PRIME CATTLE (under 30 mos)
At the June Primestock Show the Championship was awarded to John and Alison Spensley of
Thorlby whose British Blue Heifer weighed in at 520kg and sold to Keelham Farm Shop of
Thornton for 239.5p/kg or £1245.
PRIME CATTLE (under 30 mos)
At the June Primestock Show the Championship was awarded to John and Alison Spensley of Thorlby whose British Blue Heifer weighed in at 520kg and sold to Keelham Farm Shop of Thornton for 239.5p/kg or £1245.
Prize Awards
Str: 1&2 GW&EJ Parker
Hfr: 1,2&3 B.Spensley Ltd
Bull: 1. J. Lancaster
STEERS
551-650kg to 209.5p/kg av 209p/kg
HEIFERS
501-590kg to 239.5p/kg av 227.07p/kg
590kg+ to 211.5p/kg av 194.45p/kg
YOUNG BULLS
650kg+ to 224.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
B Spensley Ltd BBx Hfr £1301 211.5p
Roger Wood BB x Hfr £1284 197.5p
GW&EJ Parker Hefdx Str £1272 208.5p
GW&EJ Parker Hefdx Str £1267 209.5p
J Lancaster BBx Bull £1179 224.5p
B Spensley Ltd Bazx Hfr £1135 204.5p
CLEAN CATTLE (over 30 mos)
Overall Average 168.77p/kg £1057.60
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
ASE Crisp & Sons B&W £1158 157.5p
ASE Crisp & Sons B&W £1099 149.5p
T Blackwell Limx £916 223.5p
Overall Average 118.28p/kg £682.82
Shortage of cows carrying finish and trade very similar on the week.
Prize Awards
Dairy 1. RD Metcalfe&Son 2.KM Throup & Son 3. S&PE Bowker & Son
Beefx 1. J Garnett 2. G&L Newburn 3. F Stephenson
Black & White to 140.5p/kg av 117.18p/kg
Brit Blue to 142.5p/kg
Limx to 144.5p/kg
Murray Grey to 129.5p/kg
Blondex to 144.5p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head)
MP Jennings (Dairy) B&W £1092
MP Jennings (Dairy) B&W £1052
J&J Garnett MG £1010
S&PE Bowker & Son B&W £983
RD Metcalfe & Son B&W £976
KM&L Throup&Son B&W £948
AL Dean&Son B&W £901
N&R Sutcliffe B&W £873
T Blackwell B&W £862
G&L Newburn Limx £845
Top Prices (p/kg)
G&L Newburn Limx 144.5p
F Stephenson Blondex 144.5p
T Blackwell BBx 142.5p
RD Metcalfe & Son B&W 140.5p
S&PE Bowker & Son B&W 137.5p
AL Dean & Son B&W 137.5p
MP Jennings (Dairy) B&W 137.5p
N&R Sutcliffe B&W 137.5p
MP Jennings (Dairy) B&W 136.5p
KM&L Throup & Son B&W 133.5p
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PRIME SHEEP (1,688 PRIME & CAST SHEEP)
A few extra lambs about today met with a firmer trade than expected. Best end over 300p,
Good lambs 260p to 290p, commercial lambs 240p to 250p. Overall average of 261.6p.
Hoggs really at the tail end of the season now, still some good sorts over 200p, heavy meated hoggs good to sell. A big show of nearly 600 farmers cast ewes were good to sell, plenty of pens of heavy ewes in 3 figures and averaging over £60 throughout.
Monthly Prime Sheep Show - Prize Awards
Continental Cross (Pens of 5)
1st & Champions - JD&V Towers & Son, Farleton 42kg £125 to Riley Bros, Dunnockshaw
2nd – N Caton, Stainforth 41kg £121 to Vivers Scotlamb, Annan
3rd – JD&V Towers & Son 41kg £117.50 to Vivers Scotlamb
Down Cross (Pens of 5)
1st & Reserve Champions – ML Evans, Steeton 46kg £128 to J&E Medcalf & Son, Halifax
2nd - J Key, Midhopestones 49kg £128 to P Watson
3rd - ML Evans, Steeton 43kg £116 to J&E Medcalf & Son, Halifax
PRIME LAMBS – Overall Average £104.46 per head or 261.6p/kg
25.5kg to 32.0kg to 282.3p/kg av 280.8p/kg or £87.29 per head
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 268.6p/kg av 268.6p/kg or £94.00 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 329.5p/kg av 260.6p/kg or £104.95 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 278.3p/kg av 262.9p/kg or £125.38 per head
52.1kg and over to 226.8p/kg av 218.8p/kg or £132.00 per head
Beltex average £128.50 per head or 329.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £128.50 or 329.5p/kg JA Stoney &Son
Texel average £104.42 per head or 264.2p/kg
TOP PRICES: £125 JD&V Towers & Son or 328.9p/kg LR Thompson
Suffolk average £105.38 per head or 251.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £137 JA Key or 294.9p/kg G Beresford & Son
Charollais average £112.73 per head or p/kg
TOP PRICES: £123 or 300.0p/kg JD&V Towers & Son
Rouge D’Louest average £106.04 per head or 255.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £128 or 258.5p/kg JA&JM Wade & Son
Dales Mule average £100 per head or 227.3p/kg
TOP PRICES: £100 or 227.3p/kg JA Stoney & Son
PRIME HOGGS – Overall Average £73.24 per head or 176.5p/kg
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 183.8p/kg av 161.4p/kg or £55.35 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 215.8p/kg av 184.0p/kg or £74.49 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 212.2p/kg av 179.9p/kg or £87.02 per head
52.1kg and over to 221.4p/kg av 184.9p/kg or £105.43 per head
Mature Hoggs to 213.0p/kg av 153.7p/kg or £72.22 per head
Texel average £80.14 per head or 192.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £124 or 221.4p/kg WH&MA Keighley
Suffolk average £77.17 per head or 160.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £94 N Hanson or 208.0p/kg G Bell
Charollais average £82.22 per head or 189.7p/kg
TOP PRICES: £98.50 or 201.2p/kg JG Senior
Mule average £69.23 per head or 152.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £76 G Saville & Sons or 175.6 p/kg H&M Plews
Swaledale average £51.55 per head or 152.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £72 or 180.0p/kg PJ Stuart
Gritstone average £72.56 per head or 196.8p/kg
TOP PRICES: £79.50 or 209.2p/kg J Lord
Cheviot average £82.00 per head or 215.8p/kg
TOP PRICES: £82 or 215.8p/kg J Lord
Lleyn average £89.15 per head or 194.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £103 N Heseltine or 194.0p/kg Mrs C Mellin
Suffolk to £90.50, Texel to £127.50, BFL to £90, Mule to £72.50, Cheviot to £84.50, Swaledale to £55.
TOP PRICES:
LOWLAND: £127.50 James Garth & Son
MULE/MASHAM: £72.50 G Bell
HORNED: £55 AW&EN Wade
HILL: £84.50 JW Mellin
CAST RAMS
Texel to £135.50, BFL to £64.50, Cheviot to £73.50, Beltex to £71.50, Swaledale to £35.50.
TOP PRICES: £135.50, £126.50, 121.50 MEC Higgs; £91.50 Richard Caton; £87.50 D Ward; £73.50 RE Goldring
REARING CALVES to £485 average £149
BULL CALVES
Limousin x to £365 av £285
Brit Blue x to £475 av £259
Aberdeen Angus to £195
Black & White to £128 av £75.52
HEIFER CALVES
Limousin x to £380 av £247.50
Aberdeen Angus to £240 av £171.67