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Sun, 22nd Dec 2024
FATSTOCK CHRISTMAS SHOW – MONDAY 2nd DECEMBER - RED MARKET
York Auction Centre had 380 head of stock forward including 190 Cattle, 88 Sheep and 102 Pigs at their weekly sale of Prime stock.
At the Fatstock show which is now split over two days with the clean cattle judged on Sunday and the bulls judged Yesterday. The Judge was Harry Bromwich from Haxby who did an excellent job over the two days judging a total of 61 cattle.
The event focused on families and young farmers with Santa Claus and the children’s play area very popular. For the budding young farmers there was great opportunity to meet up and learn more from the Ebor Young Farmers group and the YAS Future Farmers. It was great to see all our livestock farmer clients along with so many other customers and guests. Everyone enjoyed the social occasion and engagement with people both inside and outside of the farming industry.
The main feature of the event was the annual Christmas Show of cattle and sheep which certainly did not disappoint, with some tremendous quality stock on show. After the livestock show the Dunnington Community Choir sang carols with Santa Claus round the Christmas tree followed by a charity auction and concluded with the annual RABI carol service, which saw a packed marquee with around 150 in the congregation enjoying carols accompanied by the Shepherd Group Youth Brass Band and the Dunnington Community Choir.
Harry Bromwich awarded the supreme champion in the clean to a super Limousin heifer bred and shown by J R Johnson & Son of Flat Top Farm Terrington – Jess and Paul – it weighed 560kg, was sold for a whopping £6.00 per kg grossing a mighty £3357.20 being purchased by the Judge Harry Bromwich. The reserve champion in the clean was awarded to another wonderful Limousin steer shown by the Wagstaff Bros Westfield Fram Sutton on the Forest, it weighed 620kg and was sold for £4.10 per kg grossing £2538.90 purchased by A Laverack & Son from Holme upon Spalding Moor.
In the bulls he awarded the supreme champion to a wonderful home bred Limousin bull from TH Kilby & Son Hall Farm Thorp Arch, it weighed 620kg and was sold for £4.00 per kg grossing £2476.90 and purchased by the Swales family – Knavesmire Butchers. It is the second year running the Kilby family have won.The reserve champion was awarded to a British Blue shown by S Beachell & Son Beswick Hall Beswick, weighing 746kg selling for £3.80 per kg, £2831.07 to Ralph Pearson of Oakenshaw.
The judge commented that in both clean and bulls there was not much to choose between the supreme champion and the reserve, and all commented that he had got it right!
It is the first time for a long time that both the clean and the bull supreme champions have been home bred. The Ron Holgate Trophy for the best homebred beast was awarded to the Johnson family for their supreme heifer.
The quality of the clean and bulls in this year’s show has been excellent and the vendors are to be congratulated.
The Black and White bull class was won again this year by Alan Sykes from Whixley it weighed 592kg selling for £3.08 per kg, £1820.40 to Bowland Foods of Preston.
The Native Breed bull class was won by the Bailey Family from Hemingfield with an AA bull weighing 678kg selling for £3.01 per kg, £2037.39 to JA Jewitt of Spennymoor they also bought the second placed bull a BSH from NP Turnbull Riseborough which weighed 710kg selling for £3.01 per kg, £2133.55.
The show and sale saw some super lambs forward, the new format of judging on the Sunday evening was a huge success with plenty people in attendance and the judge Luke Swales of Knavesmire butchers did a fantastic job.
85 lambs forward today sold to tops of £210/ head or 404ppkg for a tremendous pen of 3 rouge x beltex, the lambs were 1st in the heavy class and took the overall championship selling to Knavesmire butchers. Andrew Dobson wasn’t far behind with a close 2nd & reserve champion place with his pen of 3 beltex x selling to £175/ head or 380ppkg to Harry Bromwich family butchers. 3rd the heavy section was awarded to W Jibson & son for a pen of nice texel x lambs selling to £144/ head. The light class was won by Erica Avis once again with a pen of rouge x beltex selling to £391ppkg to CK Retail, 2nd was Andrew Dobson with a pen of beltex and 3rd was Sophie Gittus with her texel x who also won the young producer’s crook!
A full list of prize winners are set out below.
Trophy and Prize Winners
The Hopwood Memorial Cup for Supreme Champion, The David Steeton Trophy for the Champion Heifer and The Ron Holgate Trophy for the Best Exhibitor Bred – Limousin heifer from J R Johnson & Son, Terrington, 560kg at 600p/kg totalling £3357.20 to Harry Bromwich Family Butchers.
The YAC Silver Salver for Reserve Supreme Champion and The J Holgate Illingworth Trophy for the Champion Steer – Limousin Steer from Wagstaff Bros, Sutton on the Forest. 620kg at 410p/kg totalling £2538.90 to A Laverack & Son.
The R F H Stephenson Champion Young Bull Trophy – Limousin Bull from T H Kilby & Son, Thorp Arch. 620p/kg at 400p/kg totalling £2476.90 to Knavesmire Butchers.
The F E Brown Cup for the Best Black & White Bull – British Friesian Bull from A Sykes, Whixsley. 592kg at 308p/kg totalling £1820.40 to Bowland Foods.
The YAC Trophy for the Champion pen of Lambs – K & A & E E Avis
The Theakston Trophy for the Reserve Champion pen of Lambs – R A Dobson.
Cattle Class Winners
Class 1 – Best Butchers Steer any breed up to 600kg – 1st Wagstaff Bros – 2nd J R Johnson & Son.
Class 2 – Best Butchers Steer any breed over 600kg – 1st Wagstaff Bros – 2nd J R Johnson & Son – 3rd W Robshaw & Son.
Class 3 - Best Butchers Heifer any breed up to 600kg – 1st J R Johnson & Son – 2nd Wagstaff Bros – 3rd G J Taylor.
Class 4 – Best Butchers Heifer any breed over 600kg – 1st J R Johnson & Son – 2nd Wagstaff Bros – 3rd G J Taylor.
Class 5 - Best Native Breed Heifer or Steer– 1st R E Schofield.
Class 10 – Best Butchers Young Bull any breed up to 625kg – 1st T H Kilby & Son – 2nd England Bros – 3rd T H Kilby & Son.
Class 11 - Best Butchers Young Bull any breed over 625kg – 1st S Beachell & Son – 2nd S Beachell & Son – 3rd J Bailey & Son.
Class 12 – Best Black & White Bull up to 685kg – 1st A Sykes – 2nd M & D Nicholson – 3rd A Sykes.
Class 12A - Best Native Bull – 1st J Bailey & Son – 2nd N P Turnbull.
Sheep Class Winners
Class 6 – Best Young Producer– 1st Sophie Gittus – 2nd Sophie Gittus.
Class 7 – Best Butchers pen of 3 Lambs up to 45kg – 1st K & A & E E Avis – 2nd R A Dobson – 3rd Sophie Gittus.
Class 8 – Best Butchers pen of 3 Lambs over 45kg – 1st K & A & E E Avis – 2nd R A Dobson – 3rd W Jibson & Son.
CATTLE
79 Continental Young Bulls sold to 400p/kg from T H Kilby & Son and to £2983.50 from Garrowby Estate Farms; to average 311.31p/kg.
8 Native Breed Young Bulls sold to 301p/kg from N P Turnbull and to £2133.55 also from N P Turnbull; to average 265.50p/kg.
23 Black and White Young Bulls sold to 308p/kg from A Sykes and to £1820.40 also from A Sykes; to average 245.59p/kg.
23 Continental X Steers sold to 410p/kg from Wagstaff Bros and £2871.65 from J R Johnson & Son: to average 347.50p/kg.
4 non-continental steers sold to 316p/kg from Paddock Farm and £2069.68 also from Paddock Farm: to average 295.75p/kg.
35 Continental X Heifers sold to 600p/kg from J R Johnson & Son and to £3357.20 also from J R Johnson & Son: to average 339.50p/kg.
3 Non - continental Heifers sold to 316p/kg from R E Schofield and to £1924.55 also from R E Schofield; to average 293.83p/kg.
14 OTM sold to 224p/kg from T H Hobson LTD and to £1501.83 from W B & A Kilby & Son; to average 159.86p/kg.
Young Bulls
Continental
400p/kg, 372p/kg, 338p/kg T H Kilby & Son; 382p/kg, 325p/kg J Bailey & Son; 380p/kg, 370p/kg, 340p/kg S Beachell & Son; 380p/kg, 336p/kg, 320p/kg England Bros; 374p/kg, 340p/kg Wilson & Kellett; 344p/kg, 321p/kg A Spence & Co; 340p/kg, 339p/kg, 330p/kg, 326p/kg, 325p/kg, 324p/kg, 305p/kg P & I Beal; 339p/kg, 332p/kg Garowby Estate Farms; 330p/kg, 327p/kg R E Schofield; 329p/kg A E Guymer & Sons; 328p/kg H W Cowling & Son; 327p/kg S Bristow; 321p/kg, 313p/kg Paddock Farm; 319p/kg, 309p/kg J Greenheld & Son; 318p/kg D A Shirt & Sons; 316p/kg E D J & P Nesom; 316p/kg, 310p/kg G Baxter & Sons; 310p/kg E C Wilkin; 308p/kg, 308p/kg F & D Roberts.
Native Breeds
301p/kg N P Turnbull; 280p/kg, 276p/kg Skelton Hall Farm; 280p/kg Robin Warkup LTD; 276p/kg G J Taylor; 250p/kg J Brewster; 237p/kg J Marshall; 228p/kg D A Shirt & Sons.
Black & Whites
308p/kg, 271p/kg, 258p/kg A Sykes; 281p/kg, 272p/kg, 263p/kg M & D Nicholson; 274p/kg, 270p/kg, 263p/kg, 254p/kg, 253p/kg, 247p/kg, 233p/kg G J Taylor; 258p/kg, 234p/kg R A Suddaby; 258p/kg, 233p/kg, 216p/kg, 190p/kg D A Jones; 241p/kg R E Schofield; 209p/kg, 194pkg N P Turnbull, 180p/kg J Brewster.
Steers
Continental
410p/kg, 385p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 390p/kg, 368p/kg, 364p/kg, 356p/kg J R Johnson & Son; 388p/kg W Robshaw & Son; 380p/kg, 346p/kg H W Cowling & Son; 370p/kg, 366p/kg, 358p/kg M & C L R Dale; 358p/kg H S & M Everatt; 339p/kg, 327p/kg, 325p/kg James W Wake; 329p/kg, 321p/kg, 294p/kg J F J M & T Stephenson; 324p/kg, 308p/kg Paddock Farm; 311p/kg, 287p/kg D R & S E Rivis.
Non-Continentals
316p/kg, 307p/kg, 281p/kg, 281p/kg Paddock Farm.
Heifers
Continental
600p/kg, 440p/kg J R Johnson & Son; 430p/kg, 410p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 414p/kg H W Cowling & Son; 395p/kg, 392p/kg, 386p/kg G J Taylor; 368p/kg, 367p/kg S Bristow; 364p/kg, 348p/kg H Crossley & Sons; 357p/kg M & C L R Dale; 354p/kg, 346p/kg R E Schofield; 339p/kg, 337p/kg E D J & P Nesom; 321p/kg Skelton Hall Farm; 319p/kg, 288p/kg D R & S E Rivis; 318p/kg, 310p/kg, 300p/kg M Davison; 304p/kg, 292p/kg J W & J Robinson; 290p/kg Ainsty Farms Direct; 290p/kg T H Hobson LTD; 290p/kg, 270p/kg T H Kilby & Son; 290p/kg, 246p/kg W B & A Kilby & Son; 285p/kg, 280p/kg, 279p/kg C & K Holmes; 281p/kg M Davison.
Non – Continental
316p/kg R E Schofield; 287p/kg Skelton Hall Farm; 280p/kg Paddock Farm.
OTMs
224p/kg, 191p/kg, 95p/kg T H Hobson LTD; 210p/kg, 191p/kg J H Illingworth & Son; 204p/kg W B & A Kilby & Son; 187p/kg, 186p/kg Millington Limousins LTD; 187p/kg, 100p/kg, 70p/kg D R & S E Rivis; 170p/kg, 130p/kg R W Rooke & Sons; 100p/kg W Hodgson & Partners LTD.
Commercial lambs once again good to sell, with most pens either side of the 300ppkg barrier, the SQQ sat at 312.42ppkg and the overall average just sat a touch below 3.00 at 299. Just a handful of Cheviot ewes from J Pearson sold to £120/ head!
Lambs required every week, store lambs and feeding ewes 1pm this Thursday! Contact James Kilner for all enquiries
SHEEP
85 Lambs sold to 404p/kg from K & A & E E Avis and to £210 also from K & A & E E Avis; to average 298.57p/kg.
Light Lambs (39.1kg–45.5kg) – 308.96p/kg
Medium Lambs (45.6kg-52kg) – 297.60p/kg
3 cull sheep sold to £120 from J L Pearson.
Lambs Per Head
£210, £168 K & A & E E Avis; £175, £125 R A Dobson; £158, £146, £144, £140, £138 P D & S E Johnson; £150, £148, £145, £134, £132 Riseborough Farming; £145, £125, £124 D I Gough & A J Whitehead; £144, £140, £138, £135 M Kendra & Sons; £144 W Jibson & Son; £140, £138 B Pearson; £140 J L Pearson; £132 A J & E J Philip; £122, £115 Banklink LTD.
Cull sheep Per head
£120 J L Pearson.
PIGS
102 Clean pigs to 219p/kg from R W & G M Ellis and to £272.85 J T Horsley.
Gilts sold to 219p/kg from J T Horsley; to average 204.37p/kg.
Baconers sold to 219p/kg; to average 198.13p/kg.
TO ENTER YOUR STOCK AT YORK AUCTION CENTRE LIVESTOCK MARKET CALL:
CATTLE
Edward Stephenson (Auctioneer) - 07801 685663
James Kilner (Fieldsman) – 07984 400902
PIGS
Richard Tasker (Auctioneer) - 07801 685662
Rod Cordingley (Auctioneer) – 07801 685660
SHEEP
Stephen Burley (Auctioneer) - 07736 081785
James Kilner (Fieldsman) – 07984 400902
Murton Lane
Murton
York
YO19 5GF