Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Top call of the day was a 600 kg British Blue cross heifer at £1485 or 247.5p/kg from RT&J Critchley&Son of Hutton which sold to Kendalls Butchers of Pateley Bridge. Not far behind was another heifer from Mesrs Critchley weighing 575kg this time a Limousin cross at 253.5p/kg or £1458 which sold to Keelham Fram Shop in Skipton. Top price per kg was a 530kg British Blue cross heifer from Mesrs S&P Scriven of Elslack which made 258.5p/kg or £1370 when selling to Countrystyle Meats of Lancaster, the purchasers of another high flier from Mesrs Critchley, a Blonde cross heifer which made 257.5p/kg or £1403 with a weight of 545kg. Top price steer at 250.5p/kg or £1403 was a 560kg Limousin cross from CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield which sold to Keelham Farm Shop,Thornton.

Steers

465-560                                                 to 249.5p/kg        av. 241.31p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 250.5p/kg        av. 217.26p/kg

Heifers

480-560kg                                             to 258.5p/kg        av.231.58p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1403, T Boothman (Gall) 1261, S&P Scriven (BBx) 1248

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 250.5, S&P Scriven (BBx) 249.5,233.5

Heifers

£ per head: RT&J Critchley&Sons (BBx) 1485,(Limx) 1458, (Blondex) 1403,CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1436, SD Bennett (Limx) 1410

p/kg:S&P Scriven (BBx) 258.5, RT&J Critchley&Sons (Blondex) 257.5,(BBx) 255.5,(Limx) 253.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 256.5,

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   av. 116.43p/kg                    £731.56

£ per head: E&S Baines (Limx Hfr) 852, (Limx Str) 747, J Roebuck (BBx Hfr) 596

p/kg: E&S Baines (Limx Hfr) 123.5,(Limx Str) 119.5, J Roebuck (BBx) Hfr 104.5

A reduced entry of cast cattle got away at a reasonable trade with one factory buyer absent but an extra buyer at the ringside. Best dairies 2-5p back on the week but the steaking and plain cattle a shade firmer. An average show of beef cross cows with a highlight a fed Galloway from Tom Boothman.

Overall Average                                   81.2p/kg               £530.73

Black & White                      to 94.5 p/kg                          av. 80.50p/kg

Gall                                         to 118p/kg

Hefdx                                     to 81.5p/kg                          av. 77.5p/kg

Shorthorn                             to 73.5p/kg                          av.69.00 p/kg

Limx                                       to 86.5p/kg                          av p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: P&J Brown&Son 717, AS&E Jeanes&Son 688,613, M&RM Holmes&Son 638, N&SA Fort 620,

p/kg: M&RM Holmes & Son 94.5, P&J Brown & Son 92.5, 87.5, AS&E Jeanes&Son 91.5,90.5,  A&CL Gray 85.5, N&SA Fort 85.5

Native

£ per head: T Boothman (Gall) 767, JM Daggett (Shorthorn) 529, C Winterburn (Hefdx) 481

p/kg: T Boothman (Gall) 118, C Winterburn (Hefdx) 81.5.

Lim:

£ per head: PN Garth 523

p/kg: PN Garth 86.5

3,984 Prime Sheep

Lamb numbers remaining constant, with another 3673 head penned for sale today in a show of 3984 sheep altogether. The overall quality of the show was not just as good today but the quality end of the lambs were every bit as good to sell, 6 pens over 250p and 17 pens over 220p. Leading the way at 266.7p and 265p was Alaistair Jenkinson from Langbar, followed up at 262.2p and 252.6p by Robert Fielden of Todmorden. Richard Crabtree of Clifton topped his run at 257.5p, whilst Jim and Christine Scrivin from Elslack made 251.2p. Others making over 240p were George Sunderland from Cragg Vale, Ellis Bros from Addingham Moorside and Samantha Asquith from Otley.
In the lump top price was £112 and £106 from Alaistair Jenkinson, £109 and £106 from James Garth & Son of Keasden, Samantha Asquith £104, Chris and Tom Heseltine from Bolton Abbey £104, Tony Kiernan of Longridge £104, Richard Crabtree of Clifton at £103, Jim and Christine Scrivin £103 and Ellis Bros £102.
The next grade of nice butchers lambs and local wholesale lambs were 200p to 220p, even for some smart heavy lambs. Handy weight lambs were a good trade all day as the trade looks for nice selling lambs that aren’t over fat, whilst a leaner heavy commercial lamb was a decent trade at 160p to 170p, but anything a little “thicker” was 155p to 160p.
More Mules getting about, the nice lambs in the 150’s.

** VENDORS PLEASE NOTE** - Lambs MUST be presented clean, all lambs should at the very least be clean behind, dirty lambs must be crutched before being presented at market. It is also advised that the smarter end of Continental lambs are better off if you belly clip them at home too before sale.

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average  £74.27 per head or 167.41p/kg         

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 197.1p/kg         av 158.53p/kg      or £54.09 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 266.7p/kg         av 172.43p/kg      or £73.74 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 222.4p/kg         av 160.38p/kg      or £77.35 per head

52.1kg and over   to 170.9p/kg         av 147.7p/kg         or £78 per head

Beltex average £84.91 per head or 194.76p/kg

£ per head: £112 A Jenkinson; £109 James Garth; £106 A Jenkinson; £105 James Garth; £104 T Kiernan; £104 JGE Heseltine;

p/kg: 266.7p, 265p A Jenkinson; 262.2p F&R Fielden; 257.5p RC Crabtree; 252.6p F&R Fielden; 251.2p S&P Scrivin;

Suffolk average £71.10 per head or 154.5p/kg

£ per head: £82 D&A Livestock; £71x2 £80 J&C Wright; £80 R&N Carlisle; £78 L Mellin; £78 G&T Carr;

p/kg: 163.5p T&G McGarrell; 161.9p W Stapletin; 161.0p A Fisher; 161.0p A Calvert; 159.3p CD&RF Kitching;

Texel average £73.38 per head or 166.9p/kg

£ per head: £98 J&J Garnett; £93 JR Crabtree; £92 S SPensley; £89 DW&CJ Towler; £89 DJ Halliday; £88 KJ Marston;

p/kg: 239p J&J Garnett; 222.5p DW&CJ Towler; 210p AN Throup; 197.6p N Thompson; 197.6p SD Bennett;

Mule average £66.45 per head or 150.7p/kg

£ per head: £76 JH Throup; £75.50 AJ Taylor; £75, £74, £73.50, £73 JC&N Throup; £73 M Ryder;

p/kg: 158.8p FW Horner; 156.8p TE Walker; 155.3p JC &N Throup; 153.3p WA&VJ&JA Towler; 153p JH Throup

Charollais average £74.89 per head or 162.6p/kg

£ per head: £87, £86, £83.5, £83, £79.5, £79 CW Marwood; £75.5 KJ Marston; £72 E&S Baines

p/kg: 172.8p 171.7p CW Marwood; 170.2p D Bolton; 167.8p KJ Marston; 160.6p CW Marwood; 

Swaledale average £42.68 per head or 132.98p/kg

£ per head: £61 AL Dean; £59 J Baines; £53, £50 Fair Place; £48 P Metcalfe; £45 Fair Place;

p/kg: 143.9p J Baines; 143.2p Fair Place; 141.9p AL Dean & Son; 131.6p Fair Place; 125p TE Walker;

Texel to £96.5, BFL to £68.5, Mule to £62.5, Lleyn to £42.5, Swaledale to £47.5, Masham to £40.5, Gritstone to £34.5.

Top prices:

Lowland: £96.5 JD Taylor; £94.5 JG Hall & Son

Mule/Masham: £62.5 GT Booth; £60.5 JD Taylor & Son;  

Horned: £47.5 W Mason; £46.5 P Addyman;

Hill: £68.5 AL Dean; £42.5 N Speake

Cast Rams average £57

Texel to £77.5, BFL to £56.5.

Rearing Calves to £420 (61)

B&W av £117.47 Cont av £309.3 Native av £143

Black and white calves saw the trade of the day today with an overall average of £117.47 and topping twice at £165 for some cracking bulls from RM Spence. Of the 19 B&W Bulls 12 were over £100 with some fierce competition on  30 day + calves right through the sale.

A couple of fresh bidders on the continentals saw an improved trade for the continentals with a better quality show of calves contributing to the average also. The Wright family of Kirk Syke took the top bid for their cracking British Blue bull which sold for £420 to Andrew Houseman of Dacre. Limousin bulls were forward in healthy numbers this morning with Allan Throup and Pickersgill Bros seeing their consignments top at £400 for 5 week old bulls. 

In the heifers it was a sweet heifer from Graham Hayton which caught the eye of many bidders with his Limousin Heifer selling for £400 TO Paul Drinkall, Gargrave.

NB: Dairy Sale Next Week 19^th November; Christmas Calf Show 26^th November; Christmas Dairy Show 3^rd December.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £328.33)

£400 A&SL Throup; £400, £380, £360 G Pickersgill & Sons                      

Brit Blue x (Av £341.82)

£420 RL Wright; £400, £390 Church Farm Enterprises; £385 J&SA Lancaster                                                       

Aberdeen Angus (Av £225)

£365 Hayton & Stocks; £160 A&SL Throup; £155 D&J Herd

Flekvieh (Av £200)

£200 C Watson

Black & White (Av £117.47)

£165 x2, £160 RM Spence; £160 G Pickersgill; £155 A&SL Throup;                        

Heifer Calves                                                                                       

Ab Angus (Av £102)

£150, £120 JC&DJ Marshall; £95 JT Rushton                                                

British Blue (Av £263.5)

£360, £330 J&SA Lancaster; £330, £320, £300 Church Farm Enterprises

Lim (Av £303.33)

£400 Hayton & Stocks; £300 JC&DJ Marshall