Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

A big entry of clean cattle and an exceptional company of buyers. Top call at £1541 was a 570kg Limousin cross steer consigned by James Drake of Denholme which sold to DA Gregory&Son of Bacup for 270.5p/kg. Still in Lancashire Hamlets Butchers of Garstang stepped up and bought the next highlight, a 535kg British Blue cross heifer from Mesrs AA&E Critchley&Son of Hutton at 274.5p/kg. The highest priced p/kg entry was a 530kg British Blue heifer also from Mesrs AA&E Critchley&Son which sold to yet another Lancashire retailer in Countrystyle Meats from Lancaster. Local buyer Keelham farm Shop bought the second highest priced p/kg Steer a 540kg Limousin cross from Malcolm Metcalfe of Baldersby for 260.5p/kg or £1407. Amongst the commercial cattle was a pen of Stabaliser bullocks weighing from 465-575kg  from Coverhead Farms which found a ready audience being both farm assured and carrying finish with a top of 199.5p and average of 186p or £989.

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 260.5p/kg                        av. 204.15p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 270.5p/kg                        av. 209.92p/kg

Heifers

485kg                                                     to 276.5p/kg                        av.236.22p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: JA Drake (Limx) 1541, (Blondex) 1325, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1407, S&P Scriven (BBx) 1231, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1222,1144,  Coverhead Farms (Stab) 1127,1055,1054, 1044, 1033,

p/kg: JA Drake (Limx) 270.5, (Blondex ) 234.5, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 260.5, S&P Scriven (BBx) 234.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 228.5,226.5.

Heifers

£ per head: AA&E Critchley&Son (BBx) 1468, 1465, (Limx) 1448, (BBx) 1424, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1395, SD Bennett (Limx) 1381

p/kg: AA&E Critchley&Son (BBx) 276.5, 274.5, SD Bennett (Limx) 273.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 265.5, R Wood (Blondex) 259.5

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   91.5p/kg               £462.08

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: T&C Robinson (B&W Hfr) 462

p/kg: T&C Robinson (B&W Hfr) 91.5

A good ring full of customers to sell cast cows to and the dairies a sharper trade on the week with heavy cattle up 3p and the steaking cattle up a good 5p. One beef cross in the market a Limousin cross from CT Akrigg which made 162.5p or £1251.

Overall Average                                   105.65p/kg           £709.98

Black & White                       to 116.5p/kg                        av. 103.73p/kg

Dan Red                                 to 112.5p/kg                        av. 105.06p/kg

Mont                                      to 114.5p/kg

Dairy Shorthorn                   to 105.5p/kg

Limx                                       to 162.5p/kg                       

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: JD Taylor&Son 956, 915, 901, M&R Smith 919, JD Crabtree&Son 902, JC Marshall 880,M Baul&Sons Ltd 860

p/kg: JD Taylor&Son 116.5,115.5,110.5, JC Marshall 116.5, JD Crabtree&Son 115.5, M Baul&Sons Ltd 115.5, M&R Smith 113.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: N Parker (Mont) 922, (Dairy Sh) 696,CN&SA Harrison (Dan Red) 799, M Fewster (Dan Red) 473

p/kg: N Parker (Mont) 114.5, (Dairy Sh) 105.5, CN&SA Harrison (Dan Red) 112.5, M Fewster (Dan Red) 94.5

Lim:

£ per head: CT Akrigg 1251

p/kg: CT Akrigg 162.5

2,568 SHEEP comprising 2,150 OLD SEASON LAMBS and 418 CAST SHEEP

A lighter show of Old Season Lambs this week met with an improved overall sale average of 197.2p/kg. However, the very best were not as dear as seen in recent weeks with 225p to 250p more the mark with a top of 274.4p/kg from Paul Simpson of Bolton by Bowland, but the next grade of the nice first cross Continental lamb would be 5p to 10pkg dearer caused by the tighter numbers. Heavy Continental and Suffolk lambs were again good to sell with 46kg to 52kg lambs averaging 191.2p/kg and the mainstream weight bracket of 36kg to 45kg lambs averaging 200.9p/kg. Hill bred lambs maintained trade with good Mules around 180p and good horned wether lambs heading for similar prices. The top prices per head and per kilo along with breed averages can be seen below.

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average  £83.70 per head or 197.19p/kg         

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 214.7p/kg         av 179.19p/kg      or £60.59 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 274.4p/kg         av 200.93p/kg      or £82.94 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 241.3p/kg         av 191.26p/kg      or £91.20 per head

52.1kg and over                 to 199.10p/kg       av 180.75p/kg      or £100.26 per head

Beltex average £92.56 per head or 222.26p/kg

£ per head: £112 JG Hall & Son; £112 HB Atkinson; £111 K Saffrey; £111 x2, £109 JG Hall & Son; £107 PW Simpson;

p/kg: 274.4p PW Simpson; 260.8p KJ Marston; 256.4p J Wilson; 256.4p PW Simpson; 256.4p Ellis Bros; 245p HB Atkinson

Suffolk average £84.98 per head or 185.36p/kg

£ per head: £104 BL&R Lund; £100 R Emmott; £98 JE Greenwood; £95 R&VM Clarke; £95 Ashfield Farms; £94 MJ Spensley;

p/kg:20.35p, 203.3p CD&RF Ktiching; 202.5p W&J Parkinson; 200p PJ&JE Bolland; 192.5p RH&EA Close; 191.8p MJ Spensley;

Texel average £84.47 per head or 196.14p/kg

£ per head: £111.50 A&CL Gray; £111 JG Hall; £110 TR Thwaite; £106 SD Bennett; £105 JK Wilson; £105 TR Thwaite & Son

p/kg:229.1p JR Crabtree; 225.6p, 223.6p J Howard; 221.8p RH&MR Ireland; 221.4p K Saffrey; 219.6p JR Crabtree;

Mule average £76.36 per head or 177.83p/kg

£ per head: £89 Ashfield farms; £88.50 RH&EA Close; £85 SD Bennett; £83 A&SL Throup; £82.50 CD&RF Kitching;£81 JK Wilson

p/kg: 183.3p CD&RF Kitching; 181.4p JK Wilson; 181p PJ&JE Bolland; 180.5p CD&RF Kitching; 180.4p A&SL Throup

Charollais average £86.19 per head or 191.36p/kg

£ per head: £88 J Wilson; £85.50 PC Longdin; £84.50 P Shackleton;

p/kg:196.50p P Shackleton; 195.6p J Wilson; 185.9p PC Longdin

Swaledale average £61.69 per head or 165.07p/kg

£ per head: £77 JE Cowperthwaite; £73 WB Woodsworth; £73 JR Taylor & Son; £73 JE Cowperthwaite; £67.50 JM&S Tennant;

p/kg: 175.9p JM&S Tennant; 174.2p SM Towler; 173.8p JR Taylor & Son; 173.1p JM&S Tennant; 171.2p SM Towler;

Dalesbred average £67.27 per head or 165.07p/kg

£ per head: £76.50 RH&EA Close; £73 JK Wilson; £72 A&SL Throup; £60.50 RH & EA Close

p/kg:180p A&SL Throup; 169.8p JK Wilson; 168.1p, 153p RH&EA Close

Suffolk to £99.50, Texel to £95.50, BFL to £70.50, Mule to £73.50, Wensleydale to £47.50, Swaledale to £35.50, Masham to £71.50, Gritstone to £53.50, Zwartable to £64.50, Beltex  to £78.50, Lonk  to £48.50, Kerry Hill to £39.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £99.50 M&E Hall; £95.50 KJ Marston; £88.50 S Spensley; £88.50 JA&JH Hewetson;

Mule/Masham: £73.50 M&E Hall; £71.50 JE Mawer; 

Horned: £48.50 KJ Marston; £35.50 S Pepper;

Hill: £70.50 CM Ryder; £56.50 DE&CP Sayer; 

Cast Rams average £57.50

Down to £58.50, Texel to £91.50, BFL to £70.50, Charollais to £99.50, Swaledale to £42.50, Gritstone to £42.50, Beltex  to £86.50.

Rearing Calves to £420 (51)

B&W av £90.33 Cont av £313 Native av £185

A handy show of calves today and b&w’s What a Trade!!!! Just a straight show of calves but 8 different buyers on black and whites meant for a rocketing trade and a sky high average of £90.33, with a fleshy Holstein bull from A&SL Throup hitting the top price of £175. A plainer show of continentals got away on a straight trade with the best goods from Fred Houseman of Church Farm Enteprises still getting away well with three bulls over £400 and topping at £420.  

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £290) to £290 D Clarke                          

Brit Blue x (Av £330.38) to £420 Church Farm Enterprises                                                       

Aberdeen Angus (Av £175) to £175 C Barraclough

Norwegian Red (Av £175) to £175 J Gooch

Simmental (Av £350) to £350 CN&SA Harrison

Black & White (Av £90.33) to £175 A&SL Throup                       

Heifer Calves       

Simmental x (Av £) to £                                                    

Ab Angus (Av £190) to £215 JH Bradley & Son                                                             

Saler (Av £185) to £185 RL Wright & Sons

British Blue (Av £290.9) to £320 JR&MJ Moon

Lim (Av £245) to £305 D Clarke

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st J Caygill             2^nd ASE Crisp         3^rd M&R Smith

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st & 2^nd T&E Simpson          3^rd ASE Crisp

                                Champion – J Caygill            Reserve – T&E Simpson

Newly Calven Heifers (av £1455): to £1780 ASE Crisp

Newly Calven Cows (av £1786): to £2180 T&E Simpson

Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers (av £1544): to £2100 J Caygill & Partners