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NWA J36

Annual Show & Sale of

Fell Ponies Saturday 24th October

The annual show and sale of Fell Ponies on behalf of The Fell Pony Society at NWA J36 had a strong trade through-out with a packed ringside of customers with ponies trav-elling throughout the British Isles.

The Pre-sale show was expertly judged by Christine Rob-inson, Lamplugh who awarded the Champion to lot 21 ‘Thornbeck Cracker’ a 3 year old black Filly from Mr & Mrs D Wilkinson from Brackenbank View, Appleby, with the reserve champion being awarded to lot 56 ‘Greenholme Jasmine’ a black filly foal.

Topping the sale was the Champion black filly realising 2000gns following some eager bidding. Another Fell Pony

reached 1420gns from B Metcalfe of Greencroft with ‘Bybeck Kayleigh’.

A large number of foals forward this year sold to a strong trade throughout with buyers looking to purchase stylish types and well-bred Colts, all Fillies were in strong demand and more could have easily been sold. The foals sold to a top of 1220gns for lot number 43 ‘Dalewin Starburst’ a grey Filly from E Winder of Ravenstonedale Another notable Foal price was 1100gns for lot 58 ‘Greenholme Jake’ from RJ & BK Potter, with the reserve champion coming from the same home lot 56 ‘Greenholme Jas-min’ selling for 620gns. With all foals forward averaging just short of £400.

Auctioneer Ian Atkinson commented on the sale “A fantastic atmosphere with the sale ring packed throughout the sale, it is brilliant to see so much interest in the native and traditional breeds. A strong trade throughout with the large number of buyers from all over the UK looking to purchase well-bred stylish ponies.”

The sale of Tack and Equipment saw a wide range of items forward with well-maintained items easiest to sell.

Machinery and carts sold to £150 for an Exercise Cart and £180 for a Driving Cart. A single furrow plough sold for £100.

Show ResultsShow ResultsShow ResultsShow Results Judge

Christine Robinson

Class one – Pony 4 Years+

1st Lot 9 Rackwood Blossom, H Rust-Graham

Class two – Ponies 1-3years

1st Lot 21 Thornbeck Cracker, H Wilson

2nd Lot 23 Huntsmans Glory, Hi Wilson

3rd Lot 22 Brackenback Flicka, D Wilkinson

4th Lot 20 Dalewin Rambling Rose, GT Hodgson

Class three – Colt or Filly Foal 1st Lot 56 Greenholme Jasmin, RJ & BK Potter 2nd Lot 44 Rafland Huge, Waters Farm

3rd Lot 57 Greenholme Jade, RJ & BK Potter 4th Lot 49 Lathomdale Rambo, MJ Woods

Champion

Lot 21 Thornbeck Cracker, H Wilson

Reserve Champion

Lot 56 Greenholme Jasmin, RJ & BK Potter

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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 23rd OctoberFriday 23rd OctoberFriday 23rd OctoberFriday 23rd October The Store Cattle ring at Lancaster was attended by all regular and new purchasers. A mixed trade in general, with bigger quality cattle short of buyers require-ments and more plain cattle forward. Trade topped at £1340 for a big Limousin Bullock from M & RW Stirzaker, Milnthorpe. Blue heifers to £1300 from JA Salthouse & Son, Elswick. Native bred cattle sold to £1260 for Hereford Bullocks from JS Clark & Sons, Catforth. A trio of Angus Bullocks from GE Turner sold to £1220.

Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – LIM: £1340 Station Hotel; £1270 Cock Hall Farm; £1260 Head House.BRB: £1280 Head House; £1250 North Farm; £1240 Church Farm. HE: £1260 Godson House Farm; £1240 Hoskingshire Farm; £1000 Cock Hall Farm. AA: £1220 Scotch Green Farm; £1210 North Farm; £1170 Godson House Farm. FR: £1120 Braeslacks; £990 Low Levens; £980 Park Farm.SIM: £1110 Oatland Farm; £1040 Kilburn House; £910 Colloway Farm. BA: £1080 Longlands Farm. SRW: £1080 Lundholme Farm; £980 Oatland Farm. SD: £990 Adlington Hall Farm. CH: £950 Stirzakers Farm. SHO: £880 Cock Hall Farm; £760 Rathvale Farm. CON: £870 Newsham Hall Farm. STORE HEIFERS –BRB: £1300 Wilson House Farm; £1140 Greenlands Farm; £1130 Bouthwaite Farm. CH: £1140 Little Fell Farm; £1140 Holme Hous. AA: £1080 Foredales Farm; £1030 Bouthwaite Farm; £990 Little Town Farm. LIM: £1040 Little Fell Farm; £1010 Brow Foot Farm; £900 Moss View. SIM: £990 Fern Lea; £990 Croppers Farm; £900 Brow Foot Farm. HE: £920 Corney Hill Farm; £900 Hoskingshire Farm. FR: £870 Park Farm; £840 Hall Farm. BULLS – SIM: £770 Oatland Farm. AA: £680 Oatland Farm.MON: £680 Oatland Farm. BRB: £570 Oatland Farm. FR: £530 Oatland Farm. SRW: £520 Oatland Farm.

The weekly sale Cast Cows and OTM Cattle had an entry of 109 forward. There was a strong trade all cattle forward which reflected in the overall market average of 110ppk. the trade for the time of year is very good with vendors urged to continue to forward the OTM and cast cows to Lancaster while the trade remains good and gain the best for their cattle with a very busy ring of buyers. The OTM heifers and steers eagerly bid for and topped at 191.5ppk from AD & D Parker of Manor House with a Charolais. Black and white heifers sold to 157.5ppk with plenty more selling easily in excess of 140ppk. Better black and whites in excess of 130ppk.

Cast Cows Top Prices:Cast Cows Top Prices:Cast Cows Top Prices:Cast Cows Top Prices: CAST COW – FKV: 157.5 Holme Head. AA: 149.5 Upp Hall; 129.5 Cragg Farm. BRB: 147.5 Low Hall Beck. LIM: 147.5 Hall Croft Barn; 144.5 Mosergh Farm; 119.5 Low Pleasant.SIM: 144.5 Upp Hall. FR: 137.5 Pilling Hall; 134.5 Low Deepslack; 127.5 Birkland Barrow. BRB: 107.5 Higher Thrushgill. CAST HEIFER – CH: 191.5 Manor House Farm. BRB: 181.5 Manor House Farm. FR: 157.5 Whin Yeats; 149.5 Boldens Farm; 141.5 Stubb Place Farm. LIM: 154.5 Boundary House. HE: 139.5 Boundary House.

CAST STEER- FR: 131.5 Midge Hall Farm; 121.5 Whittingham Lane.

The opening Special Sale of Stirks saw a nice entry of 60 forward with buyers in attendance for all classes. Topping the sale was A & L Gardner, Quernmore with a Limousin heifer out of a Blue cow realising £645 at 8months. Blue Bulls from the same home sold to £565 at 6 & 8months old, Blue heifers from A & E Clarkson, Thurnham sold to £530. Younger stirks at 4-5months sold to £490 for Blue Bullocks. Montbelliardes to £500 from Messers Gardner with younger sorts to Frisians to £345 at 6months again from A & E Clarkson and £275 at 5months from I Atkinson & Son, Warton.

Calves sold to £330 for Angus Bulls from Wallbank Farms Ltd and Blue Heifers to £300 from the same home. Limousin Heifers to £260 from JH Towers & Son. Best B&W bulls to £152 from Drinkall Bros and other best calves to £148 from Maurice Capstick. Good rearing calves £60-£88 with an aver-age of £75.75. More calves needed to fulfil buyers requirements. Store Lambs

Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF –BRB: £300 Tills Farm; £195 North Farm. LIM: £260 Tunstall Hall. AA: £240 Tills Farm. BULL CALF – AA: £330 Tills Farm. BRB: £265 North Farm. LIM: £230 North Farm. FR: £152 Catshaw Hall Farm; £148 Brantbeck Farm. BULL STIRK – BRB: £565 Redfields; £475 Cinderbarrow Farm. MO: £500 Redfields. AA: £500 Redfields. HE: £500 Redfields. LIM: £470 Westwood. FR: £345 Cock Hall Farm; £275 Boon Town Farm. HEIFER STIRK – LIM: £645 Redfields. BRB: £530 Cock Hall Farm; £510 Redfields; £380 Coverdales. AA: £460 Cock Hall Farm; £386 Redfields; £345 Birkland Barrow. HE: £325 Birkland Barrow. BULLOCK STIRK – BRB: £490 Coverdales. AA: £455 Coverdales. LIM: £400 Coverdales. HE: £355 Birkland Barrow. MON: £230 Birkland Barrow.

The fortnightly sale of Store Lambs had a small entry of lambs, with the trade reflecting the recent the current prime lamb trade. Mule lambs sold to £47.50 with long term Texel lambs selling £44.50 from PD Pye of Marl House.

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A better Prime Lamb trade at Lancaster then reflected in the overall market average of 137ppk with many heavy weight and hill bred lambs forward with a lot of none farm assured lambs forward with majority of vendors leaving satisfied with their trade with the current lamb trade where it is. Continental lambs well finished and handy weights where eagerly sought after. Texel lambs sold to a top of 173ppk from Bargh Contractors with plenty of pens in the late and140’s with handy weight continental lambs achieving over 150ppk. Over a quarter of the lambs forward where mules which sold to a similar trade with heavy weights selling to £59 from JS & S Atkinson of Sykes Farm or topping at 140ppk from RE & EA Barker of Gunnerthwaite. Horned lambs sold to £57.50 for a pen of Dalesbreds from B & D Gill of Yarlsber.

Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices: TEX: £70.50 Hutton Roof Hall; £70 Hallbeck; £69 North Farm; £69 Old Woodhouse. SUFF: £66.50

Bradlow Farm; £65.50 Beaumont Gate; £65.50 North Farm. CH: £65.50 Beaumont Gate; £64 Beckside; £59

Hutton Roof Hall. GRIT: £60.50 Moss House Farm. CONT: £60 Hazelslack Tower Farm. MULE: £59 Sykes

Farm; £58 Holme House Farm; £58 North Farm. DALES: £57.50 Yarlsber. CHEV: £53.50 Moors Farm. BEL:

£50 Farleton House.

A smaller entry of Cast Sheep then previous week with just 57 being sold. The trade remains very stable with continental ewes selling to £89 from Bargh Contractors and Texel tups topping at £87 from George Hargreaves. Horned ewes sold to £49 from TR Prickett of Hutton Roof.

Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices: TEX: £89 Bradlow Farm; £87 Ivy Bank Farm; £67 Hutton Roof Hall. RYE: £66 Sykes Farm. MULE: £56

Hazelslack Tower Farm; £54 Low Moor Head Farm. SWALE: £41 Holme House Farm.

An entry of fifteen Prime Bulls forward at Lancaster this week. Suckler bred Limousin bulls sold to

197.5ppk from JA Airey of Old Croft. A large proportion of dairy bred beef bulls forward with Charolais

bulls and British Blue bulls selling to 184.5ppk from JS & KM Wilson of High House. Prime bulls sold to an

overall average of 172ppk.

Prime Bull Top Prices:Prime Bull Top Prices:Prime Bull Top Prices:Prime Bull Top Prices: LIM: 197.5, 184.5 Old Croft. BRB: 184.5 High House; 179.5 Northwood’s Farm. CH: 184.5 High House.

MON: 171.5 Lane House. AA: 167.5 Village Farm. BS: 161.5 Village Farm. HE: 154.5 Village Farm. FR:

137.5 High House.

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Thursday 22nd OctoberThursday 22nd OctoberThursday 22nd OctoberThursday 22nd October The weekly sale of Store Lambs saw a two tier trade with buyers showing a certain level of caution due to the on-going uncertainty and fluctuations in the prime sheep market.

Best pens of shorter keep continental lambs £52 - £55 topping at £56 from CC & HM Robert. Medium keep lambs sold to keenest interest in the mid to late £40’s with smallest sorts hardest to sell. Mules sold to £49 from M Gibson.

Hill lambs now forward in greater numbers with healthy pens keenly competed for by returning seasonal buyers. Today saw SBF achieve £46.50, Cheviots £45 with Rough Fells and Herdwicks both selling to £37 and Swaledales £36.50.

Vendors are reminded to mark tup lambs to be sold separately. Tup lambs sold to £48 with an entry of predominantly smaller pure hill lambs forward.

Store Lamb Top Prices:Store Lamb Top Prices:Store Lamb Top Prices:Store Lamb Top Prices: Texel: £53.50 Greenbank Farm; £53 Ewelock Bank; £51.50 Castle Syke; £51 Lane End Farm; £50.50 Cragg House; £50 Force Mill, Fold Farm, Quarry Top; £49.50 Ashes; £49 Hall Farm. Suff: £54 Marsh House; £52.50 Cragg House; £51.50 Sunny Brow; £50.50 Greenbank Farm; £48 Barker Knott. Mule: £49 Mouse Syke; £48.50 Castle Syke, Elm Croft; £48 Cragg House, Low Newton Farm; £47.50 Roundthwaite; £46.50 Marsh House. Swale: £36.50 Middle Lee; £33.50 Scar Sykes; £33 Marsh House; £30 Ellergill. Rough Fell: £37 Riverside House; £36 Ellergill; £34 Applegarth, Dragon Croft. SBF: £46.50 Roundthwaite. Char: £50.50 Stribers Farm; £48 High House; £44 Kirkby Hall; £42 Brow Head. Chev: £56-£49 Bybeck; £45 Marsh House; £42.50 High Arnside; £40 Mouse Syke. Herd: £37 The Yews; £34 Sand Gate. Zwart: £39 The Yews. Beltex: £50.50 Lane Head.

A lesser entry of Calves this morning at J36. Black and white calves sold to a top of £88 from FB Dunning & Son, Orton, others to £80 from A & MI Robinson, also of Orton. Montbelliardes sold to £135 from Messers Park, Low Sizergh Farm. Continental calves sold to a top of £350 from Darren Dodgson of Cracalt for a month old Blue Bull. More calves needed to meet buyers demand.

Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices: BULL CALVES – BrB: £350, £265 Cracalt Farm. Mon: £135 Low Sizergh Farm. Fr: £88, £78 Raisgill Hall; £80 Hall Farm; £58 Cracalt Farm. HEIFER CALVES – Mon: £75 Low Sizergh Farm. Fr: £35, £30 Raisgill Hall.

J36 Sale Reports Cragyeat Herd Dispersal Cragyeat Herd Dispersal Cragyeat Herd Dispersal Cragyeat Herd Dispersal

Monday 26th OctoberMonday 26th OctoberMonday 26th OctoberMonday 26th October On Monday 26

th October North West Auctions held the

dispersal sale of the Cragyeat Herd of pedigree Holsteins on behalf of Brian & Diane Barnes. A ringside full of both local and travelled buyers ensured all classes were eagerly bid for.

In the milking section, cows topped at 1380gns for a third calver, giving 31litres and back in calf, selling to Messers Berry. Others sold to 1350gns, Cragyeat More Molly, a fourth calver yielding an impressive 48litres. Thirteen cows went onto break the 1000gn barrier.

In milk heifers sold to a top of 1750gns for Cragyeat Stanleycup Betsy, a month calved and giving 36litres. Fresh calved heifers sold well, with others realising 1680gns and 1420gns.

In-calf heifers were met with keen interest, topping this section was Cragyeat Shottle Buttercup 3, in-calf to Oman Pello and due at the start of November, she realised 1250gns. Another November due heifer sired by Toc-Farm Goldfish and in-calf to Coldsprings Ponder she realised 1220gns, selling to Jim and Oliver Parkinson of Preston. Best in-calf heifers and those closer to calving regularly sold in advance of 1000gns.

The young stock section, including bulling and maiden heifers as well as young heifer calves saw the most interest all day and the fastest trade. Buyers were keen to purchase well grown flashy heifers, showing potential as future milking heifers. A twelve month old REW Seaver sired heifer topped at 850gns with a Val-Bisson Doorman daughter also realised the same money. A six month old heifer, sired by Pictson Shottle and out of the favourite cow family of the Barnes’, the Molly family, sold to 800gns. An Urbain daughter also 6months old, sold to the same price. Young heifer calves were regularly in advance of £300 at 2-3weeks old, whilst the last calf through the ring, Cragyeat Ponder Betty, a 7day old heifer achieved 480gns.

North West Auctions would like to thank the Barnes’ family for

entrusting them with the sale, all help from neighbours in

preparing the cattle, all sponsors, as well as all customers

present on the day and wish Brian & Diane all the best for the

future.

NWA Property

Between Newby Bridge & CartmelBetween Newby Bridge & CartmelBetween Newby Bridge & CartmelBetween Newby Bridge & Cartmel For Sale by Private Treaty

5.50 acres/2.23 hectares or thereabouts of amenity

pasture and meadow land. Available in two lots

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The weekly sale of Prime Lambs had a smaller entry forward this week, with just shy of 1500 being sold. A stronger sale average of 142ppk this week with an active ring of buyers keen to purchase.

Light weight continental lambs sold to 162ppk from W & J Penny of Marsh Grange Farm, with plenty of pens of medium weight lambs between 40kg and 43kg selling in excess of 150ppk.

Mule lambs sold to £65 for a heavy weight from TA & J Dixon of Kit Cragg. It is advised that buyers are looking to purchase lambs under 45kg, and is of financial benefit to sell them under this weight as buyers are requesting lambs between 40kg and 45kg. It is now essential to belly all prime lambs. The light weight section continues to create plenty of interest, with more required weekly to fulfil buyer’s requirements.

Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices:Prime Lamb Top Prices: Tex: £73 Low House; £71 Hill Park; £70 St Annes Farm; £69.50 Grayrigg Foot. Suff: £70 Burton Hill; £68 Walnut Hill; £67.50 Fellside Farm. Char: £67.50, £65 Walnut Hill; £67 Clawthorpe Lodge; £66 Guides Farm. Mule: £65, £64 Yoad Pot; £60.50 Middale Farm. Grit: £65 Low Brundrigg. Belt: £64 Orchard House. Hamp: £62.50 Larkrigg. Chev: £60 Orchard House; £55 Croft Meadow House. Mash: £56.50 Middale Farm; £53 High Swinklebank. SBF: £50 Roundthwaite Abbey. RFell: £49 Low Haygarth Farm. Swale: £47 Hall Farm. Herd: £40 Moss End Farm.

A smaller entry this week of Cast Ewes, with a lot more hill bred and leaner ewes in the market. Once again, plenty of interest for all types of ewes but with the majority being lean.

Continental ewes topped at £90 from NJ Strickland & Son of The Borrans, with plenty in excess of £70. All types continue to be required to keep a busy ring of buyers requirements filled

Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices: Tex: £90 The Borrans; £77 Gilpin Green Farm; £74 Hill Park; £71 Moorland Cottage. Char: £75 Hill Park; £71 Broughton House Farm; £60 Clawthorpe Lodge. Suff: £68 Cleatop Farm, Stone Hall; £56 Brow Head. Chev: £63 Ghyll Farm. Belt: £65 Moorland Cottage. Mule: £56 Cleatop Farm; £54 Ellerbeck Farm, Warth Sutton Farm, Clawthorpe Lodge. RFell: £49 Ghyll Farm; £45 Low Haygarth; £38 High Borrowbridge. Herd: £45, £39 Climb Style. Swale: £39 Mid Town Farm; £38 Low

Garths Farm; £36 Cooper House, High Borrans.

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J36 Sale Reports

Land Sale ResultsLand Sale ResultsLand Sale ResultsLand Sale Results NWA Property recently offered 22.50 acres/9.11 hectares of land being formerly part of Hill Top, Tearnside, Kirkby Lonsdale for sale by auction and the land was sold for £175,000, an average of £7,777 per acre.

NWA Professional and Property also recently offered 12.86 acres of meadow and pasture land at Ackenthwaite, Milnthorpe for sale by auction on Wednesday, 21st October. A successful sale resulted following considerable pre-sale interest and the hammer eventually fell at £100,000, an average of £7,776 per acre.

Coming up at North West Auctions

J36 Rural Auction Centre

Tuesday 3rd November Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep

Thursday 5th November Weekly Sale Calves & Store Lambs

Thursday 10th November Monthly Sale of Pigs

Please advise the office with entries

Thursday 19th November Evening Sale of In-lamb Suffolk & Multibreed Females

Entries close Monday 10th November

Lancaster Auction Mart

Monday 2nd November Weekly sale of Primestock

Wednesday 4th November Household Clearance Sale

For more information please contact Bill Nelson 07785 542738

Friday 6th November Weekly Sale of Store Cattle & Fortnightly Store Lambs

Land at Tearnside Land at Ackenthwaite

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