Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Keelham Farm Shop was the leading buyer at the weekly sale with trade slightly back on previous weeks.  Top gross was the 590kg British Blue cross heifer from Mesrs CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield which sold to Keelham Farm Shop for £1419 or 240.5p/kg. Leading price p/kg was a 560kg Limousin cross heifer sold by Simon Bennett of Silsden Moor which was bought by Countrystyle Meats Ltd of Lancaster for 247.5p/kg or £1386, also the second highest gross of the day.

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 232.5p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 239.5p/kg                        av. 219.63p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 223.5p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 247.5p/kg                        av. 227.73p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: SD Bennett (Limx) 1377, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1296,

p/kg: SD Bennett (Limx) 239.5, AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 232.5

Heifers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1419, SD Bennett (Limx) 1386, AA&E Critchley&Son (BBx) 1336, D&FJ Leeming

p/kg: SD Bennett (Limx) 247.5, D&FJ Leeming (Limx) 243.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 240.5, JA Drake (Limx) 239.5, D&FJ Leeming (Limx) 239.5

Prime Cattle (over 30mos)

Overall Average                                   150.5p/kg                             £963.20

Top prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: JK Blackbun&Son (B&W Hfr) 963

p/kg: JK Blackburn&Son (B&W Hfr) 150.5

Overall Average                                   117.44p/kg           £782.19

82% dairies and another increment in price. Heavy dairies now touching four figures gross value or 125p+, but the trade of the day were lean dairies 88.5-109.5p. Mixed show of beef cows a good trade selling to feeding customers at 154.5p for Continental and 149.5p/kg for non-farm assured Angus cross.

Black & White                       to 134.5p/kg                        av. 114.52p/kg

Dairy Short                            to 110.5p/kg

Blondex                                 to 124.5p/kg                       

BBx                                         to 154.5p/kg                        av. 136.67p/kg

AAx                                         to 149.5p/kg                        av. 132.02p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: MP Jennings (Dairy)Ltd 1056, AL Dean&Son 1044, 950, GB Moorhouse 955, AP Townsend 946, AN Bolland 943

p/kg: AP Townsend 134.5, MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd 126.5, AL Dean&Son 126.5, G Pickersgill&Sons 122.5, AN Bolland 122.5,121.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: IRG Collins&Ptns 713

p/kg: IRG Collins&Ptns 110.5

Brit Blue:

£ per head: BS Simpson 1105,797, A Thompson Farms Ltd 606

p/kg: BS Simpson 154.5,127.5, A Thompson Farms Ltd 122.5

AAx:

£ per head: R&CR Mitchell 835, A Thompson Farms Ltd 815

p/kg: A Thompson Farms Ltd 149.5, R&CR Mitchell 118.5

3,114 SHEEP comprising 2,871 OLD SEASON LAMBS and 243 CAST SHEEP

A slightly lighter show of sheep today and certainly a more mixed show for quality than last week with more Hill bred lambs and less lowland lambs on the week, but still recording an overall average of 215p/kg across the board.
Smart sorts sold nicely, topping at £137 from EP&JM Hutchinson from Faceby, the same vendors having further pens at £136 £135 £132 £131 £130 and £129 on three occasions, their run of 34 lambs averaging £129.44 per head. DN&D Capstick of Bolton by Bowland topped at £130, £128 and £127.50, ES Baines from Sawley £128 as did Taylor Bros of Tosside. TH Heslop & Son of Spofforth had top price per kilo of 316p, ES Baines 312p, JA Drake, Denhome 310p, JJ&D Cowking, Slaidburn 308p, DN&D Capstick 303p, EP&JM Hutchinson 302p 300p twice, Taylor Bros 300p. Commercial lowland lambs were a sharp trade, second grade 210p to 240p, whilst the heavies 48kg to 55kg selling at £105 to £125 depending on quality. The 46kg to 52kg weight range averaged 219p for all breeds.
Hill bred lambs were a better trade on the week which surprised many following last weeks good showing, but best Mules around the 212p to 220p, best at 222p from Steve Dorey, commercial sorts 208p to 210p.
Horned lambs saw best Scotch Blackfaced 210p to 218, good Lonks/Gritstones 205p-210p, and best Swales/Dalesbred around 190p.

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £91.73 per head or 215.94p/kg

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 217.6p/kg         av 198.22p/kg      or £68.29 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 316.7p/kg         av 217.88p/kg      or £90.12 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 279.6p/kg         av 219.62p/kg      or £104.56 per head

52.1kg and over                  to 249p/kg            av 198.77p/kg      or £107.68 per head

Beltex average £110.51 per head or 255.75p/kg

£ per head: £137, £136, £135, £132, £131, £130, £129 X3 EP&JM Hutchinson; £130 DN&D Capstick; £128 Taylor Bros;

p/kg: 316.7p TH Heslop & Sons; 312.2p E&S Baines; 310p JA Drake; 308.1p JJ&D Cowking; 303.6p DN&D Capstick

Suffolk average £94.76  per head or 214.54p/kg

£ per head: £114.50 RG Church Ltd; £110 PN Hugill; £108 Taylor Bros; £108 S Dorey; £107.5 Taylor Bros; £107 H Downs & Son

p/kg:233.7p Taylor Bros; 229.2p PN Hugill; 229.1p CD&RF Kitching; 228.3p S Dorey; 226.2p PN Hugill; 223.3p S Dorey; 

Texel average £92.37 per head or 220.24p/kg

£ per head: £126 EP&JM Hutchinson; £122 GB Moorhouse; £122, £121 JR Crabtree; £118 FG Throup; £118 JR Crabtree;

p/kg:281p JR Crabtree; 280.5p Brafferton Manor; 276.9p TH Heslop & Son; 267p DG Johnson; 259.5p S Dorey;

Mule average £88.83 per head or 208.61p/kg

£ per head: £100 M&B Allen; £100 CT Akrigg; £99 S Dorey; £99 H Downs & Son; £99 M&B Allen; £98 TH Heslop & Son

p/kg:219p CD&RF Kitching; 217.5p x2 S Dorey; 216.7p x2 CD&RF Kitching; 216.3p 215.4p, 215.2p S Dorey;

Charollais average £88.77 per head or 205.72p/kg

£ per head: £98 JL&J Pate; £94 B&J Sutcliffe; £91.50, £82.50 L Throup

p/kg: 208.9p B&J Sutcliffe; 208.5p JL&J Pate; 208p, 201.2p L Throup :

Swaledale average £71.92 per head or 179.44p/kg

£ per head: £96 S&D Robinson; £89 S&D Robinson; £88 JI&MP Greenwood; £84 W Mason & Son; £80.50 JL&J Pate;

p/kg:191.3p JI&MP Greenwood; 189.7p B&J Sutcliffe; 187.2p JL&J Pate; 186.8p S Horsfield; 185.7p BS Simpson;

Dalesbred average £46.05 per head or 160.09p/kg

£ per head: £97, £79 PD Bowdin; £51.5 AN Fothergill

p/kg:192.7p 190.2p PD Bowdin; 160.9p AN Fothergill

SBF average £86.42 per head or 212.83p/kg

£ per head: £95.50, £88, £87.50, £85, £84.50, £67 J&E Slater

p/kg: 218.8p, 217p 214.6p, 214p 207.3p 186.1p J&E Slater;

Lonk/Gritstone average £84.29 per head or 199.21p/kg

£ per head: £105 C Crowther, £104 SP&VM Morris; £94 £91.50, £88.50 B Dibb; £90 JL&J Pate

p/kg: 214.3p JL&J Pate; 208p, 204p 201.1p B Dibb; 197.5p, 192.6p SP&VM Morris; 189.2p, 184.6p, 184.1p C Crowther;

Suffolk to £114.50, Texel to £117.50, Charollais to £93.50, Mule to £83.50, Swaledale to £53.50, Masham to £88.50, Cheviot  to £85.50, Beltex  to £77.50, Dalesbred to £50.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £117.50 M&B Allen; £114.50 A Atkinson; £111.50 FG Throup;

Mule/Masham: £88.50 M&B Allen; £83.50 AJ Taylor; £83.50 JC&N Throup;   

Horned: £53.50 JR Lancaster; £50.50 PD Bowdin;

Hill: £85.50 WG&YB Walmsley; £74.50 J Caygill & Son;  

Cast Rams average £82.50

Texel to £76.50, Bleu de Maine to £94.50, Swaledale to £79.50, Beltex  to £108.50.

241 Breeding Sheep (Comprising 61 ewes with 119 Lambs at foot, 41 In lamb ewes and 20 Store Hoggs)

A good entry of stock for the weekly sale saw a strong trade for sheep with lambs at foot, topping at £232 for correct Suffolk’s with  twins from RJ Umpleby, Killinghall. Several good pens of Suffolk and Continental ewes with nice lambs £200 plus, next grade £175- £200. Some older halfbred ewes with younger lambs around the £150 mark. Monday’s weekly market also includes inlamb ewes, geld gimmer hoggs & Store sheep so please enter them with Ewes and lambs for the catalogue.

Broken mouthed inlamb ewes to £92, Store Sheep to £53.

Sheep with Lambs

Rearing Calves to £410 x2 (91)

B&W av £68.15 Cont av £306.35 Native av £202.5

A large show of calves on offer today but not quite as strong as trade as previous weeks with the cold weather holding a couple of buyers back today, however on the whole calves sold away nicely. A run of strong blues from JR&MJ Moon of Wigglesworth sold to £410 twice. The Blue heifers were not quite as potent today, however Houseman’s of Church Farm Enterprises managed £380 three times for some 5 week old heifers and GCL Stephenson made £340 with a lovely 4 week old heifer. Despite a limited number of buyers on black and white calves today trade was brisk with the better end topping out at £145 for a consignment from Chadwick and Leaver of Southfield, Burnley with an average for all entrants of £68.15.   

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £248) to £370 EJ Fort                             

Brit Blue x (Av £350.5) to £410 JR&MJ Moon                                                              

Aberdeen Angus (Av £234) to £280 G&PS Fleetwood

Flekvieh (Av £225) to £225 C Watson

Simmental X (Av £270) to £290 CN&SA Harrison

Shorthorn (Av £98) to £105 Flasby Estates                   

Black & White (Av £68.15) to £145 Chadwick & Leaver                             

Heifer Calves       

Ab Angus (Av £135) to £145 G&PS Fleetwood                                                            

British Blue (Av £319) to £380 x3 Church Farm Enteprises

Lim (Av £240) to £330 x2 D Clarke

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st GB Jennings                     2^nd M&R Smith                      3^rd ASE Crisp & Son

Champion – GB Jennings                    Reserve – M&R Smith

Newly Calven Heifers (av £1535): to £1800 M&R Smith