81 Prime & Cast Cattle

A much larger show of Prime and Cast Cattle with a total of 81 head presented for sale. Prime Cattle sold away well, a nice fleshed entry of bullocks and heifers just not up to the outstanding quality of last week. Best was 242.5p for a heifer from Messrs Wilcock of North Ashton selling to Keelham Farmshop, Keelham also purchased heifers at 237.5p from Charles and Richard Kitching of Threshfield and 236.5p from Malcolm Metcalfe of Balderby. Messrs Wilcock had a second heifer at 235.5p this time selling to Mick Etherington for Farmer Copleys retail shop in Purston. In the lump it was Malcolm Metcalfe who had the top gross price with a heifer at £1395 selling to Kendalls Farm Butchers of Harrogate and Pateley Bridge, Paul Baines had a bullock at £1383 selling to Keelham Farmshop and James Drake sold a Bullock at £1367 to J&E Medcalf Wholesale Butchers in Halifax.
Cows were a very sharp trade, a few decent beef bred types either side of 140p, selling to 145.5p or £1062 from A Guy & Son, Elslack. Best of the black and white cow prices to 129.5p from CM&EM Gratton, and 126.5p from Messrs RM&LJ Throup of Snaygill and 126.5p from Messrs Sowray of Bishop Thornton. There were 5 Black and whites at four figure prices today, with Messrs JC Marshall of Dacre making £1111, Jeremy Taylor of Broughton £1044, CM&EM Gratton of Warsill at £1015, RM&LJ Throup £1012 and S&PE Bowker & Son of Earby at £1010.

Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

Heifers

400 – 480              av 223.5p/kg        to 223.50p/kg

485+                       av 223.34p/kg      to 242.50p/kg

Steers

560 +                      av 219.32p/kg                      to 235.50p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head:

 £1383.80 (Limx) J Baines; £1367.10(Limx) JA Drake; £1365.90 (BBX) JR Metcalfe; £1354.05, 1342.35 (Blonde x) CD&RF Kitching; 

p/kg:

235.5p (Limx) CD&RF Kitching; 235.5p (BBX) JR Metcalfe; 229.5p (Blonde) CD&RF Kitching; 220.5p (Limx) JA Drake; 203.5p (Limx) J Baines;

Heifers

£ per head: £1395.28 (Limx) JR Metcalfe; £1342.35 (limx) DA Wilcock; £1319.50,  £1294.38 (Limx) CD&RF Kitching; £1277.10 (lim x) JR Metcalfe

p/kg: 242.5p (Lim x) DA Wilcock; 237.5p (LimX) CD&RF Kitching; 236.5p (Lim x) JR Metcalfe; 235.5p  (Limx) DA Wilcock & Sons; 234.5p (Limx) JA Drake;

Overall Average                                   114.19p/kg           £747

Black & White                       to 129.50p/kg                      av 112.87p/kg      CM&EM Gratton

Ayrshire                                 to 107.50p/kg                                                      CN&SA Harrison

Charolais                                to 125.50p/kg                      av 124.18p/kg      D&GM Scott

Limx                                       to 145.50p/kg                      av 130.24p/kg      A Guy & Son

BBx                                         to 143.50p/kg                      av 142.50p/kg      TH Mellin

AA                                           to 137.50p/kg                      av 132.26p/kg      P Shackleton

Top Prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W: av 112.87p/kg

£ per head: £1044.9 JD Taylor & Son; £1015.75 CM&EM Gratton; £1012, £979.90 RM&LJ Throup

p/kg: 129.50p CM&EM Gratton; 126.5p RM&LJ Throup; 126.5p A Sowray & Son; 123.5p M&R Smith

Other Dairy

£ per head: 612.75p CN&SA Harrison

p/kg: 107.50p CN&SA Harrison

Brit Blue: av 143.5p/kg

£ per head: £969.45 J Drinkall; £853.83 TH Mellin

p/kg: 143.50 TH Mellin; 140.50p J Drinkall

Lim: av 130.24p/kg

£ per head: £1062.15 A Guy & Son; £736.88 JC&N Throup; £663 CA Foster

p/kg:145.50p A Guy & Son; 127.5p CA Foster; 112.50 JC&N Throup

Char x: av 124.18p/kg

£ per head: £922.43, £704.38 D&GM Scott;

p/kg: 125.5p, 122.5p D&GM Scott

MATURE BULL

Overall Average                                   105.50p/kg           £865.10

Friesian

£ per head:£865.1 J Midgley

p/kg: 105.50p J Midgley

Prime Sheep

Spring Lambs were forward in similar numbers on the week and an overall average of 222p/kg, with more first cross types of Mule Ewes now coming forward. Best end at 264.1p/kg from Robert Wade of Cononley selling to Hartshead Meat Company of Mossley. D&A Livestock from Haverah Park made 261p 253p and 245p all to Hartshead Meats, whilst Tim Robinson of Longridge made 261p and 245p again to Hartshead Meats. The three quarter bred lambs were generally 230p to 240p, Texel cross Mules 210p to 230p and Suffolk Mules generally 205p to 225p.

Old Season Lambs were a very good trade to average 188p/kg, buoyed by short supply in the morning markets and helped by a fresh face at the ringside all buyers arrived keen for sheep, especially for the meated sorts. Nearly all the decent handy weight Continentals were top side of £2, smarter types 220p or over up to 228p for hoggs from Kevin Marshall selling to Hartshead Meats, whilst making £114 per head of another pen to Thomas Shepherdson. K Saffrey was next at £111 each, and Kevin Marshall making £110 of another pen. Good Hill bred hoggs were the trade of day, Steve Dorey’s weekly run of good Mules topped at £96.50, Steve Baines of Sawley made £96, Dick Burley £90, Basil Jarvis £89, then Steve Dorey had 2 pens of 44kg’s at £88 or £2 per kilo. John Lords run of Cheviots topped at £94 and £93, whilst Swales sold to £82 from Dick Burley, and Dalesbred to £80 from Paul Bowdin. 

Cast Sheep saw a tidy show and a decent average of £67. Heavy sheep sold to tops of around £120 on several occasions, plenty of Continentals and Suffolks around the £100 mark, good Mules again into the £80’s, and others around mid 70’s, better end of the Swaledales and Dalesbreds around £60 up to £66.50.

Spring Lambs  – Overall Average  £92.37 per head or 221.1p/kg           

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 264.1p/kg         av 222.4p/kg         or £90.79 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 229.8p/kg         av 220.0p/kg         or £104.21 per head

Suffolk average £93.87 per head or 216.5p/kg

£ per head: £110 AN Bolland; £108 £107 £100 ML Evans; £107 £105 £102 J&F Nutter; £00 £98  JA&MA Wade;

p/kg: 245.0p 227.3p JA&JM Wade; 244.4p AN Bolland; 229.8p ML Evans; 227.7p 226.7p J&F Nutter;

Texel average £92.30 per head or 223.7p/kg

£ per head: £109 £107 £104 £103 DA& Livestock; £107 £103 TA Robinson; £104 BR&JM Jarvis; £103 JA&JM Wade;

p/kg: 264.1 JA&JM Wade; 261.0p 245.2p TA Robinson; 261.0p 253.0p 245.2p 241.9p D&A Livestock;

Charollais average £89.21 per head or 215.9p/kg

£ per head: £108 £107 £97 £89 CW Marwood; £97 D&A Livestock; £86 DN Smith;

p/kg: 236.6p D&A Livestock; 231.0p 218.4p 217.1p CW Marwood; 209.8p DN Smith;

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £82.90 per head or 187.6p/kg   

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 161.4p/kg         av 161.4p/kg         or £56.50 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 228.9p/kg         av 193.0p/kg         or £79.34 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 223.5p/kg         av 194.3p/kg         or £94.58 per head

52.1kg and over                 to 185.2p/kg         av 156.9p/kg         or £89.56 per head

Beltex average £91.65 per head or 211.2p/kg

£ per head: £114 £103 £97 £96 £95 K Marshall; £111 £100 K Saffery; £100 CT Akrigg;

p/kg: 228.9p 217.6p 215.9p x2 215.6p K Marshall; 227.3p CT Akrigg; 217.6p K Saffery;

Suffolk average £86.88 per head or 177.4p/kg

£ per head:£95 £94 H Atkinson; £91.50 F Webster; £89.50 RJ Gardt; £87 £86 K&J Marshall;

p/kg: 189.5p S Dorey; 188.0p H Atkinson; 184.8p SP&VM Morris;

Texel average £89.42 per head or 197.6p/kg

£ per head: £101x2 £99.50 H Atkinson; £100 £99 K Saffery; £100 I Marsden; £99 W Crane;

p/kg: 217.5p JC Mitchell; 215.7p K Marshall; 211.4p H Atkinson; 209.8p F Webster; 209.1p J Lord; 

Mule average £81.39 per head or 177.2p/kg

£ per head: £96.50 £88 £87 S Dorey; £96 E&S Baines; £90 R&KA Burley; £89 BR&JM Jarvis; £86 RJ Gardt;

p/kg: 200.0p 197.7p 189.2p S Dorey; 188.2p E&S Baines; 180.0p WJE Harker; 178.0p BR&JM Jarvis;

Charollais average £92.10 per head or 189.2p/kg

£ per head: £96 £80 F Webster; £95 BR&JM Jarvis; £92 FA Holmes; £88 £87 Hayton & Stocks;

p/kg: 200.0p FA Holmes; 195.9p F Webster; 172.7p BR&JM Jarvis; 145.0p 122.2p Hayton & Stocks;

Cheviot average £93.03 per head or 209.6p/kg

£ per head: £94 £93 J Lord; £84 FA Holmes;

p/kg: 211.4p 208.9p J Lord; 195.3p FA Holmes;

Swaledale average £62.03 per head or 167.5p/kg

£ per head: £82 £73R&KA Burley; £78 £76 JM&S Tennant; £78 W Mason & Son; £76 ID Mellin; £74 AJ Mason; £73 K Dickinson;

p/kg: 190.7p R&KA Burley; 180.5p AJ Mason; 177.8p J Pickles; 176.4p AJ&HC Clark, 173.0p W Banks & Son; 168.9p ID Mellin;

Dalesbred average £72.28 per head or 170.1p/kg

£ per head: £80 PD Bowdin; £77.50 £74 Hayton & Stocks; £67.50 S Dorey;

p/kg: 177.8p 176.4p PD Bowdin; 173.1p S Dorey; 161.5p 157.4p Hayton & Stocks;

Lonk average £74.67 per head or 167.7p/kg

£ per head: £77 £72 SP&VM Morris; £75 J Lord;

p/kg: 187.5p J Lord; 183.3p 164.4p SP&VM Morris;

Suffolk to £121.50, Texel to £117.50, BFL to £95.50, Mule to £83.50, Lleyn to £80.50, Dalesbred to £66.50; Swaledale to £59.50, Charollais to £114.50, Cheviot  to £99.50, Lonk to £62.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £121.50 £117.50 FG Throup; £115.50 JR Crabtree

Mule/Masham: £83.50 TP&EA Clayton; £78.50 A&SL Throup & Son  

Horned: £66.50 JK Wilson; £59.50 K Dickinson;

Hill: £99.50 BR&JM Jarvis; £95.50 ID Mellin

Cast Rams average £83.58

Texel to £103.50 SD Bennett; Suffolk to £76.50 K&J Marshall; BFL to £72.50 T&J Smith;

820 Breeding Sheep

Another large show of sheep with lambs at foot, although maybe not just the overall quality seen last week. Best of the hoggs and lambs to £215 from Raymond and Robert Johnson, James Hall made £190 of a pen, although the commercial types would be slightly cheaper than last week. Plenty of older sheep too and prices not just as strong as last week, Better end of outfits with twins trading around the equivalent of £60 per life, and commercial types £50 per life. Please advise the mart office of entries by Friday Lunchtime. Thankyou.

Texel Ewe + Single               to £140

Mule Ewe + Single               to £130

Texel Ewe + Twin                 to £165

Mule Ewe + Twin                 to £160

Texel Ewe + 1.5                    to £165

Mule Ewe + 1.5                    to £140

Chev Ewe + 1.5                    to £95

SBF Ewe + 1.5                       to £88

Mule Shlg + Twin                 to £182

Texel Shlg + Twin                 to £185

Texel Hogg + Single             to £160

Mule Hogg + Single              to £215

Mule Hogg + Twin                to £135

Rearing Calves to £415 (60)

B&W av £83 Cont av £360.20 Native av £256.2

Stronger numbers of calves forward today with a cracking trade had by all. Johnny and Simon Moon of Wigglesworth topped the trade with his bulls at £415 & £410 in the British Blue bull section. Fred Houseman of Church Farm Enterprises had the pick of the trades with three of his heifers at £400 and Moon’s seeing their two heifers reach £390.

Natives were a pleasure to sell also with £320 stopping the best native bull from Fred Houseman and £275 for a heifer from the same home. Black and whites despite the average being less the price for what was offer was stronger still, with James Gooch seeing his 8 week old Bulls reach £170 and £160 respectively with fortnight old calves £85 - £100 for most types which saw the bobby calves easing the average slightly. 

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £356.25) to £400 PJ Bolland;                               

Brit Blue x (Av £365) to £415 JR&MJ Moon                                                  

Aberdeen Angus (Av £307.50) to £320 Church Farm Enterprises

Shorthorn (Av £79) to £125 Flasby Estates                   

Black & White (Av £83) to £170 J Gooch                       

Heifer Calves                                                                                       

Ab Angus (Av £222.3) to £275 Church Farm Enterprises                                                           

British Blue (Av £380) to £400x3 Church Farm Enterprises

Lim (Av £312.50) to £350 N Shaw & Sons

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st J Wellock 2^nd A Swires & Son; 3^rd Jennings Farmers

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st GB Moorhouse

                                Coloured Heifers:                  1^st SM&MT Stapleton 2^nd GD&JC Holme

                                Champion – J Wellock         Reserve – A Swires & Son

1^st Quality Newly Calven Heifers (av £1585) to £1850 A Swires & Son

2^nd Quality Newly Calven Heifers (av £1285): to £1380 J Wellock

Newly Calven Cows to £1520 GB Moorhouse

Incalf Cows: to £900 WA Brown