Forward:
43 Prime cattle comprising 2 Clean Cattle & 41 Cast Cattle
1,943 Prime Sheep comprising 1,559 Prime Lambs, 364 Cast Ewes & Rams
101 Rearing Calves
52 Dairy Cattle
2 Loads of produce
Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)
Heifers
501kg - 590kg to 185.5p/kg av 185.1p
Top Prices £1020.25 per head and 185.5p/kg Hurries Farm
Overall Average 111.73p/kg av £751.97 per head
Black & White to 124.5p/kg av 105.2p/kg
Beef Bred to 145.5p/kg av 132.2p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)
Brit Blue: av 135.2p/kg
£ per head: £948.75 JR Taylor & Son; £894.08 JR Smith
p/kg: 137.5p 131.5p JR Taylor & Son; 136.5p JR Smith;
Lim: av 132.5p/kg
£ per head: £916.65 JR Taylor & Son; £734.93 KW&EJ Browes
p/kg: 145.5p JR Taylor & Son: 119.5p KW & EJ Browes
AA x : av 133.5p/kg
£ per head: £907.80 J&JA Preston & Son
p/kg: 133.5p J&JA Preston & Son
Charolais: av 142.5p/kg
£ per head: £1168.50 JR Smith
p/kg: 142.5p JR Smith
Sim: av 122.5p/kg
£ per head: £964.78 JR Taylor & Son; £687.23 J&ME Carr
p/kg: 129.5p JR Taylor & Son; 115.5p J&ME Carr
B&W: av 105.2p/kg
£ per head: £977.63 JD Taylor & Son; £902.88 £848.45 £846.60 J Caygill & Ptnrs; £900.38 WP Gratton; £896.25 M Baul & Sons
p/kg: 124.5p 121.5p 119.5p JCaygill & Ptnrs; 122.5p WP Gratton; 119.5p A Calvert & Son; 119.5p M Baul & Son, 119.5p CM&EM Gratton; 118.5p JD Taylor & Son; 117.5p JR,CJ&D Drake
Numbers much tighter this week helped to push todays average up by about 5p/kg on the week (av 181.9p/kg), although there was a nice show of lambs as well today with less of the 34kg to 37kg lambs that have been a feature over the last month or so. Top price per kilo was for Beltex crosses from CT&EM Hammond at 215.6p/kg and £97 per head 3 times from CT&EM Hammond, M Petherbridge and JE&ME Grange.
Prime Lambs – Overall Average £73.19 per head or 181.9p/kg
25.5kg to 32.0kg to 172.2p/kg av 152.6p/kg or £41.61 per head
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 201.4p/kg av 174.8p/kg or £59.82 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 215.6p/kg av 183.1p/kg or £74.87 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 193.8p/kg av 179.0p/kg or £85.10 per head
52.1kg and over to 185.6p/kg av 181.0p/kg or £84.61 per head
Beltex average £77.81 per head or 194.7p/kg
£ per head: £97 £85.50 £84.50 CT&EM Hammond; £84.50 £80 DG Boothman; £79.50 G Huck & Son; £77 A Jenkinson;
p/kg: 215.6p CT&EM Hammond; 206.9p J&J Garnett; 202.6p A Jenkinson; 195.1p DG Boothman; 196.9p G Huck & Son;
Texel average £74.40 per head or 183.6p/kg
£ per head: £97 JE&ME Grange; £93 S Spensley; £93 RH&MR Ireland; £93 £92.50 JE&ME Grange; £91.50 R Ogg; £89 TR Thwaite
p/kg: 212.5p MR&GP Beresford; 208.5p JM Smith & Son; 208.5p RA&M Earnshaw; 206.7p S Spensley; 206.7p RH&MR Ireland
Suffolk average £73.91 per head or 176.4p/kg
£ per head: £97 M Petherbridge; £90 £86 ML Evans; £84.50 £79.80 RA&M Earnshaw; £79 SB&AJ Wallbank; £79 N&M Sutcliffe
p/kg: 191.5p JM Smith; 191.1p ML Evans; 190.0p RA&M Earnshaw; 184.5p JA&JM Wade; 183.7p N&M Sutcliffe;
Charollais average £67.89 per head or 171.9p/kg
£ per head: £71 SP&VM Morris; £70.50 JR&DL Ogden; £57.80 WB Smith;
p/kg: 182.1p SP&VM Morris; 172.0 JR&DL Ogden; 165.1p WB Smith;
Mule average £45.25 per head or 154.9p/kg
£ per head: £75.50 A Guy & Son; £73 RD Metcalfe;
p/kg: 162.2p RD Metcalfe; 160.6p A Guy & Son;
Rouge average £74.53 per head or 180.3p/kg
£ per head: £77.50 £75 £72 JA&JM Wade;
p/kg: 193.8p 180.0p 170.5p JA&JM Wade;
SBF average £40 per head or 148.1p/kg
£ per head: £40 AJ Barker
p/kg: 148.1p AJ Barker
Cull Ewes average £45.81
Suffolk to £88.50, Texel to £104.50, BFL to £83.50, Mule to £74.50, Lleyn to £67.50, Swaledale to £58.50, Dalesbred to £46.50, Beltex to £115.50.
Top prices:
Lowland: £115.50 H Brown; £104.50 D&J Carlisle;
Mule/Masham: £74.50 KM&L Throup; £74.50 R Ogg;
Horned: £58.50 JR Smith; £50.50 J Cheetham
Hill: £83.50 Ellis Bros; £71.50 RD Metcalfe;
Cast Rams average £74.50
Suffolk to £113.50, Swaledale to £35.50
Top Prices:
£113.50 ML Evans;
101 Rearing Calves to £460
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £282) to £370 KH E SK Hitchen
Brit Blue x (Av £360) to £460 P&RM Sutcliffe
Simmental (Av £228) to £275 DL Leeming
Hereford (Av £134) to £205 HJ&K Blackwell
Ab Angus (Av £134) to £180 SJ Sugden
Black & White (Av £36) to £125 E Bradley
Heifer Calves
Limousin x (Av £377) to £390 AP Townsend
Brit Blue x (Av £306) to £385 P&RM Sutcliffe
Ab Angus (Av £46) to £50 H Bradley
Hereford ( Av £46) to £50 J Whittaker
Craven Dairy Auction (52 head)
Yet again a big entry for Skipton Dairy Auction with 52 Head forward. Despite a number of buyers away snatching 2nd Cut silage or Hay trade remained good, with topping prices of £3,000 for the Champion from David and Claire Lawson, and £2,000 for an Incalf 2nd Calver from J Whittaker, Laneshawbridge. The champion chosen by Stephen Coates of Baildon Moor was a Newly Calven Pedigree Heifer giving 32L from the Lawson family and was hard fought over by keen supporters of Lawson Cattle and was snapped up by the Jeanes family. Brian Moorhouse once again reached the heights of £2,600 for the second time in as many sales with Resever Champion Cow from the Whittaker Family reaching £1820 for a well bagged 3rd Calver.
The final portion of the Whittaker Dispersal was consigned to this sale and a fitting end became the family with yet again a well supported sale. All milkers and Incalf Cows sold well with the pick of the bunch a Dairy Shorthorn X Cow incalf to British Friesian selling to Tom Green of Wigan for £2000. The Family will be Sorely missed around the dairy ring.
Next Sale 28th July
Prize Awards: Newly Calven Heifers: 1st A Lawson & Son 2nd M&R Smith 3rd GB Jennings
Newly Calven Cows: 1st J Whitaker 2nd & 3rd N Hitchen
In-Calf Heifers: 1st 2nd & 3rd MGT Corner
Champion – A Lawson & Son Reserve – J Whitaker
Newly Calven Heifers: to £2150 av £1650 RG Johnson & Son
Newly Calven Cows: to £1820 av £1394 J Whittaker
Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers: to £3000 av £1922 A Lawson & Son
In Calf Cow: to £2000 av £1380 J Whittaker, Laneshawbridge
In Calf Heifer: to £1800 av £1392 MGT Corner
Maiden Heifer: to £820 JR Taylor & Son
Heifer Calves: to £300 av £209.25 J Whittaker