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NWA J36 Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings Saturday 22nd August

The opening sale of Breeding Sheep at NWA J36 commenced with a catalogued entry of 4181 ewes and shearlings which attracted buyers from throughout the Northern Counties, Midlands and Wales.

The great annual Show and Sale of Mule Shearlings at J36 Rural Auction centre saw a strong line up of 10 pens out for show in front of the judges Richard and Jonathan Frankland of Rathmel. The first prize rosette for a pen of 10 Mule Shearlings was awarded to Philip and Denise Elliot of Penrith who also won the JT Nelson Memorial Shield. The Elliot family also won £500, kindly donated by the Kendal NEMSA branch, for winning the first prized pen of shearlings that had been purchased from the Kendal NEMSA Gimmer Lamb sale the previous year. The Kendal branch will continue to donate this prize each year. To be eligible for this prize buyers must pur-chase Gimmer Lambs at the sale held on Saturday 12th September and then bring them back as Gimmer Shearlings and win the Mule Shearling class.

The trade generally was strong considering current prime lamb prices with majority vendors leaving pleased with their trade. The day’s trade topped at £190 for the champion pen from Philip and Denise Elliot of Penrith. Many top pens sold £140 plus with bonnier sheep selling into the £150s. Purchasers where looking to buy well grown strong shearlings and were prepared to pay a premium for shearlings that had lambed and been vaccinated for abortion. Smaller shearlings were harder to place than previous years. The overall Mule gimmer shearlings average was £125.

A good show of continental shearlings were put before a ring side of buyers, topping the trade in the Texel section was a pen of 10 from SG Benson, Horrace Farm at £162. Followed by the first prize pen from Sue Cunliffe at £140. Suffolk shearlings sold to £180 & £165 from PJ & EA Wharton, High Hall. The sale started with breeding ewes which sold to a strong trade throughout with buyers showing preference towards stronger well bodied sheep.

A top price of £142 was achieved for the champion pen of 2 crop mule ewes from F & SA Edmondson, purchased by the judge Mr R Frankland. Also at £142 was a pen of 1 crop Mule ewes from M Benson and £140 for 2 crop Mules from FI & ME Little. Older Ewes sold to £115 for 3 crop Mules from J Shepherd & Son. FM correct ewes sold to £124 for Char X from TL & S Cross who sold others to £112.

All ewes sold averaged £108 with a large portion of 3 crop+ ewes forward.

North West Auctions would like to thank the judges Richard & Jonathan Frankland and Michael Park for giving their time and to the sponsors Townson Tractors and JG Animal Health for their continued support.

Prices to notePrices to notePrices to notePrices to note 1 Crop Mules, £124, £118, £115, £108. 2 Crop Mules, £142, £140, £136 (x2), £132, £128. 3 Crop Mules, £115, £112(x5), £108. Aged Mules, £102, £100, £96, £80

2 Crop Continentals, £128, £126, £120, £116. Aged Continentals, £129, £106, £90, £88, £76

NWA Lancaster - Breeding Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings Wednesday 19th August

The annual show and sale of Mule, Masham and Continental ewes and shearlings at Lancaster had a better trade then anticipated with recent prime lamb prices and from reports from sheep sales throughout the country. A strong pre-sale show of mule gimmer shearlings was kindly judged by Mr H Halhead of Nether Kellet. In a strong class the first prized pen was awarded to JS & KM Wilson of High House with second and third prizes being awarded to Joe Townley of Mearsbeck. The first prized pen of Mule ewes was awarded to T & S Binns of Downham. The continental and any other breed was won by JS & KM Wilson of High House with a pen of Cheviot mule shearlings. Thanks goes to our show and sale sponsors Massey Feeds.

In the breeding ewe section all types where sought after at Lancaster with younger types selling to a premium. One crop mule ewes sold to £120 for the first prized from T & S Binns of Downham. Three and four crop mules sold to around the £100 mark.

Mule shearlings where keenly bid for at Lancaster with plenty of buyers around the ring with buyers leaving satisfied with their trade on the year. An annual consignment of Mule shearlings from P & M Crackles of Burrow sold to the day’s top price of £168. Selling to £160 twice was E Parker of Crag Bank, the second prized pen sold to £159 from Joe Townley of Mearsbeck. The first prize pen sold to £155 from JS & KM Wilson of High House. The majority of vendors top pens where achieving £140 plus. An overall average of £128 was achieved.

A consignment of Cheviot mules from by JS & KM Wilson of High House sold to £142 and £140.

Masham gimmer shearlings sold to £122 and £116 from WI & A Atkinson of Holme House.

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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 21st AugustFriday 21st AugustFriday 21st AugustFriday 21st August

The weekly sale of Store Cattle at Lancaster continues to get in excess of 300 cattle forward weekly. There was less quality cattle forward this week with more plainer and mixed bred cattle forward. There was more buyers in attendance with a couple of fresh faces around the ring but the edge was slightly off the trade today. The trade topped at £1,420 from GR & A Foy of Parkside Farm for a British Blue steer which was closely followed a trio of Limousin steers from Robin and Margaret Dodgson of Kilburn House selling to £1,400. A smart pair of 26 month old British Blue heifers from Messers Carruthers of Red Scar selling to £1,330.

Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE CATTLE – BRB: £1420 Parkside Farm; £1330 Gibraltar Farm; £1260 Yew Tree Farm. LIM: £1400 Kilburn House; £1360 Dunningwell Farm; £1310 Middle Grange Farm. CH: £1340 Holmgarth; £1190 Whitehaven; £1050 Deansbiggin. SIM: £1210 The Bungalow; £1200 Parkside Farm; £1110 Ellers Farm. AA: £1180 Challon Hall Farm; £1180 New Ridge Farm; £1160 Ellers Farm. MO: £1170 Fanny House Farm; £1030 Bradley Farm. AY: £1140 Cock Hall Farm. HE: £1090 Billinge Hall Farm.FR: £1040 Benson Hall; £980 Whitehaven; £950 Whinney Garth. BA: £1020 Low Fold. SHO: £960 Cock Hall Farm. SLR: £880 Withnell Fold Farm. BS: £720 Withnell Fold Farm. STORE HEIFERS – BRB: £1330 Red Scar; £1270 Milton Moor Farm; £1090 Greenways Farm; £1090 Cracalt Farm. LIM: £1220 Little Fell Farm; £1070 King Bank Farm; £1060 Lodge Farm. AA: £1200 Milton Moor Farm; £1160 Hill Top; £1030 Underhelm Farm. HE: £1070 Bull Bank Farm; £970 Thornton Barn Farm. CH: £990 Lee End Farm. SIM: £960 Lee End Farm; £950 Kate Farm.

The weekly sale of OTM and Cast Cows at Lancaster had an entry of 85 forward. The edge was slightly of the meaty and plain cows with steaking cows a better trade then seen over previous weeks. OTM heifers sold to a top of 151.5ppkfor a Friesian from ME Wannop and Sons of Heaton Hall with other OTM Friesian selling between 135ppk and 150ppk. Heavy weight beef cows sold into the late 120’s with better black and whites selling between 110ppk and 115ppk. the OTM cattle sold to an overall average of 103ppk.

Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COW – LIM: 129.5 Claughton Hall Farm. ST: 129.5 Low Foulshaw Farm. MO: 124.5 Ireby Hall; 104.5 Johnson House. SIM: 124.5 Kate Farm. FR: 119.5 Chapel House; 114.5 Clawthorpe Lodge; 114.5 Arnside Tower Farm. CAST HEIFER – FR: 151.5 Heaton Hall Farm; 149.5 Sunderland Brows Farm; 149.5 New Brows Farm. BRB: 137.5 Midge Hall Farm.

A bigger entry of Calves and Stirks this morning, with 85 forward. A couple of regular buyers missing ring side led to a slightly easier trade than seen in previous weeks, however, best calves sold to full value with Blue Bulls to £490 for an 8week old from S & IA Robinson, Longber, to average £380. Blue heifers to £305 from Cote Farm Partnership. Native bred calves to £315 for an Angus from TM Townley, Knowsley. Stronger Black and Whites sold well, with John & Edward Fox top of the tree at £165. Nice rearing calves £60-£82 with younger sorts a toucher cheaper. Stirks sold to a top of £560 from A Shepherd with a 6month Blue Bull. A run of Angus from Kelsall & Wood sold to £500 for Bulls and £445 for Heifers.

Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:

HEIFER CALF – BRB: £405 Lower Langthwaite Farm; £305 Cote Farm; £290 Arnside Tower Farm.LIM: £400 Booth Hall. HE: £300 Longwood House. AA: £290 Lower Langthwaite Farm. BULL CALF – BRB: £490 Longber Farm; £405 Arnside Tower; £355 Arnside Tower Farm. LIM: £410 Longber Farm; £280 Cote Farm. HE: £348 Birkland Barrow; £310 Billinge Hall; £300 Longwood House. AA: £315 Knowsley Farm; £265 Tills Farm. MO: £285 Birkland Barrow. CON: £280 Longwood House. FR: £165 Blackwood

End; £155 Tills Farm; £105 Lower Langthwaite Farm. BULL STIRK: £500 Lower Langthwaite Farm. LIM: £450 Booth Hall. BRB: £560 Muffys Platt Farm. MO: £415 Muffys Platt Farm. HEIFER STIRK: £445 Lower Langthwaite Farm.

Monday 24th AugustMonday 24th AugustMonday 24th AugustMonday 24th August A better Prime Lamb trade then expected at Lancaster with a market average of 151ppk. A small entry of only 628 prime lambs forward with many vendors purchasing breeding sheep over the previous week. Heavy weight lambs sold to £85 from CR Eastwood of Bentham and 51kg lambs from R & B Parker of Killington selling £82.50. Heavy lambs in strong demand and eagerly bid for at Lancaster more could have easily been sold to the vendor’s advantage. Better types of lambs sold to 183ppk from D & D Prickett of Farleton House. More hill bred lambs now coming onto the market with mules ranging between 130ppk and 146ppk averaging 135ppk. Many buyers are looking for well fleshed light weight lambs between 32kg and 36kg with purchasers urged to contact Ian Atkinson on 07766 521472 for more information.

Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices: SUFF: £74 Booth Hall; £71.50 Old Grange Farm; £66 Heather Barn. MULE: £63 Stanley Farm; £62 Yates Farm; £61.50 Yarlsber. HRN: £56.50 Keerfalls. CH: £75

Old Grange Farm; £71 Parks Farm Barn; £69.50 Old Grange Farm. TEX: £85 Overdale; £82.50 High Hallbeck; £78 Catshaw Hall Farm. TEES: £56 Keerfalls. BEL: £60.50

Farleton House.

A good entry of 193 Cast Sheep this morning at Lancaster’s weekly prime stock sale. Buyers keenly bidding on all classes of sheep, however they were reluctant to pay over the odds for over fat ewes. Trade topped at £125 for a Texel tup from A Birchall, Dophinholme. Ewes sold to a top of £89 for a Suffolk from J Burr. Mules sold to £67 form FW Rhodes & Son, Barrow Greaves with others to £65 again from J Burr. Hill sheep forward in bigger numbers, with swales selling to £43 from Raymond and Paul Ayrton, Yates Farm. Cheviots from Ian & Simon Gorst to £44. Overall average of £49.63 for all sheep forward.

Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices: DORS: £57 Corney Hill. SUFF: £109 Little Fell; £77 Heather Barn; £70 Wellington View. CONT: £49 Clawthorpe Lodge. MULE: £67 Barrow Greaves Farm; £65

Little Fell; £63 Salisbury Farm. SWALE: £43 Yates Farm; £34 Rooten Brook. CHEV: £44 Cragg Farm. TEX: £125 Corless Mill; £74 Jacksons Farm; £71 Little Fell. LEI: £79

Ivy Bank Farm.

Six Prime Bulls forward at Lancaster sold to a good trade with vendors leaving chuffed with their trades. All bulls forward today out of dairy cows. Better beef

bulls sold to 184.5ppk from JS & KM Wilson of High House for a Charolais and a British Blue. Montbeliarde bulls sold to 159.5ppk from GA Haston & Son of

Lane House

Prime Bull Top Prices:Prime Bull Top Prices:Prime Bull Top Prices:Prime Bull Top Prices: FR: 159.5 High House. CH: 184.5 High House. BRB: 184.5 High House. MO: 159.5 Lane House.

EID Tagging & Farm Assurance

Please note that all Lambs born from 2015 and onwards will need to be identified with a single EID slaughter tag (yellow).

If your consignment of Sheep are Farm Assured, please place a sticker on the white part of the License and if you have re-cently joined a Farm Assurance Scheme please let the office know in order for us to up date our records so that we can keep

buyers fully informed of the FABBL status.

If you are not Farm Assured please contact our NWA Professional Team who will be able to help you with the application.

J36 - 015395 66200

J36 Sale Reports Thursday 20th August Thursday 20th August Thursday 20th August Thursday 20th August Store Cattle sold to £1115 for Lim steers from A Winder & Son, with Char £1090 from P & S A Edmondson. Yearling steers generally £950-£1050. Heifers peaked at £995 for a trio of Char x, with others £985. Younger heifers £750 - £880.

Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices: Store Bullocks: Lim: £1115, £1085, £1015 Greenside Farm; £920 Middle Sadghyll. Char: £1090 Low Barrows Green. Sim: £1010 Whinney Haw. Store Heifers: Lim: £985 High Wray Farm; £825 Middle Sadghyll; £795 Carter House. Char: £995 Low Barrows Green; £840 High Wray.

A wide selection of Beef Breeding cattle saw Heifers with Lim calves sell to £1,420. Older cows with Lim calves £1,340, with all outfits sold averaging £1,115.

Beef Breeding Top Prices:Beef Breeding Top Prices:Beef Breeding Top Prices:Beef Breeding Top Prices: Cows & Calves: BrB: £1420 Walnut Hill. Ang: £1360 Walnut Hill; £1080 Milton Mill. Lim: £1340, £1320, £1210 Bowston Hall. Here: £1180 Milton Mill.

The weekly sale of Calves and Stirks at J36 had an entry of 96 forward in front of an active ring full of buyers. Beef heifer calves, with cow making potential, were good to sell, topping at £440 for weanling British Blue heifer calves from W & S Airey of West Hall. Others from JW & TE Sharpe of Flodder Hall selling to £435 and £420. Limousin bull calves sold to £435, for a six week old from B Wilson of Spout House. Other well grown beef bull calves selling mid to late three hundreds. A large entry of young black and white calves sold to a top of £160 from K & E Robinson of Kiln Hall, with better young rearing types selling between £120 and £150. Holstein types of young rearers sold between £70 and £100. Ayrshire bulls selling to £85 from D R & C Galbraith of Sunny Bank.

Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices: Bull Calves: Lim: £435, £390 Spout House; £400, £395 Langley Park. BrB: £415 West Hall; £395 Flodder Hall; £315 Town Head. Sim: £395 Beckside; £390, £380 Barrowfield. Here: £370, £360 Barrowfield. Ang: £250 Warton Grange. FR: £160 Kiln Hall; £150 West Hall; £135 Elm Tree, Beckside. Heifer Calves: BrB: £440 West Hall; £435, £420 Flodder Hall; £360 Elm Tree. Lim: £430, £420 Spout House; £410, £395 Langley Park. Ang: £365 Strickley.

Just a single entry of Dairy Cattle this morning, from Darren Dodgson of Cracalt Farm. A sweet 3 week calved Heifer giving just short of 35 litres sold to full value, realising £1450. More Dairy Cattle required to meet buyers demand at J36.

The weekly sale of Store Lambs saw increased interest from buyers with several returning faces ringside. Lambs sold to £53, with others generally £44 - £49. Long keep lambs experienced the keenest demand at £40 - £43.50.

We encourage vendors to pre-enter lambs to assist us when contacting buyers.

Store Lamb Top Prices:Store Lamb Top Prices:Store Lamb Top Prices:Store Lamb Top Prices: Tex: £53 Latterbarrow Farm; £51 Swinside Farm; £50.50 Low House; £50 Hopes Hill, Tree Tops. Suff: £49.50 Long Green Head; £47 Sunny Brow; £46, £44.50 Fern Lea. Char: £46.50 Latterbarrow Farm. Chev: £45.50 Ellermire Farm. Mule: £43.50 Latterbarrow Farm; £42 Windy Ridge. Mash: £42 High Bridgestone.

Tuesday 25th AugustTuesday 25th AugustTuesday 25th AugustTuesday 25th August The weekly sale of Prime Sheep saw 2560 forward with 12 buyers ringside for all classes of sheep.

Best meated and export type Prime Lambs experienced the keenest bidding, with buyers showing extreme caution to under finished lambs, regardless of weight. Please draw lambs carefully to ensure that maximum value is achieved.

Heavy lambs sold to £74 for Texel X from P & TL Edmondson, with other heavies regularly £67-£70. Standard lambs achieving £10-£15 over weight depending on breed. Best grading lamb peaked at 171p/kg with others 158-168p/kg. Commercial lambs were 135-145p/kg.

An overall market average of 139p/kg was achieved for all lambs sold.

Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices: Chev £60.50 Kate Farm, £57 Hill Farm. Tex £74 Low Hall, £70.50 Southways, £69.50 Smithy Green Farm, £69 Low Hall. Bel £68 Stubb Farm, £67.50, £67 Bank House Farm. Suff £69.50 Smithy Green, £68.50 Broomfield, Birds Park Farm, £68 Smithy Green. Berrichon £65.50, £60.50 Springs Farm. Dorset £58.50 Corney Hill Farm. Mule £57 Hall Drive, £55 Red Scar, £54 Flodder Hall, £54 Moss Howe Farm. Rough £54 Riverside House, £51 Moss End Farm, £50.50 The Lodge. Char £68.50 Lane House, Oak House, £68 Trees Farm.

We strongly encourage vendor to consider farm assurance to allow all buyers to bid for your lambs. NWA Professional can help with application forms contact either Rodney or Carole on 015395 66222

593 Cast Sheep saw a larger portion of hill ewes forward generally £45-£50 for meated sorts with leaner types £32-£42.

Continental ewes short of numbers selling to £83 with others £75+, leaner sorts £60-£73.

All ewes sold averaged £46.

Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices: Suff £80 Cooilingel Farm, £78 Red Bank Farm, £74 Hill Top Farm, £69 Gowan Bank

Farm. Mule £75 Lodge Farm, £71 Low Woodedge Farm, £68 Greenwood. Swale £47 Gowan

Bank Farm, £46 Tongue House Farm, £45 Old Hall. Rough £60 Moss End Farm. Char £81

Redbank Farm. Chev £54, £52 Hill Farm. Tex £83, £81 Cooilingel Farm, £79 Old Wood

house, Low Chapel, £78 Underley Estate. Lleyn £65 Low Foulshaw. Herd £32 Old Halld, £30

Beck Nook, £29 Borwick Fold Farm.

Prize Show of

Texel Sired Lambs Tuesday 1st September at J36

Prize Show Texel Sired Lambs

Pens of 5

Class 1 5 First Cross Lambs

Class 2 5 3/4 Bred Lambs

Judging at 12 noon

£250 Prize Fund very kindly sponsored by North West Texel

Sheep Breeders Club

Lads Night Out

Thursday 3rd September

554 Breeding Rams to include Suffolk, Texel, Charollais, Beltex, Berrichon, Hampshire, Lleyn, Rouge plus Cross Breeds

52 Females to include Suffolk, Texel, Beltex x, Charollais x

Show 4pm Sale 5pm A sale well worth buyers a%endance with some quality

consignments forward for sale catalogues available on-line or by request

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J36 Rural Auction Centre

Monday 31st August 14th Production Sale of the Whiteley Hey Flock

Please see above for details

Tuesday 1st September Weekly Primestock at 1pm

Thursday 3rd September Weekly Sale of Calves & Store Lambs & Fortnightly Cattle Sale

‘Lads Night Out’ Please inside for details

Lancaster Auction Mart Monday 31st August

Weekly Sale of Primestock at 9am

Friday 4th September Weekly Cattle Sale at 10.15am

Breeding Sheep & Rams following the cattle sale

Please see website for details.

Coming up at North West Auctions…

Poultry &

Rare Breeds Sale Saturday 5th September

Catalogues available online or by request

Also today Sale of Plants & Shrubs

Simply Local Farmers Market J36 Rural Auction Centre

Saturday 5th September

10am - 3pm

Trade Stands Available

Please contact either Olivia on 015395 66220 or

Amy on 01524 63308