A good show of cattle were forward for sale, sellers should be aware however that some buyers are requiring more information from vendors of none homebred cattle as some processors have announced new pricing measures in the form of new complicated grading grids and deductions for cattle that have had over 4 movements or need to satisfy new residency periods on the feeder/finishers farm. Many animals that are farm assured can have 4 or more movements in its life, but it still farm assured. The Live Market remains the place to short circuit these new measures and find a buyer in a competitive environment that takes the animal on its merits.

Cattle were generally a similar trade, bulls finding a full ringside of regular buyers together with others who attend this special sale on a seasonal basis. Strong stores were no cheaper on the fortnight, but suckled calves although having a full ringside buyers were cheaper on the year as expected.

Show Potential & Suckled Calves

Class 1 – British Bull Born 2014

1^st DS Townend Lot 56 sold for £1080 to SA Swales

2^nd AT Rogerson Lot 87 sold for £750 to JA Drake

3^rd AT Rogerson Lot 85 sold for £640 to JA Drake

Class 2 – Limousin Bull Born 2014

1^st DS Townend Lot 55 sold for £1200 SA Swales

2^nd Turner Farms Lot 46 sold for £1120 to SA Swales

3^rd T&S Blades Lot 97 sold for £1210 to Waterloo Farms

Class 3 – Any Other Breed Bull Born 2014

1^st C Schofield Lot 125 sold for £1020 to JA Matten

2^nd D&A Livestock Lot 66 sold for £1060 to Waterloo Farms

Class 4 – British Blue Steer Born 2014

1^st ID&H Rawlinson Lot 486 sold for £960 to JA Matten

Class 7 – British Blue Heifer Born 2014

1^st JC Walker & Son Lot 533 sold for £1400 to DS Townend

Class 8 – Limousin Heifer Born 2014

1^st E&M Townley Lot 528 sold for £1080 to I Swales

2^nd E&M Townley Lot 529 sold for £900 to M Thuey

3^rd T&G Dobson Lot 448 sold for £840 to I Swales

Class 9 – Other Breed Heifer Born 2014

1^st K&GJ Huck Lot 542 sold for £910 to CD&RK Kitching

2^nd K&GJ Huck Lot 543 sold for £990 to H Downs & Son

Champion – JC Walker Lot 533 sold for £1400 to DS Townend

Reserve – E&M Townley Lot 528 sold for £1080 to I Swales

Class 11 – Best Steer 2014

1^st Fox Farms Lot 307 sold for £1300 to JA Matten

2^nd S Rawlinson Lot 488 Unsold

3^rd N Mayor Lot 255 sold for £1240 JR Metcalfe

Class 12 – Best Heifer 2014

1^st JC Walker & Son Lot 532 sold for £1400 to JR Metcalfe

2^nd Fox Farms Lot 313 sold for £1380 to Thompson Bros

3^rd Fox Farms Lot 314 sold for £1300 to Thompson Bros

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £903, Native average £630

Charollais x (Av £998)

£1060 £1010x3 £940x2 D&A Livestock; £1020 C Schofield; £

Limousin x (Av £922)

£1240 £1200 Turner Farms; £1240 N Parker; £1210 T&S Blades; £1200 £1180 DS Townend; £1160 JM Wilson & Sons;

Brit Blue x (Av £841)

£1520 £1500 JE Burrow; £1120 £1060 HJ&JH Ryan; £1100 £1070x4 £1060 T&S Blades;  

Hereford (Av £630)

£630 DG Boothman;  

Black & White (Av £284)

£420x2 £410 NA Allen; £250x2 £240x3 £235x3 MK Barker;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £899, Native average £847

Charollais x (Av £837)

£1310 £1290 £1230 £1170 P&E Fox; £1060 £1010 £970 CA&J Ridsdale; £900 DT Houseman; £860 AW&E&N Wade;

Limousin x (Av £985)

£1330 £1160 P&E Fox; £1240 N Mayor; £1165x3 E Simpson & Son; £1140 RJ Ashworth; £1120 JE Sheard;

Brit Blue x (Av £)

£1110x2 £1040x3 CW Foster; £1070 £1060 £1050 MW Harrison; £1060 ID&H Rawlinson; £1040 RP Holt;  

Ab Angus (Av £848)

£1095 £1080 £1000 £980 RJ Ashworth; £850x2 RP Holt; £830 L Cropper; 790x2 TM Harrison;  

Blonde (Av £805)

£840 J Frankland; £770 P Rathmell;

Saler (Av £800)

£800 E&M Townley;

Pathanaise (Av £1140)

£1140 M Bentham;

Bazadaise (Av £960)

£960 D Swinson;

Simmental (Av £577)

£950 £650 AW&E&N Wade; £590 £475x3 £430 RA Phillip;

Black & White (Av £723)

£835x2 B&J Sutcliffe; £820 £780 J Hartley & Son; £795x3 T&C Robinson; £750x3 G Pickersgill;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £866, Native average £833

Charollais x (Av £795)

£1140 £1090x3 DW Sunderland; £945 BE Wilson; £860 J Frankland; £730x5 T Longton & Son;

Limousin x (Av £858)

£1380 £1300 P&E Fox; £1260 N Mayor; £1200 D Smith; £1180 JE Sheard; £1110 JE Beresford; £1100 C Nelson & Son;

Brit Blue x (Av £906)

£1400x2 JC Walker & Son; £1200 £1090 £1060 D&S Hollins; £1120 ID&H Rawlinson; £1080 £1060 J Butler;  

Ab Angus (Av £833)

£1015 £1000 £950 £890 £870 £850 RJ Ashworth; £820x2 L Akrigg; £730 C Schofield;  

Blonde (Av £884)

£990 £950 £910 £850x2 £770 K&GJ Huck; £920 £880 £840 J Frankland;

Simmental (Av £795)

£920 L Akrigg; £670 J&AJ Coates;

Black & White (Av £460)

£460x2 MP&NEG Burnop;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

Breeding Cattle

Blonde Cow with Brit Blue x Steer Calves              to £1120

Blonde Cow with Brit Blue x Hfr Calves                   to £1500

Blonde Cow with Blonde x Steer Calves                 to £1350

Brit Blue Cow with Brit Blue Steer Calves               to £1620

Brit Blue Cow with Blonde x Hfr Calves                   to £1600

Ab Angus x Cow with Brit Blue x Hfr Calves           to £1700