Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle
Forward: 908 head of cattle
Comprising: 146 Young Feeding Bulls, 38 Beef Feeding Cows, 615 Bullocks & Heifers, & 31 Breeding Cattle.
Inc 78 Pedigree Limousin Bulls & Females
A very large show of cattle at Skipton Mart today with over 900 head presented for the fortnightly sale. Young Feeding Bulls sold away to a cracking trade with all classes good to sell. The best end were up to £1360 for Limousins from Tommy Sedgewick of Burton in Lonsdale with £1300 achieved for Blue cross from Ben Townend of Laneshawbridge and £1270 from Messrs Lambert of Horton in Ribblesdale. The overall average for Feeding Bulls was £1017.95 with 49 of the 146 bulls selling for £1100 or more. The fortnightly sale of Beef Bred Feeding Cows saw an entry of 38 head, tops at £1290 for a grand young feeding type, better sorts into four figures, but a solid average of £905 per head was seen. There were 615 Store Bullocks and Heifers presented for sale, not as many strong cattle in the entry, mostly those forward were around the 18mo area making into the £1200-£1250 region. Yearling cattle were however very good to sell, Peter fox selling a 14 month bullock at £1270, John Fawcett an 11 month heifer at £1230, James Huck of Hubberholme a heifer at £1220. Plenty of the best Limousin and Charolais Bullocks 10 – 12 months old for summering at £1050 to £1150, Darren Beck from West Marton sold a run of 12 mo Charolais to £1220, and the next grade of summering bullocks £900-£1000. Good Heifers sold away fast, a lot of customers now looking for grazing heifers, nice three quarter bred sorts either side of £900, but harder sorts could still be bought with early to mid £700’s for grazing and growing on.
NEXT SALE – WEDNESDAY 24th MAY 2017.
850 HEAD comprising 150 Young Bulls, 50 Beef Bred feeding Cows, 550 Bullocks and Heifers, 75 Suckler Breeding Cattle and 25 Pedigree Bulls and Females (Multi Breed)
Catalogue Entries close 4pm Wednesday 17th May
Prices and Averages
Young Bulls – Continental x average £1028, Native average £727
Charollais x (Av £1180)
£1180 E&M Townley;
Limousin x (Av £1025)
£1360 T&JM Sedgwick; £1270 W&A Lambert; £1240 JM Townsend; £1240x2 RS Harker; £1230 G&H Sztejnke;
Brit Blue x (Av £1048)
£1300 £1200 JM Townsend; £1220 £1200 £1180 J&G Huck; £1200 EW&JE Parkinson; £1170 £1150 S&T Fawcett;
Ab Angus (Av £727)
£980 £760 E&E Metcalfe; £700 JT Rushton;
Blonde (Av £988)
£1100 £1080 K&GJ Huck; £1090 R Wood; £100 £940 TB Moorhouse;
Top price pen of three or more bulls
(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1160 RS Harker & Son
(£10 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1115 JJ&D Cowking
Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £907
Limousin to £1030 av £877
Brit Blue to £1120 av £913
Blonde to £1290 av £988
Hereford to £740
Simmental to £960
Saler to £970
Pathanaise to £1140
Top Prices: £1290 R Wood; £1140 J Pickles; £1120 D Beck; £1110 DG Boothman.
Store Bullocks – Continental x average £967, Native average £896
Charollais x (Av £998)
£1220 £1110x2 £1100x3 D Beck; £1200 P&E Fox; £1190 A Fawcett; £1170 N&J Thwaite; £1160x2 TE Walker;
Limousin x (Av £977)
£1280 £1255 £1200x3 N&S Pinder; £1270 P&E Fox; £1250 Fair Place Farm; £1245 £1215 £1200 Ellis Bros;
Brit Blue x (Av £987)
£1185x3 A Fawcett; £1180 Ellis Bros; £1160 DT Houseman; £1160 B Bretton; £1140 G&R Bulmer; £1110 M Ryder & Son;
Ab Angus (Av £899)
£1110 Ellis Bros; £1090 £1000 KM&L Throup; £1080x4 JF Metcalfe; £930 A Fawcett;
Blonde (Av £931)
£1160 £1130 N&S Pinder; £1160 £1030 TB Moorhouse; £1115 A Fawcett; £1010 A Rayton; £1000 JA Stoney & Son;
Saler (Av £863)
£1030 £920x3 Beeston Hall Farm; £810x2 £750 G&M Harrison;
MRI (Av £890)
£890 N Shaw;
Hereford (Av £955)
£1100 N&S Pinder; £985x5 DG Boothman; £950 KM&L Throup;
Welsh (Av £780)
£900
Bazadaise (Av £862)
£1180 £890x2 £810x3 £790x3 RS&HA Davey;
Black & White (Av £795)
£890x10 £830x10 J Howarth
Top price pen of three or more bullocks
(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1200 N Pinder
(£10 Prize) 3 BB x @ £1185 A Fawcett
Store Heifers – Continental x average £906, Native average £733
Charollais x (Av £918)
£1130x2 KP Drinkall; £1100x3 £1090 A Fawcett; £1060x2 JA&SM Allen; £770x3 A Rayton;
Limousin x (Av £908)
£1220 E Simpson & Son; £1210x2 £1180 R&SH Stainton; £1180 KP Drinkall; £1170 J Nelson & Son;
Brit Blue x (Av £940)
£1270 £1230 £1190 £1170 £1160 KA&HL Fawcett; £1170 A Rayton; £1125 Whalley Corn Mills;
Ab Angus (Av £725)
£980 C Wellock & Son; £955x3 DA Ogden; £760x4 D Wells;
Blonde (Av £826)
£1140 £960 K&GJ Huck; £1020 £940 CD Slinger; £1010 E&M Townley; £885 K Lister & Son;
Bazadaise (Av £960)
£960 CD Slinger
Simmental (Av £896)
£1195x2 £1140 KP Drinkall; £1100x2 New York Farms; £670 T&S Gamble;
Top price pen of three or more heifers
(£15 Prize) 4 Lim x @ £1085 E Simpson & Son
(£10 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1050 New York Farms
31 Suckler Breeding Cattle
Lim Hfr with Lim Hfr Calves to £2150 av £1950
Lim Hfr with AA Hfr Calf to £1200
Lim Cow with Lim Hfr Calf to £1600
Blue Cow with Sim Bull Calves to £1750 av £1510
Blue Cow with Sim hfr Calf to £1480
Top Prices: £2150 P Fletcher; £2150 JW Stockdale;