NWA Newsletter 6th August

North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 6th August

Weekly report & newsletter The North West Texel Breeders’ Progeny Event at NWA J36 On Sunday 3rd August the North West Texel Sheep Breeders’ Club held their first progeny event at J36 Rural Auction Centre. It was hailed as a great success with an outstanding show of pedigree sheep presented to the judges, Mr Alastair Gault of Northern Ireland and Mr John Geldard of Kendal, who both commented on the quality of stock put before them in the appropriate classes they judged before they both came together to judge the overall championship which was awarded to Messrs Boden & Davies of The Sportman’s Flock. There was an outstanding attendance of over 500 people with various stock judging, competitions and trade stands in attendance.

Show Results Class 1 Aged & Shearling Rams 1st - Messrs Boden & Davies, Sportsman’s 2nd - Procters Farm Ltd, Procters 3rd - Messrs Gray, Ettrick Class 2 Ram Lamb 1st - Messrs P.K & R Woof, Stainton 2nd - Messrs Jones, Kitrob 3rd - Messrs S R Symes, Anglezarke Class 3 Aged Ewe 1st - Messrs Boden & Davies, Sportman’s 2nd - Messrs Gray, Ettrick 3rd - Messrs Gray, Ettrick Class 4 Shearling Ewe 1st - Messrs P.K & R Woof, Stainton 2nd - Procters Farm Ltd, Procters 3rd - Messrs Gray, Ettrick

Class 5 Ewe Lamb 1st - Angela Nairey, Meinspride 2nd - James Robinson, Kaker Mill 3rd - Messrs P.K & R Woof, Stainton

Class 9 Pair of Ewe Lambs 1st - Messrs A & G Brown, Brookhill 2nd - Angela Nairey, Meinspride 3rd - Messrs Gray, Ettrick

Class 6 Group of Three 1st - Messrs Boden & Davies, Sportman’s 2nd - Procters Farm Ltd, Procters 3rd - Messrs Gray, Ettrick

Class 10 Trio of Females 1st - Messrs A & G Brown, Brookhill 2nd - Messrs Gray, Ettrick 3rd - Messrs Boden & Davies, Sportsman’s

Class 7 Shearling Ram 1st - John Howard, Quercus 2nd - Procters Farm Ltd, Procters 3rd - James Robinson, Kaker Mill

Champion Messrs Boden & Davies, Sportsman’s Reserve Champion Procters Farm Ltd, Procters

Class 8 Ram Lamb 1st - Procters Farm Ltd, Procters 2nd - Messrs P.K & R Woof, Stainton 3rd - Messrs A & G Brown, Brookhill

‘Lancaster Lads’ Friday 15th August at NWA Lancaster Prize Show & Sale of Breeding Rams, Show at 11.30am Sale at 1.30pm Entries to date include: 7 Charollais, 81 Suffolk, 41 Texel, 45 Beltex/Beltex X, 1 Hampshire For more information please contact Ian Atkinson on 07766 521472, Will Alexander on 07976 646035 or the main office on 01524 63308 Catalogues available online or by request

Agricultural Shows we are Attending Lunesdale 12th August Okehampton 14th August Abbeystead 16th August Hornby & District 19th August Hawkshead 19th August Grayrigg 28th August Bentham 6th September Westmorland County Show 11th September e. info@nwauctions.co.uk t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster) t. 015395 66200 (J36 Kendal)

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NWA Social Evening at Lancaster Thursday 14th August at 7pm Complimentary Hog Roast, Bar in attendance Trade Stands, Raffle Stock Judging Event Family & Friends Welcome

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NWA Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 1st August Store Cattle sold to a strong trade throughout with all classes of cattle in slightly stronger demand as numbers begin to lift with 274 sold. The larger better sorts of steers more sought after as Charolais steers from J & BA Kellet of Clarksons Farm sold to £1390 with other good Charolais steers from the same home selling to £1320 and £1290 with other good Simmental steers from TE & A Galbraith of Crooklands Farm selling to £1280 for a trio. Angus steers sold to £1190 from J Redmayne of Cuerdale Hall Farm with a pen of four. A British Blue heifer from T & L Kirkham of Ingrave Farm topped the heifers selling to £1240.

Farm assured cattle sold to a premium today with many buyers requesting that cattle is farm assured and we are strongly advising vendors to get farm assured to maximize the price achieved for their cattle.

Congratulations to Stuart Close of Docker Hall Farm for winning the prize draw of a £15 lunch voucher for lotting four or more cattle together.

The Cull Cow and OTM trade continues to hold strong even though we are currently in the school summer holidays. A good entry of 61 cattle forward averaged 113ppk with dairy bred cows averaging 104ppk. Cast cows topped at 149.5ppk for Limousin cows from JG & PH Thompson of Poppy Farm. Solid trade in the ring means that there is a value to having your TB1 area cattle pre-movement tested and sold through the ring rather than direct.

The largest entry of Calves forward at Lancaster seen for a while with 75 calves and stirks passing through the ring with a majority being made up of black and whites. Calves sold to a top price of £262 for a three week old Limousin Bull calf from J Bargh & Son of North Farm with Angus Bull calves from David and Eileen Wallbank of Tills Farm selling an Angus Bull calf to £260. A large proportion of calves forward today being black and white bull calves, the trade for black and whites slightly tougher with the current beef prices saw black and white calves from the Wallbanks of Tills Farm selling to £102. A handful of stirks forward sold to plenty of interest around the ring. Simmential heifers at 9 months old sold to £530 from Linda Braithwaite of Hill Top Farm who also sold six month old British Blue heifers to £470.

TOP PRICES: STORE BULLOCKS – CH - £1390 £1290 Clarksons Farm; £1270 Greenlands Farm; SIM - £1280 Crooklands Farm; £1270 Ingrave Farm; £1240 King Bank Farm; LIM - £1200 £1180 Greenlands Farm; £1190 Bradlow Farm. AA - £1190 Cuerdale Hall Farm; £1180 New Ridge; £1180 Billinge Hall Farm; . BRB - £1140 £1060 Greenbank Farm; £1140 Jolley Fold Farm; . HF - £1140 Jolley Fold Farm; £1090 Cuerdale Hall Farm; £950 Downlands Farm; . BS - £1140 Jolley Fold Farm. HE - £1120 North Farm; £1000 Greenways Farm. MO - £1030 2 Old Woodhouse; £860 £770 Birch Croft;. GA - £1030 King Bank Farm. SA - £1020 Greaves Farm; £980 Cock Hall Farm; £880 Greenbank Farm. SRW - £680 Wyre Farm.

CON - £670 Templand Farm.

STORE HEIFERS – BRB - £1240 £1180 Ingrave Farm; £1060 Longlands Farm; . CH - £1100 Ingrave Farm. AA - £1060 Forton Bank Farm; £990 Staffords Farm; £950 11 Kimberley Avenue; . LIM - £1060 Endmoor Farm; £1050 Masongill Hall; £1050 Forton Bank Farm. BA - £1050 Forton Bank Farm. HE - £970 Masongill Hall; £950 11 Kimberley Avenue; £680 Grange farm. DE - £950 11 Kimberley Avenue. SIM - £930 Oakenhead Farm. SA - £840 Greaves Farm. ST - £600 Singleton Grange Farm. HF - £530 Croft House.

CAST COWS – LIM – 149.5 141.5 Poppy Farm; 141.5 King Bank Farm. HE – 144.5 Raw Head. BRB – 141.5 Raw Head. BB – 131.5 Poppy Farm; 129.5 117.5 Cross Farm. AA – 129.5 Mosergh Farm. HF – 129.5 Marlholes Farm; 127.5 Lane House; 124.5 Kitchen Ground Farm. MO – 124.5 Lane House. CON – 87.5 Birks Farm.

CAST HEIFERS – HF – 134.5 129.5 124.5 Heaton Hall Farm; 131.5 Back Lane; 124.5 Cote Farm.

CAST/PRIME BULLS & BULLOCKS – HF – 139.5 Cock Hall Farm; 109.5 107.5 Tunsteads Farm; 91.5 Blackwood End. BULL CALF – LIM - £262 North Farm; £155 Hatters Farm. AA - £260 Tills Farm; £205 £190 Heaton Hall Farm; £190 Hatters Farm. BRB - £175 Heaton Hall Farm. MO - £138 £132 White Lund Farm. HF - £102 Tills Farm; £90 £85 Cocker House Farm. SRW - £30 White Lund Farm.

HEIFER CALF –BA - £220 Birkland Barrow. HE - £218 Birkland Barrow. AA - £200 Tills Farm; £170 Heaton Hall.

HEIFER STIRK – SIM - £530 Hill Top. BRB - £470 £455 Hill Top. £455 £440 Muffys Platt Farm.

Monday 4th August A smaller entry of 942 Prime Lambs forward sold to an overall market average of 175ppk. The trade was better than expected with buyers looking for well fleshed lacks with lambs short of finish being penalized. Well fleshed Texel lambs sold into the late 180ppk with best sorts to 195ppk from Andrew Butler of Parks Barn Farm. A larger proportion of mules in the market sold to 168ppk from Brian Carter of Cragg End Farm or to £72.50 from BD Gill of Yarlsber.

942 Prime Lambs to £80 & 195.0p/kg Weights Top Av. Standard 32 ½ -39 189.0 172.0 Medium 39 ½ -45 ½ 195.0 176.5

Cast Sheep trade was noticeably less than seen over previous weeks as more cull ewes come onto the market. Buyers were very cautious of buying over fat sheep. Mule ewes sold to £66 from H Birkett & Son of North Farm with plenty of pens of mule ewes in the early £60’s. Texel ewes sold to £85 from JH Gardner of Moss Cottage with pens of continental ewe late seventies and into eighties.

2 Prime Bulls to 157.5p/kg, £837.90 Top Av. 157.5 156.6

Just a couple of Prime Bulls forward this morning with more needed to full the demand from buyers. Class The trade continues to be very similar with Montbeliarde bulls from GA Haston & Son of Lane House Others selling to 157.5ppk and 155.5ppk.

TOP PRICES:

Prime Lambs – SUFFOLK - £77.50 £76.50 Old Grange Farm; £77 13 St Johns Avenue; £76.50 Booth Hall; £75 Old Glasson Farm; £74 Underley Estate Office; £74 Hallbeck; £73.50 Oak Head Farm. MASHAM - £70.50 Yarlsber. MULE - £72.50 Yarlsber; £71 Hare Apple Tree; £70.50 Cragg End; £63 Wyresdale Park Estate; £55.50 Longstripes Farm.

HORNED - £70.50 Old Glasson Farm. CHAR - £75 Old Glasson Farm; £73 Oak Head Farm. TEXEL - £80 Springs Farm; £78.50 Underley Estate Office; £78 Parks Farm Barn; £78 Knowsley Farm; £77.50 76.50 Old Grange Farm; £77 Newhouse Farm; £76.50 Oak Head Farm; £76 Old Glasson Farm.

Cast Sheep – MASHAM - £59 Old Glasson Farm. MULE - £66 North Farm; £65 Birch Croft; £62 North Farm; £60 Knowsley Farm; £60 Blea Tarn; £60 Mearsbeck Farm. HORNED £44 £29 Lots House Farm; £42 Catshaw Hall Farm; £26 Hare Apple Tree. CHAR - £74 Old Glasson Farm. TEXEL - £85 £70 Moss Cottage; £83 £74 Mearsbeck Farm; £80 £70 Hazel Brae; £70 Parks Farm Barn; £68 Rye Close; £68 Conder Green Farm.

Prime Bulls – MO – 157.50p/kg 155.50p/kg Lane House.

Prime Lamb Vendors In order to allow us to market your stock to its full advantage we would advise prime lamb vendors to strongly consider entering into the Farm Assured Scheme as an increasing number of buyers are showing a strong preference to Farm Assured Lambs over non assured and are willing to pay a premium.

Should you have any questions please contact any of the Auctioneers and Fields people. Who will be happy to assist in anyway possible.

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NWA J36 Sale Reports Wednesday 30th August - Machinery On Wednesday 30th July North West Auctions held their monthy collective sale of implements, tractors and small tools which saw over 500 lots on offer to a crowd of buyers from though out the UK. Quality implements were easily sold with the sales top price of the day being MF 250 tractor with a loader which sold to £3500 other items to £1750 for a 12ft ifor Williams trailer.

Leading Prices:

MF tractor £2480, Beaver tail trailer £1450, Tipping trailer £1120, Car trailer £1020, Bale wrapper £620, Bale sqeece £580, Duotz Fahr Tedder £500, Ornamental Bulls head £410, pto gear box £400, Sheep turn over crate £380, Weigh scales £300, Potato bagger £380.

Tuesday 5th August North West Auctions had 2545 sheep forward at its weekly sale with all classes keenly competed for by a ringside of seventeen active buyers representing 33 accounts.

2070 Prime Lambs to £90 & 197.4p/kg Weights Top Av. Standard 32 ½ -39 197.4 174.9 Medium 39 ½ -45 ½ 187.5 172.1 Heavy 46 - 51 ½ 174.0 168.1

Best meated lambs were regularly 178p/kg-188p/kg topping at 197.4p/kg for Beltex x lambs from F & B Smith and was very closely followed by JW Robinson & Son who sold their lambs at 197p/ kg. Suffolks from TH Garnett & Son sold to 178p/kg. Mules are now coming forward in greater numbers and sold to 170p/kg from Fishwick Bros., and JC Hodgson. Texel lambs from TH & D Cornthwaite topped the market at £90, Charollais lambs sold to £87 from KB & M Walker, Suffolks to £80 from Taylor Bros who also sold Mules at £74.

An overall average of 172.3p/kg was achieved with Farm Assured lambs selling to a premium.

Top Prices per kilo:

Top Prices per head

Breed Texel Texel Texel Char Texel

Price £90 £88 £87 £87 £83

Vendor TH & D Cornthwaite, Low Tarn Green A & CM Carter, Black Bull Farm J Holme & Son, Hollowmire Farm KB & M Walker, Smithy Cottage H Newton, Low Levens Farm

Breed Beltex Texel Beltex Texel Texel

Price 197.4p/kg 197.0p/kg 188.9p/kg 188.5p/kg 188.2p/kg

Vendor F & B Smith, The View JW Robinson & Son, Green Close D & DW Prickett, Farleton House S P Pease, Underley C Dean & LJ Brennand, Lodge Bank

Cast Sheep 475 cast sheep sold to £105 for Texels from C Steadman with meated heavy Continentals regularly £86-£99. Mules peaked at £89 from HR & KA Hodgson and regularly achieved £72-£84. Hill ewes sold to £73 for Rough Fell from G & W Penny with Cheviots £69 from JJ & M Metcalfe. Swaledales generally £32-£76. Buyers who are looking for grazing ewes are now starting to attend so take advantage of the extra competition. All cast sheep today averaged £64.28 Cast Sheep Top Prices

Texel: £105 Ellergill Farm; £103 Ashtree Cottage; £99 Benson Hall, Howriggs; £94 (ram) Marsh Grange Farm; £93 Castle How. Char: £88 Silverhow Farm. Mule: £89 Howriggs; £86 Benson Hall; £84 Toadpool; £80 New Close, Ashtree Cottage. Rough Fell: £73 Marsh Grange Farm; £60 Howriggs; £58 Millbeck; £55 High Farm. Swale: £60 Hill Croft; £58 Barrowfield; £49 Middle Sadghyll; £45 Brown Edge. Chev: £69 Orchard House; £60 Birch Bank. Beltex: £94 (ram) Steel Croft. Jacob: £50 Farleton House. Zwart: £67 Silverhow Farm.

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Paddock and Stables AT FLOOKBURGH, GRANGE OVER SANDS

1.88 acres/0.76 hectares or thereabouts of permanent grassland at

Approximately 2.00 acres/0.81 hectares of secluded amenity grassland with orchard Moss Lane, Holme Near Carnforth

TIRRIL NEAR PENRITH Due to interest show this will be offered for sale by public auction on Thursday 28th August, 2014 at 7pm in The Queens Head Hotel, Trill Extending to 2.50 acres/1.04 hectares. The land is situated adjacent to Willow Lane and is relatively flat and fertile being well fenced and in sound heart.

Closing date for tenders – 3.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 27th August.

The land comprises permanent grassland in sound heart, well fenced and provided with a mains water supply. Access is obtained directly from the councilmaintained road within the hamlet of Tirril, opposite Sockbridge Hall.

Well established pond and small storage building on site.

Closing date for tenders – 3.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 27th August, 2014

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Monday 11th August

Tuesday 12 August

Weekly Prime Stock Sale

Weekly Prime Stock Sale & Monthly Sale of Pigs

Friday 15th August Weekly Cattle Sale & Opening Sale of Store Lambs Monday 18th August

Thursday 14th August Weekly Sale of Calves &Store Lambs

Breeding Sheep Sales August

Monthly Dairy Sale Catalogue Entries Close Friday 8th August

Breeding Sheep Sales August Friday 15th August ‘Lancaster Lads’

Prize Show & Sale of Breeding Rams

Wednesday 20th August

Show & Sale of Mule, Masham & Continental Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings

NSA Sheep Event 2014

Saturday 23rd

Annual Show & Sale of Mule, Masham & Continental Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings

Friday 29th

Prize Show & Sale of Registered Pedigree Texel Rams & Females on behalf of NWTBC

Weekly Calf Sales at NWA J36 We are very pleased to announce that from Thursday 7th August we will be selling Calves and Store Lambs on a weekly basis due to increasing number and customer demand.

Following request from several buyers It is in the vendors interest that all Store Lambs are EID Tagged.

Entries Please Contact Calves Ian Atkinson on 07766 521472 Store Lambs Matthew Probert 07760 557932

Poultry & Rare Breed Saturday 30th August NWA J36 Sale of Poultry, Waterfowl, Hatching Eggs & Equipment.

Bluefin Insurance Annual Golf Day

Also today

Sale of Rare & Minority Breed Livestock in association with the RBST Entry Forms available online or by request

On Wednesday 30th July North West Auctions Attended the NSA Sheep Event at Malvern in Leicestershire. The stand looked really well and had a cracking pen of four Mule Gimmer Lambs supplied by the Inman family of Strickland Hill which created a great deal of interest and compliments.

We had a flow of customers through all day long and apart from the concerns over the current Prime Lamb prices everyone was very upbeat about the Autumn Breeding Sheep sales.

Farm Plastic Recycling There will be a farm plastic recycling collection at NWA J36 on Wednesday 13th August between 10am-2pm For more information please visit our website or contact Rodney Coward on 015395 66222

Dairy Dispersal Sale

On Friday 25th July Bluefin Insurance held their annual golf day at Kendal Golf Course. David Hunter from 1818 and his team were the overall winners.

Monday 22nd September at NWA J36

Pictured L-R Craig Campbell (Electric Centre) David Foster (QES school and Kendal Town FC) David Hunter (1818 Auctioneers) Darren Chaplow (J Chaplow & Son

Dispersal sale of 80 in milk/in calf cows and heifers on behalf of J B Moore, Allithwaite.

Contact Details

Bicester Sheep Fair On Friday 1st August we made the annual visit to the Bicester Sheep Fair along with every other auction company in the North of England.

The Sheep all looked well and trade was considerably up on the year, 6539 Mule Shearlings averaged £142.55 which is £11.44 up on the year (NEMSA), and sold in the daylight unlike last year. All Vendors would be well suited with the trade and considerably upbeat about the forthcoming Autumn sales.

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