In the Store section Bullocks were again a good sale, Peter Fox had three that made either side of £1200 at 16-18months old, whilst Steven Horsfield of Mytholmroyd led the younger cattle with a great Bullock calf 9 month old that sold for £1200. In the heifers it was Messrs Wilkinson who topped prices of £1360 down to £1210 for stronger heifers, Craig Schofield of Cheadlewood had a super homebred Limousin Heifer just over a year old at £1200, and Sheila Mason of Keasden had a homebred Blue cross Heifer that was exactly a year old also sell at £1200. John & James Mellin of Black Lane Ends were next in line, also with a homebred Blue cross heifer at 12 Months making £1150. Other vendors with homebred heifers under 12 months were Messrs Mallinson, Mount Tabor at £1140John Harper of Sedbergh at £1100 and £1120, and a great pen of four Limousin Heifers 10 months form Procters Farms at £1090. Commercial cattle sold away ok, but were certainly not as easy to sell as the smart stuff.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £, Native average £

Limousin x (Av £886)

£1290 £1230 £1180 R&R Gornall; £1260 AJ Atkins; £1240 £1170 SD Bennett; £1200 K&GJ Huck; £1090 RBP;

Brit Blue x (Av £1024)

£1280 £1260 £1250 £1210x2 £1190x3 KG Wilkinson; £1200 Frankland Farms;  

Blonde (Av £1085)

£1250 £1240 K&GJ Huck; £1180 £890x2 JA Gardner; £1060 K&GJ Huck;

Saler (Av £562)

£650 £560 £520x2 LS Mawer;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £701

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £967, Native average £764

Charollais x (Av £1065)

£1160x3 £1090 A Fawcett; £1070x5 CA Thurnham; £1030x2 AC Ward;

Limousin x (Av £948)

£1220 £1180 P&E Fox; £1150 C Nelson & Son; £1150 JW Barker; £1140 £1080 JA&J Harper; £1050 D Spencer;

Brit Blue x (Av £952)

£1200 S Horsfield; £1110 M Ryder; £1100 £1060 £1000 D Broadbent; £1050 M Hutchinson;  £1000 D&FJ Leeming;

Ab Angus (Av £763)

£1020 N&J Thwaite; £1000x3 £770 CR&J Kippax; £880 JW Barker; £660 R Dobson;  

Blonde (Av £950)

£1180 P&E Fox; £720 M Iveson;

Simmental (Av £838)

£950x3 A Fawcett; £670x2 JA&E Metcalfe;

Black & White (Av £639)

£760x2 £690 JW Barker; £750x2 GD&JC Holme; £630x2 M Ryder & Son; £540 C Normington;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £880, Native average £742

Charollais x (Av £881)

£1130 £1070 £1030 A Fawcett; £1075x4 DW Sunderland; £870 M Iveson

Limousin x (Av £846)

£1200 C Schofield; £1140 M Mallinson; £1090x4 Procters Farm; £1080x2 JD&V Towers;

Brit Blue x (Av £956)

£1360 £1280 £1240 £1210 KG Wilkinson; £1200 JH&SM Mason; £1120 JA&J Harper; £1060 S Horsfield;  

Ab Angus (Av £747)

£940 N&J Thwaite; £760x2 £690x2 D Wells; £750 R&A Jennings; £640 TE&S Ridding;  

Blonde (Av £1026)

£1150 TH Mellin; £1100 JA&J Harper; £830 JA Throup;

Simmental (Av £911)

£1035 £840x2 R Holroyd; £670x2 JA&E Metcalfe

Stabiliser (Av £867)

£1035 £825x4 R Holroyd;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

Breeding Cattle

Lim X Cow with 2 Belted Gal Bull Calves                  to £840