North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 16th September
NWA J36 NEMSA Sale Saturday 12th September The annual Show and Sale of North of England Mule Gimmer Lambs at J36 Rural Auction Centre had a stronger trade then what had been anticipated and was fantastic to see old and new faces around the ring from near and far afield. Compliments must go to the vendors the quality of runs of lambs forward at today’s sale. The pre-sale show on the evening of Friday 11th September had a fantastic line up of 17 pens of 10 and 9 pens of 20 in front of judges, Mr AR Edmondson, Ulverston, and Mr S Carnie, Wiltshire, thanks go to our judges for their expertise and thanks to our referee Mr R Little, Penrith. The winning pen of 10 was awarded to the Inman Family of Strickland Hill, who also took home the 1st Prize pen of 20. There was a 100% clearance with an overall sale average of £91.30. The Champion pen of 10 sold to £260 a head and the champion pen of 20 selling for £138 a head with both pens selling to Philip and Denise Elliot of Penrith. Other noted prices are P & A Fell of Castle Hill selling to £195 and Hodgson Brothers of Rydal selling to £155 with plenty of other top pens achieving £140 plus. Tupping lambs sold to slightly less trade than previous years with running lambs eagerly bid for from an active ring full of buyers with all sheep selling beyond vendor’s expectations. The Bruce Willison Memorial Shield for the Best Run of Lambs in the market was awarded to A & H Watson, Middleton Hall. There was a fantastic atmosphere throughout the day at J36 with one of the largest attendances of buyers seen at this sale. On behalf of the staff of North West Auctions and vendors we wish purchasers all the very best and look forward to seeing them in the very near future. A special thanks goes to our sale day sponsors Kentdale Landrover, NB UK Feeds Ltd, Farmgate Vets, NFU Mutual Kendal Branch, Bryan Hoggarth Ltd and Mole Country Stores.
Show Results Pens of 20 1st Inman Family, Strickland Hill 2nd A & H Watson, Middleton Hall 3rd J & JA Burrow, Thursgill 4th B & HM Wilson, Ashstead 5th WM & JE Shuttleworth, Barbon Fell House 6th P & A Fell, Castle Hill Pens of 10 1st Inman Family, Strickland Hill 2nd JF Cook, Moss Howe Farm 3rd TLB & J Knowles, High Borrow Bridge 4th P & A Fell, Castle Hill 5th J & JA Burrow, Thursgill 6th Messrs Hodgson Brothers, Rydal Farm Goad Memorial Trophy For 1st Prize Pen of Ten Inman Family, Strickland Hill Jim Gibson Memorial Trophy For 1st Prize Pen of Twenty Inman Family, Strickland Hill Bruce Willison Memorial Shield Presented to the best run of Lambs in the market on Sale Day A & H Watson, Middleton Hall e. info@nwauctions.co.uk t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster)
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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 11th September 788 head of cattle and sheep pass through 4 rings at busy Lancaster Weekly Sale A big entry of 113 Cast Cows this morning, however, a somewhat plain show with a very big shortage of meaty cows. Topping the day was C Hargreaves & Son, Middleton, with a Blue Bull realising 184.5ppk. Top gross was Ballacutchel farms with a Simmental Bull totalling just shy of £1350. Friesian cows sold to a top of 129.5ppk on three occasions from Drinkall Bros, JS & KM Wilson & Son and J & G Thornley Ltd.
Cast Cows Top Prices: CAST COW – LIM: 174.5 Nether Hall Farm; 147.5 Red Scar; 127.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd. BRB: 147.5 Red Scar; 117.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd. FR: 144.5 Tunstall Hall; 129.5 Derby Lodge; 129.5 High House. SD: 139.5 Goose Green. AA: 121.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd. CAST HEIFER – BRB: 181.5 Sunderland Brows Farm. AA: 139.5 Sunderland Bros Farm. FR: 119.5 Sunderland Brows Farm; 107.5 Higher Shuttlingfields Farm. CAST STEER – BA: 169.5 Bradlow Farm. FR: 139.5 Sunderland Brows Farm. LIM: 124.5 Bradlow Farm. CAST BULL – SIM: 139.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd. CH: 129.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd. AA: 104.5 Ballacutchel Farms Ltd. FR: 99.5 Fleets Farm.
A good show of Store Cattle forward today with some cracking runs of cattle form a number of vendors. The edge ever so slightly off today, with one or two buyers missing ringside due to harvest commitments. Opening the sale was a run of cows and calves, selling to a top of £1280 for a Simmental cow and bull calf. Charollais’ led the way in the store sale, with the top price coming from GB, JE & DJ Platts, Caton with a 23month bullock achieving £1480. Angus bullocks to £1400 for a pair from Joe Davis, Weavers Farm. Heifers sold to £1240 for a pair of Blues from Jim Cottam. A run of pure Limousins from Nether Hall Farms sold to £1150 at 16months for bullocks.
Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – CH: £1480 Greenbank Farm; £250 Crooklands Farm; £1170 Lodge Farm. AA: £1400 Weavers Farm; £1280 Godson House Farm; £1260 Cuerdale Hall Farm. LIM: £1320 Forton Bank Farm; £1300 Kilburn House; £1290 Lynwood. BRB: £1300 Godson House Farm; £1250 Crooklands Farm; £1220 Gibraltar Farm. FKV: £1260 Daniel Fold Farm; £1060 Carlingwha. SIM: £1210 King Bank Farm; £1200 Clawthorpe Lodge; £1160 Myerscough Hall. HE: £1200 Daniel Fold Farm; £1110 North Farm; £1100 Low Barrows Green. MO: £1150 North Farm; £940 Carlingwha. WB: £1130 Forton Bank Farm. SHO: £970 Deansbiggin; £850 Jolley Fold Farm. FR: £940 Wyre Farm; £920 Yew Tree Farm; £900 Low Levens. STORE HEIFERS – BRB: £1240 Hill Top; £1080 Adamsons Farm; £1040 Hawkrigg End. LIM: £1130 High Underbrow Farm; £1100 Low Levens; £1070 Church Street. AA: £1100 Low Levensl £1080 Beaumont Gate; £1080 Forton Bank Farm. SIM: £1070 Bull Bank Farm; £1030 King Bank Farm; £1020 Moss View. WB: £1050 Croppers Farm. CH: £1000 High House; £980 Lane House; £900 Old Hall Farm. HE: £960 Moss View; £920 Windy Hill Farm; £920 Mill House Farm. FR: £940 High House; £850 Downlands Farm.
A better show of Calves this week, with buyers present for all classes. A run of blues from S & IA Robinson sold to £420 for Bulls and £405 for Heifers. Native bred calves to £395 for Hereford Bulls from Drinkall bros and £340 for Angus Bulls from David Wallbank. Black and Whites to a top of £120 again from Messers Wallbank. Best B&Ws in advance of £90 with nice rearing calves £50-£80, an overall average of £82 for all Holstein calves forward.
Calf Top Prices: BULL CALF – BRB: £420 Longber Farm; £375 Stubb Hall Farm. HE:£395 Catahaw Hall Farm. AA: £340 Tills Farm. FR: £305 Tills Farm; £112 Whinney Carr Farm; £112 Knowsley Farm. LIM: £265 Ballacutchel Farms. BULL STIRK: FR: £315 Hall o’th Hill Farm; £185 Sandvilla. MO: £460 Hall o’th Hill Farm. SRW: £140 Sandvilla.
A good show of Store Lambs forward at the fortnightly Lancaster Sale, with 169 going under the hammer. Texels sold to a top of £53 for a pen of 8 from G & D Ball & Son, Great Eccleston, with others to £51.50 from Peter Pye, Abbeystead. Mules from the same home to £47.50. overall average of £43.50 for all lambs forward.
Monday 14th September The weekly sale of Prime Lambs at Lancaster had a reduced entry of just over one thousand today as many vendors busy with sheep sales. The trade was similar to markets at the end of the previous week as the market average finished at 147ppk. Texel and continental types of lambs sold to 172ppk from Richard Prickett of Hutton Roof Hall with heavy weight Texel’s selling to £77 from SA Hill of Beaumont Grange Farm. Mule lambs weighing between 44 – 47kilograms generally selling between £64 and £65.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: SUFF: £75 North Farm; £66.50 Ellers Farm; £66 Knowsley Farm. MULE: £65 Con der Green Farm; £64.50 Isle of Skye Farm; £64 Bank Farm. HRN: £49 Keerfalls. CH: £66 High Hallbeck; £64.50 Cragg Farm. TEX: £77 Beaumont Grange Farm; £72 Old Glasson Farm; £71 Yeat House. LEI: £88 Yarlsber; £50 Yates Farm.
Another good show of 223 Cast Ewes this morning. A stronger trade than last week, reaching a top of £95, from SA Hill, Beaumont Grange Farm, with a fit Texel ewe. Mules sold to a top of £70, with all forward averaging £64.95. Hill going sheep sold to £54 for Dalesbreds. Goats sold to £64 from SE Peacock, Cockerham Boers. Overall sale average of £64.24.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: GOAT: £64 Cockerman Boers. RYE: £44 Keerfalls. CON: £81 Inverbervie; £69 Tarn Farm. MULE: £69 Far Orrest; £69 Yeat House; £67 Isle of Skye Farm. HRN: £54 Keerfalls. TEX: £95 Middle Grange Farm; £89 Hutton Roof Hall; £84 Keerfalls; £81 Inverbervie; £80 Tarnwater Farm. LEI: £72 Yarlsber. DALES: £54 Yarlsber.
A couple of suckler bred Limousin Prime Bulls from JA Airey of Old Croft sold to 191.5ppk twice. Prime bulls and clean beef cattle required for Lancaster prime cattle sale on a Monday.
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J36 Sale Reports Ambleside Fair Friday 11t h September Champions Sell at £142 at NWA J36 Ambleside Fair The annual ‘Ambleside Fair’ sale of Gimmer Lambs saw 3123 lambs forward with buyers ringside from Wales, Devon, Yorkshire, Scotland and strong local attendance. Prior to the sale the show for North County Mules, Rough Fell Mules and Masham Gimmer Lambs was judged by Mr W Taylor, Penrith who awarded the Championship Rosette to the first prize pen of Rough Fell Mule Gimmer Lambs from TLB & J Knowles, Selside, which he later bought for a sale topping price of £142. North Country Mules sold to £112 for 2nd Prize pen from RM & D Dixon followed by B & HM Wilson at £105. Cheviot Mules experienced keen bidding selling to £86 from S Crawford, Staveley. Revived interest in Mashams saw 1st Prize from DR Law sell at £91 with others at £88 from JA Bennett. Continental Gimmer Lambs sold to £81 for Char X from Low Moor Howe Farm Ltd with best headed Texels £77, £76 from TMW & H Hodgson, Nibthwaite. All Gimmer Lambs sold averaged £70.62 (-£3.34 from 2014) Sale Prices North Country Mules Rough Fell Mules Masham Cheviot Mule Texel
Top £112 £142 £91 £86 £77
Average £70.89 £72.14 £76.52 £70.70 64.20
Show Results North Country Mules 1st B & HM Wilson, Ashstead £105 2nd RM & D Dixon, Well Foot £112 3rd JF Cook, Moss Howe Farm £88 Rough Fell Mules 1st TLB & J Knowles, High Borrow Bridge £142 2nd M & G German, Sowermire £88 3rd TLB & J Knowles, High Borrow Bridge £100 Masham 1st DR Law, Ravenstonedale £91 2nd JH Atkinson & Partners, Mosergh £66
Top Prices Rough Fell Mules £142, £100 High Borrow Bridge, £90 Croft Foot Farm, £88 Sowermire, £86 Archers Hall. Mashams £91 Crooksbeck, £88 Middale Farm, £81 Crooksbeck, £76, £75 Middale Farm North Country Mules £112 Well Foot, £105 Ashstead, £88 Moss Howe Farm, £84 Roundthwaite, £83 Ashstead. Cheviot £86 Seedhowe Cottages, £84 School House, £82 Seedhowe, £80 High House Farm, £78 High Borrow Bridge Texel £77, £76 Arklid, £75 St Annes, Moss Hall Farm, £73 Arklid.
Mart’s the Hearts Awards 2015 We are very pleased to announce that two of our young auctioneers have made it down to the final five of the Farmers Guardian Marts the Hearts New Entrant Award. Will and Ian are both very honoured to have been nominated for the award and making it down to the final five. A combination of public vote and the opinion of the judging panel will be used to select a winner. Winners will be selected in mid-October and will be presented at the Livestock Auctoineers Association AGM lunch in November. To place your vote please visit the Marts the Hearts Website - www.martstheheart.co.uk
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Tuesday 8th September Rising trade at NWA J36 An entry of 3165 Prime Sheep sold to an improved trade, averaging 151.6p/kg for all lambs sold, which included a large portion of heavy lambs (46kg+). Prime Lambs sold to £80 for Char x from T W Nelson & Son, with other heavies regularly £72 - £79. Hill lambs were forward in greater numbers, with Mules selling to £72, Cheviots £67.50 and Swaledales £52. Best ¾ bred lambs sold to 183p/kg from J G & B J Escolme, with others regularly 162-175p/kg. Mules averaged 143p/kg, with buyers keen to secure well finished lambs. 10 buyers ringside on a weekly basis at NWA J36, eager to buy lambs of all types.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Suff: £80 Crooklands Brow; £79, £78 Netherhouses Farm; £77 Old Hyton Farm; £76.50 Dunningwell Farm. Char: £80, £73 Cockrigg Farm; £75 Floraire; £73 Trees Farm; £72.50 Gibraltar Farm. Tex: £79.50 Rankthorn; £79 Masongill Hall; £77 Owl Nook; £76 Blea Tarn, Dale House. Mule: £72, £67 Black Bull Farm; £69.50 Birkhaw; £67.50 Greenwood Haw; £66.50 Mosergh Farm. Chev: £67.50, £66 Green Lane End; £66.50 High Borrowbridge; £64 Underley Estate; £60 Seedhowe Cottages. Mash: £60.50 Steps Farm. Herd: £54, £50 Gowan Bank Farm.
A slightly stronger trade today for all types of Cast Sheep, with over 750 ewes forward. Buyers continue to look for fit ewes but are very cautious of over-fat sheep. Strong continental, first cross ewes sold in the eighties, with better types of ewes selling into the nineties, topping at £97 from E Dodgson of Spital Farm. Mule ewes sold to £74 from RW Nicholson of Green Lane End and JL Bird of West Bird Farm, with plenty of strong Mule ewes selling between £68 and £71. An overall average of £59.78 for Mule ewes. Rough Fell ewes sold to £66 from BJ Bainbridge of Shap, with other big ewes in early sixties. Swaledale ewes sold to £55 from Frank Edmondson of Ulverston, with other fit Swales still selling into the forties.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: Tex: £97 Spital Farm; £90 Gilthwaite Farm; £89 Little Close; £86 Underley Estate; £84 Oldfield End. Suff: £86 Old Hyton Farm; £84, £75 Gilthwaite Farm; £84 Lambrigg Head Farm; £76 Gowan Bank. Char: £81 Hill Farm. Chev: £76, £69 Hill Farm; £76 Green Lane End Farm; £67 School House, Underley Estate. Leic: £75 Preston Patrick Hall. Mule: £74 Green Lane End, West Plain Farm; £71 Cinder Barrow, Rinkfield; £70 Gilthwaite Farm. RFell: £66 Steps Farm; £60 Low Deepslack, Birkhaw; £58 Lockbank Farm. Swale: £55 Netherhouses Farm; £46 Oak Head Farm; £45 Preston Patrick Hall. Herd: £41 Hill Farm; £40 Tarn Foot.
Coming up at North West Auctions
J36 Rural Auction Centre Saturday 19th September
Mule, Masham & Continental Breeding Ewes & Shearlings at 10.30 Also today dispersal Sale of 130 Texel Sheep at 12noon from the Performance Recorded BEEFORD FLOCK on behalf S J Curtis Comprising: 48 Ewes, 37 Shearlings, 32 Ewe Lambs, 4 Rams
Tuesday 22nd September Weekly Primestock at 1pm
Thursday 24th September Weekly Sale of Calves & Store Lambs Special Pedigree Beef Breeding Sale
Friday 25th September Show & Sale of Swaledale, Rough Fell and any other Hill Breed Females
Saturday 26th September Monthly Sale of Machinery to include a special Vintage Section - Please see website for details
Lancaster Auction Mart Monday 21st September Weekly Sale of Primestock at 9am Monthly Sale of Dairy Cattle to include Holstein Stock Bulls 11am
Friday 25th September Weekly Cattle Sale at 10.15am to include Show for Bullocks followed by Store Lambs
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