Market Reports

Dec
03
2019

Prime Cattle Show & Sale Report Tuesday 3rd December 2019


CHRISTMAS SHOW AND SALE OF PRIME CATTLE    

A Good Show of Prime Cattle today with the Judge Eve Worsley, Briestfield, Dewsbury choosing a 17mth Pedigree Limousin Heifer as Champion from Turner Farm Limited, Honley, Huddersfield realising 280p per kilo (£1792) purchased by Liam Broster on behalf of Brosters Farm Shop Lindley Moor, Huddersfield and Reserve Champion a 16mth Limousin Steer from H Smith & Family, Carlecotes, Dunford Bridge realising 238p per kilo (£1547) purchased by L Broster, Lindley Moor, Huddersfield.

 

Full list of Show Prize Winners today – 

Best Steers    1st Prize &  –    16mth Limousin 650 kilos from H Smith & Family, Home Farm, Dunford Bridge  sold to L. Broster, Brosters Farm Shop, Lindley Moor Huddersfield 2.38p per kilo £1547.00.

                            Reserve Champion  

                     2nd Prize –       20mth British Blue 595 kilos from C & A Howe, Hazlehead, Penistone sold to Amos Kaye & Son, Dunford Bridge, Sheffield 2.30p per kilo £1368.50.

                   

Best Heifers      1st Prize & Champion –   17mth Limousin 640 kilos from Turner Farm Ltd, Oldfield, Honley sold to L Broster, Brosters Farm Shop, Lindley Moor, Huddersfield 2.80p per kilo £1792.00.                    

                        2nd Prize ­­­­-         24mth Limousin 600 kilos from C & A Howe, Hazlehead, Penistone sold to David Gawthorpe Butchers, Denby Dale, Huddersfield 2.30p per kilo £1380.00.

                        3rd Prize –         19mth British Blue from C & A Howe, Hazlehead, Penistone – Unsold.

                       4th Prize –          19mth British Blue 480 kilos from Sam Eastwood, Emley, Huddersfield sold to David Gawthorpe Butchers, Denby Dale, Huddersfield 2.52per kilo £1209.60.

 

PRIME CATTLE Overall Avg 218.79p/kg

 

Steers 560kg+ to 238p (Avg 210.33p), Heifers 485+ to 280p (Avg 229.59p), Bulls 465-555kg to 183p (Avg 183p).

 

 

CALVES    Limousin Heifers to £265, Aberdeen Angus Bulls to £145, MRI Bulls to £130, Holstein Friesian Bulls to £2, British Blue Heifers to £195. Top price calf from J Stuart, Penistone, Sheffield sold to DA Shirt, Appleton Roebuck, York.

  

Top price Heifer calf from J Stuart, Penistone, Sheffield.

Top price Bull calf from E & N Holsey, Hepworth, Huddersfield.

 

STORES  Limousin Steers to £885, British Blue Steers to £820, Aberdeen Angus Steers to £860, Highland Steers to £210, Limousin Heifers to £875, British Blue Heifers to £530.

 

Top price Steer from   J & LM Wood, Hazlehead, Sheffield sold to JB Eastwood & Sons, Emley, Huddersfield.

Top price Heifer from  J & LM Wood, Hazlehead, Sheffield sold to JB Eastwood & Sons, Emley, Huddersfield.

 

COW with calf at foot  Limousin Cow with Limousin Calf to £790 from J Garthwaite, Calder Grove, Wakefield sold to H Peace, Gunthwaite, Sheffield.

 

COW in CALF  Simmental cow 92 months to £700 from J Garthwaite, Calder Grove, Wakefield sold to J Hobson & Son, Carrbrook, Cheshire.

 

OTM CATTLE    Cows to 143p (Avg 124.85p). Top price £858 from DI & J Hague, Ughill, Sheffield sold to David Gawthorpe, Cumberworth, Huddersfield.

                         Heifers to 139p (Avg 126.94p). Top price £1021.65 from H Sykes & Son, South Crosland, Huddersfield sold to Worsley Wholesale Butchers, Briestfield, Dewsbury.

 

 

PRIME LAMBS  Overall average 193.72p/kg

 

Top Prices p/kg

 

25.5-32kg to 185.5p (Avg 185.48p)

32.1-39kg to 250.6p (Avg 183.25p)

39.1kg–45.5kg to 248.9p (Avg 197.7p)

45.6kg-52kg to 235.4p (Avg 195.94p)

52kg+   214.2p (Avg 183.98p)

 

Top price lambs 250.60p/kg from  Chris Buckley, Meltham, Huddersfield.

 

Top Prices p/head

 

25.5-32kg to £57.50 (Avg £57.50).

32.1-39kg to £96.50 (Avg £68.71).

39.1kg–45.5kg to £112   (Avg £84.24).

45.6kg-52kg to £113   (Avg £95.00).

52kg+ to £117  (Avg £99.99).

 

Top price lambs £117/head from Chris Buckley, Meltham, Huddersfield.

 

EWES to £120 (Avg £69.68). Top price sold to Lancashire Halal Direct Meats Ltd, Blackburn.

 

SHEARLINGS to £91 (Avg £66). Top price from S Read, Chapeltown sold to J & E Medcalf Ltd, Halifax. 

 

STORE LAMBS to £77.50 (Avg £59.47) Top price from S & O Sherrat, Stalybridge sold to J Hobson & Son, Carrbrook, Cheshire

 

BREEDING EWES to £34  from PM Altby, Buxton, Derbyshire sold to Lea & Son, Stainborough, Barnsley.





Forward:: Forward 886 Head of Stock comprising of 57 Cattle including 11 Calves, 26 Stores, 1 Cow with Calf at foot, 1 In Calf Cow, 13 Prime Cattle, 5 OTM’s and 829 Sheep comprising of 588 Prime Lambs, 116 Ewes, 2 Shearlings, 116 Store Lambs.