Prime Cattle (under 30 mos)

May Show

An excellent show of clean cattle met a ready audience with 10 customers seeking retail cattle with the classes judged by Martin Brown. A worthy champion was a 500kg Limousin cross heifer consigned by Mesrs AA&E Critchley & Son of Hutton near Preston which sold to Countrystyle Butchers at Lancaster for 299.5p/kg or £1536. Reserve Champion was a 555kg British Blue Heifer picked from the pen of Malcolm Metcalfe of Baldersby which sold to the judge for 258.5p/kg or £1435. Overall averages were Steers 226.43p/kg and Heifers 238.06p/kg.

Bullocks –              1^st JA Drake                           2^nd JR Metcalfe                     3^rd CD&RF Kitching

Heifers –                1^st AA&E Critchley              2^nd JR Metcalfe                     3^rd JA Drake

Steers

465-555kg                                             to 245.5p/kg                        av. 222.98p/kg

560kg+                                                   to 254.5p/kg                        av. 231.30p/kg

Heifers

400-480kg                                             to 270.5p/kg                        av. 263.5p/kg

485kg+                                                   to 299.50p/kg                      av. 234.92p/kg

Top Prices £ per head and p/kg

Steers

£ per head: JR Metcalfe (Limx)1476, JA Drake (BBx) 1448, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1274, (BBx) 1230

p/kg: JR Metcalfe(Limx) 254.5, JA Drake (BBx) 245.5, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 229.5, (BBx) 208.5

Heifers

£ per head: AA&E Critchley (Limx) 1536, 1498, JR Metcalfe (BBx) 1435,1428, CD&RF Kitching (Limx) 1372,(Char) 1314, D&A Livestock (Limx) 1357

p/kg: AA&E Critchley&Son (Limx) 299.5,269.5, JA Drake (BBx) 270.5, JR Metcalfe (BBx) 264.5, D&A Livestock Ltd (Limx) 263.5P Baines (Baz) 260.5           

Overall Average                                   118.32p/kg           £724.73

Cast cattle met the same trade despite the absence of one or two buyers because of the bank holiday. With lean dairies and non-assured native crosses predominating 118p average was a very good reflection of the current strong demand

Black & White                       to 124.5 p/kg                       av.111.53 p/kg

Limx                                       to 138.5p/kg                       

AAx                                         to 131.5p/kg                        av. 127.61p/kg

Top prices (£ per head or p/kg)

B&W:

£ per head: R&E Butterfield 786,632,619, AP Lumb 759, CN&SA Harrison 723,

p/kg: AP Lumb 124.5, CN&SA Harrison 119.5, 118.5, R7E Butterfield 111.5,101.5,96.5

Limx:

£ per head: J&ME Carr 776

p/kg: J&ME Carr 138.5

AAx:

£ per head: D Jeffrey 868,754, ML Evans 791

p/kg: D Jeffrey 131.5,124.5, ML Evans 126.5,

2,162 Prime Sheep

Once again over 2,100 Prime, Cast and Feeding Sheep in the entry as the Bank Holiday had absolutely no effect on numbers, but a shortage of sheep elsewhere led to a stronger trade this afternoon.

Spring Lambs were a more mixed show, with more first cross lambs out of Mule ewes in the entry today, but still the overall average stands at 232.7p for 174 head sold, which is a good result on the day. The Monthly Prize show was judged by Mr Nick Dalby and the Champion pair came from Neil Tattersall of York weighing 39kg selling for £150 to Countrystyle Meats of Lancaster. Mr Tattersall sold a second pen of 40kg lambs which sold for 302.5p/kg or £121 to Hartshead Meat Co, Mossley. Neil sold a third pen, the reserve champions, for 319.4p/kg to Countrystyle Meats. Whiteheads Butchers in Edgeworth were in good buying form again buying a pen at 310.5p or £118 each from Robert Towers of Farleton.

Generally there was a better show of Old Season Lambs this week with the 1677 head on offer averaging 176.5p/kg all in. Tim Robinson had top price per head and per kilo with Beltex at £105 or 228.3p/kg selling to Hartshead Meats in Mossley, others at £104 and £103 from Henry Atkinson,  £101 and £100 from Nick Capstick of Bolton by Bowland, Martin Jennings £100.50, and Kevin Marshall £100. Hill hoggs were a very good trade, Steve Dorey making £89.50, £89, £88 three times, £86.50 twice and £85 of Mules, Davis Pratt also making £85 of Mules. Tony Kiernan made £91 of Cheviots and John Lord also made £88.50 of Cheviots, £83.50 of Lonks and £80 of Gritstones. Dick Burley topped the Swales at £80 and £79.50.

Cast Sheep were forward in larger numbers and a trade to match with buyers in good form, not as many of the heavy continental sheep but the top prices still into three figres, Mules into the 80’s and best horned ewes to £79.50 from Steven Morris.

May Spring Lambs – Judge Nick Dalby

Pair of Continental

1^st PA&NS Tattersall 39kg £150 to Countrystyle Meats

2^nd PA&NS Tattersall 36kg £115 to Countrystyle Meats

3^rd JD&V Towers 38kg £118 Whitehead Butchers

Pair of Down x

1^st JD&V Towers 43kg £109 to Hartshead Meats

2^nd ML Evans 45kg £116 to Countrystyle Meats

3^rd ML Evans 44kg £112 to Countrystyle Meats

Spring Lambs  – Overall Average  £95.55 per head or 232.78p/kg         

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 231.4p/kg         av 231.4p/kg         or £81 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 384.60p/kg       av 236.07p/kg      or £95.50 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 238.3p/kg         av 205.65p/kg      or £97.81 per head

Suffolk average £90.59 per head or 220.19p/kg

£ per head: £116, £112 ML Evans; £109 JD&V Towers & Son; £107 D&A Livestock; £106 AN Bolland; £100 JD&V Towers

p/kg: 257.8p, 254.5p ML Evans; 253.5p JD&V Towers; 248.8p D&A Livestock; 243.9p JD&V Towers; 243.9p D&A Livestock

Texel average £101.35 per head or 246.79p/kg

£ per head: £150, £121 PA&NS Tattersall; £120 T Walmsley; £119 C&RM Wilson; £118 JD&V Towers; £115, £114 PA&NS Tattersall

p/kg:384.6p, 319.4p PA&NS Tattersall; 310.50p JD&V Towers; 302.5p, 285p PA&NS Tattersall; 279.1p T Walmsley;

Charollais average £88.02 per head or 220.03p/kg

£ per head: £111 JD&V Towers & Son; £107 D&A Livestock; £106 JD&V Towers & Son; £96 D Calvert & Son; £95 JD&V Towers

p/kg:270.7p, 240.9p, 237.5p JD&V Towers & Son; 232.6p D&A Livestock; 214.1p, 210.8p, 210.3p  D Calvert & Son;

Old Season Lambs  – Overall Average  £77.83 per head or 176.22p/kg

25.5kg to 32.0kg                 to 161.3p/kg         av 136.67p/kg      or £42.16 per head

32.1kg to 35.9kg                 to 170.6p/kg         av 146.09p/kg      or £49.75 per head

36.0kg to 45.5kg                 to 219.8p/kg         av 177.59p/kg      or £72.42 per head

45.6kg to 52.0kg                 to 228.30p/kg       av 180.57p/kg      or £87.60 per head

52.1kg and over                  to 194.3p/kg         av 162.33p/kg      or £81.27 per head

Beltex average £81.36 per head or 193.21p/kg

£ per head: £100.50 MP Jennings; £93.50, £93 DN&D Capstick; £92, £91 K Marshall; £91 MP Jennings; £84 TA Roibinson

p/kg:214p, 211.6p  K Marshall; 209.4p MP Jennings; 200p K Marshall; 198.9p DN&D Capstick; 197.4p Stocks Enterprises

Suffolk average £82.43 per head or 189p/kg

£ per head:£96 HB Atkinson; £95 GI Richmond; £91 MJ Beckwith; £90 AJ Slater; £89.50 E Simpson & Son;

p/kg:188.2p HB Atkinson; 187.2p S Dorey; 186.5p E Simpson & Son; 186.3p SP&VM Morris; 186.2p SP&VM Morris;

Texel average £80.14 per head or 187.6p/kg

£ per head:£105 TA Robinson; £104, £103 HB Atkinson; £101, £100 DN&D Capstick; £99.50 K Marshall; 

p/kg:219.8p K Marshall; 219p J Baines; 216.3p T Kiernan; 214.3p MP Jennings; 211.6p K Marshall

Mule average £81.54 per head or 173.68p/kg

£ per head: £89.50, £88 x3, £86.50x2 S Dorey; £85.50 DA Pratt; £85, £84.50, £83 S Dorey; £74 D&P Spence;

p/kg:188p, 183.3px2, 183p, 180.2p, 177.1p, 176p, 172.9p, 172.4p S Dorey; 170.7p D&P Spence & Son;  

Charollais average £79.79 per head or 183.36p/kg

£ per head:£93 HB Atkinson; £90 HW Williams; £86 N Walker; £85 S Dorey; £84 T Taylor; £83.50 D Calvert & Son

p/kg:200p L Broster; 193.8p  HB Atkinson; 192.9p Stocks Enterprises; 187.5p HW Williams; 182.6p T Taylor;

Cheviot average £81.98 per head or 188.03p/kg

£ per head: £91 T Kiernan; £88.50, £86.50, £81.50, £80.50 J Lord; £77 T Kiernan; £74 J Lord; £72 T Kiernan

p/kg: 202.2p T Kiernan; 192.2p, 191.7p 189.7p 185.2p J Lord; 183.3p T Kiernan; 177p, 170.6p J Lord;

Swaledale average £59.87 per head or 151.16p/kg

£ per head: £80, £79.50 R&KA Burley; £72 CM Ryder; £68 FCN&M Walker; £66 S Dorey; £65.50 J Pickles; £65.50 Bob Lancaster

p/kg: 171.1p G Greenwood; 167.9p Bob Lancaster; 165.6p, 163.3p R&KA Burley & Son; 161p S Dorey; 

Dalesbred average £65.66 per head or 165.51p/kg

£ per head: £66, £65.50, £65.50 BOB Lancaster;

p/kg: 167.9p, 165p, 163.8p Bob Lancaster

Suffolk to £92.50, Texel to £80.94, BFL to £54.50, Mule to £65.66, Lleyn to £62.50, Swaledale to £56.50, Masham to £70.50, Cheviot  to £57.50, Beltex  to £83.50, Lonk  to £79.50.

Top prices:

Lowland: £106.50 J Wood; £103.50 Charnley Bros

Mule/Masham: £82.50 GD&JC Holme; £81.50 T&J Smith

Horned: £79.50 SP&VM Morris; £56.50 GB&G Grange & Son

Hill: £62.50 SP&VM Morris; £57.50 RH&MR Ireland;  

Cast Rams average £69.25

Texel to £71.50 SP&VM Morris; Beltex to £104.50 MJ&GC Dobson; Dalesbred to £73.50 K Lister & Sons; Dalesbred to £53.50 CM Ryder; Suffolk to £49.50 L Broster

2501 Breeding Sheep

Bank Holiday Monday was a very busy day in the sheep market at Skipton with The Great Annual Prize Show of Hoggs with Lambs and Geld Gimmer Hoggs held today alongside the Weekly Sale of Prime Sheep.
2,501 Breeding Sheep were forward for sale, with the sale commencing with Geld Gimmer Hoggs. These attracted a very large company of buyers, and all classes sold very easily. David Boothman of Halton East topped the section with a pen of Beltex crosses selling for £160 each. Ron Wartigg of Thurgoland was very close behind as his pen of 10 sold for £158, and Jill Perrings of Giggleswick sold Texels at £150 each. Best of the Mules was Donald Sunderland from Halton East whose first prize pen sold for £140 each, others at £134 and £128, Mathew Middleton from Gisburn had a nice run of Mules and these sold to £135, the other best types on the day were around £125-£130, and commercial types £110-£120. A nice show of Swaledales topped at £130 from Nick and Emma Parker.
The Hoggs with Lambs were a decent selling trade, and a nigh on total clearance was effected, but trade was generally similar to last year. Robert Johnson had top pen of Mules with hoggs to £250, £220 and £200, David Coates made £210 of the 1^st Prize Mules with Singles, Thomas Boothman topped at £220 twice and £210 for Texels with Singles, Rob Atkinson of Beck Hill, Scorton had his tremendous Annual Consignment and these sold to £220, £215, £210 and £200 on 8 separate occasions, whilst John Stapleton of Skipton had some strong outfits selling to £215 £210 £205 and £200 twice. Out with these, Mules could be bought from £165 to £185 depending on the outfits, and Continentals from £155 to £175.
Another Large show of Ewes with Lambs found a large company of buyers and trade was generally a shade stronger on the week. Next Week we anticipate an entry of 350 to 400 Outfits so plenty of choice for all. Please advise the mart office of entries by Friday Lunchtime. Thankyou.

Annual Show & Sale

Show Results –

Mule Geld Hoggs

1^st DW Sunderalnd

2^nd M Middleton

3^rd DW Sunderland

Texel Geld Hoggs

1^st JS Stephenson

2^nd JS Stephenson

3^rd PA Holliday

Mule Hoggs & Lambs

1^st  D&J Coates

2^nd D Gratton

3^rd RG Johnson

Texel Hoggs & Lambs

1^st T Boothman

2^nd KG Stapleton

3^rd R Atkinson

Geld Hoggs

Suffolk    av £75                    to £91 PA Holliday

Texel      av £110                  to £158 R Wartigg; £150 J Perrings; £135 JS Stephenson; £125 FC N M Walker

Mule       av £108                  to £140 £134 £128 DW Sunderland; £135 R Middleton; £130 £128 P Gratton; £130 D Gratton;

Swale     av £98                    to £122 £105 N Parker; £100 H Atkinson; £95 GB&G Grange; £85 SW&JE Ryder;

Cheviot  av £98                    to £98 PA Holliday

Beltex    av £141                  to £160 DG Boothman; £120 J Midgley;

Hoggs & Singles

Suffolk    av £145                  to £175 RG Johnson & Son; £150 £135 £130 S&RE Williamson; £154 T Smith;

Texel      av £177                  to £220x2 £210 £198 T Boothman; £215 £210 £205 £200x2 KG Stapleton;

Mule       av £178                  to £250 £220 £210 £200 £192 £190 RG Johnson; £210 D&J Coates;

Char        av £192                  to £200 £170 Beck Hill Farms

Bleu        av £200                  to £200 Beck Hill Farms

Chev       av £140                  to £140 T Smith

Beltex    av £189                  to £220 £215 £210 £200x6 £180 Beck Hill Farms

Hoggs & Twins     

Suffolk    av £150                  to £150 T Smith

Texel      av £170                  to £180 £170x2 G Johnson; £175 T Smith; £155FG Throup

Rearing Calves to £420

B&W av £110.52 Cont av £385.62 Native av £282.5

What a trade but where were the calves. A bank holiday and a shed full of buyers meant a short sale but an electric trade. All of the 30 calves sailed well past the mark with John Marshall of Dacre having a flying trade with his two sweet british blue bulls at £400, however Stephen Marshall of West End topped overall with his Limousin bull at £420 and its mate at £400.

Natives were sold to a high of £345 for a Hereford bull from John Blackwell at Gargrave and a Hereford heifer to £300 from John Marshall of Dacre.

Black and whites were also electric and a heap more could have been sold with a sale average £110 and up to £180 for a strong Holstein Friesian from Wrights of Kirk Syke.  

Calves wanted with seasonal buyers out in force at the minute.

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £410) to £420 JC&DJ Marshall & Son                  

Brit Blue x (Av £395) to £400 x2 JC Marshall                                                                

Hereford X (Av £280) to £345 HJ&K Blackwell                             

Black & White (Av £110.25) to £180 RL Wright & Son                               

Heifer Calves                       

Hereford x (Av £285) to £300 JC Marshall                                                    

Ab Angus (Av £290) to £290 JC Marshall

Lim (Av £290) to £290 JC Marshall