94 Rearing Calves to £700
B&W av £71.98 Cont av £389.8 Native av £188.7
Skipton Calf show was once again a huge success with a large ringside of buyers making a fantastic trade in all sectors with a trade not seen since the spring. Once again the Sowray Family of Bishop Thornton struck gold with a fantastic Blue Bull at 41 Days old making a record breaking £700, Yes that’s right and heading its way to the east coast. Other noted vendors were the Houseman’s of Burton Leonard and Colin Whitelock of Gargrave both making big prices with some fantastic continental calves.
Black and Whites were also good to sell with a number of buyers on the hunt for strong calves making for the second week in a row an average over £70 and to a high of £140 for a ¾ Friesian from JP&KE Hartley of Bolton Abbey.
Fantastic Show of Calves and a pleasure to sell.
Calf Show – Judged By Paul Drinkall
Class 1 – Brit Blue Bull
1st A Sowray & Son £700
2nd JP&KE Hartley £570
3rd Church Farm Ent £440
Class 2 – Brit Blue Heifer
1st C&SB Whitelock £380
2nd Church Farm Ent £375
3rd A Sowray & Son £360
Class 3 – Lim Bull
1st A&SL Throup £290
Class 5 – Other Cont Bull
1st A&SL Throup £295
Class 6 – Other Cont Heifer
1st JR CJ & D Drake £205
2nd C Smith £180
Class 7 – Native Bull Calf
1st C Smith £180
Class 9 – B&W Bull
1st JP&KE Hartley £140
2nd A&SL Throup £120
3rd JR CJ & D Drake £125
Class 10 – Cont Male Stirk
1st Church Farm Ent £530
2nd Church Farm Ent £470
3rd Church Farm Ent £480
Class 11 – Cont Hfr Stirk
1st Church Farm Ent £400
Class 12 – Native Stirk
1st Church Farm Ent £275
2nd Church Farm Ent £230
Champion – A Sowray & Son £700
Reserve – JP&KE Hartley £570
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £290) to £290 A&SL Throup
Brit Blue x (Av £428) to £700 A Sowray & Son
Simmental (Av £252) to £295 A&SL Throup
Ab Angus (Av £190) to £275 Church Farm Ent
MRI (Av £79) to £90 L&A Watson
Black & White (Av £69) to £140 JP&KE Hartley
Heifer Calves
Limousin x (Av £330) to £330 RL Wright
Blonde x (Av £250) to £250 E&E Metcalfe
Brit Blue x (Av £334) to £400 Church Farm Ent
Ab Angus (Av £203) to £230 Church Farm Ent
Shorthorn (Av £205) to £205 JR CJ & D Drake