Young Bulls were once again good to sell with several of the best end making it over £1200, up to £1300 for a cracking Blue cross from Ben Townsend of Laneshawbridge. A strong trade though for the next grade of bull with a full contingent of buyers present. Feeding Cows were the best trade seen yet and still a good show of 36 head, with 7 head making it to top side of £1200, with the 36 head averaging £916.

Store Cattle were a solid trade, a shortage of strong types but £1250-£1340 the price range for the 18 month types with shape, but it was the yearling bullocks and heifers that really found favour with seasonal buyers out in force looking for mouths to graze additional grass. Breeding Cattle found a good gathering of buyers and these continue to find new homes at continually good prices with purchasers buoyed by good returns for their store cattle and grazing cows in the store ring.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £1008, Native average £807

Charollais x (Av £897)

£1030 AMS Robinson; £920x5 Brown Bros;

Limousin x (Av £1015)

£1240x2 £1180 T Robinson; £1230 £1200 SD Bennett; £1200 E&AM Simpson; £1190 E&M Townley; £1140 DM White;

Brit Blue x (Av £1054)

£1300 £1260 JM Townsend; £1300 A Lodge; £1240 HW Timm; £1220 T Robinson; £1210 EW&JR Parkinson;  £1200 BL&R Lund;

Ab Angus (Av £843)

£1090 £940x2 A&H Cox; £880 £780 £770 Haven Lea Farms; £800 £750 E&E Metcalfe;

Blonde (Av £1100)

£1100 K&GJ Huck;

Saler (Av £931)

£1030x2 £920x3 AMS Robinson; £990 HW Timm; £910 SW Thornber;

Simmental (Av £995)

£1230 IJ Pratt; £760 JA Gardner;

Bazadasie (Av £873)

£1000x2 £620 M&M Sykes;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £916

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1066, Native average £953

Charollais x (Av £1165)

£1290 A Fawcett; £1270 £1255x2 £1130 RA Williams; £1070 CW Sutcliffe; £1040 AC Ward & Partners;

Limousin x (Av £1038)

£1330 £1320 CH&OF Hammond; £1290 A Fawcett; £1240 F&M Rowling; £1190 C Wellock & Son; £1180 KM&L Throup;

Brit Blue x (Av £1099)

£1275 A Fawcett; £1235 £1215 E&MA Burrow & Sons; £1180 R Naylor & Son; £1170 CW Sutcliffe; £1135 KM&L Throup;  

Ab Angus (Av £1069)

£1310 x3 AM Binns;  £1300 H Downs & Son; £1070 KM&L Throup; £970x2 A Fawcett; £940 CW Sutcliffe;

Blonde (Av £916)

£1280 JA Gardner; £1840 £800 Rushtons; £830x2 PA&D Wells;

Bazadaise (Av £1051)

£1145 £1020x3 R Naylor & Sons;

Simmental (Av £1149)

£1275x3 A Fawcett; £1100x2 R Naylor & Son;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £983, Native average £999

Charollais x (Av £1026)

£1140 £900 A Fawcett; £1040 W&A Lambert;

Limousin x (Av £964)

£1300 JH&SM Mason; £1170 D&D Prince; £1160x2 KP Drinkall; £1120 AJ Ogden; £1110 D Glassbrook; £1005 W&A Lambert;

Brit Blue x (Av £986)

£1340 A Lodge; £1190 W Thwaite; £1190 JH&SM Mason; £1180 KP Drinkall; £1170 £1115 H Downs & Son;  

Blonde (Av £996)

£1230 £1060 £1040 K&GJ Huck; £1160 E&M Townley; £1140 £1100 RL Cockerill; £1060 AJ Ogden;

Ab Angus (Av £970)

£1120 £1000 x4 KM&L Throup; £1040 A Fawcett; £950x3 JW&JH Collinson;

Shorthorn (Av £1200)

£1200 Messrs Coates;

Simmental (Av £1170)

£1250 KP Drinkall; £1090 R Naylor & Sons;

Bazadaise (Av £990)

£990x3 R Naylor & Son

Top price pen of three or more heifers

55 Breeding Cattle

BBx Cow with Lim x Bull                 £1950 av £1850

BBx Cow with Lim x Hfr                  £1700

Lim x Cow with Lim x Bull              £1800

AA x Hfr with Lim Bull                     £1500

AA x Cow with AA Bull                   £1120

Lim x Hfr with Lim x Bull                 £2000 av £1910

Lim x Hfr with Lim x Hfr                  £2000 av £1810

Here x Cow with BB x Hfr               £1300

Here x Hfr with Lim x Hfr                £1500 av £1410

Lim Hfr Incalf                                   £1200

Prices –

Ashfield Farms                   £2000x2 £1800 £1700x2

N Parker                              £1950

Collier Raw                          £1800 £1600

EW&E Lucas                        £1750 £1700