Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Monthly Show

At the November Prime Show another excellent selection of show cattle saw Ben Townsend at the top of the line with a 510kg Limousin cross heifer which sold to RC Binns of Saltaire for 284.5p/kg or £1451. A good attendance of retail and wholesale customers ensured that cattle were a good trade for both show and commercial types with the local retail trade represented by Dick Binns, Saltaire, Keelham Farm Shop Skipton and Thornton, Stanforths Butchers, Skipton, Paul Ellison of Cullingworth, Charlie Clough of Queensbury.  Wholesale Companies in attendance were J&E Medcalf of Halifax and T Shepherdson of Marsden.

Heifer –

1^st JM Townsend                  2^nd TW Cowperthwaite      3^rd J Baines

Bullocks

1^st J Baines                             2^nd JR Metcalfe                     3^rd SD Bennett

Champion – JM Townsend Reserve – J Baines

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 258.5p/kg        av.241.99p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 244.5p/kg        av.234.39p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 256.5p/kg        av. 203.75p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: SD Bennett (Limx) 1464, JA Drake (Limx) 1455,(BBx) 1318, JR Metcalfe (BBx) 1382

p/kg: JA Drake (BBx) 258.5, JA Drake (Limx) 244.5, JR Metcalfe (BBx) 242.5,(Limx) 232.5, J Baines (Limx) 235.5

Heifers

£ per head: TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 1592, JM Townsend (Limx) 1451,(Blondex) 1386, SD Bennett (Limx) 1320

p/kg: JM Townsend (Limx) 284.5, TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 274.5, JM Townsend (Blondex) 261.5, S&P Scriven (BBx) 260.5

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   115.06p/kg                           £722.94

£ per head: K Burton (Char) 906, JJ Beckwith&Sons (B&W) 651, Ellis Bros (B&W) 612

p/kg: K Burton (Char) 128.5, JJ Beckwith&Sons (B&W) 108.5, Ellis Bros (B&W) 105.5        

Overall Average                                   90.45p/kg             £608.44

Black & White                       to 116.5p/kg                        av 87.44p/kg

Swed Red                              to 96.5p/kg

Char                                        to 133.5p/kg                       

Limx                                       to 124.5p/kg                        av 116.76p/kg

Beef Shorthorn                    to 97.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: M Mosley 939,932, AL Dean&Sons 818, J Wellock 800, KM&L Throup 779, D&C Cockburn Bros 724, CM&EM Gratton 722

p/kg: M Mosley 116.5,108.5, G Pickersgill&Sons 108.5, AL Dean&Son 104.5,103.5, KM&L Throup 102.5,CM&EM Gratton 102.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: DL Leeming Ltd (Swed Red) 661

p/kg: DL Leeming Ltd (Swed Red) 96.5

Lim:

£ per head: G&PS Fleetwood 903, J&K Harker 862, JC&N Throup 779

p/kg: G&PS Fleetwood 124.5, J&K Harker 116.5, JC&N Throup 114.5

Native

£ per head: AB&BH Procter 722

p/kg: AB&BH Procter 97.5

Continental

1^st T&C Robinson 44kg @£95 Kitsons Ltd

2^nd T&C Robinson 37kg @£83 to Andrew Atkinson for Hartshead Meats

3^rd Ellis Bros 43kg @ £89 Andrew Atkinson for Hartshead Meats

Down X

1^st TR Thwaite & Son 47kg @ £71 Swaledale Foods

2^nd G Beresford & Son 51kg @ £69 Andrew Atkinson

3^rd G Beresford & Son 48kg @ £68.50 Riley Bros

Horned

1^st AJ Ogden 44kg @£59.50 to Paul Watson

2^nd K Lister & Sons 43kg @ £63 to Millstones Restaurant

3^rd D Heseltine & L Akrigg 39kg @ £50 Lancashire Direct Halal Meats

Mule/Masham

1^st BS Simpson 53kg @ £66.50 to Fairfield Meats

2^nd WM Hall 54kg @ £64 to Fairfield Meats

3^rd A&SL Throup 46kg @ £64 to Dunbia

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average  £66.39 per head or 151.41p/kg         

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 146.9p/kg         av 120.53p/kg      or £36.23 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 198.5p/kg         av 158.78p/kg      or £54.27 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 235p/kg            av 158.56p/kg      or £66.73 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 170p/kg            av 140.94p/kg      or £67.87 per head

52.1kg and over   to 150.9p/kg         av 126.5p/kg         or £69.14 per head

Beltex average £75.57 per head or 182.06p/kg

£ per head: £99 RH&MR Ireland; £95 T&C Robinson; £94 K Saffery; £92 WC Logan; £92 F&R Fielden; £91 TA Robinson;

p/kg: 235p K Saffery; 230p, 225.6p F&R Fielden; 224.3p T&C Robinson; 222.2p MB Townley; 220p RH&MR Ireland;

Suffolk average £65.95 per head or 143.18p/kg

£ per head: £73.50 Stocks Enterprises; £73.50 GB Moorhouse; £72 G Beresford & Son; £71 TR Thwaite & Son; £71 Ashfield Farms

p/kg: 158.5p Stocks Enterprises; 158p DW&CJ Towler; 157.1p CD&RF Kitching; 154.8p T Charnley; 153.8p T Atkins

Texel average £66.77 per head or 150.89p/kg

£ per head: £85 WC Logan; £85 RH&MR Ireland; £83 A&CL Gray; £82, £81 P Johnson; £80 Stocks Enterprises; £80x2 J Blakey

p/kg: 200p W Watson; 197.7p RH&MR Ireland; 196.3p G Sunderland; 194.1p R Crabtree & Sons; 192.9p, 190.7p P Johnson

Mule average £62.52 per head or 136.13p/kg

£ per head: £67 WA Brown; £66.50 BS Simpson; £66.50 CD&RF Kitching; £65.50 x2 BS Simpson; £65.50 Ashfield Farms;

p/kg: 143.2p A&SL Throup; 142p PL Metcalfe; 141.9p T&J Smith; 141.7p FH&N Bell; 141.5p CD&RF Kitching

Charollais average £64.02 per head or 144.45p/kg

£ per head: £72 BA&B Perkins; £70 K Marshall; £67x3 P Crabtree & Son; £66.50 JW Barker & Son; £65 I Marsden

p/kg: 156p K Marshall; 152.4p JR&DL Ogden; 152.3p P Crabtree & Son; 148.8p, 144.4p DJ&LJ Holt; 143.8p GR Danvers

Lleyn average £63.23 per head or 145.85p/kg

£ per head: £70, £67 GS&FE Robinson; £63.50 CD&RF Kitching; £63 W Watson; £63 C Mellin; £61 DC Wood

p/kg: 153.7p W Watson; 152.5p DC Wood; 151.2p CD&RF Kitching; 140p C Melin; 135p, 122.8p GS&FE Robinson

Swaledale average £43.54 per head or 123.3p/kg

£ per head: £51.50 T Atkins; £50 DH Heseltine; £50 K Dickinson; £47 T Atkins; £45.50, £42 AJ Ogden

p/kg:130.6p T Atkins; 128.2p DH Hesletine; 125p K Dickinson; 123p AJ Ogden; 122.6p T Atkins

Dalesbred average £54.35 per head or 135.73p/kg

£ per head: £63x2, £52.50, £47 K Lister; £57, £56.50 A&SL Throup

p/kg:147px2, 134.6p, 123.7p K Lister; 134.50p, 132.6p A&SL Throup

Cheviot average £61.81 per head or 146.96p/kg

£ per head: £65.50 WA Brown; £63.50, £61 DP Spence & Son; £58.50, £57.50 K Lister & Sons;

p/kg: 151.3p, 146.3p K Lister & Sons; 147.7p, 145.2p D&P Spence; 145.6p WA Brown

Cull Ewes average £45.32

Suffolk to £57.50, Texel to £97.50, BFL to £91.50, Mule to £61.50, Lleyn to £28.50, Swaledale to £50.50, Dalesbred to £32.50, Gritstone to £40.50, Cheviot  to £47.5, Masham to £51.50, SBF  to £33.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £97.50 JR&DL Ogden; £91.50 AN Throup; £91.50 I Marsden

Mule/Masham: £61.50, £60.50x3 J Boocock & Son; £58.50 P Shackleton;  

Horned: £50.50 P Addyman & Son; £40.50 WA Brown; £38.50 P Addyman & Son

Hill: £47.50, £41.50 MJ O’Donnell; £40.50 WA Brown

Cast Rams average £62.07

Texel to £94.50 W Watson; Herdwick to £65.50 W Watson; Suffolk to £57.50 WA Brown

Rearing Calves to £400 (35)

B&W av £71.20 Cont av £ Native av £172.50

Small show today with only 35 calves in the building this morning. £400 stopped the best calf today which was a smart blue bull from John Wright, Airton. The majority were black and whites with good calves regularly £70 - £95.

Bigger show next week with 30 calves already in the book with a likely show of 80+.

Bull Calves

Limousin x to £290                            

Brit Blue x (Av £326) to £400 RL Wright & Son                            

Shorthorn to £160 A Lawson & Son                                                               

Aberdeen Angus to £180 DA Fort                                  

Black & White (Av £71.20) to £95 EJ Fort                     

Heifer Calves                       

Limousin x to £265 Town Head Farm Products                            

Brit Blue x (Av £296.25) to £390 Hayton & Stocks                      

Shorthorn (Av £164) to £170 A Lawson & Son                                                            

Saler to £195 Townhead Farm Products