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NWA J36 S Wilson Dispersal Sale

Saturday 6th February

CLAAS 960 FORAGER SELLS FOR £94,000 AT DISPERSAL SALE OF MODERN CLAAS MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT WHICH

ATTRACTED BUYERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE UK AND IRELAND

On Saturday 6th February 2016 North West Auctions held the

dispersal sale of modern farm machinery and contracting equipment on behalf of the late S Wilson, Preston. The Machinery was in immaculate condition and attracted buyers from throughout the UK and Ireland, over 400 buyers registered on the morning of the sale, auctioneer Matthew Probert was greeted by a sale ring packed to capacity of eager bidders.

The sale commenced with 100 lots of workshop tools and equipment, all in a very clean and in original boxed condition. All items sold to an exceptional trade topping at £460 for a blue point socket set, £320 Mini Arc Welder, £320 Minibolt Moisture meter, £260 Heiniger cordless clippers, curved spanners £60 and a Sthil M5440 Chainsaw £400.

The machinery and contracting equipment was presented in imaculate condition and offered buyers the opportunity to purchase a wide selection of Claas machinery with low hours, a sale of this type is rarely seen at an auction anywhere in the United Kingdom.

Grassland machinery saw a set of Claas 3100C and 3100FC sell for a combined price of £16,050, Volto 1050 tedder £12,000 and 2800 rake £10,700. Trailers sold to £7,600 for a chieftain dump trailer, £6,100 and £5,800 for 30ft fraser flat bale trailers with a silage trailer selling for £3,600. The Claas Rollant 455 Uniwrap with only 1185 bales on the counter sold for £27,500 to an Irish telephone bidder.

The tractors attracted national interest and quite rightly so. The first one sold being a John Deere 2650 2wd (1990) in very good condition sold for £6400. The John Deere 3800 Telehandler (2002) achieved a final bid of £14,800 from a Lancashire Dairy Farmer. The fleet of Claas tractors were undoubtedly the highlight of the

sale which saw an Arion 630C (2013) £31,800 Arion 620C (2013) £30,500 Arion 640 (2013) £48,800 and Axion 820 (2009) £40,500 with the sale concluding with the Jaguar 960 forager reaching a final bid of £94,000.

Following the dispersal sale a selected entry of included items

were offered for sale which included a MF 40RS Combine (1996)

selling for £12,000 followed by a MF6270 £9500, Mengele 530

Square baler £5,000, Abbey 1600 tanker £3,400 KTWO Rear

Discharge Spreader £3300, Shelbourne Feeder £3000 and GE

Livestock trailer £2000.

The next Machinery Sale at J36

Rural Auction Centre is on

Saturday 13th February

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Lancaster Sale Reports Friday 5th February

A Busy Day at NWA Lancaster as 590 head from 126 different vendors pass through three rings.

Lancaster continues to draw big entries of Store Cattle, with 368 going under the hammer. A ringside of buyers, comprising of regular and new faces ensured all classes met a strong trade. The few cattle forward which were not in spec were a fraction less than previously seen. A pen of 4 smart Charolais bullocks from H Chapman and Son, Middleton sold to £1350, along with an Angus Bullock from R Escolme, Bay Horse. Heifers sold to a top of £1280 for a 22month British Blue from R Capstick & Son, Ingleton. A dozen cattle sold in excess of £1300. A run of nice Limousin bullocks from TR Prickett, Farleton sold to a top of £1280. Friesian bullocks sold to £1000 from EE Thornton & Sons, Downlands.

Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS – AA: £1350 Ivy Barn; £1300 Chestnut House Farm; £1290 New House Farm. CH: £1350 Millbeck; £1280 Moorham Hill Nurseries; £1210 Brown Edge. LIM: £1330 High House Farm; £1280 Hutton Roof Hall; £1210 Moorham Hill Nurseries. ST: £1300 Low Foulshaw Farm. MON: £1220 Newsham Hall Farm; £1100 Wyre Farm. BA: £1200 Gibraltar Farm. BAZ: £1260 The Old Stable; £1190 The Bungalow; £1140 The Old Stable. BRB: £1200 Shaws Farm; £1170 Gibraltar Farm; £1140 Old Woodhouse. SLR: £1190 The Bungalow. HE: £1170 Windy Hill Farm; £1040 Corney Hill Farm. FR: £1140 Newsham Hall Farm; £1000 Downlands Farm; £930 Cock Hall Farm SIM: £1100 Squires Gate; £1100 Low Moor Head Farm. WB: £900 Chestnut House Farm.

STORE HEIFERS – BRB: £1280 Fell End Farm; £1280 High House; £1120 Manor House Farm. AA: £1260 New House Farm; £1090 Park Farm; £1060 Foredales

Farm. LIM: £1170 Hutton Roof Hall; £1100 Bouthwaite Farm; £1090 Forton Bank Farm. ST: £1040 Low Foulshaw Farm. SIM: £1000 Lower Castle O Trim; £940 Brow Foot

Farm; £890 Mount Murray. CH: £950 Cross House Farm; £900 Mount Murray. HE: £860 Rowell Farm; £780 Mount Murray. FR: £830 Downlands Farm.

A large show of 152 Cast Cows and OTM Cattle forward this morning at Lancaster. Trade topped at 177.5ppk for a 35month Angus Bullock from O Butler, Esprick, which also took the top gross price of £1262. Friesian cows sold to 154.5ppk from A & MI Robinson, Penrith. Friesian heifers sold to 149.5ppk from EW & RM Towers, Hornby. Black and White cows averaged 96.18ppk whilst heifers averaged 128.5ppk. Beef cows sold to 137.5ppk for a Blonde from Matthew Hill, Slyne. All classes met an exceptional trade in comparison to other local centres this week. A very respectable average of 102ppk considering the sale was made up of 87% dairy breeds.

Cast Cows Top Prices:Cast Cows Top Prices:Cast Cows Top Prices:Cast Cows Top Prices: CAST COWS – FR: 154.5 Hall Farm; 149.5 Bainsbank Farm; 121.5 Chapel House; 121.5 Lanthwaite Heights. BA: 137.5 The Dell. LIM: 134.5 Barn Owl Farm; 129.5 Fellside Farm; 124.5 Braida Garth. SIM: 129.5 Braida Garth; 109.5 Fellside Farm. CH: 117.5 Braida Garth. MON: 114.5 White Lund Farm. CAST HEIFER – SRW: 159.5 White Lund Farm. FR: 149.5 Holme Head; 144.5 Derby Lodge Farm; 139.5 Outfield. BRB: 129.5 Barn Owl Farm. SIM: 119.5 Boon Town Farm. CAST STEER- AA: 177.5 Barn Owl Farm. FR: 119.5 Newsham Hall Farm.

A busy morning in the Calf ring with 86 calves and stirks forward. Young calves sold to a top of £405 for a Blue Bull from AJ & AJ Gibbons, St Michaels. Other blues to £360 from JM & MH France, Littledale. Continental heifers to £315 for Blues again from AJ & AJ Gibbons. Black and white calves sold to a top of £95 from Drinkall Bros. Abbeystead. Best calves £70-£95, nice younger rearers around the £50 mark. Another big entry of 45 stirks following on from last week’s successful stirk sale, saw Limousin and Simmental heifers 6-8months sell to £500

& £505. A Hereford Bull from S Moore and a Limousin Bull from I Atkinson & Son sold to £480. British Blue bullocks realised £500.

Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices: HEIFER CALF – BRB: £315 Catteralls Farm; £265 Norbreck Farm; £210 Dunkenshaw Farm. AA: £215 Pump House Farm; £175 Hoggetts Lane Farm. LIM: £202 Tunstall Hall. BULL CALF – BRB: £405 Catteralls Farm; £360 Newhouse Farm; £310 Norbreck Farm. AA: £325 Tills Farm. FR: £95 Catshaw Hall Farm; £92 Lower Langhthwaite Farm; £90 Pump House Farm. BULL STIRK – LIM: £480 Boon Town Farm; £275 Braida Garth. HE: £480 Longwood House. BRB: £300 Redfield’s. FR: £170 Boon Town Farm. HEIFER STIRK – SIM: £505 Oak Avenue; £490 Boon Town Farm. LIM: £500 Oak Avenue; £415 Redfield’s. BRB: £495 Oak Avenue; £400 Boon Town Farm; £400 Muffy’s Platt Farm. AA: £415 Redfield’s. HE: £380 Longwood House.

BULLOCK STIRK – BRB: £500 Oak Avenue. LIM: £400 Oak Avenue. MON: £360 Muffy’s Platt Farm. SRW: £315 Muffy’s Platt Farm.

Monday 8th February The weekly sale of Prime Hoggs had a reduced entry of just over 500 forward. A strong trade throughout the sale with a market average of 186ppk and a SQQ average of 189ppk. Pens of good quality well finished hoggs regularly selling around the 200ppk mark. A good quality consignment of Charollais and Texel hoggs from P Lawrenson of Brindle topped the market selling to £97.50. Horned hoggs topped at £87.50 or 205ppk from WM Pye of Tarnwater. A larger proportion of Lightweight Hoggs in the market saw continental hoggs regularly be-tween 175ppk and 190ppk depending on the quality and condition.

Prime Hogg Top Prices:Prime Hogg Top Prices:Prime Hogg Top Prices:Prime Hogg Top Prices: CH: £97.50 Walmsley Fold; £90.50 North Farm; £86 Parks Farm Barn. TEX: £96 Walmsley Fold; £93 North Farm; £82 Park Farm Barn. SUFF: £91.50 Parks Farm

Barn; £91.50 North Farm; £88 Booth Hall.SCO: £87.50 Tarnwater Farm. MULE - £86.50 Park Farm Barn; £84.50 North Farm; £80 West Lynn. HRN: £74.50 Fell End

Farm.

An entry of four Prime Cattle forward today. Four bulls all bred from dairy herd sold to 184.5ppk twice for British Blues from E & N Wright & Sons of Allcocks and P & A Bell of Village Farm.

Prime Bull Top Prices:Prime Bull Top Prices:Prime Bull Top Prices:Prime Bull Top Prices: BRB: 184.5 Village Farm; 184.5 Allcocks Farm.

Less Cast Sheep forward this morning, however trade remained the same on the week. Topping the sale was a Texel Tup from TM Townley & Son realising £113. Texel ewes sold to £96 from P Lawrenson, Walmsley Fold. Mules sold to £65 for a dozen from TE & MM Kidd, Booth Hall. Hill sheep to £59 from FK & F Woodhouse. Overall average of £59.21.

Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices: TEX: £113 Knowsley Farm; £96 Walmsley Fold; £76 Tarnwater Farm. ZWART: £83 Ridge Farm. SUFF: £80 Knowsley Farm; £51 Ridge Farm. TEES: £72 Fell End

Farm. CH: £70 Low Pleasant. MULE: £65 Booth Hall; £63 Gibson Farm. DALES: £59 Fell End Farm. DORS: £55 Corney Hill. LLYEN: £49 Low Pleasant.

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J36 Sale Reports Thursday 4th February Thursday 4th February Thursday 4th February Thursday 4th February The weekly sale of Calves and Stirks had an entry of 62 forward. Certainly more interest around the ring today with fresh and returning buy-ers looking for all types of calves. Well-grown beef calves at just shy of two months old, sold to £370 twice from RW Nicholson of Lupton, with British Blue and Limousin bull calves. A lot of young beef calves saw nice types selling between £220 and £260. Black and Whites a sharper trade with a lot of young calves forward, with fleshed calves definitely selling to a premium today and vendors were very pleased with their black and white trade. Black and whites topped at £125 from Messrs Sowerby of Appleby. A small selection of stirks forward today saw 8 month old Black and whites sell to £455 from RH & RA Fawcett of Burton.

Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices:Calf Top Prices: BULL CALVES: LIM: £370 Green Lane End; £220 Paddock View. BrB: £370 Green Lane End; £235 High Barns. AA: £250, £230 Heaton Hall Farm; £220 Mount Pleasant. FR: £125, £100 Town Head Farm. HEIFER CALVES: BrB: £265 Lupton Hall; £260 Elm Tree Farm. LIM: £255, £250 Paddock View. AA: £220 Strickley. BULL STIRKS: LIM: £580 Green Dragon Farm. FR: £455, £355, £290 Green Dragon Farm. HEIFER STIRKS: LIM: £360 Green Dragon Farm.

There was a show of 27 Cast Cows & Bulls forward for todays sale, with an increased ringside of buyers ensuring a satisfactory overall aver-age of 103.5p/kg. A reduced entry of cattle forward due to major accident on the A590 and with some farmers facing movement restrictions because of on going TB issues, any customers now facing pre-movement testing please do not hesitate to get in touch with ourselves if you have any queries for options of marketing your cattle.

The top price was 183.5p for a Limousin heifer from A Dixon & Son, Kit Crag which was sold to Plumgarths Farm Shop. Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices:Cast Cow Top Prices: CLEAN HEIFERS: LIM: 183.5p, 163.5p Kit Crag. FRI: 127.5p Beckfoot. YOUNG BULLS: AA: 151.5P High Aulthurtside. CAST COWS: LIM: 131.5p Greenwood Haw. CONT: 121.5p, 117.5p Greenwood Haw. HOLSFRI: 129.5p, 123.5p Lupton Hall. BRFR: 107.5p Mire House. AA: 113.5p Ellers Farm. CAST BULLS: LIM: 100p Singleton Park.

There was 52 Store Cattle at the fortnightly sale. Store Cattle easily sold, and more could have been sold, to a good ringside of buyers. The top price was £900 for a 10 month old Charolais bullock from A W Irvine, High Wray Farm.

Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices:Store Cattle Top Prices: STORE BULLOCKS: CHAR: £900 High Wray. LIM: £870 Ashstead. AA: £830 Barkin House Barn. CHAR: £810, £800 Barkin House Barn. STORE HEIFERS: CHAR: £900 Laverock Bridge. AA: £800 Hawkrigg. CHAR: £760 Tock Howe. HERE: £750 Stockber. CONT: £750 Tock Howe, High Arnside. STORE BULLS: LIM: £730 Low Newton. BB: £680 Low Newton.

Tuesday 9th FebruaryTuesday 9th FebruaryTuesday 9th FebruaryTuesday 9th February ANNIVERSARY CHAMPIONS SELL FOR £124 AT NWA J36 MONTHLY PIG SALE

The monthly sale of pigs saw an entry of 90 forward for the sale, which included the Anniversary Show for Prime Pigs. The prize-winning pigs were a pair of Pietrain x gilts from John Stott, Kendal. These later sold for a market-topping price of £124. Other well-finished prime pigs generally £72 - £85 (65p/kg – 85p/kg). Best white store pigs sold to £72, with lesser sorts £32 - £45. Weaners experienced the least interest for a while, with buyers very selective. Best white weaners sold to £27 for gilts with others £8 -£15.

The weekly sale of Prime Hoggs saw a rise in trade, producing a market average of 188p/kg, topping at 220p/kg for best hoggs from KJ Knight. Other pens of well-finished hoggs 195p/kg – 210p/kg. A top price of £100 was paid for Texels from TS & SM Park, with others regularly selling in excess of £90. Hill lambs sold to £76.50 for Swaledales, with well-finished hoggs 42kg upwards easiest sold. Light-weight hoggs were less in number today, with buyers keen for all types generally achieving 155p/kg – 175p/kg.

Sale next week to include anniversary show and sale for prime hoggs in pairs.

Prime Hogg Top Prices:Prime Hogg Top Prices:Prime Hogg Top Prices:Prime Hogg Top Prices: Texel: £100 Millom Castle; £99.50 The Galleon; £98.50 Little Guards. Suff: £93 Low House; £90 Underley; £89.50 The Galleon. Mule: £85 Red Scar; £84.50 Tarnside Farm; £76.50 Harbarrow Farm. Char: £88.50 Hill Farm; £83.50 Tarnside Farm. Chev: £88.50 Bank House Farm; £83 Greenhills Farm; £78 Red Lodge. Beltex: £92.50 Bank House Farm; £72 Low Hall Farm; £71 Underley. Zwart: £77 Tarnside Farm. Herdwick: £79.50 The Galleon; £74.50 Red Scar; £74 Harbarrow Farm. Leicester: £76.50 Scargill Farm. Lleyn: £63.50 Low Foulshaw Farm. SBF: £76.50 Greenhills Farm. Rough Fell: £71.50 Seedhowe Cottages; £70.50 High Borrowbridge. Swale: £76 Tarnside Farm; £64.50 Middale Farm; £61.50 Higher Salter.

The strongest trade that has been for some time for Cast Ewes with a busy ring of buyers, all very keen to buy ewes. A bigger entry than over the previous weeks, with just shy of 450 going through the ring. Continental ewes easily over £100, topping at £125 from S Mawson & Son of Moor House. Charollais’ sold to £118 and Llyens selling to £108 from J A & R Geldard of Low Foulshaw. Continental Suffolks and Cheviot ewes regularly sold in the eighties and towards ninety pounds. Mule ewes sold to £82 for a pen from EJ Hodgson & Son of Lambrigg Head, with good mule ewes regularly selling in the seventies. Over-fat Mule ewes strongly punished with buyers not wanting to buy over-fat ewes. A good entry of horned ewes in terms of number and quality. Rough Fell ewes topped at £73 from S Mawson & Son of Moor House, with big ewes selling in the sixties and smaller types in the fifties. Swaledale ewes topped at £67 from Drinkall Bros of Catshaw, with fit Swale ewes in the early fifties. Lean ewes of all breeds a very strong trade, especially for white faced lean ewes buyers extremely keen to purchase them.

Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices:Cast Sheep Top Prices: Texel: £125 Moor House; £95 Millom Castle; £88 Deep Clough. Lleyn: £108 Low Foulshaw. Leicester: £82 Catshaw Hall. Suff: £73 Hawkrigg End. Masham: £80 Lambrigg Head; £78 Deep Clough. Mule: £82 Lambrigg Head; £80 Scargill Farm; £79 Moor House. Swale: £67 Catshaw Hall; £54 Mouse Syke; £51 Scargill Farm. Rough Fell: £73 Moor House; £69 High Swinklebank; £67 Seedhowe Cottage. SBF: £68 Deep Clough; £65 Johnscales. Char: £114 Low Foulshaw Farm; £80 Brown Edge. Chev: £89 Deep Clough; £85 High Borrowbridge. Dales: £68 Deep Clough. Gritstone: £76 Deep Clough. Zwart: £87 Park End Farm; £85 Mile stones Cottage; £84 Catshaw Hall. CAST RAMS – Texel: £86 Oakfield Farm; £76 Rinkfield. Lleyn: £80 Low Foulshaw Farm.Leicester: £85 Catshaw Hall. Herdwick: £50 Crookfield. Beltex: £81 Deep Clough. Rough Fell: £50 High Borrowbridge.

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Monday 15th February

Monthly Sale of Dairy Cattle from 11.15am

Catalogues available online or by request Weekly Sale of Prime Stock from 9am

Friday 19th February

Weekly Sale of Cattle from 10.15am

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Prizet Lodge, Prizet, Near Kendal

A bungalow style property conveniently close to Kendal with Living Room, Kitchen with Dining Area, 2 Bedrooms, Bathroom, Conservatory/Greenhouse,

Garage, Store, Gardens. Oil Fired Central Heating Full details available from the agents.

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Saturday 13th February

Collective Monthly Sale Machinery

Tuesday 16th February

Weekly Sale of Primestock at 1pm including Anniversary Show & Sale of Prime Hoggs

Thursday 18th February

Sale of Calves, OTM/Cast Cows & Store Cattle from 10.15am including the

Anniversary Show & Sale of Store Cattle

Collective Machinery Sale Saturday 13th FebruaryCollective Machinery Sale Saturday 13th FebruaryCollective Machinery Sale Saturday 13th FebruaryCollective Machinery Sale Saturday 13th February Leyland 272 2wd Tractor, 3 x Quad Bike Trailers, Quad Bike Snacker, Turnip Cutter with Electric Motor, Calf Pens, 2 x Lamb Adopter (4 ewe), Sheep Ring Feeder, Sheep Hay Rack, 2 x Metal Lamb Adopter (3 ewe), Self-locking Feed

Barrier, Hand Turnip Cutter, Ritchie Cattle Crush, 3 x 8ft Heavy Duty Galvanised Sheep Troughs, 2 x 9ft Galvansied Sheep Troughs, 31" General Purpose Digger Bucket with Teeth, 57" Ditching Bucket, Trailer Sides for Silage Trailer, Conveyor Belt for HiSpec Diet Feeder, Aerator Machine, 2 x Continental Tractor Back, Tyres (16.9 R38) 50% tread, Sawbench 3 point linkage PTO Driven, Qty of 2015 made

Haylage (suitable for Horses/Sheep), 4 x 10ft Walk Through Sheep Feed Troughs, MF Power Loader & Fittings, 14ft Graham Edwards Tri Axel Trailer with Decks & Gates, Calf De-horning Crush, Ifor Williams 14ft Tri Axle Livestock Trailer with Decks, 3.1 metre Grading Blade, 3 metre Contractor 'V' Style Snow Plough, 50, Sheep Hurdles, Qty Calf Pens, Qty New Steel Box Beams, Lambing Pen, JCB 3C Digger, Metal Sheep Hurdles, Cattle Ring Feeders, Hay Racks, Metal Sheep Troughs, 1960’s Fordson Major 6 cylinder – made to look like a Ford 7000., 12 ft Ifor Williams Cattle Trailer comes with Decks, Brian James Plant Trailer 8ft by 4ft, 11ft x 4ft Plant Trailer, Ford Draw Bar Frame, Husqvarna Stone Saw, Husqvarna 263 Chain Saw, Husqvarna 380 Chain Saw, Bosch 24v Drill, Ifor Williams LM126 Flat Bed Trailer with Drop Side Kit, Car Trailer 5ft 6" x 3ft 7" (new tyres & new

floor), Teagle 3point linkage straw chopper, Planer/Saw Table on Wheels, McCul-lock Mac335 Chainsaw, Mintox 2800UX Straight Shaft Strimmer with Harness, Qualcast Suffolk Punch Cylinder Lawnmower with Grass Box, Makita Impact Driver & Screw Gun, Mixed Lot of Lump Hammers, Mixed Lot of Spades

& Shovels, Mixed Tray of Old Tools, Electric Karcher Pressure Washer, Water Butt & Compost Bin, Backpack petrol 2 stroke Strimmer

New Hutton, KendalNew Hutton, KendalNew Hutton, KendalNew Hutton, Kendal For Sale by Auction

4.25 acres/1.72 hectares or thereabouts with a horse shelter.

For sale by Public Auction (subject to conditions and unless sold previously)

On Wednesday 23rd March 2016 at 7pm

In The Conference Room, J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, LA7 7FP