Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle.
Forward: 382 head of cattle.
Comprising: 354 Feeding Cattle (55 Young Bulls, 45 Beef Feeding Cows/Cast Bulls, 254 Bullocks & Heifers) & 28 Breeding Cattle.
With prime bulls a difficult trade, the store bull prices today exceeded expectations, probably helped by a wet start to the day in arable areas and consequently a good attendance of buyers. With under 12 month old bulls running short now there was only £50 difference between the under 10 months and 11 to 12 months averages which reflects the current low factory prices.
A strong competitive audience for the beef feeding cows finished with an average of £868 each for the 45 head on offer, which is indicative of the relatively good demand for farm assured manufacturing meat. That said a non farm assured Limousin cross cow made £1065. 4 Cows coming to £1100 or more today, and another 15 between £900 and £1100.
Stores a decent trade today with plenty of strength on offer and these receiving a slightly better enquiry, especially bullocks which were very good to sell. Smart strong bullocks from Peter Fox of Clitheroe leading the way with 3 at £1280, 3 at £1260 and 2 at £1240 all around 15-16 months old. Michael & Susan Winchester, Coniston Cold presented their Annual consignment of homebred cattle 14-15months , with Limousin to £1200 and a pair of Angus cross at £1095 then 3 Angus at £1055. John Schindler from Thorpe had a run of British Blue Bullocks 22mo £1140 and £1180 and Edward Burrow, Lancaster had a pen of 3 Blue crosses at £1175. Greame Coates, Barrowford led the heifer prices with a lovely homebred Blue heifer at £1280, and Dennis Collins, Parbold made £1210 and £1190 which was also achieved by E&M Townley & Son, Clapham.
NEXT CATTLE SALE – WEDNESDAY 14th AUGUST 2019.
500 HEAD comprising 100 Young Bulls, 50 Beef Bred feeding Cows, 300 Bullocks and Heifers
& 50 Breeding Cattle
Catalogue Entries close 4pm Wednesday 7th August
NEXT SHEEP SALE – WEDNESDAY 7th AUGUST 2019
7,631 HEAD comprising
7,096 Store Lambs at 10:00am (Main Ring)
535 Breeding Ewes at 1:00pm (Lingfields Ring)
Prices and Averages
Young Bulls – Averages 13mo+ £989, 11-12mo £981, 10mo & under £929
Charollais x (Av £932)
£1000 R&N Carlise; £960 E&M Townley & Son;
Limousin x (Av £1006)
£1250 £1180 JM Townsend; £1180 £1140 W&A Lambert & Son; £1140(x2) A Lodge; £1105 £1095 D&D Prince.
Brit Blue x (Av £946)
£1095 W Dixon & Son; £1040 JS Stephenon
Pathanais (Av £830)
£830 JS Stephenson
Blonde (Av £1070)
£1070 J&G Huck
Shorthorn (Av £715)
£725(x3) £700(x2) A Wilson & Son
Top price pen of three or more bulls
(£15 Prize) A Wilson & Son 3 x Beef Shorthorn (10mo) £725
Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £868
Simmental to £1115 av £1012
Limousin to £1170 av £911
Brit Blue to £955 av £714
Galloway to £590
AA to £780 av £765
Hereford to £945 av £895
Angus Stock Bull £850
Top prices - £1170 AR Howarth; £1120 L Bamforth & Son; £1115 IJ Pratt; £1100 D&D Collins
Store Bullocks – Continental x average £982, Native average £953
Charollais (Av £960)
£1140 A Fawcett; £940 RD Brewer.
Simmental x (Av £907)
£955 R&A Jennings £955 A Fawcett
Limousin x (Av £991)
£1280(x2) £1260(x2) £1240(x2) P&E Fox, £1200 MJ&SJ Winchester; £1165 CT&EM Hammond; £1130(x3) AE Schindler
Blonde (Av £1225)
£1280 P&E Fox, £1170 CT&EM Hammond.
Ab Angus (Av £969)
£1095(x2) £1055(x3) £1000 MJ&SJ Winchester; £1055(x2) £1010(x3) B Spensley Ltd
Bazadaise x (Av £745)
£780 TL Metcalfe
Brit Blue x (Av £1039)
£1260 P&E Fox; £1180 £1140(x3) AE Schindler; £1175(x3) E&MA Burrow; £1120(x3) H Downs & Son
Welsh Black (Av £970)
£970 H Downs & Son
Stabiliser (Av £745)
£745(x9) A Rayton
Black & White (Av £820)
£885(x3) £865(x2) H Downs & son
Top price pen of three or more bullocks
(£15 Prize) P&E Fox Clitheroe 3 x B.Blue/Blonde @ £1280
(£10 Prize) P&E Fox Clitheroe 3 x B.Blue/Lim @ £1260
Store Heifers – Continental x average £919, Native average £809
Charollais x (Av £857)
£1090(x2) A Fawcett; £1080 FCN&M Walker; £1060(x2) £1050 D&A Livestock
Limousin x (Av £914)
£1210 D&D Collins; £1190 £1070 E&M Townley; £1160 P Coates Farmers Ltd; £1135(x3) JC Lund; £1120 E&S Baines; £1070(x2) W&A Lambert & Son; £1070 D&A Livestock.
Brit Blue x (Av £982)
£1280 P Coates Farmers Ltd, £1190 £1000(x4) D&D Collins; £1100 B Spensley Ltd; £1000 J Shorrock
Simmental (Av £959)
£1030 £980(x3) £970 A Fawcett; £1000 R&A Jennings
Blonde (Av £785)
£1090 W&A Lambert & Son; £1000 CT&EM Hammond
Bazadaise 9Av £640)
£750 TL Metcalfe
Pathanais (Av £860)
£860 D&D Collins
Ab Angus (Av £757)
£850(x2) B Spensley Ltd; £780(x3) MJ&SJ Winchester.
Saler (Av £930)
£930 J&C Wright
Friesian (Av £760)
£760 RN Verity
Top price pen of three or more heifers
(£15 Prize) JC Lund Coniston Cold 3 x Limousin x £1135
(£10 Prize) D&D Collins Parbold 5 x B.Blue/Blonde £1000 & 4 x Limousin @ £1000
FWD: 28 BREEDING CATTLE
Beef Breeding Cattle trade a little firmer even after the good trade seen last fortnight. The supply running short for those seeking high quality replacements demonstrated a full ringside.
Simm Heifer with Simm Hfr Calf to £1450
B.Blue Cow (2015) with Lim Hfr Calf to £1700
B.Blue Cow (2013) with Lim Bull Calf to £1600
B Blue Cow (2014) with Lim Hfr Calf to £1650
Limousin Cow (2013) with Lim Hfr Calf to £1780
Limousin Cow (2014) with Lim Bull Calf to £1780
Charolais Cow (2013) with Limousin Hfr to £1200