Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 231.5p/kg                        av. 220.66p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 226.5p/kg                        av. 224.55p/kg

Heifers

485kg+                                                   to 247.5 p/kg                       av. 197.42p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 1370, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1227, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1279

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 231.5, TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 226.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 222.5

Heifers

£ per head: BA&B Perkins (BBx) 1360, TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 1275, CD&RF Kitching (Blondex) 1244, JM Townsend (Limx) 1221

p/kg: TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 247.5, CD&RF Kitching (Blondex) 232.5, JM Townsend (Limx) 232.5, BA&B Perkins (BBx) 230.5

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   122.31p/kg                           £794.19

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: AB Gill (Saler St) 1115, E&KM Marshall (B&W Hfr) 820,728, RH&EA Close (B&W Hfr) 751

p/kg: E&KM Marshall (B&W Hfr) 135.5, AB Gill (Saler St) 133.5, RH&EA Close (B&W Hfr) 115.5

Overall Average                                   96.35p/kg             £608.71

A show of 95% dairies and shortage of cattle with finish. Allowing for the numbers of worn and non UK tagged dairy cattle the trade was the same if not firmer for the plain and lean cattle available at today’s sale.

Black & White                       to 111.5p/kg                        av. 94.39p/kg

Dairy Shorthorn                   to 113.5p/kg

Limx                                       to 142.5p/kg                       

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: JC Marshall 774, S&PE Bowker&Son 771, JC Marshall&Son 758, JM Smith&Son 736, A&SL Throup&Son 722

p/kg: S&IA Robinson & Son 111.5, A&SL Throup&Son 108.5, JM Smith&Son 107.5,107.5, JC Marshall&Son 107.5,107.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: H Downs & Son (Dairy Sh) 863

p/kg: H Downs &Son (Dairy Sh) 113.5

Lim:

£ per head: RH&EA Close 142.5

p/kg: RH&EA Close 798

Prime Lambs were a good trade on the day, anything well fleshed was well bid for with 41kg to 44kg nice sorts generally 190p to 200p, and the smart Beltex types at more. More lighter weights about than usual (36kg-38kg) and generally they are short of meat compared to the heavier goods and making 5p-10p/kg less, this was the same for all breeds. The 46kg to 52kg weight range lambs were also a solid trade, averaging virtually the same as the 36kg to 45kg lambs.

We also held the Annual Show & Sale of Lambs from Young Farmers and Young Handlers. This is always a warmly received competition and is aimed at the future farmers experiencing showing livestock in an auction market and then presenting the lamb for sale in the ring. Overall Champion was 3 year old Kieran Robinson from Barnoldswick, son of Scott and Laura Robinson. His Beltex cross lamb was well presented and Kieran was smart himself in a shirt, tie and white coat. The champion lamb later made £135 or 329.3p when purchased by Nick Dalby purchasing on behalf of Keelham Farmshop in Thornton and Bradford. Reserve champion was Jonathan Frankland from Rathmell. Full results below:

Young Farmers Prime Lamb Show

Class 1 – Under 10

1^st Kieran Robinson 41kg £135 Keelham Farm Shop

2^nd Ronan Frankland 38kg £81 Vivers Scot Lamb

3^rd Bobby Crabtree 41kg £94 Keelham Farm Shop

4^th Jimmy Crabtree 42kg £98 A Atkinson

Class 2 – 10 -16yrs

1^st Sam Phillipson 43kg £108 T Shepherdson

2^nd Molly Phillipson 47kg £118 T Shepherdson

3^rd Zara Pratt 43kg £90 Keelham Farm Shop

4^th Annie Cher-Smith 47kg £92 Keelham Farm Shop

Class 3 – 17-26yrs

1^st Jonathan Frankland 40kg £91 Vivers Scot Lamb

2^nd Robert Ellis 37kg £83 Vivers Scot Lamb

3^rd Robert Capstick 42kg £95 Vivers Scot Lamb

4^th Tom Walmsley 42kg £84 T Shepherson

Champion - Kieran Robinson 41kg £135 Keelham Farm Shop

Reserve - Jonathan Frankland 40kg £91 Vivers Scot Lamb

Also showing lambs were – Dan Ellis, Mel Pickard, Alice Throup, George Throup, Josh Lawn, Edward & Harry Preston.

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average  £75.18 per head or 184.4p/kg            

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 217.6p/kg         av 170.4p/kg         or £58.49 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 329.3p/kg         av 184.8p/kg         or £75.03 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 251.1p/kg         av 183.4p/kg         or £87.65 per head

52.1kg and over   to 169.8p/kg         av 161.5p/kg         or £88.29 per head

Beltex average £79.16 per head or 194.0p/kg

£ per head: £135 K Robinson £118 £108 A&R Phillipson £108  £98 £95 £94 P Crabtree & Son £91 Frankland Farms

p/kg: 329.3p K Robinson 251.2p 251.1p A&AR Phillipson 233.3p 229.3p 220.9p P Crabtree & Son 227.5p Frankland Farms 225.0p Stocks Enterprises 225.0p H Barker 224.3p Ellis Bros 223.7p James Garth & Son

Suffolk average £76.15 per head or 180.9p/kg

£ per head: £95 AJ Shepherd £92 TR Thwaite £89 £84.50 A&ED Booth £86.50 JA&JM Wade & Son £86.50 TH&A Pickard & Son £86 D Spencer £83.50 P&J Bolland £83 JA&JM Wade & Son £83 RA&M Earnshaw

p/kg: 197.4p D Robinson 196.6p TH&A Pickard & Son 195.7p TR Thwaite & Son 193.9p AJ Shepherd 191.5p 191.3p CD&RF Kitching 190.7p S Spensley & Co 189.8p PJ Bolland 189.3p RA&M Earnshaw & Son

Texel average £75.95 per head or 186.2p/kg

£ per head: £100 GT Booth £98 £93 DJ Grassam £97 JH Jackson £97 FW&JM Eddington £95 JC Marshall £95 Ellis Bros £95 DN&D Capstick £95 P Crabtree & Son £93(x2) JD Taylor & Son

p/kg: 232.5p DJ Grassam 226.2p Ellis Bros 226.2p DN&D Capstick 219.5p JH Jackson 216.7p E&M Townley & Son 216.3p JD Taylor & Son 216.3p DG Boothman 215.9p JC Marshall 215.0p P Crabtree & Son

Mule average £65.62 per head or 166.6p/kg

£ per head: £86 G Throup £80 A Throup £77 JK Wilson £77 BS Simpson £74 R&KA Burley & Son £72.50 P Addyman & Son

p/kg: 183.0p 173.9p  JC&N Throup 176.3p 175.0p JK Wilson 176.2p R&KA Burley & Son 175.0p BS Simpson 170.5p AJ Mason

Rouge average £84.03 per head or 191.2p/kg

£ per head: £97 £91 Ellis Bros £84 £83.50 JA&JM Wade & Son

p/kg: 225.6p 211.6p Ellis Bros 192.9p James Garth & Son 189.8p JA&JM Wade & Son

Charollais average £70.09 per head or 175.5p/kg

£ per head: £84.50 TH Mellin £77 BA&B Perkins £72 TJH Procter £72 JR Metcalfe

p/kg: 192.0p TH Mellin 180.6p J Lawn 180.0 TJH Procter 180.0p JR Metcalfe

Wensleydale average £78.33 per head or 186.5p/kg

£ per head: £93 W Mason & Son

p/kg: 186.8p 186.0p W Mason & Son

Lleyn average £75.63 per head or 184.4p/kg

£ per head:£77.50 CD&RF Kitching

p/kg: 189.0p 181.7p CD&RF Kitching

Suffolk to £77.50, Texel to £89.50, BFL to £73.50, Mule to £67.50, Lleyn to £62.50, Swaledale to £56.50, Masham to £62.50, Beltex  to £112.50, Lonk  to £34.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £112.50 AC Hutchinson; £89.50 JS Lodge

Mule/Masham: £67.50 D Spencer; £67.50 R Ogg;  

Horned: £56.50 JK Wilson; £52.50 JW Sayer;

Hill: £62.50 CD&RF Kitching;  

Cast Rams average £56.95

Texel to £93.50;  Suffolk to £97.50; Swaledale to £57.50

Rearing Calves to £430 (74)

B&W av £110.68 Cont av £332.38 Native av £235

A healthy number forward today with the goods on offer well fought over today. Again friesian’s and Black and Whites were good to sell with plenty of cover for all types and headed to an average of £110.68 for an average of 29.5 days of age.

Quality was a bit down on previous weeks in the continental section an steadied the average to £332 for all goods despite Geoff and Margaret Booth of Lothersdale topping at £430 and Fred Houseman not far behind at £425. Fred Houseman topped the heifers however at a high of £400 and £395. Limousin’s were out in stronger numbers than late with Shaun Sowray and Robert Metcalfe topping the report sheets. 

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £348.57) to £400 A Sowray & Son                      

Brit Blue x (Av £336.37) to £430 GT Booth                                                                                   

Simmental (Av £306.67) to £340 CN&SA Harrison     

Saler (Av £170) to £170 RL Wright & Son                     

Black & White (Av £110.68) to £198 JC Marshall                         

Heifer Calves                       

Simmental x (Av £287.5) to £350 CN&SA Harrison

Limousin x (Av £295) to £365 RD Metcalfe & Son                       

Brit Blue x (Av £303.57) to £400 Church Farm Enterprises                       

Ab Angus (Av £235) to £235 JC Marshall                                                                                                                       

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st KT Wood 2^nd KT Wood 3^rd RG Johnson & Son

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st A Swires 2^nd DL Leeming Ltd 3^rd GB Moorhouse

                                Coloured Newly Calven      1^st H Downs & Son; 2^nd D&P Brown & Son; 3^rd D&P Brown

                                In-Calf Heifers:                     1^st I Olivers & Partners 2^nd I Olivers & Partners 3^rd E Pennock & Son

Pedigree Maiden Heifers: 1^st M Baul & Partners; 2^nd M Baul & Partners; 3^rd S Jarvis

Champion – KT Wood         Reserve – KT Wood

Newly Calven Heifers (28): av £1341.58  to £1650 A Swires & Son

Newly Calven Cows (6): av £1302.5 to £1520 A Swires & Son  

Pedigree Maiden Heifers (5): av £825 to £900 M Baul & Sons Ltd

Incalf Heifers (4): av £1220 to £1290 I Olivers & Partners

Maiden Heifers (8) av £404.75 to £430 J Roberts