Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

April Prime Show of Prime Cattle

Champion was a 515kg Limousin cross heifer which was picked out by judge James Robertshaw of Keelham Farm Shop. The heifer consigned by Mesrs AA&E Critchley of Hutton lead the day at 284.5p/kg  grossing £1465 when selling to the show judge. Reserve was a Limousin cross steer consigned by JR Metcalfe of Baldersby, weighing 550kg, making 247.5p/kg and again joining Keelham Farm Shop.

Steers    1.JR Metcalfe                        2. JR Drake                            3. JR Metcalfe

Heifers   1. AA&E Critchley                2. EW&JR Parkinson            3. AA&E Critchley

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 247.5p/kg                        av. 234.88p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 236.5p/kg                        av. 224.46p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 211.5p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 284.5p/kg                        av. 213.48p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1371,1361,1272, GW Houseman&Ptns (Limx) 1287, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1229

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 247.5, 235.5, 230.5, JA Drake (Limx) 236.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 228.5,227.5

Heifers

£ per head: AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 1465, 1349, EW&JR Parkinson (BBx) 1422, 1334, R&VM Clarke (BBx) 1320

p/kg: AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 1465,1349, EW&JR Parkinson (BBx) 1422, 1334, R&VM Clarke (BBx) 1320, WJ Foster&Son (Limx) 1285

Prime Cattle (over 30mos)

Overall Average                                   133.08p/kg           £878.36

To Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: RE Ayrton&Son (B&W) 1076, RM&LJ Throup (B&W) 681

p/kg: RE Ayrton&Son (B&W) 150.5, RM&LJ Throup 112.5

A larger entry of cast cattle with more fed cattle on offer and 41 dairy of the 45 cows presented. Trade firmer on the week with top dairies touching 120p.

Overall Average                                   110.62p/kg           £751.26

Black & White                       to 121.5p/kg                        av. 109.38p/kg

MRI                                         to 109.5p/kg                        av. 108.16p/kg

Limx                                       to 126.5p/kg                       

Murray Grey                         to 143.5p/kg

Beef Shorthorn                    to 131.5p/kg                        av. 119.44p/kg                   

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: FA Holmes&Son 992, J Caygill&Ptns 981,902, 890, MP Jennings (Dairy) 898,893. R Dakin 851, G&A Gaythorpe 841

p/kg: R Dakin 121.5, JC Marshall 119.5, FA Holmes&Son 119.5, J Caygill&Ptns 119.5, G&PS Fleetwood 118.5, GT Booth 118.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: N&R Sutcliffe (MRI) 662,650,624

p/kg: N&R Sutcliffe (MRI) 109.5,108.5,106.5

Beef Breeds

£ per head: J&J Garnett (MG) 1026, J Shorrock (Beef Sh) 979, JR Carr (Limx)879, G&PS Fleetwood (Short) 680

p/kg: J&J Garnett (MG) 143.5, J Shorrock (Beef Sh) 131.5, JR Carr (Limx) 126.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   117.5p/kg             £998.75

Hefd

£ per head: FA Holmes&Son 999

p/kg: FA Holmes&Son 117.5

3,044 Prime Sheep

In the sheep market there was larger entry of both Spring Lambs and Old Season lambs and the sale seeing 28 Springers levelling at 271.8p, whilst 2,713 Old Season saw an average of 190.55p (a fall of 4p on the week)

Spring Lambs were a dearer trade on the week and topped at 312.5p/kg for a pen of 3 Charollais from Charles & Valerie Marwood of Whenby, weighing 40kg selling for £125 each to Whiteheads Butchers in Edgeworth. Top of the shop was £135 for a pen of 51kg Charollais from Robert Towers of Farleton selling to Nick Dalby

Smart lambs were forward in larger numbers with additional runs of these presented for sale. Messrs Phillips of Burton Leonard had top price per head of £145 for a pen of 46kg Beltex crosses selling to Vivers Scotlamb. Messrs Phillips had furthers pens £125 £119 and £115 twice. Henry Atkinson had a run of Beltex crosses which topped at £119 for a pen of 26 Beltex at 45kg. Fox Farms topped with 40kg Beltex at £115. Messrs Phillips made 315.2p of a pen of 5 Beltex, whilst Paul Simpson made 300p of a pen of 20 Beltex (32kg at £96) and Henry Atkinson also had 300p for a pen of 15 Beltex (37kg £111). James Towler was close in too with 297.4p for a pen of 38kg Beltex

Commercial Lowland Lambs were cheaper on the week and back to prices seen 2 weeks ago, better end of export weights either side of 200p, the ordinary types 180p to 190p, although  Heavy Lowland lambs (46kg to 52kg) averaged the same as last week, but it was a two tier market, smart ones very good to sell but plainer sorts cheaper.  

Hill bred lambs couldn’t maintain last weeks flyer and were quite a bit cheaper on the week, especially the Mules which saw the furthest fall, although Horned lambs, especially lightweights were a very similar trade.

Ewes saw a shortage of the very best heavy types today, but Mules were again good to sell with best end from late 70’s to early 80’s.

Spring Lambs  – Overall Average  £122.95 per head or 271.80p/kg

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 312.5p/kg         av 296.32p/kg      or £120.75 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 271.7p/kg         av 256.37p/kg      or £124.50 per head

Suffolk average £123.00 per head or 268.7p/kg

£ per head: £125, £121 ML Evans

p/kg: 271.7p, 237.3p ML Evans

Charollais average £122.85 per head or 277.18p/kg

£ per head: £135, £126, £121x2 JD&V Towers; £125, £122, £121, £115 CW Marwood & Son

p/kg: 312.5p, 297.6p, 288.1p, 287.5p CW Marwood & Son; 264.7p, 263p, 257.1p, 246.9p JD&V Towers

Monthly Show

Cont x

1^st RL&AR Philips 46kg £145 Vivers

2^nd K Saffery 41kg £104 P Watson

3^rd K Saffery 41kg £107 Vivers

Down x

1^st S Dorey 46kg £81 Dunbia

2^nd S Dorey 48kg £78 Dunbia

Mule

1^st S Dorey 48kg £78 Dunbia

Swaledale

1^st S&D Robinson 48kg £74.50 Dunbia

Champion – RL&AR Philips

Reserve – S Dorey

Prime Hoggs  – Overall Average  £82.81 per head or 190.55p/kg          

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 300p/kg            av 247.19p/kg      or £78.48 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 285.7p/kg         av 183.9p/kg         or £62.61 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 300p/kg            av 195.98p/kg      or £82.55 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 315.2p/kg         av 180.29p/kg      or £86.36 per head

52.1kg and over                  to 188.9p/kg         av 148.29p/kg      or £80.38 per head

Beltex average £97.85 per head or 240.95p/kg

£ per head: £145, £125, £119, £115x2, £113, £112, £111 RL&AR Phillips; £119 HB Atkinson; £115 Fox Farms;

p/kg: 315.2p RL&AR Phillips; 300p PW Simpson; 300p HB Atkinson; 297.4p WA&VJ&JA Towler; 287.5p Fox Farm

Suffolk average £77.10 per head or 170.92p/kg

£ per head: £88 R&DA Eanrshaw; £81 S Dorey; £80 Miss M Webster; £80 B&M Craven & Son; £80 N Binns; £79 S Dorey;

p/kg: 185.7p 176.1p, 175.6p S Dorey; 176.8p MJ O’ Donnell; 172.2p W Crane; 170.7p J Lord; 170p S Dorey;

Texel average £83.47 per head or 190.33p/kg

£ per head: £114.50, £112, £108, £107.50, £104, £102, £100 HB Atkinson; £99 PA&NS Tattersall; £98 x2 TH Heslop

p/kg: 248.6p, 245.5p, 244.3p, 243.6p, 243.5p, 238.5p HB Atkinson; 230.2p PA&NS Tattersall; 227.9p TH Heslop & Son; 

Mule average £73.64 per head or 167.83p/kg

£ per head: £78 S Dorey; £77.50 E&S Baines; £76 C Smith; £75.50 G Pickersgill & Sons; £75x2 S Dorey; £74x4 J Pickles

p/kg: 170.9px3, 170.5px2 S Dorey; 170p FA Holmes & Son; 167.5p S Dorey; 165.9p, 164.4px2 J Pickles; 163.3p WA&VJ&JA Towler

Charollais average £82.49 per head or 190.25p/kg

£ per head: £97 HB Atkinson; £92.50 TH Heslop & Sons; £82 PC Longdin; £80 S Dorey; £74.50 FA Holmes & Son

p/kg:231p HB Atkinson; 205.6p TH Heslop & Sons; 181.8p S Dorey; 167p, 166.7p L Throup; 165.6p FA Holmes & Son

Swaledale average £57.57 per head or 151.09p/kg

£ per head: £74.50 S&D Robinson; £72 M&R Smith; £68 S&D Robinson; £68 Ellis Bros; £67.50 R Tennant; £65 SD Dorey;

p/kg: 162.5p S Dorey; 155.2p S Dorey; 154.5p S Dorey; 154.5p Ellis Bros; 154.2p S&D Robinson; 153p T&A Hird

Dalesbred average £62.48 per head or 155.11p/kg

£ per head: £68 S Dorey; £67.50 K Lister & Sons; £66.50, £60, £56 T&A Hird;

p/kg:174.4p S Dorey; 157.9p, 154.7p T&A Hird; 150p K Lister & Sons; 133.3p T&A Hird

Cheviot average £75.86 per head or 178.47p/kg

£ per head: £84.50 PA&NS Tattersall; £80 F&M Parkinson; £79 S Dorey; £78.50 J Lord; £77.50 AR&CA Parkinson;

p/kg:196.5p PA&NS Tattersall; 192.1p FA Holmes & Son; 181.1p B Stubbs; 181.1p FA Holmes & Son; 176.3p WA Holden & Sons

Suffolk to £100, Texel to £117.50, BFL to £90.50, Mule to £80.50, Lleyn to £51.50, Swaledale to £40.50, Charollais to £71.50, Gritstone to £, Cheviot to £78.50, Beltex  to £102.50, Zwartable to £114.50, Dalesbred to £49.50, Teeswater to £49.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £117.50 J Smith; £114.50 T Boothman;

Mule/Masham: £80.50 GB Moorhouse; £79.50 RD Wallbank; £79.50 L Simpson & Son;

Horned: £49.50 £40.50 Hayton & Stocks;

Hill: £90.50Fair Place; £78.50 RH&MR Ireland;  

Cast Rams average £69.90

Texel to £48.50, Beltex to £99.50, Charollais to £92.50, Swaledale to £54.50

Breeding Sheep

A good show of outfits for this weeks sale saw trade for commercial outfits dearer on the week with a full ringside of buyers present looking for mouths to graze the fast growing grass.

Top price was £215 for Mule Shearlings with twins for David White, who also sold correct mules with twins to £192. Top price singles was £190 for Texel correct ewes with nice Beltex lambs from Alan Midgley.              

Rearing Calves to £420x2 (75)

B&W av £82 Cont av £338.23 Native av £150.33

Black and whites were a cracking trade this morning with all types well bid for, even bobby calves were a good trade with the bottom of £38 and A&M Beecroft of Fewston topping with their three best black and whites at £152, £145 and £135. The Fewster family of Cleckheaton had a cracking trade for the 14 Calves they had on offer with the best at £102 for honest 3 week old calves.

British Blues saw Fred Houseman top both sections with two bulls at £420 and two heifers at £370. Colin Whitelock saw his 29 day old blue bull reach £400 and Martyn Jennings also at the £400 mark with a cracking calf from his British Blue stock bull.

A Simmental heifer from Chris Harrison at Elslack hit £400 with Limousin heifers topping at £270 for a sweet little heifer from RD Metcalfe, Brearton.

Calves continue to be a strong trade through the auctions. Come, drop them off and let the buyers compete for your calves.

NB: On the 24^th April alongside the Yorkshire Holstein club sale we will be holding a Calf Rearing workshop in the Exhibition hall. The event has been kindly organised by the AHDB and your support would be greatly appreciated.  

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £301.25) to £345 JC&DJ Marshall                        

Brit Blue x (Av £350.88) to £420x2 Church Farm Enterprises                                                  

Hereford X (Av £158) to £172 K&M Berry & Son

Shorthorn to £125 IRG Collins

Swedish Red X (Av £100) to £112 M Fewster                              

Black & White (Av £82) to £152 A&M Beecroft                           

Heifer Calves                       

Simmental x to £400 CN&SA Harrison                                                           

Ab Angus (Av £180) to £180 RM&LJ Throup                                                 

Saler (Av £165) to £165 RL Wright & Son

British Blue (Av £342) to £370 Church Farm Enterprises

Lim (Av £260) to £270 RD Metcalfe & Son