MARKET REPORT – MONDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 2013
FORWARD:
50 PRIME CATTLE comprising Clean Cattle & Cast Cattle
4,608 PRIME SHEEP comprising 3768 Prime Lambs, 840 Cast Ewes & Rams
71 REARING CALVES
1 LOADS OF PRODUCE
PRIME CATTLE (under 30 mos)
Messrs R&C Binns of Saltaire attended the September Primestock Show and went away with the Supreme Champion beast a 500kg Limousin cross heifer consigned by Jim Baines of Trawden which made the leading price on the day of 267.5p/kg or £1338. Reserve Champion and the third prized Continental cross heifer both British Blues weighing 515kg and 505kg respectively joined Keelham Farm Shop of Thornton for 252.5p/kg and 235.5p/kg.
Monthly Show
Heifers
1st – J Baines
2nd – J Baines
3rd – J Baines
Champion – J Baines Reserve – J Baines
HEIFERS
501-590kg to 252.5p/kg av 207.77p/kg
590kg+ to 267.5p/kg av 204.63p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
J Baines Limx Hfr £1338 267.5p
J Baines BBx Hfr £1300 252.5p
J Baines BBx Hfr £1189 235.5p
J&D Barritt Hefdx Hfr £1144 195.5p
CLEAN CATTLE (Over 30 mos)
Overall Average 144.01p/kg £866.95
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
F Stephenson Blondex £946 152.5p
RG Johnson & Son B&W £914 137.5p
A&N Fothergill&Son Limx £884 141.5p
A&N Fothergill &Son Limx £837 149.5p
CULL COW PRICES
Monthly Show
B&W
1st 2nd 3rd M Jennings (Dairy) Ltd
Beef
1st AJ Mason
2nd J&G Huck
3rd F Stephenson
Champion – AJ Mason Reserve – M Jennings (Dairy) Ltd
Increased numbers of cast cattle available and trade remaining strong although the entry with 64% dairy shows a reduction on the week. Cattle with finish and assured the trade of the day with Martin Jennings’ pen of Black and Whites seeing 3 over £1000. Same also the order of the day for beef breeds with John Masons pure Limousin cow at £1266 or 165.5p/kg and John and Gill Huck’s Blonde cross cow at £1037 or 159.5p/kg the notable highlights.
Overall Average 123.04p/kg £818.89
Black & White to 137.5p/kg av 114.75p/kg
Lim to 165.5p/kg av 144.13p/kg
Blonde x to 159.5p/kg av 147.3p/kg
Brit Blue to 140.5p/kg
AAx to 135.5p/kg av 131.61p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head)
AJ Mason Lim £1266
MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd B&W £1203
MP Jennings ( Dairy) Ltd B&W £1150
J&G Huck Blondex £1037
MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd B&W £1000
S&PE Bowker&Son B&W £940
JR Taylor&Son Blondex £935
JR Taylor&Son B&W £921
NA Bell B&W £910
N Parker B&W £889
Top Prices (p/kg)
AJ Mason Lim 165.5p
J&G Huck Blondex 159.5p
TB Moorhouse&Son Limx 159.5p
TB Moorhouse&Son Blondex 143.5p
Miss I Hopkinson BBx 140.5p
JR Taylor&Son Blondex 138.5p
S&T Fawcett Limx 137.5p
MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd B&W 137.5p
PJ&RH Wallbank AAx 135.5p
MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd B&W 134.5p
MATURE BULLS
Overall average 126.5p/kg £1252.35
Top Price £ per head and p/kg
E&SCL Harker Limousin £1252 126.6p
PRIME SHEEP (4,608 Head)
A huge show of sheep met with a full attendance of buyers at Skipton today. Lamb trade was just a touch easier on the week, the overall average showing a fall of 1.5p/kg. But generally lambs would only be £1 per head down on the week. The Primestock Show was kindly judged this month by Mr James Dewhirst. Overall Champions were awarded to a nice pen of 39kg Beltex crosses from Frank & Robert Fielden selling at £82 each to Vivers Scotlamb, whilst top price of the day was paid to T&C Robinson of Tosside for their 37kg Beltex selling for £111 each or 300p/kg to Vivers Scotlamb. Ewes were better to sell, with the large show of 840 ewes all direct from local farms.
Show Results
Texel – Sponsored by The Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders
1st G Sunderland weighed 42kg selling for £87 to Vivers Scot Lamb
2nd H Baines weighed 38kg selling for £81.50 to A Atkinson for Bowland Foods
3rd F&R Fielden weighed 40kg selling for £77 to A Atkinson for Bowland Foods
Cont x – Sponsored by Wynstay
1st F&R Fielden weighed 39kg selling for £82 to Vivers Scot Lamb
2nd WA VJ & JA Towler weighed 41kg selling for £77 to J&E Medcalf
3rd J Garth & Son weighed 39kg selling for £80 A Atkinson for Bowland Foods
Char x – Sponsored by The British Charollais Sheepbreeders Society
1st I Marsden weighed 45 selling for £83 to N Dalby for H Lee & Son
2nd CD Baxter weighed 43kg selling for £72 to A Atkinson for West Scottish Lamb
Down x – Sponsored by Wynstay
1st RA&M Earnshaw weighed 43kg selling for £76.50 to Woodhead Bros
2nd CD&RF Kitching weighed 40kg selling for £65.80 to Kepak Uk Ltd
3rd TH&A Pickard weighed 40kg selling for £65.80 to J Boocock
Mule – Sponsored by Wynstay
1st ASE Crisp weighed 47kg selling for £74.50 to RT Booth
2nd WA&A Booth weighed 46kg selling for £72.80 to P Watson for Dunbia Preston
3rd JC&N Throup weighed 43kg selling for £67.80 to P Watson for Dunbia Preston
Masham – Sponsored by The Masham Sheepbreeders Association
1st W&R Verity weighed 43kg selling for £70 to Stanforth Butchers
2nd J Barker & Son weighed 43kg selling for £67.20 to RT Booth
Champion – F&R Fielden Reserve – G Sunderland
PRIME LAMBS – Overall Average £69.21 per head or 168.84p/kg
25.5kg to 32.0kg to 179.0p/kg av 157.2p/kg or £55.50 per head
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 211.8p/kg av 168.7p/kg or £72 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 300.0p/kg av 170.5p/kg or £111 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 189.1p/kg av 163.3p/kg or £92 per head
52.1kg and over to 169.8p/kg av 152.0p/kg or £90 per head
Beltex average £81 per head or 210.1p/kg
TOP PRICES: £111 or 300.0p/kg T&C Robinson
Texel average £70.20 per head or 171.3p/kg
TOP PRICES: £92 RH Marston or 171.3p/kg H Baines
Suffolk average £68.80 per head or 163.7p/kg
TOP PRICES: £87 B&J Sutcliffe or 183.8p/kg CD&RF Kitching
Charollais average £64.81 per head or 166.2p/kg
TOP PRICES: £83 I Marsden or 197.5p/kg D Asquith
Mule average £63.26 per head or 154.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £74.50 ASE Crisp or 160.7p/kg Ellis Bros
Zwartable average £74.83 per head or 148.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £82 or 186.4p/kg JJ Beckwith
Swaledale average £44 per head or 133.3p/kg
TOP PRICES: £44 or 133.3p/kg C Mellin
Masham average £68.60 per head or 159.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £70 or 162.8p/kg J Verity & Son
Cheviot average £68.32 per head or 170.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £90.50 or 177.5p/kg Grain Farms Ltd
BFL average £69.33 per head or 143.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £77 or 148.9p/kg AJ Mason
Lleyn average £59.18 per head or 160.0p/kg
TOP PRICES: £67.80 RW&B Chapman or 173.1p/kg CD&RF Kitching
CULL EWES average £44.67
Suffolk to £90.50, Texel to £99.50, Charollais to £78.50, Beltex to £38.50, Mule to £65.50, Gritstone to £40.50, Cheviot to £47.50, Lonk to £42.50, Lleyn to £46.50, Swaledale to £45.50, Masham to £49.50 White Faced to £26.50.
TOP PRICES:
LOWLAND: £99.50 RL Handy; £96.50 SD Bennett
MULE/MASHAM: £65.50 JA Throup; £65.50 JA&JH Hewetson;
HORNED: £45.50 C Thompson; £42.50 J Drinkall Ltd;
HILL: £47.50 JR Metcalfe; £46.50 HW&F Wilkinson
CAST RAMS average £55.64
Wensleydale to £67.50, Texel to £74.50, Charollais to £71.50, Beltex to £66.50, Swaledale to £33.50.
TOP PRICES:
£74.50 W Warburton; £71.50 JR Metcalfe
REARING CALVES to £390 average £126
Despite the big calf show last week a solid entry of 71 Calves were forward and met by an almost equal trade to the week before with all breeds and classes of calves making solid money throughout the sale. Joint top trade went to JP&KE Hartley of Bolton Abbey and MP Jennings of Cowling both having a trade of £390 for some top quality continental calves. PA Whitaker also met fierce competition for his stock with a Pure 1 ½ Mth old Friesian going all the way to £210.
Dairy Sale Next Week with Extra Black and White Calf Buyer Expected.
BULL CALVES
Limousin x to £390 av £298 MP Jennings Dairy
Brit Blue x to £390 av £322 JP&KE Hartley
MRI to £148 av £112 L&A Watson
Aberdeen Angus to £188 av £162 RH Lofthouse
Black & White to £210 av £81 PA Whitaker
HEIFER CALVES
Limousin x to £210 M Jennings Dairy
Brit Blue x to £195 P Sharp & Son
Aberdeen Angus to £190 av £155 JP&KE Hartley
Black & White to £32 JM Smith & Son
PRODUCE
Mini Heston Hay £35 per bale