Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Quality in depth at the weekly sale of Prime cattle and Countrystyle Meats from Lancaster heading the purchase prices at £1522 gross or 269.5p/kg for a 565kg Limousin cross heifer sold by Mesrs AA&E Critchley&Son from Hutton near Preston. Mesrs Critchley also presented the top gross steer a 590kg Limousin cross totalling up to £1496 when selling to Keelham Farm Shop for 253.5p/kg. Keelham added the second highest gross to their list of 7 in a 645kg Limousin cross steer sold by Bill Cowperthwaite of Malham Moor for 225.5p/kg or £1454.

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 242.5p/kg                       

560kg+                                                   to 255.5p/kg                        av. 241.75p/kg

Heifers

485kg+                                                   to 269.5p/kg                        av. 216.14p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 1496, TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 1454, SD Bennett (Limx) 1444, JA Drake (Limx) 1443

p/kg: SD Bennett (Limx) 255.5, AA&E Critchley&Son 253.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 242.5, TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 241.5

Heifers

£ per head: AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 1523, JA Drake (Limx) 1421, JR Metcalfe (Blondex) 1376, Phoenix Grain Co Ltd 1367

p/kg: AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 269.5, 249.5, JA Drake (Limx) 251.5, Phoenix Grain Co Ltd (Blondex) 248.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 245.5.

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   138.51p/kg                           £769.45

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: JD Crabtree&Son (B&W Hfr) 976, JD Taylor&Son (B&W Hfr) 935

p/kg: JD Crabtree&Son (B&W Hfr) 152.5, JD Taylor&Son (B&W Hfr) 137.5           

More cattle with finish available but still plenty of plain cows in the mix. Top dairies 120-128.5p/kg, steaking cows to 110p and plain cows now regularly 90p+. Beef crosses scanned empty coming forward, the best gross a Simmental from Mesrs CN&SA Harrison of Elslack at £1169 or 137.5p.

Overall Average                                   118.16p/kg           £769.45

Black & White                       to 128.5p/kg                        av. 113.65p/kg

Limx                                       to 137.5p/kg                        av. 135.64p/kg

BBx                                         to 139.5p/kg                        av. 132.83p/kg

Sim                                         to 137.5p/kg

Charx                                      to 129.5p/kg                        av. 126.86p/kg

Beef Shorthorn                    to 133.5p/kg

AAx                                         to 124.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: JD Taylor&Son 952, JC&DJ Marshall 880, PJ& JE Bolland 849,833, HJ&KL Blackwell 797, M Baul&Sons Ltd 796

p/kg: JC&DJ Marshall 128.5, HJ&KL Blackwell&Son 124.5, RD Metcalfe&Son 122.5, G&PS Fleetwood 122.5, CM&EM Gratton 121.5

Brit Blue:

£ per head: K&J Marshall 854, G&PS Fleetwood 759,711

p/kg: G&PS Fleetwood 139.5, K&J Marshall 135.5,

Lim:

£ per head: D&J Carlisle 1073, SR Petty 861, K&J Marshall 779

p/kg: D&J Carlisle 137.5, K&J Marshall 135.5, SR Petty 133.5

Other Contx

£ per head: CN&SA Harrison (Sim) 1169, D&GM Scott (Charx) 129.5

p/kg: CN&SA Harrison (Sim) 137.5, D&GM Scott (Charx) 129.5

Native

£ per head: R&CR Mitchell (AAx) 1052, SR Petty (Beef Sh) 941,

p/kg: SR Petty (Beef Sh) 133.5, R&CR Mitchell (AAx) 124.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   112.5p/kg             £1136.25

B&w

£ per head: JD Taylor&Son 1136

p/kg: JD Taylor&Son 112.5

3,609 SHEEP comprising  3,074 OLD SEASON LAMBS and  535 CAST SHEEP

It’s difficult to know where to start with today’s report. The headlines are an overall selling average of 221p/kg or £93.57 per head for 3,074 lambs sold. In that entry there were nearly 400 Beltex that averaged 285p and saw 29 pens or 174 lambs sell for over £3 per kilo, up to 336.8p for 38kg at £128 from Hayley Baines. Top two sale prices at £138 (45kg) and £137 (44kg) came from JGE Heseltine & Son of Bolton Abbey. There were also 1500 Texel Lambs that averaged 223p or £96.17 each, and between the nice heavies and smart goods 195 lambs sold for between £138 and £120, but it wasn’t all about the Lowland bred lambs, again over 1/3^rd of the entry was hill bred with 680 Mule & Masham Wethers that averaged 206p topping at 215p from Steve Dorey and £106 a head from Nick Carlisle of Kilnsey. , 388 Horned Lambs saw best prime weight Wethers 190p to 215p, tops at £100 from RH Close, Starbotton and £98.50 Rob Tennant, Conistone.

A large show of Cast Sheep sold well, with all buyers keen and trade strong for the quality of the offering, several strong lots into the hundred and teens.

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £93.57 per head or 221.14p/kg

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 297.10p/kg       av 180.89p/kg      or £61.86 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 336.8p/kg         av 228.48p/kg      or £94.33 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 293.5p/kg         av 215.1p/kg         or £103.38 per head

52.1kg and over                 to 225.5p/kg         av 199.26p/kg      or £112.27 per head

Beltex average £114.09 per head or 285.43p/kg

£ per head: £138, £137 JGE Heseltine; £135 R Wartig; £135 WA&VJ&JA Towler; £135, £134, £134, £132 RL&AR Phillips;

£130 JE Burrow; £130 H Baines; £128.5 WA&VJ&JA Towler; 

p/kg: 336.8p JE Burrow; 336.8p H Baines; 330.6p PW Simpson; 328.4p x2 K Saffrey; 322p RL&AR Phillips;

321.6p PW Simpson; 321.4p RL&AR Phillips; 320p, 319.4p PW Simpson; 317.9p JE Burrow  

Suffolk average £95.10 per head or 221.78p/kg

£ per head: £124 AC Simpson; £113 SM Towler; £113, £110, £109.5 S Dorey; £105 AC Simpson; £105 D&A Livestock;

p/kg: 234.5p, 231.6p, 231.4p, 230.7p, 226.1p S Dorey; 224.4p CR Brittain; 223.4p D&A Livestock; 223.3p CD&RF Kitching

Texel average £96.17 per head or 223p/kg

£ per head: £130 JE Burrow; £129 T Walmsley; £129 I Marsden; £126 W&J Parkinson; £126 T Kiernan; £126 HB Atkinson;

p/kg: 307.1p T Walmsley; 302.5p S Dorey; 297.6p EJ Fort; 293p W&J Parkinson; 286.4p T Kiernan; 285.7p GW Houseman

Mule average £90.19 per head or 206.38p/kg

£ per head: £106 R&N Carlisle; £105.5 H Harvey & Sons; £105 S Dorey; £101 FW Horner & Sons; £99.50 JW Sayer & Son;

p/kg:215.2p CD&RF Kitching; 212.5p S Dorey; 212.2p F&M Parkinson; 211.9p PL Metcalfe; 211.4p H Harvey & Son; 

Charollais average £99.43 per head or 208.38p/kg

£ per head: £117 Hayton & Stocks; £96.50 PC Longdin;

p/kg: 209.8p PC Longdin; 201.7p Hayton & Stocks

Swaledale average £64.11 per head or 172.32p/kg

£ per head: £98.5 R Tennant; £94, £90 Hayton & Stocks; £86 R Tennant; £85 DA Robinson; £83x2 DE&CP Sayer;

p/kg: 192.3p J Dibb; 191.5p Hayton & Stocks; 189.5p JW Sayer & Son; 188.6p DE&CP Sayer; 187.2p FG Throup

Dalesbred average £77.41 per head or 185.73p/kg

£ per head: £100 RH&EA Close; £95, £90x2 JP Stirke; £84 S Dorey; £78 Hayton & Stocks; £69 JG&B Brown & Sons

p/kg:215.4p S Dorey; 200p x2, 197.9p JP Stirke; 178.6p RH&EA Close; 177.3p Hayton & Stocks; 168.3p JG&B Brown & Sons 

Jacob average £76.69 per head or 189.06p/kg

£ per head: £88 GW Thackwray; £86 JR Atkinson; £68 M&R Smith

p/kg: 209.5p GW Thackwray; 188.9p M&R Smith; 165.4p JR Atkinson; 148.4p M&R Smith

Suffolk to £112.5, Texel to £114.5, BFL to £81.50, Mule to £93.5, Lleyn to £62.50, Swaledale to £54, Wensleydale to £84.50, Gritstone to £51.50, Cheviot to £99.50, Beltex  to £109.5, Lonk  to £67.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £114.5 x3 AM&HV Brown; £113.5 HB Atkinson

Mule/Masham: £93.50 AM&HV Brown; £88.50 M&R Smith

Horned: £67.50 C Crowther; £54 H&M Plews

Hill: £99.50 HB Atkinson; £73.50 WA Brown  

Cast Rams average £68.5

Suffolk to £82.50, Texel to £92.50, Swaledale to £57.5, Gritstone to £52.50, Beltex  to £79.50, Lonk  to £58.5.

Rearing Calves to £500

B&W av £60.74 Cont av £374 Native av £216.31

Spring calf show and what a trade shame we just didn’t have more calves through the door. Pre Sale Champion went to a tremendous suckler bred limousin heifer from D&J Carlisle of Cracoe which sold for the top price of £500. The Reserve Champion a cracker of a bull from regular vendor Shaun Sowray of Sowray Bros, Bishop Thornton reached £440 with all his bulls averaging £433.  Limousin bulls saw a strong trade with both Hayton & Stocks and Sowray Bros breaking £400 at £460 and £420 respectively. However it’s the heifers which seem to be dearer than any other centres at the minute with British Blues on average £40-£60/ head above that of other centres with 11 British blue heifers averaging £338.

A small selection of black and whites sold away to expectations however the native calves again commanded a healthy trade with Aberdeen Angus bulls averaging £262 and mixed show of heifers averaging £180 . Calves continue to be in strong demand please do not hesitate to contact if you are interested. 01756 792375

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £440) to £460 Hayton & Stocks                           

Brit Blue x (Av £385) to £440 A Sowray                                                        

Aberdeen Angus (Av £262.86) to £295 JC Marshall

MRI (Av £200) to £200 N&R Sutcliffe

Black & White (Av £60.74) to £85 x2 J Gooch: CN&SA Harrison                               

Heifer Calves                                                                                                                                       

British Blue (Av £338) to £420 A Sowray & Son

Lim (Av £421.67) to £500 D&J Carlisle

Ab Angus (Av £180) to £205 JR&EJ Griffiths