A good show of bulls for the time of year and a ring full of purchasers bearing in mind that buyers of heavy bulls tend to hold off until January. Autumn 2017 bulls scarce with the pick a November born limousin from Alan Lodge of Malham Moor selling for £1200. Most of the entry 5-10 months of age with a top price from R&VJ Brown Kirkby Malham for a February 2018 Limousin x at £1040. JG Bamforth & Sons, Slaithwaite sold a pen of 7 Cont x Bulls with most march born limousins for £980 and £970.

Grazing Cows a deceptive trade with first cross lean beef cows steady but any beef cross cows either younger or scope to feed were good to sell.

A solid trade for all classes of store cattle with buyers out in force producing a fast selling trade. Best end saw keen prices, with Peter Fox leading the way with his first prize bullock at £1340. Plenty of trade for nice yearling cattle too, with both bullocks and heifers good to sell. A nice show of Angus, Hereford and other native cattle in the mix today, and these sold to the usual strong trade with additional buyers out looking for cattle.

Christmas Show –

Heifers – 1^st & Champion P&E Fox                            2^nd P&E Fox                        3^rd JW Stockdale

Bullocks – 1^st & Reserve P&E Fox                              2^nd JW Stockdale              3^rd S Horsfield

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £837, Native average £980

Charollais x (Av £827)

£880x3 JE&AC Clarke; £820 £760x2 D&A Livestock; £810 JL&LM Clarke; ;

Limousin x (Av £843)

£1200 £1060 A Lodge; £1160 £1110 TH&K Wood; £1070 I Barrett; £1040 R&VJ Brown; £1000 KJ Burrow;

Brit Blue x (Av £835)

£1200 W&A Lambert; £985 I Barrett & Son; £965 £950 £915 £885 £880 D Broadbent; 910 JH&SM Mason;

Ab Angus (Av £950)

£950 A Parnaby;  

Blonde (Av £900)

£960 JG Bamforth; £840 J Butler;

Simmental (Av £783)

£875 £795 £790 £780 G Lumb & Son; £840 TD&A Gardner;

Piermontese (Av £950)

£950 JG Bamforth;

Top price pen of three or more bulls

Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £628

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1001, Native average £950

Charollais x (Av £953)

£1090 AC Ward; £1000 £915 £890 WJ&M Greenwood; 970 J Drinkall;

Limousin x (Av £990)

£1340 £1120 P&E Fox; £1150 £1145x4 £1125 JW Stockdale; £1105 JG Hall; £1060 A Priestley;

Brit Blue x (Av £1020)

£1220 £1100 P&E Fox; £1120 J Hoggarth & Son; £1110x3 D&J Coates; 1085x4 JA Thorup;  

Ab Angus (Av £1062)

£1135x7 KP Drinkall; £1120x2 M&J Thistlethwaite; £1090x2 N&J Thwaite;  

Blonde (Av £1006)

£1110 JA Throup; £960 MG&SM Elston; £950 R Brewer;

Shorthorn (Av £685)

£850 Av Caton; £520 R Dodson;

Hereford (Av £868)

£1000x2 £840 £830x3 AV Caton; £935x2 E Pennock & Son;

Black & White (Av £706)

£850 JG Hall; £670x4 A Harper;

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

Store Heifers – Continental x average £864, Native average £725

Charollais x (Av £790)

£960 £820x2 £800x2 D&A Livestock; £740 J Drinkall Ltd; £730x2 WJ&M Greenwood;

Limousin x (Av £863)

£1220 £1180 £1140 P&E Fox; £1190 JW Stockdale; £1180 D&FJ Leeming; £1165 JE&DJ Hutchinson; £1140 JA&JM Wade;

Brit Blue x (Av £884)

£1180 R Holroyd; £ 1060 S Horsfield; £1030x3 £1010 D&J Coates; £1000 Ellis Bros; £970 JG Hall;  

Ab Angus (Av £794)

£950 New York Farms; £900 R&A Wallbank; £870x3 D&J Coates; £700 E Pennock;  

Blonde (Av £792)

£880 £800 J Butler; £870 R Sandham; £750 JG Bamforth;

Stabiliser (Av £700)

£860 R Holroyd; 790 £780x2 £740x3 £660x3 WPP Farming;

Simmental (Av £916)

£1000 £900 £850 S Pearce;

Top price pen of three or more heifers

Breeding Cattle

Blonde Incalf Hfr                               to £1140