Young Feeding bulls were first up in the morning with 139 presented and sold. Some tremendous top end prices for a lambing time sale with Stuart Gill of Dacre making £1380 of a British Blue cross, Willie Naylor of Cononley made £1300 of a Limousin cross, Stephen and Tracey Fawcett of Drebley together with daughter Samantha had two great bulls only 9months and 10 months old making £1260 and £1250, Messr Clark & Johnson from Windermere made £1225 of a 10month old Charolais, whilst Thomas Robinson from Slaidburn made £1200 of Limousin cross. Continental bulls average £1048.17 across the board.
Today we held our First prize show for Beef Bred Feeding Cows and there was a large entry of 43 head forward for sale. John Fawcett from Barden was awarded first prize Continental cross cow for a 7 year old Blonde cross that went on to top the sale at £1420. Robert Wade from Cononley presented a nice run of cows, best of these a 4 year beef cross at £1300. A Tennant from Peckett Well had an overage Charollais heifer at £1250, Messrs Stockdale from Burnsall had a 6 year old British Blue cross at £1230, Geoffrey Wilson from Goredale sold a 7 year Limousin cross for £1220 and the first prize Native cow, a 5 year old Beef Shorthorn at £1200. Andrew Houseman from Dacre had a nice run of cows to top at £1210 for an 8 year old Limousin cross. The 43 cows attracted a large ringside of buyers with 12 different successful purchasers and the sale levelled at £985.38. Cows must be pre-entered for the catalogue, 4pm Wednesday prior to sale, this way we can reliably inform customers of anticipated numbers.
In the Store Cattle section there was the Spring Prize Show & Sale for Bullocks and Heifers with Champion awarded to a heifer from D&S Hollins of Peckett Well selling for £1290, whilst Richard Maudsley topped the steers at £1320 with a Limousin cross. Plenty of men for grazing cattle today with yearling bullocks in very strong demand and yearling heifers were also good to sell, whilst strong cattle were short of requirements and would be slightly dearer on the fortnight.
A few more Beef Breeding Cattle about today topping at £1420 for Angus cows with Angus Bull Calves. It’s the time of year now that customers are looking for replacements, so please pre enter them. The Pedigree season starts next sale, and this always brings more customers for commercial breeding cattle.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £1048.17, Native average £903.66

Charollais x (Av £1036.67)

£1225 Clark & Johnson; £1110 RM Wilson; £1060x2, £1050 x3, £940 D&A Livestock; £750 JE&AC Clarke & Son;

Limousin x (Av £1045.18)

£1300 WF Naylor; £1200 T Robinson & Son; £1160x2 TH&K Wood; £1160 WM&JE Shuttleworth; £1160 J Nelson

Brit Blue x (Av £1070.45)

£1380 SD Gill; £1260, £1250 S&T Fawcett; £1190 JM Townsend; £1190 KA&HL Fawcett; £1180 EW&JR Parkinson

Ab Angus (Av £947.50)

£1000, £960, £950, £880 A&H Cox

Blonde (Av £968.33)

£1090 JT Booker; £1070 E&M Townley; £1070, £930, £840, £810 JT Booker

Simmental (Av £1185)

£1185 Clark & Johnson

Top price pen of three or more bulls

43 Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £985.38

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1013.29, Native average £929.38

Charollais x (Av £1068.18)

£1250 A Tennant; £1240 JA Mellin; £1195 CW Sutcliffe; £1180, £1170 A Tennant; £1135 CW Sutcliffe;

Limousin x (Av £1000.87)

£1320 H&S Maudsley; £1260 GR Bulmer & Sons; £1210x5 JR&DL Ogden; 1185, £1180 CH&OF Hammond;

Brit Blue x (Av £1039)

£1280 JA Mellin; £1200 x3 D&J Coates; £1180, £1100x2 CW Sutcliffe; £1080 R&VM Clarke; £1050 GR Bulmer

Ab Angus (Av £1005)

£1180x3 AM Binns; £1160 TE&S Riddings; £900 E&M Townley; £900 D Pawson & Sons; £770 x2 TE&S Riddings

Blonde (Av £932.50)

£1170 S Horsfield; £965 x3 Dean Partnership; £875, £860, £830x2 Rushtons; 

Galloway (Av £896.25)

£1065, £910, £880, £730 H Gray

Hereford (Av £944)

£1080x2 RD Capstick; £910 GR Hensby; £825x2 TE&S Riddings;

Simmental (Av £904.29)

£1000 R&M Towell; £980 GR Hensby; £960x2, £810x3 CW Foster;

Black & White (Av £610)

£610 x4 A Wainwright & Sons

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £927.77, Native average £819.78

Charollais x (Av £894)

£1080, £1040X2 D&A Livestock; £970 TE Walker; £960 D&A Livestock; £900 x4, £850 x2 D Pawson & Sons;

Limousin x (Av £952.17)

£1250 CH&OF Hammond; £1240 D Wallbank; £1225 GD&A Midgeley; £1210 x2 CW Foster;

Brit Blue x (Av £951.38)

£1290 DS Hollings; £1250 JC Walker & Sons; £1200, £1190 S&T Fawcett; £1115 D&J Coates;  

Ab Angus (Av £844.32)

£1130 JCT Excavations; £1050 JT Rushton; £1050x2 £980 D&J Coates; £910 x8 JF Metcalfe;  

Blonde (Av £790)

£1020 F Stephenson; £950 JA&J Harper; £900x2 F Stephenson; £890 JA Stoney & Son; £880 x2 F Stephenson

Shorthorn (Av £790)

£870x3, £830 x3 A Lambert; £430 H Gray

Simmental (Av £1030)

£1030 R&M Towell

Top price pen of three or more heifers

(£15 Prize) 4 Limousin Hfrs at £1150 JR&DL Ogden

(£10 Prize) 3 Limousin Hfrs at £990 DT Houseman

10 BEEF BREEDING CATTLE

AAX Cow with AA Steer Calf to £1280

AAX Cow with AAX Bull Calf to £1420

LIM X Cow with LIMX Hfr Calf to £1300

BBX Cow with SIMX Hfr Calf av £1225 to £1250