shearling Top Prices: Masham: £210 Low Newton Farm. Mule: £285 £280 Low Newton Farm.
In Lamb Ewe Top Prices: Mule: £255 £250 £235 Nook Farm. Texel: £195 £185 £175 The Plough Inn.
Store Hoggs
Trade for stores at J36 remained as high as ever this week, with a good turnout for buyers to pick from. Today’s average finished at £105.82, this was a very good trade considering the number of close to finished hoggs was much less than a fortnight ago.
Topping today’s trade was a pen of Texels from Neil Strickland, Whinfell achieving £154. The same vendor also had a quality run to follow with another pen at £144. Mules were once again in hot demand, with an average of £112 and topping at £140 from S Robinson, Penrith. There was a large number of hill hoggs forward, with no letup in the prices of recent times. The large number of this category would influence the average today, but none the less trade was as good as the previous week.
Store sales at J36 continuing to attract plenty of clients from all across the board, demand is still very high and we welcome anyone wishing to sell or buy.
Please contact the office or any of the auctioneers for more information or advice regarding marketing your hoggs.
Store Hogg Top Prices: TEXEL: £154 The Borrans, £149 Thrang Crag, £144 The Borrans, £143 Cliftons Farm, £142 Dragon Croft, £142 Newcross House Farm. SUFFOLK: £146 Killington Drive, £131Thrang Crag, £131 Green Close, £129 Newcross House Farm, £126 Skiddaw View, £126 Strickland Hill. MULE: £140 Thrang Crag, £130 Skiddaw View, £125 Hawes Farm, £121, £120 Farm Cottage, £120 Hill Top Farm. BELTEX: £138, £136 Stubb Farm, £132 Helm Croft. CHEVIOT: £130 Aynsome Manor, £119 Skiddaw View, £114 Rankthorn, £114 (2) High Farm, £110 High Arnside Farm.BLUE TEXEL: £129 School Hill. CHAROLLAIS: £124 Aynsome Manor Farm, £98 (2) Bowness Farm. HERDWICK: £123 Dragon Croft, £75 Tarn Foot, £73 Tongue House Farm, £72 Tarn Foot. CONTINENTAL:£120 Myerscough Hall, £112 Hawes Farm, £107 Steel Croft, £104 Crabtree Farm, £103 Skiddaw View, £101 School Hill. ROUGH FELL: £ 116 Dragon Croft, £90 Wasdyke Farm. SCOTTISH BLACKFACE: £110 Audlands Park. MASHAM: £108 Bowness Farm. ZWARTABLE: £106 Bowness Farm. SWALEDALE: £102 Audlands Park, £78(2) High Woodend, £77 Tongue House Farm. HAMPSHIRE: £98 High Farm. DORSET: £92 Corney Hill Farm. GRITSTONE: £88 Sowermire Farm, £82 High Farm.DUTCH SPOTTED: £82 Corney Hill Farm.HORNED: £70 Skelwith Fold Farm.
Lancaster Auction Mart: Sale of Calves, OTM Cattle & Store Cattle. Friday 31st January 2025.
A roaring hot trade at NWA Lancaster saw any winter blues melt away. A prompt start to the day saw over 500 cattle sold in just over two hours between three sale rings. All vendors left extremely well suited with prices achieved and trade reported as being well ahead of other local sale centres.
Calves & Weanlings
107 rearing calves saw a packed ringside of buyers, keen to secure replacement stock. The strongest of the beef bulls sold to £730 for a twelve week old British Blue cross from G&ME Woodhouse & Son, Ellel who also sold others at £700. This was closely followed by Wallbank Farms, Over Wyresdale at £690. Charolais cross achieved £675 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham with Aberdeen Angus cross at £635 from G&ME Woodhouse, Ellel. Younger ten week old bull calves sold to £585 for a Limousin from JT Towers, Tunstall with British Blue cross to £575 from JP&C Robson, Garstang and Charolais cross £560 from J&G Thornley, Kirkham. Other stronger rearing bulls were £440 to £480. The best month old rearing calves sold to £410 for an Aberdeen Angus cross from J&M Maudsley & Sons, Endmoor. Others were regularly £350 to £380, with only the smallest under £250. Month old black and white dairy bulls sold to £180 from WN&D Smith & Sons, Cockerham with other month old diary bulls £145 to £175.
Heifer calves sold to £630 for an eye catching twelve week old British Blue cross from JH Towers, Tunstall who sold Aberdeen Angus cross at £600. A pair of Charolais cross achieved £590, with other British Blues cross £570 from JP&C Robson,
Garstang. Medium heifers were regularly £380 to £440. The best month old rearers sold to £345 for Aberdeen Angus cross from JP&C Robson, Garstang, with others £290 to £310.
The sale concluded with several consignments of six to ten month old stirks, which saw ten month old British Blue cross bulls sell to £1040 from FW Rhodes & Son, Ellel with others to £1000 from TD&A Gardner, Larbreck. Native bulls sold to £860, with younger six to eight month old bulls £680 to £800, depending on breed and quality.
Heifer stirks sold to £970 for a Hereford cross, again from FW Rhodes & Son, Ellel who sold others at £920. Two ring fulls of Hereford cross achieved £905 and £900 from D Fox & Co, Bay Horse with others generally £640 to £750. Hereford cross steers sold to £860 from D Fox & Co, Bay Horse with recently weaned Aberdeen Angus cross to £500 from IT Richardson, Catford who also sold black and whites at £390.
Heifer Calves Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £630 Tunstall Hall, £570 Roe Farm, £505 Tunstall Hall, £470 Roe Farm, £385 Brown Brook. ANGUS: £600, £570 Tunstall Hall, £440 Derby Lodge Farm, £435, £430 Tunstall Hall, £400 West View Farm. CHAROLAIS: £590 (x2) Tunstall Hall. LIMOUSIN: £290 Cocker House Farm.
Bull Calves Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £730, £700 Boldens Farm, £690 Tills Farm, £625 Boldens Farm, £590 Cocker House Farm, £575 Roe Farm. CHAROLAIS: £675, £630, £560, £395 Derby Lodge Farm. ANGUS: £635, £630 Boldens Farm, £600 Tunstall Hall, £460 Tills Farm, £450, £445 Brown Brook. LIMOUSIN: £585, £530 Tunstall Hall. FRIESIAN: £180 Cocker House Farm, £175, £165, £160 Blackleach House Farm, £145 Cocker House Farm, £140 Brown Brook.
Bull Stirk Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: £1040 Barrow Greaves Farm, £1000 (x2) Larbreck Hill Farm. HEREFORD: £860 Barrow Greaves Farm, £775, £680, £650 Leighton House. LIMOUSIN: £800 Larbreck Hill Farm. ANGUS: £770 Leighton House, £750 Larbreck Hill Farm, £560 West View Farm. FRIESIAN: £700 Larbreck Hill Farm, £500 Barrow Greaves Farm.
Heifer Stirk Top Prices: HEREFORD: £970, £920 (x2) Barrow Greaves Farm, £905 (x3) Holly House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: £815 Barrow Greaves Farm. LIMOUSIN: £660 West View Farm.
Steer Stirk Top Prices: HEREFORD: £860 Holly House Farm. ANGUS: £500 West View Farm. FRIESIAN: £390 (x2), £340 West View Farm.
Store Cattle
The weekly sale of stores once again saw a trade that other auctions could only dream of, with all steers forward averaging £1843 and heifers averaging £1712. Strongest steers sold to £2350 for a Limousin from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland with an Aberdeen Angus at £2340 from T&E Garlick, Freckleton. Charolais topped at £2240 and British Blues £2220, endless pens of stronger end steers were £2000 to £2250. Dairy bred steers were knocking on the doors at £1950 for black and whites from ID Bailey, Catforth. Longer keep steers of all breeds were £1500 to £1850, with several buyers now looking for cattle in preparation for turnout at £1300 to £1550.
Heifers topped at £2140 for a trio of Aberdeen Angus cross from T&E Garlick & Son, Freckleton with Charolais cross at £2100 from R&C Parkinson, Hambleton and British Blues cross £2060 from DE&SM Moorhouse, Natland. Other stronger heifers were £1780 to £1950, mediums £1500 to £1700 and younger farming sorts £1180 to £1300. The monthly sale of young stores saw fifteen month old British Blue cross sell to £1720 from JE&J Pye & Son, Quernmore. Other British Blue cross achieved £1520 from T Procter, Longridge with Aberdeen Angus cross steers to £1500 for a ring full from JE&J Pye & Son, Quernmore. Other twelve to fourteen month old steers were regularly £1000 to £1200, with younger ten to twelve month old steers £900 to £1050. Heifers sold to £1550 for a ring full of fourteen month old Aberdeen Angus cross from JE&J Pye & Son, Quernmore with British Blue to £1380, Limousin cross £1280 and yearling heifers generally £900 to £1050.
Store Bullocks Top Prices: Limousin: £2350 High House Farm, £2200 Foredales Farm, £2200 Tottlebank, £2180 Carlingwha, £2180 High House Farm, £2160 Millbeck. Angus: £2340 Grange Farm, £2220 Morcambe Road, £2140 Spout House Farm, £2120 Carlingwha, £2100 Carlingwha, £2060 Station Hotel Farm. Charolais: £2240 High House Farm, £2180 Downlands Farm, £2100 Carlingwha, £1980 Tottlebank, £1660 The Granary. British Blue: £2220 Foredales Farm, £2160 Millbeck, £2100 High House Farm, £2060 Pilling Hall Farm, £2000 Station Hotel Farm, £2000 Staffords Farm. Friesian: £1950 Betts Farm, £1900 Downlands Farm, £1840 Downlands Farm, £1700 Steel Croft, £1680 Hall Farm, £1600 Benson Hall. Hereford: £1920 Yeat House, £1920 Spout House Farm, £1780 Rylstone Barn, £1740 Mealbank, £1680 Toulbrick Farm, £1080 Shore Top Farm. Simmental: £1920 Benson Hall, £1900 Toulbrick Farm, £1800 Benson Hall. Montbeliarde: £1800 Staffords Farm, £1380 Moss House Farm. Norweigian: £820 Sunderland Brows Farm. Flekvieh: £820 Sunderland Brows Farm.
Store Heifer Top Prices: Angus: £2140 Grange Farm, £1920 Barn Hill Farm, £1820 Hare Field House, £1720 Hare Field House, £1700 Hare Field House. Charolais: £2100 Toulbrick Farm, £1860 Carlingwha, £1680 The Granary. British Blue: £2060 High House Farm, £2000 Greenlands Farm, £1950 Betts Farm, £1950 Foredales Farm, £1950 Staffords Farm, £1850 High House Farm. Simmental: £1850 Benson Hall, £1280 The Grange. Friesian: £1820 Holme Head, £1740 Holme Head, £1600 Holme Head. Limousin: £1800 Foredales Farm, £1760 Carlingwha, £1480 Abbotson Farm, £1280 The Grange, £960 Boon Town Farm, £900 Birch House Cottage. Flekvieh: £1750 Holme Head.
OTM Cattle
The day’s trading commenced with cull cows which saw an overall market average of 210p/kg and £1382 per head achieved. Cows peaked at 284p/kg for a young Holstein Friesian from T&CM Kelsall & Sons, Chipping with well-bred beef cows to
259p/kg for a Limousin from G&P Middleton, Garsdale with other beef cows regularly 210p/kg to 230p/kg. Heavier well fleshed dairy cows were 195p/kg to 215p/kg, parlour types 175p/kg to 190p/kg with only the lightest and leaner less. Top grossing was again a Holstein Friesian from T&CM Kelsall & Sons achieving £1977. A Limousin achieved £1936 from G&A Atkinson, Cantsfield. Other strong cows of other breeds were £1460 to £1600, mediums £1100 to £1350 with lightest and leanest £850 to £1000.
OTM heifers sold to 324p/kg for a British Blue cross from SJ&AL Hargreaves, Middleton with diary heifers to 289p/kg from J&G Thornley, Kirkham. Others were regularly 225p/kg to 260p/kg. Top grossing being a Montbeliarde from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham totalling £1969.
OTM steers sold to 329p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus cross from O Butler, Kirkham who sold another three at 324p/kg, with others regularly 260p/kg to 280p/kg. Top grossing being an Aberdeen Angus cross from O Butler, Kirkham at £2174 who sold another at £2171.
Cull stock bulls sold to 279p/kg and £2249 for a Simmental from Cote Parm Partnership, Nether Kellet with others 190p/kg to 210p/kg and £1600 to £2000.
OTM Cow Top Prices: FRIESIAN: 284.50 Brown Brook, 229.50 Bainsbank Farm, 221.50 Church Farm, 219.50 Holme Head, 219.50 Sweetings Farm, 219.50 Low Levens. LIMOUSIN: 259.50 Low House, 249.50 Abbotson Farm, 239.50 Widdale Side, 239.50 Thornbush Farm, 234.50 High House Farm, 219.50 Low House. SIMMENTAL: 239.50 Cheetham House Farm. BRITISH BLUE: 234.50 Cheetham House Farm. STABILISER: 229.50 Low Moor Head Farm. CHAROLAIS: 219.50 Thornlea. ANGUS: 179.50 Low Pleasant. LONGHORN: 179.50 Middle Lee Farm. CONTINENTAL: 154.50 Higher Salter.
OTM Heifer Top Prices: BRITISH BLUE: 324.50 The Grange. FRIESIAN: 289.50 Derby Lodge Farm, 284.50 Brown Brook, 269.50 Bowsber Farm, 244.50 Brown Brook, 224.50 Priory Farm, 224.50 Westfield House Farm. STABILISER: 279.50 Low Moor Head Farm. MONTBELIARDE: 259.50 Sweetings Farm.
Cast Steer Top Prices: ANGUS: 329.50, 324.50 (x3) Elm Bank Farm, 284.50 Ivy Barn, 239.50 Cliftons Farm. HEREFORD: 269.50 Corney Hill Farm, 264.50 Gulf Farm.
Cast Bull Top Prices: SIMMENTAL: 229.50 Cote Farm. HEREFORD: 209.50 Church Farm. ANGUS: 189.50 Bank Ground.
Next Week's Upcoming Sales
Monday 3rd
Lancaster: 10am Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Viewing
Tuesday 4th
J36: From 9am Online Machinery Sale concludes 1pm Weekly Sale of Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Wednesday 5th
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
Thursday 6th
J36: 10:15am Fortnightly Sale of Stirks
10:30am Fortnightly Sale of OTM/Cast Cattle
11am Fortnightly Sale of Store Cattle
11:30am Fortnightly Sale of Rearing Calves
Friday 7th
Lancaster: 10:15am Weekly Sale of Rearing & Weaned Calves
10:30am Weekly Sale of OTM/Cast Cattle
11:15am Weekly Sale of Store Cattle
J36: 9am-4pm Machinery Collection
