Forward:
87 Prime cattle comprising 22 Cattle (under 30 mos) incl 6 Young Bulls, 8 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 57 Cast Cattle.
4,888 Prime Sheep comprising 4,250 Prime Lambs, 638 Cast Ewes & Rams.
92 Rearing Calves.
31 Dairy Cattle.
72 Swaledale Rams.
Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)
Steers
465-555kg to 236.5p/kg av.212.95p/kg
560kg+ to 230.5p/kg av. 227.11p/kg
Heifers
400-480kg to 149.5p/kg
485kg+ to 239.5p/kg av.189.73p/kg
Bulls
465-555kg to 160.5p/kg av.152.93p/kg
560kg+ to 169.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
Steers
£ per head: JA Drake (BBx) 1342,1313, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1319,(Limx) 1290, JR Metcalfe (BBx) 1218
p/kg: JA Drake (BBx) 236.5, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 236.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 230.5, JA Drake (BBx) 227.5
Heifers
£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Blondex) 1269, (Limx) 1269, JR Metcalfe (Char) 1239, JA Drake (Limx) 1210,1176
p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (Blondex) 239.5, (Limx) 239.5, JA Drake (Limx) 237.5,230.5,
Bulls
£ per head: Calvert Bros (BBx) 1042, (AAx) 843,816,807
p/kg: Calvert Bros (BBx) 169.5, (AAx) 160.5,155.5, 151.5
Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)
Overall Average 121.05p/kg £724.99
Top Prices £ per head or p/kg
£ per head: D Jeffrey (AAx Str) 1186,858, P Shackleton (AA Hfr) 980, E Coultherd (B&W Hfr) 724
p/kg: D Jeffrey (AAx Str) 162.5, 150.5, P Shackleton (AA Hfr) 148.5, LN&JE Roe (AAx) 114.5
The surge in numbers of lean worn dairy cows continued with uneconomic cattle cleared before winter. 70% of cattle available were dairy and with feeding buyers concentrating on young cows, older, lean cows were harder to place. Meat was slightly easier on the week and yet assured beef cross cows remained good to sell if carrying finish to 134.5p or £955.
Overall Average 76.99p/kg £484.03
Black & White to 97.50p/kg av. 70.65p/kg
Limx to 114.5p/kg av. 82.59p/kg
BBx to 123.5p/kg av. 106.68p/kg
Blondex to 134.5p/kg av. 123.68p/kg
AAx to 95.50p/kg av.90.28p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)
B&W:
£ per head: KM&L Throup 778, 628, RL Wright&Son 631, A&M Beecroft 624, E Coulthard 602
p/kg: A&M Beecroft 97.5, JSS Verity 95.5, KM7L Throup 90.5,88.5, E Coultherd 90.5,
Brit Blue:
£ per head: K&J Marshall 865, N Garth 591,
p/kg: K&J Marshall 123.5, TB Moorhouse&Son 99.5,
Lim:
£ per head: WF Naylor 704, P.Leeming 530
p/kg: WF Naylor 114.5,
Blondex
£ per head: K&J Marshall 955, 857
p/kg: K&J Marshall 134.5, 113.5
AAx
£ per head: TM Harrison 735, JR Birkhead Farms Ltd 694,
p/kg: TM Harrison 95.5,91.5, LN&JE Roe 90.5
MATURE BULL
Overall Average 114.5p/kg £1219.43
Lim
£ per head: WF Naylor 1219
p/kg: WF Naylor 114.5
4,888 Prime Sheep (comprising 4,250 Prime Lambs, 638 Cast Ewes & Rams)
A larger showing of prime sheep today were a mixed trade. Best meated sorts were keenly contested all sale long, 210p to 230p for smarter Beltex types and either side of £2 for the nice Beltex types. Other Continental lambs were also around £2 for the better stuff, 180p for the good meat and 160-175p for a commercial type depending on weight. Heavy lambs were a similar trade with plenty of customers looking for meat and weight. Leaner lambs generally less per kilo although a few getting bought as stores out of the bottom end.
Hill bred lambs were forward in much larger numbers than recently and saw Mules generally £2 per head sharper on the week, the best end topping 170p at stages in the day. Some good meat horned lambs also in the 160p region, lesser ones 135 – 145p, a good average for Horned lambs of 146.5p was recorded.
Although the average shows a slight fall on the week, in truth for the quality of the show sheep were slightly dearer, and a quick look through AHDB website would show it to be a good result on the day both locally and nationally for such a big show of lambs.
Prime Lambs – Overall Average £74.04 per head or 169.42p/kg
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 179.4p/kg av 151.7p/kg or £51.60 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 236.8p/kg av 170.8p/kg or £72.61 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 229.8p/kg av 167.4p/kg or £79.53 per head
52.1kg and over to 172.2p/kg av 159.7p/kg or £81.82 per head
Beltex average £80.76 per head or 192.66p/kg
£ per head: £106, £100 JR&PH Hodgson; £99 Stocks Enterprises; £98 E&M Townley; £96 FW&JM Eddington;
p/kg: 236.8p E&M Townley & Son; 223.1p T Blackwell; 222.7p E&M Townley & Son; 220.8p JR&PH Hodgson
Suffolk average £72.51 per head or 164.94p/kg
£ per head: £98 RA&M Earnshaw; £89.50 A&M Beecroft; £88 RG Church Ltd; £84 GW Houseman & Partners; £83 JA Throup
p/kg:179.5p W Stapleton & Sons; 175p T Charnley; 174.4p JA&JH Hewetson; 171.3p WA Tomlinson; 171.3p M&B Allen
Texel average £75.38 per head or 171.38p/kg
£ per head: £108, £106 G Sunderland; £98 T Walmsley; £97 DJ Halliday; £95, £93 P Sedgwick; £93 GW Houseman & Partners;
p/kg: 229.8p G Sunderland; 217.8p T Walmsley; 212p G Sunderland; 206.7p GW Houseman & Partners; 204.7p WC Logan;
Mule average £70.86 per head or 163.39p/kg
£ per head: £92 R Sexton; £78 JH Throup; £77 JC&N Throup; £76.50 P Addyman & Son; £76.50 Ashfield Farms; £76 JR Smith
p/kg: 171.4p Ashfield Farms; 170.9p, 169.8p, 168.2p Ellis Bros; 167.8p Ashfield Farms; 166.7p G&MA Lawn;
Charollais average £75.55 per head or 172.42p/kg
£ per head: £85.50 TJH Proctor; £80.50 MJ Liddle; £78.50 DJ Halliday; £75.50 P Crabtree & Son; £75 JA&JH Hewetson;
p/kg:203.6p P Crabtree & Son; 178.4p DJ Halliday; 174.4p JA&JH Hewetson; 171p TJH Proctor; 164.3p MJ Liddle;
Lleyn average £71.39 per head or 164.88p/kg
£ per head: £76 CD&RF Kitching; £73.50 DC Wood; £73, £72 RG&SJ Paul; £72 CD&RF Kitching; £71.50 RG&SJ Paul
p/kg: 167.4p RG&SJ Paul; 167.4p CD&RF Kitching; 167p DC Wood; 166.3p RG&SJ Paul; 166.3p CD&RF Kitching;
Swaledale average £52.52 per head or 146.5p/kg
£ per head: £73x2 M&R Smith; £65.50 K Lister & Sons; £65 M&R Smith; £60 JA&JH Hewetson; £49 A&N Fothergill
p/kg: 166.7p, 162.2p, 158.7p M&R Smith; 157.9p x2 JA&JH Hewetson; 145.6p, 142.6p K Lister & Sons
Suffolk to £94.50, Texel to £89.50, BFL to £82.50, Mule to £67.50, Lleyn to £74.50, Swaledale to £54.50, Zwartable to £65.50, Gritstone to £41.50, Cheviot to £65.50, Beltex to £52.50, Lonk to £56.50.
Top prices:
Lowland: £94.50 P Johnson; £89.50 MP Jennings; £87.50 J Sugden;
Mule/Masham: £67.50 AE Schindler; £64.50 D&J Coates;
Horned: £56.50 J Cheetham; £54.50 JR Smith;
Hill: £74.50 RW&B Chapman; £65.50 JC Crabtree & Son;
Cast Rams average £75.28
Texel to £97.50 DW Sunderland; BFL to £82.50 CD&RF Kitching;
Rearing Calves to £360 (92)
B&W av £53.25 Cont av £282.12 Native av £158.75
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £277.14) to £330 RD Metcalfe & Son
Brit Blue x (Av £301.86) to £360x3 Church Farm Enterprises
MRI to £270 C Watson
Ab Angus (Av £168.75) to £175 DA&S Fort
Black & White (Av £53.25) to £225 DL DM & J Heron
Heifer Calves
Limousin x (Av £204) to £250 AL Dean & Son
Brit Blue x (Av £251.15) to £360 Church Farm Enterprises
Ab Angus (Av £130) to £210 RM Spence
Saler to £160 RL Wright & Son
Craven Dairy Auction (31 head)
Brian Moorhouse of Bell Busk took the Dairy Championship today at the Early October Sale with his Pedigree Heifer calved 14 days and giving 30kg went on to sell for the sale high of £1950 to the Jeanes Family of Sutton In Craven. The reserve champion on the day came from the Calvert Bros of Crathorne with a sweet 40 litre heifer selling to £1680 to the Judge Brain Blezard of Ribchester.
The 3rd Place heifer from Robin Jennings of South Stainley also found the bidding for his heifer in a higher gear today. The Homebred Stainbank heifer was giving 35kg and went on to sell for £1820 to Wick Williams. The cow class was won by Ian Parkinson in Barden with a 3rd calver that had been calved 12 days and giving 30kgs sold for a healthy £1520 again to Wick Williams.
The last draw of heifers from the Oxenclose herd was seen through the ring today with Brian and Sue Barningham of I Olivers &Partners with their Incalf Heifers topping at £1400 and all incalf heifers averaging £1096.7
Judge – Brian Blezard
Prize Awards: Newly Calven Heifers: 1st GB Moorhouse & Son 2nd Calvert Bros; 3rd GB Jennings
Newly Calven Cows: 1st MD Parkinson
In-Calf Heifers: 1st, 2nd & 3rd I Olivers & Partners
Champion – GB Moorhouse Reserve – Calvert Bros
Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers : av £1470 to £1950 GB Moorhouse
Newly Calven Heifers: av £1130 to £1440 RG Johnson & Son
Newly Calven Cows: to £1520 MD Parkinson & Son
Incalf Heifers: av £1110 to £1400 I Olivers & Partners