THE 40 prime cattle forward for Skipton Auction Mart’s weekly Monday sale again saw cast cattle in the majority, with a turnout of 34 head.
While demand for cull cows was a shade easier, the overall selling average of £677.49 per head, or 106.15p/kg, was still deemed satisfactory.
Dairy-bred entries met with the pick of the trade, with a top per head price of £981 for a black and white from Martin Jennings, of Cowling.
In the clean cattle section, black and whites were again to the fore, with a high of £875 for a heifer from Malcom Gratton, of Warsill, with a by-weight top of 141.5p/kg for a Hereford-cross steer from R Leeming, of Carleton.
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