CCM Auctions conducted their weekly Primestock sale at Skipton Mart on Monday together with the Monthly Prize Show of Prime Cattle & Sheep. Cattle championship honours this Month went to Mr Bernard Simpson of Heathfield, Pateley Bridge whose 1st Prize Heifer sold for £1,575 to Keelham Farmshop. In the Prime Sheep ring the championship ticket went to Paul Baines, whose pen of 5 Beltex crosses sold at £103 each to Hartshead Meat Company, Mossley.
Forward:
69 Prime cattle comprising 14 Clean Cattle & 55 Cast Cattle
3,029 Prime Sheep comprising 2,705 Old Season Lambs, 324 Cast Ewes & Rams
51 Rearing Calves
Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)
Monthly Show –
Heifer –
1st BS Simpson
2nd SD Bennett
3rd L Bamforth & Son
Bullock –
1st J Baines
Champion – BS Simpson Reserve – SD Bennett
Steers
650+kg to 238.5p/kg
Heifers
501-590kg to 254.5p/kg av 196.95p/kg
590kg+ to 262.5p/kg av 215.48p/kg
Top Prices £ per head
Brit Blue: BS Simpson Hfr £1575,Hfr £1374
Lim: SD Bennett Hfr £1374, J Baines Hfr £1264,£1085
L Bamforth&Sons Hfrs £1177,£1155,£1039.
B&W: JM Smith&Son Hfr £901
Cull Cow Prices
Monthly Show
Dairy Bred
1st G Abbott & Son
2nd RD Metcalfe & Son
3rd NA Bell
Beef Bred
1st J&G Huck
2nd J&G Huck
3rd J Drinkall Ltd
Champion & Reserve – J&G Huck
Overall Average 104.90p/kg £696.83
Black & White to 114.5p/kg av 99.22p/kg
Limx to 134.5p/kg av 112.85p/kg
Blondex to 134.5p/kg av 125.41p/kg
BBx to 117.5p/kg av 116.21p/kg
AAx to 110.5p/kg
MRI to 114.5p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head)
Brit Blue: R&A Jennings £746, BS Simpson £734
Lim: J&G Huck £934, £915, Fleets Farms £878, SD Bennett £832
Blondex: K&J Marshall £989,£848, S&T Fawcett £901
B&W: NA Bell £927, G Booth £920, S&PE Bowker&Son £909, G Abbott&Son £889
AAx: J Drinkall Ltd £807
Top Prices (p/kg)
Brit Blue: BS Simpson 117.5p, R&A Jennings 117.5p
Lim: J&G Huck 134.5p, 131.5p, J Drinkall Ltd 116.5p, SD Bennett 115.5p, BS Simpson 112.5p
Blondex : K&J Marshall 134.5p,126.5p S&T Fawcett 132.5p
AAx: J Drinkall Ltd 110.5p
B&W: NA Bell 114.5p. L&A Watson 112.5p, RD Metcalfe&Son 112.5p, G Abbott&Sons 112.5p
3,029 Prime Sheep
Sheep trade was largely similar to the previous week, as classes as long as well fleshed but not over fat in good demand, nice commercial export sheep around 190p to 210p again. Maybe not just as many of the very best about this week, but 220p to 250p was mainly the price for these. Hill bred lambs again maintained last weeks decent trade.
Today we held our Monthly Prize show, kindly sponsored by Wynstay and judged by Mr Bobby Booth of Edenfield. Championship honours this month went to Paul Baines from Trawden selling at £103 to Hartshead Meat Company, Mossley.
Monthly Show –
Continental –
1st J Baines £103 to Hartshead Meat Company
2nd H Baines £104 to Vivers Scotlamb
3rd H Baines £94 to Vivers Scotlamb
Down x –
1st RG Church £86 to Woodhead Bros
2nd CD&RF Kitching £78.50 to Riley Bros
3rd JW Barker & Son to £83.50 to Woodhead Bros
Lonk –
1st J Drinkall £78 to JW Bowling
2nd C&CA Crowther £78.50 to P Watson
Mule/Masham –
1st H Baines £78 to RT Booth
2nd RG Church £77 to RT Booth
3rd K&GJ Huck £77 to G Boocock
Swaledale –
1st BS Simpson £76.50 to RT Booth
2nd ASE Crisp & Son £76 to RT Booth
3rd ASE Crisp & Son £70 to A Atkinson
Dalesbred –
1st JK Wilson £66 to RT Booth
Champion – J Baines (Cont x)
Reserve – H Baines (Cont x)
Old Season Lambs – Overall Average £75.75 per head or 182.5p/kg
25.5kg to 32.0kg to 217.2p/kg av 178.2p/kg or £55.47 per head
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 223.5p/kg av 181.1p/kg or £61.35 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 266.7p/kg av 186.5p/kg or £76.86 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 210.6p/kg av 170.1p/kg or £82.04 per head
52.1kg and over to 194.4p/kg av 160.7p/kg or £90.17 per head
Beltex average £85.49 per head or 215.5p/kg
£’s per head: £106 £104 £100 £96 PW Simpson; £99 JM&S Tennant; £98.50 £94 S Pepper;
p/kg: 266.7p 258.5p 243.0p 232.6p PW Simpson; 229.3p S Pepper; 228.0p Fox Farms.
Texel average £80.85 per head or 189.1p/kg
£’s per head: £109 K Marshall; £106 A&CL Gray; £105 L Bamforth & Son; £104 H Baines; £103.50 RH&MR Ireland
p/kg: 253.7p 241.0p 240.0p H Baines; 245.2p J Baines; 236.8p RH&MR Ireland; 236.6p TA Robinson
Suffolk average £78.03 per head or 178.7p/kg
£’s per head: £88 £86.50 H Downs & Son; £86 RG Church; £85 N Speak; £84 JF&FM Gillett
p/kg: 197.5p 191.5p CD&RF Kitching; 195.5p RG Church; 187.5p E Garstang
Charollais average £71.84 per head or 180.8p/kg
£’s per head: £108.50 C&N Shearing; £87 JG Senior; £86 I Marsden; £85 £84.50 H Downs & Son
p/kg: 195.5p I Marsden; 189.2p JG Senior; 188.8p D Asquith; 186.4p L Throup; 185.9p FI Ibbotson
Cheviot average £80.40 per head or 182.7p/kg
£’s per head: £84 £80(x2) T Kiernan; £83.50 K Marshall; £81.50 H Downs & Son; £81 GW Thackray
p/kg: 195.0p DR Findlay; 190.9p 186.0p T Kiernan; 184.6p T Atkins.
Mule average £73.16 per head or 170.4p/kg
£’s per head: £78.50 K&GJ Huck; £78 JI&MP Greenwood; £78 MRP Critchlow; £78 H Baines;
£78 RG Church
p/kg: 181.0p FG Throup; 178.0p D&P Spence & Sons; 177.9p JK Wilson; 177.3p JI&MP Greenwood; 177.3p RG Church Ltd
Masham average £70.90 per head or 170.4p/kg
£’s per head: £79.50 £75.50 JC&DJ Marshall; £76 JK Wilson; £70.50 G Saville & Son
p/kg: 181.0p JK Wilson; 176.3p RG Church ltd; 175.0 JG Senior.
Swaledale/Dalesbred average £62.77 per head or 160.9p/kg
£’s per head: £76.50 BS Simpson; £76 £70 ASE Crisp & Son; £70 R Tennant; £70 PL Metcalfe
p/kg: 173.7p JK Wilson; 170.3p RJ&CM Clarkson; 169.5p BS Simpson; 169.5p K&GJ Huck; 169.4p I&K Smith.
Lonk average £71.22 per head or 176.3p/kg
£’s per head: £78.50 £74 £72 C&CA Crowther; £78 £75 J Drinkall Ltd
p/kg: 180.5p 180.0p 174.4p C&CA Crowther; 175.7p 174.4p J Drinkall Ltd; 174.4p B Dibb.
Gritstone average £72.64 per head or 177.6p/kg
£’s per head: £74 £73 B Dibb; £69 I&K Smith
p/kg: 186.5p I&K Smith; 182.5p FI Ibbotson
Lleyn average £70.74 per head or 184.5 p/kg
£’s per head: £79.50 £74 GM&SM Pickles; £76 CD&RF Kitching
p/kg: 190.0 CD&RF Kitching; 186.8p 186.1p GM&SC Pickles
Cull Ewes average £65.85
Suffolk to £105.50, Texel to £125.50, Charollais to £61.50, BFL to £96.50, Mule to £65.50, Gritstone to £64.50, Cheviot to £67.50, Herdwick to £19.50, Swaledale to £48.50.
Top prices:
Lowland: £125.50 D Poulter, £116.50 RH&MR Ireland
Mule/Masham:£65.50 K Dickinson, £64.50 AM Spensley
Horned: £48.50 JI & MP Greenwood, £47.50 Lambert Milehouse
Hill: £67.50 D&P Spence, £66.50 DR&DC Findlay
Cast Rams
Suffolk to £41.50, Texel to £78.50, Lleyn to £66.50, Swaledale to £24.50.
Top Prices: £125.50 D Poulter; £116.50, £100.50, £100.50 RH&MR Ireland; £109.50, £105.50 A Atkinson; £100 W Watson; £98.50 C&N Shearing; £98.50 M Hall; £97.50 K Stuart & Sons;
51 Rearing Calves to £455
B&W av £78 Cont av £283.5 Native av £192
A quality show of calves but with lack of confidence in the beef trade some buyers were working to a tighter budget. 29 Black and Whites ranged from £22 up to £150. Still a premium for well fleshed black and white calves up to 6-7wks and any strong continentals were well policed to a good trade by a number of buyers.
Dairy Sale Next Week 10th February
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £220) to £255 M&R Smith
Brit Blue x (Av £355) to £455 AL Dean & Son
Ab Angus (Av £204) to £245 Church Farm Enterprises
Black & White (Av £78) to £150 PA Whitaker
Heifer Calves
Simmental x (Av £225) to £225 CN&SA Harrison
Brit Blue x (Av £246) to £325 MJ&JD Handley
Ab Angus (Av £180) to £190 JM Smith & Son
Produce
Small Bale Hay to £3.50
Seed Hay Quads to £100 per ton
Meadow Hay Quads to £32.50 av£32.25