Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 242.5p/kg        av. 207.78p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 236.5p/kg        av. 226.16p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: SD Bennett (Limx) 1237, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1207, (Limx) 1108, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1038

p/kg: SD Bennett (Limx) 242.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 219.5, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 203.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 201.5

Heifers

£ per head:JR Metcalfe (Limx) 2000, SD Bennett (Limx) 1090, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1024, SD Bennett (Limx) 1001

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 236.5, SD Bennett (Limx) 234.5, 222.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 222.5, JR Metcalfe (Simx) 214.5

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   129.5p/kg             £757.58

£ per head: RD Metcalfe&Son (B&W) 758

p/kg: RD Metcalfe & Son (B&W) 129.5

Black & White                       to 113.5p/kg                        av. 100.40p/kg

Jersey                                     to 102.5p/kg                        av.85.59p/kg

Mont                                      to 98.5 p/kg

Dairy Sh                                 to 94.5p/kg                         

Limx                                       to 124.5 p/kg                       av. 118.23p/kg

BBx                                         to 104.5p/kg

Simx                                       to 117.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: G Abbott&Sons 914, JD Taylor&Son 841,841, PJ Bolland 840, MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd 836, JN&J Rennard 834

p/kg: JN&J Rennard 113.5, PJ Bolland 113.5, I Wright 111.5,109.5,  ML&JE Kayley&Son 109.5, G Abbott7Sons 109.5, RD Metcalfe&Sons 108.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: P Pogson (Jer) 656, K Berry&Son (Dairy Sh) 558, I Barrett&Son (Mont) 542

p/kg: P Pogson (Jer) 102.5, I Barrett&Son (Mont) 98.5, K Berry&Son (Dairy Sh) 94.5

Brit Blue:

£ per head: I Barrett&Son 575

p/kg: I Barrett&Son 104.5

Lim:

£ per head: I Barrett&Son 722,714

p/kg: I Barrett&Son 124.5, 112.5

Aberdeen Angus

£ per head: J&JA Preston 1024

p/kg: J&JA Preston 136.5

SimX

£ per head: S Pepper 846

p/kg: S Pepper 117.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   87.5p/kg               £1072

Char

£ per head: H&M Plews 1072

p/kg: H&M Plews 87.5

Spring Lambs  – Overall Average  £75.35 per head or 184.3p/kg           

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 181.3p/kg         av 156.3p/kg         or £45.33 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 210.0p/kg         av 177.0p/kg         or £60.00 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 234.9p/kg         av 184.5p/kg         or £74.72 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 237.5p/kg         av 186.0p/kg         or £88.89 per head

52.1kg and over   to 196.4p/kg         av 180.9p/kg         or £97.25 per head

Beltex average £78.45 per head or 191.5p/kg

£ per head: £90 TA Robinson; £73.50 K&C Hird;

p/kg: 209.3p TA Robinson; 179.3p K&C Hird;

Suffolk average £75.76 per head or 182.8p/kg

£ per head: £95 £88 F Reeday; £95 £88 ML Evans; £93 M&B Allen; £88.50 GH&G Emmott; £88 J&F Nutter;

p/kg: 202.1p 195.6p ML Evans; 197.7p 193.9p F Reeday; 194.7p FM Shepherd; 193.8p M&B Allen;

Texel average £75.42 per head or 185.8p/kg

£ per head: £114 Frankland Farms; £110 T Boothman; £106 J Turner; £101 DG Boothman; £99 GH&G Emmott;

p/kg: 237.5p 228.2p Frankland Farms; 234.9p DG Boothman; 234.2p G&SE Parker; 230.2p  RD Capstick;

Charollais average £79.30 per head or 182.4p/kg

£ per head: £98 £90 £86.50 J Turner; £90 WM Hall; £83 T Boothman; £82 GH&G Emmott;

p/kg: 204.5p  WM Hall; 188.5p 186.0p 184.0p 180.0p J Turner; 179.5p GH&G Emmott;

Mule average £53.36 per head or 160.1p/kg

£ per head: £70 CD&RF Kitching; £55.50 J Caton; £48 N Caton;

p/kg: 170.7p CD&RF Kitching; 168.2p J Caton; 160.0p N Caton;

Rouge average £74.98 per head or 175.6p/kg

£ per head: £90 £80 £79 £73x2 JA&JM Wade;

p/kg: 191.5p 188.1p 178.0p  173.9p JA&JM Wade;  

Hoggs  – Overall Average  £ per head or 144.2p/kg   

£ per head: £81 £71 S Bolton & Son; £81 H&M Dugdale; £75 W Watson; £70 JE&ME Grange;

p/kg:157.9p 156.4px3 H Atkinson; 153.7p 150.0px2 JA Drake;

Suffolk to £80.50, Texel to £113.50, Mule to £71.50, Lleyn to £49.50, Swaledale to £49.50, Masham to £63.50, Dalesbred to £45.50

Top prices:

Lowland: £113.50, £99.50 RH&MR Ireland; £89.50 W Watson;

Mule/Masham: £71.50 C&SB Whitelock; £64.50 S Spensley

Horned: £49.50 FG Throup; £45.50 AR Barker

Hill: £49.50 H&M Dugdale & Son 

Cast Rams average £87.90

Texel to £125.50 W Watson; Suffolk to £90.50 D Calvert & Son

436 Breeding Sheep comprising 137 Sheep with 259 lambs at foot, 34 Charollais Females and 6 Rams

Today’s sale included a dispersal of Charollais and Mule Sheep on behalf of The Sedgwick Family from Bough Gap, Trawden following the untimely passing of Peter who along with Joan had been longstanding Charollais Sheep breeders and enthusiasts.

The sheep, although coming from a high hill farm on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, were shown in decent fettle and were good sound sorts. The ring was packed to the rafters with friends and fellow breeders all looking to purchase stock. The Charollais’s all found new homes at what were seen to be reasonable prices, whilst the commercial sheep sold in front of recent trade, which would reflect the genuine nature of these sheep.

Rearing Calves to £480 (75)

B&W av £120.36 Cont av £356.85 Native av £247.38

Church Farm Enterprises took the top honours at Skipton Auction for the Summer Calf Show with his British Blue Bull reaching £480. Michael Heron of Bramhope took the reserve champion place with a superb Aberdeen Angus heifer which went on to sell for £330.

Black and whites saw a stiff trade right through the sale with Paul Bolland of Airton taking the highest price at £230 with John Wright of Kirk Syke not far behind at £215 such a trade saw the black whites on offer reach £120.36 average, with 10 over £100. 

In the native section it wasn’t just Michael Heron having a strong trade with Hartley’s Bolton Abbey  reaching £325 with a Bull Calf and Marshalls at £305, with plenty of heifers in the mid £200’s from Hartley’s and Chris Harrison of Elslack.

Continentals were hard fought over with the average for all at £356.8 and with 15 over £400. Fred Houseman of Church Farm Enterprises had the pick of the calves with his 9 continentals averaging £428. John Calvert of West Marton brought 5 well reared calves to reach either side of £400 and topping at £415 twice for his month old consignments.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £320) to £370 JC Marshall & Son                         

Brit Blue x (Av £375.35) to £480 Church Farm Enteprises                                                                                                        

Ab Angus (Av £292.14) to £325 JP&KE Hartley                            

Black & White (Av £120.36) to £230 PJ Bolland                           

Heifer Calves                       

Limousin x (Av £300) to £300 S&PE Bowker & Sons                   

Hereford x to £290 RM Spence

Brit Blue x (Av £345) to £430 Church Farm Enterprises                             

Ab Angus (Av £219.55) to £330 DL DM & J Heron                                                      

Saler (Av £203.5) to £265 RL Wright & Sons