Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 209.5p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 222.5p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 246.5p/kg        av. 239.94p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 229.5p/kg        av. 192.70p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1279, 1163,

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 222.5,209.5     

Heifers

£ per head: JR Metcalfe (BBx) 1285,(Limx) 1183, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1289, 1089, BA&B Perkins (BBx) 1151, T Boothman (Gall) 1030,1010

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 246.5,230.5, (BBx) 229.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 224.5,217.5, T Boothman (Gall) 198,198

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   104.5p/kg             £595.65

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: JW Morrell (B&W) 596

p/kg: JW Morrell (B&W) 104.5

Overall Average                                   114.42p/kg           £758.28

Black & White                       to 102.5p/kg                        av.98.98p/kg

Limx                                       to 137.5p/kg                        av.122.36 p/kg

BBx                                         to 137.5p/kg                        av. 128.72p/kg

Blondex                                 to 117.5p/kg

Gall                                         to 89.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: JW Morrell 748,680,616

p/kg: JW Morrell 102.5,98.5,95.5,

Brit Blue:

£ per head: J Pickles 1011, K&J Marshall 904, M Sharp 676

p/kg: J Pickles 137.5, K&J Marshall 126.5, M Sharp 117.5

Lim:

£ per head: J Pickles 949, E&AM Simpson 887, RH&EA Close 697

p/kg: J Pickles 137.5, E&AM Simpson 117.5, RH&EA Close 111.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   139.5p/kg             £1318.28

BB

£ per head: KA&HL Fawcett 1318

p/kg: KA&HL Fawcett 139.5

Spring Lambs  – Overall Average  £82.51 per head or 203.2 p/kg          

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 190..0p/kg        av 182.9p/kg         or £63.00 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 280.0p/kg         av 203.8p/kg         or £82.07 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 234.0p/kg         av 203.5p/kg         or £95.51 per head

Beltex average £92 per head or 217.3p/kg

£ per head: £98 £95 £92 £90 £87 P Crabtree & Son

p/kg: 237.5p 227.9p 214.3p 212.2p 200p P Crabtree & Son

Suffolk average £80.93 per head or 198.4p/kg

£ per head: £105, £104 103 £99 ML Evans; £104 £100 FA Holmes & Son; £97 L Bancroft; £96 JF Nutter;

p/kg: 233.3p 226.1p 223.9p ML Evans; 221.3p 217.4p FA Holmes & Son; 216.7p TH Mellin; 213.3p J&F Nutter

Texel average £83.56 per head or 206.7p/kg

£ per head: £117, £107x2 DJ Grassam; £112, £110 JD&V Towers & Son; £110 £106 TA Robinson; £110 TH Mellin

p/kg: 280p 261.9p JD&V Towers; 261.5p TH Mellin; 258.5p TA Robinson; 250p PA&NS Tattersall; 250p Frankland Farms

Charollais average £78.40 per head or 196.5p/kg

£ per head: £89, £77 £76 RN Thompson; £83 £78 R&E Pollard; £75 James Garth & Son;

p/kg: 222.5p 197.4p 190p RN Thompson; 200p R&E Pollard; 192.3p James Garth & Son

Rouge average £85.96 per head or 196.9p/kg

£ per head: £90x2 £88 £86.50 £85 £84 JA&JM Wade & Son

p/kg: 209.3p, 201.2p 197.7p 195.3p 191.5p JA&JM Wade

A decent show of Prime & Light Hoggs were a shade dearer on the week, with some runs of fed hoggs still gaining a premium. Messrs Atkinson of Croft House showed a good run of 150 Continental Hoggs that were nicely sold, and at the end of their run offered 2 hoggs for sale in aid of Manorlands Hospice which were generously purchased by M Alam on behalf of Lancashire Direct Halal Meat.

Prime Hoggs  – Overall Average  £69.61 per head or 159.2p/kg             

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 183.3p/kg         av 165.5p/kg         or £68.08 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 159.8p/kg         av 153.2p/kg         or £72.34 per head

52.1kg and over   to 160.4p/kg         av 135.9p/kg         or £78.79 per head

Texel average £71.41 per head or 170.2p/kg

£ per head:£115 Manorlands Hospice; £76.50 BA&B Perksins; £76 £74 £73 H Atkinson; £73 FI Ibbotson;

p/kg: 273.8p  Manorlands Hospice; 183.3p 182.5p 181.0p 180.5p 180.0p H Atkinson;

Mule average £71.48 per head or 140.1p/kg

£ per head:£78 £77 GW Thackray;

p/kg: 142.9p W Hickson;

SBF average £71.18 per head or 161.1p/kg

£ per head: £72 £71x2 £70 GW Thackray

p/kg: 165.1p 162.8p 161.4p GW Thackray

Cheviot average £72.35 per head or 162.3p/kg

£ per head: £76.50  £73.50 J Lord; £75 H Atkinson;

Mature Hoggs  – Overall Average  £67.29 per head or 135.9p/kg          

£ per head: £71 GW Thackray; £70 B Dibb; £70 AJ Maosn; £70 H Atkinson;

p/kg: 166.7p H Atkinson; 143.9p  142.9p B Dibb; 139.0p JG&H Lewis;

Suffolk to £94.50 , Texel to £113.50, BFL to £98.50, Mule to £71.50, Lleyn to £, Swaledale to £53.50, Masham to £79.50, Herdwick to £46.50, Cheviot  to £35.50, Beltex  to £77.50, Hampshire to £81.50

Top prices:

Lowland: £113.50 M&B Allen; £108.50 HJ&TJ Howarth;

Mule/Masham: £79.50 M&B Allen; £71.50 KM&L Throup

Horned: £53.50 P Addyman & Son; £50.50 Hayton & Stocks

Hill: £46.50 TA&N Whitfield; £40.50 AN Bolland

Cast Rams average £60.50

Texel to £78.50 JC Mitchell; Suffolk to £67.50 TA&N Whitfield; Swaledale to £57.50 CT Akrigg

A larger show of breeding sheep today for the bank holiday sold to a packed ringside of customers. Good young sheep were a sharp trade being dearer on the week, whilst older sheep maintained recent good prices as grass is more plentiful. The show was well supported and the classes for Singles created some of the top prices on the day. Jonathan Townley of Clapham had 1^st prize Lowland Ewe with Lambs at foot, his correct Texel Ewe with Single Beltex Lamb setting the early pace in the sale selling for £200. Richard Stockdale of Burnsall had the first prize pen of 5 Hoggs with Lambs, selling for £185 the outfit, his run topped at £190 per outfit. Robert Johnson made £175 the outfit on two occasions for Mules with Lambs. The sale toppers however were broken mouth Swale Ewes with Twin Mule lambs from John Bland of Crowden House when selling for £220 the outfit, another ewe with Single lamb selling for £200 the outfit.

Suffolk Cross

Correct with Twins to £190 B Andrews.

Correct with Singles to £140 E&M Townley & Son.

Mule

Hoggs with Singles to £175 RG Johnson & Son.

Hoggs with Twins to £145 PA&NS Tattersall.

Correct with Twins to £150 F Marrison.

b/m with twins to £150 F Marrison.

Swaledale

b/m with Twins to £220 JH&J Bland & Son.

b/m with Singles to £200 JH&J Bland & Son.

Dalesbred

Correct with Singles to £80 D Charnley.

Zwartbles x

Ewes with Twins to £180 A Houseman.

Kerry

Ewe with Twins to £135 B Andrews.

Cheviot

b/m with twins to £145 R Caton.

Rearing Calves to £540 (40)

B&W av £116.75 Cont av £398.96 Native av £236.6

Superb trade for the calves that turned up today with Graham Hayton of Bolton Abbey topping the day with his 10 week calf at £540 with Shaun Sowray the next best at £480.  Any amount of calves over £400 today with GT Booth, S&PE Bowker, Church Farm Enterprises, A Sowray & Son, Hayton & Stocks all receiving above the £400 today.

Black and whites were a flyer with the handful of good calves selling well to an average of £116.75 and a top of £165 for a cracker from Paul & Janet Bolland, Dykelands.   

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £485) to £540 Hayton & Stocks                                           

Brit Blue x (Av £445) to £480 A Sowray & Son                             

Simmental x to £390 SR Shuttleworth                                                          

Hereford to £310 S&PE Bowker & Sons        

Ab Angus (Av £197.50) to £200 S Nuttall                     

Black & White (Av £116.75) to £165 PJ Bolland                           

Heifer Calves                       

Limousin x to £290 A Sowray & Son                               

Brit Blue x (Av £352.57) to £420 Church Farm Enterprises