Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Leading buyer at the weekly cattle sale with 5 cattle was Alan Beecroft of Countrystyle Meats of Lancaster who secured 5 high quality cattle including both highest priced p/kg steer and heifer. Leading steer was a 535kg British Blue cross steer from Mesrs AA&E Critchley&Son of Hutton which made 258.5p whilst James Drake of Denholme sold the leading priced heifer at 255.5p. Top gross was a 595kg British Blue cross heifer from D&FJ Leeming of Ramsgill which sold to Keelham Farm Shop for £1508 or 253.5p.

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 258.5p/kg                        av. 247.35p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 238.5p/kg                        av. 228.11p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 247.5/kg

485kg+                                                   to 255.5p/kg                        av. 237.94p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: AA&E Critchley&Son (BBx) 1383, 1336, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1361,

p/kg:AA&E Critchley&Son (BBx) 258.5, 238.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 247.5, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 235.5

Heifers

£ per head: D&FJ Leeming (BBx) 1508, JA Drake (Limx) 1392, CD&RF Kitching (Charx) 1364, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1336

p/kg: JA Drake (Limx) 255.5, AA&E Critchley&Son (Blondex) 254.5, D&FJ Leeming  (BBx) 253.5, (Limx) 248.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 245.5               

A lighter show of cast cattle of mixed quality with the trend upwards again. Plenty of lean dairies forward which at the better end could make up to 119.5p.  Heavy Natives headed up by a 870kg Beef Shorthorn at £1092 or 125.5p from Fleets Farms and an 850kg Hereford from MJ&GC Dobson at £1084 or 127.5p.

Overall Average                                   114.07p/kg           £773.22

Black & White                       to 123.5 p/kg                       av. 108.76p/kg

Blondex                                 to 131.5p/kg                       

Limx                                       to 137.5p/kg                        av. 126.55p/kg

Beef Shorthorn                    to 125.5p/kg                        av. 120.04p/kg

Hefdx                                     to 131.5p/kg                        av.129.38p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: M&R Smith 914, 887, M Baul&Sons Ltd 891, MP Jennings (Dairy) 866, A&ED Booth 851, EJ Fort 839.

p/kg: M&R Smith 123.5, MP Jennings (Dairy) 119.5,119.5, EJ Fort 116.5, M Baul&Sons Ltd 116.5, HJ&KL Blackwell & Son 116.5

Contx:

£ per head: D&A Livestock (Limx) 848, GR&SM Wearmouth (Blondex) 835, Fleets Farms (Limx) 825,

p/kg: Fleets Farms (Limx) 137.5, GR&SM Wearmouth (Blondex) 131.5, D&A Livestock Ltd (Limx) 127.5,121.5,119.5

Native

£ per head: MJ&GC Dobson (Hefd) 1084, 986,  Fleets Farms (Beef Shorthorn) 1092,709.

p/kg: : MJ&GC Dobson (Hefd 131.5,127.5, Fleets Farms (Beef Shorthorn) 125.5,112.5,

3,280 SHEEP comprising 3,050 OLD SEASON LAMBS and 230 CAST SHEEP

Over 3,000 lambs today levelled at the best trade of the season so far with an average of 211p/kg or just over £90 per head. All classes were significantly dearer on the week. Lowland lambs saw a strong trade for both smart types and the heavies, top price of £126 to Paul Simpson, B by B, for a pen of 7 Beltex at 40kg, with others at £124 for a pen of 11, £120 three times, the run of 55 lambs averaging 300.7p or £119.46 a head. Ellis Bros had lambs to £121 or 288p, Andrew Phillips £120 twice, £119 £118 £117 twice, Hayley Baines £119 £118 £117, Ron Wartigg of Thurgoland at £119, £117, D&A Livestock Haverah Park £118. 122 pens of lambs today selling for 3 figure prices. The very best end of lambs were either side of 300p, next grade 250-285p. Nice ¾ bred sorts 230-250. Commercial export lambs 215-225.
Hill bred lambs were also dearer by some margin, nice mules were 204p to 210p regardless of weight. In the lump top of £110 from P&J Brown of Otley, £105 £103 and £101.50 from A&C Simpson, Hope Valley also £102 from Glen Bell, Dibbles Bridge and £100 from Gary Schofield, Buckden. Steve Dorey had a great run of Mule and Mashams to top £100, whilst the 700 Mule and Masham lambs in the total entry averaged £92.15.
Horned lambs sold to £98 from J Dibb, Old North Cote, £95 Will Wildman and £90 Gary Schofield, whilst per kilo Chris Crowther sold at £83 to £87 for 38kg and 39kg Lonks, or 215p to 220p. Just over 500 horned lambs in the entry today.
Cast sheep a nice show with plenty of power and a trade to match.

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £90.45 per head or 211.00p/kg

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 217.6p/kg         av 186.57p/kg      or £63.07 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 312.5p/kg         av 216.01p/kg      or £90.28 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 250p/kg            av 208.43p/kg      or £100.28 per head

52.1kg and over                  to 205.7p/kg         av 187.06p/kg      or £105.16 per head

Beltex average £115.80 per head or 283.08p/kg

£ per head: £125 £124 £120x3 £116.50 PW Simpson; £121 Ellis Bros; £120  RL&AR Philips; £119 £116 H Baines; £118 £117 JE Burrow; £116 M&B Allen; £115 WA VJ JA Towler;

p/kg: 312.5p 307.7p 302.6p 300.0p 298.7p 295.2p 269.5p PW Simpson; 290.2p 290.0p H Baines; 288.1p Ellis Bros;285.4p 281.0p JE Burrow; 282.5p D Asquith;   

Suffolk average £93.35 per head or 207.23p/kg

£ per head: £115, £108.5 S Dorey; £106.5 CR Brittain; £103.5 F Reeday & Son; £103x2 S Dorey; £103 CR Brittain;

p/kg: 216.3p CD&RF Kitching; 214p CR Brittain 213.6p AL Dean & Sons; 212.5p S Dorey; 210.3p C Crowther

Texel average £92.29 per head or 216.08p/kg

£ per head: £120 RL&AR Phillips; £119 £117 £116 R Wartig; £119, £118 £116 RL&AR Phillips; £118 D&A Livestock; £116.50 T&J Thornber; £116 J Dibb; £116 J&M Blakey;

p/kg: 294.9p K Marshall; 287.8p 279.1p 276.7p 276.2p 275.0p 274.0p RL&AR Phillips; 282.5p 278.0p K Marshall; 281.1p JE Burrow; 280p Ellis Bros;

Mule average £92.05 per head or 204.74p/kg

£ per head: £110 P&J Brown & Son; £105, £103 AC Simpson; £102 G Bell; £101.50 AC Simpson; £100 GJ&G Schofield; £99 A Butler; £99 M&B Allen; £99 J Pickles; £98.50 W Mason & Son;

p/kg: 210.3p J Dibb; 210.2p 210.2p, 209.5p 208.7p 208.1p S Dorey; 208.9p J Pickles; 208.9p 208.1p CD&RF Kitching; 208.0p JK Wilson;

Charollais average £88.7 per head or 209.24p/kg

£ per head: £113 AC Simpson; £109 TA Robinson; £99 CR Brittain; £91 JA&JM Wade & Son; £85 CR Brittain

p/kg:225p CR Brittain; 222.4p TA Robinson; 212.5p CR Brittain; 208.1p MJ&CR Ellison; 202.2p JA&JM Wade & Son

Masham average £95.55 per head or 207.29p/kg

£ per head: £100, £94.50 S Dorey; £85.50 TH Atkins

p/kg: 210p, 204.1p S Dorey; 203.6p TH Atkins

Swaledale average £58.55 per head or 170.89p/kg

£ per head: £85.50 BW Appleton; £76 GJ&G Schofield; £74 JW Stockdale & Son; £72 S Dorey; £71 D Charnley;

p/kg: 190p BW Appleton; 189.5p S Dorey; 186.8p D Charnley; 186.1p W Mason & Son; 181p GJ&G Schofield;

Dalesbred average £67.44 per head or 178.2p/kg

£ per head: £98 J Dibb; £90 GJ&G Schofield; £76 D Charnley; £64.50 JK Wilson; £58 J Dibb

p/kg: 179.2p JK Wilson; 179.2p D Charnley; 178.2p J Dibb; 176.5p GJ&G Schofield; 175.8p J Dibb

SBF average £60.55 per head or 174.25p/kg

£ per head: £95 W&M Bland; £74 JE Greenwood; £47.50 JE Greenwood;

p/kg: 206.5p W&M Bland; 180.5p, 163.8p JE Greenwood;

Cheviot average £83.35 per head or 209.15p/kg

£ per head: £101.50 AC Simpson; £77 TH Atkins

p/kg: 211.5p AC Simpson; 208.1p TH Atkins;

Lonk average £79.84 per head or 203.73p/kg

£ per head: £87, £84, £83.5, £83, £82 C Crowther; £77 S&P Scrivin; £76 TH Atkins; £74 S&P Scrivin; £71 TH Atkins

p/kg: 218.4p 215.8p, 215.4p, 215.4p, 214.1p 197.7p C Crowther; 197.4p, 194.7p S&P Scrivin;

Suffolk to £119.50, Texel to £115.50, BFL to £70, Mule to £83.50, SBF to £38.50, Swaledale to £45.50, Whitefaced to £63.50, Cheviot to £65.50, Beltex  to £78.50, Dalesbred to £55.50, Charollais to £89.50

Top prices:

Lowland: £119.50 £115.50 H Atkinson;

Mule/Masham: £83.50 M&C Ellison; £81.50 S&PE Bowker;  

Horned: £63.50 T Fitton; £55.50 D Charnley;

Hill: £70 RD Metcalfe; £65.50 J Caygill;  

Cast Rams average £77.05

Suffolk to £85.50, Texel to £87.50, Mule to £79.50, Beltex  to £66.50.

Rearing Calves to £410 (60)

B&W av £59.29 Cont av £344.81 Native av £218

A good healthy trade yet again in the calf ring. A plainer show of calves on offer today with show week coming along next week however the prices were strong. Wood Bros from Manchester brought the best consignment of calves with a brace of Limousin bulls which sold for £410 and £400 respectively with regular vendors Pickersgill Bros of Guiseley at £405 and £400. A lot of smaller Blue bulls on offer today however Johnny and Simon Moon of Wigglesworth still hit £400 with a strong blue bull and RL Wright & Son of Airton at £380 with their entry. C&M Hall Huddersfield, David Lawson, Otley and David Smith of Brimham Rocks all saw strong prices for their Aberdeen Angus bull calves with an average of £245 and topping at £300. 

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £399) to £410 Wood Bros                     

Brit Blue x (Av £337) to £400 JR&MJ Moon                                                  

Aberdeen Angus (Av £245.56) to £300 C&M Hall

Flekvieh (Av £175) to £175 x2 FD & SA Smith

MRI X (Av £190) to £190 N&SA Fort

Galloway (Av £150) to £150 AJ Lee

Black & White (Av £59.29) to £105 G Pickersgill & Sons                            

Heifer Calves                       

Simmental x (Av £260) to £260 M&R Smith                                                 

Ab Angus (Av £180) to £255 C&M Hall                                                          

Saler (Av £180) to £180 RL Wright & Sons

British Blue (Av £328.8) to £380 MP Jennings

Lim (Av £340) to £340 D Clarke

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st J Caygill & Partners         2^nd R&E Butterfield              3^rd J Caygill & Partners

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st A Lawson & Son              2^nd T&E Simpson                   3^rd T&E Simpson

Champion – J Caygill & Partners                       Reserve – A Lawson & Son

Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers (6): av £1831.67 to £2050 J Caygill & Partners

Newly Calven Heifers (2): av £1495 to £1750 DR Robinson

Newly Calven Cows (4): av £1717.50 to £1800 T&E Simpson

Jersey Heifer (1) to £1200 R&E Butterfield