Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

George Cropper of Baxenden secured the highest priced gross animal a 575kg Limousin cross heifer at £1520 or 264.5p/kg from Mesrs AA&E Critchley&Son of Hutton alongside the second highest priced p/kg animal a 555kg Limousin cross heifer from Simon Bennett of Silsden Moor for 265.5p/kg or £1474.

Highest priced p/kg beast was again from the pen of Mesrs Critchley, a 530kg Charolais cross heifer selling to Countrystyle Meats of Lancaster for 268.5p/kg or £1423.

Steers

265-555kg                                             to 254.5p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 249.5p/kg                        av. 241.81p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 181.5p/kg                        av. 174.82p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 268.5p/kg                        av. 254.24p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1410, Phoenix Grain Co Ltd (Limx) 1395

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (BBx) 254.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 249.5, Phoenix Grain Co Ltd (Limx) 234.5

Heifers

£ per head: AA&E Critchley & Son (Limx) 1521, SD Bennett (Limx) 1474, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1469, Phoenix Grain Co Ltd (Limx) 1465

p/kg: AA&E Critchley & Son (Charx) 268.5, (Limx) 264.5, (BBx) 259.5, SD Bennett (Limx) 265.5, JR Metcalfe (BBx) 261.5,      

Overall Average                                   127.82p/kg           £817.10

Black & White                      to 162.5p/kg                        av. 125.66p/kg

Jersey                                     to 118.5p/kg                        av. 113.83p/kg

Dairy Shorthorn                   to 142.5p/kg

Limx                                       to 169.5p/kg                        av. 134.03p/kg

Simx                                       to 147.5p/kg                        av. 135.18p/kg

AAx                                         to 149.5p/kg                        av. 143.92p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: AS&EA Jeanes 1042,989,982,977, JP&KE Hartley 1038, S&PE Bowker&Sons 1027, A&M Beecroft 968.

p/kg: N&SA Fort 162.5, AN Bolland 141.5, RM&LJ Throup 139.5, GB Jennings 138.5, JP&KE Hartley 137.5, AS&EA Jeanes 135.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: J Taylor (Dairy Sh) 841, JSS Verity 723,

p/kg: J Taylor (Dairy Sh) 142.5, JSS Verity 118.5

Contx

£ per head: N Parker (Limx) 169.5, CN&SA Harrison (Simx) 147.5  

p/kg: N Parker (Limx) 1169, CN&SA Harrison (Sim) 1018,

Native:

£ per head: P Shackleton (AA) 1076, J Taylor (AAx) 1025,

p/kg: P Shackleton (AA) 149.5, J Taylor (AAx) 138.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   125.50p/kg           £1010.28

B&W

£ per head: A&M Beecroft 1010

p/kg: A&M Beecroft 125.5

2,526 Prime Sheep (comprising 292 Prime Lambs, 1724 Prime Hoggs & 510 Cast Ewes & Rams)

A much larger on Spring Lambs today attracted an increased attendance of buyers with buyers from farmshops, retail butchers and major processors all turning their buying attention to lamb. Best end of lambs were a very good trade, 340p plus, upto 381.6p for Texels from D&A Livestock of Haverah Park purchased by Vivers Scotlamb of Annan. A top price per head of £159 was paid to Steve Buckley of Doveholes, Buxton for Suffolks by Kendall Farmers Butchers of Pateley Bridge and Harrogate. Quite a few more commercial types getting about now, making 260-280p
Old Season Lambs  were a varied selection, heavy well fleshed lambs selling to a strong trade, £145 to a top of £166 for Texels from Paul Keyes of Salwick, Preston. Brian Lund of Walshaw sold Texels to a top of 291p purchased by Yorkshire Halal Meat Suppliers, and Messrs Banks Farms, Worksop had Texels to 289.8p purchased by Hartshead Meats Ltd in Mossley.

A larger show of ewes averaged £75 with all classes selling well.

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average  £123.18 per head or 297.0p/kg          

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 381.6p/kg         av 297.68p/kg      or £119.27 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 334.8p/kg         av 301.21p/kg      or £143.63 per head

52.1kg and over   to 278.9p/kg         av 264.85p/kg      or £146.00 per head

Texel average £131.64 per head or 310.50p/kg

£ per head: £158 JA&JM Wade & Son; £152 JA Stoney & Sons ; £150 D Clarke; £149 D&A Livestock; £148 JA Stoney & Sons

p/kg: 381.6p, 360p, 356.4p D&A Livestock Ltd; 353.5p, 352.5p JA Stoney & Son; 351.3p GA Hewitt & Son;

Charollais average £104.94 per head or 274.15p/kg

£ per head: £145, £135, £134, £127 D&A Livestock; £113, £107, £100, £99, £90 D Calvert & Son;

p/kg:345.2p, 337.5p, 319p, 317.5p D&A Livestock Ltd; 289.7p, 281.6p, 263.2p 260.5p, 243.2p D Calvert & Son

Rouge De L’ouest average £148.63 per head or 346.14p/kg

£ per head: £150, £148, £147 JA&JM Wade & Son;

p/kg: 352.4p, 348.8p, 334.1p JA&JM Wade & Son;

Suffolk average £129.12 per head or 292.22p/kg

£ per head: £159 SJ Buckley; £155 £154 £146 ML Evans; £154 JA&JM Wade; £148 £146 JA Key; £147 G Walters;

p/kg:.345.2p D&A Livestock; 334.8 JA&JM Wade; 344.8p ML Evans; 330.0p MJ&RH Wallbank;

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £107.80 per head or 246.33p/kg             

32.1kg to 35.9kg to 254.3p/kg         av 197.33p/kg      or £67.05 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg to 291.3p/kg         av 243.81p/kg      or £100.74 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg to 285.4p/kg         av 266.44p/kg      or £129.57 per head

52.1kg and over   to 281.1p/kg         av 242.83p/kg      or £136.49 per head

Beltex average £101.24 per head or 257.71p/kg

£ per head: £124 JGE Heseltine; £120 B Watchorn & Son; £119 S Pepper; £118 B Watchorn & Sons; £117.5 S Pepper

p/kg:286.6p S Pepper; 281p B Watchorn & Son; 275.6p JGE Heseltine; 270.5p S Pepper; 260p Stocks Enterprises;

Suffolk average £241.1 per head or 111.80p/kg

£ per head: £137 F Webster; £129, £129 Heptonstall Farms; £125 R&DA Earnshaw; £

p/kg: 263.3p Heptonstall Farms

Texel average £256.4 per head or 117.67p/kg

£ per head: £166 P Keyes; £156 F Webster; £154 A Kyme; £153 SD Bennet; £149 F Webster; £144 DG Boothman;

p/kg: 289.8p Banks Farm;

Mule average £101.62 per head or 226.82p/kg

£ per head: £136 HA Bradley; £130 RG Church Ltd; £127 RG Church Ltd; £120 J Pickles; £120 G Bell; £119 Heptonstall Farms;

p/kg:265.3p RG Church Ltd; 254.5p J Peel; 253.3p D&P Spence & Sons; 251.1p C Nelson & Sons; 251.1p R&KA Burley & Son

Charollais average £248.8 per head or 114.66p/kg

£ per head: £155 Hayton & Stocks; £137 B Watchorn & Sons; £109 Stocks Enterprises; £105 B Watchorn & Sons;

p/kg: 279.6p B Watchorn & Son; 253.5p Stocks Enterprises; 230.2p SP&VM Morris; 224.6p, 224.3p Hayton & Stocks; 

Gritstone average £110.19 per head or 248.1p/kg

£ per head: £115 J Peel; £113 B Dibb; £95 J Peel; £93 B Dibb; £88 TH Atkins

p/kg: 255.6p J Peel; 251.1p B Dibb; 231.6p TH Atkins; 211.4p B Dibb; 206.5p J Peel

Swaledale average £74.26 per head or 194.16p/kg

£ per head: £125, £116 Hayton & Stocks; £114 RG Church Ltd; £111 J Pickles; £111 RG Church Ltd; £110 C Nelson & Sons;

p/kg:245.1p Hayton & Stocks; 235p R&KA Burley & Son; 226.2p GW Thackray; 225p J Pickles; 225p RG Church Ltd;

Lonk average £91.71 per head or 226.72p/kg

£ per head: £129, £104 B Dibb; £96 SP&VM Morris; £86 TH Atkins; £63 Beeston Hall Farms;

p/kg: 241.9p, 226.3p B Dibb; 226.3p TH Atkins; 223.3p SP&VM Morris; 193.8p Beeston Hall Farms

SBF average £89.26 per head or 227.24p/kg

£ per head: £103 TH Atkins; £94, £90, £90, £89, £84, £79, £79 GW Thackray

p/kg: 235p, 230.8p, 230.8p, 221.1p 197.8p, 197.5p x2 GW Thackray; 223.9p TH Atkins;

Cheviot average £104.75 per head or 253.02p/kg

£ per head: £129 C Middleton; £115.5 C Middleton; £111 GW Thackray: £107 GW Thackray; £107 F&M Parkinson;

p/kg:267.5p FA Holmes & Son; 263.3p C Middleton; 261p, 258.1p, 257.7p GW Thackray; 256.7p C Middleton;

Suffolk to £130.5, Texel to £135.5, BFL to £89.5, Mule to £99.5, Lleyn to £87.5, Swaledale to £73.5, Masham to £83.5, Gritstone to £41.5, Cheviot to £80, Beltex  to £108.5.

Top prices:

Lowland: £135.5 E&KM Marshall; £127.5 BL&R Lund

Mule/Masham: £99.5 SD Bennett; £97.50 D Calvert & Son;  

Horned: £73.5 AW&N Wade; £69.5 R Sutcliffe;

Hill: £87.5 DC Wood; £80 Grain Farms;

Cast Rams average £79.31

Texel to £119.5, BFL to £79.5, Beltex to £89.5.

824 Breeding Sheep (comprising 361 Sheep with 563 lambs at foot)

A grand show of sheep attracted another full line up of buyers and all classes sold to a fast trade. Best Hoggs again £180-£190 with singles, and young ewes and shearlings finding favour with buyers. Older sheep not as numerous now, but £180 to £200 the price range for nice sorts.

Mule Geld Gimmer Hoggs                 to £94

Mule Ewe + Single                               to £165 av £139

Mule Ewe + Twins                               to £185 av £170

Mule Shlg + Single                               to £145

Mule Shlg + Twins                               to £205 av £195

Mule Hoggs + Single                           to £190 av £180

Mule Hoggs + Twins                            to £190 av £186

Suffolk Ewe + Single                           to £200

Suffolk Ewe + Twins                            to £200

Suffolk Hoggs + Single                        to £150

Texel Ewe + Single                              to £240 av £177

Texel Ewe + Twins                               to £230 av £202

Texel Ewe + Mixed                              to £230 av £188

Texel Shlg + Single                               to £170 av £145

Texel Shlg + Twins                               to £220 av £176

Texel Hoggs + Single                           to £180 av £164

Swale Ewe + Single                             to £85 av £78

Swale Ewe + Twins                              to £115 av £99

BFL Ewe +Single                                   to £200

Beltex Ewe + Single                             to £210

Beltex Shlg + Single                             to £190

Beltex Shlg + Mixed                            to £260

Dales Ewe + Twins                               to £95

Rearing Calves to £460 (87)

B&W av £92.92 Cont av £358.92 Native av £167.37

Good healthy show of calves through the ring and what a cracking trade. Best continental calves were a pleasure to sell with 8 British Blue Heifers from £400 to £460 and averaging £388, British Blue bulls weren’t far behind with 10 calves from £400 to £455.  Black and White bulls were again a strong trade with all quality averaging £92 and topping at £140 for a fleshy Holstein bull calf from J Wellock at Eshton. Native calves enjoyed a healthy trade too, a lot of Herefords through the door this morning with bulls topping at £350 for a tremendous bull from J Peel of Newsholme and heifers topped at £200 twice for entrants from ID&JC Briggs, Guiseley.  

Sale Next Week 10.45am.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £263) to £385 C Watson                        

Brit Blue x (Av £364.25) to £455 Church Farm Enterprises                                                       

Aberdeen Angus (Av £215) to £355 RD Guy & Son

Flekvieh (Av £265) to £330 C Watson

Hereford X (Av £214.38) to £350 J Peel

Shorthorn (Av £118) to £160 Flasby Estates                

Black & White (Av £92.92) to £140 J Wellock                              

Heifer Calves                       

Hereford x (Av £155.71) to £200 x2 ID&JC Briggs                                                       

Ab Angus (Av £151) to £250 JP&KE Hartley                                                 

British Blue (Av £388.08) to £460, £430 Church Farm Enterprises;

Lim (Av £263) to £385 C Watson

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:        1^st AC Price, 2^nd A Lawson & Son; 3^rd JD Taylor & Son

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st J Wellock 2^nd MD Parkinson; 3^rd RG Johnson

                                In-Calf Heifers:                     1^st M Baul & Partners 2^nd M Baul & Partners

                                Maiden Heifers                    1^st M Thomas; 2^nd M Thomas

                                Champion – AC Price          Reserve – A Lawson & Son

Newly Calven Heifers (av £1666): to £1950 A Lawson & Son

Newly Calven Cows (av £1414):  to £1720 MD Parkinson

Incalf Heifers (av £1615): to £1650 M Baul & Partners

Pedigree Bulls (av £2150) to £2400 A Lawson & Son

Maiden Heifers (av £585) to £820 MJ Thomas