ONLINE MACHINERY SALE – WEDNESDAY 5TH & THURSDAY 6TH AUGUST

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Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Primestock buyer Mick Etherington was back at the ringside and secured 4 quality cattle including 3 leading prices. Top gross was a 600kg Limousin cross heifer from CD&RF Kitching of Threshfield which 249.5p/kg or £1497. The same buyer also accounted for the top gross steer a 610kg Limousin cross from Simon Bennett of Silsden Moor at £1455 when knocked down at 238.5p/kg. Mr Etherington also secured the joint highest priced p/kg a 535kg Limousin cross heifer from L Bamforth & Sons of Wainstalls for 253.5p/kg or £1445 with the second high of 253.5p/kg achieved by CD&RF Kitching when selling to Robertshaws Farm Shop of Thornton. The top selling steer at 249.5p/kg was consigned by F&B Smith of Masongill, a Limousin cross weighing 560kg which went to Keelham Farm shop of Skipton at a gross value of £1397.

A very good trade without a full complement of buyers. The sale included a number of commercial cattle which sold well but amongst the retail cattle the 485kg+ heifers averaged 240.91p/kg and 560kg+ steers averaged 242.19p/kg.

Leading buyers were Keelham Farm Shop and Mick Etherington with 4 each.

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 207.5p/kg                        av.203.23p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 249.5p/kg                        av. 242.19p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 216.5p/kg                        av. 196.93p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 253.5p/kg                        av. 240.91p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: SD Bennett (Limx) 1455, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1401, (Limx) 1401,1399, F&B Smith ((Limx) 1397,1358

p/kg: F&B Smith (Limx) 249.5,240.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 245.5,237.5, SD Bennett (Limx) 238.5

Heifers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1497,1401,1393,1356, L.Bamforth & Sons (Limx) 1445, DJ Bailey (Limx) 1319,(BBx) 1233

p/kg: L Bamforth & Sons (BBx) 253.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 249.5,246.5,239.5, DJ Bailey (Limx) 235.5, (BBx) 230.5             

Prime cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   139.5p/kg                             £927.68

Top prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: GB Moorhouse (B&W Hfr) 928

p/kg: GB Moorhouse (B&W Hfr) 139.5

Cull Cow Prices

A small show of culls and trade unrelenting with a couple of meated dairies comfortably 133.5 and 137.5p/kg. the rest of the dairy entry either a steaker or a plain which underlines the strength of the trade. Beef cows equally good to sell with the top a purebred Limousin at 168.5p/kg or £1121 and a first cross Blonde at 152.5p/kg.

Overall Average                                   128.59p/kg                           £805.63

Black & White                      to 137.5p/kg                        av.119.73p/kg

Blondex                                 to 152.5p/kg

Limx                                       to 168.5p/kg       

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: JD Taylor&Son 977,723, G Pickersgill&Sons 908,728, GB Moorhouse 777

p/kg: G Pickersgill&Sons 137.5,133.5, JD Taylor&Son 128.5,122.5, GB Moorhouse 117.5,113.5

Contx

£ per head: LJ Penter (Lim) 1120, G Sunderland (Blondex) 1075

p/kg: LJ Penter (Lim) 168.5, G Sunderland 152.5

Prime Sheep

3,012 Prime Sheep comprising 2788 Spring Lambs, 224 Cast Ewes, Rams & Hoggs

Just a fair show of 2788 lambs penned for sale today, and as expected trade didn’t live up to last week exceptional prices, but an overall selling average of 215.1p or £89.70 per head was recorded and proved a very good average on the day when looking about. Some strong prices as usual for the butchers type lambs, Ellis Bros from Addingham Moorside topping at 315p with 40kg at £126 selling to Vivers Scotlamb who purchased lambs at 293p from Messrs Hill & Wright of Doncaster. Two pens made 285p, those being consigned by Ellis Bros, and then from JJ Beckwith & Son, Gargrave.
In the lump, WH Marsden from Crossgates, Leeds topped the sale at £127.50 per head selling to Kendalls Farmers Butchers in Harrogate & Pateley Bridge. The same vendor/buyer combination also accounting for lambs at £123 each. Ellis Bros also had another pen that made £127.50 each selling to A Atkinson, who also purchased lambs at £127 each from JA Gibson & Son, Church Fenton. Messrs Hill & Wright had another pen at £126 each, whilst E&KM Marshall of Summerbridge in Nidderdale made £122 to Swaledale Foods. The commercial medium and heavy lambs were cheaper on the week, generally making 205p to 210p.
Handy weight lambs, especially 37kg to 39kg found a good following today and sold well, nice types 215p to 230p. Commercial types 210p to 215p. Mule and hill lambs followed suit and were cheaper on the week as well.

Just as sent out to vendors on the txt, Heavy Ewes were in high demand. Trade topped today at £147.50 from N Speake. White faced ewes with meat sold just as dear as recent weeks coming to an overall breed avg of £85. Big Mules sold dearer than last week with big heavy ewes £80+ up to £84.50. Grazing Mules sold in the £60’s with some plainer ewes in the mid £40’s to mid £50’s. Swale ewes look less money on paper, but there were no big heavies in. Meated Mediums £40 with lighter leaner ewes in the £30’s. Mashams sold to £86.50 with a breed avg of £78. More Ewes required next week to fulfil buyers requirements.

Prime Lambs – Overall Average £89.70 per head or 215.1p/kg              

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 220.6p/kg         av 202.9p/kg         or £69.61 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 315.0p/kg         av 215.0p/kg         or £88.58 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 271.3p/kg         av 217.6p/kg         or £103.54 per head

52.1kg and over   to 221.8p/kg         av 200.1p/kg         or £111.20 per head

Beltex average £99.54 per head or 244.5p/kg

£ per head: £127.50 £126 £16 £114 Ellis Bros; £126 £116.50 Hill & Wright; £117 £113 DJ Grassam; £113 P Crabtree;

p/kg: 315.0p 285.0p 276.2p 271.3p Ellis Bros; 293.0p 277.4p Hill & Wright; 285.1p JJ Beckwith; 282.1p RF Morphet;

Texel average £89.40 per head or 215.8p/kg

£ per head: £127.50 £123 £118.50 WH Marsden; £127 JA Gibson; £122 E&KM Marshall; £117.50 R Emmott; £117 E Pennock & Son;

p/kg: 275.6p PR Simpson; 271.3p WH Marsden; 266.7p 265.1p DG Boothman; 262.8p JA Gibson; 261.8p E Pennock; £258.5p TA Robinson;  

Suffolk average £87.45 per head or 205.3p/kg

£ per head: £112.50 A Butler; £108 £103 ML&JE Kayley; £103 NW&J Moorhouse; £98 A&ED Booth; £95 JA&JM Wade; £94.50 J Sugden;

p/kg: 236.3p J Sugden; 234.8p ML&JE Kayley; 229.6p A Butler; 219.0p A&P Fletcher; 217.9p B Spensley; 217.1p CD&RF Kitching; 215.1p J Baker;

Charolais average £87.81 per head or 210.5p/kg

£ per head: £110 R Smith; £108.50 R Spencer; £96 A&P Fletcher; £88.50 D&J Carlisle; £88 JI M MP Greenwood; £87 LJ Clay;  

p/kg: 252.3p R Spencer; 234.0p R Smith; 218.2p A&P Fletcher; 215.9p D&J Carlisle; 214.1p C&A Morton; 214.1p LJ Clay;

Mule average £80.51 per head or 192.6p/kg

£ per head: £88 CD&RF Kitching; £85.50 A&SL Throup; £85 C&A Morton; £84 JC&N Throup; £84 Ellis Bros; £81 A&N Fothergill;

p/kg: 198.8p A&SL Throup; 195.3p 192.7p JC&N Throup; 191.3p CD&RF Kitching; 190.9p Ellis Bros; 190.5p G&MA Lawn;

Masham average £90.67 per head or 209.1p/kg

£ per head: £94 £84 A&SL Throup;

p/kg: 213.6p 200.0p A&SL Throup;

Rouge average £94.37 per head or 208.6p/kg

£ per head: £108 Ellis Bros; £107 £98 £90 JA&JM Wade;

p/kg: 232.6p 208.5p 204.5p JA&JM Wade; 220.4p Ellis Bros;

Blue du Maine average £91.53 per head or 230.8p/kg

£ per head: £108.50 £105 £103.50 £101 £84 RKR Wood;

p/kg: 256.1p 241.1p 240.7p 234.9p 227.0p RKR Wood;

Gritstone average £60.50 per head or 187.2p/kg

£ per head: £69.50 £56 JH&SM Mason;

p/kg: 198.6p 180.6p JH&SM Mason;

Zwartable average £85.88 per head or 191.6p/kg

£ per head: £106 IJ Coates; £79.50 MG Beckwith;

p/kg: 202.6p MH Beckwith; 173.8p IJ Coates;

Cull Ewes average £66.88

Texel to £118.50, Mule to £84.50, Lleyn to £83.50, Swaledale to £40.50, Masham to £86.50, Cheviot to £67.50,

Top prices:

Lowland:                £118.50                 JA&JM Wade & Son

Mule/Masham:     £86.50                   JM Wilson & Son

Horned:                 £40.50                   RJ Gardt

Hill:                         £83.50                   G&L Morton & Son

Cast Rams average £84.94

Texel to £147.50, LLeyn to £133.50.

52 Rearing Calves to £470

Trade for continentals and Natives very similar to recent weeks. Black and Whites back a touch along with some bobby Angus calves. Other than that the trade for Black and White Bulls topped at £175 and avg £79. Angus bulls topped at £345 from regular vendor JM Smith and the angus bulls came to a total avg of £298. Lim calves sort for yet again with a top price of £470 for a suckler calf from D Breaks. Blue Heifers generally smaller than past weeks £360 topped the section for a lovely young sweet heifer from PJ&JE Bolland. Blue Bulls topped at £445 from M&R Smith followed closely behind at £440 for a calf under 4 week old from JP&KE Hartley. Sims topped at £300 from CN&SA Harrison, whilst Lim Bulls came to an overall avg of £327 with the vendor selling highest priced Lim Bull at £395 being Wood Bros.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £327) to £395                           Wood Bros                                                           

Brit Blue x (Av £347) to £420                           M&R Smith                                                          

Aberdeen Angus (Av £298) to £345 JM Smith              

Simmental (Av £300) to £300                          CN&SA Harrison 

Black & White (Av £79) to £175                      RM Spence                           

Charollais (Av £420) to £420                            NM Breaks                           

Heifer Calves       

Aberdeen Angus (Av £152) to £195 D&J Herd                                                                                                              

British Blue (Av £335) to £360                         PJ&JE Bolland                                      

Limousin (Av £321) to £470                              NM Breaks                                           

CONTACT DETAILS

Skipton Auction Mart
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Skipton
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