A good show of feeding bulls for a lambing time sale, even though the quality of the entry was affected by the need to clear pens for housing sheep. With general quality not quite on the level of previous sales, trade remained good seeing an average of £986 for all bulls under 12months old.
The Beef Feeding Cow section saw a wonderful entry of 37 head and a very strong trade as well, with short keep cattle in high demand, but genuine grazing cows fit for turn out attracting an larger audience to the ringside. Prices ranged from £580 up to £1500, with others at £1480 £1430 and £1400, and levelling at £1057 per head for all sold. Next Fortnight we have a spring show for feeding cows and a good entry is needed.
Bullocks and Heifers were a sharper trade all through, with short keep cattle their usual good enquiry, but it was evident to see an increased attendance of grazing customers for turnout cattle with the faint prospect of some better weather on the horizon. Spring Show for store in 2 weeks.
A small entry of breeding cattle saw mainly outfits with young calves at foot and prices of £1450 and £1180 for Blue x Friesian Cows with young Blue Heifer Calves at foot.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £995, Native average £745

Charollais x (Av £939.17)

£1075, £1050 D&A Livestock Ltd; £990 JA Smales; £955 x2 JB&AH Coates; £950 D&A Livestock;

Simmental x (Av £800.38)

£935 JA Smales; £910, £850, £840, £740, £720x2, £680 K Kunz;

Limousin x (Av £998.88)

£1300 JM Wilson & Sons; £1240 JGE Heseltine & Sons ; £1220 TH&K Wood; £1215x3 RS & BA Harker;

Brit Blue x (Av £1036.11)

£1190, £1160 BS Simpson; £1160 EW&JR Parkinson; £1160 JA&J Harper; £1150, £1140 J Baines; 

Blonde (Av £970)

£1120, £990 P&S Alpe; £800 JE Cowperthwaite

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £1057.08

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £974, Native average £868

Charollais x (Av £952)

£1100, £960 x2, £870 x2 CA Thurnham;

Limousin x (Av £984.73)

£1210 CH&OF Hammond; £1200 WP&B Walker & Son; £1190 M Hutchinson; £1180 D Glassbrook;

Brit Blue x (Av £914.12)

£1130 A Fawcett; £1085 EW&E Lucas; £1000, £980, £955 x3, Dean Partnership; £930 D Broadbent;  

Ab Angus (Av £883.33)

£1105 D Pawson  & Sons; £990 x2 GR Hensby; £980 E Pennock & Son; £980 DA Ogden & Son; £910 D Wells

Blonde (Av £875.71)

£980, £945x2, 940x2, £750, £630 Dean Partnership

Simmental (Av £1090)

£1120, £1080 A Fawcett; £1095, £1065 R Naylor & Son

Hereford (Av £808)

£940 E Pennock & Son; £890x2, £810x2, £780x2, £770 x2, £640 N Ellis & Sons

Black & White (Av £867.14)

£1060 R Naylor & Son; £955 x2, £900 M Hutchinson; £870 R Naylor & Sons

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £941, Native average £748

Charollais x (Av £1031.88)

£1095X2, £1085, £1030X2, £940X2 D Pawson; £1040 A Fawcett

Limousin x (Av £931.22)

£1280 E Crosby; £1220 SW Thornber & Sons; £1220 A Fawcett; £1200 N Mayor; £1195 CH&OF Hammond

Brit Blue x (Av £962.11)

£1230 WH&MA Keighley; £1210 x3, £1170 x2 BF Blezard Ltd; £1170 S&T Fawcett; £1140 WH&MA Keighley

Ab Angus (Av £767.33)

£930 E Pennock & Son; £790 D Wells; £790x2 DA Ogden & Son; £780 D Wells; £750 SR Petty;  

Blonde (Av £896.94)

£1100 JA&J Harper; £1040 A Fawcett; 1025 L Akrigg; £965 x2 FM Shepherd & Sons; £910x2 Dean Partnership

Hereford (Av £702.18)

£740x2, £720 x2, £700 x2, £670x2, £640x2 N Ellis; £740 R Dodson;

Top price pen of three or more heifers