Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Monthly Show

The September Prime Show produced an excellent entry of 33 high quality retail cattle selling to 15 separate customers. David Palmer of Scarborough found his champion in a pen presented by Willie Timm (TW Assets) of Barlow in a 520kg Charolais cross heifer which sold to Keelham Farm Shop for 281.5p/kg or £1464.

The Reserve Champion was a 575kg Limousin cross heifer sold by Mesrs AA&EE Critchley & Son of Hutton which sold to Countrystyle Butchers for 256.5p/kg or £1475.

Top gross was £1570 or 259.5p/kg paid by Keelham Farm Shop for a 605kg Limousin cross heifer sold by TW Assets.

Bullocks -               1^st & Reserve AA&E Critchley            2^nd WH Timm                        3^rd J Baines

Heifer -                  1^st & Champion – WH Timm              2^nd AA&E Cricthley               3^rd C Clarke

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 251.5p/kg        av. 246.69p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 259.5p/kg        av. 248.90p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 230.5p/kg        av. 216.81p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 281.5p/kg        av. 246.5p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: AA&E Critchley & Son (Limx) 1475, TWH Assets (Limx) 1466, J Baines (BBx) 1413, CD&RF Kitching (Blondex) 1383, 1383

p/kg: TWH Assets (Limx) 259.5, AA&EE Critchley&Son (Limx) 256.5, CD&RF Kitching (Blondex) 251.5, JA Drake (BBx) 248.5

Heifers

TWH Assets (Limx) 1570, (Charx) 1464, J Baines (Limx) 1523, JA&JM Wade (Limx) 1447, AA&E Critchley & Son (Limx) 1401(BBx) 1363,1359

p/kg: TWH Assets (Charx) 281.5, (Limx) 259.5, J Baines ((Limx) 269.5, AA&EE Critchley& Son (Limx) 259.5,259.5, (BBx) 256.5, SD Bennett (Limx) 258.5. 

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   154.01p/kg           £967.15

Top Prices and p/kg

£ per head: JK Wilson (BBx) 1093, M&R Smith (B&W) 1029, GB Moorhouse (B&W) 715

p/kg: JK Wilson (BBx) 173.5, CM&EM Gratton (B&W) 164.5, M&R Smith (B&W) 159.5, GB Moorhouse (B&W) 140.5

A full ringside and increased entry carried over from the Bank Holiday. Low value of sterling and the end of the school holidays have caused the trade to rise which was further assisted by a smattering of very good heavy dairy cows which made well into the 130s. Dairies had to be very plain to make less than 100p. Beef crosses equally good to sell from feeders to heavies carrying finish. Mature bulls continue to sell well to 148.5p for an Aberdeen Angus non assured entry.

Overall Average                                   123.03p/kg           £802.62

Black & White                       to 139.5p/kg                        av. 118.30p/kg

Swed Red                              to 113.5p/kg

Limx                                       to 154.5p/kg                        av. 137.45p/kg

BBx                                         to 144.5p/kg                        av.142.14p/kg

Blondex                                 to 139.5p/kg

Sim                                         to 147.5p/kg

AAx                                         to 142.5p/kg                        av. 129.51p/kg

Hefdx                                     to 126.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd 1247,1109, 1021, JM Smith&Son 1065, JD Taylor&Son 1051, J Gooch 974

p/kg: MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd 139.5,138.5, 133.5,JD Taylor&Son 136.5, JM Smith&Son 136.5, M&R Smith 134.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: CN&SA Harrison (Swed Red) 726

p/kg: CN&SA Harrison (Swed Red) 113.5

Brit Blue:

£ per head: H&S Maudsley 954, TH Mellin 823

p/kg: H&S Maudsley 144.5, TH Mellin 139.5.

Lim:

£ per head: A Wilson&Son 1174, R&YM Wood 846

p/kg: A Wilson&Son 154.5, R&YM Wood 148.5

Sim

£ per head: CN&SA Harrison 1254

p/kg: CN&SA Harrison 147.5

Native

£ per head: G&MA Lawn (AA) 1140,944, A Guy&Son (AAx) 931, A Wilson&Son (Hefdx) 791

p/kg: G&MA Lawn (AA) 142.5,127.5, A Guy&Son (AAx) 127.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   134.14p/kg           £1284.39

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: A Guy&Son  (Char) 1358, G&L Newburn (AA) 1210

p/kg: A Guy&Son (Char) 123.5, G&L Newburn (AA) 148.5

3,635 Prime Sheep (comprising 3,372 Prime Lambs & 263 Cast Ewes & Rams)

A larger show of sheep than anticipated today, but they met with a much stronger trade than seen at morning markets, and were dearer than many thought they would be given the end of Qurbani only two days ago. The Monthly show was well supported and Judge Paul Watson had some great lambs put before him. Regular consignor Nick Capstick from Bolton by Bowland was awarded the championship ticket and his 46kg Beltex crosses sold to Vivers Scotlamb in Annan. It was the reserve champion pen form Michael Hall of Airton that made top price of the day when his 43kg Beltex crosses sold for £122 or 283.7p/kg also to Vivers Scotlamb. Mr Hall also sold another pen of Beltex at £115.50 each to Vivers Scotlamb. Ellis Bros had a pen of 45kg Beltex at £109, Mike Allen form Staithes sold 47kg Beltex at £108 and Nick Capstick sold another pen at £108 weighing 43kg. Mike Allen sold 44kgs at £106 and Bill Logan from Malham Moor topped his run at £105.

Monthly Show

Cont x

1^st DN&D Capstick 46kg £108 Vivers Scot Lamb

2^nd JM Hall 43kg £122 Vivers Scot Lamb

3^rd T&C Robinson 39kg £86 A Atkinson

Down x

1^st JP&KE Hartley 46kg £87 M Etheriongton

2^nd RA&M Earnshaw 44kg £84 Millstones Restaurant

3^rd CD&RF Kitching 42kg £80 Woodhead Bros

Mule

1^st K Dickinson 42kg £68 P Watson

2^nd CD&RF Kitching 42kg £68 P Watson

Masham

1^st A&SL Throup 42kg £84 P Watson

2^nd J Barker 40kg £71 Woodhead Bros

Champion – DN&D Capstick

Reserve – M Hall

Spring Lambs  – Overall Average  £76.33 per head or 180.6p/kg           

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 251.2p/kg         av 180.1p/kg         or £74.73 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 265.2p/kg         av 183.4p/kg         or £87.74 per head

52.1kg and over                  to 190.0p/kg         av 178.2p/kg         or £86.90 per head

Beltex average £87.49 per head or 216.5p/kg

£ per head: £122 £115.50 £103 JM Hall; £109 Ellis Bros; £108 DN&D Capstick; £108 £106 £101 M&B Allen;  £101 DJ Halliday;

p/kg: 265.2p 231.0p JM Hall; 251.2 DN&D Capstick; 246.3p240.9p 229.8p M&B Allen; 242.2p 236.6p Ellis Bros;

Suffolk average £74.51 per head or 177.7p/kg

£ per head: £100 EB Webster; £91 TH Mellin; £90.50 GR&SM Wearmouth; £89 RG&SJ Paul; £88 £87 JP&KE Hartley;

p/kg: 190.9p RA&M Earnshaw; 190.5p CD&RF Kitching; 189.1p JP&KE Hartley; 187.0p TH Mellin; 185.6p D&A Livestock;

Texel average £76.59 per head or 181.0p/kg

£ per head: £105 £102 £98 WC Logan; £104 Fair Place Farm; £102 T&S Binns; £99 £98 G Sunderland; £98 J Turner; £98 JR Crabtree;

p/kg: 230.2p 228.9p 217.8p G Sunderland; 228.9p 222.7p 213.3p 212.5p WC Logan; 214.3p MP Jennings; 212.5p T&S Binns;

Mule average £68.12 per head or 162.2p/kg

£ per head: £79.50 £73 JR Smith; £78 CJ&ET Harrison; £76.50 WA VJ JA Towler; £75 W Mason & Son; £72 Fair Place Farm; £72 RM Crabtree;

p/kg: 170.0p WA Brown; 169.8p 165.6p JR Smith; 167.6p JM&S Tennant; 166.7p W Mason & Son; 163.4p A&SL Throup; 162.2p  JJ Beckwith;

Charollais average £82.04 per head or 186.2p/kg

£ per head: £93 £83 £82 D&A Livestock; £91 P Shackleton; £83 W Warburton;

p/kg: 211.4p 195.p 188.6p D&A Livestock; 189.6p P Shackleton; 184.4p W Warburton;

Cheviot average £70.56 per head or 178.9p/kg

£ per head: £74 £63 Grain Farms Ltd;

p/kg: 180.5p 175.0p Grain Farms Ltd;

Lleyn average £72.42 per head or 173.1p/kg

£ per head:£78.50 £76 £74 CD&RF Kitching; £69 RG&SJ Paul; 

p/kg: 191.5p 185.4p 176.2p CD&RF Kitching; 164.3p RG&SJ Paul;

Masham average £72.50 per head or 176.8p/kg

£ per head: £74 A&SL Throup; £71 J Barker & Son;

p/kg: 177.5p J Barker & Son; 176.2p A&SL Throup;

Suffolk to £71.50, Texel to £84.50, BFL to £62.50, Mule to £62.50, Lleyn to £62.50, Swaledale to £30.50, Masham to £61.50, Cheviot to £61.50, Lonk  to £24.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £84.50 J&R Paisley; £79.50 JR Carr

Mule/Masham: £62.50 A&E Schindler; £57.50 SM Towler

Horned: £34.50 A&SL Throup; £30.50 T&J Smith

Hill: £62.50 CD&RF Kitching; £61.50 P Towler;  

Cast Rams average £53.30

Suffolk to £70 MJ&RH Wallbank; Cheviot to £48.50 P Towler; Swaledale to £31.50 DB&E Greenwood;

Rearing Calves to £440 x2 (107)

Native calves out in force this morning with a cracking trade to follow them. Genuine 4 week old native calves flew off the shelves from the start with a notable 3 week old Hereford Bull from Ian Briggs, Guiseley selling for £295, with natives topping at £345 for a Aberdeen Angus bull from JM Smith & Son, Carleton. Blues were up a gear today with the best bulls to £440 and £435 for entries from Hartley’s and Fred Houseman with a Simmental from Chadwick and Leaver of Southfield, Burley hitting £440 also.

A better quality show of black and white calves than we’ve seen over the last couple of weeks and a cracking trade with best friesians topping at £195 from the Pickersgill’s, Hawksworth with fleshy 3 week old goods £65 - £100 all day long. 

Bull Calves Cont av £389.23 Native av £276.5

Limousin x (Av £405) to £430 G Pickersgill & Sons                      

Brit Blue x (Av £381) to £440 JP&KE Hartley                                                

Aberdeen Angus (Av £284.09) to £345 JM Smith & Son

Hereford X (Av £260) to £295 ID&JC Briggs

Simmental (Av £440) to £440 Chadwick & Leaver                      

Black & White (Av £74.95) to £195 G Pickersgill & Sons            

Heifer Calves Cont av £300.42 Native av £257                            

Simmental x (Av £260) to £260 A&SL Throup                                                              

Ab Angus (Av £271.07) to £335 JP&KE Hartley                                                            

Hereford (Av £188) to £230 ID&JC Briggs

Lim (Av £188) to £195 GD&A Midgeley

British Blue (Av £366.25) to £390 Church Farm Enterprises

Prize Awards:       Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers:       1^st A&SL Throup; 2^nd A Lawson & Son; 3^rd A&SL Throup

                                Pedigree Newly Calven Cows:           1^st GW&M Coates 2^nd PJ Waring

Newly Calven Cows:                            1^st T&E Simpson 2^nd T&E Simpson     

Newly Calven Heifers:                         1^st SM&MT Stapleton 2^nd RG Johnson 3^rd DA&SA Fort

Champion – A&SL Throup Reserve – T&E Simpson

Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers: av £1728 to £2120 A&SL Throup

Pedigree Newly Calven Cows  av £1820 to £1820 GW&M Coates

Newly Calven Heifers av £1614.64 to £2020 GB Jennings

Newly Calven Cows av £1960 to £2000 T&E Simpson

Maiden Heifers: to £690 GW&M Coates

Heifer Calves to £320 A&SL Throup