North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 22nd July
NWA Lancaster 50th Anniversary Show & Sale of Dairy Cattle Judge from 1965 returns to judge 50th Anniversary Show and Sale at NWA Lancaster th
The 50 Anniversary show and sale of dairy cattle at Lancaster saw one of the best shows of heifers forward. The pre-sale show, was very kindly judged by Mr Tony Bell, Silverdale. Mr Bell was the first judge at the “new” Lancaster site, back in July 1965. The show ring, surrounded by on lookers saw a fantastic turn out of heifers put before the judge, in all four classes. In the first class, the halter led heifer, taking first place was Lot 14 from J Burrow & Son, Tunsteads Farm with Stardale Vast Vaakje 9. Second place rosette going to the same home with Lot 15, Stardale Admiral Stella 2. The non-halter led heifers, spilt into junior and senior classes, with Lot 39 taking the first place rosette in the senior class, Garsby Stanley Rolie, from W & G Cornthwaite, Matshead Farm. In the junior class, Lot 23, Longstar DVD Holly, from KE Robinson, Kiln Hall. In the cow class, taking first place was Lot 4 AH Price & Son, Longbank Farm, with Jackbeck Wisconsin Indigo Red 55, a powerful 3rd calved cow. After much deliberation, the Champion and Reserve Champion Rosettes were awarded to the First and second place halter led heifers from J Burrow & Son, Tunsteads Farm. The best pair of heifers was then award to J Burrow & Son, with their Champion and Reserve, Lots 14 and 15. In the sale ring, a good crowd of buyers and onlookers gathered. Topping the sale was Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm, with Lot 21, Pennine Poppy 1179, sired by Ked Outside Jeeves, a month calved and giving 33kg after frantic bidding, she realised £2120, selling to sale regular Messers Coulthurst, Longridge, along with 14 other heifers. Also breaking the £2000 barrier, was the second prize cow, a second calver from R & E Butterfield, bred from two generations of EX cows, sold giving 42litres, she realised £2080. All cows sold above and beyond expectations, with AH Price & Sons, first place 3rd calved cow realising £1920. The champion heifer, taking the GT Pye Trophy, sired by Stardale Vast and from the renowned Vaakje family, she sold to a final call of £1980. The Reserve Champion, from the same home, Stardale Admiral Stella 2, sired by Smithden Admiral and supported by 3 generations of VG & EX cows, achieved £2050. On the whole, all heifers sold to their full value, with an overall average of £1575 for heifers, £95 up on the previous month and £1650 for cows. North West Auctions would like to thank the Lancashire Holstein Breeds Club for their support over the years, along with all vendors and buyers for their continued support at the monthly sales. Class 1 Halter – Led Heifer 1st LOT 14 Stardale Vast Vaakje 9 J Burrow & Son 2nd LOT 15 Stardale Admiral Stella J Burrow & Son 3rd LOT 46 Wyredale Gold Chip Unice 27 MJ & H Atkinson
£1980 £2050 £1580
Class 2 Non Halter-Led Junior Heifer 1st LOT 23 Longstar DVD Holly 2nd LOT 7 Joylan Sail Doortje 3rd LOT 10 Heavenly Bradnick Nikita
KE Robinson Joylan Farms D & C Swale
£1800 £1650 £1620
Class 3 Non Halter-Led Senior Heifer 1st LOT 39 Garsby Stanley Rolie 2nd LOT 1 Deerslet RB Fanta 3rd LOT 12 Ingleview Ranger Ellie
W & G Cornthwaite R Lawson & Son R & E Butterfield
£2000 £1600 £1500
Class 4 Cow 1st LOT 4 Jackbeck Wisconsin Indigo Red AH Price & Son 2nd LOT 11 Ingleview Struik Jane R & E Butterfield 3rd LOT 47 Corfield Evolution Joy 17 WJ & I France
£1920 £2080 £1520
Class 5 Best Pair of Heifers 1st LOT 14 Stardale Vast Vaakje 9 LOT 15 Stardale Admiral Stella
J Burrow & Son J Burrow & Son
£1980 £2050
Champion LOT 14 Stardale Vast Vaakje 9 J Burrow & Son Reserve Champion LOT 15 Stardale Admiral Stella J Burrow & Son
£1980 £2050
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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 17th July The weekly sale of Store Cattle at Lancaster had an entry of over 250 forward with all types selling to a very strong trade. Younger cattle and grazing cattle especially good to sell with an abundance of grass at the moment. Suckler bred yearling Limousin bulls sold to £1080 with steers selling to £870 JA & KJ Allen of St Annes Farm. 10 month old Charolais steers from Richard Roskell of Springfield House sold to £790 and £730. Short keep and strong cattle always good to sell and needed at Lancaster. GR & A Foy of Parkside Farm topped the trade selling Simmental steers to £1,470 and £1,420. A trio of British Blue steers from JD & GM Bracken of Greenlands sold to £1,450. A special entry of Cows and Calves from Ted Parker of Marsh House. Older Simmental cows with one month old Simmental bull calves sold to £1,580 and £1,500.
Store Cattle Top Prices: COWS & CALVES – SIM: £1580; £1500; £1320 Marsh House Farm. STORE BULLOCKS – FR: £1140 Old Glasson, £1090 Carlingwha; £1070 Spital Farm. AA: £1300 Billinge Hall; £1290 Cock Hall Farm; £1280 Orchard Heys Farm. MRI: £1140 Littlewood Hall. LIM: £1370 Billinge Hall; £1360 Cock Hall Farm; £1350 Greenbank Farm. BS: £970 Woodlands. CH: £1310 Woodlands; £1160 Greenbank Farm; £790 Springfield Farm. HE: £1230 New Parkside Farm; £1050 Windy Hill Farm; £860 Sandhole Farm. SIM: £1470 Parkside Farm. BRB: £1450 Greenlands Farm; £1360 Moss Head; £1310 Woodlands. MO: £1040 High Green; £960 Ivy Farm. NOR: £1090 Ellers Farm. FKV: £1100 Carlingwha. STORE HEIFER – AA: £1200 Park Farm; £1160 Jolley Fold Farm; £1150 New Parkside Farm. WB: £970 Windy Hill Farm. LIM: £1160 Jolley Fold Farm; £1140 Greenlands Farm; £1100 Bradley Farm. CH: £1160 Jolley Fold Farm. HE: £940 Windy Hill Farm; £780 Longwood House. BRB: £1320 Pasture House Farm; £1240 Park Farm; £1160 Jolley Fold Farm. BULL – LIM: £1080 St Annes Farm. The start of the school holidays has meant that Cast Cows have taken a few pence per kilo hit but Lancaster trade exceeded many local centres this week and defiantly the place to sell OTM cattle. The trade topped at 154.5ppk for an OTM Friesian heifer from WN & D Smith & Sons of Cocker House who sold others to 149.5ppk. Well fleshed good beef cows sold in excess of 140ppk topping at 147.5ppk from AR Edmondson of Ulverston. Dairy cows topped at 144.5ppk from Martin Ayrton of Cockerham with fit dairy cows selling around the 130ppk with plainer types generally 110ppk – 115ppk and lean cows in excess of 100ppk.
Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COW – FR: 144.5 Bambers Farm; 134.5 Arnside Tower Farm; 129.5 Downlands Farm. AA: 134.5 Marl House. CON: 99.5 Gateside Farm. MRI: 131.5 Village Farm. LIM: 147.5 Hawkswell Farm; 141.5 Moss Head; 139.5 Oak Head Farm. HE: 114.5 Gateside Farm. MO: 137.5 Priory Farm; 121.5 Lane House. SRW: 129.5 Holme Head; 114.5 Low Sizergh Farm. CAST HEIFER – FR: 154.5 Cocker House Farm. CAST STEER – FR 134.5 Gibsons Farm. A bustling crowd of buyers and onlookers this morning, with buyers for all 92 Calves and Stirks forward. Topping the calf trade was S & IA Robinson, Burton in Lonsdale with a cracking run of 4 Blue Bulls selling to between £515 & £460, with two breaking the £500 barrier. All Blue Bulls forward averaged £464. Angus calves to £440 from the same home. Montbelliardes to £205 from JR Pye, Hatters Farm. Black and White calves a better trade today with 12week old sorts to £322 from G & ME Woodhouse & Son. Stronger young calves to £172 from Drinkall Bros, best black and whites in excess of £130 with younger types £85£112 dependant on colour and cover. Overall average of £97/head for all black and whites forward. Stirks sold to a top of £615 for a pair of 7m Blue Heifers from TE & MM Kidd, Booth Hall. Blue Bulls to £585 from A Shepherd, Muffy Platts. Black and White stirks were the trade of the day with a trio from Messers Kidd, realising £540 at 7months.
Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF – AA: £340 Tunstall Hall; £170 Sandvilla. LIM: £460 Tunstall Hall. BRB: £615 Booth Hall; £390 Longber Farm; £270 North Farm. BULL CALF – BRB: £515 Longber Farm; £365 North Farm. AA: £440 Longber Farm; £360 Tunstall Hall. FR: £322 Boldens Farm; £172 Catshaw Hall Farm. MO: £205 Hatters Farm. SRW: £102 Sandvilla. BULL STIRK – AA: £495 Redfields. BRB: £585 Muffys Platt Farm; £560 Redfields. MO: £470 Muffys Platt Farm. FR: £570 Booth Hall HEIFER STIRK – AA: £485 Redfields; £455 Muffys Platt Farm. LIM: £550 Booth Hall; £530 Redfields; £460 Muffys Platt Farm. BRB: £565 North Farm; £500 Redfields; £460 Muffys Platt Farm. BULLOCK STIRK – FR: £355 Docker Hall Farm.
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Monday 20th July
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A very similar trade for Spring Lambs to the previous week averaging 150ppk. A lot of heavy lambs forward in the market today leading to a lower market average then the previous week. Majority of pens of well finished lambs easily sold in excess of £20 above weight with buyers cautious of under finished lambs. Better types of lambs and light lambs sold in excess of 170ppk topping at 187ppk from D & DW Prickett of Farleton House with a pen of light weight lambs. First large numbers of Mule lambs forward today selling to £62.50 for 44kg from BD Gill of Yarlsber.
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Prime Lamb Top Prices:
10 acres near Staveley
TEX: £79 Catshaw Hall Farm; £73 Lower Castle O Trim; £71.50 North Farm. SUFF: £71.50 Middle Ridge Farm; £69 St Johns Avenue; £68.50 Booth Hall. CONT: £69.50 Old Grange Farm; £63 Little Fell. BEL: £69 Parkside Farm. CH: £67.50 Old Glasson; £65.50 Low Hall Beck; £65.50 Oak Head Farm. MULE: £62.50 Yarlsber; £61 Cragg End. HAMP: £53.50 Springfield Farm.
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Following the bumper entry of Cast Sheep for last week’s EID festival there was just over fifty forward today selling to generally a very similar trade to last week. Charollais rams sold to a top of £109 from JM Kelsall & Son of Low Pleasant. Continental ewes sold easily over £85 topping at £99 from GR & A Foy of Parkside Farm. Strong mule ewes topped at £72 from J & M Cottam of Hill Top with other strong ewes easily selling £65 plus.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: CH: £105 Low Pleasant TEX: £99 Parkside Farm; £88 Farleton House; £81 Moss Cottage. SUFF: £85 Beaumont Gate; £83 Hall Croft Barn. MULE: £72 Hill Top; £71 Longlands Road; £67 Highfield Farm. CHEV: £66 Burrow Heights Farm.
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Three Prime Bulls forward sold to a trade in keeping with national average with prime cattle prices lifting. Dairy bred British blue bulls from S & BM Lawrenson & Son of Eagland Hill sold to 189.5ppk with British blue bulls from the same home topping at £1092.24.
Prime Beef Top Prices: BRB: 189.5, 184.5 Northwoods Farm.
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J36 Sale Reports Thursday 16th July Store Lambs Peak at £63 (av. £58.78) at the NWA J36 Opening Sale The opening sale of Store Lambs at NWA J36 saw all vendors leave more than satisfied with prices achieved being ahead of expectations. The sale opened with a pen of 24 Texel x lambs from MA & JA Winn selling at £61 followed by KD & L Armer who topped the market with a pen of 25 Texel x at £63. Suffolk lambs sold to £60 from TGT & PJ Strickland with others at £58.50 from J & R Bell. Best long keep lambs £62 for Beltex/Char x from JT & A Armitstead with others £58 - £60. A small number of hill lambs forward saw Cheviot Mule wethers £57 with North Country Mules £54. All lambs sold to a market average of £58.78 ( + £2.48 on 2014). The next sale of store lambs will be held on Thursday 30th July – entries for catalogue by Thursday 23rd July please.
Store Lamb Top Prices: Tex: £63 Scar Sykes; £62 & £61 Bouthwaite; £61 High Underbrow; £58 Grate Farm; £57.50 Ghyll Foot, Middleshaw Hall. Suff: £60 Grate Farm; £58.50 Sunny Brow. Char: £49.50 Gyll Foot. Chev: £57 Scar Sykes. Mule: £54 Grate Farm.
The weekly sale of Calves had a smaller entry than the previous week but a strong trade from start to finish with the majority being black and white. A lot more calves could have easily been sold this week to vendors advantage especially beef calves. The sale topper was a 14 day old Charolais bull calf selling to £460 from R Lawson & Son of Deerslet Farm. British Blue bulls at a month old sold to £390 and £370 from B Mallinson & Son of Ravens Lodge. An entry of mainly young Black and Whites topped at £130 for a six week old from RG & J Clark of Far Audlands with other better types of rearers selling in excess of £100 with rearing calves averaging £87.
Calf Top Prices: BULL CALVES – Char: £460 Deerslet. BRB: £390 & £370 Ravens Lodge. Fr: £130 Far Audlands; £120 Halforth Farm; £105 Lupton Hall; £70 Strickland Hill.
Tuesday 21st July The weekly sale of prime sheep saw 2396 forward. Prime Lambs ranged from 33kg to 54kg and the sale topped at 174.2p/kg for a pen of 11 light Texel lambs from IL & M Tyson and £86 for a pure Texel lamb from J Robinson. Suffolks sold to £73.50 from DM & D Cook. An overall market average of 142p/kg was achieved with buyers showing caution to under-finished and overweight lambs. First cross lambs generally £14-£18 over weight with three quarter bred lambs a few bids more. Vendors are encouraged to draw lambs carefully to gain maximum returns with lesser lambs perhaps better sold on a Thursday as stores.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: Suffolk: £73.50 Smithy Green; £72.50 Ninezergh; £67.50 Lane Ends Farm. Texel: £86 Moorgate Farm; £68 Clawthorpe Lodge; £67 Trees Farm, Greaves Farm. Char: £66 Kate Farm, Trees Farm; £64 Cockrigg. Mule: £67 High Borrowbridge; £55 Low Garths; £54.50 Botton Hall. Hamp: £55 Larkrigg; £54.50 Borwick Fold. Chev: £54.50 Low Newton Farm. Zwart: £55 Rinkfield. Herd: £53 Borwick Fold Farm. Rough Fell: £52.50 Poppy Farm.
The Cast Ewe trade was in keeping with other centres this week and slightly easier due to the end of the Eid Festival at the weekend. Many plainer ewes in the market today. Continental ewes sold around the ninety pound mark for the best types. Plainer types around seventy pounds selling about £6-£8 less than the previous week. Mule ewes following a similar trend with trade back on the previous week topping at £68 with plenty of pens selling into the sixties. Tups still demanding plenty of interest and good too sell, topping at £127 for a Leicester from PD & PJ Ellis of Moss Head. Rough Fell ewes sold into the mid-fifties and Swaledales into the forties.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: Char: £126 Low Sizergh; £76 Greaves Farm. Texel: £103 (ram) Oldfield End; £91 & £89 Silver how Farm; £91 FellSide Farm; £79 Gibraltar Farm. Suff: £80 Smithy Green Farm; £79 Netherhouses; £76 Jackson Ground, Ninezergh. Leicester: £127 (ram) Moss Head; £91 Scargill Farm; £82 Helme Croft; £75 Low Newton Farm. Mule: £68 Oldfield End; £66 Ashtree Cottage; £64 Scargill Farm, Helm Croft. Masham: £64 Crooklands Farm. Zwart: £70 Silverhow Farm. Chev: £61 Greenbank Farm. Rough Fell: £56 Crook O Lune Farm; £54 Lundholme Farm. Swale: £43 Scargill Farm. Jacob: £49 Hopes Hill.
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Orton, Penrith 31.20ac/12.63 ha of Meadow & Pasture Land For Sale by Auction
The land is situated at Bretherdale and extends, in total, to 31.20 ac/12.63 ha or thereabouts of meadow and pasture land. The land is to be offered for sale in one or more lots. Both lots have Fell Rights on Roundthwaite Common.
Public Auction to be held at J36 Rural Auction Centre on Tuesday 4th August at 7.00pm
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Announcements We are very pleased to have a few staff announcements this week
Bradley Thompson We are pleased to announce that Bradley Thompson has completed his apprenticeship and will now take up part time employment with NWA, you will still see him on a Tuesday in his current role sorting and booking in Cast Sheep as well as booking and clerking pigs. Farmers in his local area can also expect a call in the near future as Brad will be charged with procuring stock for NWA on a part time basis this will allow him time for his other farm related work.
Hannah Sowerby We are also pleased to welcome Hannah Sowerby, a dairy farmer’s daughter from Townhead Farm, Drybeck, Appleby. Hannah will take up an apprenticeship with us while studying Business Admin at Kendal College. She will be working closely with members of staff in the Livestock Office and also with staff members on Reception in various roles learning office and clerical duties as well as the reception side of the business. You will see Hannah at our Lancaster site on a Monday and J36 Tuesday to Thursday.
Olivia Muir With the addition of Hannah to the Livestock Office and assisting Olivia on Reception, Olivia is going to be taking on the role of Head of PR & Media. Olivia will be responsible for making sure we have a professional social media presence, helping to promote sales and events and ensuring we get the best coverage in the relevant press. Olivia will still be based on Reception but you will possibly see her in and around the sale rings at special sales.
Share in our Future Next Auction Sale of Shares in L&K Group Plc Thursday 30 July 2015 at approx. 10.45am in Ring 1 (or following sale of Calves and Stirks) at J36 Rural Auction Centre Crooklands We have a number of L&K Group Plc (NWA Parent company) shares for sale by auction to include:
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2239 £0.50 Ordnary Shares with £0.01 Convertible 'L' shares (guide price £9.50 - £10.00 per Ordinary share)
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3460 £0.50 Ordinary Shares and Ordinary-A shares (guide price £4.50-£5.00)
(Shares will be offered in minimum lots of 50 and single transactions over £1000 attract stamp duty at 0.5% per £1000 or part thereof.) If you are interested in being part of our company and sharing in our future by buying some shares come along to the auction or if you are unable to attend in person we are also happy to bid on your behalf.
Coming up at North West Auctions…
J36 Rural Auction Centre
Monthly Machinery at J36 Wednesday 29th July Entries to date
Tuesday 28th Weekly Primestock at 1pm
Wednesday 29th July Monthly Machinery Sale at 10.30am Please see website for entries to date
Thursday 30th July Weekly Sale of Calves & Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs at 10.15am
Saturday 1st August Plants & Shrubs along side 1818 Auctioneers Architectural & Garden Antiques, Rural Bygones & Salvage Items
Lancaster Auction Mart
New Talex 1.65m (5' 6") Drum Mower New Sipma 3.5m Single Rotor Rake New Sipma 6.5m Twin Rotor Hydraulically Extendible Rake New Jarmet 5.2m Four rotor tedder New Haybob 300 All the above comes with 12 Months Manufacturers Warranty Ifor Williams 12ft Trailer with Decks & Gates, PZ CM165 2 Drum Mower, Sheep Trimming Stand, Clay Pigeon Trap, Various Central Heating Radiators, 6 Calf Pens, Sheep Turnover Crate, Calf De-horning Crate, PTO Cement Mixer, Lamb Creep Feeder, 5T Tipping Trailer, Super Single Axle & Wheels, Wool Bag Holder Pearson 15ft Sheep Container c/w Decks, Welger RP 200 Round Baler, Standard Pickup, Automatic Chain Oilers, Bale Ejecter, instruction manual - always maintained & stored inside Ford 3000 Tractor (1971), 1000 ltr Fuel Tank complete with Pump Case IH 885XL 4x4 Tractor (F reg) 6,000hrs, Welger RP12 Round Baler Lawrence Edwards Trailed Round Bale Wrapper PZ Haybob, Reco Mengele SH25 Forage Harvester
Monday 27th July
Photos available online
Weekly Sale of Primestock at 9am
Friday 31st July Weekly Cattle Sale and Fortnightly Sale of Store Lambs at 10.15am
Entries taken up till time of sale For more information please contact Matthew Probert on 07760 557932 or the main office on 015395 66200
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