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North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 24th September

Weekly report & newsletter NWA J36 Bluefaced Leicester Sale - Friday 19th September NWA J36 held its annual show and sale of Bluefaced Leicester’s, a sale that is fast gaining a good reputation and growing every year. Once again attracting many vendors of the top flocks from throughout the North West as well as many local breeders. Powerful shearling and aged rams where in strong demand with tup lambs being a strong trade especially lambs from noted flocks. In the pre-sale show the judging was conducted by Jonathan Hodgson of Rydal and David Hodgson of Shap with some impressive sheep forward. In the ram class an impressive 17 ram lambs where put out to show with winner being awarded to E Fairburn & Son of Marriforth with a Smearsett E001 son which went onto win reserve overall champion and sold for £1050 to the Judge Jonathan Hodgson of Rydal. The championship was awarded to a gimmer shearling from Gordon Rawsthorne of the Lunesdale flock, this stylish gimmer shearling sired by B1 Highberries sold for £920 to WI & A Atkinson of Holme House. The top price of the night came from Rob Willison and Yvonne Capstick of Cinderbarrow Farm selling a shearling ram which was bred by Cecil Hutchinson of the Redhill Flock selling for £1650 to AC & K Pye of Dunkenshaw. Ram lambs sold to £1500 from Messrs Lord of Low Dowgill to Levens Farming Partnership. Leicester females sold to a strong trade topping at £950 from Gordon Rawsthorne with a B1 Highberries sired gimmer shearling to RA & C Benson of Gamswell Farm. Gimmer Lambs sold to a top price of £520 from CT & JE Willoughby of Redmire with an E29 Midlock sired lamb selling to TMW & H Hodgson of Arklid Farm. Show Results Aged Ram 1st Lot 86 – Strickland Hill Farming £290 2nd Lot 80 – I & M Lancaster £580 3rd – Lot 160 – ST & SE Allen £500 Shearling Ram 1st Lot 143 – R I Dixon £550 2nd Lot 193 - R J Willison £1650 3rd Lot 212 – JA & CA Gibson £580 Ram Lamb 1st Lot 56 – E Fairburn & Son £1050 2nd Lot 201 – RH & C Ayrton £650 3rd Lot 177 – AR Edmondson £980

Aged Ewe 1st Lot 26 – ST & SE Allen Unsold 2nd Lot 17 – JA & CA Gibson £160 Gimmer Shearling 1st Lot 1 – G Rawsthorne £920 2nd Lot 35 – P & A Fell £380 3rd Lot 6 – JW Drinkwater Unsold Gimmer Lamb 1st Lot 32 - Messers Lawson & Son £300 2nd Lot 28 - CT & JE Willoughby £520 3rd Lot 33 - Messers Lawson & Son £300

Shearling Ram - £1650 Cinderbarrow, £850 Scargill, £800, £580, £550 Low Newton, £580 Longwell, £550 Moss Howe. Aged Ram - £580 Cold Coates, £500 Hill Croft, £440 Strickland Hill Ram Lambs - £1500, £1000 Low Dowgill, £1100 Wodend, £1050 Marrigarth, £980 Hawkshead, £880, £850 £800 Kirkland Green, £850 Park Cottage, £800 Scargill Gimmer Shearling - £950, £920 Scargill, £380 Castle Hill Gimmer Lambs - £520, £500 Woodend, £350 Kirkland Green, £300 Sykes Ages Ewes - £160 Longwell

NWA J36 Beltex Sale - Saturday 20th September Champion Sells to 700gns The annual show & Sale of Pedigree Beltex Sheep on behalf of The Northern Beltex Club saw buyers in attendance from throughout the Northern Counties, Midlands and Wales. The Championship Rosette was awarded to Borderesk Tong from Mrs A Story which later sold for 700gns to the Judge Mr Martin Fishwick, Carnforth. The Reserve Rosette was also awarded to a Borderesk bred Ram which sold to 600gns to Messrs Lowis, Tebay. Gimmer Shearlings peaked at 620gns for the first prize winner Rathbone Tommy from Mr J Favis.Wilson Wood Tamsine sold at 540gns with Kelstead Twilight close behind at 420gns. Sale Statistics Shearling Rams to 700gns av. £440 Gimmer Shearlings to 620gns av. £355 e. info@nwauctions.co.uk t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster) t. 015395 66200 (J36 Kendal)

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NWA Lancaster Sale Reports Wednesday 17th September - Mule Gimmer Lambs NWA Lancaster held its annual show and sale of Mule and Continental gimmer lambs attracting many southern buyers as well as a good following of loyal local farmer buyers. The pre-sale show always attracts a lot of interest at Lancaster and this year was no different as an impressive 13 pens of 10 and 9 pens of 20 put in front of the judges Roger Duncan of Bentham and Chris Hewitt of Tatham. After much deliberation the first prized pen of 10 was awarded to Andrew and Lisa Huddleston of Overhouses. The first prize pen of twenty was awarded to Alan, Kim and Chris Pye of Dunkenshaw. A strong trade was had with top pen lambs selling to a top price of £150 from JD & L Whitfield of Raw Ridding with plenty of other top pens selling easily past the £135 mark. Buyers were keen to buy powerful tupping lambs with plenty of demand for best sorts of running lambs. An overall market average of £97.46 was achieved. Thank you to our sponsors NORTHERN NUTRITION for kindly supporting the show classes today Show Results Pens of 10 1st A & L Huddleston, Overhouses 2nd W & A Cornell, Bank Farm 3rd A.C & K Pye, Dunkenshaw 4th J.D & L Whitfield, Raw Ridding Pens of 20 1st A.C & K Pye, Dunkenshaw 2nd Drinkall Bros, Catshaw Hall Farm 3rd W & A Cornell, Bank Farm 4th W.I & A Atkinson, Holme House Farm

Friday 19th September

Champion Pen of 10 from A & L Huddleston, Overhouses. Sponsor Diane Pickles (Northern Nutrition) Vendor MR Andrew Huddleston, Judge Mr Chris Hewitt and Judge Mr Roger Duncan.

Another large show of Store Cattle today a good level trade throughout the sale. All vendors and purchasers alike satisfied with today’s trade. The top three spots were taken by Eddie Galbraith of Crooklands, with Charollais bullocks to £1440, £1430 & £1350. Limousins sold to a top of £1280 for a nice shapely sort from RG & H Preece of Thornbush. A run of suckler bred pure Limousins from Nether Hall Farms, sold to £1080 for heifers. Blue bullocks sold to a top of £1260, for a pair from M Shepherd & Sons, Pilling. Heifers sold to a top of £1230 from A & SM Sanderson, Treales with a nice British Blue. Black and Whites sold to a top of £1190 for a big feeding heifer from David Whitaker, Bay Horse, with bullocks selling to £1000 for a trio from L Armitstead, Barrow. A reminder that purchasers are looking favourably upon farm assured cattle and vendors are urged to batch cattle in groups when possible. Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – CH - £1440 Crooklands Farm; £1300 Kilburn House; £1220 Gibraltar Farm; £1130 Hawkrigg End; £1070 Greaves Farm. LIM - £1280 Thornbush Farm; £1270 Fellside Farm; £1220 Dunningwell Farm; £1210 North Farm; £1210 Clarksons Farm; £1190 Weavers Farm. AA - £1260 Longlands Farm; £1240 Cock Hall Farm; £1200 Hoskinshire Farm; £1180 North Farm; £1180 The Bungalow. BRB - £1260 Pasture House Farm; £1250 Gibraltar Farm; £1230 Clay Gap Farm; £ 1190 Forton Bank Farm; £1180 Moor Farm. SIM - £1190 Daniel Fold Farm; £1060 Gibraltar Farm; £950 Cock Hall Farm. HE - £1140 Hoskingshire Farm; £1100 Windy Hill Farm. BA - £1120 The Dell; £1100 Riversmead; £1070 Daniel Fold Farm; £1040 Tarnwater. SLR - £1100 Cock Hall Farm. MRI - £1090 Littlewood Hall Farm. CON - £1060 Fanny House Farm. MO - £1040 Fanny House Farm; £840 Greaves Farm. SHO - £1010 Cock Hall Farm; £960 Dunningwell Farm; £920 Longlands Farm. HF - £1000 Sinkfall; £990 Old Glasson Farm; £920 Church Farm; £920 Hilderstone Farm; £850 Milton Moor Farm. GA - £980 Mansergh Hall Farms. BS - £940 Riversmead. SRW - £750 Wyre Farm. ST - £730 Bodkin Cottage. STORE HEIFERS – LIM - £1230 Mee Farm; £1080 Nether Hall Farm; £1070 Manor House Farm; £960 Birks Farm. CH - £1190 Stirzakers Farm; £1140 Mee Farm; £1060 Hawkrigg End. HF - £1190 Stirzakers Farm; £740 Longber Farm. AA - £1170 Raw End Farm; £1160 Norbreck Farm; £1070 11 Kimberley Avenue; £900 Ellers Farm. SIM - £1130 Raw End Farm; £1100 High Fell Gate; £1080 Manor House Farm. BRB - £1100 Manor House Farm; £1090 Hoskingshire Farm; £1060 Mee Farm; £1010 Red Scar. HE - £1060 Hoskingshire Farm; £1020 Windy Hill Farm. SLR - £970 Greaves Farm. BA - £840 Winston. SHO - £610 Middle Ridge Farm.

A slightly plainer show of OTMs this morning however prices similar to the previous week. TE JS & SA Carruthers sold a blue cow to 164.5ppk, topping the sale. Friesians sold to a top of 134.5ppk for a cast heifer from H Suddell, Catforth. Friesian cows sold to a top of 124.5ppk from JR & M Ayrton, Bambers Farm, S & C Brennand, Nutstile Farm and Drinkall Bros, Catshaw. All OTMs forward averaged 110ppk, 2ppk up on the week. Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COWS – BRB – 164.5 Red Scar. LIM – 149.5 Low Groves Farm. AA – 137.5 Post Office Farm. HF – 124.5 Nutstile farm; 124.5 Bambers Farm; 121.5 Moors Farm; 121.5 Longber Farm; 119.5 Low House Farm. MO – 124.5 Hawkin Hall.SRW – 119.5 White Lund Farm. SHO – 77.5 Bank House Farm. CAST HEIFERS – LIM – 139.5 Lambrigg Park Farm; 121.5 Bank House Farm. HF – 134.5 Clarkson Green Farm; 124.5 Catshaw Hall Farm; 119.5 Old Hall Farm; 119.5 Pump House Farm. AA – 117.5 Greaves Farm. CAST/PRIME BULLS & BULLOCKS – HF – 151.5 Whinney Carr Farm; 109.5 Old Glasson Farm; 104.5 Forton Hall Farm; 104.5 Holmes Farm. CH – 137.5 Lambrigg Park Farm.

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NWA Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 19th September Continued Not quite as many Calves & Stirks forward as the last few weeks, with 56 passing through the ring. In the calf section, David Townley of Whinney Carr topped trade with a smart Limousin Bull at 9weeks selling to £415, others the same age to £395 and £362. Lim bulls averaged £368. A run of Blue bulls from Phillip Halhead sold to a top of £360 for a month old, with others at £350 and £330. Native bred calves sold to £315 from Wallbank Farms with an Angus Bull and £340 for Herefords from Drinkall Bros, Catshaw. Black and White calves were very plain this morning topping at £70 from H Halhead, Lawsons Farm. A nice entry of stirks this morning sold to £525 for a Sim Hfr from JR & M Ayrton, Bambers Farm. Blue bulls at 5months sold to £485 from A Shepherd, Preesall. Limousins were a good trade with 4month heifers to £445 and 4month bulls to £495. A number of older black and whites this morning saw trade top at £285 from Jones of Sandvilla. Calf Top Prices: BULL CALF – LIM - £415 £395 Whinney Carr Farm. BRB - £360 £350 Norbreck Farm; £300 Tills Farm. HE - £340 £320 Catshaw Hall Farm. AA - £315 Tills Farm. HF - £70 Catshaw Hall Farm; £70 Lawsons Farm. BULL STIRK – LIM - £495 £470 Boon Town Farm. BRB - £485 Muffys Platt Farm. HF - £285 Sandvilla; £260 High Snab. HEIFER CALF – LIM - £220 Whinney Carr Farm. HEIFER STIRK – SIM - £525 Bambers Farm. LIM - £445 Boon Town Farm

The fortnightly sale of Store Lambs saw 155 go under the hammer, a very fast trade this morning saw lambs top at £61 for a pair of nice Beltex x from Ashton Agriculture. A pen of 30 strong Texel x lambs from the same home sold to £60/head. A pen of 20 cheviots from Messers Curwen of Marshaw sold to £53. Many more could have been sold to vendors’ advantage. All lambs sold in excess of £50, with an overall sale average of £54. Next store lamb sale is SATURDAY 4th OCTOBER – HILL FAIR DAY. Store Lamb Top Prices STORE LAMBS – TEX X - £61 £60 Ashlack Hall; £53.50 £52.50 Cragg Farm. CHEV X - £52.50 £52 Marshaw Farm; £51.50 Cragg Farm.

Monday 22nd September The Prime Lamb trade at Lancaster continues to be sticky following on from finishing off poor last week. There was a plainer show of lambs forward this week at Lancaster selling to an overall market average of 146ppk. Best lambs sold to 168ppk or £79 from JK & BE Townley of Mearsbeck with better sorts of lambs selling in the late 150ppk. Mule lambs sold to a top of £63.50 averaging £59 per head. Suffolks sold to a top of £71 from G Riley, Bolton le Sands with a pen of five 50kg lambs.

814 Prime Lambs to £79 & 168p/kg Weights Top Av. Standard 32 ½ -39 158.0 147.2 Medium 39 ½ -45 ½ 158.0 146.5 Heavy 46 - 51 ½ 168.0 141.0

Prime Lamb Top Prices: SUFF - £71 5 Maddison Avenue; £68 Fell End Farm; £65 Walnut Tree; £64 Old Glasson Farm; £62 Middle Highfield. MULE - £63.50 Birks Farm; £63 Thornbush Farm; £58.50 Ouzelthorn Farm; £58.50 Hare Apple Tree; £58 Middle Highfield. HORNED - £52 Thornbush Farm. CHAR - £71.50 Gibraltar Farm; £61 Burrow Heights Farm; £54 Springfield Farm. TEX - £79 Mearsbeck Farm; £74 Sellerley Fields; £72 Sandy Hill Farm; £70 Knotts Farm; £70 Mearsbeck Farm

A poorer show of Cast Sheep forward sold to a slightly lesser trade than has been seen at Lancaster over the previous weeks. Selling to a top price of £74 was a continental ewe from George Newsham of Sellerley Fields. Mules sold to a top of £68 from WA Ward & Sons, Ancliffe Hall and Mashams to £67 from J Lamb, Old Glasson. All cast sheep sold to a market average Farm to Farm Trading of £48.62 Cast Sheep Top Prices: MASH - £67 Old Glasson Farm. MULE - £68 Ancliffe Hall Farm; £64 Knotts Farm; £62 Lower Castle O Trim. HORNED £45 Gilberton Farm; £44 Middle Lee Farm; £32 Appletree Farm. TEX - £74 Sellerley Fields; £68 Hutton Roof Hall; £68 Ancliffe Hall Farm; £64 Lower Castle O Trim.

An entry of only three Prime Bulls forward today saw Montbeliarde bulls sell to 163.5ppk from AF & M 3 Prime Bulls to 163.5p/kg, £932.26 Bolland & Son of Yeat House. Class Others

Prime Bull Top Prices:

Top 163.5

Av. 150.0

MO – 163.5, 159.5 Yeat House. HF – 125.5 Yeat House.

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Pedigree Lim Bull 4 years Old Contact Ian Atkinson 07766 521472 Wintering available in the Lancaster area Contact Ian Atkinson 07766 521472 5 Pedigree in-calf AA Heifers Due November contact Richard Gardiner on 07713 787510 2 Beef Shorthorn Bulls contact Richard Gardiner on 07713 787510

National Grid are installing a new power plant in at Moorside on the west coast which will supply power to both Cumbria and Lancashire. One route will head north from Moorside to Harker Substation nr Carlisle following the coast up to Maryport before heading inland to Harker. The other route is intended to head down the coast from Moorside to Barrow before being tunnelled across Morecambe Bay to reach the new power station at Heysham. Consultations are currently being held to determine the routes overland that the pylons will take and National Grid have written to those landowners they feel will be affected. They are intending to use the route of existing electricity pylons but will need to replace some and carry out some alterations. If you have had a letter or have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Sarah Clegg from NWA Professional on 015395 66229

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Various Farms locally looking to take in cattle for winter contact Richard Gardiner on 07713 787510 Pedigree AA Bulls 16-18 Months Old Ready to work Contact Matthew Probert 07760 557932 25 in calf Pedigree HF Heifers (due January) Contact Matthew Probert 07760 557932

NWA J36 Sale Reports Thursday 18th Septmeber The sale of Calves saw beef calves sell to a very strong demand with plenty of people around the ring keen to buy with best sorts of black and white rearing calves a strong trade with plainer sorts of black and whites difficult to place following strong trades in previous weeks. Best sorts of beef bull and heifer calves regularly sold over the £300 mark with Limousin bull calves from RW Nicholson of Lupton selling to £380 and British Blues from JW & D Robinson of Hollins Farm selling to £375. Heifer calves sold to a top price of £355 from RW Nicholson of Lupton with a Charolais. Black and White bulls calves sold to a top price of £105 from R Morris-Eyton of Beck Side with better rearing sorts selling over £70. A mixed selection of hard done Stirks forward sold to a top of £425 for British Blue April born from A Barnes of Moss Side. Calf Top Prices: Bull Calf – FRI £135, £120 Elm Tree, £105 Beck Side. ANG £300 Barrowfield, Hollins Farm, £260 Barrowfield. LIM £380 Green Lane End Farm, £360 Spout House. HERE £310 Barrowfield. SIM £320 Barrowfield. BRB £375 Hollins Farm, £360, £340 Flodder Hall. Heifer Calf – ANG £235 Hollins Farm. LIM £290 Spout House. CHAR £355 Green Lane End Farm. BRB £320 Flodder Hall, £270 Beck Side, £265 Hollins Hall. Bull Stirk – FRI £200, £165, £140 Moss Side. Lim £385 Moss Side. SIM £315 Moss Side. BRB £425 Moss Side.

A much larger show of 88 Cast Cows were put before a full compliment of buyers who ensured all classes met a strong trade. Black & White cows topped at 141.5p/kg from Young Bros., of Kendal and a top of £975.38 per head from F Barnes & Son of Heversham selling to Dawn Duerden. Continental cows topped at 189.5p/kg from JW & HM Metcalf & Son of Gatebeck with plenty of Continental cows 140-160p/kg and leaving an overall average of 123.13p/kg. Cast Cow Top Prices: Cast Cow - FRI 141.5, 129.5 Jenkin Cragg, 127.5 Woodhouse Farm. ANG 179.5 Low Bracken Hall, 135.5 Capplerigg. SHO 91.5 Strickley. CON 114.5 Low Stanger Thwaite. LIM 189.5 Low Bracken Hall, 161.5 Meadowbank farm. 157.5 Gamswell Farm. STAB 141.5, 137.5, 127.5 Kit Cragg. BRB 109.5 Howe Farm. SRW 144.5 Low Stanger Thwaite. LUING 129.5, 127.5 Town End. BB 144.5 Gamswell, 139.5 Riddings, 131.5 Howe Farm. Cast Heifer – FRI 134.5 Capplerigg, 114.5 Greaves Farm. LIM 139.5 Little Guards. MON 134.5 Green Lane End Farm. Cast Bull – BLO 124.5, Nook Farm.

A fantastic show of Store Cattle were put before a full ringside of buyers with all cattle selling way beyond vendors expectations. The pre-sale judging was carried out by Mr James Crichton of Egremont who congratulated all the vendors for an exceptional show of cattle Class 1 – Limousin Heifer 1st RT & J Gorst, The Coach House 2nd RT & J Gorst, The Coach House 3rd TA Chapman & Son, Lane Head

£1070 £1130 £1280

Class 4 – Limousin Bullock 1st T, L, B & J Knowles, High Borrowbridge 2nd RT & J Gorst, The Coach House 3rd TA Champman & Son, Lane Head

£1150 £1000 £1200

Class 2 – British Blue Heifer 1st MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow 2nd PD & PJ Ellis, Moss Head 3rd MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow

£1350 £1300 £1240

Class 5 – British Blue Bullock 1st RT & J Gorst, The Coach House 2nd PD & PJ Ellis, Moss Head 3rd JG & PH Thompson, Poppy Farm

£1320 £1290 £1195

Class 3 – Any Other Breed Heifer 1st P & SA Edmondson, Low Barrows Green 2nd RT & J Gorst, The Coach House 3rd P & SA Edmondson, Low Barrows Green

£1080 £ 885 £ 980

Class 6 – Any Other Breed Bullock 1st MJ Shepherd, Gaskell House 2nd P & SA Edmondson, Low Barrows Green 3rd RT & J Gorst, The Coach House

£1085 £1235 £1040

Reserve Champion RT & J Gorst, The Coach House

Overall Champion MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow A Big THANK YOU to BB Dairy Group Ltd of Soulby for kindly sponsoring today’s show & sale. Throughout the day there were some tremendous runs of cattle with trade holding solid right to the very end.

Store Cattle Top Prices: Store Bullocks – FRI £300 Lockbank, £235 Dale End. ANG £885 Lockbank, £870 Dale End, £845 Lockbank. SHO £995 Lane Farm, £900 Lane Farm. SLR £930 Greaves Farm. LIM £1380 Old Hall, £1275 Crooklands Farm, £1225 Gaskell Farm. CHAR £1305 Crooklands Farm, £1235, £1190 Low Barrows. HERE £1050 Low Bank Side. SIM £1240 Crooklands, £1235, £1120 Gaskell House. STAB £920, £915, £845 Kit Cragg. BRB £1320 The Coach House, £1290, £1290 Well Head Farm, £1190 High Underbarrow Farm. MON £770 Greaves Farm. BAZ £1090, £1085 Gaskell House Farm. BLO £1140 Nook Farm, £1040 The Coach House, £1035 Nook Farm. Store Heifer – FRI £720 Moss House Farm. ANG £870 Arklid Farm, £840 Dale End. SHO £875 Gaskell House Farm, £865, £810 Lane Farm. LIM £1280 Lane Head Farm, £1130, £1070 The Coach House. CHAR £1080, £980 Low Barrows Green, £890, £885 Orphan Cragg. HERE £720 Moss House Farm. BRB £1350 High Underbarrow, £1300 Moss Head, £1240 High Underbarrow. BAZ £945 Gaskell House Farm. BLO £1125 Nook Farm, £945 Gaskell House Farm, £890 Garnett House. Cow & Calves – LIM £1020 Moss Side Farm. SIM £900, £880 Old Croft. BRB £1080, £980 Moss Side Farm. Right: Champion from MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow with Vendor Julie Winn, Sponsor Jayne Bainbridge Judge Mr J Crichton, Egremont and Sponsor James Bainbridge (BB Dairy Ltd)

Breeding Sheep - Saturday 20th September On Saturday 20th September the second breeding sheep sale saw all classes of breeding sheep sell to one of the strongest trades seen all season at North West Auctions. Mule gimmer shearlings sold to a top price of £165 from Barton & Harrison of Low Meathop with other strong mule gimmer shearlings regularly selling other £150 averaging £142. Mashams sold to £152 from TW & CM Skelton of The Cottage with Texels from K Little & D McClure of Cartmel also selling to £152. Continuing from the season trends aged ewes strong to strong demand selling to a top price of £170 for a pen of Rough Fell Mules two shears from JA Law of Elm Croft with pure Texel ewes selling to £168. A small selection of gimmer lambs saw euro gimmers from M Gillett of Penrith sell to £75 and Dorset gimmer lambs from S Waller of Beckside Barn sell to £120.

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NWA J36 Sale Reports Breeding Sheep Continued A selection of over 100 rams forward to the sale sold to a selective crowd of buyers with best sorts of rams in strong demand and others more difficult to sell. Rams twice sold to £580 firstly for a Suffolk shearling ram from RA & L Hodgson of Patton Hall and then a Texel shearling RT & ME Sutton of Crosscrake. Aged rams sold to £480 from Barton & Harrison of Low Meathop with Texel ram lambs selling to £350 from Peter Woof of Stainton. Sale Statistics Gimmer Shearlings Gimmer Lambs Dorsets to £120 av. £112.50 Suffolk to £125 av. £125 Mash to £152 av. £138 Texel to £75 av. £75 Mule to £165 av. £142 Texel to £152 av. £111 Llyen to £130 av. £130

Ewes Mule Char Texel

to £170 av. £116 to £90 av. £116 to £168 av. £89

Ram Lambs Shearling Rams Texel to £350 av. £272 Suffolk to £580 av. £284 Char to £450 av. £364 Texel to £580 av. £333

Aged Rams Suffolk to £180 av. £180 Texel to £480 av. £327

Plant & Shrub Sale - Saturday 20th September On Saturday 20th September North West Auctions held it’s first sale of trees, shrubs and plants at J36 and was attended by a large crowd of buyers, with enthusiastic bidding throughout. With ornamental and fruit trees being sought after, but bargains were still to be found. Another sale is planned for the 22nd November, where there will be hedging, ornamental trees and bare root fruit trees on offer as well as the normal seasonal plants and shrubs. For More info please contact Bill Nelson on 07785 542738

Dairy Dispersal - Monday 22nd September On Monday 22nd September North West Auctions conducted the dispersal sale of dairy cattle on behalf of JB Moore, Outerthwaite Farm which saw a full ringside of buyers in attendance from the northern counties and midlands. Heifers sold to a top price of £2080 for a 3 week calved heifer giving 24.8lts with others selling at £2000. New calved cows sold to £1780, £1700 with others generally £1300 - £1650. In calf cows peaked at £1330 with incalf heifers selling to £1600. The collective fortnightly sale of dairy cattle saw a pedigree 3rd calved cow from PW & D Swindlehurst sell to £1850 with pedigree heifers selling to £1800.

Sale Statistics N/C Heifers to £2080 av £1520 N/C Cows to £1780 av £1027 Incalf cows to £1330 av £1050 Incalf Heifers to £1600 av £1160

Tuesday 23rd September North West Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock at J36 on Tuesday where 2608 prime sheep were sold comprising 1989 prime lambs averaging 147.27p/kg and 607 cast sheep averaging £50.22 and 12 cast rams to average £61.08.

1989 Prime Lambs to £72.50 & 176.0p/kg Weights Top Av. Standard 32 ½ -39 174.3 155.0 Medium 39 ½ -45 ½ 163.4 146.0 Heavy 46 - 51 ½ 150.0 140.4

Prime Lambs in general today sold at a very steady pace with buyers being very selective. A lot more heavy lambs around proving the more difficult to sell with handy weight export type lambs 38-40kgs being short of buyers requirements. Prime Lamb Top Prices: Dorset: £58.50 Red Lodge, The Coach House. Suff: £71.50 Dunningwell Farm; £70 Hill Park; £69 Beckfoot Farm Cottage; £68.50 The Coach House. Masham: £55.50 Steps Farm. Mule: £65.50 Low Longmire; £64.50 Low Hall; £64 Cooper House, High Borrowbridge; £63 Moss Howe; £62 Ashstead, Fellside. Swale: £50 Botton Hall. Char: £72.50 & £71 Gibraltar Farm; £68.50 Wetstone; £67.50 Cockrigg Farm. Chev: £61.50 Howriggs. Texel: £71.50 Dendron Farm; £70.50 Heaton Hall; £70 Low Hall; £69.50 Trees Farm. Beltex: £68.50 Hill Park; £61 Farleton House.

Once again another large show of Cast Sheep being a very similar trade to last week with the exception to the plain horned ewes just being a little bit sharper on the week and also being short of the best quality ewes for orders. Cast Sheep Top Prices: Suff: £72 Bull Bank; £63 Sunny Brow, Scar Close. Mule: £74 Beckfoot Farm Cottage; £70 Low Newton Farm; £69 Nook Farm; £68 North Farm, Lodge Farm. Swale: £53 The Borrans; £42 Low Stennerley; £40 Cragg View. Rough Fell: £59 Ghyll Farm, High Borrowbridge; £52 Moss End Farm. Scotch: £43 Field House. Chev: £64 Underley; £63 Ghyll Farm. Texel: £85 Underley; £82 North Farm; £80 High Deepslack, Scar Close; £79 High Biggarsbank. Leic: £92 Barbon Fell House; £79 The Borrans. Herd: £84 Chambers Tenement; £56 Borwick Fold. Zwart: £54 Scar Close.

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September

Monday 29th

Friday 26th

Weekly Prime Stock Sale

5000 Breeding Sheep

October

Prize show & Sale of 3000 Swaledale Ewes, Shearlings, Gimmer Lambs to include flock reduction on behalf of Messrs Edmondson Brothers, Wall End

Sheep Dog Sale NWA J36 Saturday 18th October

Friday 3rd Weekly Cattle Sale Including Show for Heifers in pens of 4 Saturday 4th ‘Hill Fair Day’ Sale of all classes of breeding sheep and breeding rams to include second gimmer lamb sale, special show and sale of Ram Lambs and BFL Rams Sale to include flock dispersal of 70 Mule Ewes run with Ram due in Feb

Prize Show & Sale of 1500 Rough Fell Ewes, Shearlings, Gimmer Lambs behalf of RFSBA to include flock dispersal on behalf of Messrs Clarke Brothers Sponsored by PV Dobson & Sons Followed by 500 other hill breeding females to Include flock reduction of 150 Cheviot X Shearlings/Ewes from M Stephenson, Salterwath

Sale of Working & Part Trained Sheep dogs and puppied Entry forms available online and by request Catalogue available in due course

Fell Pony & Dales Pony Sale NWA J36 Saturday 25th October Sale of Working & Part Trained Sheep dogs and puppied Entry forms available online and by request Catalogue available in due course

Farm Sale Saturday 4th October

Entries Close Friday 26th September

Monday 6th

Tuesday 30th

Weekly Prime Stock Sale

October Friday 10th Weekly Cattle Sale including annual Show & Sale of Suckled Calves

Contact Details Bill Nelson - Livestock Manager 07785 542738 Gary Capstick - Auctioneer 07970 830518 Matthew Probert - Auctioneer 07760 557932 Ian Atkinson - Auctioneer 07766 521472

Thursday 2nd Fortnightly sale of all classes of cattle to include first prize Show & Sale of Sucked Calves Entries Close Thursday 25th September Tuesday 7th Weekly Prime Stock Sale Thursday 9th Rearing Calves -10.15am Second Sale of Mule, Masham & Continental Gimmer Lambs at 11am followed by Weekly sale of Store Lambs Entries close Thursday 2nd October

Will Alexander - Fieldsman & Trainee Auctioneer 07976 646035 Richard Gardiner - Fieldsman 07713 787510 George Harryman - Fieldsman 07759 278741

Saturday 11th Annual Show & Sale of Rough Fell Rams on behalf of RFSBA Sale to include Swaledale, Cheviot and other upland breeds including Show class for best Conformation Swaledale Ram For more information contact Ian Atkinson 07766 521472 Entries close 2nd October

Catalogues for sales will be online and by request once available.

on behalf of RA & GJ Close & Son, Cotestones Farm, Carnforth

Sale to include Tractors and Vehicles MF 5460 (4wd, Dyno 4, 1900hrs, ’60 plate) MF 390T (4wd, 18 speed, 8000hrs, N reg) MF390 (2wd, 3100hrs, N reg) MF 290 (4wd, c/w loader) MF 135 (5900hrs, 1969 reg), MF 35 Merlo 34.7 telehandler (4wd, 5100 hrs, ’09 plate) Honda 250 Quad Landrover Defender 90 (57,000 miles)

Machinery and Equipment Foster Digger plus 3 buckets, 24ft twin axel flatbed trailer, 6T tipping trailer, 2 drum mower, haybob, Abbey 8ft topper, Buck rake, 3T Agri-Spread Fertiliser Spreader, 1600Gln top fill slurry spreader, Hardi 300L sprayer, yard scrapers, diamond harrows, 10ft flat roller, 8ft flat roller, roller trailer, Keenan 300 feeder, mill rear end loader, silage pusher

Livestock Equipment 12ft IW livestock trailer, cattle crush, portable cattle race gates, ring feeders, 2 x feed trailers, water troughs, feed troughs, gates, hurdles, foot trimming crush, molasses feeders, calving aid, wire, fence posts, 200L calf milk mixer/feeder. AI flask plus syringes

Workshop Tools & Misc Items Welder, cement mixer, steam cleaner, air compressor, parlour fans, parlour heaters, slates, stone flags, concrete slats, 9”drainage tiles, Yorkshire boarding, limestone gate stoops, silage sheets & nets, parlour washer, cowley site level and tri-pod, various shutter boards Photographs available online in due course.