FORTNIGHTLY SALE OF YOUNG FEEDING BULLS, STORE BULLOCKS & HEIFERS, BREEDING CATTLE
FORWARD: 753 HEAD OF CATTLE
Comprising: 295 Young Feeding Bulls, 438 Bullocks & Heifers, 20 Breeding Cattle
CCM Auctions held their fortnightly cattle sale at Skipton Mart where a large entry of cattle was forward for sale. The sale included nearly 100 heifers fit for service and these drew a good crowd of farmer buyers. Special interest was shown in several runs of cattle that had been BVD tested and vaccinated with a premium in the region of £50 to £80 per head visible for these above the equivalent store animal.
PRICES AND AVERAGES
YOUNG BULLS – Av £915
Charollais x to £872 av £980 TOP PRICE – DW Barker
Limousin x to £907 av £1245 TOP PRICE – WH&MA Keighley
Blonde x to £931 av £1145 TOP PRICE – R Wood
British Blue x to £973 av £1340 TOP PRICE – S Fawcett
Simmental x to 778£ av £830 TOP PRICE – AE Schindler
Ab Ang to £571 av £825 TOP PRICE – DW Barker
Pathanaise to £853 av £900 TOP PRICE – DR&DC Findlay
Saler to £825 av £890 TOP PRICE – R&K Gemmell
Bazadaise to £1250 TOP PRICE – S Fawcett
Black & White to £370 TOP PRICE – JG Bamforth
Principle Prices: £1340 £1330 £1250 S Fawcett; £1310 £1160x2 H Baines; £1300 E&M Townley; £1245 £1200 £1190 £1170 £1155 £1145 £1140 WH&MA Keighley; £1230 £1180 Frankland Farms; £1200 JH&SM Mason; £1180 JH Sharp & Son; £1160 RA Baldwin; £1155 £1150 JW Stockdale; £1150 £1135x2 KA&HL Fawcett; £1150 D&S Hollings; £1145 GR Hensby; £1145 £1140 R Wood; £1140 JW&JH Burton; £1140 JW&JH Burton; £1135 B Lund; £1125 WP Brewer; £1125 J&G Huck;
TOP PRICE PEN OF THREE OR MORE BULLS
(£15 Prize) RJ Challis & Son, 4 Limousin X @£1020
(£10 Prize) Mycock & Bright, 3 Limousin X @£980 Also from DW Barker, 3 Charolais X @ £980
STORE BULLOCKS – Av £907
Charolais x to £1140 av £922.67 TOP PRICE – AC Ward
Limousin x to £1290 av £972.16 TOP PRICE – W Mason & Son
Blonde x to £1140 av £970.33 TOP PRICE – JR & DL Ogden
British Blue x to £1185 av £793.21 TOP PRICE – K&J Marshall
Simmental x to £890 av £860 TOP PRICE – D Beck
Beef S’Horn to £485 TOP PRICE – D Beck
Black & White to £770 av £680.77 TOP PRICE – R Naylor
Principle Prices:
£1290x3, £1130x2, £1120x2 W Mason & Son; £1230, £1145 D Houseman; £1185, £1110 x2 KJ Marshall; £1150 R Holmes; £1140 x3 JR & DL Ogden; £1140 x2 AC Ward; £1110 E & AM Mason
TOP PRICE PEN OF THREE OR MORE BULLOCKS
(£15 Prize) W Mason & Son, 3 Limousin x @£1290
(£10 Prize) JR &DL Ogden, 3 Blonde x @£1140
STORE HEIFERS – Av £851
Charolais x to £1100 av £852.29 TOP PRICE – J Turner
Limousin x to £1260 av £851.89 TOP PRICE – JA Throup
Blonde x to £1030 av £837.22 TOP PRICE – DG Boothman
British Blue x to £1350 av £896.76 TOP PRICE – DG Boothman
Simmental x to £625 av £622.5 TOP PRICE – AE Schindler
Hereford to £765 av £651.67 TOP PRICE – AV Caton
Beef S’Horn to £440 TOP PRICE – D Beck
Saler to £710 TOP PRICE – TE & S Ridding
A. Angus to £985 av £794.50 TOP PRICE – J Cheetham
Principle Prices:
£1350 x3, £1200 x2 DG Boothman; £1260 JA Throup; £1250, £1210, £1170, £1160 x2, £1140 J&I Metcalfe; £1190 J Pickles; £1180 x2 W Mason & Son; £1180 K&J Marshall; £1110 E&M Townley; £1100 JA&JH Hewetson
TOP PRICE PEN OF THREE OR MORE HEIFERS
(£15 Prize) DG Boothman, 3 Brit Blue X @ £1350
(£10 Prize) W Mason & Son, 3 Brit Blue X Lim @ 1095