Store Report

Sun, 19th May 2024

YORK AUCTION CENTRE

STORE MARKET

 THURSDAY 2^nd MAY 2024

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York Auction Centre had 155 head of stock through the market including 93 store cattle, 14 calves and 48 breeding cattle.

TOP PRICES

Calves sold to £660 for a Aberdeen Angus Heifer from R G Findlay.

Breeding cattle sold to £2450 for a Limousin X Bull from W E & A Massey.

Heifers sold to £1650 for a Limousin X from J B Hornby.

Steers sold to £1690 for a Limousin X from J B Hornby.

Bulls sold to £1610 for a Limousin X from R Barnard.

Calves

What a fantastic day trading here at YAC, with the pens and ringside absolutely packed with vendors new and old both local and from the neighbouring shires! 

The day started with a quality run of calves and stirks, with regular vendors A Burgess topping the fresh calves with a super Limousin bull at £425, and a pair of twin heifers from the same home realising £320 a head all selling to regular mart supporter Steven Barnes. A super packet of 6-month-old BRB X heifers from I&A Broadhead sold to £640/ head to Alan Sykes and two well reared AAX heifers from new vendor R G Findlay sold to £660 a head to CR Simpson.

In the store ring, a large entry of cow & calf outfits started the sale, buyers from far and wide ensured an absolutely electric trade for all grades of cattle. 

The top price cow & calf outfit today was presented by W M Massey which sold to £2240 for a 4-year-old BRB X first calver with her Limousin steer calf at foot selling to A W Turner of Lincolnshire, and 2 more outfits from the same home broke the £2000 barrier.  

The first consignment from Maxwell Bros herd reduction comprising 10 stabiliser cows all with bull calves at foot sold to tops of £1920 for a 2018 born cow with her 2-month-old calf at foot, every cow & calf outfit from Maxwell Bros sold tremendously well to average over £1700/ outfit, another 10 with heifer calves at foot entered for next week, along with cows & calves from Peter Rhodes feed services. The trip from Atherton (Lancs) was well worth it for John Pendlebury who sold two smart angus cow & calf outfits to £1880 and £1700, and a super blonde cow with heifer calf from N T & J Barrett sold to £1750.  

Two stock bulls sold to highs of £2450 for calogale Navara a 7-year-old Limousin bull from W Massey going to its new home at chop gate with Ben Cowling and a stabiliser bull from Maxwell Bros sold to £1620.

Store cattle looked more expensive on the week with buyers keenly bidding for all grades of cattle! steers sold to £1690 for a strong Lim x from J B Hornby, and a tremendous Limousin heifer from the same home sold to £1650. Other strong cattle both suckler and dairy x sold regularly around the £1500 mark from Brian Basham and J Foulston. A nice consignment of slightly smaller suckler bred heifers from A P & R A Dunn sold very well to highs of £1400 or 288ppkg and summering cattle sold to £1195 for a good run of Charolais from J W & J Paxton with more entered for next week. A few more bulls in this week all looked very well sold with a tremendous pen of Limousins from R Barnard topping at £1610, others in the consignment regularly over £1500 and a Charolais X bull from SE Shields sold to £1120. 

Plenty cattle already entered for next week and more stores always wanted! Please call Edward or James to discuss your requirements.

BREEDING CATTLE PRINCIPAL PRICES

Bulls

A Limousin x sold to £2450 from W E & A Massey.

A Stabiliser sold to £1620 from Maxwell Brothers.

Cows & Calves

A Stabiliser cow with a Stabiliser Bull calf at foot sold to £1920 from Maxwell Brothers.

A British Blonde x cow with a British Blonde x Heifer calf at foot sold to £1750 from N T & J Barrett.

A Limousin x cow with a Limousin x Heifer calf at foot sold to £1620 from R & T Dales.

A British Blue Heifer with a Limousin x Steer calf at foot sold to £2240 from W E & A Massey.

A Limousin x cow with a Hereford Heifer calf at foot sold to £780 from Q A Brook.

A British Blonde x with a Limousin x Heifer calf at foot sold to £1440 from T E & R Dent.

A Aberdeen Angus cow with a Aberdeen Angus Heifer calf at foot sold to £1880 from J T & B Pendlebury.

PRINCIPAL PRICES

Heifers

AA- £1155 S Barnes; £875, £760 F Atkinson & Son; £840, £730 R E Cornforth; £690 D Wilkinson; £630 J R Richardson.

BLND X - £1325 J B Hornby.

BRB - £1330 N Lazenby; £1105 S Barnes; £1020, £900 K W & R Wilson; £920, £700 J R Richardson; £785, £780 D Wilkinson.

BSH - £1240, £1150 G Walker & Son; £550 D Wilkinson.

CHAR X - £1040 J W & J Paxton; £765 E Shields.

DS - £875 Risborough Farming.

GL - £760 M P & K Trousdale.

HE - ££650 D Wilkinson.

LIM X - £1650, £1570 J B Hornby; £1400, £1305, £1170 A P & R Dunn; £1180 S Barnes; £1100 N Lazenby; £900 K W & R Wilson; £780 Riseborough Farming; £685, £685, £565, £525 J & M Dean & Son.

LR - £595 D Wilkinson.

SIM X - £985 S Barnes.

Steers

AA - £1490 Brian Basham; £1115 S Barnes.

BF - £510 Riseborough Farming.

BRB - ££1525, £1505 Brian Basham; £805, £740 J R Richardson.

CHAR X - £1195, £1180 J W & J Paxton; £940 S E Shields.

FKV - £1475 Brian Basham.

LIM X - £1690 J B Hornby; £1150 S Barnes; £1035 Riseborough Farming.

SIM X - £1465, £1465, £1455 J Foulston & Son; £1070 E Shields.

Bulls

CHAR X - £1120, £780 S E Shields.

LIM X - £1610, £1560, £1555, £905 R Barnard.

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