Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Top price p/kg was a 510kg Limousin cross heifer sold by Mesrs AA&EE Critchley of Hutton which made 255.5p/kg when selling to Countrystyle Meats in Lancaster. Leading gross was £1399 for another Limousin cross heifer from Mesrs Critchley which weighed 570kg and sold to Keelham Farm Shop of Skipton and Thornton.

465-555kg                                             to 241.5p/kg                        av. 235.09p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 239.5p/kg                        av. 217.42p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 244.5p/kg                       

485kg+                                                   to 255.5p/kg                        av. 240.05p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: JA Drake (BBx) 1389, (Limx) 1318, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1371,CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1314.

p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 241.5, JA Drake (BBx) 239.5,(Limx) 237.5, CD&RF Kitching (Blondex) 238.5, (Limx) 228.5   

Heifers

£ per head: AA&EE Critchley (Limx) 1399, 1303,CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1315, DA Wilcock&Sons (Blondex) 1313,(Limx) 1269

p/kg: AA&EE Critchley (Limx) 255.5, 244.5, D&A Livestock Ltd (Limx) 247.5, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 246.5, DA Wilcock&Sons (Limx) 246.5

Overall Average                                   117.18p/kg           £745.05

37 of today’s entry of 44 cast cows comprised dairies and trade continues unabated as price continues to bring worn cows out of parlours.

Black & White                       to 132.5 p/kg                       av. 112.93p/kg

Jersey                                     to 91.5p/kg

MRI                                         to 125.5p/kg                        av. 117.48p/kg

Limx                                       to 128.5p/kg                       

Simx                                       to 122.5p/kg

AA                                           to 184.5p/kg                        av. 141.89p/kg   

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: JD Crabtree&Son 1034, MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd 1031, PJ&JE Bolland 1027, A&SL Throup &Son 903, GT Booth 897

p/kg: PA Whittaker 132.5, 125.5, JD Crabtree7Son 132.5, MP Jennings (Dairy) Ltd 129.5,123.5, PJ&JE Bolland 124.5, JG Hall&Son 122.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: C Watson (MRI) 807,728,709, N&R Sutcliffe (MRI) 709,660, M Fewster (Jer) 389

p/kg: C Watson (MRI) 125.5, 114.5,112.5, N&R Sutcliffe (MRI) 124.5,112.5.

Contx

£ per head: DB&E Greenwood (Simx) 747,(Limx) 720

p/kg: DB&E Greenwood (Limx) 128.5, (Simx) 122.5,

AA

£ per head: G&MA Lawn 1089,1077, 865,854,Bolster Moor Farm Shop 996,

p/kg: G&MA Lawn 184.5, 138.5,135.5, 135.5, Bolster Moor Farm Shop 124.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   90.5p/kg               £990.98

£ per head: JLP Roberts (B&W) 991

p/kg: JLP Roberts (B&W) 90.5

Prime Sheep

SPRING LAMBS

Another sharp increase in spring lambs numbers (654 head) met with a packed ringside of 18 separate individuals all bidding for lambs with the sale averaging a whopping 257p/kg. The best types were either side of £3, with John Critchley of Hutton, Preston having top price of £138 per head or 336p/kg for 41kg selling to Countrystyle Meats of Lancaster. Richard & Jonathan Frankland of Rathmell had a great run of lambs, the best of which were £129 or 330.8p/kg for 39kg selling to Vivers Scotlamb. The same purchaser paid £121 or 310p for 39kg lambs from Richard Ogg of Scunthorpe, whilst Tom Walmsley of Haverah Park made £115 or 302p/kg for 38kg selling to Woodends Butchers in Adel, Leeds. Messrs Clarke of Hampsthwaite made £127 or 203p/kg for 42kg and Kevin Marshall of Darley £111 or 300p for 37kg, both pens selling to Hartshead Meat Company of Mossley.

Spring Lambs  – Overall Average  £104 per head or 258.9p/kg               

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 273.5p/kg         av 266.9/kg           or £91.14 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 336.6p/kg         av 259.4p/kg         or £103.79 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 276.1p/kg         av 250.2p/kg         or £117.89 per head

Suffolk average £102 per head or 251.3p/kg

£ per head: £124x2 £118 ML Evans; £122 £106 J&F Nutter; £120 TH Mellin; £115 D&A Livestock; £112 £107 JA&JM Wade; £107R&E Pollard;

p/kg:288.4p 275.6p 274.4p ML Evans; 277.3p 262.5p J&F Nutter; 276.3p 257.9p G Beresford; 272.7p 259.2p TH Mellin;

Texel average £104 per head or 256.2p/kg

£ per head: £138 J Critchley; £131 T Kiernan; £129 Frankland Farms; £127 RM Spence; £127 £123 D Clarke; £123 T Robinson; £123 D&A Livestock

p/kg:336.6 J Critchley; 330.8p Frankland Farms; 310.3p R Ogg; 302.6p D&A Livestock; 302.4p D Clarke; 294.6p Frankland Farms;   

Charollais average £101 per head or 254.3p/kg

£ per head:£119 D&A Livestock; £119 T Kiernan; £111 £107.50 £107 £104 B&M Craven; £105 JR&DL Ogden;

p/kg: 290.2p D&A Livestock; 281.1p 277.5p 275.6p 274.4p 255.1p B&M Craven; 270.5p T Kiernan; 250.0p JR&DL Ogden;

Rouge average 103 per head or 241.2p/kg

£ per head:£111 £106.50 £103x2 £100 JA&JM Wade;

p/kg: 264.3p 245.2px2 243.9p 226.6p JA&JM Wade;

Beltex average £108 per head or 280.9p/kg

£ per head:£127 £112x3 £111x2 £110 Frankland Farms; £113 FM Shepherd & Son; £112 TA Robinson; £111 £110 K Marshall;

p/kg: 300.0p 277.8p K Marshall; 297.3p 294.7px2 284.6p 282.1p 281.6p 280.0p Frankland Farms; 287.2p TA Robinson;   

1,862 PRIME HOGGS

An absolutely unbelievable trade today! Numbers were much increased with 1,862 Hoggs (inc those with teeth up) and the overall average stands at 221.4p/kg or £102.99, with the 46kg to 52kg weight range levelling at 231.9p/kg or £112.13 per head. Some great runs of sheep today from all over the country, top gross price of £124 was achieved twice, first from Jeff Burrow for Beltex crosses, and then from Banks Farms, Worksop who sold a second pen at £122. In the sale was a run of 451 head from D Harriot, West Sussex topping at £121 per head or 257p for a pen of 18 Texel crosses weighing 47kg. Similar pens from the same home 45kg to 50kg selling for £115 to £120. Top price of the day at 268.6p/kg was achieved for a pen of smart Beltex from Charlie Clarke of Cowling, whilst Chris Sargent, East Sussex had 266.6p or £112 for 42kg Continentals closely followed by £108 or 263p for 41kg from Kevin Marshall of Darley and £110 or 260p for 42kg from G Curtis, Buckingham.

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £102.99 per head or 221.4p/kg

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 268.6p/kg         av 175.0p/kg         or £60.10 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 266.7p/kg         av 220.1p/kg         or £91.24 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 257.4p/kg         av 231.9p/kg         or £112.13 per head

52.1kg and over   to 226.4p/kg         av 190.0p/kg         or £110.33 per head

Beltex average £100.81 per head or 238.1p/kg

£ per head: £112 C Sargent; £112 £108 £105 TA Robinson; £108 £93.50 K Marshall; £94 R&VM Clarke;

p/kg: 268.6p R&VM Clarke; 266.7p C Sargent; 263.4p 242.9p 239.7p K Marhsall; 250.p 240.0p TA Robinson;

Suffolk average £109.45 per head or 220.8p/kg

£ per head:£119x2 £117 £112 D Harriot; £114 £113 G Curtis; £109 Bank End Farms; £107 £106 C Sargent;

p/kg: 243.5p 238.8p 238.0p D Harriott; 237.5p G Curtis;

Texel average £108.56 per head or 224.2p/kg

£ per head: £124 JE Burrow; £124 £122 Bank End Farms; £121 £116 RM Spence; £121 GW Houseman; £121 £119 £118 D Harriott; £119.50 D Hargreaves;  

p/kg: 261.9p 256.0p G Curtis; 257.4p 254.5px2 250.0p 248.9 244.7p D Harriot;

Cheviot average £85.81 per head or 215.7p/kg

£ per head: £98 £84 T Kiernan; £94 J Lord; £93 B Dibb; £90GW Houseman; £88 AR&CA Parkinson;

p/kg: 225.0p GW Houseman; 221.4p B Dibb; 217.1p J Lord; 214.6p AR&CA Parkinson; 213.0p T Kiernan;

Mule average £89.63 per head or 172.2p/kg

£ per head: £104 Bank End Farms; £100 TA Robinson; £100 H Downs & Son; £98 TA Robinson; £94 GW Houseman; £89 RL Handy;  

p/kg: 189.7p WA VJ JA Towler; 187.50p RW Airey; 187.5p Brosters Farm Shop; 183.0p ID Mellin; 181.6p 180.6p RL Handy;

Charollais average £107.81 per head or 237.8p/kg

£ per head: £121 £117 G Curtis; £116x2 D Harriott; £111.50 Brosters Farm Shop; £105 C Sargent;

p/kg:244.7p 233.3p C Sargent; 237.3p 234.0p G Curtis; 227.6p  Brosters Farm Shop; 227.5p D Harriott;

Swaledale average £62.21 per head or 161.5p/kg

£ per head: £82 M Whiteley & Son; £81 D&R Airey; £77.50 GW Houseman; £75 P Addyman & Son; £74 S Horsfield; £70 T Shepherdson; £70 CM Ryder;

p/kg: 184.5p GW Houseman; 181.1p 176.2p 175.0p S Horsfield; 178.3p M Whiteley; 170.7p T Shepherdson; 168.4p RA&SE Spink;

Gritstone average £83.53 per head or 191.9p/kg

£ per head: £97 Brosters Farm Shop; £95.50 £92 B Dibb; £94 J Lord; £88 GW Houseman;

p/kg: 214.6p GW Houseman; 202.4p 200.0p 195.3p 191.9p  B Dibb;

Suffolk to £104.50, Texel to £126.50, BFL to £75.50, Mule to £71.50, Lleyn to £62.50, Swaledale to £54.50, Rouge to £78.50, Bleu DU Maine to £85.50, SBF  to £48.50, Zwartbles to £61.50, Beulah to £50.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £126.50 J Watson, £119.50 J Watson

Mule/Masham: £71.50 H Downs & Son; £65.50 JR&DL Ogden

Horned: £54.50 A&N Fothergill; £48.50 JR Lancaster

Hill: £75.50 AC Hutchinson; £62.50 RG&SJ Paul  

Cast Rams average £70.97

Texel to £100.50 JR Carr Suffolk to £75.50 AJ Shepherd BFL to £88.50 F Reeday & Son;

Goats

Boer to £75.50 Harrison

Mule Hoggs & Singles                          to £175 AC Hutchinson

Texel Hoggs & Singles                         to £175 T Boothman

Texel Hoggs & Twins                           to £170 NM Parker

Mule Shearlings & Twins                    to £175 P Keyes

Texel Shearlings & Twins                    to £190 R Briggs

Texel Shearlings & Singles to £175 S Currie

Mule Ewes Correct & Twins              to £180 D&FJ Leeming

Texel Ewes Correct & Twins              to £185 JP Stirke

Suffolk Ewes Correct & Twins           to £195 R Caton

Swaledale Ewes Correct & Twins     to £170 DA Robinson

Cheviot Ewes Correct & Twins          to £160 R Caton

Beltex Ewes Correct & Twins            to £180 S Currie

Suffolk Ewes Correct & Singles         to £132 DA Wilcock & Sons

Texel Ewes Correct & Singles            to £145 JP Stirke

Beltex Correct & Singles                    to £120 S Currie

Mule Correct & 1.5 Lambs                                to £160 RM&HJ Lewis

Mule b/m & Correct                           to £172 SM Towler

Texel b/m & Twins                              to £162 AG Horn and R Caton

Cheviot b/m & Twins                          to £165 R Caton

Mule b/m & Singles                            to £115 AG Horn

Gritstone b/m & Singles                    to £115 DA Wilcock & Sons

Mule Gimmer Geld                             to £105 RL Handy

Rearing Calves to £450 (73)

B&W av £147.13 Cont av £370.87 Native av £190.12

A good number of calves today and an EXCEPTIONAL TRADE!!!!!!. Black and White Bulls averaged £147.13 (av 39 days old) to £290 for a belter from Michael Heron of Bramhope. Continentals had a flyer too with Heifer buyers out in force, Fred Houseman of Church Farm Enterprises to £450 and a BB Heifer average of £392. Bulls not quite as potent but with Shaun Sowray topping at £405 and an average of £405 for all Blue Bulls, the limousins weren’t much different again with heifers outstripping their male counterparts with Bulls averaging £362.50 to £400 G Pickergill & Sons, Hawksworth but Heifers av £376 to £400 PJ&JE Bolland, Airton.

Natives should not be missed out either with young 3-4 week old Angus heifers from Michael Heron to £290 and Gavin Herd from Hebden at £310 for his handy bull. Stirks from Graham Hayton sold well with his 4 month old Lim Bull and Heifer at £480 and £470 respectively.

More Calves wanted. With enviable trade such as this get some Calves and Stirks rounded up for next week. Sale 10.45am Every Week.     

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £362.50) to £480 Hayton & Stocks                     

Brit Blue x (Av £360.56) to £405 A Sowray & Son                                                       

Aberdeen Angus (Av £223) to £310 D&J Herd

Shorthorn (Av £153.13) to £180 Flasby Estates

Simmental (Av £350) to £350 CN&SA Harrison                           

Black & White (Av £147.13) to £290 DLDM&J Heron                 

Heifer Calves                       

Simmental x (Av £345) to £345 CN&SA Harrison                                                        

Ab Angus (Av £206.67) to £290 DLDM&J Heron                                                         

British Blue (Av £391.82) to £450 Church Farm Enterprises

Lim (Av £376) to £400 PJ&JE Bolland

Stirks

Lim Bulls to £480 Hayton & Stocks

Lim Heifers to £470 Hayton & Stocks

Short Blk to £250 Flasby Estate

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st GB Moorhouse 2^nd M Baul & Partners 3^rd M&R Smith

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st GB Moorhouse

                                In-Calf Heifers:                     1^st 2^nd & 3^rd D&P Brown

                                Champion – GB Moorhouse              Reserve –  M Baul & Partners          

Newly Calven Heifers av £1580: to £1820 SJ Sugden

Newly Calven Cows to £1520 GB Moorhouse

Incalf Heifers (av £1003): to £1020 D&P Brown

Maiden Heifers av £625 to £650 R&E Pollard