Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle
Forward: 1,021 head of cattle
Comprising: 275 Young Feeding Bulls, 16 Beef Feeding Cows, 720 Bullocks & Heifers, & 10 Breeding Cattle.
An increased turn out of cattle for the Opening Sale of 2018 at Skipton Mart attracted the usual large contingent of buyers from across the country looking for cattle.
Young Bulls – A very good attendance of returning faces eager to fill pens with the first pick for 2018 of last years spring born bulls, the general run of which was not as strong as previous years. However the numerous regular consignments saw plenty of high quality cattle sell to a section average for 0-12 months of 243 head av £959 all breeds. The short supply of strong cattle 13-17 months of age reflected a strong average of £1099 for 32 head.
Beef Feeding Cows – A very mixed bag, but a sharp trade for anything correct and fit to feed.
Store Cattle – A more mixed show for size and age than sometimes seen at this sale, but none the less a good show. Quality was keenly contested with best sorts of heifers £1250 to £1420 with some finding new homes as breeders. Quite a few people taking notice of the health status of animals, with cattle from BVD accredited herds or tag tested finding a useful premium. Bullocks were good to sell all day with a fair selection of stronger cattle mixed with younger types, including such Annual consignments as Fleets Farms Spring 2017 born Charolais Bullocks and an overall selling average for the 402 steers just topped £1000. Younger yearling heifers and last spring born calves found favour, especially those with that bit more quality.
NEXT SALE – WEDNESDAY 17th JANUARY 2017.
Approx 850 to 1000 HEAD comprising 225-250 Young Bulls, 25-30 Beef Bred feeding Cows,
650-750 Bullocks and Heifers & 20 Breeding Cattle
Catalogue Entries close 4pm Wednesday 10th January
Prices and Averages
Young Bulls – Continental x average £971.79, Native average £950.00
Charollais x (Av £906)
£1110 £990x2 £980x2LB&AH Coates; £1080 £1000 £960 DW Barker; £1020 £960 JT Hunter; £1000 D&A Livestock;
Limousin x (Av £978)
£1290 M Harker; £1280 J Pickles; £1270 £1200x2 JW Stockdale; £1260 £1230 R&R Gornall; £1245x2 RS Harker; £1200 JC Walker; £1200 J Nelson & Son;
Brit Blue x (Av £956)
£1160 JM Wilson; £1160 J Nelson & Son; £1100 I Barrett; £1090 JC Walker; £1070 AM&E Hartley; £1060 JH&SM Mason; £1060 J Butler; £1050 RP Holt;
Ab Angus (Av £960)
£960 C Schofield;
Blonde (Av £970)
£1010 DW Barker; £930 KR Verity;
Simmental (Av £1022)
£1190x2 £1090x4 £1040 £1020x3 JH Wood; £1040 £1010 G Mellin;
Bulls Under 12 month old
Lim x - £1280 J Pickles; £1270 £1200 £1150 JW Stockdale; £1170 E&M Townley; £1160 £1050 JM Wilson;
Sim x - £1190 JH Wood;
Blue x - £1200 JC Walker & Son
Top price pen of three or more bulls
(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1150 JW Stockdale
(£10 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1130 J&K Harker
Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £775
Limousin to £980 av £812 JH Throup
Charolais to £720 J&B Smith
Brit Blue to £1030 av £855 JH Throup
Blonde to £800 JE Beresford
Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1031.83, Native average £932.48
Charollais x (Av £979)
£1240 AV Caton; £1195 E&AM Simpson; £1150x3 JK Wilson; £1145 Bob Lancaster; £1135 AJ Shepherd; £1120 D&P Brown;
Limousin x (Av £1036)
£1380 £1285x2 £1250 JR&DL Ogden; £1280 P Coates; £1255 E&AM Simpson; £1250 K&J Marshall; £1245 H Morphet & Son;
Brit Blue x (Av £1056)
£1310 £1185 AJ Shepherd; £1270 £1260x2 £1200 K&J Marshall; £1250 E&M Townley; £1200x2 JA&JH Hewetson; £1200 A Fawcett; £1195 DT Houseman;
Ab Angus (Av £1017)
£1125x2 £1000 J Drinkall; £1115x2 AJ Shepherd; £1095x2 £1090x2 £1085x3 Martin Lee; £1085 H Downs & Son;
Blonde (Av £1030)
£1200 £1080 JA&JH Hewetson; £1100 JH Throup; £1100 £1060 S Horsfield;
Saler (Av £990)
£1000x3 £980x3 AV Caton;
Stabiliser (Av £1023)
£1090 £1070 £910 AV Caton;
Shorthorn (Av £1046)
£1190 £1110x2 £1070 New York Farms; £1185 AJ Shepherd; £1000x2 JA Throup;
Simmental (Av £1058)
£1190 £1185x2 £1145 £1135 AJ Shepherd; £1125 £1090x2 A Fawcett; £1110x2 AV Caton; £1100 Bob Lancaster;
Hereford (Av £885)
£970 KM&L Throup; £970 Bob Lancaster; £900 R Brewery; £825x3 D Beck;
Black & White (Av £834)
£940x2 £915x3 £895x5 £890x5 H Downs & Son;
Top price pen of three or more bullocks
(£15 Prize) 4 Blue x @ £1200 JA&JH Hewetson
(£10 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1195 AL Shepherd
Store Heifers – Continental x average £951.89, Native average £853.58
Charollais x (Av £858)
£1090 JA&JH Hewetson; £1050 JD&V Towers; £1000x3 D&P Brown; £970 J Drinkall; £945 WJ&M Greenwood; £930 CA&J Ridsdale;
Limousin x (Av £945)
£1280 £1170 DT Houseman; £1230x2 JR&DL Ogden; £1200x3 WAVJJA Towler; £1180 £1160 J Nelson & Son; £1160x3 PL Metcalfe;
Brit Blue x (Av £989)
£1420 £1340 £1310 £1300x3 £1280 £1220x2 £1210 K&J Marshall; £1380 DT Houseman; £1110 PL Metcalfe;
Ab Angus (Av £853)
£1040 J Drinkall; £760x2 D&J Coates;
Blonde (Av £1028)
£1045 A Fawcett; £1030 E&AM Simpson; £1010 JD&V Towers;
Stabiliser (Av £972)
£1070 £970 £960 R Holroyd;
Simmental (Av £884)
£1010 E Pennock; £1010 £970 £890 A Fawcett; £960x6 £875x6 JW Barker;
Top price pen of three or more heifers
(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1200 WA VJ JA Towler
(£10 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1160 PL Metcalfe
10 Beef Breeding Cattle
BB x Cows with Lim Hfr Calves to £1380 av £1300
Saler x Cows with Lim x Bull Calves to £820
AA x Cows with Lim x Hfr Calves to £760