Feeding Cows slightly less on the fortnight in line with reduced live and deadweight pricing. However continental cows with scope for feeding were very good to sell along with sire identified native.

Important for vendors to represent feeding cows at the ringside and make the necessary health/service representations.

In the store ring the sliding dead and liveweight prices along with feed price futures made for an easier trade on the fortnight however plenty of bidders were still present at the ringside right until the end of the sale. Older stronger cattle again dominated the catalogue and still commanded honest prices around the ring with the Handley family of West House (Penultimate vendors in the ring) topping the heifers at £1140. Some good runs of cattle were well supported with Michael Winchesters 3 Aberdeen Angus Bullocks hitting £1130. Smaller cattle were harder to place with young straight heifers bearing the brunt, still plenty of buyers on retail type heifers with bullocks well supported throughout the sale.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls –

Simmental x (Av £790)

£790 JE&AC Clarke;

Limousin x (Av £959.39)

£1300, £1270 IJ Pratt; £1225 A Lodge; £1210, £1180 JM Townsend; £1170 A Lodge; £1120 JM Townsend

Brit Blue x (Av £851.88)

£1150 J&G Huck; £930 R&VJ Brown; £890 JE&AC Clarke & Son; £830 I Barrett & Son; £815 JE&AC Clarke;  

Ab Angus (Av £703.33)

£785 x2 JA Smales; £540 A&P Fletcher

Charolais (Av £875.56)

£940 JE&AC Clarke & Son; £900, £880x3, £850 x4 B&LN Dibb

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £771.43

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £901, Native average £920

Charollais x (Av £950.71)

£1075 HM&J Clark; £1020 AC Ward & Partners; £970 x2 Blue Hills Beef; £910, £870 HM&J Clark; £840 Blue Hills;

Limousin x (Av £936.22)

£1190, £1185 M Ryder & Sons; £1170 G&R Bulmer & Sons; £1120x2 M Ryder & Sons; £1100 JR Taylor;

Brit Blue x (Av £881.18)

£1070 AE Schindler; £1060 AM Richards; £1055 G&R Bulmer & Sons; £1050 R Naylor & Sons; £1040 KM&L Throup  

Ab Angus (Av £919.58)

£1130x3 M&SJ Winchester; £1065 x2 GCL Stephenson; £1010 DG Boothman; £1000 x3 M&SJ Winchester;  

Blonde (Av £690)

£770, £610 Blue Hills Beef;

Shorthorn (Av £972.5)

£1050 X3 R&M Towell & Son;

Black & White (Av £701.5)

£820 x4 R Naylor & Sons; £780 Blue Hills Beef; £710 JC&DJ Marshall; £620 Blue Hills Beef;

Bazadais (Av £870)

£870 R Naylor & Son;

Simmental (Av £1020)

£1130 Blue Hills Beef; £1050 G&R Bulmer & Sons; £990x2, £940 Blue Hills Beef

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £824, Native average £826

Charollais x (Av £871.19)

£1000 x2 D&A Livestock; £990 JA Smales; £970 x5 R&K Gemmell; £940 x2 AC Ward & Partners; £910 D&A Livestock;

Limousin x (Av £823.8)

£1140 SJ&RK Handley; £1090 x4, £1080 x2 KP Drinkall; £1050 x2 JE Sheard; £1040x2 SJ&RK Handley

Brit Blue x (Av £822.66)

£1085 JD Taylor & Son; £1010 Messrs Coates; £980 E&MA Burrow & Son; £920 Blue Hills Beef;   

Ab Angus (Av £855)

£980 KP Drinkall; £970 M&SJ Winchester; £940 E&M Townley & Son; £890 x2 M&SJ Winchester;  

Blonde (Av £789.17)

£915, £875, £840, £830x3 Blue Hills Beef; £770 x4 JC Mitchell; £670 Blue Hills Beef

Shorthorn (Av £990)

£990 KP Drinkall;

Bazadais (Av £753.75)

£870 B Spensley Ltd; £815x2 R Naylor & Son; £515 T Metcalfe;

Simmental (av £791.11)

£1050 AE Schindler; £840 Blue Hills Beef; £780 x2 AE Schindler; £770 x2 Blue Hills Beef; £760 x2 AE Schindler;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

Breeding Cattle; FWD 30 Breeding Cattle

BBx Cow with Lim x bull to £920

BBx Cow with Hereford x Heifer to £900

AA X Cow with AA x Bull to £1040

Pure Lim Cow with Lim X Steer to £1440

AAX Hfr with AAx Hfr to £960

Hereford x Cows due December to £990 av £958