Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Countrystyle Meats of Lancaster were in good form at the weekly sale with 6 purchases on the card which included the top 5 p/kg priced animals in the market. 2 bids of 257.5p/kg headed up the proceedings, one a 535kg Limousin heifer (£1378) from RT&J Critchley&Sons of Hutton and the second a 545kg Limousin cross heifer from Mesrs CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield. The heifer from Mesrs Kitching proved to be the highest gross priced animal in the mart at £1403. Top priced steer was a 570kg British Blue also supplied by Mesrs Kitching which sold to Keelham Farm Shop for 245.5p/kg or £1399. 9 buyers were present for the 20 strong entry with cattle spread around the ring including a new wholesale customer.

Steers

560kg+                                                   to 245.5p/kg                        av.221.22p/kg

Heifers

485kg+                                                   to 257.5p/kg                        av.216.42p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1399,1295, TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 1310,

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 245.5,219.5, TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 201.5

Heifers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1403, 1387,1366, RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 1378, SD Bennett (Limx) 1312,1283

p/kg: RT&J Critchley&Sons (Limx) 257.5,251.5,247.5,245.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 257.5,254.5,237.5, SD Bennett (Limx) 237.5

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)              

Overall Average                                   127.5p/kg                             £803.25

Top Prices £ and p/kg

£ per head: M Baul&Sons Ltd (B&W Hfr) 803

p/kg: M Baul&Sons Ltd (B&W Hfr) 127.5

A better show of cattle carrying finish and a sharp trade. As seems to be the norm these days a three quarter meat steaking cow looked well sold alongside the heavy dairies which were 110p plus. A few non UK tags are getting away well with a NL tag weighing 645kg making 107.5p/kg. Lowest priced plain cow today was 87.5p/kg.

Overall Average                                   106.75p/kg           £715.86

Black & White                      to 116.5p/kg                        av. 107.06p/kg

Dairy Shorthorn                   to 96.50p/kg

BBx                                         to 109.50p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: AS&E Jeanes&Son 947,903,878, JP&KE Hartley 917, JD Taylor&Son 878, M Baul&Sons Ltd 865,822, CM&EM Gratton 814

p/kg: IR&DE Wellock 116.5, CM&EM Gratton 115.5, M Baul&Sons Ltd 113.5, JK Wilson&Son 113.5, CN&SA Harrison 113.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: G&PS Fleetwood (Dairy Sh) 622

p/kg: G&PS Fleetwood (Dairy Sh) 96.5,

Brit Blue:

£ per head: T Walker (BBx) 706

p/kg: T Walker (BBx) 109.5

Prime Sheep

Lamb numbers on the rise with the largest show of the season so far penned for sale, but with it brings a reduction in average prices. Heavy lambs were in sharp demand all sale long with 453 of the entry weighing 46kg to 52kg averaging 187.3p against an overall selling average of 182.7p/kg. Top price of £118 or 268p for 44kg Beltex from Alistair Jenkinson, Langbar selling to Hartshead Meat Co, Mossley. Andrew Throup Silsden £108 for 51kg selling to Kendall Farm Butchers in Pateley Bridge and Harrogate. Tom & Ruby Wright Doncaster made £105 of 49kg to the same purchasers. Nice handyweights around 190p to £2kilo, commercial sorts 175p to 185p. The overall average for the whole sale of 182p compares well on the day with a good competitive atmosphere for all classes.

A large show of over 800 ewes and rams were sold to a full company of buyers, lowland breeds selling to a very sharp trade, although hill ewes would be a shade easier on the week, overall average £60.24. Brian Moorhouse of Bell Busk topped at £131 for Texels, followed by Julie Robison Cragg Vale at £124.50 then followed by Mike Scholey of York and Ian Hammond of Glasshouses at £115.50. Best Mules £75 to £80, tops from Jeff Throup Silsden followed by James Ogden Austwick £78.50 and JP&KE Hartley Bolton Abbey also at £78.50, Geoff Booth £77.50.

Spring Lambs – Overall Average £78.99 per head or 182.7p/kg

32.1kg to 35.9kg  to 177.1p/kg         av 171.64p/kg      or £60.02 per head             

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 268.2p/kg         av 181.66p/kg      or £76.15 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 214.3p/kg         av 187.32p/kg      or £88.86 per head

52.1kg and over   to 179.6p/kg         av 175.34p/kg      or £96.44 per head

Beltex average £81.98 per head or 195.14p/kg

£ per head: £118 A Jenkinson; £101 K Huck; £98.5 DG Boothman; £97 x2 TA Robinson; £97 K Huck; £97 T Hill & R Wright;

p/kg:268.2p A Jenkinson; 240.2p DG Boothman; 220.7p P Crabtree & Son; 219p T Hill & R Wright; 217.4p DG Boothman;

Charollais average £72.26 per head or 180.23p/kg

£ per head: £100 T Hill & R Wright; £84 MJ Spensley; £82.5, £77 CH&OF Hammond; £75 P Johnson; £73.5, £73, £72 JR&DL Ogden

p/kg: 200p T Hill & R Wright; 191.9p CH&OF Hammond; 182.6p MJ Spensley; 182.5p, 180p, 179.3p JR&DL Ogden;

Suffolk average £80.14 per head or 180.49p/kg

£ per head: £103 J Turner; £98 TH Mellin; £98, £96, £95 ML Evans; £92.5 L Simpson & Sons; £91 TH Mellin; £91 ML Evans;

p/kg: 202.3p RA&M Earnshaw; 198.1p J Turner; 196p, 193.6p ML Evans; 192.2p, 189.6p, 189.4p TH Mellin;

Texel average £77.63 per head or 181.93p/kg

£ per head: £108 AN Throup; £105 T Hill & R Wright; £103.5 GB Moorhouse; £102 J Turner; £102 MJ Spensley;

p/kg:214.3p T Hill & R Wright; 212.8p A Jenkinson; 211.8p AN Throup; 211p MP Jennings; 210.4p MJ Spensley;

Mule average £66.52 per head or 160.14p/kg

£ per head: £71.5 MJ&LE Kayley; £70 FG Throup; £68 W Richardson & Son; £67.5, £64 AJ Mason;

p/kg: 174.4p W Richardson; 158.9p ML&JE Kayley & Son; 156.1p AJ Mason; 155.6p FG Throup; 153.4p AJ Mason;

Suffolk to £98.50, Texel to £131, BFL to £93.50, Mule to £79.50, Swaledale to £46.5, Cheviot to £58.5, Beltex to £91.5.

Top prices:

Lowland: £131 GB Moorhouse; £115.5 CM Scholey;

Mule/Masham: £79.5 JA Throup; £78.5 JR&DL Ogden

Horned: £46.5 WP&B Walker & Son; £45.5 E Pennock; £43.5 JA Throup

Hill: £93.5 WP&B Walker & Son; £92.5 J Middleton

Cast Rams: Texel to £124.5, Beltex  to £70.50, Zwartbles  to £75.5.

Rearing Calves to £380 (30)

B&W av £50 Cont av £289 Native av £85

After the large success of last week’s show numbers were always going to be scarce for today’s sale. Best calves could still make honest money with JP&KE Hartley of Bolton Abbey taking the highest price of the day with a nice Blue bull reaching £380 selling to Tom Watson. Continental heifers sold to a quiet ringside of clients with many filling up last weeks with the abundance of calves available, despite this a straight trade for heifers saw four make £300 from Colin Whitelock and Shaun Sowray. Dairy bulls a straight trade topping at £62 from Flasby Estates.  

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £275) to £320 C&SB Whitelock                           

Brit Blue x (Av £310) to £380 JP&KE Hartley                                                

Flekvieh (Av £125) to £125 Flasby Estates

Shorthorn (Av £55) to £55 Flasby Estates

Black & White (Av £50) to £62 Flasby Estates                             

Heifer Calves                       

Ab Angus (Av £85) to £85 Flasby Estates                                                      

British Blue (Av £262.27) to £300 C&SB Whitelock

Craven Dairy Auction (14 head)

Another good day in the Skipton Dairy ring with 14 milkers tied up in the shippon this morning. Angus Dean of Toft House Threshfield undertook the adjudication this morning and chose Suzy Lawson’s 30kg Pedigree Heifer as his champion with a belting 2^nd calver from Sally Wellock of Oakworth giving 34kg as his reserve.

The Champion calved a fortnight and giving 30kg sold away to a ready audience for £1900 to the Judge. The Reseve 2^nd Calver from J Wellock of Oakworth sold for £2120 to Richard Sutcliffe of Queensbury.

A good strong trade throughout the sale saw a lot of good commercial heifers selling from £1600 - £2000 with a couple of sweet heifers from Robin Jennings a fine example of this at £1800 and £1900 for a pair of sweet cow makers.

Principle Prices: £2120, £2050, £1980 J Wellock; £1980, £1900 A Lawson & Son; £1900 GB Jennings; £1850 H Raw; £1800 GB Jennings; £1720 H Raw; £1700 RW&M Walker.  

Judge – Angus Dean

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:        1^st A Lawson & Son              2^nd A Lawson & Son             3^rd J Wellock

                                Newly Calven Cows:             1^st J Wellock

Champion – A Lawson & Son                            Reserve – A Lawson & Son

Newly Calven Heifers (Inc Faults) (av £1710): to £1900 GB Jennings

Newly Calven Cows (av £2120): to £2120 J Wellock

Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers (inc Faults) (av £1762): to £2050 J Wellock