MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 29th APRIL 2020.
Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle.
Forward: 562 head of cattle
Comprising: 562 Feeding Cattle (146 Young Bulls, 43 Beef Feeding Cows & Bulls, 373 Bullocks & Heifers)
Feeding Bulls – trade definitely a little steadier in line with factory prices. Heavy bulls were £1000-£1250 with the pick of the trade being 350-400 kilo continental cross bulls which made £900+ throughout the sale.
Feeding Cows – feeding cows a firm trade although no dearer on the fortnight. Just the odd exceptional cow a Pure British Blue at £1680 for JR&DL Ogden destined for an export customer. First cross beef £800-£1000 if meated and any cattle with improvement at grass particularly good to sell.
Stores - Store Cattle up a gear this week! Feeding cattle sold to an active audience with all breeds selling exceptional. A run of Blue Bullocks from D&J Coates sold to a top of £1150. Retail cattle depending on age and size ranged from £950-£1100. Native cattle were met with a high demand for both grazing bullocks and heifers as well as feeding sorts. Strong Angus Steers £1000+ selling to a top price of £1070.
Grazing Cattle selling exceptionally well with farmers looking for numbers, purchasers on the grazing end today looked for frame with age not being a problem. U and R Grade 10-12-Month-old cattle selling above expectations with cattle selling well into £850-£920, best yearling bullocks around £1000+, with O grading cattle not far behind within the £720-£800 region.
Native Sale of cattle next week Please Contact Kyle or Ted with enquires and entries ASAP
NEXT WEEK – WEDNESDAY 6th MAY 2020.
Annual Special Spring Sale of 100 Native & Dairy Sired Store & Feeding Cattle
Speak to Kyle or Ted for more details.
FORTNIGHTLY SALE – WEDNESDAY 13th MAY 2020.
575 HEAD comprising
125 Young Bulls
50 Beef Bred Feeding Cows & Stock Bulls
400 Continental Bullocks and Heifers
Catalogue Entries close 4pm Wednesday
**ONLINE TIMED PEDIGREE AUCTION**
Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th May
Full online catalogue can be found online.
Prices and Averages
Young Bulls Continental x average £939, Native average £635
Charollais x (Av £906)
£1090 £1060 RM Wilson; £930 £900 £860 G&M Harriosn; £800 SJR&EA Short;
Simmental x (Av £670)
£790 £550 T&S Gamble;
Limousin x (Av £944)
£1250 JM Townsend; £1200 MJ&A Carr; £1170 B&A Crane; £1095 J Pickles; £1085 JH&CM Stancliffe; £1080 R Pickles;
Brit Blue x (Av £1056)
£1250 JM Townsend; £1080 £1045 £1035 EW&JP Parkinson; £1025 E&M Townley; £910 JA Mellin;
Ab Angus (Av £787)
£850 £770 £710 JS&JJ Metcalfe; £820 CR&J Kippax;
Blonde (Av £935)
£1030 £920 JE Cowperthwaite; £985 £830JA&J Harper; £910 MG Elston;
Luing (Av £803)
£900 £830 £780 £755 Westalls;
B&W (Av £330)
£350 W Benson; £310 JW&JH Collinson;
Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £917 Bulls av £1025
Simmental to £1030 av £977
Limousin to £1075 av £929
Blonde to £850 av £770
AA to £730
Galloway to £610
Saler to £990
Brit Blue to £1680 av £966
Stock Bulls
Simmental to £1010 av £963
Limousin to £1210
Top prices - £1680 JR&DL Ogden; £1075 JM Townsend; £1070 E&M Townley; £1030 D Wells; £1010 Harewood Farming;
Store Bullocks – Continental x average £978, Native average £851
Charollais (Av £920)
£955 AMS Robinson; £950 £890 JP Drake; £910 W King;
Simmental x (Av £915)
£1060 £1000 £960 DS Brown; £900 B Mellin; £880 £820 M Mallinson;
Limousin x (Av £901)
£1100 £1000 WP&B Walker; £1070 £1050 JR&DL Ogden; £1040 E&M Townley; £960 JR Carr; £940 W King;
Ab Angus (Av £915)
£1070 MJ&C Thornber; £1055 CN&SA Harrison; £1000 RD&K Brewer; £995 R&R Holmes; £970 N&J Thwaite;
Saler x (Av £905)
£930 £910 £870 JJ&J Woof; £910 G&M Harrison;
Brit Blue x (Av £1032)
£1150 £1120 £1105 D&J Coates; £1135 K&J Marshall; £1110 JD Taylor; £1080 N&J Thwaite; £1020 D&FJ Leeming;
Blonde (Av £843)
£880 S Heather; £850 £800 F Stephenson; £805 M Mallinson;
Shorthorn (Av £1035)
£1065 £1045 £980 W&M Hebron;
B&W (Av £700)
£990 £880 JG Hall; £790 £730 £710 D Cockett; £705 £635 B Mellin;
Hereford (Av £830)
£800 R&R Holmes; £780 D Jeffery;
Bazadaise (Av £982)
£1040 £925 JE Naylor;
Store Heifers – Continental x average £873, Native average £715
Charollais x (Av £890)
£990 C Wellock; £965 £900 AC Ward; £925 MJ&C Thornber; £870 J&M Blakey;
Limousin x (Av £845)
£1140 JW Sayer; £1140 £1130 £1120 £1095 DT&LA Houseman; £1090 J Nelson; £1090 £1060 CH&IC Hammond;
Blonde (Av £892)
£990 £950 £870 Dean Partnership; £840 JA&JM Wade; £830 JJ&J Woof;
Ab Angus (Av £710)
£905 £640 R&R Holmes; £870 £820 CN&SA Harrison; £775 CR&J Kippax; £685 F&MA Hibbert;
Brit Blue x (Av £945)
£1280 £1180 £1150 £1110 £1090 £1075 K&J Marshall; £1180 D&S Hollings; £1080 JD Taylor;
Hereford (Av £785)
£870 D Cockett; £700 D Jeffery;
CONTACT DETAILS
Skipton Auction Mart
Gargrave Road
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 1UD
Tel 01756 792375
Jeremy Eaton 07740 780481
Ted Ogden 07855 958211
Kyle Hawksworth 07538 539077