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Opening Sale of 700 Breeding Ewes next Wednesday 28th July in conjunction with 2nd Fortnightly Sale of 6,077 Store Lambs – Catalogue online.

Feeding Bulls – a sale with a varied entry of ages and quality which is normal for the time of year. Still a total of 22 Autumn and early spring born bulls which ranged from £1150 for September born Limousin’s from TH&K Wood and £1090 for January born Limousins from I Barrett & Son. RD Elliott sold under 12 month old Simmental bulls to £1350 and TH&K Wood headed the bulls over 12 months at £1510. Light weight bulls very sought after as the number dry up with nearly all either side of £1000. Trade was very good throughout with a number of buyers unable to make a start.

Feeding Cows – these continue to be a good trade without any exceptional cows in this Wednesday. Best end of the Continentals £1300+ First cross Continentals £1100-£1200 carrying weight and finish. Light lean Continental Cows £800-£950 and amongst the Natives Angus sold to £970 and Shorthorn to £1160. No sign that trade will relent as numbers are tight and the price for finished cows remains very good.

Stores – Store Cattle a flyer especially for the big strong short keep cattle which were fiercely bid for ringside. Strong continentals saw Blonde blks from KP Drinkall, Gargrave sell at £1380 and £1450, and from H Downs & Son, Bingley reaching £1500.
26 Angus blks including some grazers sold to avg £1105. KP Drinkall, Gargrave sold Angus blks to £1490. Other strong feeders £1220-£1300, strong feeders but a shade leaner were £1120-£1180. Grazing Angus £840-£900. Some good runs of strong Blue blks forward from regular vendors. Over 60% of the blue blks on sale sold over £1300. Top price from DT&LA Houseman & Sons, Darley at £1570 for a good strong well fleshed Bullock. Other strong blks with plenty of flesh from £1340-£1440 and the biggest blks £1440-£1510. Feeding blues at 18 month plus £1200-£1300. Buyers out in force for short term cattle with flesh. Blue heifers again meeting firey trade ringside. Big heifers with full flesh £1300-£1335 Feeding heifer £1180-£1260.
Lim blks nicely sold plenty suckler bred goods £1300-£1475 with size and power. Dairy and suckler bred feeding sorts £1100-£1250 size dependent. Other feeders slightly smaller £1040-£1080. Plainer yearling cattle finding a good enquiry, especially with cattle numbers generally tight countrywide.

NEXT SALE – WEDNESDAY 4th AUGUST 2021.

xx HEAD comprising 100 Young Bulls, 50 Beef Bred feeding Cows, 300 Bullocks and Heifers

& 25 Breeding Cattle

Catalogue Entries close 4pm Wednesday 28th July

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls Overall £1097

Simmental x (Av £1272)

£1350 £1230 RD Elliott;  

Limousin x (Av £1145)

£1550 £1510 £1490 TH&K Wood; £1450 £1430 £1340 R Bamforth; £1390 £1380 J&N Feather; £1350 W&A Lambert;

Brit Blue x (Av £963)

£1240 T Robinson; £850 £800 MW Harrison;   

Ab Angus (Av £1080)

£1080 JG Bamforth;

Blonde (Av £970)

£970 TB Moorhouse;

Luing (Av £870)

£870 RS Harker;

Shorthorn (Av £900)

£930 £880 A Wilson;

Hereford (Av £1290)

£1290 MJ&GC Dobson;

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £1018

Simmental           to £1060

Limousin              to £1380 av £1035

Blonde                  to £1070 av £880

AA                          to £970

Shorthorn           to £1160

Saler                      to £1230

Brit Blue               to £1310 av £1100

Stabiliser              to £1120 av £1050

Top prices - £1380 J Butler; £1310 DM White; £1260 L Bamforth; £1220 DI Holliday; £1200 J Ashton; £1160 JR Taylor;

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1146, Native average £1077

Charollais (Av £833)

£900 M Mallinson; £800 TB Moorhouse;

Simmental x (Av £1200)

£1200 H Downs & Son;

Limousin x (Av £1100)

£1475 £1310 E&S Baines; £1140 H Downs & Son; £1410 £1300 £1250 P&E Fox; £1390 TH Heslop; £1250 AE Schindler;

Blonde (Av £1058)

£1500 H Downs; £1450 £1380 KP Drinkall; £880 PA Whitaker; £860 A Wainwright;  

Ab Angus (Av £1105)

£1490 £1240 KP Drinkall; £1300 £1180 TM Harrison; £1220 £1180 £1160 KM&L Throup; £1160 JR Taylor; £1350 AE Schindler;    

Saler x (Av £1156)

£1350 £1280 H Downs & Son; £880 W Watson;

Brit Blue x (Av £1327)

£1570 £1140 DT&LA Houseman; £1510 £1460 KP Drinkall; £1430 E&MA Burrow; £1380 H Downs & Son;

B&W (Av £949)

£1095 M Ryder; £1035 BJ&L Sutcliffe; £780 £740 RH Corbridge;

Shorthorn (Av £1115)

£1170 N Breaks; £1120 JR Taylor; £1060 PJ&RH Wallbank;

Hereford x (Av £1117.50)

£1240 KP Drinkall; £1120 KM&L Throup; £870 J Stanley;

Mont Bel (Av £1248)

£1345 £1200 H Downs & Son;   

Store Heifers – Continental x average £1053, Native average £1046

Charollais x (Av £810)

£810 TB Moorhouse;  

Simmental (Av £1237)

£1390 RD Elliott; £780 Michael Mallinson;

Limousin x (Av £1036)

£1380 £1365 TH&K Wood; £1305 £1200 RS&HA Davey; £1300 AJ Ogden;  £1270 £1210 TH Heslop; £1180 JGE Heseltine;

Blonde (Av £780)

£780 A Wainwright;   

Ab Angus (Av £1093)

£1120 £1080 A Hardy; £1120 J Butler; £1115 CW&R Sutcliffe; £1065 MR&GP Beresford;

Brit Blue x (Av £1121)

£1335 DT&LA Houseman; £1310 £1300 £1295 A Beresford; £1215 £1130 F Glassbrook; £1170 RP Holt; £1125 CW&R Sutcliffe;

B&W (Av £952)

£970 £935 M Ryder & Son;

Shorthorn x (Av £983)

£990 PJ&RH Wallbank; £980 A Wilson & Son;

19 Beef Breeding Cattle –

Limousin Stock Bull 10yrs                             to £1650

AA x Cows with Lim x Hfr Calves               to £1440

Lim x Cows with Lim x Hfr Calves              to £1440

Blue x Hfr with Lim x Calves                        to £1440

AA x Hfrs with Blue Calves                          to £1400

CONTACT DETAILS

Skipton Auction Mart
Gargrave Road
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 1UD

Tel 01756 792375

Jeremy Eaton 07747 780481
Ted Ogden 07855 958211
Kyle Hawksworth 07538 539077