North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 20th August
Weekly report & newsletter NWA Lancaster ‘Lancaster Lads’ The annual prize show and sale of Terminal rams at Lancaster had a strong entry of rams forward met by a ring full of buyers with rams selling to a strong trade with buyers keen to purchase best sorts of rams. Thanks goes to our pre-sale judges for their time and expertise and a special mention must go the vendors on a quality show of rams forward especially in the Suffolk shearling ram class. A thank you goes to our sale sponsors North West Suffolk Breeders Club, Road runners Tyres and Diane Pickles of Northern Nutrition. The overall Champion was awarded to the Beltex x Dutch Texel from the Wannop Family of Heaton Hall with the reserve Champion being awarded to the Texel from Ken Kelsall of Brown Brook. Suffolk rams sold to a strong trade with buyers looking for good confirmation powerful rams selling to a top price of £850 from JH Tower & Son of Tunstall Hall with other shearling rams from the same home selling to £800 with all Suffolk shearlings forward average £463. Aged Suffolk rams from GI Richmond of Oakfield Farm sold to £450. A nice selection of Suffolk ram lambs forward sold to a top price of £480 from S & G Mellor of Windicott Farm. Beltex and beltex cross rams were in strong demand. The champion ram a Beltex x Dutch Texel from the Wannop family of Heaton Hall selling to £820 to one of the Judges Thomas Aryton of Bambers Farm. Also selling to £820 was a Beltex x from ST Birkett of Hall Croft and Charollais x Beltex rams from Robert Towers of Camp House. Texel rams sold to a top price of £680 from Ken Kelsall of Brown Brook with others from Joe Townley of Mearsbeck selling to £620. Just a handful of Charollais rams forward sold to a top price of £500 for the first prize from MP & A Lee of Cinder Hill. Show Results Class 1 – Suffolk Shearlings 1st S & G Mellor, Windicott Farm - £580 2nd GI Richmond, Oakfield Farm - £700 J & F Nutter, Manor Farm - £680 3rd
Class 4 – Texel Shearling 1st T & CM Kelsall, Brown Brook - £600 2nd Davies & Wareing, Holly Farm Bungalow - £500 3rd ST Birkett, Hall Croft Barn - £520
Class 2 – Suffolk Ram Lamb 1st TA Blair, Thornfleet Bungalow - n/s 2nd S & G Mellor, Windicott Farm - £480 3rd TA Blair, Thornfleet Bungalow - £420
Class 5 – Beltex & Beltex Cross ME Wannop & Sons, Heaton Hall - £820 1st 2nd Daniel Towers, Curwin Hill - £500 3rd ME Wannop & Sons, Heaton Hall - £520
Class 3 – Charollais Shearlings 1st MP & A Lee, Cinder Hill - £500 MP & A Lee, Cinder Hill - £250 2nd 3rd MP & A Lee, Cinder Hill - £250 Champion Suffolk S & G Mellor, Windicott Farm Champion Beltex & Beltex Cross - ME Wannop & Son, Heaton Hall Res Champion Texel – T & CM Kelsall, Brown Brook
Top Prices RAM LAMB – SUFF - £480 £300 Windicott Farm; £420 167 Fleetwood Road South; £400 2 Wellington View; £260 £250 5 Maddison Avenue. AGED RAM – SUFF - £450 Oakfield Farm; £300 Snapewood Farm; £200 Oak Head Farm. BEL - £200 Curwen Hill Farm.
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