Top of the 2016 feeding bulls were E&M Townley & Son of Clapham for a March born Limousin cross which sold for £1260 av £1240. Messrs T Robinson & Son of Catlow were top of the 13-17 month bulls with a November 2016 born Limousin cross at £1240 and Pedigree breeders headed up the over 18 month bulls with GW Wallbank of Keasden the pick whose April 2016 British Blue bull made £1320.

161 bulls in total average £1033 which included 149 head under 12 months.

The Beef Bred Feeding Cows which are sold in the lump were a roaring trade topped by a Charolais cow from E Pennock & Son which made £1280 and a grazing cow average of £923 for 16 sold.

Bullocks and Heifers were a fiery trade all day with trade dearer than the previous sale by a nice margin. Strong sorts found a very ready following with £1200 to £1300 achieved on several occasions for the 18-22mo old forward sorts. Yearlings continue to find favour and the forward sorts could see best bullocks at 10-12 months old could be either side of £1100, nice types £950-£1050, commercial £850-£900.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £1040, Native average £940

Simmental (Av £1060)

£1060 G Mellin;

Limousin x (Av £1026)

£1260 E&M Townley; £1250x2 £1240 Procters Farm; £1240 T Robinson & Son; £1220 Turner Farms; £1200 J Pickles; £1170 JC Walker & Son; £1170x3 RS Harker;

Brit Blue x (Av £1054)

£13230 £1170 GW Wallbank; £1230 £1200 £1130 D&S Hollngs; £1200 £1160 G Whalley; £1160 JC Walker & Son;  

Ab Angus (Av £940)

£940 JA&JM Wade;  

Blonde (Av £1041)

£1160 £1150 £1100 Saddle End Farms; £950x2 FM Shepherd;

Hereford (Av £1040)

£1040 S Webber

Bulls under 12months

Lim x - £1260 E&M Townley & Son; £1250 £1240 Procters Farm; £1220 Turner Farms; £1200 J Pickles;

Blue x - £1230 £1200 D&S Hollings;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

16 Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £923

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1007, Native average £916

Charollais x (Av £950)

£1310 JK Wilson; £1280 E&AM Simpson; £1190x2 AC Ward; £1065 A Fawcett; £1005 £940x4 G Lowe;

Limousin x (Av £1006)

£1335 £1220 £1190x2 E&AM Simpson; £1260 K&J Marshall; £1215 G Lowe; £1205 CH&OF Hammond; £1190 CT Akrigg; £1185 CJ&JM Huyton;

Brit Blue x (Av £1048)

£1250 £1195 K&J Marshall; £1210 JA Throup; £1185 JK Wilson; £1185 CJ&JM Huyton; £1160 £1140 D Broadbent;

Ab Angus (Av £852)

£990 R&KA Burley; £980x2 WA Booker; £960 £940 D Wood; £880 RD Capstick; £875 £870 J Drinkall;  

Simmental (Av £947)

£1180 £1165 R Holmes; £1110x2 A Fawcett; £880x3 W&M Bland; £830x2 Fleets Farm;  

Blonde (Av £950)

£1040 £995 £950x3 ML Evans; £940x2 WA Booker;

Shorthorn (Av £1069)

£1150x3 £1090 New York Farms; £1090x3 J Drinkall; £1040x2 JA Throup;

Hereford (Av £946)

£970x2 A Fawcett; 930x3 E Pennock & Son;

Saler (Av £1070)

£1070x3 G Lowe;

Black & White (Av £631)

£930 £850 £740 SR Petty; £730 FG Throup; £720x3 JF Metcalfe; £645x4 MP Jennings;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £949, Native average £824

Charollais x (Av £920)

£1150 J&A Smales; £1100 £1090x3 JD&V Towers; £1090 £980 A Fawcett; £1085x2 AC Ward; £1040 G Lowe;

Limousin x (Av £945)

£1290 JR&DL Ogden; £1220 M Ryder & Son; £1195 E&AM Simpson; £1190 E Simpson; £1140x2 Ellis Bros; £1135x2 JW Stockdale;

Brit Blue x (Av £989)

£1290x2 £1270 K&J Marshall; £1245 JG Hall; £1190 CH&OF Hammond; £1180 E&AM Simpson; £1160 D Broadbent;  

Ab Angus (Av £671)

£900x2 E Pennock & Son; £780 J Drinkall; £530x4 JA&M Crocker;  

Blonde (Av £905)

£1250 £940 Saddle End Farms; £1010 R&VJ Brown; £950 AT Rogerson; £820x3 £770x2 ML Evans;

Shorthorn (Av £977)

£1100 £1005x4 £930 J Drinkall Ltd;

Simmental (Av £880)

£1100 R Holmes; £970 A Fawcett; £850x2 R Dodson; £770 AT Rogerson;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

11 Beef Breeding Cattle

BB x Cow with Lim x Hfr Calf                        to £1240

Char x Cow with Lim x Bull                            to £1280

Brit White Cow with Lim x Bull Calf           to £1000 av £990