Christmas Fatstock Report
Sun, 22nd Dec 2024
FATSTOCK CHRISTMAS SHOW – MONDAY 4th DECEMBER - RED MARKET
York Auction Centre had 501 head of stock forward including 202 Cattle, 180 Sheep and 119 Pigs at their weekly sale of Prime stock.
Peter Hogg of Fletchers Butchers, Norton, Malton made an excellent job of judging the 55 plus show cattle. He chose a Limousin cross heifer shown by the Wagstaff Family of Westfield Farm, Sutton on Forest York, weighing 612kg. It was purchased by Harry Bromwich Family Butchers from Haxby for 485p/kg, grossing £2965. Harry Bromwich has only been trading for 18 months and has already built up an excellent reputation in the area for selling good quality meat, pies and also has a pop-up sandwich shop. He is to be congratulated on buying the supreme champion which was produced only 2 miles away from his shop.
The judge chose another Limousin X heifer shown by Pip & Liz Dale, The Willows, Skirpenbeck, weighing 502kg and was purchased by the judge for 435p/kg. Grossing to £2181.
The champion steer was shown by Paul & Jess Johnson of J R Johnson & Son. Flat Top Farm, Terrington. A Limousin steer weighing 616kg was purchased for 490p/kg by Anthony Swales of Knavesmire Butchers, York, grossing £3015.
The champion young bull was a Limousin X bull shown by T H Kilby & Son, Hall Farm, Thorp Arch. This weighed 628kg and was purchased by Jo Pearson of Ralph Pearson, Oakenshaw, Bradford, for 370p/kg, grossing £2320. They also were awarded the Ron Holgate Trophy for the best homebred beast.
The reserve champion bull was a British Blue shown by the Wagstaff family. It weighed 556kg and was purchased by Jo Pearson for 375p/kg, grossing £2082.
Russel & his dad Barry Wagstaff had a great day showing 5 cattle. Taking the supreme champion, the reserve champion bull, first in the lightweight steer class and fourth in the lightweight heifer class.
The black & white bull class was won for the second year running by Alan Sykes, Tancred Farm, Whixley. Showing a 682kg British Friesian which was purchased by Tim Garside for J A Jewitt, Spennymore, for 251p/kg, grossing £1708.
This year’s porkpie taste award was awarded to B W & D J Glaves & Sons LTD. We also held the sausage taste awards which was won by the York Auction Centre sausage supplied by J E Hawkes, Keighley.
We would like to thank the three sponsors Lloyds Bank, Harrowells & Westpoint vets for their support. Katie Daniels of Harrowells & Callum Fitzpatrick from Lloyds presented the Hopwood Memorial cup & The David Streeton trophy to the Wagstaff Family. The show was well supported by our guests & it was great to see so many vendors & families around the ring.
This year the charities supported this year were The Future Farmers of Yorkshire, Woman in Farming (both Yorkshire agricultural society charities) RABI & Our Market Chaplains. A marvellous £1800 was raised.
Prize Winners
The Hopwood Memorial Cup for Supreme Champion and The David Steeton Trophy for the Champion Heifer – Limousin cross heifer from Wagstaff Bros, 612kg at 485p/kg totalling £2965 to Harry Bromwich Family Butchers.
The YAC Silver Salver for Reserve Supreme Champion – Limousin cross heifer from L Dale & Son. 502kg at 435p/kg totalling £2181 to Peter Hogg, Fletchers Butchers.
The R F H Stephenson Champion Young Bull Trophy and The Ron Holgate Trophy for the Best Exhibitor Bred – Limousin X bull from T H Kilby & Son. 628kg at 370p/kg totalling £2320 to Ralph Pearson.
The J Holgate Illingworth Trophy for the Champion Steer – Limousin steer from J R Johnson & Son. 616kg at 490p/kg totalling £3015 to Anthony Swales, Knavesmire Butchers.
The F E Brown Cup for the Best Black & White Bull – British Friesian Bull from A Sykes. 682kg at 251p/kg totalling £1708 to J A Jewitt.
Class 1 – Best Butchers Steer any breed up to 600kg – 1st Wagstaff Bros – 2nd R E Schofield.
Class 2 – Best Butchers Steer any breed over 600kg – 1st J E Johnson & Son – 2nd W Robshaw & Son – 3rd P B Fox & Son.
Class 3 – Best Butchers Young Bull any breed up to 600kg – 1st Wagstaff Bros – 2nd R E Schofield – 3rd Garrowby Estate Farms.
Class 4 - Best Butchers Young Bull any breed over 600kg – 1st J Kilby – 2nd J Kilby – 3rd H W Cowling.
Class 5 – Best Black & White Bull up to 685kg – 1st A Sykes – 2nd A Sykes – 3rd A E Guymer & Sons.
Class 6 - Best Butchers Heifer any breed up to 600kg – 1st L Dale & Son – 2nd L Dale & Son – 3rd P B Fox & Son.
Class 7 – Best Butchers Heifer any breed over 600kg – 1st Wagstaff Bros – 2nd P Fox – 3rd R E Schofield.
CATTLE
61 Continental Young Bulls sold to 375p/kg from Wagstaff Bros and to £2734.85 from H W Cowling & Son; to average 287.06p/kg.
10 Native Breed Young Bulls sold to 300p/kg from R E Schofield and to £2193.90 from D A Shirt & Sons; to average 262.20p/kg.
34 Black and White Young Bulls sold to 259p/kg from Rob Brownbridge & C Kirkby and to £1873.89 from D A Shirt & Sons; to average 230.29p/kg.
27 Continental X Steers sold to 490p/kg from J R Johnson & Son and £3015.32 also from J R Johnson & Son: to average 308.31p/kg.
Non - continental steers sold to 279p/kg from Paddock Farm and £1776.83 also from Paddock Farm: to average 278.50p/kg.
48 Continental X Heifers sold to 485p/kg from Wagstaff Bros and to £2965.14 also from Wagstaff Bros: to average 310.21p/kg.
3 Non - continental Heifers sold to 250p/kg from N P Turnbull and to £1262.47 also from N P Turnbull; to average 231.17p/kg.
9 OTM sold to 182p/kg from J H Mewburn LTD and to £1359.95 from A S & L Leadbeater; to average 149.28p/kg.
Young Bulls
Continental
375p/kg, 300p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 370p/kg, 336p/kg, 311p/kg T H Kilby & Son; 350p/kg, 322p/kg Garrowby Estate Farms; 340p/kg D A Shirt & Sons; 330p/kg, 320p/kg, 315p/kg, 309p/kg H W Cowling & Son; 326p/kg, 326p/kg, 310p/kg, 302p/kg R E Schofield; 321p/kg S A & G C Brown; 314p/kg F E Brown & Son; 310p/kg, 306p/kg John Button; 304p/kg A V Etherington & Sons; 304p/kg, 290p/kg, 283p/kg J Bailey & Son; 300p/kg, 292p/kg, 285p/kg A E Guymer & Sons; 293p/kg, 279p/kg Messers; 290p/kg, 277p/kg, 269p/kg G Baxter & Sons; 284p/kg, 279p/kg Paddock Farm; 275p/kg, 271p/kg G Stansfield; 270p/kg A R Henley & Son; 270p/kg G J Taylor; 269p/kg, 269p/kg D Hardcastle & Sons.
Native Breeds
300p/kg R E Schofield, 282p/kg A V Etherington & Sons; 281p/kg F E Brown & Son; 263p/kg G Stansfield; 261p/kg G J Taylor; 258p/kg D A Shirt & Sons; 249p/kg Messers; 245p/kg R A Suddaby; 244p/kg Cheryl Edwards; 244p/kg Rob Brownbridge & C Kirkby.
Black & Whites
259p/kg Rob Brownbridge & C Kirkby; 256p/kg, 249p/kg, 229p/kg A E Guymer & Sons; 253p/kg J A Gibson & Sons; 251p/kg, 230p/kg A Sykes; 251p/kg, 243p/kg, 226p/kg, 212p/kg D A Shirt & Sons; 250p/kg, 240p/kg, 236p/kg H Nichols & Son; 250p/kg, 248p/kg J A Gibson & Sons; 236p/kg, 232p/kg, 227p/kg, 224p/kg, 223p/kg, 221p/kg, 218p/kg, 217p/kg G J Taylor; 234p/kg J Brewster; 230p/kg, 180p/kg Robin Warkup LTD; 227p/kg, 222p/kg F E Brown & Son; 223p/kg, 213p/kg R A Suddaby; 222p/kg A R Henley & Son; 210p/kg, H W Cowling & Son; 205p/kg M & D Nicholson.
Steers
Continental
490p/kg J R Johnson & Son; 350p/kg, 332p/kg W Robshaw & Son; 338p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 338p/kg, 310p/kg L Dale & Son; 326p/kg P B Fox & Son; 324p/kg, 291p/kg, 285p/kg, 284p/kg R Mccaie; 324p/kg, 279p/kg Paddock Farm; 316p/kg, 311p/kg R E Schofield; 314p/kg, 310p/kg, 267p/kg D R & S E Rivis; 300p/kg, 294p/kg, 283p/kg, 256p/kg N J Sellers; 296p/kg, 280p/kg S P & S Boyes; 296p/kg J Cawkwell; 288p/kg H Crossley & Sons; 256p/kg H Walker & Son.
Non-Continentals
279p/kg Paddock Farm.
Heifers
Continental
485p/kg, 350p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 435p/kg, 350p/kg, 344p/kg,340p/kg, 337p/kg, 334p/kg, 325p/kg, 320p/kg, 310p/kg, 309p/kg L Dale & Son; 346p/kg, 339p/kg P B Fox & Son; 340p/kg, 330p/kg J Cawkwell; 334p/kg, 325p/kg, 319p/kg, 304p/kg T H Kilby & Son; 329p/kg 321p/kg H Crossley & Sons; 318p/kg, 281p/kg, 279p/kg Paddock Farm; 316p/kg R E Schofield; 301p/kg, 275p/kg Millington Limousins; 299p/kg D R & S E Rivis; 295p/kg, 287p/kg N J Sellers; 294p/kg, 293p/kg R G Chapman; 293p/kg, 290p/kg, 277p/kg M Davison; 290p/kg P Ownsworth Farms; 288p/kg, 288p/kg, 288p/kg L Steele & Son; 280p/kg H Walker & Son.
Non – Continental
250p/kg, 230p/kg, 215p/kg N P Turnbull.
OTMs
182p/kg, 170p/kg, 120p/kg J H Mewburn LTD; 180p/kg I & P Kilner; 150p/kg K Rennison; 148p/kg, 146p/kg A S & L Leadbeater;130p/kg, 122p/kg T H Hobson LTD.
A better show of numbers today with the average lifting 8p on SQQ to 261/kg and 5p on the overall average at 262/kg. Well fed, best shape lambs were well in demand selling to £155 for some solid, beltex x from R A Dobson, the Dobson family also took the top p/kg of the day at 310/kg for a pair of super 50kg lambs. In the cull section, 77 head sold to £108 from coney green farm with regular mart supporter Martin Nesom not far behind at £100 for a pair of Suffolk x, trade definitely dropping for ewes in line with deadweight but all culls today to average £70/ head.
Christmas show and sale next Monday for pigs and sheep! Store lambs Thursday the 7th!
SHEEP
103 Lambs sold to 310p/kg from R A Dobson and to £155 also R A Dobson; to average 262.12p/kg.
Light Lambs (39.1kg–45.5kg) – 261.16p/kg
Medium Lambs (45.6kg-52kg) – 264.02p/kg
77 cull sheep sold to £112 from Green Farm.
Lambs Per Kg
310p/kg, 303p/kg, 282p/kg R A Dobson; 289p/kg, 288p/kg, 284p/kg, 266p/kg, 260p/kg, 257p/kg M L Parvin; 280p/kg, 275p/kg, 269p/kg, 263p/kg, 253p/kg D C Nesom & Son; 276p/kg, 268p/kg, 266p/kg, 256p/kg Riseborough Farming; 263p/kg, 262p/kg A J & E Philip; 263p/kg, 261p/kg R A Suddaby; 258p/kg, 257p/kg, 254p/kg, 253p/kg M Kendra & Sons
Lambs Per Head
£155, £137, £135 R A Dobson; £147, £140 D C Nesom & Son; £134, £132, £127, £118 M Kendra & Sons; £128, £125 R A Suddaby; £125, £124, £110, £109, £108, £104 M L Parvin; £125 A M Hardcastle; £108, £102 A J & E Philip; £107, £105, £102 Riseborough Farming
Cull sheep Per head
£112, £107, £82, £78 Green Farm; £100 D C Nesom & Son; £90, £58 Riseborough Farming; £85, £80 M Kendra & Sons; £82, £64, £63 C E & S Mills; £82 M L Parvin
PIGS
119 pigs sold including 118 Clean pigs to 207p/kg from J T Horsley and to £251.24 from R W & G M Ellis.
Gilts sold to 207p/kg from J T Horsley; to average 171.45p/kg.
Baconers sold to 207p/kg; to average 170.37p/kg.
