Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

A good lineup of retail customers looking for increased supply with the build up to Christmas saw Keelham Farm Shop account for the two leading prices both heifers. First was a homebred British Blue heifer from Mesrs S&P Scriven of Elslack whose 605 kg beast sold at 245.5p/kg or £1485. Second highest gross was a 600kg Limousin cross heifer from SD Bennett of Silsden Moor snapped up by the retailer with shops in Skipton and Thornton, which made 245.5p/kg or £1473. Keelham were also amongst the highest priced p/kg sale with a Limousin cross heifer from Mesrs CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield  weighing 495kg and making 270.5p/kg or £1339. George Cropper whose retail shop is in Baxenden also bought a 520kg British Blue Heifer cross heifer for 270.5p/kg from JA Darke of Denholme. More clean cattle are required. Top priced steer was a 555kg Limousin cross steer from Mesrs AA&E Critchley&Son of Hutton which sold to Countrystyle Butchers of Lancaster for 259.5p/kg or £1440.

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 259.5p/kg                        av. 252.61p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 246.5p/kg                        av. 232.44p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 261.5p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 270.5p/kg                        av. 242.26p/kg

Bulls

465-555kg                                             to 154.5p/kg                        av. 149.63p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 1440, JA Drake (Limx) 1412, TW Coperthwaite (Limx) 1393, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1303

p/kg: AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 259.5,  JA Drake (Limx) 254.5,  TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 246.5,  CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 243.5

Heifers  

£ per head: S&P Scriven (BBx) 1485, SD Bennett (BBx) 1473, JA Drake (BBx) 1407,  AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 1401, TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 1385

p/kg: JA Drake (Limx) 270.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 270.5, AA&E Crichley&Son (Limx) 269.5, JR Metcalfe (BBx) 261.5, TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 256.5

Bulls

£ per head: GJ&G Schofield (B&W) 935, (Mont) 831, 

p/kg: GJ&G Schofield (B&W) 154.5, (Montx) 144.5

Cast cattle a shade dearer on the week but a slightly better selection of dairies carrying meat available. Good beef crosses in short supply with the exception of 3 young cows which made 179.5p+. The remainder of the beef crosses sold well to feeding buyers  a pen of Highlands (with horns) got away well to 77.5p/kg.

Overall Average                                   105.71p/kg           £703.72

Black & White                       to 118.5p/kg                        av. 102.31 p/kg

MRI                                         to 92.5p/kg                         

Limx                                       to 189.5p/kg                        av. 165.33p/kg

Piemontese                          to 127.5p/kg

Stabilser                                                to 125.5p/kg

Saler                                       to 124.5p/kg                        av. 122.07p/kg

AAx                                         to 179.5p/kg                        av.144.51p/kg

Highland                                to 77.5p/kg                          av. 69.87p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: J Caygill&Ptns 914,892,878,869,857,797, G Abbott&Sons 871, M Mosley 849,829, WA&A Booth 823, GB Moorhouse 813

p/kg: G Abbott&Sons 118.5, N&SA Fort 117.5,115.5, J Caygill&Ptns 115.5, 112.5, GB Moorhouse 114.5, M Mosley 112.5,110.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: N&R Sutcliffe (MRI) 578

p/kg: N&R Sutcliffe (MRI) 92.5

Lim:

£ per head: JT Robinson 1279,1125, PL Metcalfe 754

p/kg: JT Robinson 189.5, 181.5, PL Metcalfe 122.5,

Other Contx

£ per head: Beeston Hall Farms (Saler) 834, 759, R&K Gemmell (Pie) 752, Coverhead Farms (Stab) 828

p/kg: R&K Gemmell (Pie) 127.5, Coverhead Farms (Stab) 125.5, Beeston Hall Farms (Saler) 124.5,119.5,

Native

£ per head: A Guy&Son (AAx) 933, A Thompson Farms (AAx) 591, Coverhead Farms (High) 434,426,341,331

p/kg: A Guy&Son (AAx) 179.5, A Thompson Farms (AAx) 110.5, Coverhead Farms (High) 77.5, 77.5,67.5,66.5,64.5.

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   97.08p/kg             £834.90

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: R.Wood (Blonde) 1224, CJ&DD Drake (B&W) 446

p/kg: R Wood (Blonde) 115.5, CJ&DD Drake (B&W) 67.5

Prime Sheep

Trade was very similar to last week for the nice sorts, whilst the handy weighted lambs and lightweights were a shade dearer. Not as many best end lambs about, with last week being show day, but still some fair runs to note. James and Jennifer Garth from Keasden topped the sale at £115 with a smart 46kg Beltex selling to Vivers Scotlamb. Anthony Hewetson, with son Albert, from Bank Newton sold a great run of lambs, with four pens selling at £114, £113 and £111 twice all to Vivers Scotlamb. Ralph Crabtree from Low Snowden sold lambs to £108, as did Anthony Thompson of Foulridge, in at £105 was Martyn Jennings of Cowling and £104 saw a pen from Mike Allen of Staithes who had a further pen at £103. Completing the lineup of three figure prices were Frankland Farms of Rathmell  at £101, Jim Scrivin of Elslack and Duncan Halliday from Sowerby Bridge both sold lambs at £100.
Best end Beltex were 220p to 250p, with next grade from 200p to 220p. A ¾ Texel nice bred lambs at handy weights (38-44kg) sold well all day with better sorts 190p to 200p, and commercial types generally 175p to 180p. Heavy Lowland lambs (48kg-53kg) were generally 170p to 180p for the smarter end, odd pens of butchers lambs over this, whilst a commercial heavy lambs was in the 160’s. A Mule wether lamb sold to prices for better end in the mid 160’s, good Mashams into the 170’s, and better horned wethers in the 150’s.
A lighter show of ewes were generally plainer too, but maintained last weeks trade.

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average  £76.01 per head or 174.78p/kg         

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 208.6p/kg         av 157.66p/kg      or £53.06 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 251.1p/kg         av 179.47p/kg      or £75.54 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 250.0p/kg         av 167.02p/kg      or £80.16 per head

52.1kg and over                  to 187.5p/kg         av 156.77p/kg      or £85.14 per head

Beltex average £85.21 per head or 201.7p/kg

£ per head: £115 James Garth & Son; £114 £113 JA&JH Hewetson;

p/kg: 251.1p 247.8p JA&JH Hewetson; 250.0p James Garth & Son;

Suffolk average £77.13 per head or 167.6p/kg

£ per head: £97 AL Thompson; £94 £90 MJ Spensley; £86.50 S Dorey; £85 S Spensley; £85 TH&A Pickard; £84.50 JA&JM Wade;

p/kg: 197.7p TH&A Pickard; 188.1p D&A Livestock; 186.0p AL Dean; 182.2p RA&M Earnshaw; 180.9p S Spensley; 179.1p Ashfield Fms;

Texel average £76.33 per head or 173.4p/kg

£ per head: £105 MP Jennings; £99 S Spensley; £97 James Garth & Son; £96 MJ Spensley; £96 J Pighills; £95 J Wilson; £95 TR Thwaite;

p/kg: 220.0p 204.4p D&A Livestock; 216.7 210.2p 206.3p RH&MR Ireland; 208.9 MP Jennings; 200.0p TH&A Pickard;

Mule average £69.34 per head or 158.2p/kg

£ per head: £80 P Addyman; £76 £75 JC&N Throup; £75 JM&S Tennant; £75 T&C Robinson; £75 S Dorey; £75 RM Crabtree;

p/kg: 166.7p JM&S Tennant; 165.9p CD&RF Kitching; 165.7p A&N Fothergill; 162.2p JA&JH Hewetson; 162.2p Ashfield Fms;

Lleyn average £72 per head or 167.4p/kg

£ per head: £72 RG&SJ Paul;

p/kg: 167.4p RG&SL Paul;

Swaledale average £54.14 per head or 140.1p/kg

£ per head: £68 £62 P Metcalfe; £61 I Bell; £56 AL Dean; £55.50 H Smith;

p/kg: 157.4p H Smith; 152.8p JM&S Tennant; £151.4p AL Dean; 150.0p A&N Fothergill;

Dalesbred average £50.24 per head or 146.4p/kg

£ per head: £58 JA Stoney & Son; £54.50 A&N Fothergill;

p/kg: 156.8p JA Stoney & Son; 151.4p A&N Fothergill;

Masham average £71.10 per head or 167.2p/kg

£ per head: £79 £70x2 £68.50 S Dorey;

p/kg: 175.6p 167.1p 166.7p 162.8p S Dorey;

Cheviot average £78 per head or 181.4p/kg

£ per head: £78 S Dorey;

p/kg: £181.4p S Dorey;

Zwartable average £78.67 per head or 150.5p/kg

£ per head: £83.50 S Spensley; £79 J Pighills;  

p/kg: 165.6p A Jenkinson; 149.1p J Pighills;

Suffolk to £90.50, Texel to £96.50, BFL to £59.50, Mule to £73.50, Lleyn to £95.50, Swaledale to £45.50, Masham to £37.50,  Cheviot  to £39.50, Beltex  to £63.50, Lonk  to £42.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £96.50 JA Squires; £95.50 MP Jennings

Mule/Masham: £73.50 A Butler; £69.50 T&G Mcgarrell

Horned: £45.50 Ashfield Farms; £42.50 J Greenwood

Hill: £95.50 RW&B Chapman  

Cast Rams average £42.23

Texel to £86.50, BFL to £41.50, Swaledale to £30.50.

Rearing Calves to £410

B&W av £77.27 Cont av £310.41 Native av £187.8

A healthy show of calves forward today with some decent prices throughout. Best calf today came from Fred Houseman of Church Farm Enterprises with a strong British Blue bull making £410.  A good show of Friesian calves saw an increased average of £77.27 with Graham Hayton’s 8 week old calf reaching £220. Native calves were also topped by a Hayton & Stocks entry with a well fleshed calf at £340.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £304.17) to £350 G Pickersgill & Sons;                               

Brit Blue x (Av £325) to £410 Church Farm Enterprises                                                             

Aberdeen Angus (Av £220.78) to £340 Hayton & Stocks

Blonde (Av £275) to £275 N&R Sutcliffe

Hereford X (Av £120) to £120 x2 K&M Berry

Black & White (Av £77.27) to £220 Hayton & Stocks                  

Heifer Calves                       

Ab Angus (Av £180.83) to £235 JC Marshall                                                 

Hereford (Av £146) to £190 K&M Berry & Son

British Blue (Av £322.08) to £390 Church Farm Enterprises

Lim (Av £289) to £325 M&R Smith