Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Heifers

501-590kg                                             to 229.5p/kg        av 229.03p/kg

590kg+                                                   to 227.5p/kg        av 201.66p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

Contx

£ per head: M Bentham,Path Hfr, £1444, R Wood  Lim Hfr £1388, Blonde Hfr £1297, B Spensley Ltd Lim Hfr £1165, RG Church Ltd, AA Hfr £1141

p/kg: R Wood Blonde Hfr 229.5p, B Spensley Ltd Lim Hfr 228.5p, R Wood Lim Hfr 227.5p, M Bentham Path Hfr 196.5p, RG Church Ltd AA Hfr 182.5p.

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   209.5p/kg             £1435.08

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

£ per head: DR & DC Findlay, Hefd, £1435

p/kg: DR &DC Findlay, Hefd , 209.5p

Overall Average                                   120.71p/kg           £819.40

Black & White                        to 123.5p/kg                        av 106.13p/kg

BBx                                         to 150.5p/kg                        av 138.65p/kg

Limx                                       to 190.5p/kg                        av 147.07p/kg

Char                                        to 168.5p/kg                        av 157.34p/kg

Hefdx                                      to 137.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

Brit Blue:

£ per head: Fleets Farms £1031, JA&A Metcalfe £881, £847

p/kg: Fleets Farms 150.5p, JA & A Metcalfe 134.5p, 130.5p

Lim:

£ per head: J Pickles £1010, TH Heslop & Son £809, Fleets Farms £703

p/kg: J Pickles 190.5p, TH Heslop & Sons 130.5p, Fleets Farms 124.5p

Char

£ per head: Fleets Farms £1744, £1479, TH Heslop & Son £1033

p/kg: Fleets Farms 168.5p, 156.5p, TH Heslop & Son 142.5p

Hefd

£ per head: DR&DC Findlay £1024

p/kg: DR&DC Findlay 137.5p

B&W:

£ per head: JD Taylor&Son £1022, £993, RE Ayrton & Son £982, JC&DJ Marshall & Sons £901, A&J Carr & Son £825

p/kg: RE Ayrton & Son 123.5p, JC&DJ Marshall & Sons 118.5p, 118.5p, RD Metcalfe & Son 118.5p, RE Ayrton & Son 116.5p

MATURE BULLS

Overall Average                   130.5p/kg             £1239.75

Top Prices £ per head or p/kg

Lim

£ per head: RG Church Ltd £1240

p/kg: RG Church Ltd 130.5p

An increased show of lambs met with a very strong trade to average 212p/kg right across the board for 2906 head sold. Some great runs of fed hoggs were forward today offering buyers an unrivalled choice with sheep drawn from across a wide area covering all points from Lincoln in the East to The Fylde in the West and everywhere in between.  Of the 2,906 head there were 1,681 lowland breeds to average £93.89 or 217.9p/kg and 1,225 Hill & Horned Breeds average £85.56 or 204.0p/kg.

A list of sample prices achieved and a breakdown of the breed averages are listed below for your information.

An increased show of 378 cast sheep comprised of 170 Lowland ewes, 183 Horned ewes and 25 Cast Rams and an overall average of £72.36 was recorded.

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £90.38 per head or 212.2p/kg                                                   

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 213.3p/kg         av 179.4p/kg         or £52.95 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 276.5p/kg         av 200.4p/kg         or £68.13 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 313.9p/kg         av 218.2p/kg         or £90.98 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 248.9p/kg         av 204.9p/kg         or £99.34 per head

52.1kg and over   to 204.7p/kg         av 190.9p/kg         or £106.64 per head

Beltex average £112.04 per head or 271.6p/kg

£ per head: £122 £120x2 £118 £117 £113 PW Simpson; £117 £116 £115 Fox Farm;  

p/kg: 313.9p 305.0p 300.0px2 295.0p 276.5p PW Simpson; 276.2p 267.4p Fox Farm; 267.9p 266.0p 263.0p D&J Coates;

Texel average £92.93 per head or 215.0p/kg

£ per head: £117 £111 £108 Fox Farm; £113 £107.50 BA&B Perkins; £110 JG Senior; £110 £109 H Baines; £109 PW Simpson; £109 £107.50 K Marshall; £108.50 C&M Crawshaw; £108 W Crane; £107.50 TA Robinson; 

p/kg: 289.5p 243.9p H Baines; 278.6p 258.1p 251.2p Fox Farm; 265.9p PW Simpson; 261.8p JE&ME Grange; 250.0p S Dorey; 246.3p K Thornber; 242.9 TH Heslop & Son;

Suffolk average £92.79 per head or p/kg

£ per head: £107 TH Heslop & Son; £104(x2) S Dorey; £98(x2) D&J Isherwood; £98 T Charnley; £95 £94.50(x2) P Keyes.

p/kg: 229.3p CA&A Crowther; 219.8p 219.0p 217.0p P Keyes; 215.1 D&J Isherwood; £213.1 D Shuttleworth;

Charollais average £96.40 per head or 210.8p/kg

£ per head: £105 K Marshall; £104 B Watchorn & Son; £95 BA&B Perkins; £94 Lea & Son; £92.50 A Kyme;

p/kg: 231.1p B Watchorn; 225.6p A Kyme; 213.8p Lea & Son; 212.5p T Atkins;

Lleyn average £84.46 per head or 195.5p/kg

£ per head: £97 £94.50 West Berwick Farm

p/kg: 206.0p 196.9p West Berwick Farm

Mule average £88.75 per head or 205.3p/kg

£ per head: £98.50 J Hopkinson; £98 £97.50 £96.50 £95 £94.50 S Dorey; £96 H Baines; £95 RG Church; £94 Lea & Son

p/kg: 219.3p 216.7p 214.8p 213.4p 213.1 213.1p 210.7p S Dorey;

Swaledale average £65.16 per head or 182.6p/kg

£ per head: £89.50 £86 N&J&S Taylor; £85 JH&J Ryder; £84.50 I&K Smith; £83 AJ Mason; £83 K&GJ Huck;

p/kg: 198.7p 193.0 K&GJ Huck; 198.6p J Hopkinson; 196.5p I&K Smith; 193.8p Lea & Son; 191.9p RG Church; 188.2p Lea & Son;

Dalesbred average £73.29 per head or 195.0p/kg

£ per head: £75 JH&J Ryder; £73 MJ O’Donnell;

p/kg: 197.3p MJ O’Donnell; 182.9p JH&J Ryder;

Lonk average £90.30 per head or 207.1p/kg

£ per head: £92 £89.50 CA&A Crowther;

p/kg: 213.1p 195.7p CA&A Crowther

Gritstone average £82.82 per head or 209.2p/kg

£ per head: 90.50 J Lord; £84 £83 B Dibb; £82 £80 Lea & Son

p/kg: 210.5p J Lord; 210.5p 205.0p Lea & Son; 207.5p 200.0p B Dibb;

Masham average £84.23 per head or 208.4p/kg

£ per head: £90.50 £80 S Dorey; £85.50 JK Wilson;

p/kg: 210.5p 205.7p S Dorey; 208.5p JK Wilson

Cheviot average £97.65 per head or 210.4p/kg

£ per head: £110 £109 £106.50 £105 £104 £103 C Middleton; £95.50 D&SJ Pinder; £93 £93 £92.50 PJ&P Mason;

p/kg: 230.0p 226.8p 225.6p 224.4p 222.4p 221.4p 220.0p PJ&P Mason; 211.9p D&SJ Pinder; 210.2p C Middleton;

White Faced average £79.04 per head or 182.8p/kg

£ per head: £82 £76.50 Lea & Son

p/kg: 191.3p Lea & Son

SBF average £89.09 per head or 218.2p/kg

£ per head: 93.50x3 £90 £86.50 J&E Slater; £83 Lea & Son;

p/kg: 222.6p x3 221.8p 219.5p J&E Slater; 212.8p Lea & Son

Cull Ewes average £71.94

Suffolk to £111.50, Texel to £142.50, Charollais to £121.50, BFL to £103.50, Mule to £84.50, Masham to £79.50, Lonk to £73.50, Lleyn to £77.50, Swaledale to £64.50, Dalesbred to £53.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £142.50 W Watson; £130.50, £111.50 Watson Livestock; £121.50, £113.50 DN Smith £118.50 JJ Beckwith & Sons;

Mule/Masham: £84.50 R Metcalfe; £83.50 JA&JM Wade & Son; £82.50 CM Ryder; £82.50 TH Heslop; £80.50 G&A Gaythorpe

Horned: £73.50, £69.50 CA&A Crowther; £71.50 Ashfield Farms; £65.50 J Drinkall Ltd;

Hill: £103.50, £96.50 S&T Fawcett; £77.50, £72.50 CD&RF Kitching; £73.50 R Emmott;

Cast Rams average £78.48

Suffolk to £103.50, Texel to £123.50, Lonk to £75.50, Lleyn to £86.50, Swaledale to £63.50.

Top Prices: £123.50, £107.50 R Emmott; £103.50 JR Crabtree; £100 S&JS Thompson; £86.50 GM&SC Pickles; £77.50 C Mellin

Ewes & Lambs

A slightly larger show were not up to the overall quality of last week and prices were slightly easier on the week.

Texel Ewes & Singles Lambs                              to £135 av £133   MG Tomlinson

Mule Ewes & Single Lambs                                to £100 av £88      MR&VL Parsons

Beltex Ewes & Single Lambs                              to £142                  S Beeforth

Texel Ewes & Twin Lambs                                  to £180 av £164   MG Tomlinson

Masham Ewes & Twin Lambs                             to £130                  S Sleightholme

Mule Ewes & Twin Lambs                                   to £158 av £143   S Sleightholme

Charollais Ewes & Twin Lambs                          to £155                  S Sleightholme

Suffolk Ewes with 1.5 Lambs                            to £150                  S Beeforth

Texel Ewes with 1.5 Lambs                               to £102                  MG Tomlinson

Texel Ewes Inlamb                                             to £115 av £109   T Richardson & Son

Mule Gimmers                                                     to £87                   C&M Crawshaw

Store Hoggs

Suffolk                                                                   to £72                    R Scully

Rearing Calves to £490      

B&W av £91 Cont av £310 Native av £207

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £316) to £390 G Hayton & EC Stocks

Brit Blue x (Av £378.64) to £490 A Sowray & Son

Simmental (Av £325) to £325 RM Spence

Ab Angs (Av £249) to £280 Church Farm Enterprises                 

Black & White (Av £90.28) to £165 JP&KE Hartley

Heifer Calves                       

Limousin x (Av £266.25) to £360 G Hayton & EC Stocks                            

Brit Blue x (Av £294) to £350 F Spence                         

Ab Angus (Av £161) to £245 Church Farm Enterprises                                              

Rearing Calf Show

Judge – Gareth Hogg. Sponsors – BOCM Pauls

Class 1. Belgian Blue Bull Calf: 1^st A Sowray & Son 2^nd SPE Bowker & Son 3^rd RD Metcalfe

Class 2. Belgian Blue Heifer: 1^st A Sowray & Son 2^nd A Sowray & Son 3^rd A Sowray & Son

Class 3. Limousin Bull Calf: 1^st RD Metcalfe & Son

Class 4. Limousin Heifer: 1^st A Sowray & Son 2^nd A Sowray & Son

Class 6. Other Cont: 1^st F Spence & Son

Class 7. Native Bull: 1^st Church Farm Enterprises 2^nd F Spence & Son 3^rd Church Farm Enterprises

Class 8. Native Heifer: 1^st 2^nd 3^rd  Church Farm Enterprises

Class 9. Black & White: 1^st F Spence 2^nd JP&KE Hartkey 3^rd DL DM & J Heron

Class 10. Cont Bull Stirk: 1^st Church Farm Enterprises 2^nd G Hayton & EC Stocks 3^rd DL Leeming Ltd

Class 11. Cont Hfr Stirk: 1^st & 2^nd F Spence & Son 3^rd G Hayton & EC Stocks

Champion & Reserve – A Sowray & Son