Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle
Forward: 605 head of cattle
Comprising: 67 Young Feeding Bulls, 497 Bullocks & Heifers, 25 Breeding Cattle & 16 Pedigree Bulls
Another large show of cattle presented for sale at Skipton this week which has been the case all summer and Autumn, with Young Feeding Bulls a decent trade, as were smart stores, strong cattle and yearling bullocks. However anything second quality, regardless of age was certainly less money than the previous sale.
NEXT SALE – WEDNESDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2015.
750 HEAD comprising 100-150 Young Bulls and 300 Bullocks and Heifers, 300 Suckled Calves
Entries to Mart Office by Wednesday 21st October 4pm
Prices and Averages
Young Bulls – Continental x average £985,
Charollais x (Av £1045)
£1060x3 £1030 S Walmsley & Partners;
Limousin x (Av £1006)
£1240x2 £1170 £1160 Turner Farms; £1170x3 £1130x2 DS Townend;
Brit Blue x (Av £924)
£1280 Turner Farms; £1280 BR Fawcett; £1210 L Driver & Son; £1190 £1150 £1100 £1080 M Taylor & Son;
Simmental (Av £1220)
£1220 IJ Pratt;
Top price pen of three or more bulls
(£15 Prize) 3 PB Lim @ £1170 DS Townend, Broughton
(£10 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £950 M Taylor & Son, Rathmell
Store Bullocks – Continental x average £986, Native average £845
Charollais x (Av £971)
£1180 J&E Greenhalgh; £1180 £1070 A Fawcett; £1100 H Downs & Son; £1030 AW E&N Wade; £1030 N&S Pinder;
Limousin x (Av £986)
£1300 P&E Fox; £1220 £1170 £1150 £1140 £1100 JW Stockdale; £1170 David Sandham; £1095 C Nelson & Son;
Brit Blue x (Av £992)
£1260x2 £1240 £1190 P&E Fox; £1140 £1100x2 J Butler; £1130x2 J Crowther; £1090 D&J Coates;
Ab Angus (Av £793)
£980 D&J Coates; £790x4 JA&M Crocker; £620 H&M Plews;
Simmental (Av £964)
£1070 £1030 A Fawcett; £970x3 KG Wilkinson; £960 AW E&N Wade;
Blonde (Av £1007)
£1160 £855 David Sandham;
Murray Grey (Av £710)
£760 £660 M Crabtree;
Saler (Av £1008)
£1040x2 £1030x2 £1025x2 £1000 R&K Gemmell;
Hereford (Av £940)
£1070 A Fawcett; £1030 H Downs & Son; £960 £870x3 H Procter & Son; £945 B&J Sutcliffe;
Black & White (Av £678)
£850x2 B&J Sutcliffe; £850 £790 H Downs & Son; £810x3 T&C Robinson; £790x2 KG Wilkinson;
Bazadaise (Av £1000)
£1000 H Downs & Son;
Top price pen of three or more bullocks
(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1090 ABJ Witt, Worsthorne
(£10 Prize) 3 Brit Blue @ £1080 D&J Coates, Coniston Cold
4 Lim x @ £1080 L Atkinson, New Hutton
Store Heifers – Continental x average £877, Native average £614
Charollais x (Av £924)
£1120x2 £1040x2 £1010 DW Sunderland; £1120 H Downs & Son; £1050 David Sandham;
Limousin x (Av £887)
£1200 £1150 £1140 £1120 JW Stockdale; £1190 D&J Carlisle; ££1100x2 EW&JR Parkinson; £1100x2 G Lowe;
Brit Blue x (Av £841)
£1140 £1090 £1010 J Butler; £1070 £1050 EW&JR Parkinson; £1050 TB Moorhouse; £1040 GD&A Midgley;
Ab Angus (Av £581)
£785 Bank House Farms; £570x3 £550x3 D Wells;
Blonde (Av £898)
£1180 £1100 A Crooks; £960 £820 £810 £790 David Sandham; £900 JD&V Towers; £850 PA&D Wells;
Saler (Av £960)
£1035 £885 G Lowe;
Simmental (Av £836)
£910 A Butler; £840x6 £740 CA Foster;
Bazadaise (Av £847)
£865 £830 A&SE Duckworth;
Beef Cross (Av £984)
£1110 £1100 £970 £950 JA&JM Wade;
Top price pen of three or more heifers
(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1035 G Lowe, Chipping
(£10 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £990 G Lowe, Chipping
41 Breeding Cattle inc 16 Breeding Bulls.
Brit Blue x Cow with Bld Hfr Calf to £1950
Bld x Cow with BBX Str Calf to £1550
Bld x Cow with BBX Hfr to £1300
Ped Lim Cow with Ped Lim Hfr Calf to £2100
Lim x Cow with Lim Str Calf to £1600
Brit Blue Bull 3yrs to 3000gns
Autumn Multi Breed Bull Show
Leading prices at the Autunm Breeding Bull Sale was 3000gns made by John Lancaster for a 3 year old British Blue Bull bred by Mark & Elaine Hartleys Pendle herd at Blacko. British Blue Bulls were in demand from both suckler and dairy buyers with Ken Gambles 2013 Linthorpe Istan catching the eye of Dallowgills Paul Newbould for 2900gns.
Billinge breeder David Pawson’s Yellowhill Jason a 2014 Charolais Bull by Shankfoot Govenor was one of a handful of bulls to change hands at the autumn fixture when selling to CA Thurnham for 1800gns.
Show Results –
Class 1 – Best Bull born 2013
1st K Gamble Lot 4
2nd D&D Prince Lot 2
Class 2 – Best Bull born 2014
1st E Priestley Lot 5
2nd D&D Prince Lot 11
3rd D Pawson Lot 10
Class 3 – Best Female
1st E Priestley Lot 14
Champion – E Priestley Lot 5
Reserve – K Gamble Lot 4