Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Heifers

590kg                                     to 127.5p/kg        av 109.58p/kg

Bull

551-650kg                             to 147.5p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Heifers

£ per head: P Ormerod (AA) 982

p/kg: P Ormerod (AA) 127.5

Bulls

£ per head: M Ryder&Sons (AA) 147.5

p/kg: M Ryder&Sons (AA) 147.5

Overall Average                                   84.73p/kg             £531.63

Trade continues in the same slot with the milk price bringing a large proportion of lean cattle on to the market in a sale at which 80% of the entry was dairy bred.

Black & White                       to 107.5p/kg                        av 85.34p/kg

Jersey                                     to 65.5p/kg

Blondex                                 to 113.5p/kg                       

Limx                                       to 93.5p/kg                         

BBx                                         to 96.5p/kg

AAx                                         to 98.5p/kg                          av 93.88p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: G Abbott&Sons 797,G&PS Fleetwood 779, AL Dean&Son 758, PJ Bolland 745

p/kg: G&PS Fleetwood 107.5, A Sowray&Son 105.5,104.5, AL Dean&Son 104.5, PJ Bolland 103.5

Blondex

£ per head: K Lister&Sons 772

p/kg: K Lister&Sons 113.5
Brit Blue:

£ per head: T Walker 96.5

p/kg: T Walker 680

Lim:

£ per head: S&T Fawcett 547

p/kg: S&T Fawcett 93.5

AAx

£ per head: C&CR Mitchell 702, P Shackleton 561

p/kg: P Shackleton 98.5,R&CR Mitchell 97.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   75.63p/kg             £720.34

£ per head: RB&L Gamble (Sim) 1026

p/kg: RB&L Gamble (Sim) 79.5

Today was the fourth consecutive week that there were over 5,000 sheep penned for sale, however todays average may show a  slight rise on the week but trade was rather mixed, with Lowland lambs generally a bit cheaper, Mule lambs very similar and Horned lambs dearer.

The Lowland lambs didn’t keep up last weeks rates, with handy weighted commercial types generally £2-£3 apiece down. Quality types, regardless of weight, did manage to stay closer to last weeks trade, and some excellent runs of ¾ Bred Texel and Beltex’s were a very good trade, highlighted by the leading Beltex prices where James & Simon Garth of Keasden lead the way selling lambs to £116 each or 305.5p/kg. The rest of these prices also show the strength of the trade at Skipton for these types.

Heavy Lambs again were a fair trade, nice sorts holding last weeks trade but commercial types being a little cheaper.

The Hill lambs saw Mules maintain last weeks prices with the average up 2p/kg on the week to 164.9p, however it was the Horned lambs that performed best on the week with the average up 18p/kg to stand at 164p/kg for Swaledales and 167p for Dalebreds.

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average  £76.07 per head or 176.9p/kg                                                            

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 274.3p/kg         av 188.9p/kg         or £65.77 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 305.3p/kg         av 180.6p/kg         or £75.42 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 216.3p/kg         av 166.1p/kg         or £79.31 per head

52.1kg and over   to 177.8p/kg         av 157.2p/kg         or £85.10 per head

Beltex average £82.49 per head or 203.2p/kg

£ per head: £116 £110 J Garth & Son; £115 £103 AM&HV Brown; £111 £106 £105 PW Simpson; £107 K Marshall; £106 F Reeday

p/kg: 305.3p 282.1p J Garth & Son; 274.3p 271.4p H Brown; 273.8p AM&HV Brown; 264.3p PW Simpson; 257.9p H&S Maudsley

Texel average £76.45 per head or 175.8p/kg

£ per head: £104 £97 H Baines; £102 FC N&M Walker; £98x2 £94 RH&MR Ireland; £95 J Baines; £94 J Howard;

p/kg: 247.6p 225.6p H Baines; 229.3p 222.5p J Howard; 226.3p RH&MR Ireland; 218.8p K Marshall; 218.1p K Marsahll;

Suffolk average £76.36 per head or 168.3p/kg

£ per head: £89 JA&JM Wade; £87 £82 J Turner; £87 £82 RA&M Earnshaw; £83.50 G Mellin; £82 F Reeday; £82 BR&JM Jarvis;

p/kg: 207.7p TH&A Pickard; 183.3p G Beresford; 182.1p PJ Bolland; 181.0p H Raw; 180.7p BR&JM Jarvis; 179.8p JP&KE Hartley;

Charollais average £80.20 per head or 169.6p/kg

£ per head: £93x2 £92 £87 £85.50x2 CW Marwood; £86 £85.50MJ Spensley; £81.50 P Crabtree;

p/kg: 194.0p 181.0p P Crabtree; 182.9p H Downs & Son; 182.1p K Marshall; 179.5p JA&JH Hewetson;

Lleyn average £69.12 per head or 172.6p/kg

£ per head: £74 CD&RF Kitching; £69.50 £69 DC Wood; £70 D Lodge;

p/kg: 185.0p CD&RF Kitching; 175.6p GM&SC Pickles; 169.5p 168.3p DC Wood;

Mule average £70.53 per head or 164.9p/kg

£ per head: £74.50 DM&SV Throup; £74 JH Throup; £74 CD&RF Kitching; £74 GW Houseman; £73 JR Smith; £73 S&P Scrivin;

£73 T&C Robinson;

p/kg: 177.6p PJ Bolland; 175.0p JA Stoney; 173.8p NC Holme; 171.6p W&M Bland; 171.4p PL Metcalfe; 171.3p K Dickinson;

Swaledale average £61.37 per head or 164.3p/kg

£ per head: £69.50 £61.50x2 JR Smith; £68 DM&SV Throup; £66 A&N Fothergill; £60.50 P Addyman & Son;

p/kg: 175.7p 169.5p JR Smith; 168.1p P Addyman; 167.1p FC N&M Walker; 158.1p DM&SV Throup;

Rouge average £82.53 per head or 183.3p/kg

£ per head: £89 £84x2 £80 JA&JM Wade; £86 Frankland Farms;

p/kg: 201.4p 190.9p 170.2p 168.0p JA&JM Wade; 191.1p  Frankland Farms; 185.0p K Marsahll;

Masham average £67.47 per head or 168.2p/kg

£ per head: £70.50 A&SL Throup; £67.50 £66.50 G&SE Parker;

p/kg: 170.5p 168.8p G&SE Parker; 160.2p A&SL Throup;

Dalesbred average £59.14 per head or 167.2p/kg

£ per head: £63 £59 JA Stoney & Son; £57 RH&EA Close; £53.50 A&N Fothergill;

p/kg: 170.3p 159.5p JA Stoney & Son; 167.2p A&N Fothergill; 162.9p RH&EA Close;

Gritstone average £71.10 per head or 173.9p/kg

£ per head: £74.50 £73 £69.50 F&R Fielden

p/kg: 178.2p 169.8p 165.6p F&R Fielden;

Cull Ewes average £49.57

Suffolk to £83.50, Texel to £102.50, BFL to £69.50, Mule to £76.50, Lleyn to £61.50, Swaledale to £58.50, Masham to £56.50, Cheviot  to £67.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £102.50 JR Carr; £93.50, £87.50 JS Stephenson; £85.50 GD&JC Holme

Mule/Masham: £76.50, £75.50 GD&JC Holme; £72.50 JD Taylor; £71.50 AL Dean

Horned: £58.50 AL Dean; £52.50 JA Stoney; £49.50 JR Smith; £49.50 K Lister & Sons

Hill: £67.50 K Lister & Sons; £61.50 PL Metcalfe; 

Cast Rams average £88.72

Texel to £111.50 BG&LM Hawksworth; Suffolk to 73.50 AS Staveley; Wensleydale to £87.50 H Collinge; Swaledale to £68 E&E Metcalfe & Son.

Rearing Calves to £400

B&W av £56.46 Cont av £246 Native av £165

Good show of calves with the Christmas Show next week and trade remained good particularly for young Continental calves and Black and White Bulls.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £234) to £290 AP Townend                  

Brit Blue x (Av £272) to £400 Church Farm Enterprise                              

Saler (Av £205) to £245 P Sharp & Son                                                          

Mont Bel (Av £175) to £192 K Talbot                                             

Black & White (Av £56) to £128 RL Wright & Son                       

Heifer Calves                       

Limousin x to £150 PJ Bolland                         

Brit Blue x (Av £253) to £370 Church Farm Enterprise                              

Hereford to £165 K&M Berry                                                          

Saler to £135 RL Wright & Son                                                        

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st A Lawson & Son              2^nd JJ&JD Booth                     3^rd M Swires

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st A Swires                           2^nd T&DA Penrose                3^rd DE&MA Booth

                                In-Calf Heifers:                     1^st 2^nd 3^rd RA&HE Simpson

                                Champion – A Lawson & Son            Reserve – JJ&JD Booth      

Newly Calven Heifers (6): av £1739 to £1920 M Swires

Newly Calven Cows (4): av £1590 to £1920 M Swires  

Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers (22): av £1755 to £2500 A Lawson & Son

Incalf Heifers (10): av £1210 to £1400 RA&HE Simpson