Here is Year 8 student Johnathan doing some lead work in preparation for the North West Auctions Young Handlers 'Cattle Over Wintering' Competitors.
Good luck next week to all QKS entrants.
What do you do when the farmer's tractor is too big to get to the vaccine centre? Take the vaccines to the livestock auction of course!
It's part of a drive to improve access to vaccination services in rural areas.
Some day today on only our second year breeding mule gimmer lambs. We averaged £121 for 115 sold. £30 up on last year. I know trades strong but it’s a credit to everyone at Thrimby with that sort of improvement. Beer, steak and bed tonight. Good day in the office
Good morning from the howgills. Checking on the lambs. More store lambs heading to @NWAuctions this week before our grass stops growing this year. We have a short growing season so it makes sense to sell lambs ‘store’ so they can eat grass elsewhere and not ‘cake’.
270 Store lambs for tomorrow at @NWAuctions Hard lambs, will go on and thrive anywhere. Straight from the fell or Intakes. Had no extras, just the sort of lambs to bounce on good grass.
Good morning from the howgills. These lambs will be sold ‘store’ tomorrow @NWAuctions to farmers in areas with a longer growing season so they can stay outside on grass. Last year our lambs went to Devon.
💥From Peacocks and Pigmy Goats to Swiss Valais and Llamas 💥
🔸J36 REALY DOES HAVE IT ALL THIS SATURDAY!
⏰11am ~ Sale of POULTRY & WATERFOWL
See Catalogue :- https://t.co/cB7xFXxSZh
⏰Approx. 12noon ~ Sale of RARE & MINORITY BREEDS
See Catalogue :- https://t.co/QJMNIuoSQG
🔔 📣 NWA are pleased to introduce…. 🟥 @semexUK CALF SHOWS & SALES 🟥
Classes for Calves aged under 56 days and generously supported by SEMEX UK.
Summer Show & Sale of Calves
🟥 LANCASTER AUCTION 🟥
🗓 Friday 27th August
🟥 J36 RURAL AUCTION CENTRE 🟥
🗓 Thursday 19th August
Today at Lancaster: A strong trade and demand for beef cows on the market today, saw a @LimousinUK cow sell to 194.5p/kg from AT Rogerson, Chipping that grossed at an impressive £1556.
Today at Lancaster: Short keep cattle trade today was as strong as ever with more desperately needed to fulfil our busy ring of buyer’s orders. The market topped at a very impressive £1650 from for a @herefordmarket bullock from JM & AG Swarbrick.