Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

The October Prime Show was judged by Keelham Farm Shop’s James Robertshaw who picked out a 600kg British Blue cross heifer shown by Mesrs AA&E Critchley & Son of Hutton, as his champion before purchasing for his shops in Skipton and Thornton for 269.5p/kg or £1617. Reserve Champion was a 515kg  British Blue cross heifer from Willie Timm of TWH Assets which sold to Anthony Kitson of Yarm and Northallerton for 262.5p/kg or £1352.

Monthly Show

Heifers –                1^st & Champion J Critchley 2^nd & Reserve WH Timm                    3^rd J Critchley

Bullocks -               1^st S&P Scrivin                      2^nd CD&RF Kitching                          3^rd JA Drake

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 244.5p/kg        av. 233.41p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 229.5p/kg        av. 201.2p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 239.5 p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 269.5p/kg        av. 229.5p/kg

Bulls

465-555kg                                             to 209.5p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: FM Shepherd (BBx) 1629, JA Drake (Blondex) 1324, S&P Scriven (BBx) 1323, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1320

p/kg: CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 244.5, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 241.5, S&P Scriven (BBx) 240.5, JA Drake (Blondex) 238.5

Heifers

£ per head: AA&EE Critchley&Son (BBx) 1617, (Limx) 1413, 1370,1323,  TWH Assets (BBx) 1351, (Limx) 1347, 1323,

p/kg: AA&E Critchley & Son (BBx) 269.5, (Limx) 266.5,258.5, TWH Assets (BBx) 262.5, 254.5, (Limx) 254.5, JA Drake (Limx) 249.5

Bulls

£ per head: C Miller (Limx) 1089

p/kg: C Miller (Limx) 209.5

Prime Cattle (over mos)

Overall Average                                   157.81p/kg           £991

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: CJ&DD Drake (Luing) 1189,1070 (Sh) 997, AL Dean&Son (B&W Hfr) 1084, A&ED Booth (B&W Hfr) 868

p/kg: CJ&DD Drake (Luing) 181.5,172.5,(Sh) 176.5, AL Dean&Sons (B&W Hfr) 146.5, CJ&DD Drake (B&W Hfr) 135.5                

Short of meated dairy breeds today but cattle trade ahead of expectations. Best dairies still able to nudge 120p and steaking types 95-115p. Beef crosses short on quality but the best a British Blue cross was consigned from K&J Marshall making 155.5p or £1306.

Overall Average                                   104.4p/kg             £694.26

Black & White                       to 121.5 p/kg                       av. 98.48p/kg

Brown Swiss                         to 110.5p/kg

Blondex                                 to 133.5p/kg                       

Limx                                       to 141.5p/kg                        av. 127.48p/kg

BBx                                         to 155.5p/kg

Beef Shorthorn                     to 126.5p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: JC Marshall 874, GB Moorhouse 868, G Hayton&EC Stocks 808, JSS Verity 801, M&R Smith 799

p/kg: G Hayton&EC Stocks 121.5,120.5, G Pickersgill&Sons 118.5, JT Rushton 115.5, JC Marshall 114.5, M&R Smith 112.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: D&P Brown (Brown Sw) 646

p/kg: D&P Brown (Brown Sw) 110.5

Brit Blue:

£ per head: K&J Marshall 1306

p/kg: K&J Marshall 155.5

Lim:

£ per head: DB&E Greenwood 998, JW Stockdale&Son 743

p/kg:DB&E Greenwood 141.5, JW Stockdale&Son 112.5

Blondex

£ per head: K&J Marshall 1048

p/kg: K&J Marshall 133.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   89.5p/kg               £707.05

Hereford

£ per head: C Winterburn 707

p/kg: C Winterburn 89.5

Prime Sheep

Sheep were forward in similar numbers today and generally were a better selection than the last few weeks. However the overall average was up 14p/kg on the week to level at 174p, and even though it was show week, most classes of lowland lamb were 10p dearer on the week. Champion pen of lambs topped the trade, consigned by Mick Hewitt of Giggleswick and picked out by show judge Andrew Atkinson, later selling at £138 per head or 328.5p/kg to Countrystyle Meats of Lancaster. The same purchasers also landed a single lamb for £135 that was offered by Mart Chairman Anthony Hewetson with all the proceeds going to The Addingon Fund, other vendors can offer lambs at future sales for the same fund if they wish.  Tony Kiernan of Longridge presented a good run of lambs that topped at £117, the purchasers being Kendalls Farm Butchers of Harrogate and Pateley Bridge, whilst Vivers Scotlamb the next highest pen at £114 from WC Logan of Malham Moor. Mike Allen from Staithes topped at £109 whilst Taylor Bros of Rathmell made £108.

Monthly Show

Cont x

1^st MA Hewitt 42kg £138 to Countrystyle Meats

2^nd M&B Allen 44kg £109 to Kistons Ltd

3^rd J Midgley 42kg £98  to Kitsons Ltd

Down x

1^st RA&M Earnshaw 51kg £90 to Swaledale Foods

2^nd JP&KE Hartley 47kg £80 to A Atkinson

3^rd CD&RF Kitching 45kg £77 to Woodhead Bros

Mule

1^st S&T Fawcett 50kg £77 to A Atkinson

2^nd CD&RF Kitching 45kg £68 to  P Watson

3^rd S Dorey 48kg £74 to P Watson

Hill

1^st R Paul 42kg £65 to Yorkshire Halal

Champion - MA Hewitt 42kg £138 Countrystyle Meats

Reserve - M&B Allen 44kg £109 M Etherington 2.

Prime Lambs  – Overall Average £76.18 per head or 174.7p/kg             

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 166.2p/kg         av 157.0p/kg         or £53.40 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 328.6p/kg         av 177.7p/kg         or £75.25 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 293.5p/kg         av 169.4p/kg         or £80.24 per head

52.1kg and over                  to 208.9p/kg         av 169.8p/kg         or £87.07 per head

Beltex average £86.16 per head or 202.96p/kg

£ per head: £138 GA Hewitt; £135 JA&JH Hewetson; £117 T Kiernan; £114 WC Logan; £109 M&B Allen; £108 Taylor Bros

p/kg: 328.6p GA Hewitt & Son; 293.5p JA&JH Hewetson; 259.1p  WC Logan; 253.5p M&B Allen; 239.5p WC Logan;

Suffolk average £76.31 per head or 164.4p/kg

£ per head: £90 TH Mellin; £90 RA&M Earnshaw; £85 S Dorey; £84.50 D&A Livestock; £84.50 JP&KE Hartley; £82 CR&J Kippax;

p/kg: £177.8p JP&KE Hartley; 176.50p  RA&M Earnshaw; 172.4p D&A Livestock; 171..1p CD&RF Kitching; 170.9p RM Shackleton;

Texel average £75.61 per head or 173.9p/kg

£ per head:£102 Watson Livestock; £100 P Crabtree; £98 RH&MR Ireland; £95 T Walmsley; £95 CD&RF Kitching; £93.50 RA&M Earnshaw;

p/kg: 217.8p RH&MR Ireland; £209.3p G Sunderland; 3207.8p RA&M Earnshaw; £205.7p 204.7p JC Marshall; 204.5p T Kiernan;

Mule average £66.80 per head or 154.9p/kg

£ per head: £82 £79 JW Barker & Son; £77 S&T Fawcett; £74 S Dorey; £74 M&B Allen; £72 TH&A Pickard; £69.50 CR&J Kippax;

p/kg: 160.0p TH&A Pickard; 158.0p CR&J Kippax; 157.9p J Greenwood; 157.7p JW Baker & Son; 157.4p M&B Allen;

Charollais average £80.25 per head or 182.3p/kg

£ per head: £82 DG Boothman; £78.50 JA&JM Wade & Son

p/kg: 195.2p DG Boothman; 171.4p JA&JM Wade & Son

Rouge average £88 per head or 174.2p/kg

£ per head: £92 £84 JA&JM Wade;

p/kg: 176.9 171.4p JA&JM Wade;

Suffolk to £77.50, Texel to £89.50, BFL to £79.50, Mule to £71.50, Lleyn to £61.50, Swaledale to £39.50, Gritstone to £47.50, Cheviot  to £20.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £89.50 B&HA Hoyle; £85.50 WAVJ&JA Towler

Mule/Masham: £71.50 JJ Beckwith & Sons; £69.50 JA Throup;  

Horned: £47.50 SP&VM Morris; £39.50 JA Throup; £36.50 JK Wilson;

Hill: £79.50 SL&SD Lund; £61.50 DC Wood;  

Cast Rams average £56.50

Texel to £71.50 Charollais to £71.50; White Faced Woodland to £43.50 C Sheryn; Beltex to £49.50

Rearing Calves to £420 (106)

Good show of calves forward again today with 106 through the door. Black and Whites were certainly dearer today with middle of the road calves a lump dearer today with the best calf from John and Rob Marshall of Dacre reaching £120. British Blue bulls topped the days proceedings at £420 from Church Farm Enterprises however Limousin’s from Pickersgill Bros and Simmentals from Hayton and Stocks both saw £410 for their consignments.

Natives again were good to sell with £340 topping the day’s trade for an Aberdeen Angus bull from Chadwick and Leaver, Burnley. There was plenty over the £300 mark with a rake of Hereford coming from the Rawson family of Thornhill topping at £330. 

Bull Calves

Black & White (Av £70.50) to £120 JC Marshall

Limousin x (Av £355.83) to £410 G Pickersgill & Sons                                

Brit Blue x (Av £365) to £420 Church Farm Enterprises                                                             

Aberdeen Angus (Av £280) to £340 Chadwick & Leaver

Simmental (Av £397.50) to £410 Hayton & Stocks

Hereford X (Av £275) to £275 JC Marshall                    

Cont av £365.41 Native av £279.37

Heifer Calves                                                                                       

Ab Angus (Av £250) to £310 Church Farm Enterprises                                                              

Hereford (Av £168.5) to £270 RM Spence

British Blue (Av £306.07) to £400 Church Farm Enterprises & A Sowray & Son

Lim (Av £326.67) to £405 G Pickersgill & Son

Cont av £309.75 Native av £184.8                                                 

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st G Fort                2^nd M&R Smith                      3^rd EJ Fort

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st A Lawson & Son              2^nd DA Fort

                                Champion – G Fort              Reserve – A Lawson & Son

Newly Calven Heifers (av £1514): to £1700 x2 G Fort & A Lawson & Son

Newly Calven Cows (av £1385): to £1550 DA&SA Fort