**FORTHCOMING SALES**
 

Friday 21st August  
100 Rams & 500 Breeding Ewes

Special August Sale for Rams and Ewes of all classes 2 Shear and above.
Sale 11am Lingfield Ring
 

Tuesday 25th August
Annual Show & Sale of 5,500 Shearling Gimmers.
Show & Sale of Continental Cross, Suffolk, Masham (Assoc Sale) & Mule
Sale 10.00am

Wednesday 26th August
Fortnightly Sale of 10,000 Store Lambs.
Sale 10.00am

Tuesday 8th September

Opening Show & Sale of 7,000 Mule Gimmer Lambs.

Entries close Wednesday 26th August

Saturday 12th September
Monthly Sale of Stirks, Reared Calves and Young Store Cattle

Entries close Monday 7th September
(In conjunction with rare breeds etc)

Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Prime cattle trade is indicative of a very strong retail demand, steers averaged 253p/kg and heifers 234p/kg with 2 B&Ws in the average. Eat out to Help out has certainly lifted the catering trade and steak is high up the list when it comes to top sales when eating out. Starting with the retailers it was James Robertshaw buying for Keelham Farm Shop , Skipton who was amongst the handier weights with the highest priced p/kg offering a 550kg British blue cross heifer from RT&J Critchley & Sons of Hutton which made 263.5p/kg or £1449. Top steer was a 560kg Limousin cross from CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield which made 261.5p/kg or £1464 when sold to Robertshaws Farm Shop of Thornton. At the slightly heavier end of the market of 600kg and the leading gross prices was Primestock buyer Mick Etherington with two heifers from the pen of CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield both Limousin, 600 and 610kg which made £1551 (258.5p/kg) and £1546 (253.5p/kg). Keelham Farm Shop accounted for the top gross steer a 585kg Limousin cross from E&M Townley&Sons of Clapham which made £1506 or 257.5p/kg.

Steers

465-560kg                                             to 258.5p/kg                        av. 256.47p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 261.5p/kg                        av. 251.38p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 257.5p/kg

480kg+                                                   to 263.5p/kg                        av. 232.04p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: E&M Townley&Son (Limx) 1506, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1476,1464, F&B Smith (Blondex)1448,1448, SD Bennett (Limx) 1394

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 261.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 258.5, F&B Smith (Blondex) 258.5,(Limx) 258.5, E&M Townley&Sons (Limx) 257.5

Heifers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1551,1546,1461, RT&J Critchley&Sons (BBx) 1449,(Limx) 1449,1317, R Wilson (Limx) 1273

p/kg: RT&J Critchley&Sons (BBx) 263.5,(Limx) 248.5,243.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 258.5,258.5,253.5, R Wilson (Limx) 254.5,243.5.       

Cull Cow Prices

An increased number of beef cows in the entry kept the average up on a day when the dairy entry was mixed and a shade easier. Still a nice young Black and White from JD Taylor & Son made 152.5p/kg or £1014 and most dairies carrying finish were 135p. The beef cows were 140p and upwards with a red Limousin at 162.5p/kg or £1032 and a heavy Limousin cross cow at 845kg grossing £1111.

Overall Average                                   128.06p/kg                           £829.45

Black & White                      to 152.5p/kg                        av.119.33p/kg

MRI                                         to 57.5p/kg

Blondex                                 to 153.5p/kg

AAx                                         to 143.5p/kg

Saler x                                    to 147.5p/kg

BBx                                         to 142.5p/kg                        av.133p/kg

Limx                                       to 162.5p/kg                        av. 140.63p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: JD Taylor&Son 1014, AN Bolland 949,880, GB Moorhouse 905, G Pickersgill&Sons 846, A&ED Booth 811,784

p/kg: JD Taylor&Son 152.5, G Pickersgill&Son 136.5, AN Bolland 135.5,128.5, A&ED Booth 126.5,117.5, Wood Bros 117.5

Contx:

£ per head: WH Marsden (Limx) 1111, 969, L Newburn 1032, JR&FA Thompson (Saler) 988, MD Parkinson&Son (BBx) 948

p/kg: L Newburn (Limx) 162.5, M Mallinson Ltd (Blondex) 153.5, (Limx)143.5, JC&N Throup (Limx) 148.5, JR&FA Thompson (Saler) 147.5

Native

£ per head: AA Clay (AAx) 1026

p/kg: AA Clay (AAx) 143.5,

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   149.5p/kg                             £1517.43

Parthanais

£ per head: M Bentham 1517

p/kg: M Bentham 149.5

4,004 Prime Sheep comprising 3,519 Spring Lambs, 485 Cast Ewes, Rams, Hoggs & Goats

A much larger show of 4,004 sheep penned for sale this week with the 3519 head of lambs selling to a total clearance and sale average of 210.4p/kg or £88.70 per head. Trade was a two tier affair, with smart sorts together with medium and heavy types receiving a good following all sale long, 46kg and over were short of requirements, whilst 43kg to 45kg weights also sold well all day. A handier weighted lamb though, especially 37kg to 40kg if just a commercial sort was harder work on the week. Hill bred lambs with plenty of weight on board were like their lowland counterparts receiving premium prices above the 38kg to 41kg weights. The day can be easily summed up by the weight grades with 439 lambs scaling 46kg to 52kg levelling at 217.2p or £103 per head, against 2,984 in the 36kg to 45kg bracket at 209.5p or £87. Although these prices are down on the week by some margin, it’s worth noting that the averages are still 24p/kg in front of those seen this week last year.

At the top end of the sale, 6 pens made in the £130s, with a top of £139 or 308p/kg paid to JC Marshall, Dacre for Beltex crosses purchased by Brayton Farmshop, Selby. RJ&LM Wilkinson from Cowling made £138 and J Wood, Trawden £136. Again both lots going to Brayton Farmshop.
J Brigg from Allerton, Bradford was up to £136 when selling Continentals to Joe Bosworth, and N Boynton from Ripon made £133 to Robertshaws Farmshop in Thronton, and then £132 to Keelham Farmshop in Skipton. Robertshaws also purchased lambs at £127 from JC Marshall who also sold lambs at £124 to Swaledale Foods in Skipton.
2 pens over 300p today, and a further 51 pens at 250p plus.

Hill Bred lambs topped at £100 for a pen of Mule Wethers from KA&HL Fawcett & Son, Barden selling to Swaledale Foods in Skipton, closely followed at £96 for Mule Wethers from KM&L Throup, Silsden Moor. JC&N Throup, Draughton made £92.50, JR Taylor & Son Winterburn £91 and JJ Beckwith & Sons, Gargrave £90. Mashams sold to £91 from A&SL Throup & Son, Silsden, and Cheviots to £91 from Grain Farm Ltd Hebden Bridge.

485 Cull Ewes in total today. 166 Mules selling to a much faster trade on all types. Heavy Meated Mules £80+ with big framed Mule ewes selling to highs of £96.50. 123 White Faced Ewes sold today with heavy and best bred ewes again well sort for with plenty of purchasers for the class of ewes ringside. Top Price of £136.50 from G Sunderland for some heavy well bred ewes. Best bred medium weight ewes well away swelling £100+ with the heavier best bred sheep £120+. Beltex ewes topped the trade today at £152.50 from JC Marshall and an overall breed average of £108.30. All plain/ lean Lowland grazing ewes sold tremendous with buyers ringside looking to fulfil feeding orders yet again. Grazing Mules £55-£65, Lean White Faced Ewes £70-£85 with plain ewes not far behind if fit to graze. The very plain ewes with age not on their side proved harder to cash.

86 Swales, best meat ewes £50+ upto £56.50 Lean meat £35-£45, Plain swales harder to cash. Cheviot ewes sold to £106.50 from Fleets Farms followed closely behind by LJ Penter at £99.50.. More Ewes required weekly.

For more details on Prime & Cast Sheep trade ring either of our auctioneers, Ted Ogden 07855 958211 or Kyle Hawksworth on 07538 539077.
 

Prime Lambs – Overall Average £88.70 per head or 210.3p/kg              

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 200.0p/kg         av 193.5p/kg         or £67.55 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 308.9p/kg         av 209.4p/kg         or £86.77 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 287.0p/kg         av 217.2p/kg         or £88.50 per head

52.1kg and over   to 250.9p/kg         av 210.8p/kg         or £107.9 per head

Beltex average £98.48 per head or 246.6p/kg

£ per head: £139 JC Marshall; £136 J Wood; £132 N&AD Boynton; £123 S&P Scrivin; £121 AC Simpson; £119 H Baines; £119 Ellis Bros;

p/kg: 308.9p JC Marshall; 292.9p S&P Scrivin; 289.7p 282.9p Ellis Bros; 287.0p N&AD Boynton; 283.3p H Baines; 283.3p j Wood;

Texel average £89.11 per head or 211.6p/kg

£ per head: £138 £134 J Briggs; £133 N&AG Boynton; £127 FG Throup; £127 £124 JC Marshall; £124 J Howard; £123 P Mellin;

p/kg: 302.3p N&AD Boynton; 267.9p J&J Garnett; 265.1p A&K Kiernan; 264.8p 264.4p JA Gibson; 263.6p 263.4p P Johnson;

Suffolk average £87.29 per head or 205.2p/kg

£ per head: £122 £121 £120 £119 £117 ML Evans; £120 Ashfield Farms; £112 MJ Spensley; £108 G Beresford; £108 AJ Shepherd;

p/kg: 246.9p 226.4p 225.5p 224.5p ML Evans; 230.8p Ashfield Farms; 225.0p G Beresford; 221.6p RA&M Earnshaw;  

Charolais average £86.13 per head or 209.6p/kg

£ per head: £109 £101.50 £98 £93 J Fisher; £99.50 RM Shackleton; £98 RE Metcalfe; £91.50 TP&EA Clayton;

p/kg: 251.4p 247.7p 227.9p 216.0p J Fisher; 228.2p FM Shepherd; 217.9p TP&EA Clayton; 217.8p RE Metcalfe;

Cheviot average £79.83 per head or 197.5p/kg

£ per head: £91 £77 Grain Farms; £84.50 LJ Penter; £80.50 £78 J&M Cockett;

p/kg:  202.2p 197.4p Grain Farms; 196.5p LJ Penter; 196.3p 195.0p J&M Cockett;

Mule average £82.18 per head or 191.6p/kg

£ per head: £100 KA&HL Fawcett; £96 KM&L Throup; £92.50 JC&N Throup; £91 JR Taylor; £90 JJ Beckwith; £90 AJ Mason; £90 Ellis Bros;

p/kg: 208.3p KA&HL Fawcett; 201.1p 197.7p  JC&N Throup; 200.0p 192.4p KM&L Throup; 200.0p Ellis Bros; 197.7p RG&SJ Paul;

Masham average £88.73 per head or 204.1p/kg

£ per head: £91 £86 A&SL Throup;

p/kg: 206.8p 200.0p A&SL Throup;

Swaledale average £65.33 per head or 180.7p/kg

£ per head: £68 T Boothman; £60 W Mason & Son;

p/kg: 183.8p T Boothman; 171.4p W Mason & Son;

Cull Ewes average £64.43

Suffolk to £124.50, Texel to £136.50, Bleu to £93.50, Beltex to £152.50,Char to £69.50, BFL to £93.50, Mule to £96.50, Lleyn to £79.50, Swaledale to £56.50, Dalesbred to £45.50, Lonk to £77.50, Masham to £83.50, Cheviot to £106.50, Herd to £41.50, Jac to £35.50

Top prices:

Lowland: £152.50                JC Marshall

Mule/Masham: £96.50      AJ Shepherd

Horned: £77.50                    AW&N Wade

Hill: £106.50                         Fleets Farms

Cast Rams average £105.17

Suffolk to £141.50, Texel to £89.50, BFL to £87.50,

Goats to £93.50

62 Rearing Calves to £470

Black and Whites away to a trade most satisfactory with an overall average of £115 with a top of £215 from G Pickersgill & Sons. Native Calves sold to a very active audience with a new buyer ringside. All Native calves on the small/ medium side with Angus Bulls selling to a top of £285 from Town Head Farm Products with a breed average of £262. Angus Heifers more on the smaller side a breed average of £183. Angus Heifers could be bought around the £160-£200 mark with CJ&DD Drake selling top price Angus Heifer at £200.

Blue Bulls sold just as dear as last week with more smalls in todays entry. Best Sorts at 5 weeks old £440-£465. Next grade of calves still only 4-5 weeks old selling either side of the £400 mark with a little less shape. Mediums could be picked up in the £350-£380. With all Blue Bulls even young bobbys selling £280+. Lim Bulls sold to £470 the top price of the day from G Pickersgill & Son. Blue Heifers an entry with younger/ smaller calves seen recently but all to prices for age better seen than anywhere else. Larger Blue heifers a touch less on the week. Blue Heifers avg £300 with a top price from JC Marshall at £355.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £375) to £470                           G Pickersgill                                                          

Brit Blue x (Av £380) to £465                           A Sowray                                                              

Aberdeen Angus (Av £262) to £285 Town Head Farm                

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

Fleck (Av £230) to £375                                     C Watson                                              

Black & White (Av £115) to £215                    G Pickersgill                          

Heifer Calves       

Aberdeen Angus (Av £183) to £200 CJ&DD Drake                                                                                                       

Char x (Av £360) to £360                                   KT Wood                                              

British Blue (Av £300) to £355                         JC Marshall                                           

B&W (Av £68) to £68                                         RM Shackleton                                    

CONTACT DETAILS

Skipton Auction Mart
Gargrave Road
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 1UD

Tel 01756 792375

Jeremy Eaton 07747 780481
Ted Ogden 07855 958211
Kyle Hawksworth 07538 539077