Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Heifers

501-590kg                                             to 213.5p/kg        av 205.28p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

BBx Hfrs

£ per head: B Spensley Ltd 1136, 1117, R&KA Burley & Son 1183

p/kg: B Spensley Ltd 208.5, 192.5, R&KA Burley & Son 2017.5

Limx Hfrs

£ per head: B Spensley Ltd 1142

p/kg: B Spensley Ltd  213.5

Overall Average                                   110.33p/kg           £711.40

Black & White                       to 122.5p/kg                        av 106.84p/kg

Limx                                       to 141.5p/kg                        av 120p/kg

BBx                                         to 127.5p/kg                        av 117.51p/kg

Char                                        to 138.5p/kg

Dairy Shorthorn                   to 97.5p/kg                          av 90p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

Lim:

£ per head: M Ryder&Sons 908, DG Boothman 859, BS Simpson 856, T Craddock & Son 829

p/kg: BS Simpson 141.5,115.5, M Ryder&Son 135.5,117.5,T Craddock&Sons 126.5, DG Boothman 114.5

B&W:

£ per head: N Parker 1000, AN Bolland 970, J Caygill&Ptns 914, M Baul&Ptns 891, MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd 872

p/kg: AN Bolland 122.5,115.5 N Parker 120.5, MP Jennings (Dairy)Ltd 119.5, G Booth 114.5

Char:

£ per head: A Rogers 1323

p/kg: A Rogers 138.5

AA

£ per head: RG&SJ Paul 966, G&PS Fleetwood 848, G&MA Lawn 741

p/kg: G&PS Fleetwood 129.5, G&MA Lawn 122.5, RG&SJ Paul 118.5, ML Evans 114.5

Brit Blue:

£ per head: PH&SW Drake 765, G&PS Fleetwood 673

p/kg: PH&SW Drake 127.5, AJ Ogden 115.5

Mature Bulls                        

Overall Average                                   117.58p/kg           £1064.08

Lim

£ per head: R&KA Burley 1262

p/kg: R&KA Burley 133.5

AA

£ per head: N&J Thwaite 1233

p/kg: N&J Thwaite 124.5

Dairy Shorthorn

£ per head: JA&WA Young 698

p/kg: JA&WA Young 89.5

Spring Lambs  – Overall Average  £115.91 per head or 276.4p/kg

Texel average £113 per head or 286.58p/kg

£ per head: £143 J Farrington; £123 S&M Craven £120 CR&M Wilson

p/kg: 324.3p S Coar; 300p, 280p JD&V Towers

Suffolk average £114.17 per head or 266.02p/kg

£ per head: £127 JA Key, £117X2 S&M Craven

p/kg: 285.4p x2, 278p, 263.4p S&M Craven

Charollais average £120.15 per head or 274.26p/kg

£ per head: £134, £128 CW Marwood & Son; £129, £126, £125 JD&V Towers

p/kg: 305.1p S Coar; 300p, 280p JD&V Towers

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £87.25 per head or 201.3p/kg (SQQ 208.1p)                                                         

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 245.2p/kg         av 188.08p/kg      or £57.36 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 218.2p/kg         av 188.56p/kg      or £63.98 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 270.5p/kg         av 210.73p/kg      or £86.17 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 251.1p/kg         av 193.35p/kg      or £93.62 per head

52.1kg and over   to 204.4p/kg         av 181.61p/kg      or £98.97 per head

Beltex average £90.75 per head or 245.35p/kg

£ per head: £116, £110, £105.5, £100 H Atkinson; £77.50 H Baines

p/kg: 270.5p, 268.3p H Atkinson; 245.2p AM&HV Brown; 242.2p H Baines

Texel average £89.50 per head or 208.6p/kg

£ per head: £118, £112 H Atkinson; £110.50 JW Hall; £109.50 J Baines; £109 Lea &Son

p/kg: 260.5p, 251.1p H Atkinson; 243.9p Lea & Son; 242.9p P&J Brown & Son; 241.5p H Baines

Suffolk average £88.87 per head or 195.4p/kg

£ per head:£106 RL Handy; £99 H Downs; £94.50 C Wellock & Son; £94 MP Jennings

p/kg: 223.1p AM&HV Brown; 207p EE Watson; 206.9p Lea & Son; 200p GW Thackray

Charollais average £91.40 per head or 198.9p/kg

£ per head: £110 CW Marwood & Son; £98 £94 J Lord; £94 MP Jennings

p/kg: 210p Lea & Son; 200p J Lord

Lleyn average £86.83 per head or 163.69p/kg

£ per head: £90.50 West Berwick; £84 CD&RF Kitching; £83 West Berwick

p/kg: 210p, 206.3p CD&RF Kitching; 161.6p 138.3p West Berwick

Scotch Black Face average £83.45 per head or 209.52p/kg

£ per head: £89.50, £88, £87, £82 H Raw; £82 B Dibb

p/kg: 214.6p, 213.1p 212.2p 208.3p H Raw

Swaledale average £66.56 per head or 178.48p/kg

£ per head: £93.50, £79 C Nelson & Son; £79.50, £79 J Pickles

p/kg: 205.6p, 187.2 RG Church Ltd; 196.3p R&KA Burley; 192.5p J Dibb

Dalesbred average £62 per head or 171.17p/kg

£ per head: £68 B Dibb, £64, £53 JM Brown

p/kg: 182.9p JM Brown; 170p B Dibb

Lonk average £86.52 per head or 198.94p/kg

£ per head: £89.50 J Lord; £88 Lea & Son; £86.50 B Dibb

p/kg: 206p B Dibb; 197.2p J Drinkall; 194.6p J lord

Gritstone average £82.25 per head or 219.5p/kg

£ per head: £91 J Lord; £90 E Simspon; £89, £84 B Dibb; £78.50, £64.50 Lea & Son

p/kg: 219.5p E Simpson & Son; 215.4p, 211.9p B Dibb; 196.3p 195.5p Lea & Son

Cheviot average £91.81 per head or 210.25p/kg

£ per head: £98.5 Grain Farms Ltd; £97.50 SM Collinson; £97 E Simpson & Son; £97 B Dibb

p/kg: 231.3p 225p E Simpson; 221.4p GW Thackray

Cull Ewes average £77.81

Suffolk to £129.5, Texel to £146.5, Charollais to £113.5, BFL to £92.5, Mule to £93.5, Gritstone to £, Cheviot to £99.50, Lonk to £79.50, Lleyn to £105.50, Swaledale to £74.50, Dalesbred to £43.50, Beltex, 96.50, Scotch Black Face, 51.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £146.50, £142.50 DA Towell; £146.50 WH&MA Keighley;

Mule/Masham: £93.50 JE&ME Grange; £91.50 J Swales; £91.50 JR Carr

Horned: £79.50, £74.50, £71.50 AW E & N Wade; £70.50 P Addyman;

Hill: £99.50 Grain Farms; £83.50, £79.50 J Caygill & Partners;

1,370 Breeding Sheep

Another big show of sheep with lambs at foot sold well, around £2 to £5 per life dearer on the week. Young Sheep again provoked a vast amount of interest with bidders keen for shearlings with lambs, best Mules nicely over £200. A few pens of Mule hoggs with lambs sold from £204 to £208 per outfit with singles. Phillip Sowerby of Hawes, presented a lovely run of Beltex sheep with Dutch Texel Lambs selling up to £295 for Shearlings with Twins.
The older sheep were keenly sought with grass now in abundance and buyers keen to make good use of it.

Todays Principle Prices

Texel Ewes with twins                         to £172 av £159

Rearing Calves to £415 (30)

B&W av £58.30 Cont av £375

A small show with a majority of black and whites around today, good types got away well with the best easily nudging £100. The Whitaker family, Laneshawbridge had a smart run of young calves from £60 to £118 with all around 21 to 28 days.  A Top Quality Blue Bull from RL Wright & Son, Airton which peaked at £415 to Tom Watson, Ripon.

A Good Trade for all types and breeds of calf at next week’s calf show with a large number of buyers already commited

Bull Calves

Limousin x to £335

Brit Blue x to £415

Black & White (Av £118) to £58.30