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

Anniversary Sales at North West Auctions

Monday 16th February

Show of Dairy Cattle Show classes include

Halter Led Heifer Non Halter Led Heifer Cow

Champion

Reserve Champion

Best Pair of Heifers

Show of Prime Hoggs Show classes include

Pair of Hill Bred Pair of Lowland Bred

Prime Beef Show classes include

Best Clean Heifer Best Clean Steer Prime Bull

Friday 20th February

Show of Calves Show classes include

Beef Bull Beef Heifer Black and White

Top Price Store Cattle Classes include

Highest Price Pen of 2 or more Heifers

Highest Price Pen of 2 or more Bullocks

Top Price OTMs Classes include

Highest Priced Beef Bred Cow

Highest Priced Dairy Bred Cow

NWA Lancaster

NWA J36 - Tuesday 17th February

Show of Prime Hoggs Show classes include

Pair of Hill Bred Pair of Lowland Bred

NWA J36 - Thursday 19th February

Show of Dairy Cattle Show classes include

Pedigree Cow

Pedigree Heifer Non Pedigree Cow

Non Pedigree Heifer Best Pair of Heifers

Show of Calves Show classes include

Beef Bull Beef Heifer Black and White

Show of Store Cattle Show classes include

Champion Steer Champion Heifer

Top Price OTMs Classes include

Highest Priced Beef Bred Cow

Highest Priced Dairy Bred Cow

NWA J36

Our February Anniversary Shows & Sales will commence between both sites on Monday 16th February to celebrate 50 years of successful trading at our Lancaster Site and

the Second Anniversary of our opening at J36 Rural Auction Centre.

Please contact either office or any member of staff for more information or for entries

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NWA Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 30th JanuaryFriday 30th JanuaryFriday 30th JanuaryFriday 30th January

Less Calves forward this morning, trade for the best sorts remains high with 11 week Lim Bulls selling to £465 from Stephen Robinson, Longber. Other Lim bulls, a touch younger at only a month sold to £420 from WN & D Smith, Cockerham. Blue Bulls sold to a top of £415 from Dave Harrison, Wray and others at £400 again from Messers Robinson. All blue bulls forward averaged £385. Heifers sold to £360 for Blues from the same good home. Other younger sorts to £330 from Phillip Halhead, Cockerham. Strong Friesian calves in demand, selling to a top of £142 & £138 from Wallbank Farms, others from TD & V Whitaker, to £132. Younger fleshy calves £40-£50 with small plain sorts a fraction less. Just two Blue Bull Stirks sold to £445 from H & VE Jolly, Great Eccleston.

Winning the Dugdale calf competition for January was WN & D Smith, Cocker House with today’s Lim bull at 32days realising £420 selling to ST Birkett, Nether Kellet. Both Vendor and Purchaser will receive 3 bags of feed courtesy of Dugdale Nutrition.

Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALVES – BRB: £360 Longber Farm, £330 Norbreck Farm. SHO: £190 Cocker House. BULL CALVES – FR: £142, £138 Tills Farm; £135 Park Lane. AA: £308 Park Lane Farm. LIM: £465 Longber Farm; £420 Cocker House. BRB: £415 Birks Farm;

£400 Longber Farm; £395 Norbreck Farm. STEER STIRK – BRB: £445 Great Eccleston Hall.

The Cast Cow and OTM trade continues to improve with only negative been that not enough cows forward as more could have easily been sold to vendors advantage. An entry of 74 forward sold to an overall average of 115ppk with cows averaging 112ppk and cast heifers averaging 144ppk. Cast heifers sold to a top price of 179.5ppk from AW & AM Park & Sons of Ellel. Cast cows topped at 151.5ppk from D Cockett of Wilson Wood with a meaty Limousin x cow. Dairy Cows topped at 129.5ppk from Gary Atkinson of Abbotson Farm with other well meated cows selling 120ppk plus with parlour cows selling 100ppk plus regularly.

Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices: CAST COWS – FR: 129.5p/kg Abbotson Farm; 127.5p/kg Barnfield Farm & Gardners Farm; 124.5p/kg Batty Hill & Chapel House; 121.5p/kg Beechwood Farm, Bank End, Barnfield & Hallbeck. AYR: 114.5p/kg Beechwood Farm. AA: 127.5p/kg Gilthwaiterigg; 119.5p/kg Caw House Farm. LIM: 151.50p/kg Wilson Wood. SD: 127.5p/ kg Gilthwaiterigg. MON: 101.5p/kg Lawrence House. BLO: 119.5p/kg Gilthwaiterigg. BB: 109.5p/kg Low Pleasant. CAST HEIFERS: FR: 164.5p/kg Bolton Fold; 154.5p/kg Gunnerthwaite; 134.5p/kg Low Deepslack. SD: 171.5p/kg Market Street. SRW: 179.5p/kg Walkers i’th Fields.

A packed ring of buyers and, once again, a very strong trade for Store Cattle at Lancaster, shows Lancaster continues to be the store cattle centre of the north. All classes of cattle where keenly sought after with large steers continuing to demand a premium at Lancaster. This week’s top price came from David Moorhouse of High House Farm selling a trio of 21 month old Charolais steers to £1,450. Closely following this was the Capstick Family of Whicham Hall sell-ing four Limousin steers to £1,430 at 20 to 22 month old. Heifers topped at £1370 for a Charolais from Jim Bracken of Greenlands Farm. Younger cattle where in strong demand with many local farm buyers looking to replace theit outgoing large cattle. An impressive 47 cattle achieved £1200 pound or more with all steers forward selling to an overall market average of £1041.

Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE STEER – FR: £1130 Rowell Farm; £1070 Underhelm & Moss Head; £1000 Downlands; £980 Moss House; £960 Sunderland Brows; £950 Kitchen Ground & Park House. AA: £1370 Low Levens; £1270 New Ridge Farm; £1240 Mount Pleasant Farm; £1220 Ellers Farm; £1190 Ivy Barn; £1180 Bouthwaite Farm. SHO: £1090 Lundholme. GAL: £940 Sykes Farm. LIM: £1430 Whicham Hall; £1350 Greenlands; £1330 Park House; £1270 Station Hotel; £1240 Nateby Hall; £1230 Abbotson; £1200 Endmoor Farm. BS: £1270 Daniel Fold. SD: £1300 Market Street; £1070 Adlington Hall. CHAR: £1450 High House; £1380 Birks Farm; £1290 Daniel Fold. HERE: £1190 Staffords Farm; £1160 Isle of Syke Farm; £1030 Bouthwaite Farm. SIM: £1140 Low Kit Brow. STAB: £1300 Yealand Manor. BB: £1400 Greenlands Farm; £1310 Ivy Barn; £1290 Hawkrigg End; £1170 Nateby Hall Farm; £1160 Ellers Farm; £1130 Kitchen Ground. MON: £1220 Ivy Barn; £1200 Nateby Hall; £1900 Fanny House; £1060 Lee End & Croft House. BLO: £1290 Old Woodhouse; £1160 Bouthwaite; £1140 Low Moor Head. STORE HEIFERS – Fr: £970 Croppers Farm. AA: £1180 Manor House Farm; £1160 Low Levens; £1150 Well House Farm; £1110 Rowell Farm; £1100 Ivy Farm. SHO: £970 Croppers Farm. WB: £1020 Manor House Farm. LIM: £1200 Greenlands Farm; £1120 Hawkrigg End; £1080 Bouthwaite Farm & Manor House; £1070 Burton Hill. SD: £940 Market Street. CHAR: £1370 Greenlands Farm; £1280 High House; £1180 Daniel Fold. BB: £1160 Hawkrigg End; £1140 Bouthwaite Farm; £1130 Snapewood; £1100 Manor House; £1030 Coverdales. BAZ: £1080 Bouthwaite Farm.

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The exchange rate and current uncertainty in Europe is beginning to slightly affect the Prime Hogg trade with many exporters very cautious. Lancaster sold to a slightly less average than last week’s sale but in line with many other centres at the end of the week. Fed lambs and well finished lambs continue to sell to a premium as continentals sold between 188ppk and 200ppk. The overall market average was 180ppk. Texel hoggs sold to a top price of £98 from Ken Kelsall of Brown.

Prime Hogg Top Prices:Prime Hogg Top Prices:Prime Hogg Top Prices:Prime Hogg Top Prices: DOR- £81.50 Cabus Nook Farm. SUFF- £83 Knowsley Farm; £77.50 North Farm; £74.50 Tarnwater Farm. MULE- £78 Lower Langthwaite Farm; £76 North Farm;

£74 Low Kit Brow. HORNED- £80 Lower Langthwaite Farm; £77 Hutton Roof Hall; £76 Parks Farm Barn. CHA- £92 Denham Hall; £84 Throstle Grove Farm; £79

North Farm. TEX- £98 Brown Brook; £89 Denham Hall; £89 Brown Brook; £88 Old Woodhouse

Cast Sheep trade continues to be good with all classes of sheep in strong demand. Strong continental ewes sold £90+ today, topping at £108 twice

first for a Suffolk ewe from David Preston of Ellers Farm and then a Charollais ram from Ken Kelsall of Brown Brook. Mule ewes sold into the eighties but

buyers very cautious on over-fat ewes.

Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices: SUFF- £108 Ellers Farm; £100 Burrow Heights Farm. MASH- £88 Stirzakers Farm. MULE- £89 Brown Brook; £84 Ouzelthorn Farm; £74 Tarnwater Farm. HORN- £54

Brown Brook. CHA- £92 Stirzakers Farm; £50 Throstle Grove Farm. TEX- £94 Walmsley Fold; £84 Stirzakers Farm; £77 Low Pleasant.

More quality Prime Bulls on offer this week at Lancaster led to a stronger trade. Limousin bulls sold to 187.5ppk twice with other beef bred bulls easily selling in the 180’s ppk. Montbeliarde bulls sold to 177.5ppk.

Prime Cattle Top Prices: Prime Cattle Top Prices: Prime Cattle Top Prices: Prime Cattle Top Prices:

LIM- 187.5 Calcalds Farm; 187.5 Yeat House. MO- 177.5 Yeat House.

6 Prime Cattle to 187.5p/kg, £1238

Class Top Av. Other 187.5 182.2

499 Prime Hoggs to £99 or 200.0p/kg

Weights Top Av. Standard 32 ½ -39 200.0 180.6 Medium 39 ½ -45 ½ 200.0 180.9

Heavy 46 - 51 ½ 176.2 189.0

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NWA J36 Sale Reports Thursday 29th January Thursday 29th January Thursday 29th January Thursday 29th January The weekly sale of Calves had an entry of 11 forward and sold to a blistering trade. All calves forward this week where Black and Whites and sold to a solid trade beating many local centres. Topping at £100 was a five week old bull calf from R & J Dodgson of Cracalt Farm. Rearing calves easily sold £45 plus with better ones £65 plus. Overall average £49.55.

Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices: Fri £100 Cracalt Farm, £82 Raw End Farm, £70 Strickland Hill, £65, £58 Raw End Farm

A sharper trade then expected at J36 for Store Hoggs especially with the recent drop in prime hogg prices and uncertainty with the Euro. A very mixed show in quality as many people come to the end of their crop of hoggs. Short keep Continental hoggs eagerly sought after selling to a top of £76 for Charollais from DN Smith of Fell House and plenty of pens of short keep Continentals and Suffolks selling between £68 and £72. A very mixed entry of Mules saw all pens sell to their value topping at £71 from M & R Lawson of Lincolns Inn Farm. Horned hoggs sold to a top of £62 from Clarke Bros with Rough Fells. All Horned hoggs forward sold to a market average of £54. All hoggs sold to an overall market average of £60.37 for 521 entered.

Store Hoggs Top Prices:Store Hoggs Top Prices:Store Hoggs Top Prices:Store Hoggs Top Prices: Suff £70 Upp Hall, £68 Bridgestone, £67.50 Bldgs at Lupton, £65.50 Low Sizergh Farm, £65 Town House. Mule £71 Lincolns Inn Farm, £68 Fell House. Swale £46 Ewan Mill, £39 Bridgestone. Rough £62 Sedburgh Road, £61, £58 Lincolns Inn Farm, £57 Sedbergh Road, £54.50 Burney End. Char £76 Fell House, £70 School House, £63 Gate Side Farm. Chev £68.50 Blea Beck. Tex £72.50, £70.50, Upp Hall, £70 Common Farm, £69.50 Low Woodedge, Bowkerstead Farm, £68 Barker Knott, £67 Ston eyhead Hall, £66.50 Common Farm, Lincolns Inn Farm, Scroggs Farm. Herd £44 Barker Knott.

Tuesday 3rd FebruaryTuesday 3rd FebruaryTuesday 3rd FebruaryTuesday 3rd February North West Auctions held their weekly sale of primestock at J36 on Tuesday where a reduced entry of 1700 prime hoggs and cast sheep were sold to a full ringside of buyers with all classes of sheep meeting a sharper trade than anticipated and with prices well ahead of other local markets.

A very mixed show of Prime Hoggs on offer with the well finished hoggs strongly competed for, whilst the plainer sorts were harder to sell. Hoggs peaked at £100 per head for a pen of Suffolk x from S & M Cooper of Leece and a top price per kilo of 228.6p/kg for Texel x hoggs from Messrs Dean & Brennand of Clapham. A very pleasing overall average of 185.65p/kg was achieved with an SQQ of 187.41p/kg.

Prime Hogg Top Prices:Prime Hogg Top Prices:Prime Hogg Top Prices:Prime Hogg Top Prices: Suff: £100 Tarnside Farm; £97 High Swinklebank; £95 The Galleon; £93 Meadow Oaks. Mule: £90 The Galleon; £85 Red Scar; £82 Tarnside Farm; £80.50 Low Longmire. Swale: £75 Arklid, The Galleon; £74.50 Red Lodge; £72 Low Longmire. Rough Fell: £75 Boundary Beck; £70.50 Millbeck. Scotch B/F: £78 Tarnside Farm. Char: £94 Tarnside Farm; £90 Crosscrake, Kingsland. Chev: £80 Hartrigg; £76 Hall Bank; £75 Tarn Foot. Texel: £96 Red Scar; £92 Hill Top, Lodge Bank, Halton Park, High Loanthwaite. Lleyn: £76 Low Foulshaw. Leic: £91 Scargill. Jacob: £70 Tarnside Farm. Herd: £66 Tarn Foot. Beltex: £80 Lodge Bank.

Once again all classes of Cast Sheep met a very strong trade with a top price of £132 for a Texel from Michael Barker of Halton. Mule ewes regularly £90-

£95 and topping at £97 for a big pen of heavy Mule ewes from R & E Ladds of Benson Hall with leaner sorts £70-£75. Horned ewes to £68 for Swaledales and £72 for Rough Fell.

Cast Sheep Top Prices: Cast Sheep Top Prices: Cast Sheep Top Prices: Cast Sheep Top Prices: Suff: £118 Halton Park; £109 Hollowmire; £105 Ninezergh; £100 Hill Top, Ackenthwaite. Masham: £88 High Carlingill. Mule: £97 Benson Hall; £95 Causeway; £94 Scargill, Ackenthwaite. Swale: £68 Scar Sykes; £62 Well Foot; £57 Preston Patrick Hall. Rough Fell: £72 High Swinklebank; £71 Hill Top; £69 High Carlingill. Char: £76 Yealand Manor. Chev: £89 Underley: £88 Scar Sykes. Texel: £132 Halton Park; £130 Scargill; £126 Arklid; £125 Spital Farm; £120 Benson Hall. Leic: £113 Boundary Beck; £100 Lodge Bank. Herdwick: £63 High Loanthwaite. Zwart: £96 Ninezergh. Beltex: £102 Lodge Bank.

1336 Prime Hoggs to £100 & 228.6p/kg

Weights Top Av. Standard 32 ½ -39 228.6 185.0 Medium 39 ½ -45 ½ 219.0 190.0

Heavy 46 - 51 ½ 195.7 181.0

DISPERSAL SALE Saturday 21st February @ 10.30am Builders Tools & Equipment

On behalf of Fred Hall & Son, Whittington

* to be held at J36 Rural Auction Centre *

Comprising: MF 2wd Industrial Loader Komatsu 20 Forklift Truck

Terex HD1000 1 ton 4wd Dumper 20ft Shipping Container (VGC) x 3

I.W. Plant Trailer (Twin Axle), Fuel Tank (1000ltrs) IMER Paddle Mixer, Winget Diesel Cement Mixer,

Wacker Plate, Scaffolding, Acro-props, Generators Compressors, Electric Cement Mixers, Various Hoists, Security Fencing,

Pressure Washers, Large Selection of Workshop Tools & Equipment Various Lighting Equipment, Wells Stone Croppers

Sandstone Setts, Lintels, Ridges, Quoins, Green Burlington Slate, Plus Various sundry building materials & equipment

*Further entries by Auctioneer’s permission *

Norsaw 805, Hitachi 110v Sabre Saw, Scaffolding

See website www.nwauctions.co.uk for further details & photos

Anniversary Sale DayAnniversary Sale DayAnniversary Sale DayAnniversary Sale Day Thursday 19th February J36 Rural Auction Centre

Sale of Rearing Calves & Stirks, Dairy Cattle, OTM & Clean Cattle, Beef

Breeding and Store Cattle

For show schedule please see front cover

Also this day, the sale will include the dispersal of 15 Lim/Cont Cows with 3-4 month old Lim calves at foot or in-calf cows and a full pedigree Limousin

Stock Bull from the Late Mr WE Parker of Thwaite Farm, Sedbergh

Other entries include 5 Sim X Heifers with Sim/Lim Calves at Foot followed by sale of 300 Store Cattle. Entries for

catalogue by Thursday 12th Feb

www.nwauctions.co.uk

Contact Details Bill Nelson Bill Nelson Bill Nelson Bill 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 - Trainee Auctioneer & Fieldsman 07976 646035

Richard Gardiner Richard Gardiner Richard Gardiner Richard Gardiner - Fieldsman

07713 787510

George Harryman George Harryman George Harryman George Harryman - Fieldsman

07759 278741

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Monday 9th

Weekly Prime Stock Sale at 9am

Friday 13th

Weekly Cattle Sale Calves & OTM 10.15am

Store Cattle 11.15am

Monday 16th

Monthly Dairy Sale

Catalogued entries close Friday 6th February

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Tuesday 10th

Monthly Sale of Pigs at 10.30am &

Weekly Prime Stock Sale at 1pm

Thursday 12th

Weekly of Calves & Store Hoggs sale at 10.15am

Saturday 21st

Dispersal Sale of Builders Yard Equipment

Please see inside for details

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Collective Sale of Tractors, Farm Machinery, Equipment,

Tools & Timber

Saturday 7th February at 10.30am

Entries to date includeL

Storth 7m contractors Slurry Stirrer

2x Lamb Weigh Scales

Cattle Crush

2x 10ft Sheep Hayracks

Logic ATV Cab

Stihl 14” Chainsaw

Pet Lamb Feeding Bucket 2400gal Malgar Slurry Tanker (GWO)

16ft x 7ft Wessex Plant Trailer Sheep Snacker Sisis Sweeper

Ride on Mower Trailer 6ft x 4ft 4ft Field Roller

2x Pet Lamb Milk Bar Round Bale Sheep Feeder

Lamb Adopter Tipping Link Box

Vicon Fertiliser Spreader 5x Metal Walk through Feeders

Sheep Handling Trailer Lamb Creep Feeder

Feeder Barriers and penning suitable for 100 ewes

6x 10ft Walk through Troughs

3x 16ft Self Standing Barriers

4x 11.5/80-153 tyres in 6 stud Rims

2x 425/65 R22.5tyres (one on 8 stud rim) 7ft Up & Over Garage Door with fittings

Quantity New Box Steel 4x Cast Iron Vintage Wheels

Sheep Turnover Crate

New Sales FixturesNew Sales FixturesNew Sales FixturesNew Sales Fixtures

NWA Lancaster The opening weekly sale of Sheep and Lambs at Lancaster to include in-lamb sheep and

geld hoggs will commence from Monday 23rd February 2015. The sale will commence at 11am.

NWA J36 New monthly Stirk and Weanling Cattle sale which will coincide with the weekly sale of calves and the fortnightly sale of Dairy cattle, commencing from Thursday 26th February.

For more information about either sale please visit out website or contact Ian Atkinson on 07766 521472

Show Trophy up for Auction

A silver trophy and stand presented at Burton, Milnthorpe & Carnforth Agricultural Show as the Challenge Cup for Best Exhibit in the cattle

section, presented between 1946 & 1999, Birmingham 1909, Williams

Ltd

The trophy bears the names of several local farmers and is up for auction in 1818 Auctioneers on 10th

February