Sun, 01st Sep 2024
YORK AUCTION CENTRE
SPRING STORE-STOCK FAYRE AND MARKET
THURSDAY 4TH MAY 2023
FORWARD
York Auction Centre had 129 head of stock through the market including 108 store cattle, 15 Breeding Cattle, 35 calves and 16 Store Sheep.
TOP PRICES
Calves sold to £660 for a British Blue from A Rooke & Sons.
Breeding cattle sold to £2800 for a Limousin cow and calf from
R Barnard.
Heifers sold to £1375 for a Limousin from A W Turner & Son.
Steers sold to £1525 for a Simmental from J Foulston & Sons.
Bulls sold to £1400 for a Limousin from R Barnard.
Ewe & lamb outfits
Suffolk x 3 crop ewe with twins sold to £210
2x Mule Shearlings with twins and 1x Mule shearling with a single all sold to £180 an outfit
SHOW RESULTS
Best Bull Stirk:
1st British Blue from Common Lane Farm
2nd British Blue also from Common Lane Farm
3rd Fleckvieh from A Rooke & Sons
Best Heifer Stirk: 1st 2nd and 3rd Place to A Rooke & Sons for 3 British Blues.
Best Bull Calf: 1st 2nd and 3rd place to M I C Slater for 3 Hereford calves.
Best Heifer Calf: 1st 2nd and 3rd Place also to M I C Slater for 3 Hereford Calves.
Best Stores:
1st Place to A W Turner & Sons for a LIMX Heifer;
2nd Place to R Barnard for a LIMX Bull;
3rd Place also to A W Turner & Sons for a LIMX Steer
PRINCIPAL PRICES
Bulls
AA- £680 F Atkinson & Son;
BRB- £530 F Atkinson & Son;
CHARX- £1195, £1175, £1100, £1075 J F Lambert;
HE- £630 F Atkinson & Son;
HF- £450 F Atkinson & Son;
HIGH- £410 Elmswell Farms;
LIMX- £1400 R Barnard;
SIM - £525 G E Metcalfe;
Heifers
AA- £680, £515 Banklink LTD; £610 Beckfield Farm;
BLNDX- £530 J M Thompson & Son;
BRB- £1285, £1140 Brian Basham; £1110 Beckfield Farm; £790 K W & R Wilson;
BSH- £515 Banklink LTD;
CHARX- £995, £980 J W & J Paxton;
GAL- £975 Ravenfield live;
HF- £1300, £1035, £790, £460 Askham Bryan College;
LIMX- £1375, £1280, £1190 A W Turner & Son; £1095, £1080 J B Catton & Son; £1090, £1050, £975, £875 A P & R Dunn; £950 S Bristow; £840 K W & R Wilson; £690 Beckfield Farm;
SALER- £1065 F Frankish & Son;
SIMX- £300 G E Metcalfe;
STB- £1060, £1000, £730 Maxwell Brothers;
Steers
AA - £470 J M Thompson & Son;
BF- £455 J M Thompson & Son;
BRB- £885, £710 R M Midgley;
BSH- £1395 G Palmer & Son;
CHARX- £990 J W Wilson & Co; £900 J W & J Paxton;
HE- £1385, £1295 G Palmer & Son;
LIMX- £1285 A W Turner & Son; £1200, £1170 J B Catton & Son; £1190, £1075, £1060 S Bristow; £910 J W Wilson & Co; £895 Beckfield Farm;
SIMX- £1525, £1210 J Foulston & Sons;
STB- £1295, £1085, £1060 F Frankish & Son;
Calves
A nice few calves and stirks forward today kindly judged by regular mart supporter Keith Dunn. M I C Slater took all three places in the bull calf class with a super consignment of Hereford x selling to £470 and took all three places for best heifer calf with his Herefords again, the top selling to £490.
In the stirk classes common lane farm took both first and second place with their blue bulls selling to £565 followed by a fleckvieh from A Rooke.
The Rooke family managed to take all 3 places in the heifer class with the top two selling to £660 a head to the judge Keith Dunn.
All calves and stirks were keenly sought after with numerous farmers and new buyers turning up looking for stock. Thank you to all who supported today!
TO ENTER YOUR STOCK AT YORK AUCTION CENTRE LIVESTOCK MARKET
CALL:
CATTLE
Edward Stephenson (Auctioneer) - 07801 685663
James Kilner (Fieldsman) – 07984 400902
PIGS
Rod Cordingley (Auctioneer) – 07801 685660
SHEEP
Stephen Burley (Auctioneer) - 07736 081785
James Kilner (Fieldsman) – 07984 400902