Feeding Bulls – strong bulls reflected the steady trade experienced by finishers selling in both live and dead market. Finished bulls topped at £1280 with short keep cattle. £1000 to £1200 spring born weaned bulls a comparatively good trade to £895.

Feeding Cows – these met a very positive trade with an increased entry of Beef crosses forward after weaning. Certainly, the time of year to fill up with the best of the beef cows. Top price for a good but not exceptional British Blue cow from CT Akrigg av £1120.

Stores – Like the bulls, strong short keep cattle mirroring current finished prices, smart retail type heifers still a decent trade with these generally getting away well in finished markets, whilst commercial older cattle selling to a more cautious audience. Commercial yearling cattle still under price pressure when compared to prices in the summer, not helped with housing upon us and stronger cattle cheaper.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls Continental x average £910, Native average £1010

Charollais x (Av £792)

£1020 RD Elliott; £565 AC Ward;

Simmental x (Av £1002)

£1050x4 £1000x5 £995x2 RD Elliott;

Limousin x (Av £937)

£1280 £1195 J Baines; £1130 E&M Townley; £1090 E BA SW Mills; £1080 Procters Farm; £1080 A&P Fletcher;  

Brit Blue x (Av £731)

£1240 JM Townsend; £1240 J Baines; £1110 Procters Farm; £980 E&M Townley; £900x2 £860 C Driffield;   

Ab Angus (Av £1028)

£1090 £1010 MJ&JD Handley; £1090 £1000 W Dixon; £

Shorthorn (Av £880)

£880 CG&D Townsend;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1055 Procters Farm

(£10 Prize) 4 Sim x @ £1050 RD Elliott

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £744

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £855, Native average £770

Charollais (Av £850)

£1070 A Fawcett; £960 £885x2 CA Foster; £890 KH&KE Bell; £880 M Stocks; £840x5 J Drinkall;  

Simmental x (Av £870)

£1090 DT Houseman; £1070 £1060 £955 A Fawcett; £935 £880x4 CA Foster; £880 E&MA Burrow;

Limousin x (Av £842)

£1185 M Ryder; £1150 £1090 D&J Carlisle; £1105 £1095 P&E Fox; £1070 A Fawcett; £1065 CH&C Fearnley;  

Blonde (Av £771)

£810 AB J S Witt; £800 £705 J Butler;  

Ab Angus (Av £841)

£955x3 £895 B&LN Dibb; £880 E Pennock & Son; £875x5 J&JA Preston;   

Saler x (Av £941)

£1000x2 J&C Wright; £825 J Baker;

Brit Blue x (Av £880)

£1125 £1095 £1090 P&E Fox; £1095 JK Wilson; £1050x4 £1045x2 DT Houseman; £1040 S Morphet;

Long Horn (Av £630)

£630x2 JW Mellin;

Shorthorn (Av £649)

£955 T&J Smith; £720x3 £625x5 S&G Kenny;

B&W (Av £655)

£800 £615 GD&JC Holme; £675 B Balmer; £530 J Baker;

Hereford (Av £746)

£790x5 J Baker; £745 £720 JW Mellin;  

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £868, Native average £695

Charollais x (Av £838)

£980x2 DW Sunderland; £940 FA Holmes; £925x4 J Wilson; £910 J&A Smales; £900 D&D Collins;

Limousin x (Av £879)

£1180x3 £1090x3 TH&K Wood; £1100 M Ryder & Son; £1095 Fair Place Farm; £1055 R Holroyd;   

Blonde (Av £828)

£900 £850 £845 AB J S Witt; £900 J Butler; £820 £790x2 F Stephenson;

Ab Angus (Av £696)

£880 New York Farm; £820x3 BL&N Dibb; £780x4 N&J Thwaite; £765x2 F&MA Hibbert;

Welsh (Av £790)

£790 E Pennock & Son;  

Brit Blue x (Av £862)

£1135 R Holroyd; £1090 D&S Hollings; £1060 BL&R Lund; £1030 JE Sheard; £970 F Stephenson; £960 JK Wilson;  

Simmental (Av £810)

£850x2 EB Wesbter; £850x2 A Rayton; £830x2 CA Foster;  

Pathanaise (Av £730)

£770 £690 BL&R Lund;

Longhorn (Av £597)

£600 £590x2 JT Spencer; £600x3 JW Mellin;  

Top price pen of three or more heifers

4 BREEDING CATTLE

Sim Cow with Sim Calf                    to £1140