Forward:
43 Prime cattle; comprising 13 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 2 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 28 Cast Cattle.
2,885 Prime Sheep comprising 2,666 Prime Hoggs, 201 Cast Ewes & 18 Cast Rams.
52 Rearing Calves.
16 Loads of produce.
Paul Baines of Trawden lead the way at the February Primestock Show taking both Champion and Reserve. His Champion a 540kg British Blue Heifer was picked up by Keelham Farm Shop of Thornton for 269.5p/kg or £1455. The reserve a Limousin cross heifer made 239.5p/kg or £1257 when selling to Simon Duerden of Blacko. The monthly lamb show was kindly judged by Mr Jim Holden, Livestock buyer for Woodhead Bros of Colne. His choice of champion pen was a pen of 5 Beltex crosses from Martin Brown of Bedale, weighing 42kg they sold for £125 each to Vivers Scotlamb, Annan.
Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)
Prizes
Str: 1.S Bennett 2&3 JE Greenwood
Hfr: 1&2 P Baines 3 B Lund
Cast Cattle
Dairy 1,2&3 JD Taylor&Son
Beef 1. M Bentham 2&3 T&J Smith
Steers
551-650kg to 243.5p/kg
650kg+ to 198.5p/kg av 180.66p/kg
Heifers
501- 590kg to 269.5p/kg av 253.36p/kg
590kg+ to 259.5p/kg av 248.8p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
Contx Str
£ per head: SD Bennett(Limx) £1424, GJ&G Schofield (Jersx) £1166
p/kg: SD Bennett(Limx) 243.5p, E Greenwood (Limx)198.5p 174.5p, GJ&G Schofield (Jersx) 171.5p
Contx Hfr
£ per head: PW Simpson (BBx) £1616, BS Simpson (BBx) £1609, £1419, B.Lund (BBx) £1588, JM.Townsend (BBx) £1490, J.Baines (BBx) £1455
p/kg: J Baines(BBx) 269.5p, JM.Townsend (BBx)268.5p, BS.Simpson(BBx)259.5p, PW Simpson (BBx)254.5p
Overall Average 107.85p/kg £734.38
Black & White to 122.5p/kg av 104.82p/kg
Jersey to 58.5p/kg
Path to 155.5p/kg
Simx to 122.5p/kg
Limx to 115.5p/kg av 104.89p/kg
BBx to 125.5p/kg av 123.42p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)
B&W:
£ per head: S&PE Bowker & Sons £979,£831, RD Metcalfe & Son £940, JD.Taylor & Son £914,£908,£816
p/kg: RD Metcalfe & Son 122.5p,120.5p,116.5p, S&PE Bowker & Sons 114.5p, M Baul & Sons Ltd 114.5p, JD Taylor & Son 113.5p(x2)
Pathanais
£ per head: M Bentham £1252
p/kg: M Bentham 155.5p
Brit Blue:
£ per head: TB Moorhouse & Son £887, T&J Smith £847
p/kg: T&J Smith 125.5p, TB Moorhouse & Son 121.5p
Lim:
£ per head: R&KA Burley & Son £721
p/kg: T&J Smith 115.5, R&KA Burley & Son 113.5p
Simx
£ per head: T&J Smith £827
p/kg: T&J Smith 122.5p
MATURE BULL
Overall Average 128.5p/kg £1227
Lim
£ per head: DL Mudd £1227
p/kg: DL Mudd 128.5p
Sheep trade was very similar on the week. A huge line up of buyers were present for lambs, representing nearly every type of end user from retail butcher, wholesalers, ethnic trade, exporters and large throughput processors. The quality on offer was rather more mixed, with 60% of the entry being lowland lambs and 40% Mule, Masham and horned lambs, so an average of 186p looks a fair result on the day.
The monthly lamb show was kindly judged by Mr Jim Holden, Livestock buyer for Woodhead Bros of Colne. His choice of champion pen was a pen of 5 Beltex crosses from Martin Brown of Bedale, weighing 42kg they sold for £125 each to Vivers Scotlamb, Annan.
There were nice runs of Beltex and three quarter bred Texel lambs in today, Paul Simpson selling 6 pens over £100 per head and John Eddleston had 3 pens, Richard Ireland 2 pens, Jim Baines 4 pens, D Poulter and Harry Raw both with 1 pen over £100.
Hill lambs were decent to sell and generally along similar lines to last week. Cast sheep were way short of requirements and a strong average of £78 was recored for just 219 Ewes and Rams.
SHOW RESULTS:
CLASS 1 – 5 CONTINENTAL CROSS
1st AM&HV Brown, Bedale. 42kg @ £125 to Vivers Scotlamb
2nd AM&HV Brown, Bedale. 37kg @ £100 to Vivers Scotlamb
3rd JS Eddleston, Gt Harwood. 39kg @ £100 to Vivers Scotlamb
CLASS 2 – 5 DOWN X LAMBS
1st CD&RF Kitching, Threshfield. 38kg @ £77 to Woodhead Bros
2nd RG Church Ltd, Askwith. 46kg @ £83 to A Atkinson
CLASS 3 – 10 SWALEDALE LAMBS
1st BS Simpson, Pateley Bridge. 47kg @ £79 to Stanforth Bros
2nd BS Simpson, Pateley Bridge. 44kg @ £75.50 to M Pratt
3rd RG Church, Askwith. 41kg @ £70 to A Atkinson
CLASS 4 – 10 DALESBRED LAMBS
1st JH Ryder, Haverah Park. 36kg @ £65 to Riley Bros
2nd JK Wilson, Blubberhouses. 36kg @ £64.50 to J Brown
3rd JH Ryder, Haverah Park. 37kg @ £65 to A Atkinson
CLASS 5 – 10 MULE OR MASHAM LAMBS
1st S Dorey, Norton Disney. 52kg (Mule) @ £88 to J Brown.
2nd RG Church, Askwith. 45kg (Masham) @ £86 to Stanforth Bros
3rd S Dorey, Norton Disney. 42kg (Masham) @ £81 to Woodhead Bros
CLASS 6 – 10 LAMBS ANY OTHER HILL
1ST C Crowther, Greenfield. 44kg @ £83 to A Atkinson
2nd RG Church, Askwith. 43kg @ £79 to A Atkinson
CHAMPION – AM&HV Brown. RESERVE CHAMPION – S Dorey
Prime Hoggs – Overall Average £76.43 per head or 186.1p/kg
25.5kg to 32.0kg to 186.7p/kg av 171.8p/kg or £53.60 per head
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 198.6p/kg av 178.6p/kg or £60.57 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 297.6p/kg av 189.0p/kg or £77.51 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 214.3p/kg av 182.8p/kg or £87.19 per head
52.1kg and over to 194.3p/kg av 160.5p/kg or £92.26 per head
Beltex average £93.46 per head or 227.3p/kg
£ per head: £125 AM&HV Brown; £110, £106, £105(x2), £103, £101 PW Simpson; £103, £100 JS Eddleston;
p/kg: 297.6p AM&HV Brown; 273p, 272.2p, 271.1p PW Simpson; 270.3p AM&HV Brown;
Suffolk average £79.97 per head or 179.0p/kg
£ per head: £94 JG Senior; £92.50 PC Longdin; £91 R Emmott; £91(x2) G Bell
p/kg:202.6p CD&RF Kitching; 193.2p(x2) AL Dean & Son; 191.7p S Pepper; 187/5p DR&FE Wallbank;
Texel average £80.61 per head or 189.6p/kg
£ per head: £114(x2) RH&MR Ireland; £107 £105 £103(x2) J Baines; £101 D Poulter; £100 H Raw; £100 JS Eddleston
p/kg: 250.p JS Eddleston; 224.4p 214.3p 212.2p J Baines; 215.9p CT&EM Hammond; 212.8p RH&MR Ieland; 211.9p I Marsden
Mule average £74.73 per head or 175.2p/kg
£ per head: £89.50 £82 H Raw; £88 £80 S Dorey; £85 GW Houseman & Ptnrs; £84 RG Church;
p/kg: 181.8p 179.8p 179.1p(x5) 178.6p(x2) S Dorey; 179.8p MRP Critchlow; 178.0p 176.7p CD&RF Kitching
Masham average £78.55 per head or 186.9p/kg
£ per head: £86 RG Church Ltd; £81 S Dorey; £76.50 RG Church; £72.50 S Dorey
p/kg: 192.9p, 185.9p S Dorey; 191.1p
Charollais average £74.10 per head or 184.9p/kg
£ per head: £94 I Marsden; £92 R Emmott; £89.50 I Marsden; £89 AL Thompson; £87 R Emmott
p/kg: 202.3p AL Thompson; 198.9p I Marsden; 196.6p Lea & Son; 192.2p PC Longdin
Swaledale average £60.15 per head or 170.1p/kg
£ per head: £79, £75.50 BS Simpson; £75 AJ Mason; £72.50 JS&M Pate
p/kg:186.7p AG Horn; 181.8p JK Wilson; 177.4p T&A Hird; 177.3p T Atkins;
Dalesbred average £63.56 per head or 171.98p/kg
£ per head: £78 JC&DJ Marshall; £78 RH&EA Close; £75 JC&DJ Marshall; £72 TA Hird
p/kg: 180.6 JH&J Ryder; 180.3p T&A Hird; 179.2p, 175.8p JK Wilson
Lonk average £75.38 per head or 184.4p/kg
£ per head: £83 C Crowther; £73.50 B Dibb; £73.50 C Crowther; £62.50 Lea & Son
p/kg: 188.6p, 188.5p C Crowther; 175p B Dibb; 164.50p Lea & Son
Gritstone average £78 per head or 176.1p/kg
£ per head: £82 B Dibb; £79 JS&M Pate; £78 B Dibb; £75.50 Lea& Son
p/kg 183.7p JS&M Pate; 179.8p Lea & Son; 177.3p, 157.7p B Dibb
Lleyn average £69.08 per head or 182.7p/kg
£ per head: £77 A Robinson; £74.50 CD&RF Kitching; £73 A Robinson; £70 GM&SC Pickles;
p/kg: 190p, 184.2p GM&SC Pickles; 186.3p CD&RF Kitching; 183.8p HW&F Wilkinson & Sons
Scotch Black Faced average £74.64 per head or 179.5p/kg
£ per head: £79, £74.50 RG Church Ltd; £74x2, £72.50 JE Greenwood; £68 H Raw;
p/kg: 185.9p, 185p JE Greenwood; 183.7p RG Church Ltd; 172.1p JE Greenwood;
Cull Ewes average £78.12
Suffolk to £113.50, Texel to £125.50, BFL to £120.50, Mule to £94.50, Charolais to £62.50, Swaledale to £77.50, Dalesbred to £70.50, Cheviot to £112.50, Beltex to £105.50, Zwartbles to £115.50.
Top prices:
Lowland: £125.50 S Asquith; £119.50 P Leeming; £119.50 D Asquith
Mule/Masham: £94.50 J Baker; £93.50 WA&VJ& JA Towler; £93.50 Lea &Son
Horned: £77.50 N Richardson; £75.50 JC Crabtree & Son; £70.50 GW Houseman & Partners
Hill: £112.50 JC Crabtree & Son; £107.50 Lea & Son;
Cast Rams average £78.28
Texel to £118.50 RG Johnson & Son; Suffolk to £84.50 AN Bolland; Charolais to £94.50; Swaledale to £74.50 JH&K Dewhirst; Zwartbles to £116.50 PI & TJ Harsley; Lleyn to £62.50
Rearing Calves to £395
B&W av £67.79 Cont av £281.5 Native av £202.5
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £212) to £240 PJ Bolland
Brit Blue x (Av £316.8) to £395 A Sowray & Son
Aberdeen Angus x (Av £211.25) to £225 DL DM J Heron
Saler to £220 RL Wright & Sons
Black & White (Av £67.79) to £250 Hayton & Stocks
Heifer Calves
Brit Blue x (Av £288) to £390 A Sowray & Sons
Aberdeen Angus (Av £160) to £200 M Mosley
Saler to £140 Town Head Farm Products
PRODUCE
Fodder Beet to £20 per tonne
Wheat Straw Round Bale to £11.50 per bale
Quads to £11 per bale