Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Heifers

501- 590kg                                            to 183.5p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Ab Angus Hfr

£ per head: £1036 Hurries Farm

p/kg: 183.5p Hurries Farm

Overall Average                                   113.9p/kg             £720

Black & White                       to 136.5p/kg                        av 110.6p/kg

Jersey                                     to 114.5p/kg                        av 96.5p/kg

Shorthorn                             to 121.5p/kg                        av 110.9p/kg

Limx                                       to 127.5p/kg                        av 119.9p/kg

BBx                                         to 151.5p/kg                        av 142.8p/kg

Ab Angus                               to 130.5p/kg                        av 124.6p/kg

Blonde x                                to 128.5p/kg                        av 128.5p/kg                                       

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: £1066 MP Jennings; £945 SW&JE Ryder; £921 AN Bolland; £914 JSS Verity;

p/kg: 136.5p JSS Verity; 133.5p AN Bolland; 131.5p G Abbott & Son; 130.5p AP Townend;

Other Dairy:

£ per head: £741 IRG Collins; £646 £636 H Downs & Son;

p/kg: 121.5p IRG Collins; 116.5p H Downs & Son; 114.5p JSS Verity;

Brit Blue:

£ per head: £1075 S&D Robinson; £1009 DG Boothman; £914 JSS Verity;

p/kg: 151.5p S&D Robinson; 148.5p DG Boothman; 135.5p JSS Verity;

Lim:

£ per head: £745 £663 CA Foster;

p/kg: 127.5p 112.5p CA Foster;

Ab Angus:

£ per head: £1148 Hurries Farm; £989 MD Farms;  

p/kg: 130.5p Hurries Farm; 118.5p MD Farms;

Mature Bull

Overall Average                                   117.5p/kg             £1151

Shorthorn

£ per head: £1151 IRG Collins

p/kg: 117.5p IRG Collins

Following the slacker trade of late last week partly caused by the start of the fasting season of Ramadan, supply of lamb just tightened a touch today as producers respond to these lower prices and look for a bit more weight to maximise returns. Most interest was shown in the 39kg to 43kg weight range, some commercial types of heavy lambs not adding up to any more per head, unless they were the smart ¾ bred types for wholesale or retail butchers. The overall result of 179p would still look good on the day, with all buyers present at the ringside looking for stock but just operating off a slightly different price list to recent weeks. Cast sheep were also cheaper on the week, and trade is not expected to improve for a few weeks.

Spring Lambs  – Overall Average  £74.15 per head or 179.1p/kg           

32.0kg to 39.0kg                 to 238.9p/kg         av 180.3p/kg         or £68.19 per head

39.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 234.1p/kg         av 179.3p/kg         or £75.15 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 202.2p/kg         av 175.4p/kg         or £82.52 per head

52.1kg and over   to 176.4p/kg         av 169.7p/kg         or £90.43 per head

Beltex average £78.44 per head or 201.7p/kg

£ per head: £95 £89 £85 £83.50 £83 R Ogg; £90 PR Simpson; £90 RC Crabtree; £87 CA Crabtree; £86 J&J Garnett;

p/kg: 238.9p J&J Garnett; 234.3p 227.3p JJ Beckwith; 231.7p 223.7p 211.9p R Ogg; 214.3p RC Crabtree; 212.2p CA Crabtree;

Suffolk average £74.49 per head or 175.2p/kg

£ per head: £93 £89 £86 £85.50 ML Evans; £86 £82 Bailey Farms; £85 D Spencer; £79.50 TH Mellin;

p/kg: 202.2p 190.0p 189.4p 187.0p ML Evans; 186.3p S Coar; 184.5p Bailey Farms; 183.8p RG Church Ltd;

Texel average £74.21 per head or 178.7p/kg

£ per head: £96 £94.50 J Garth & Son; £93.50 £92 J Turner; £93.50 S Coar; £93 T Boothman; £90 R&E Pollard;

p/kg: 234.1p 225.0p J Garth & Son; 228.0p S Coar; 212.8p MA&JR Sharpe; 207.9p GT Carr; 207.7p FG Throup;

Charollais average £70.13 per head or 178.6p/kg

£ per head: £89 £76.50x2 TH Mellin; £73.50 £73 £71 S Coar; £66.50 TB Moorhouse;

p/kg: 207.0p 186.6p TH Mellin; 183.8p 178.0p 177.5p S Coar; 177.8p AE Stubbs;

Lleyn average £76 per head or 176.7p/kg

£ per head: £76 CD&RF Kitching;

p/kg: 176.7p CD&RF Kitching;

Zwartables average £67.75 per head or 171.8p/kg

£ per head: £70 TH Mellin; £67 MJ Beckwith;

p/kg: 171.8p MJ Beckwith; 170.7p TH Mellin;

Cull Ewes average £59.86

Suffolk to £73.50, Texel to £111.50, BFL to £20, Mule to £69.50, Lleyn to £88.50, Swaledale to £54.50, Charollais to £101.50, Zwartbles to £65.50, Lonk  to £49.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £111.50 James Garth; £102.50, £100.50 A Lambert; £101.50 T&G Mcgarrell;

Mule/Masham: £69.50 B&J Sutcliffe; £63.50 S Spensley & Co; £63.50 WF Naylor; £62.50 C Wellock & Son 

Horned: £54.50 FC N&M Walker; £50.50 CD&RF Kitching; £49.50 SA Karmann

Hill: £88.50 Hurries Farm; £79.50 CD&RF Kitching; £65.50 PR Simpson

Cast Rams average £78.50

Texel to £83.50 JC Grayston; Charollais to £83.50 JC Grayston; 

Rearing Calves to £640 (57)

B&W av £139.68 Cont av £471 Native av £238

Well it’s happened again with calves dearer still on the week. A fantastic show of black and whites met the same flying trade that we saw last week with the best of bunch being a 1mth 8 day old Friesian from Michael Heron, Bramhope hitting a new high of £280 and Anthony Bolland, Bolton Abbey also having a flyer with a Holstein bull to £260. B&W average today £139.68 with 70% of B&W’s over £100’s.

A quality run from Hartley’s of Beamsley saw their Angus bulls and heifers sell well to £290 and av £254 for his run of 8.

British Blues were out in force again with quality of the highest order from vendors such as Richard Sutcliffe

of Queensbury, IR&DE Wellock of Kirkby Malham and Sowray Bros of Bishop Thornton. Richard Sutcliffe hit the top price with an exceptional bull calf making £640 with Martyn Jennings next in line at £565 and Sowray Bros selling 9 calves and averaging £520.26 topping at £560 for a bull and £550 for a heifer.  The Wellock family were also well supported with eight, 1 month old  British Blue bulls and heifers averaging over £400. In the Limousin’s, Robert Metcalfe of Brearton hit £510 for a fine bull calf.

Interesting to take into account that at Skipton today black and white calves had an average age of 27 days of age and British Blues an average of 35 days old. Trade looks set to continue in the short to mid term please do not hesitate to contact.                Sam Bradley regarding Calf Sales 07538539077.  

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £355) to £510 RD Metcalfe                   

Brit Blue x (Av £491) to £640 P&RM Sutcliffe                              

Ab Angus (Av £234) to £290 JP&KE Hartley                                  

Black & White (Av £139.68) to £280 DL DM J Heron                  

Heifer Calves                       

Limousin x (Av £220) to £220 RD Metcalfe                   

Brit Blue x (Av £465) to £550 A Sowray & Son                             

Ab Angus (Av £242) to £285 JP&KE Hartley                                                  

Good to see a demand from genuine farmers forcing the trade despite the treacherous market conditions.

Judge – Andrew Townsend

Prize Awards:        Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st GB Jennings     2^nd A&SL Throup      3^rd R Johnson & Son

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st A Lawson & Son              2^nd J Wellock

                                In-Calf Heifers:                     1^st 2^nd & 3^rd S Kellett

                    Brown Swiss:                         1^st 2^nd & 3^rd D&P Brown

                                Champion – GB Jennings                    Reserve – A Lawson & Son

Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers (7): av £1651.5 to £1800 X2 GB Jennings and A&SL Throup

Pedigree Newly Calven Cows (2): av £1310 to £1320 J Wellock  

Newly Calven Heifers (11): av £1356 to £1780 RG Johnson & Son

Newly Calven Brown Swiss (8) av £1284 to £1550 x3 D&P Brown

Jersey Incalf Heifers (3): to £320 SDM Kellett