19 Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Monthly Show

The Champion and top price of the day was a Limousin cross heifer from Mesrs RT&J Critchley&Son of Hutton near Preston, which weighed 520kg and sold to George Cropper of Baxenden.  Leading gross was a purchase for Keelham Fram Shop, a 595kg British Blue cross steer which sold for 234.5p/kg or £1395. Amongst the leading buyers were Keelham Farm Shop with 5, Stanforths Butchers with 4, and Paul Ellison of Cullingworth with 3.

Heifers – 1^st & Champion RT&J Critchley       2^nd JA Drake                          3^rd CD&RF Kitching

Bullocks – 1^st & Reserve JR Metcalf                 2^nd RT&J Critchley               3^rd JA Drake

Steers

465-560kg                                             to 249.5p/kg                        av. 246.83p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 234.5p/kg                        av. 226.40p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg+                                          to 200p/kg

480kg+                                                   to 265.5p/kg                        av.

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1395, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1374, JA Drake (Limx) 1344

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 249.5,247.5, RT&J Critchley&Son (Limx) 243.5, SD Bennett (Limx) 234.5

Heifers

£ per head: RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 1381, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1378, JR Metcalfe (BBx) 1354

p/kg: RT&J Critchley&Son (Limx) 265.5, (Blondex) 240.5, JR Metcalfe (BBx) 235.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 235.5

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   165.5p/kg             £1218.15

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: D Jeffrey (AAx Str) 1251,1220,1183

p/kg: D Jeffrey (AAxStr) 177.5,175.5,165.5

A larger show of cattle with meat in shorter supply. Better end of the dairies stopped at 110p and the lean dairies still a respectable price at 70p+ for the most part. The Beef crosses in today’s sale were mainly first crosses with variable levels of finish, best touching 130p and a few very worn hill cows in the 50s.

Overall Average                                   97.62p/kg             £636.07

Black & White                      to 109.5p/kg                        av. 95.37p/kg

Jersey                                     to 69.5p/kg

Ayr                                          to 92.5p/kg                         

Limx                                       to 129.5p/kg                       

BBx                                         to 121.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: M&R Smith 876,808, KM&L Throup 848, JT Rushton 839, JD Crabtree&Son  835, JSS Verity 828.

p/kg: M&R Smith 109.5,108.5, KM&L Throup 109.5, JD Crabtree&Son 108.5, N&J Thwaite 108.5, JT Rushton 107.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: N&SA Fort (Nor Red) 683, M&R Smith (Ayr) 615, JSS Verity (Jer) 364

p/kg: N&SA Fort (Nor Red) 107.5, M&R Smith (Ayr) 92.5, JSS Verity (Jer) 69.5

Brit Blue:

£ per head: JT Robinson 796, Ashfield Farms 796,693, CH&OF Hammond 741

p/kg: Ashfield Farms 121.5,114.5, CH&OF Hammond (BBx) 119.5,

Lim:

£ per head: JT Robinson 798, CH&OF Hammond 719

p/kg: CH&OF Hammond 129.5, JT Robinson 116.5,

Native

£ per head: TM Harrison 830,761,589.

p/kg: TM Harrison 118.5,109.5, 

4,735 Prime Sheep

A large show of sheep this week, with seasonal numbers in full swing. Although the average was only 6p down on the week, the 4,099 lambs levelled at 167.5p. Anything a bit smarter, especially handy weights were good to sell, with a full complement of buyers ringside from start to finish to help move the extra sheep on offer. The monthly show was expertly judged by Mick Etherington, and there was a tremendous line up of lambs for him to make his pick from. Richard and Mark Ireland were victorious this month, and the pen of 5 Beltex crosses sold at £110 each. Other best end of smart lambs £95 to £105, or 25p to 240p/kg. Nice commercial lambs 170p to 185p, commercial sorts around 160p. Hill bred lambs coming in larger numbers and all selling well away.

Monthly Show

Judge - Mick Etherington

Cont x –

1^st & Champion MR Ireland £110 to Paul Watson                      

2^nd & Reserve Ellis Bros £109 to Kitsons Butchers

3^rd M Hall £105 to Vivers Scotlamb

Suff x

1^st RA&M Earnshaw £78.5 to John Bowling

2^nd CD&RF Kitching £73 to Woodhead Bros

3^rd JP&KE Hartley £79.5 John Bowling

Mule

1^st ASE Crisp £82 to Paul Watson

2^nd CM Ryder £70 to Nick Dalby

3^rd JK Wilson £73 to Nick Dalby

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average  £73.95 per head or 167.51p/kg         

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 150p/kg            av 132.81p/kg      or £44.71 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 250p/kg            av 170.79p/kg      or £72.52 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 232.6p/kg         av 162.65p/kg      or £77.34 per head

52.1kg and over   to 192.7p/kg         av 154.85p/kg      or £81.53 per head

Beltex average £87.12 per head or 203.31p/kg

£ per head: £110 RH&MR Ireland; £109, £108 Ellis Bros; £105 JM Hall; £105 x2 Ellis Bros; £105, £103 x2 HB Atkinson

p/kg:250p RH&MR Ireland; 250p HB Atkinson; 247.7p Ellis Bros; 238.6p JM Hall; 238.6p HB Atkinson;

Suffolk average £71.01 per head or 163.58 p/kg

£ per head: £82 x2 I Coates; £81 G&MA Lawn; £80.5 JA&JM Wade & Son; £80 R Emmott; £79.5 D&A Livestock;

p/kg:175.6p G&MA Lawn; 175p CD&RF Kitching; 169.6p, 169.1p D&A Livestock; 167.4p J&JA Preston & Son;

Texel average £73.71 per head or 166.4p/kg

£ per head: £107 J Brigg; £106 JC Marshall; £98 J Howard; £97 AF Harker; £94.5 JC Marshall; £93 J Sugden; £91 JC Marshall

p/kg: 232.6p J Brigg; 225.6p AF Harker; 217.8p J Howard; 206.8p J Brigg; 206.8p A Atkinson; 202.6p J Greenwood;

Mule average £65.37 per head or 150.44p/kg

£ per head: £82 ASE Crisp; £74 CD&RF Kitching; £74 R&KA Burley & Son; £73 JK Wilson; £70 CM Ryder; £69 WAVJJA Towler;

p/kg:157.7p ASE Crisp & Son; 155.6p CM Ryder; 152.5p E Pennock & Son; 152.1p JK Wilson; 151p R&KA Burley;

Charollais average £79.75 per head or 167.6p/kg

£ per head: £87 D&A Livestock; £86 PN Hugill; £84 j Metcalfe; £82  D&A Livestock; £80 J Metcalfe; £78.5 D&A Livestock

p/kg:212.2p, 191.5p D&A Livestock; 179.8p RH&MR Ireland; 178.3p D&A Livestock; 152.1p JM Smith;

Rouge average £80.62 per head or 159.31p/kg

£ per head: £82, £80x2 JA&JM Wade & Son;

p/kg: 160p x2, 154.7p JA&JM Wade & Son;

Swaledale average £50.05 per head or 131.32p/kg

£ per head: £59 WB Woodsworth; £54 E&E Metcalfe; £53 MR Ewbank; £38.5, £37.5 J Dibb

p/kg:145.9p E&E Metcalfe; 137.2p WB Woodsworth; 132.8p J Dibb; 132.5p MR Ewbank;

Suffolk to £79.5, Texel to £92.5, BFL to £85.5, Mule to £63.5, Swaledale to £31.5, Charollais to £35.5, Beltex to £75.5, Lonk  to £14.5.

Top prices:

Lowland: £92.5 FW&JM Edington; £92.5 BL&R Lund

Mule/Masham: £63.5 PD Holme; £63.5 JA&JH Hewetson;  

Horned: £31.5 Ellis Bros; £27.5 JK Wilson;

Hill: £85.5 WP&B Walker; £53.5 CD&RF Kitching

Cast Rams average £63.75

Suffolk to £, Texel to £, BFL to £, Mule to £, Lleyn to £, Swaledale to £, Masham to £, Gritstone to £, Cheviot  to £, Beltex  to £, Lonk  to £.

Rearing Calves to £400 (54)

B&W av £65.18 Cont av £305.33 Native av £175

A nice ringside of bidders this Monday with calves an honest trade for the time of year. Best Bull from Ian and Diane Wellock of Kirkby Malham touched the £400 bracket, with Chris Drake of Thornton at £390. Black and whites a nice trade today with John Marshall, Dacre topping at £130 three times with a section average of £65.18.

Heifer calves definitely dearer on the fortnight with best heifers nicely past £300 and topping at £350 for a shapey heifer presented by JR&MJ Moon, Wigglesworth. Native calves certainly nice to sell with AA bulls av £216 and Heifers £163 with seasonal buyers arriving on the look-out for best natives.

Bull Calves

Brit Blue x (Av £331) to £400 IR&DE Wellock;                                                             

Aberdeen Angus (Av £217) to £240 J Wellock

Black & White (Av £65.18) to £130 x3 JC Marshall                     

Heifer Calves       

Cont av £ Native av £        

Ab Angus (Av £163) to £250 JP&KE Hartley                                                 

British Blue (Av £264.38) to £350 JR&MJ Moon

Lim (Av £155) to £155 D Clarke

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:        1^st M&R Smith                      2^nd A Lawson & Son             3^rd A Swires

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st A Lawson & Son              2^nd ASE Crisp

                                Maiden:                                 1^st 2^nd 3^rd A Dickinson & Son

                                Champion – M&R Smith                    Reserve – A Lawson & Son

Newly Calven Heifers (av £1615): to £2080 M&R Smith

Newly Calven Cows (av £1606): to £1700 A Lawson & Son  

Bulling Heifers (av £770): to £820 A Dickinson & Sons

Heifer Stirks (av £380) to £440 PJ&JE Bolland