Forward: 432 head of cattle
Comprising: 149 Young Feeding Bulls, 257 Bullocks & Heifers, 3 Feeding Cows & 23 Breeding Cattle.
A large entry of cattle were forward for sale at Skipton on Wednesday and attracted a full attendance of buyers. Bull trade was brisker than anticipted with several customers making the journey from midlands counties to compete for the entry on offer. In the store section there was a full range of cattle on offer from smart continental bred forward stores which sold away nicely, whilst the grazing cattle and suckler calves found many bidders eager to keep sheds and fields topped up at realistic prices. Several runs of Angus and Hereford cattle were keenly sought, whilst Black & White Bullocks were forward in good numbers and attracted a few fresh faces to the ringside.
Prices and Averages
Young Bulls – Continental x average £815, Native average £660
Charollais x to £840 av £840 Top Price – Brown Bros
Limousin x to £1090 av £803 Top Price – W&A Lambert & Son
Blonde x to £1050 av £829 Top Price – AV Bailey
British Blue x to £1160 av £856 Top Price – E&M Townley
Simmental x to £950 av £743 Top Price – IJ Pratt
Ab Angus to £520 av £510 Top Price – MD Farms Ltd
Saler to £890 Top Price – Beeston Hall Farms
Hereford to £470 av £455 Top Price – PH Greenwood
Principle Prices:
£1160 £1090 E&M Townley; £1155 £1090 W&A Lambert; £1100 EW&JR Parkinson; £1090 W Hickson; £1085 £1040 DG Johnson; £1050 AV Bailey; £1050 JE Mawer; £1035 £1005 JJ&D Cowking; £1005 PA&D Wells; £990 T&LM Goad; £990 £980 DM White; £980 £950 £945 IJ Pratt; £945 A Twell & Co
Top price pen of three or more bulls
(£15 Prize) 3 Bld x @ £915 Dean Partnership
(£10 Prize) 4 Salers @ £890 Beeston Hall Farms
Store Bullocks – Continental x average £863, Native average £840
Charolais x to £1120 av £945 Top Price – J Cheetham
Limousin x to £1195 av £827 Top Price – CH&OF Hammond
Blonde x to £1100 av £877 Top Price – JR Taylor
British Blue x to £940 av £818 Top Price – A&J Carr
Ab Angus to £1090 av £931 Top Price – D&GM Scott
Hereford to £765 Top Price – GR Hensby
Devon x to £1045 Top Price – JW Brooks
Highland to £780 Top Price – G&R Bulmer
Bazadaise to £880 av £781 Top Price – WP Sutcliffe
Black & White to £810 av £770 Top Price – J Howarth
Principle Prices:
£1195 £1065x2 CH&OF Hammond; £1120 £990 £975 J Cheetham; £1100 JR Taylor & Son; £1090 D&GM Scott; £1070 H&SMD Lund; £1045x2 JW Brooks; £1035 D Pawson; £1010 £930 R Hardy; £970x2 TE&S Ridding; £940 A&J Carr; £940 WJ&M Greenwood; £920 JR Taylor;
Top price pen of three or more bullocks
(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £885 JR Carr
(£10 Prize) 3 BB x @ £775 AN Fothergill
Store Heifers – Continental x average £860, Native average £652
Charolais x to £1100 av £882 Top Price – AMS Robinson
Limousin x to £1410 av £820 Top Price –A Rigby
Blonde x to £1180 av £1014 Top Price – RD Thorpe
British Blue x to £1170 av £914 Top Price – A Rigby
Simmental x to £750 Top Price –TE&S Ridding
Hereford to £700 av £582 Top Price – TE&S Ridding
Basadaise to £690 Top Price – TE&S Ridding
A. Angus to £915 av £666 Top Price – D Pawson
Fleckvieh to £1060 Top Price – TE&S Ridding
Principle Prices:
£1410 £1400 £1170 £1000 A Rigby; £1180 £1170 £1160 £1130 RD Thorpe; £1170 £1100 KP Drinkall; £1100 AMS Robinson; £1080 B Lund; £1070 G&R Bulmer; £1065x3 £1060 £1000 TE&S Ridding; £1050 JR Taylor; £1040 JK Wilson; £1020 R&M Towell; £1010 £1000 AJ Ogden;
Top price pen of three or more heifers
(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1065 TE&S Ridding
(£10 Prize) 4 Char x @ £925 D Pawson
Breeding Cattle
Lim x Cow with Lim x Bull Calf to £1190
Lim x Hfr with AA x Hfr Calf to £1400
Lim x Hfr with Char x Hfr Calf to £1100
Brit Blue x Hfr with Lim x Bull Calf to £1420
Brit Blue x Hfr with Bld Bull Calf to £2020
Sim x Cow with Sim Hfr Calf to £1400
Belt Gal Cow with Lim x Hfr Calf to £1000
Brit Blue Hfr Incalf to £1180
Highland Cow Incalf to £530