A buoyant demand was met at Skipton Auction Mart’s fortnightly sale of 358 store cattle comprising of 136 young bulls, 209 bullocks and heifers, and 14 beef feeding cattle.

Bullocks took the day’s top price of £1290 for a Limousin cross from Ned Simpson in Pateley Bridge, whilst heifer trade hit £1200 on two occasions. The first coming from Nidderdale-based Ned Simpson for a 23-month-old Limousin, the other for a 17-month-old Blonde form K Lister and Sons in Kettlewell.

Feeding bulls peaked at £1120 for a British Blue cross from D and S Hollings, of Peckett Well, Hebden Bridge.

Limousin crosses dominated the young bulls at £1000 from Jonathan Townley. 

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