Market Reports

Aug
05
2025

Sale Report - Tuesday 5th August 2025


HOLMFIRTH ATTESTED AUCTION MARKET – TUESDAY 5th AUGUST 2025 – SALE REPORT Forward 482 Head of Stock comprising of 32 Cattle including 4 Calves, 19 Stores, 3 Prime Cattle, 4 OTM, 1 Cow with 1 calf at foot and 450 Sheep comprising of 365 Prime Lambs, 55 Ewes, 1 Tup, 29 Store Lambs.

CALVES  Holstein Bulls to £300.

Top price bull calf from S & O Sherratt sold to IR & JA Dodson

STORE CATTLE   Limousin Steers to £2495, Limousin Heifers to £2470, Hereford Bulls to £1990, Charolais Heifers to £1030, Beef Shorthorn Steers to £2120, British Blue Steers to £2000.

Top price bull from CR Green sold to J Hobson & Son.

Top price steer from DJ Halliday sold to J Hobson & Son.

Top price heifer from B Coombes sold to JB Eastwood & Sons.

PRIME CATTLE Overall Avg 375.47p/kg.

p/kg – Top price, 392p/kg from R Barr sold to J Craddock.

Steers 560kg+

British Blue to 348p/kg

Heifers 485kg+

British Blue to 392p/kg

Limousin to 390p/kg

OTM CATTLE to 324p/kg (Avg 248.3p/kg) Top price from EC & RP Ellis sold to J Hobson & Son.

COWS with CALVES at foot to £2100 (Avg £2100) Top price from CR Green sold to JL Millin & Son.

PRIME LAMBS  Overall Average 369.98p/kg, £169.32/head SQQ Average 360.91p/kg

p/kg

32.1-39kg to 348.6p (Avg 329.66p)

39.1kg–45.5kg to 427.3p (Avg 362.29p)

45.6kg-52kg to 434.8p (Avg 379.12p)

52kg+ 416.4p (Avg 369.47p)

£/head

32.1-39kg to £135 (Avg £119.78)

39.1kg–45.5kg to £189 (Avg £154.54)

45.6kg-52kg to £208 (Avg £183.78)

52kg+ £229 (Avg £201.36)  

Top price lambs 434.8p/kg from DJ Saxby sold to Shans Group Ltd.

Top price lambs £229/head from S Hambleton sold to Haighs Farm Shop.

CAST EWES to £286 (Avg £155.69) Top price from DJ Saxby sold to Shans Group Ltd.

CAST TUPS to £160 (Avg £160) Top price from S Oxtoby sold to Shans Group Ltd. 

STORE LAMBS to £171 (Avg £60.50) Top price from Liam McGill sold to Lea & Son.

TEXEL to £171





Forward:: Forward 482 Head of Stock comprising of 32 Cattle including 4 Calves, 19 Stores, 3 Prime Cattle, 4 OTM, 1 Cow with 1 calf at foot and 450 Sheep comprising of 365 Prime Lambs, 55 Ewes, 1 Tup, 29 Store Lambs.