Young Bull trade defied the odds and was stronger than many anticipated, producing an overall selling average of £925, premium bulls still receiving plenty of interest with Ben Townsend topping the sale at £1280. Grazing cattle were in nice demand, and again it was the yearling bullocks and heifers that were easiest to sell as customers stood at the ringside to compete strongly to secure the cattle that were offer. Strong cattle however were harder to place as feeders respond again to a prime price that is under pressure.

Producers should note that over the course of the next two sales there will be several annual consignments of breeding cattle that are worthy of note. Please keep an eye on the catalogues.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £931, Native average £760

Charollais x (Av £1009)

£1100x2 £1055 £1015 £920 S Morphet; £1010x3 AMS Robinson; £865 JE&AC Clarke;

Limousin x (Av £915)

£1180 £1090 FC N M Walker; £1140 £1120 £1110 A Clark & Johnson; £1135 £1080 £1030 J Nelson & Son; £1130 £1045 £1030 £1045 £1030 WA&VJ&JA Towler; £1080 T Wild & R Ellis;

Brit Blue x (Av £986)

£1280 £1250x2 JM Townsend; £1220 £1200 EW&JR Parkinson; £1200 £1160 S Horsfield; £1120 E&AM Simpson;  

Ab Angus (Av £838)

£880x4 A&H Cox; £820 WA&VJ&JA Towler; £690 C&RH Weatherhead;  

Blonde (Av £920)

£1210x2 JM Townsend; £1030 WA&VJ&JA Towler; £1000x2 PA&D Wells; £960 Saddle End; £890 S Horsfield;

Shorthorn (Av £840)

£840 J Pollard;

Simmental (Av £761)

£800x3 £690x2 M Nunns; £790 C&RH Weatherhead;

Hereford (Av £935)

£935 JJ&D Cowking

Stabiliser (Av £790)

£790x2 C&RH Weatherhead;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £918, Native average £776

Charollais x (Av £942)

£1100 J Cheetham; £1090 D Pawson; £1080x3 J Cheetham; £1020 £1010 £990 J Drinkall Ltd;

Limousin x (Av £972)

£1230 £1210 £1180x3 £1090 Ellis Bros; £1220 £1150x3 JE Sheard; £1085 JW Brooks; £1060x2 R&A Wallbank;

Brit Blue x (Av £928)

£1120 D Smith; £1080 M&G German; £1075 £950x2 JP Broadwith; £1065 JE Sheard; £1010 Ellis Bros;  

Ab Angus (Av £776)

£1185 £1155 D Pawson; £710x3 DA Ogden; £690x2 MJ&JD Handley; £670 CA Thurnham;   

Blonde (Av £896)

£1080 JH Throup; £970 £935x3 £890x2 £860x3 DI Holliday; £860 JP Broadwith;

Crossbred Beef (Av £940)

£1070x2 £1030 £1010x2 £1005 £985x2 JA&JM Wade;

Mont Bel (Av £800)

£800 JA Throup;

Stabiliser (Av £850)

£900 £800 JA&AC Clarke;

Simmental (Av £995)

£1060x3 G Sharp & Son; £960x3 CA Foster; £910 JE&AC Clarke;

Black & White (Av £803)

£830x10 J Howarth; £820x3 Lambert – Milehouse; £820 J Cheetham;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £864, Native average £742

Charollais x (Av £904)

£1135x6 £1125x3 JR Smith; £1095 AJ Shepherd; £1070 JE&AC Clarke; £1050 N&J Thwaite; £990x3 D Pawson;

Limousin x (Av £848)

£1310 £1300 £1290 £1270 £1140x5 £1110x3 JR Smith; £1240x2 C Schofield; £1155 AJ Shepherd;

£1110 J Nelson & Son

Brit Blue x (Av £888)

£1200 J Nelson & Son; £1120 JM&DE Wood; £1120 AJ Shepherd; £1120x2 D&S Hollings; £1075 JE Sheard; £1075 JP Broadwith; £1040 S&P Scrivin;  

Ab Angus (Av £742)

£960 JR Smith; £820x2 MP Tyson; £820 MJ&JD Handley; £815x2 E&E Metcalfe; £680x5 DA Ogden;  

Blonde (Av £873)

£1240 £1175 £1060 Saddle End Farms; £990 £930 JH Throup; £950x2 TB Moorhouse; £920 JM&FM Gillett;

Simmental (Av £761)

£840x2 £810x2 G Mellin; £740 £710x2 £630 JGE Heseltine;

Bazadaise (Av £1112)

£1185 £1040 AJ Shepherd;

Hereford (Av £670)

£840 JR Smith; £720 JP Broadwith; £450 D Asquith;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

Breeding Cattle

Lim Cow with Lim Calf                    to £1800 C Schofield

Ab Angus Cow with Ab Angus    to £1100 E&E Metcalfe