Thu, 31st Oct 2024

YORK AUCTION CENTRE

SPRING STORE-STOCK FAYRE AND MARKET

 THURSDAY 4^TH MAY 2023

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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:

1^st British Blue from Common Lane Farm

2^nd British Blue also from Common Lane Farm

3^rd Fleckvieh from A Rooke & Sons

Best Heifer Stirk: 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd Place to A Rooke & Sons for 3 British Blues.

Best Bull Calf: 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd place to M I C Slater for 3 Hereford calves.

Best Heifer Calf: 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd Place also to M I C Slater for 3 Hereford Calves.

Best Stores:

1^st  Place to A W Turner & Sons for a LIMX Heifer;

2^nd Place to R Barnard for a LIMX Bull;

3^rd 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