There were 68 Bulls in the entry at 10months and younger, topping at £1300 for a 10month old British Blue from T Robinson & Sons, Slaidburn. David White of Hebden followed at £1175, Greame Sztejnke from Eldroth topped his run at £1170 and Ian Moorhouse from Dacre £1150. The younger end of this age bracket (6-8mo) were keenly sought, nice shaped sorts £750-£850, as far as £900. 40 Bulls aged 13 months or more completed the line up, a few none farm assured mixed in there as well which would be over age before satisfying residency periods, but still best end £1150 to £1250.

Another good show of Beef Bred Feeding Cows saw an entry of 44 head average £943 each. The sale topped at £1630 for a pure bred Blue from Ken Gamble of Easingwold, followed at £1480 for Cast Blue Bull from R&VM Clarke of Cowling. Several over £1100, with other notable prices being £1320 from T&E Priestley, £1250 I Barrett & Son, £1240 G&R Bulmer & Son.
Second and Third quality leaner types were seen to be dearer than the previous sale as more customers in the market looking for cows to turn out to grass.

A large show of store cattle on offer today with a high percentage of grazing bullocks and heifers on offer.  Despite large numbers of younger cattle, overall they ended up a very handy right throughout the sale. Bullocks saw some strong bidding with under 12mth old steers to £1140 x2 from DI Holliday of Riverside and £1090 WB Woodsworth with an average of £880. 13-19mth Bullocks were into a high gear today also topping at £1245 & £1240 from Andrew Houseman of Darley and averaging £955, the older bullocks 19-25mths topped at £1240 but had a healthy average of £1025.

Heifers were a similar story.  Older heifers (19-25mth) commanded a good trade today with a cracker of a heifer from James Towler of Grindleton topping at £1250 and a age bracket average of £1010. It was however the young heifers under 12mths which saw a healthy trade for the large numbers on offer averaging £814 and topping with a sweet Limousin from Mick Carr, Horton in Ribblesdale topping at £1060.   

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £1027, Native average £798

Charollais x (Av £1006)

£1240 £1150 J&E Greenhalgh; £1100 x4 MJ&JD Handley; £1090x3 AMS Robinson; £1030 FC N&M Walker;

Simmental x (Av £980)

£980x2 J&A Smales;

Limousin x (Av £1020)

£1340 A Lodge; £1250x3 £1240 £1220 TH&K Wood; £1200 T Robinson & Son; £1200 MJ&A Carr; £1195x3 RS Harker;

Brit Blue x (Av £964)

£1300 T Robinson; £1125 £1050 JH&J Ryder; £1125 JR Lancaster; 1065 R&VM Clarke; £1060 JA&J Harper; £1050x2 EW&JR Parkinson;  

Ab Angus (Av £713)

£1020 MJ&JD Handley; £990 £890x3 A&H Cox; £700 E&E Metcalfe; £700 R&N Carlisle;  

Blonde (Av £976)

£1150 TB Moorhouse; £1120 J&G Huck; £1070 R&SH Stainton; £1070 JA&J Harper; £1050x2 G Cornforth;

Saler (Av £720)

£720 JJ&J Woof;

Hereford (Av £690)

£690 JJ&J Woof;

Shorthorn (Av £736)

£805x2 £600 S&D Robinson;

Devon x (Av £883)

£890x2 £870 J&A Smales;

Bazadaise (Av £1090)

£1200 £1140 £1130 £1080 RS&HA Davey;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £943

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £979, Native average £805

Charollais x (Av £1001)

£1140 £1035x3 £1030 £980 £965x4 D Beck;

Limousin x (Av £960)

£1240 Whalley Corn Mills; £1240 DT Houseman; £1210 E Simpson; £1180x2 £1165 £1160 Ellis Bros; £1155 CH&OF Hammond;

Brit Blue x (Av £1034)

£1200x2 Whalley Corn Mills; £1200 £1135 Church Farm Enterprises; £1190x2 JA Throup; £1155 £1145 Ellis Bros; £1130x3 E&MA Burrow;

Ab Angus (Av £909)

£1050 £975x2 KM&L Throup; £1020 CW Sutcliffe; £990x3 R Holmes;

Blonde (Av £905)

£1245 £1140 £1120 DT Houseman; £980 £890 DI Holliday; £950 £940 £930 K Lister & Son;

Bazadaise (Av £940)

£940 RC Lee;

Mont Bel (Av £725)

£930 R Holmes; £520 HM&J Clarke;

Simmental (Av £910)

£1080 AV Caton; £920 JA&JH Hewetson; £840 JE&AC Clarke;

Black & White (Av £583)

£720 C Wellock; £705x3 K Foster; £660x2 £590x3 W Rathmell;

Hereford (Av £692)

£895 JE&AC Clarke; £800x2 JJ&J Woof; £650x5 A Nicholson;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £887, Native average £802

Charollais x (Av £993)

£1180x2 J&R Smith; £1070x2 £1025 £970 D&A Livestock; £1005 JA&JH Hewetson; £950 Bob Lancaster;

Limousin x (Av £875)

£1250 WA VJ JA Towler; £1230 RS Harker & Son; £1190 E Simpson & Son; £1185 Ellis Bros; £1160 F&A Walmsley & Son;

Brit Blue x (Av £914)

£1150 SD Bennett; £1145x2 Whalley Corn Mills; £1110x2 £1100x3 BF Blezard; £1075 Church Farm Enterprises;  £1000 DE Wood;

Ab Angus (Av £805)

£1120 £1000 Church Farm Enterprises; £1030 D&J Coates; £980 JA Throup; £930 JA Mellin; £900 KM&L Throup;  

Blonde (Av £801)

£1040 JJ&J Woof & Sons; £1020 DT Houseman; £910 £880 G Cornforth; £870 £825 K Lister & Son; £820 ML Evans;

Saler (Av £715)

£1015 R&K Gemmell; £640x4 JJ&J Woof;

Hereford (Av £785)

£865 £725 JE&AC Clarke; £765 K Lister & Sons;

Simmental (Av £730)

£1240 £1180 JR Smith; £960 JG Bamforth; £930 Bob Lancaster; £715x4 G&J Dean;

Shorthorn (Av £798)

£925 Bob Lancaster; £860 A Nicholson; £610 W Howarth;

Piemontese (Av £870)

£870 JG Bamforth;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

23 Beef Breeding Cattle

Ped Lim Cow with Lim Bull Calf                   to 1900gns

Pure Lim Bull 2 years                                      to 2000gns

Pure Lim Bull 2.5 years                                  to 2700gns

Pure Lim Hfr with Lim Bull Calf                    to £1900

Lim x Cow with Lim Bull Calf                        to £1600

Saler x Cow with Lim Bull Calf                      to £1500

Sim x Cow with Lim Hfr Calf                         to £1420