Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle
Forward: 399 head of cattle
Comprising: 76 Young Feeding Bulls, 6 Feeding Cows, 289 Bullocks & Heifers & 28 Breeding Cattle
CCM Conducted their fortnightly cattle sale at Skipton on Wednesday where a bumper summer sale entry of nearly 400 head were forward for sale. The morning saw young bulls set off at a fair rate recording an overall average of £1,025 for all sold, Ian Pratt of Erringdon once again led the market prices with two strong Limousin crosses at £1,270 and £1,250. A mixed bag of feeding cows this week from a nice Blonde topping at £910 down to a lightweight older Angus at £340, plenty of buyers for Beef Bred cows and this section is a good place to sell genuine feeding cows alongside good fleshy types.
The store cattle attracted an increased ringside of buyers drawn by the large entry for the time of year, numbers certainly draw buyers when cattle are scarce. Strong cattle easily maintained recent high rates with £1,280 achieved on six occasions for bullocks, five times for David Sandham and once from Andrew Fawcett. The top breed average was £1,167 for Blonde Aq closely followed by the Charolais average at £1,146. In the Heifer section it was a top of £1,255 from Peter & Edward Fox, whilst John & Michael Butler from Oldham had the top price pen of three, consisting of a pen of yearling Blue & Blonde crosses at £1,115 each. Store trade in general saw increased prices, especially for the yearling sorts.
NEXT SALE – WEDNESDAY 3rd AUGUST 2016.
450 HEAD comprising
100 Young Bulls, 10-20 Beef Bred Feeding Cows, 320 Bullocks/Heifers, 30 Beef Breeding Cattle
Entries to Mart Office by Wednesday 27th July
Prices and Averages
76 Young Bulls – Continental x average £1031, Native average £940
Charollais x (Av £973)
£1060 £940x4 B&LN DIbb; £1030 DW Barker; £1010 A Fawcett;
Limousin x (Av £1042)
£1270 £1250 IJ Pratt; £1210 £1200 £1195 £1190x5 A Rigby; £1160 J Nelson & Son; £1155 R&SH Stainton;
Brit Blue x (Av £1055)
£1150 E&M Townley; £1150 £1135 £1130 £1100 J Nelson & Son; £1090 £860 EW&JR Parkinson;
Ab Angus (Av £940)
£940 B&LN Dibb;
Blonde (Av £1070)
£1070x2 David Sandham;
Stabiliser (Av £901)
£950 £880 £875 C&RH Weatherhead;
Top price pen of three or more bulls
(£15 Prize) 4 Char x @ £940 B&LN Dibb
6 Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £652
Ab Angus to £340
Blonde to £910
Brit Blue to £845 av £747
Simmental to £400
182 Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1082, Native average £997, B&W £678
Charollais x (Av £1146)
£1280 £1255 £1230 £1190 £1180 David Sandham; £1145 B&LN Dibb; £1080x5 CW Sutcliffe;
Limousin x (Av £1050)
£1250 P&E Fox; £1235 E&S Baines; £1220 JA Drake; £1210 £1200 £1080 David Sandham; £1185 P Coates Farmers;
Brit Blue x (Av £1086)
£1280x2 £1260x2 A Fawcett; £1270 £1250 SD Bennett; £1150x5 David Sandham;
Ab Angus (Av £1061)
£1135x2 N&J Thwaite; £1090x2 £1050x2 D Batty; £1080 KM&L Throup; £1055 D Wells;
Blonde (Av £1167)
£1280 £1200 £1155 David Sandham; £1230 P&E Fox;
Simmental (Av £1086)
£1280x2 £1155 £1140x2 £1125 £1100x2 David Sandham; £1090 A Fawcett; £1010 R Naylor;
Hereford (Av £876)
£1140 CR&J Kippax; £855x4 WM&E Dugdale;
Black & White (Av £678)
£905 P Coates Farmers; £825x4 RW&J Ruston; £810x3 £800 R Naylor & Sons;
Top price pen of three or more bullocks
(£15 Prize) 4 Bld & Sim @ £1280 David Sandham
(£10 Prize) 5 Blue x @ £1150 David Sandham
107 Store Heifers – Continental x average £957, Native average £949
Charollais x (Av £1026)
£1055x3 A Fawcett; £940 G&R Bulmer;
Limousin x (Av £1022)
£1190 £1130 E&S Baines; £1170 G&R Bulmer; £1165 JA&JM Wade; £1140 P&E Fox; £1135 CH&OF Hammond;
Brit Blue x (Av £903)
£1255 P&E Fox; £1220 A Fawcett; £1150 CH&OF Hammond; £1125 W&A Lambert; £1115x3 J Butler;
Ab Angus (Av £1048)
£1120 £1080 C Wellock; £1095 N&J Thwaite; £900 FG Throup;
Blonde (Av £911)
£1170 JR Smith; £1125 A Brown; £1080 J Butler; £1010 TB Moorhouse; £810x3 WA Booker;
Simmental (Av £946)
£1050 R Naylor; £1010 G&R Bulmer; £780 JR Taylor;
Hereford (Av £750)
£780 G&R Bulmer; £720 WM&E Dugdale;
Top price pen of three or more heifers
(£15 Prize) 3 Blue x @ £1115 J Butler
(£10 Prize) 3 Char x @ £1055 A Fawcett
28 Breeding Cattle
British Blue Heifers with Blue Heifer Calf to £1,420
British Blue Heifers with Lim Bull Calf to £1,450
British Blue Cows with Lim Bull Calf to £1,300
British Blue Cows with Lim Hfr Calves to £1,050
Limousin Heifers with Lim Bull Calves to £1,680
Limousin Heifers with Lim Hfr Calves to £1,380
Limousin Cows with Lim Bull Calves to £1,400
Welsh Black Cows with Lim Bull Calves to £1,400
Ashfield Farms £1,680 £1,400
EW&E Lucas £1,450
JW Hall £1,420
T&J Smith £1,400