Feeding Bulls – another high-quality entry of 2019 born bulls with a high percentage of 300-400kg cattle in the entry which were well sold. Bulls of all ages with growth potential were a good trade throughout while the small extreme types were harder to place.

Feeding Cows & Bulls -  A large show of cows today and a sharp trade seen, especially for the leaner end of goods. Best end £1100 plus, topping at £1410 for a super Limousin from Highfield Farm Partnership. Plenty of cows £850 to £1000, and the leaner end of cow with some frame £750 to £820. Overall average of £877 proving the section is a good place to market your geld cows.

Stores - Feeding cattle a strong trade today. Many more could have been sold to the sellers advantage. Angus Heifers topped at £1070 and Bullocks at £1225 from J Cheetham. Strong U Grade heifers selling to a wide audience of buyers for further feeding or taking to the bull, With a top price of £1520 from High Field Farms for a belting Limi.. Good strong steers flew to an active audience round the ring. Retail cattle saw a lot less about, saving up for next fortnight’s Show and Sale so a good turnout of retail cattle expected forward.

The yearling bullocks sold just as well as previous weeks. Angus yearlings a cracking trade as well. Yearling Heifers steadier on the week but more softer sorts entering the ring which didn’t help. Any Heifer with size and age flying but some grass cattle could just be a bit early in coming to the auction as winter could still come round the corner. Good makers still a similar trade as there gets less about and more buyers after these market spec cattle, although the older the beast the better the bonus.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls Continental x average £981, Native average £829

Charollais x (Av £1076)

£1135 £1035x2 £1020 D Pawson; £1130 FC N M Walker; £1090x2 JH&CM Stancliffe;

Simmental x (Av £1056)

£1130 £1090 £1080 D Pawson; £1130 £1090 £1080 £1075 £1070 G Lumb;

Limousin x (Av £968)

£1165x2 JH&CM Stancliffe; £1150x3 RS Harker; £1120 R Holroyd; £1105 £1100 JM Wilson; £1100 T Robinson; £1100 TH Mellin;

Brit Blue x (Av £984)

£1280 KA&HL Fawcett; £1170 £1110 RP Holt; £1160 RS Harker; £1110 R&VJ Brown; £1105 R Holroyd; £1095 MJ&RH Wallbank; £1095 S&T Fawcett;   

Ab Angus (Av £829)

£1030 JA&JM Wade; £940 £880x2 Thwaite Bros; £910 £890 £885 £850 £840 Ben Marsden;  

Blonde (Av £960)

£1120 TB Moorhouse; £1070 JA&J Harper; £1070 J&G Huck; £940 JE Cowperthwaite; £895 R Dodson;  

Bazadaise (Av £967)

£1055 £880 J Bosworth;

Under12 months - £1280 KA&HL Fawcett; £1170 RP Holt; £1150 RS Harker; £1135 D Pawson;

Over 12 months - £1165 JH&CM Stancliffe; £1160 £1150 RS Harker; £1120 TB Moorhouse;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

(£15 Prize) 4 Lim x @ £1150 RS Harker

(£10 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1030 JA&JM Wade

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £877 Bulls av £1150

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £981, Native average £971

Charollais (Av £1093)

£1190x3 £1170 K&S Barron; £1175 £1085x2 D Beck; £1070 A Fawcett; £690 Fleets Farms

Simmental x (Av £901)

£1140 R Naylor; £1035 A Fawcett; £955 G&R Bulmer; £840 JG Pears; £720x2 R Dodson;

Limousin x (Av £943)

£1310 £1300 Fair Place Farm; £1195 £1190 £1185 £1165 E&AM Simpson; £1185 DT Houseman; £1120 JA Throup;  

Blonde (Av £950)

£950 CT&EM Hammond;  

Ab Angus (Av £994)

£1225x3 £1120 £1070x3 J Cheetham; £1090x2 Ben Marsden;  £1040 B Spensley;

Saler x (Av £917)

£1000x4 J&C Wright; £890x2 Beeston Hall; £780x2 JJ&J Woof;

Brit Blue x (Av £1009)

£1170x2 K&J Marshall; £1135 DT Houseman; £1135 RD Capstick; £1130 £1090 JT Dobson; £1090x3 J Hoggarth;  

Hereford (Av £986)

£1180 A Thompson Farms; £905 E Pennock & Son; £875 RD Capstick;

B&W (Av £926)

£975x2 £930 D Beck; £950x4 R Naylor; £730 JT Dobson;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £879, Native average £778

Charollais x (Av £868)

£1210 K&S Barron; £1095x2 £1090 £1080 E&AM Simpson; £1065x4 £890 J&M Blakey; £990 G&R Bulmer;  

Simmental (Av £772)

£1095 £930 R Naylor; £1045x5 £985x3 A Fawcett; £940 JA Throup;

Limousin x (Av £892)

£1520 £1330 High Field Farm; £1280 £1230 £1220 F&A Walmsley; £1240 AV Caton; £1235 JE Sheard; £1230 JW Stockdale;   

Blonde (Av £943)

£995 CT&EM Hammond; £985 A Fawcett; £850 A Parnaby;   

Ab Angus (Av £813)

£1070 £1055 KM&L Throup; £1045 FA Holmes; £1000 JN&J Rennard; £1000 E Pennock & Son; £965 JA Throup;  

Saler (Av £753)

£760x2 Beeston Hall; £740 JJ&J Woof;

Brit Blue x (Av £886)

£1215 L Brown; £1140 £1110 K&J Marshall; £1100 G&R Bulmer; £1080 R Naylor; £1060x3 B Spensley;  £1050 A&AR Philipson;

Shorthorn (Av £827)

£980 A Wilson; £950 R Naylor; £890 W&M Hebron; £715x3 Fleets Farm;

Bazadaise x (Av £976)

£1100x3 £870 RS&HA Davey; £860 A Rayton; £830 T Metcalfe;

Stabiliser x (Av £626)

£690 £685 £680 £595x3 £585x2 JG Pears;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

56 BREEDING CATTLE

BSH Cow with BSH Bull Calf                        to £1200

Highfield Farm LLP Dispersal

Ped British Blue Bull 5yrs                              to £3700

Lim x Cows with BBx Str Calves                 to £1550

Lim x Cows with Lim x Hfr Calves              to £1850

Lim x Cows with BB  Hfr Calves                  to £1450

Saler Cows with BBx Str Calves                  to £1620

Sim x Cows with BB Str Calves                   to £1200

Sim x Cows Incalf                                             to £1140 av £1038

Saler Cows Incalf                                              to £1300 av £1133

Lim x Cows Incalf                                             to £1700 av £1435

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