Storestock Report

Sun, 22nd Dec 2024

YORK AUCTION CENTRE

STORE MARKET

 THURSDAY 4^th January 2024

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York Auction Centre had 129 head of stock through the market including 45 store cattle, 9 calves and 75 sheep.

TOP PRICES

Calves sold to £540 for a British Blue Bull from R & E B Drake.

Heifers sold to £1350 for a Aberdeen Angus from C R Simpson.

Steers sold to £1350 for a Aberdeen Angus from C & S Crossley.

Bulls sold to £980 for a Limousin X from Danny Ferguson.

Calves

The first sale of the year can only be described as starting on a high, with trade of the day topping at £440 for a superb 4-week-old Limousin x heifer from A Burgess, with another younger one from the same home selling to £340. Next up a trio of reared black and white bulls from Risborough farming sold well away to £335 a head and older stirks topped at £540 for a tidy blue bull from R & E B Drake.

Store lambs

75 store lambs penned today with something for every budget from vendors old and new! Well fleshed and shaped lambs looked as good a trade as ever but just few smaller, longer term sorts a bit harder to place. A super run of beltex x lambs from H & B Beevers flew away to £118/ head, with other none in their consignment under £103/ head. Longer term wintering lambs sold to £74/ head from common lane farm for texel/ mules and Lleyns from D Ferguson to £71. Small types sold to £42 for Lleyn and £26 for swaledale weathers.

More lambs already entered for a fortnight!

PRINCIPAL PRICES

Heifers

AA- £1350 C R Simpson; £1145 A E Dunn & Son.

BF - £400 D Bulmer.

BRB - £715 D Bulmer.

HE - £750 Melrose Farm.

LIM X - £770 R & T Dales.

WS – £1060 A E Dunn & Son.

Steers

AA - £1350 C & S Crossley; £1000, £895, £790, £780 J R Richardson.

BF - £630 D Bulmer.

BRB - £700 D Bulmer.

HF - £540 Melrose Farm.

HO - £540 Melrose Farm.

LIM X - £1270 A E Dunn & Son.

WAGYU X - £460 A & A Wake.

Bulls

AA- £885 J R Richardson.

BRB - £815 J R Richardson.

HF - £565 A & A Wake.

LIM X - £980, £770 Danny Ferguson; £795 R & T Dales; £500 A & A Wake.

SIM X - £900, £895, £685 M Kent.

WAGYU X - £440 A & A Wake.

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