Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 266.5p/kg        av. 223.63p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 229.5p/kg        av.226.54p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 247.5p/kg        av. 235.27p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 238.5p/kg        av. 219.97p/kg

Bulls

465-555kg                                             to 110.5p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 88.50p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: P Summers Ag Ltd (Limx) 1359,                 JA Drake (BBx) 1320,  CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1239, (Limx) 1252

p/kg: P Summers Ag Ltd (Limx) 266.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 229.5, JA Drake (BBx) 229.5,228.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 223.5

Heifers

£ per head: DA Wilcock&Son (Limx) 1204,1097,1064, R&M Towell (Limx) 1184, 1174, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1113,(BBx) 1102,

p/kg: DA Wilcock&Son (Limx) 247.5, 246.5,240.5, 238.5, JR Metcalfe (BBx) 239.5, (Char) 227.5,(Limx) 222.5,

Bulls

£ per head: A Fisher (Brit White) 591, 509

p/kg: A Fisher (Brit White) 110.5, 88.5         

Overall Average                                   103.64p/kg           £702.91

Black & White                       to 110.5p/kg                        av. 96.25p/kg

Simx                                       to 131.5p/kg                       

BBx                                         to 133.5p/kg

Blondex                                 to 129.5p/kg

Glebviehx                              to 136.5p/kg

AAx                                         to 134.5p/kg                        av. 121.28p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: GT Booth 846,770, ML&JE Kayley&Son 814, H Downs&Son 779, P&J Brown 777, PJ Bolland 770

p/kg: H Downs&Son 110.5,108.5, P&J Brown&Son 109.5,106.5 ML&JE Kayley &Son 108.5, GT Booth 108.5, PJ Bolland 108.5

Contx

£ per head: D Wells (BBx) 1055, DL Leeming Ltd (Simx) 993, TB Moorhouse&Son (Bl) 872, R Caton (Gelb) 799

p/kg: R Caton (Gelb) 136.5,D Wells (BBx) 133.5, DL Leeming Ltd (Simx) 131.5

AAx

£ per head: G&MA Lawn 1060, TM Harrison 942, R Caton 932

p/kg: TM Harrison 134.5, G&MA Lawn 128.5,  R caton 128.5.

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   90.5p/kg               £742.10

Shorthorn

£ per head: RW&M Walker 742

p/kg: RW&M Walker 90.5.

3,420 Prime Lambs

Top side of 3,000 lambs for the first time this season and a trade seeing an overall average of 203p/kg  (+7p/kg on the week). A very mixed bag of weights, commercial lambs weighing 40kg to 42kg seeing the best trade of 205p to 210p, smart lambs under 40’s got away well too, but commercial sorts under 40’s were 5p less. Good heavy lambs also found a good following, plenty at £2 or more. Top end prices saw Peter Houseman of Padside made 261p or £102 of 39kg Beltex. Ian Moorhouse of Dacre made 259p or £101 of 39kg Beltex. Vivers Scotlamb purchased both these pens.  Tim Robinson of Longridge made 248p or £92 of 37kg Beltex purchased by Andrew Atkinson. Other vendors with lambs above 230p/kg were PJ Bolland of Airton, S&P Scriven of Elslack, A Guy & Son of Elslack, E&M Townley & Son of Clapham, TA Robinson of Longridge and J&R Paisley of Ilkley. In the lump top price was £108 for 50kg Texels from A Guy & Son of Elslack purchased by Swaledale Foods, EB Webster of Cracoe made £107.50 for 55kg Suffolks  purchased by J&E Medcalf & Son. Other three figure prices came from TA Robinson of Longridge, GW Houseman & Ptrs of Padside, A Guy & Son of Elslack, SM Collinson of Clayton Le Dale, TB Moorhouse of Dacre, MJ Spensley of Elslack, Some good pens of hill bred lambs coming forward with Joe Throup of Draughton selling 45kg Mules to £86 each. Cast sheep once again a sharp trade with more customers operating ringside and plenty of competition, especially for medium ewes fresh weaned.

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average  £82.33 per head or 203.43p/kg         

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 187.50p/kg       av 184.49p/kg      or £57.50 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 194.3p/kg         av 183.77p/kg      or £63.35 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 261.5p/kg         av 204.09p/kg      or £82.50 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 226.1p/kg         av 204.09p/kg      or £93.60 per head

52.1kg and over   to 200p/kg            av 198.94p/kg      or £93.50 per head

Beltex average £89.75 per head or 219.8p/kg

£ per head: £104 £98 £92 TA Robinson; £102 GW Houseman; £101 TB Moorhouse; £92.50 M Crabtree; £92 K&C Hird;

p/kg: 261.5p GW Houseman; 259.0p TB Moorhouse; 248.6p 230.8p 226.1p TA Robinson; 225.6p G Huck & Son; 

Suffolk average £82.05 per head or 198.05p/kg

£ per head: £107 EB Webster; £97 D Robinson; £95x2 TH Mellin; £94.50 P Eggleston; £94 CD&RF Kitching; £94 BR&JM Jarvis

p/kg:218.6p BR&JM Jarvis; 215.4p MP Jennings; 211.9p A Guy & Son; 210.3p TH Mellin; 209.8p RG Church ltd; 

Texel average £82.45 per head or 204.2p/kg

£ per head: £108 £100 A Guy; £101 SM Collinson; £100 MJ Spensley; £99 T&C Robinson; £98 CR&J Kippax;

p/kg:235.0p PJ Bolland; 232.9p S&P Scrivin; 231.7p A Guy & Son; 231.6p E&M Townley; 231.6p Frankland Farms;

Mule average £73.44 per head or 189.2p/kg

£ per head: £86 JC&N Throup; £80 T&G McGarrell; £78.50 RG Church; £77.50 CR&J Kippax; £71.50 KM&L Throup;

p/kg: 193.2p x2 KM&L Throup; 191.5p RG Churxh; 191.1p JC&N Throup; 189.0p CR&J Kippax; 186.8p K&K Harker;

Charollais average £77.11 per head or 200.5p/kg

£ per head: £96 TB Moorhouse; £91 £84x3 £82 D&A Livestock; £83 GW Houseman; £82 P&J Bolland; £75 RN Thompson;

p/kg: 215.0p 207.5p GW Houseman; 210.3p PJ Bolland; 210p.x2 206.8p 205p 204.9p D&A Livestock; 200.0p TB Moorhouse;

Suffolk to £73.50, Texel to £113.50, BFL to £75.50, Mule to £73.50, Lleyn to £74.50, Swaledale to £55.50, Cheviot  to £70.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £113.50 T Smith; £98.50 A Parnaby; £93.50 M Crabtree

Mule/Masham: £73.50 KG Stapleton; £72.50 J Sugden; £68.50 D&J Coates

Horned: £55.50 KM&L Throup; £52.50 S Breare

Hill: £74.50 CD&RF Kitching; £70.50 GW Houseman & Partners  

Cast Rams average £68.25

Texel to £99.50 D Robinson; Suffolk to 71.50 G Bell; BFL to £73.50 J&K Harker; Beltex to £90.50 J&J Garnett

Rearing Calves to £480x2

B&W av £102.5 Cont av £390.7 Native av £255.83

Trade not quite as electric as last week but continentals and natives on the receiving end of a better trade. Top price of the year however was seen for the best Friesian bull on sale at £310 from R&M Spence, Sutton In Craven. British Blue bulls saw an elevated trade despite no barnstorming prices an average of £421 was seen for a show of good quality with Church Farm Enteprises, GT Booth, Wrights of Ayrton and Parker of Bentham all having bulls well above £400. Simmental took joint top at £480 from Hayton and Stocks with Blondes seeing a super trade averaging £363 for good quality items.

Natives hit the high life with bulls averaging £308 and topping at £345 from RM Spence again with Whittakers of Bolton Abbey topping the heifers at £270 with Angus heifer average at £230.

Church Farm Enterprises topped heifers at £410 helping the average to £345 with some suckler buyers forcing the trade.

NB: Good show of Calves expected next week with 20 top end genuine friesians on route along with usual good calves.     

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £385) to £385 GF Harker & Sons                         

Brit Blue x (Av £421) to £480 Church Farm Enteprrises                             

Black & White (Av £102.5) to £310 RM Spence           

Blonde (Av £363.3) to £375 N&R Sutcliffe                                                    

Ab Angus (Av £307.5) to £345 RM Spence

Simmental (Av £480) to £480 Hayton & Stocks                           

Heifer Calves                       

Simmental x (Av £460) to £460 Hayton & Stocks                        

Brit Blue x (Av £345.71) to £410 Church Farm Enterprises                       

Ab Angus (Av £230) to £270 PA Whittaker                                                  

Blonde (Av £370) to £370 S Parker