North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 25th June 2014
Weekly report & newsletter
BUCKETS OF KNOWLEDGE Landlord and Tenant Within our team, we deal with many tenancy issues, including rent reviews, notice to quit and succession, which is an extremely complicated process. If you are a landlord or a tenant and have any concerns with regards to your tenancy please do not hesitate to contact the office.
FINDING YOU PASTURES NEW
Forthcoming Sales NWA Lancaster
FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY MEADOW CROFT FARM GOOSNARGH, PRESTON
Monday 30th June 9am – Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep. 10.30am – Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
Utility Companies Recently, we have seen an increase in the number of utility companies such as National Grid (gas and electric), UU and BT wanting access to land. It is important that proper terms are agreed beforehand and so, if you have been approached by any companies and have any concerns, please let us know. Usually, our fees are paid by the acquiring authority
Environmental Stewardship Our team is busy with ELS and HLS schemes at present. With a variety of options to suit all land and farming practices if you are interested in putting your farm in a scheme or if you are in an existing scheme which is due for renewal and you would like us to help please just ring the office.
Friday 4th July – weekly sale A brick under slate roof detached farmhouse, stables, sand paddock, steel framed general purpose building (20.5m x 12m approx.) and paddocks extending to 7.88 ac/3.19 ha or thereabouts. Guide Price – Offers around £825,000
10.15am – 100 Cast Cows & OTM Clean Cattle 10.15am – 60 Rearing Calves & Stirks 11.15am - STORE & BREEDING CATTLE (catalogue entries close 2pm Monday 23rd June)
NWA J36
On instructions from Mr. & Mrs. A. Gibbs
Tuesday 24th June 1.45pm – Prime Lambs, Prime Hoggs & Cast Sheep
Sale by private treaty of
18.69 acres/7.565 hectares of sound and productive meadow and pasture land being part of
HORNSBARROW FARM, LUPTON
NWA Architectural is a new building design and planning service offered through NWA Professional and Property to all auction mart clients and the public at large. It is intended to offer a drop-in service for advice and enquiries on auction days Initial site visits for works and instructions are free of charge and can be arranged through Greg, Gillian or other NWA staff. Also, a planning update is proposed quarterly in this newsletter covering changes to and the complexities of planning policy as they apply for agriculture, domestic and commercial buildings.
Lot 1 – 15.03 acres/6.084 hectares of pasture with natural water. Asking price - £80,000
Thursday 10th July – fortnightly sale 10.15am – 60 Rearing Calves & Stirks 10.30am – 60 Cast Cows, OTM & Prime Cattle 11am – Newly Calved Dairy Cows & Heifers £50 Genus voucher will be awarded to the vendor of the highest priced dairy animal sold at J36 each month
Lot 2 – 3.66 acres/1.481 hectares of fertile meadow with mains water. Asking price - £28,000
Followed by Store Cattle
(catalogue entries close Thursday 19th June)
If any of our Professional or Property team can be of help, please do not hesitate to give us a call on
015395 66222 or 01524 63308 Please call
015395 66222 for details.
Michael Mashiter 07713 787511 John Hughes 07970 830517 Rodney Coward 07717 548966 Carole Hodgson - 07717 817051 Sarah Clegg - 07795 048511
NWA LIVESTOCK MOBILE NUMBERS Bill Nelson: 07785 542738 Gary Capstick: 07970 830518 Matthew Probert: 07760 557932 Richard Gardiner: 07713 787510 George Harryman: 07759 278741 Will Alexander: 07976 646035 Ian Atkinson: 07766 521472
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NWA LANCASTER - Friday 20th June - Weekly Sale Store Cattle Weekly sale of store cattle at Lancaster saw a reduced entry with farmers making the most of the weather. It was noticeable that all classes of cattle were a sharper on the week. With best sorts selling to a premium. Topping todays market was a Hereford Steer selling to £1280 from AJ & D Knowles, Windy Hill. This was closely followed by a pair of Angus Steers from Redmayne Bros, Samlesbury realising £1260. Angus heifers sold to a top of £1140 with British Blues to £1110. Overall buyers are still looking for cattle and averages came in at £980 for steers and heifers averaging £899. Cast Cows A small entry of cast cows forward this morning were met by a strong trade. Trade was topped by J Whitton of Rocklands with a Limousin Cow selling to 157.5ppk. Blue cows sold to a top of 144.5ppk on two occasions from R & B Parker and JG & PH Thompson. Black and Whites sold to a top of 137.5ppk from WN & D Smith, Cockerham with a cast heifer while black and white cows sold to a top of 131.5ppk from JM & JI Pye, Cabus. In all, black and white cast cows averaged 115.5ppk and an overall OTM average of 127ppk. Calves & Stirks Just 28 calves forwards this morning with the vast majority being good sorts. Trade was topped by JB & JB Lawson, Cockerham with an Angus Bull selling to £350 with another realising £325. Angus heifers from the same home sold to £285. A cracking show of blue calves saw bulls sell to £320 & £300 from Joylan Farms with heifers from the same home selling to £310. Young Limousin Bulls sold to £200 from WR Clarke & Partners, Yealand Redmayne. Simmental calves sold to £210 for Bulls from D & A Travis, Newbiggin. Black and White calves were a strong trade selling to £122 from CG Birkett, Carnforth and £108 from Wallbank Farms Ltd, Abbeystead. All Black and White calves averaged £79/head. Stirks sold to £455 for a Blue Bull from A & FM Bolland & Sons, Ellel and Black and White bulls from Mesrs Butterfield & Son, Burton in Kendal selling to £240 (x2). Buyers were slightly cautious with regards to the current beef price and calves sold in line with other competitor markets.
Top Prices STORE BULLOCKS – HE - £1280 Windy Hill Farm; £1130 Elmridge Farm; £940 11 Kimberley Avenue. AA - £1260 £1140 Cuerdale Hall Farm; £1180 Ivy Barn; £1100 £1070 Weavers Farm; £990 11 Kimberley Avenue. SIM - £1230 Low Lodge; £890 Springfield Farm; £820 Hall Farm. LIM - £1220 West Lynn; £1200 Church Farm; £1180 Moss Head; £1160 £1020 Whelpside Farm; £1140 £1090 Old Woodhouse. BRB - £1200 £1190 Moss Head; £1190 Abbotson Farm; £1100 Church Farm; £840 121 Pilling Lane. MO - £990 Old Woodhouse. HF - £870 Church Farm; £830 £630 Low Lodge; £750 Springfield Farm; £570 Moss Side. SRW - £690 121 Pilling Lane. STORE HEIFERS – AA - £1130 11 Kimberley Avenue; £1090 Windy Hill Farm; £1040 Mee Farm; £980 Jolley Fold Farm; £960 Brow Foot Farm. BRB - £1110 Pasture House; £960 Mee Farm; £940 11 Kimberley Avenue. LIM - £1070 Church Farm; £1060 Whelpside Farm; £1010 Mee Farm; £980 Greenlands Farm; £960 Windy Hill Farm. HE - £950 Brow Foot Farm. CH - £770 Sandham Farm. MO - £690 Low Lodge. SIM - £670 Hall Farm. BA - £490 1 Meathop Court. CAST COWS – LIM – 157.5 Low Lodge; 151.5 Poppy Farm. BB – 144.5 Poppy Farm; 144.5 High Hallbeck. SIM – 137.5 High Underbrow Farm. HF – 131.5 Kilntree Farm; 131.5 Sellerley Farm; 131.5 Holmes Farm; 129.5 Abbotson Farm; 127.5 Allcocks Farm; 124.5 Cocker House Farm; 117.5 Manor Farm. CH – 129.5 High Underbrow Farm. CAST HEIFERS – HF – 137.5 Cocker House Farm; 134.5 Sellerley Farm. CAST/PRIME BULLS & BULLOCKS – AA – 139.5 Higher Knowehill. HF – 111.5 Lundholme Farm. SRW – 109.5 Yeat House. BULL CALF – AA - £350 £325 Bank End Farm. BRB - £320 £300 Stanley Farm. SIM - £210 £200 £182 Manor Farm. LIM - £200 Cinder Barrow. HF - £122 2 Netherbeck Farm; £108 Tills Farm; £105 Cocker House Farm; £100 Knowsley Farm. HEIFER CALF – BRB - £310 £300 Stanley Farm; £305 Bank End Farm. AA - £285 Bank End Farm; £100 Knowsley Farm. SIM - £120 Manor Farm. BULL STIRK – BRB - £455 Yeat House. HF - £240 £210 Moss House Farm.
NFU TB Meeting Monday 7th July 7.30pm In The Function Suite at J36 Rural Auction Centre To discuss TB in your area With speakers from NFU AHVLA TB Eradication Advisory Group
Focus Farm launch meeting: Flock Health Topics Spital Farm, Appleby Road, Kendal, LA9 6PJ Monday 14th July 11am – 3 pm including lunch & refreshments By Kind permission of the Dodgson family This is the first in a series of meetings looking at key issues which affect farm productivity and how these can be targeted to improve profitability.
To register for your FREE place ring the EBLEX events office on 01904 771211 or email brpevents@eblex.ahdb.org.uk
NWA Junction 36 Crooklands - Tel: 015395 66200
NWA LANCASTER - Monday 23rd June - Prime Stock Strong Trade at Lancaster Continues for Spring Lambs Prime Lambs A good show of quality lambs forward today in Lancaster with well fleshed meaty lambs selling to a premium today. A smaller entry of 1178 forward today sold to an SQQ average of 218ppk. Best lambs sold to 245ppk for Beltex X lambs from Mark Townley of Claughton Hall with other better sorts to 241ppk from Andrew Clarkson of Cock Hall and JM Sanderson of Lower Highfield. Lambs sold to a top price per head of £118 for Heavy weights from William Pye of Tarnwater. Buyers are requesting that lambs are farm assured with a noticeable premium being paid today for farm assured lambs.
1178 Prime Lambs to £118 & 245.0p/kg Weights Top Av. Standard 32 ½ -39 245.0 216.0 Medium 39 ½ -45 ½ 234.0 220.0 Heavy 46 - 51 ½ 236.0 219.0
Cast Sheep The trade for cast sheep seem slightly easier today as there becomes more ewes on the market. The trade topped today at £104 for Texels from Brian Preston of Ellers Farm with all Texel and cross ewes averaging £82. Mule ewes sold to a top of £77 from EE Thornton & Sons of Downlands averaging £67 per head. Horned ewes sold to a top of £60 for Kendal Roughs from Gary Postlethwaite of Riddings. Prime Bulls A larger show of bulls forward today at Lancaster sold to a strong trade considering the current market, with the eight bulls forward today averaging 155ppk. Beef bred Limousin bulls sold to a top price of 183.5ppk from S & BM Lawrenson & Son of Northwoods Farm with others from the same home selling to 181.5ppk. Beef bred dairy bulls sold to a top of 179.5ppk from E & N Wright & Son of Allcocks Farm with Black and Whites from the same home selling to 139.5ppk.
8 Prime Bulls to 183.5p/kg, £1145.10 Class Top Av. Prime 183.5 177.2 Others 143.5 132.2
Top Prices Prime Lambs – SUFFOLK - £96 Old Glasson Farm; £95 £92.50 Lane Ends Farm; £94.50 New Parkside Farm; £93.50 £91 Hill Top; £93 Booth Hall; £93 Hall Croft Barn; £90.50 Cocker House Farm. CHAROLLAIS - £87 £76 Stirzakers Farm; £83 Moss House Farm. TEXEL £118 £94.50 Tarnwater Farm; £112 Sycamores; £106 £94.50 Bambers Farm; £97 £95.50 Claughton Hall Farm; £97 Old Glasson Farm; £94 Lower Highfield; £94 Cock Hall Farm; £94 North Farm. JACOB - £80 Hill Top. Prime Hoggs – SUFFOLK - £64 £60 Cockerham Hall. MULE - £52 Low Moor Head Farm. HORNED - £60 Lee End Farm. TEXEL - £88 £81 Carrisholme Stables; £82 £80 Sycamores; £80 £64 Cockerham Hall; £84 £66 Hodgsons Farm; £64 Tarnwater Farm. Cast Sheep – MASHAM - £66 Lundholme Farm. MULE - £77 Downlands Farm; £75 Burrow Heights; £75 Old Glasson Farm; £73 Moss House Farm; £72 Bambers Farm; £71Lower Highfield; £71 Hill Top. HORNED - £60 £53 Riddings. TEXEL - £104 Ellers Farm; £98 Sycamores; £93 Parks Farm Barn; £93 Bambers Farm; £84 Carrisholme Stables; £83 Parks Farm Barn; £80 Lots House Farm. LEICESTER £42 Sykes Farm. Prime Bulls – HF – 139.5p/kg Allcocks Farm. LIM – 183.5p/kg 181.5p/kg Northwoods Farm. SIM – 143.5p/kg Yeat House. BRB – 179.5p/ kg Allcocks Farm. MO – 127.5p/kg Yeat House. SRW – 117.5p/kg Yeat House.
PRIME LAMBS - Prime Lamb Buyers are Requesting EID Tags in Sheep.
Farm to Farm Trading 20-30 In-calf Pedigree Holstein Friesian Heifers due July-September Contact Matthew Probert on 07760 557932
We are pleased to welcome Greg Gilding to the NWA team who took on a full time role at the beginning of June. Greg will be providing planning, design and architectural services to all our clients, new and existing, he comes with a wealth of knowledge of both urban and rural developments.
Pure Simmental Bull 3yrs old See website for photos Contact Richard Gardiner on 07713 787510 Summer Grazing Flookburgh Area Contact Richard Gardiner on 07713 787510 Winter Cattle Housing Cubicles or loose housed Contact Richard Gardiner on 07713 787510
Greg can be contacted on 015395 66248
Angus Bull 5yrs old Contact George Harryman on 07759 278741
NWA Lancaster - Tel: 01524 63308
NWA J36 Crooklands - Tuesday 24th June North West Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock on Tuesday where some 2,233 prime lambs and cast sheep were sold to a full ringside of buyers who bid strongly for all classes. Lambs topped at £120 per head for Suffolk x lambs from Messrs Ladds of Benson Hall selling to Paul Barker for Bowood Yorkshire Lamb. Commercial Suffolk & Texel cross lambs were regularly 215 – 225p/kg with smarter sorts 230 – 240p/kg, as long as lambs were well finished buyers were keen to purchase all weights and with the onset of the Muslim festival of Ramadan at the end of the week the Muslim firms were particularly strong.
1666 Prime Lambs to £120 & 243.2p/kg Weights Top Av. Standard 32 ½ -39 243.2 212.0 Medium 39 ½ -45 ½ 240.0 215.0 Heavy 46 - 51 ½ 234.7 211.6
Once again a large entry of 560 cast sheep were forward with the trade continuing on from the lambs to see strong demand for all classes of sheep with a lot more plain ewes forward today. A top price of £110 per head was achieved twice, firstly for a pen of Texel x ewes from G & ID Postlethwaite of Howgill and then for a Charollais ewe from Mr GH Bell of Kirkby Lonsdale. Mule ewes to £88 with the majority £75 - £85 Swaledale ewes to £71 per head for a big pen of ewes from the Inman Family of Witherslack with plainer sorts looking a good trade at £45-£55 per head.
Top Prices PRIME LAMBS – Suffolk: £120 Benson Hall; £105 Crabtree Farm; £100 Lane Ends Farm, Milestones Cottage; £99 Broomfield; £98 High House, Raw Head; £94 Oak Tree Farm. Char: £106 & £98 Gibraltar Farm; £100 & £95 Lancaster Bank; £94 Benson Hall; £93 Gillson Nook. Texel: £115 Ackenthwaite; £104 Borrans Farm; £103 Low House; £102 Flodder Hall; £99 High House; £98 Benson Hall; £97 Broats Farm; £96 Cantsfield Hall. Zwartble: £90 Arklid Farm. Beltex: £90 Farleton House. LLeyn: £83 Low Foulshaw. Mule: £81 Broomfield; £80 Brown Edge. Dorset: £74 Brow Head. CAST SHEEP – Char: £110 Red Lodge; £102 Kirket Nook; £96 Floraire; £90 Trees Farm. Texel: £110 Riddings; £102 Silverhow Farm; £100 Old Croft; £97 Low Stanger Thwaite; £96 Red Lodge; £94 Hallbeck, The Borrans, Speelbank, Benson Hall. Dorset: £84 Beckside Barn. Suffolk: £85 Red Lodge. Mule: £88 Steps Farm; £87 Benson Hall; £85 Hartrigg Farm; £81 Ackenthwaite, Baycliffe Farm, Brown Edge. Swale: £71 Strickland Hill; £62 Middle Highfield; £61 Leakses Farm. Rough Fell: £98 (ram) Steps Farm; £67 Croft Foot; £65 Millbeck; £64 Patton Mill. Chev: £60 Mouse Syke. Llyen: £89 Low Foulshaw. Herdwick: £66 The Galleon; £59 Finsthwaite House; £50 Rydal Farm. Zwartble: £76 Woodside. Beltex: £54 Farleton House. Leicester: £96 (ram) Strickland Hill.
FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY WICKENS FARM, OAKENCLOUGH ROAD, BLEASDALE, PRESTON
Free bus leaving from NWA J36 Wednesday 2nd July at 6am An impressive stone built under slate roof detached 3bedroom farmhouse with extensive gardens/ paddock, paved patio area and detached garage. Guide Price – Offers in region of £510,000
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Free bus leaving NWA Lancaster on Thursday 3rd July at 6am Call 0845 458 2711 to reserve your seat
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