Primestock Report

Thu, 31st Oct 2024

FATSTOCK MARKET – MONDAY 15th APRIL - RED MARKET

 

York Auction Centre had 445 head of stock forward including 177 Cattle, 146 Sheep and 122 Pigs at their weekly sale of Prime stock.

CATTLE

61 Continental Young Bulls sold to 313p/kg from R H Clarkson & Sons and to £2470.39 from J R Johnson & Son; to average 267.96p/kg.

14 Native Breed Young Bulls sold to 270p/kg from D A Shirt & Sons and to £2053.59 also from D A Shirt & Son; to average 241.79p/kg.

17 Black and White Young Bulls sold to 247p/kg from D A Shirt & Sons and to £1725.50 also from D A Shirt & Sons; to average 225.56p/kg.

24 Continental X Steers sold to 332p/kg from Wagstaff Bros and £2280.72 also from Wagstaff Bros: to average 283.00p/kg.

9 Non continental Steers sold to 292p/kg from H W Cowling & Son and to £1947.60 from M Kendra & Sons: to average 280.50p/kg.

42 Continental X Heifers sold to 332p/kg from R Mccaie and to £2158.32 from J R Johnson & Son: to average 280.50p/kg.

6 Non continental Heifers sold to 283p/kg from G W & M Singleton & Sons and to £1579.27 from M Kendra & Sons: to average 256.17p/kg.

1 OTM sold to 201p/kg from J H Illingworth & Son and to £1359.39 also from J H Illingworth & Son; to average 200.50p/kg.

Young Bulls

Continental

313p/kg, 309p/kg R H Clarkson & Sons; 307p/kg J R Johnson & Son; 305p/kg, 269p/kg F & R M Pickering; 304p/kg, 290p/kg R E Schofield; 290p/kg J B Potter & Sons; 289p/kg, 276p/kg, 268p/kg H W Cowling & Son; 287p/kg A E Guymer & Sons; 279p/kg, 277p/kg, 273p/kg, 267p/kg, 262p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 277p/kg M Davison; 275p/kg J B Potter & Sons; 274p/kg, 269p/kg D R & S E Rivis; 274p/kg F & D Roberts; 272p/kg, 262p/kg D Hardcastle & Sons; 271p/kg J Brewster; 271p/kg J G Hunter & Son; 270p/kg, 266p/kg, 263p/kg G Baxter & Sons; 269p/kg M & D Nicholson; 268p/kg, 267p/kg F & D Roberts; 268p/kg J H Illingworth & Son; 267p/kg J A Gibson & Sons; 267p/kg A E Guymer & Sons; 266p/kg E D J & P Nesom; 265p/kg, 264p/kg, 263p/kg S J E & M Marshall; 264p/kg G Kay.

Native Breeds

270p/kg, 257p/kg, 235p/kg, 213p/kg D A Shirt & Sons; 261p/kg, 244p/kg, 237p/kg F E Brown & Son; 257p/kg, 243p/kg Paddock Farm; 245p/kg Rob Brownbridge & C Kirkby; 241p/kg F & R M Pickering; 230p/kg M & D Nicholson; 230p/kg, 229p/kg D A Jones.

Black & Whites

247p/kg D A Shirt & Sons; 241p/kg, 230p/kg F E Brown & Son; 240p/kg, 222p/kg Rob Brownbridge & C Kirkby; 235p/kg M Davison; 234p/kg J G Hunter & Son; 231p/kg, 231p/kg D A Jones; 228p/kg J Brewster; 223p/kg, 206p/kg J R Gowthorpe LTD; 222p/kg, 212p/kg G J Taylor; 221p/kg Paddock Farm; 213p/kg M & D Nicholson; 207p/kg J Brewster.

Steers

Continental

332p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 329p/kg, 329p/kg W Robshaw & Son; 322p/kg, 309p/kg, 300p/kg R Barnitt & Sons; 318p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 318p/kg W Robshaw & Son; 309p/kg R Mccaie; 308p/kg H Crossley & Sons; 304p/kg, 283p/kg, 264p/kg, 255p/kg, 250p/kg, 250p/kg R H Dove; 270p/kg, 261p/kg D R & S E Rivis; 269p/kg, 257p/kg M H & C Norman; 255p/kg J G Hunter & Son; 246p/kg, 231p/kg G J Taylor; 235p/kg C Foster & Sons.

Non continental

292p/kg, 279p/kg, 255p/kg H W Cowling & Son; 271p/kg M Kendra & Sons; 259p/kg, 250p/kg, 243p/kg J H Patchett & Sons LTD; 214p/kg, 212p/kg D A Jones.

Heifers

Continental

332p/kg, 261p/kg, 252p/kg R Mccaie; 324p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 324p/kg E D J & P Nesom; 311p/kg, 307p/kg, 275p/kg R & G Newby; 309p/kg, 290p/kg J W & J Robinson; 307p/kg, 307p/kg, 304p/kg, 296p/kg, 290p/kg L Dale & Son; 300p/kg H Crossley & Sons; 292p/kg, 279p/kg J Cawkwell; 279p/kg, 276p/kg, 270p/kg, 269p/kg, 265p/kg, 255p/kg Maxwell Bros; 278p/kg, 265p/kg J R Johnson & Son; 278p/kg E D J & P Nesom; 277p/kg G J Taylor; 277p/kg, 277p/kg, 248p/kg A Sykes; 276p/kg Paddock Farm; 271p/kg, 259p/kg G W & M Singleton & Sons; 268p/kg, 266p/kg C Foster & Sons; 259p/kg M HY & C Norman; 259p/kg D R & S E Rivis.

Non continentals

283p/kg, 255p/kg, 251p/kg, 241p/kg, 240p/kg G W & M Singleton & Sons; 270p/kg M Kendra.

OTMs

201p/kg J H Illingworth & Son.

SHEEP

A lot quieter day today with a lot of vendors making use of the break in weather trying to get drilled up. Certainly, something for every pocket both with breeds and flesh cover which reflected in the averages, but all types got away well. Hoggs topped out at 507/kg for Andrew Dobsons Beltex and Neil Stainthorpe achieved the top gross price at £226 for a 56kg texel. 41% of pens sold from 404/kg to 507/kg, with plenty others around the 380/kg mark to average 388/kg. In the Cull section, ewes sold to £200 for a pen of texels from G Sanderson, mules sold to £120, and a good Suffolk cross sold to £130 from R G & M Chapman.  

79 Hoggs sold to 507p/kg from R A Dobson and to £226 from Neil Stainthorpe; to average 373.74p/kg.

Light Hoggs (39.1kg–45.5kg) – 394.78p/kg

Medium Hoggs (45.6kg-52kg) – 366.16p/kg

67 cull sheep sold to £200 from Green Farm.

Hoggs Per Kg

507p/kg, 490p/kg, 458p/kg R A Dobson; 428p/kg, 404p/kg, 400p/kg, 351p/kg Neil Stainthorpe; 410p/kg, 380p/kg, 368p/kg, 360p/kg, 356p/kg H & B Beevers & Sons; 396p/kg, 380p/kg Ben Daniells; 385p/kg, 377p/kg, 315p/kg, 315p/kg W H Lockwood & Co; 341p/kg Green Farm.

Hoggs Per Head

£226, £214, £176, £130 Neil Stainthorpe; £220, £218, £214, £206 R A Dobson; £198 Green Farm; £196, £164, £164, £154 W H Lockwood; £190, £168, £162, £155, £146 H & B Beevers & Sons; £190, £190, £170 Ben Daniells.

Cull sheep Per Head

£200, £170, £142, £140 Green Farm; £155, £140, £115 K Q Farm; £130, £112 R G & M Chapman & Son; £120, £120, £94, £92, £92, £70 High Farm; £118 A & K Lamont; £80 Neil Stainthorpe.

PIGS

122 pigs sold including 106 clean pigs to 218p/kg from J T Horsley and to £250.56 from R W & G Ellis.

Gilts sold to 218p/kg from J T Horsley; to average 181.41p/kg.

Baconers sold to 218p/kg; to average 177.82p/kg.

16 cull pigs sold to 99p/kg 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