Forward:
28 Prime cattle comprising 17 Clean Cattle (under 30 mos), 1 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 10 Cast Cattle.
1,968 Prime Sheep comprising 218 Spring Lambs, 1,357 Prime Hoggs, 80 Mature Hoggs, 304 Cast Ewes & 9 Rams.
2,987 Breeding Sheep comprising 713 Geld Gimmer Hoggs, 1,031 Hoggs Shearlings and Ewes with 1,243 Lambs at Foot.
41 Rearing Calves.
4 Loads of produce.
Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)
May Prime Show
Strs. 1. JR Metcalfe 249.5p/kg Anthony Kitson, Northallerton
2. C Clarke 239.5p/kg Keelham Farm Shop
3. J Baines 248.5p/kg Keelham Farm Shop
Hfrs 1. G Beresford & Son 253.5p/kg Anthony Kitson, Northallerton
2. JM Townsend 259.5p/kg Anthony Kitson, Northallerton
3. Thompson Bros 255.5p/kg Keelham Farm Shop
Steers
465-555kg to 249.5p/kg av. 223.49p/kg
560kg+ to 248.5p/kg av. 218.85p/kg
Heifers
400-480kg to 234.5p/kg av. 231.82p/kg
485kg+ to 259.5p/kg av. 242.44p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
Steers
£ per head: JR Metcalfe (BBx) 1503, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1347, R&VM Clarke (BBx) 1245, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1238, JA Drake (BBx) 1234
p/kg: JR Metcalfe (Limx) 249.5, J Baines (BBx) 248.5, R&VM Clarke (BBx) 239.5, 226.5, JA Drake (BBx) 226.5, CD&RF Kitching 225.5
Heifers
£ per head: G Beresford&Son (BBx) 1648, Thompson Bros (BBx) 1482, JM Townsend (Limx) 1272, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1126
p/kg: JM Townsend (Limx) 259.5, Thompson Bros (BBx) 255.5, G Beresford&Son (BBx) 253.5, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 234.5, (BBx) 233.5
Prime Cattle (over 30mos)
Overall Average 126.5p/kg £929.78
Top Prices and p/kg
£ per head: HJ Ellison (Saler) 930
p/kg: HJ Ellison (Saler) 126.5
Overall Average 100.38p/kg £676.08
Prize Award
Dairy 1. JD Crabtree&Son 108.5p/kg
2. RL Wright&Son 98.5p/kg
3. M Baul&Sons Ltd 107.5p/kg
Black & White to 108.5p/kg av. 100.38p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)
B&W:
£ per head: JD Crabtree & Son 787, RL Wright & Son 773, PA Whittaker, JD Crabtree & Son 738, 726, M Baul & Sons Ltd 715
p/kg: JD Crabtree 108.5, 108.5, M Baul & Sons Ltd 107.5, PA Whittaker 105.5, JD Crabtree & Son 105.5, 104.5
Prime Sheep
A larger entry of spring lambs for the monthly prize show and it was Neil Tattersall of York who came out victorious presenting both Champion and Reserve Champion pens both purchased by Keelham Farmshop for their shops in Thornton and Skipton. Smart lambs were keenly contested whilst commercial lambs were a shade easier on the week.
Monthly Show
Pair of Cont x
1st PA&NS Tattersall 35kg selling for £115 Keelham Farm Shop
2nd PA&NS Tattersall 38kg selling for £112 Keelham Farm Shop
3rd JD&V Towers 43kg selling for £117 Kendalls Farmers Butchers
Pair of Down x
1st D&A Livestock 39kg selling for £100 J Kearns Ltd
2nd T Priestley 41kg selling for £108 Keelham Farm Shop
3rd AN Bolland 42kg selling for £97 J Kearns Ltd
Champion & Reserve – PA&NS Tattersall
Spring Lambs – Overall Average £90.51 per head or 230.9p/kg
25.5kg to 32.0kg to 244.8p/kg av 223.5p/kg or £70.20 per head
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 328.6p/kg av 221.0p/kg or £75.46 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 302.3p/kg av 233.8p/kg or £92.96 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 225.0p/kg av 212.6p/kg or £100.50 per head
Beltex average £95.50 per head or 249.1p/kg
£ per head: £100 £98.50 CR&M Wilson;
p/kg: 256.4p 252.6p CR&M Wilson;
Suffolk average £93.49 per head or 223.5p/kg
£ per head: £108 T Priestley; £108 £97 AN Bolland; £106 £101 T&S Blades; £100 Lea & Son;
p/kg: 263.4p 248.7p T Priestley; 256.4p Lea & Son; 242.1p JD&V Towers; 232.5p D&A Livestock;
Texel average £87.08 per head or 235.5p/kg
£ per head: £130 £112x2 PA&NS Tattersall; £121 £120 £118 £117 JD&V Towers; £115 £109 J&J Garnett;
p/kg: 302.3p 294.7px2 PA&NS Tattersall; 281.0p 279.1p 275.0p JD&V Towers; £273.8p 272.5p J&J Garnett;
Charollais average £93.73 per head or 235.9p/kg
£ per head: £98 £97 £93 G&SE Parker; £97 £90 £88 D&A Livestock;
p/kg: 251.3p 232.5p 231.0p G&SE Parker; 236.8p 236.6p 255.6p D&A Livestock;
A good show of Hoggs with meated sorts looking slightly dearer on the week and all firms operating with the bank holiday making no difference at all. Some nice Beltex types adding up well. Keep shifting the old season lambs before teeth start to shoot.
Prime Hoggs – Overall Average £78.63 per head or 178.1p/kg
25.5kg to 32.0kg to 168.8p/kg av 147.3p/kg or £43.75 per head
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 182.9p/kg av 161.1p/kg or £55.28 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 222.0p/kg av 182.9p/kg or £76.58 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 219.1p/kg av 177.5p/kg or 85.60£ per head
52.1kg and over to 207.5p/kg av 151.4p/kg or £86.34 per head
Beltex average £87.13 per head or 208.4p/kg
£ per head: £103 H Atkinson; £91 £90 £85.50 Frankland Farms; £85 Beckhill Farms;
p/kg: 222.0p 207.7p 204.5p Frankland Farms; 219.1p H Atkinson; 207.7p M&B Allen;
Suffolk average £ per head or p/kg
£ per head: £89.50 JG Senior; £87 £85 David Pennington; £84.50 £84 T Kiernan; £84 Stocks Enterprises;
p/kg: 195.3p 181.4p T Kiernan; 193.2p FJ Marrison; 189.0p 183.8p Stocks Ents; 182.1p Brafferton Manor;
Texel average £ per head or p/kg
£ per head:£104 £99.50 £97.50 £96x2 H Atkinson; £93 T Kiernan; £92 David Pennington; £92 J Howard;
p/kg: 234.5p Stocks Ents; 233.3p J&J Garnett; 221.4p T Kiernan; 220.0p 218.0p Lea & Son;
Mule average £73.79 per head or p/kg
£ per head:£83 M&B Allen; £81.50 £79 RG Church Ltd; £77.00 Lea & Son; £76.50 JG Senior; £75 WI Thawite;
p/kg:177.4p GW Houseman; 173.4p RG Church Ltd; 172.1p Lea & Son; 169.3p J Cheetham; 166.7p WI Thwaite;
Charollais average £ per head or p/kg
£ per head: £93 B DIbb; £79 G greenwood; £78 JG Senior; £77 T Kiernan;
p/kg:190.2p JG Senior; 185.1p 184.0p Lea & Son; 179.1p T Kiernan; 176.4p I Marsden;
Gritstone average £78.08 per head or 173.0p/kg
£ per head: £82 J Lord; £82 £79 B Dibb; £82 £81.50 £77 £76.50 J Cheetham; £75 £72.50 Lea & Son;
p/kg:182.2 J Lord; 182.1p 179.1p 173.4p J Cheetham; 176.8p 174.4p Lea & Son; 174.5p B Dibb;
Swaledale average £68.56 per head or 163.4p/kg
£ per head: £89 C Nelson & Son; £77 JR&EL Mawson; £76x2 J Baines; £68 K&GJ Huck; £65 GW Houseman; £65 J Cheetham;
p/kg: 172.7p x2 J Baines; 171.1p JR&EL Mawson; 171.1p J Cheetham; 167.9p C Nelson & Son; 164.5p RG Church Ltd;
Dalesbred average £67.10 per head or 163.1p/kg
£ per head: £80 £70.50 G Greenwood; £79.50 £74 JC&DJ Marshall; £55 WI Thwaite;
p/kg: 177.8p 167.9p 165.0p G Greenwood; 161.8p WI Thwaite; 159.0p JC&DJ Marshall;
SBF average £72.20 per head or 175.2p/kg
£ per head: £78 £73.50 Stocks Ents; £76 £69 £64.50 Lea & Son; £70 J&E Slater;
p/kg:185.7p 163.3p Stocks Ents; 176.9p 172.7p Lea & Son; 175.0p J&E Slater;
Cheviot average £83.91 per head or 174.7p/kg
£ per head: £89.50 £89 £87 £86 £85.50 £79x2 C Middleton; £76.50 £74.50 T Kiernan;
p/kg: 186.6p 177.4p T Kiernan; 181.9p 179.2p x2 174.5p 167.3p 162.7p C Middleton;
80 Mature Hoggs – Overall Average £70.95 per head or 144.5p/kg
£ per head:£91 £86x2 H Atkinson; £86 JT Rushton; £85 M&B Allen; £82 David Pennington
p/kg: 189.6p H Atkinson; 180.3p R&VM Clarke; 177.5p JT Rushton; 173.2p David Pennington;
Trade was very similar to last week with buyers keen for meated but lean types. Over fat ewes finding resistance from buyers.
Cull Ewes average £60.30
Suffolk to £96.50, Texel to £128.50, BFL to £78.50, Mule to £80.50, Lleyn to £69.50, Swaledale to £61.50, Masham to £65.50, Cheviot to £85.50, Beltex to £106.5.
Top prices:
Lowland: £128.50 JL North; £109.50 PA&NS Tattersall;
Mule/Masham: £80.50 P&J Sedgwick; £77.50 S Spyrou;
Horned: £61.50 JA&JH Hewetson; £58.50 WB Woodsworth
Hill: £85.50, £80.50 Grain Farms Ltd; £73.50 P&D Holden
Cast Rams average £75.72
Texel to £85.50 J&JA Preston; Beltex to £43.50; Suffolk to £90.50 x2 DG&GA Davies
Breeding Sheep
2,987 Breeding Sheep comprising 713 Geld Gimmer Hoggs, 1,031 Hoggs Shearlings and Ewes with 1,243 Lambs at Foot
A huge show of breeding sheep today at Skipton sold away at prices that understandably were less on the year. Anything with power and style was easily sold, some great runs of Mule and Continental Hoggs in the £200 - £230 region, very best making more, whilst nice sorts £160-£180, and a more commercial type for farming could be picked up for less. In the geld hogg section there was the largest entry seen for several years, and buyers were selective but still there was a good clearance rate.
NEXT MONDAY
WEEKLY SALE OF 400 OUTFITS OF SHEEP WITH LAMBS @ FOOT
Entries please to the Mart Office by 12noon Friday for inclusion in the online listing
Annual Show of Geld Hoggs
Judge – D Shinwell
Class 1 – 10 Geld Mule Gimmer Hoggs
1st DW Sunderland
2nd JR Lancaster
3rd RJ&M Atkinson
Class 2 – 10 Geld Continental Gimmer Hoggs
1st RJ&M Atkinson
2nd S Bennett
Annual Show of Hoggs with Lambs @ Foot
Judge – Mule: James & David Towler & Cont: Andrew & Richard Spink
Class 3 – 5 Mule Hoggs with Lambs
1st RG Johnson
2nd D&J Coates
3rd RG Johnson
Class 4 – 5 Continental Hoggs with Lambs
1st SJ Buckley
2nd KG Stapleton
3rd KG Stapleton
Beltex
Hoggs with singles to £320 Beckhill Farms
Hoggs with 1.5 to £225 SJ Buckley
Shlgs with Singles to £158 DR Findlay
Correct with Singles to £150 DR Findlay
Correct with 1.5 lambs to £130 DR Findlay
Texel Cross
Hoggs with Singles to £270 Beckhill Farms.
Hoggs with Twins to £200 KG Stapleton.
Shlgs with Twins to £210 T Boothman.
Shlgs with Single lambs to £135 RD Walbank.
2shr with Twins to £185 T Boothman
Correct and Twins to £155 MP&J Campbell
Correct with Singles to £140 MP&J Campbell
b/m with Twins to £120 RL Handy
Mule
Hoggs & Singles to £245 RG Johnson & Son
Hoggs & Twins to £165 M Grayshon
Hoggs with 1.5 lambs to £140 SJ Buckley
Shlgs with Single Lamb to £150 D&J Coates
Shlgs with Twin Lambs to £200 D&J Coates
Correct and Twins to £130 JM Brown
Correct with 1.5 lambs to £128 RD Wallbank
b/m and twins to £130 RD Metcalfe & Son
b/m with Singles £90 RD Metcalfe & Son
Suffolk
Hoggs with Single lambs to £160 FA Broadwith
Hoggs with Twin lambs to £140 Oakfield Farm
Shlg with Twins to £140 MJ&PJ Campbell
Charollais
Hoggs with Singles to £265 Beckhill Farms
Correct with Twins to £135 B&ME Craven
Rouge
2 Shr with 1.5 Lambs to £190 DR Findlay
Geld Gimmer Hoggs
Mule to £125 DW Sunderland
Texel to £142 Beckhill Farms
Beltex to £94 Beckhill Farms
Charollais to £95 Beckhill Farms
Suffolk to £92 RG Johnson & Son
41 Rearing Calves to £450
B&W av £73 Cont av £309.84 Native av £205
A strong bank holiday trade once again with not enough calves to satisfy demand this morning. Blue bulls saw the best of the trade with £450 stopping the best calf today consigned by the regular supporters Geoff and Margaret Booth of Dowshaw Farm. Good heifers were hard sought after by numerous bidders with Booths again at the top along with James Gooch of Cononley with having heifers at £360. Good lim heifers also met a fierce trade with heifer rearers taking two of John Marshalls to £340.
In the natives John Walmsley of Ripley topped the day with a Aberdeen Angus bull at £260 and topping the Black whites at £125 for strong black and white.
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £286) to £370 JC Marshall
Brit Blue x (Av £386) to £450 GT Booth
Ab Angus (Av £260) to £260 JS&J Walmsley
Saler (Av £199) to £330 RL Wright & Sons
Black & White (Av £73) to £125 JS&J Walmsley
Heifer Calves
Limousin x (Av £248.33) to £340 JC Marshall
Brit Blue x (Av £312.50) to £360 J Gooch and GT Booth
Ab Angus (Av £150) to £150 JC Marshall
PRODUCE
Haylage Mini Hestons to £25 per bale
Hay Mini Hestons to £22 per bale