SKIPTON AUCTION MART
MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 25th OCTOBER 2017
Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle
Forward: 368 head of cattle
Comprising: 101 Young Feeding Bulls, 27 Beef Feeding Cows, 222 Bullocks & Heifers, & 18 Breeding Cattle.
A high percentage of 2017 born bull calves in today’s sale. Stronger 2017 suckled bulls got away well with the remnants of the 2016 crop to buyers looking for cattle to go straight to feed. An average of £783.50 for bulls under 12months is slightly deceptive as most of these were born June 2017 onwards, these young types finding a ready audience at £500-£650. Stronger bulls saw some high prices as noted below.
Feeding cows were a very seasonal entry of leaner types, but trade was good for all classes with an overall average of £709, topping at £1,250. Store Cattle saw all extremes penned for sale, anything a bit smarter and in forward condition sold away quickly with customers keen, stronger and older types were a decent trade, and smart end of young cattle were better to sell, but anything a bit plainer was a similar trade.
Prices and Averages
Young Bulls – Continental x average £850.13, Native average £878.5
Charollais x (Av £917)
£960(x2) JE&AC Clarke; £930 J&B Smith; £930 D&A Livestock;
Limousin x (Av £829)
£1260 Rodney Bros; £1170(x2) WA,VJ&JA Towler; £1150 £1080 C Lumb & Son; £1090 E Mills; £1090 Heseldon Bros; £1060 DW&CJ Towler; £1040 D White
Brit Blue x (Av £733)
£1100 CW Sutcliffe; £1050 Rodney Bros; £1000 NM Parker; £840 M Mallinson; £810(x3) H&A Stephenson; £570(x4) B Dobson
Ab Angus (Av £826)
£1010 J&B Smith; £970 M Lee
Blonde (Av £970)
£970 TB Moorhouse & Son
Simmental (Av £1140)
£1430 I&J Pratt
Hereford (Av £930)
£1030 £900 PH Greenwood
Saler (Av £848)
£980(x2) £890 AMS Robinson
Top price pen of three or more bulls
(£15 Prize) JE&AC Clarke & Son with 3 Char x Bullocks @ £960
(£10 Prize) JC Lund with 5 Limx Bulls @ £900
Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £709.83
Limousin to £1100 (£785)
AA to £600
Brit Blue to £860 (£714)
Blonde to £670
Simmental to £890 (£875)
Hereford to £540
Saler to £690 (£494)
Bazadaise to £1250
Top Prices: £1250 S&T Fawcett; £1100 DM White; £1070 £1030 HF Stubbs; £970 JE&AC Clarke.
Store Bullocks – Continental x average £910.3, Native average £860
Charollais x (Av £1116.43)
£1300 P&E Fox; £1190 x3 JE Gaunt; £1160 I&DL Whiteley; £1095 x3, £1075 x3 CA&J Ridsdale;
Limousin x (Av £988.13)
£1250 x2 P&E Fox; £1160 CH&OF Hammond; £1135 Fair Place; £1120 CH&OF Hammond; £1105, £1050 Ellis Bros
Brit Blue x (Av £806.05)
£1050x4 E&MA Burrow & Son; £1010 R Naylor & Sons; £990 x2 R Holmes; £980 D Smith; £890 x3 Huggate Farm
Ab Angus (Av £846.67)
£1030 JE Gaunt; £810 E Pennock; £700 D Wood
Shorthorn (Av £940)
£1020, £860 Fleets Farms
Saler (Av £825)
£825 x3 Beeston Hall Farms;
Black & White (Av £662.86)
£690 x6 R Naylor & Sons; £500 G Fairburn
Top price pen of three or more bullocks
(£15 Prize) JE Gaunt with 3 Char Bullocks @ £1190
(£10 Prize) JE Gaunt with 3 Char Bullocks @ £1095
Store Heifers – Continental x average £884.79, Native average £920
Charollais x (Av £925)
£1110 D&A Livestock; £990, £980 I&DL Whiteley; £975 D&A Livestock; £920 SR Petty; £750 x2 Fleets Farms
Limousin x (Av £985.36)
£1255 P&E Fox; £1195 x2, £1150 x2 JW Stockdale & Son; £1145 AF Harker; £1105x3 C Nelson & Sons;
Brit Blue x (Av £688.59)
£985x4 BF Blezard Ltd; £980 x2 CW Sutcliffe; £900 R Naylor & Sons; £860 D Smith; £700 x6 Huggate Farm
Ab Angus (Av £917.5)
£1020 x2 CW Sutcliffe; £900, £855x3 E Pennock & Son;
Blonde (Av £983.33)
£1060 CW Sutcliffe; £1055x2, £990, £870 x2 AB&J Witt;
Saler (Av £675)
£850 SR Petty; £730 CW Sutcliffe; £560x2 R Dodson
Devon X (Av £1060)
£1060 CW Sutcliffe;
Top price pen of three or more heifers
(£15 Prize) C Nelson & Son with 3 Limx Heifers @ £1105
(£10 Prize) E Simpson & Son with 3 limx Heifers @ £1080
18 Beef Breeding Cattle
Ped Lim Hfrs with Lim Bull Calf to £1300
Beef Shorthorn Cows with Limx Bull Calf to £1200
AAx Cows with Hereford Bull Calf to £1250
Hereford X Heifers with Hereford x Bull Calf £1220
B/W Cow with BBx Bull £1020