Feeding Bulls

Feeding bulls record a lower average on the fortnight but it is the first time that a plentiful supply of 2016 suckled calves have hit the stage. The regular bull customer is looking for a strong bull preferably at 10 months of age to sell inspec under 16 months of age when finished. Clearly with Spring calving this type of animal is currently in short supply but the top end of this year’s Continental cross calves are good to sell to the same customers if weaned and in forward condition.

Store Cattle

A few younger cattle with the show for suckled calves taking place, and given the trade for stronger sorts, the calves found a ready going on and would be a straight price. Some good runs of forward strong sorts attracted extra buyers and typical prices for the best end were £1,250 to £1,380. A good continental 15-18 months plus still sold well, and the 2^nd grade commercial sorts were actually dearer on the previous sale.

Suckled Calves & Store Cattle

Class 1 – Best Bull Born 2017

1^st Turner Farms Lot 62 sold for £1160

2^nd Turner Farms Lot 61 sold for £1180

3^rd JM&JJ Dawson Lot 21 sold for £910

Class 2 – Best Steer Born 2017

1^st G&PS Fleetwood Lot 423 sold for £910

2^nd G&PS Fleetwood Lot 440 sold for £750

3^rd A Fisher Lot 611 sold for

Class 3 – Best Heifer Born 2017

1^st T&S Blades Lot 391 sold for £900

2^nd T&S Blades Lot 396 sold for £800

3^rd A Fisher Lot 612 sold for

Class 4 – Best Steer Born 2016

1^st D&C Newhouse Lot 415 sold for £1190

2^nd J Butler Lot 275 sold for £950

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £911,

Charollais x (Av £950)

£1010 £980 £920x3 D&A Livestock;

Limousin x (Av £891)

£1340 JM Townsend; £1300 £1240 IJ Pratt; £1240 £1190 TH&K Wood; £1190x3 L Bamforth; £1180 £1160 Turner Farms;

Brit Blue x (Av £997)

£1240 £1230 £1190 G Whalley; £1120 £1080 JM Townsend; £910 £900 M Mallinson Ltd;  

Ab Angus (Av £556)

£690x3 PR Swinbank; £400 JM Kelsall;  

Blonde (Av £780)

£780 R&VJ Brown;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £693

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £930, Native average £890

Charollais x (Av £820)

£1340 THW Farming £1160 J&E Greenhalgh; £1000 B Mitton; £990 A Fawcett; £895x3 RG&SJ Paul; £800x3 T Longton;

Limousin x (Av £946)

£1330 £1320 THW Farming; £1290 £1250 £1240 DJ Halliday; £1290 £1270 P&E Fox; £1280x2 JW Stockdale;

Brit Blue x (Av £1000)

£1235 THW Farming; £1170x2 £1120x5 D&J Coates; £980 A Fawcett; £955 D&C Newhouse;  

Ab Angus (Av £916)

£1380 THW Farming; £1070x3 D&J Coates; £1010x2 E Pennock & Son;  £770x4 P Thorpe;

Blonde (Av £995)

£1190 D&C Newhouse; £1090x2 £840 AB Witt; £1070 JA Mellin;

Saler (Av £750)

£750x3 Beeston Hall;

Black & White (Av £640)

£790x2 £750 £575x2 £550x2 B&J Sutcliffe;

Hereford (Av £880)

£880 PN Hugill;

Simmental (Av £862)

£905x4 £880 CA Foster; £840 A Fawcett;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £883, Native average £805

Charollais x (Av £795)

£1280 P&E Fox; £1195 £1000 TWH Farming; £1000x2 AC Ward; £900x3 DW Sunderland;

Limousin x (Av £886)

£1270 G Sunderland; £1260x2 £1250 £1240 £1230 £1210x2 £1180 THW Farming; £1175x2 E Simpson & Son;

Brit Blue x (Av £916)

£1320 £1310 £1270 £1250 £1230 £1170x2 TWH Farming; £1240 D&S Hollings; £1190 J Lord; £1140 D&S Hollings;  

Ab Angus (Av £809)

£945 M Ryder & Son; £885x2 E Pennock & Son; £700 C Campbell; £630 AJ&HC Clarke;  

Blonde (Av £939)

£1340 £1120 TWH Farming; £900 £875 £760 AB Witt; £900 J Butler;

Hereford (Av £795)

£900 G Sunderland; £690 PN Hugill;

Simmental (Av £840)

£900x2 £890x3 £870x3 TM Hartley; £860 £790 A&SE Duckworth;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

Pedigree Cattle

‘Skiptons Autumns Pedigree Event’

At the Skipton Autumn Pedigree Event the Supreme Championship was awarded to Ken Jackson of Stubbs Walden who presented a 2016 Blonde Bull, a son of Stubbs Walden Intrepid which was unsold. The Reserve Champion a 2016 British Blue Bull  sired by Tweeddale Gee Whiz presented by Easingwold’s Ken Gamble from Brickyard Farm made to 2100gns when joining J Laycock of Bacup. Top price was 2400gns paid by by Ian Parkinson of Barden for Siddall Mick a 2016 Hinz son bred from the high ranking Siddall Georgina which was shown by Siddall’s Paul Fletcher. Trevor Stoney of JA Stoney & Son, Bewerley presented his faithful 7 year old French bred Limousin stock bull, which has been used to produce show calves by the Stoney family, which went on to carry on the good work when joining A Newbould & Son of Dallowgill for 1900gns. An impressive Saler bull born in March 2016 consigned by MW Fisher of Cleckheaton sparked interest when selling to John Lund of Driffield for 1600gn and with choice amongst the Aberdeen Angus 2 Bulls got away above expectations at 1350gn from AG Whittle of Bury and J&A Spensley of Thorlby.

Judge – Caroline Prince

Best Bull

1^st K Jackson Lot 11

2^nd K Gamble Lot 7

3^rd M Fisher Lot 8

Best Female

1^st JM Daggett Lot 18

British Blue 2016                               to 2100gn

Limousin 2016                                    to 2400gn           av £1943

Limousin Senior                                to 1900gn

Aberdeen Angus Intermediate                                  to 1350gn           av.£1382

Fwd 2 Head of Suckler Breeding Cattle

Limousin Heifer run with bull                      to £860                 av. £840