Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Keelham Farm Shop came to the fore at this month’s show of Primestock  buying the Supreme Champion Beef animal a 555kg Limousin heifer consigned by Simon Bennett of Silsden Moor. The reserve champion was a 640kg Charolais cross steer also provided by Simon Bennett which joined Paul Binns of Rawson Market, Bradford for 200.5p/kg.

Monthly Show

Heifers                   1^st S Bennett         2^nd AJ Mason         3^rd B Lund

Bullocks                  1^st S Bennett         2^nd & 3^rd DJ Bailey

Champion & Reserve  - S Bennett

Steers

551-650kg             to 200.5p/kg        av 186.39p/kg

Heifers

501-590kg             to 261.5p/kg        av 202.95p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head and p/kg)

Steers

Char x:

£ per head: SD Bennett 1284

p/kg: SD Bennett 200.5p

Heifers

Lim x:

£ per head: SD Bennett 1451, B Lund 1114, AJ Mason 1110, B Spensley Ltd 1082

p/kg: SD Bennett 261.5, B Spensley Ltd 209.5, AJ Mason 205.5, B Lund 196.5

Blonde x:

£ per head: B Spensley Ltd 1163

p/kg: B Spensley 209.5

Cull Cow Prices

Trade for cast cattle creeping upward with dairies very nearly back at 110p on average. A few more Beef cows on offer the show and trade headed by an exceptional 7 year old Pure bred British Blue presented by Sheila Mason on behalf of JH&SM Mason of Keasden Head which tipped the scales at 935kg and made 186.5p/kg or £1744.

Monthly Show

Dairy Bred             1^st RW Marston       2^nd C&M Gratton    3^rd RD Metcalfe

Beef x                     1^st JH&SM Mason   2^nd BS Simpson         3^rd Thwaite Bros

Overall Average                                   118.39p/kg           £821.51

Black & White                       to 145.5p/kg                        av 109.39p/kg

Limx                                       to 153.5p/kg                        av 131.17p/kg

BB                                           to 186.5p/kg                        av 143.99p/kg

Simx                                       to 121.5p/kg

British White                        to 118.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

Brit Blue:

£ per head: JH&SM Mason £1744, B Spensley Ltd  £1052, A Lodge £997, GR&SM Wearmouth £968

p/kg: JH&SM Mason 186.5p, G&PS Fleetwood 140.5p, A Lodge 139.5p, B Spensley Ltd 137.5p

Lim:

£ per head: BS Simpson £1052, B Spensley Ltd £874, Thwaite Bros £867, JJ Beckwith&Sons £846

p/kg: BS Simpson 153.5p, B Spensley Ltd 131.5p, Thwaite Bros 128.5p, JJ Beckwith&Sons 123.5p

Simx:

£ per head: T Craddock & Son £1142

p/kg: T Craddock & Son 121.5p

B&W:

£ per head: J Caygill & Ptns £1011, E Pennock & Son £936, D&P Spence & Sons £914, G Abbott & Sons £902

p/kg: J Caygill & Ptns 145.5p, D&C Cockburn Bros 123.5p, RW Marston & Son 117.5p, RD Metcalfe & Son 117.5p

3^rd A Lodge weighing 42kg @ 84.50 to A Atkinson

Horned (Pens of 10)

1^st J Baines weighing 43kg @ £78 to P Watson for Dunbia

2^nd MIR Heseltine weighing 42kg @ £73.50 to P Watson for Dunbia

3^rd RG Church weighing 42kg @ £73.50 to P Watson for Dunbia

Champion - H Baines weighing 37kg @ £121 to Vivers Scot Lamb

Reserve - H Baines weighing 45kg @ £113.50 to A Atkinson for S Howarth                                                                                                                                         

1,998 Old Season Lambs – Overall Average £81.94 per head or average 195.2p/kg (SQQ 197.4p)

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 204.7p/kg         av 163.7p/kg         or £50.77 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 230.3p/kg         av 181.3p/kg         or £62.74 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 327.0p/kg         av 200.5p/kg         or £83.97 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 244.7p/kg         av 185.6p/kg         or £89.50 per head

52.1kg and over   to 203.7p/kg         av 171.1p/kg         or £96.52 per head

Beltex average £98.26 per head or 243.4p/kg

£ per head: £121 H Baines; £119 £115 £112 PW Simpson; £109 JD&V Towers

p/kg: 327p 263.4p H Baines; 319.4p 311.1p 287.5p 276.7p PW Simpson; 279.5p JD&V Towers.

Texel average £86.52 per head or 201.1p/kg

£ per head: £119 £115 £110 £107 J Baines; £113.50 H Baines; £108 M Crabtree; £106 B Dibb;

p/kg: 252.0p H Baines; 250.0p JG Senior; 244.7p 243.2p 233.3p J Baines; 240.5p LN&JE Roe; 235.6p B Dibb.

Suffolk average £84.40 per head or 193.3p/kg

£ per head: £97.50 £97 £95 £92 S Dorey; £93 JB Bancroft; £88.50 N&J&S Taylo; £87 CA&A Crowther

p/kg: 211.3p(x2) 203.7p CD&RF Kitching; 207.1p 203.7p CA&A Crowther; 201.1p N&J&S Taylor

Charollais average £91.61 per head or 201.1p/kg

£ per head: £106 £95 BA&B Perkins; £97 M Crabtree; £96 £93 S Dorey; £90 JD&V Towers & Son

p/kg:225.6p 214.3p JD&V Towers; 219.2p JG Senior; 211.5p D Asquith; 206.7p S Dorey. 

Cheviot average £82.62 per head or 187.9p/kg

£ per head: £91.50  £86 K Marshall; £88.50 Grain Farms; £85 £83.50 F&M Parkinson; £84.50 £83.50 Westalls

p/kg: 204.8p k Marshall; 203.7p Westalls; 201.1p 195.8p 195.0p Grain Farms

Rouge D’Louest average £82.42 per head or 198.8p/kg

£ per head: £83 £81 JB Bancroft

p/kg:209.0p 193.0p JB Bancroft

Lleyn average £74.24 per head or 197.6p/kg

£ per head: £85 £81.50 CD&RK Kitching;

p/kg: 209.0p 207.3p CD&RF Kitching;

Mule average £80.79 per head or 183.2p/kg

£ per head: £88 RG Church; £87.50 B Dibb; £85 £83 GJ&G Schofield; £85 £84.50 £83 S Dorey; £84.50 N&J&S Taylor; £84.50 A Lodge; £82.50 JR Lancaster.

p/kg: 192.0p 186.4p N&J&S Taylor; 189.0p 187.8p(x2) 185.7p 185.6p S Dorey; 187.5p JR Lancaster

Masham average £74.19 per head or 184.7p/kg

£ per head: £76.50 S Dorey; £76 M Burrill.

p/kg:186.6p S Dorey; 182.9p RG Church;

Swaledale average £66.10 per head or 173.9p/kg

£ per head: £90 N&J&S Taylor; £85 J Baines; £84 JM&S Tenant; £81 GJ&G Schofield; £80 K&GJ Huck

p/kg: 185.4p K&GJ Huck; 181.4p J Baines; 180.5p JM&S Tenant; 178.9p MIR Heseltine & Co;

Lonk average £74.80 per head or 186.1p/kg

£ per head: £76 K Marshall; £74 Westalls

p/kg: 186.3p Westalls; 185.4p K Marshall

Gritstone average £82.50 per head or 201.2p/kg

£ per head: £82.50 B Dibb

p/kg: 201.2p B Dibb

Cull Ewes average £62.80

Suffolk to £99.50, Texel to £133.50, Charollais to £117.50, BFL to £95.50, Mule to £79.50, Gritstone to £72.50, Cheviot to £79.50, Lonk to £45.50, Lleyn to £73.50, Swaledale to £59.50, Beltex to £60.50, Masham to £68.50, Wensleydale to £65.50, Teeswater to £71.50,

Top prices:

Lowland: £133.50 £99.50 £97.50 MJ Spensley; £117.50 £112.50 £106.50 CW Marwood; £116.50 M Crabtree; £95.50 JC&N Throup; £92.50 JB Bancroft; £90.50 B Spensley Ltd;

Mule/Masham: £79.50 KM&L Throup; £78.50 MJ Spensley; £77.50 N&M Sutcliffe; £75.50 B Spensley Ltd; £74.50 N Pepper;

Horned: £59.50 £58.50 KM&L Throup; £56.50 JC&N Throup; £55.50 SM Towler; £54.50 A Lodge;

Hill: £79.50 Grain Farms Ltd; £73.50 JI&MP Greenwood; £72.50 J Lord; £71.50 CW Marwood;

Cast Rams average £62.91

Suffolk to £87.50, Texel to £56.50, BFL to £64.50, Cheviot to £65.50, Lleyn to £68.50, Swaledale to £65.50.

Rearing Calves to £390

B&W av £76 Cont av £301.42 Native av £209.20

All standards of calves good to sell with fit young calves making as good a trade as any. A 35 day old Friesian calf from John Blackwell, Gargrave making £152 and he was not the only one with a number of young calves easily making the market average. Continentals were a little short in number however a smart Limousin from Richard Spence reached the heights of £390 for a 1 ½ month old. Continental heifers were in fine fettle with all the blue heifers averaging £322.50.

Dairy Sale 10^th March

Spring Calf Show 17^th March (All Classes Welcome)

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £390) to £390 F Spence

Charolais x (Av £212) to £225 JSS Verity

Shorthorn (Av £95) to £95 G&PS Fleetwood

Ab Angus (Av £217) to £240 DA Fort

Hereford (Av £185) to £185 J Whittaker                      

Black & White (Av £76) to £152 HJ&K Blackwell

Heifer Calves                       

Charolais x (Av £230) to £230 JSS Verity                       

Brit Blue x (Av £322) to £345 J Whittaker                    

Hereford (Av £285) to £285 J Whittaker