Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

A nice show of clean cattle with Tim Hamlet of Hamlets Butchers in Garstang securing the top gross and highest priced p/kg, a 580kg British Blue cross heifer from James Drake of Denholme which sold for 256.5p/kg or £1488. The second best gross at £1439 was a 570kg Limousin cross heifer from Mesrs RT&J Critchley&Sons of Hutton which sold to Keelham Farm Shop, Skipton for 252.5p/kg. Highest priced steer was a 530kg Limousin cross steer which made 239.5p/kg when sold by RT&J Critchley&Son to Countrystyle Meats of Lancaster.

Steers

465-555kg                             to 239.5p/kg

Heifers

485kg+                                   to 256.5p/kg                        av.216.79p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 1269

p/kg: RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 239.5

Heifers

£ per head: JA Drake (BBx) 1488, RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 1439,(BBx) 1375, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1424, 1412,

p/kg: JA Drake (BBx) 256.5, RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 252.5, 247.5, 245.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 245.5, 245.5

Bulls

£ per head: SD Bennett (Limx) 1294              

p/kg: SD Bennett (Limx) 197.5

Prime cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   138.98p/kg                           £852.42

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: GB Jennings (B&W) 901, M Baul&Sons Ltd (B&W) 847, JD Crabtree&Son 810

p/kg: GB Jennings (B&W) 146.5, M Baul&Sons Ltd (B&W) 143.5, JD Crabtree&Son 127.5

Increased number of cast cattle including plenty of meat and weight in the dairies. The heavy cows were a good trade 120p + the target price and the heavy cows now £1000 and upwards. Steaking cows and plains very expensive although less spark about the super lightweight dairy breeds.

Overall Average                                   111.54p/kg           £757.05

Black & White                      to 127.5p/kg                        av. 110.95p/kg

Jersey                                     to 57.5p/kg

Dairy Sh                                 to 114.5p/kg                        av.98.5p/kg

Limx                                       to 127.5p/kg                       

BBx                                         to 142.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: C Smith&Sons 1044,1026, JD Crabtree&Son 1020,919, RD Metcalfe&Son 1007, JD Taylor&Son 952

p/kg: JD Crabtree&Son 127.5,122.5, RD Metcalfe&Son 127.5, C Smith&Sons 126.5, Wood Bros 122.5, JD Taylor&Son 120.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: IRG Collins&Ptns (Dairy Sh) 744,667,646

p/kg: IRG Collins&Ptns (Dairy Sh) 114.5,109.5,107.5.

Contx

£ per head: GT Booth (BBx) 1119, CN&SA Harrison (Simx) 977, G&H Sztejnke (Limx) 842

p/kg: GT Booth (BBx) 142.5, CN&SA Harrison (Simx) 128.5, G&H Sztejnke (Limx) 127.5

5,065 Prime Sheep (comprising 58 Spring Lambs 4,706 Prime Hoggs & 301 Cast Ewes & Rams)

A tremendously busy prime sheep market for the second week of April with over 5,000 head penned and sold. 58 Spring Lambs were a mixed show with quite a lot of heavy first draw lambs types in the entry, but price wise making either side of £120 per head. The handy weight lambs 250p to 310p, top price 310.5p from David Hall of Coniston Cold and £127 from Charles Marwood. Next week is the Easter Show & Sale, classes for pairs and singles.
A huge show of 4706 Hoggs were good to sell, handyweights finding a very keen ringside of buyers, and a large show of heavy hoggs seeing prices rise on the week. The nice Beltex types 250p to 300p, but a straight export lamb was 230p to 250p, commercial sorts 225. Handy weight hill bred hoggs finding favour, good 43kg 44kg Mules £90-£95, better pens of 42kg 44kg Scotch Blackfaced £90-£94 and 40s at £88.50.
Heavy sheep had better quality 52kg to 58kg at £115-£120, nice sorts £105-£114 and commercials either side of £100.

Spring Lambs – Overall Average £114.98 per head or 249.0p/kg           

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 310.5p/kg         av 266.5p/kg         or £110.80 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 263.8p/kg         av 248.1p/kg         or £120.41 per head

52.1kg and over   to 225.0p/kg         av 205.8p/kg         or £114.91 per head

Charollais average £121.8 per head or 249.5p/kg

£ per head: £127 £125 £124x2 £123 £120x2 CW Marwood; £126 £120x2 JD&V Towers;

p/kg: 283.3p 272.2p 270.5p 263.8p 260.9p 250.0p CW Marwood; 240.0p 235.3p JD&V Towers;

Suffolk average £110 per head or 249.2p/kg

£ per head: £124 GT Carr; £120 JD&V Towers; £119 £112x2 £107 JA Key;

p/kg: 264.1p 261.0p 254.5px2 JA Key; 258.3p GT Carr; 209.3p R&VJ Brown;

Texel average £113.4 per head or 279.3p/kg

£ per head: £123 £118 DC Hall; £121 GT Carr; £117 JJ Beckwith; £101 G Walters;

p/kg: 310.5p 307.5p DC Hall; 295.1p GT Carr; 248.9p JJ Beckwith; 246.3p G Walters;

Down x average £102.8 per head or 217.8p/kg

£ per head: £110 £100 K Watson; £105 G Walters;

p/kg: 250.0p G Walters; 218.6p JJ Beckwith; 203.7p K Watson;

Prime Hoggs – Overall Average £95.27 per head or 203.8p/kg              

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 300.0p/kg         av 198.0p/kg         or £68.79 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 289.7p/kg         av 223.9p/kg         or £94.29 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 263.8p/kg         av 198.4p/kg         or £96.14 per head

52.1kg and over   to 225.0p/kg         av 176.4p/kg         or £101.35 per head

Beltex average £111.91 per head or 261.3p/kg

£ per head: £126 EP&JM Hutchinson; £118 HB Atkinson; £118 JM Andrews; £117 JE Burrow; £114 T Kiernan; £114 JM Andrews

p/kg: 300p, 289.7p JE Burrow; 286.4p EP&JM Hutchinson; 285.4p JE Burrow; 275.6p DN&D Capstick; 275.6p JE Burrow;

Suffolk average £97.11 per head or 201.44p/kg

£ per head: £109 PC Longdin; £104 HL Kitching; £102.5 HL Kitching; £102 JR Sutherton; £100 PA&NS Tattersall; £100 S Dorey

p/kg: 247.7p PC Longdin; 233.3p Banks Farms; 219p JA Mellin; 214.1p J&G Ryder; 212.2p PL Metcalfe; 211.6p S Dorey;

Texel average £98.28 per head or 214.82p/kg

£ per head: £128 EP&JM Hutchinson; £120 AR&CA Parkinson; £119 x4 EP&JM Hutchinson; £119 JE Burrow;

p/kg: 282.5p JM Andrews; 273.8p HB Atkinson; 272.3p EP&JM Hutchinson; 269.2p DN&D Capstick;

Mule average £89.86 per head or 195.55p/kg

£ per head: £100 JE Burrow; £96 WM Bland; £95.5 J Pickles; £95.5 x2 S Dorey; £95 JA Mellin; £95 S Dorey; £95 RG Church Ltd;

p/kg:218.6p, 217.4p, 214p S Dorey; 213.6p J Pickles; 213.1p Banks Farms; 212.2p S Dorey; 211.4p RG Church Ltd;

Charollais average £97.82 per head or 206.58p/kg

£ per head: £107 A Kyme; £103.5 GW THackray; £102 GW Houseman & Partners; £101 B&M Craven & Son; £100 PC Longdin

p/kg: 237.8p A Kyme; 221.7p GW Houseman & Partners; 216.3p PR Baker; 215.2p x2 HB Atkinson; 213.6p PC Longdin;

Masham average £91.8 per head or 208.24p/kg

£ per head: £98 S Dorey; £94 C Hanson; £91.5, £89 S Dorey; £82 A&J Bancroft; £74 WM Bland;

p/kg:212.8p, 211.9p, 208.5p S Dorey; 189.7p W&M Bland; 174.1p C Hanson;

Swaledale average £78 per head or 189.49p/kg

£ per head: £95, £94 JP Stirke; £94 HL Kitching; £88 JP Stirke; £87 J Baines; £84.5 HL Kitching; £84 J Pickles; £84 RG Church Ltd;

p/kg:202.4p RG Church Ltd; 202.3p J Baines; 202.1p JP Stirke; 201.3p RG Church Ltd; 200p JP Stirke; 200p HL Kitching

Dalesbred average £81.83 per head or 192.46p/kg

£ per head: £92, £87.5 JP Stirke; £76 JK Wilson; £68, £59.5 JG&B Brown & Sons;

p/kg:204.4p, 203.5p JP Stirke; 170p JG&B Brown & Sons; 165.2p JK Wilson; 161.3p WI Thwaite; 156.6p JG&B Brown & Sons

SBF average £81.11 per head or 193.12p/kg

£ per head: £95 AR&CA Parkinson; £95 HL Kitching; £91 J&E Slater; £91, £90, £89 AR&CA Parkinson; £88.5 J&E Slater;

p/kg:221.3p J&E Slater; 216.7p, 202.1p AR&CA Parkinson; 202.1p HL Kitching; 197.8p J&E Slater; 187.5p AR&CA Parkinson

Cheviot average £96 per head or 188.29p/kg

£ per head: £109 T Kiernan; £106.5, £104, £103x2 C Middleton; £102 T Kiernan; £100x3 C Middleton; £97 AR&CA Parkinson

p/kg: 226.7p T Kiernan; 225.6p AR&CA Parkinson; 225p BF Blezard; 224.4p GW Thackray; 218p T Kiernan; 217p J Lord;

Suffolk to £110, Texel to £117.50, BFL to £81.50, Mule to £84.50, Lleyn to £69.50, Swaledale to £53.50, Masham to £84.50, Gritstone to £, Cheviot to £70.50, Beltex to £74.50, Lonk to £55.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £117.50 £115.50 JC Marshall; £111.50 DJ Grassam;

Mule/Masham: £84.50 JM Smith; £84.50 A&J Bancroft;  

Horned: £55.50 SP&VM Morris; £53.50 C Mellin;  

Hill: £81.50 F Reeday & Son; £80.50 S Foster;  

Cast Rams average £79.20

Suffolk to £101.50, Texel to £60.00, Mule to £85.50, Swaledale to £72.50,

Rearing Calves to £425 (44)

A handy show of calves this morning with certainly more interest ringside this week. British Blues once again to the fore with Daniel Lancaster topping at £425 with a cracking bull with church farm enterprises not far behind at £415 and £410 creating a helathy average of £338. Limousin calves from Hayton Stocks found a good gear also finding new homes at £390 and £340 for a bull and a heifer.

Blue heifers despite looking less on paper were actually a half decent trade for calves entered. Straight heifers to £300 with plenty smaller and younger heifers £230 - £270.

Natives were in demand with both heifers and bulls finding good bidding, best bull from Chris Drake, Thornton sold to £250 with his heifer also making good money at £160.

NB: Good show of calves expected next week with a consignment of 14 BB Bulls and Heifers already booked in. 

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £390) to £390 Hayton & Stocks                           

Brit Blue x (Av £337.94) to £425 J&SA Lancaster                                                        

Aberdeen Angus (Av £205) to £250 CJ&DD Drake

Black & White (Av £73.75) to £92 RD Guy                    

Heifer Calves       

Ab Angus (Av £137.5) to £160 CJ&DD Drake                                                

Charollais (Av £230) to £230 GD&A Midgley

British Blue (Av £242.96) to £300 Church Farm Enterprises

Lim (Av £226.67) to £340 Hayton & Stocks

Principle Prices:

Suffolk Ewe with Single                      to £195

Suffolk Ewe with Twins                       to £200

Suffolk Shlg with Twins                       to £200

Texel Ewe with Single                         to £170

Texel Ewe with Twins                          to £215

Texel Ewe with 1.5                              to £130

Mule Shlg with Twins                          to £210

Mule Ewe with 1.15                            to £125

Cheviot Shlg with Single                     to £130

Cheviot Shlg with Twins                      to £140

White Faced Shlg Ewe with Twins    to £145

Jacob Ewe Inlamb                                to £65

Geld Mule Gimmer Hoggs                  to £96