Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle
Forward: 532 head of cattle;
Comprising: 449 Feeding Cattle (45 Young Bulls, 29 Beef Feeding Cows & Bulls, 375 Bullocks & Heifers) & 83 Breeding Cattle.
Feeding Bulls:
Feeding bulls another firm trade with little discount for bulls close on 16 months as the intention is to keep bull pens full if at all possible. Autumn born bulls are scarce and very good to sell, David Barker selling 10 month old Charolais to £1500.
Feeding Cows
Feeding cow trade was a little firmer and the entry included more cattle carrying finish. Nearly all the entry first cross Beef cows, Stabaliser or pure Native and some of the extra value on top prices no doubt due to the extra level of finish of entries.
Stores
Store cattle less money on the fortnight after last sales surreal trade. With beef auctions prices nationally taking a dip trade was sure to be back. Native cattle still selling with premium prices and a top price of Hereford steers sold to £1450 from N&M Hugill, Hellifield and £1400 from KP Drinkall, Gargrave. Big feeding Native bullocks £1100-£1250 with some fed sorts at £1300. Big fed Native heifers £1100-£1170 feeding end £950-£1070. Smaller feeding end/ grazers £880-£920.. Char blks sold to £1375 from R&K Gemmell, Halifax. Best Chars good ends a thick loin £1250+ with grazers either side of £950.
Lim steers still getting premium prices paid for top end with £1500 being achieved from F&A Walmsley & Son, Blackburn. Top end heifers and steers £1300-£1380 with top price Lim Heifer from G&R Bulmer & Sons, Wakefield selling at £1690 and a further 2 from different vendors selling at £1400 and £1500. Nice sweet heifers £1150-£1220. Grazing lims £900-£1000 with plainer end feeders £1000-£1080 and stronger sorts £1100-£1180.
Some continental grazers out of dairy cattle could be picked up £700-£820. Blue steers again a touch less on the fortnight with big rangy goods £1100-£1180. Large end goods with plenty of meat £1180-£1280 A massive single from NJ&SJ Pinder, Coniston Cold sold to £1490. Plainer feeders £1040-£1090. Blue heifers large well fed £1200, big rangy leaner sorts £1080-£1180 and lean slightly smaller heifers £980-£1060.
NEXT SALE – WEDNESDAY 15th SEPTEMBER 2021.
600 HEAD comprising 100 Young Bulls, 50 Beef Bred feeding Cows, 400 Bullocks and Heifers
& 50 Breeding Cattle
To Include Morrisons Sponsored Special Native Sired Store Cattle Day
Catalogue Entries close 4pm Wednesday 8TH September
Prices and Averages
Young Bulls Continental x average £, Native average £
Charollais x (Av £1365)
£1500 £1140 DW Barker; £1320 Beeston Hall;
Limousin x (Av £1264)
£1660 £1580 £1540 £1450 Ashfield Farms; £1460 £1400 R&VJ Brown; £1450 £1420 R&R Gornall; £1250 E&AM Simpson;
Brit Blue x (Av £1146)
£1320 £1020 JT Dobson; £1200 R&VJ Brown; £1200 D Breaks; £1190 G&R Bulmer;
Ab Angus (Av £750)
£930 J Lohan; £570 JT Dobson;
Blonde (Av £940)
£940 T Blackwell;
Galloway (Av £740)
£740 NM Breaks;
Hereford (Av £1190)
£1460 H Whitaker; £920 JH&J Ryder;
Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £1050 Bulls av £1310
Limousin to £1180 av £1043
Blonde to £1080 av £1010
Stabiliser to £1290 av £1140
Brit Blue to £1310 av £1072
Charolais to £1280 av £1113
Hereford to £900
B&W to £960
Stabiliser Bull to £1000
Limousin Bull to £1620
Top prices - £1620 £1270 RS&HA Davey; £1310 £1180 JM Binns; £1290 West Berwick; £1280 I&DL Whiteley; £1180 JE Cowperthwaite
Store Bullocks – Continental x average £, Native average £
Charollais (Av £)
£1375 (X4) £1250 (X6) R&K Gemmel; £1370 P&E Fox; £1120 I&DL Whiteley; £1100 A Calvert & Son; £1090 AD Morton Ltd
Simmental x (Av £)
£1480 NJ&SJ Pinder; £1260 N&J Thwaite; £960 R&A Jennings;
Limousin x (Av £)
£1500 F&A Walmsley; £1380 (x2) £1365 (x4) P&E Fox; £1370 H&SMD Lund; £1370 (x2) £1255 NJ&SJ Pinder; £1360 (x2) M Hutchison; £1250 (x2) SW&JE Ryder & Son; £1230 J Lord;
Blonde (Av £)
£1350 £1060 NJ&SJ Pinder; £1210 AD Morton Ltd; £1060 R&VJ Brown;
Ab Angus (Av £)
£1400 (x4) KP Drinkall; £1300 (X4) £1180 (X4) £1130 (X3) RA&M Earnshaw £1140 CW&R Sutcliffe; £1090 (X2) MR&GP Beresford £1030 CR&J Kippax; £1020 JN&J Rennard £1010 (X3) CN&SA Harrison;
Brit Blue x (Av £)
£1490 £1190 (X6) NJ&JS Pinder; £1280 G&R Bulmer & Sons; £1240 £1160 JM Ewin-Newhouse; £1215 (X3) £1140 (x3) AE Schindler; £1190 £1180 (x3) E&MA Burrow & Son; £1150 D Cockett;
Shorthorn (Av £)
£1270 £800 PJ&RH Wallbank; £955 J Lord; £800 A Calvert & Son;
Devon (Av £)
£1080 CW&R Sutcliffe;
Hereford (Av £)
£1450 (X2) N&M Hugill; £1250 KP Drinkall; £1130 F&A Walmsley; £1000 CW&R Sutcliffe;
Mont (Av £)
£950 HF Stubbs;
Red (Av £)
£700 G&R Bulmer & Sons;
Bazad (Av £)
£1040 SW&JE Ryder & Son;
Store Heifers – Continental x average £, Native average £
Charollais x (Av £)
£1380 £920 I&DL Whiteley; £1190 (x30 D&A Livestock; £975 (X2) JR Taylor & Son;
Simmental (Av £)
£1360 RP Holt; £1200 G&R Bulmer & Sons; £1080 R&A Jennings;
Limousin x (Av £)
£1690 £1310 G&R Bulmer & Sons; £1500 T&LM Goad; £1400 £1360 C Schofield; £1390 £1330 TH&K Wood; £1360 JR Taylor & Son; £1310 (x2) £1300 (x2) SJ&CJ Handley
Blonde (Av £)
£1270 £1150 £1145 (x2) £1130 £1090 D&D Collins; £1000 RP Holt;
Ab Angus (Av £)
£1170 £1050 JM Ewin-Newhouse; £1170 CN&SA Harrison; £1120 (x2) £1080 £1000 (x2) JR Taylor & Son; £1070 RG&AR Clegg; £1045 (x3) N&J Thwaite; £1030 MR&GP Beresford;
Brit Blue x (Av £)
£1275 £1245 £1240 £1210 £1200 JD Taylor & Son; £1230 (X2) A Beresford; £1180 RP Holt; £1170 AD Morton Ltd; £1140 JM Ewin-Newhouse; £1130 (x3) D&J Coates;
Friesian (Av £)
£820 CN&SA Harrison;
Shorthorn (Av £)
£940 PJ&RH Wallbank;
Hereford (Av £)
£1380 N&M Hugill; £900 T Walker;
Hereford x (Av £)
£1170 N&M Hugill;
Bazad (Av £)
£1200 RS&HA Davey;
Fortnightly Breeding Cattle –
A large show of cattle this sale with another ongoing reduction to boost numbers. A tidy trade helped by a good geld cow trade and buyers looking for farming units.
Limousin Bull, 18 mos to £1780
Lim x Cows with Limx Bull calves to £1720
BBx Cows with Limx Bull calves to £1460
Ped Limousin Hfrs incalf to £1700
Ped Limousin Cow incalf to £1600
Stab Cows with Limx Steer calves to £1560
Stab Cows with charx Steer calves to £1800
Stab Cows with Stab Hfr calves to £1580
Stab Hfrs with Shortx Steer calves to £1540
Stab Hfrs with Shortx Hfr calves to £1520
Hefdx Hfr with ShortX Heifer calves to £1300
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