Fat Stock Report

Fri, 25th Apr 2025

FATSTOCK MARKET – MONDAY 14^th April - RED MARKET

 

York Auction Centre had 656 head of stock forward including 270 Cattle, 237 Sheep and 149 Pigs at their weekly sale of Prime stock.

CATTLE

96 Continental Young Bulls sold to 451p/kg from P & I Beal and to £3760.35 from Robin Warkup LTD; to average 402.13p/kg.

17 Native Breed Young Bulls sold to 400p/kg R E Schofield and to £2486.40 from D A Shirt & Sons; to average 378.97p/kg.

25 Black and White Young Bulls sold to 393p/kg from A P & R A Dunn and H W Cowling & Son and to £2905.10 from Robin Warkup LTD; to average 355p/kg.

35 Continental X Steers sold to 462p/kg from J R Hildreth and £3406.80 from M D Medd: to average 403.47p/kg.

9 Native breed Steers sold to 420p/kg from C Humphrey and to £2444.07 from A R Henley & Son: to average 373.83p/kg.

3 Non – Continental Steers sold to 368p/kg from Paddock Farm and to £2109.45 also from Paddock Farm; to average 338.17p/kg

59 Continental X Heifers sold to 479p/kg from G J Taylor and to £3014.67 from L Dale & Sons: to average 410.45p/kg.

12 Native breed Heifers sold to 411p/kg from C Humphrey and to £2591.82 from J W & J H Galtrey & Sons: to average 361.67p/kg.

14 OTM sold to 342p/kg from W B & A Kilby & Son and to £2712.97 from J E & H J Gilbertson; to average 294.82p/kg.

A super number of cattle forward today with 138 Young bulls, 118 clean, and and 15 OTMs penned.

Bulls sold to 451ppkg for a 782kg brbx totalling £3522.91 selling to Woolley bros of Sheffield. And an enormous sim x bull from Robin Warkup Ltd topped the continental x bulls over all at £3760.35 or 398ppkg at 946kgs! Native bulls sold to 400ppkg for a nicely fed AAX from R E Schofield to average 378.97p/kg and black and whites continue to look the best sold cattle, with local mart supporters A P & R A Dunn topping the trade at 393ppkg for a very well finished British Friesian, and Robin Warkup presented the top grossing black and white bull totalling a super £2905.

118 clean cattle sold to 479ppkg for a well finished Lim x heifer from G J Taylor selling to Rob Featherstone butchers of Howden, and the top grossing steer was presented by M D Medd of Sawdon totalling £3406 for a tremendous Lim x brb selling to Worsley wholesale butchers. Otms topped out at 341ppkg for a well-fed cow from w b & a Kilby, and j h & j Gilbertson presented the top grossing cow totalling £2712. Although clean and bulls looked down a shade on the week, all cattle sold away well, and all vendors returned home happy!
 

Young Bulls
Continental

451p/kg, 435p/kg, 432p/kg, 427p/kg, 426p/kg, 415p/kg P & I Beal; 450p/kg, 436p/kg Quarryside Farms LTD; 439p/kg P R Walker & Son; 439p/kg, 433p/kg, 417p/kg, 408p/kg, 408p/kg Paddock Farm; 438p/kg, 421p/kg, 415p/kg D G Johnson & Son; 433p/kg, 429p/kg, 410p/kg A Spence & Co; 432p/kg J W & J Robinson; 420p/kg, 410p/kg, 409p/kg, 406p/kg D A Shirt & Sons; 419p/kg, 414p/kg J B Potter & Sons; 412p/kg R Sellers; 410p/kg, 407p/kg D R & S E Rivis; 410p/kg, 407p/kg J H Illingworth & Son; 410p/kg R E Schofield; 410p/kg G Baxter & Sons; 410p/kg H W Cowling & Son; 409p/kg, 408p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 408p/kg D Hardcastle & Sons; 407p/kg F & D Roberts; 407p/kg J Bailey & Son.

Native Breeds

400p/kg R E Schofield; 393p/kg, 379p/kg Banklink LTD; 391p/kg, 388p/kg G Baxter & Sons; 389p/kg, 389p/kg D A Shirt & Sons; 388p/kg J Bailey & Son; 387p/kg M & D Nicholson; 384p/kg Paddock Farm; 380p/kg, 373p/kg, 349p/kg, 334p/kg F E Brown & Son; 377p/kg, 374p/kg D A Jones; 376p/kg A P & R A Dunn.

Black & Whites

393p/kg, 337p/kg A P & R A Dunn; 393p/kg H W Cowling & Son; 392p/kg, 349p/kg F E Brown & Son; 390p/kg A Shipley & Sons; 369p/kg, 369p/kg, 358p/kg Rob Brownbridge & C Kirkby; 362p/kg, 348p/kg Robin Warkup LTD; 360p/kg, 330p/kg G J Taylor; 359p/kg, 348p/kg Paddock Farm; 357p/kg J Brewster; 355p/kg, 355p/kg, 348p/kg, 342p/kg, 330p/kg, 308p/kg D A Jones; 355p/kg, 348p/kg, 343p/kg SP & S Boyes.

Steers

Continental

462p/kg, 441p/kg J R Hildreth; 454p/kg, 365p/kg Paddock Farm; 450p/kg, 446p/kg, 439p/kg W Robshaw & Son; 449p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 429p/kg, 406p/kg J E & H J Gilbertson; 424p/kg, 398p/kg G J Taylor; 422p/kg, 420p/kg, 418p/kg C Foster & Sons; 18p/kg, 416p/kg, 408p/kg M D Medd; 414p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 409p/kg, 394p/kg, 379p/kg, 378p/kg, 376p/kg, 374p/kg, 367p/kg, 361p/kg WE & AA Massey; 407p/kg JF JM & T Stephenson; 383p/kg A R Henley & Son; 382p/kg Richard Tyson; 379p/kg, 366p/kg N J Sellers; 374p/kg R T Hudson & Son; 366p/kg, 365p/kg W J Massey.

Native Breeds

420p/kg, 376p/kg C Humphrey; 386p/kg A R Henley & Son; 374p/kg, 372p/kg, 365p/kg, 353p/kg G W & M Singleton & Sons; 370p/kg, 353p/kg Paddock Farm.

Non – Continentals

368p/kg, 341p/kg Paddock Farm; 307p/kg H W Cowling & Son.

Heifers

Continental

479p/kg, 421p/kg G J Taylor; 476p/kg, 409p/kg Quarryside Farms LTD; 476p/kg, 471p/kg, 465p/kg, 463p/kg, 459p/kg, 455p/kg, 450p/kg, 438p/kg, 419p/kg, 394p/kg L Dale & Son; 475p/kg, 468p/kg A V Etherington & Sons; 468p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 466p/kg T H Kilby & Son; 446p/kg, 404p/kg H Crossley & Sons; 428p/kg, 420p/kg, 396p/kg R Mccaie; 421p/kg, 417p/kg, 417p/kg JF JM & T Stephenson; 420p/kg J E & H J Gilbertson; 418p/kg, 411p/kg M Davison; 417p/kg, 405p/kg, 391p/kg James W Wake; 410p/kg R T Hudson & Son; 408p/kg J W  J Robinson; 407p/kg J A Gibson & Sons; 400p/kg, 395p/kg, 394p/kg N J Sellers; 395p/kg, 394p/kg R E Schofield.

Native Breeds

411p/kg, 340p/kg C Humphrey; 379p/kg, 376p/kg, 375p/kg G W & M Singleton & Sons; 376p/kg, 358p/kg, 355p/kg F E Brown & Son; 347p/kg, 335p/kg J W & J H Galtrey & Sons; 347p/kg, 347p/kg W D Jackson.

OTMs

342p/kg W B & A Kilby & Son; 337p/kg, 329p/kg T H Kilby & Son; 327p/kg, 296p/kg J & J Rycroft; 309p/kg C W White & Son; 304p/kg, 299p/kg, 290p/kg C T Bramley & Son; 299p/kg A S & L Leadbeater; 294p/kg, 249p/kg C Humphrey; 255p/kg J E & H J Gilbertson.

SHEEP

162 hoggs very a very similar trade on the week although back a pence or two, R A Dobson sold their super beltex hoggs to 415ppkg and £182/ head selling to Robertshaw’s farm shop, and heavy hoggs from M L Parvin sold to £170 to C K Retail. The SQQ sat at 320.39, and overall hoggs averaged 313. 6 new season lambs from W G Coleman sold to £162/ head to Rob Featherstone butchers to tops of 351ppkg and to average 344. In the cull Section J Smith topped the trade at £199 for a pen of smart texel x and R A Dobson wasn’t far behind with a Tex x at £180, all culls to average £166.
 

162 Hoggs sold to 415p/kg from R A Dobson and to £182 also from R A Dobson; to average 313.11p/kg.

Light Hoggs (39.1kg–45.5kg) – 322.37p/kg

Medium Hoggs (45.6kg-52kg) – 313.01p/kg

6 Spring lambs sold to 351p/kg from   W G Coleman & Partners and to £162 also from W G Coleman & Partners; to average 344.09p/kg.

69cull sheep sold to £199 from J Smith.

Hoggs Per Kg

415p/kg, 414p/kg, 405p/kg, 404p/kg R A Dobson; 342p/kg, 329p/kg, 316p/kg, 305p/kg H & B Beevers & Sons; 337p/kg, 303p/kg, 276p/kg K G Clarke; 331p/kg, 319p/kg, 314p/kg, 290p/kg, 290p/kg, 283p/kg M L Parvin; 330p/kg, 329p/kg, 326p/kg, 326p/kg, 319p/kg, 306p/kg, 293p/kg Millington Pastures; 326p/kg, 325p/kg, 319p/kg, 315p/kg, 274p/kg W H Lockwood & Co; 315p/kg, 295p/kg, 290p/kg Kent Farming; 298p/kg, 284p/kg, 244p/kg Neil Stainthorpe; 276p/kg, 273p/kg M Kendra & Sons.

Hoggs Per Head

£182, £178, £174, £166 R A Dobson; £170, £154, £153, £135, £135, £134 M L Parvin; £160, £150 M Kendra & Sons; £155, £115, £105 K G Clarke; £155, £150, £150, £140, £140, £135, £135 Millington Pastures; £150, £150, £145, £130, £118 W H Lockwood & Co; £145, £140, £140 Kent Farming; £143, £105, £105 Neil Stainthorpe; £138, £130, £125, £120 H & B Beevers & Sons;

Spring Lambs Per Head

£162, £158 W G Coleman & Partners.

Cull sheep Per Head

£199, £197, £197, £172 J Smith; £194, £139 P Harrison; £180 R A Dobson; £170, £170 M Kendra & Sons; £162, £140 W G Coleman & Partners; £140, £115 W H Lockwood & Co.

PIGS

149 pigs sold including 141 clean pigs to 222p/kg from J T Horsley and to £245.21 also from J T Horsley: to average 184.96p/kg.

Gilts sold to 222p/kg from J T Horsley; to average 190.57p/kg.

Baconers sold to 222p/kg from J T Horsley; to average 184.96p/kg.

8 Cull pigs sold to £189.72 from J T Horsley.

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