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Market Report – Monday 4th February 2013

FORWARD: 71 PRIME CATTLE comprising 12 Cattle (under 30 mos), 19 Cattle (under 48 mos), 40 Cast Cattle 3,383 PRIME SHEEP comprising 2,855 Prime Lambs, 528 Cast Ewes & Rams 85 REARING CALVES 12 DAIRY CATTLE

PRIME CATTLE (under 30 mos)

The monthly Primestock show saw Brian Lund back in first place in the heifer section with a British

Blue Heifer weighing 535kg which joined regular purchasers Keelham Farm Shop for the top price of

253.5p/kg or £1,356.

Heifer s –

1st B Lund              2nd J Baines            3rd B Simpson

Champion – B Lund                                             Reserve – J Baines

 

STEERS

650+kg                                   to 237.5p/kg       

HEIFERS

501-590kg                             to 253.5p/kg        av 234.5p/kg

590kg+                                   to 203.5p/kg        av 179.04p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

B Lund                                    Limx Hfr                 £1356                    253.5p

Roger Wood                          Blondex Hfr           £1323                    203.5p

JJ Beckwith & Sons              Limx Str                  £1235                    237.5p

Roger Wood                          Blondex Hfr           £1223                    216.5p

AL Dean & Son                      B&W Hfr                £1223                    167.5p

 

PRIME CATTLE (30mo to 48mo)

Overall average                                    146.07p/kg or £970.20

Black & White                                       to 171.5p/kg        av 136.59p/kg

Limx                                                       to 204.5p/kg        av 190.31p/kg

Blonde x                                                to 170.5p/kg       

Dairy Shorthorn                                   to 149.5p/kg        av 134.31p/kg

AAx                                                         to 166.5p/kg        av 163.54p/kg

Top prices £ per head and p/kg

JC Marshall                          AAx Hfr                   £1274                    166.5p

JD Crabtree & Son                B&W Hfr                £1209                    171.5p

M Swires                               B&W Hfr                £1187                    169.5p

JD Crabtree & Son                B&W Hfr                £1171                    168.5p

Thwaite Bros                        Limx Hfr                 £1169                    178.5p

J Midgley                               Limx Hfr                 £1115                    204.5p

J&G Huck                               Blonde Hfr             £1091                    170.5p

M Swires                               B&W Hfr                £1065                    169.5p

M Swires                               B&W Hfr                £1032                    138.5p

 

 

CULL COW PRICES

 

Dairy Bred –

1st M&RM Holmes               2nd G Abbott & Son              3rd JD Crabtree & Son

Beef Bred –

1st J Shorrock                        2nd JC&N Throup                  3rd JC&N Throup

Champion – J Shorrock                                       Reserve – M&RM Holmes

 

Overall Average                                   119.86p/kg           £768.70

Black & White                       to 142.5p/kg                        av 116.08p/kg

Limx                                       to 160.5p/kg                        av 140.34p/kg

Blondex                                 to 126.5p/kg                        av 125.54p/kg

 

Top Prices (£ per head)

G Abbott&Sons                     B&W                       £1284

AN Bolland                            B&W                       £1128

J Shorrock                             Limx                        £1107

JC&N Throup                         Limx                        £989

JD Crabtree&Son                  B&W                       £976

AL Dean&Son                        B&W                       £963

JC&N Throup & Son             B&W                       £938

JD Crabtree&Son                  B&W                       £913

B Lund                                    Limx                        £907

KM&L Throup                       B&W                       £901

Top Prices (p/kg)

J Shorrock                             Limx                        160.5p

JC&N Throup                         Limx                        145.5p

JC&N throup                         Limx                        145.5p

B Lund                                    Limx                        138.5p

AN Bolland                            B&W                       137.5p

JD Crabtree&Son                  B&W                       136.5p

G Abbott&Sons                     B&W                       134.5p

KM&L Throup                       B&W                       131.5p

AN Bolland                            B&W                       130.5p

 

 


PRIME SHEEP (3,383 Head)

A larger show of sheep than anticipated met with a trade some 12p/kg up on average.

Smart sorts as usual anywhere from 180p upwards to a top of 238.1p from Anthony

Thompson, Foulridge. Commercial export hoggs were a lot dearer on the week, some as

much as 20p/kg, 165p to 175p was common place for nice Continental and Suffolk cross Lambs, whilst plainer export weights were 155p to 160p. The Hill hoggs were much better to sell today, with Mules a lot sharper on the week, handy weighted Mules 40kg to 44kg were £18 to £22 over the weight, around 145p to 150p/kg, whilst Light weight Mule were 130p to 140p, leaving an average of 142p for Mules. Horned Wether Hoggs also found trade some 15p to 20p dearer on the week, but tup hoggs dragging the Swaledale average back. Cull Sheep would be about £5 each dearer on the week.

Today we held our Monthly Prize Show of Prime sheep, and the following awards were given by our judges.

Continental (pen 5)

1st A Thompson 42kg @ £100 to Huntleys Country Store, Samlesbury

2nd Procters Farms 38kg @ £85 to Vivers Scot Lamb

3rd S Pepper 38kg @ £82 to Vivers Scot Lamb

Down x (pen 5)

1st CD&RF Kitching 40kg @ £70 Andrew Atkinson

2nd TR Thwaite 41kg @ £68 A Atkinson

3rd JW Barker 53kg @ £75 Riley Bros

Mule/Masham (pen 10)

1st C Nelson & Son 53kg @ £64.50 A Atkinson

2nd B Simpson 48kg @ £66 J Bowling

3rd MIR Heseltine 42kg @ £64 Woodhead Bros

Swaledale (pen 10)

1st ASE Crisp 49kg @ £66 Yorkshire Halal Meats

2nd B Simpson 44kg @ £63 Yorkshire Halal Meats

3rd RG Church  44kg @ £59.50 Paul Watson

Dalesbred (pen 10)

1st R Close 33kg @ £41.50 Yorkshire Halal Meats

Other Hill (pen 10)

1st S&P Scriven 35kg @ £43.50 Andrew Atkinson

 

Champion – A Thompson                                   Reserve – Procters Farms

 

Today we had a new name as purchasers of the Champion pen of hoggs at the Monthly Show when they were were knocked down to George Cropper Jnr who is the New Head Butcher at Huntleys Country Store, Samlesbury, Preston.

                                                                                                               

PRIME LAMBS  – Overall Average  £61.45 per head or 152.75p/kg                                                         

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 187.7p/kg         av 138.4p/kg        or £47.50 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 238.1p/kg         av 157.6p/kg        or £63.90 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 187.5p/kg         av 147.2p/kg        or £70.79 per head

52.1kg and over   to 155.4p/kg         av 132.7p/kg        or £7194 per head

 

Beltex average £71.33 per head or 185.4p/kg

TOP PRICES: £100 or 238.1p/kg AL Thompson

Texel average £67 per head or 162.0p/kg

TOP PRICES: £90 K Marshall or 217.1p/kg Procters Farms

Suffolk average £66.35 per head or 158.2p/kg

TOP PRICES: £75 FH&N Fell or 175.0p/kg CD&RF Kitching

Charollais average £62.94 per head or 155.4p/kg

TOP PRICES: £71 or 182.1p/kg R Emmott

Mule average £61.58 per head or 142.0p/kg

TOP PRICES: £71 JM Brown or 156.0p/kg W&J&E Harker

Zwartable  average £53.75 per head or 145.2p/kg

TOP PRICES: £60 or 150.0p/kg G Saville & Son

Swaledale average £47.19 per head or 129.0p/kg

TOP PRICES: £66 ASE Crisp or 143.2p/kg BS Simpson

Dalesbred average £46.27 per head or 127.9p/kg

TOP PRICES: £52 or 136.8p/kg JM Brown

Gritstone average £65.82 per head or 156.5p/kg

TOP PRICES: £70.20 JW Barker or 165.9p/kg B Dibb

Cheviot average £48.47 per head or 147.0p/kg

TOP PRICES: £61.50 or 166.2p/kg PD Bowdin

Masham average £59.97 per head or 140.8p/kg

TOP PRICES: £63 or 160.3p/kg JC&DJ Marshall

Lleyn average £49.49 per head or 143.3p/kg

TOP PRICES: £66 CD&RF Kitching or 160.0p/kg GM&SC Pickles

 

 

 

CULL EWES average £53.89

Suffolk to £119.50, Texel to £113.50, Masham to £52.50, BFL to £77.50, Mule to £55.50, Gritstone to £43.50, Cheviot to £79.50, Lonk to £35,  Lleyn to £,30.50 Swaledale to £37.50, Dalesbred to £45.50, Beltex to £61.50.

TOP PRICES:

LOWLAND: £113.50 A Atkinson

MULE/MASHAM: £55.50 I Holgate

HORNED: £45.50 JD&DJ Marshall

HILL: £79.50 J Wood

 

CAST RAMS average £59.35

Texel to £84.50, Charollais to £81.50, Gritstone to £35, Cheviot to £, Lonk to £,  Lleyn to £, Swaledale to £48.50, Lleyn to £53.50, Beltex to £60.

TOP PRICES: £84.50 J Lord; £81.50 TB Moorhouse

 

 

REARING CALVES to £400  average £198.05 (81 Calves)

There was a mixed trade for calves today but a larger offering with 81 head forward for sale. Middle of the road continental calves less money than of late, however some exceptional calves from Geoff and Margaret Booth of Lothersdale, JP & KE Hartley, Bolton Abbey and RD Metcalfe of Brearton brought the average back up topping at £400. Black and White Calves fell back to a steady average of £61 with anything 28 days averaging £75 - £80. Native calves met a warming trade with Bulls averaging £170.27 and Heifers £152 topping at £225 for an Angus Bull Calf from JM Smith & Son, Carleton.  An entry of 10 Stirks met a good trade topping at £620 for some well fleshed British blue and ¾ Friesian Bulls. 

BULL CALVES

Limousin x                             to £140                  av £125.8                             

Brit Blue x                             to £400                  av £316.33                           

Hereford x                            to £160                  av £140                 

Aberdeen Angus                  to £225                  av £177.89                           

Black & White                       to £110                  av £60.79                             

Meuse Rhine Issel                to £130                                                 

HEIFER CALVES                    

Limousin x                             to £150                  av £138.3                             

Brit Blue x                             to £350                  av £253.62                           

Aberdeen Angus x               to £152                  av £115.4                             

Hereford x                            to £190                  av £152.50

 

BULL STIRKS

B&W                                       to £620                  av £470

Brit Blue X                             to £620

Aberdeen Angus                  to £450                  av £425

                                               

 

CRAVEN DAIRY AUCTION (12 head)

Despite a small entry the ring was full and attentive for when the first animal came in the ring it quickly reached a price of £2180 for a 2nd Calver from Robert Crisp, Calton. Second in the ring was Jeremy Taylor’s Champion, a Newly Calven Pedigree Heifer from the Melody bloodline reaching and £2450 which will be travelling to Bielby, York with Mr Reed. He followed this feat with an identical trade for a Miss America Heifer which was judged second to its counterpart by Mr Wick Williams, Nantwich. A good trade was received by debutant vendor, Mr Bradley of Hartwith, also received a flying trade for his Pedigree Heifer taking his 3rd Prize consignment to £2350. Next Dairy Auction 18th February.  

 

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:        1st JD Taylor 2nd JD Taylor 3rd H Bradley & Son

                                Newly Calven Cows:           1st T&DE Bell 2nd T&DE Bell

CHAMPION – JD Taylor                       RESERVE – JD Taylor

 

Newly Calven Heifers                          av £1647               to £1900 RG Johnson

Newly Calven Cows                             av £1890               to £2180 ASE Crisp

 

Newly Calven Pedigree Heifers         av £2416               to £2450 JD Taylor

CHIEF PRICES

£2450 x 2 JD Taylor; £2350 H Bradley & Son; £2180 ASE Crisp; £1900, £1720, £1620, £1600 RG Johnson.