SALES THIS WEEK
TOMORROW (Tues 6th Oct)
200 Masham Gimmer lambs at 10am
3,650 Mule Gimmer Lambs at 10:30am
1,100 Swaledale Gimmer Lambs at Approx 12:30pm/1pm

WEDNESDAY 7th OCTOBER
10,750 Store Lambs at 10am prompt.
 

SATURDAY 10th OCTOBER
150 Stirks and Weaned Calves 10am
45 Pedigree Charollais Inlamb Females.

Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Keelham Farm Shop of Skipton set about putting the very best of beef on to tables in Craven when buying both Champion and Reserve at the October Primestock Show. The judge John Mellin found his champion, a British Blue cross heifer in the pen of David Bailey from Long Lee and the 470kg entry sold to the Skipton shop for 276.5p/kg or £1244. A copper behind in the top prices at 275.5p/kg was the Reserve Champion from CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield a 545kg British Blue cross heifer which went to Keelham Farm shop for a gross value of £1501. The leading gross price saw two new names (in recent months) at the top in F&M Shepherd of Greenhow whose 620kg Limousin cross heifer sold to a new buyer in G Harrison of Preston for £1683 or 271.5p/kg. In the steers the top gross was £1673 for Bill Cowperthwaite’s 630kg Limousin cross steer which sold to Mick Etherington for 265.5p/kg. Trade for clean cattle is unrelenting and more cattle are required to fulfil orders.

October Show

Bullock -                1st CD&RF Kitching              2nd CD&RF Kitching                             3rd TW Cowperthwaite

Heifers -                 1st & Champion DJ Bailey   2nd & Reserve CR&RF Kitching         3rd FM Shepherd & Son

Steers

560kg+                                                   to 270.5p/kg                        av.266.3p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 276.5p/kg                        av.217.36p/kg

480kg+                                                   to 275.5p/kg                        av.249.82p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 1673, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1623,1609,1499

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 270.5, 270.5,258.5, TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 265.5,

Heifers

£ per head: FM Shepherd&Son (Limx) 1683, 1349, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1615,1519,1501, (Limx) 1387, DJ Bailey (BBx) 1305

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 275.5, 271.5,257.5, FM Shepherd&Son (Limx) 271.5, 264.5, 262.5, DJ Bailey (Limx) 253.5.         

Prime Cattle over 30 mos

Overall average                                   111.74p/kg                           av.£681.84

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: M Baul&Sons Ltd (B&W Hfr) 845, JG Hall&Son (B&W Hfr) 816

p/kg: M Baul&Sons Ltd (B&W Hfr) 149.5, JG Hall&Son (B&W Hfr) 129.5

Cull Cow Prices

Not a big entry of cattle carrying finish and an increased entry of cattle with improvement. The odd meated dairy nudging 130p with steakers and dairies to feed from 100 – 120p. Limousins to feed to 141.5p/kg along with Angus to 137.5p/kg, again going to feed.

Overall Average                                   111.74p/kg                           av.£681.84

Black & White                      to 129.5p/kg                        av.101.42 p/kg

AA                                           to 137.5p/kg                        av.130.92p/kg

British White                        to 119.5p/kg

Limx                                       to 141.5p/kg                        av.129.16p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: N&J Thwaite 807, M Baul&Sons Ltd 717, N&SA Fort 706,693, JT Rushton 699, G Pickersgill&Sons 698,

p/kg: N&SA Fort 129.5,118.5, JT Rushton 121.5, 119.5, G Pickersgill&Sons 114.5, M Baul&Sons Ltd 105.5

Contx

£ per head: J Taylor (Limx) 832,821, AA Clay (Limx) 734

p/kg: J Taylor (Limx) 141.5,137.5,130.5, AA Clay (Limx) 126.5

Native

£ per head: RG Church Ltd (AA) 908, AA Clay (AA) 850, RG Church Ltd (AA) 730, JG Hall&Son (Brit White)

p/kg: RG Church Ltd (AA) 137.5,136.5, AA Clay 120.5, JG Hall&Son (Brit White) 119.5,

4,183 Prime Sheep comprising 3,652 Prime Lambs, & 531 Cast Ewes & Rams

Another good day at CCM Skipton with the overall average levelling at 201.5p (202.7p last week), and with a very similar total entry penned of 3652 head of lambs, just 66 head less on the week. However, the smart goods were very good to sell today, and handy weights of all breeds too, with both classes of lamb being dearer on the week. But the heavier lambs were cheaper on the week.

Today we held our Monthly Show, with judging carried out by Mr Mick Etherington, who gave the awards as listed below. However it was the Reserve Champion pen of 5 lambs that took top price per head on the day of £155.50 per head, when the 46kg Beltex from George Sunderland of Cragg Vale sold at 338p/kg to Vivers Scotlamb.
A&G Midgley of Luddendenfoot had the Supreme Champion pen and they made the top per kilo price at 362p when their 40kg Beltex crosses made £145 each. Jonathan Townley from Clapham made £147.50 (343p) of 5 Beltex at 43kg, D&A Livestock, Harrogate made £145.50 (323p) of 45 Beltex. All three pens sold to SA Swales for Knavesmire Butchers in York.

Others in the £140s were Ellis Bros, Addingham 44kg £144.50 (328p), G Sunderland, Cragg Vale 47kg £143.50 (305p), and A&K Kiernan, St Michaels with two pens of 47kg both at £140 each (298p). All four pens sold to Vivers Scotlamb.

Several more pens achieved 300p, RH&MR Ireland of Whalley made 306p (41kg £125.50), A&K Kiernan made 300p (43kg £129), whilst Nick & Charlotte Brown, Claughton made a good journey to Skipton making 300p twice with 40kg £120 and 38kg £114.

As stated, the commercial heavy lambs were cheaper on the week, but commercial and prime quality handier weighted lambs bucked that trend and were good to sell with several buyers keen for any breed 36kg to 40kg so long as they were well finished.

Mule lambs would be a shade harder to sell on the week, with 180p/185p a common price area for the increasing quantity on offer. Horned lambs though saw nice wethers in high demand again, good 35kg/37kg around 175p, with tups less.

Cull Ewes selling better than expected with prices not as dear towards the end of last week. Over 500 in the entry with a lot of grazing ewes forward and medium weight continentals. Big heavier mules would be slightly less money on the week with best not quite reaching £90 but still mid £80’s and some lean meat ewes carrying flesh in the £70’s whilst grazing Mules could be picked up 50’s and 60’s. Big Texel ewes upto £134.50 and Texel tups selling to £139.50. Medium continentals and heavies sold well with pures £100+ and heavy pure breds £120+ whilst first cross heavies around the £115-£120 and smaller weight ewes £90-£100. Beltex ewes also sold to £138.50. Plain grazing ewes in the 50’s and 60’s with some smaller goods less but in general all selling very well with more grazing orders for continental ewes about this week. Lean and Plain Swale ewes sold dearer on the week with meat ewes all swales selling above £25 including small plain ewes. Medium meat ewes £35-£45 and good meat ewes up-to £53.50.

For more details on Prime & Cast Sheep trade ring either of our auctioneers, Ted Ogden 07855 958211 or Kyle Hawksworth on 07538 539077.

October Show

Cont x

1st & Champion J Midgley 40kg £145 SA Swales

2nd & Reserve G Sunderland 46kg £155.50 Vivers Scot Lamb

3rd S&P Scrivin 42kg £116 Viver Scot Lamb

Down x

1st J&C Wright 48kg £88.50 A Atkinson

Hill

1st JA Mellin 46kg £90 J Bosworth

Prime Lambs – Overall Average £88.89 per head or 201.5p/kg              

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 201.4p/kg         av 200.8p/kg         or £68.50 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 362.5p/kg         av 206.1p/kg         or £86.93 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 338.0p/kg         av 194.2p/kg         or £92.48 per head

52.1kg and over   to 222.6p/kg         av 186.2p/kg         or £102.30 per head

Beltex average £103.08 per head or 249.4p/kg

£ per head: £147.50 E&M Townley; £145 A&G Midgley; £144.50 Ellis Bros; £140 A&K Kiernan; £137.50 G Sunderland; £132.50 D&A Livestock;

p/kg: 362.5p A&G Midgley; 343.0p E&M Townley; 328.4p Ellis Bros; 300.0p 297.9p A&K Kiernan; 300.0p NL&CJ Brown; 292.3p A Atkinson;

Texel average £88.18 per head or 200.2p/kg

£ per head: £155.50 £143.50 G Sunderland; £145.50 £129.50 D&A Livestock; £131.50 Fox Farm; £128.50 NM Handy;

p/kg: 338.0p 305.3p G Sunderland; 323.3p D&A Livestock; 306.1p RH&MR Ireland; 286.0p A Atkinson;

Suffolk average £83.64 per head or 185.2p/kg

£ per head: £106 AL Dean; £93.50 £83.50 A&ED Booth; £89 KM&L Throup; £88.50 £85 J&C Wright; £84 RF Morphet; £83.50 MJ&C Thornber;

p/kg: 196.3p J Bradley; 195.2p CD&RF Kitching; 190.0p J Wattl 189.8p MJ&C Thornber; 189.7p FW Horner; 189.4p KM&L Throup;

Charolais average £87.17 per head or 202.5p/kg

£ per head: £110 RJ GArdt; £98.50 J Fisher; £96 £92 RJ&J Towers; £95 £88 A&K Kiernan; £90 £88 JJ Beckwith; £83.50 J&EA Wareing;

p/kg: 246.3p J Fisher; 215.9p A&K Kiernan; 200.0p RH&B Lofthouse; 200.0p RJ&J Towers; 195.7p JJ Beckwith; 194.7p D Roberts;

Mule average £79.69 per head or 181.3p/kg

£ per head: £98 £85.50 £85 JH Throup; £86 £82.50 KM&L Throup; £85 WA Brown; £84.50 A&SL Throup; £83 AJ Mason; £82 JA&JH Hewetson;

p/kg: 186.0p NL&CJ Brown; 184.1p 183.3p 183.0p KM&L Throup; 183.7p A&SL Throup; 182.2p JA&JH Hewetson; 181.5p JH Throup;

Rouge average £94 per head or 204.1p/kg

£ per head: £98.50 RH&MR Ireland; £89.50 Ellis Bros;

p/kg: 213.1p Ellis Bros; 197.0p RH&MR Ireland;

Swaledale average £57 per head or 164.1p/kg

£ per head: £72 P Shackleton; £70 WA Brown; £67 R Tennant; £67 JI M & MP Greenwood; £66 P Addyman; £65 WA Brown;

p/kg: 175.7p 170.7p WA Brown; 175.7p AJ Mason; 163.6p P Shackleton; 163.4p JI M MP Greenwood; 159.5p R Tennant;  

Cheviot average £85.53 per head or 190.3p/kg

£ per head: £90 JA Mellin; £77 J Baker; £76 T&C Robinson;

p/kg: 195.7p JA Mellin; 181.0p T&C Robinson; 175.0p J Baker;

Zwartable average £89 per head or 181.6p/kg

£ per head: £89 C Eccleston;

p/kg: 181.6p C Eccleston;

Easy Care average £81.50 per head or 181.1p/kg

£ per head: £81.50 J&J Garnett;

p/kg: 181.1p J&J Garnett;

Cull Ewes average £70.25

Suffolk to £103.50, Texel to £134.50, Mule to £88.50, Lleyn to £61.50, Swaledale to £53.50,  Beltex to £138.50, Zwartable to £69.50, Easy Care to £43.50, Herdwick to £49.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £138.50 TC Robinson;

Mule/Masham: £88.50 WE Naylor;  

Horned: £53.50 W Mason & Son

Hill: £61.50 RG&SJ Paul;

Cast Rams average £80.60

Texel to £139.50, BFL to £73.50, Charollais to £65.50, Beltex  to £77.50.

Rearing Calves to £500

A Few less calves than expected but still a good show in general. 23 Black and Whites sold to an average of £74 with a top price from H&M Dugdale & Son at £135. Blue Bulls topped at £500 from JP&KE Hartley with all blue bulls selling £260+ with a sale avg of £321. Lim Bulls from G Pickersgill sold to £450. Blue heifers seemed to sell well whatever the shape or size with an avg of £255 and all goods looking very well sold. Lim heifers sold well gain with G Pickersgill selling there Lim heifer Calves out of Frieson cows at £340.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £450) to £450                           G Pickersgill                                                          

Brit Blue x (Av £321) to £500                           JP&KE Hartley                                                     

Aberdeen Angus (Av £220) to £220 AJ&K Lee              

Fleckvieh (Av £190) to £215                             C Watson                                              

Black & White (Av £74.43) to £135                 H&M Dugdale                     

Hereford (Av £190) to £190                              JR Wellock                            

Heifer Calves       

Aberdeen Angus (Av £132) to £132 AJ&K Lee                                                                                                              

Hereford (Av £145) to £145                              JR Wellock                                            

British Blue (Av £255) to £295                         Rainhall Farm                                      

Limousin (Av £315) to £340                              G Pickersgill                                          

CONTACT DETAILS

Skipton Auction Mart
Gargrave Road
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 1UD

Tel 01756 792375

Jeremy Eaton 07747 780481
Ted Ogden 07855 958211
Kyle Hawksworth 07538 539077