MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER: 15 PRIME CATTLE comprising 2 Clean Cattle & 13 Cast Cattle
3,385 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,094 Spring Lambs, 291 Cast Ewes & Rams
34 REARING CALVES
3 LOADS OF PRODUCE
PRIME CATTLE (under 30 mos)
STEERS
551-650kg to 168.5p/kg
650kg+ to 175.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
R Leeming B&W Str £1087 168.5p
R Leeming B&W Str £930 175.5p
Overall Average 117.5p/kg £770.06
Black & White to 122.5p/kg av 112.33p/kg
Brit Blue to 133.5p/kg av 122.21p/kg
Limx to 156.5p/kg av 135.02p/kg
Saler to 117.5p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head)
D Pearson Limx £1017
J Caygill&Ptns B&W £937
JT Robinson BBx £907
M Fewster B&W £809
J Caygill&Ptns B&W £800
JT Rushton B&W £779
D&C Cockburn Bros B&W £741
EJ Fort B&W £702
PL Metcalfe Limx £698
EJ Fort B&W £685
Top Prices (p/kg)
D Pearson Limx 156.5p
JT Robinson BBx 133.5p
J Caygill&Ptns B&W 122.5p
D&C Cockburn Bros B&W 119.5p
Beeston Hall Farms Ltd Saler 117.5p
PRIME SHEEP (3,385 Head)
A nice show of sheep given that it was Nidderdale show today, but tighter numbers countrywide led to a better trade at the afternoon markets with the overall average standing at 171.6p/kg, a rise of 8p/kg on the week, and this with over 3,000 head of lambs presented for sale as well.
The best end as usual were good to sell at Skipton with plenty of buyers for these, the “200 pence club” had 20 pens in it this week, Jimmy Towler from Grindleton was top dog at 228.2p (39kg at £89), other members were F&R Fielden, M&E Thorner, J&M Blakey, AN Throup, G Sunderland, Fox Farms, D Grassam, D Askwith, JG Hall & Son and Richard Caton. And with sales above £90 were JG Hall & Son, JF Norcross, Richard Caton and Fox Farms topped the sale at £99 with a pen of 47kg Beltex crosses purchased by Riley Bros from Dunockshaw, Burnley. A further 56 pens of lambs sold from £80 to £89.50.
The well fleshed prime lambs were generally 10-15p/kg dearer on the week, whilst the commercial lambs were around 5p/kg dearer. Hill lambs were also dearer, Mule lambs 5p up on the week at 153.7p average, whilst Swaledale lambs were 152p average, best of these 2 pens from Stuart & Debbie Robinson selling 32kg at £50.20 and 35kg at £53.50.
A much smaller show of ewes were better to sell being around £5 to £10 dearer on the week.
PRIME HOGGS – Overall Average £72.04 per head or 171.65p/kg
25.5kg to 32.0kg to 161.3p/kg av 154.3p/kg or £48.61 per head
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 192.6p/kg av 165.4p/kg or £56.41 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 228.2p/kg av 172.7p/kg or £71.57 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 210.6p/kg av167.6 p/kg or £79.28 per head
52.1kg and over t to160.4 p/kg av 153.2p/kg or £84.61 per head
Beltex average £79.39 per head or 196.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £99 Fox Farms or 228.2p/kg WA&VJ&JA Towler
Texel average £73.04 per head or 172.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £93 JF Norcross or 207.5p/kg DJ Grassam
Suffolk average £70.52 per head or 164.02p/kg
TOP PRICES: £84 TH Mellin or 175.6p/kg MP Jennings
Charollais average £69.01 per head or 170.8p/kg
TOP PRICES: £79.50 A Guy & Son or 192.6p/kg Lea & Son
Mule average £64.33 per head or 153.7p/kg
TOP PRICES: £69 KM&L Throup or 160.5p/kg N&M Sutcliffe
Masham average £70.50 per head or 160.2p/kg
TOP PRICES: £70.50 or 160.2p/kg A&SL Throup
Swaledale average £52.99 per head or 152.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £61.50 FC N & M Walker or 156.9p/kg S&D Robinson
Cheviot average £56.50 per head or 156.9p/kg
TOP PRICES: £58 or 170.6p/kg K Stuart & Son
Lleyn average £60.08 per head or 168.7p/kg
TOP PRICES: £69.80 or 174.5p/kg CD&RF Kitching
Rough Fell average £55.55 per head or 147.3p/kg
TOP PRICES: £58.50 or 150.0p/kg AJ&HC Clark
Bleu Du Maine average £82 per head or 205.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £82 or 205p/kg D Asquith
Suffolk to £89.50, Texel to £89.50, Teeswater to £45.50, Jacob to £57.50, Mule to £59.50, Beltex to £76.50, Lleyn to £43.50, Swaledale to £44.50, Herdwick to £35.50.
TOP PRICES:
LOWLAND: £89.50 MP Jennings; £87.50 J Sugden
MULE/MASHAM: £59.50 S&PE Bowker; £56.50 A Beresford;
HORNED: £44.50 AW,E&N Wade; £39.50 G&MA Lawn
HILL: £43.50 RA& Jennings; £40.50 TM Harrison
CAST RAMS average £76.17
Suffolk to £34.50, Texel to £117.50, Charollais to £84.50, BFL to £78.50.
TOP PRICES:
£117.50 £84.50 Lea & Son; £78.50 WM Hall;
REARING CALVES average £170.12
BULL CALVES
Limousin x to £338 av £329.33 JC&DJ Marshall & Sons
Brit Blue x to £428 av £382.67 G Booth
Blonde Aq to £370 av £335.00 N&R Sutcliffe
MRI to £158 N&R Sutcliffe
Black & White to £150 av £73.79 JC&DJ Marshall & Son
HEIFER CALVES
Limousin x to £315 JC&DJ Marshall & Sons
Brit Blue x to £310 av £228.75 G Booth
Angus to £188 DA Fort