A late season show of feeding bulls and a good attendance of regular bull buyers currently selling prime bulls on a difficult market. Under the circumstances a similar trade was unexpected and a satisfying result. Strong bulls still £1000 and upward whilst Aberdeen Angus cross bulls are the order of the day.

A nice entry of beef bred feeding cows and an increased attendance of buyers for grazing kept the straight leaner and medium cows good to sell and many more could be sold with a regular ringside of 12-15 buyers. Forward cows for short term keep were a shade better to sell with buyer keen to stock up pens, John Mellin Long Preston topping the sale with a nice Limousin at £1200, James Middleton Arncliffe £1170 and £1160 was achieved on two occasions, first by P Coates Farmers Barrowford and the M&S Gledhill York, the whole entry levelling at £815 a piece. Please pre enter cows for the catalogue, speak to Ted Ogden for more details.

A reduced number of cattle meant for a stronger trade in the store ring today with some very strong cattle still able to break into the £1200 - £1250 with P&E Fox of Clitheroe topping the day with a belting bullock at £1260. Native cattle sold away well despite the lack of age with plenty £900 - £1050 with a run of young Herefords a super trade from Stampers of Chipping.

On the whole trade much more positive despite poor finished prices continuing nationally, better quality was the main reason for the increase in price. Farm Assured cattle definitely taking home a premium today along with native cattle which are sire identified.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls Continental x average £937, Native average £854

Charollais x (Av £877)

£1015 £960 £955 £935 J&A Smales;

Limousin x (Av £978)

£1185 Ashfield Farms; £1160 £1115 RS Howard; £1110x2 W&A Lambert; £1085 WA VJ JA Towler; £1085 E&AM Simpson; £1075 T Robinson; 

Brit Blue x (Av £870)

£1110 W&A Lambert; £825 £815 £730 CT&JE Willoughby;  

Ab Angus (Av £976)

£1085 £950 £890 E&E Metcalfe; £990x3 A&H Cox; £960x2 JE&AC Clarke;

Blonde (Av £1040)

£1040 J&G Huck;

Shorthorn (Av £659)

£670 £655x3 A Wilson; £660 JE&AC Clarke;

Continental (Av £745)

£900x2 £870x2 £640x2 MA Barnes;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Joint -

(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1070 JJ&D Cowking

(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1070 WA VJ JA Towler

35 Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £815

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1006, Native average £880

Black & White (Av £430)

£430x2 J Moore;

Charollais (Av £1035)

£1200 P&E Fox; £870 G&R Bulmer;

Simmental x (Av £1040)

£1040 A Calvert & Son;

Limousin x (Av £1014)

£1260 £1230x2 P&E Fox; £1200 Fair Place Fm; £1195 £1115 F Thomas; £1170 C Wellock; £1030 WP&B Walker;

Blonde (Av £1080)

£1080 RB Hindle;

Ab Angus (Av £966)

£1045 C Wellock; £940x3 J&JA Preston;  

Brit Blue x (Av £939)

£1220 P&E Fox; £1110 GJ Edwards; £920 £910 £880 £780 G&R Bulmer;

Hereford (Av £732)

£770 £725x2 £710 W Stamper;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £875, Native average £802

Hereford x (Av £660)

£660 W Stamper; £660 G&R Bulmer;

Charollais x (Av £1225)

£1225 P&E Fox;

Limousin x (Av £882)

£1190 £1100x2 G&R Bulmer; £1120 P&E Fox; £1040 JH&SM Mason; £1030 GJ Edwards; £1025x2 F Thomas;  

Blonde (Av £690)

£1040 P&E Fox; £930 RB Hindle; £500x2 R&L Cockerill;

Ab Angus (Av £860)

£900x2 £895 £825 New York Farms;

Brit Blue x (Av £922)

£1150 £970 L Akrigg; £1050 E&MA Burrow; £1030 C Wellock; £940x3 JGE Heseltine;   

Top price pen of three or more heifers

69 BEEF BREEDING CATTLE

BBx Cow with Lim x Hfr                  to £1720

BBx Cow with Lim x Str                   to £1440

BBx Cow with Sim x Hfr                  to £110

Lim x Cow with Lim x Hfr               to £1500

Lim x Cow with Lim x Str                to £1280

AAx Cow with Lim x Bull                 to £1140

AAx Hfr Incalf                                     to  £970

Top Prices - £1720 M&S Gledhill; £1480 AJ Ogden