FORWARD:
32 PRIME CATTLE comprising 4 Clean Cattle 9 (under 30mos), 6 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 22 Cast Cattle
2,019 PRIME SHEEP comprising 92 Spring Lambs, 1501 Prime Hoggs, 426 Cast Ewes & Rams
687 EWES & LAMBS - 265 Ewes Shearling & Hoggs with 413 Lambs @ Foot
49 REARING CALVES
36 DAIRY CATTLE inc 12 PEDIGREE BULLS
9 LOADS OF PRODUCE
PRIME CATTLE
CLEAN HEIFERS (under 30 mos)
501-590kg to 219.5p/kg av 206.04p/kg
590kg+ to 164.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
Roger Wood BBx Hfr £1339 219.5p
Roger Wood Blonde x Hfr £1267 193.5p
WA Throup Char Hfr £1135 164.5p
CLEAN HEIFERS (over 30 mos)
Overall average 169.63p/kg £944.28
B&W to 178.5p/kg
Lim x to 189.5p/kg
Hefd x to 184.5p/kg av 172.91p/kg
Jersey to 136.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
DR&DC Findlay Hefdx £1201 164.5p
Max Holmes B&W £1125 178.5p
H&S Maudsley Hefdx £978 184.5p
AR Barker Brit White £940 163.5p
JJ Beckwith&Sons Lim £815 189.5p
Overall Average 122.90p/kg £748.24
Little change in trade for cast cattle with a shortage of fed cattle and a high percentage of worn dairy cattle. Useful entry of feeding cattle met a strong demand.
Black & White to 132.5p/kg av 112.56p/kg
Ayr to 120.5p/kg
Brit Blue to 164.5p/kg av 156.33p/kg
Lim x to 171.5p/kg av 147.22p/kg
Char x to 135.5p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head)
RD Guy B&W £1000
MJ&PJ Campbell Limx £990
WA Throup Charx £949
H&S Maudsely B&W £921
EJ Fort B&W £878
DM&SV Throup BBx £869
F Spence B&W £848
JM Smith & Son B&W £848
G&PS Fleetwood Limx £840
RD Guy B&W £809
Top Prices (p/kg)
G&PS Fleetwood Limx 171.5p
H&S Maudsley BBx 164.5p
DM&SV Throup BBx 148.5p
MJ&PJ Campbell Limx 144.5p
WA Throup Char 135.5p
RD Guy B&W 132.5p
F Spence B&W 132.5p
KA&HL Fawcett Limx 130.5p
G&PS Fleetwood B&W 127.5p
RD Guy B&W 127.5p
PRIME SHEEP
A larger number of spring lambs were a very varied selection. A lot of weight about today (46kg to 50kg) not helping the overall average, but in general, spring lambs were cheaper on the week as we wait for butcher & wholesale buyers to move to spring lambs. The hogg trade however was just the opposite, numbers tighter and all companies operating at full throttle to keep the overall average over 200p. Again the buyers emphasis was on meat, well fleshed sorts 220p to 240p, and heavies (46kg +) seeing a lot of hoggs at £100 or more. Stores and under finished hoggs selling at 160p up to 200p for the nice sorts.
A big show of ewes were a good trade with additional buyers operating today.
SPRING LAMBS – Overall Average £98.25 per head or 231.6p/kg
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 260.2p/kg av 233.6p/kg or £96.49per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 229.8p/kg av 218.4p/kg or £102.27per head
Suffolk average £96.82 per head or 233.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £108 ML Evans or 246.5p/kg B&M Craven
Texel average £95.50 per head or 238.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £99 or 253.8p/kg TA Robinson
Charollais average £100.95 per head or 233.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £114.5 or 260.2p/kg DN Smith
PRIME HOGGS – Overall Average £88.56 per head or 205.7p/kg
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 203.0p/kg av 165.8p/kg or £57.04per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 261.9p/kg av 209.8p/kg or £86.57per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 237.8p/kg av 207.9p/kg or £99.41per head
52.1kg and over to 195.6p/kg av 182.7p/kg or £101.97per head
Texel average £91.93 per head or 213.3p/kg
TOP PRICES: £117.5 JW Hall or 261.9p/kg B Dibb
Suffolk average £89.98 per head or 208.9p/kg
TOP PRICES: £105 WH&JW Hartley or 218.8p/kg RG Church
Charollais average £92.11 per head or 212.8p/kg
TOP PRICES: £102.5 or 233.0p/kg S Dorey
Mule average £85.28 per head or 192.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £93.50 or 201.1p/kg S Dorey
SBF average £85.00 per head or 212.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £85 or 212.5p/kg T Kiernan
Swaledale average £53.76 per head or 147.2p/kg
TOP PRICES: £72 R Caton or 172.50p/kg JW Hall
Lonk average £77.60 per head or 192.2p/kg
TOP PRICES: £80.50 or 196.3p/kg J Drinkall
Gritstone average £94.87 per head or 220.2p/kg
TOP PRICES: £98 C Middleton or 231.3p/kg B Dibb
Cheviot average £99.43 per head or 216.8p/kg
TOP PRICES: £106.50 or 231.5p/kg S Carruthers
Masham average £78.06 per head or 192.4p/kg
TOP PRICES: £80 or 195.1p/kg S Dorey
Lleyn average £67.07 per head or 177.1p/kg
TOP PRICES: £75 or 187.5p/kg GM&SC Pickles
Beltex average £82.42 per head or 210.6p/kg
TOP PRICES: £106 or 240.9p/kg TA Robinson
CULL EWES average £51.42
Suffolk to £94.50, Texel to £119.50, Charollais to £79.50, BFL to £95.50, Mule to £68.50, Beltex to £79.50, Cheviot to £69.50, Lonk to £53.50, Lleyn to £89.50, Swaledale to £53.50, WFW to £45.50.
TOP PRICES:
LOWLAND: £119.50 SD Bennett; £105.50 P Sedgwick
MULE/MASHAM: £68.50 J Baker; £67.50 JT Rushton
HORNED: £53.50 P Metcalfe; £53.50 TB Moorhouse
HILL: £95.50 K Dickinson; £89.50 C Mellin
CAST RAMS average £57.99
Suffolk to £65.00, Texel to £97.50, Charollais to £80.50, BFL to £20.50, Beltex to £15.00.
TOP PRICES:
£97.50 G Mellin; £93.50 B Watchorn; £93.50 JW Hall; £80.50 J Howard