Spring Show of Young Bulls

A good entry of cattle saw a more mixed selection of young feeding bulls get away at decent rates, with strong bulls again good to sell, premium bulls also receiving a good following although the next grade a shade easier.

The show was kindly sponsored by Lloyds/Varley Feeds and judged by Mr Keith Bowe. Results as follows.

Under 10 month

1^st A Lodge Lot 51 sold for £1300

2^nd J&G Huck Lot 115 sold for £1180

3^rd S&T Fawcett Lot 140 sold for £1150

10 – 12 month

1^st D&S Hollings Lot 38 sold for £1270

2^nd S&T Fawcett Lot 139 sold for £1160

3^rd BL&R Lund Lot 202 sold for £1180

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £949, Native average £556

Charollais x (Av £940)

£940 D&A Livestock;

Limousin x (Av £957)

£1440 JM Wilson & Sons; £1260 £1200 Procters Farm; £1190 JR Lancaster; £1190 W JE N Baines; £1180x2 BL&R Lund; £1180 RS Harker;

Brit Blue x (Av £1003)

£1300 £1230 £1200 A Lodge; £1270 £1180 D&S Hollings; £1250 £1210 KA&HL Fawcett; £1220 £1190 £1180 J&G Huck;

Shorthorn (Av £556)

£700 A Padfield; £290 High Field;  

Blonde (Av £834)

£1100 £1030 JA&J Harper; £1070 £955 £910 JE Cowperthwaite; £780 A Padfield; £750x3 D&D Collins;

Simmental (Av £1075)

£1110 £1040 G Lumb & Son

Pathanaise (Av £1120)

£1120 BL&R Lund;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

19 Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £903.17

An increased entry of beef bred cows for this fortnight’s sale saw a full range of qualities and the best average yet! The ¾ bred cattle sold well, the best was a nice Blonde cross from Messrs Lodge of Westside House, Malham Moor selling for a section top price £1,430 Messrs Hollins of Pecket Well followed with a Blue cross at £1,220 Messrs Wilson of Cleckheaton with a Limousin cross at £1190 and Messrs Bamforth from Slaithwaite with a Blue cross £1,100. A half bred beef cow found a sharp following for feeding the better end from £900 to £1000, and the plainer end from mid £600’s to mid £800’s.

Keep the cows coming as there are plenty of buyers looking, especially at this time of year with the grazing season just round the corner.

The Store Cattle on offer were generally a younger selection and the averages reflect this. Any strong cattle though were a very good trade and plenty of customers looking for short keep types.

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £984, Native average £667

Charollais x (Av £994)

£1265 £1195 R Holmes; £1235 A Fawcett; £1030x3 J&M Blakey; £985 £980 £945 TE Walker;

Limousin x (Av £957)

£1245 £1195 £1185 JE Mawer; £1230 WM&JE Shuttleworth; £1200x3 JP Walmsley; £1200 E&AM Simpson; £1185 E&AM Simpson;

Brit Blue x (Av £1085)

£1300 A Padfield;  £1200 E&AM Simpson; £1140 R Holmes; £1140 A Fawcett; £1120x2 EW&E Lucas; £1090x3 Whalley Corn Mills;

Ab Angus (Av £620)

£920 MP&SL Tyson; £880 JW Brooks; £540x7 DM Neave;  

Blonde (Av £845)

£980 £920x2 K Lister & Son; £970 J Butler; £935x2 R Jackson; £900 JJ&J Woof;

Saler (Av £810)

£810x2 Beeston Hall Farm;

Simmental (Av £1130)

£1290x2 £1220x3 £1000 A Fawcett; £1180x2 N&S Pinder; £1060x2 R Naylor;

Hereford (Av £863)

£1080 JJ Beckwith; £935 K Lister & Son; £720x2 R Dodson;

Black & White (Av £690)

£915 JW Brooks; £805 R Naylor; £760x3 £660x4 HK Stubbs;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £884,

Charollais x (Av £870)

£1240 Fleets Farm; £1090x2 A Fawcett; £1000 R&M Towell; £860x2 TE Walker; £760x6 AMS Robinson;

Limousin x (Av £863)

£1220 JE Shuttleworth; £1200 £1120x2 R&SH Stainton; £1170 PJ Bush; £1160 A Padfield; £1140 CD Slinger; £1105x2 JK Wilson;

Brit Blue x (Av £949)

£1180x2 J Nelson & Son; £1140 £1135 E&AM Simpson; £1130 S&A  Taylor; £1120 J&G Huck; £1115 R&M Towell; £1110 JM&DE Wood; £1095 JT Rushton;  

Ab Angus (Av £858)

£970 JT Rushton; £865 £800x2 MP&SL Tyson;

Blonde (Av £759)

£1030 J&G Huck; £890 £860 JH Throup; £870 £850 K Lister; £840 EM&BJ Stonehouse; £840x2 R Jackson;

Shorthorn (Av £425)

£425x8 High Field Farm;

Simmental (Av £731)

£1090 A Fawcett; £960 R Naylor; £585x4 R Dodson

Top price pen of three or more heifers