North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 26th November
Weekly report & newsletter NWA J36 In-Lamb Sheep Sale The annual sale of individual in-lamb sheep which included a prize show of Suffolks saw a catalogue entry of over 100 attract buyers from as far afield as South Wales and Northern Cumbria. Judging was conducted by Mr ST Birkett of Carnforth who awarded the Championship rosette to a shearling scanned carrying a single from D Williams, Criccin which later sold for the sale’s top price of 580gns. A further 4 sheep sold for over 500gns which included a shearling at 540gns from RA Batty, Redhills and a gimmer lamb at 500gns from GM Owen, Newborough. A consignment of Texels from Proctors Farm Ltd peaked at 460gns with Texels from P Woof, Stainton selling to £420gns. Charollais shearlings In-lamb to the Charollais from J Stott achieved a top price of 400gns with Charollais due to the Beltex from JD & V Towers selling at 320gns. An entry of aged Mule ewes due February sold at £132 & £130 from BD Willison & Son, Levens.
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NWA Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 21st November A larger entry of 90 OTM forward this week at Lancaster saw all classes of cattle selling to a sharper trade. OTM heifers continue to sell to a premium at Lancaster topping at 171.5ppk for a Limousin from Richard Oldfield of Brow Foot Farm with all heifers forward averaging 128ppk. Cast cows sold to top price of 144.5ppk from RS & BA Harker of Overthwaithe Farm with well fleshed beef cows easily achieving 130ppk and more. A similar story throughout with Black and Whites with better cows selling over 110ppk and all cows a sharper trade. More beef cows about today lead to a stronger market average of 105ppk. Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COWS – FR- 149.5 Liscoe Farm. AY- 84.5 Sandvilla. AA- 124.5 Hill Top. CON- 91.5 Dale Barns. LIM- 147.5 Overthwaite Farm; 144.5 Gallaber Farm. BS119.5 Sandvilla. CH- 134.5 Cringleber. HE- 114.5 Cringleber. SIM- 124.5 Cringleber. BRB- 121.5 Cringleber; 121.5 Wilson Wood. SRW- 114.5 Sandvilla. BA- 129.5 Dubside. CAST HEIFERS – FR- 139.5 Whin Yeats; 139.5 Holme House Farm. AA- 131.5 Brow Foot Farm. LIM- 171.5 Brow Foot Farm. JE- 77.5 Dale Barns. CAST/PRIME BULLS & BULLOCKS – FR- 144.5 Old Glasson Farm; 117.5 Barn Owl Farm; 114.5 Ancliffe Hall Farm. AY- 119.5 Meadow Side. BRB- 169.5 Barn Owl Farm.
A smaller entry of Store Cattle forward this week at Lancaster but still an impressive 300 store passing through the ring. Good quality and well fleshed cattle are still eagerly sought after and buyers continuing to look for and pay a premium for Farm Assured cattle. A larger entry of Black and Whites this week were harder to place with many buyers sheds filling up, although anything fleshed and short keep was sought after. A cracking pair of Limousin x steers from David Moorhouse of High House Farm sold to a top price of £1460 with a British Blue from the same home selling to £1380. Native bred cattle always sell to a strong trade at Lancaster with an Angus Steers from H & JA Gorst selling to £1290. Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – FR- £1140 Cock Hall Farm; £1020 Old Glasson; £920 Newsham Hall Farm. AA- £1290 Shaws Farm; £1190 Bouthwaite Farm; £1180 Raw End Farm. SHO- £1070 Jolley Fold Farm. GA- £660 Cinderbarrow Farm. CON- £1140 Tarnwater Farm. LIM- £1460 High House Farm; £1200 Green Close; £1160 Walmsley Fold. BS- £1070 Jolley Fold Farm. CH- £1320 Newsham Hall Farm; £1310 Greenlands Farm; £1250 Millbeck. HE- £1230 Walmsley Fold; £1190 Newsham Hall Farm. SIM- £1270 Walmsley Fold; £1140 Tarnwater Farm; £900 Cock Hall Farm. BRB- £1380 High House Farm; £1240 Hallbeck; £1240 Walmsley Fold. MO£1200 Old Glasson; £1150 Cock Hall Farm; £1070 Jolley Fold Farm. SRW- £720 Pilling Lane. BA- £1230 Cock Hall Farm; £1170 Old Woodhouse; £1130 Cock Hall Farm. STORE HEIFERS – FR- £620 Longstripes; £600 Westfield House Farm; £560 Hall o’th Hill Farm. AA- £1150 Bouthwaite Farm; £1150 Roseacre Hall; £1080 Snub Snape Farm. SHO- £920 Wearden House. LIM- £1050 Croppers Farm; £860 Black Bull Farm. CH- £1180 Newsham Hall Farm; £1080 Millstones. HE- £1020 Ivy Barn; £930 The Old Stable. SIM- £1100 Bouthwaite Farm. BRB- £1160 Pasture Barn Farm; £1140 Hawkrigg End; £1070 Roseacre Hall. BULLS – FR- £400 Dungeon Farm; £350 Outfield. SIM - £790 Meadow Side..
Less Calves around this morning with very few continentals among them. Blue heifers sold to £340 from TD & V Whitaker, Park Lane. A run of calves from Wallbank Farms saw Angus bulls to £315 and Angus heifers at £240. Black and white calves were forward in abundance topping at £95 twice from both Wallbank Farms and TD & V Whitaker. In general strong calves £78-£95 with younger calves £45-£62. Small plain calves better on the week selling around the £30 mark. Average of £43.30 for all black and whites forward. Buyers looking favourably on calves over 4 week age. A number of Stirks forward saw 3-4month olds sell to £420 for Blue Bulls and Blue heifers to £370. Lim heifers to £345 and Angus heifers to £342. Older Hereford bullocks from Steve Moore sold to £520 with others at £480. Calf Top Prices: BULL CALF – FR- £95 Tills Farm; £95 Park Lane Farm. AA- £315 Tills Farm. BULL STIRK - AA- £340 Deepclough. BRB- £420 Deepclough. SRW- £320 Deepclough. HEIFER CALF – AA- £240 Tills Farm. BRB- £340 Park Lane Farm. HEIFER STIRK- AA- £342 Deepclough. LIM- £345 Deepclough. BRB- £370 Deepclough. BULLOCK STIRK- HE- £520 Longwood House. BRB- £480 Longwood House.
A reminder that the Christmas Show is on Friday 5th December. Information on show classes is available in the Christmas Shows & Sales Schedule. 728 Prime Lambs to £93 & 200.0p/kg Weights Top Av. Standard 32 ½ -39 185.0 170.0 Medium 39 ½ -45 ½ 200.0 177.5 Heavy 46 - 51 ½ 182.0 171.5
Monday 24th November
A mixed show in quality of Prime Lambs forward this morning at Lancaster with many vendors bringing forward the last of their lambs. Quality and well fleshed lambs still in strong demand and continue to sell in line with the trade in recent weeks with heavy weight lambs also eagerly sort after. The overall market average was 174ppk with the SSQ averaging 175ppk. Lambs sold to a top of 200ppk from JR & M Ayrton & Son of Bambers Farm with other pens of decent Texel’s selling into the late 180’s early 190’s. Less hill bred lambs forward this morning saw mules selling to 179ppk (£75) with pens of horn lambs regularly selling around 170ppk. Prime lamb vendors are reminded that sheep must be tagged to regulation and many meat companies are requesting that lambs are belly clipped. Belly clipping service is available.
Prime Lamb Top Prices: SUFF- £80.50 Walnut Tree; £80 Parks Farm Barn; £77.50 Fell End Farm. MULE- £76 North Farm; £75 Yates Farm; £74.50 Isle of Skye Farm; £69 Low Moor Head Farm. HORNED- £67 Tarnwater Farm; £66.50 Marshaw Farm; £66.50 Yarslber. CH- £86 Walmsley Fold. CHEV- £70.50 Tarnwater Farm. TEX- £93 North Farm; £91 Walmsley Fold; £88 Parks Farm Barn.
The strong Cast Sheep trade continues with pure Suffolk ewes selling to £100 from George Riley of Bolton le Sands with mule ewes selling into the seventies and a small number of horn ewes forward selling to £44. An overall average for cast sheep was £65.
Cast Sheep Top Prices: SUFF- £100 Maddison Avenue. MULE- £75 Salisbury Farm; £71 Low Kit Brow. HORNED- £44 Parks Farm Barn. TEX- £65 Sandy Hill Farm; £56 Newhouse Farm.
A few less Prime Bulls forward in the market today sold to a similar trade in Lancaster we beef bred Limousin bulls from S & BM Lawrenson & Son of Northwoods Farm selling to 204.5ppk with others from the same home making 189.5ppk. Montbeliarde bulls sold to 164.5ppk.
Prime Bull Top Prices: LIM- 204.5 Northwoods Farm. SIM- 179.5 Northwoods Farm. MO- 164.5 Lane House.
5 Prime Bulls to 204.5p/kg, £1136.30 Class Top Av. Prime 204.5 191.2 Others 164.5 159.2
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NWA J36 Sale Reports Thursday 20th November NWA J36 held its successful weekly sale of Calves with an entry of 46 forward this week. A younger smaller show of calves this week saw calves sell to a sensible trade throughout with vendors and purchasers going away pleased. Stronger beef calves always in strong demand at J36 and today proving no different. Heifers with cow making potential continue to make a premium with Limousin heifers from Langley Park Farms selling to a top price of £320. Plenty good quality heifers needed to meet a strong demand at J36. MH & AR Robinson of Homescales Farm sold the topped priced Bull with a Limousin selling to £310 for a five week old bull. Black and White bull calves continue to sell in line with other centres with plenty of men around the ring today eager to purchase calves. Next Week entries to date; 18 Continental and Native Beef Stirks 3 months to 6 months
Calf Top Prices: BULL CALF - FR- £88 Raw End Farm; £75 Holmescales Farm; £70 Langley Park; £65 Kiln Hall. AA- £140 Ridding Lane Farm; £140 Warton Grange Farm. LIM£310 Holmescales Farm; £255 Lupton Hall. HE- £200, £170 Ridding Lane Farm. BRB- £230 Sunny Bank; £210 Langley Park. HEIFER CALF- AA- £195 Ridding Lane Farm. LIM- £320 Langley Park.
The weekly sale of store lambs saw another full ringside of buyers in attendance competing for all types with all lambs sold averaging £54.27. The sale topped at £75 for Texel Cross from IE & MA Taylor with others at £74 from LA & M Lambert. Short keep lambs regularly achieved £68+ with longer keep £57-£66 with very few under £40. An abundance of hill lambs forward saw cheviots sell to £61 from GC & GW Taylor, Rough Fells £57.50 from B Dickinson & Co, Swaledale £47 and Herdwicks £45. Mules peaked at £65 from JA & SM Allen and TLB & J Knowles with others regularly £62-£64.
Store Lamb Top Prices: SUFF- £67 Brow Head; £67 Middle Lee Farm; £66.50 Grate Farm; £66.50 Quarry Top. MASH- £60.50 Mealrigg; £59 Middle Lee Farm. MULE- £65 High Borrow bridge; £65 Barker Knott; £64.50 Roundthwaite; £64.50 Scar Sykes Farm. SWAL- £47 Brockstones; £44.50 Bowderdale Head; £44.50 High Skelgill; £43.50 Murth waite. RGH- £57.50 Brockstones; £49.50 Wath Farm; £48 Murthwhaite; £47.50 Brockstones. SCOTCH- £43 Audlands Park; £35 Roundthwaite Abbey Farm. HORN - £47 Singleton Park. CH- £61.50 Ashlack Hall; £54.50 High Green; £54 Fell House. CHEV- £61 High Farm; £61 High Arnside Farm; £55 Ashlack Hall. TEX- £75 High Deepslack; £74 Brow Head; £71.50 Bandrake Head; £70 Sunny Bank. JAC- £49 Abbey Drive. TEES- £64 Middle Lee Farm. HERD- £45 Brockstones; £45 Poole Bank Farm; £44 Wath Farm. BEL- £62 High Farm.
Tuesday 25th November
279 Prime Lambs to £88 & 205.9p/kg Weights Top Av. Standard 32 ½ -39 205.9 175.0 Medium 39 ½ -45 ½ 198.0 178.0 Heavy 46 - 51 ½ 182.2 167.0
North West Auctions held their weekly sale of prime sheep at J36 on Tuesday where a large entry of 3,601 Prime Lambs and cast sheep were sold to a full compliment of buyers. Lambs would be just a shade easier by a couple of pence across the board, which falls in line with this week’s national trend. However, buyers were keen to secure all weights with vendors being well rewarded for well finished lambs. Lambs topped at 205.9p/kg for Texel cross lambs from Richard Prickett of Hutton Roof and a top price per head of £88 was achieved by Messrs J Allonby & Son of Grayrigg for a pen of Texels. Again, a good show of Hill lambs with Mules to £79 and Rough Fells to £73. Overall a very pleasing market average of 176.97p/kg was achieved.
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Prime Lamb Top Prices: Suff: £87.50 Mansrigg Hall; £84 Smithy Green; £83 Beckfoot Farm Cottage; £82.50 Netherhouses. Hamp: £74 Brow Head. Masham: £76.50 Holme House. Mule: £79 Birkhaw, Croft Foot; £78.50 Netherhouses, Catshaw Hall; £78 Milness Hall; £77 Scargill Farm. Swale: £67 Ashstead; £66 Yoad Pot. Rough Fell: £73 Middle Sadgyll; £64.50 Birkhaw. Scotch B/F: £68 Nook Farm; £67 Walnut Hill. Char: £88 Black Bull Cottage; £84 Floraire; £83.50 Kirkett Nook; £83 Low Foulshaw, Tongue House. Chev: £85 Green Head; £81 Fellside; £74 Bybeck. Texel: £88 Green Head; £87 Millom Castle; £86 Holme Field, Mansrigg Hall; £85 Meadow Oaks. Lleyn: £75 Low Foulshaw. Jacob: £56 Moss End Farm. Herdwick: £49 Hazel Head. Zwart: £68 Low Foulshaw. Beltex: £74 Holme Field.
A large show of 722 Cast Sheep were forward with a large percentage of the entry being made up of Horned ewes which all looked very well sold to a full ringside of buyers. Ewes topped at £116 per head for a pen of Texel ewes from R & E Ladds of Kendal.
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Cast Sheep Top Prices: Dorset: £62 Brow Head. Suff: £76 Cooilingel; £74 Whinfield; £72 Brow Head. Cont: £73 Buck Bank. Masham: £76 Low Audlands; £72 Mosergh Farm; £69 Middale Farm. Mule: £78 Grate Farm, Benson Hall; £76 Catshaw Hall; £74 Low Longmire. Swale: £54 Low Longmire; £45 Moss End Farm, Nook Farm. Rough Fell: £64 Croft Foot; £56 Low Deepslack; £55 Moss End Farm. Scotch B/F: £50 Cooilingel Farm; £41 Green Hill. Char: £83 Cooilingel Farm. Chev: £85 Green Head. Texel: £116 Benson Hall; £98 Catshaw Hall; £97 Ashtree Cottage; £96 Hutton Roof Hall. Leic: £82 Catshaw Hall; £72 Low Longmire. Jacob: £38 High Mill Farm. Dales: £49 Low Audlands. Grit: £47 Leighton House. Tees: £86 Low Audlands. Herd: £47 Tongue House; £38 High Wallabarrow.
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