GISBURN SATUR DAY MARKET REPORT Satur day …

1 GISBURN THURSDAY MARKET REPORT Saturday 15TH September 2018 01200 445376 Forward: 257 TOTAL BREEDING/STORE CATTLE 3 Feeding Cattle, 28 Cows & Calves, 22 Young Bulls, 200 Steers & Heifers, 4 Breeding Bulls 158 683 218 2 PIGS PRIME LAMBS CULL SHEEP (Mature Sheep), 3 goats PUPS 1070 297 400 STORE LAMBS including: GIMMER LAMBS BREEDING SHEEP CATTLE WITH BULLS CALVES AT FOOT Ave ( ) HEIFER CALVES AT FOOT Ave Angus 1060 TL Hayes 967 700 Stephen Short 700 British Blue 1020 TL Hayes 1020 Hereford 860 E & K Throupe 830 Highland 760 SJ Dawber 760 Limousin 900 P Blackwell 900 740 P Blackwell 740 FEEDING CATTLE Ave ( ) NEXT STORE CATTLE SALE: Saturday 29th September at Catalogue entries to 01200 445376 / 441351 deadline 11am Tuesday 25th Sept Overall 870 John Walsh 714 BREEDING BULLS Top price ( ) Ave ( ) A Angus 860 John Walsh 860 Limousin 2100 SL & N Blockeel 1975 Saler 880 PJ Clifford 880 STORE BULLS Top price ( ) Av ( ) Black & white 515 N Parker 515 Blonde d Aq 735 KD & W Midgley 768 British Blue 920 G Whalley 780 Charoals 740 Audrey roebuck 638 Hereford 905 Jackson Agri Serv 905 Limousin 825 B & D Ward 714 Shorthorn 570 Joshua Lawn 525 Simmental 480 R & AJ Haworth 480 STORES STEERS Top price ( ) Ave ( ) HEIFERS Top price ( )

2 Ave AAngusx 940 N & J Thwaite 682 770 RM & PJ Eminson 543 Bazadaise 640 K & S Kempson 640 Blonde d Aq 790 JL Brown 575 620 KD & W Midgley 463 British Blue x 960 TR Procter 743 970 AT Maude 672 Charolais 790 J Whittle 755 795 D Walmsley & Son 795 Hereford x 905 TR Procter 744 610 WA & M Eccles & Son 610 Limousin 1195 JM Fisher 845 835 SR & RJ Brown Ltd 733 Luing 600 JL Brown 578 Saler 650 K & S Kempson 650 Shorthorn 665 AR Naylor 572 500 E Bates 390 Welsh Black 830 SR & RJ Brown Ltd 830 Cattle Auctioneer Richard Turner Clerk: Ann Faraday More numbers coming forward now with a consistent trade throughout. Cows and calves mainly older and middle quality ranging from 700- 1060. Continental young bulls 750-920. Young calves 400- 600.

3 Less strong stores about but 20mo steers 900- 1195 with heifers 850-970. Yearling steers 750- 940 with heifers 700- 835. Black & white steers 450- 650. PIGS TOP ( ) AV Weaners 38 Miller 28 Prime 90 DJ Fish 84 Sows 58 WA & M Eccles & Son 52 Boars 132 M Turner 95 Pig Auctioneer Jack Pickup Pigs have followed the trade this week being a little bit less. However, the pens were full with a large entry and best weaners were good to sell. Second class pigs were harder to place. Some with the fat hoping for a bit better trade next fortnight. NEXT STORE PIGS SALE: Saturday 29th September at Entries as advertised in the forthcoming catalogue and as forward on the day. Catalogue entries to 01200 445376 / 441351, deadline 11am Tuesday 25th Sept.

4 CULL SHEEP Top Sale Price ( ) Avg ( ) Horned Ewes 66 SJ Ingram Lowland Ewes 94 H & F Eccles & Son Cont Tups 113 PS & H Eckersley Cull Ewes by Breed Dalesbred 42 K & BR Chapman Hampshire 70 SJ Ingram Horned 59 MJ Colley Jacob 66 SJ Ingram 66 Lonk S37 J Howarth 37 Masham 55 J Norcross 55 Milk 77 MA & JR Sharpe 68 Mule 82 D Moorhouse Suffolk 77 L Brown Swaledale 41 F Ogden & Son 22 Whiteface 49 M Balmforth 49 Texel 94 H & F Eccles & Son Texel Tups 93 Lewis Baldwin Char Tups 113 PS & H Eckersley 113 Stuffolk Tups 56 K & BR Chapman 56 BF Leic Tups 105 T Robinson & Son 105 GOATS Top Sale Price ( ) Avg ( ) Billy goats 80 E Bates 65 PRIME LAMBS Top Sale Price ( ) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Avg p/kg 39kgs PS & H Eckersley PS & H Eckersley 104 Jason Kitching Jason Kitching 101 HJ &PA Berry HJ & PA Berry 53kgs + 128 F & H Waddington F & H Waddington Overall Prime Lambs Average 169p/kg.

5 Overall Prime Lambs Price 71 Charollais 84 RM Helliwell Livestock 191 RM Helliwell Livestock Cheviot 67 MJ colley E Whittle Continental 65 C Shannon C Shannon 65 Dalesbred 55 JR & F Marginson JR & F Marginson 55 Hampshire 66 Sr Swales 161 R Nutter 66 Horned 67 R Nutter E Whittle Mule 80 Thornton Hall Country Pk W Pinder Jnr Suffolk 85 H & F Eccles & Son Carr Bros Swaledale 67 D Hughes D Huges 67 Texel 128 F & H Waddington Jason Kitching Cull ewes and prime lambs Auctioneer John Prickett Clerk Amanda Simpson 901 sheep and lambs forward. Top price to 128 overall average 169 pence per kilo. Meated lambs in demand. 218 ewes forward with an improved trade, more could have been sold to vendors advantage.

6 SHEEPDOG PUPS Top Av Male sheepdog pups 145 EM Nelson 145 GIMMER LAMBS (Top ) Ave ( ) STORE LAMBS (Top ) Ave Overall 57 Beltex 85 J Pendlebury 79 J Pendlebury Charollais 67 P Thorpe Cheviot 68 J Shorrock 61 S Duckworth Dalesbred 40 P Atkinson 40 Gritstone 43 R & EB Kenworthy 43 Herdwick 54 Daniel Mullin Mule 144 Walker & Alpe 60 P Thorpe Texel 90 RT Sutton 76 76 R Atkinson Zwarbtle 56 JH Barker 56 BREEDINGEWES (Top ) Ave ( ) SHEARLINGS (Top ) Ave Black 65 JB Airey & Sons 65 90 SE Coar 90 Dalesbred 60 J Howarth 60 Gritstone 58 Messrs Young 58 Herdwick 41 Messrs young 82 Glen Whittaker 82 Masham 80 F & B Harrison 88 F & B Harrison 88 Mule 100 G & E Robinson 125 Bob Atkinson Suffolk 78 C Ramwell 78 Texel 185 BCS Farm 145 Mrs RH Charnley Zwarbtle 84 JH Baker 84 74 JH Baker 74 BREEDING SHEEP & STORE LAMBS AUCTIONEER: RACHEL CAPSTICK A start in the bottom ring 2 sheep dog pups got away nicely at 145 going to a new home in Wales.

7 Breeding sheep were a significantly better trade today. A run of smart Continental shearlings were all keenly bid for 135, 144 and 145. Mule shearlings were better to sell than recently with several pens in the 120- 125 bracket. Even the ewes attracted more interest. Three pure Texels sold for 185. David Pinder s Texel 1-crop ewes sold for 122 and Graham Robinson s 2&3 crop ewes were a very level trade all round the 100. Rams sold well topping at 320 for a 3-shear Texel from Jonathan Parker. Other Texels 200- 260 and Blue Texel shearlings 195 and 190. Gimmer lambs started at prompt in the top yard. Today was our second show and sale of Mule and Continental gimmers. The Mule section winners, receiving the TL Haynes Memorial trophy for the umpteenth time, were Walker & Alpe of Saddle End Farms, Chipping.

8 Their first prize sold for 144, 2nd pen 105. Other principal prices: TL, MM & GT Haynes 102, 94, J Shorrock 89 and an overall average of The Continentals topped at 90 for J Pendlebury s first prizes. Thorpe & Kaye 75 and 70 Store lambs were also a better trade but a better class of lamb than last week. Topped again by John Pendlebury at 79. Plenty of lambs in the mid to late 60 s and an overall average of 57. NEXT SATURDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER we welcome breeding sheep of all classes but, it is also our annual horned and hill going day, incorporating the Frank Wade Perpetual Memorial Trophy for Swaledale ewes and the Nathan Wade trophy for Lonks. We also have a special section for Herdwick sheep. We will sell the breeding ewes promptly at in the bottom ring followed by store lambs in the top yard at which seems to be working to ensure definite start times.

9 Today the sale concluded at 2pm. PLEASE contact the office on 01200 445376 / 441351 by Tuesday lunchtime with entries for the catalogue. 2ND SHOW & SALE OF MULE & CONTINENTAL GIMMER LAMBS Saturday 15th September 2018 Judged by Jim Findlayson Best pen of 10 Continental Gimmer Lambs 1st J Pendlebury 85 2nd R Sutton 90 3rd Thorpe & Kay 70 4th Thorpe & Kay 75 5th J Shorrock 68 Best pen of 10 Mule Gimmer Lambs 1st Walker & Alpe 144 2nd Walker & Alpe 105 3rd TL, MM & GT Haynes 102 4th P Leeming 81 5th J & S Jackson 80 J PENDLEBURY WALKER & ALPE 1ST PRIZE CONTINENTALS 1ST PRIZE MULES ABOVE: R SUTTON 2ND PRIZE CONTINENTALS RIGHT.

10 GORDON HAYNES 3RD PRIZE MULES WALKER & ALPE 1ST & 2ND PRIZE MULES (J M FISHER) END OF REPORT Next REPORT due: Thursday 20th September 2018