Craven Dairy Auction (18 head)
A cracking trade for milkers today with all selling to a strong trade, Mark Smith of Winterburn had the pick of the trade with his homebred heifer reaching £2020 to Mark Goodall of Tong with Brian Moorhouse watching his heifer also hit the £2,000 mark which headed to Ribchester with Brian Blezard.
Keith Downs watched his Champion set the tone for the day’s trade with the 3 week calved 30 litre heifer sailing to £1900 and going home with the judge Alf and Andrew Townsend of Southfield. Mark Stapleton of Addingham Moorside saw his reserve champion reach £1950 for a heifer that he bought in as a youngster from Skipton and ended up as the second purchase of the day for Mark Goodall.
Youngstock sold by James Kayley of Halton West met some stiff bidding with the best bulling heifer reaching £850 with all three selling to the Sowray family of Bishop Thornton for an average of £800. Alan and Susan Throup of Higher House then sold 3 Heifer calves from their pedigree Dalesbrad herd averaging £403.3 and topping at £420.
Next Sale 19th June
Judge – Andrew Townsend
Prize Awards: Newly Calven Heifers: 1st H Downs & Son 2nd SM&MT Stapleton 3rd GB Moorhouse & Son
Champion – H Downs & Son Reserve – SM&MT Stapleton
Newly Calven Heifers (av £1611.67): to £2020 M&R Smith
Maiden Heifers (av £800): to £850 ML&JE Kayley & Son
Heifer Calves (av £403.3)
to £420 A&SL Throup
Rearing Calves to £470
B&W av £92.47 Cont av £337 Native av £242
Richard Spence of Sutton In Craven saw the best of the trade this morning with his Limousin Heifer calf selling for £470 to Mr Smith of Halifax, Mr Spence also topped proceedings in the bulls with his impressive bull reaching £430 selling to Tom Watson, Sawley.
Limousin Heifers were good to sell with three over £400 and blue heifers seeing a top of £385 for a straight calf from Johnny Moon. Natives were dearer again on the week with £295 for a good calf from Messrs Briggs, Guiseley with Natives right through averaging £242.
NB: Calf Show Next week with Numbers wanted.
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £347.50) to £355 JC&DJ Marshall & Son
Brit Blue x (Av £396.25) to £430 RM Spence
Aberdeen Angus (Av £247.50) to £295 ID&JC Briggs
Simmental (Av £355) to £355 HJ&K Blackwell
Black & White (Av £92.47) to £215 JC&DJ Marshall
Heifer Calves
Ab Angus (Av £220) to £220 JR&MJ Moon
British Blue (Av £334) to £385 JR&MJ Moon
Lim (Av £314.58) to £470 RM Spence