FORTHCOMING SALE:
WEDNESDAY 12th AUGUST

9,218 STORE LAMBS & BREEDING SHEEP.

8824 STORE LAMBS – MAIN RING 10.00am.

394 BREEDING SHEEP – LINGFIELD RING 1.00pm

Full catalogue online.

Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Clean cattle met a strong trade in line with prices nationally and primestock buyer Mick Etherington once again was amongst the leading prices securing both top gross steer and heifer. The overall top price was £1546 or 255.5p/kg paid for a 605kg Limousin cross steer from CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield whilst Mr Etherington’s leading priced heifer was a 580kg Limousin cross heifer at £1488 or 256.5p/kg. Keelham Farm Shop of Skipton were buyers of the leading p/kg prices with a 580kg British Blue cross steer weighing 580kg at 263.5p/kg or £1528 from Jim Baines of Gisburn and a 540kg Limousin cross heifer at 258.5p/kg or £1395 from CD&RF Kitching. Leading buyers were Mick Etherington with 7, Keelham Farm Shop 4, Paul Ellison 3, and the remainder shared between Robertshaws Farm Shop, Thornton, Barkers Yorkshire Butchers, Skipton and J&E Medcalf of Halifax.

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 253.5p/kg                        av. 239.03p/kg

560kg                                                     263.5p/kg                             av. 244.98p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 240.5p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 258.5p/kg                        av. 236.82p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1546, (BBx) 1499, 1451, J Baines (BBx) 1528, SD Bennett (Limx) 1466

p/kg: J Baines (BBx) 263.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 258.5,254.5, (Limx) 255.5, SD Bennett (LImx) 248.5        

Heifers

£ per head: RT & J Critchley&Son (Limx) 1488,1420, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1458,1396,1343, DJ Bailey (Limx) 1441,1341,

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 258.5,246.5, RT&J Critchley&Son (Limx) 256.5,253.5,245.5, DJ Bailey (Limx) 255.5,248.5

Cull Cow Prices

A few more cast cows forward with a dairy dispersal in the market and a similar sharp trade. Best end of the dairies nudging 140p. An odd plain cow below 100p but everything else upward with the bulk of the dairies around 130p. A few more beef cows forward with a Blue cross cow at £1331 or 149.5p/kg and at the lighter end of the entry 165.5p/kg for Limousina and 160.5p/kg for Salers.

Overall Average                                   122.33p/kg                           £802.65

Black & White                      to 139.5p/kg                        av. 110.80p/kg

Dairy Short                           to 102.5p/kg

MRI                                         to 123.5p/kg

Limx                                       to 165.5p/kg

Blondex                                 to 159.5p/kg                        av. 155.74p/kg

BBx                                         to 149.5p/kg

Salerx                                     to 160.5p/kg                        av.145.38p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: AP Townsend 1130, A&CL Gray 1006, N&SA Fort 921, JG Hall&Son 892, PW&I Dakin 763

p/kg: AP Townsend 139.5, N&SA Fort 136.5,124.5, A&CL Gray 131.5, JG Hall&Son 126.5, IR&DE Wellock 117.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: IRG Collins&Ptns (Dairy Sh) 620

p/kg: : IRG Collins&Ptns (Dairy Sh)102.5

Contx

£ per head: CR&J Kippax (BBx) 1331, R Gill&Son (Contx) 1188,1000, S&NV Jowett (Saler) 1132, JN&J Rennard (Limx) 1018

p/kg: JN&J Rennard (Limx) 165.5, S&NV Jowett (Salerx) 160.5, R Gill&Son (Contx) 159.5,151.5,

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   112.5p/kg                             £1158.75

Char

£ per head: TE Walker 1159

p/kg: TE Walker 112.5

3,482 Prime Sheep comprising 3,056 Prime Lambs & 426 Cast Ewes, Rams & Hoggs

It’s not often that lambs go up in price in August, but that’s exactly what happened at Skipton today when a great show of 3056 head levelled at £92.99 per head or 224.2p/kg (+9p).
There were some tremendous prices achieved today, with three pens £140 plus, 8 pens in the £130’s, and 32 pens in the £120’s. Or per kilo 9 pens made 300p plus, and 79 pens made 250p to 295p.
N&AD Boynton, Ripon had a successful day with lambs topping at £146 (45kg) to Vivers Scotlamb, the same vendor also made £134 and £129 with a super average of 280p or £120 for the consignment.
JC Marshall from Dacre, Harrogate was next in line at £142 with 49kg lambs selling to Brayton Farmshop, and £138 to the same buyers, £136 to Kendalls Farm Butchers in Harrogate and Pateley Bridge with others at £134 and £129. The trailer load levelling at 277p or £133.
Malhamdale vendor Michael Hall from Scosthrop is renowned for presenting quality lambs and today was no different as he led the sale at at 341p or £140 per head when selling 41kg Beltex to Vivers Scotlamb. Others at £136.50 to Robertshaws Farmshop in Thornton.
Richard & Sadie Crabtree from Clifton, Otley with 48kg continentals at £139 to Hartshead Meat Co in Mossley, and the same combination seeing lambs at £129.50.
Others in the £130’s were WM Hall of Grassington with Charollais at £133 to Keelham Farmshop in Skipton, followed by Ben Townend, Laneshawbridge at £130 to Kendalls Farm Butchers.
Others over 300p plus were Brian Lund from Walshaw at 325p, then Fairplace Farm from Cowling at 319p, Ellis Bros Addingham 312p, SN&V Jowett, Queensbury 303p, PA&NS Tattersall from York 302p. All selling to Vivers Scotlamb.
The heavy lambs sold very well today, with the 46kg to 52kg bracket levelling at £109.29 or 230.5p , and the 52kg + up at £112.12.
Hill bred lambs saw Mashams to £94 from J Verity & Son of Middlesmoor in Nidderdale, and Mules to £102.50 from Fairplace Farm in Cowling. Other Mules at £96 from Wood End Farm and £95 from Woofa Bank. WM Hall of Grassington sold Dalesbreds at £87.50 purchased by Swaledale Foods in Skipton.

Ewes very similar to last week with little difference to trade. Big Mules a touch dearer selling up-to £88.50 with Mashams selling to £86.50. Grazing mules £52-£66 Meat Mules £74-£88. White faced ewes sold well once again with D&A Livestock getting top price of £133.50 for a Texel Ewe along with GT Booth achieving the same price for his Texel ewe. Heavy weight smart ewes sold from £120-£133, heavy crossbred ewes £115-£125 lighter lean meat ewes £90+ with plain ewes fit to graze around the £60 depending on shape and size. Odd pens making less but the majority of ewes selling to an active audience depending on shape and size. Zwartble ewes sold to £111.50. Swales a mixed show some plain ewes in the £20’s the majority of lean meat ewes around the £40 mark with some more meated ewes away to the late £50’s.

For more details on Prime & Cast Sheep trade ring either of our auctioneers, Ted Ogden 07855 958211 or Kyle Hawksworth on 07538 539077.

Prime Lambs – Overall Average £92.99 per head or 224.2p/kg              

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 217.6p/kg         av 197.1p/kg         or £68.53 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 341.5p/kg         av 223.5p/kg         or £94.45 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 289.8p/kg         av 230.5p/kg         or £109.29 per head

52.1kg and over   to 240.7p/kg         av 219.6p/kg         or £112.12 per head

Beltex average £104.74 per head or 254.6p/kg

£ per head: £146 £129 N&AD Boynton; £140 £136.80 JM Hall; £139 £129.50 RC Crabtree; £129 GA Hewitt; £128 Ellis Bros;

p/kg: 341.5p JM Hall; 325.6p BL&R Lund; 324.4p N&AD Boynton; 319.2p Fair Place; 312.5p Ellis Bros; 303.8p S&NV Jowett;

Texel average £93.76 per head or 224.5p/kg

£ per head: £142 £138 £136 £134 £129 JC Marshall; £134 N&AD Boynton; £130 JM Townsend; £129 WH Marsden;

p/kg: 292.7p F&R Fielden; 289.8p 283.3p 281.6p JC Marshall; 281.3p D&L Wain; 280.4p WH Marsden; 280.0p BL&R Lund;

Suffolk average £92.85 per head or 216.6p/kg

£ per head: £116.50 RJ&LM Wilkinson; £108.50 CR&K Kippax; £107 RA&M Earnshaw; £104.50 M&B Allen; £104 A&ED Booth;

p/kg: 248.8p M&B Allen; 237.8p RJ&LM Wilkinson; 226.0p CR&J Kippax; 222.7p RA&M Earnshaw; 221.6p D&GM Scott;

Charolais average £92.48 per head or 216.5p/kg

£ per head: £133 £107 £93.50 WM Hall; £93.50 £92.50 JR&DL Ogden; £89 KJ Marston;

p/kg: 271.4p 218.4p WM Hall; 222.5p KJ Marston; 221.8p FM Shepherd; 218.4p JE&CM Mawer;

Mule average £85.58 per head or 205.9p/kg

£ per head: £102.50 £90.50 Fair Place Farm; £96 TE Walker; £95 KM&L Throup; £90 RG&SL Paul; £90 FM Shepherd; £88 A&SL Throup;

p/kg: 219.5p RG&SL Paul; 218.1p 210.5p Fair Place Farm; 214.3p FM Shepherd; 207.1p J Verity; 205.1p KR Verity;  207.9p A&SL Throup;

Masham average £88 per head or 209.3p/kg

£ per head: £94 £88 £86.50 J Verity; £88 A&SL Throup;

p/kg: 213.6p 211.0p 200.0p J Verity; 204.7p A&SL Throup;

Blue du Maine average £91 per head or 222.0p/kg

£ per head: £91 TP&EA Clayton;

p/kg: 222.0p TP&EA Clayton;

Cull Ewes average £69.36

Suffolk to £124.50, Texel to £133.50, BFL to £109.50, Mule to £88.50, Bleu to £65.50, Swaledale to £57.50, Masham to £86.50, Zwart to £111.50, Cheviot to £77.50, Beltex to £133.50, Lonk to £70.50, Kerry Hill to £47.50.

Top prices:

Lowland:                £133.50                 GT Booth               £133.50                 D&A Livestock

Mule/Masham:     £88.50                   A&EM Ashby

Horned:                 £57.50                   Mrs S Foster

Hill:                         £109.50                 Mrs S Foster

Cast Rams average £74.50

Texel to £117.50, Swaledale to £43.50,

49 Rearing Calves to £465

Calves a serious trade today at Skipton, Blue Bulls even dearer than last week! A Total of 13 Blue Bulls sold all between £305-£465. The total avg came to £418. JF Longster sold a run of 5 Blue Bulls all 4 weeks old with 2 making £465 and 1 making £460! 2 Angus Bulls sold to £400 and £305. Black and Whites sold dearer on the week with an average of £106. A run of Black and Whites from H&M Dugdale sold from £90 to £138 and for AL Deans younger 20 day old calves selling from £85-£130. Blue Heifers sold away well to a wide audience of purchasers buying for both rearing for beef and rearing for replacements of breeding stock. Best Blue Heifers £360-£385 shade lesser £330-£360 and lesser shaped Blue Heifers again either side £270. Angus heifers again dear selling away tremendously well to heights of £325.

More calves required. Calves came from vendors from all over the North today with buyers coming from both Eastern and Western counties.

Please Call Kyle to discuss trade or if you have any enquires.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £290) to £290                           SG Midgley                                                           

Brit Blue x (Av £418) to £465                           JF Longster                                                          

Aberdeen Angus (Av £352) to £400 Hayton & Stocks

Shorthorn (Av £95) to £145                              IRG Collins                                           

Black & White (Av £106) to £165                    SG Midgley                           

Heifer Calves       

Aberdeen Angus (Av £245) to £325 Hayton & Stocks                                                                                                

British Blue (Av £298) to £385                         M&R Smith                                          

Limousin (Av £321) to £402                              Hayton & Stocks                                

62 Dairy: 14 Craven Dairy Auction, 37 Dispersal Cattle, 11 Maiden Heifers & 16 Lots of Straws of Semen

A great day in the dairy shippon here at Skipton today as we held one of our largest onsite dairy sales for some time. The sale started with regular consignors at the Craven Dairy Auction with prices peaking at £2100 with another cracking heifer from Sally Wellock of Oakworth, followed at £2080 by RW&M Walker of Laycock and another from Sally at £2040.
Then followed the dispersal of the Wharfedale Herd on behalf of JK Blackburn & Son. Trade peaked at £2280 for lot 39, Wharfedale Generate Poppy a fresh calved heifer, £2260 for lot 22 and £2220 for Lot 37. (Full report to follow)
A consignment of yearling heifers from MR&KM Hutchinson topped at £1050.

Next Dairy Sale – Monday 24th August to Inc Coloured Breeds Sale and Dispersal of the Cherryview Jersey herd and reduction of the Brymor Guernsey Herd. This sale will again include “live real time remote bidding” via the internet. For more details contact the Market office for more details.

Fortnightly Dairy

Pedigree Newly Calven Cow                             to £1780

Pedigree Newly Calved Heifers                        to £2100 av £1960

Commercial Newly Calved Heifers                  to £1950 av £1690

Incalf Heifers                                                        to £1000 av £940

Wharfedale Dispersal Cattle
Pedigree Newly Calven Cows                           to £2260                               JK Blackburn

Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers                        to £2280                               JK Blackburn

Pedigree Maiden Heifers                                   to £1050 av £910                MR&KM Hutchinson

Semen                                                                   to £32 per straw                  D Walker