Market Reports

Apr
30
2024

Sale Report - Tuesday 30th April 2024 - SPRING STORE CATTLE SHOW & SALE


Forward 883 Head of Stock comprising of 119 Cattle including 1 Calf, 104 Stores, 9 Prime Cattle, 3 OTM, 1 Cow with 1 Calf at foot and 764 Sheep comprising of 99 Prime Lambs, 510 Prime Hoggs, 99 Ewes, 6 Tups, 1 Wether, 13 Store Hoggs, 12 Ewes with 16 Lambs at foot & Orphan Lambs.

SPRING STORE CATTLE SHOW & SALE

A huge thank you to all our sponsors who help make this show happen. The support is phenominal and gratefully received. Please see below for our generous sponsors details.

This years show sponsors:

NFU Honley (Robert & Matthew)

“Our aim is to offer you the cover you need at a fair price and with a first class personal service. So, if you’re not completely happy with your existing insurer, why not find out what we could do for you?”

Haighs Farm Shop, Mirfield

Fresh Produce, Bakery and Butchers, Open 7 days a week

Goldthorpes Cornmillers Ltd

Sheffield based producer of livestock feeds including sheep feeds, cattle feedspoultry feeds, and pigs feeds. Goldthorpes products include Poultry grower pellets, Layers Pellets, Layers meal, Pig Super grow pellets, Sheep Rolls and Stable Mix. Goldthorpes Corn Millers produce quality feeds for all lifestages at very competitive prices.

J G Pears Ltd

JG Pears is one of the UK's leading processors of animal by-products and food waste. Pioneering environmentally-aware practices since we started out in 1972, we play a vital role in the agricultural and food industries. Collecting from across the UK,we take material that would otherwise require incineration or go into landfill and turn it into sustainable high-quality products.

B White Butchers & Sandwich Shop

Family run butchers who pride ourselves on selling quality products at affordable prices.

MHH Contracting

Aggregate & Material Supplies | Asbestos Services | Demolition & Dismantling | Excavation & Earthworks 
Haulage & Plant | Site Remediation | Skip & Container Hire | Waste Recycling

Today’s show was kindly judged by Duncan Bailey, Hemingfield.

  • CHAMPION awarded to DA Roberts, Honley sold to J Hobson & Son.
  • RESERVE CHAMPION awarded to A. Schofield, Newhey sold to J Matten.

STEERS

  • 1st prize awarded to GH & VD Wood & Son for a 13 month Limousin - £1680 – selling to J Hobson & Son.
  • 2nd prize awarded to H Smith for a 11 month Limousin - £1670 – selling to D Gawthorpe.
  • 3rd prize awarded to GH & VD Wood & Son for a 13 month Limousin - £1595 – selling to J Hobson & Son.

HEIFERS

  • 1st prize & Champion awarded to DA Roberts for a 18 month Limousin - £1880 – selling to J Hobson & Son.
  • 2nd prize awarded to L Hallam for a 24 month Limousin - £1800 – selling to Messers A Kaye & Son.
  • 3rd prize awarded to DA Roberts for a 16 month Limousin - £1625 – selling to Messers A Kaye & Son.

BULLS

  • 1st prize & Reserve Champion awarded to A Schofield for a 13 month Limousin - £1750 – selling to J Matten.
  • 2nd prize awarded to A Schofield for a 13 month Limousin - £1600 – selling to J Matten.
  • 3rd prize awarded to BA & B Perkins for a 13 month Limousin - £1760 – selling to J Matten.

CALVES  Limousin Bulls to £340.

Top price bull calf from LM Stuart sold to ND & P Dowkes.

STORES   Limousin Bulls to £1760, Limousin Steers to £1820, Limousin Heifers to £1880, Aberdeen Angus Heifers to £1395, Blonde Bulls to £, Blonde Steers to £, Blonde Heifers to £1465, Steers to £1455, British Blue Steers to £1420, British Blue Heifers to £1270, Simmental Bulls to £970, Simmental Heifers to £660.

Top price bull from BA & B Perkins sold to J Matten.

Top price steer from L Hallam sold to JB Eastwood & Sons.

Top price heifer from DA Roberts sold to J Hobson & Son.

COWS with CALVES at foot to £1010. Top price from JW Greaves sold to P Dixon.

PRIME CATTLE Overall Avg 287.97p/kg.

p/kg – Top price, 316p/kg from D Pearson sold to J Hobson & Son.

Steers 560kg+

Blonde to 316p/kg

Limousin to 306p/kg

Charolais to 276p/kg

Heifers 485kg+

Blonde to 311p/kg

OTM CATTLE to 135p/kg (Avg 110.92p/kg) Top price from R Walker sold to G & R Booth.

PRIME LAMBS  Overall Average 411.77p/kg, £177.11/head SQQ Average 411.04p/kg

p/kg

39.1kg–45.5kg to 533.2p (Avg 411.04p)

45.6kg-52kg to 478.3p (Avg 478.26p)

£/head

39.1kg–45.5kg to £233 (Avg £176.67)

45.6kg-52kg to £220 (Avg £220)

Top price lambs 533.2p/kg from Hazlehurst Brothers sold to Shans Group Ltd.

Top price lambs £233/head from Hazlehurst Brothers sold to Shans Group Ltd.  

PRIME HOGGS  Overall Average 398.59p/kg, £189.23/head SQQ Average 396.87p/kg

p/kg

25.5-32kg to 276p (Avg 234.07p)

32.1-39kg to 454.5p (Avg 329.99p)

39.1kg–45.5kg to 527.9p (Avg 415.94p)

45.6kg-52kg to 526.3p (Avg 412.98p)

52kg+ 510.9p (Avg 386.09p)

£/head

25.5-32kg to £87.5 (Avg £74.38)

32.1-39kg to £175 (Avg £125.9)

39.1kg–45.5kg to £235 (Avg £179.09)

45.6kg-52kg to £255 (Avg £201.5)

52kg+ £281 (Avg £218.54)  

Top price hoggs 527.9p/kg from C Buckley sold to Shans Group Ltd.

Top price hoggs £281/head from J Hobson & Son sold to Haighs Farm Shop.

EWES to £170 (Avg £107.12) Top price from R Hague sold to Lancashire Direct Halal Meats Ltd.

TUPS to £140 (Avg £115.17) Top price from Mr & Mrs AR Green sold to Lancashire Direct Halal Meats Ltd.  

WETHERS to £130 (Avg £130) Top price from sold to Mr & Mrs AR Green sold to Shans Group Ltd.

STORE HOGGS to £179 (Avg £118.85) Top price from Clarke Meats Ltd sold to Lea & Son.

TEXEL to £179

CHAROLAIS to £90

EWES with LAMBS at FOOT to £290 (Avg £236) Top price for a Blue Texel with a single texel lamb at foot from H Smith sold to L & N Bamforth & Son.

BLUE TEXEL to £290

TEXEL to £265

ZWARTBLES to £280

ORPHAN LAMBS to £8 (Avg £8) Top price from WH Booth sold to NJ Turner.





Forward:: Forward 883 Head of Stock comprising of 119 Cattle including 1 Calf, 104 Stores, 9 Prime Cattle, 3 OTM, 1 Cow with 1 Calf at foot and 764 Sheep comprising of 99 Prime Lambs, 510 Prime Hoggs, 99 Ewes, 6 Tups, 1 Wether, 13 Store Hoggs, 12 Ewes with 16 Lambs at foot & Orphan Lambs.