MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 29TH August 2018
Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle
Forward: 539 head of cattle
Comprising: 522 Feeding Cattle (57 Young Bulls, 25 Beef Feeding Cows, 440 Bullocks & Heifers) & 17 Breeding Cattle.
Autumn calves now coming forward and with bulls and short supply, these are very good trade particularly if in forward condition. Mason and Gardner of Chapel le Dale headed up the October 2017 born bulls at £1200 and £1160 with a British Blue and Limousin cross. A handful of August bulls and late spring 2017 born bulls. £1420 for a Blue cross from JM Townsend of Laneshawbridge and £1400 for a July Blue Cross
Feeding Cows saw first cross continentals and natives made up the bulk of the entry and a very good trade with a general shortage of cast cattle. Best of the beef feeding cows was Simon Bennetts Blue cross at £1130. Young feeding cows with improvement very good to sell.
Larger show of cattle forward this fortnight with healthy trade throughout the sale. Well shaped older cattle were particularly good to sell today with the £1,300’s being seen regularly for cattle from Fox Farms and Fair Place Farm with large, short keep cattle good to sell right throughout the day. More Competition on yearling to 16 month cattle today with regular runs of cattle from £750 to £1000. Friesian bullocks were once again the on the receiving end of some good bidding with Keith Downs of Milnerfield topping at £1050.
NEXT SALE – WEDNESDAY 2018.
700 HEAD comprising 100 Young Bulls, 20 Beef Bred feeding Cows, 570 Bullocks and Heifers & 10 Breeding Cattle
Catalogue Entries close 4pm Wednesday 5th September
Prices and Averages
Young Bulls – Continental x average £1006.8, Native average £630
Charollais x (Av £776.25)
£1000 JB&AH Coates; £790, £735 Brown Bros;
Limousin x (Av £995)
£1400 JM Townsend; £1310, £1260 IJ Pratt; £1160 D Smith; £1160 Mason & Gardner; £1145 x2 DW&CJ Towler
Brit Blue x (Av £1149.58)
£1420 JM Townsend; £1250 E&M Townley & Son; £1200 Mason & Gardner; £1170 JE Burrow;
Ab Angus (Av £610)
£680, £580, £570 ML Wilkinson;
Saler (Av £835)
£940, £730 SW Thornber
Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £787.8
Limousin to £1100
AA to £790
Brit Blue to £1130
Longhorn to £700
Simmental to £1050
Hereford to £700
Top prices - £1130 SD Bennet; £1100 RP Holt; £1050 G&R Bulmer & Sons; £1010 SD Bennett; £920 JG Bamforth
Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1013.67, Native average £833.9
Charollais x (Av £1116.25)
£1300, £1270x2 P&E Fox; £1260, £1230 N&S Pinder; £1210, £1180 x4 JW Barker & Sons; £1170 P&E Fox;
Limousin x (Av £978.18)
£1370 Fair Place Farm; £1350, £1350 P&E Fox; £1350 Fair Place Farm; £1230 CT&EM Hammond;
Brit Blue x (Av £964.26)
£1210 H Downs & Son; £1150 KP Drinkall; £1140 T&J Smith; £1100 J Lord; £1055 H Downs & Son;
Ab Angus (Av £867.8)
£1090 x7 D Pawson & Sons; £930x4 GCL Stephenson;
Blonde (Av £1005)
£1130, £1060, £1010, £990, £980 D&D Collins;
Saler (Av £895)
£950 JJ Woof & Sons; £930 J Lord; £805 JJ Woof & Sons;
Black & White (Av £685.87)
£1050, £940x3, £890x2, £730 H Downs & Son; £690 JC&DJ Marshall & Sons; £690 Blue Hills Beef;
Top price pen of three or more bullocks
(£15 Prize) 4 Charollais Bullocks at £1180 from JW Barker & Son, Garris Lodge
(£10 Prize) 3 Charollais Bullocks at £1130 from A Fawcett, Raventoft House
Store Heifers – Continental x average £949.27, Native average £711.76
Charollais x (Av £960.5)
£1210, £1145 DW Sunderland; £1140 A Fawcett; £1080 x3 DW Sunderland; £1070 JD&V Towers;
Limousin x (Av £972.16)
£1280 P&E Fox; £1260 M Ryder & Sons; £1220 P&E Fox; £1160 E&M Townley & Sons; £1110x5 Bank House Farm
Simmental (Av £955)
£1145 DW Sunderland; £1000 x2 A Fawcett; £1000 JB Bancroft; £990 JD&V Tower & Son; £990 R Naylor & Sons
Brit Blue x (Av £896.89)
£1100 R Naylor & Sons; £1060 KP Drinkall; £1030, £1010 E&M Townley & Sons; £1010 R Naylor & Sons;
Ab Angus (Av £620.67)
£800 x3 AJ&HC Clark; £790 JB Bancroft; £770 D Pearson; £550 x5 TE&S Ridding; £540 D Pearson;
Blonde (Av £891.43)
£970 Blue Hills Beef; £960 JD&V Towers & Son; £920 J Butler; £910, £890 JD&V Towers & Son; £810 AJ&HC Clark
Hereford (Av £837.22)
£1080 x2 KP Drinkall; £830 PN Hugill; £800 x2 Blue Hills Beef; £785 PN Hugill; £720x3 Blue Hills Beef
Black & White (Av £340)
£340 Blue Hills Beef
Top price pen of three or more heifers
(£15 Prize) 4 Limousin Heifers at £1180 from Bank House Farms
(£10 Prize) 4 Limousin Heifers at £1080 from Bank House Farms
(£10 Prize) 3 Charollais Heifers at £1080 from DW Sunderland
Breeding Cattle
Blonde X Cow with Hereford bullock to £980
Blonde X Cow with Hereford X Heifer to £990
Char x Cow with Hereford xHeifer to £1010
AA X Cow with Hereford x Bullock to £1100
Sim x Cow with Lim X Heifer to £1140
Shorthorn X Cow with Parthannaise x Bull to £1030
Incalf AA x Cow to £770