Storestock
Thu, 31st Oct 2024
YORK AUCTION CENTRE
STORE MARKET
THURSDAY 31st AUGUST 2023
TOP PRICES
Calves sold to £220 for an Aberdeen Angus from R E Cornforth.
Heifers sold to £1455 for a Limousin X from S & K Asquith
Steers sold to £940 for a Limousin X from H & B Beevers & Sons
Bulls sold to £1150 for a British Blue from C T Bramley & Son
254 store and breeding sheep
Shearlings sold to £172 for texel x mules from C S Mills
Ewes sold to £115 from M Cavell
Store Lambs sold to £125 for texel x from R B Contracting
PRINCIPAL PRICES
Heifers
AA- £940 C & S Crossley
BRB- £1450, £1295 S & K Asquith
LIMX - £1455, £1240 S & K Asquith; £750 H & B Beevers & Sons; £690 R E Cornforth
Steers
AA - £570 G Brown
BRB - £570 G Brown
FKV - £450 G Brown
LIMX - £940, £860 H & B Beevers & Sons
WS - £510, £390 R E Cornforth
Bulls-
BF- £495 Melrose Farms
BLNDX - £1150 C T Bramley & Son
BRB- £1150, £920 C T Bramley & Son;
HF- £495 Melrose Farms
HO- £495 Melrose Farms
SHEEP
The first store and breeding sale of the year kicked off to what can only be described as an absolutely flying trade, with buyers travelling from as far as Lincolnshire and Derbyshire doing battle with a packed ringside of local buyers with all classes of lambs and ewes keenly bid for.
55 Breeding sheep sold to £172 for a pen of texel x mules from C S Mills, with one buyer from the west riding buying all 38 in the consignment! Aged ewes sold to £115 for some heavy Suffolk x from M Cavell, Feeding ewes required for the next sale!
200 store lambs came next with some very nice lambs forward and good support from last years vendors. Heights of the day saw heavy texel x lambs make £125 from R B Contracting with other notable consignments averaging over £100/ head.
Short keep lambs averaged £109 per head
Mid term lambs averaged £89 per head
Long term lambs averaged £55 per head
Thankyou to all who supported the sale today, the next sale will be on Thursday the 14th September.
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
