Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

The November Prime Show saw Messrs S&P Scriven of Elslack win the Championship with a 575kg British Blue cross steer which made 269.5p/kg or £1550 selling to Mick Etherington on behalf of Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Meats of Bradford. It was a clean sweep for the Bradford company which went on to buy the reserve champion a 545kg Limousin cross heifer from CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield for the leading price per kg of the day at 273.5p/kg or £1491 and in fact, every other prize winner in the show.

Keelham Farm Shop of Skipton bought the leading gross priced heifer a 575kg Limousin heifer from CD&RF Kitching for £1526 or 265.5p/kg and Robertshaws Farm Shop also bought a 640kg Limousin heifer from amongst the heavy cattle at 235.5p/kg or £1507 from Simon Bennett of Silsden Moor. Indications are that with a new lockdown approaching that retail trade is picking up and those companies with more of a catering mix are looking to use existing stocks up and reviewing their requirements after Thursday.

Monthly Show- Judge Mick Etherington

Heifer –                 1st & Reserve CD&RF Kitching           2nd CD&RF Kitching             3rd KA&HL Fawcett

Bullock –               1st & Champion S&P Scrivin              2nd CD&RF Kitching             3rd CD&RF Kitching

Steers

465-560kg                                             to 267.5p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 269.5p/kg                        av.238.79p/kg

Heifers

480kg+                                                   to 273.5p/kg                        av.262.84p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1581,1505, (Limx) 1552, S&P Scriven (BBx) 1550, SD Bennett (1507), RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 1471

p/kg: S&P Scriven (BBx) 269.5, RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 267.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 267.5, (BBx) 263.5,259.5

Heifers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1527,1491,1450, RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 1494,1375, KA&HL Fawcett (BBx) 1428,

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 273.5, 268.5,265.5, KA&HL Fawcett (BBx) 269.5, S&P Scriven (BBx) 266.5,265.5, RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 264.5

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall average                                                   152.7p/kg                             £883.11

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: M Ryder&Sons (B&W Hfr) 1042, 897, G&PS Fleetwood (BBx) 711

p/kg: G&PS Fleetwood (BBx) 161.5, M Ryder&Sons (B&W Hfr) 155.5, 143.5

Cull Cow Prices

A better show of cast cows. Fed meat good to sell in the Continentals and the best of the dairies at the heavy end 116p/kg. Young dairies to feed to 121.5p/kg and Young beef cows to 173.5p/kg.

Overall Average                                   106.37p/kg                                           £723.65

Black & White                      to 115.5p/kg                        av.94.21p/kg

MRI                                         to 121.5p/kg                        av.117.18p/kg

Limx                                       to 142.5p/kg                        av.135.37p/kg

BBx                                         to 173.5p/kg

Hefdx                                     to 125.5p/kg                        av.114.14p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: I Wright 981,941, M Ryder&Sons 767, Wood Bros 721, M Baul&Sons Ltd 709,

p/kg: I Wright 115.5,111.5, Wood Bros 113.5, M Ryder&Sons 109.5  

Other Dairy

£ per head: N&R Sutliffe (MRI) 735, 513,

p/kg: N&R Sutcliffe (MRI) 121.5,111.5,

Contx:

£ per head: G&PS Fleetwood (BBx) 1084, KA&HL Fawcett (Limx) 983,962,877   

p/kg: : G&PS Fleetwood (BBx) 173.5, KA&HL Fawcett (Limx) 142.5,140.5,123.5

Native

£ per head: D Beck (Hefdx) 954,731

p/kg: D Beck (Hefdx) 125.5,112.5

3,954 Prime Sheep comprising 3719 Prime Lambs, & 235 Cast Ewes & Rams

A great trade today for the 3719 lambs presented for sale, the computer shows them levelling at a super 213.8p/kg overall, or for comparison with what some others quote then the SQQ stands 219.9p/kg.

Handyweight sheep were keenly contested today, with Continentals in very strong demand at 37kg to 42kg, with commercial types in this weight range 210p to 230p, nice skinned types 230p to 265p, and the best Beltex end 270p to a top of 345.9p for RH&MR Ireland who sold 37kg at £128 each to Knavesmire Butchers in York. Messrs Ireland also sold the top price head at £145 each (44kg 329.5p) , when selling todays November Prize Show Champions to Vivers Scotlamb.
Ellis Bros of Addingham Moorside sold at £140 (318p), £135 (300p) and £130 (317p), all purchased by Vivers Scotlamb.
JS Eddleston from Great Harwood sold at £136.50 (310p) to Vivers Scotlamb.
George Sunderland of Cragg Vale presented some more tremendous lambs, topping at £135 for 270p selling to Knavesmire Butchers, and £130 (317p) to Vivers Scotlamb.
Frankland Farms from Rathmell also topped at £130 each, as did WC Logan from Malham Moor. Another 17 pens of lambs sold in the £120’s, and in total 74 pens made in excess of 250p.

1276 lambs in the entry today weighing 46kg and over levelling at 204p, heavy lambs being £5 to £8 a piece dearer on the week, heavies now generally over £100.

Hill bred lambs were also dearer on the week. Mules being around 10p up on the week, and fleshed horned lambs 35kg/38kg being very good to sell.

Smaller show of ewes with 235 through the ring with trade up a gear on all classes. White faced ewes avg £91 medium ewes up a gear selling £85-£100 depending on shape. Best ewes up to £128 but a shortage of ewes in meant quality of all classes was lacked in. Some crossed grazing ewes in 70- 80 region but very little of these. Big ewes still £115+. Shortage of heavy Mules in and even meat Mules but not the biggest making £75- up to £85. Horned ewes sold to £80.50 for some Lonks from JT Robinson with Lonk ewes selling to a breed avg of £69. Swale ewes dearer, to £63.50. Best £58+ meat all in the 50’s with leaner next grade at £40-£45 and lean ewes 30’s. Swales avg £41.

For more details on Prime & Cast Sheep trade ring either of our auctioneers, Ted Ogden 07855 958211 or Kyle Hawksworth on 07538 539077.

Monthly Show –

Cont x

1st RH&MR Ireland 44kg £145 Vivers Scot Lamb

2nd RH&MR Ireland 37kg £128 Knavesmire Butchers

3rd G Sunderland 44kg £128 Vivers Scot Lamb

Prime Lambs – Overall Average £94.50 per head or 213.7p/kg overall 

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 197.0p/kg         av 108.8p/kg         or £62.30 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 345.9p/kg         av 220.5p/kg         or £93.66 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 270.8p/kg         av 204.7p/kg         or £97.98 per head

52.1kg and over   to 271.0p/kg         av 192.7p/kg         or £104.66 per head

Beltex average £106.40 per head or 250.3p/kg

£ per head: £145 RH&MR Ireland; £140 £135 £130 Ellis Bros; £136.50 JS Eddleston; £135 £130 G Sunderland; £130 WC Logan; £130 Frankland Farms;

p/kg: 345.9p 329.5p RH&MR Ireland; 332.4p HB Atkinson; 318.2p 317.1p Ellis Bros; 317.1p G Sunderland; 313.2p J&J Garnett; 310.2p JS Eddleston;

Texel average £94.09 per head or 212.2p/kg

£ per head: £121 DN&D Capstick; £118.50 BL&R Lund; £118.50 AL Thompson; £117.50 Th Mellin; £117 D&A Livestock; £116 M Ryder; £116 J Sugden;

p/kg: 300.0p 267.4p 265.0p D&A Livestock; 289.0p BL&R Lund; 281.4p DN&D Capstick; 275.0p MJ&GC Dobson; 269.3p AL Thompson;

Suffolk average £94.08 per head or 205.3p/kg

£ per head: £108 TH Mellin; £105.50 S Spensley; £101 £96.50 ID&JC Briggs; £99 RA&M Earnshaw; £97 A Butler; £96.50 S&PE Bowker;

p/kg: 224.4p ID&JC Briggs; 214.0p CD&RF Kitching; 212.5p TWH Assets; 212.2p JP&KE Hartley; 210.6p RA&M Earnshaw; 208.8p P Shackleton;

Charolais average £94.07 per head or 212.6p/kg

£ per head: £109.50 W&M Oldfield; £96 £92.50 RM Shackleton; £93.50 CH&IC Hammond; £88.50 B Shackleton;

p/kg: 254.7p 209.5p W&M Oldfield; 215.9p B Shackleton; 210.7p K&CA Middleton; 207.8p CH&IC Hammond;

Mule average £86.74 per head or 190.3 p/kg

£ per head: £94.50 PL Metcalfe; £94.50 D Breaks; £93.50 Ashfield Farms; £93 £92.50 James Garth & Son; £93 £92 JA&JH Hewetson;

p/kg: 200.0p 197.9p JA&JH Hewetson; 196.8p 193.8p James Garth & Son; 196.7p Ashfield Farms; 195.6p S&P Scrivin; 193.4p JJ Beckwith;

Swaledale average £68.50 per head or 181.5p/kg

£ per head: £78.50 C Nelson & Son; £77.50 R Tennant; £75 WA Brown; £75 Al Dean; £66 P Addyman; £65 JM&S Tennant;

p/kg: 192.3p WA Brown; 187.5p AL Dean; 186.9p C Nelson & Son; 180.6p JM&S Tennant; 182.2p R Tennant; 180.0p AJ Mason;

Dalesbred average £55.50 per head or 179.2p/kg

£ per head: £55.50 A&N Fothergill;

p/kg: 179.0p A&N Fothergill;

Masham average £87 per head or 193.6p/kg

£ per head: £87 A&SL Throup;

p/kg: 193.3p &SL Throup;

Down x average £83.88 per head or 199.3p/kg

£ per head: £87.50 New York Farms; £80 A Jenkinson; £79.50 D&GC Newbould; £77 T Smith;

p/kg: 203.5p 198.7p New York Farms; 193.9p D&GC Newbould; 192.5p T Smith;

Zwartable average £95 per head or 183.1p/kg

£ per head: £95 J&A Stevenson;

p/kg: 183.1p J&A Stevenson;

Cull Ewes average £66.21

Suffolk to £118.50, Texel to £127.50, BFL to £90.50, Mule to £84.50, Lleyn to £92.50, Swaledale to £63.50, Masham to £79.50, Beltex to £123.50, Lonk to £80.50, Charollais to £101.50, Cheviot to £67.520

Top prices:

Lowland: £127.50 WR&M Airey & Son;

Mule/Masham: £84.50 AM&SA Binns;  

Horned: £63.50 P Addyman & Son

Hill: £92.50 N Speake;

Cast Rams average £103.57

Suffolk to £124.50, Blue to £119.50, Dalesbred to £79.50, Lonk to £87.50, Beltex to £133.50.

27 Rearing Calves to £425

Calves shortage in with more farmers coming to buy round the ring now as store cattle trade is still strong these farmers seem to be replenishing stock. Blue bulls avg £382 MRI Bulls sold to £200. Black and whites definitely less money with goods all over the place as well as price. A British Friesian from RM Spence sold to £180. Angus bulls sold very well once again. Tops of £310 from Townhead Farm and a breed sex avg of £270. Blue heifer shortage in price very similar 7 calves avg £241.

Bull Calves

Brit Blue x (Av £425) to £382                           RM Spence                                                           

Aberdeen Angus (Av £270) to £310 Town Head Farm Products               

MRI (Av £200) to £200                                       N&R Sutcliffe       

Black & White (Av £52) to £180                      RM Spence                           

Heifer Calves       

Aberdeen Angus (Av £102) to £130 AJ&K Lee                                                                                                              

British Blue (Av £241) to £275                         Town Head Farm Products                                               

Limousin (Av £245) to £270                              Town Head Farm Products                                               

Produce

Wheat Straw                                        Quads                     to £33 per bale

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