Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

An increased entry with a good range of weights and quality found strong competition from purchasers with 19 of the entry making 250p plus. Messrs. F&B Smith of Westhouse produced 2 high flying heifers, a Limousin cross weighing 540kg and a British Blue cross at 530kg which both sold to DA Gregory of Bacup for 280.5p/kg and 279.5p/kg or £1515 and £1481. A lightweight steer weighing 535kg from James Middleton of Arncliffe led the male cattle making 272.5p/kg or £1457 when selling to Keelham Farm Shop, Skipton. With more heavy cattle coming forward the leading gross was a 720kg Limousin cross steer from Bill Cowperthwaite of Malham Moor which sold for 239.5p/kg or £1696 to Mick Etherington with the same buyer accounting for another 630kg Limousin heifer from GW Houseman & Partners for £1610 or 255.5p/kg. The steer average was a shade easier on the week at 252p/kg and heifers were 257p/kg with the change in both sections down to an increased number of commercial cattle which themselves were a tremendous trade. More cattle are needed to ensure that those attending are supplied.

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 272.5p/kg                        av.256.4p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 268.5p/kg                        av.249.59p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 243.5p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 280.5p/kg                        av.257.84p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 1696,1425, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1557,1499, J Middleton (Limx) 1458

p/kg: J Middleton (Limx) 272.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 258.5, TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 239.5, D Bailey (Limx) 239.5

Heifers  

£ per head: GW Houseman&Ptns (Limx) 1610, RT&J Critchley&sons (Limx) 1582,1549,1536, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1577,1519

p/kg: F&B Smith (Limx) 280.5, (BBx) 279.5, RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 277.5, 269.5,269.5, KA&HL Fawcett (BBx) 266.5,(Limx) 259.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 266.5

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   av.155.50p/kg                     £987.43

Top prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: GW Houseman&Ptns (AAxHfr) 987

p/kg: GW Houseman&ptns (AAxHfr) 155.5

Cull Cow Prices

Most of the entry straight out of the parlour with meat in short supply but cows carrying flesh up on the week and into 120p/kg comfortably. Steaking cows at 112p/kg a touch firmer and the average reduced by plains and lighweights.

Overall Average                                   99.58p/kg                             £649.52

Black & White                      to 118.5p/kg                        av.94.98p/kg

Jersey                                     to 79.5p/kg

MRI                                         to 122.5p/kg                        av.106.16p/kg

AAx                                         to 131.5p/kg                        av.124.43p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: AN Bolland 849,800,734, JSS Verity 645, 622, GB Moorhouse 638

p/kg: AN Bolland 119.5,115.5,109.5, GB Moorhouse 100.5, JSS Verity 95.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: N&R Sutcliffe (MRI) 790,494, JSS Verity (Jer) 449

p/kg: N&R Sutcliffe (MRI) 122.5,87.5, JSS Verity (Jer) 79.5

Native:

£ per head: TM Harrison (AA) 953,870

p/kg: TM Harrison (AA) 131.5,117.5

4,378 Prime Sheep comprising 3719 Prime Lambs, & 659 Cast Ewes & Rams

A much increased entry, and a more mixed show of sheep this week forward for sale at Skipton, the headline numbers show an identical average, but with more hill bred lambs in the entry, the truth is they were in reality a shade dearer on the week.

Heavy Lambs were in sharp demand all day, 216p being the average per kilo for 46kg to 52kg lambs, which included several large pens of Mule wethers which if 44kg to 48kg were in strong demand generally around the 200p mark, including a pen of 22 Mules weighing 48kg from Samantha Fawcett Barden selling at £96.
A butchers/farmshop type of lamb in the heavy weight bracket could command £120-£135 regular away, with top price on the day being a 46kg from Tom Walmsley Haverah Park weighing 46kg and making £150 to SA Swales, York. Ellis Bros had 47kg Continentals at £145 and Jim Scrivin Elslack 47kg Continentals at £143 all to Vivers Scotlamb. RJ Capstick from Clitheroe and N Boynton Ripon both made £137 of 46kg Continentals, the former to SA Swales and the latter to Vivers Scotlamb. Robertshaws Farmshop in Thornton secured lambs at 49kg  £135 from WC Logan of Malham Moor, and 51kg lambs at £134.50 from Paul Drinkall of Gargrave.

A commercial heavy lamb was a shade better to sell this week, aided by the presence of an additional buyer at the ringside looking for lowland and good hill bred lambs 46kg to 56kg.
Commercial handyweight lambs 205/215p today, next grade 220p/230p, and the ¾ sorts from 235p upwards, a dozen pens at £3 per kilo or more, whilst the main of  better Beltex sorts in the usual 250/300p bracket.

Hill bred lambs as stated had better Mules either side of £2/kilo, whilst horned lambs were a good trade, topping at 215p, and Swales in good demand 170/180p for the better sorts.

With the Ewe trade looking to have slipped later last week most goods today sold very well. Best end Suffolk Ewes up-to £139.50. Best end of the Texel ewes sold to £130.50 from MR&GP Beresford followed behind at £127.50 from the same vendor for a real run of good heavy crossed ewes White faced ewes sold to an avg of £87. Mules sold to £103.50 with the best end heavies £85+ leaner mules £64-£76 for a total breed avg of £69. Cheviots sold to £100.50. Swales look less on the week with an avg of £30 and top price of £61.50 from KM&L Throup. The best swales wouldn’t be any less, maybe a touch better trade, but the plain sorts are making their way in now and making less money.

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 £94.16 per head or 216.3p/kg              

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 279.4p/kg         av 208.1p/kg         or £71.71 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 325.0p/kg         av 216.5p/kg         or £91.68 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 326.1p/kg         av 216.0p/kg         or £102.12 per head

52.1kg and over   to 237.7p/kg         av 214.7p/kg         or £115.95 per head

Beltex average £103.19 per head or 245.6p/kg

£ per head: £150 D&A Livestock: £145 Ellis Bros; £137 £132 £130 A&AD Boynton; £137 RJ Capstick; £133 G Sunderland;

p/kg: 326.1p D&A Livestock; 325.0p 317.1p 315.0p 309.8p 307.7p A Atkinson; 310.5p RJ Capstick; 308.5p Ellis Bros;

Texel average £93.90 per head or 215.5p/kg

£ per head: £143 S&P Scrivin; £135 WC Logan; £134.50 KP Dinkall; £134 E&M Townley; £128 JA Gibson; £127.50 MR&GP Beresford;

p/kg: 319.7p 208.7p JE Burrow; 304.3p 274.4p S&P Scrivin; 277.2p MR&GP Beresford; 275.5p WG Loagn; 268.0p E&M Townley;

Suffolk average £95.43 per head or 210.3p/kg

£ per head: £116 JL North; £111 RA&M Earnshaw; £110 JA Mellin; £107 D&C Wood; £106.50 AJ Shepherd; £105 E&AD Booth;

p/kg: 223.1p JL North; 218.4p D&C Wood; 218.1p B Spensley; 217.3p 215.6p AJ Shepherd; 215.7p RA&M Earnshaw;

Charolais average £86.30 per head or 207.5p/kg

£ per head: £95 PJ&JE Bolland; £89 JR&DL Ogden; £85.50 AFD Roberts; £85 RH&B Lofthouse;

p/kg: 213.8p 202.6p AFD Roberts; 207.3p RH&B Lofthouse; 207.0p JR&DL Ogden;

Mule average £86.46 per head or 197.3p/kg

£ per head: £97 Fair Place Farm; £96 S&R Fawcett; £93 D&C Newhouse; £90.50 JK Wilson; £88.50 J Garth & Son; £85.50

p/kg: 206.4p Fair Place; 205.7p JK Wilson;  202.3p FG Throup; 201.1p J Garth & Son; 200.0p S&T Fawcett; 198.9p JM Wilson;

Masham average £87.27 per head or 200.3p/kg

£ per head: £100 JM Wilson;

p/kg: 200.0p A&SL Throup;

Rouge average £105.50 per head or 243.3p/kg

£ per head: £122.50 £106.50 AM Leach; £120 B Hawksworth; £97 RH&MR Ireland;

p/kg: 291.7p 236.7p AM Leach; 240.0p B Hawksworth; 231.0p RH&MR Ireland;

Swaledale average £67.60 per head or 173.9p/kg

£ per head: £72.50 £68 AJ Mason; £70 S&D Robinson; £68.50 £66 RW&B Chapman; £64.50 JM&S Tennant;  

p/kg: 181.3p 178.9p AJ Mason; 178.1p A Newbould; 170.7p S&D Robinson; 169.2p RW&B Chapman;

Cheviot average £86.15 per head or 205.2p/kg

£ per head: £86.50 RH&MR Ireland; £86 T&C Robinson;

p/kg: 206.0p RH&MR Ireland; 204.8p T&C Robinson;
SBF av £74.29 or 213p

£75.50 TJ Howarth

215p TJ Howarth

Cull Ewes average £65.46

Suffolk to £130.50, Texel to £130.50,Char to £101.50, Mule to £103.50, Swaledale to £61.50, Cheviot to £100.50, Beltex to £77.50, Berrichon to £100.50, Lonk to £44.50, Jacob to £49.50, Herd to £48.50, K.Hill to £82.50, BFL to £79.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £130.50                                MR&GP Beresford                              

Mule/Masham: £103.50                    C&SB Whitelock

Horned: £61.50                                    KM&L Throup

Hill: £100.50                                         W Stamper

Cast Rams average £91.28

Texel to £135.50, Charolais to £139.50, Beltex  to £49.50, BFL to £81.50

Rearing Calves to £450

Calf trade today very mixed with a lesser show on offer but still some brilliant rearing calves forward. 26 Black and White calves were forward today, with the time of year coming forward some of these good would look less money but all prices from £35 for bobbies up-to £265 for some British Friesons from RM Spence. AA Bull Calves all sold in the region of £230-£285. MRI Bulls sold to £340 for a belter of a calf from N&R Sutcliffe. Blue Bulls got away well with a top price of £390 from RE Ayrton and M&R Smith other good rearing Blue Bulls selling from £280-£320. Lim Bulls led the trade today with a top price of £450 from KT Wood & Son. Other rearing sorts of Limis all over in the £200’s. AA Heifer calves less money today but in general smaller goods in. Blue heifers a small step up from last week with buyers looking for real good making goods to sell back through our store ring or rear to make into bulling heifers. Either side of £300 was paid for the better end with medium goods £240-£280 and smaller end just over the £200 mark.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £311) to £450                           KT Wood                                                              

Brit Blue x (Av £301) to £390                           RE Ayrton                                                             

Aberdeen Angus (Av £260) to £285 CN&SA Harrison

Fleckvieh (Av £236) to £325                             C Watson                                              

Black & White (Av £84) to £265                      RM Spence                           

MRI (Av £340) to £340                                       N&R Sutcliffe

Hereford (Av £225) to £225                              J&A Stevenson                    

Heifer Calves       

Aberdeen Angus (Av £171) to £200 Town Head Farm                                                                                                                

British Blue (Av £277) to £335                         N&SA Fort                                           

Limousin (Av £220) to £220                              KT Wood                                              

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