Feeding Bulls – another good show of feeding bulls with the overall average slightly up on the fortnight. Best bulls were a little easier but there was plenty of support for the middle and lower order. Continental bulls averaged £975 up £9 on the fortnight. Under 12 months bulls were £1100 plus at the top end.

Feeding Cows – a very strong trade for feeding cows with average of £832 although lower on the fortnight a reflection of a larger entry of lightweight lean first cross continental cows.

Stores – Generally a very nice trade today, yearling or younger bullocks finding a very strong enquiry, topping at £1050 for 9mo Lims/Charolais from William King, South Kelsey, and the 8-10mo bullocks making mid £800’s to £1000 regular away. Best strong bullocks to £1285 and £1295 from M Ryder & Son, Haverah Park, and the better end from £1100 to over £1200, whilst ome middle of the road continentals looked a very similar trade. Heifers were a great trade all day, under 12mo heifers topped at £1170 from Anthony Rogerson of Chipping, £1070 from T Robinson & Son, Slaidburn and £1040 from Thor Atkinson of Ulverston. The better heifers to feed for retail use in the £900’s and younger end in the 7’s and 8’s. In the over year bracket, K&J Marshall, Skipton topped their great run of Lim and Blue heifers at £1290 and £1240, R&R Holmes from Cross Roads sold to £1270 and M Ryder and Son again in at £1230, but a nice commercial heifer was well sought after today. Native Cattle were in good numbers again today with Dairy Bred Bullocks in strong demand, Black & Whites to £940 and £915, with Montbelliard to £960 and Fleckvieh to £930. Angus bullocks topped £1190 from M Holmes, Burnley and others at £1160 from M Ryder & Son, £1140 from RD Capstick, Clitheroe, Shorthorns to £980 from JA Throup Silsden Moor. Overall there were 161 Native sired cattle in the entry today.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls Continental x average £981, Native average £650

Charollais x (Av £974)

£1115x4 DW Barker; £1085x2 RD Elliott; £1035 RP Holt; £960G&M Harrison; £940x3 JE&AC Clarke;

Simmental x (Av £999)

£1115x3 £1085x2 £1065x3 RD Elliott; £1110x2 £1050 JH Wood;

Limousin x (Av £969)

£1190 J Nelson & Son; £1190 JA&J Harper; £1180 A Lodge; £1175 JM Wilson; £1155 KA&HL Fawcett; £1120 RP Holt;  

Brit Blue x (Av £977)

£1290 £1160 KA&HL Fawcett; £1125 S&T Fawcett; £1095 RP Holt; £1090x2 JA&J Harper; £1090 £1085x2 I Barrett & Son;   

Ab Angus (Av £656)

£790 J Nelson & Son; £590x2 D Pearson;  

Blonde (Av £971)

£1080 £1055 Saddle End Farms; £1055 JA&J Harper; £970 Whitfield Dairies;  

B&W (Av £650)

£650 Newshams;

Und 10 months – £1180 A Lodge; £1145 £1120 RP Holt; £1125 S&T Fawcett; £1115 RD Elliott; £1115 DW Barker;

11-12 months – £1190 J Nelson; £1175 JM Wilson; £1160 KA&HL Fawcett; £1145 S&T Fawcett; £1115 RD Elliott;

Over 12 months – 1290 £1155 £1110 KA&HL Fawcett; £1190 JA&J Harper; £985 SW Thornber;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

(£15 Prize) 4 Char x @ £1115       DW Barker

                    3 Sim x @ £1115         RD Elliott             

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £832

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £960, Native average £856

Charollais (Av £900)

£1100 CH&OF Hammond; £1060 S&NV Jowett; £1040x2 JR Thompson; £990x2 Firm of W King; £920x3 H&M Plews;

Simmental x (Av £944)

£1100 CH&OF Hammond; £1090x5 £1040 £990 JR Thompson; £1020x2 SJ Forde;

Limousin x (Av £986)

£1295 £1285 M Ryder & Son; £1210 £1165 £1160 £1155 £1150 E&AM Simpson; £1140x2 C Nelson & Son;

Blonde (Av £886)

£1095 £975 £910 TB Moorhouse; £1030 £1000 £900 PL Metcalfe; £885 CA&J Ridsdale;

Ab Angus (Av £867)

£1190 £1125 £1060 MJ Holmes; £1160 M Ryder & Son; £1140 RD Capstick; £1070x3 B Mellin;

Saler x (Av £713)

£745x2 £650 JJ&J Woof; £

Brit Blue x (Av £994)

£1070x3 KM&L Throup; £1050 Newshams; £1050 A Fawcett; £1045 MD&HE Wallbank; £1045 JA Throup; £1045 RD Capstick;  

Mont Bel (Av £936)

£960x3 £900 Mesrs Barton;

Shorthorn (Av £781)

£980x2 JA Throup; £830x2 Flasby Estate; £720 PJ&RH Wallbank;

B&W (Av £828)

£940x2 £915 H Dowsn & Son; £895 £845x3 AP Bullock; £885 JG Hall; £825 MD&HE Wallbank;

Hereford (Av £879)

£990 RD Capstick; £965x5 B&LN Dibb; £950x3 TB Moorhouse; £900 Flasby Estate;

Galloway x (Av £950)

£950x3 H Downs & Son;

Highland (Av £790)

£895x3 765x3 730x4 Flasby Estates;

Stabiliser x (Av £913)

£970x3 £880x5 Whitfield Dairies;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £933, Native average £717

Charollais x (Av £928)

£1115 £1090 £1080 £1050 E&AM Simpson; £1090 D Beck; £1065x2 S&NV Jowett; £990 D Beck; £970 J&V Blakey;

Simmental (Av £959)

£1095 £1045x3 £1005x3 A Fawcett; £1040 JA Throup; £970x2 JR Thompson;  

Limousin x (Av £917)

£1270 R Holmes; 1230 M Ryder & Son; £1205 £1200 £1180 F&A Walmsley; £1140x2 T Jowett; £1135 AT Rogerson;   

Blonde (Av £734)

£870 CA&J Ridsdale; £800 K Forrest; £800 £780 £770 £760 ML Evans; £750x3 F Stephenson;   

Ab Angus (Av £670)

£930x5 B&LN DIbb; £870x2 £830 E Pennock & Son; £860x2 F&A Walmsley;  

Saler (Av £883)

£900 x2 J&C Wright; £850 JJ&J Woof;  

Brit Blue x (Av £1013)

£1290 £1240 £1190 £1170x2 £1160 £1150 K&J Marshall; £1170 AT Rogerson;

Hereford (Av £935)

£935 E Pennock & Son;

Murray Grey x (Av £705)

£730x2 £980x2 DM Parker;

Shorthorn x (Av £760)

£875x4 D Wood; £770 B&LN DIbb; £600x3 PJ&RH Wallbank;

Bazadaise x (Av £1015)

£1015 R Holmes;

Pathanaise (Av £890)

£890 A&SE Duckworth;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

14 BEEF BREEDING CATTLE

Ped Lim Bull                                        to £2000

Ped AA Bull                                         to £1200

BBx Cow with Lim x Bulls               to £1500 av £1450

BBx Cow with BBx Hfrs                   to £1060

Ped Lim Hfr with Lim Hfr               to £1550

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