Market Reports

Oct
17
2023

Sale Report - Tuesday 17th October 2023


Forward 687 Head of Stock comprising of 78 Cattle including 19 Calves, 41 Stores, 4 Prime Cattle, 12 OTM, 1 Cow with 1 calf at foot and 609 Sheep comprising of 339 Prime Lambs, 120 Ewes, 7 Tups, 4 Wethers, 136 Store Lambs, 3 Breeding Gimmer Lambs.

CALVES  Aberdeen Angus Bulls to £165, British Blue Bulls to £355, British Blue Heifers to £255, Beef Shorthorn Bulls to £125, Beef Shorthorn Heifers to £145.

Top price bull calf from PS & SP Kershaw sold to RJ & D Warttig.

Top price heifer calf from PS & SP Kershaw sold to B Coombes.

STORES   Limousin Bulls to £365, Limousin Steers to £1550, Limousin Heifers to £1500, Aberdeen Angus Bulls to £835, Aberdeen Angus Steers to £820, Aberdeen Angus Heifers to £1070, Blonde Steers to £1010, Hereford Heifers to £735, Beef Shorthorn Steers to £1610, Charolais Steers to £625, Charolais Heifers to £1080, British Blue Heifers to £865, Friesian Bulls to £90.

Top price bull from ST Thornton & Sons sold to J Walker.

Top price steer from J Whitaker sold to JB Eastwood & Sons.

Top price heifer from GH & VD Wood & Son sold to J Hobson & Son.

STORE COW 40 month Cow to £795 from AM Hull sold to JB Eastwood & Sons.

PRIME CATTLE Overall Avg 252.03p/kg.

p/kg – Top price, 266p/kg from R Barr sold to NJ Turner.

Steers 560kg+

British Blue to 266p/kg

Heifers 485kg+

British Blue to 258p/kg

OTM CATTLE to 169p/kg (Avg 138.05p/kg) Top price from P & R Hampshire sold to M Bretton.

COWS with Calves at foot to £1280 (Avg £1280) Top price from GV Simpson sold to Lea & Son.

PRIME LAMBS  Overall Average 274.93p/kg, £122.47/head SQQ Average 268.6p/kg

p/kg

25.5-32kg to 190.3p (Avg 190p)

32.1-39kg to 300p (Avg 268.08p)

39.1kg–45.5kg to 332.5p (Avg 269.74p)

45.6kg-52kg to 348p (Avg 282.63p)

52kg+ 328.3p (Avg 283.64p)

£/head

25.5-32kg to £59 (Avg £59)

32.1-39kg to £117 (Avg £100.41)

39.1kg–45.5kg to £136 (Avg £113.57)

45.6kg-52kg to £174 (Avg £136.51)

52kg+ £177.5 (Avg £156.63)  

Top price lambs 348p/kg from T Craddock & Son sold to Haighs Farm Shop.

Top price lambs £177.50/head from T Craddock & Son sold to Haighs Farm Shop.

EWES to £163 (Avg £87.04) Top price from S & A Taylor sold to Lancashire Direct Halal Meat Ltd.

TUPS to £180 (Avg £101.14) Top price from S & A Taylor sold to Shans Group Ltd. 

WETHERS to £64 (Avg £40) Top price from A Lindsay sold to Shans Group Ltd.

STORE LAMBS to £119.50 (Avg £80.62) Top price from RB Eyre sold to JB Eastwood & Sons.

TEXEL to £119.50

CHAROLAIS to £93

GRITSTONE to £88

CHEVIOT to £74

MULE to £61

BREEDING GIMMER LAMBS to £245 (Avg £245) Top price from T Craddock & Son sold to I Marsden.

TEXEL to £245





Forward:: Forward 687 Head of Stock comprising of 78 Cattle including 19 Calves, 41 Stores, 4 Prime Cattle, 12 OTM, 1 Cow with 1 calf at foot and 609 Sheep comprising of 339 Prime Lambs, 120 Ewes, 7 Tups, 4 Wethers, 136 Store Lambs, 3 Breeding Gimmer Lambs.