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WEEKLY NEWS 8TH MAY 2021

A huge entry of over 8,600 sheep on Wednesday night with all classes in demand

AUCTIONEERS: Stephen J Dennis Mobile: 07713 075 661 Greg MacDougall Mobile: 07713 075 664 Will Alexander Mobile: 07590 876 849 Office 015242 61444 Sale Days 61246 www.benthamauction.co.uk CAST COWS 53 FORWARD B + W to £1358.50 from J & AI Polkinghorne & Son or 199p from S Woodhouse & Son CTL to £1637.70 or 206p from DR & JE Ellison Bulls to £1360 or 136p from C Stanley Auctioneer’s Report (Stephen Dennis): Feeding & Cull Cows continue to be in strong demand. David Ellison of Greenwell topping the sale with a homebred Lim cow weighing 795kg at 206p grossing £1637. Other CTL cows 140-160p for both feeding and killing types. Well fleshed B + cows regularly 140-150p/kg, the very best British Friesian from Messrs Polkinghorne weighing in at 715kg grossing £1358 (190p/kg). A number of OTM or underage B + W hfrs forward making top side of 180p, the best from Gowrey Farm at 199p/kg. More cattle required. TUESDAY 4TH MAY STORE CATTLE 191 FORWARD BREED TOP FROM AV BULLOCKS TD Inman, Milnthorpe & AA £1200 £1115 JA & E Metcalfe, Baz £1110 SC Brown, Ingleton £1055 Blonde £1450 S Hill, Slyne £1301 BrB £1290 R & A Easterby, Westhouse £1224 Beef Sho £970 SC Brown, Ingleton £970 Hereford £1280 GB & EA Metcalfe & Sons, Mansergh £1143 Limousin £1370 P & JM Wilson & Son, Westhouse £1099 Swedish Red £1060 B Sykes, Millom £1045 B + W £1180 R & S Wilcock & Son, Burton in Lonsdale £963 HEIFERS AA £1190 TD Inman, Milnthorpe £963 Baz £1100 SC Brown, Ingleton £1100 Blonde £1350 S Hill, Slyne £1235 BrB £1340 J & A Lawson & Son, Westhouse £1022 Hereford £1070 JA & E Metcalfe, Skipton £995 Limousin £1340 J & A Lawson & Son, Westhouse £1064 Simmental £870 TH Wensley & Sons, Westby £870 Auctioneer’s Report (Greg MacDougall): Less customers ringside although trade was little affected for a plainer show overall on offer. Stronger feeding sorts £1200-£1400 with an- other great run from S Hill, Beaumont Grange topping the day’s trading at £1450. A strong Lim x steer from P & JM Wilson sold to £1370 while a smart heifer from J & A Lawson sold to £1340. A ring full of 8 BB steers from R & A Easterby sold to £1290, Lesser sorts £1050- £1150 with a few grazing types £900+. B + Ws meeting a strong trade topping at £1180 from R & J Wilcock, Scaleber. Strongest types £1050+ with plainer sorts £800-£900. Smart heifers either side of £1200. REARING CALVES 87 Forward Breed Top From Av AA Bulls £500 M & D Stable, Ulverston £367 AA Hfrs £335 J Lawson & Son, Bentham £275 BrB Bulls £530 TD & V Whitaker, Winnmarleugh £401 BrB Hfrs £500 DJ & KA Gardner, Quernmore £346 BSH Bulls £420 DJ & KA Gardner, Quernmore £314 BSH Hfrs £360 DJ & KA Gardner, Quernmore £323 Hereford Hfrs £180 A & CT Scott, Slaidburn £180 Lim Bulls £405 Fishwick Farms, Silverdale £370 Lim Hfrs £400 Fishwick Farms, Silverdale £345 Mont Bulls £220 CR & JA Booth, Wigglesworth £210 Simmental Bulls £375 Fishwick Farms, Silverdale £348 Simmental Hfrs £355 Fishwick Farms, Silverdale £355 B + W £360 M & D Stable, Ulverston £199 Auctioneer’s Report (Will Alexander): A great show of calves forward of all breeds and ages, with all classes sharper on the week. Any amount of the strongest calves £450-£500, topping the sale was TD&V Whitaker at £530 with a super Blue Bull, others to £480 & £475 from Dave Harrison, Wray. Best of the Angus’ from M&D Stable topping the section at £500, John & Brian Lawson just shy of the weekly top spot with his pair of bulls at £480, heifers from the same home at £335. Blue heifers to a high of £500 & £480 from Dave & Chris Gardner, Quernmore, whilst the younger sorts looking sharper still either side of £330. A nice run of 20day old Beef Shorthorn and Angus Calves from Cote Farm Partner- ship look well sold £280-£320 for bulls and heifers. A lovely group of 8 Lim and Sim x calves from Fishwick Farms hit a high of £405 for the bulls and £400 for the heifers. Best Holstein Friesian Bulls at £340, £352 & £360, from Tom Stables, other top end sorts £260-£310 with the next draw £160-£230 with the nice milky calves often £100-£140 averaging an aston- ishing £199.

SAVE THE DATE Friday 4th June 2021 ANNUAL SALE OF WORKING & UNBROKEN SHEEP DOGS & PUPPIES Wednesday 5th May 170 Sheep with Lambs at Foot BREED TOP FROM AV Beltex Shlgs (S) £240 Fishwick Farms, Silverdale £223 Beltex Ewes (S) £265 Fishwick Farms, Silverdale £265 Charollais Ewes (T) £225 J Fishwick, Silverdale £225 Cheviot Ewes (S) £150 Burtree Farm, Hutton Sessay £150 Cheviot BM (S) £120 BE Thexton, Askham in Furness £120 Cheviot Mule Ewes (S) £138 RT & P Bainbridge, Middleton £133 Hampshire Ewes (S) £130 BE Thexton, Askham in Furness £130 Hampshire BM (S) £220 BE Thexton, Askham in Furness £220 Herdwick Ewes (T) £115 TR Charnley, Westhouse £108 Mule Shlgs (T) £180 JR Fothergill, £180 AA & IM Smith, Ingleton & Mule Ewes (S) £130 £125 BE Thexton, Askham in Furness Mule Ewes (T) £192 JR Fothergill, Hawes £172 Mule BM (S) £145 TH Heslep & Sons, Spofforth £145 Suffolk Ewes (S) £170 BE Thexton, Askham in Furness £158 Suffolk Ewes (T) £240 TH Heslop & Sons, Spofforth £205 Swale Ewes (S) £115 D Heywood, Middleton £115 Texel Hoggs (S) £190 N Taylor, Bentham £175 Texel Hoggs (T) £195 N Taylor, Bentham £195 Texel Shlgs (S) £250 Fishwick Farms, Silverdale £194 Texel Shlgs (T) £300 Fishwick Farms, Silverdale £278 Texel Ewes (S) £250 Fishwick Farms, Silverdale £169 Texel Ewes (T) £295 Fishwick Farms, Silverdale £216 Texel BM (S) £150 TH Heslop & Sons, Spofforth £150 Texel BM (T) £195 A & MA Burrow, Westhouse £187 Zwar Shlgs (T) £170 TR Charnley, Westhouse £170 Auctioneer’s Report (Stephen Dennis): Sheep with lambs better to sell than might have been expected bearing in mind the lack of grass and January like temperatures. Fishwick Farms again showed some quality outfits topping at £300 for a pair of Texel ewes with twin gimmer lambs. Others in the £290-£295 range and singles to £250. Suffolk x ewes & twins to £240 from Chris Heslop of . Hampshire ewes with strong single lambs from Messrs Thexton of Askham in Furness making £220. Mule ewes with twins harder to sell on the week generally £165-£180 topping at £192. CAST EWES 2447 FORWARD Breed Top From Beltex £156.50 M Wynne, Glossop BFL £182.00 J Kay & Sons, Oxton Charollais £196.50 J Stenton, Pickering Cheviot £144.50 J Wright, Norwich Cheviot Mule £137.50 Frankland Farms, Rathmell Dales £91.50 J Smith, Brookhouse Dorset £121.50 B & AC Barnes, Middleton Easycare £109.50 JM & VJ Howard, Holme Gritstone £114.50 B Dibb, Yeadon Jacob £101.50 Matinley Farms, Selkirk Lleyn £138.00 R & J Scott Aiton, Berwickshire Lonk £123.50 D & E Beresford, Wigglesworth £130.50 MB Fawcett, Burton in Lonsdale Mule £139.00 T Sayer, Hackthorpe Rough £104.50 S Gorst, Old Hutton SBF £114.50 Hyde Park, Penrith Suffolk £180.00 JH Towers & Sons, Tunstall Swale £110.00 TW Cowperthwaite, Malham Texel £193.50 T Walmsley, Harrogate Welsh £70.00 R Proudley & Sons, Zwar £142.50 GE Jackson, Bentham Goats £83.50 Hey & Son, Quernmore HRD Tups £126.50 D & V Lawson, Bentham CTL Tups £210.00 P Lamb, Mellor Auctioneer’s Report (Greg MacDougall): A much larger show of cast sheep with just short of 2500 forward. All classes once again in strong demand with something to suit all requirements with added enthusiasm as we approach the end of Ramadan. Plenty of lightweight and hill types once again in the total entry with a pleasing average of £106.24 a head being achieved. Rams in strong demand with 2 Texels from P Lamb of Stockport topping at £210 with Messrs Errington to £205 and a pen of 6 from P & I Tu- plin of Skegness to £200. Best bred ewes £160-£190 with J Stenton of Pickering selling Charollais to £196.50. Heavy ewes £140-£170 with leaner good selling sorts £110- £140. Plain ewes i.e lambing casualties £70-£90. Heavy Mule ewes £125-£138 with T Sayer of Penrith to £139. Next cut down £110-£120 with plain £90-£110. Strong horned ewes once again £100+ with Lonks to £123.50. Small meaty types £80-£95 with mediums £70+ and plain £50-£60. Hill rams to £126.50 for Swales from D & V Lawson. Thanks must go to the vendors for their patience on what was a very busy night. 5360 PRIME HOGGS Auctioneer’s Report (Greg Mac- Dougall): The sale of prime hoggs Overall Av 308.9pp SQQ 317.3p may not have got started much be- BREED TOP FROM AV fore 9pm but the trade was certain- Top Price Per Head (Over 36kg) ly worth waiting for. Even gone Badger £139.00 AR Williamson, £139.00 1am, there was still an active ring- Beltex £188.00 JP Mason & Sons, York £183.00 side of 12 buyers in attendance all Charollais £171.50 CM Bowser, Nettleham £141.00 keen to ensure numbers and many Cheviot £174.00 RF Towers, Wray £135.00 more could have been sold with Dalesbred £119.50 T Robinson & Son, Slaidburn £119.50 several buyers reporting they were Dorset £124.50 V Eckhoff, Bentham £122.00 short of numbers. Overall average Gritstone £125.50 J Lord, Littleborough £125.50 308.9p (SQQ 317.3p) or £138.00. Lonk £117.00 SJ Crane, Ribchester £117.00 On the stroke of midnight, JP Ma- Masham £134.50 GW Houseman, Summerbridge £129.00 son & Sons, Malton topped the sale at £190 for a pen of 3 Beltex with Mule £156.50 G & R Dawson, Crayke £138.00 further pens to £188, £187 x 4 aver- SBF £149.00 AV & G Ratcliffe, Whitchurch £136.00 aging £183.98 for 105 sold. Heavy Suffolk £178.50 JP Mason & Sons, Malton £147.00 sheep in strong demand with plenty Swale £130.00 MJ & G Taylor, Rathmell £104.00 £165-£185. Topping per kilo at Texel £190.00 JP Mason & Sons, Malton £147.00 385.6p was a run of well presented Woodland £148.50 K Marshall, Harrogate £130.00 clipped hoggs from RL & AR Phil- Top Price Per Kilo (Over 36kg) lips , Fir Trees. Smart hoggs in gen- Badger 323.3p AR Williamson, Whitby 323.3p eral 340-380p. Commercial sorts Beltex 318.6p JP Mason & Sons, York 306.6p 310-320p. Hoggs 45-50kg also easy Charollais 310.8p X-Kiwi Marketing, Galashiels 284.6p sold, a run of mainly Suffolk/ Chevi- Cheviot 375.6p Mason & Gardner, Chapel le Dale 319.5p ot from Robert Lamont, Dunslaw Dalesbred 306.4p T Robinson & Son, Slaidburn 306.4p averaged £148.57, J Bowling & Son Dorset 323.6p JM & VJ Howard, Holme 304.3p £150.81, G & R Dawson £147.28, GF Gritstone 313.8p J Lord, Littleborough 313.8p & CH Johnson £141.72. Trade in Hampshire 283.0p RF Towers, Wray 283.0p general £140-£155. A few pens of heavy Mules breaking the £150 Lonk 316.2p SJ Crane, Ribchester 316.2p mark with a pen of 32 to £156.50 Masham 294.0p AR Beckerton, Tatham 283.3p with a further 51 to £152.50 all Mule 347.6p MW & M Skidmore, Billingham 279.0p from G & R Dawson. Handy weights SBF 320.8p AT Burrow & Son, Gressingham 308.1p 300p-320p from MW & M Skid- Suffolk 339.0p Hyde Park, Penrith 307.7p more, Billingham. A great run of Swale 303.9p SA Raine, Settle 257.7p well presented SBF hoggs from first Texel 385.6p RL & AR Phillips, Burton Leonard 315.2p time vendor AV & G Ratcliffe, Top Price Per Head (Under 36kg) Shropshire topped the section per Cheviot £131.50 Kitching & Smith, Ravenstonedale £110.00 head at £149 with others to £147, Rough £81.50 J & W Bracewell, Bacup £81.00 £146, £145.50. Local feeder AT Bur- SBF £91.50 CW Foster, York £88.00 row topped per kilo at 320.8p. Suffolk £103.50 D & A Fenwick, Gainsborough £103.50 Lightweight hoggs can only be de- Swale £97.50 AR Williamson, Whitby £86.00 scribed as off the clock. M Kitching, Fell End selling CTLs to 375.7p with Texel £128.50 CW Foster, York £89.00 EJ & SP Jackson of Oswestry selling Top Price Per Kilo (Under 36kg) Cheviots to £128.50 or 347.2p. SBF Cheviot 375.7p Kitching & Smith, Ravenstonedale 326.3p to 303.5p from CW Foster of York Rough 271.7p J & W Bracewell, Bacup 248.5p with Swales to 286.8p from AR Wil- SBF 303.4p CW Foster, York 301.9p liamson of Whitby. Overall all the Suffolk 295.7p D & A Fenwick, Gainsborough 295.7p lightweights averaged 287.3p in- Swale 286.8p AR Williamson, Whitby 267.4p cluding plenty of misfits and tail end Texel 367.1p CW Foster, York 286.9p goods. 573 SPRING LAMBS Overall Av 379.6p SQQ 379.6p BREED TOP FROM AV Top Price Per Head (Over 36kg) Charollais £168.50 MB Fawcett, Burton in Lonsdale £150.00 Dorset £158.50 B & AC Barnes, Middleton £144.00 Hampshire £162.50 PM & AM Ward & Sons, Arkholme £148.00 Suffolk £171.50 A Brown, Burton in Lonsdale £150.00 Texel £195.50 RE Wilson, Grafton £157.00 Zwar £157.50 RJ Heigh, Bentham £133.00 Top Price Per Kilo (Over 36kg) Charollais 398.8p AG & GM Rowlinson, Killington 376.1p Dorset 386.6p B & AC Barnes, Middleton 369.8p Hampshire 391.3p T & S Blades, Carnforth 356.7p Suffolk 428.8p A Brown, Burton in Lonsdale 359.3p Texel 455.4p RM & WP Heigh, Bentham 390.9p Zwar 425.7p RJ Heigh, Bentham 353.5p Top Price Per Head (Under 36kg) Charollais £121.50 RE & EA Barker, Arkholme £121.50 Texel £146.00 MB Townley, Gressingham £125.00 Top Price Per Kilo (Under 36kg) Charollais 357.4p RE & EA Barker, Arkholme 357.4p Texel 429.4p MB Townley, Gressingham 373.5p Auctioneer’s Report (Stephen Dennis): A cracking trade for the lambs from a very enthusi- astic ringside of buyers. Some superb consignments of lambs forward with our own Rosie Wilson topping the sale with a pair of 44kg Texel x lambs selling for £195.50 to Harry Wood. Charlotte Bowser of Lincolnshire followed up with an excellent run of CTL x lambs selling to £192. An entry of 573 averaged £151.50 throughout or 379.6p. All classes in demand. Plenty of best quality top side of £4/kg. EVERY WEDNESDAY 11am 100-150 Rearing Calves 11.45am 250-350 Sheep with Lambs at Foot 3.30pm 2000 Feeding & Cast Sheep followed by 4000 Prime Hoggs

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