Records smashed at J36
A new centre record of £7,000 for a Bluefaced Leicester was set at J36 for West Biggins T13, a ram lamb from W.M. Reed and Sons, Westgate. By Highberries H2 and out of a Carry House Jackpot Dam, it found a new home with S. and T. Fawcett, Drebley.
Two ram lambs reached £3,000, firstly the pre-sale show champion, Cottage T13 from J. Bell, Carluke, which joined the Castle Hill flock of P. and A. Fell, Ulverston. The second ram lamb at £3,000 was second prize winning Maqueston T4 from A. Brown, Thornhill, which went to A.R. Edmondson, Hawkswell.
H. Huddleston, Carnforth, took £2,800 for Snab Green T9, which sold to Paul Hallam, High Birkwith.
Shearling rams sold to £2,200 twice, firstly for Red Way S2 from L. White, Derbyshire, who also sold Red Way S1 at £1,800, with both going to J. Handley, Gunnerfleet.
The second shearling to reach £2,200 was Lakeland Valley S1 from R. Lawrence, Greaves, which sold to N.R. and C.S. Hodgson, Ravenstonedale.
D. Sharp, Flodder Halls, consignment reached £2,000 for Flodder Hall S3 bought by T.L.B. and J. Knowles, High Borrowbridge.
The winner of the shearling class and reserve champion from J. Wight and Son, Biggar, Midlock S74, sold to to S. Dugdale, Tilberthwaite at £1,800.
Aged rams sold to £1,500 for M39 Hewgill, a two-shear ram from Messrs Edmondson, Hawkswell.
Gimmer shearlings sold to £450 for a Black Edge Midlock J3-sired shearling from Messrs Mycock and Bright, Buxton. Gimmer lambs sold to £250 from R. and L.M. Berry's Long Garth flock, Cartmel Fell.
Averages – Ram lambs, £983 (+£240 on 2023); shearling rams, £913.04 (+£316); aged rams, £818.75 (+£279).
Auctioneers: North West Auctions.
EasyCare sheep top at 2,200gns
The sale of EasyCare sheep at Carlisle topped at 2,200gns for a yearling ram from G.M. and W.F. Skinner, Huntly, which sold to D.J. Steen, Moffat.
Next, at 1,800gns, was a yearling ram consigned by Sutherland Hillhouse, Lauder, which was knocked down to N.J. and R. Dods, Alnwick.
Messrs Skinner then sold yearling rams at 1,600gns to J. and A. Nelson, Castle Douglas, 1,350gns and 1,300gns to A.W. Sanderson, Kirkcudbrightshire.
Females topped at £210/head for yearling gimmers from Messrs Dods, which sold to J.M. Tyson, Scarborough, with yearling gimmers from Messrs Skinner selling to £200/head to M.A. and J.A. Winn, Kendal.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington
Crossing Leicesters to £6,500 at Penrith
The sale of crossing Bluefaced Leicesters at Penrith topped at £6,500 for the pre-sale show champion, a shearling ram by R2 Hanging Wells from Messrs Lord, Hewgill, which sold to J. Ireland and Son, Frizington.
The reserve champion, a ram lamb by S1 Sealhouses from the same vendors sold for £2,600 to G .Birkett, Lonscale.
The top priced ram lamb at £6,000, also from the Hewgill flock, was a son of R38 Hewgill which was knocked down to S. Procter, Great Musgrave, and J. Wills, Dufton.
Shearlings averaged £1,010.51, with J.W. Twentyman, Applegarth, selling a shearling ram £2,200 to G. Wharton, Tebay.
The consignment of ram lambs from Messrs Shields, Skeughdale, averaged £1,950 topping at £2,000.
At the same money was a ram lamb from R.B. and D.J. Bousfield, Renwick, which went to G.R. Wharton and Sons, Murton.
Auctioneers: Penrith and District Farmers Mart.
In-lamb Charollais top at 2,200gns
The new Oktoberfest sale of in-lamb Charollais females at Worcester was dominated by the Ingram family's Logie Durno and Loanhead flocks, Aberdeenshire, topping the sale at 2,200gns.
The sale leader from William and Carole Ingram's Logie Durno flock, was a Crogham Aries II daughter out of a homebred Logie Durno Umpire daughter which has already produced a premier sale ram lamb champion. Scanned for twins to Moelfryn Corker, it sold to the breeder of the service sire, Gethin Davies, Llanon, Ceredigion.
Two further females from the same home then shared a 1,600gns price tag, the first being was a daughter of the 15,000gns Wernfawr Ace and out of a homebred Rhaeadr Orlando daughter. It sold carrying triplets to Moelfryn Corker to Messrs Pickles, York.
At the same money was another Crogham Aries II daughter, this time out of a Loanhead Talisman daughter. Scanned twins with twins to Corker it was knocked down to Paul Curran for his Brecon-based Wernfawr flock.
Averages: 50 in-lamb shearling ewes, £918.33; 5 ewe lambs, £745.50.
Auctioneers: McCartneys.
North Country Cheviots at Clitheroe
North Country Cheviot rams sold to 1,200gns at Clitheroe for the an aged Hill ram from S.E. and H.B. Robinson, Sykes, which sold to W.P. Brewer and Son, Bleasdale. J.H. Williams, Pengroes, sold an aged Park ram for 1,000gns to J. Runciman, Galashiels.
Shearling rams sold to 750gns for J. Wood, Trawden, selling to P. and A.M. Simpson, Dacre.
A new female market record of £850 was set for the first prize winning Park gimmer shearling from K.O. Stones, Richmond, selling to new breeder, G. Bretherton, Preston, who also paid £800 for the second prize winner from the same home.
Aged ewes topped at £360 for the first prize Park winner from Luke Bell-Percy, Jervaulx, selling to C.C. Cave, Monmouthshire.
Gimmer lambs from T.W. Bell and Son, Hill Top, sold to £290 and £270 to S.M. Mather, Penwortham.
Averages – 12 ewes, £159.33 (+71.52 on 2023); 180 gimmer shearlings, £203.87 (+£68.33); 69 gimmer lambs, £150.58 (+£70.33); 34 aged rams, £419.26; (-£47.81); 46 shearling rams, £400.14 (-£29.68).
Auctioneers: Clitheroe Auction Mart.
Swaledale ewes to £1,000
The annual show and sale of Swaledale draft ewes and shearling at Hawes was judged by Robert Walker, Dunsop Bridge, who awarded the first prize pen of ewes to P. Hallam, High Birkwith.
They went on to sell for the top price of £1,000/head, with another pen of draft ewes from the same home at £680/head.
The winning pen of shearlings were also from Messrs Hallam and sold for £320/head.
The second prized pen of ewes were from F. and M.P. Allinson and Son, West Briscoe, and sold for £580 with other pens from this home selling for £450/head and £330/head.
The consignment from R. Marwood and Son, Hill Top, sold to £420, £290 and £230 and M.R. and L.E. Rukin, West Stonesdale sold three-crop ewes to £400 and £310.
Averages – 975 Swaledale draft ewes, £181.87; 47 Swaledale shearlings, £202.87.
Auctioneers: Hawes Farmers Auction Mart.
Carlisle dairy sale tops at £3,000
The entry of 508 dairy cattle at Carlisle topped at £3,000 for Redcroft Arabia Lurinde, a freshly calved heifer by Gold-N-Oaks Arabia giving 35kg from Thomas Blackwood, Lesmahagow, which went to Messrs Davies, Conwy.
Next at £2,900 was Drointon Showtime Bloom from James L Gray, East Kilbride, Backed by 11 generations of VG and EX dams, it sold to Messrs Millar, Lockerbie.
The Logan family, Ayrshire, sold Holehouse Jordy Tico Red by McGucci Jordy Red at £2,850 to Messrs Davies.
Top price in-calf heifer at £1950 was Stevenson's Buttercup 88, an Ayrshire heifer one month off calving to Royal Flush Sea King from Messrs Stevenson, Stranraer. Sired by Stevenson's Blast from the Past and out of a dam by Cuthill Towers Roderick, it sold to Messrs Gribbon, Dumfries.
Bulling heifers sold to £1,700 paid by Ve-Tech Holsteins, Ayrshire, for Feizor Dropbox S Melody, a July 2023-born heifer is backed by nine generations of VG and Excellent dams from Messrs Booth, Feizor.
Messrs Shuttleworth, Blencowe, dispersed their youngstock to £1,250 for a run of five served heifers selling to Messrs Forshaw, Longridge. Heifer calves sold to £650 for a run of January and February born calves which sold to Messrs Huston, Torthorwald, Dumfries.
Averages -15 cows in-milk, £2,043.33; 98 heifers in-milk, £2,119.29; 76 mid-lactation grazing cows, £724.73;14 faulted cows, £1,227.14; 198in-calf heifers, £1,104.49; 87 bulling heifers, £723.14; 22 heifer calves, £500.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
Herdwicks at Cockermouth
The Keswick show and sale of 362 Herdwick rams at Cockermouth topped at 12,500gns for a shearling ram from the Bland family, Mirkholem, which was bought by P. Naylor, Bowerdale, with 29 rams selling for 2,000gns or more.
The 8,673 Herdwick draft ewes topped at £360/head for both the champion pen from P. and J. Bland, Knott Houses, and A. Hartley, Turner Hall.
The sale of 120 continental rams sold to £820 for a Texel shearling ram from K.G. Holliday, Strudda Bank.
Averages – Herdwicks – ewes, £90 (+£10 on 2023); shearlings, £122; gimmer lambs, £61.21; rams, £1,163.40.
Auctioneers: Mitchells.
Lonks sell to 8,000gns
The show and sale held on behalf of the Lonk Sheep Breeders Association at Clitheroe topped at 8,000gns for the pre-sale show champion, a shearling ram from R.S. Howard and Sons, Guide, which sold to A.D. Morton, Waterfoot, and C. Brett, Broadley Farm Fold, Whitworth.
S. and P. Scrivin, Elslack, sold a shearling ram for 4,500gns to K. and S. Kempson and Son, Waterfoot, and C. Mitchell, Holmfirth, sold a ram for 4,000gns to N. Brown, Littledale.
Aged rams sold to 3,200gns for C.R. Mitchell, Holmfirth, selling to young breeder C. Riley, Rossendale.
The winning aged ram from Messrs Brown sold for 1,500gns to Heys and Son, Quernmore, who also had the top price ram lamb at 380gns.
Shearling ewes sold to £250/head for S. Field, Burnley, who also had the female champion, a single shearling ewe which sold for £220 to P. Wright, Buxton.
A pen of six gimmer Lambs from S. Bosworth, Burnley, made £120/head.
Averages - aged rams, £685.42 (- £681.91 on 2023); shearling rams, £1,013.44 (+£226.81); ram lambs, £308 (+£35); gimmer shearlings, £190 (-£43.08); gimmer lambs, £120 (-£39).
Auctioneers: Clitheroe Auction Mart.
British Blues peak at 4,200gns
British Blues led the trade at the pedigree beef day at Carlisle with 4,200gns for the pre-sale show champion, August 2022-born Knockagh Show King, an ET son of Empire D'Ochain and Knockagh Lass from W.J. Ervine, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. The buyer was Messrs Baillie, Newton Stewart, who also paid 4,000gns for Top Side Sumo, a November 2022-born son of Dafydd D'Chain out of Top Side Isla from Ross and Elaine Pattinson, Brampton.
Making 3,400gns was March 2023-born Kenray Thunder by Kenray Krystal, from Beth Hill, Lanark, which was knocked down to Messrs Fish, Aspatria.
Females sold to 3,000gns for Stonebyres Sabrina, a November 2022-born heifer by Stonebyres Ninja from Blaire and Shona Comrie, Stonebyres, which went to Messrs Baxter, Scotby.
Aberdeen-Angus bulls topped at 4,100gns for Tree Bridge Pattinson Z049, a May 2023-born son of Tree Bridge Prospector out of Tree Bridge Polly Pride T669, consigned by D. Evans, Middlesbrough, which sold to Messrs Martin, Little Orton.
At 3,900gns was March 2023-born Lessonhall Kinsman Z037 by Netherallan Peter Pershore E052, from David Steel, Allanton, which went to Gerrard House Farm, Wigton. Next, at 3,800gns, was McCornick Emblem Z044, consigned by Martin McCornick, Newton Stewart, which sold to Messrs Ellis, Wem.
Retties Ultravox, a January 2023-born son of Westcarse Houdini out of Retties Nina, from Richard and Carol Rettie, Falkirk, sold for 3,400gns to Messrs Baillie.
Averages – Hereford – 1 bull, £2,730; Salers – 3 females, £1,890; Beef Shorthorn – 2 females, £2,100; Aberdeen-Angus – 1 female, £966; 6 bulls, £3,640; Charolais – 2 bulls, £3,255; British Blue – 5 bulls, £3,506; 2 females, £2,835.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
Carry House flock top Bluefaced Leicesters
The sale of crossing Bluefaced Leicesters at Kirkby Stephen topped at £4,000 for a ram lamb from Messrs Archer's Carry House flock, Hexham, which was bought by Messrs Clarke, Penrith.
Three ram lambs sold for £3,500. Firstly, from Messrs Hayton, Great Asby, selling to Messrs Ivinson and Sons, Ousby; then from Messrs Ridley, Hesket Newmarket, selling to Messrs Tatbutt, Darwen; and thirdly from Messrs Dawson, Kendal, shared between Messrs Lee, Harwood Shields, Hexham, and Messrs Smith-Jackson, Haydon Bridge.
Shearling rams topped at £3,000 twice, firstly from Messrs Carrick and Son, Alston, selling to Messrs Ousby, Newbiggin-on-Lune, and secondly from Messrs Wight and Son, Midlock, selling to Messrs Ivinson.
Averages – aged rams, £966.67; ram lambs, £1,251.67 (+£300.56 on 2023); shearling rams, £1,286.36 (+£155.86); overall, £1,253.97 (+£155.86).
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
Lleyns to 800gns at Skipton
An increased entry of 346 Lleyns at Skipton topped at 800gns for the sole entry from Arfon Hughes, Garndolbenmaen, who judged the show. This was Cae Rhos Madog, a shearling ram by the 2022 Royal Welsh Show reserve champion, which sold to G. Hodkinson, Chipping.
The reserve champion, Cragg Mylo, a shearling ram from Peter and David Knowles, Kendal, was knocked down for 600gns to S. Alker and M.O. Kinnes, Driffield.
The top price shearling ewes at £245/head were from H. and M. Dugdale and Son's Borrins flock, Settle, which sold to J. Duerden and Son, Blacko.
W.J. and D.J. Williams, Nefyn, sold his best pen of shearling ewes to £240/head to Messrs Hodkinson.
Ewe lambs peaked at £180 for the first prize pen of five from J. Morton's Bank Hall flock, Penrith. The buyer was T. Clipsham, Newark, who also claimed a further pen from the same home at £155/head.
The Fort family, Brightonhouse flock, Steeton, sold their best pens of ewe lambs at £170 and £150/head, both to N. Speake, Oakworth.
Messrs Williams took £170/head for their pen leaders, which were knocked down to E. Armstead, Harrogate.
Averages - shearling ewes, £185; ewe lambs, £157; rams, £542.
Auctioneers: CCM.
Gatrog dispersal tops at 4,700gns
The dispersal of Elwyn, Cheryl and Anwen Thomas's Gatrog herd of pedigree Holsteins at Carmarthen topped at 4,700gns for Churchvale Doorman Jodie, which was bought at the Welsh Sensation Sale last year. Now fresh with its second calf and giving more than 40kg, it one of was a dozen purchases by Mark and Caroline Davies for their Tynewydd, Haverfordwest.
At 4,500gs Richard and Bethan Thomas added Gatrog King Doc Lola (Ex-92) to their Churchvale herd. Its dam was bought at Messrs Holgate's Aliann Sale in 2019 had been calved its third calf six weeks ago. Its six-week-old heifer calf by Progenesis Photobooth made 2,000gns to the Llanllwni herd of L.Davies and Son.
The heifer, Gatrog Chief Kansas, a granddaughter of former South Western Dairy Show Champion Noremead Baxter Kansas, made 4,500gns to Meurig Davies for the Paxtonview herd, Llanarthney.
The George family, S.B. Farms, Brynhyfryd, paid 4,200gns for an 88 point second calver by Stantons Chief from the Roxy family, and were the largest volume buyer at 15 head. Another Roxy, a calved heifer by Blondin Legend, made 4,000gns to Rhys Griffiths, Carwyn herd.
Heifer calves topped at 3,000gns for Gatrog Ryder Jingles, a descendant of the Welsh Dairy Show Champion Gatrog Bolton M Jingles, which sold to Irfon Jones, Coedllwyd herd.
Averages - 147 cows and calved heifers,£2,783.57; 34 served heifers, £2,152.50;
35 recently served and maiden heifers, £ 1,372.50; 50 heifer calves, £1,494.15; 266 head, £2,274.87; 7 embryos, £762.
Auctioneers: Norton and Brooksbank with Nock Deighton.
Dairies to £2,980 in Gisburn
An unregistered fresh heifer giving 34kg, from K.E. Robinson and Son's Kilnhall herd, Carnforth, realised £2,980, topping the 90-plus entry at Gisburn's dairy sale
The same vendors also sold two of their five pedigree heifers at £2,600 and £2,520 respectively. First up was a Westcoast Redcarpet from the Whitney family, and then a Koepon Shield-Red daughter out of an 11,570kg dam in the Squaw family. The Robinsons' averaged £2,264 for six.
A 31kg heifer from N.E. and E.M. Bargh and Son, Osbaldeston, Blackburn, led the pedigree heifer section. The Rubicon daughter from the Folie family, made £2,820. Frankland Farms, Rathmell, then took a £2,500 bid on their Newhall Altatiki Floss out of a high fat Cabriol dam.
Second top at £2,720 in the non-pedigree section was a 32kg heifer from J. and B. Rowland, Haighton.
Newly calved cows topped at £2,420 for an unregistered second calver from M.T. Fish, Bury, while a 41kg fourth calver from Belaw Farming, Northallerton led the pedigree cows at £1,880.
In-calf heifers sold to £2,020 and £2,000 for the top two of five, all in-calf to sexed, from R.A. Kirkham, Nateby Garstang.
Averages - pedigree newly calved heifers, £2,163; newly calved cows £1,864; non-registered newly calved heifers, £1,854; in-calf heifers £1,920.
Auctioneer: Gisburn Auction Marts
Strong store cattle trade at Hexham
The sale of store cattle at Hexham topped at £2,200 for an Aberdeen-Angus steer from Phillip Tomlinson, Consett, with another from the same home at £2,120.
Continentals sold to £2,160 for a British Blonde cross steer from the Walker family, Tow Law, with a Limousin from the same vendor at £1,960.
A Beef Shorthorn cross steer from the Johnston family, High Fotherley, made £2,060.
An Aberdeen-Angus steer out a a Murray Grey dam made £1,980 for Bill Woolley, West Hepple, who also had the top priced female, an Angus at £1,900 with his 11 steers and six heifers averaging £1,969.
A run of 50 yearling Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from F.T. Walton, Flotterton, topped at £1,780 twice and averaged £1,415, which is a rise in excess of £100 on the year.
Auctioneers: Hexham and Northern Marts.
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