NWA Newsletter 9th September 2015

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North West Auctions North West Auctions North West Auctions North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter 9th September 9th September 9th September 9th September e. [email protected] t. 015395 66222 (J36 Kendal) t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster) e. [email protected] t. 015395 66222 (J36 Kendal) t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster) e. [email protected] t. 01524 63308 (Lancaster) t. 015395 66200 (J36 Kendal) NWA Lancaster , Wyresdale Road, Golgotha, Lancaster, LA1 3JQ NWA J36, J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7FP NWA J36 ‘Lads Night Out’ Thursday 3rd September LADS NIGHT OUT SEES TOP PRICE OF £1250 FOR BREEDING RAMS The Annual ‘Lads Night Out’ prize show and sale of breeding rams at NWA J36 saw a catalogued entry of 616 attract buyers from throughout the United Kingdom from as far afield as Devon, West Wales and Scotland. The pre-sale show featured a superb line up of rams in all 8 classes for which the ven- dors must be congratulated. The championship rosette was awarded to a Suffolk shear- ling from J&C Airey, Ulverston which had enjoyed a successful summer at local shows achieving a final bid of £520 selling to Messrs Parkin, Maryport. A Texel shearling from GM Wilson, Lancaster stood a very close reserve and sold to CA & JA Alty & Son, Carnforth for £580. The sale’s top price of £1250 was achieved by James & Joe Wannop, Morecambe selling their first prize Beltex x Texel shearling to RA & C Benson, Ulverston. Suffolk shearlings peaked at £750 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall. Earlier in the day a Charollais lamb from JD & V Towers & Son, Farleton sold to £300 with pure Beltex shearlings reaching £620 from PD &PJ Mason, Carnforth. A popular feature of the evening was the sale of individual females which saw and entry of 53 sell to keen interest topping at £400 for Texel shearlings from JT & J Kelsall, Clapham, Beltex x Char £290 from Messrs Wales, Carlisle and Suffolks to £180 from Messrs Ellwood, Grizebeck. Show Results Show Results Show Results Show Results SUFFOLKS Judge: Mr Robert Whitaker Class 1 – Suffolk Shearling 1st Lot 174 J & C Airey, Reeds Gardens, £520 to Messrs Parkin 2nd Lot 133 R Batty, Red Hills, £500 to J Bargh & Son 3rd Lot 175 J & C Airey, Reeds Gardens, £500 to M Gibson Class 2 – Suffolk Ram Lamb 1st Lot 182 J & C Airey, Reeds Garden, £320 to M Forrester 2nd Lot 243 A Hewson, Burgh Head, N/S 3rd Lot 201 G & J Soulsby, Willamsgill Farm, £380 to LG Sibson Champion Suffolk Ram Lot 174 J & C Airey, Reeds Gardens CHAROLLAIS Judge: Mr James Huddleston Class 5 – Charollais Shearlings 1st Lot 23 M Worthington, Higher Moss, N/S 2nd Lot 24 M Worthington, Higher Moss, N/S 3rd Lot 18 Messrs Wales, Thackwood, N/S Class 6 – Charollais Ram Lamb 1st Lot 27 JD & V Towers, Camp House, £300 to TM & D Dobson 2nd Lot 33 D Whitcher, Manor Cottage, £280 to J Burr 3rd Lot 28 JD & V Towers, Camp House, £260 to H Keast Champion Charollais Ram Lot 23 M Worthington, Higher Moss Overall Champion Ram Lot 174 J & C Airey, Reeds Garden Reserve Champion Ram Lot 551 GM Wilson, Grange View TEXELS Judge: Mr Harold Keast Class 3 – Texel Shearling 1st Lot 551 GM Wilson, Grange View, £580 to CA & JA Alty 2nd Lot 556 Sue Cunliffe, Seatle Hall, £800 to C Mellin 3rd Lot 497 JT & J Kelsall, Summerlands, £780 to D Dixon Class 4 – Texel Ram Lamb 1st Lot 403 E & CA Shuttleworth, Far Mount Barrow, £500 to JE Harrison 2nd Lot 404 E & CA Shuttleworth, Far Mount Barrow, £580 to S Procter 3rd Lot 13 G Owen, Newadd Wenn, £220 to S Mason Champion Texel Ram Lot 551 GM Wilson, Grange View BELTEX & BELTEX X Judge: Ben & Steven Thompson Class 7 - Beltex Shearling 1st Lot 40 M & E Jennings, Crake Hall £300 to DS Faulkner 2nd Lot 309 PD & PJ Mason, Coat Green Farm £480 to JA & DE Batty 3rd Lot 41 M & E Jennings, Crake Hall £280 to HG Spensley Class 8 – Beltex X Shearlings 1st Lot 329 ME Wannop & Sons, Heaton Hall, £1250 to RA & C Benson 2nd Lot 616 S Boow, Corney Hall, £700 to J & O Galbraith & Son 3rd Lot 298 PD & PJ Mason, Coat Green Farm, £450 SE Coar Champion Beltex/Beltex X Lot 329 ME Wannop & Sons, Heaton Hall Price Summary Price Summary Price Summary Price Summary Top Vendor Av. Charollais Lambs £300 JD & V Towers & Son £218 Charollais Shearlings £280 PW Rhodes £200 Texel Lambs £500 E & CA Shuttleworth £210 Texel Shearlings £800 S Cunliffe £395 Suffolk Lambs £440 F Tyler £226 Suffolk Shearlings £750 JH Towers & Son £330 Beltex Shearlings £620 PD & PJ Mason £385 Beltex X Shearlings £1250 ME Wannop & Sons £410

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Transcript of NWA Newsletter 9th September 2015

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Weekly Report and Newsletter – 9th September9th September9th September9th September

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NWA Lancaster , Wyresdale Road, Golgotha, Lancaster, LA1 3JQ NWA J36, J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7FP

NWA J36

‘Lads Night Out’ Thursday 3rd September

LADS NIGHT OUT SEES TOP PRICE OF £1250

FOR BREEDING RAMS

The Annual ‘Lads Night Out’ prize show and sale of breeding rams at NWA J36 saw a catalogued entry of 616 attract buyers from throughout the United Kingdom from as far afield as Devon, West Wales and Scotland. The pre-sale show featured a superb line up of rams in all 8 classes for which the ven-dors must be congratulated. The championship rosette was awarded to a Suffolk shear-ling from J&C Airey, Ulverston which had enjoyed a successful summer at local shows achieving a final bid of £520 selling to Messrs Parkin, Maryport. A Texel shearling from GM Wilson, Lancaster stood a very close reserve and sold to CA & JA Alty & Son, Carnforth for £580. The sale’s top price of £1250 was achieved by James & Joe Wannop, Morecambe selling their first prize Beltex x Texel shearling to RA & C Benson, Ulverston. Suffolk shearlings peaked at £750 from JH Towers & Son, Tunstall. Earlier in the day a Charollais lamb from JD & V Towers & Son, Farleton sold to £300 with pure Beltex shearlings reaching £620 from PD &PJ Mason, Carnforth. A popular feature of the evening was the sale of individual females which saw and entry of 53 sell to keen interest topping at £400 for Texel shearlings from JT & J Kelsall, Clapham, Beltex x Char £290 from Messrs Wales, Carlisle and Suffolks to £180 from Messrs Ellwood, Grizebeck.

Show ResultsShow ResultsShow ResultsShow Results

SUFFOLKS

Judge: Mr Robert Whitaker Class 1 – Suffolk Shearling 1st Lot 174 J & C Airey, Reeds Gardens, £520 to Messrs Parkin 2nd Lot 133 R Batty, Red Hills, £500 to J Bargh & Son 3rd Lot 175 J & C Airey, Reeds Gardens, £500 to M Gibson Class 2 – Suffolk Ram Lamb 1st Lot 182 J & C Airey, Reeds Garden, £320 to M Forrester 2nd Lot 243 A Hewson, Burgh Head, N/S 3rd Lot 201 G & J Soulsby, Willamsgill Farm, £380 to LG Sibson Champion Suffolk Ram Lot 174 J & C Airey, Reeds Gardens

CHAROLLAIS

Judge: Mr James Huddleston Class 5 – Charollais Shearlings 1st Lot 23 M Worthington, Higher Moss, N/S 2nd Lot 24 M Worthington, Higher Moss, N/S 3rd Lot 18 Messrs Wales, Thackwood, N/S Class 6 – Charollais Ram Lamb 1st Lot 27 JD & V Towers, Camp House, £300 to TM & D Dobson 2nd Lot 33 D Whitcher, Manor Cottage, £280 to J Burr 3rd Lot 28 JD & V Towers, Camp House, £260 to H Keast Champion Charollais Ram Lot 23 M Worthington, Higher Moss

Overall Champion Ram Lot 174 J & C Airey, Reeds Garden Reserve Champion Ram Lot 551 GM Wilson, Grange View

TEXELS

Judge: Mr Harold Keast Class 3 – Texel Shearling 1st Lot 551 GM Wilson, Grange View, £580 to CA & JA Alty 2nd Lot 556 Sue Cunliffe, Seatle Hall, £800 to C Mellin 3rd Lot 497 JT & J Kelsall, Summerlands, £780 to D Dixon Class 4 – Texel Ram Lamb 1st Lot 403 E & CA Shuttleworth, Far Mount Barrow, £500 to JE Harrison 2nd Lot 404 E & CA Shuttleworth, Far Mount Barrow, £580 to S Procter 3rd Lot 13 G Owen, Newadd Wenn, £220 to S Mason Champion Texel Ram Lot 551 GM Wilson, Grange View

BELTEX & BELTEX X

Judge: Ben & Steven Thompson Class 7 - Beltex Shearling 1st Lot 40 M & E Jennings, Crake Hall £300 to DS Faulkner 2nd Lot 309 PD & PJ Mason, Coat Green Farm £480 to JA & DE Batty 3rd Lot 41 M & E Jennings, Crake Hall £280 to HG Spensley Class 8 – Beltex X Shearlings 1st Lot 329 ME Wannop & Sons, Heaton Hall, £1250 to RA & C Benson 2nd Lot 616 S Boow, Corney Hall, £700 to J & O Galbraith & Son 3rd Lot 298 PD & PJ Mason, Coat Green Farm, £450 SE Coar Champion Beltex/Beltex X Lot 329 ME Wannop & Sons, Heaton Hall

Price SummaryPrice SummaryPrice SummaryPrice Summary

Top Vendor Av. Charollais Lambs £300 JD & V Towers & Son £218 Charollais Shearlings £280 PW Rhodes £200 Texel Lambs £500 E & CA Shuttleworth £210 Texel Shearlings £800 S Cunliffe £395 Suffolk Lambs £440 F Tyler £226 Suffolk Shearlings £750 JH Towers & Son £330 Beltex Shearlings £620 PD & PJ Mason £385 Beltex X Shearlings £1250 ME Wannop & Sons £410

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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 4th SeptemberFriday 4th SeptemberFriday 4th SeptemberFriday 4th September A good show of Store Cattle this morning, with more meaty cattle put before the normal contingent of buyers. A sharper trade throughout for all cattle, with H Burkett & Son, Overton, selling a trio of Charollais to £1400. J & CG Redmayne sold a pen of 7 Angus Bullocks to £1290. Heifers to £1300 for a Blue from JD & GM Bracken, Garstang. Friesians sold to £1020 from T & E Burrow, Slyne.

Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – CH: £1400 North Farm; £1260 Crooklands Farm; £1150 Stirzakers Farm. LIM: £1360 Lynwood; £1310 Kilburn House; £1300 Greenlands Farm. BRB: £1300 Crooklands Farm; £1270 Cracalt Farm; £1260 Adomsons Farm. AA: £1290 Park Farm; £1290 Lower House Farm; £1260 Godson House Farm. SIM: £1240 Long-lands Farm; £1230 King Bank Farm; £1200 High Underbarrow Farm. WB: £1220 Scotch Green Farm; £1050 Church Farm. MO: £1160 Fanny House Farm. HE: £1160 Windy Hill Farm; £1110 Moss View; £1080 Longlands Farm. FR: £1020 Throstle Grove Farm; £1010 Low Levens; £1000 Whinney Garth. SHO: £1020 Jolley Fold Farm; £1000 Hawkrigg End. BS: £1020 Jolley Fold Farm. STORE HEIFERS – BRB: £1300 Greenlands Farm; £1240 Yew Tree Farm; £1230 Greenlands Farm. LIM: £1260 High Underbarrow Farm; £1110 Fern Lea; £1100 Lodge

Farm. AA: £1190 Park Farm; £1080 Moss View; £1080 Beaumont Gate. HE: £1180 Hodkingshire Farm; £1140 Manor House Farm; £1030 Fell End Farm. MO: £1090 Low

Stanger Thwaite. SIM: £1060 Manor House Farm; £1050 Bull Bank Farm. SHO: £960 Jolley Fold Farm. FR: £940 Marlholes Farm; £870 Higher Lees Farm.

All classes of Cast Cows a sharper trade, especially meaty cows. SJ & R Handley, Carnforth topped trade, with a Limousin cow achieving 147.5ppk or £1122. Black and Whites sold to 144.5ppk from MG & J Parker, Lodge Farm, with an OTM Heifer. Black and White cows to 139.5ppk from C & AJ Woodhouse, Millom.

Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COW – FR: 139.5 Stubb Place Farm; 131.5 High House; 129.5 Mill Farm. LIM: 147.5 Thornton Hall. CAST HEIFER – FR: 144.5 Lodge Farm; 121.5 Lawsons Farm; 111.5 Hole of Ellel.

A small entry of Calves this morning unfortunately with both buyers and sellers pushing to get the last of their crop. Black and Whites calves sold to a flying trade, topping at £178 from WN & D Smith & Sons, Cocker House, with a run of 5 exceptional calves from Messers Smith to average £170. Best calves regularly up and over £140 with younger sorts £62-£100. Only a handful of beef calves sold to £325 for a Charolais Bull from EA & E Lund, Pump House and Angus Bulls to £285 from Wallbank Farms. A few Black and White stirks from Jones Sandvilla sold to £235.

Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF – AA: £230 Tills Farm. BRB: £250 Hatters Farm. BULL CALF – FR: £178 Cocker House Farm; £150 Tills Farm; £145 Newhouse Farm. AA: £285 Tills Farm. CH: £325 Pump House Farm. MO: £195 Hatters Farm. BULL STIRK – FR: £235 Sandvilla. SRW: £225 Sandvilla.

Breeding Sheep The second sale of breeding ewes and gimmer shearlings at Lancaster plus the sale of breeding rams had a good trade throughout with a virtually 100% clearance. Breeding rams sold to £320 for a shapely Beltex cross from Matthew Joel of Dolphinholme. Suffolk rams twice sold to £300 both from David Preston of Caton. Regular consigner Alison Lee of Arkholme sold strong Charollais rams to £260. A small entry of breeding ewes saw all ewes selling to their value, with Texel two crop ewes selling to £111 and £116 for Suffolk 2 crop ewes both from David Preston of Caton. Mule shearlings in strong demand and eagerly bid for topping at £138 from Joe Townley of Mearsbeck, with others to £137 from EI Wilson of Flookburgh with a respectable sale average of £127. Suffolk shearlings topped at £115 from BJ Bowness of Blea Tarn.

Monday 8th SeptemberMonday 8th SeptemberMonday 8th SeptemberMonday 8th September A good show of Prime Lambs this morning with 1385 passing through the ring. Trade sharper, with an 11pence rise on the week, to average 158ppk. Top-ping trade was PD Pye, Marl House, with two smart Beltex lambs, realising 186ppk. Top price per head came from AJ Ellis, Staveley with a heavy weight Texel making £92.50. In general 42-44kg £22-25 above their weight. Suffolks sold to a top of £85.50 again for a heavy weight from H Birkett & Son, North Farm. Mules sold to £69 from WI & AM Atkinson, Holme House.

Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEX: £92.50 Sandy Hill Farm; £88 Rowallen House; £84 Lenworth Farm. SUFF: £85 North Farm; £75

Rowallen House; £75 Beaumont Gate. CONT: £74.50 Old Grange Farm; £63 Rowallen House; £61 Marl

House. CH: £76.50 Claughton Hall Farm; £72.50 Burnt House; £69.50 Claughton Hall. MULE: £69 Holme House

Farm; £65.50 Isle of Skye Farm; £64 Thornbush Farm. MASH: £67 Holme House Farm; £67 Allcocks Farm.

SWALE: £52 Marshaw Farm.

A bumper entry of Cast Ewes this morning, with 256 forward. Trade topped at £92 for a pair of Tex-el Ewes from Ken Kelsall, Brown Brook. Mules sold to £66 from JM Sanderson, Halton. A big draw of hill ewes this week, topped at £49 from WI & AM Atkinson. Sheep with meat easy to sell, with plain sheep harder to place.

Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices: TEX: £92 Brown Brook; £86 Hutton Roof Hall; £79 Downlands Farm. LEI: £78 Standley Farm; £73 High House Farm. DALES: £70 Allcocks Farm. SWALE: £69 Marshaw Farm. MULE: £66 Lower Highfield; £66 Beaumont Gate; £65 Tarnwater Farm. RYE: £63 Rowallen House. MULE: £30 Rooten Brook.

A nice entry of 1 Clean Cattle and 13 Pime Bulls this morning. Clean sold to 194.5ppk for a Blue Heifer from P & A Bell, Pilling. Prime Bulls sold to 181.5ppk on three occasions, from JS & KM Wil-son, High House, with a Charollais, and then twice from S & BM Lawrenson, Eagland Hill with a Blue and a Limousin.

Prime Bulls & Clean Cattle Top Prices:Prime Bulls & Clean Cattle Top Prices:Prime Bulls & Clean Cattle Top Prices:Prime Bulls & Clean Cattle Top Prices: PRIME BULLS: FR: 154.5 Allcocks Farm; 110 High House. LIM: Northwoods Farm. CH: 181.5 High House. BRB: 181.5 Northwoods Farm; 179.5 High House. MON: 154.5 Lane House. CLEAN CATTLE: BRB: 194.5 Village Farm.

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J36 Sale Reports Thursday 3rd September Thursday 3rd September Thursday 3rd September Thursday 3rd September The weekly sale of Calves sale had another good entry with plenty of top quality beef calves on offer. The trade saw stronger and best quality beef calves a slightly easier trade then seen over previous months with J36 enjoying very strong trades. Calves still sold in excess of £400 topping at £415 for two month old British bulls from V & EJ Chadwick and Sons of Sowerby Lodge, Charolais bull calves sold to £410 from DN Smith of Fell House. Heifer calves sold to £400 from V & EJ Chadwick and Sons of Sowerby Lodge with a British Blue heifer. Younger and smaller types of beef calves remain a strong trade and eagerly bid for around the ring. A large proportion of black and white bull calves mainly between 2 and 3 weeks old regularly sold between £60 and £80 with older and better types easily selling over the £100 mark. Dairy Shorthorn bull calves required around the ring at J36 selling to £155 from John Handley of School House. A mixed entry of Stirks sold to a mixed trade. Four month old well grown Angus bulls from Peter and Susan Robinson of Claughton on Brock sold to £435 with heifers from the same home selling to £405. An entry of 4 month old Black and White bulls sold to £240 and £225 from M Gibson of Mouse Syke. The weekly sale of Store Lambs were greeted with an improved optimism with buyers competing for all types of lambs from beginning to end. Best short keep lambs regularly £56-£59 with medium keep £51-£55. Hill lambs coming forward in greater numbers selling to £52, Mules generally £43 - £47, horned lambs looking well sold at £36 - £42. A few ram lambs on offer mostly in small lots ranging from £42 - £50 depending on breed and size. Beef Breeding cattle saw a BBx cow with CHx calf at foot sell to £1400 with other outfits £1100 - £1200. A reduced number of store cattle forward ahead of the Autumn Show and sale on Thursday 17th saw Simx steers sell to £960 with yearling heifers of the same breeding at £780. Young bulls sold to £915 for best young limx sucklers. All Cast Cows sold to a market average of 97.5p/kg with a large portion of the sale being parlour type cows. Well fleshed dairy cows 115p/kg – 125p/kg with beef cows selling to 149p/kg and others generally 130p/kg +.

North West Texel Breeders Club Show & Sale of Pedigree Texels North West Texel Breeders Club Show & Sale of Pedigree Texels North West Texel Breeders Club Show & Sale of Pedigree Texels North West Texel Breeders Club Show & Sale of Pedigree Texels Monday 7th September Texels Sell to 1600gns at NWA J36

The 3rd annual Show & Sale of pedigree Texel Sheep on behalf of the North West Texel Breeders Club was held on Monday 7th September at NWA J36 Rural Auction Centre. Judging was conducted by Mrs Jill Perrings, Settle, who had a superb entry of sheep before her in all three classes. The Championship rosette was awarded to the first prize Gimmer Shearling from Mr R Bradley, Barnoldswick, sired by Anglezarke Uno, which sold for a final call of 1200gns to Mr RG Blackburn, Lancashire. The sale topping price of 1600gns was achieved for the first prize Ram Lamb from J Robinson, Kaker Mill, sired by Sportsman Tremendous II and purchased by R Stevenson, Carlisle. Shearling Rams peaked twice at 680gns from Procters Farm Ltd.

Price SummaryPrice SummaryPrice SummaryPrice Summary To From Av Ram Lambs 1600gns J Robinson £410 Shearling Rams 680gns Procters Farm Ltd £560 Gimmer Shearlings 1200gns R Bradley £452

Show ResultsShow ResultsShow ResultsShow Results

Judge: Jill Perrings

Class 1 Gimmer 1st Lot 21 R Bradley, Far Hey Farm 1200gns RG Blackburn 2nd Lot 18 P K Woof, Storth End Farm n/s 3rd Lot 20 R Bradley, Far Hey Farm 670gns JM & M Perrings 4th Lot 15 P K Woof, Storth End Farm 320gns AT Threlkeld 5th Lot 24 J Robinson, Dunkirk Avenue 700gns D Threlkeld Class 2 Shearling Ram 1st Lot 46 Proctors Farm Ltd, Proctors Farm 680gns TJ Winder 2nd Lot 51 Proctors Farm Ltd, Proctors Farm 680gns W & D Lawson 3rd Lot 59 A Nairy, Bank Hey Farm 600gns AT Richardson 4th Lot 44 W & S Peill, The Maltings 300gns AT Richardson 5th Lot 42 B W Vernon, Marston Brook Farm n/s

Rare Breeds & Poultry SaleRare Breeds & Poultry SaleRare Breeds & Poultry SaleRare Breeds & Poultry Sale Saturday 5th September

The annual autumn sale of rare breed livestock and poultry once again attracted a wide and varied selection of entries with buyers attending keen to secure additional stock and fresh bloodlines. The sale of livestock saw record entries and stock achieving prices above vendor’s expectations. Breeding ewes sold to £80 for Portland shearlings, coloured Ryeland ewes £210, Herdwick gimmer lambs £58, Kerry Hill ewes £122, Jacob ewes £100, Shetland gimmer lambs £60, Hedridean gimmer lambs £50, Lincon Longwool shearlings £130, Hampshire ewes £110, Badger Faced Welsh ewes £92, Zwartble ram lambs £105. Alpine nanny goat and kid £190, Golden Gurnsey kid £50. Red Poll cow and calf £780, Coloured filly foal £350. The sale of poultry, eggs and equipment once again saw an entry in excess of 300 lots selling to a crowded ringside of buyers. Hatching eggs sold to £16 for 1doz Lemon Brahams. Ducks sold to a top price of £40 for a pair of Carolina and also a pair if Blonde Mandarins. Snowflake Quail sold at £42 for a pair with Pouter pigeons £22 for breeding pairs. Bantams achieved saw a trio of Gold Sebrights £46, Silver Layced Wyandotte pullets £30 and a trio of Black Silkies £50. Large fowl achieved £70 for 3 Silver Appenzeller pullets, £30 Barred Rock pullets, £38 RIR pullets £45 Light Sussex pullets, £55 Maran pullets.

Class 3 Ram Lamb 1st Lot 100A J Robinson, Dunkirk Avenue 1600gns R Stevenson 2nd Lot 101 R S & J Bradley & Son, Far Hey Farm 320gns E & H Winder 3rd Lot 69 R E J Pierce, Oldfields Farm 600gns AT Threlkeld 4th Lot 102 R S & J Bradley, Far Hey Farm 300gns PD Anderton 5th Lot 87A J D Houghton, Isherwood Farm 280gns R Capstick Champion Lot 21 R Bradley, Far Hey Farm 1200gns RG Blackburn Reserve Champion Lot 18 P K Woof, Storth End Farm n/s

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With 140 Pigs forward prices were slightly depressed with good quality finished pigs selling to £125 per head from J Woodburn and Partners,

Mansrigg Hall, £118 from R Strong, Row Moor, £102 A Horn, Lower

Grisburn. Sows sold to £60 from J Woodburn, £55 JH & E Ivenson,

Plumpton Foot. Weaners were harder to move topping at £32 per head for

a nice pen of coloured weaners from DB & RM Willison, Moffinber.

The Weekly sale of Prime Lambs saw best meated lambs 150p/kg – 170p/kg topping at 179p/kg for Texel x from WJ & LA Barker, heavy weight lambs 130p/kg – 145p/kg. A market average of 146p/kg was achieved for all sold with weights ranging from 31kgs to 58kgs. A top price of £77.50 per head was paid for a pen of Texels from AR & CA Fawcett. Mules topped at £64.50 (144p/kg) and pure hill lambs £57.50 (Rough Fell). Buyers continue to show caution to under finished and non-farm assured lambs.

Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £77.50 Silverhow Farm; £76 Arklid Farm; £73.50 Sandy Gap Cottage; £73 Orchard Barn. Char: £74.50 Trees Farm; £73.50 Gibraltar Farm; £73 Myers Farm. Suff: £76.50 Hawes Farm; £75.50 Netherhouses Farm; £73.50 Arklid Farm; £69.50 Mountain View. Mule: £64.50 The Bor-rans; £63 Fellside Farm; £62.50 Croft Foot; £62 Seedhowe. Chev: £63 Seedhowe; £63 Underley. Hamp: £63 Brow Head. Swale: £63 Buck Bank; £50 Overthwaite. Rough Fell: £57.50 Abbey Farm; £57 Croft Foot Farm. The Cast Ewe trade at J36 was slightly sharper today than that of the previous week. Some better quality Continental ewes forward sold to £103 from I Ridding of Old Hutton with plenty of ewes selling into the nineties. Mule ewes generally selling in the late sixties, with better types of ewes selling to £74 from J Fell of Old Hutton. Rough Fell ewes sold to £60 from W Atkinson & Son of Low Fold, smaller plainer ewes in strong demand especially feeding ewes.

Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices: Tex: £103, £92 Orchard Barn; £98, £96, £94 Silverhow Farm. Suff: £78 Crooklands Farm; £77, £69 Ninezergh; £64 Wreay Syke. Char: £88 Silverhow Farm; £69 Greenlands; £65 Silverhow Farm. Chev: £80 Beckfoot Farm Cottage; £59 Seedhowe Cottage. Tees: £79 Greenlands. Mule: £74 Wreay Syke; £68 Orchard Barn, Ashtree Cottage; £66 Bramaskew, Low Fold, Bull Bank, Singleton Park. Rough Fell: £60 Low Fold; £59 Nook Farm. Swale: £33 Low Newton Farm.

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Show & SaleShow & SaleShow & SaleShow & Sale Monday 7th September

A great show of sheep judged very kindly and with great professionalism by Ann Loftus.

The winner of the James Huddleston Trophy and championship was awarded to

FH & M Kennedy, Wester Parkgate with a fantastic well grown Shearling Ram by the Champion

Junior Stock Ram from South of Scotland Flock Competition Parkgate Nailer, with reserve

Champion going to the same good home.

Prices didn’t reflect the quality of sheep forward with the top price of 360gns and 350gns going

to D & J Normans Kirkhouse flock for two Kirkhouse Optimus sons, the Fosters flock also

attained 350gns twice. Kenton Foster topped the Shearling Rams 350gns.

Females were up to 350gns for a classy ewe from Stephen Pickthalls Aldby flock, gimmer

shearlings to 280gns from D & J Norman and 240gns from Stephen Pickthall.

Ewe lambs peaked at 260gns with a smart lamb from I M Jaeban with a lamb by a Kirkhouse

sire.

Show ResultsShow ResultsShow ResultsShow Results Judge: Ann Loftus Class 1 Shearlings & Aged Ram 1st Lot 2 FH & M Kennedy, Wester Parkgate n/s 2nd Lot 1 FH & M Kennedy, Wester Parkgate n/s 3rd Lot 10 J Stott Jnr, Kingsland n/s Class 2 Females 1st Lot 53 IM Jeaban, Forth House Farm 260gns J Stott Jnr 2nd Lot 57 D & J Norman, Kirkhouse Farm 280gns A J J Jorn 3rd Lot 58 S Pickthall, Swallow Heights 350gns JD & V Towers

J36 Rural Auction Centre

Tuesday 15th September Weekly Primestock at 1pm

Thursday 17th September Weekly Sale of Calves & Store Lambs

Fortnightly Sale of Beef Breeding, Store Cattle, Cast & OTM Cattle

to include the annual Show & Sale of Store Cattle

Friday 18th September Evening Sale of Beltex & Multi-Breed Rams and

Bluefaced Leicesters Rams & Females

Saturday 19th September Mule, Masham & Continental Breeding Ewes & Shearlings

Also today dispersal Sale of 130 Texel Sheep from the Performance Recorded

BEEFORD FLOCK on behalf S J Curtis

Comprising: 48 Ewes, 37 Shearlings, 32 Ewe Lambs, 4 Rams

Lancaster Auction Mart

Monday 14th September Weekly Sale of Primestock at 9am

Friday 18th September Weekly Cattle Sale at 10.15am

Coming up at North West Auctions

Class 3 Ram Lamb 1st Lot 29 D & J Norman, Kirkhouse Farm 360gns R Watson 2nd Lot 30 D & J Norman, Kirkhouse Farm 350gns VJ Edgar 3rd Lot 40 J Stott Jnr, Kingsland n/s Champion Lot 2 FH & M Kennedy, Wester Parkgate n/s Reserve Champion Lot 1 FH & M Kennedy, Wester Parkgate n/s