Christmas Show & Fatstock Report
Tue, 02nd Dec 2025
FATSTOCK CHRISTMAS SHOW – MONDAY 1st DECEMBER - RED MARKET
York Auction Centre had 459 head of stock forward including 186 Cattle, 110 Sheep and 163 Pigs at their weekly sale of Prime stock.
A smaller entry of cattle forward this year, with 45 cattle on show. Quality was certainly not lacking, leaving the judge; Mr Henry Laverack of A Laverack & Son LTD with a difficult job choosing his favourite.
Sunday’s event focused on families and young farmers with Santa Claus and the children’s play area very popular. For the budding young farmers there was great opportunity to meet up and learn more from the Ebor Young Farmers group and the YAS Future Farmers. It was great to see all our livestock farmer clients along with so many other customers and guests. Everyone enjoyed the social occasion and engagement with people both inside and outside of the farming industry.
The main feature of the event was the annual Christmas Show of cattle and sheep which certainly did not disappoint, with some tremendous quality stock on show. After the livestock show the Fairburn singers sang carols with Santa Claus round the Christmas tree followed by a charity auction and concluded with the annual carol service, which saw a packed marquee with around 150 in the congregation enjoying carols accompanied by the Shepherd Group quartet and the Fairburn singers.
Henry Laverack of A Laverack & Sons, Holme Upon Spalding Moor awarded the supreme champion in the clean to a super British Blue steer shown by Wagstaff Bros of Westfield Farm Sutton on Forest it weighed 648kg and sold for £6.75 per kg grossing £4370.76 being purchased by the Judge Henry Laverack. The reserve champion in the clean was awarded to a wonderful Limousin heifer bred and shown by J R Johnson & Son Flat Top Farm Terrington, it weighed 674kg and was sold for a whopping £7.60 per kg grossing at a massive £5119.03 purchased by Knavesmire Butchers from Knavesmire.
In the bulls he awarded the supreme champion to a wonderful home bred Limousin X bull from F Bristow & Son Rose Farm Murton, it weighed 836kg and was sold for £4.70 per kg grossing £3925.02 and purchased by the Pearson family – R Pearson of Oakenshaw. The supreme champion bull also took home The Ron Holgate Trophy for the best exhibitor bred beast. The reserve champion was awarded to a Limousin X shown by S Beachell & Son Beswick Hall Beswick, weighing 602kg selling for £4.60 per kg, £2766.19 also to Ralph Pearson of Oakenshaw.
The judge commented on the quality of all cattle on show and stated that all the vendors should be congratulated. In both clean and bulls there was not much to choose between the Supreme Champion and the Reserve.
The Black and White bull class was won again this year by Alan Sykes from Whixley it weighed 594kg selling for £3.79 per kg, £2248.29 to Kurpas Meats of Openshaw.
This year’s Native Breed clean class was won by G F & C H Johnson from Nun Monkton with a HE heifer weighing 652kg, selling at £3.66 per kg, grossing £2383.06.
The Native Breed bull class was won by N P & G L Turnbull from Riseborough with an BSH bull weighing 720kg selling for £3.54 per kg, £2545.20 to Kurpas Meats of Smithfield. The second placed bull a BSH also from N P & G L Turnbull from Riseborough which weighed 734kg selling for £3.63 per kg, £2660.75 to J A Jewitt LTD of Spennymoor.
The show and sale saw some super lambs forward with plenty of people in attendance and the judge Simon Kneafsey of M & K quality butchers did a fantastic job.
64 lambs forward today sold to tops of £302/head or 719pp/kg for a tremendous pen of 3 Texel X lambs from Rachel Wilson, the lambs were 1st in the light class and took the overall championship selling to M & K Quality Butchers. Rachel also took reserve champion with another pen of Texel x lambs which won first place in the heavy class selling to £240/head or 545pp/kg to M & K Quality Butchers.
The winner of the young producer’s crook was Miss Elsie Wilson with a terrific pen of 3 Texel X lambs that sold to the judge for £205/head or 477pp/kg.
A full list of prize winners are set out below.
Trophy and Prize Winners
The Hopwood Memorial Cup for Supreme Champion and The J Holgate Illingworth Trophy for the Champion Steer
Wagstaff Bros
The YAC Silver Salver for Reserve Supreme Champion and The David Streeton Trophy for the Champion Heifer
J R Johnson & Sons
The R F H Stephenson Trophy for the Champion Young Bull and The Ron Holgate Trophy for the Best Exhibitor Bred
F Bristow & Son
The F E Brown Cup for the Best Black & White Bull
A Sykes
The Native Breed Bull Winner
N P & G L Turnbull
The Native Breed Clean Winner
G F & C H Johnson
The YAC Trophy for the Champion pen of Lambs – R Wilson
The Theakston Trophy for the Reserve Champion pen of Lambs – R Wilson
Cattle Class Winners
The Young Producer Crook for the Best Young Producer of Lambs E Wilson
Cattle Class Winners
Class 1 – Best Butchers Steer any breed up to 600kg – 1st W Robshaw & Son.
Class 2 – Best Butchers Steer any breed over 600kg – 1st Wagstaff Bros – 2nd J R Johnson & Son – 3rd W Robshaw & Son.
Class 3 - Best Butchers Heifer any breed up to 600kg – 1st R E Schofield.
Class 4 – Best Butchers Heifer any breed over 600kg – 1st J R Johnson & Son – 2nd Wagstaff Bros
Class 5 - Best Native Breed Heifer or Steer– 1st G F & C H Johnson.
Class 9 – Best Butchers Young Bull any breed up to 650kg – 1st S Beachell & Son – 2nd S Beachell & Son – 3rd J R Johnson & Son.
Class 10 - Best Butchers Young Bull any breed over 650kg – 1st F Bristow & Son – 2nd S Beachell & Son – 3rd Wagstaff Bros
Class 11 – Best Black & White Bull up to 685kg – 1st A Sykes – 2nd A Sykes – 3rd A Sykes.
Class 12 - Best Native Bull – 1st N P & G L Turnbull – 2nd N P & G L Turnbull.
Sheep Class Winners
Class 6 – Best Young Producer– 1st E Wilson
Class 7 – Best Butchers pen of 3 Lambs up to 45kg – 1st R Wilson - 2nd R A Dobson – 3rd Holly Thompson.
Class 8 – Best Butchers pen of 3 Lambs over 45kg – 1st R Wilson – 2nd E Wilson – 3rd R A Dobson.
CATTLE
72 Continental Young Bulls sold to 470p/kg from F Bristow & Son and to £3925.02 from F Bristow & Son; to average 406.11p/kg.
15 Native Breed Young Bulls sold to 403p/kg from Wilson & Kellett and to £2684.64 from S G Wilkinson; to average 356.03p/kg.
13 Black and White Young Bulls sold to 379p/kg from A Sykes and to £2248.29 also from A Sykes; to average 339.81p/kg.
30 Continental X Steers sold to 675p/kg from Wagstaff Bros and £4370.76 also from Wagstaff Bros: to average 427.27p/kg.
5 non-continental steers sold to 397p/kg from T H Kilby & Son and £2673.93 from F W & J M Douglas LTD: to average 374.90p/kg.
35 Continental X Heifers sold to 760p/kg from J R Johnson & Son and to £5119.03 also from J R Johnson & Son: to average 442.70p/kg.
8 Non - continental Heifers sold to 406p/kg from Paddock Farm and to £2636.70 also from Paddock Farm; to average 375.50p/kg.
7 OTM sold to 240p/kg from D C Nesom & Son and to £1891.61 from Quarryside Farms LTD; to average 193.76p/kg.
Young Bulls
Continental
470p/kg, 436p/kg, 427p/kg, 424p/kg F Bristow & Son; 460p/kg, 448p/kg, 438p/kg, 4343p/kg S Beachell & Son; 442p/kg, 438p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 442p/kg, 436p/kg, 430p/kg J R Johnson & Son; 439p/kg R E Schofield; 434p/kg, 415p/kg H W Cowling & Son; 430p/kg J Bailey & Son; 424p/kg, 419p/kg, 419p/kg, 416p/kg, 416p/kg, 413p/kg, 406p/kg, 404p/kg E R Hyde & Sons; 422p/kg, 419p/kg R & G Newby; 422p/kg, 420p/kg, 406p/kg England Bros; 420p/kg, 418p/kg A E Guymer & Sons; 419p/kg, 419p/kg, 408p/kg, 405p/kg E D J & P Nesom; 417p/kg, 407p/kg, 407p/kg Wilson & Kellett; 406p/kg S G Wilkinson.
Native Breeds
403p/kg Wilson & Kellett; 400p/kg S G Wilkinson; 386p/kg, 380p/kg R E Schofield; 367p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 364p/kg F & D Roberts; 362p/kg, 349p/kg, 339p/kg G Stansfield; 360p/kg Paddock Farm; 358p/kg S P & S Boyes; 356p/kg, 300p/kg D Hardcastle & Sons; 354p/kg N P & G L Turnbull; 270p/kg R A Suddaby.
Black & Whites
379p/kg, 371p/kg, 364p/kg A Sykes; 355p/kg, 351p/kg, 346p/kg, 333p/kg Rob Brownbridge & C Kirkby; 352p/kg, 264p/kg R A Suddaby; 346p/kg, 318p/kg A R Henley & Son; 345p/kg, 300p/kg S P & S Boyes.
Steers
Continental
675p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 500p/kg, 495p/kg W Robshaw & Son; 498p/kg, 488p/kg J R Johnson & Son; 450p/kg, 419p/kg, 415p/kg, 414p/kg L Dale & Son; 439p/kg D J & H B Walshaw; 435p/kg, 429p/kg, 416p/kg, 409p/kg, 407p/kg, 405p/kg, 401p/kg, 391p/kg J M Douglas; 429p/kg, 409p/kg A E Guymer & Sons; 420p/kg, 404p/kg, 400p/kg F W & J M Douglas LTD; 418p/kg R Mccaie; 420p/kg, 371p/kg Paddock Farm; 402p/kg, 376p/kg James W Wake; 378p/kg, 330p/kg N J Sellers.
Non-Continentals
397p/kg T H Kilby & Son; 381p/kg Paddock Farm; 375p/kg F W & J M Douglas LTD; 374p/kg, 350p/kg J Sykes.
Heifers
Continental
760p/kg J R Johnson & Son; 498p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 479p/kg, 445p/kg, 424p/kg, 404p/kg Robert Mccaie; 477p/kg, 455p/kg, 433p/kg P B Fox & Son; 464p/kg, 458p/kg, 456p/kg, 450p/kg, 440p/kg, 436p/kg L Dale & Son; 460p/kg, 460p/kg, 446p/kg Wilton Lodge Farms; 454p/kg, 427p/kg A E Guymer & Sons; 454p/kg, 427p/kg, 417p/kg F Bristow & Son; 452p/kg R E Schofield; 430p/kg H Crossley & Sons; 419p/kg D J & H B Walshaw; 418p/kg N J Sellers; 407p/kg, 406p/kg, 401p/kg, 390p/kg M Davison; 394p/kg, 380p/kg T H Kilby & Son; 390p/kg Paddock Farm.
Non – Continental
406p/kg, 400p/kg, 392p/kg Paddock Farm; 384p/kg T H Kilby & Son; 380p/kg, 340p/kg, 340p/kg J Myers; 366p/kg G F & C H Johnson.
OTMs
240p/kg D C Nesom & Son; 222p/kg, 120p/kg Quarryside Farm LTD; 212p/kg Stephen Edmond; 210p/kg, 150p/kg D R & S E Rivis; 180p/kg C Sanderson.
SHEEP
110 Spring lambs sold to 719p/kg from Rachel Wilson and to £302 also from Rachel Wilson: to average 354.79/kg.
Light Lambs (39.1kg–45.5kg) – 423.78/kg
Medium Lambs (45.6kg-52kg) – 331.06/kg
46 cull sheep sold to £140 from Yorkshire Museum of Farming.
Lambs Per Kg
719p/kg, 545p/kg, 477p/kg Rachel Wilson; 477p/kg, 429p/kg R A Dobson; 386p/kg, 345p/kg W Jibson & Son; 330p/kg, 322p/kg, 302p/kg C E & S J Mills; 325p/kg, 319p/kg, 319p/kg, 314p/kg, 311p/kg B Pearson; 323p/kg H E Thompson; 322p/kg, 318p/kg S Myers; 288p/kg, 279p/kg, 257p/kg F Marshall & Son.
Lambs Per Head
£302, £240, £205 Rachel Wilson; £210, £180 R A Dobson; £190, £189 W Jibson & Son; £190, £190, £180 F Marshall & Son; £160, £158, £155 C E & S J Mills; £158, £127 S Myers; £150, £143, £140, £135, £134 B Pearson; £142 H E Thompson.
Cull Sheep Per Head
£140 Yorkshire Museum of Farming; £90 C Poulter; £65, £30, £30 M & J Smith.
PIGS
163 pigs including 143 Clean pigs to 219p/kg from J T Horsley and to £265.74 also from J T Horsley.
Gilts sold to 219p/kg from J T Horsley; to average 179.10p/kg.
Baconers sold to 219p/kg; to average 172.35p/kg.
TO ENTER YOUR STOCK AT YORK AUCTION CENTRE LIVESTOCK MARKET CALL:
CATTLE
Edward Stephenson (Auctioneer) - 07801 685663
PIGS
Rod Cordingley (Auctioneer) – 07801 685660
SHEEP
Stephen Burley (Auctioneer) - 07736 081785
