North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 14th January
Weekly report & newsletter NWA J36 Tuesday 13th January On Tuesday 13th January North West Auctions held their weekly sale of Primestock at J36 where an entry of 2650 Prime Sheep were put before a full ringside of buyers.
2107 Prime Lambs to £103 & 230.0p/kg Weights Top Av. Standard 32 ½ -39 225.6 193.0 Medium 39 ½ -45 ½ 219.5 194.0 Heavy 46 - 51 ½ 206.5 181.5
All Hoggs sold averaging 193.06p/kg with well finished Hoggs meeting a fantastic trade whilst leaner grass fed Hoggs a little more caution was displayed. Export type Hoggs were regulary 210-220p/kg with a top price per kg of 230p for a pen of Beltex X Hoggs from Richard Prickett of Hutton Roof. Top price per head was £103 for a Single Texel x Hogg from Fishwick Farms, Silverdale. Prime Hogg Top Prices: Suff £94 Hill Top Farm, £93 Low House Farm, £91 Maddison Avenue, £90 Fern Lea, Smithy Green. Mash £80 Redhills. Mule £92 Hill Top Farm, £84 Stud Ford Gill Farm, £82.50 Barrowfield, £82 Well Foot, £80 Middle Sadghyll. Swale £78.50 Walnut Hill, £76.50 Middle Sadghyll, £74, £73 Barras Farm, £72 Higher Salter. Rough £86, £80 Walnut Hill, £73.50, £72, £70 Boundary Beck. Char £98 Lane Ends Farm, £93 Gibraltar Farm, £92 Hill Park, Lane Ends Farm, £90 Gibraltar Farm. Chev £84 High Arnside Farm, £83 Kate Farm. Tex £103 Bank House Farm, £95 Little Guards, £94 Holme Field, £93.50 Millom Castle, Little Guards. Lleyn £83.50, £81 Low Foulshaw Farm. Lei £79 Thursgill, £78 Scargill. Herd £73 Orphan Cragg. Bel £94 Homelands, £90 Far Highfield, £86 Hill Top Farm.
Cast Sheep were, once again, met by a very strong trade topping at £140 for a Suffolk Ewe from Messrs Ellwood of Grizebeck. The best meated Mule ewes were regularly £108-£112, but leaner plainer feeding Ewes would be just a shade easier on the week. Horned Ewes were to £99 for Rough Fell Ewes from BJ Thompson of Selside and Swaledale Ewes to £80. Cast Sheep Top Prices: Dors £99 Beckside Barn. Suff £140, £130 Heathwaite Farm, £128 Fern Lea, £125 Maddison Avenue. Mule £112 Howriggs, £106 Hill Top Farm, £104 Lowgill Farm, £103 Poppy Farm. Swale £80 Hazel Head Farm, £77 Birch Bank, £70 Barbon Fell House, £68 Higher Core. Rough £99 Poppy Farm, £88, £86 Riddings Farm, £82 High Farm. Char £119 Low Foulshaw Farm, £118 Fellside Farm, £104 Hazel Head Farm. Chev £102 Highfield Farm, £95 High Farm, £93 Tilberthwaite, £86 Crabtree Farm. Tex £136 Low Gregg Hall, £134 Poppy Farm, £130 Birch Bank, £126 Tranthwaite Hall. Lleyn £109, £71 Low Foulshaw. Lei £128 Arklid, £112 Middle Sadghyll, £110 Town End, £110 Higher Core. Herd £72 Tilberthwaite, £71 High Farm, £70 Poppy Farm, Tilberthwaite. Zwart £118 Birks Farm, £110 Singleton Park. Bel £120 Dale View Farm, £97 Bank House Farm.
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To include the annual show & sale of Rough Fell Breeding Sheep from members of the RFSBA Entries to date include 20 Individual Rough Fell Ewes, Shearlings & Gimmer Hoggs from High Borrowbridge, Birkhaw, Dale Forge, Sowermire, Galloper Park
60 Individual Texel Ewes & Shearlings From Procters, Forth House, Meinspride
2 Individual Beltex Ewes from Crake Hall
6 Individual Pedigree Charollais Ewes & Shearlings
NWA Fieldsman & Trainee Auctioneer Will Alexander, who is enrolled on the Livestock Auctioneering Qualification at Harper Adams University has been awarded the Dick Harrison Trust Plaque which is awarded to the top first year Student. Here he is pictured with Robert Addison, from the Dick Harrison Trust Committee, receiving his award.
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20 Individual Bluefaced Leicester Ewes, Shearlings & Gimmer Hoggs from Hundith, Cowden, Hewgill, Low Newton, Oak House, Pleasant, Hayshaw
Followed by sale of Commercial In-lamb Breeding Sheep to include Dispersal sale on behalf of the late Mr WE Parker, Thwaites Farm For more information please visit our website
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NWA Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 9th January The weekly sale of Rearing Calves saw a large entry forward, selling to a full ringside of buyers with vendors suited with the prices achieved. Bull calves twice sold to £400 for British Blue cross from AJ & AJ Gibbons and RT Halhead. Bull calves generally £280 - £350. Heifers topped at £370 for British Blue cross again from AJ & AJ Gibbons with young sort £190 - £240. Dairy bulls sold to £115 from JH Towers & Sons with rearers generally £65 - £95. Stirks peaked at £555 for 5 month old British Blue steers from A. Shepherd, £500 for Montbeliarde steers from F. Carr with bulls £490 from Jones Sandvilla.
Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALVES – Fr: £90 Norbreck; AA: £245 Tills; £210 Newhouse, £200 Sweetings & Longber, £190 Norbreck. LIM: £170 Tunstall Hall. BB: £370 Catteralls; £330 Longber; £320 Tills; £270 Norbreck. BULL CALF – Fr: £115 Tunstall Hall; £105 Blackleach House; £100 Tills; £95 Catshaw Hall. AA: £310 Sweetings; £235 Newhouse. WB: £170 Newhouse. LIM: £370 Whinney Carr; £350 Longber; £345 Tunstall Hall. HE: £290 Catshaw Hall. BB: £400 Catteralls & Norbreck; £390 Longber; £380 Norbreck. BULL STIRK – Fr: £250 Sandvilla. AA: £490 Sandvilla. BB: £550 Muffy Platt. STEER STIRK – SHO: £450 Nissan Huts. MO: £500 Nissan Huts.
An entry of 106 Cast/OTM Cattle sold to 191p/kg from JA & R Geldard & Sons and £1226 from J & F Nutter. All sold averaging 110p/kg for an entry containing only 2 beef cows. OTM clean peaked at 189p/kg (£1238).
Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COW- Fr – 154.5p/kg Low Levens; 144.5p/kg Chapel House; 139.5p/kg Marlholes; 129.5p/kg High Snab; 129.5p/kg Pilling Hall; 127.5p/kg Boldens; 127.5p/kg Sweetings; 124.5p/kg Catshaw Hall. LIM: 164.5p/kg The Old Mistle. Ang/x: 124.5p/kg Ghyll Beck; 119.5p/kg Post Office Farm. GA: 71.5p/kg Ghyll Beck. SIM: 157.5p/kg Manor Farm. ST: 191.5p/kg Low Foulshaw. MO: 107.5p/kg High Gateside. SRW: 129.5p/kg Holme Head. BB: 129.5p/kg Low Moor Head. CAST HEIFER- Fr- 169.5p/kg Stubbins; 164.5p/kg Catshaw Hall; 154.5p/kg Berryholme, 149.5p/kg Yeat House. LIM: 184.5p/kg Barn Owl. NR: 127.5p/kg Greenalls. CAST STEER/BULL- Fr- 179.5p/kg Whinney Carr Farm Lim: 189.5p/kg Holmgarth. BS: 131.5P/KG Whittington Lane. Mont: 129p/kg Whittington Lane.
338 Store Cattle were easily sold to a competitive ringside of eager buyers. £1440 was achieved by J. Capstick & Sons for Limousin cross steers with other regularly £1250 - £1360 (232 Steers av £997) Heifers topped at £1200 from D & N Davis with best sorts £1000 + (103 sold av £964). Today saw a focus on British Blues with prizes award to the highest price cast cow, calf and pair of stores. AJ & AJ Gibbons & RT Halhead both sold Blue Bulls to £400, RW & FJ Rhodes sold a Blue Cow to 129.5ppk and P Lawrenson with a pair of Blue Bullocks selling to £1150. Thank you to all vendors for their continued support.
Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE STEERS – Fr: £1150 Braeslacks; £1080 Low Levens; £1070 Grizedale & Rowell; £1150 Rowell; £1020 Cragg. AA: £1440 Croppers; £1390 Cock Hall; £1290 Billinge Hall; £1280 Low Levens; £1210 High Green & Cuerdale Hall; £1190 Isle of Skye, £1180 Bouthwaite & Bank End, £1160 North Farm. SH: £1290 Cock Hall. GA: £1020 Cock Hall. WB: £1140 Forton Bank. LIM: £1440 Whicham Hall, £1440 High House, £1360 Cragg, £1290 Cock Hall; £1280 Howriggs, £1240 Old Wood house. CH: £1350 Moor House, £1250 Brown Edge, £1160 Birch Croft, £1090 Holmelands. HE: £1180 Windy Hill, £1150 Brown Edge, £1130 Hoskinshire, £1040 Stoney Fold. SIM: £1270 Birch Croft, £1260 Littlewood Hall, £1160 Holmgarth, £1070 Billinge Hall. ST: £1380 Low Foulshaw. BB: £1200 Carlingwha, £1180 High House, £1170 Bouthwaite, £1120 Lowick Bridge, £1110 Holmgarth. MO: £1300 Cragg, £1280 Cock Hall, £1080 Birch Croft, £1070 Fanny House, £1040 Pilling Lane. BA: £1190 Old Woodhouse. STORE HEIFERS – Fr: £770 Fencefoot. AA: £1150 Cuerdale Hall, £1150 Croppers, £1040 Church, £990 Brow Foot & Rowell, £870 Middle Ridge. SH: £1070 Bouthwaite. SA: £900 Greaves. LIM: £1200 Cragg, £1190 Whicham Hall, £1080 Bank Field, £1070 Bouthwaite & Walmsley Fold, £1030 High House & Holmelands. CH: £1180 West Lynn, £1070 Moor House. HE: £980 Abben Manor. SIM: £1150 Walmsley Fold, £1040 Rowell, £1010 Holmelands. BB: £1150 Walmsley Fold, £1090 High House & Carlingwha, £1060 Carr House, £1000 Hoskinshire. BAZ: £1080 Bouthwaite. BLO: £1030 Holmelands. STORE BULL – Fr: £430 Dungeon.
Monday 12th January Another good trade at Lancaster today with just short of 600 Prime Hoggs on offer. Trade was topped by GR & A Foy, Conder Green with a pair of Texels at 47kg making 223ppk or £105/head. Hoggs sold regularly between 190-220ppk. Mules sold to a top of £78/head for 41/42kg hoggs from JS & S Atkinson, Sykes Farm and FK & F Woodhouse & Son, Fell End, to average £77/head. Suffolks sold to a top of £98 for big hoggs from AG Butler, Hambleton and Kelsall & Wood, Scotforth to average £83/head or 187ppk. A nice run of Charollais lambs from P Lawrenson, Brindle sold to a top of £99/head. Horned lambs sold well today, topping at £80 or 204ppk from KM & KJ Curwen, Abbeystead.
Prime Hogg Top Prices: SUFF- £94 Parks Farm Barn; £94 Lower Langthwaite Farm; £91 Fell End Farm. MASH- £83 North Farm; £77 Cobble Hey Farm. MULE- £78 Sykes Farm; £78 Fell End Farm; £76.50 Yates Farm. HORNED- £80 North Farm; £80 Marshaw Farm; £78 Isle of Skye Farm. CH- £99 Walmsley Fold; £85.50 Lower Langthwaite Farm. CHEV- £94 Marshaw Farm; £85 Hutton Roof Hall. TEX- £105 Parkside Farm; £99 Braides Farm; £95 North Farm.
Once again, the Cast Sheep trade remains strong topping at £138 for a pair of Texel tups from John Taylor, Lots House Farm. Ewes topped at £106 for Mules from WM Pye, Tarnwater Farm and Suffolks at the same price from S Wilson & Son, Burrow Heights Farm. Texels sold to £97/head from JM Kelsall & Son, Low Pleasant. Overall average of £80.50 for all forward.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: SUFF- £106 Burrow Heights Farm. MULE- £106 Tarnwater Farm; £93 Sailsbury Farm; £88 Middle Ridge Farm; £80 Cross Hill.TEX- £138 Lots House Farm; £97 Low Pleasant; £68 Hazelslack Tower Farm.
Just into the double figures for Prime Bulls this morning. Topping the sale was GA Haston & Son, Galgate with a Lim Bull weighing 542kg and realising 194.5ppk. Top gross came from Messers Rushworth selling a Lim bull to £1535. Friesian bulls sold to a top of 157.5ppk from A & FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel.
Prime Cattle Top Prices: FR- 157.5 Yeat House. AA- 164.5 Village Farm. LIM- 194.5 Lane House; 179.5 Houlker Barn Farm. CH- 191.5 Lane House. BRB- 191.5 Calcalds Farm. MO- 181.5 Lane House.
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NWA J36 Sale Reports Thursday 8th January The opening New Year Sale of Cast Cows and Clean Cattle saw a good show of cattle put before a full ringside of buyers. Black and White cows carrying flesh were well sold at 105p-115p/kg, topping at 119.5p/kg with leaner cows being a little harder to sell. Continental cows topped at 194.5p/kg for a Continental x cow from A Dixon & Son of Selside to Mr L Fell of Settle. Only a few clean cattle forward, topping at 199.5p/kg for a Stab x heifer, again from A Dixon & Son, Selside selling to Mr H Birkbeck.
Cast Cow Top Prices: OTM: FR: 114.5p Elm Tree Farm; 111.5p, 109.5p Halforth Farm; 109.5p Docker Hall. Sho: 121.5p, 114.5p Greenbank Farm; 104.5p Paddock View, Strickley. Lim: 149.5p High Wray Farm; 147.5p Blades Farm; 141.5p Beckfoot Farm. Mon: 117.5p Green Lane End. SRW: 119.5p Cinder Barrow. Blo: 157.5p Mill Bank. BB: 107.5p Flakebridge. Clean Hfrs: Stab: 199.5p, 194.5p, 191.5p Kit Cragg.
The sale of Dairy Cattle saw buyers leave empty handed and vendors well suited with prices achieved. E & K Bland sold a heifer to £1,820 with others £1,680 and £1,600 from M & M Carr. New customers, once again, were in attendance and keen to return again. The weekly sale of Rearing Calves saw a large entry of 94 forward with all easily sold. Beef calves were keenly competed for, selling to £485 for best Lim x bulls from B Wilson, with others at £435. Beef bulls regularly £300-£350, with younger sorts £290-£280. Heifer calves sold to £340 for BrBx from J S & I Wilson. All heifer calves averaged £225. Dairy bulls sold to £220 for a FR from D J & S Stainton; £215 Shorthorn; £200 Fleckvieh & Montbeliarde £275. Young black & whites generally £50-£80 for rearing calves with lesser sorts a more selective trade.
Calf Top Prices: Bull Calves: Fr: £220 Beck House; £100, £58 Hagg Farm; £100 Birds Park Farm; £70 Monk Foss Farm. Short: £215, £130 Strickley. Lim: £485, £435 Spout House; £335, £325 Town House; £325 Beck House. BrB: £430, £370 West Hall; £385 Flodder Hall; £375 Beck House; £350 Monk Foss Farm. Mon: £275, £215 Monk Foss Farm. FKV: £200, £190 Monk Foss Farm. Heifer Calves: Lim: £325 Town House; £280 Monk Foss Farm. BrB: £340 Monk Foss Farm; £330 West Hall; £310, £305 Flodder Hall; £240 High Barns.
Today’s sale was kindly sponsored by The British Blue Cattle Society with the highest prices store, sold by S Procter for a 15 mo bullock at £1,140 with W & S Airey selling a BrBx bull calf at £430. Store Cattle sold to £1,140 for BrBx bullocks from S Procter, who also sold heifers to £1,020. Younger suckler bred stores topped at £930 for Lim x heifers from P J & B E Airey. Buyers ringside for all classes of cattle with more needed to meet demand. Next sale Thursday 22nd January to include New Year’s Prize Show. Entries for catalogue close Thursday 15th.
Store Cattle Top Prices: Steers: Lim: £790 Long Green Head. BrB: £1140, £1000 High Biggarsbank. Heifers: Fr: £575 Natland Park. Sho: £740 School House. Lim: £1020 High Biggarsbank; £930 Well Head Farm; £705 High Wray Farm.
Store Hoggs to £76.50, the weekly sale of Store Hoggs saw the trade remain strong throughout with buyers from the northern counties competing for all types. Best short keep lambs regularly £70+, topping at £76.50 for Texel x from J Atkinson & Son with Suffolks peaking at £75 from J L Bird and F & J M Mason. Medium keep lambs £62-£68 with smallest lambs £50-£57. Tup hoggs sold to £71.50 from P W Clarke, with others generally £58-£65. Hill hoggs achieved £50.50 for Swaledales from P R Escolme with Herdwicks selling to £40. All hoggs sold averaged £61.89 Next sale Thursday 15th January, please contact the office with entries to assist with advertising.
Store Hoggs: Suff: £75 West Plain Farm, Mireside Farm; £74 High House; £68 Barker Knott. Char: £74, £67.50 Bandrake Head; £69 Barker Knott; £64.50 West Plain Farm. Mule: £71.50, £68 Woodside Farm; £66 Bandrake Head, Main Street. Swale: £50.50 Audlands Park; £47.50 Main Street. Tex: £76.50 Great Brunthwaite; £76, £74.50 Benson Hall; £74.50 Woodside, Head House. Herd: £40 Hoses Farm. Zwart: £64 High House.
Monthly Pig Sale Tuesday 13th January
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Stainton, Near Kendal 13.60 Acres/5.51 Hectares of Land For Sale by Informal Tender
The monthly sale of pigs saw white prime pigs selling to £92 from R Strong with others at £88 from AJ & ME Saggers. Store Pigs to £62, Weaners topped at £30 for Pietrain X with most £15-£25 Next sale will be Tuesday 10th February. Please inform the office of entries prior to the sale to assist staff when contacting buyers.
Simply Local Farmers Market Saturday 24th January at NWA J36
including In-lamb Sheep Sale, Poultry & Waterfowl, Plant & Shrub Auction, 1818 Valuation Day
10am till 3pm
Set directly off the main A65 road at Stainton and only 3miles from the M6. Junction 36, this desirable parcel of land comprises approximately 12.76 acres of fertile, undulating pasture land together with a fishing pong and adjoining natural habitat extending to 0.84 acres or thereabouts. Tenders to be received by 3pm on Thursday 5th February 2015 Full particulars and tender form available from the offices of the Agent.
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NWA Lancaster
NWA J36
January
January
Monday 19th
Tuesday 20th
Weekly Prime Stock Sale at 9am
Weekly Prime Stock Sale at 1pm
The Renowned NWA Lancaster January Dairy Sale
Thursday 22nd
Catalogues available online Please see below for details
Monday 26th January Weekly Prime Stock Sale at 9am
Bill Nelson - Livestock Manager 07785 542738
Fortnightly Cattle Sale & Weekly Store Hoggs sale at 10.15am
Friday 16th Weekly Cattle Sale Calves & OTM 10.15am Store Cattle 11.15am
Contact Details
Saturday 24th Multi-breed in-lamb sheep to include Annual Rough Diamond Sale on behalf of RFSBA
Gary Capstick - Auctioneer 07970 830518
Matthew Probert - Auctioneer 07760 557932
Ian Atkinson - Auctioneer 07766 521472
Also Inaugural Sale of BFL In-Lamb Sheep
Friday 30th
Entries to date include Hayshaw, Hewgill, Oak House, Cowden
Weekly Cattle Sale Calves & OTM 10.15am Store Cattle 11.15am including Store Hoggs
Plus Poultry, Waterfowl, Hatching Eggs & Equipment Catalogues available in due course
Will Alexander - Trainee Auctioneer & Fieldsman
07976 646035 Richard Gardiner - Fieldsman 07713 787510
Plant & Shrub Auction
February
Simply Local Farmers Market
Saturday 7th
Wednesday 28th
Collective sale of Tractors, Farm Machinery, Equipment, Tools & Timber
Collective sale of Tractors, Farm Machinery, Equipment, Tools & Timber
George Harryman - Fieldsman 07759 278741
Early entries invited
Early entries invited
Renowned January Dairy Sale NWA Lancaster Monday January 19th Comprising of 48 Heifers 5 Cows 2 Bulls Pictured is the January 2014 winner from Messrs Tomlinson, Billsborrow Hall
From renowned herds in the North West, including: Alandrew - 7, Blackwood - 1, BreedyButts - 1, Carwood - 2, Garsby - 1, Kirkwood - 2, Kendalcragg - 2, Pennine - 7, Saltoke - 3, Sandley - 2, Shorline - 1, Stardale – 17, Whitecarr - 5, Witherslack, Wyredale - 2. A sale containing cattle with depth of Pedigree for the discerning breeder along with cattle well suited to the modern day commercial dairy system. The sale compromises of 28 heifers directly bred from VG/EX dams. Pre-Sale Show to commence at 10am - Judge Mr D Horsley of the Woodcat Herd Sale to commence at 11:15am
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