FORWARD:
41 PRIME CATTLE comprising 1 Clean Cattle (u30 mos), 1 Prime Bull (u30 mos), 3 Clean Cattle (over 30 mos) & 36 Cast Cattle
2,099 PRIME SHEEP comprising 97 Spring Lambs, 1717 Prime Hoggs, 285 Cast Ewes & Rams
1,751 BREEDING SHEEP comprising 282 Geld Gimmer Hoggs & 646 Sheep with 823 Lambs at Foot
29 REARING CALVES
4 LOADS OF PRODUCE
May Prime Show
Champion clean beast was the 575kg Limousin cross heifer shown by Brian Lund of Walshaw which made 244.5p/kg or £1406 when selling to R&C Binns, Butchers of Saltaire
Cast Cow Prizes
Dairy 1.G Pickersgill & Sons, 154.5p, 2. JC&DJ Marshall, 127.5p 3. M Ryder & Sons, 132.5p
Beef 1. CT Akrigg, 180.5p 2. CJ Lumb, 158.5p 3. JW Stockdale & Son, 146.5p
PRIME CATTLE (under 30 mos)
HEIFERS
501-590kg to 244.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
B Lund Limx Hfr £1406 244.5p
BULLS
650kg+ to 140.5p/kg
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
M Hutchinson B&W £646 140.5p
CLEAN CATTLE (over 30 mos)
Overall Average 178.05p/kg £1115.80
Top Prices £ per head and p/kg
S Blackburn BBx Hfr £1397 205.5p
M Bentham Pathanais Hfr £1339 159.5p
JJ Beckwith & Sons Lim Hfr £610 169.5p
Overall Average 134.46p/kg £857.44
Black & White to 158.5p/kg av 127.90p/kg
Dairy Shorthorn to 114.5p/kg av 112.97p/kg
Brit Blue to 158.5p/kg av 154.20p/kg
Limx to 180.5p/kg av 149.93p/kg
Char to 154.5p/kg
Hefdx to 141.5p/kg
Top Prices (£ per head)
CJ Lumb BBx £1228
CT Akrigg Limx £1191
M Ryder & Sons B&W £1106
M Mosley B&W £1077
M Mosley B&W £1075
CJ Lumb BBx £1061
CT Akrigg Limx £1052
R Leeming Hefdx £1033
GW&M Coates & Son B&W £1014
JW Stockdale & Sons Limx £996
Top Prices (p/kg)
CT Akrigg Limx 180.5p
GW&M Coates & Son B&W 158.5p
CJ Lumb BBx 158.5p
G Pickersgill & Sons B&W 154.5p
TE Walker Char 154.5p
CT Akrigg Limx 152.5p
M Mosley B&W 152.5p
CJ Lumb BBx 149.5p
R&KA Burley & Son Limx 148.5p
M Mosley B&W 148.5p
PRIME SHEEP
A larger show of spring labs for the monthly prize show, met with a sharp trade to average some 15p/kg up on the week. Championship honours fell to J Feather, Hainworth Shaw whose 52kg charollais lambs sold at £140 each to RC&B Binns, Saltaire. Reserve champions came from regular Robert Towers, 40 kg Charollais crosses £120 each to Andrew Atkinson for Hartshead Meats.
Prime Hoggs were very good to sell, the overall average levelling at 200.5p/kg. Better hoggs, regardless of weight 220-240p/kg. Keen competition for cast sheep from a full ringside of buyers with prices around £5 better on the week.
May Show Results
Judge Mr R Garth
Class 1 – Pair of Continental
1st – J Feather, Oxenhope 52kg £140 to RC&B Binns
2nd – JD Towers, Farleton 40kg £120 to A Atkinson for Hartshead Meats
3rd – JD Towers, Farleton 37kg £118 to Bowland Foods
Class 2 – Pair of Down x
1st – AN Bolland, Bolton Abbey 50kg £129 to N Dalby for Kendalls Farmers Butchers
2nd – M Evans, Steeton 47kg £132 to N Dalby for Kendalls Farmers Butchers
3rd – SJ Buckley, Buxton 43kg £124 to JE Medcalf
CHAMPION – J Feather RESERVE – AN Bolland
Spring Lambs – Overall Average £106.31 per head or 265.8p/kg
25.5kg to 32.0kg to 237.5p/kg av 228.1p/kg or £70.74 per head
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 265.7p/kg av 251.2p/kg or £85.67 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 318.9p/kg av 270.2p/kg or £109.08 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 289.4p/kg av 266.3p/kg or £130.20 per head
Texel average £108per head or 275.3p/kg
TOP PRICES: £136 AP Percival or 300p/kg TA Robinson
Suffolk average £109.86 per head or 261.1p/kg
TOP PRICES: £132 ML Evans or 288.4p/kg SJ Buckley
Charollais average £118.38 per head or 290p/kg
TOP PRICES: £140 J Feather or 318.9p/kg JD&V Towers
PRIME HOGGS – Overall Average £83.46 per head or 200.4p/kg
25.5kg to 32.0kg to 200.0p/kg av 156.5p/kg or £48.62 per head
32.1kg to 35.9kg to 235.7p/kg av 186.3p/kg or £63.67 per head
36.0kg to 45.5kg to 248.7p/kg av 204.2p/kg or £83.53 per head
45.6kg to 52.0kg to 222.4p/kg av 200.9p/kg or £95.63 per head
52.1kg and over to 201.6p/kg av 182.5p/kg or £105.90 per head
Mature Hoggs to 209.3p/kg av 181.8p/kg or £77.15 per head
Beltex average £82.83 per head or 221.01p/kg
TOP PRICES: £98 PW Simpson or 248.70p/kg S Pepper
Texel average £86.97per head or 206.8p/kg
TOP PRICES: £123 AP Percival or 245.20p/kg S Pepper
Suffolk average £85.75 per head or 190.8p/kg
TOP PRICES: £102 CN&SA Harrison or 212p/kg JW Bowling
Charollais average £99.02 per head or 201.5p/kg
TOP PRICES: £110 JG Senior or 236.4p/kg JG Senior
Mule average £79.85 per head or 186.75p/kg
TOP PRICES: £109 AP Percival or 205.6p/kg E Simpson
Swaledale average £70.05 per head or 181.84p/kg
TOP PRICES: £87 N&J&S Taylor or 207.5p/kg R&A White
Dalesbred average £73 per head or 195.08p/kg
TOP PRICES: £76 MJ o’ Donnell or 197.30p/kg R Naylor
Lonk average £66.44 per head or 184.74p/kg
TOP PRICES: £95 GW Thackray or 207.90p/kg B Dibb
Gritstone average £87.20 per head or 208.55p/kg
TOP PRICES: £90.50 C Middleton or 210.50p/kg C Middleton
Cheviot average £79.45 per head or 203.23p/kg
TOP PRICES: £88.50 or 221.30p/kg J Lord
CULL EWES average £58.06
Suffolk to £93.50, Texel to £131.50, Charollais to £127.50, BFL to £92.50, Mule to £87.50, Cheviot to £30.50, Lonk to £58.50, Lleyn to £57.50, Swaledale to £50.50, Scotch Blackface to £50, Beulah to £32.50, Berrichon du Cher to £109.50,
TOP PRICES:
LOWLAND: £131.50 D Gray, Silsden; £127.50 DP Moore.
MULE/MASHAM: £87.50 FW&JM Eddington; £83.50 H Downs & Son.
HORNED: £58.50 J Drinkall Ltd; £50 RW Hebdon.
HILL: £57.50 J&J Garnett; £35.50 N Speake.
CAST RAMS average £
Suffolk to £67.50, Texel to £121.50, Charollais to £102.50, Lleyn to £62.50, Berrichon du Cher to £118.50
TOP PRICES:
£121.50 T Parker; £118.50 FE Coy & Son; £102.50 Greenside Farm; £73.50, £67.50, £62.50 C Thompson;
BREEDING SHEEP
A cracking show of sheep presented for the weekly sale today, and customers drawn from a very large area. Better geld mule hoggs trading at £130 up to £148, Continental geld hoggs £125- £160 commercial sorts around £100.
The hoggs and lambs sold well, quality outfits both mule and continental trading at £180 - £240 the outfit. Mule hoggs and singles av £191. Some quality outfits of pure texel ewes with lambs from James and Diane Stenton, Pickering sold up to £335 the outfit. A full list of results awarded by our judge for the day Mr Neville Smith are listed below.
Class 1 – 10 Geld Mule Hoggs
1st – A Wilson & Son, Gordale £148
2nd - G Fairburn,Apperley Bridge £102
3rd – A Wilson & Son, Gordale £138
Class 2 – 5 Mule Hoggs With Lambs at Foot
1st – RG Johnson & Son, Kettlesing £240
2nd – DR Hanson, Melrose £190
3rd – CM Gratton, Warsill £200
Class 3 – 5 Continental x Hoggs with Lambs
1st – KG Stapleton, Skipton £240
2nd – T Boothman, Linton £200
3rd – S Richards, Hapton £225
Class 4 – 5 Mule Ewes with Lambs
1st L Simpson & Son, Pateley Bridge £210
2nd RD Metcalfe & Son, Brearton
Class 5 – 5 Continental Ewes with Lambs
1st J&D Stenton, Pickering £335
2nd J&D Stenton, Pickering £290
Geld Hoggs
Mule to £148 av £121.58
Texel to £160 av £117.34
Charollais to £94 av £90
Lleyn to £98
Lonk to £80
Top prices
Mule: £148 £138 £122 A Wilson & Son, £148 £146 S Horn, £142 CM&EM Gratton, £123 A Fisher
Texel: £160 £140 D&J Stenton, £132 £125 SD Bennett, £118 AP Percival.
Hoggs with Lambs at Foot
Mule Hoggs with single lambs to £240 av £191
Mule Hoggs with twin lambs to £210 av £205
Texel Hoggs with single lambs to £240 av £198
Charollais Hoggs with single lambs to £200 av £161
Suffolk Hoggs with single lambs to £172 av £154
Top prices
Mule/singles £240 £200 £200 £200 £195 £195 £195 RG Johnson & Son, £205£200 IT Manning, £200 CM&EM Gratton,
£190 DW Sunderland
Mule/twins £210 £200 D&J Coates
Texel/singles £240 £235 £235 £225 £220 £220 KG Stapleton, £225 £215 £215 S Richards, £205 T Boothman,
£205 SD Bennett
Suffolk/singles £172 SJ Buckley, £165 £155 £140 F Reeday &Son
Ewes with Lambs at Foot
Texel Shlgs with Twin Lambs to £290 av £221
Texel Shlgs with Single Lambs to £230 av £230
Texel Ewes correct with twins to £335 av £184
Texel Ewes correct with Single Lambs to £235 av £184
Texel Ewes b/m with Twin Lambs to £130 av £120
Texel Ewes b/m with Single Lambs to £95 av £85
Mule Shlgs with Twin Lambs to £210 av £189
Mule Ewes Correct & Twin Lambs to £175 av £153
Mule Ewes b/m & Twin Lambs to £100
Mule Ewes b/m & Single Lambs to £100 av £92
Masham Shlg & Single Lambs to £120
Zwartbles Shlgs & Single Lambs to £110 av £92
Cheviot Ewes & Twins to £125
Suffolk Ewes & 1.5 Lambs to £155
Principle Prices
£335 £290 £265 £250 £235 £230 £220 £205(x2) D&J Stenton; £232 £230 £225 £205 T Boothman; £210 £192 L Simpson & Son; £180 P Keyes; £175 J Newsome; £175 TA Robinson
REARING CALVES to £425 average £137.61
Small entry met a roaring bank holiday trade with black and whites enjoying the best of the trade with an average £98.17 and a top £185 for a strong calf from WP Gratton, Brimham Rocks and JC Marshall of Dacre also receiving a good trade for a run of 12 bucket reared black and white bulls. The selection of Continental Calves were out of the top draw with the 4-6 wk old calves averaging £356.
BULL CALVES
Limousin x to £220
Brit Blue x to £425
Aberdeen Angus to £250
Black & White to £185 av £98.17
HEIFER CALVES
Brit Blue x to £400 av £350
PRODUCE
Hay Round Bale to £42 per bale
Hay Small bale to £3.60 per bale
Hay Small bale to £92 per tonne