MARKET REPORT - WEDNESDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER; 654 HEAD OF CATTLE
Comprising: 76 Young Feeding Bulls, 553 Bullocks & Heifers, 25 Breeding Cattle
An increased entry of 654 head of Store & Breeding Cattle was presented at the fortnightly sale at Skipton Mart on Wednesday. Trade generally was a touch cheaper than the previous sale, although overall the cattle were not as strong either with more in the 12 month to 17 month old region than previously seen.
An increased entry of 654 head of Store & Breeding Cattle was presented at the fortnightly sale at Skipton Mart on Wednesday. Trade generally was a touch cheaper than the previous sale, although overall the cattle were not as strong either with more in the 12 month to 17 month old region than previously seen.
The best end of cattle were good to sell, with bulls to £1450, Bullocks to £1385 and heifers to £1390. Bullocks found a good following, with best Charolais yearling types £950 to £1100. Strong Continental Bullocks £1250 to £1350. Angus cattle also sold well with 65 on offer today, and these increased entries are drawing buyers from a wider field. Strong Angus sold to £1320 from JD Taylor & Son, Small House, and bullocks at 17 months to £1240 from David Pawson, Billinge. Dairy bred Bullocks sold to £1180 for Montbelliards from D&J Coates. Andrew Bailey from Eldroth had the pick of the younger bullocks, a superb black bullock sired by a British Blue and only 9 months old sold at £1280. The heifers as usual saw quality sell well at Skipton, best end receiving fierce competition at times, but the second quality younger cattle were cheaper than the previous sale.
PRICES AND AVERAGES
76 YOUNG BULLS – Continental x average £932.61 Native average £372.50
Limousin x to £1450 av £873 TOP PRICE – A Rigby
Blonde x to £1300 av £1030 TOP PRICE – AV Bailey
British Blue x to £1450 av £977 TOP PRICE – A Rigby
Simmental x to £1330 av £1320 TOP PRICE – IJ Pratt
Black & White to £400 av £372 TOP PRICE – M Ryder & Son
Principle Prices: £1450x2 £1200 A Rigby; £1360 £1220 £1070 R Holroyd; £1330 £1310 IJ Pratt; £1220 £1120 £1060 AV Bailey; £1210 £1200 £1140 £1080 RS Harker & Son; £1180 £1150 £1140 £1130 BT&J Greaves; £1180 £1140 £1130 £1100 Turner Farms; £1150 £1130 £1100 R Nutter; £1040 D Wells; £1030 W Middleton;
TOP PRICE PEN OF THREE OR MORE BULLS
(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £905 JM Kelsall & Son, Quernmore
(£10 Prize) 4 Lim x @ £880 R Nutter, Fence
264 STORE BULLOCKS – Continental x average £1009.60, Native average £791.61
Charolais x to £1245 av £1035 TOP PRICE – A Fawcett
Limousin x to £1345 av £939 TOP PRICE – D&J Coates
Blonde x to £1300 av £1059 TOP PRICE – RD Thorpe
British Blue x to £1385 av £1045 TOP PRICE – P&E Fox
Ab Angus to £1320 av £932 TOP PRICE – JD Taylor & Son
Hereford to £960 TOP PRICE – FG Throup
Beef S’Horn to £845 TOP PRICE – J&ME Carr
Mont Bel to £1180 av £1170 TOP PRICE – D&J Coates
Pathanaise to £1070 TOP PRICE – AB&J Witt
Stabiliser to £1160 av £975 TOP PRICE – D&J Coates
Black & White to £850 av £659 TOP PRICE – W Stapleton & Son
Principle Prices:
£1385 P&E Fox; £1355x2 £1320x2 JD Taylor & Son; £1345 £1315x2 D&J Coates; £1345 £1245x3 A Fawcett; £1300 £1240 RD Thorpe; £1285 S&P Scrivin; £1280 AV Bailey; £1240x4 E&MA Burrow; £1240x2 D Pawson; £1205x3 £1195x2 W Stapleton & Son;
TOP PRICE PEN OF THREE OR MORE BULLOCKS
(£15 Prize) 3 Char x @ £1245 A Fawcett, Killinghall
(£10 Prize) 4 Brit Blue x @ £1240 E&MA Burrow & Son, Slyne
289 STORE HEIFERS – Continental x average £902.70, Native average £741.23
Charolais x to £1200 av £956 TOP PRICE – D Beck
Limousin x to £1250 av £861 TOP PRICE – S Beeforth
Blonde x to £1220 av £971 TOP PRICE – RD Thorpe
British Blue x to £1390 av £906 TOP PRICE – EW&JR Parkinson
Simmental x to £850 av £805 TOP PRICE – AT Rogerson
Hereford to £850 av £825 TOP PRICE – JE&AC Clarke
Beef S’Horn to £570 TOP PRICE – JE&AC Clarke
Saler to £920 av £892 TOP PRICE – Bents Farm Ltd
A. Angus to £1100 av £735 TOP PRICE – TM Harrison
Black & White to £840 av £800 TOP PRICE – H Raw
Pathanais to £900 av £865 TOP PRICE – AB&J Witt
Principle Prices:
£1390 £1190 £1155 £1145 EW&JR Parkinson; £1250 S Beeforth; £1220 £1200 £1100 RD Thorpe; £1200 D Beck; £1180 £1160 P&E Fox; £1175 TE Hepworth; £1160 £1100x3 J Sheard; £1130 JE Cowperthwaite; £1130 D Smith; £1120 £1100 MB Townley; £1100 AV Bailey; £1105x3 DW Sunderland;
TOP PRICE PEN OF THREE OR MORE HEIFERS
(£15 Prize) DW Sunderland, Halton East
(£10 Prize) DW Sunderland, Halton East
(£10 Prize) J Sheard, Almondbury
25 BREEDING CATTLE
Brit Blue x Cow with Lim x Bull Calf to £1280
Ab Ang x Cow with Ab Ang Bull Calf to £1400
Lim x Cow with Ab Ang Str Calf to £1220
Shorthorn Hfr with Lim x Hfr Calf to £1150
Brit Blue x Hfr with Lim x Bull Calf to £1120
Saler Hfr run with Bull to £880