24 prime cattle for all tastes on offer
WHILE a good response to Skipton Auction Mart’s call for retail cattle in handier weights had a dampening effect on selling averages, a strong underlying trade was seen on Monday for the 24 under 30-month prime cattle for all tastes, including a good number at 530kg and below. Bacup retail butcher Phil Gregory made another foray across the border to claim two for his DA Gregory and Sons Butchers, among then the top price per kilo entry, a 565kg British Blue-x heifer from ever-present Threshfield farming brothers Charles and Richard Kitching for 261.5p/kg, or £1,478. Mr Gregory added ...