Feeding Bulls – not quite as much heat in the bull trade as the past 2 sales but an outstanding show of cattle and a very strong trade to average £998 for 208 sold. Lightweight bulls continued to sell particularly well with plenty of pens of 300kg bulls £900 or over. 450kg plus continental bulls were consistently £1050 to £1130 unless exceptional in which case £1200 was the mark.

Feeding Cows – slightly less feeding cow customers but no let up in the trade with 42 sold to average £946. Again, lots of quality honest beef bred cows on sale from native breeds to U+ Continentals, the latter being £1100-£1200. Cows presented have done well since turnout so buyers were able to select from plenty of cattle carrying flesh and weight.

Store Cattle – A good show of strong cattle today set the sale off to a flyer, with all bullocks and heifers 16mo and older averaging £1041. The stars of the show were a pen of 11 quality Limousin x Heifers from A Rigby, Slaidburn which sold from £1200 to a top of £1580, with others at £1560 and £1550 twice and the consignment averaging £1414. A run of heifers from TH&K Wood, Birstwith topped at £1300 for a pair of Limousin crosses, Messrs T&LM Goad from Dent Dale made £1220 of another pair of Limousin Heifers, Bob Lancaster of West Marton was up to £1210 with 4 Limousin Bullocks, a price matched by Ellis Bros from Addingham for a pair of Limousin Heifers who also made £1200 of a pair of Limousin Bullocks. R Naylor & Sons, Ilkley also got to £1200 with a pair of Simmental Bullocks. Short keep cattle would be dearer on the fortnight with buyers looking to keep sheds topped up with both retail quality and commercial type beast seeing stronger demand through live marts and deadweight.

Yet again another strong show of all classes with some quality stock presented. Store steers up to 16 months topped at £1135 from E&M Townley selling to regular buyers CD&RF Kitching. Native bullocks seemed to lead the trade with under 16 months regular away £840-£980. M Tyson had a run of Angus bullocks and heifers in with his steers ranging from £900-£980 and an overall average of £873 for both the sex’s. Heifers up to 16 months once again met with an audience out to purchase quality stock for selling back through CCM as Prime cattle and generally for the live auction trade. Top price again to E&M Townley at £1200 followed behind at £1120 by the same vendor. Next came a pair of heifers making £1100 from K&J Marshall. Young grazing heifers Generally £820+ but some goods with less conformation and looking fairly well fleshed making mid £700’s.

NEXT SALE – WEDNESDAY 24th JUNE 2020.

630 HEAD comprising 200 Young Bulls, 50 Beef Bred feeding Cows, 350 Bullocks and Heifers

& 30 Breeding Cattle

Catalogue Entries close 4pm Wednesday 17TH June

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls Continental x average £1003, Native average £915

Charollais x (Av £1065)

£1130 Rm Wilson; £1110 J&E Greenhalgh; £1090 DW Barker; £1040 J Cheetham; £1030 RD Elliott;

Simmental x (Av £1047)

£1140 £1120 £1100 £1070 £1030RD Elliott; £1100 EB Webster; £980 £945 £930 JD Loftus;  

Limousin x (Av £995)

£1320 FC N M Walker; £1310 £1190 JA&JM Wade; £1290 RS Harker; £1250 £1220 R Holroyd; £1190 A Lodge;

Brit Blue x (Av £1054)

£1185 £1130 JH&J Ryder; £1170 J&G Huck; £1160 R Holroyd; £1140 T Robinson; £1120 E&M Townley;   

Ab Angus (Av £942)

£1090 DW Barker; £1050 J&E Greenhalgh; £900 £890 £840 JS&JJ Metcalfe;  

Blonde (Av £948)

£1140 £1080 £1050 £960 JH&J Ryder; £950 Grahams; £750 J Butler;  

Saler (Av £805)

£850 Grahams; £790 AMS Robinson;  

Shorthorn (Av £985)

£985 JA Key;

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £946

Simmental           to £1170 av £986

Limousin              to £1245 av £976

Blonde                  to £1000              

AA                          to £1050 av £906

Brit Blue               to £1190 av £916

Bazadaise            to £940

Simmental Bull to £1250

Top prices - £1250 JR Thompson; £1245 J&G Huck; £1190 RP Holt; £1110 SD Bennett; £1050 MP&S Tyson;    

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1026, Native average £913, Dairy average £951

Charollais (Av £1039)

£1150 Bob Lancaster; £1120 £1090 £1080 A Fawcett; £950 J Taylor; £880 AC Ward;  

Simmental x (Av £1022)

£1180 £1090 A Fawcett; £1170 £1090 £1030 R Naylor; £1040 KP Drinkall; £870 JR Taylor;

Limousin x (Av £1014)

£1210 Bob Lancaster; £1200 Ellis Bros; £1180 £1140 £1120 E Simpson; £1145 R Naylor; £1120 Whalley Corn Mills;  

Blonde (Av £830)

£830 IR Dodson;

Ab Angus (Av £928)

£1110 KP Drinkall; £1040 KM&L Throup; £1010 LN&JE Roe; £985 RD&K Brewer; £980 MP&S Tyson;   

Brit Blue x (Av £1039)

£1195 £1180 £1150 DT&LA Houseman; £1180 £1160 £1130 Bob Lancaster; £1150 E&MA Burrow; £1135 E&M Townley;  

MIR (Av £880)

£880 G&R Bulmer;

Shorthorn (Av £730)

£870 £590 JR Taylor;

B&W (Av £880)

£950 P&J Brown; £910 £880 R Naylor; £890 M Ryder; £595 M Mallinson

Hereford (Av £945)

£1090 KP Drinkall; £800 PN Garth;

Mont Bel (Av £1021)

£1070 £1020 £1010 SW&JE Ryder;

Bazadaise (Av £1025)

£1100 R Naylor; £1000 JE Naylor;

Store Heifers – Continental x average £961, Native average £745, Dairy average £880

Charollais x (Av £966)

£1145 £1080 £1065 £1040 £890 A Fawcett; £1100 FC N M Walker; £920 G&R Bulmer;  

Simmental (Av £953)

£1200 R Naylor; £1070 £900 A Fawcett; £1040 Whalley Corn Mills; £1030 A Beresford; £870 C Schofield;  

Limousin x (Av £968)

£1580 £1550 £1450 £1400 £1300 £1220 A Rigby; £1300 TH&K Wood; £1080 £1050 JH&J Ryder;   

Blonde (Av £829)

£1560 A Rigby; £1080 E&M Townley; £960 JC&N Throup; £850 K Forrest; £830 PA&D Wells;   

Ab Angus (Av £724)

£1050 KM&L Throup; £1000 £860 RN Verity; £990 KP Drinkall; £950 JC&DJ Marshall; £790 F Thomas;  

Saler (Av £702)

£750 £745 Bents Farm;

Brit Blue x (Av £972)

£1160 R Naylor; £1130 Ellis Bros; £1120 E&M Townley; £1120 A Beresford; £1110 K&J Marshall; £1090 KP Drinkall;

Shorthorn (Av £855)

£905 £840 £835 PJ&RH Wallbank;

17 BREEDING CATTLE

BB x Hfrs with Bld x Bulls             to £1700

AA x Hfrs with Bld x Bulls             to £1400

Lim x Hfrs Incalf                                to £950 av £930

AA x Incalf                                          to £920

CONTACT DETAILS

Skipton Auction Mart
Gargrave Road
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 1UD

Tel 01756 792375

Jeremy Eaton 07747 780481
Ted Ogden 07855 958211
Kyle Hawksworth 07538 539077