Forward:
50 Prime cattle comprising 9 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 4 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 37 Cast Cattle.
2,314 Prime Sheep comprising 289 Spring Lambs, 1599 Prime Hoggs, 110 Mature Hoggs, 316 Cast Ewes & Rams.
927 Breeding Sheep comprising 396 Sheep with 511 lambs at foot and 20 Geld Gimmer Hoggs.
25 Rearing Calves.
29 Dairy Cattle.
2 Loads of produce.
Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)
Numbers light and all classes easing upwards including commercial steers and heifers with 580kg+ steers 192.5p/kg+ and Malcolm Metcalfes commercial Limousin steer at 222.5p/kg weighing 530kg. Top price was Malcolm Metcalfes British Blue Heifer (wt.575kg) selling to Keelham Farm Shop for 239.5p/kg and a 480kg heifer from the same vendor selling to Dick Binns of Saltaire for 236.5p/kg.
Steers
465-555kg to 222.5p/kg
560kg+ to 194.5p/kg av 193.51p/kg
Heifers
400-480kg to 236.5p/kg av. 193.48p/kg
485kg+ to 239.5p/kg av. 198.01p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
Steers
£ per head: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1179, CD &RF KItching (Limx) 1157,1117
p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 222.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 194.5,192.5
Heifers
£ per head: JR Metcalfe (BBx) 1377, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1185,1134, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1135
p/kg: JR Metcalfe (BBx) 239.5, (Limx) 236.5,CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 224.5,223.5
Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)
Overall Average 131.48p/kg £872.09
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
£ per head: S&PE Bowker&Son (B&W) 935, JC Marshall (B&W) 927, AL Dean&Son (B&W) 865, D&GM Scott (Char Str) 761
p/kg: S&PE Bowker&Son (B&W) 136.5, D&GM Scott (Charx Str) 133.5, JC Marshall (B&W) 131.5, AL Dean&Son (B&W) 124.5
Overall Average 105.29p/kg £664.02
Lighter shows nationally because of turnout and all classes an improved trade including non UK tags which may represent an opportunity to move imports on, if numbers remain tight.
Black & White to 118.5p/kg av. 99.19 p/kg
Ayr to 105.5p/kg
Brown Swiss to 91.5p/kg
Limx to 146.5p/kg av. 131.54p/kg
BBx to 110.5p/kg
AA to 118.5p/kg
Murray Grey to 117.5p/kg av. 115.52p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)
B&W:
£ per head: G Abbott&Sons 949,821, K&M Berry&Son 930, E&KM Marshall 849, S&PE Bowker&Sons 791, PJ Bolland 788
p/kg: K&M Berry&Son 118.5, G Abbott&Sons 116.5, AL Dean&Son 113.5, E&KM Marshall 112.5,111.5, PJ Bolland 112.5
Other Dairy
£ per head:K&M Berry&Son (Ayr) 601, N Parker (Brown Sw) 485
p/kg: K&M Berry&Son (Ayr) 105.5, N Parker (Brown Sw) 91.5
Brit Blue:
£ per head: N Parker 569
p/kg: N Parker 110.5
Lim:
£ per head: JW Stockdale&Son 961,945,914, DM Parker&Ptns 608,564
p/kg: JW Stockdale&Son 146.5,143.5,138.5, DM Parker & Ptns 111.5,109.5
Other Beef
£ per head: J&J Garnett (Murray Grey) 1011, 636, JC Marshall (AA) 954
p/kg: JC Marshall (AA) 118.5, J&J Garnett (Murray Grey) 117.5,112.5
Spring Lambs – Overall Average £92.76 per head or 225.5p/kg
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 222.9p/kg av 221.2p/kg or £77.43 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 276.3p/kg av 226.94p/kg or £91.52 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 258.7p/kg av 222.63p/kg or £106.23 per head
52.1kg and over to 226.4p/kg av 204.09p/kg or £112.25 per head
Beltex average £91 per head or 234.84p/kg
£ per head: £97, £89x2 CR&M Wilson
p/kg: 242.5p, 234.2p, 228.2p CR&M Wilson
Suffolk average £ per head or p/kg
£ per head: 118 ML Evans; £114 JP&KE Hartley; £114 ML Evans; £109 ML Evans; £104, £102 JA&JM Wade & Son; £100 TH Mellin
p/kg: 253.3p, 245.8p ML Evans; 238.1p TH Mellin; 237.5p JP&KE Hartley; 237p ML Evans; 233.3p JA&JM Wade & Sons
Texel average £94.33 per head or 229.71p/kg
£ per head: £120 DJ Grassam; £119, £115 TA Robinson; £112 J&F Nutter; £108 DJ Grassam; £105 PA&NS Tattersall;
p/kg: 276.3p, 267.6p PA&NS Tattersall; 267.4p, 258.7p TA Robinson; 251.2p DJ Grassam; 247.5p, 245.2p TA Robinson;
Charollais average £87.02 per head or 217.96p/kg
£ per head: £105 WJ Barker; £102 D Calvert & Son; £93 WJ Barker; £92 P&J Sedgwick; £89 D Calvert & Son; £88 HA Bradley;
p/kg: 256.1p WJ Barker; 231.6p HA Bradley; 222.5p D Calvert & Son; 221.4p WJ Barker; 218.9p DN Smith; 217.9p D Calvert & Son
Prime Hoggs – Overall Average £77.57 per head or 180.9p/kg
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 211.4p/kg av 158.1p/kg or £54.53 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 233.3p/kg av 184.2p/kg or £76.01 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 216.3p/kg av 181.8p/kg or £86.39 per head
52.1kg and over to 203.7p/kg av 162.9p/kg or £95.36 per head
Beltex average £89.90 per head or 213.0p/kg
£ per head: £105.50 TH Heslop; £99.50 £98 H Atkinson; £93 £92 TA Robinson;
p/kg: 233.3p, 216.3p HB Atkinson; 210p TH Heslop & Sons; 210p, 206p HB Atkinson;
Suffolk average £78.11 per head or 174.9p/kg
£ per head: £90 TA Robinson; £89 £84 RG Church; £85 S Dorey; £84 LJ McCarrick; £80 D Pennington;
p/kg: 188.8p Stocks Ents; 184.8p S Dorey; 181.8p D Pennington; 181.8p GW Houseman;
Texel average £80.98 per head or 186.2p/kg
£ per head: £116 £115 £110x2 £104 £99 DN&D Capstick; £100 A&CL Gray; £99 JW Stockdale; £96 S Dorey; £96 H Atkinson;
p/kg:220.0p DN&D Capstick; 217.1p 209.5p 209.1p 207.0p 202.3p TH Heslop & Son; 207.3p 204.3p H Atkinson;
Mule average £77.79 per head or 172.2p/kg
£ per head: £85.50 J Pickles; £85.50 S Dorey; £84 WM Hall; £81 R&KA Burley; £78 GW Houseman & Ptnrs;
p/kg: 181.9p S Dorey; 178.1p J Pickles; 179.8p Fair Place Fm; 175.0p T Atkins; 172.6p J Baines;
Charollais average £75.86 per head or 184.2p/kg
£ per head: £85 S Dorey; £71.50 JG Senior; £70 W Holden;
p/kg: 188.9p S Dorey; 183.3p JG Senior; 179.5p W Holden;
Lonk average £75.11 per head or 176.3p/kg
£ per head: £83 JG Senior; £80 J Lord; £79 GW Thackray
p/kg: 184.4p JG Senior; 183.7p GW Thackray; 177.8p J Lord;
Swaledale average £63.51 per head or 160.7p/kg
£ per head: £75 £69 GW Houseman; £70 H&M Plews; £69 MD Parkinson; £68 J Pickles;
p/kg: 169.2p 168.3p GW Houseman; 168.3p MD Parkinson; 166.7p H&M Plews;
Gritstone average £81.40 per head or 186.7p/kg
£ per head: £85 GW Thackray; £77 D&J Shinwell; £74 GW Houseman; £68 W Holden;
p/kg: 188.9p GW Thackray; 185.0p GW Houseman; 183.3p D&J Shinwell;
SBF average £78.45 per head or 174.9p/kg
£ per head: £83 £82.50 £82 GW Thackray; £74.50 Stocks Ents; £67 T Atkins;
p/kg: 188.6p 186.4p 183.3p GW Thackray; 186.3p Stocks Ents; 167.5p T Atkins;
Cheviot average £80.15 per head or 188.2p/kg
£ per head: £83 H Atkinson; £74 GW Thackray; £72 S Forshaw;
p/kg: 197.6p H Atkinson; 189.5p S Forshaw; 180.5p GW Thackray;
Mature Hoggs
£ per head: £85 H Atkinson; £84 JG Senior; £83 S Dorey; £81 £80 D Pennington;
p/kg: 207.3p H Atkinson; 190.0p TH Heslop; 183.8p S Forshaw; 183.7p D Pennington;
Suffolk to £86.50, Texel to £119.50, BFL to £78.50, Mule to £80.50, Lleyn to £106.50, Swaledale to £57.50, Dalesbred to £51.50, Cheviot to £55.50, Beltex to £83.50, Lonk to £72.50 LLeyn to £106.50.
Top prices:
Lowland: £119.50 J Boocock & Son; £112.50 DJ Grassam
Mule/Masham: £80.50 PJ Brown & Son; £79.50 Ellis Bros
Horned: £72.50, £68.5 SP&VM Morris; £57.50 JK Wilson
Hill: £106.50 DC Wood; £77.50 DC Wood
Cast Rams average £62.42
Texel to £91.50 Worsnop-Petyt; Suffolk to £80.50 AS Staveley; Beltex to £68.50 D&J Shimwell
927 Breeding Sheep (comprising 396 Sheep with 511 lambs at foot and 20 Geld Gimmer Hoggs)
A big entry of nearly 400 outfits following the show week, and older sheep for grazing and feeding were a decent trade but younger sheep proved a shade harder to cash this week.
NEXT MONDAY
WEEKLY SALE OF 400 OUTFITS OF SHEEP WITH LAMBS @ FOOT
Entries please to the Mart Office by 12noon Friday for inclusion in the online listing
Beltex
Shlgs with Singles to £170 TWH Farming
Texel Cross
Hoggs with Singles to £175 S Bennett
Shlgs with Twins to £172 JW Hall
Shlgs with Single lambs to £130 H Metcalfe
Correct and Twins to £175 R Lancaster
Correct with Singles to £160 H Metcalfe
b/m with Twins to £177 R Lancaster
b/m with singles to £95 I&M Lancaster
Suffolk Cross
Shlgs with Singles to £150 TWH Farming
Mule
Hoggs & Singles to £170 RG Johnson & Son and JW Hall
Correct and Twins to £160 SM Towler
Correct with 1.5 lambs to £122 J Spetch
b/m and twins to £132 AG Horn
b/m with Singles £102 NM Parker
Rearing Calves to £395 (25)
B&W av £103.75 Cont av £318.6 Native av £203.5
A hot day and many men missing with the catching up of land work the main priority however those who ventured out to spend sometime in the shade had their calves well fought over with some strong prices in each breed. Fred and Mark Houseman would take home most honours with the top price Blue Bull and Heifer and black and white bulls at £395, £350 and £135 respectively.
Strong demand coming forward for calves next week with extra buyers already confirmed please try to notify Sam of entries by Friday on 07538539077.
Bull Calves
Brit Blue x (Av £336.25) to £395 Church Farm Enterprises
Galloway to £180 M Fewster
Ab Angus (Av £212.5) to £250 JT Rushton
Black & White (Av £103.75) to £135 Church Farm Enterprises
Heifer Calves
Limousin x (Av £325) to £330 Hayton & Stocks
Brit Blue x (Av £293.7) to £350 Church Farm Enterprises
Ab Angus (Av £187) to £200 JP&KE Hartley
Galloway to £155 M Fewster
Craven Dairy Auction (29 head)
A two sided trade today with the better end of the milkers selling particularly well with 9 better quality milkers averaging a healthy £1315, a sizeable lift from the lows we saw last fortnight. The top price heifer of the day went to the Reserve Champion heifer entered by Samantha Sugden of Laycock, her homebred daughter of Bassingthorpe Bossman was giving 33kgs and only a fortnight calved and went on to sell for £1570 to Wick Williams of Cheshire. The champion from Jennings Farmers, Fountains a heifer from the Lawrie Shiek family giving 32 kgs and 15 days calved went on to sell at £1380 to Brian Blezard Ribchester.
A Strong show of 17 quality youngstock were on offer today with some strong pedigree yearling and bulling heifers up for grabs.
Stephen and Rachel Coates of the Bailmoor herd sold 7 to a top of £720 for a Panda Red Factor Red daughter selling to Samantha Sugden. David and Jill Pennock topped proceedings with a strong commercial buller at £850 and finally Alan Throup of the Dalesbrad herd sold 4 well bred yearlings to top at £810 twice and sold to Andrew Parker of Emley.
Judge – Frank Wrathall
Prize Awards: Newly Calven Heifers: 1st Jennings Farmers 2nd SJ Sugden 3rd Jennings Farmers
Newly Calven Cows: 1st J Wellock
In-Calf Heifers: 1st 2nd & 3rd Olivers & Partners
Champion – Jennings Farmers Reserve – SJ Sugden
1st Quality Newly Calven Heifers (9): av £1315 to £1570 SJ Sugden
2nd Quality Newly Calven Heifers (3): av £885 to £920.
Newly Calven Cows (1): to £1640 J Wellock & Son
Incalf Heifers (4): (av £1177.50) to £1230 I Olivers & Partners
Maiden Heifers av £682.50 to £850 E Pennock &Son