Forward: 614 head of cattle
Comprising: 87 Young Feeding Bulls, 8 Feeding Cows, 513 Bullocks & Heifers, 6 Breeding Cattle
CCM Auctions conducted their fortnightly sale of store cattle at Skipton on Wednesday where another large entry was presented for sale.
In the young feeding bull section a sharp trade was witnessed with young bulls of all breeds under 12 month showing an average of £877.60 and continental bulls of all ages levelling at £926.
In the Store section there was a tremendous enquiry for bullocks, with Charolais bred cattle in very strong demand, some annual consignments showing a rise in prices on the year. There was a lovely show of continental heifers and buyers were again keen to secure the best quality lots. Native cattle were out again in force with 105 head of Native beef bred and dairy bred bullocks and heifers forward for sale, and trade was seen to be just as sharp as the previous sale as customers respond to the increased numbers available at Skipton.
Prices and Averages
Young Bulls – Continental x average £926, Native average £792
Charollais x to £925 av £877 Top Price – JE&AC Clarke
Limousin x to £1320 av £898 Top Price – JM Townsend
Blonde x to £970 av £960 Top Price – E&M Townley
British Blue x to £1460 av £967 Top Price – JM Townsend
Simmental x to £1120 av £875 Top Price – Barlow Bros
Murray Grey to £400 Top Price – F Sellars
Ab Angus to £400 Top Price – F Sellars
Hereford to £1060 Top Price – C Winterburn
Black & White to £450 av £415 Top Price – M Mallinson Ltd
Principle Prices:
£1460 JM Townsend; £1420 £1400 J Baines; £1340 £1140 £1120 I Barrett; £1320 JM Townsend; £1300 W&A Lambert; £1200x2 £1120 £1120 J Nelson & Son; £1170 £1140 £1130 DW&CJ Towler; £1120 Barlow Bros;
Top price pen of three or more bulls
(£15 Prize) 3 Brit Blue x @ £795 A Twell & Co, Donnington
(£10 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £770 A Twell & Co, Donnington
Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1004, Native average £907
Charolais x to £1225 av £1063 Top Price – P&E Fox
Limousin x to £1280 av £990 Top Price – AM&HV Brown
Blonde x to £1090 av £748 Top Price – JE Cowperthwaite
British Blue x to £1215 av £1027 Top Price – RD Thorpe
Simmental x to £1110 av £943 Top Price – AV Caton
Hereford to £1090 av £606 Top Price – David Sandham Trading Ltd
S’Horn to £860 Top Price – FG Throup
Ab Angus to £1105 av £907 Top Price – JSS Verity
Saler to £1110 av £1100 Top Price – AV Caton
Mont Bel to £855 Top Price – A Fawcett
Bazadaise to £990 av £895 Top Price – R Naylor
Stabiliser to £1000 Top Price – N&S Pinder
Black & White to £780 av £693 Top Price – JSS Verity
Principle Prices:
£1280 £1215 AM&HV Brown; £1230x2 £1225 £1200x5 P&E Fox; £1220 D&J Carlisle; £1215 £1180 RD Thorpe;
£1210 David Sandham Trading Ltd; £1200x2 JE Sheard; £1200 AB Woodhouse; £1155 A Caton;
Top price pen of three or more bullocks
(£15 Prize) 5 Char x @ £1200 P&E Fox, Withgill
(£10 Prize) 4 Brit Blue x @ £1150 D&J Coates, Coniston Cold
Store Heifers – Continental x average £936, Native average £792
Charolais x to £1190 av £973 Top Price – SW Sunderland
Limousin x to £1330 av £917 Top Price – JW Stockdale & Son
Blonde x to £1250 av £873 Top Price – RD Thorpe
British Blue x to £1250 av £979 Top Price – RD Thorpe
Simmental x to £935 av £880 Top Price – DA Pratt
Hereford to £910 Top Price – A Padfield
Bazadaise to £810 Top Price – R Naylor
A. Angus to £930 av £782 Top Price – RA Caton
Black & White to £790 Top Price – JSS Verity
Stabiliser to £930 Top Price – JE&AC Clarke
Principle Prices:
£1330 £1230 £1200 £1150 JW Stockdale & Son; £1250x2 RD Thorpe; £1220 R Holmes; £1220 £1200 £1190 EW&JR Parkinson; £1200 PL Metcalfe; £1190 DW Sunderland; £1165 AM&HV Brown; £1140 AT Rogerson;
Top price pen of three or more heifers
(£15 Prize) 3 Char x @ £1075 DW Sunderland, Halton East
(£10 Prize) 3 Char x @ £1060 JE Gaunt, Thurstonland
Breeding Cattle
B. Blue Cows with Bull Calves to £1360 (£1230) Top G&PS Fleetwood
B. Blue Cows with Heifer Calves to £1520 TOP G&PS Fleetwood
Feeding Cows
Simmental to £890 Top J Hamer
Limousin to £870 Top R&VJ Brown
Hereford to £450 Top A&J Lambert