FORWARD:
39 PRIME CATTLE comprising 3 Cattle (under 30mos), 5 Cattle (under 48 mos), 31 Cast Cattle
2,558 PRIME SHEEP comprising 2,267 Prime Lambs, 291 Cast Ewes & Rams
20 REARING CALVES
4 LOADS OF PRODUCE
PRIME CATTLE (under 30 mos)
STEERS
650kg+ to 184.5p/kg
HEIFERS
501-590kg to 179.5p/kg
590kg+ to 164.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
G Abbott&Sons B&W Hfr £1077 164.5p
JJ Beckwith & Sons Limx Str £959 184.5p
RG Church Ltd AAx Hfr £951 179.5p
PRIME CATTLE (30mo to 48mo)
Overall average 145.12p/kg or £932
Black & White to 158.5p/kg av 130.60p/kg
Blonde x to 195.5p/kg
Brown Swiss to 143.5p/kg
Top prices £ per head and p/kg
JD Taylor&Son B&W Hfr £1213 158.5p
JC&N Throup Blonde x Hfr £1193 195.5p
D&P Brown Brown Swiss Hfr £782 143.5p
Cow trade very similar with a high percentage of worn, plain cows this week. Steakers the pick of the trade. Shortage of high quality Continental Cows but plenty of interest from feeders for leaner types.
Overall Average 112.06p/kg £744
Black & White to 131.5p/kg av 112.45p/kg
Brit Blue to 126.5p/kg av 123.48p/kg
Limx to 129.5p/kg
Hefdx to 112.5p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head)
PA Whittaker B&W £1085
JD Taylor&Son B&W £1052
KM&L Throup B&W £989
G Booth B&W £959
A&SL Throup&Son B&W £931
PA Whittaker B&W £926
RD Metcalfe&Son B&W £914
G Abbott&Son B&W £904
G Booth B&W £889
KM&L Throup B&W £853
Top Prices (p/kg)
PA Whittaker B&W 131.5p
RG Church Ltd Limx 129.5p
A&SL Throup&Son B&W 127.5p
RG Church BBx 126.5p
G Abbott&Sons B&W 125.5p
E Bradley&Son B&W 125.5p
G Booth B&W 124.5p
JD Taylor&Son B&W 124.5p
KM&L Throup B&W 124.5p
E Bradley & Son B&W 123.5p
PRIME SHEEP (2,558 head)
As anticipated a much better trade today. The premium lambs were good to sell, best of these around 210p/kg. But heavy butchers lambs found a good trade with Ellis Bros, Addingham selling 46kg Beltex £100, 47kg Beltex £100, 51kg Texel £90. Taylor Bros sold 43kg Beltex £91, Peter Fox 2 pens 40kg Beltex £82.50, David Grassam presented his usual good run of hoggs 45kg £92, 43kg £86, 42kg £88, PW Simpson sold 33kg £70, Duncan Cowking presented 39kg Beltex £82.50, CT Hammond 39kg £82 and Steven Pepper had the top price per head 51kg Beltex £100.
The commercial export hoggs were a far better trade; a run of 335 Texel x & Char x hoggs bred from Mule ewes from one farm averaged 172p @ 41kg. Most 40-42kg selling at 165 to 185p, whilst 36-38kg were 170 to 190p. Hill lambs continued their better trade, sample prices for Mules are; Philip Metcalfe 45kg £66.50, CD&RF Kitching 42kg £63.50, H Downs & Son 43kg £66, P Mellin 41kg £64.50, 40 £62.80, W&J&E Harker 41kg £65.50, 39kg £61.50, J Shorrock 44kg £69.20, Kevin Wilson 46kg £70, 43kg £66.50, 42kg £65, JW Sayer 41kg £65. Good horned wethers were 140 to 150p topping at £58 for 38kg from W&J&E Harker.
Cast Sheep would see another £5 per head rise on the week.
PRIME LAMBS – Overall Average £67.91 per head or 168.02p/kg (Standard Quality Quotation 32kg-45kg 169.5p/kg)
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 212.1p/kg av 166.8p/kg or £56.93 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 211.6p/kg av 171.0p/kg or £69.35 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 217.4p/kg av 158.6p/kg or £75.20 per head
52.1kg and over to 153.6p/kg av 142.6p/kg or £78.64 per head
Beltex average £76.86 per head or 195.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £103 S Pepper or 217.4p/kg Ellis Bros
Texel average £70.62 per head or 172.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £94 S Pepper or 210.3p/kg CT&EM Hammond
Suffolk average £70.07 per head or 170.2p/kg
TOP PRICES: £76 RA&M Earnshaw or 180.5p/kg CD&RF Kitching
Charollais average £71.33 per head or 169.2p/kg
TOP PRICES: £80 D Bolton or 176.7p/kg H Donws & Son
Mule average £62.53 per head or 151.7p/kg
TOP PRICES: £70 JK Wilson or 159.8p/kg W&J&E Harker
SBF average £39.50 per head or 127.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £ 39.50 or 127.4p/kg I Leslie
Swaledale average £49.57 per head or 135.3p/kg
TOP PRICES: £61.50 K Dickinson or 152.6p/kg W&J&E Harker
Gritstone average £71.57 per head or 170.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £72 or 171.4p/kg B Dibb
Cheviot average £55.93 per head or 153.8p/kg
TOP PRICES: £66 or 165.0p/kg RW Wood
Lleyn average £68.57 per head or 166.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £72 West Berwick Fm or 169.5p/kg CD&RF Kitching
CULL EWES average £55.74
Suffolk to £129.50, Texel to £115.50, Charollais to £45.50, BFL to £78.50, Mule to £59.50, Beltex to £78.50, Lonk to £39.50, Lleyn to £28.50, Swaledale to £47.50, Dalesbred to £22.50.
TOP PRICES:
LOWLAND: £129.50 A Atkinson
MULE/MASHAM: £59.50 M Hall
HORNED: £47.50 K DIckinson
HILL: £78.50 N Heseltine
CAST RAMS average £50.54
Beltex to £68.50, Texel to £119.50, Charollais to £89.50, BFL to £88.50, Gritstone to £, Cheviot to £52.50, Lonk to £44.50, Zwartable to £64.50, Swaledale to £35.50, Dalesbred to £45.50.
TOP PRICES:
£119.50 RA&M Earnshaw £95.50 G Sunderland
REARING CALVES to £300 average £115.75
Black and White Calves once again stronger than local competition with an average of £80 reached across the board. Although a small entry trade stayed buoyant until the end. Continentals picked up again for this week with a strong blue calf from James Gooch being knocked down for £300. Black and White trade expected to continue with an extra buyer expected Monday.
BULL CALVES
Limousin x to £175 av £168 M&R Smith
Brit Blue x to £300 av £287 J Gooch
Black & White to £98 av £80 GB Moorhouse
HEIFER CALVES
Brit Blue x to £260 J Gooch
STIRKS
Black & White to £205 av £187 G Hayton & EC Stocks
PRODUCE
Small Bale Hay to £4.10 per bale av £3.55 per bale
Wheat Straw Quads to £63 per ton
Small Bale Straw to £2.10 per bale