Fortnightly Sale of Young Feeding Bulls, Store Bullocks & Heifers, Breeding Cattle
Forward: 382 head of cattle
Comprising: 86 Young Feeding Bulls, 21 Beef Feeding Cows, 269 Bullocks & Heifers, & 6 Breeding Cattle.
79 Bulls of the 86 forward under 12 months of age and the strength and quality of the 2016 spring born calves improving every sale. Top price of the January born bulls was a Limousin x from JA&JM Wade & Son, Cononley. James Huck of Austwick sold his first draws 4 continental cross bulls born January to March 2016 to average £1143. Smaller bulls £720 to £970 throughout the sale. Overall aver of the under 12 month bulls was £933.
A handful of older bulls averaged £1060 to top pf £1260 from Messrs R&HA Burley & Son, Wath. Overall average £943.20
A handful of top end feeding cows headed up by CT Akrigg, Cray with a pure bred British Blue at £1420. Overall av £803 which included a number of lean Beef dairy crosses.
Store Cattle saw a larger proportion of younger and second quality cattle in the entry, but all found a sharp following selling away well. Smart cattle of all ages were easily cashed with yearling bullocks and heifers of superior quality seeing a sharp trade.
A few Cows and Calves in the sale today saw a top of £1700 for a Pathenaise Cow 4th calver with Lim Bull calf, whilst a further 2 outfits sold at £1520 each. Plenty of interest still for the correct types, especially with a high health status such as these.
NEXT SALE – WEDNESDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2017.
** INC STORE CATTLE CHRISTMAS SHOW **
500 HEAD comprising 100 Young Bulls, 25 Beef Bred feeding Cows,
350 Bullocks and Heifers & 25 Breeding Cattle
Catalogue Entries close 4pm Wednesday 29th November
Prices and Averages
Young Bulls – Continental x average £946, Native average £880
Charollais x (Av £1023)
£1080x3 £1040 £930 DW Barker;
Limousin x (Av £908)
£1280 £1240 JA&JM Wade; £1200 JM Townsend; £1200 AJ Mason; £1120 R&KA Burley; £1110 K&GJ Huck;
Brit Blue x (Av £987)
£1260 R&KA Burley; £1240 KG Wilkinson; £1220 £1140 K&GJ Huck; £1150 JM Townsend; £1140 JH&SM Mason;
Ab Angus (Av £587)
£880x2 KG Wilkinson;
Blonde (Av £956)
£1100 K&GJ Huck; £990 £780 J Bosworth;
Baxadaise (Av £910)
£910 J Bosworth;
Top price pen of three or more bulls
(£15 Prize) 3 Char x @ £1080 DW Barker
(£10 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £790 JA&JM Wade
Beef Bred Feeding Cows av £803
Limousin to £980 av £667 JC Walker & Son
AA to £820 av £783 JG Manson
Brit Blue to £1420 av £977 CT Akrigg
Blonde to £990 M Thuey
B&W to £430 SD Gill
Charolais to £690 DW Barker
Simmental to £860 CT&EM Hammond
Store Bullocks – Continental x average £941, Native average £668
Charollais x (Av £1028)
£1165 £1160 £1145 £1090 £1080 £1050 £1010x2 JW Barker; £1080x2 B Mitton;
Limousin x (Av £925)
£1280x2 £1250x3 P&E Fox; £1235 JA Throup; £1225 D Batty; £1195 C Nelson & Son; £1175 Mason & Gardner;
Brit Blue x (Av £945)
£1210 JA Throup; £1175 Mason & Gardner; £1170x3 E&MA Burrow; £1140 JA Throup; £1090 JG Manson;
Ab Angus (Av £732)
£990 CJ&J Harker; £810x4 D Wells; £650x4 DM Neave;
Shorthorn (Av £618)
£970 JJ&J Milburn; £880 Whitfield Dairy Farm; £680x4 £600x5 Flasby Estate;
Hereford (Av £820)
£940 JA Throup; £700 Whitfield Dairy Farms;
Top price pen of three or more bullocks
(£15 Prize) 3 Lim x @ £1250 Fox Farms
(£10 Prize) 3 Blue @ £1170 E&AM Burrows
Store Heifers – Continental x average £879, Native average £678
Charollais x (Av £1006)
£1115x2 £1055x4 DW Sunderland; £1080 JA Throup; £955 £860 B Mitton;
Limousin x (Av £865)
£1180 CT&EM Hammond; £1160 £1100 Mason & Gardner; £1110 AJ Wade; £1090x2 £1050 DW&CJ Towler;
Brit Blue x (Av £920)
£1295 £1270 £1250 £1230 KG Wilkinson; £1120 £1090 R Holroyd; £1060 J Butler; £1040 AM Richards; £1040x2 G&R Bulmer;
Ab Angus (Av £715)
£800 D Wells; £730x2 CJ&J Harker; £600 DM Neave;
Shorthorn (Av £749)
£915 £900x2 R&K Gemmell; £730 £680 JJ&J Milburn;
Simmental (Av £614)
£850 £780 CJ&J Harker; £540x2 JA&E Metcalfe;
Hereford (Av £575)
£650 JA&E Metcalfe; £570 £540x2 Whitfield Dairy Farms;
Top price pen of three or more heifers
(£15 Prize) 4 Char x @ £1055 DW Sunderland
(£10 Prize) 3 BB x @ £700 A Twell & Co
Breeding Cattle
Path x Cow with Lim x Calf to £1700
Lim x Cow with Lim x Calf to £1520