A very good entry of 263 cattle was forward for CCM Skipton Auction Mart’s monthly sale of stirks, weaned calves and young store cattle on October 12 which had attracted a ring full of buyers.
The day's top price was a Blue bull from R Falshaw & Son, Gisburn, which sold to a top price of £1100 with other Blue bulls close behind at £980 to £1010. Angus bulls sold to £620. There were 32 Black & White steers forward with a top price of £820 from JH&J Ryder, Carnforth, who also achieved top price of £990 for a Blue steer; one of 50 forward.
Plenty of yearling Blue steers sold at £800 to £900 with a pen of strong 11 and 12- month-old steers selling at £950 per head from JSS Verity, Clitheroe. Younger Blue steers made to £750.
Blue heifers sold to a top of £1000 for a dairy-bred Blue from J Gooch, Cononley. Stronger end dairy Blue heifers sold at £750 to £900. There was a strong entry of native cattle forward. Aberdeen Angus steers sold to £960 from JSS Verity. Eight to12-month-old Aberdeen Angus steers sold regularly at £780-£880 and the younger steers £600-£720. Hereford steers sold to £910 from NP&DJ Darwin, Sheffield.
Angus heifers sold to £1020 from J&C Wright, Airton. Yearling heifers sold at £630- £750 for most of the heifers with a pen of four from JSS Verity selling to £860 per head. Suckler Charolais heifers sold to £1110 from G&L Newburn, Brighouse, with steers from the same vendor selling to £1060. Limousin steers from R Caton, Stainforth, sold to £1130 with heifers from DB Greenwood selling at £1070.
Top prices and averages: Bulls: British Blue to £1100 (av £988). Aberdeen Angus to £620.
Steers: British Blue to £990 (av £795). Limousin to £1130 (av £820). B&W to £820 (av £567). Aberdeen Angus to £960 (av £812). Charolais to £1060 (av £735). Shorthorn to £1180 (av £805). Ayrshire to £790 (av £620) Hereford to £910 (av £810). Montbeliarde to £870. Galloways to £500.
Heifers: Limousin to £1070 (av £828). British Blue to £1000 (av £710). Charolais to £1110 (av £787) Hereford to £800 (av £599). Aberdeen Angus to £1020 (av £673). B&W to £710 (av £326). Shorthorn to £1020. Blonde to £790. Simmental to £820.
Among the sheep, goats and donkeys forward, Herdwick SL made to £58; Jacob SL to £67; goats to £80 and donkeys to £760.
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