Forward:
82 Prime cattle comprising 17 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 6 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 59 Cast Cattle.
1,612 Prime Sheep comprising 568 Spring Lambs, 612 Prime Hoggs, 61 Mature Hoggs, 371 Feeding Ewes & Rams.
447 Breeding Sheep (comprising 170 Sheep with 258 lambs at foot and 19 Geld Gimmer Hoggs).
57 Rearing Calves to £430 x2 (57) B&W av £80.83 Cont av £338.66 Native av £197.14.
24 Dairy Cattle.
2 Loads of produce.
Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)
Butchers cattle reflecting the recent upturn in trade. Top price was a 490kg British Blue cross heifer from Ben Townsend of Laneshawbridge which sold to Stanforths Butchers for 242p/kg or £1185. Top gross was a British Blue cross heifer weighing 570kg which was consigned by Messrs BA&B Perkins of Oughtibridge and sold to Keelham Farm Shop for £1296 or 227.5p/kg.
Steers
465-555kg to 199.5p/kg av.173.86p/kg
560kg+ to 216.5p/kg av. 169.98p/kg
Heifers
400-480kg to 182.5p/kg
485kg+ to 242p/kg av. 214.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
Steers
£ per head: JA Drake (Limx) 1212,1107, GW&EJ Parker (AAx) 1126,1107,
p/kg: JA Drake (Limx) 216.5, 199.5, GW&EJ Parker (AAx) 160.5, 156.5
Heifers
£ per head: BA&B Perkins (BBx) 1297, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1216, (Limx) 1163, JM Townsend (BBx)1186,1186,
p/kg: JM Townsend (BBx) 242, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 241.5, 232.5,228.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 232.5, BA&B Perkins (BBx) 227.5
Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)
Overall Average 127.68p/kg £806.53
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
£ per head:D&P Brown (Brown Sw) 855,840, AL Dean&Son (B&W) 848,827, M Baul&Sons Ltd (B&W) 840,
p/kg: M Baul&Sons (B&W) 135.5, AL Dean&Sons (B&W) 134.5,132.5, D&P Brown (Brown Sw) 130.5, 123.5.
Overall Average 100.11p/kg £653.03
Sharp trade for cast cows headed up by AJ Mason’s French Limousin cow weighing 715kg which made 145.5p. Good trade through the grades for dairies heavy meated cattle 102-112p, Steakers 92-101p and plains 62-89p.
Black & White to 112.5p/kg av. 93.82p/kg
MRI to 107.5p/kg av. 105.54p/kg
Limx to 145.5p/kg av. 119.58p/kg
BBx to 114.5p/kg av. 111.26p/kg
Shorthorn to 108.5p/kg av. 100.40p/kg
AAx to 114.5p/kg av. 100.66p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)
B&W:
£ per head: MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd 969,787, 763, GT Booth 852,812, JD Crabtree&son 844,796, R Dakin 808,
p/kg: JD Crabtree&Son 112.5, 107.5,106.5,R Dakin 108.5, MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd 107.5, CM&EM Gratton 106.5, AL Dean&Son 106.5
Other Dairy
£ per head: C Watson (MRI) 882,748,681
p/kg: C Watson (MRI) 107.5,106.5,102.5
Brit Blue:
£ per head: S&D Robinson 846, T Blackwell 761
p/kg: T Blackwell 114.5, S&D Robinson 108.5
Lim:
£ per head: AJ Mason 1040, JW Stockdale&Son 927, D&J Isherwood 765, A Priestley 764
p/kg: AJ Mason 145.5, JW Stockdale&Son 130.5, D&J Isherwood 128.5, R Dodson 122.5
Native
£ per head: S&D Robinson (Sh) 863, B Clay (AAx) 784, DA Ogden 630
p/kg: B Clay (AAx) 114.5,S&D Robinson (Sh) 108.5
MATURE BULL
Overall Average 100.31p/kg £983.03
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
£ per head: D&J Iswherwood (AA) 1225, S&D Robinson (BB) 1013, JE Greenwood (Path) 712
p/kg: S&D Robinson (BB) 112.5, JE Greenwood (Path) 97.5,S&D Robinson (AA) 93.5
Spring Lambs
A larger entry of 568 head met with a trade that was 10p/kg up on the week to stand at 213p/kg. Mixed into all this we held a special Whitsuntide Prize Show & Sale of Spring Lambs and this was well supported and expertly judged by Miss Clare Cropper of G&C Cropper Family Butchers who have a retail shop on Accrington Market. Clare’s choice of champions were presented by Richard Frankland of Frankland Farms in Rathmell. Weighing 42kg they realised £175 per head or 416p/kg when purchased by Clare Cropper. The reserve champions came from Robert Towers of Farleton weighing 39kg they sold for £108 per head to Andrew Atkinson buying on behalf of Harthead Meat Co.
During the sale 10 pens sold for over 250p, and 41 pens for 220p to 250p. Commercial lambs generally reached 200p, odd pens 190p to 200p. Heavy types (46kg to 52kg) were good to sell and matched the mart average of 214p.
Lamb Show
Pair of Continental Lambs
1st Franklands Farms 42kg £175 G&C Cropper
2nd JD&V Towers 39kg £108 Hartshead Meats
3rd DA Livestock 39kg £104 Vivers Scot Lamb
Pair of Down x Lambs
1st M Evans 48kg £106 Kendalls Farmers Butchers
2nd M Evans 45kg £109 Hartshead Meats
3rd TH Mellin 42kg £94 Keelham Farm Shop
Champion – Frankland Farms
Reserve – JD&V Towers
Spring Lambs – Overall Average £87.27 per head or 213.3p/kg
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 416.7p/kg av 213.6p/kg or £85.87 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 238.0p/kg av 214.0p/kg or £102.32 per head
52.1kg and over to 198.1p/kg av 193.3p/kg or £105 per head
Rouge average £92.39 per head or 213.5p/kg
£ per head: £96.50 £95 £93.50 £92 JA&JM Wade;
p/kg: 224.4p 219.0p 212.5p 208.1p JA&JM Wade;
Suffolk average £88.53 per head or 210.8p/kg
£ per head: £110 AV Bailey; £109.5x2 £106 ML Evans; £108 £106 J&F Nutter; £107 JA&JM Wade;
p/kg: 251.3p D&A Livestock; 250.0p JD&V Towers; 243.3p 238.0p 233.3p ML Evans; 236.6p WJ Barker;
Texel average £89.36 per head or 221.5p/kg
£ per head: £175 Frankland Farms; £109 GH&G Emmott; £108x2 £107 JD&V Towers; £108 £107 I Barrett;
p/kg: 416.7p 256.8p Frankland Farms; 276.9p 261.0p 259.0p JD&V Towers; 265.4p D&A Livestock;
Charollais average £82.21 per head or 204.4p/kg
£ per head: £100 WJ Barker; £94 S Coar; £92 RN Thompson; £92 I Barrett; £91 P&J Sedgwick; £90 G&SE Parker;
p/kg: 230.0p 217.9p RN Thompson; 230.0p I Barrett; 223.8p 221.3p S Coar; 211.9p EE Watson & Son;
Hogg numbers less as the end of the season approaches, and another mixed bag. Some good fed hoggs could still do 170p plus, but anything lacking was around the 150p mark.
Prime Hoggs – Overall Average £67.54 per head or 157.0p/kg
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 148.5p/kg av 137.3p/kg or £46.85 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 193.2p/kg av 160.4p/kg or £65.32 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 166.7p/kg av 159.8p/kg or £77.40 per head
52.1kg and over to 173.7p/kg av 140.1p/kg or £78.04 per head
Beltex average £85.00 per head or 193.2p/kg
£ per head: £85 DN&D Capstick
p/kg: 193.2p DN&D Capstick
Texel average £65.83 per head or 160.3p/kg
£ per head: £80 £78.50 GW Thackray £75.50 PL Metcalfe £69(x2) W Holden
p/kg: 184.1p PL Metcalfe 177.8p 174.4p GW Thackray
Mule average £71.18 per head or p/kg
£ per head: £79.50 £78 J Pickles £77 D&P Spence & Son £75.50 PL Metcalfe £71 N Heseltine
p/kg: 177.3p J Pickles 167.0p PL Metcalfe
Swaledale average £57.62 per head or 144.3p/kg
£ per head: £65.50 £64 J Pickles
p/kg: 156.1p 152.0p J Pickles
SBF average £71.03 per head or 170.1p/kg
£ per head: £79 £78 £77(x2) GW Thackray
p/kg: 177.3p 175.6p 175.0p 171.1p GW Thackray
Lonk average £77 per head or 160.6p/kg
£ per head: £80 GW Thackray;
p/kg:166.7p GW Thackray
Gritsone average £67.93 per head or 165.9p/kg
£ per head:£69.50 B Dibb
p/kg: 166.0p GW Thackray
Cheviot average £79.73 per head or 172.4p/kg
£ per head:£81.50 £78.50 J Lord; £78 D&P Spence & Sons;
p/kg: 178.4p J Lord;
Mature Hoggs – Overall Average £53.29 per head or 130.1p/kg
£ per head: £87 £85 S Bolton; £74 J Lord £72 B Dibb; £71 B&J Sutcliffe;
p/kg: 154.3p B&J Sutcliffe; 151.8p 147.5p S Bolton; 150.0p SD Bennett; 150.0 B Dibb;
A nice trade in the face of weaker prices generally last week.
Cull Ewes average £62.95
Suffolk to £96.50, Texel to £112.50, BFL to £74.50, Mule to £82.50, Swaledale to £62.50, Masham to £66.50, SBF to £54.50, Bleu Du Maine to £78.50, Lonk to £38.50.
Top prices:
Lowland: £112.50 FW&JM Eddington; £100.50 T Harrison
Mule/Masham: £82.50 FW&JM Eddington; £75.50 WM Hall
Horned: £62.50 DH Heseltine; £59.50 FW&JM Eddington
Hill: £74.50 Ellis Bros; £67.50 GJ&G Schofield
Cast Rams average £81.95
Texel to £87.50 RA&E Smith; Rouge to £97.50 M Walker; Charolais to £ 87.50 RA&E Smith
Breeding Sheep
A better show of sheep late in the season and a larger ringside of customers assembled as well. Megan Thomas topped the sale with Zwartble cross Gimmer Hoog with a nice Blue Texel cross Gimmer Lamb at Foot which sold for £225 the outfit which sold to Messrs Greensit of Ripon. Richard Stockdale sold two pens of Texel Hoggs with singles for £185 the outfit.
NEXT MONDAY (30th May Bank Holiday)
Special Show & Sale of Sheep with Lambs at Foot including Show & Sale of Single Sheep with Lambs at foot (MV Acc & Non MV Acc)
Advance Entries Inc: 10 Swaledale Ewes with Mule Lambs at Foot from JH&J Bland, Thwaite Bridge, 10 Hoggs & Lambs from RG Johnson, 10 Hoggs & Lambs from JW Stockdale & Son
INC WEEKLY SALE OF 250 OUTFITS OF SHEEP WITH LAMBS @ FOOT
Entries please to the Mart Office by 12noon Friday for inclusion in the online listing
(Prices per outfit)
Texel Cross
Hoggs with Singles to £185 JW Stockdale & Son
Hoggs with Twins to £115 SM Towler
Shlgs with Twins to £172 M Campbell
Shlgs with Single lambs to £125 H Metcalfe
Correct with Twins to £158 M Campbell
Suffolk Cross
Shlgs with Twins to £150 L Brown
Mule
Hoggs with Singles to £165 RG Johnson & Son
Shlgs with Twins to £150 L Brown
Correct with Twins to £145 SM Towler
b/m with twins to £142 AG Horn
b/m with Singles £80 AG Horn
Charollais
Hoggs with Singles to £132 CR Kippax
Hoggs with Twins to £138 CR Kippax
Shlgs with twins to £150 L Brown
Zwartbles x
Hoggs with Singles to £225
Hoggs with Twins to £160
Gritstone
Ewe b/m with Twins to £100 P Smith
Rearing Calves to £430 x2 (57)
B&W av £80.83 Cont av £338.66 Native av £197.14
Calves today met a strong trade yet again with the vast majority of calves receiving a higher price than previous weeks continental bulls and heifers met a fearsome trade with no less than 16 separate accounts around the calf ring today. A joint top price was achieved today with Richard Spence of Sutton in Craven and Geoff and Margaret Booth of Dowshaw farm Lothersdale both reaching £430 with John Marshall of Dacre seeing his consignment achieve £400 of which all three were British Blue Bulls.
Limousin bull calves from RD Metcalfe Brearton and the Pickergills brothers of Guiseley saw their calves average £335 for their combined contribution with Pickergill’s leading the way at £395. Natives were topped by a strong bull from John Marshall, Dacre at £280 for a strong bull.
In the Heifers again the Brown’s of Ramsgill took the highest price with another of their impressive Lincoln Red heifers which achieved £380, with continentals reaching just on the top side of £300 with the Marshalls, Dacre again achieving the highest price with £335.
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £334) to £390 G Pickersgill & Sons
Brit Blue x (Av £352.22) to £430 RM Spence and £430 GT Booth
Ab Angus (Av £196.88) to £280 JC Marshall
Brown Swiss to £78 S Nuttall
Black & White (Av £80.83) to £145 DL DM J Heron
Heifer Calves
Limousin x to £305 R Jowett- Holiday
Brit Blue x (Av £310) to £335 JC Marshall
Ab Angus (Av £161) to £195 DL DM J Heron
Lincoln Red to £380 D&P Brown
Craven Dairy Auction (24 head)
Just as the gate opened for the first milker to enter the ring Arla’s text message announcement of a 1ppl price reduction started beeping around the ringside. Despite the impeccable timing of the “good news” trade was brisk with all heifers selling away well with arguably the lower end of the milkers seeing the highest price jump.
Brian Moorhouse of the Aireburn herd took the top honours in the milkers for his newly calven pedigree heifer consignment with the highly sought after Samantha Sugden choosing her above D&A Forts Homebred newly calven heifer with Sally Wellock of Oakworth taking a well deserved 3rd prize.
D&A Fort topped the days trade with his hard fought over heifer calved 20 days and giving 26litres, it went onto reach £1480 to Wick Williams. Brian Moorhouse’s Pedigree heifer giving 30kg was not far behind at £1400. Other noted prices was £1380 Jennings Farmers and £1350 J Wellock & Son.
The youngstock were very well sold with Jackie Bradley of Hartwith selling five cracking hand reared heifers to average £628 and Alan and Susan Throup of Higher House sold some Dalesbrad surplus progeny with their bulling heifers reaching a healthy trade of £770 average and topping at £800 for the four on offer.
Judge – Samantha Sugden
Prize Awards: Newly Calven Heifers: 1st GB Moorhouse 2nd D&A Fort 3rd J Wellock
Newly Calven Cows: 1st J Wellock 2nd IRG Collins
In-Calf Heifers: 1st I Olivers & Partners 2nd I Olivers & Partners 3rd SR Petty
Champion – GB Moorhouse Reserve – D&A Fort
Newly Calven Heifers (11): av £1282.50 to £1480 DA Fort
Newly Calven Cows (2): av £1305 to £1330 J Wellock
Incalf Heifers (2): av £1115 to £1180 I Olivers & Partners
Bulling Heifers (4) av £770 to £800 A&SL Throup
Maiden Heifers 8mths (5) av £628 to £660 J Bradley