MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER: 74 PRIME CATTLE comprising 3 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 5 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 66 Cast Cattle
4,393 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3,867 Prime Lambs, 526 Cast Ewes & Rams
71 REARING CALVES
20 DAIRY CATTLE
1 LOADS OF PRODUCE
PRIME CATTLE (under 30 mos)
STEERS
551-650kg to 180.5 p/kg
HEIFERS
501-590kg to 163.5p/kg
590kg+ to 156.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
GW&EJ Parker Hefdx Str £1065 180.5p
Hurries Farm AA Hfr £940 163.5p
PRIME CATTLE (over 30 mos)
Overall Average 134.65p/kg £930.45
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
AL Dean & Son B&W £1096 140.5p
JR Dinsdale & Son B&W £956 136.5p
JD Taylor & Son B&W £947 142.5p
A good show of cattle with Autumn on the way. Large proportion of lean cows but meat remained good to sell in all sections.
Overall Average 108.29p/kg £695.72
Black & White to 133.5p/kg av 98.51p/kg
Ayrshire to 129.5p/kg
MRI to 104.5p/kg
Brit Blue to 133.5p/kg av 116.10p/kg
Blondex to 133.5p/kg av 116.31p/kg
Limx to 152.5p/kg av 130.18p/kg
Simx to 143.5p/kg
Hefdx to 116.5p/kg
AAx to 139.5p/kg av 112.11p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head)
DR&DC Findlay Simx £1040
J Wellock B&W £1017
L Bamforth & Sons Lim £1007
JH Bradley B&W £1004
L Bamforth & Sons Lim £987
ML&JE Kayley & Son Ayr £984
TH&A Pickard & Son BBx £981
S Willis BBx £946
JC&DJ Marshall & Son B&W £935
Top Prices (p/kg)
L Bamforth & Sons Lim 152.5p
L Bamforth & Sons Lim 149.5p
L Bamforth & Sons Lim 146.5p
K Lister & Sons Limx 146.5p
DR&DC Findlay Simx 143.5p
L Bamforth & Sons Lim 142.5p
TB Moorhouse & Son Limx 141.5p
TM Harrison AA 139.5p
PL Metcalfe Blondex 133.5p
JC&DJ Marshall & Sons B&W 133.5p
PRIME SHEEP (4,393 HEAD)
A large show of sheep were 10p cheaper on the week, but given the numbers on offer then the overall average of 161.4ppk for 3,867 head was a good result on the day. Cast sheep were also out in force with 526 on offer but given the quantity of lean sucked ewes in the entry then these sold away nicely.
PRIME LAMBS – Overall Average £67.77 per head or 161.4p/kg
25.5kg to 32.0kg to 200.0p/kg av 169.4p/kg or £53.66 per head
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 170.9p/kg av 156.7p/kg or £53.52 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 216.2p/kg av 161.9p/kg or £67.31 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 184.8p/kg av 158.8p/kg or £74.73 per head
52.1kg and over to 166.7p/kg av 149.8p/kg or £74.14 per head
Beltex average £71.26 per head or 186.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £87.50 S&P Scrivin or 216.6p/kg G Sunderland
Texel average £69.27 per head or 163.9p/kg
TOP PRICES: £90 M&R Smith or 215.4p/kg F&R Fielden
Suffolk average £67.22 per head or 157.3p/kg
TOP PRICES: £85 S Walmsley or 175.6p/kg G&A Fort
Charollais average £70.02 per head or 164.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £80 TH Heslop & Son or 183.3p/kg K Marshall
Mule average £61.25 per head or 147.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £80 AP Percival or 155.0p/kg J Drinkall
Zwartable average £67.12 per head or 159.8p/kg
TOP PRICES: £85 MJ Liddle or 168.4p/kg JJ Beckwith
Swaledale average £48.98 per head or 133.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £55.20FC N&M Walker or 138.2p/kg P Metcalfe
Lonk average £67.43 per head or 149.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £69.50 or 150.7p/kg JT Robinson
Cheviot average £67.20 per head or 160.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £67.20 or 160.0p/kg Grain Farms
Lleyn average £62.71 per head or 64.50p/kg
TOP PRICES: £64.50 or 161.3p/kg CD&RF Kitching
CULL EWES average £38.53
Texel to £93.50, Down to £74.50, Charollais to £62.50, BFL to £74, Mule to £65.50, Zwartable to £68.50, Cheviot to £78.50, Lonk to £25.50, Lleyn to £56.50, Swaledale to £33.50, Dalesbred to £28.50, Masham to £36.50.
TOP PRICES:
LOWLAND: £93.50 £85.50 JD Taylor & Son; £78.50 Bob Lancaster
MULE/MASHAM: 65.50 R Berry; £58.50 CH&C Fearnley
HORNED: £33.50 MJ Liddle; £29.50 R&C Greenwood;
HILL: £78.50 Grain Farms Ltd; £74 AJ Mason;
CAST RAMS average £51.00
Texel to £77.50, Teeswater to £62.50, Zwartable to £58.50, Swaledale to £28.50.
TOP PRICES:
£77.50 JI&MP Greenwood; £62.50 K Lister & Son;
REARING CALVES to £380 average £160.87
A strong entry of calves for the final sale of September with a good ringside of buyers. The type of the day was black and white calves with a number of buyers fighting it out for the quality goods. Continentals a touch cheaper on the week however church farm enterprises bucked the trade with some top quality British Blues topping at £380 and a Friesian at £280. 71 Calves were forward for the weekly market, better than local competition.
BULL CALVES
Limousin x to £335 av £306 Top – F Spence
Brit Blue x to £380 av £319 Top – Church Farm Ents
MRI to £172 av £121 Top – L&A Watson
Aberdeen Angus to £290 av £181 Top – Church Farm Ents
Black & White to £248 av £90 Top – Church Farm Ents
HEIFER CALVES
Limousin x to £190 av £173 Top – Townhead Farm
Brit Blue x to £355 av £212 Top – Church Farm Ents
Aberdeen Angus to £230 av £178 Top – Church Farm Ents
CRAVEN DAIRY AUCTION (20 head)
The end of the month sale brought a cracking show of dairy cows, making it a difficult task for Judge James Kayley. The champion a 15 day calved 30kg pedigree heifer from David Lawson of Arthington was rocketed to £2700 and was knocked down to the man that made it Champion. Reserve went a lovely smart dales heifer from Robert Crisp of Calton giving 6 ½ gallon which was well sought after and ended up making £2180 to GT & BF Blezard, Ribchester, another notable vendor was Sammy Sugden of Laycock with two n/c hfrs both bought as maidens out of here last year which made £1900 and £1940.
Prize Awards: Newly Calven Heifers: 1st A Lawson & Son 2nd ASE Crisp 3rd M Baul & Ptnrs
Newly Calven Cows: 1st & 2nd A Lawson & Son 3rd MD Parkinson
Coloured (Brown Swiss): 1st & 2nd D Brown
CHAMPION – A Lawson & Son RESERVE – ASE Crisp & Son
Newly Calven Heifers: to £2200 av £1841
Newly Calven Cows: to £1850 av £1685
Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers: to £2700 av £1925
Pedigree Newly Calven Cow: to £2200 av £2093.33
Pedigree Newly Calven Brown Swiss Heifer: to £1790 av £1620
PRODUCE
Mini Heston Hay £35.50 per bale