Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle
Forward: 371 head of cattle
Comprising: 73 Young Feeding Bulls, 217 Bullocks & Heifers, 2 Feeding Cows & 79 Breeding Cattle.
CCM Auctions had forward 371 head of cattle for their fortnightly sale at Skipton Mart on Wednesday. Young Bulls were again a very keen trade, quality types especially good to sell, with Ben Townsend selling a run of 5 bulls topping at £1520 averaging £1430. The overall selling average was £1062.60.
In the Store cattle section buyers were out in force reacting to an improved prime trade and keen to source short keep cattle, as a response all classes were a shade sharper on the fortnight.
Up in the main ring there was again a nice show of breeding cattle with 3 Stock Bulls, 37 Cows with 38 Calves and 1 Incalf heifer forward for the sale. Younger end were in strong demand with Messrs Ashfield Farms run of heifers with calves finding favour with buyers topping at £2200. Other older outfits with nice calves £1500 to £1800, and a few runs of Angus heifers with calves £1200 - £1400. Stock Bulls sold to 2000gns from Paul Fletcher, Siddallfold
NEXT SALE – WEDNESDAY 22nd JULY 2015.
400 HEAD comprising 100 Young Bulls and 250 Bullocks and Heifers and 50 Breeding Cattle.
Inc Special Summer Show for Store Cattle – Classes for Young Bull, Bullock & Heifer.
Entries to Mart Office by Wednesday 15th July
Prices and Averages
Young Bulls – Continental x average £875, Native average £1089
Charollais x (Av £1160)
£1160 RD Elliott;
Limousin x (Av £1050)
£1380 JM Townsend; £1320 £1270 IJ Pratt; £1310 £1250 R&R Gornall; £1290 £1180x2 M Harker; £1220 £1190 W&A Lambert; £1170 MJ&A Carr;
Brit Blue x (Av £1209)
£1520 £1470 £1400 £1380 JM Townsend; £1260 £1140 £1130 £1100 J Nelson & Son; £1210 Frankland Farms; £1090x2 CG&D Townsend;
Ab Angus (Av £890)
£890 C&RH Weatherhead;
Saler (Av £1160)
£1160 RD Elliott;
Hereford (Av £586)
£850 £460 £450 P Bratt;
Simmental (Av £1080)
£1200 David Sandham; £1100x4 RD Elliott; £1070 £890 C&RH Weatherhead;
Top price pen of three or more bulls
(£15 Prize) 4 Sim @ £1100 RD Elliott
(£10 Prize) 4 Brit Blue @ £1090 CG&D Townsend
Grazing Cows
Brit Blue av £985 to £990 M Hutchinson
Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1121, Native average £1088
Charollais x (Av £1260)
£1290 £1230 David Sandham;
Limousin x (Av £1109)
£1380x2 CD&RF Kitching; £1360x4 £1300x3 £1290 David Sandham;
Brit Blue x (Av £1135)
£1350 £1310 KP Drinkall; £1225x2 £1200 RW Ewan; £1140 David Sandham; £1120 £1110 £1000x2 RE&S Baldwin; £1105 G&R Bulmer;
Ab Angus (Av £1075)
£1150 J Hartley & Son; £1090x4 £1080 KP Drinkall; £1060 C Swires
Blonde (Av £1065)
£1130 £1000 JS Stephenson;
Welsh Black (Av £1080)
£1080x2 A Knowles;
Black & White (Av £856)
£1030 £970x3 David Sandham; £910x5 P&J Brown; £850x2 A Knowles;
Top price pen of three or more bullocks
(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1360 David Sandham Trading
(£10 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1300 David Sandham Trading
Store Heifers – Continental x average £1032, Native average £860
Charollais x (Av £1106)
£1235 CD&RF Kitching; £1150x2 JK Wilson; £1070x6 AMS Robinson;
Limousin x (Av £1010)
£1360 £1150 M Phillips; £1250 CD&RF Kitching; £1200x2 £1140 JK Wilson; £1180 T Blackwell; £1170x2 £1140x2 DA Pratt;
Brit Blue x (Av £1068)
£1260x2 £1220 KP Drinkall; £1260 David Sandham; £1250 CD&RF Kitching; £1150 J Nelson & Son; £1100 G&R Bulmer; £1040 £1010 RE&S Baldwin; £1010 Frankland Farms;
Simmental (Av £1187)
£1300 £1250x4 David Sandham; £1180 KP Drinkall; £1100x3 RD Elliott; £1090 A Fawcett;
Ab Angus (Av £742)
£920 I Ingham-Rawsthorne; £740x2 £700x4 MP Tyson;
Blonde (Av £920)
£1305 CD&RF Kitching; £1100x2 £1020 DW Sunderland; £1010 £800 R&L Cockerill; £820 £800x2 TB Moorhouse
Bazadaise (Av £1190)
£1190 KP Drinkall
Hereford (Av £1065)
£1090x3 £990 A Fawcett;
Black & White (Av £790)
£790 CN&SA Harrison;
Top price pen of three or more heifers
(£15 Prize) 4 Sim @ £1250 David Sandham Trading
(£10 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1130 A Caton
79 Beef Breeding Cattle.
Pedigree Limousin Bulls to 2000gns
Pedigree Hereford Bulls to 1150gns
Lim Cow with Brit Blue Bull Calf to £1750
Lim Cow with Brit Blue Hfr Calf to £1480
Lim Hfr with Lim Hfr Calf to £2100 av £2050
Lim Hfr with Lim Bull Calf to £2200 av £2000
Bld Hfr with Lim Bull Calf to £2000
Brit Blue Cow with AA hfr Calf to £1500
Brit Blue Cow with Brit Blue Bull Calf to £1800 av £1675
Brit Blue Cow with brit Blue Hfr Calf to £1300
Brit Blue Cow with Bld Bull Calf to £1220
Brit Blue Cow with Bld Hfr Calf to £1420
Brit Blue Hfr with Lim Bull Calf to £1850 av £1700
Char Cow with BB Bull Calf to £1500
AA Hfr with Lim Bull Calf to £1350
AA Hfr with AA Bull Calf to £1320
AA Cow with BB Bull Calf to £1280
AA Cow with Char Hfr Calf to £1400
AA Cow with AA Bull Calf to £1220
AA Cow with Twin AA Hfr Calf to £1100
AA Cow with Lim Hfr Calf to £1200
Lincoln Red Cow with Blonde Calf to £1400
AA Cow with AA Steer Calf to £1350 av £1223
AA Hfr with AA Hfr Calf to £1350 av £1292
Beef Shorthorn Cow with BB Hfr Calf to £1200
Char Hfr Incalf to £1220