Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Monthly Show

Bullocks –              1^st TW Cowperthwaite                                       2^nd J Drake                                             3^rd CD&RF Kitching

Heifers -                 1^st & Champion S&P Scrivin                               2^nd & Reserve  Critchley                     3^rd Critchley

Champion was a 520kg British Blue cross heifer shown by Mesrs S&P Scriven of Elslack which sold to D&A Gregory&Son of Bacup who are celebrating 50 years in business this month, for 265.5p/kg. Leading price per kg was the overall reserve champion and second prize heifer from Mesrs AA&E Critchley&Son, a 515kg Limousin cross which also sold to Mesrs Gregory for 270.5p/kg or £1393. Leading gross price was the first prize steer a Limousin cross weighing 650kg from TW Cowperthwaite of Malham Moor which sold to Mesrs J&E Medcalf of Halifax for £1479 or 227.5p/kg. Top priced steer p/kg was a Limousin cross consigned by James Drake of Denholme which at 244.5p/kg (£1430) joined Countrystyle Meats of Lancaster. Trade back a shade as a result of muted retail demand after last week’s bad weather which reduced beef sales.

Steers

560kg+                                                   to 244.5p/kg                        av. 232.84p/kg

Heifers

485kg+                                                   to 270.5p/kg                        av. 226.96p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 1479, JA Drake (Limx) 1430, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1372, (Blondex) 1342

p/kg: JA Drake (Limx) 244.5, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 232.5, TW Cowperthwaite (Limx) 227.5, CD&RF Kitching (Blondex) 227.5.

Heifers

£ per head: AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 1415, 1393,(BBx) 1338, S&P Scriven (BBx) 1381, EW&JR Parkinson (Blondex) 1329

p/kg: AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 270.5, (BBx) 264.5, 245.5, S&P Scriven (BBx) 265.5,      JA Drake (Blondex) 246, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 243.5

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   142.71p/kg           £752.78

To Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: M Baul&Sons Ltd (B&W Hfr) 885, J&S Hartley (B&W Hfr) 796, IRG Collins&Ptns (Dairy Sh) 686 (Dairy Sh) 686

p/kg: M Baul&Sons Ltd (B&W Hfr) 152.5, IRG Collins&Ptns (Dairy Sh) 147.5, J&S Hartley (B&W Hfr) 138.5, A&J Carr&Son (B&W Hfr) 131.5               

Disrupted cast cow supplies from the middle of last week caused a very strong trade for a show made up of 51 dairies from 55 entered. A number of heavy dairies 130p+ and plenty 125p+. Plain end continues to sell very well with an odd worn cow at 80p/kg and the rest 100p+.

Overall Average                                   118.68p/kg           £814.68

Black & White                       to 135.5 p/kg                       av. 118.58p/kg

Jersey                                     to 106.5p/kg

Mont                                      to 137.5p/kg

Brown Swiss                         to 85.5p/kg

Dairy Shorthorn                   to 122.5p/kg                        av. 116.90p/kg

Charx                                      to 145.5 p/kg                      

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: GB Moorhouse 1186, J&S Hartley 1072, GT Booth 1067, J Caygill&Ptns 1052,1015, MD Parkinson 1052,1015

p/kg: GB Moorhouse 135.5, 132.5, RD Metcalfe&Son 134.5, J Caygill&Ptns  134.5, WP Gratton 132.5,132.5, J&S Hartley 131.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: J&S Hartley (Mont) 949, IRG Collins (Dairy Sh) 858, 580, JF Longster&Son (Brown Swiss) 547

p/kg: J&S Hartley (Mont) 137.5, IRG Collins&Ptns 122.5,109.5, JF Longster&Son (Brown Swiss) 85.5

Charx:

£ per head: B&LN Dibb 989

p/kg: B&LN Dibb 145.5

Longhorn

£ per head: J Hall 965,855,758

p/kg: JW Hall 124.5, 118.5,115.5

4,240 Prime Sheep

A huge show of prime sheep met with an unbelievable trade, when the sale recorded an overall average of 245.2p/kg or £104.63 per head for just over 4,000 lambs sold, which consisted of 263 Suffolk and Down cross, 1781 Texel, 42 Charollais, 734 Mule & Masham, 628 Swaledale/Dalesbred/Lonk/Gritstone/SBF and 561 Beltex. Heavy Lambs were £120-£135 all sale long, Beltex averged £118.94 or 295p, whilst best quality Hill lambs were very good to sell with best Mules and Mashams £110-£115. Best Horned lambs were 44kg Lonks from Jim Greenwood selling for £109. Take time to look at the breed averages below to see the strength of the trade.
The Monthly Show saw some good quality lambs and judging carried out by Mr Jim Holden who gave the following awards.

Monthly Show

Cont x

1^st  H Baines 39kg £143 Hamlets Butchers

2^nd RL&AR Phillips 45kg £144 Vivers Scot Lamb

3^rd H Baines 38kg £129 P Watson

Down x

1^st S Dorey 46kg £111 Woodhead Bros

2^nd S Dorey 55kg £117 A Atkinson

Mule

1^st S Dorey 52kg £115 Swaledale Foods

2^nd S Dorey 52kg £110 P Watson

3^rd J Pickles 50kg £109 P Watson

Horned

1^st J Greenwood 44kg £109 Woodhead Bros

2^nd J Baines 42kg £89 P Watson

Champion – H Baines

Reserve – RL&AR Phillips

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £104.63 per head or 245.3p/kg

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 320p/kg            av 218.97p/kg      or £75.21 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 366.7p/kg         av 249.85p/kg      or £102.32 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 282.6p/kg         av 241.11p/kg      or £115.3 per head

52.1kg and over                 to 262.2p/kg         av 225.69p/kg      or £117.86 per head

Beltex average £118.94 per head or 294.64p/kg

£ per head:£144 RL&AR Phillips; £143 K Saffrey; £137 x2 K Marshall; £136 WA&VJ&JA Towler £136 K Marshall; £136 J Greenwood

p/kg: 366.7p K Saffrey; 340p J Greenwood; 339.5p K Saffrey; 338.5p, 337.5p PW Simpson; 334.1p K Marshall; 332.5p x2 K Saffrey 

Suffolk average £111.0 per head or 249.15p/kg

£ per head: £145 K Marshall (donated to Manorlands); £123.5 CR Brittain; £123 H Downs & Son; £122 JF Nutter; £120 S Dorey

p/kg: 279.5p H Downs & Son; 268.2p S Dorey; 265.2p J&F Nutter; 262.8p CR Brittain; 261.1p S Dorey; 260.9p CR Brittain

Texel average £106.58 per head or 250.29p/kg

£ per head: £133 DG Johnson; £130 F Towers; £129x2 F Webster; £129 J Shuttleworth; £128.5 JG Senior; £128x2 F Webster;

p/kg: 314.5px2 310.8p, 305.6p x2 K Saffrey; 305.3p G Beresford; 304.9p K Saffrey; 297.4p, 296.3p K Marshall; 295.5p F Towers;

Mule average £98.91 per head or 233.73p/kg

£ per head: £114 K Saffrey; £114 J Pickles; £114 J&F Nutter; £113.5 J Pickles; £113.5 J&F Nutter; £113 G Beresford & Son;

p/kg: 252.2p, 247.8p J Pickles; 247.7p CD&RF Kitching; 246.7p J Pickles; 246.7p J&F Nutter; 244.2p J Greenwood;

Charollais average £113.86 per head or 257.65p/kg

£ per head: £120 L Newburn; £116.5, £115 CR Brittain; £105 D Calvert & Son;

p/kg: 280.5p, 270.9p CR Brittain; 205.9p D Calvert & Son; 203.4p L Newburn

Lonk average £86.91 per head or 218.74p/kg

£ per head: £109, £100 x2 J Greenwood; £91 C Crowther; £89.50 B Dibb; £86 TH Atkins; £85 B Dibb; £77, £75 C Crowther

p/kg:247.7p, 243.9p x2 J Greenwood; 226.3p TH Atkins; 208.3p C Crowther; 208.1p, 207.3p B Dibb; 206.8p, 202.6p C Crowther 

Swaledale average £71.56 per head or 192.95p/kg

£ per head: £108 S Dorey; £90 PL Metcalfe; £90 GW Houseman & Partners; £89.50 W Mason & Son; £89 J Baines; £88 SM Towler

p/kg: 214.5p JL&J Pate; 211.9p J Baines; 211.8p x2 JL&J Pate; 209.3p GW Houseman & Partners; 207.7p S Dorey;

Dalesbred average £68.75 per head or 189.07p/kg

£ per head: £76 JG&B Brown & Sons; £72, £69 R&VJ Brown; £63 JG&B Brown & Son 

p/kg: 205.7p, 191.7p R&VJ Brown; 190p, 180p JG&B Brown & Sons

SBF average £83.56 per head or 215.57p/kg

£ per head: £108 F Towers; £85 F Towers; £84 x2, £81.50 GW Thackray;

p/kg: 225p, 223.7p F Towers; 215.4p x2 GW Thackray; 214.5p GW Thackray;

Gritstone average £85.67 per head or 219.51p/kg

£ per head: £90 B Dibb; £84.5 TH Atkins; £83.50 JL&J Pate;

p/kg: 225.7p JL&J Pate; 222.4p TH Atkins; 209.3p B Dibb

Suffolk to £119.5, Texel to £138, BFL to £55.50, Mule to £97.50, Swaledale to £76.50, Cheviot  to £106.5, Beltex  to £82.5.

Top prices:

Lowland: £138 T Walmsley; £125.5 S Spensley

Mule/Masham: £97.50 K&M Berry; £95.50 CR&M Wilson

Horned: £76.50 CT Akrigg; £61 SM Towler

Hill: £106.5 HB Atkinson; £84.50 JG Senior

Cast Rams average £77.83

Texel to £121.5, BFL to £85.5 Beltex to £90.5 Swaledale to £51.50.

43 Rearing Calves to £450

B&W av £64 Cont av £358 Native av £225

Quieter show of calves today but a cracking trade for the black & whites on offer today with a lot of young calves selling for an average of £64. A run of 15 black and white bulls from Messrs Rawson of Dewsbury ranging from 12- 21 days old averaged £65. A few less continentals today however a cracking trade was had for the goods on offer with a flying trade for all. Top price of the day came from a tremendous Charollais X Bull from D&J Herd, Hebden which sold for £450.

Calves continuing to sell away well at Skipton with a good trade almost every week with buyers for all types and breeds.

Bull Calves

Charolais x (Av £450) to £450 D&J Herd                        

Brit Blue x (Av £360) to £410 S&PE Bowker & Son                                                     

Aberdeen Angus (Av £225) to £225 RE Ayrton

Hereford X (Av £225) to £225 GT Rawson

Saler (Av £175) to £175 Town Head Fm Products                       

Black & White (Av £64) to £155 AL Dean & Son                          

Heifer Calves       

Saler (Av £80) to £80 Town Head Farm Products

British Blue (Av £320) to £320 D&J Herd

Lim (Av £270) to £295 M&R Smith

Produce

Silage                                      Round                    to £33 per bale

Haylage                                  Round                    to £39 per bale

Hay                                         Small Bale              to £3.30 per bale

Barley Straw                         Mini Hestons        to £35 per bale

Wheat Straw                        Mini Hestons        to £28 per bale