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Weekly Report & Newsletter

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

‘Perfect Pairs’

Show & Sale of Prime Spring Lambs

Lancaster Auction Mart Monday 30th March

The opening sale of spring lambs which included the Easter Show attracted 34 lambs forward kindly sponsored Rumenco. The pre-sale show was expertly judged by Michael Lomax who awarded the first prize rosette to John Geldard of Low Foulshaw Farm with a pair Charollais lambs. The opening sale created plenty of interest from buyers with a couple of fresh buyers around the ring looking for spring lambs. The trade topped at £128 for the first prized lambs from to John Geldard of Low Foulshaw Farm with the second prized lambs from Andrew Rowlinson of Low Hall Beck also achieving £128. Spring lambs sold to 306ppk and 303ppk from PW & DW Roskell of Springfield Farm. The average for spring lambs was 269ppk.

Show Results:Show Results:Show Results:Show Results:

1st – JA & R Geldard – 51kg Charollais - £128

2nd – AG & GM Rowlinson – 45kg Suffolks - £218

3rd – JA & R Geldard – 48kg Charollais - £126

Show & Sale of Ewes & Shearlings

with Lambs at Foot The bad weather over the weekend had taken its toll on many sheep and lamb families looking weathered and not at their best, leaving a few buyers’ very cautious with the poor weather set to continue. The spring show of Ewes and Shearlings with lambs was kindly judged by George Bell of Kirkby Lonsdale and sponsored by Rumenco. The champion rosette was awarded to John Fox of Blackwood End with a pen of 4 crop Texel x ewes sucking ¾ Texel twin lambs selling for £218. The trade was topped at £225 for Texel shearlings suckling strong twin Suffolk lambs from TM Townley of Knowsley Farm. Many

older ewes sucking twins sold between £55 and £60 a life. Ewes sucking singles all sold £70 a life plus. Monday 6

th April 2015 - Sale as normal including 64 Families of sheep and lambs entered to date.

Show Results:Show Results:Show Results:Show Results:

Mule Shearlings with Twins – Will Alexander, Heather Barn

Mule Ewes with Twins – Joe Townley, Mearsbeck Farm

Continental Shearlings with Twins – John Drinkwater, Conder Mill Farm

Continental Ewes with Twins – John Fox, Blackwood End Farm

J36 Rural Auction Centre Tuesday 31st March

NWA J36 held it’s prize show of Prime Spring Lambs, which were judged by Mr A Denney, Lyth. The prize winning pair were some 45kg pure Charollais lambs from J A & R Geldard & Sons, which later sold for £130 to Irvings Butchers. Lambs also peaked at 288p/kg, again from Messrs Geldard. Show Results:Show Results:Show Results:Show Results:

Judge: Mr A Denney 1st J A & R Geldard & Sons, 45kg Char, £130

2nd J A & R Geldard & Sons, 48kg, Char, £115

3rd

F E & C M Robinson & Son, 41kg, Dors, £88

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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 27th MarchFriday 27th MarchFriday 27th MarchFriday 27th March A very similar entry of Cast Cows forward this morning with 65 passing through the ring. Trade for all classes of cows was good with the top price per kilo coming from TM & D Dobson, Crosthwaite with a Beef Shorthorn cow selling to 164.5ppk. Also at the same price was a Charolais heifer from F & IM Potter, Grayrigg. Top price per head came from H Wright & Son, Helsington with a Friesian heifer grossing £1176. Friesians sold to a top price per kilo of 139.5ppk from Ken and Andrew Woodhouse, Ellel and EE Thornton & Son, Heaton. Overall average of 123ppk for all forward. More cows required to meet the demands of buyers.

Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices: OTM COW: FR: 139.5 Kitchen Ground Farm; 139.5 Downlands Farm; 137.5 Park Lane Farm. AA: 131.5 Clintsfield; 127.5 Gill Garth. SHO: 121.5 Thrang. LIM: 149.5 Gill Garth; 147.4 Lambrigg Park Farm; 139.5 Broomfield. BS: 164.5 Broad Oak. MO: 94.5 Lane House. BA: 144.5 Gill Garth.

OTM HEIFER: FR: 139.5 Downlands Farm. LIM: 157.5 Lambrigg Park Farm. BS: 151.5 Broad Oak. CH: 164.5 Lambrigg Park Farm. HE: 149.5 Dove Cote Farm.

Another good entry of Store Cattle at the weekly Lancaster today. A real nice run of Limousin bullocks from A & H Duckett of Higher Bartle sold to £1360 with others from H Chapman and Son to the same price. The very best cattle this morning were a fraction easier this week with buyers anxious of abattoir deadweight prices easing. Black and White cattle were dearer on the week, topping at £1040 at 25months from TJ Robinson. Angus’ sold to £1240 for a pen of 4 from L Parsons & Son, Levens. Younger grazing cattle also a good trade with buyers starting to look for cattle ready for turn out. Overall average of £1009 for all bullocks and £950 for all heifers.

Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS: FR: £1010 Old Glasson Farm; £980 Intack Farm; £970 Wyre Farm. AA: £1240 Low Levens; £1200 Church Street; £1190 Cock Hall Farm. SHO: £1180 Cock Hall Farm; £1170 Hilderstone Farm. GA: £710 Hill Top. SLR: £1230 Cock Hall Farm. WB: £1110 Stirzakers Farm. LIM: £1360 Tabley House Farm; £1360 Millbeck; £1310 High House Farm. BS: £920 Jolley Fold Farm. PA: £1360 Tabley House Farm. SR: £970 Wyre Farm; £970 Sykes Fold Farm. CH: £1180 Langthwaite Heights; £1160 Greenlands Farm; £1100 Black Bull Farm. HE: £1140 Cockrigg Farm; £1100 Stirzakers Farm; £1000 Wood View. SIM: £1240 Rye Close; £820 Springfield House; £670 Hill Top. BRB: £1200 Green Close; £1180 Betts Farm; £1180 Church Street. MO: £1240 Fanny House Farm; £1160 Old Glasson Farm. BAZ: £1360 Millbeck. FKV: £610 Hill Top. BA: £1260 Rye Close; £1060 Sykes Fold Farm. STORE HEIFERS: FR: £1040 Rowell Farm; £960 Stirzakers Farm. AA: £1160 New House Farm; £1090 Betts Farm; £1090 Windy Hill Farm. WB: £1030 Stirzakers Farm; £860 Singleton Grange Farm. LIM: £1180 Church Street; £1120 Greenlands Farm; £1040 Rowell Farm. BS: £870 Jolley Fold Farm. CH: £1080 Rye Close; £1080 Corney Hill Farm. HE: £960 Bouthwaite Farm; £940 Bull Bank Farm. SIM: £1140 Hilderstone Farm; £1090 Betts Farm; £880 Springfield House. BRB: £1140 Betts Farm; £1140 Hill Top; £1140 Ivy Barn. BAZ: £940 Bouthwaite Farm.

A far better entry of Calves and Stirks this week with 43 going under the hammer and a 100% clearance achieved. Continental calves sold to £445 for an 8 week Blue Bull from W & S Airey, closely followed by another Blue bull from Stephen Robinson selling to £440. Blue heifers from the same home sold to £360. Native bred calves were eagerly bid for with Steve Mason selling three Hereford heifers to £320 & £315 at only 5 weeks old. Black and white calves forward in mixed quality, selling to a top of £110 from David & Eileen Wallbank, younger fleshy calves £60-£80 with plainer sorts up to £40. More black and white calves urgently required. Stirks sold to £695 for Hereford steers from David Eames, Hereford Bulls to £540 from JR Newsham & Son.

Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF: AA: £260 Tills Farm. LIM: £265 Longber Farm. HE: £320 Birkland Barrow. BRB: £360 Longber Farm. BULL CALF: FR: £110 Tills Farm; £100 Holly House Farm; £80 North Farm. AA: £295 Tills Farm. LIM: £398 Longber Farm. CH: £390 Stubb Hall Farm. HE: £280 Birkland Barrow. BRB: £445 West Hall; £440 Longber Farm. BULL STIRK: FR: £380 Sellerley Farm; £310 Summerhill; £285 Newhouse Farm. HE: £540 Sellerley Farm. BRB: £420 Newhouse Farm. MO: £530 Sellerley Farm. HEIFER STIRK: HE: £510 Birkland Barrow.

BULLOCK STIRK: FR: £370 Summerhill. SHO: £400 Summerhill. LIM: £695 Middle Lee Farm.

Monday 30th March Monday 30th March Monday 30th March Monday 30th March Lancaster followed national trends at end of the previous week with the Prime Hogg prices reducing to the previous week. The trade was noticeably back with many pens £3-£4 back on the week with an overall sale average of 186ppk with SQQ hoggs average 188ppk. Better quality lambs still sold in excess of £2 per kilogram topping at 212ppk from Bargh Contractors. A lot of heavier lambs in the market which were harder to sell than seen over previous weeks.

Prime Hogg & Lamb Top Prices:Prime Hogg & Lamb Top Prices:Prime Hogg & Lamb Top Prices:Prime Hogg & Lamb Top Prices: Prime Hoggs: SUFF: £90 North Farm; £89 Moss Side Farm; £87 Hall Croft Barn. MULE: £83.50 North Farm; £78.50 Little Fell; £76 Holme House Farm. HRN: £78 Tarnwater Farm; £77 Sowerby Lodge; £73 Holme House Farm. CH: £83.50 Walmsley Fold. CHEV: £79 Low Kit Brow. TEX: £98 Mill House Farm; £92 Parks Farm Barn; £91 Sowerby Lodge. JAC: £75 Hall Croft Barn. Spring Lambs: SUFF: £128 Low Hall Beck. CH: £128 Low Foulshaw Farm; £118 Springfield

Farm. TEX: £110 Springfield Farm; £88 Windmill Farm.

A larger entry of Cast Sheep forward at Lancaster saw the trade continue to be as strong. Cast rams sold to a top price of £155 for a Texel from DJ Sykes of Clay Gap Farm with Charollais’s from AG Stafford of Birch Croft making £142. Once again fit continental ewes sold easily to and above £120 topping at £134 from Andrew Wilson cautious of over fat ewes with all mules averaging £93.

Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices: SUFF: £120 Hall Croft Barn; £94 Hazleslack Tower Farm; £90 Castle o Trim. CON: £122

Redbank Farm; £100 Newton Villa. MULE: £97 Burrow Heights Farm; £97 Lee End Farm; £94

Redbank Farm. HRN: £88 Stanley Farm; £52 Lots House Farm. CH: £142 Birch Croft. TEX: £155

Clay Gap Farm; £134 Burrow Heights Farm; £128 Walmsley Fold; £124 Redbank Farm.

The weekly sale of Prime Cattle at Lancaster had an entry of five prime bulls, trade topped at

204.5ppk for a Limousin bull from GA Haston & Son of Lane House. A satisfactory trade was

had throughout.

Prime Bull Top Prices:Prime Bull Top Prices:Prime Bull Top Prices:Prime Bull Top Prices: FR: 129.5 Yeat House. AA: 139.5 Lambrigg Farm. LIM: 204.5 Lane House; 194.5 Old Croft.

MO: 161.5 Yeat House.

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Monday 6th April 2015 11am

Entries to date include

17 Continental ewes with 6-8 week old Beltex lambs

12 Texel x ewes with 3/4 Texel lambs

10 Mule ewes with Texel lambs

5 Masham ewes with Suff lambs 10 Mule ewes full & broken mouthed with Texel

lambs

10 Mule 2shr ewes with Texel lambs

12 Texel x Ewes with Texel Lambs

J36 - 015395 66200

J36 Sale Reports

Thursday 26th March Thursday 26th March Thursday 26th March Thursday 26th March

LARGEST ENTRY OF DAIRY AT J36 RURAL AUCTION CENTRE North West Auctions held its fortnightly sale of 76 dairy cattle which included a special spring sale of youngstock.

New calved heifers sold to £1560 from E & K Bland, Penrith with many buyers ringside for new calved cattle.

A special spring sale of youngstock attracted buyers from throughout the northern counties. In-calf heifers from JB Moore, Allithwaite sold to £1500 with others at £1400 from AE & M Hayhurst, Natland. Bulling heifers sold to £1900 from W & S Airey, Whittington. Maiden heifers from WH & JR Robinson, Nook sold at £890 also selling stirks at £770 and £760.

Sale StatisticsSale StatisticsSale StatisticsSale Statistics New Calved Heifers to £1560

In-calf Heifers to £1500 av. £1150

Bulling Heifers to £ 900 av. £ 825

Maiden Heifers to £ 890 av. £ 730

Heifer Stirks/Calves to £ 770 av. £ 380

The weekly sale of Calves attracted an entry of 39 calves and once again all classes were keenly sought after. A consignment of 10 week old British Blues from SW & K Metcalfe of Holme House sold to a top of £450 with other strong bulls selling easily over £400. Heifer calves sold to £400 and £390. Limousin bull calves 5 to 6 weeks old sold to £360 and £355. Once again a young show of Black and White bull calves sold to a top of £75 for a Friesian type with other young calves between £30 and £50.

The monthly sale of Stirks had a reduced entry than expected with a few vendors unable to get to the sale with the bad weather conditions and many people busy lambing. There was a variety of stirks forward met by a ring full of buyers looking to purchase all types. British Blue steers sold to a top of £695 for 10 month olds from HG Spensley & Son of Barnard Castle with heifers selling to £660. A mixture of Black and whites forward saw them sell to their value.

Tuesday 31st March Tuesday 31st March Tuesday 31st March Tuesday 31st March Prime hoggs sold to £100 from M Crowe & Son, Witherslack, with others £95 from S & M Cooper. A market average of 181p/kg was achieved, with buyers cautious of ‘out of spec’ hoggs. Well finished hoggs achieving a premium in the 39-44kg category.

Prime Lamb & Hogg Top Prices:Prime Lamb & Hogg Top Prices:Prime Lamb & Hogg Top Prices:Prime Lamb & Hogg Top Prices: Spring Lambs:Suff: £90, £89 Low Hall Beck. Char: £130, £115, £94 Low Foulshaw. Hamp: £85, £83 Endmoor Farm. Dors: £88, £84 Warth Sutton. Prime Hoggs:Suff: £80, £78 Madison Avenue; £78 Greenbank Farm, Halton Park, High Biggarsbank. Mule: £81 Hill Top Farm, Burnt House; £80 Tarnside Farm; £80, £78 Little Eccleston Hall.Swale: £76 Little Eccleston Hall; £73, £71 Braida Garth; £72.50 Springs Farm; £72 Halton Park Farm. RFell: £77 Tarnside Farm; £76, £71 Birkhaw; £68.50 High Borrowbridge; £67 Hardendale Hall. SBF: £82.50 Tarnside Farm; £73 Halton Park Farm; £72 Slack Farm. Char: £85 Crosscrake Farm; £82, £78 Kingsland; £80 Low House. Chev: £85, £83 Halton Park Farm; £74.50 Low Chapel Farm; £73 High Arnside. Tex: £95, £89, £84 Tarnside Farm; £88.50 The Park; £85, £84 Little Eccleston Hall; £85 Mansergh High Farm. Herd: £83 Tarnside Farm; £76 High Biggarsbank. Zwart: £100 Birks Farm. Belt: £40 Deansbiggin.

Cast sheep sold to a top price of £155 for Texel rams from L Atkinson, New Hutton, with others regularly £130-£145. Heavy ewes sold to £128 from P D & P J Ellis, New Hutton, with others regularly £115-£122. Mules regularly £90+, peaking at £103, with pure hill ewes £94 for Rough Fell, £76 Herdwick and £72 Swaledale.

Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices: Hamp: £112, £104, £98 Endmoor Farm. Suff: £106 Moss Side; £100 Ivy House; £94 Crosscrake Farm. Mash: £77 Mosergh Farm. Mule: £103 Toadpool Farm; £102 Low Woodhouse; £100 Hawkrigg End, Deansbiggin; £98 Singleton Park, Rinkfield. Swale: £72 Hill Croft; £70 Strickland Hill; £66 Higher Salter; £62 Long Streets Farm. RFell: £94 Birkhaw; £84 Low Deepslack. Chev: £95 Kate Farm; £78 Green Lane End Farm. Tex: £122 Patton Mill, Low House; £114 Crosscrake Farm, Hawes Farm; £112 Hawkrigg End, Low Woodhouse. Leic: £128, £108 Moss Head; £110 Kate Farm. Herd: £76, £66 Bannerigg Farm. Zwart: £98 Milestones Cottage; £80 Dubside. Cast Rams: Hamp: £96 Springs Farm. Suff: £132 Low Brundrigg; £100 Borrans Farm. RFell: £98 Boundary Beck; £96 High Borrowbridge. Tex: £155, £145 Dubside; £152 Dale View Farm; £100 Patton Mill Farm.

Sheep with lambs at foot sold to £165 (£57/life) from G Sunter. Next week’s sale includes 100 ewes and lambs already entered.

Monthly Machinery Monthly Machinery Monthly Machinery Monthly Machinery ---- Wednesday 25th MarchWednesday 25th MarchWednesday 25th MarchWednesday 25th March Monthly sale of machinery at J36 saw over 450 lots entered for the sale with seasonal items selling to the

keenest demand with a Pratley Sheep Handling System selling to £4300. Grassland machinery was

beginning to attract interest with a large selection of chain harrows (£140), rollers (£300) and fertilizer

spreaders (£500) offered for sale.

The next sale of Machinery at J36 will be on Wednesday 29th April. Early entries invited

J36 Herd Dispersal Sale

Thursday 16th April Dispersal Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle &

Store Cattle on behalf of the late

Mr DG Underhill of Windermere.

Sale to Consist of Pure Luing Bull, Pure Luing

Bull Stirk, Red Poll Bull, Pure Luing Cows

in-calf or with Calves at foot, Red Poll Cows

and Dexter Cows with Calves at foot.

Also a small quantity of Store Bullocks

& Heifers

For more information please contact

Richard Gardiner on 07713 787510

Contact Details

Bill NelsonBill NelsonBill NelsonBill Nelson - Livestock Manager

07785 542738

Gary Capstick Gary Capstick Gary Capstick Gary Capstick - Auctioneer

07970 830518

Matthew Probert Matthew Probert Matthew Probert Matthew Probert - Auctioneer

07760 557932

Ian Atkinson Ian Atkinson Ian Atkinson Ian Atkinson - Auctioneer

07766 521472

Will Alexander Will Alexander Will Alexander Will Alexander - Fieldsman &

Trainee Auctioneer

07976 646035

Richard Gardiner Richard Gardiner Richard Gardiner Richard Gardiner - Fieldsman

07713 787510

George Harryman George Harryman George Harryman George Harryman - Fieldsman

07759 278741

www.nwauctions.co.uk

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Monday 6th

Weekly Prime Stock Sale at 9am &

Sheep & Lambs at 11am

Friday 10th

Weekly Cattle Sale Calves & OTM 10.15am Store Cattle 11.15am

Monday 20th

Monthly Sale of Dairy Cattle Entries close Friday 10th April

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Tuesday 7th

Sheep & Lambs 11am

Weekly Prime Stock Sale at 1pm

Thursday 9th

Calves, Stirks & Dairy Cattle Sale to commence at 10.15am

Tuesday 14th

Monthly Sale of Pigs at 10.30am

On Tuesday 9th April Three Trophies are up for auction at 1818 Auctioneers

Trophies up for Auction!

Lot 398: Silver trophy presented by Egremont P.P & C.B Society as the

1919 Challenge Cup for Best Orpington

Lot 432: Silver trophy presented by the Windermere Harriers as a

Perpetual Challenge Cup for the Best Walked Harrier

Lot 468: A small silver trophy presented at the Rydal Hound Show in 1958 for the Champion Farrier

For any more information or to leave a bid please contact 1818 Auctioneers on 015395 66201

We would like to welcome Townson Tractors Ltd to NWA J36 Who will be opening their new office at J36 in the very near future!

Townson Tractors Ltd, based in Hellifield Nr Skipton( BD23 4HE) was established in 1969. We are a family run & privately owned business to this day, employing 22 people, most being from the local agricultural community and we specialise in supplying quality used tractors, machinery & equipment, parts & service throughout the northwest. We are also buyers of used equipment for our retail, trade & export clients throughout the country & worldwide. We have built an excellent reputation with our clients by offering first class service backed with experienced staff.

We plan to open our office on Tuesdays & Thursdays & other market sale days. This will be manned by the following key sales staff members on most sales days.

Lynette Taylor Tel: 07977 932950 email: lynette@townsontractors.co.uk

Richard Mattinson Tel: 07977 932949 email: r.mattinson@townsontractors.co.uk

John Craig Tel: 07971 599185 email: sales@townsontractors.co.uk

Land Line Tel: 01729 850374 (Out of office ours or on none sale days) Website: www.townsontractors.co.uk

Customers will be able to view our stock online at our office at J36 via our website link to a wall mounted TV Screen both during opening or closed office hours. We will be stocking a range of smaller sales items & some fast moving parts & clothing at J36.