Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

November Primestock Show. Top gross was a 585kg Limousin cross heifer bought by Countrystyle Meats from Lancaster for £1460 or 249.5p/kg from Mesrs CD&RF Kitching of Theshfield. Best price per kg was a 580kg Limousin cross heifer sold by Mesrs AA&E Critchley&Son of Hutton which also sold to Countrystyle Meats Ltd for 273.5p/kg. A small high quality entry met a very good trade with leading buyers Keelham Farm Shop with 11 and Countrystyle Meats Ltd with 5.

Monthly Show

Bullocks – 1^st & Reserve RT&J Critchley                         2^nd Wilson                             3^rd Wilson

Heifers – 1^st & Champion CD&RF Kitching                     2^nd RT&J Critchley               3^rd JA Drake

Steers

560kg+                                                   to 250.5p/kg                        av. 221.14p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 249.5p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 273.5p/kg                        av. 246.49p/kg

Bulls

560kg+                                                   to 95.5p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: AA&E Critchley & Son (Limx) 1453, R Wilson (Limx) 1443,1417,1407,1389

p/kg: AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 250.5, R Wilson (Limx) 246.5,242.5,241.5,240.5

Heifers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1460, DA Wilcock&Sons (Limx) 1460, DA Wilcock&Sons (Limx) 1431, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1460

p/kg: AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 273.5,(BBx) 255.5, S&P Scriven (BBx) 259.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 258.5,249.5, DA Wilcock&Sons 249.5

Prime Cattle (over 30mos)

Overall Average                                   121.97p/kg                           £699.29

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: BL&R Lund (BBx) 1000, J Wellock 600

p/kg: BL&R Lund (BBx) 157.5, J Wellock 103.5

Cows saw a full complement of buyers with well fleshed cattle in short supply but still a steady trade reflecting the quantities of culls hitting abattoirs and marts at the moment.

Overall Average                                   82.23p/kg             £555.21

Black & White                      to 100.5p/kg                        av. 79.26p/kg

Blondex                                 to 117.5p/kg                       

Limx                                       to 107.5p/kg                       

BBx                                         to 93.5p/kg

Hefdx                                     to 88.5p/kg

AAx                                         to 108.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: J Gooch 749, JD Taylor&Son 731,698, 694, E&KM Marshall 714, CM&EM Gratton 697,

p/kg: E&KM Marshall 100.5,95.5, JD Taylor&Son 98.5, CM&EM Gratton 94.5,94.5, N7J Thwaite 93.5,92.5

Contx

£ per head: F Stephenson (Blondex) 870, BL&R Lund (Limx) 763

p/kg: F Stephenson (Blondex) 117.5, BL&R Lund (Limx) 107.5, D Clarkson (BBx) 93.5

Native

£ per head: J Drinkall Ltd (Short) 787, J&D Barritt (AAx) 781, D Clarkson (Hefdx) 602

p/kg: J&D Barritt (AAx) 108.5, J Drinkall Ltd (Short) 103.5,94.5

Prime Sheep

A great day with 4,197 head of sheep sold and more lambs penned for sale (3762 Head) and the overall selling average just creeping back top side of 170p, a fair achievement given that over 1/3 of the lambs scaled in at 46kg or more, as a result the SQQ average was a whopping 176.1p/kg this week.

The best end topped out at 275p (45kg at £124) for the champion pen in todays Monthly show. Picked out by judge Paul Watson from Hellifield, they headed the prices today when being knocked down to regular retail customers Countrystyle Meats Farmshop and Restaurant of Lancaster. Reserve Champions were Hayley Baines 40kg Beltex crosses selling at 260p or £104 per Head to Vivers Scotlamb of Annan. Other leading prices were Alaistair Jenkinson from Langbar at 256.4p 252.3p 241.5p, Michael Hall of Airton at 254.5p 246.7p, James Garth & Son from Keasen 251.2p 240.5p, Robert Fielden of Todmorden 250.0p 248.6p 245.0p, Hayley Baines 245.5p, Richard Crabtree of Clifton 241.5p and David Boothman of Halton East 241.3p . Outwith the champions, other leading prices saw Michael Hall selling at £112 and £111, with Alaistair Jenkinson also at £111.

Handy weight export lambs 37kg to 41kg were significantly dearer on the week as expected, with a nice skinned Texel Lamb 190p to 210p, and commercial types 175p to 190p. Heavy lambs (47kg +) didn’t take the same lift and prices for these were only very similar on the week. Hill bred lambs again a nice trade, Mule and Horned lambs easily upkeeping last weeks better rates.

Monthly Show

Judge – Paul Watson

Cont x –

1^st & Champion RH&MR Ireland 275.6p (45kg @ £124) to Countrystyle Meats Farm Shop and Restaurant, Lancaster                            

2^nd & Reserve H Baines 260p (40kg @ £104) to Vivers Scotlamb

3^rd JM Hall 254.5p (44kg @ £112) to Vivers Scotlamb

Suff x

1^st JP&KE Hartley 51kg @ £80 to A Atkinson L/S Ltd  

2^nd J&C Wright 54kg @ £81.50 to P Watson

3^rd RA&M Earshaw & Son 54kg @£83.50 to A Atkinson L/S Ltd

Mule

1^st JK Wilson 48kg @ £72.50 to N Dalby                        

2^nd WA Booth 50kg £76 to P Watson

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average  £ per head or p/kg 

< 35.9kg                 to 185.3p/kg         av 149.45p/kg      or £50.35 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 275.6p/kg         av 176.89p/kg      or £75.16 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 223.9p/kg         av 161.62p/kg      or £76.98 per head

52.1kg and over   to 172.2p/kg         av 151.06p/kg      or £83.18 per head

Beltex average £87.73 per head or 202.78p/kg

£ per head: £124 RH&MR Ireland; £112 JM Hall; £111 A Jenkinson; £111 JM Hall; £108 J Garth & Son; £108 H Baines;

p/kg: 275.6p RH&MR Ireland; 260p JE Burrow; 256.4p A Jenkinson; 254.5p JM Hall; 252.3p A Jenkinson; 251.2p J Garth

Suffolk average £73.8 per head or 168.61p/kg

£ per head: £83.5 RA&M Earnshaw & Son; £81.5 J&C Wright; £81 PL Metcalfe; £81 R Emmott; £80.5 Ashfield Farms;

p/kg: 187.2p CD&RF Kitching; 171.6p TH Atkins; 170.7p B Spensley; 170.2p JR Taylor & Sons; 169.3p CD&RF Kitching;

Texel average £75.88 per head or 168.61p/kg

£ per head: £103, £96, £94 AM&E Hartley; £94 F&R Fielden; £94 RG Church Ltd; £91 C&SB Whitelock; £91 S Spensley;

p/kg: 228.9p AM&E Hartley; 223.8p F&R Fielden; 213.8p MR Davis; 213.3p AM&E Hartley; 212.5p MR Davis; 207.9p J&J Garnett;

Mule average £66.95 per head or 150.15p/kg

£ per head: £76 WA&A Booth; £75 JH Throup; £74.5 WA&A Booth; £73 RG Church Ltd; £72.5 JK Wilson; £72.5 WA&A Booth;

p/kg: 158.5p R&KA Burley & Son; 155.6p WJ Beckwith; 155.1p H&M Plews; 154.7p KJ Marston; 154.3p WA&A Booth;

Charollais average £80.36 per head or 178.25p/kg

£ per head: £98, £95 T Kiernan; £93 Frankland Farms; £87 H Barker; £78.5 RG Church Ltd; £75 P&A Riley; £75 KJ Marston;

p/kg:208.5p T Kiernan; 207.1p H Barker; 206.5p T Kiernan; 191p MJ Beckwith; 178.6p KJ Marston; 173.3p B Spensley Ltd

Swaledale average £50.19 per head or 136.02p/kg

£ per head:£64 PL Metcalfe; £63 JH Throup; £62 DM&SV Throup; £58, £57.5 J&V Blakey; £57 JH&SM Mason;

p/kg: 146.5p JH Throup; 145.5p PL Metcalfe; 145p, 142.5p J&V Blakey; 140.6p TH Atkins; 140.2p J&V Blakey;

Suffolk to £77.5, Texel to £96.5, Mule to £84.5, Lleyn to £52.5, Swaledale to £35.5, Gritstone to £61.5, Cheviot to £69.5, Beltex  to £87.5, Lonk  to £30.5.

Top prices:

Lowland: £96.5 S Holt; £94.5 I Marsden;

Mule/Masham: £84.5 G&A Gaythorpe; £63.5 B Spensley;  

Horned: £35.5 A Jenkinson; £32.5 F Reeday & Son

Hill: £69.5 Fleets Farms; £62.5 K Lister & Sons  

Cast Rams average £54.88

 Texel to £70, BFL to £87.5

Rearing Calves to £415 (94)

Dairy av £53.17 Cont av £240.31 Native av £190.28

A healthy number of calves around this morning with 94 through the door. A much more predictable trade was seen today with best continentals still commanding strong money, with Paul & Janet Bolland of Airton topping the day £415 for a cracking bull calf.

Native bulls were into a high gear today averaging £257 and topping at £330 for an impressive calf from Brian and Judith Moorhouse of Bell Busk, with plenty of Angus bulls over £300 this morning.

B&W’s were certainly dearer this week with an average of £53.17 with straight calves £50 - £90 and best friesians topping the proceedings at £170 presesnted by RM Spence, Sutton In Craven.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £202.5) to £270 C Watson                    

Brit Blue x (Av £305) to £415 PJ&JE Bolland                                                 

Aberdeen Angus (Av £257.92) to £330 GB Moorhouse

Flekvieh (Av £130) to £130 C Watson

Norwegian X (Av £53) to £68 J Gooch

Black & White (Av £53.17) to £170 RM Spence                           

Heifer Calves       

Ab Angus (Av £104.44) to £150 JR&EJ Griffiths                                                           

British Blue (Av £200) to £290 PJ&JE Bolland

Lim (Av £115) to £115 N Hitchen

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:        1^st & 2^nd GB Jennings           3^rd SM&ST Stapleton

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st MD Parkinson                 2^nd J Wellock  

                                Maiden:                                 1^st & 2^nd A Dickinson

                                Champion & Reserve – GB Jennings

Newly Calven Heifers (av £1562.5): to £1950 GB Jennings

Newly Calven Cows (av £1710): to £1920 J Wellock  

Incalf Heifers (av £1120): to £1120 GC&JC Holme & Son

Maiden Heifers (Av £748) to £800x2 A Dickinson & Son