THE CATTLE MARKET
DUNSWELL
FATSTOCK AND FORTNIGHTLY STORE MARKET
Forward – 395 head of stock including 44 Cattle, 249 Sheep and 102 Pigs.
PIGS
Sows slightly easier again this week with Germany still not having fully sorted their issues out with regards to FMD. A lot of really big strong heavy gilts about, which certainly impacted the demand for them, being easiest to market in the 130-180kg range.
Over-Weights to 175p/kg and £206.94, average 175.0p/kg.
Heavy Gilts to 124p/kg and £140.12, average 56.6p/kg.
Cull Sows to 48p/kg and £158.40, average 45.1p/kg.
Cull Boars to 39p/kg and £94.77, average 37.8p/kg.
Deadweight Pigs to 230p/kg and £223.73.
In-Pig Sow to £200.
SHEEP
A really good show of sheep this week, with 250 in the pens today and a strong trade throughout. 130 prime hoggs with some real quality amongst them sold to 376p/kg for a pen of heavies from E Brown & S Suddaby, Bempton to Laverack Butchers or £176 for a couple of over-weights from J C Aconley & Sons, Brandesburton to Yorkshire Halal, Ossett who amongst others it’s good to see back in the market with BTV restrictions remaining relaxed for now. Lambs 40-46kg and with good cover still commanding a premium against other sorts but everything still a strong trade, with more than 98% of all fat hoggs today over £3/kg.
Prime Hoggs
Standards to 318p/kg and £124, average 317.7p/kg.
Mediums to 375p/kg and £165, average 344.0p/kg.
Heavies 376p/kg and £173, average 338.4p/kg.
Over-Weights to 317p/kg and £176, average 312.3p/kg.
Cull Ewes to £170, average £130.90.
Feeding Ewes to £72, average £55.15.
Store Hoggs to £114, average £93.00.
CATTLE
Along with everywhere else, cattle still flying in Hull, very little if anything in the store ring that could have been killed today but plenty of farmers about with plenty of money to spend after selling prime cattle to serious money, including a number of new or returning faces in recent weeks. Leading the way was a trio of superb Limousin Steers from Turner Bros, East Halton, realising £1,850. Calves even better than that, if that’s possible! A six week old Blue Bull from E W & S Varley of Seaton to £660 making unbelievable money but not even top of the tree, with that accolade today going to A Oxtoby & Son, Bishop Burton, selling another Blue Bull for £690! All in Bull calves today averaged £609!
Store Cattle
Limousin Steers to £1,850, average £1,489.
British Blue Steers to £1,500, average £1,327.
Stabiliser Steer to £1,450.
Hereford Steer to £1,380.
Aberdeen Angus Steer Stirks to £730, average £730.
British Blue Heifer to £1,460.
Limousin Heifers to £1,410, average £1,095.
Hereford Heifers to £1,280, average £1,195.
Aberdeen Angus Heifers to £1,260, average £1,009.
Continental Feeding Cow to £1,830.
Calves
British Blue Bulls to £690, average £650.
Aberdeen Angus Bull to £360.
British Blue Heifers to £340, average £327.
Aberdeen Angus Heifers to £260, average £223.
10.30am Fat Pigs
Followed by Cull Pigs
Followed by Store Pigs
11.30am Fat Lambs
Followed by Cull Sheep
Followed by Store Sheep
Followed by Calves & Stirks
12noon Prime, Store & Cull Cattle
For more information:
Ralph Ward - 07980 864909
Philip Mortimer - 07968 614948
James Buckton - 07539 867249/ j.buckton@frankhillandson.co.uk
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