Prime Stock Report

62 Prime Bulls sold to 343ppk or £2634

19 Prime Steers sold to 319ppk or £2230

105 Prime Heifers sold to 347ppk or £2449

2615 Prime Hoggs sold to 309ppk or £162

512 Cast Ewes & Rams sold to £200

10 Prime Pigs sold to 125ppk or £112

Prime Bulls (62) – Not a particulary good show of quality however trade absolutely bouncing along, a fast trade for the R and O Grades mixed with a few genuine superstar’s at the business end helped the sale average up to an excellent 275ppk. Nothing bettered the homebred heroics of J B Luck & Son, Milestone House with a fabulous 768kg Limousin bull when he led both the pence per kilo and the gross values at a wonderous 343 pence and £2634. Hot on his heels followed a tremendous run from A G Watson & Sons, Nunstainton Grange which thrice sold in the 330’s. Over twenty sold beyond £2000, aside from our leader the two other vendors beyond £2500 were R Hall & Son, Kilton Hall and J E Jordon & Son, Longhirst. Friesian trade is still fantastic, this weeks winners in that department wre local sellers J R Knox & Son at 249ppk and Elwick based F S Sturrock & Sons a sublime £1964. See below some hot averages.

A G Watson & Sons, Rushyford sold 6 to average 328ppk and £2304

J E Jordon & Son, Morpeth sold 2 to average 323ppk and £2273

S & J Dent & Son, Darlington sold 3 to average 321ppk and £1958

L S Staley, Marwood sold 2 to average 304ppk and £2201

C Binks & Son, Walworth sold 4 to average 297ppk and £2088

J Layfield, Willington sold 3 to average 296ppk and £2075

Continental Bulls – Top prices ppk 343 JB Luck. 335 333 332 326×2 322 AG Watson & Son. 329 320 JE Jordon & Son. 327×2 310 S&J Dent & Son. 316 296 270 J Layfield. 314 294 LS Staley. 311 310 289 280 C Binks & Son. 300 C Parker. 296 R Hall & Son. 279 269 264 FS Sturrock & Sons. 279 JK&CE Farming. 279 278 JC&P Tallentire. 273 269 259 258 JM Greensit & Son Ltd. 273 268 265 262 JA&A Herbert. 260 254 W&M Knaggs & Son.

Lead Grossing Continental Bulls £2634 JB Luck & Son. £2560 R Hall & Son. £2540 £2006 JE Jordon & Son. £2471 £2166 J Layfield. £2435 £2370 £2334 £2279 £2244 £2164 AG Watson & Sons. £2333 £2069 LS Staley. £2184 FS Sturrock. £2139 C Parker. £2135 £2099 £2060 £2058 C Binks & Son. £2001 £1971 £1903 S&J Dent & Son. £1941 £1848 £1758 JM Greensit & Son Ltd. £1911 £1840 JK&CE Farming. £1866 £1795 JC&P Tallentire.

Friesian Bulls – Top prices ppk 249 247 230 JR Knox & Son. 248 R Hall & Son. 238 JK&CE Farming. 229 FS Sturrock & Sons. 221 217 D Walker. 220 208 203 East Newbiggin.

Lead Grossing Friesian Bulls £1964 FS Sturrock & Sons. £1630 £1601 £1400 JR Knox & Son. £1530 R Hall & Son. £1494 JK&CE Farming. £1109 |£1108 D Walker. £1100 £1059 East Newbiggin.

Native Breed Bulls – Top prices ppk 268 261 260X2 250 FS Sturrock & Sons. 255 R Hall & Son. 236 D Walker.

Lead Grossing Native Breed Bulls £2032 R Hall & Sons. £1884 £1882 £1712£1692 £1627 FS Sturrock & Sons. £1569 D Walker.

Clean Cattle (124) – Good lord, the dearest yet, heifers averaged a stratospheric 314 pence per kilo which is a new DFAM record average, a lesser show of steers this week averaged 282ppk. The numbers are astonishing with only 25 of the 105 heifers failing to reach 300 pence and a mind blowing 55 of the 124 clean cattle reaching 320ppk or more. A red letter day for Neil Brown of West Hartburn Farm as he flew to the top of the leader board with Limousin heifers selling at 346 and 347ppk; seven super sorts from five different vendors joined Neil in the 340’s with a remarkable 22 in the packed 330’s. Top steer per kilo belonged to P & N Tattersall, Ellerton, York at 319 pence whilst the biggest gross valued steer hailed from the king of Coxhoe W A Armstrong who reached £2230. Another record fell as the top 27 heifers all sold beyond £2000, an unbelievable run of ten from Barker Farming Partnership, Scorton blew the roof off when they all sold between £2224 and £2449. The following list of top averages is outstanding and we must both congratulate the sellers and also thank the excellent butchers and wholesalers who support us every week.

W J Smith & Partners, Richmond sold 4 Heifers to average 331ppk and £1819

P J & E S Rogerson, Appleby sold 4 Heifers to average 330ppk and £1884

J H & M & N W Brown, Darlington sold 4 Heifers to average 329ppk and £1726

P & N Tattersall, York sold 4 Heifers to average 328ppk and £1718

Barker Farming, Scorton sold 10 Heifers to average 327ppk and £2294

R Hirst, Neasham sold 10 Heifers to average 327ppk and £1836

B Walker, Dalton-on-Tees sold 3 Heifers to average 327ppk and £1812

W J & A S Bowes & Sons, Great Stainton sold 2 Heifers to average 326ppk and £2058

M Robinson & Sons, Staindrop sold 3 Heifers to average 326ppk and £1650

M F Hall, Ponteland sold 5 Heifers to average 322ppk and £1685

J E Suddes & Son, Cornsay Colliery sold 5 Heifers to average 321ppk and £2000

Steers – Top prices ppk 319 P&N Tattersall. 316 WA Armstrong. 310 W Swinbank & Sons. 306 243 K&MM Henderson. 299 294 289 P&JH Davison. 294 MF Hall. 289 DL&D Lovegreen. 285 A Swinbank & Son. 284 M Robinson & Sons. 282 277 273 SH Watson & Son. 268 266 LR Welsh & Co. 253 R Laws & Sons. 243 JR Spink.

Lead Grossing Steers £2230 WA Armstrong. £2090 £1991 £1892 P&JH Davison. £2050 £1934 LR Welsh & Co. £2013 £1966 £1921 SH Watson & Son. £1949 P&N Tattersall. £1944 £1829 K&MM Henderson. £1894 W Swinbank & Sons. £1837 JR Spink. £1741 A Swinbank & Son. £1705 DL&D Lovegreen. £1702 MF Hall. £1535 R Laws & Sons.

Heifers – Top prices ppk 347 346 333 JH&M&NW Brown. 345 344 335×2 334 328 R Hirst. 344 339 325 WJ Smith & Partners. 344 335 329×2 324 JV&JA Hodgson. 343 338 337×2 333 330 329 328 Barker Farming Partnership. 343 340 333 PJ&ES Rogerson. 338 W Swinbank & Sons. 338 324 320 B Walker. 338 326 PJ&MP Gilhespy. 337 333 330 P&N Tattersall. 334 WJ&AS Bowes & Sons. 330 325 JE Suddes & Son. 330 F&JS Gargett. 329 325 MF Hall. 329 326 324 M Robinson & Sons. 328 A&D Proctor. 328 LR Welsh & Co. 325 324 WA Armstrong.

Lead Grossing Heifers £2449 £2407 32385 £2356 £2348 £2322 £2303 £2286 £2274 £2224 £2115 £2055 Barker Farming Partnership. £2211 £2044£2039 £1906 JE Jordon & Son. £2128 £2079 £1971 £1920 £1902 JE Suddes & Son. £2080 £2035 WJ&AS Bowes & Sons. £2072 £2053 £2043 £2028 £2015 £2007 £1981 £1957 £1934 £1922 JV&JA Hodgson. £2031 WA Armstrong. £2000 £1950 R Hirst. £1979 £1914 PJ&ES Rogerson. £1971 P&JH Davison. £1938 MF Hall. £1928 LR Welsh & Co. £1926 W Swinbank & Sons. £1902 WJ Smith & Partners.

Prime Hoggs (2615) – Pleasing numbers with twice the amount as the same week last year, a mixed bag of quality with a shortage of E and U grade hoggs available. Premiums therefore paid on the best bred and also the 40-44kg hoggs, as always weighed straight this weeks sale averaged 234ppk. Top price per kilo at 309 pence were a quality quartet from Nottinghamshire’s P R Weaver weighing 51kg and selling for £158 to Yorkshire Halal. Two vendors bettered the £158 benchmark when four 56kg Beltex from H G Thompson sold for £160 and a pair of huge 80kg Cheviot Mules from South Yorkshire’s P Bisby did the business for ‘Biz’ at £162. Any amount of well fed hoggs £140–£155 including the regular run from the exceptional feeding of A C Simpson & Son, McNeil Farm who are always in the top price per head column.

Hoggs – Top prices ppk 309 297 283 282 280 259 PR Weaver. 304 JK&CE Farming. 300 M Smith. 293 269 Emma Watson. 291 G Thompson & Sons. 288 283 259 AC Simpson & Son. 285 HG Thompson. 284 275 260 257 253 AS Whitfield. 282 IE&A Teasdale. 281 RE&L Frank. 281 T Watson. 281 267 P Bisby. 280 257 254 B Layfield. 278 257 RA&BA Ridley & Son Ltd. 275 J&A Layfield. 274 267 255 C&R Metcalf. 272 A Crowder. 269 S Keenan. 268 K&MM Henderson. 266 JD Brannen. 261 R Wood & Son. 260 SC Brown. 259 WA Wardman Ltd. 258 JR Knox & Son. 256 JL Gill & Son.

Lead Grossing Hoggs £162 £150 £149 £139 P Bisby. £160 HG Thompson. £158 £136 £134.50 £134 £130 PR Weaver. £155 £153 £150 £144 £140×3 £139 £137 £135×2 £134 £130×4 £129 AC Simpson & Son. £151 £126 Emma Watson. £150 £129.50 £128 J&A Layfield. £143 £135 B Layfield. £140 £132×2 £128 T Duckitt. £139 A Crowder. £137 JR Knox & Son. £135 M Smith. £134 JK&CE Farming. £134 G Thompson & Sons. £131 JK Gill & Son. £130 IE&A Teasdale. £129.50 RE&L Frank. £128 £126 M&CL Dale. £127 K&MM Henderson. £126 RA&BA Ridley & Son Ltd.

Cast Sheep (512) – Ewes averaged over £100 as the trade stays firm, the middle of the road ewes looked to enjoy the pick of this weeks prices as we head in to March the usual lift is now certainly upon us. Once again the Nottinghamshire producer P R Weaver was in the limelight when his pure Texel led the way at £200, stacks of heavy ewes sold over £150 with the biggest Mules in the high £120’s and fed horned ewes proved very easy to move.

Lead Grossing Cast Sheep £200 £186 £180 £160 £130 PR Weaver. £190 £171 £144 Reece Stevenson. £188 £171 £169 £167 £143 £133 £130×2 WA Wardman Ltd. £181 £179×2 £171 £157 £156 £150 B Layfield. £170 £160 £140 T Watson. £161 £155 £152 £150×2 £145 £143×2 £139 £138 £137 M&CL Dale. £150 £143 Emma Watson. £150×2 WL Robinson & Partners. £149 JA&UM Fawcett. £143 £137 TW&PT Moss. £140 JK Gill & Son. £140 T Duckitt.

Prime Pigs (10) – If the pigs achieved nothing else this week they certainly grabbed the attention of the belly clippers when we reused the pig pen for hoggs later in the day. Trade the same.

Pigs Per Kilo – 125 110 100 C Weightman

Pigs Gross – £112 £90(x2) C Weightman.