Shaun Sowray judged the pre sale show which saw him choose a 28 litre, 14 day calved heifer from Tony Swires of Stainburn and stuck to his guns and bought her for £1950.  A second calved cow from Fort’s of Glusburn reached £1680 also selling to the judge.

Incalf heifers were a flyer too with the Roberts family of South Crosland having the pick of the trade with £1420 the top call for their enrty which was incalf to the Aberdeen Angus and due end of August with Incalf heifers averaging £1237 overall.  

Judge – Shaun Sowray

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st & 3^rd A Swires                  2^nd KT Wood

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st DA Dort

                                In-Calf Heifers:                     1^st & 2^nd RA&HE Simpson    3^rd JLP Roberts

Champion – A Swires          Reserve – KT Wood

Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers (av £1857.50): to £2200 A Swires, Stainburn

Newly Calven Heifers (av £1615): to £2100 KT Wood, Holcombe

Newly Calven Cows (av £1680): to £1680 DA&S Fort, Glusburn

Incalf Heifers (av £1237): to £1420 JLP Roberts

B&W av £75 Cont av £332 Native av £240.6

Native calves on fire today with the best calf hitting £385 for a month old bull from Michael Heron of Bramhope with another of his entries hitting £350. Black and whites may look cheaper on the week but a lot of calves today from 14- 21 days old making £75 - £95 with a month old Friesian from Michael Heron again making £170.

A cracking suckler bred calf from Paul Leadbeater got snapped up for £440 with Paul and Janet Bolland of Dykelands seeing their strong blue bull hit £410.

Calves overall were a lot younger today on average which resulted in an easier average on paper however for what was on offer trade was certainly strong.  

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £440) to £440           JP Leadbeater                     

Brit Blue x (Av £307) to £410           PJ&JE Bolland                                                       

Ab Angus (Av £280) to £385             DL DM J Heron    

Black & White (Av £75) to £170       DL DM J Heron

Heifer Calves                       

Ab Angus (Av £211) to £330             JP&KE Hartley                                                      

British Blue (Av £263) to £310         RL Wright

Limousin (Av £330) to £330              CN Bentley