Storestock Report

Sun, 29th Dec 2024

YORK AUCTION CENTRE

STORE MARKET

 THURSDAY 28^th NOVEMBER 2024

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York Auction Centre had 74 head of stock through the market including 2 breeding cattle, 57 store cattle and 15 calves.

TOP PRICES

Calves sold to £670 for a Hereford Heifer Calf from M I C Slater.

Breeding cattle sold to £1775 for a British Blonde X J P & M Birtwhistle.

Heifers sold to £1720 for an Aberdeen Angus from L A Clappison.

Steers sold to £1680 for a Limousin X from J B Hornby.

Bulls sold to £1375 for a Charolais X from A & G M Grant.

A nice show of cattle forward today with something for every pocket!

Fresh calves looked very well sold with a run of nice little rearing bulls from G J Dean topping at £285 for a nice BRBx bull, fleckviehs sold to £250 and Hereford bulls to £230 all selling to local mart supporter Alan Suddaby, natives topped at £280 for a nice AAX bull from D V Lee. A pair of Hereford heifer Stirks from M I C Slater flew away to £670/ head and AAX stirks from G J Dean sold to £620 to mart regular Frank Sellars. More calves entered for the next sales! 

**Fresh  Black and White bull calves wanted for the coming weeks! Contact James Kilner to enter**

In the big ring, store cattle remained as strong a trade as ever with buyers especially looking for size and flesh! New Vendors J P & M A Birtwhistle topped the day over all with a superb 3 year old bax heifer selling to £1775, and Jack Clappison of Keyingham marsh wasn’t far behind with a heavy AAX heifer at £1720!  Jim Hornby once again presented a super consignment of 4 strong lim x steers and heifers topping at £1680 for a lim steer with other selling to £1635. Slightly smaller cattle sold regularly around the £1400 mark with a nice lengthy steer from W B & A Kilby topping at £1410, and a pair of nice suckler bred Herefords from D H Sparrow sold to £1365/ head.

Smaller cattle still found the buyers with a super run of nicely presented cattle from Granville Ellis selling to £1170 for a lim steer and a lim heifer sold to £1140. Suckler bred Angus steers and heifers sold to £1135/ head from the same home! A run of dairy x blues from John Richardson sold to tops of £985 for a bull steers sold to £880/ head or 311ppkg and heifers from the same home sold to £765/ head and just a handful of bulls topped at £1375/ head from A G & M Grant for a pair of char x.

Cattle required every week! Contact Edward Stephenson or James Kilner to discuss your requirements!

PRINCIPAL PRICES

Heifers

AA - £1720, £1590 L A Clappison; £1390 F Sellars; £1135, £900 G Ellis; £775 R & E B Drake.

BF - £885 R & E B Drake.

BRB - £855 K W & R Wilson; £765, £755, £705 J R Richardson.

BSH - £1040 F Sellars.

DS - £720 R & E B Drake.

HE - £1145, £1055 A E Dunn & Son.

LIM X - £1635, £1575 J B Hornby; £1140 G Ellis.

MG - £790 R & E B Drake.

SIM X - £1545 J B Hornby.

Steers

AA - £1115, £915 G Ellis; £1075 W B & A Kilby.

BRB - £1345 F Sellars; £880, £575 J R Richardson.

HE - £1365 D H Sparrow & Son.

LIM X - £1680 J B Hornby; £1410, £1405, £1330, £1300 W B & A Kilby & Son; £1170 G Ellis.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Bulls

BRB - £985, £805 J R Richardson; £840 G Norminton.

CHAR X - £1375 A & G M Grant.

HE - £1190 D H Sparrow & Son; £1050 G Norminton.  

NR - £535 G Norminton.

TO ENTER YOUR STOCK AT YORK AUCTION CENTRE LIVESTOCK MARKET

CALL:
CATTLE
Edward Stephenson (Auctioneer) - 07801 685663

James Kilner (Auctioneer & Fieldsman) – 07984 400902
PIGS
Rod Cordingley (Auctioneer) – 07801 685660
SHEEP
Stephen Burley (Auctioneer) - 07736 081785

James Kilner (Auctioneer & Fieldsman) – 07984 400902