A high quality show of young feeding bulls got away well at similar values with higher percentage of strong cattle in the under 12 month section. Smart shapey bulls under 12months £1100-£1270 with an impressive pen of 14 9-11months from WH&MA Keighley averaging £1159.

A great entry of feeding cows topped at £1480 from Chris Akrigg and levelled at £951 each with 12 active buyers at the ringside. More beef sired feeding cows needed for Wednesday sales.

The store cattle sale included the Craven Champions Show & Sale (full results below). The Champion topped the sale at £3600 selling to Mr A Roberts of Gaerwen who kindly judged the show on Tuesday evening. Well done to all exhibitors and thankyou to the show sponsors. (full report to follow)

Store Cattle trade generally was strong and all classes sold away well.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £1002, Native average £641

Charollais x (Av £953)

£1170x2 £1160x2 £1090x2 £1080x4 D Pawson; £1080 RM Wilson; ;

Limousin x (Av £987)

£1220 A Rigby; £1210 WH&MA Keighley; £1180 £1160x2 JM Wilson & Son; £1170 JW Stockdale; £1170 G Lumb; £1160x2 Procters Farm;

Brit Blue x (Av £1016)

£1270 £1190 £1180 WH&MA Keighley; £1220 J&G Huck; £1210 KG Wilkinson; £1210x2 S&A Taylor; £1210 JG Bamforth;  

Ab Angus (Av £778)

£910 £900 SM Towler; £830 £810 JC&N Throup;  

Blonde (Av £979)

£1120 JA&J Harper; £1080x4 £1050 Roger Wood; £1040 Saddle End Farms; £1000 R Jackson;

Saler (Av £603)

£710x4 £390x2 Bents Farm;

Simmental (Av £1067)

£1190 £1160 £1140 £1090x2 £1080 G Lumb; £1190 £1040 WH&MA Keighley; £1140 JH Wood;

Bazadaise (Av £980)

£1060 £900 J Bosworth;  

Stabiliser (Av £935)

£1070 £900x2 R Holroyd;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £951

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1021, Native average £910

Charollais x (Av £1032)

£1250 I Townson; £1140 H Horsfield; £1080 £1010 TE Walker; £1040x2 J&M Blakey; £980x3 CA Thurnham;

Limousin x (Av £1000)

£2000 £1750 JM&SM Mason; £1260 £1220 Fair Place Farm; £1220 £1190 DT Houseman; £1170 E&AM Simpson;

Brit Blue x (Av £1059)

£1700 JC Walker & Son; £1265 £1190x2 H Horsfield; £1200 S Horsfield; £1200 J Baines; £1180 E&AM Simpson; £1165x3 H Harvey & Son;

Ab Angus (Av £901)

£1140 CA Thurnham; £1105x3 £1020x2 J Cheetham; £1030x2 GR Hensby; £995x3 JJ Beckwith;  

Blonde (Av £922)

£1060 J Butler; £990x2 KP Drinkall; £940 R Jackson;

Saler (Av £926)

£1095x2 £970 J Cheetham; £995x2 J&M Blakey; £840x6 G&M Harrison;

Simmental (Av £1130)

£1130x3 R Naylor & Son;

Hereford (Av £977)

£1000 D&C Newhouse; £985x3 KP Drinkall; £955x2 E Pennock & Son;

Black & White (Av £792)

£820x2 £770 R Naylor; £810x3 H Downs & Son;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £972, Native average £859

Charollais x (Av £850)

£920x3 JK Wilson; £890 R&SH Stainton;

Limousin x (Av £935)

£1500 DP Moore; £1290 DT Houseman; £1280 Toppersfield Hall;  £1240 K&GJ Huck; £1190 R Holroyd; £1170 E&AM Simpson;

Brit Blue x (Av £1051)

£3600 £2100 £2000 £1250 JC Walker & Son; £2400 £1950 £1310 JH&SM Mason; £1450 MR Ewbank; £1380 KG Wilkinson; £1220 S Horsfield; £1220 S&T Fawcett;  

Ab Angus (Av £874)

£1080 £990 £930 KG Wilkinson; £1000 E&E Metcalfe; £980 Saddle End Farms; £890x2 J Cheetham; £880 E Pennock & Son;  

Blonde (Av £877)

£1040 £990 £980 K&GJ Huck; £910 £800 R Jackson; £850 MR Ewbank;

Simmental (Av £837)

£1060 £990 R Naylor; £995 W&A Lambert; £860 D&C Newhouse;

Hereford (Av £803)

££860 £820 £730 D&C Newhouse;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

25 Beef Breeding cattle inc 5 Pedigree Bulls & Females

BB x Hfr with Lim x Hfr Calves                     to £1380 av £1360

Lim x Hfrs with Lim x Hfr Calves                  to £1650

BB x Cows with Lim x Bull Calves                                to £1650 av £1625

BB x Cows with 2 Lim x Bull Calves            to £1400

¾ Limousin Maiden Heifer                           to £1260

Top call at the Special Early Sale of Pedigree Beef Breeding Cattle was Gunnerfleet Mustard a Masaiscote Graffiti son with a back pedigree to Wilodge Vantastic which sold for 2800gns to Clive Goulsbra of Louth. The Gunnerfleet herd of Messrs Handley of Chapel le Dale also provided the joint highest priced bull, a half brother to Mustard bred from a good female line in Gunnerfleet Ginny which also joined Clive Goulsbra.   

The first bull into the ring got the sale off to a good start at 2000gns when a 2016 Aberdeen Angus Bull, Airedale Wallander shown by Silsdens David Isherwood which sold to RC Turnbull of Coxwold.

2016 Bulls

Limousin              to 2800gns av £2590

Ab Angus             to 2000gns

Females

Beef Shorthorn to 1000gns

SKIPTON AUCTION MART - CRAVEN CHAMPIONS

Show results -  

Class 1 – Bullock Any breed Un-haltered

1^st  H Harvey & Son Lot 533 sold for £1010

2^nd D Broadbent Lot 613 sold for £1150

3^rd JC Walker & Son Lot 601 sold for £1150

Class 2 – Heifer Any breed Un-haltered

1^st S Horsfield Lot 584 sold for £1220

2^nd JC Walker & Son Lot 600 sold for £1250

3^rd J Baines Lot 592 sold for £1100

Class 3 – Limousin Bullock

1^st JH&SM Mason Lot 626 sold for £2000

2^nd JH&SM Mason Lot 627 sold for £1750

3^rd DP Moore Lot 635 sold for £920

Class 4 – Limousin Heifer

1^st DO Moore Lot 633 sold for £1500

2^nd I Townson Lot 605 sold for £950

3^rd K&GJ Huck Lot 618 sold for £970

Class 5 – Brit Blue Bullock

1^st JC Walker & Son Lot 602 sold for £1700

2^nd JH&SM Mason Lot 628 sold for £1150

3^rd S Horsfield Lot 583 sold for £1200

Class 6 – Brit Blue Heifer

1^st JC Walker & Son Lot 598 sold for £3600

2^nd JC Walker & Son Lot 597 sold for £2000

3^rd D Broadbent Lot 611 sold for £1120

Class 7 – AOB Bullock

1^st I Townson Lot 604 sold for £1250

Class 8 – AOB Heifer

1^st MR Ewbank Lot 632 sold for £850

2^nd K&GJ Huck Lot 620 sold for £990

3^rd K&GJ Huck Lot 621 sold for £1040

Class 9 – Young Handlers

1^st Georgia Mason Lot 630 sold for £2400

2^nd Rob Walker Lot 599 sold for £2100

3^rd Megan Bailey Lot 612 sold for £1120

Male Champion – JC Walker & Son Lot 602

Male Reserve – JH&SM Mason Lot 626

Female Champion – JC Walker & Son Lot 598

Female Reserve – JC Walker & Son Lot 597

Overall Supreme Champion – JC Walker & Son Lot 598

Overall Reserve Champion – JC Walker & Son Lot 597