Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Leading price p/kg was a 450kg Limousin cross heifer at 254.5p/kg selling to Keelham Farm Shop  consigned by JR Metcalfe of Baldersby. Top gross was £1274 or 225.5p/kg from Mesrs CD&RF Kitching selling to Stanforths Butchers, Skipton.

Steers

465-555kg to 219.5p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 182.5p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg to 254.5p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 237.5p/kg                        av. 209.36p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1218,1218

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 219.5,219.5

Heifers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1274, H Downs&Son (Blondex) 1247, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1176,1145

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 254.5,237.5, H Downs&Son (Blondex) 237.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 225.5

A light Bank Holiday Show of cast cattle met a good trade. All bar 2 entries Black and White which included a non UK born Steaker at 91.5p/kg. Derek Wells from Wilsden headed the section with a Limousin cross cow weighing 705kg making 158.5p/kg and grossing £1117.

Overall Average                                   99.90p/kg             £703.83

Black & White                       to 99.50p/kg                        av. 90.75p/kg

Limx                                       to 158.50p/kg                      av. 135.91p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: WP Gratton 796,627,586, Jennings Farmers Ltd 716,662,643, M Baul&Sons Ltd 616,

p/kg: Jennings Farmers Ltd 99.5,94.5,94.5, WP Gratton 99.5,91.5,91.5, M Baul&Sons Ltd 95.5,

Lim:

£ per head: D Wells 1117,1016

p/kg: D Wells 158.5,117.5

Spring Lambs  – Overall Average  £113.33per head or 250.2p/kg           

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 277.5p/kg         av 265.4p/kg         or £112 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 252.2p/kg         av 239.0p/kg         or £115.20 per head

52.1kg and over                  to 211.1p/kg         av 211.1p/kg         or £114 per head

Charollais average £113 per head or 250.2p/kg

£ per head: £116x3 £115 £114 £1113 JD&V Towers; £114 £113 £112 £111 CW Marwood;

p/kg: 277.5p 275.6p 265.1p 255.8p 254.5p CW Marwood; 252.2p 244.7p 236.7p 232.0p 230.6p JD&V Towers;  

Prime Hoggs  – Overall Average  £83.03 per head or 188.9p/kg             

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 203.2p/kg         av 152.1p/kg         or £47.64 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 200.0p/kg         av 179.2p/kg         or £61.99 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 315.8p/kg         av 195.8p/kg         or £82.27 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 229.4p/kg         av 181.3p/kg         or £87.40 per head

52.1kg and over                 to 212.3p/kg         av 172.6p/kg         or £96.38 per head

Beltex average £106 per head or 261.5p/kg

£ per head: £120 £108 Fox Farm; 115 R&VM Clarke; £109 JR Crabtree; £106 PA&NS Tattersall; £99 Fox Farm;

p/kg: 315.8p 263.4p 247.5p Fox Farm; 280.5p R&VM Clarke; 246.5p PA&NS Tattersall; £235.9p JR Crabtree;

Suffolk average £88.55 per head or 180.9p/kg

£ per head: £111 £96 K Marshall; £96.50 D&J Isherwood; £94 N Hanson; £94 S Dorey; £92 GW Houseman;

p/kg: 197.4p Watson Livestock; 186.7p GW Houseman & Ptnrs; 185.6p 184.8p D&J Isherwood; 184.4p D Pennington;

Texel average £84.94 per head or 196.7p/kg

£ per head: £121 £117 £116 £111 £110 £108 PA&NS Tattersall; £116 W&J Parkinson; £112 K Marshall;

p/kg: 269.8p 248.8p W&J Parkinson; 266.7p K Marshall; 247.4p R Crabtree; 239.5p J Baines; 237.2p Brafferton Maonr;

Mule average £82.36 per head or 179.3p/kg

£ per head: £90 £87.50x2 £87 S Dorey; £88 £87x2 J Pickles; £86.50 GW Thackray;

p/kg: 194.4p 194.3p 193.3p 190.2p 183.7p S Dorey; 181.4p L Mellin; 181.3p J Pickles;

Lonk average £75.59 per head or 170.5p/kg

£ per head: £80x3 £78 £77 £76.50 C Crowther; £77.50 A Moorhouse;

p/kg: 182.9p A Moorhouse; 178.6p 177.9p 175.0p 169.6p C Crowther;

Swaledale average £63.24 per head or 167.3p/kg

£ per head: £85 C Nelson & Son; £83 W Mason & Son; £77 J Baines; £73 GW Houseman; £69 FG Throup; £69 JH&J Ryder;

p/kg: 188.2p W Mason & Son; 186.1p D Sayer; 179.7p 175.6p GW Houseman; 175.0p J Baines; 173.5p C Nelson & Son;

Dalesbred average £63.33 per head or 162.3p/kg

£ per head: £67.50 K Lister & Son; £63 JM Brown;

p/kg: 173.1p K Lister & Son; 161.5p JM Brown;

Cheviot average £90.31 per head or 186.4p/kg

£ per head: £94 £90.50 £87.50 C Middleton; £93.50 Grain Farms;

p/kg: 198.9p 181.0p 177.4p C Middleton; 189.8p 184.0p Grain Farms;

Mule

Shlg with Twins to £175 T Boothman.

Correct and Twins to £180 Frankland Farms

Correct and Singles to £128 RD Wallbank.

b/m and Twins to £130 TH&A Pickard & Son.

b/m and singles to £112 DJ&LJ Holt.

Masham

b/m with Singles to £105 S Sleightholme.

Cheviot

Correct and Singles to £122 DJ&LJ Holt and S Sleightholme.

b/m and Singles to £88 DJ&LJ Holt.

Oxford

Correct & Twins to £195 T Boothman.

Cull Ewes average £75.22

Suffolk to £131.50, Texel to £138.50, BFL to £82.50, Mule to £84.50, Lleyn to £68.50, Swaledale to £60.50, Cheviot  to £97.50, Lonk  to £58.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £138.5 W Watson; £134.50 W Watson;

Mule/Masham: £84.50 B Spensley Ltd; £77.50 K&C Hird Ltd

Horned: £58.50, £46.50 C Crowther

Hill: £97.50 HJ&JT Howarth; £68.50 MJ O’Donnell

Cast Rams average £83.70

Texel to £127.50 D&A Livestock; Dalesbred  to £79.50 K Lister & Sons Cheviot to £92.50 K Lister & Sons; BFL to £109.50 T Parker

Rearing Calves to £435 x 2 (64)

B&W av £102.5 Cont av £326 Native av £217.2

Bank holiday fails to disappoint once again with a strong trade throughout the sale. John Marshall, Dacre and Alan from Hartley’s, Bolton Abbey tied for the top price with two British Blue calves which were bid all the way to £435 each. Herefords and Angus’s were all well bid at with Richard Spence, Sutton In Craven topping the Herefords with a stonking calf at £330 and John Dodgson, Bank Newton topping the Angus section at £280.

Black and whites were up on the week despite last weeks searing trade averaging £102.5 today with the top at £165 for a Friesian Bull from Stephen Marshall, West End with 10 over £100 and the bottom at an impressive £48.

Seasonal buyers continue to turn up for well reared calves and it is imperative we keep them well supplied. 

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £345.71) to £385 G Pickersgills & Sons                              

Brit Blue x (Av £382.08) to £435 x2 JC Marshall & Son & JP&KE Hartley                

Hereford X (Av £224) to £330 F Spence                                                        

Swedish Red (Av £104) to £108 M Fewster 

Ab Angus (Av £235) to £280 JR Dodgson

Simmental to £345 SR Shuttleworth                             

Black & White (Av £102.5) to £165 JC & DJ Marshall & Sons                     

Heifer Calves                       

Limousin x (Av £220) to £240 AL Dean & Son                              

Brit Blue x (Av £270) to £320 GT Booth                         

Ab Angus  to £205 JR Dodgson                                                        

Simmental (Av £325) to £360 SR Shuttleworth                                                          

Stirks

B&W to £190 P Sharp & Son

For any information on Calf Sales do not hesitate to contact Sam Bradley on 07538539077

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st A Lawson & Son 2^nd Jennings Farmers Ltd 3^rd A Lawson & Son

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st A Lawson & Son 2^nd H Downs & Son 3^rd D&A Fort

                                Champion – A Lawson & Son            Reserve – Jennings Farmers Ltd

Newly Calven Heifers (19): av £1185  to £1640 A Lawson & Son

Newly Calven Cows (5): av £980 to £1380 A Lawson & Son