Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

A useful show of clean cattle saw Keelham Farm Shop purchasing cattle from Malcolm Metcalfe of Baldersby, TB Moorhouse & Son of Dacre and John Sykes of Farnley Tyas (see below for prices), whilst Stanforths Butchers bought a pair of 600kg plus Limousin cross steers from Messrs CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield for 219.5p/kg and 211.5p/kg.

Steers

560kg+                                                   to 239.5p/kg        av 213.59p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 261.5p/kg        av 207.22p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 261.5p/kg        av 156.33p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: JR Sykes (Limx) 1508,CD&RF Kitching 1428,1427

p/kg: JR Sykes (Limx) 239.5,230.5, CD&RF Kitching 219.5,211.5

Heifers

£ per head: JR  Metcalfe (Limx) 1268,1177,TB Moorhouse&Son (BBx) 1195, J Ashton (BBx) 1138

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 261.5,261.5, TB Moorhouse&Son (BBx) 251.5, J Ashton (BBx) 201.5         

An increased entry with a higher number of lean dairies and demand remaining strong particularly for assured, dry, dairy cattle carrying flesh.

Overall Average                                   99.16p/kg             £647.21

Black & White                       to 119.5p/kg                        av 98.90p/kg

Dairy Shorthorn                   to 86.5p/kg                          av 83.45p/kg

Jersey                                     to 68.5p/kg                          av 66.28p/kg

MRI                                         to 106.5p/kg                       

Limx                                       to 132.5p/kg                        av 111.32p/kg

BBx                                         to 133.5p/kg

AA                                           to 127.5p/kg                        av 108.41p/kg

Hefdx                                     to 83.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: PJ Bolland 903,LD&MA Clarke&Sons 882,J Caygill&Ptns 878,878,DA Fort 820,GT Booth 817,815,E&KM Marshall 814

p/kg: G Pickersgill&Sons 119.5,J Caygill&Ptns 115.5,LD&MA Clarke 114.5, ML&JE Kayley&Son 113.5,R Greenwood 113.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: L&A Watson (MRI) 698, IRG Collins&Ptns (Dairy Sh) 532,401

p/kg: L&A Watson (MRI) 106.5, IRG Collins&Ptns (Dairy Sh) 86.5,84.5

Brit Blue:

£ per head: CH&C Fearnley  995

p/kg: CH&C Fearnley 133.5

Lim:

£ per head: Ellis Bros 848,771, FM Shepherd&Sons 781, 749

p/kg: Ellis Bros 132.5,128.5, FM Shepherd&Son 117.5

AA

£ per head: J&JA Preston&Son  791

p/kg: J&JA Preston&Son 127.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   137.43p/kg           £1089.14

BB

£ per head: J&G Huck (BB) 1432, AJ Ogden (Blonde) 746

p/kg: J&G Huck (BB) 168.5, AJ Ogden (Blonde) 101.5

This was the third week in a row with over 5,000 sheep penned for the weekly prime and cast sheep market and the fourth week in a row that trade remained above 150p market average. The best end were above £2 per kilo as usual, and a nice ¾ Texel or Beltex was around 180p. Export and handy weights easily upkept last weeks rates, whilst Mules got stronger as the sale progressed mainly around £18 over for Medium weights, and £15 - £17 over for handy weights.

Cast sheep were forward in the largest number seen this season and decent ewes were good to sell, whilst lean ewes are attracting feeding customers to the ringside.

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average  £65.70 per head or 154.12p/kg         

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 160.0p/kg         av 134.87p/kg      or £41.77 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 155.7p/kg         av 144.34p/kg      or £49.50 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 226.2p/kg         av 155.85p/kg      or £65.20 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 184.8p/kg         av 148.34p/kg      or £70.12 per head

52.1kg and over   to 163.9p/kg         av 146.67p/kg      or £76.92 per head

Beltex average £74.07 per head or 181.72p/kg

£ per head: £95 P Johnson; £88 GH&G Emmott; £85 TA Robinson; £85 James Garth & Son; £84 K Saffery; £84 G Greenwood

p/kg: 226.2p P Johnson; 223.7p, 218.9p TA Robinson; 217.9p James Garth & Son; 214.6p GH&G Emmott;

Suffolk average £65.73 per head or 149.57p/kg

£ per head: £74 R Emmott; £73.50, £73 A Guy & Son; £72 DW&CJ Towler; £71.50 Stocks Enterprises; £71 J Mallender

p/kg: 163.1p DW&CJ Towler; 159.3p x2 GR&SM Wearmouth; 159.1p R&AM Earnshaw; 158.3p CD&RF Kitching

Texel average £66.88 per head or 154.83p/kg

£ per head: £100 W Watson; £94, £92, £89 RH&MR Ireland; £89 Ellis Bros; £86 G Sunderland; £86 RH&MR Ireland;

p/kg: 220.5p, 211.9p, 206.1p Ellis Bros; 197.8p, 195.5p, 194.9p RH&MR Ireland; 191.1p G Sunderland; 190.2p RH&MR Ireland;  

Mule average £59.90 per head or 141.5p/kg

£ per head: £69 JH Throup; £66 JA Throup; £63 JK Wilson; £63 JH Throup; £63 JA Throup; £63 JM Townsend;

p/kg: 147.6p T&A Hird; 146.5p JA Throup; 144.9p H Horsefield & Sons; 144.2p FG Throup; 144.2p JA Throup

Charollais average £67.45 per head or 155.85p/kg

£ per head: £82, £78.50 DG Boothman; £73.50 A Guy; £72.50 DJ Halliday; £71.50 P Crabtree & Son; £71 PL Metcalfe

p/kg:182.6p DG Boothman; 165.1p PL Metcalfe; 164.8p DJ Halliday; 163.1p MR&LM Bamford; 161.5p JR Metcalfe

Lleyn average £55.32 per head or 149.05p/kg

£ per head: £64 CD&RF Kitching; £60 RW&B Chapman; £39 T Riley;

p/kg: 156.1p CD&RF Kitching; 146.3p RW&B Chapman; 134.5p T Riley

Swaledale average £45.81 per head or 125.12p/kg

£ per head: £66.5 DM&SV Throup; £62 J Dibb; £56 DV&SM Throup; £50 AJ Mason; £47 FC N & M Walker; £47 RW&B Chapman

p/kg: 137.8p J Dibb; 131.6p AJ Mason; 130.6p FC N &M Walker; 130.4p DM&SV Throup; 123.7p RW&B Chapman;

Cheviot average £57.53 per head or 150.43p/kg

£ per head: £62, £60, £56.50x5 Broomhead Estate; £56 Grain Farms

p/kg: 155.6p Grain Farms; 155p, 153.8p, 148.7px5 Broomhead Estate

Hampshire average £60.48 per head or 134.53p/kg

£ per head: £64 B Spensley Ltd; £63, £56.50 New York Farms

p/kg: 145.5p B Spensley Ltd; 134p, 131.4p New York Farms

Cull Ewes average £44.06

Suffolk to £82.50, Texel to £130, BFL to £44.50, Mule to £63.50, Lleyn to £69.50, Swaledale to £45.50, Charollais to £78.50, Gritstone to £57.50, Cheviot  to £52.50, Beltex  to £84.50, Lonk  to £51.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £130, £125 W Watson; £117.50 JS Lodge; £116, £110 Julie Watson

Mule/Masham: £63.50 JE Naylor; £62.50 C&GA Guy; £61.50 B Spensley Ltd;

Horned: £51.50 Westalls; £45.50 JA Drake; £41.50 FCN&M Walker £41.50 JA Throup

Hill: £69.50, £66.50 DC Wood; £64.50 R&A Jennings; £61.50 DC Wood

Cast Rams average £60.46

Texel to £120 W Watson; Charollais to £119.50 RG Greenwood & Son; Swaledale to £47.50 C Nelson & Sons; Beltex to £83.50

Rearing Calves to £440 (85)

B&W av £96.68 Cont av £362.33 Native av £320

Another handy show of calves today with 85 on offer with a large proportion of Black and Whites up for grabs, 47 in fact. A mixed bag of black and whites today with young calves making strong prices, and fleshy calves heading nicely towards £100 on onwards with an overall average of £96.68 topping at £180 for a fantastic bull from Whitakers of Bolton Abbey.

Continentals were also good to sell with heifers looking as strong as bulls on today’s price. A blue heifer from Richard Sutcliffe topped proceedings at £400 with Richard also taking joint top in the Bulls at £440 with James Gooch keeping him company. David Hall of Conistone Cold would have a very nice trade with his four to five week old blue heifers averaging around £360.

It hasn’t been mentioned for a few weeks but black and white calves averaged 36 days of age and Native and Continental Calves averaged 43 days of age for today’s sale.  

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £335)

£400 Hayton & Stocks, Bolton Abbey; £365 RD Metcalfe, Brearton                         

Brit Blue x (Av £390.42)

£440, £435, £415 P&RM Sutcliffe, Queensbury; £440, £430 J Gooch, Cononley ; £425 Church Farm Enterprises;                         £400 C&SB Whitelock, Gargrave; £400x2 Hayton & Stocks, Storiths.                            

Saler to £250 RL Wright & Son, Airton                                                                                                           

Black & White (Av £96.68)

 £180 PA Whittaker, Storiths; £150 F Spence, Sutton In Craven                               

Heifer Calves

Simmental (Av £381.25)

£405, £390 AR&P Hargreaves, Belthorn; £370, £360 CN&SA Harrison, Elslack                     

Limousin x to £300 RD Metcalfe & Son, Brearton                        

Brit Blue x (Av £356.67)

£400 P&RM Sutcliffe, Queensbury; £395 Church Farm Enterprises, Burton Leonard                          

Aberdeen Angus to £320 Church Farm Enterprises, Burton Leonard                                                      

Saler (Av £330)