FORWARD:
55 PRIME CATTLE comprising Cattle (under 48 mos), Cast Cattle
3784 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3230 Prime Lambs, Cast Ewes & 554 Rams
46 REARING CALVES
23 DAIRY CATTLE
8 LOADS OF PRODUCE
MONTHLY FODDER & CROP SALE- 1965 Bales (730 Bales Sold)
PRIME CATTLE (under 30 mos)
STEERS
650kg+ to 168.5p/kg
HEIFERS
590kg+ to 180.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
GD&JC Holme&Son B&W Str £927 168.5p
Mrs CA Foster Limx Hfr £875 180.5p
PRIME CATTLE (30mo to 48mo)
Overall average 125.13p/kg or £724.96
Black & White to 137.5p/kg av 120.37p/kg
Blonde x to 147.5p/kg
Top prices £ per head and p/kg
DG Boothman Blondex £1195 147.5p
JD Crabtree&Son B&W £922 137.5p
JR CJ&D Drake B&W £766 125.5p
SW&JE Ryder&Son B&W £662 128.5p
Overall Average 129.16p/kg £852
Black & White to 138.5p/kg av 121.67p/kg
Brit Blue to 153.5p/kg av 142.57p/kg
Limx to 158.5p/kg
Saler to 148.5p/kg
Welsh Black to 135.5p/kg
Longhorn to 141.5p/kg av 139.90p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head)
Mrs CA Foster Limx £1213
T Blackwell BBx £1060
JC Marshall B&W £1045
KM&L Throup B&W £1042
JD Crabtree & Son B&W £1038
EJ Fort B&W £1036
R&K Gemmell Saler £1032
T Metcalfe BBx £997
H Downs & Son BBx £991
H Downs & Son BBx £990
Top Prices (p/kg)
Mrs CA Foster Limx 158.5p
H Downs&Son BBx 153.5p
T Blackwell BBx 152.5p
RG Church Ltd BBx 149.5p
R&K Gemmell Saler 148.5p
T Metcalfe BBx 147.5p
RG Church Ltd BBx 145.5p
T Metcalfe BBx 145.5p
RG Church Ltd BBx 141.5p
JW Hall Longhorn 141.5p
PRIME SHEEP (3,784 Head)
A much increased show of prime sheep consisted of 2,099 Lowland bred hoggs and 1,129 Hill Bred & Horned Hoggs. Quality types a similar trade, Taylor Bros 225p or £85.50, Thwaite Bros 221.4p or £93, Fox Farms 218.8p or £87.50, R Carlisle 217.9p or £85, JS Stephenson 217.9p or £85. Commercial Texel around 38kg to 43kg were a good trade at 180p to 190p, with plainer Continental lambs and Suffolks 175p to 180. Heavy sheep were better to sell, averaging 158p, but the increased proportion of hill hoggs masks the truth that all classes were actually dearer on the week. Mule Hoggs £23 to £26 over the weight, whilst nice horned wethers were £2 to £3 dearer on the week.
A very plain show of ewes were a similar trade on the week, but out of a big show a high proportion were lean Mule or Swale ewes.
PRIME LAMBS – Overall Average £67.62 per head or 164.15p/kg
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 212.1p/kg av 150.0p/kg or £51.01 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 225.0p/kg av 168.5p/kg or £68.36 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 197.9p/kg av 158.4p/kg or £75.76 per head
52.1kg and over to 175.9p/kg av 143.3p/kg or £82.16 per head
Beltex average £74.83per head or 196.98p/kg
TOP PRICES: £95 S Pepper or 225.0p/kg Taylor Bros
Texel average £71.28per head or 169.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £95 J Baines or 221.4p/kg Thwaite Bros
Suffolk average £72.57per head or 192.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £81.50 RTL Horsfall or 192.5p/kg AM&HV Brown
Charollais average £70.59per head or 162.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £90 CW Marwood or 180.5p/kg Lea & Son
Mule average £64.79per head or 152.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £71 J Dibb or 162.0p/kg J Polkinghorne
Zwartable average £67.75per head or 139.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £70.50 or 154.8p/kg R Naylor
Swaledale average £52.18per head or141.2p/kg
TOP PRICES: £67 or 159.5p/kg H Raw
Dalesbred average £49.22per head or 136.3p/kg
TOP PRICES: £63 or 150.0p/kg K Lister
Gritstone average £68.31per head or 172.9p/kg
TOP PRICES: £72.20 or 180.5p/kg B Dibb
SBF average £70per head or 175.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £71.20 or 178.0p/kg J&E Slater
Lleyn average £61.20per head or 159.54p/kg
TOP PRICES: £70 GM&SC Pickles or 172.0p/kg DC Wood
Cheviot average £70.75per head or 162.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £77 or 172.6p/kg K Lister & Son
Masham average £61.15per head or 157.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £63 or 161.5p/kg JK WIlson
CULL EWES average £42.89
Suffolk to £99.50, Texel to £113.50, Charollais to £94.50, BFL to £43.50, Mule to £54.50, SBF to £35.50, Cheviot to £49.50, Lonk to £37.50, Lleyn to £61.50, Swaledale to £37.50, Dalesbred to £26.50, Masham to £54.50.
TOP PRICES:
LOWLAND: £113.50 A Atkinson
MULE/MASHAM: £54.50 S Spensley & E Moore
HORNED: £37.50 A&SL Throup & JA&E Metcalfe
HILL: £49.50 JC Crabtree
CAST RAMS average £49.25
Texel to £77.50, Teeswater to £60, BFL to £71.50, Lonk to £48.50, Swaledale to £30, Dalesbred to £43.50.
TOP PRICES: £77.50 JR Crabtree; £71.50 A&SL Throup
REARING CALVES to £395 average £164
The Calf ring was once again full to the rafters, with bidders all around the ringside. Trade for black and white calves was once again buoyant (maybe due to the nice weather). Demand for calves remains strong, with black and white calves in demand for next week along with strong Aberdeen Angus’ hope to see you all on the 25th.
BULL CALVES
Limousin x to £370 av £247 F Spence
Brit Blue x to £395 av £333 G Booth
Brown Swiss to £48 E Bradley & Son
Aberdeen Angus to £230 av £216 JP&KE Hartley
Murray Grey to £110 WA Brown
Black & White to £130 av £77 F Spence
HEIFER CALVES
Limousin x to £212 av £195 JC&DJ Marshall
Brit Blue x to £310 av £260 A Sowray & Son
CRAVEN DAIRY AUCTION (23 head av £2127.39)
A smaller entry than was hoped met a rip roaring trade for the BOCM and Yorkshire Foot Trimmers’ sponsored Show and Sale of Dairy Cattle. The show, kindly judged by Malcolm Abbott of Dacre, produced once again a Pedigree Heifer from Mr Jeremy Taylor of Smallhouse as Champion. The trade set by the first vendor into the ring Mr Richard Walker of East Morton who averaged over £2000 for his 3 entrys. The champion was fourth into the ring, raced to £2400 and was knocked down to a fond supporter of the Smallhouse herd Mr Daniel Reed. From then on trade seemed unstoppable with vendors such as Stephen Coates of Baildon and carried right through to David Lawson of Arthington. The flying trade topped with a Newly Calven 2nd Calver, giving 50 Litres from Robert Swires, Haverah Park which sold to the Kellett Family of Bishop Thornton for £2700.
Next Sale 4th of March.
BOCM Prize Draw was won by Tony Swires.
Prize Awards: Newly Calven Heifers: 1st J Taylor 2nd RW&M Walker 3rd GW&M Coates
Newly Calven Cows: 1st 2nd & 3rd M Swires
CHAMPION – J Taylor RESERVE – RW&M Taylor
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Newly Calven Heifers to £2600 av. £2143
Newly Calven Cows to £2700 av. £2233.33
Newly Calven Pedigree Heifer to £2420 av. £2143.75
CHIEF PRICES
£2700, £2600, £2400 x 2, £2350, £2250, £2150, £2080 £2050, £1850 M Swires & Son; £2420, £1980 GW&M Coates; £2400 JD Taylor; £2300 A Lawson & Son; £2200, £1980, £1600 RG Johnson; £2100, £2050, £1920 RW&M Walker; £2010, £1960 ASE Crisp & Sons; £1180 WB Brewster.
PRODUCE
Wheat Straw Quads £64 per tonne
Wheat Straw Heston £73 per tonne
Small Bales Hay to £4 per bale
Spring Barley Round £19.50 per bale
Haylage Mini Hestons £30 per bale
FEBRUARY (ON FARM) FODDER SALE
Considerable interest again with local consignments getting away well. Fewer customers looking for top of the range horse haylage at this month’s sale. More interest in fodder for suckler cows with a number of customers failing to secure purchases.
Next Sale is Monday 18th March 2013.
Haylage to £25 per bale av £24.31 per bale
Silage 2nd Quality to £15.50 per bale av £9.91 per bale
Hay Round Bale 2nd Quality to £15 per bale av £13.67 per bale
Hay Small Bale to £1.80 per bale