68 Feeding Bulls – a particularly strong trade for bulls of all sizes and specifications reflecting that feeders are well on top of in spec finished cattle. A few forward spring 2020 bulls presented a section average of £1043 should be of interest. 10-12 months bulls average of £1105 and 13+ months bulls averaged £1131. 3 bulls made between £1400 and £1500.

44 Feeding Cows – A cracking entry for quality for todays sale, with 22 head selling at 4 figure prices and an overall selling average of £981. Quality short keep cows £1200 to £1300, with a top of £1390 from Alan Lodge of Malham Moor, closely followed at £1350 by Greame Coates, Barrowford. Plenty of men to bid the straight cows to £850/£950, whilst a handful of plainer types £580/£700. 11 Active buyers ringside today creating a vibrant trade, bring your cows to Skipton and see for yourself. Speak to Jeremy or Ted for more details.

507 Stores – Store Cattle once again selling very well to a wide audience. With Short term and U grade long term cattle really leading the trade in comparison to some plain/ younger, smaller sorts. Starting with the Natives there were 52 Angus Bullocks through the ring, with meat and size commanding premium prices when compared to the more growing on types. A top Price of £1280 from Bargh Bros was achieved with KP Drinkall selling his pen to £1120 and KM&L Throup selling just behind at £1115. Angus Steers came to an overall avg of £967 which included all the dairy bred young grazing cattle shown today. Angus Heifers sold very similar on the fortnight with a top price of £1000 from RA&AR Clegg. 32 Friesian Steers sold to make an avg of £707 for what was a show of mainly yearlings, with the best Black and Whites £840-£960. Mediums £680-£800 and Smaller sorts from £370-£650. Blue Steers sold similar to the Blue Heifers but more size and frame amongst these. Many short term pens in the £1100 zone.

Heifers just once small enough and with too much meat covering had a slight fall in price today compared to other classes of cattle. More potential to grow heifers sold better as long as frame and size was shown.

Limi heifers had the trade of the day with buyers for both butchers orders, feeding and bulling filled the ring for the quality on offer. Purchasers buying cattle to sell their stock through the prime live auction competed for Lim heifers more than any other breed today. Top joint price from J Pickles and G Hadfield for Lim Heifers at £1340. 85 Lim heifers sold to an average of £950. Frame and Style selling the best no matter the age. 70 Blue Heifers sold well with size more sought for than style. Big weight heifers with frame from J Sheard sold to £1280 with most big weighted sorts £1100+ and the next grade down £1000+. Nice suckled sorts sort for either large or small sold similar on the week.

NEXT SALE – WEDNESDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 2020.

xx HEAD comprising 100 Young Bulls, 50 Beef Bred feeding Cows,
550 Bullocks and Heifers

& 50 Breeding Cattle

Catalogue Entries close 4pm Wednesday

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls Continental x average £1153, Native average £1034

Simmental (Av £1196)

£1470 IJ Pratt; £1210 £1140 £1010 J&A Smales; £1150 JH&CM Stancliffe;
Limousin x (Av £1173)

£1490 R Holroyd; £1430 IJ Pratt; £1320 W&A Lambert; £1300 Procters Farm; £1250 JH&CM Stancliffe; £1240 JP Boradwith; £1240 Ashfield Farms;

Brit Blue x (Av £1010)

£1290 W&A Lambert; £1150 RG&H Preece; £940 £900 £880 JH&J Ryder;   

Ab Angus (Av £1091)

£1240 £1200 £1140 £1130 MJ&JD Handley; £1120 TH Mellin; £1090 CR&J Kippax; £1080 R&N Carlisle;

Galloway (Av £920)

£920 JA Mellin;

Devon (Av £903)

£960 £880 JP Broadwith; £870 S Richardson;

Stabiliser (Av £1130)

£1130 J&A Smales;

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £981

Limousin              to £1240 av £895              D&FJ Leeming

Blonde                  to £1140 av £1060            KA&HL Fawcett

AA                          to £980 av £945                                 D&GM Scott

Saler                      to £1070 av £1000            Beeston Hall

Brit Blue               to £1390 av £1051            A Lodge

Charolais              to £1110 av £1070            DW Barker

Hereford             to £1220 av £1180            DG Boothman

Galloway             to £520                                 JJ&J Woof

B&W                      to £640                                 Lambert - Mile House

Top prices - £1390 A Lodge; £1350 P Coates; £1240 D&FJ Leeming; £1210 G&R Bulmer; £1140 KA&HL Fawcett; £1140 TB Moorhouse;   

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1047, Native average £942, Dairy £733

Charollais (Av £1077)

£1260 NJ&SJ Pinder; £1200 £1085 £1045 R&K Gemmell; £1120 AV Caton; £1115 D Beck; £1100 RW Hills;

Simmental x (Av £1110)

£1190 R Naylor; £1040 RW Hills; £860 JR Taylor;

Limousin x (Av £1020)

£1350 £1230 P&E Fox; £1300 £1155 NJ&SJ Pinder; £1300 £1200 JN&J Rennard; £1170 CT&EM Hammond;  

Blonde (Av £930)

£1040 RW Hills; £990 CT&EM Hammond; £850 A Wainwright;

Ab Angus (Av £966)

£1280 Bargh Bros; £1120 KP Drinkall; £1115 £1045 KM&L Throup; £1100 S Spensley; £1090 R&K Gemmell;

Brit Blue x (Av £1047)

£1330 P&E Fox; £1275 Bargh Bros; £1235 R Naylor; £1220 JG Smithies; £1200 NJ&SJ Pinder; £1170 DT&LA Houseman;

Shorthorn (Av £843)

£925 R&K Gemmell; £880 J Lord; £830 £780 JR Taylor; £650 M Thronber;

B&W (Av £707)

£960 R Naylor; £900 P&J Brown; £870 M Ryder; £705 J&R Lancashire; £670 JD Taylor; £650 JJ Beckwith;

Hereford (Av £927)

£990 £950 GCL Stephenson; £630 JR Taylor;

Mont Bel (Av £893)

£975 £770 SW&JE Ryder;

Bazadaise (Av £775)

£790 R Naylor; £785 £750 T Metcalfe;

Store Heifers – Continental x average £971, Native average £842

Charollais x (Av £1018)

£1165 £1040 £980 A Fawcett; £1090 £1000 R&K Gemmell; £965 £930 D&D Collins

Simmental (Av £1047)

£1140 JW Barker; £1130 £1110 £1010 R Naylor; £990 £880 A Fawcett;  

Limousin x (Av £949)

£1340 £1220 J Pickles; £1340 G Hadfield; £1320 P&E Fox; £1290 A&P Fletcher; £1240 E&S Baines; £1230 PL Metcalfe;

Blonde (Av £888)

£1000 £980 J Butler; £980 CT&EM Hammond; £895 £890 £825 TB Moorhouse; £810 A Wainwright;  

Ab Angus (Av £831)

£1000 RG&AR Clegg; £940 D&J Coates; £935 DA&SA Fort; £900 WP&B Walker; £810 M Mallinson; £790 CW&R Sutcliffe;  

Saler (Av £841)

£860 £830 Beeston Hall; £840 JI M MP Greenwood;  

Hereford (Av £887)

£1020 £890 £880 N&M Hugill; £870 RG&AR Clegg;

Brit Blue x (Av £992)

£1280 JE Sheard; £1240 Bargh Bros; £1220 J Middleton; £1220 KP Drinkall; £1175 R Naylor; £1170 BF Blezard;  

Bazadaise (Av £695)

£750 £640 T Metcalfe;

58 BEEF BREEDING CATTLE

A good ringside of clients for Beef Breeding cattle for August and there remains good interest in breeding bulls with yet another clearance of the 8 head on offer. Breeding outfits lacked the overall quality of last sale, but a robust ringside of interested parties still  actively looking for breeders. Keep them coming,

BBX Lim Bulls 3yrs                                           to £2800 av £2500

Ped Beef Shorthorn Bull 18mo                   to £1800

Ped Limousin Bull                                            to £3000

BBX Hfr with AAx Str Calves                        to £1950

BBX Hfr with Lim x Hfr Calves                    to £1900

Ped Lim Cows Twin Calves                           to £1750

Lim x Cow with Lim x Hfr Calves                to £1950

BBX Cow with Lim Bull Calves                    to £1750

BBX Cow with Lim x Hfr Calves                  to £1750

BBX Cow with BBx Hfr Calves                     to £2400

AAX Cow with BBX Hfr Calves                    to £1480

CONTACT DETAILS

Skipton Auction Mart
Gargrave Road
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 1UD

Tel 01756 792375

Jeremy Eaton 07747 780481
Ted Ogden 07855 958211
Kyle Hawksworth 07538 539077