Prime Cattle

At The March Prime Show the Championship was awarded by Alan Beecroft of Countrystyle Meats to Mesrs AA&E Critchley & Son of Hutton near Preston for their 490kg Blonde cross heifer which sold to the judge for 285.5p/kg or £1399. Reserve Champion was a 525kg British Blue Steer consigned by James Drake of Carleton which sold to Edwards Butchers for 261.5p/kg or £1373.

Bullock –                1^st & Reserve J Drake                          2^nd CD&RF Kitching              3^rd JR Metcalfe

Heifer –                   1^st & Champion J Critchley 2^nd SD Bennett                     3^rd CD&RF Kitching

Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Steers

465-555kg                             to 261.5p/kg                        av. 252.64p/kg

560kg+                                   to 220.5p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                             to 256.5p/kg                        av. 255.02p/kg

485kg+                                   to 285.5p/kg                        av. 231.38p/kg

Bulls

560kg+                                   to 167.5p/kg                        av. 129.09p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: JA Drake (BBx) 1396, 1373,, CD&RF Kitching (BBx) 1345, (Limx) 1343, JR Metcalfe (BBx) 1343

p/kg: JA Drake (BBx) 261.5, 258.5, JR Metcalfe (BBx) 246.5,  CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 244.5

Heifers

£ per head: CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1401, AA&E Critchley (Blondex) 1399,  JR Metcalfe (Limx) 1350, AA&E Critchley 1342

p/kg: AA&E Critchley&Son (Blondex) 285.5, SD Bennett (Limx) 249.5, CD&RF Kitching (Blondex) 248.5, JR Metcalfe (Limx) 245.5

Bulls

£ per head: CH&OF Hammond (Swed Red) 1055, JR&EL Mawson (B&W) 636

p/kg: CH&OF Hammond (Swed Red) 167.5, JR&EL Mawson (B&W) 93.5.

Prime Cattle (over 30 mos)

Overall Average                                   130.6p/kg                             £775.41

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

£ per head: E&KM Marshall (B&W) 894,797, JR&EL Mawson (B&W) 769

p/kg: E&KM Marshall (B&W) 133.5, 131.5, N&SA Fort (B&W) 129.5      

Cast cows the same trade with the variation in average down to the sample which was 90% dairy which included a considerable number of lightweight, worn cattle.

Overall Average                                   106.24p/kg           £676.63

Black & White                       to 116.5p/kg                        av. 102.94 p/kg

Swed Red                              to 102.5 p/kg

BBx                                         to 148.5p/kg                        av. 140.68p/kg

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: AN Bolland 891, 856, 824,  IR&DE Wellock 863, N&J Thwaite 831, 827, GB Moorhouse 792

p/kg: AN Bolland 116.5, 114.5, 113.5, IR&DE Wellock 113.5, GB Moorhouse 113.5, N&J Thwaite 112.5

Other Dairy

£ per head: IR&DE Wellock (Swed Red) 620

p/kg: IR&DE Wellock (Swed Red) 102.5

Brit Blue:

£ per head: GW Wallbank 1151, JW Sayer7Son 1128

p/kg: GW Wallbank 148.5, JW Sayer&Son 133.5

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   134.5p/kg             £1170.15

Blonde

£ per head: AJ Ogden 1170

p/kg: AJ Ogden 134.5

Prime Hoggs

A much larger entry of sheep today with over 4,100 penned for sale comprising 3,703 lambs averaging 176.8p (+2p) or £76.87 per head, a great average considering the size of the show, followed by 413 ewes and rams averaging £67.66, another good result.

Smart lambs  sold away well all day long, getting away to a good start with the show lambs, James Towler of Grindleton was awarded champion pen by show judge Luke Swales, scaling 39kg they sold for £120 to the judge for his family shop trading as Knavesmire Butchers in York. 3 other pens for sold for in excess of 300p, the first from Brian Lund of Walshaw 304.9kg, 41kg at £125 to Vivers Scotlamb, these were also the top price in the sale. Paul Simpson from Bolton by Bowland presented a great run of lambs selling to 302.9p and 302.5p with a top of £121 each, his run of 58 Beltex crosses averaging a great 258.6p/kg. Messrs Harvey made the long journey from Norfolk with their usual consignment of heavy lambs, the best of which were a pen of 52kg at £111 each.

Commercial Lowland Lambs were generally dearer on the week, especially in the correct weight bracket, some runs of lambs selling well in the 185p to 200p bracket, Messrs Caygill, Rylstone had a great run of Texels mainly from Cheviot ewes, their 159 lambs averaging 41.77kg, 193.7p/kg £80.92 per head, a great run of sheep reflecting where the best prices are at currently and what the market wants.

Heavy Lowland lambs (46kg to 52kg) were a touch cheaper on the week as more of this weight grade come onto the market. The very heavy lambs unless smart and well presented struggled when compared to recent weeks, especially with the growing numbers of them available.

Hill bred were generally a good trade all day. Chris Crowther had Lonks to £75, Messrs Stirke Dalesbred to £73.50 and Kevin Wilson to £73 twice, Rob Tennant Swaledales to £72, Steve Dorey had Mashams to £78 on three occasions, the best of his Mules and Mashams £34 over the weight, whilst Mules were to £79.50 from JK Wilson, BLubberhouses and £79 from Messrs J Nelson & Son, Clapham.

Ewes were again a good trade with an overall average of £67.75, some good Mules in the mId 70’s from Messrs Harvey of Waxham, and heavy ewes well into three figures.   

Show Results

Cont x

1^st  & Champion WA VJ JA Towler 39kg £120 SA Swales

2^nd & Reserve BL&R Lund 41kg £125 Vivers Scotlamb

3^rd T Robinson 40kg £110 SA Swales

Down x

1^st D&A Livestock 58kg £87 Swaledale Foods

2^nd S Dorey 45kg £78 MacIntyre Meats

Mule

1^st B Church 55kg £75 A Atkinson

2^nd J Pickles 56kg £76 A Atkinson

3^rd H Harvey 50kg £76 A Atkinson

Horned

1^st J Greenwood 46kg £73 Yorkshire Halal

2^nd S&P Scrivin 42kg £70 A Atkinson

3^rd JK Wilson 40kg £73 Millstones

Prime Hoggs  – Overall Average  £76.85 per head or 176.48p/kg          

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 161.3p/kg         av 146.5p/kg         or £44.03 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 302.9p/kg         av 177.1p/kg         or £60.74 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 307.7p/kg         av 184.6p/kg         or £77.22 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 252.2p/kg         av 164.3p/kg         or £79.48 per head

52.1kg and over                 to 207.5p/kg         av 155.2p/kg         or £85.25 per head

Beltex average £98.43 per head or 244.1p/kg

£ per head: £125 BL&R Lund; £121 PW Simpson; £120 WA&VJ&JA Towler; £116 PW Simpson; £114 K Saffrey;

p/kg: 307.7p WA&VJ&JA Towler; 304.9p BL&R Lund; 302.9p, 302.5p, 288.9p, 281.8p, 281.6p, 281.1p PW Simpson

Suffolk average £75.61 per head or 164.6p/kg

£ per head: £87, £86 D&A Livestock; 80 R Hills; £79 CD&RF Kitching; 78.50 S Dorey; £78.50 H Downs; £78.50 RG Church Ltd;

p/kg:191.2p, 189.7p J Wellock; 183.7p CD&RF Kitching;175p Neil Hanson; 174.4p , 173.3p S Dorey; 173.2 DJ&LJ Holt

Texel average £79.69 per head or 182.9p/kg

£ per head: £111 H Harvey & Son; £110 I Marsden; £110 FOX Farms; £107 Stocks Enterprises; £107x2 HB Atkinson;

p/kg:277.8p, 277.8p, 254.8p, 254.8p, 253.8p HB Atkinson; 243.2p Stocks Enterprises; 239.2p JS Eddleston;

Mule average £74.16 per head or 164.2p/kg

£ per head: £79.5 JK Wilson; £79 J Nelson & Sons; £78.50 H Harvey & Sons; £78 S Dorey; £78 RG Church Ltd; £77.50 S Dorey; 

p/kg: 177.3p S Dorey; 176.2p DW&CJ Towler; 176.1p S Dorey; 173.8px2 CD&RF Kitching; 173.3p x2 S Dorey;

Charollais average £79.02 per head or 166.2p/kg

£ per head: £92 I Marsden; £79 T Walmsley; £78.50 S Dorey; £78.50 RG Church Ltd;

p/kg:167p S Dorey; 167p RG Church Ltd; 161.2p T Walmsley; 158.6p I Marsden;

Masham average £76.88 per head or 166.7p/kg

£ per head: £78x3 £75 S Dorey;

p/kg: 174.4p, 173.3p, 156p, 152.9p S Dorey;

Lleyn average £77.52 per head or 190.9p/kg

£ per head: £80, £79.50, £79, £76.50 CD&RF Kitching; £70 J Attey;

p/kg: 206.8p, 195.1p, 192.7p, 189.3p CD&RF Kitching; 184.2p J Attey;

Swaledale average £60.39 per head or 153.4p/kg

£ per head:£72 R Tennant; £69 M&R Smith; £68 RW&B Chapman; £67 JK Wilson; £67 SM Towler;  

p/kg: 167.5p, JK Wilson; 160p B Lancaster; 158.8p AFD Roberts; 158.8p PL Metcalfe; 158.6p Ashfield Farms; 

Dalesbred average £64.34 per head or 160.1p/kg

£ per head:£73.50 JP Stirke; £73 JK Wilson; £65 JL&J Pate; £57.50 JK Wilson; £47 RH&EA Close;

p/kg:182.5p JK Wilson; 163.3p JP Stirke; 159.7p JK Wilson; 154.8p JL&J Pate; 146.9p RH&EA Close;

SBF average £48.08 per head or 155.1p/kg

£ per head: £70 DW&CJ Towler; £56, 55.50, 46.50, £40 JE Greenwood;

p/kg:166.7p, DW&CJ Towler; 163.2p, 148.1p, 145.3p, 143.6p JE Greenwood;

Lonk average £69.73 per head or 163.5p/kg

£ per head: £75, £74, 73, £72x2, £71.50 x2 C Crowther; £73 J Greenwood; £65 SP&VM Morris;

p/kg:171.4p J Drinkall Ltd; 167.4p C Crowther; 166.7p S&P Scrivin; 166.3p x2 165.9p 164.4pC Crowther

Suffolk to £, Texel to £118.50, BFL to £77.50, Mule to £75.50, Lleyn to £76.50, Swaledale to £57.50, Dalesbred to £38.50, Cheviot to £54.50, Lonk  to £51.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £118.50 H Harvey & Son; £110.50, £108.50 HB Atkinson

Mule/Masham: £75.50 H Harvey & Son; £69.50 R&VM Clarke;  

Horned: £57.50 JK Wilson; £44.50 JK Wilson;

Hill: £77.50 H Harvey & Son; £54.50 J Drinkall Ltd   

Cast Rams average £63.26

Suffolk to £96.50 HB Atkinson, Swaledale to £46.50 CT Akrigg

Breeding Sheep (314)

Numbers on the rise quickly with 2 Alley’s full of ewes with lambs at foot presented for sale. Richard Umpleby had top price of £208 per outfit for Texels with twins. Anything with strong lambs was keenly contested. A run of correct mule ewes with twin Charollais lambs around two – three weeks old selling at £180 - £190 the outfit, from James and Deborah Ogden, Austwick. Sheep with younger lambs also selling well , but the premium prices are for sheep with slightly older lambs.

Texel correct and Twins £190, £175 B&ME Craven & Son

Texel correct and singles £162 PN Dalby, £145, £140 W Rathmell, £125 RG Johnson & Son

Texel B/M and twins £208 RJ Umpleby; £168 JGE Heseltine

Texel B/M and Singles £120 JGE Hesletine & Son

Suffolk Correct and Twins £198 RJ Umpleby, £180 RG Johnson & Son

Mule Correct and Twins £190, £180x3 JR&DL Ogden; £170 H Carr

Mule B/M £138, £132, £130x5 H Carr & Son

Rearing Calves to £395 (40)

B&W av £61.45 Cont av £318.45 Native av £158

Smaller show of calves forward today but a handy trade today, young calves were a cracking trade with strong continentals the usual good trade at Skipton with Fred Houseman’s 6 week old Blue Bulls at £395, £390 and £385 with Bowkers of Raike Bank at £390 with one their good bulls.

A run of handy native calves from Duncan Holme sold away well with his 4 heifers averaging £142 and topping at £145. Black and Whites better trade today with young calves selling for a strong price with plenty 3wk to 4wk calves at £70- £85.

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Bull Calves

Limousin x to £380 JC&DJ Marshall                                

Brit Blue x (Av £345) to £395 Church Farm Enteprises                                                              

Ab Angus to £165 GD&JC Holme

Simmental (Av £300) to £300 CN&SA Harrison                           

Black & White (Av £61.45) to £85 CN&SA Harrison                    

Heifer Calves                       

Limousin x (Av £205) to £205 JC&DJ Marshall & Son                                                  

Ab Angus (Av £141.25) to £145 GD&JC Holme & Son                                                                

Saler to £165 RL Wright & Son