MARKET REPORT – MONDAY 7TH December 2015.
Forward:
14 Prime cattle comprising 8 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 6 Cast Cattle,
5,381 Prime Sheep comprising 4869 Spring Lambs, 512 Cast Ewes & Rams,
28 Rearing Calves.
Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)
Heifers
485kg+ to 242.5p/kg av. 208.36p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
£ per head: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1341,1259,S&P Scriven (BBx) 1283,1249
p/kg: S&P Scriven (BBx) 242.5,235.5, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 239.5,237.5
Overall Average 76p/kg £534.52
Black & White to 87.5p/kg av.76.00p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)
B&W:
£ per head: AS&EA Jeanes 687,606
p/kg: AS&EA Jeanes 87.5,83.5,82.5
A huge show of sheep in Skipton today, even more remarkable given the recent torrential rain, but a full line up of buyers ensured last weeks trade was easily maintained, if anything the very best end would be 10p dearer with Beltex’s especially good to sell. Heavy lambs also sold to a good trade with 46kg to 52kg lambs averaging 154p including a good proportion of Mule wethers. Overall Market average today of 161.6p/kg against an SQQ of 165.3p/kg
Prime Lambs – Overall Average £69.24 per head or 161.67p/kg (SQQ 165.3p/kg)
25.5kg to 32.0kg to 218.8p/kg av 143.81p/kg or £45.72 per head
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 226.5p/kg av 148.57p/kg or £50.39 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 278.0p/kg av 166.37p/kg or £68.69 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 217.4p/kg av 154.61p/kg or £73.88 per head
52.1kg and over to 169.0p/kg av 141.88p/kg or £76.62 per head
Beltex average £82.89 per head or 201.56p/kg
£ per head: £114, £113, £108, £107x2 PW Simpson; £105 Stocks Enteprises; £105 K Marshall; £104 Stocks Enterprises
p/kg: 278p, 274.4p, 267.5p, 262.8p PW Simpson; 266.7p Stocks Enterprises; 250p DN&D Capstick;
Suffolk average £71.72 per head or 153.82p/kg
£ per head: £77 R Emmott; £76 F Reeday & Son; £75.50 RL Wright & Son; £75.50 TR Thwaite & Son; £75 C&SB Whitelock;
p/kg: 177.4p CD&RF Kitching; 170.7p James Garth & Son; 168.6p RA&M Earnshaw & Son; 167.1p WA Brown;
Texel average £70.75 per head or 163.03p/kg
£ per head: £100 D Shuttleworth; £98 J&M Blakey; £96 FW&JM Eddington; £90 PW Simpson; £90, £89, £89 K Marshall
p/kg: 222.5p DN&D Capstick; 211.9p A Fisher; 211.1p DC Hall; 206.3p RJ Umpleby; 202.6p JS Eddleston; 202.4p DN&D Capstick
Mule average £65.34 per head or 150.3p/kg
£ per head: £72 W Watson; £71 JK Wilson; £71 JC&N Throup; £71 WM Hall; £71 E&S Baines; £70.50 DW&CJ Towler;
p/kg: 164p DW&CJ Towler; 160p H Horsfield & Son; 158.8p H Horsfield & Sons; 158.8p WA Brown; 157.3p JW Sayer & Son
Charollais average £66.77 per head or 169.03p/kg
£ per head: £70 Lea & Son; £69.50 W Watson; £69 RJ Umpleby; £64 A Fisher; £63.50 FI Ibbotson; £63.50 D Bell
p/kg: 178.2p W Watson; 173p A Fisher; 172.5p RJ Umpleby; 162.8p Lea & Son; 162.8p D Bell; 154.9p FI Ibbotson
Lleyn average £71.58 per head or 167.87p/kg
£ per head: £74.50, £72 CD&RF Kitching; £66 J Attey
p/kg: 173.3p, 171.4p CD&RF Kitching; 153.5p J Attey
Swaledale average £50.43 per head or 136.16p/kg
£ per head: £65x2 R Tennant; £62 FG Throup; £59.50 P Addyman & Son; £59 JH Throup; £57 R Tennant
p/kg: 147.50 JH Throup; 144.4p R Tennant; 144.2p FG Throup; 143.8p T Atkins; 142.5p R Tennant; 139.4p T Atkins
Cull Ewes average £43.03
Suffolk to £73.50, Texel to £114.50, BFL to £77.50, Mule to £54.50, Lleyn to £56.50, Swaledale to £44.50, Masham to £65.50, Beulah to £47.50, Cheviot to £71.50, Dalesbred to £39.50, Beltex to £62.50.
Top prices:
Lowland: £114.50 W Crane; £101.50 MJ&GC Dobson; £94.50 J Holmes
Mule/Masham: £65.50 FG Throup; £54.50 W Stapleton & Sons;
Horned: £44.50 FW&JM Eddington; £41.50 D&S Hollings
Hill: £71.50 CN Patchett; £56.50 DC Wood
Cast Rams average £66.92
Texel to £88.50 DC Hall; BFL to £69.50 Ashfield Farms; Beltex to £73.50 RD Riley;
Rearing Calves to £300
B&W av £100.71 Cont av £285.67 Native av £200.25
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £220) to £230 JM Smith & Son
Brit Blue x (Av £297.50) to £300 GT Booth
Saler x to £220 RL Wright & Son
Aberdeen Angus to £180 JM Smith & Son
Black & White (Av £100.71) to £165 JP&KE Hartley
Heifer Calves
Limousin x (Av £227) to £295 R Greenwood
Brit Blue x (Av £261) to £270 RL Wright & Son
Aberdeen Angus (Av £163) to £165 JC Marshall & Son