Feeding Bulls – another strong trade today for the feeding bulls but an excellent entry with pen after pen of high quality bulls in all ages and breeds. Lots of bulls 2 months off the caw £850-£950 looking particularly well sold whilst the strong 400kg 10-12 month old bulls received particular interest from feeders experiencing a good lightweight trade for finished cattle. It should be noted that Angus sired bulls continue to sell well if strong enough and unusually strong entry of pure Charollais bulls sold well to average £1100 with a fair proportion over 16 months.

Feeding Cows – A cracking trade for a strong of cows. More meat on offer today, but lean improving cows probably the trade of the day. Better end £1200 to £1400, but the average of £893 per head all through shows the strength of the trade.

Stores – Tremendous trade from the first beast right through to the last today. A full ringside of buyers coming from all over the UK today with a good represented side from the East and some fresh faces that haven’t purchased for a while from Derbyshire and Scotland. Every spec of cattle entered was met with a fierce audience battling to fill wagons. Native cattle topped a trade at £1140 from AM&SA Binns a pen of 3 Angus Steers. A nice show of Cattle coming from South Yorkshire as Skipton auction proves to have the men forward to take large quantities of cattle. Top prices for Blue Bullocks come from Ian Townson and JH&SM Mason realising £1600. A run of cattle from Mr H Downs included 16 Black and White Steers averaging £898 and topped at £1055.
The sale of Craven Champions Show Cattle was very well attended by prosective purchasers and a good level trade was seen throughtout with many show calves £1200 to £1800. The Champion was a lovely Black Heifer from MR Ewbank of Lofthouse which sold to the judge Michael and Ellie Wynne for £1900, whilst Steven Tracey and Samantha Fawcett topped the sale at £2100 with a super black heifer. James Huck from Austwick presented a great consignment of Limousin sired calves and these topped at £1900 too. (Full report to follow tomorrow)

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls Continental x average £983, Native average £960

Charollais x (Av £1100)

£1200x4 £1100x3 MJ&JD Handley; £1160x2 £1110 D Pawson; £1155 DW Barker;

Simmental x (Av £1042)

£1125 £1195 £1085x2 £1055 £1015 £840 G Lumb;

Limousin x (Av £963)

£1300 T Atkinson; £1190 £1130x2 J Pickles; £1190 £1170 A Lodge; £1150 £1125 JW Stockdale; £1130 D&J Carlisle;

Brit Blue x (Av £959)

£1150x2 £1095x2 £1020x2 S&P Scrivin; £1130 £1095 KA&HL Fawcett; £1095 S&T Fawcett  £1090 D&S Hollings;

Ab Angus (Av £919)

£1190x3 £1180 £1040 £1020 DW Barker; £1150 E&E Metcalfe; £900 JE&AC Clarke;

Blonde (Av £972)

£1160 £1130 £1100 Saddle End Farms; £1070 £1040 £945 £920 R Wood; £990 T Atkinson; £945 JE Cowperthwaite;  

Bazadaise (Av £959)

£1065x2 £1030 £995 £985 J Bosworth; £1035 RS&HA Davey; £990 K Bosworth; £955 JE&AC Clarke;

Shorthorn (Av £825)

£1040 RP Holt; £610 G Hardiman;

Stabiliser x (Av £969)

£1035x5 £1005x6 JG Pears;

Under 10 months – £1190 £1180 DW Barker; £1190 £1170 A Lodge; £1160 D Pawson; £1160 Saddle End;

Over 12 months – £1300 T Atkinson; £1220 £1200 MJ&JD Handley; £1900 J Pickles; £1150 E&E Metcalfe;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

(£15 Prize) 3 Char x @ £1200 MJ&JD Handley

(£10 Prize) 3 AA @ £1190 DW Barker

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £893

Simmental           to £910 av £907

Limousin              to £1220 av £920

Blonde                  to £1240 av £820

AA                          to £920 av £801

Bazadaise            to £1200

Saler                      to £860 av £821

Brit Blue               to £1300 av £954

Charolais              to £1180 av £980

Longhorn             to £900

Hereford             to £1040 av £760

Beef Bred Feeding Bulls av £1085

Simmental           to £1460

Limousin              to £1080

Saler                      to £920

Top prices - £1460 EB Wester; £1300 £1260 CT Akrigg; £1240 T Atkinson; £1220 FC N M Walker; £1200 S&T Fawcett; £1180 £1170 JH&CM Stancliffe;    

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £982, Native average £923

Charollais (Av £1055)

£1135 A Fawcett; £1035x4 J&M Blakey;

Simmental x (Av £1055)

£1180 R Naylor; £1020 CA Foster; £990 R Naylor; £905 CN&SA Harrison; £905 G&R Bulmer;

Limousin x (Av £968)

£1280 K&GJ Huck; £1245 M Ryder; £1240 £1175 DT Houseman; £1200 CT Akrigg; £1195 £1190 E&AM Simpson;

Blonde (Av £891)

£1400 DP Moore; £1060 £920x2 £850x4 K Lister & Son; £840x2 A Wainwright; £840 BT Atkinson;  

Ab Angus (Av £967)

£1140x3 AM Binns; £1060 R Naylor; £1050x2 B Mellin; £1000x2 KM&L Throup;   

Saler x (Av £1055)

£1055x2 J&C Wright;

Brit Blue x (Av £1024)

£1600 I Townson; £1600 JH&SM Mason; £1400 MR Ewbank; £1300 JC Walker; £1300 S&T Fawcett; £1240 E&M Townley;  

Galloway (Av £500)

£500x3 L Soulsby;

Shorthorn (Av £872)

£950x2 B&LN Dibb; £885 £825 JG Pears;

B&W (Av £845)

£1055 £975x4 £955x2 £875 £850x2 H Downs & Son; £860 JH&J Ryder;  

Stabiliser x (Av £692)

£885 £500 JG Pears;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £975, Native average £882

Charollais x (Av £1147)

£1400 I Townson; £1145 E&AM Simpson; £1085 CA Foster; £960 B&LN Dibb;

Simmental (Av £979)

£1110x2 £1065x2 £1020 A Fawcett; £1100 J Bartram; £1000 R Naylor;  

Limousin x (Av £960)

£1900 £1800 K&GJ Huck; £1650 JH&SM Mason; £1600 AJ Mason; £1400 JC Walker; £1350 E Townend; £1300 J Maxwell;   

Blonde (Av £867)

£975 PL Metcalfe; £920 CW Sutcliffe; £850 A Wainwright; £820 RH&MR Ireland;   

Ab Angus (Av £878)

£1090 £980 D Pawson; £1080 AM Binns; £1035 DM Neave; £995 R Naylor; £970x2 CW Sutcliffe; £885x3 E Pennock;  

Saler (Av £875)

£1000 J&C Wright; £750 WP Brewer;

Brit Blue x (Av £1006)

£2100 S&T FAwcett; £1900 MR Ewbank; £1850 £1700 £1600 £1550 £1300 JC Walker; £1250 JH&SM Mason; £1220 RS Harker;  

Hereford (Av £907)

£910x6 B&LN Dibb; £890 G&R Bulmer;

Bazadaise x (Av £881)

£950x3 R Naylor; £850x2 TB Moorhouse;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

10 PEDIGREE CATTLE

The February Show of Pedigree Breeding cattle saw a disappointing clearance of bulls but a total clearance of females. Top price for Mel Pickard of Bolton by Bowland was Prietec Nutmeg a 2017 Oddacres Landlord heifer sold with her Lodge Hamlet heifer calf and run with Tallyrock Jerry which joined R&A Easterby of Westhouse for 3100gns.Mel also sold Prietex Hildamay another product of the Prietec herd of Terry & Elaine Preistley. Hildamay a 2012 daughter of Norman David was sold with her Tallyrock Jerry sired heifer calf to LJ Penter for 2600gns.

Best Bull

1^st Thor Atkinson

2^nd P Fletcher

3^rd Isherwood

Prices: M Pickard 3100gns 2600gns 1900gns

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