Fat Stock Report

Tue, 16th Dec 2025

YORK FATSTOCK MARKET – MONDAY 15^th DECEMBER - RED MARKET
 

York Auction Centre had 532 head of stock forward including 228 Cattle, 102 Sheep and 202 Pigs at their weekly sale of Prime stock.

CATTLE

83 Continental Young Bulls sold to 428p/kg from P & I Beal and to £3493.70 from E R Hyde & Sons; to average 373.27p/kg.

26 Native Breed Young Bulls sold to 386p/kg from D G Johnson & Son and to £3006.57 from E R Hyde & Sons; to average 350.00p/kg.

21 Black and White Young Bulls sold to 357p/kg from W J Fox & Sons and also Richard Tyson and also R A Suddaby and to £2366.38 from W Kay; to average 327.88p/kg.

27 Continental X Steers sold to 447p/kg from Wagstaff Bros and £3018.15 from J M Douglas: to average 401.72p/kg.

4 Native breed Steers sold to 390p/kg from James W Wake and to £2573.75 from D G Johnson & Son: to average.

50 Continental X Heifers sold to 469p/kg from L Dale & Son and to £3251.43 from H W Cowling & Son: to average 417.20p/kg.

10 Native Heifers sold to 408p/kg from J F J M & T Stephenson and to £2420.55 also from J F J M & T Stephenson; to average 368.20p/kg.

6 OTM sold to 250p/kg from T W C & S A Scaling and to £1739.61 also from T W C & S A Scaling; to average 222.08p/kg.

Young Bulls
 

Continental

428p/kg, 417p/kg, 416p/kg, 416p/kg, 409p/kg, 403p/kg, 394p/kg, 390p/kg, 390p/kg P & I Beal; 419p/kg, 415p/kg, 415p/kg, 403p/kg, 402p/kg, 389p/kg E R Hyde & Sons; 413p/kg, 409p/kg Edgar Bros; 406p/kg, 403p/kg, 391p/kg Wilson & Kellet; 394p/kg H W Cowling & Son; 393p/kg, 391p/kg F W & J M Douglas LTD; 391p/kg, 384p/kg Richard Tyson; 386p/kg, 384p/kg E C Wilkin; 383p/kg R Sellers; 380p/kg, 379p/kg, 371p/kg S G Wilkinson; 379p/kg, 378p/kg, 378p/kg D Hardcastle & Sons; 377p/kg G Baxter & Sons; 376p/kg G Stansfield; 373p/kg, 371p/kg J Greenheld & Son; 373p/kg F E Brown & Son; 371p/kg Wagstaff Bros.

Native Breeds

386p/kg D G Johnson & Son; 377p/kg, 368p/kg, 366p/kg, 360p/kg, 360p/kg, 356p/kg, 355p/kg, 350p/kg D A Jones; 371p/kg Wilson & Kellett; 361p/kg E R Hyde & Sons; 351p/kg H W Cowling & Son; 350p/kg, 340p/kg, 335p/kg G W & M Singleton & Sons; 349p/kg M & D Nicholson; 348p/kg G Stansfield; 344p/kg, 340p/kg F & D Roberts; 342p/kg J Bailey; 341p/kg, 338p/kg D A Shirt & Sons; 340p/kg G Kay; 331p/kg W & M Birkley & Sons; 330p/kg R A Suddaby; 324p/kg A S & L Leadbeater.

Black & Whites

358p/kg, 334p/kg W J Fox & Sons; 358p/kg Richard Tyson; 358p/kg R A Suddaby; 342p/kg, 339p/kg, 315p/kg Rob Brownbridge & C Kirkby; 339p/kg,  335p/kg, 322p/kg Paddock Farm; 335p/kg, 298p/kg M & D Nicholson; 333p/kg, 331p/kg J W Wilson & Co; 331p/kg, 250p/kg G Kay; 329p/kg, 323p/kg J Brewster; 311p/kg G W & M Singleton & Sons; 292p/kg A Sykes.

Steers
 

Continental

447p/kg, 428p/kg, 363p/kg Wagstaff Bros; 444p/kg, 442p/kg, 435p/kg W Robshaw & Son; 428p/kg, 418p/kg, 417p/kg, 404p/kg, 403p/kg, 389p/kg J M Douglas; 426p/kg, 421p/kg, 409p/kg, 406p/kg F W & J M Douglas LTD; 414p/kg A E Guymer & Sons; 409p/kg M & C L R Dale; 409p/kg J F Bullen & Son; 393p/kg Robert Mccaie; 391p/kg, 390p/kg L Dale& Son; 385p/kg D G Johnson & Son; 383p/kg, 371p/kg T W C & S A Scaling; 367p/kg James  Wake; 319p/kg, 312p/kg W Pick & Son.

Native Breeds

390p/kg James W Wake; 367p/kg T H Kilby & Son; 363p/kg D G Johnson & Son; 350p/kg G F & C H Johnson.

Heifers
 

Continental

469p/kg, 450p/kg; 441p/kg, 439p/kg, 430p/kg, 428p/kg, 427p/kg, 420p/kg L Dale & Son; 461p/kg, 434p/kg, 415p/kg Paddock Farm; 455p/kg, 440p/kg, 439p/kg, 416p/kg H Thompson & Son; 451p/kg, 449p/kg, 430p/kg, 419p/kg, 412p/kg Robert Mccaie; 449p/kg, 435p/kg, 414p/kg M & C L R Dale; 438p/kg, 424p/kg, 410p/kg H W Cowling & Son; 431p/kg, 422p/kg H Walker & Son; 420p/kg, 419p/kg, 410p/kg H Crossley & Sons; 416p/kg, 412p/kg A V Etherington & Sons; 416p/kg J F Bullen & Son; 415p/kg M Davison; 414p/kg T W C & S A Scaling; 413p/kg, 403p/kg J F J M & T Stephenson; 407p/kg A E Guymer & Sons;398p/kg J B Jackson.

Natives

408p/kg, 406p/kg J F J M & T Stephenson; 403p/kg A E Guymer & Sons; 371p/kg, 365p/kg T H Kilby & Son; 360p/kg, 344p/kg H Brownbridge; 357p/kg G F & C H Johnson; 340p/kg, 333p/kg J B Jackson.

OTMs

250p/kg, 246p/kg, 230p/kg T W C & S Scaling; 238p/kg, 220p/kg Dave Jackson; 142p/kg J M Thompson & Son.

SHEEP

57 Spring lambs sold to 384p/kg from R A Dobson and to £178 also from R A Dobson; to average 313.17p/kg.

Light Lambs (39.1kg–45.5kg) – 325.52p/kg

Medium Lambs (45.6kg-52kg) – 309.39p/kg

45 cull sheep sold to £123 from R A Dobson.

Lambs Per Kg

384p/kg, 379p/kg, 370p/kg, 360p/kg, 344p/kg R A Dobson; 359p/kg, 307p/kg, 294p/kg, 288p/kg, 282p/kg, 265p/kg B & S Cloke; 342p/kg, 329p/kg, 296p/kg, 284p/kg M Kendra & Sons; 323p/kg, 313p/kg, 279p/kg H E Thompson; 322p/kg, 317p/kg, 311p/kg, 310p/kg, 305p/kg, 304p/kg, 283p/kg B Pearson.

Lambs Per Head

£178, £174, £169, £151, £148 R A Dobson; £159, £158, £138, £138, £138, £135 College Farm Partnership; £158, £154, £148, £145 M Kendra & Sons; £152, £150, £148, £140, £140, £131, £130 B Pearson; £150, £139, £120 H E Thompson.

Cull Sheep Per Head

£123 R A Dobson; £100, £80, £60 J Stringer & Sons; £50 College Farm Partnership; £40 C Poulter.

PIGS CHRISTMAS SHOW 2025

A Top price of 480p/kg and £456 per head) was achieved by Mark Horsley of Skirpenbeck at York Auction Centre today for his supreme champion pen of bacon pigs.

Judged worthy winners of the 2025 Christmas Pig Show by Lea Machin, they were purchased by Manifold Valley Meats of Leek.

Mark Horsley also showed the Reserve Champion pen which sold for 450p/kg also to Manifold Valley Meats of Leek.

202 Pigs including 195 clean pigs to 480p/kg from J T Horsley and to £456.00 also from J T Horsley: to average 194.75p/kg.

Gilts sold to 480p/kg from J T Horsley.

Baconers sold to 480p/kg from J T Horsley.

7 Cull Pigs sold to £231.04 from J T Horsley.

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