DW & EA COTTAM DISPERSAL SALE

North West Auctions had the pleasure of conducting the herd dispersal on behalf of DW & EA Cottam, Hagg Farm.
The sale herd sold to £2950 for a fresh heifer giving 32 litres with other heifers selling to £2650 and £2600 x2. New calved cows sold to £2500 for a 2nd lactation giving 34 litres with others to £2400, £2350 and £2300. Mid lactation mixed age cows looking well sold with many £1650-£1800. The herd sold to average £1955.31.
We would like to thank Dennis and Liz once again for entrusting us to conduct their dispersal and wish them all the best with their future endeavours.

CHRISTMAS SHOW & SALE OF DAIRY CATTLE

Early Christmas Cheer at NWA J36 with a new sale centre record.
North West Auctions held it popular collective dairy sale which included the Christmas Prize Show, which was kindly judged by Mr D Graves, Carlisle.
The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize heifer from Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack who enjoyed a good day at the show, also winning the reserve rosette with the first prize cow. JG & BJ Escolme, Killington achieved a clean sweep on the in-calf class from their consignment of heifers due December/January to an Aberdeen Angus.
The sale peaked at £3500 on two occasions with this being a new centre record achieved firstly by Strickland Hill Farming, Witherslack selling the reserve champion Witherslack Supershot Joanne to JS & KM Wilson & Son, Heslington and later again for Witherslack Chase Jo being the show champion which sold to JA & DE Batty & Sons, Burneside.
In calf heifers sold to £2250 for the first prize heifer from JG & BJ Escolme, Killington due End of December to Aberdeen Angus selling to DW & K Shuttleworth, Gargrave, with others £2220 and £2000.
Sale statistics:
• Newly Calved Cows to £3500, average £2506
• Newly Calved Heifers to £3500, average £2282
• In calf Heifers to £2250, average £1865