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STORE CATTLE - WEDNESDAY 21ST JANUARY 2015

Forward: 512 head of cattle Comprising: 190 Young Feeding Bulls, 318 Bullocks & Heifers & 4 Breeding Cattle At CCM Auctions fortnightly cattle sale held on Wednesday at Skipton Mart there was a nice entry of 512 head. The sale included a special show of young feeding bulls, with judging undertaken by Mr Keith Bowes of York. There were some great bulls put before the judge and the awards were as shown below. The quality on offer was evident with British Blues averaging £1027.




In the store cattle section buyers were once again out in force. Strong cattle were another sharp trade, with Messrs Mason of Low Hall leading the day with a pen of 6 Charolais selling at £1425 per head. There was a good show of bullocks, especially native breeds which were plentiful with 10 native breeds represented by the end of the day. Younger cattle would a very similar trade to the last sale, with nice yearling heifers receiving good attention from buyers.

 

FORTHCOMING SALES

 

WEDNESDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2015.

800 HEAD COMPRISING 250 YOUNG BULLS AND 550 BULLOCKS AND HEIFERS

Including Annual Special Sale of Bulling Heifers

Entries to Mart Office by 4pm on 28th January

 

WEDNESDAY 18TH FEBRUARY

STORE CATTLE, FEEDING BULLS & BREEDING CATTLE

‘CRAVEN CHAMPIONS 2015’

Annual Show & Sale of Steers and Heifers with Show Potential

Annual consignments of high quality Crossbred Cattle

Many suitable for the 2015 Commercial Beef Show circuit.

Catalogue Entries close 4pm Wednesday 11th February

 

 

Early Bull Show

Judge – Keith Bowes, York

Class 1 – Best Bull Under 10 months

1st JC Walker, Dunsop Bridge £1,160 to SA Swales

2nd J&G Huck, Hubberholme £1,200 to SA Swales

3rd KA&HL Fawcett, Barden £1,320 to SA Swales

 

Class 2 – Best Bull 10 to 12 months

1st WH&MA Keighley, Leathley £1,300 to SA Swales

2nd E Crosby, Morley £1,380 to SA Swales

3rd S&T Fawcett, Drebley £1,240 to SA Swales

 

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls – Continental x average £949, Native average £534

Charollais x (Av £938)

£1090 £990x2 JP Drake; £1080 £1000 £970x2 AMS Robinson; £970 DW Barker;

Limousin x (Av £905)

£1180 £1150 JR Lancaster; £1180 J&G Huck; £1160x2 WH&MA Keighley; £1130 J Pickles; £1120 JM Wilson & Son

Brit Blue x (Av £1027)

£1380 E Crosby; £1320 £1240 KA&HL Fawcett; £1300x2 WH&MA Keighley; £1250 £1240 S&T Fawcett;

Blonde (Av £910)

£910 R&VJ Brown

Bazadaise (Av £950)

£950 S&T Fawcett

Ab Angus (Av £534)

£550x2 £535x4 £515 DM Neave

 

Top price pen of three or more bulls

(£15 Prize) WH&MA Keighley, Leathley. 3 B.Blue @ £1100 each

(£10 Prize) SJ Buckley, Doveholes. 4 Limousin @ £990 each

 

Store Bullocks – Continental x average £1157, Native average £884

Charollais x (Av £1425)

£1425x6 W Mason & Son

Limousin x (Av £1164)

£1390x6 £1325x6 £1300x4 £1250 £1240x3 W Mason & Son; £1310 £1280 E&AM Simpson & Son

Brit Blue x (Av £1070)

£1320 WH&MA Keighley; £1250 £1240 W Mason & Son; £1160 CA&J Ridsdale; £1140 A Fawcett

Blonde (Av £1098)

£1240 £1230x2 W Mason & Son; £1170 D&P Brown;

Ab Angus (Av £1250)

£1250 DI Holliday

Saler (av £1320)

£1390 W Mason & Son; £1250 R&K Gemmell

Swedish Red (Av £867)

£965x2 D Beck

Simmental (£882)

£895 £875 JA&E Metcalfe

Hereford (Av £955)

£1080 DG Boothman

Luing (Av £1090)

£1030x3 £1010 £1000 RS Harker & Son;

MRI (Av £915)

£930x2 £900x2 D Beck

Mont Beliarde (av £970)

£980x4 £970 A Fawcett

Black & White (Av £809)

£940x2 A Harper; £845x5 D Beck; £790x3 FG Throup

Ayrshire (Av £670)

£670x6 P Fortune

 

Top price pen of three or more bullocks

(£15 Prize) W Mason & Son, Appletrewick.  6 Charolais @ £1425 each

(£10 Prize)  W Mason & Son, Appletrewick.  6 Limousin @ £1390 each

 

 

Store Heifers – Continental x average £936, Native average £860

 

Charollais x (Av £917)

£1250 £1100x3 DW Sunderland; £1,150 J Townson; £980x5 TE Hepworth

Limousin x (Av £942)

£1335 £1230x3 Procters Farm; £1230 KM&L Throup; £1210 PL Metcalfe; £1190 CH&OF Hammond;

Brit Blue x (Av £929)

£1200 £1180 J&G Huck; £1170 R&H Bury; £1150 D Alpe; £1135 J Townson; £1130 A Fawcett; £1115 A Phillipson

Ab Angus (Av £937)

£1090 J Drinkall Ltd; £1030 E Pennock & Son

Blonde (Av £915)

£1170 J&G Huck; £1105 DI Holliday; £880x6 ML Evans

Simmental (Av £1065)

£1190 R&M Towell; £1050 A Fawcett

Saler (Av £930)

£930 Beeston Hall Farms

 

Top price pen of three or more heifers

(£15 Prize) Procters Farms, Slaidburn.  3 Limousin @ £1230 each

(£10 Prize) Procters Farm, Salidburn.  4 Limousin @ £1130 each

(£10 Prize) WA,VJ&JA Towler, Grindleton.  3 Limousin @ £1130 each

 

 

Breeding Cattle

 

BBX Cow with BBX Bull Calf                          to £1420

AAx Cow with BBX Bull Calf                          to £1660