Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Countrystyle Meats of Lancaster made a return to the ringside and got amongst the top end cattle accounting for the two leading priced heifers from RT&J Critchley&Sons of Hutton both Limousin crosses weighing 545kg and 550kg which made 266.5p/kg (£1452) and 264.5p/kg (£1455). Countrystyle also added the leading priced steer to a quality pen, this time a 545kg Limousin cross consigned by CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield which made 262.5p/kg or £1431.

The top gross went to Phoenix Grain Co Ltd of Preston selling a 595kg Limousin cross to James Robertshaw on behalf of Keelham Farm Shop of Skipton for £1538 or 258.5p/kg. Last week saw a declining trade as the week progressed due to a reduction in retail sales caused in part by customers reverting to eating out early in the week. Trade set off a shade easier but with more retailers at the ringside than for a few weeks the price for the top end closed very similar to last week particularly for farm assured entries.

Once again cattle got spread evenly round the ring with 9 buyers in attendance.

Steers

465-560kg                                             to 262.5p/kg                        av.237.49p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 246.5p/kg                        av.241.66p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 238.5p/kg                        av.187.59p/kg

480kg+                                                   to 266.5p/kg                        av.233.19p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1442, (Limx) 1431, (Blondex) 1424, J Baines (BBx) 1430, S&NV Jowett (BBx) 1371

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 262.5, (BBx) 246.5, J Middleton (Limx) 246.5, 244.5, J Baines (BBx) 246.5, S&NV Jowett (BBx) 240

Heifers

£ per head: Phoenix Grain Co Ltd (Limx) 1538, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1455, (Limx) 1410, RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 1455,1452

p/kg: RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 266.5,264.5, (BBx) 258.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 263.5, 241.5, (BBx) 242.5, Phoenix Grain Co Ltd 258.5.

Prime Cattle (over 30mos)

Overall Average                                   146.56p/kg                           £867.14

Top prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: SW&JE Ryder&Son (Mont) 935,916

p/kg: SW&JE Ryder&Son (Mont) 165.5,163.5

Cull Cow Prices

Dairy culls have been a shade easier over the last couple of sales and this week followed in similar vein. Amongst the Holsteins 120p was a barrier and it took a New Zealand Friesian to make 127.5p whilst other dairy breeds carrying more shape continued to make 130p or over. Lean dairies were still a good trade if they had some improvement left with most just short of 110p. A handful of beef cows with the top a Limousin cross at £1174 or 149.5p/kg

Overall Average                                   113.18p/kg                           £713.27

Black & White                      to 127.5p/kg                        av. 111.18p/kg

Montx                                    to 128.5p/kg

Swed red                               to 129.5p/kg

Fleck                                       to 135.5p/kg

Dairy Short                           to 94.5p/kg

Limx                                       to 149.5p/kg

AAx                                         to 126.5p/kg                        av. 120.04p/kg

Beef Short                             to 124.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: N&SA Fort 937, N&J Thwaite 794, BH Wilson&Sons 753,750, CN&SA Harrison 735, J Gooch 734

p/kg: N&SA Fort 127.5, CN&SA Harrison 119.5, N&J Thwaite 118.5, J Gooch 116.5, BH Wilson&Sons 115.5, JH Bradley&Son 114.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: SW&JE Ryder&Son (Swed Red) 991, (Mont) 707, N&SA Fort (Fleck) 989

p/kg: N&SA Fort (Fleck) 135.5, SW&JE Ryder&Son (Swed Red) 129.5, (Mont) 128.5

Contx:

£ per head: S&NV Jowett (Limx) 1174

p/kg: S&NV Jowett (Limx) 149.5

Native

£ per head: JH Wilson (Beef Short) 977, DAB&SD Ogden (AA) 753

p/kg: DAB&SD Ogden (AA) 126.5, JH Wilson (Beef Short) 124.5

3,303 Prime Sheep comprising 2,870 Spring Lambs, 433 Cast Ewes & Rams

A harder day today in the sheep yard with lamb trade a bit lacklustre for the commercial types and handy weights of which there was a greater proportion, but the heavies and mediums were still generally a decent trade. Some lambs just being shown a shade short on their backs now, and for the first time this season we have seen some resistance from the buyers for the slightly leaner commercial types.
At the top end of the show it was local producers JJ Beckwith & Sons from Holme House, Gargrave that took lead honours at 339p or £146 per head for 43kg Continental crosses selling to Brayton Farm Shop in Selby. WH Marsden from Crossgates, Leeds was next at £138 selling to Anthony Swales of Knavesmire Butchers in York.
P Crabtree & Son from Clifton, Otley made £135 and £130 per head of Continentals with both pens selling to Brayton Farmshop, whilst Messrs Swales secured another lot at £133 when purchasing 45kg Continentals from FW&JM Eddington of Bell Busk.
WH Marsden sold further pens at £129 to Keelham Farmshop in Skipton, and £126 & £123 to Robertshaws Farmshop in Thornton, Bradford.
Hill Bred Lambs topped £107 for 54kg Mules from E&KM Marshall, Summerbridge when secured by local specialist catering wholesaler Swaledale Foods from Skipton.

Ewes got away nicely on the week with plenty coming forward, the biggest and best ewes sold just as well as recent weeks up to £129.50 from W&M Bland for a Cont Tup followed by £126.50 for a Tup from DW&CJ Towler. Best ewes in short supply many more could have been sold to sellers advantage. Heaviest £110+ with some just under depending on conformation. Meated Continentals £80-£90 with some others at smaller weights below that mark. Grazing continentals £60-£70 with some worse sorts less. Best Mules either side of £85 Leaner meat in the £70’s and Plain ewes in the 40-60 mark all depending on the goods. Swales similar on the week with some best heavier sorts in the £50’s to top at £56.50 other good meat swales but not as big in the mid £40’s to early £50’s and plain ewes in the £20’s-£30’s.

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 £85.07 per head or 195.2p/kg              

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 209.9p/kg         av 202.9p/kg         or £69.00 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 339.5p/kg         av 192.9p/kg         or £81.06 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 276.6p/kg         av 203.7p/kg         or £96.06 per head

52.1kg and over   to 250.0p/kg         av 204.2p/kg         or £113.65 per head

Beltex average £93.30 per head or 223.8p/kg

£ per head: £146 JJ Beckwith & Son; £133 FW&JM Edington; £130 P Crabtree; £121 D&J Carlisle; £120 E&M Townley; £119 G Sunderland;

p/kg: 339.5p JJ Beckwith; 300.0p E&M Townley; 295.6p FW&JM Edington; 280.5p Ellis Bros; 276.6p P Crabtree; 268.3p KG&JL Huck;

Texel average £84.31 per head or 195.6p/kg

£ per head: £138 £129 £126 £123 WH Marsden; £135 P Crabtree; £124 A Beresford; £120 JA&JH Hewetson; £119 TH Mellin;

p/kg: 292.7p JA&JH Hewetson; 270.6p 268.1p 263.3p 261.7p WH Marsden; 268.2p J Brotherton; 253.3p CD&RF Kitching;

Suffolk average £83.60 per head or 192.3p/kg

£ per head: £123 £119 £98 BJ&L Sutcliffe; £122 £106 £103 TH Mellin; £99 B Spensley; £96 RA&M Earnshaw;

p/kg: 230.4p 214.6p 212.0p TH Mellin; 216.4p BJ&L Sutcliffe; 208.7p RA&M Earnshaw; 206.3p B Spensley;

Charolais average £79.50 per head or 184.6p/kg

£ per head: £84 A&P Fletcher; £75.50 RM Shackleton; £60 K Jowett;

p/kg: 190.9p A&P Fletcher; 175.6p RM Shackleton; 170.0p K Jowett;

Mule average £78.85 per head or 182.5p/kg

£ per head: £107 E&KM Marshall; £87 J Baines; £85.50 JC&N Throup; £85 Ellis Bros; £83 AJ Mason; £83 KA&HK Fawcett;

p/kg: 198.1p E&KM Marshall; 185.2p JK Wilson; 184.8p Ellis Bros; 184.4p KA&HL Fawcett; 181.9p 181.4p JC&N Throup;

Masham average £72.75 per head or 177.8p/kg

£ per head: £90 £74.50 £69 J Verity;

p/kg: 187.5p 176.9p 173.3p J Verity;

Bleu du Maine average £77.95 per head or 194.3p/kg

£ per head: £90 £87 TP&EA Clayton;

p/kg: 217.5p 209.3p TP&EA Clayton;

Cull Ewes average £62.74

Texel to £129.50, BFL to £71.50, Mule to £95.50, Swaledale to £56.50,Dalesbred £54.50, WF Woodland to £58.50, Scotch BF to £45.50, Gritstone to £67.50, Beltex to £138.50, Easy care to £62.50, Bleu to £74.50, Hampshire to £90.50

Top prices:

Lowland: £138.50                T&C Robinson

Mule/Masham: £95.50      TP&EA Clayton

Horned: £56.50                    JK Wilson&Son

Hill: £67.50                           JW Barker&Son

Cast Rams average £76.50

 Texel to £126.50, BFL to 48.50

50 Rearing Calves to £425

Calves set the day off to a serious trade very similar to the week before. 18 Black and Whites sold to a section avg of £102 with a top of £200 from RM Spence. Blue Bulls topped at £450 from A Sowray followed behind at £440 by the same vendor with calves at just 3-4 weeks old. Blue Heifers sold away nicely but a shortage of them in the sale ring today. Top price was paid for a nice heifer from CN&SA Harrison at £325. Angus Bulls very good to sell today with more accounts ringside for these claves. Top price of £325 from RL Wright and a section avg of £294. Angus Heifers sold well again with more buyers much more active today for these goods top price of £280 from A Sowray and an avg of £229.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £342) to £350                           IRG Collins & Partners                       

Brit Blue x (Av £365) to £450                           A Sowray & Son                                                  

Aberdeen Angus (Av £294) to £325 RL Wright             

Black & White (Av £102) to £200                    RM Spence                           

Simmental (Av £350) to £350                          AP Townsend                      

Heifer Calves       

Aberdeen Angus (Av £229) to £280 A Sowray & Son                                                                                                  

British Blue (Av £270) to £325                         CN&SA Harrison                                 

Limousin (Av £281) to £300                              IRG Collins & Partners                                       

87 Pedigree & Commercial Dairy Cattle

(Full report to follow tomorrow)

Pedigree Newly Calven Cows

Friesian                  to £1350 av £1300              PJ Waring

Jersey                     to 2700gns av £1648          JM Waring

Guernsey               to 1100gns av £707            Brymor Ltd

Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers

Friesian                  to £2150                               GT Booth

Jersey                     to 5500gns av £1800          JM Waring

Guernsey               to 1050gns av £911            Brymor Ltd

Pedigree Maiden Heifers & Heifer Calves

Jersey                     to 2200gns av £1122          JM Waring

Commercial Newly Calven Cows

Friesian                  to £1650                               RH&B Lofthouse

Commercial Newly Calven Heifers

Friesian                  to £2000 av £1765              MD Parkinson

Jersey                     to 1400gns av £1270          RF&JF Heath

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