Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)
Another good quality entry, the majority Continental steers which averaged 619kg and 287.02p/kg. Continental heifers averaged 576kg and 290.77p/kg with a black and white and a Hereford heifer reducing the combined average to 256.72p/kg. Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers from Bradford were amongst the top gross prices purchasing the best steer a Limousin, 635kg at £1857 or 292.5p/kg from F&B Smith of Masongill and the leading heifer a British Blue cross 645kg at £1841 or 285.5p/kg from Threshfield beef finishers, CD&RF Kitching. Mesrs Pearson also secured the highest price per kg another Limousin cross steer weighing 585kg from Mesrs F&B Smith at 311.5p/kg or £1822. The top priced heifer was a 525kg Limousin cross consigned by Simon Bennet from Silsden Moor which sold at 300.5p/kg or £1608 to Robertshaws Farm Shop at Thornton. Entries are required for the Lingfields Christmas Show on Sunday 28th November at which there will be significant interest.

Steers
560kg+ to 311.5p/kg av.287.02p/kg
Heifers
485kg+ to 300.5p/kg av.256.72p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
Steers
£ per head: F&B Smith (Limx) 1857,1822, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1848,1827,1770, R&E Cowperthwaite (BBx) 1772, RT&J Critchley&Sons (BBx) 1741, (LImx) 1721, SD Bennett (Limx) 1729
p/kg: F&B Smith (Limx) 311.5,292.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 290.5, (BBx) 286.5, 285.5, 285.5, R&E Cowperthwaite (Limx) 283.5, (BBx) 283.5, SD Bennett (Limx) 283.5
Heifers
£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1841,1691, RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 1662, SD Bennett (LImx) 1608,1572
p/kg: SD Bennett (Limx) 300.5,299.5, RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 291.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 285.5, 279.5

Cull Cow Prices
Although a very small entry a definite lift in the trade in the dairies now following the beef crosses as processors potentially move back onto manufacturing beef towards the year end. The heavy dairies carrying finish 120p+ and lean dairies to 110p/kg.
Overall Average 120.16p/kg £806.60
Black & White to 125.5p/kg av. 118.93p/kg
MRI to 123.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)
B&W:
£ per head: JP&KE Hartley 826, N&SA Fort 809,695
p/kg: N&SA Fort 125.5, 109.5, JP&KE Hartley 121.5
Other Dairy
£ per head: N&SA Fort (MRI) 895
p/kg: N&SA Fort (MRI) 123.5

3,658 Prime Sheep comprising 3033 Prime Lambs & 625 Cast Ewes & Rams
LAMBS
A good overall average today, with smart lambs dearer, commercial lowland lambs a shade easier, and the good heavies, Mules and Hill Lambs very similar.
Messrs JR Crabtree, Low Snowden, Otley took top price per head at £166 to A Atkinson, with others at £156.
Ellis Bros of Addingham Moorside were next in line making £165.50, C Middleton of Whalley made £164, P Johnson of Trawden made £162, and Anthony Thompson of Foulridge sold at £160. Another 76 pens in the £150s and £140s.
Per kilo prices topped by Ellis Bros at 359p, with many pens of smarter lambs 300p to 330p.
Commercial handyweights around 275p to 300p today, heavies making 250p to 280p, butchers types around 300p, Messrs KA&HL Fawcett & Son of Dalehead, Barden taking top kilo heavies with 50kg Continentals at 316p or £158.
Mule Wethers were a good trade, and sold to a fairly similar trade on the week, most nice sorts making 260p to 270p, a few best pens at 270p plus, including Mules from Bob Stubbs, Crowton, Northwich at 277.5p.
Nice Horned Wethers 240p to 250p, tops 251p or £112 from JA&JH Hewetson, Giggleswick.
EWES
625 ewes in total with a good solid trade, 2nd quality ewes just slighty easier on the week, but heavies and well fleshed full meat goods of all classes selling to the same trade. Some nice runs of inside fed ewes selling to high demand.
White headed ewes sold to £179.50 from MS Robinson, Harrogate. Best ewes £145-£179.50, heavy first well-bred ewes £130-£140, heavy crossed ewes £120+ and medium first cross ewes £95-£115. Leans in the £78-£90.
Mules sold to £116.50 from R Spencer & Sons, Rotherham. Heavy mules £108-£116.50, medium full meat goods £96-£105 and lean mediums £75-£87 with plains in the £45-£65 range.
Swales sold to £83.50 from TB Moorhouse & Son, Harrogate. Full meat swales £72-£83.50 with mediums full meat £55-£64 and leans £40-£52 with plainer/ feeding ewes £28-£35. Lonks sold to £89.50 and Gritstones sold to £87.50. Scotch ewes sold to £85.50 from Dakin Partnership, Hellifield.

Prime Lambs – Overall Average £121.36 per head or 274.8p/kg (SQQ 278.55p/kg)
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 303.0p/kg av 253.6p/kg or £86.71 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 331.7p/kg av 279.3p/kg or £118.15 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 359.8p/kg av 268.9p/kg or £129.31 per head
52.1kg and over to 294.5p/kg av 259.2p/kg or £141.68 per head

Beltex average £126.45 per head or 308.6p/kg
£ per head: £165 Ellis Bros; £160 £152 £150 AL Thompson; £158 £156 £153 £148 N&AD Boynton; £155 £153 £148 Frankland Farms; £147 M Ryder & Son;
p/kg: 359.8p Ellis Bros; 331.7p BL&R Lund; 330.0p RF Morphet; 329.2p N&AD Boynton; 328.9p Frankland Farms; 321.4p James Garth & Son; 321.1o TB Moorhouse;
Texel average £122.19 per head or 277.6p/kg
£ per head: £166 £156 £150 JR Crabtree; £164 £155 £152 £149 C Middleton; £162 P Johnson; £158 KA&HL Fawcett; £150 W Stapleton;
p/kg: 316.0p 309.1p KA&HL Fawcett; 311.4p WC Logan; 308.9p RH&MR Ireland; 306.8p JR Crabtree; 306.7p JJ&D Cowking; 305.6p J Howard; 304.5p DW&CJ Towler;
Suffolk average £125.79 per head or 264.2p/kg
£ per head: £152 £141 MJ Spensley; £149 J Howard; £145 TH Mellin; £139 TH Atkins; £138 £131 £130 KM Marshall; £131 KM&L Throup; £129.50 CD&RF Kitching;
p/kg: 289.6p 281.0p 278.4p TH Atkins; 285.0p FM Shepherd; £282.0p 276.4p MJ Spensley; 281.0p 278.4p TH Atkins; 275.5p CD&RF Kitching; 273.6p TH Mellin;
Charolais average £123.97 per head or 275.6p/kg
£ per head: £152 £149 C Middleton; £126.50 R&N Carlisle; £110 K Stuart; £108.50 RM Shackleton;
p/kg: 286.8p 281.1p C Middleton; 281.1p R&N Carlisle; 264.6p RM Shackleton; 261.9p K Stuart;
Rouge average £125.77 per head or 283.5p/kg
£ per head: £127 H&S Maudsley; £119 BL&R Lund;
p/kg: 290.2p BL&R Lund; 282.2p H&S Maudsley;
Blue du Maine average £122.38 per head or 276.8p/kg
£ per head: £123 £122.50 TP&EA Clayton; £115.50 TB Moorhouse;
p/kg: 279.5p 272.2p TP&EA Clayton; 262.5p TM Moorhouse;
Mule average £116.06 per head or 263.5p/kg
£ per head: £123 £120.50 AJ Taylor; £122.50 JC&N Throup; £121 Bob Stubbs; £120 £119.50 CD&RF Kitching; £120 JC&N Throup; £119 KM&L Throup;
p/kg: 277.5p 268.9p Bob Stubbs; 274.4p FM Shepherd; 273.8p PL Metcalfe; 271.6p JA&JC Throup; 271.6p CD&RF Kitching; 270.5p KM&L Throup;
Swaledale average £91.70 per head or 229.6p/kg
£ per head: £112 £108 £102 JA&JH Hewetson; £105 JH Throup; £99 Lambert Mile House; £98 £93.50 P Addyman; £85 JH Throup; £84 AJ Taylor;
p/kg: 251.2p 243.5p 242.9p JA&JH Hewetson; 229.7p 228.3p JH Throup; 225.0p Lambert Mile House; 222.6p P Addyman; 217.1p AJ Mason;
Easy Care average £95.92 per head or 261.3p/kg
£ per head: £106 £95 £84 J&J Garnett;
p/kg: 265.0p 262.5p 256.8p J&J Garnett;
Cheviot average £121.65 per head or 270.0p/kg
£ per head: £123.50 DW&CJ Towler; £119.50 PL Metcalfe;
p/kg: 271.6p PL Metcalfe; 268.5p CW&CJ Towler;
Herdwick average £106 per head or 265.0p/kg
£ per head: £106 JG Hall;
p/kg: 265.0p JG Hall;

Cull Ewes average £87.81
Suffolk to £147.50, Texel to £179.50, SBF to £85.50, Mule to £116.50, Lleyn to £107.50, Swaledale to £83.50, Jacob to £99.50, Gritstone to £87.50, Cheviot to £125.50, Beltex to £117.50, Lonk to £89.50, Down to £105.50, Charollais to £96.50, Zwartable to £129.50, Kerry Hill to £77.50, Blue Texel to £149.50.
Top prices:
Lowland: £179.50 MS Robinson; £157.50 JL Brown;
Mule/Masham: £116.50 R Spencer; £115.50 AJ Taylor;
Horned: £85.50 Dakin Partnership; £83.50 TB Moorhouse; W Mason & Son; JR Lancaster;
Hill: £107.50 W&M Bland; 89.50 B Hawksworth;

Goats to £97

Cast Rams average £132.50
Down to £115.50, Texel to £159.50, Swaledale to £, WFW to £131.50, Cheviot to £159.50, Beltex to £117.50, LLeyn to £113.50.

17 Rearing Calves to £430
Less calves in, as next week is the Xmas show week. Classes for Continental, Native, Black & Whites under 6 weeks of age. Angus bulls sold at £292. Blue bulls sold to an increased demand ringside with fresh faces all bidding away for them. 10 Sold to avg £382 with best end £390-£430. Mediums £350-£380 and just an odd small below £300. Blue heifers sold to £350 with a smaller end at £220. Lim heifers sold at £270.

Bull Calves
Brit Blue x (Av £382) to £430 PJ&JE Bolland
Aberdeen Angus (Av £292) to £292 AJ&K Lee
Black & White (Av £50) to £50 NA Bell

Heifer Calves
Aberdeen Angus (Av £150) to £150 AJ&K Lee
British Blue (Av £262) to £350 M&R Smith
Limousin (Av £270) to £270 J Gooch

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