FORWARD:
23 PRIME CATTLE comprising 1 Bull (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30mos) & 21 Cast Cattle
1,738 PRIME SHEEP comprising 723 Spring Lambs, 689 Prime Hoggs, 154 Mature Hoggs & 172 Cast Ewes & Rams
39 REARING CALVES
5 LOADS OF PRODUCE
PRIME CATTLE (under 30 mos)
BULLS
650kg+ to 137.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
E&KM Marshall B&W £1114 137.5p
PRIME CATTLE (over 30 mos)
Overall Average 141.5p/kg £1011.73
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
JW Sayer & Son Simx £1011.73 141.5p
CULL COW PRICES
Light show and trade very similar for farm assured cattle with significantly less bidders for those without assurance. Mainly lean cows or lightweight plains available. Next week sees opening fortnightly sale for cattle from 1 &2 year tested holdings (without the requirement for a pre movement test) complying with 6 day standstill rules which will enable cattle from these parishes to be penned and sold separately. Entries must be pre entered.
Overall Average 116.78p/kg £719.45
Black & White to 134.5p/kg av 113.12p/kg
Brit Blue to 127.5p/kg av 127.5p/kg
Limx to 147.5p/kg av 130.20p/kg
AAx to 119.5p/kg av 114.23p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head)
M Baul&Ptns B&W £1042
SL&SD Lund Limx £1023
SL&SD Lund Limx £951
KM&L Throup B&W £928
E&E Metcalfe AA £926
T Metcalfe BBx £893
PA Whittaker B&W £847
Top Prices (p/kg)
Mesrs A&N Fothergill&Sons Limx 147.5p
M Baul & Ptns B&W 134.5p
PA Whittaker B&W 134.5p
S&T Fawcett Limx 132.5p
T Metcalfe BBx 127.5p
H&S Maudsley BBx 127.5p
SL&SD Lund Limx 125.5p
KM&L Throup B&W 124.5p
PRIME SHEEP
Larger entry met with a reduced trade. Smart lambs comparatively good to sell top today was 327p from RH&MR Ireland, these were bought by Vivers Scot Lamb. Commercial lambs selling at 215p to 230p. Prime lambs 225p to 240p.
A large show of hoggs for the time of year maintained last weeks trade.
PRIME LAMBS – Overall Average £90.30per head or 230.7p/kg
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 261.8p/kg av 219.5p/kg or £75.61 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 327.0p/kg av 229.3p/kg or £91.25 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 255.3p/kg av 235.1p/kg or £112.57 per head
Texel average £90.56 per head or 232.1p/kg
TOP PRICES: £123 JA Stoney or 327.0p/kg RH&MR Ireland
Suffolk average £90.18 per head or 225.3p/kg
TOP PRICES: £120 ML Evans or 289.5p/kg G Beresford & Son
Charollais average £87.44 per head or 222.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £97 or 248.7p/kg DJ Grassam
Rouge average £97.0 per head or 227.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £99 JA&JM Wade or 241.5p/kg JB Bancroft
PRIME HOGGS – Overall Average £70.39per head or 174.0p/kg
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 171.4p/kg av 141.3p/kg or £47.82 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 202.4p/kg av 179.3p/kg or £71.80 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 193.9p/kg av 183.3p/kg or £88.92 per head
52.1kg and over to 177.4p/kg av 161.0p/kg or £93.00 per head
Texel average £75.56 per head or 183.8p/kg
TOP PRICES: £95 GW Thackray or 202.4p/kg EJ&AM Fox
Suffolk average £81.16 per head or 174.9p/kg
TOP PRICES: £100 or 191.3p/kg EJ&AM fox
Charollais average £73.12 per head or 179.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £73.50 or 183.8p/kg P Dean
Mule average £67.54 per head or 153.21p/kg
TOP PRICES: £85 GW Thackray or 175.6p/kg P Mellin
Swaledale average £50.07 per head or 141.2p/kg
TOP PRICES: £100 or 416.7p/kg Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Cheviot average £64.05 per head or 167.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £75 EJ&AM Fox or 179.5p/kg GW Thackray
SBF average £73.82 per head or 186.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £74 or 189.7p/kg EJ& AM Fox
CULL EWES average £54.28
Suffolk to £81.50, Texel to £101.50, Mule to £70.50, Swaledale to £50.50, Dalesbred to £33.50.
TOP PRICES:
LOWLAND: £101.50 RW&B Chapman; £94.50 CD Bosomworth;
MULE/MASHAM: £70.50 MJ Spensley; £64.50 AN Bolland
HORNED: £50.50 £35.50 N&M Sutcliffe
CAST RAMS average £85.13
Texel to £83.50, Beltex to £77.50, BFL to £90, Lleyn to £89.50.
TOP PRICES:
£90.00 S&D Robinson; £89.50 RW&B Chapman
REARING CALVES to £460 average £229.95
BULL CALVES
Limousin x to £332 av £302 JC&DJ Marshall
Brit Blue x to £460 av £362 RL Wright & Son
Simmental to £350 av £295 DL Leeming Ltd
Hereford to £220 HJ&K Blackwell
Black & White to £205 av £106 JR CJ & D Drake
HEIFER CALVES
Limousin x to £235 av £197 JC&DJ Marshall
Brit Blue x to £390 av £336 Church Fm Enterprises
Simmental to £240 DL Leeming Ltd
PRODUCE
New Season Hay to £3.80 per bale
2012 Hay to £3.40 per bale