It’s a time of year when feeding bulls of mixed ages are sold with the first of the spring calves, tail end of the 2017 spring calves and some useful pens of 2017 Autumn calves. Buyers generally look for strong cattle in the bulls and for this class the trade remains very firm. TH&K Wood had Limousin cattle born in December 2017 at £1110 and October 17 bulls at the same price. Mesrs Wild and Ellis sold January 2017 Limousins to £1095 whilst over 13 months saw AJ Mason lead the section with an August 17 pure Limousin bull at £1160. 2017 spring born bulls need to be in forward condition to meet the widest audience but there is a strong if selective trade for the good types at £900 to £1020.

Cast cow section saw cattle at all ends of the spectrum with a very good British Blue cow at £1280 from CT Akrigg but plenty of lean, hard worked cows at the lower end.

A large show of 700 Feeding cattle in the bottom saw strong short keep cattle good to sell regardless of quality, the medium keep types saw thr better end a decent trade, but 2^nd/3^rd quality types were a harder to place than of late. Not many younger cattle about today, but same story here, lesser types finding the going tougher.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £871, Native average £730

Charollais x (Av £558)

£575 £570 £560 ST&JE Foster;

Limousin x (Av £871)

£1160 AJ Mason; £1110 x3 £1105 x3 TH&K Wood; £1100 W&A Lambert; £1095 Wild & Ellis; £1090 J&S Daniel;

Brit Blue x (Av £868)

£1015 £980 £950 JG Bamforth; £940 Beeston Hall; £930 JM Townsend;   

Ab Angus (Av £835)

£890 G&L Newburn; £780 A Parnaby;  

Blonde (Av £817)

£980 £940 £900 K Forrest; £800 £770 £760 RW Mason;

Saler (Av £540)

£540x3 Beeston Hall;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £623

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £937, Native average £862

Charollais x (Av £1005)

£1140 P&E Fox; £1130 N&J Thwaite; £1120 £1080x2 £1045 B Mitton; £1045x3 JW Barker;

Limousin x (Av £972)

£1340x2 £1240 £1220 £1160x3 P&E Fox; £1200x2 £1175 V Farnell; £1165 Blue Hills Beef;

Brit Blue x (Av £884)

£1335 A&AR Philips; £1110x2 £1060x3 £1050 Blue Hills Beef; £1070 David Sandham; £1045 E&MA Burrow;  

Ab Angus (Av £880)

£1110 £1080x2 M Ryder & Son; £1030x4 N&J Thwaite; £985x4 R&A Wallbank;  

Blonde (Av £876)

£1125 £1090 £1085 £1020 £1010 £985 £980 D&D Collins; £790x3 AB J&S Witt;

Simmental (Av £867)

£1030 JN&J Rennard; £1010 David Sandham; £925 £900x3 CA Foster; £920x5 S&G Kenny;

Hereford (Av £818)

£1100 DG Boothman; £990x2 £970x2 £960 Blue Hills Beef;

Black & White (Av £703)

£900x3 £860x2 RJ Ashworth; £820x6 H Horsfield;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £862, Native average £675

Charollais x (Av £822)

£1030 D&A Livestock; £945x6 DW Sunderland; £900 J&A Smales; £900x2 CA&J Ridsdale;

Limousin x (Av £794)

£1180 Fair Place Farm; £1170 C Nelson & Son; 1160 P&E Fox; £1150 L Driver; £1145 V Farnell; £1140 C Nelson

Brit Blue x (Av £833)

£13540 JH&SM Mason; £1140 P&E Fox; £1030 L Driver; £1010x3 KP Drinkall; £935x2 D&S Hollings;  

Ab Angus (Av £659)

£970 A&SE Duckworth; £900 CA&J Ridsdale; £770 PJ&RH Wallbank; £620x3 N Pepper;  

Blonde (Av £658)

£900 £770x4 AB J & S Witt; £840 D&D Collins; £780 Blue Hills Beef; £770 £700 J Butler;

Simmental (Av £736)

£870 G&R Bulmer; £865x2 L Driver; £845 AJ Shepherd; £840 CA Foster; £780x2 A&SE Duckworth;

Hereford (Av £663)

£990x5 DG Boothman; £730 £725 Blue Hills Beef; £675x3 D Houghton;

Shorthorn (Av £659)

£750 S Currie; £710 J Drinkall; £650x2 £630 PJ&RH Wallbank;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

Breeding Cattle

Blonde Cow with Blonde Calf                      to £1180