AUCTIONEERS: Stephen J Dennis

Mobile: 07713 075 661 Greg MacDougall

Mobile: 07713 075 664 Will Alexander

Mobile: 07590 876 849 www.benthamauction.co.uk

015242 61444/ 61246 (Sale Days)

www.benthamauction.co.uk

info@benthamauction.co.uk

WEEKLY NEWS 2ND MAY 2020

NOTE: NEW SALE TIMES

10.30am Dairy Cattle 11.00am Calves

12noon Sheep with Lambs

Top Top Price From: Av

NC Hfrs £1900 J & N Young, Kendal £1641

FORTNIGHTLY DAIRY SALE

8 Forward

Wednesday 29th April 2020 Rearing Calves 76 Forward

Breed Top From Av

AA Bulls £345 FG & MR Martin & Son, Levens £287

AA Hfrs £300 L Burrow & Son, Tatham £228

BrB Bulls £420 A & MA Wright & Sons, Roeburndale £379

BrB Hfrs £340 L Burrow & Son, Tatham £292

Here Bulls £380 D W Robinson, Milnthorpe £270

Here Hfrs £195 B R Butterfield, Burton in Kendal £195

Lim Hfrs £295 J R Boothman, Fence £278

Sim Bulls £335 Kelsall & Wood, Scotforth £317

Sim Hfrs £240 Kelsall & Wood, Scotforth £240

B + W £215 B R Butterfield, Burton in Kendal £113

Auctioneer’s Report (Will Alexander): Calf trade up a gear today, with plenty of buyers ring-

side. Angus bulls in strong demand, the 8 best all over £300, topping at £345 from Dave Mar-

tin, Levens. Others £280-290. Angus heifers in more demand too, with plenty £180-£230. More

customers ringside for the Continentals, vast majority in the £300’s with the best £380-£402,

peaking at £420 from Alan & Stephen Wright, Roeburndale. Next draw down £320-£365. Blue

heifers to a top off £340 from Raymond Burrow, new vendors Messers Townley, Quernmore

close behind at £335. A shortage of the younger end calves forward with buyers leaving either

short of requirements or empty handed. Black and white trade off the clock, 15 5-8week olds

£105-£215, with plenty of calves £160-£190. Mediums £75-£95 with the smalls either side of

£45.

Auctioneer’s Report (Will Alexander): A shortage of dairy for the first sale back, but good to

be back selling in the ring! Buyers ringside for all types, leading to a nice trade for all forward,

the two top spots coming from John & Nicola Young, Kendal with both of their heifers realis-

ing £1900. Others £1600-£1700, a couple of Friesians from Steven Brennand peaked at

£1600. Thanks go to all vendors for entrusting us with the drop and go system. Next sale in a

fortnights time, entries wanted asap to help inform buyers.

Auctioneer’s Report: (Greg MacDougall): It was good to get back to business with the sales for sheep

and lambs getting back on track. With sales suspended for a good month a large company of buyers were

in attendance all keen for sheep with some leaving empty handed. Topping the mornings sale was a nice

consignment of continentals with Beltex lambs selling to £255 for Twins with singles to £230 and £225.

Mule Ewes with Twins £178-£190 with leaner types around £160. Texel x ewes on the whole £180-£200.

Singles £120-£150 with something nicer £170-£200. A pen of broken mouth Swales with Mule lambs

from G W Wallbank sold to £135. Some nice pens of Mule hoggs from R&E Butterfield sold to £185 with

Texel x Dales Mule hoggs to £192 from AH Price. Next week is the Great Annual Sale of Hoggs with

Lambs. Any potential buyers wishing to attend should ring any of the auctioneers of office to register as

to guarantee a place around the ring due to strict social distancing rules.

Auctioneer

SHEEP WITH LAMBS AT FOOT - 138 Sheep with Lambs

TOP FROM AV Berrichon BM (T) £188 J M Smith, Windermere £188

Cheviot BM (T) £192 D E & D Lund, Wennington £192 Cheviot BM (S) £162 D E & D Lund, Wennington £162

Dales Mule Hoggs (S) £160 A H Price & Son, Clapham £160 Mule Ewes (T) £190 S & W Dickinson, Tebay £181

Mule Hoggs (T) £185 R & E Butterfield, Bentham £185

Mule Hoggs (S) £165 R & E Butterfield, Bentham £165

Swale BM (T) £135 G W Wallbank, Keasden £135

Texel BM (T) £192 J M Smith, Windermere £179

Texel BM (S) £180 J H Wilson, Settle £180

Texel Ewes (T) £255 GR & A Foy & Son, Conder Green £181

Texel Ewes (S) £230 GR & A Foy & Son, Conder Green £160

Texel Hoggs (S) £192 A H Price & Son, Clapham £192

Auctioneer’s Report (Greg MacDougall): A much smaller show of cast sheep. Good selling and lean sorts similar on the week with over fat types harder to cash although by all reports dearer than other auc-tions the previous day. The nights sale was topped at £148.50 for Texels from WA Jenkinson. Nicer sorts in general £110-£125 with good sellers around £100. Over fat types £85-£95. Mule Ewes to £87.50 with trade in general £74-£79. Plain types £55-£65. Best Horned and other small hill breeds £60-£70 with a few pens £70+. Medium types in the £50’s with plain around £30 with some at realisation. Cast Rams to £100 for Charollais.

555 CAST EWES

Breed Top From BLUE D MAINE £99.50 RW&J Rushton, Eldroth CHAR £95.50 MB Fawcett, Burton In Lonsdale CHEVIOT £82.50 Marston Hall Partners, Marston DALESBRED £60.50 HC Nimmo, Westhouse DORSET £85.50 R&AJ Haworth, Shawclough HERDWICK £44.50 AR Beckerton, Tatham MASHAM £76.00 MB Fawcett, Burton In Lonsdale MILK £77.50 Lawkland Hall Farm Partnership MULE £87.50 H Smith, Selby RF £64.50 RG&B Lewis, Middleton SUF £120.00 AG&GM Rowlinson, Killington SWALEDALE £65.50 JR Fothergill, Hawes TEXEL £148.50 WA Jenkinson, Stalmine BFL TUPS £90.50 Alex Denby, Caton CHAR TUPS £100.00 JH&CM Stancliffe, Otley SUF TUPS £85.00 F&E Harrison, Wray

1523 PRIME HOGGS

Overall Average 202.7p SQQ 206.8p BREED TOP FROM AV

Top Price Per Head (Under 36kg) MULE £58.00 SM&CM Bewley, Dent (£51.50) SWALEDALE £71.50 W Peil. Whittington (£53.75) CHEVIOT £54.50 SM&CM Bewley, Dent (£50.70) TEXEL £77.50 D Kitchingman, Hawes (£59.16) Top Price Per Kilo (Under 36kg) MULE 170.6p SM&CM Bewley, Dent (160.9p) SWALEDALE 204.3p W Peil, Whittington (175.9p) CHEVIOT 194.4p SF&S Hartley, Newton In Bowland (168.3p) TEXEL 221.4p D Kitchingman, Hawes (181.3p)

Top Price Per Head (Over 36kg) BFL £84.50 Alex Denby, Caton (£83.50) CHEVIOT £104.00 Mason & Gardner, Chapel Le Dale (£94.91) DALESBRED £94.50 Messrs Coates, Stainforth (£88.11) MASHAM £102.50 SR Dorey, Lincoln (£92.50) MULE £100.00 SR Dorey, Lincoln (£89.72) SBF £91.50 Marston Hall Partnership (£78.20) SUFFOLK £103.50 SR Dorey, Lincoln (£93.77) SWALEDALE £76.00 SJ Crane, Ribchester (£69.83) TEXEL £117.00 R Lawson, Newbiggin (£96.16) VALAIS £93.50 N Barker, Burton In Kendal (£90.75) Top Price Per Kilo (Over 36kg) BFL 187.5p SJ Crance, Ribchester (159.0p) CHEVIOT 231.1p Mason & Gardner, Chapel Le Dale (222.5p) DALESBRED 189.0p Messrs Coates, Stainforth (187.3p) MASHAM 213.5p SR Dorey, Lincoln (175.2p) MULE 222.2p SR Dorey, Lincoln (200.4p) SBF 212.2p Marston Hall Partnership (209.3p) SUFFOLK 226.1p SR Dorey, Lincoln (226.1p) SWALEDALE 200.0p SJ Crane, Ribchester (173.7p) TEXEL 243.8p R Lawson, Newbiggin (208.8p) VALAIS 172.5p N Barker, Burton In Kendal (166.5p)

Auctioneer’s Report: (Greg MacDougall): A very pleasing trade with all buyers in

attendance all keen to buy hoggs. Once again a mixed show of quality with some good runs

of fed travelled hoggs. Overall average 202pkg. Handy weight hoggs certainly the best to

sell and many more could have been sold often 225-235p with something a bit heavier (46-

50kg) around 210p or in money terms £103-£108. A few nicer hoggs breaking the 240pkg

mark. Topping the nights sale was a pen of 10 Beltex hoggs from East Mains realising £117.

Heavy hoggs harder to cash with trade in general £95-£112. Handy weight Mules 200-220p

topping at 222.2p or £100 for 45kg from S Dorey. Well fleshed Horned hoggs 200p-210p

with lesser sorts 170p-180p.

Wednesday 29th April 2020

332 SPRING LAMBS

Overall Average 240.0pkg SQQ 240.7p BREED TOP FROM AV

Top Price Per Head (Over 36kg) CHAR £114.00 MB Fawcett, Burton In Lonsdale (£100.66) DORSET £102.50 T&S Blades, Holme (£96.95) HAMPSHIRE £102.00 W Vose & Sons, Halsall (£100.14) SUFFOLK £112.50 WJ Barker, Arkholme (£99.09) TEXEL £117.50 PW&DW Roskell, Pilling (£100.21) ZWARTBLES £85.00 M&A Bigland, Allithwaite (£85.00) Top Price Per Kilo (Over 36kg) CHAR 266.7p MB Fawcett, Burton In Lonsdale (249.3p) DORSET 244.0p T&S Blades, Holme (235.3p) HAMPSHIRE 256.8p A R Beckerton, Tatham (229.5p) SUFFOLK 260.0p Adam Brown, Burton In Lonsdale (235.5p) TEXEL 285.1p RS&PG Warburton, Warrington (285.1p) ZWARTBLES 212.5p M&A Bigland, Allithwaite (212.5p)

Auctioneer’s Report: (Stephen Dennis): A show mainly comprising of Suffolk x Lambs

generally in the 42-43kg range and the Continental section short of the best quality.

Accordingly an overall average of 240pkg was an impressive result on a week when lamb

sales have been steady. Paul & Dorothy Roskell, Pilling topped the sale £117.50 with a 47kg

Texel x lamb whilst Mark Fawcett’s 1st consignment of Charollais x lambs sold to £114.

Suffolk x lambs from Barkers of Gunnerthwaite sold to £112.50.

**** DAIRY/ CALF/SHEEP WITH LAMBS PURCHASERS****

NOTE TO BUYERS

Please pre-register with the Auctioneers your intention to attend.

Strict Coronavirus protocols will be adhered to in the sale ring allowing two metre spacing between buyers.

“We aim to keep you safe.”

Wednesday Sale for Dairy Cattle, Calves & Sheep with Lambs

**** (All sales through the Top Ring) ****

NOTE: NEW SALE TIMES

10.30am Dairy Cattle (fortnightly)

11.00am Calves

12noon Sheep with Lambs

Tuesday 5th May

Feeding & Cast Cows & OTM Cattle

MAY SALE OF STORE CATTLE

Catalogues Available

Wednesday 6th May

SPECIAL SALE OF HOGGS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT

Tuesday 19th May

May Sale of Cows & Heifers with Calves at Foot & In-Calf Cattle

Monthly Sale of Farmers Stirks and Young Stores

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) SALES UPDATE

(as at April 27th 2020)

Following a review of current regulations by Defra, Auction Marts are

now permitted to hold sales of Breeding Stock.

As with sales of Prime and Store Stock these sales will also be subject

to the recently established protocols regarding public health and

social distancing.

VENDORS:

“drop and go” policy remains in place

Remain in vehicle and have necessary paperwork ready

to hand to auction staff at unloading

Any instructions regarding lotting, reserves, etc should

be given to the auction staff when unloading—in writing

PURCHASERS:

On arrival you must register at the entrance to the sale ring and

hand sanitize on entry and exit.

For breeding and store sales you are advised to register the day

before to avoid disappointment as sale ring capacity is limited.

During the sale you must strictly adhere to the 2metre social

distancing and remain at your station allocated at the ringside or

seated area

After the sale access to the office is restricted to a maximum of

two customers at any one time.

FARM TO FARM REF 4:

Pedigree Blonde Bull 4yo TB4. Settle area

Contact Will 07590 876849 or Stephen on 07713 075 661

REF 11:

Charolais Bull 18mo. Ready to use. TB4

Contact Will 07590 876849

REF 17: WANTED

30 In-calf Holstein Friesian Heifers – Due now onwards

Genuine sorts, must be cubicle trained. Contact Will: 07590 876849

REF 19: WANTED

20-30 AAx & Good Fri Stirks. Preferably Steers. 5-6m. Contact Will: 07590 876849

Ref 22:

26 Brb x Fri Stirks Approx. 12 Steers & 14 Heifers. 5-7m. TB1 HR. Leek Area. Contact Will: 07590 876849

REF 9:

Very genuine Suckler Herd comprising 17 Cont x & AA x cows with AA x

calves (Named Sires) & 6 AA x cows in calf to AA due Spring. Some

strong cows in nice order and shapely calves. Cubicle trained. Derby-

shire Area TB1 Contact Stephen 07713 075 661

Crop/Forage

REF 13: 30 Round Bales of dry silage suitable for sheep or cattle.

June grass. Tatham area. Contact Sheila Taylor 015242 62351

REF 5: Organic Haylage. Mewith area. Contact George on 07752

083996

REF 2: Conventional bales of hay in packs of 21. First & second

quality available. Fylde area. Delivery available. Contact Will 07590

876849

REF 3: Round bale silage. Fylde area. Delivery available.

Contact Will 07590 876849