Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Dick Binns of RC Binns, Saltaire bought the highest priced p/kg beast a 495kg Limousin heifer shown by Malcolm Metcalfe which made 263.5p/kg. Highest gross price was the 565kg Limousin cross steer from Mesrs D&FJ Leeming of Ramsgill  which sold at 242.5p/kg or £1370 when bought by Keelham Farm Shop.

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 256.5p/kg        av. 246.79p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 242.5p/kg        av. 211.19p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 260.5p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 263.5p/kg        av. 203.19p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: D&FJ Leeming (Limx) 1370,1302, CD&RF Kitching  (Blondex) 1317, JA Drake (Blondex) 1299

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Blondex) 256.5, D&FJ Leeming (Limx) 242.5,228.5, JA Drake (Blondex) 238.5, CD&RF Kitching (Blondex)219.5(Limx) 211.5

Heifers

£ per head: SD Bennett (Limx) 1360, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1304, JA Drake (BBx) 1272, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1250

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 263.5, CD&FR Kitching (Limx) 260.5, SD Bennett (Limx) 249.5, JA Drake (BBx) 235.5

Clean Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   110.5p/kg             £839.80

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: G Abbott&Sons (B&W) 840

p/kg: G Abbott&Sons (B&W) 110.5

Overall Average                                   97.45p/kg             £640.87

Cast cattle recorded another week on week increase despite heavy numbers hitting markets around the UK. Export trade has assisted processors with the decline in value of sterling.

Black & White                       to 118.5p/kg                        av 93.74p/kg

Swed Red                              to 101.5p/kg

Jersey                                     to 68.5p/kg

Saler                                       to 119.5p/kg                        av. 118.93p/kg

Limx                                       to 130.5p/kg                        av. 113.68p/kg

Blondex                                 to 125.5p/kg

AAx                                         to 113.5p/kg                        av. 102.16p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: R Dakin t/a PW&I Dakin 828, GB Moorhouse 812,767, G Abbott&Sons 783, JSS Verity 756,735,JR Dodgson&Son 735

p/kg: GB Moorhouse 118.5, G Abbott&Sons 109.5, RW&M Walker 103.5, JC&DJ Marshall&Sons 103.5,Roger Dakin t/a PW&I Dakin 103.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: JSS Verity (Swed Red) 650, (Jer) 397

p/kg: JSS Verity (Swed Red) 101.5,(Jer) 68.5

Other Continental

£ per head: Beeston Hall Farms (Saler) 960,735, J&G Huck (Blondex) 954,

p/kg: J&G Huck (Blondex) 125.5, Beeston Hall Farms (Saler) 119.5,118.5

Lim:

£ per head: J&G Huck 894, CH&C Fearnley 666,646

p/kg: J&G Huck 130.5, CH&C Fearnley 106.5,102.5

Aberdeen Angus

£ per head: R Tennant 846, R Caton 683, B Spensley Ltd 624

p/kg: B Spensley Ltd 113.5, R Tennant 108.5, R Caton 107.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   91.5p/kg               £855.53

Top Prices £ per head or p/kg

£ per head: J Roberts (B&W) 856

p/kg: J Roberts (B&W) 91.5

A larger show of sheep than anticipated, and the overall average showing a slight rise on the week, which was a pleasing result on the day. At the top end it was the Akrigg family from Cray that took top spot at £120 per head, whilst the list of prices over £102.50 was large, in addition to The Akrigg's, Paul Simpson had a great run of lambs that topped at £119, Paul had ten pens in total at £113 or more. Martin Brown had lambs at £116 and £112, Fox Farms £112, John Eddleston £109 £107, Kevin Marshall £108, Jimmy Towler £107, Paul Simpson again at £105 £104, Jimmy Baines £104, Samantha Asquith £103.50 and M Crabtree £103. £3 per kilo was reached on 4 occasions, Paul Simpson 310p and 300p twice, whilst Martin Brown made 305p,

Commercial lambs were a shade dearer on the week, whilst a Mule wether took a good rise, tops of £95 per head and 195p from Steve Dorey. Steve showed a cracking pen of Mashams at £91 or 202p, whilst Joe Drinkall and daughter Helen had £86 or 191p for a pen of Lonks. Swale and Dalesbred lambs saw prime weights again sneaking into the 170’s but light weights were shade stronger again so long as they were well finished.

A relative shortage of cull ewes pushed the overall average up to £67.44

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £80.50 per head or 192.05p/kg

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 271p/kg            av 179.64p/kg      or £54.85 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 285.7p/kg         av 166.68p/kg      or £57.34 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 310.8p/kg         av 196.37p/kg      or £81.24 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 243.6p/kg         av 184.43p/kg      or £88.75 per head

52.1kg and over                 to 196.7p/kg         av 173.38p/kg      or £92.40 per head

Beltex average £99.19 per head or 244.98p/kg

£ per head: £119, £117x2, £116 PW Simpson; £116 AM&HV Brown; £115 PW Simpson; £114.50 H Baines;

p/kg: 310.8p PW Simpson; 305.3p AM & HV Brown; 300p PW Simpson; 300p, 292.3p 289.7p 288.9p 285.7p PW Simpson

Suffolk average £81.36 per head or 187.51p/kg

£ per head: £94 T Kiernan; £94 S Dorey; £93.50 AL Dean; £92, £91.50 N&M Hugill; £91 RG Church Ltd; £89 S Dorey;

p/kg: 202.4p CD&RF Kitching; 202.2p RG Church Ltd; 196.5p J Shuttleworth; 195.3p CD&RF Kitching; 195.1p S Dorey;

Texel average £83.29 per head or 196.34p/kg

£ per head: £120 CT Akrigg; £118 Ellis Bros; £109 x2, £107 JS Eddleston; £107 A Beresford; £105 T Kiernan;

p/kg: 297.2p, 279.5p JS Eddleston; 257.9p K Saffrey; 248.8p JS Eddleston; 245p Fox Farm; 242.9p T Kiernan;

Mule average £78.17 per head or 180.4p/kg

£ per head: £95 S Dorey; £89, £88.50 AC Simpson; £88 S Dorey; £88 E&S Baines; £86 S Dorey; £85.50 F&M Parkins;

p/kg: 195.5p, 191.3p, 189.8p S Dorey; 189.4p AC Simpson; 187.5p S Dorey; 185.4p AL Dean & Sons; 184.1p J Drinkall Ltd

Charollais average £76.91 per head or 184.85p/kg

£ per head: £94.50 JC Marshall; £94.50 RG Church Ltd; £92.50 JC Marshall; £84 AC Simpson; £83.50 RG Church Ltd

p/kg: 203.7p, 192.9, 191.9p RG Church Ltd; 190.9p AC Simpson; 189p JC Marshall; 186.8p WH Maude; 184.1p TA&N Whitfield

Swaledale average £59.48 per head or 158.76p/kg

£ per head: £79, £77 J Baines; £75x2 £72 J Palmer; £68 DS Hollings; £68 BW Appleton; £67 DM&SV Throup;

p/kg: 174.4p D&S Hollings; 170p BW Appleton; 170p BW Appleton; 167.4p J Baines; 166.7p J Palmer & Son;

Dalesbred average £60.82 per head or 162.58p/kg

£ per head: £68 JK Wilson; £64x2 JM Brown; £58 JH&J Ryder; £56 RH&EA Close;

p/kg: 170p JK Wilson; 165.7p JH&J Ryder; 164.7p RH&EA Close; 160p x2 JM Brown

Cull Ewes average £67.44

Suffolk to £63.50, Texel to £111.50, BFL to £65.50, Mule to £69.50, Zwartable to £69.50, Swaledale to £45.50, Masham to £58.50, Gritstone to £68.50, Cheviot  to £42.50, Beltex  to £61.50, Teeswater to £71.50, Charollais to £112.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £112.50 £108.50 CW&V Marwood & Son; £111.50 M Crabtree; £109.50 S&P Scrivin;

Mule/Masham: £69.50 RW Airey; £67.50 J&ME Carr;

Horned: £45.50 JA Throup; £43.50 DM White;

Hill: £42.50 Thwaite Bros; 

Cast Rams average £64.39

Texel to £117.50; Charollais to £64.50; Swaledale to £41.50; Gritstone to £60.50; Lleyn to £58.50; Beltex to £53.50;

Rearing Calves to £400 (72)

B&W av £92.21 Cont av £316.60 Native av £205.20

Those who responded to the call for calves went away very happy with all types a healthy trade and arguably no poor calves in the market. Limousin’s seemed to have found an extra gear today with Robert Metcalfe, Brearton topping with a pair of sweet heifers at £340 and Angus Dean £310 with a straight Limousin Bull. Black and White calves saw a marked increase today with an overall average of £92.21 for calves all under 8 ½ weeks. Attendance of spring rearers is a welcome sign to the ring side and a consistent run of calves is needed to keep them coming.

NB Next week already an entry of 5 Strong Limousin heifers     

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £265) to £310 AL Dean                          

Brit Blue x (Av £346) to £400 J Gooch                                                                                            

MRI (Av £175) to £185 C Watson   

Ab Angus (Av £221.67) to £255 Church Farm Enterprises

Saler (Av £250) £295 JT Thornber

Hereford (Av £223) to £255 S&PE Bowker                  

Black & White (Av £92.21) to £165 C&M Hall                              

Heifer Calves                       

Limousin x (Av £316) to £340x2 RD Metcalfe & Son                   

Brit Blue x (Av £276.25) to £350 JC Marshall                               

Ab Angus (Av £187) to £220 C&M Hall                                                          

Saler (Av £245) to £350 JC Marshall

Stirk

B&W to £195 Church Farm Enterprises

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st DR Robinson; 2^nd M Baul & Partners; 3^rd A Lawson & Son

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st G Woodmansey & Son 2^nd DL Leeming Ltd

                                In-Calf Heifers:                     1^st WR Stewart; 2^nd ML&JE Kayley 3^rd WR Stewart

Champion – DR Robinson   Reserve – M Baul & Partners

Newly Calven Heifers (28): av £1113 to £1480 A Lawson & Son

Newly Calven Cows (2): to £680 G Woodmansey & Son 

Incalf Heifers (3): av £936 to £1000 x2 WR Stewart

Heifer Calves (5): av £232.5 to £250 C Watson