Forward:
44 Prime cattle comprising 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 43 Cast Cattle.
2,626 Prime Sheep comprising 1894 Spring Lambs, 116 Cast Hoggs, 605 Cast Ewes & 11 Rams.
43 Rearing Calves. 2 Loads of produce.
Cull Cow Prices
Overall Average 119.26p/kg £773.73
Black & White to 132.5p/kg av 112.61p/kg
Jersey to 113.5p/kg av 102.96p/kg
Limx to 137.5p/kg av 136.55p/kg
BBx to 146.5p/kg av 145.5p/kg
AAx to 146.5p/kg av 133.69p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)
B&W:
£ per head: GB Moorhouse 1022, G France 959, JM Smith&Son 944, A Sowray&Son 923, KM&L Throup 890
p/kg: G France 132.5,130.50,128.5 JM Smith&Son 128.5, N&R Sutcliffe 128.5,SW&JE Ryder&Son 128.5
Other Dairy
£ per head: JSS Verity 681
p/kg: JSS Verity 113.5
Brit Blue:
£ per head: B Spensley Ltd 989, BS Simpson 983
p/kg: B Spensley Ltd 146.5, BS Simpson 144.5
Lim:
£ per head: R&KA Burley&Son 997,894
p/kg: R&KA Burley&Son 137.5,135.5
AAx
£ per head: G&MA Lawn 1133, J Drinkall Ltd 1128,990,910
p/kg: J Drinkall Ltd 146.5,144.5,143.5,CH&OF Hammond 136.5
MATURE BULL
Overall Average 102.08p/kg £1077.59
Top Prices (£ per head and p/kg)
£ per head: G&MA Lawn (AA) 1133,GB Moorhouse (B&W) 1022
p/kg: G&MA Lawn (AA) 109.5, GB Moorhouse (B&W) 95.5
A good entry of fresh new season spring lambs met a very good trade with most of the main processors back at the ringside as numbers begin to increase. Runs of premium export and retail lambs very good to sell but also cutting lambs also started the week with a much improved demand. Old season lambs proved a good trade along with a big entry of cast ewes swept up by last minute ‘feast’ demand.
Spring Lambs – Overall Average £80.76 per head or 197.36p/kg
32.1kg to 39kg to 255.7p/kg av 201.2p/kg or £76.77 per head
39.1kg to 45.5kg to 245p/kg av 196.33p/kg or £81.28 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 219p/kg av 195.06p/kg or £93.06 per head
52.1kg and over to 189.3p/kg av 188.12p/kg or £77.79 per head
Beltex average £87.06 per head or 214.3p/kg
£ per head: £98 £94 £92.50 £91 E&M Townley; £97.50x2 £97 £96.50 £93 £92.50 R Ogg; £90 Ellis Bros
p/kg: 255.7p 245.0p 233.3p 231.4p 231.3p 229.3p E&M Townley; 243.8p 236.6p 232.1p R Ogg;230.8p Ellis Bros;
Suffolk average £79.57 per head or 192.6p/kg
£ per head: £103x3 £97x3 £94.50 ML Evans; £94 B Spensley Ltd; £93.50 TH Mellin; £92 JA&M Crocker
p/kg: 219.0p 215.6p 214.6p 210.9p 210.0p ML Evans; 213.8p RW Marston; 208.0p TH Mellin; 202.5p B Spensley Ltd;
Texel average £80.74 per head or 198.4p/kg
£ per head: £114 W Watson; £106 AJ Taylor; £104 JW Mellin; £102 RM Spence; £100 I Barrett; £99.50 A Phillipson;
p/kg: 236.1p JJ beckwith; 235.5p RH&MR Ireland; 235.1p 227.6p MB Townley; 229.7p I Barrett; 228.9p S Coar;
Mule average £78.13 per head or 178.5p/kg
£ per head: £82 CR&J Kippax; £80.50 £75 JC&N Throup;
p/kg: 183.0p 178.6p JC&N Throup; 174.5p CR&J Kippax;
Charollais average £78.49 per head or 192.0p/kg
£ per head: £103 SPA Rushton; £91 MJ Spensley; £85 £83 P&J Sedgwick; £83x2 £81 JA&JM Wade; £80 JR&DL Ogden;
p/kg: 210.2p SPA Rushton; 202.6p 202.5p 197.6p 197.5p 193.0p JA&JM Wade; 195.1p JR&DL Ogden; 193.0p P&J Sedgwick;
Rouge average £87.15 per head or 190.8p/kg
£ per head: £100 £84 £79.50 £78 JA&JM Wade & Son
p/kg: 195.0p 192.3p 189.3p 186.7p JA&M Wade & Son
Zwartable average £79 per head or 174.1p/kg
£ per head: £79 C Lilley; £79 MJ Beckwith
p/kg: 175.6p C Lilley; 168.1p MJ Beckwith
Hampshire average £74.50 per head or 177.3p/kg
£ per head: £74.50x2 MJ Beckwith;
p/kg: 177.4p MJ Beckwith
Cull Ewes average £72.20
Suffolk to £109.50, Texel to £140.50, BFL to £115.50, Mule to £87.50, Lleyn to £, Swaledale to £74.50, Masham to £74.50, SBF to £36.50, Beltex to £112.50, Lonk to £75.50.
Top prices:
Lowland: £140.50 JW Mellin; £138.50 W Watson; £131.50 JL North; £127.50 JW Mellin
Mule/Masham: £87.50 JC&N Throup; £87.50 S Spensley & Co; £83.50 CT&EM Hammond; £81.50 JA&JM Wade & Son
Horned: £75.50 H Wilson; £74.50 R&KA Burley; £68.50 JR Smith; £66.50 BS Simpson; £62.50 GR Danvers
Hill: £115.50 R&KA Burley; £108.50 Ellis Bros; £95.50 JH&J Ryder & Son;
Cast Rams average £105.64
Texel to £171 N Dalby; Suffolk to £109.50 N Walker; Beltex to £122.50;
Cull Hoggs
Suffolk to £80 A Butler
Texel to £94 MP Jennings
Mule to £71 R Wellock
Swaledale to £64 Hayton & Stocks
LLeyn to £54 T Atkins
Rearing Calves to £530 (43)
B&W av £120.58 Cont av £483 Native av £204
A trade that hasn’t been seen in a long time! Holstein Friesian calves were a phenomenal trade with 15 over £100 and 5 of those over £200 topping with a fantastic 8 wk old holstein calf from David Hall of Conistone Cold at £260. The number of farmer buyers chasing these good black and white calves can’t be ignored.
Continental calves were no different to the black and whites with farmers forcing a strong trade again. Blue heifers were sky high with an average of £494 for the 5 entered topping at £505 for a fine entry from John Blackwell. Bulls weren’t far behind at an average of £464 topping at £530 for a strong entry from Fred Houseman.
The strength of the calf trade is unrelenting built not only on traditional rearers and finishers but also buyers from grassland farms looking to utilise home produced forage and grow calves into strong store cattle.
This has taken trade to a consistent whole new level and anybody looking for advice on marketing should contact Sam Bradley on 07538539077.
Bull Calves
Brit Blue x (Av £465) to £530 Church Farm Enterprises
Aberdeen Angus X (Av £215) to £270 JC Marshall
MRI (Av £265) to £290 N&R Sutcliffe
Black & White (Av £120.58) to £260 DC Hall
Heifer Calves
Brit Blue x (Av £494) to £505 HJ&K Blackwell
Aberdeen Angus (Av £185) to £255 JC Marshall