Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 230.5p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 221.5p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 250.5p/kg        av. 246.18p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 250.5p/kg        av. 172.5p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1291,1240

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 230.5, 221.5.

Heifers

£ per head: JM Townsend (BBx) 1353,(Limx) 1185, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1196, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1193,

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (BBx) 250.5, (Limx) 238, (Blondex) 238.5, JM Townsend (BBx) 250.5, (Limx) 249.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx)

234.5

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   142.96p/kg           £838.34

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: M Hutchinson (Limx) 898, D&GM Scott (AAx) 828,(Charx) 778

p/kg: M Hutchinson (Limx) 153.5, D&GM Scott( AAx) 133.5, (Char) 123.5

Heifers

£ per head: R&A Jennings (Simx) 885, G France (B&W) 589

p/kg: R&A Jennings (Simx) 168.5, G France (B&W) 88.5

Overall Average                                   103.83p/kg           £659.05

Black & White                       to 113.5p/kg                        av.93.82p/kg

Swed Red                              to 106.5p/kg                        av.92.59p/kg

Simx                                       to 128.5p/kg                        av.121.51p/kg p/kg

Limx                                       to 136.5p/kg                        av.127.75p/kg

BBx                                         to 143.5p/kg                        av. 136.80p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: GT Booth 857,802, KM&L Throup 764,754, M Baul7Sons Ltd 742, JW Morrell 712, S&PE Bowker&Sons 703

p/kg:

Other Dairy

£ per head: H Downs&Son (Sh) 663,609, N Parker (Swed Red) 602

p/kg: N Parker (Swed Red) 106.5,H Downs&Son (Sh) 97.5,97.5

Brit Blue:

£ per head: A Lodge 1081, J&G Huck 1004,

p/kg: JW Morrell 143.5, J&G Huck 139.5, A Lodge 133.5. CH&C Fearnley 131.5

Lim:

£ per head: CH&C Fearnley 1008, JR Carr 921,722

p/kg: JR Carr 136.5, Ch&C Fearnley 133.5, E&AM Simpson 122.5

Simx

£ per head: G Mellin 1028

p/kg: G Mellin 128.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   90.12p/kg             £648.83

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: D&C Cockburn Bros (AA) 709,(B&W) 589

p/kg: D&C Cockburn Bros (AA) 91.5,(B&W) 88.5

A sharp increase in numbers this week with 2,094 lambs penned for sale which met with an improved trade on the week with 16 buyers stood up to the ringside to openly bid for stock. Lambs saw top price per kilo of 243.6p, or £95 for 39kg Beltex crosses from Mark Townley of Claughton, Lancaster. Nicky Capstick of Bolton by Bowland had 242.9p, £85 for 35kg Beltex. Both pens were purchased by Vivers Scotlamb. 240p was achived on 4 other occasions, Bob Lancaster of East Marton made 241p or £94 for 39kg to Keelham Farmshop, whilst Richard Ireland of Whalley also had 241p, or £94 for 39kg, Ellis Bros made 240.3p or £86 for 36kg and finally Neil Tattersall of Ellerton near York made 240.0p or £96 for 40kg.

Top price per head went to James Spensley of Elslack with £114 for 54kgs sold to Nick Dalby buying on behalf of ………. Next was Richard Spence of Sutton in Craven whose 52kg’s made £108. Mark Evans of Steeton had a lovely pen of Suffolk crosses weighing 47kg selling for £107 each. Other pens at three figures came from James Spensley 47kg £103 and 47kg £100, FA Holmes & Son of Castley near Otley made £102 of 45kg’s, MR&GP Beresford of Halton West had £100 for 49kg Texels and Andrew Taylor of Broughton, Skipton also made £100 of Texel crosses.

Trade generally was 205-215 for nice prime lambs and either side of £2 for commercial types, the whole sale levelling at 203.5p for 2,094 head.

Spring Lambs  – Overall Average  £81.31 per head or 203.5p/kg           

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 203.1p/kg         av 195.62p/kg      or £61.38 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 242.9p/kg         av 200.04p/kg      or £69.15 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 243.6p/kg         av 203.56p/kg      or £82.08 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 227.7p/kg         av 204.57p/kg      or £95.79 per head

52.1kg and over   to 213p/kg            av 205.72p/kg      or £98.27 per head

Beltex average £75.91 per head or 213.28p/kg

£ per head: £85, £84, £80 R Ogg; £77, £71 Mark Thompson;

p/kg: 222.2p, 221.1p, 212.5p R Ogg; 220p, 208.8p M Thompson

Suffolk average £83.02 per head or 201.5p/kg

£ per head: £108 RM Spence; £107 ML Evans; £102 FA Holmes & Son; £99 C Hanson; £98x2 ML Evans; £92 JA&JM Wade &Son

p/kg: 227.7p ML Evans; 226.7p FA Holmes &Son; 217.8p, 213p ML Evans; 212.2p B Spensley Ltd; 211p RA&M Earnshaw &Son

Texel average £81.43 per head or 203.9p/kg

£ per head: £115 MJ Spensley; £100 AJ Taylor; £100 MJ Spensley; £100 MR&GP Beresford; £99, £96 PA&NS Tattersall

p/kg: 243.6p MB Townley; 242.9p DN&D Capstick; 241p Bob Lancaster; 240.3p Ellis Bros; 240p PA&NS Tattersall  

Charollais average £83.61 per head or 201.75p/kg

£ per head: £103, £94 MJ Spensley; £86.50 TH Mellin; £86x3 JR&DL Ogden; £84.50 MJ Spensley; £84 RN Thompson;

p/kg: 219.1p MJ Spensley; 213.5p MB Townley; 211.3p, 208.9p MJ Spensley; 208.8p RN Thompson; 207.5p RD Capstick

Mule average £64.90 per head or 176.48p/kg

£ per head: £84 KG Stapleton; £76 JC&N Throup; £73 RG Johnson & Son; £64 JA Throup; £63 JC&N Throup; £60 FG Throup

p/kg: 190.9p KG Stapleton; 181.8p DJ&LJ Holt; 180p JC&N Throup; 177.8p JA Throup; 176.5p FG Throup; 172.7p JC&N Throup

Rouge average £92.65 per head or 200.42p/kg

£ per head: £97, £94.50, £93.50x2 JA&JM Wade & Son; £92 Ellis Bros; £91, £86.50 JA&JM Wade & Son

p/kg: 206.4p JA&JM Wade & Son; 204.4p Ellis Bros; 201.2p, 198.9p x2, 197.8p, 196.9p JA&JM Wade & Son

Suffolk to £61.94, Texel to £126.50, BFL to £54.50, Mule to £69.50, Lleyn to £61.50, Swaledale to £50.50, Cheviot  to £75.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £126.50, £121.50 W Watson

Mule/Masham: £69.50 JA&JM Wade &Son; £68.50 J Brotherton

Horned: £50.50 KG Stapleton; £49.50 GB&G Grange & Son; £48.50 FG Throup

Hill: £75.50 D&P Spence; £61.50 CD&RF Kitching

Cast Rams average £70.41

Texel to £89.50 T Walmsley; Suffolk to £86.50 RG Johnson; LLeyn to £74.50 PJ Henfry;

Rearing Calves to £440X2 (50)

B&W av £124.09 Cont av £330.30 Native av £185

Strong trade again for calves with black and whites yet again a scintillating trade with the average age around 31 days and averaging an impressive £124 with John Wright of Airton topping at £230 with John Dugdale of Stackhouse at £225. The France family of Liversedge saw their calves average £142 for fortnight old friesians topping at £195, £190 and £180.

Blue Bulls saw a marked increase for the better end with Geoff and Margaret Booth and Paul & Janet Bolland both reaching £440 with Church Farm Enterprises having three 5 week old bulls above £400. Heifers increased in price compared to the last two weeks with a stronger show receiving a stronger trade averaging £337 with Booths again topping with a sweet heifer at £360. 

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £325) to £370 EJ Fort                             

Brit Blue x (Av £370.58 ) to £440x2 GT Booth, PJ Bolland                                                                                         

Simmental (Av £325) to £325X2 CN&SA Harrison      

Ab Angus (Av £185) to £200 JP&KE Hartley, S&PE Bowker & Sons                          

Black & White (Av £124.09) to £230 RL Wright & Son                               

Heifer Calves                       

Limousin x (Av £230) to £295 PJ Bolland                       

Brit Blue x (Av £337.50) to £360 GT Booth