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STORE & BREEDING CATTLE - WEDNESDAY 6TH JULY 2016

Forward: 386 head of cattle Comprising: 105 Young Feeding Bulls, 9 Beef Bred Feeding Cows , 235 Bullocks & Heifers & 37 Breeding Cattle At CCM Auctions fortnightly cattle sale there was a very good entry of nearly 400 head for a mid-summer sale. Young Bull trade was just up a notch with a top of £1,290 for a 13 month Blue cross from Messrs Lodge of Westside House, Malham Moor, closely followed at £1,280 for 13month Limousin cross from Jimmy Baines of Trawden who also sold a 12month old Blue cross at £1,200. Strong bulls continued a good trade all sale long with Robert Wade of Connonley making £1,260 and £1,200 of 12month old Limousin crosses.

 

However it was the younger square types that saw the best lift. In the store section it was a yearling Black Limousin Bullock from Richard Shepherd of Pateley Bridge that caught the eye racing away to £1,280, and John Lancaster led the heifer prices with a 12month old Limousin cross Blue that was knocked down for £1,210. A further 34 head on the day sold from £1,110 to £1,190 reflecting the quality of cattle on offer at Skipton even for a mid summer sale. A good show of Native Beef Sired cattle had Angus heifers topping at £1,085, Hereford Bullocks at £1,140 and Angus Bullocks at £1,100, whilst 33 Black & White Bullocks in the mix topped at £990 and average £745. Overall Averages saw 105 Bulls level at £976, 109 Bullocks at £928 and 126 Heifers at £911.

 

NEXT SALE – WEDNESDAY 20th JULY 2016.

460 HEAD comp: 125 Young Bulls, 10-20 Beef Bred Feeding Cows, 300 Bullocks/Heifers, 25 Breeding Cattle

Entries to Mart Office by Wednesday 13th July

 

 

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £995,

 

Charollais x (Av £960)

£960x6 Bros;

Limousin x (Av £1002)

£1280 £1050 J Baines; £1260 £1200 £1170 £1150x2 JA&JM Wade; £1190 £1050 IJ Pratt; £1080 £1050 JM Townsend;

Brit Blue x (Av £1005)

£1290 A Lodge; £1200 £1170 J Baines; £1180 JM Townsend; £1180x2 £1060 JW Hall; £1020 E&AM Simpson;  

Blonde (Av £1120)

£1120 JM Townsend;

Simmental (Av £872)

£990 £880 Haven Lea Farms; £930 £780x2 C&RH Weatherhead;

 

Top price pen of three or more bulls

(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1050 DW Towler

(£10 Prize) 6 Char x @ £960 Brown Bros

 

 

9 Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £756

 

Limousin              to £860 av £743                 J Feather

Brit Blue               to £750 av £687                 A Lodge

Blonde                  to £820 av £776                 PA&D Wells

Simmental          to £870                                 J Feather

 

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1004, Native Beef average £1067, B&W av £745

Charollais x (Av £1028)

£1150 £1075x3 AC Ward; £1100 £1080 A Fawcett; £1085 N&J Thwaite;

Limousin x (Av £998)

£1280 FM Shepherd; £1240 £1150 A Summers; £1175 CT&EM Hammond; £1150 BS Simpson; £1070 T Metcalfe; £1070 N Fretwell;

Brit Blue x (Av £1001)

£1120 £1080x3 £1060 A Fawcett; £1020x2 R Naylor; £910 £880 M Mallinson; £900 N&J Thwaite;  

Ab Angus (Av £1055)

£1055x3 R Naylor;  

Simmental (Av £977)

£1010 Haven Lea Farms; £990x3 £955x3 R Naylor;

Hereford (Av £1087)

£1140x2 £1090 C Winterbrun; £1110x3 KP Drinkall;

Black & White (Av £745)

£990x2 £980 £975x2 £915x2 RJ Ashworth;

 

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

(£15 Prize) 3 Here x @ £1110 KP Drinkall

(£10 Prize) 3 Char x @ £1075 AC Ward

 

 

Store Heifers – Continental x average £916, Native Beef average £974

Charollais x (Av £906)

£1090 £1070 £970 £960 £900 J&E Greenhalgh; £1020 BE Wilson; £980 D&A Livestock;

Limousin x (Av £905)

£1210 £1040 JR Lancaster; £1135 WA&VJ&JA Towler; £1030x2 JA&JM Wade; £1020 D&A Livestock; £1020 T Metcalfe;

Brit Blue x (Av £976)

£1180 £1170 £1160x2 £1110 KA&HL Fawcett; £1080 £1065 £1045 A Fawcett; £1080 G&R Bulmer; £1065 A Butler;  

Ab Angus (Av £1005)

£1085 A Butler; £985x4 KP Drinkall;  

Blonde (Av £854)

£900 £885 TB Moorhouse; £870 T Blackwell; £860x2 £820x2 F Stephenson;

Simmental (Av £940)

£940x3 R Naylor;

Bazadaise (Av £950)

£950x2 R Naylor;

 

Top price pen of three or more heifers

(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1000 DM White

(£10 Prize) 4 AA x @ £985 KP Drinkall

 

 

39 Breeding Cattle

A nice show of Cattle out for sale and found a decent trade for the offering.

 

Lim x Cow with Lim x Bull Calf     to £1650

Lim x Cow with Lim x Hfr Calf      to £1300

Lim x Cow with BB x Hfr Calf        to £1500

Lim x Hfr with BB x Hfr Calf           to £1500

Lim x Hfr with Lim x Bull Calf        to £1450

BB x Cow with Lim x Bull Calf       to £1450

BB x Hfr with Lim x Bull Calf          to £1500

BB x Hfr with Lim x Hfr Calf           to £1580

Char x Cow with Lim x Hfr             to £1380

 

Limousin Stock Bull 2009               to £1080