Fri, 27th Dec 2024
YORK AUCTION CENTRE
STORE MARKET
THURSDAY 12th DECEMBER 2024
York Auction Centre had 96 head of stock through the market including, 81 store cattle and 15 calves.
TOP PRICES
Calves sold to £660 for a Limousin X Heifer Calf from D V Lee.
Bulls sold to £1055 for an Aberdeen Angus from J & M Dean & Son.
Heifers sold to £1630 for a Saler from F Frankish & Son.
Steers sold £1440 for a Hereford from G F & C H Johnson.
Another busy days trading at YAC with 96 head through the market!
A small but nice show of calves and stirks met a very fast trade once again with plenty local farmer buyers looking to stock up! A consignment of stirks from D V Lee sold to £660 twice for his Limousin x heifers and to £655 for an AAX bull, every stirk in the consignment well over the £600 barrier! And a run of sweet little rearers from G & J Dean looked well sold to highs of £355 for a nice coloured fleckvieh x bull calf with others regularly in the 220-300 bracket! More calves entered next week from A Burgess and H L & T E Smith!
In the big ring store cattle flew away to £1630 for a super 525kg Saler heifer from F Frankish & son, and steers topped at £1440/ head for a super pen full of Herefords from local vendors G F & C H Johnson. A nice packet of BRBx heifers from regular vendors J R Sturdy sold to £1260/ head and Askham Bryan college weren’t far behind selling a pen of similar BRBx heifers to £1235/ head and a pen of AAX steers at £1245/ head, part of a superb run of cattle from them.
Smaller cattle looked as well sold as ever with a nice run of AAX bulls from J & M Dean & son selling to £1055/ head , and W J Fox & son sold AAX heifers to £795/ head.
More store cattle, calves and sheep already entered for next week alongside the dressed poultry sale!
Cattle required every week! Contact Edward Stephenson or James Kilner to discuss your requirements!
PRINCIPAL PRICES
Heifers
AA - £1090, £985 Askham Bryan College; £795, £790, £650 W J Fox & Sons.
BRB - £1260, £1215 J O & R W Sturdy; £1235, £715 Askham Bryan College.
BSH - £990 Askham Bryan College.
FKV - £890 G W Houlston & Sons.
HE - £1260 J E Shepherd; £890 G W Houlston & Sons.
NR – £1185 J E Shepherd.
SAL - £1630, £1405 F Frankish & Son
Steers
AA - £1280, £990 C & S Crossley; £1245, £1040, £835 Askham Bryan College.
BRB - £825 Askham Bryan College.
BSH - £1155, £995 Askham Bryan College.
HE - £1440 G F & C H Johnson; £1060, £870 Peter Cass.
HF - £1245, £830, £730 Askham Bryan College.
SAL - £1425, £1340 F Frankish & Son; £1300 S P Foreman.
Bulls
AA - £1055, £870, £860 J & M Dean & Son.
BSH - £770 G W Houlston & Sons; £750, £445 J H Bradley.
LIM X - £1045 Melrose Farm; £1000, £880 T E Coates; £750 J H Bradley.
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