FORWARD:
24 PRIME CATTLE comprising 1Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 19 Cast Cattle
2,091 PRIME SHEEP comprising 381 Spring Lambs, 1111 Prime Hoggs, 268 Mature Hoggs, 331 Cast Ewes & Rams
163 EWES & LAMBS
62 REARING CALVES
18 DAIRY CATTLE
PRIME CATTLE (under 30 mos)
STEERS
650+kg to 189.50p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
J Hall Longhorn Str £1299 189.5p
PRIME CATTLE (over 30 mos)
Overall Average 171.20p/kg £1074
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
RG Church B&W £1147
RG Church B&W £1001
Strong demand for cattle due to Bank Holiday light show and short week for processors. Very few cows carrying meat in all sections. Cast bulls getting away well.
Overall Average 124.95p/kg £776.09
Black & White to 141.50p/kg av 123.06p/kg
Lim x to 146.50p/kg
Brit Blue to 128.50p/kg
Brown Swiss to 136.5p/kg av 123.55p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head)
JD Crabtree&Son B&W £976
JW Hall Longhorn £908
G Abbott&Sons B&W £872
G&PS Fleetwood B&W £861
R&KA Burley Limx £850
G&PS Fleetwood BBx £829
D&P Brown Brown Swiss £819
JD Crabtree&Son B&W £797
KM&L Throup B&W £770
Top Prices (p/kg)
R&KA Burley Limx 146.5p
JD Crabtree&Son B&W 141.5p
D&P Brown Brown Swiss 136.5p
RG Church Ltd B&W 136.5p
JW Hall Longhorn 136.5p
G&PS Fleetwood B&W 132.5p
KM&L Throup & Son B&W 130.5p
G&PS Fleetwood BBx 128.5p
G Abbott&Son B&W 125.5p
JD Crabtree&Son B&W 123.5p
MATURE BULLS
Overall Average 139.65p/kg £1205.68
Limousin to 142.5p/kg av 139.73p/kg
AA to 139.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
TH&A Pickard Lim £1482 142.5p
RG Church Ltd AA £1214 139.5p
H Carr Lim £921 135.5p
PRIME SHEEP (2,091 Head)
Bank Holidays are meant to be quieter! But with over 2,000 head penned for sale there was no holiday at Skipton. A great entry given that we are in the last week of May. The sale started with nearly 400 new seasons lambs and the top of over 300p belonged to Mark & Richard Ireland from Whalley purchased by Vivers Scotlamb, Annan. The whole sale averaged 251p, down on last Monday but still stronger than the second half of last week.
In the hogg market a total of 1,379 head were presented for sale but quality was a little more variable than of late as customers tidy up their end of season runs, but trade could match last Mondays high point. Meated sorts were 200p plus, commercial types 175p to 200p, plain types around 150p. Mature hoggs varied in price from 120p to 180p.
Next Monday – 3rd June 2013 – Monthly Show & Sale of Prime Lambs – Pens of 5
PRIME LAMBS – Overall Average £98.69 per head or 251.5p/kg
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 271.4p/kg av 247.0p/kg or £84.09 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 301.4p/kg av 252.1p/kg or £99.29 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 252.2p/kg av 250.7p/kg or £118.11 per head
Charollais average £100.91 per head or 241.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £110 JA&JM Wade & Son or 270.5p/kg BA&B Perkins
Texel average £96.67 per head or 250.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £131 PW Houseman or 301.4p/kg RH&MR Ireland
Suffolk average £102.14 per head or 256.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £128 RW Marston & Son or 279.5p/kg
PRIME HOGGS – Overall Average £77.52 per head or 185.0p/kg
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 174.3p/kg av 153.0p/kg or £51.71 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 228.0p/kg av 186.9p/kg or £77.15 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 231.9p/kg av 191.5p/kg or £91.78 per head
52.1kg and over to 193.9p/kg av 176.5p/kg or £105.75 per head
Beltex average £71.05 per head or p/kg
TOP PRICES: £82.50 R Naylor or p/kg
Texel average £83.34 per head or 191.8p/kg
TOP PRICES: £111 G Bell or 223.4p/kg JG Senior
Suffolk average £86.35 per head or 178.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £117 JM&VJ Howard or 215.7p/kg JG Senior
Charollais average £84.20 per head or 196.9p/kg
TOP PRICES: £104 GW Thackray or 231.9p/kg JG Senior
Mule average £76.96 per head or 170.1p/kg
TOP PRICES: £99 or 194.1p/kg G Bell
Lonk average £78.19 per head or 175.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £89 or 189.4p/kg GW Thackray
Swaledale average £58.79 per head or 158.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £73.50 R Naylor or 186.5p/kg GW Thackray
Gritstone average £75.25 per head or 173.9p/kg
TOP PRICES: £88 or 183.3p/kg JG Senior
Cheviot average £77.69 per head or 190.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £86 or 200.0p/kg GW Thackray
SBF average £66.68 per head or 171.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £77 or 187.8p/kg T Kiernan
Herdwick average £75 per head or 178.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £75 or 178.6p/kg R Naylor
CULL EWES average £46.89
Suffolk to £114.50, Texel to £107.50, Charollais to £33.50, BFL to £91.50, Mule to £78.50, Gritstone to £62.50, Cheviot to £79.50, Lonk to £47.50, Lleyn to £66.50, Swaledale to £53.50, Masham to £63.50 Bleu De Maine to £109.50, Beltex to £56.50.
TOP PRICES:
LOWLAND: £109.50 BA&B Perkins; £107.50 G Beresford & Son;
MULE/MASHAM: £78.50 JH&K Dewhirst; £74.50 AN Bolland
HORNED: £53.50 C Nelson & Son; £47.50 A Guy & Son
HILL: £91.50 SL&SD Lund; £79.50 £67.50 M Butterell;
CAST RAMS average £53.03
Suffolk to £90.50, Texel to £88.50, Beltex to £74.50, Gritstone to £80.00, Cheviot to £46.50, Lonk to £61.50, Swaledale to £34.50.
TOP PRICES: £90.50 JW Brown; £88.50 £80 J Cheetham
EWES & LAMBS (163 head)
A nice entry sold very well after last week’s blip. Mule Hoggs & Lambs up to £185, whilst older ewes & lambs were very much in demand, only one pen under £100 and they were Swaledales with Single Lambs.
Mule Hoggs & Singles to £185 av £173.20
Mule Ewes Crct & Twins to £170
Mule Ewes b/m & Twins to £158 av £156.50
Texel Hoggs & Singles to £170
Texel Hoggs & Twins to £190
Texel Ewes Crct & Twins to £185 av £165
Texel Ewes Crct & Singles to £130
Texel Ewes BM & Twins to £145
Suffolk Hoggs & Singles to £135 av £120
Swaledale Ewes BM & Twins to £125
Swaledale Ewes BM & Singles to £92
REARING CALVES to £435 average £162.73
BULL CALVES
Limousin x to £405 av £320 CD&RF Kitching
Brit Blue x to £435 av £302 G Booth
Aberdeen Angus to £190 av £181 M Fewster
Black & White to £250 av £94 M Ryder & Son
HEIFER CALVES
Limousin x to £230 av £216 JC&DJ Marshall & Son
Brit Blue x to £380 av £330 Church Farm Enterprises
Aberdeen Angus to £185 av £180 GD&JC Holme
CRAVEN DAIRY AUCTION (18 head)
A small but quality draw of dairy cattle were seen at the May show and sale of dairy cattle. Robert Metcalfe of Brearton was set with a stern task when selecting the Newly Calven Heifer class and picked two fine heifers from Church Farm Enterprises as Champion and Reserve. The top price of the day went to a Pedigree Heifer from Jonathan Caygill of Rylstone, which showed itself tremendously in the sale ring and is on its way to Tarvin, Cheshire with Wilmot Blockley, along with the champion and reserve pedigree heifers from Church Farm Enterprises.
Next sale 17th June for a BOCM Sponsored show and sale.
Prize Awards: Newly Calven Heifers: 1st Church Farm Enterprises
2nd Church Farm Enterprises
3rd M Baul & Partners
Newly Calven Cows: 1st FA Broadwith
2nd TD&M Bell
3rd AH Price & Son
Maiden Heifers: 1st 2nd & 3rd A&SL Throup
CHAMPION – Church Farm Enterprises RESERVE – Church Farm Enterprises
Newly Calven Heifers: av £1760 to £1800 FA Broadwith
Newly Calven Cows: av £1607 to £1760 TD&M Bell
Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers: av £2066 to £2250 J Caygill & Partners
Pedigree Newly Calven Cow: to £1600 AH Price & Son
Maiden Heifers: av £740 to £760 A&SL Throup