Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 244.5p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 230.5p/kg                        av. 210.53p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 262.5p/kg                        av. 240.5p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 243.5p/kg                        av. 214.9p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1449, H Downs&Son (Limx) 1335,1314, CD&RF Kitching (Limx)1256, JM Townsend (Limx) 1235

p/kg: JM Townsend (Limx) 244.5, H Downs&Son (Limx) 230.5,222.5, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 219.5, CD&RF Kithcing (Limx) 216.5

Heifers

£ per head: H Downs&Son (BBx) 1408, 1309, JR Metcalfe (Blx) 1231, (Limx)1220

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 262.5,(Blx) 234.5, JM Townsend (Limx) 243.5,(BBx) 218.5, H Downs&Son (BBx) 220,220    

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                   102.82p/kg                           £784.13

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: J Caygill&Ptns (B&W) 784, EJ Fort (B&W) 764

p/kg: EJ Fort (B&W) 129.5, J Caygill&Ptns (B&W)  102.5

Overall Average                                   90.81p/kg             £603.10

Black & White                       to 129.5p/kg                        av. 83.52p/kg

Swed Red                              to 92.5p/kg                          av. 92.01p/kg

MRI                                         to 97.5p/kg                         

Limx                                       to 123.5p/kg                        av. 115.35p/kg

BBx                                         to 118.5p/kg

Dairy Shorthorn                   to 88.5p/kg                          av. 84.48p/kg

Blue Albionx                         to 87.5p/kg                          av. 85.54p/kg

BBx                                         to 118.5p/kg

Blondex                                 to 147.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head:  Church Farm Enterprises 816, KM&L Throup 804, A&J Carr&Son 796, CM&EM Gratton 724, M&R Smith 723

p/kg: Church Farm Enterprises 129.5, A&J Carr&Son 122.5, KM&L Throup 100.5, CM&EM Gratton 98.5, NA Bell 98.5.

Other Dairy

£ per head: N Parker (Swed Red) 698, C Watson (MRI) 677, G Parker (Swed Red) 673, IRG Collins (Sh) 531, 487

p/kg: C Watson (MRI) 97.5,N Parker (Swed Red) 92.5,91.5, IRG Collins & Ptns 88.5,80.5

Brit Blue:

£ per head: TB Moorhouse&Son 942, CH&OF Hammond 918,817

p/kg: TB Moorhouse&Son 134.5, CH&OF Hammond 118.5,

Lim:

£ per head: J Drinkall Ltd 957, CH&OF Hammond 849,717

p/kg:J Drinkall Ltd 123.5, CH&OF Hammond 122.5,115.5

Blondex

£ per head: KA&HL Fawcett 1261

p/kg: KA&HL Fawcett 147.5

Aberdeen Angus

£ per head: J Drinkall Ltd 975.25, 905.98; JR Carr 787.25; J&JA Preston & Son 627;

p/kg: J Drinkall Ltd 117.50; JR Carr 117.50; J Drinkall Ltd 108.50

MRI

£ per head: C Watson 677.6

p/kg: C Watson 97.50

MATURE BULL

B&W

£ per head: M&R Smith 835.63

p/kg: M&R Smith 87.50

A cracking trade today all round, best sorts were in very good demand, £100 breeched on several occasions for the smart end, whilst handy weighted nice sorts were 180p to 190p, a more commercial type around 170p. Heavy types up a gear on the week, smart sorts in the £90’s. Mule, Horned and Hill bred lambs were in plentiful number making up nearly a third of the entry, Mule lambs averaged 160p (+3p on the week) whilst a good horned lambs were also a shade dearer on the week, and lightweights maintaining recent trade.

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £71.19 per head or 169.92 p/kg               

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 225.7p/kg         av 140.55p/kg      or £47.61 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 280p/kg            av 173.3p/kg         or £71.37 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 228.3p/kg         av 168.58p/kg      or £80.46 per head

52.1kg and over   to 180.60p/kg       av 154.67p/kg      or £84.46 per head

Beltex average £82 per head or 204.67p/kg

£ per head: £112 AM&HV Brown; £105 Fox Farm; £102 Richard Lancaster; £100x3 PW Simpson; £100 Ellis Bros.

p/kg: 280p AM&HV Brown; 267.6p I&M Lancaster; 256.4p PW Simpson; 248.8p Richard Lancaster;

Suffolk average £75.39 per head or 165.91p/kg

£ per head: £85.5 RL Wright & Sons; £84.50 G Beresford & Sons; £84 P Leeming; £82.50 D Poulter; £82 G Beresford & Sons

p/kg: 183.3p DW&CJ Towler; 182.1p W Watson; 175.6p JR Taylor & Son; 174.4p W Watson; 174.4p G Bell

Texel average £74.40 per head or 172.79p/kg

£ per head: £99 W Watson; £97.50 JJ&D Cowking; £97.50 G Beresford & Son; £96, £95, £94 RH&MR Ireland;

p/kg: 232.1p G Beresford & Son; 220.9p RH&MR Ireland; 219.5p TA Robinson; 210.2p J Baines;

Mule average £68.7 per head or 160.53p/kg

£ per head: £73 R Emmott; £72.50 G&MA Lawn; £72 D Wood; £72 R&A White & Son; £72 J Drinkall Ltd

p/kg: 168.8p JA Throup; 167.1p JR Taylor & Son; 167.1p BS Simpson; 166.3p K Dickinson; 165.9p H Horsfield & Sons

Charollais average £75.7 per head or 173.97p/kg

£ per head: £82 R Emmott; £81.50x2 JG Senior; £81 NA Bell; £79.50 SM Russell & Son; £78.50 NA Bell

p/kg: 186.9p, 184.1p NA Bell; 182.2p R Emmott; 169.8p x2, 166.7px2 JG Senior; 166.7p JR Metcalfe

Lleyn average £69.84 per head or 162.43p/kg

£ per head: £70, £69.50 CD&RF Kitching;

p/kg: 162.8p, 161.6p CD&RF Kitching

SBF average £54.73 per head or 150p/kg

£ per head: £55.50, £54 JE Greenwood;

p/kg: 150p x2 JE Greenwood

Swaledale average £48.8 per head or 136.74p/kg

£ per head: £63.50 BS Simpson; £60 FG Throup; £59 R Tennant; £59 JE Cowperthwaite; £58 K Huck; £57.50 PL Metcalfe;

p/kg: 153.8p FG Throup; 151.3p R Tennant; 151.2p BS Simpson; 145.8p Jenny Throup; 143.8p JM&S Tennant

Cull Ewes average £56.08

Suffolk to £93.50, Texel to £139.50, BFL to £62.50, Mule to £60.50, Lleyn to £51.50, Swaledale to £48.50, Masham to £41.50, Cheviot  to £78.50, Beltex  to £75.50, Lonk  to £50.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £139.50 W Watson; £125.50 RH & MR Ireland;

Mule/Masham: £60.50 Edward Berry; £58.50 B&LN Dibb  

Horned: £50.50 TA Robinson; £48.50 C Nelson & Sons

Hill: £78.50 W Watson; £76 HB Atkinson;  

Cast Rams average £71.33

Texel to £

Rearing Calves to £370

B&W av £79 Cont av £298.2 Native av £180.8

Black and whites were certainly good to sell with a handy trade throughout the sale with Limousin’s also on the end of a better trade. Other continentals a touch easier in places although a strong calf from Jonny Moon of Wigglesworth went on to top the day at £370 for a sweet British Blue Bull. 

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £292) to £328 C&M Hall                        

Brit Blue x (Av £311) to £370 JR&MJ Moon                  

Aberdeen Angus (Av £211.5) to £260 JP&KE Hartley

Simmental x to £350 J&SA Lancaster                             

MRI to £188 J&SA Lancaster                                            

Black & White (Av £79) to £170 FA Holmes & Son                      

Heifer Calves                       

Brit Blue x (Av £259) to £355 J&SA Lancaster                              

Ab Angus (Av £154) to £205 C&M Hall                                                          

Black & White to £260 J&SA Lancaster                                                          

Prize Awards:      

Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st M Baul & Partners             2^nd Church Farm                3^rd GB Moorhouse

Newly Calven Cows:            1^st DE&MA Booth                    2^nd WR Ireland                   3^rd DL Leeming

Champion – M Baul & Partners        Reserve – DE&MA Booth

Newly Calven Heifers (14): av £1234 to £1600 M Baul & Partners

Newly Calven Cows (12): av £1040.8 to £1520 WR Ireland & Son

Heifer Calves (10): to £320 J&SA Lancaster

Produce

Mini Heston Barley Straw 16.50 per Bale

Mini Heston Hay £24 per bale

Heston Wheat Straw £17.50 Per bale

Quadrant Wheat Straw £20 per bale

200 Small Bale Hay £2 per bale