A high quality show of feeding bulls met a very good trade. Top price went to Messrs J&G Huck of Hubberholme with a 9mo British Blue x which made £1340 and worth noting their second bull into the ring a May born 2017 British Blue at £1260. Under 12month bulls if shapely and strong enough were regularly bid to £1150 plus. At the small end trade generally levelled in the £800-£950 range with trade for this type easing slightly towards the end with the number available. 400kg plus Continental bulls also a good trade with the general run making £980-£1170, a handful of 18 month old bulls also well bid averaging £1193 to a top of £1240 for a British Blue from G Whalley of Clitheroe.

A nice show of 27 beef bred feeding cows sold to an overall average of £977 with tops of £1330 for a young Limousin from R Nutter of Fence, others at £1280 from P Fletcher of Heywood. This section attracts a good ringside of buyers and is an easy option for selling beef sired feeding cows on the same day as your stores.

Neary 600 Store Cattle on offer today saw strong heifers and smart younger heifers very good to sell with plenty of interest in these, especially anything that was fit for service. A more commercial heifer was a shade easier in response to a slightly lower prime price. Bullocks were a decent trade too, nice yearling sorts got away very well and nice stronger sorts were few and far between.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £981, Native average £907

Charollais x (Av £938)

£1080 Rm Wilson; £1000 £980x3 DW Barker; £980x2 M Carefootx2; £850x2 J&A Smales;  

Limousin x (Av £972)

£1260 £1210 J Pickles; £1235 £1220 KJ Burrow; £1230 JW Stockdale; £1190 T Robinson & Son; £1185 K&GJ Huck;

Brit Blue x (Av £1022)

£1340 £1260 J&G Huck; £1250 £1240 E&M Townley; £1240 G Whalley; £1240 JC Walker & Son; £1220 S&A Taylor; £1220x2 KA&HL Fawcett;  

Ab Angus (Av £820)

£1030 F Reeday & Son; £610 JW&JH Collinson;  

Blonde (Av £911)

£1110x2 £940x2 G Cornforth; £1030 JA&J Harper; £1010 F Stephenson ; £940 TB Moorhouse; £940 J Butler;

Bazadasie (Av £1104)

£1220 £1120 £1160x3 J Bosworth;

Simmental (Av £942)

£1080 £990 J&A Smales; £1050 S&T Fawcett; £990 £950 G Mellin;

Stabiliser (Av £995)

£1010 £980 R Holroyd;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £977.78

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £954, Native average £915

Charollais x (Av £892)

£1070x2 JA&JH Hewetson; £1040 J&M Blakey; £885x6 £850 J Drinkall;

Limousin x (Av £952)

£1210x4 E Simpson & Son; £1180 £1130 E&AM Simpson; £1095 T Jowett; £1090 R&SH Stainton; £1090 A Fawcett;

Brit Blue x (Av £934)

£1180x3 T Jowett; £1150 H Horsfield; £1080 D Broadbent; £1060x2 £1050 JA&JH Hewetson; £1040x2 D&J Coates;  

Ab Angus (Av £899)

£1110 R&SH Stainton; £1080 A Butler; £1040 E Pennock & Son; £965 D&J Coates; £960x2 £870 PJ Henfrey;  

Blonde (Av £1035)

£1280 £1170 £1120 £1110 E&AM Simpson; £1110 R&SH Stainton; £1040 JA&JH Hewetson; £830x3 K Lister & Son; 

Saler (Av £831)

£855 JJ&J Woof; £825x4 G&M Harrison;

Simmental (Av £1091)

£1115x4 £1050 A Fawcett; £1040 E Pennock & Son;

Black & White (Av £728)

£940x3 £895x3 £880 £870x4 H Downs & Son;

Lincoln Red (Av £1000)

£1040 £960 D&P Brown;

Cont x (Av £977)

£1020x3 £1000x3 £950x3 D beck;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £925, Native average £854

Charollais x (Av £887)

£1165x2 JR Smith; £1080x4 A Fawcett; £1055x4 JR Smith;

Limousin x (Av £915)

£1330 £1280x2 J&JE Bradley; £1270 E&AM Simpson; £1250 £1220 £1200 JP Walmsley; £1190x2 JA&JH Hewetson;

Brit Blue x (Av £949)

£1330 J&JE Bradley; £1150 £1145 31140 £1105 JR Smith; £1110 JC Walker & Son; £1100 BL&R Lund; £1100 D Broadbent;  

Ab Angus (Av £879)

£1080x3 £1045 JR Smith; £965 £940 £880x2 KM&L Throup; £890 A Butler;

Blonde (Av £901)

£1000 JD&V Towers; £1000 £960 Saddle End Farms; £940x2 £900 JA&JH Hewetson; £890 JJ&J Woof; £850x3 J Butler;

Saler (Av £1085)

£1085 J&M Blakey;

Simmental (Av £1039)

£1250 £1090 £1075x4 £1065x2 £1000x3 JR Smith;

Hereford (Av £718)

£870 A Wainwright; £765 RD Capstick; £620x2 JA&E Metcalfe;

Red Hereford (Av £880)

£890 E Pennock & Son; £890 £860 D&P Brown;

Pathanaise (Av £973)

£1060 £990 £980 £950 £930x2 LR Thompson;

Stabiliser (Av £1110)

£1110 R Holroyd

Cont (Av £1040)

£180 £1060 £980 K&M Berry;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

8 Beef Breeding Cattle

Ped Char Cows with Char Bull Calves                       to £1750

Lim x Cows with Lim x Hfr Calves                               to £1450

Lim x Hfrs with Lim x Hfr Calves                                  to £1700

AA x Cows with Lim x Hfr Calves                                 to £1120