AUCTIONEERS:
Stephen J Dennis
Mobile: 07713 075 661
Greg MacDougall
Mobile: 07713 075 664
Will Alexander
Mobile: 07590 876 849
www.benthamauction.co.uk
info@benthamauction.co.uk
WEEKLY NEWS 16
TH
JANUARY 2021
In Lamb Texel Sheep realising £3500
from Procters Farms Ltd
Tuesday 12
January
1ST SPECIAL SALE OF IN LAMB SHEEP
539 FORWARD
BREED
TOP
FROM
AV
Char Ewes
£132 R Lawson, Newbigging
£132
Chev Ewes
£92 R Lawson, Newbigging
£92
Chev Mule Ewes
£130 R Lawson, Newbigging
£127.50
CTL Ewes
£112 R Lawson, Newbigging
£112
Mule Ewes
£132 R Lawson, Newbigging
£121
Scotch Mule Ewes
£152 M Grierson, Pebbleshire
£148
Scotch Mule Shlgs
£155 M Grierson, Pebbleshire
£155
Suffolk Ewes
£125 R Lawson, Newbigging
£125
Texel Ewes
£205 R Lawson, Newbigging
£150
Texel Shlgs
£140 M Grierson, Pebbleshire
£140
Auctioneer’s Report (Greg MacDougall):
A nice show of In-lamb sheep were
for-ward for the first special sale of the season. All shown in good order, all breeds
were well bid for by a travelled and local ringside of buyers. The sale set off to
a good start with a pen of 14 Texel x in lamb to the Dutch Spotted realising £205
from East Mains who sold others between £170-£192. Older ewes from the
same home saw Texels sell from £130 - £160. Both Scotch and Cheviot mules
again from East Mains sold between £130-£135. A flock reduction from M
Grierson, Peebles topped at £158 for young 1 crop Texel ewes with the Mule
Shearlings to £155. Mule Ewes 2-3crop £150-£152.
NEW YEAR SALE OF 1827 STORE HOGGS
Overall Average: £88.30
BREED
TOP
FROM
AV
Beltex
£120 RS&EJ Longden & Sons, Chinley
£109
Charollais
£112 DR Rowland & N Woodward, Castleton
£107
Cheviot
£92 Hillcroft Farming
£85.50
Cheviot Mule
£98 RT & P Bainbridge, Middleton
£98
CTL
£88.50 RS&EJ Longden & Sons, Chinley
£78
Dalesbred
£72 DJ Charnley, Skipton
£58.50
Herdwick
£97 J Bownass, Giggleswick
£69
Llynn
£115 J Bownass, Giggleswick
£115
Masham
£89 AB RA & MS Woodhouse, Clapham
£89
Mule
£100 PM & ST Entwistle, Abbeystead
£86
Rough Fell
£83.50 B Dickinson & Co, Kendal
£83
SBF
£94 Hillcroft Farming
£82
Suffolk
£119 RS&EJ Longden & Sons, Chinley
£104
Swale
£94 DJ Charnley, Skipton
£67
Texel
£121 M Ratcliffe, Casterton
£102
Auctioneer’s Report (Greg MacDougall):
The opening sale for store hoggs of 2021 can only be described as mind blowing with one
of the dearest trades ever witnessed in Bentham. Just short of 2000 hoggs forward and a
mixed show of quality, all in an impressive average of £88.30 was achieved. +£18.81 on
the year, Nicer bred lambs £100+ all sale long with Texel x from M Ratcliffe topping the
sale at £121. Stronger continental and Suffolks £105-£119 with Suffolks from RS&EJ
Longdon, Chinley to £120. A run of 248 mainly continental lambs from DR Rowland & N
Woodward topped at £112 twice to average an amazing £105.49. Hoggs for later in spring
selling mainly in the £90’s with plainer types in the £70’s or at realisation. Mule lambs
topped at £100 on 2 occasions firstly from PM&ST Entwistle then a pen of 29 from
JC Nelson & Son, Bull n Cave. Next cut down selling between £85-£95 with the longer term
leaner sorts either side of £80. A very mixed show in the horned lamb categories, the
high-light without doubt was a run of 180 SBF lambs with the top pen to £93 followed at £88 for
a ring full. Swales to £94 from D J Charnley with Herdwicks from J Bownass to £97. Regular
supporters B Dickinson, Brockstones sold another nice pen of Kendal Roughs to £83.50.
Nicer farming lambs £60-£75 with smaller types £30-£50 although not many. Overall a
marvellous sale with more required in 2 weeks.
NEXT STORE LAMB SALE:
TUESDAY 26TH JANUARY 2021
Tuesday 12
January
ELITE BREEDING SALE
48 FORWARD
BREED
TOP
FROM
AV
Bleu de Maine IL Ewes
£380 A H B Murray, Dumfries
£353
Beltex IL Ewes
£620 Proctors Farms, Wray
£497
Beltex IL Hoggs
£200 Chris Chappell, Bentham
£169
Beltex Geld Hoggs
£350 Proctors Farms, Wray
£235
Beltex x IL Shlgs
£800 J M Sanderson, Halton
£800
Blue Texel Shlgs
£600 E Mckechnie, Wigglesworth £600
Charollais IL Shlgs
£580 RJ&J Towers Ltd, Ingleton
£580
Charollais IL Hoggs
£200 AHB Murray, Dumfries
£193
Rouge IL Shlgs
£400 AHB Murray, Dumfries
£373
Texel IL Shlgs
£3500 Procters Farms, Wray
£858
Kindly sponsored by NFU Skipton
Auctioneer’s Report (Will Alexander): The Elite Breeding Sale was another
great success, a total of 48 sold to a full clearance to both ringside and online
bidders. A tremendous consignment from Proctors Farms were much admired.
Their best, lot 6, sired by Sportsmans Batman and scanned twins to Lyfni
Droog, soaring to £3500, heading north to Scotland. Next in the ring also
tipped £1000, realising £1300, carrying a single to Proctors Dingo Dollar she
headed home with James Taylor, Kendal. Other best sorts £700-900, with
James Sanderson peaking at £900 twice, Texel shearlings averaging an
impressive £858. Beltex from the same home to £800, whilst gimmer hoggs
peaked at £350 again from Proctors Farms. Haig Murrays Bleus and Rouges
topped at £400 & £380, whilst the last sheep in the ring, a Blue Texel Shearling
from E Mckechnie was bought online at £600.
REARING CALVES
78 Forward
Breed
Top From
Av
AA Bulls
£430 JM&AE Wallbank & Sons, Wray
£321
AA Hfrs
£200 J Lawson & Son, Bentham
£156
BrB Bulls
£475 AJ&AJ Gibbons, St Michaels
£411
BrB Hfrs
£340 AJ&AJ Gibbons, St Michaels
£292
Beef Sho Bulls £240 Cote Farm Partnership, Nether Kellet
£225
Beef Sho Hfrs £190 Cote Farm Partnership, Nether Kellet
£190
Char Bulls
£505 W Hull, Out Rawcliffe
£505
Fleck Bulls
£445 HH&MG Robinson & Son, Slaidburn
£308
Limousin Bulls £375 J&N Ashton, Low Bentham
£375
Limousin Hfrs £275 J&N Ashton, Low Bentham
£213
Sim Bulls
£490 W Hull, Out Rawcliffe
£461
Welsh Black
£180 AJ&AJ Gibbons, St Michaels
£180
B + W
£330 A & M A Wright, Roeburndale
£130
Auctioneer’s Report (Will Alexander):
Trade for the best blue calves continues to be as strong as ever, with the fight to the top
from Andy Gibbons and the team at Catteralls Farm and Steve Wallbank & Co at Park
House. The Gibbons’ coming out on top with their best bull at £475 with the Wallbank’s
realising £470. Plenty of the best blues over £435, with the next draw £380-400, very few
of the young sorts forward. Heifers not just as sharp, the best £305-£340 with the next
draw £270-£290. A nice run of strong bulls from Wyn Hull sold to a top of £505 for a
Charollais, with others £470-£490. Strongest Angus bulls to £430 from the Wallbanks,
with John Lawson’s best to £400, nice milky sorts £250-£290. Heifers to a top of £200
twice, again from the Lawson’s, younger types £140-£180. A two tier entry of black and
whites, the strong calves to £330 for a superb Friesian from Alan & Stephen Wright,
Stauvins, stealing the top spot from the Wallbank’s who sold their run from £200-£220
and the best rocketing to £285. Other strong sorts £140-£180. No mediums, just smalls all
either side of £30.
Auctioneer’s Report (Greg MacDougall): A larger show of cast sheep forward with all
classes once again up a gear with some being £5-£10 dearer. Pure bred ewes selling at
ex-treme rates with a pen of 9 Texels from R Robinson, Woodcock Hill realising £174.50 with A
F Harker, Bend Gate selling 6 to £173.50. Best ewes in general £158-£172. Heavy ewes
£110-£140 with good selling types around £100. Lesser ewes ie feeding ewes and smaller
hill types £65-£90 depending on size. Heavy Mule ewes in general £105-£117 topping at
£120.50 from A J Wood, Withy Trees. Cheviotmules to £126.50 from East Mains. Smaller
fleshy types in the £90’s with leaner lighter sorts eitherside of £80. Best of the horned
ewes selling from £80-£90 with SBF from M Kidd, Congleton to £94.50. Medium types £55
-£65 with plain £30-£40. Rams forward in larger numbers with a mostly plain show on
offer. Strongest Ctl and Suffolks £120-150 topping at £170 from Bank House Farms. Hill
Rams to £106.50 for Lonks from T Robinson & Son, Catlow with trade in general £73-£93.
Goats in big demand with several customers looking for larger numbers. A Kirby, Kirkby
Stephen topped at £94.50.
CAST EWES 1534 FORWARD
Breed
Top
From
Beltex
£160.50 A J Wood, Preston
BFL
£139.50 A&H Watson, Kirkby Lonsdale
Cheviot
£102.50 East Mains, Newbiggin
Cheviot Mule £126.50 East Mains, Newbiggin
Dales
£78.50 J&M Whitfield & Sons, Wray
Easycare
£81.50 TE&S Ridding, Kirkby Lonsdale
Herdwick
£88.50 A&M Brennand & Son, Chapel Le Dale
Lonk
£64.50 DR Rowland & N Woodward,Castleton
Masham
£110.50 MJ&RH Wallbank, Giggleswick
Mule
£120.50 A J Wood, Preston
SBF
£94.50 Malcolm Kidd, Congleton
Suffolk
£143.50 C Taylor, Clapham
Swale
£87.50 H Huddleston & Son, Arkholme
Teeswater
£115.50 J&M Whitfield & Sons, Wray
Texel
£174.50 RC Robinson, Harrogate
Zwartble
£105.50 Barlow Bros, Preston
HRD Tups
£106.50 T Robinson & Son, Slaidburn
CTL Tups
£170.00 Bank House Farm, Cowan Bridge
MacDougall):
No need for fancy catchphrases here as the trade talks for itself. New vendors arriving each week with some great consignments of fed hoggs from the Scottish Borders, Cheshire, Lincolnshire as well as plenty from local areas with vendors reaping the rewards for all breeds and weights of prime hoggs. An excellent show of 3324 averaging 263.9p SQQ 265.1p or £108.36 a head, bearing in mind this includes Swale, Mule and hill breeds. The sale topped at £160 for Beltex from Procters Farm Ltd with a pair of 40kg Beltex from the same home topping per kilo at 338.8p. Best hoggs in general 300p-335p with export types 270p-285p. A nice run of 235 well presented hoggs from P Wilson, Newark sold to average £124.30. First time vendors S Turkington from the Borders topped at £141.50 while P Weaver of Newark topped at £135 to average £131.26. A great run of quality export and butcher type hoggs from Skinner Bros of Melton Mowbray sold to £142 with others to £140 averaging all in £131. Also hitting the high spots was Carol Parker at £150 with Benthams very own Tommy Abbott selling his best hoggs to £149 and £148. Knocking on per kilo were MR&JE Davis at 335.7p, R S Green, Craggs 329.5p, 329p and NL & C J Brown at 325p. Hoggs weighing 45kg-50kg often £120-£130. Vendors with Mule hoggs need not look for the deadweight option, J & M Whitfield & Sons, High Park House topped with heavies at £121.50 while a grand run from N & K Forshaw sold to £120 and £119 x3, also topping the section per kilo at 256.5p. SBF hoggs to £112 or 273.7p from T Abbott with a pen of lightweights from WJ Coltherd, Selkirk to 262.9p. Swales to £107.50 from T Robinson & Son, Catlow with plenty other pens selling between £92-£103. Lightweights with meat around 230p. Some nice Cheviots forward with JJ&M Metcalfe topping per head at £122.50 while local feeder A T Burrow, High Snab sold a pen to 271.8p or £106. Lightweight hoggs of all categories keenly sought after. Better end ctl 280p-320p topping at 335.7p or £117.50 with plainer/store types 240-260p. More hoggs required next week to supply this busy ringside of 12 active buyers!!3324
PRIME HOGGS
Overall Av 263.9p SQQ 265.1p
Overall Av per head £108.36
BREED TOP FROM AV
Top Price Per Head (Under 36kg)
Beltex £117.50 MR&JE Davis, Eldroth £114.00
Cheviot £89.50 SF&S Hartley, Newton £84.19
Dales £86.50 MJ&A Carr, Horton In Rib £78.61
Mule £74.50 RJ Umpleby, Killinghall £60.17
SBF £81.50 S Coulthard, Selkirk £79.10
Suffolk £88.50 S Coulthard, Selkirk £86.95
Swale £83.50 K Mason, Sedbergh £74.58
Texel £101.50 P Cockett, Ingleton £88.76
Top Price Per Kilo (Under 36kg)
Beltex 335.7p MR&JE Davis, Eldroth 330.4p
Cheviot 269.6p MB Townley, Aughton 253.1p
Dales 247.1p MJ&A Carr, Horton In Rib 227.7p
Mule 240.3p RJ Umpleby, Killinghall 204.0p
SBF 262.9p S Coulthard, Selkirk 249.0p
Suffolk 260.3p S Coulthard, Selkirk 257.8p
Swale 238.6p K Mason, Dent 223.4p
Texel 292.2p EM Metcalfe & Son, Bentham 260.9p
Top Price Per Head (Over 36kg)
Beltex £160.00 Procters Farm Ltd, Wray £140.50
Bue Texel £130.50 N&K Forshaw, Longridge £121.70
Charollais £141.50 S Turkington, Satchells £119.14
Cheviot £122.50 JJ&M Metcalfe&Sons, Casterton £98.34
Chevmule £134.50 J Green, Lilliesleaf £108.69
Dales £107.50 T Robinson & Son, Slaidburn £91.01
Jacob £122.50 Claire Bentham, Long Preson £103.83
Masham £118.50 T&D Wright, Roeburndale £115.57
Mule £121.50 J&M Whitfield & Sons, Wray £107.71
SBF £112.00 Tom Abbott, Bentham £99.38
Suffolk £133.50 DJ&S Stainton, Kendal £109.26
Swale £107.50 T Robinson & Son, Slaidburn £89.41
Texel £150.00 G Parker & Co, Clapham £119.41
Top Price Per Kilo (Over 36kg)
Beltex 338.8p Procters Farm Ltd, Wray 308.0p
Blue Texel 306.4p HE&M Hird, Austwick 305.8p
Charollais 306.6p JR Metcalfe, Baldersby 282.5p
Cheviot 271.8p A T Burrow & Son, Gressingham 259.3p
Chevmule 256.1p W Peill, Whittington 255.0p
Dales 256.9p MJ& A Carr, Horton In Rib 230.0p
Masham 241.8p T&D Wright, Roeburndale 240.1p
Mule 256.5p N & K Forshaw, Longridge 244.8p
SBF 273.7p Tom Abbott, Bentham 248.1p
Suffolk 281.7p J H Hockenhull, Nantwich 255.6p
Swale 245.9p JM&DE Wood, Horton In Rib 233.7p
