Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

A high quality entry at the February Show saw the championship awarded to Mesrs R&H Critchley of Hutton with a 515kg Limousin cross heifer which was one of 10 purchases made by Keelham Farm Shop for 269.5p/kg or £1388. Mesrs Critchley also produced the first prize steer a Limousin cross weighing 515kg which joined Countrystyle Meats of Lancaster for 267.5p/kg or £1498. Top gross in the sale was a 600kg Limousin cross heifer from Malcolm Metcalfe of Baldersby which made 257.5p/kg or £1545 when selling to Keelham Farm Shop.

Prize Awards

Steer      1. R&H Critchley                  2. SD Bennett                       3. J Drake

Heifers   1. R&H Critchley                  2. EW&JR Parkinson            3. JR Metcalfe

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 260.5p/kg                        av. 251.36p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 267.5p/kg                        av. 241.62p/kg

Heifers

485kg+                                                   to 269.5p/kg                        av.245.33p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: N Mayor (Limx) 1503, R&H Critchley (Limx) 1498, JA Drake (Limx) 1360

p/kg: R&H Critchley (Limx) 267.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 260.5, SD Bennett (Limx) 242.5

Heifers

£ per head: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1545, SD Bennett (Limx) 1520, EW&JR Parkinson (BBx) 1509, JA Drake (Limx) 1465

p/kg: R&H Critchley (Limx) 269.5, EW&JR Parkinson (BBx) 269.5,(Blondex) 261.5, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 259.5,257.5    

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   147.90p/kg                           £873.05

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: M Baul&Sons Ltd (B&W Str) 1009, (B&W Hfr) 850, RG Church Ltd (Char Hfr) 869, (B&W Hfr) 764

p/kg: RG Church Ltd (Char Hfr) 159.5, (B&W Hfr) 129.5, M Baul&Sons Ltd (B&W Hfr) 154.5, (B&W Str) 149.5,

Cast cows recorded another week on week increase this time up 7p. The entry was helped by an increased number of Beef crosses but the B&W dairies levelled at 110.66p or £741.  A pen of Dairy Shorthorn cows sold to 117.5p/kg or £746.  The Continental Beef cows were a strong trade with a top of 155.5p/kg  or £1252 for a Limousin cross from Simon Bennett of Slisden Moor. Average for Limousin cross and British Blue cross cows was £950.

Overall Average                                   117.77p/kg                           £736.60

Black & White                                       to 125.5 p/kg                       av. 110.66p/kg

Dairy Shorthorn                                   to 117.5 p/kg                       av. 112.12p/kg

Brown Swiss                                         to 112.5p/kg                       

Limx                                                       to 155.5p/kg                        av. 137.66p/kg

BBx                                                         to 133.5p/kg

Baz                                                          to 148.5p/kg                        av. 118.14p/kg

Stab                                                        to 122.5p/kg

Hefdx                                                     to 124.5p/kg

Lincoln Red                                           to 116.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: RD Metcalfe&Son 960, AN Bolland 866, 820, 751,N&SA Fort 853,801, M Baul&Sons Ltd 829,

p/kg: RD Metcalfe&Son 125.5, N&SA Fort 119.5,118.5,116.5, AN Bolland 115.5, M Baul&Sons Ltd 113.5.

Other Dairy

£ per head: IR Collins&Ptns (Dairy Sh) 746,723,711, 711, 705, 532, D&P Brown (Brown Swiss) 551

p/kg: IRG Collins & Ptns 117.5,117.5,116.5,116.5,107.5, D&P Brown (Brown Swiss) 112.5

Brit Bluex:

£ per head: RS&HA Davey 948

p/kg: RS&HA Davey 133.5

Limx:

£ per head: SD Bennett 1252, 1018, 935, 822, A&N Fothergill&Sons 845, SR Petty 828

p/kg: SD Bennett 155.5, 137.5,127.5,A&N Fothergill&Sons 138.5,

Native

£ per head: RG Church Ltd (Hefdx) 809, D&P Brown (Lincoln Red) 647,

p/kg: RG Church Ltd (Hefdx) 124.5, D&P Brown (Lincoln Red) 116.5

Other

£ per head: RS&HA Davey (Baz) 854,716, SR Petty (Stab) 790

p/kg: RS&HA Davey (Baz) 148.5, 116.5, SR Petty (Stab) 122.5.

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   125.5p/kg             £1079.30

Sim

£ per head: Mrs CA Foster 1079

p/kg: Mrs CA Foster 125.5

Prime Sheep

A larger show of sheep met with a strong trade, especially for the heavy types with prices up a gear again on the week with the 46kg to 52kg weight range averaging 209p. Andrew Phillips of Burton Leonard topped at £126 with others at £120 and £117. Henry Atkinson also had lambs at £126 and the top kilo price of 308p when selling a pen of 37kg Beltex at £114. Ian Marsden from Hoylandswaine presented a fantastic run of lambs, the best of which sold for £124 £122 £120 £119 twice and £118. Clive Robinson from Tosside had lambs at £123, Henry Atkinson had further pens at £119.50, Mollie Webster form Londonderry topped her run at £120, Ron Wartigg from Thurgoland had 2 pens at £119, Ken Hird of Colne made £118, Messrs Hutchinson of Faceby topped at £118, as did D&A Livestock of Haverah Park, whilst N&K Forshaw of Alston had lambs to £117. Plenty more three figure prices backing up the strength of the heavy lamb trade. Best Mule Wethers and Hill bred lambs would be 10p dearer on the week with good types 43kg to 47kg making 195p to £2 and horned lambs in the 180’s to 190p.
Hill bred lambs were much more numerous in the entry today and an overall selling average of 201p/kg for the total entry of 2815 head was even more remarkable when it included 1,059 Mule, Horned and other Hill bred lambs.

Today we held our Monthly Show and Championship honours went to James Towler of Grindleton for his homebred Beltex crosses that joined regular buyer Hamlets Butchers of Garstang for £114. Full results and buyers below and our thanks to James Dewhirst for kindly judging.

Monthly Show

Cont x

1^st WA VJ JA Towler 41kg £114 Hamlets Butchers

2^nd JM Hall 42kg £107 Vivers Scot Lamb

3^rd EP&JM Hutchinson £47 £118 Countrystyle Meats

Down x

1^st D&A Livestock 48kg £106 T Shepherdson

2^nd S Dorey 48kg £98 J Bowling

Mule

1^st S Dorey 48kg £98 J Bowling

2^nd JK Wilson 49kg £97 J Bowling

Horned

1^st W Mason & Son 41kg £71 Yorkshire Halal Meat

2^nd BS Simpson 44kg £79 A Atkinson

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £85.12 per head or 201.7p/kg   

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 220.6p/kg         av 171.7p/kg         or £57.75 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 308.1p/kg         av 202.5p/kg         or £83.74 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 254.3p/kg         av 209.3p/kg         or £100.88 per head

52.1kg and over                  to 226.4p/kg         av 185.1p/kg         or £104.14 per head

Beltex average £105.53 per head or 240.9p/kg

£ per head: £126 £120 £117 £116 RL&AR Phillips; £126 £119.50 H Atkinson; £123 T&C Robinson; £120 M Webster; £119 R Warttig; £118 EP&JM Hutchinson;

p/kg: 308.1p 297.3p 294.9p 293.0p H Atkinson; £280.0p W&J Parkinson; 280.0p J Baines; 278.0p WA VJ JA Towler; 277.5p M Webster; 277.5p JM Hall;

Suffolk average £87.56 per head or 200.5p/kg

£ per head: £118 £111 £106 £104.50 D&A Livestock; £104 G Bell; £103 R Emmott; £101 N&M Hugill; £98.50 B&J Sutcliffe;

p/kg: 222.0p 220.8p 214.5p 204.9p D&A Livestock; 210.5p K Marshall; 205.2p B&J Sutcliffe; 205.0p D Shuttleworth;

Texel average £88.54 per head or 205.4p/kg

£ per head: £124 £122 £120 £119x2 £118 I Marsden; £119 R Warttigg; £118 K&C Hird; £116 M Webster; £116 JR Crabtree;

p/kg: 269.4p 238.5p K Marshall; 258.1p 237.8p D&A Livestock; 252.2p 244.2p M Webster; 239.1p JR Crabtree; 238.0p R Warttig;   

Mule average £81.98 per head or 193.3p/kg

£ per head: £97 JK Wilson; £94.50 GW Houseman; £92.50 RG Church; £92JG&B Brown; £90 S Forshaw; £89.50 S Dorey; 

p/kg: 198.9p S Dorey; 198.0p JK Wilson; 197.8p BS Simpson; 197.7p CD&RF Kitching; 197.7p S Forshaw; 196.9p GW Houseman;

Charollais average £91.81 per head or 201.4p/kg

£ per head: £117 N&K Forshaw; £101 £100 S Dorey; £92.50 S Forshaw; £84 RG Church;

p/kg: 220.2p S Forshaw; 206.1p 200.0p S Dorey; 198.3p N&K Forshaw; 192.5p RG Church;

Swaledale average £63.55 per head or 170.4p/kg

£ per head: £86 GW Houseman; £83 RH&EA Close; £79 £74 BS Simpson; £72.50 WB Woodsworth; £72 AG Horn; £72 JA&JH Hewetson;

p/kg: 185.0p 179.5p BS Simpson; 180.0p 175.0p  JA&JH Hewetson; 179.2p GW Houseman; 176.4p AG Horn; 173.2p W Mason;

Dalesbred average £73.02 per head or 177.8p/kg

£ per head: £93 £85 £81 £78 JP Stirke; £77 TH Atkins;

p/kg: 193.8p 182.6p 180.9p 180.0p JP Stirke; 192.5p TH Atkins;

SBF average £77.59 per head or 187.7p/kg

£ per head: £90 £78.50 £78 £76.50 £86 J&E Slater; £68x2 JE Greenwood;

p/kg: 196.3p 195.7p 191.3p 190.2p 190.0p J&E Slater;

Lonk average £75.54 per head or 189.9p/kg

£ per head: £89 J Greenwood; £77.50 £77 £71 C Crowther; £75.50 TH Atkins; £75 JE Greenwood;

p/kg: 197.8p J Greenwood; 193.8p 192.5p 186.8p C Crowther; 188.8p TH Atkins; 182.9p JE Greenwood;

Numbers short of requirements and trade stronger on the week with an additional account operating.

Suffolk to £109.50, Texel to £109.50, Mule to £79.50, Swaledale to £42.50, Masham to £66.50, Charollais to £94.50, Cheviot to £83.50, Beltex  to £89.50, Dalesbred to £45.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £109.50 ID&JC Briggs; £109.50 R Emmott;

Mule/Masham: £79.50 A Beresford; £74.50 MR&GP Beresford;  

Horned: £45.50x2 K Lister & Son; £42.50 SM Towler;

Hill: £83.50 J Binns;  

Cast Rams average £70.96

Suffolk to £77.50, Texel to £86.50, BFL to £86.50, Charollais to £74.50, Zwartable to £94.50, Swaledale to £65, Cheviot  to £94.50,

Rearing Calves to £430 x2 (91)

Good number of calves on offer today with 91 through the ring and a healthy trade too. Chadwick and Leaver of Southfield, Burnley topped the prices twice, with two tremendous british blue bulls at £430 each at only 1 month and 12 days of age. Small heifers seemed to be the trade of the day with Aberdeen Angus heifers averaging £231.25. and Lim heifers averaging £303.33.

Black and whites easier on the week but trade was good for the quality on offer with plenty of fleshy types past the £100 barrier.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £337.50) to £405 Hayton & Stocks                     

Brit Blue x (Av £340.63) to £430x2 Chadwick and Leaver                                                         

Aberdeen Angus (Av £267) to £345 Hayton and Stocks

Flekvieh (Av £283) to £325 C Watson

Hereford X (Av £215) to £230 JC Marshall

Shorthorn (Av £55.20) to £75 Flasby Estates

Black & White (Av £70.75) to £135 RM Spence                           

Heifer Calves       

Hereford x (Av £190) to £190 ID&JC Briggs                                                  

Ab Angus (Av £231.25) to £270 JP&KE Hartley & Son                                                

Lim (Av £303.33) to £365 RM Spence

British Blue (Av £325.42) to £370 C Smith