In the Store Section a nice mix of strong cattle and yearlings for grazing were presented to a full ring of buyers where trade was seen to be strong and a total clearance was easily effected. John Smith of Carleton led the sale at £1,025 and £1,010 for two pairs of Angus Heifers, other stronger older cattle generally £900+.

Yearlings were sought for grazing, John & Alison Spensley making £915 to £945 of Angus Bullocks at 12mo, David Boothman making £900 of a pair of Hereford Bullocks 13mo and £900 and £920 twice of Hereford Heifers 13mo, Richard Wallbank had a pair of angus Bullocks 12mo at £845 and John Henfry made £820 of a pen of 5 Angus Bullocks 12mo.

Best of the commercial breeding cattle was a 5yo Shorthorn Cow with Bull calf from Michael Daggett which made £1,210.

Prices and Averages

Young Bulls

Ab Angus (Av £820)

£820x3 Hurries Farm;  

Store Bullocks – average £720

Ab Angus (Av £857)

£985x4 JJ Beckwith; £960 D&J Coates; £945 £935x2 £930 B Spensley Ltd;  

Hereford (Av £684)

£900x2 £825 DG Boothman; £850 £650 MEC Higgs; £580x5 Lea & Son;

Shorthorn (Av £557)

£900 £780 £695 TA&J Swinbank; £620x3 PJ&RH Wallbank; £550 MP Tyson; £380x4 D&C Newhouse;

Galloway (Av £555)

£660 DW Barker; £450 MP Tyson;

Highland (Av £240)

£240x2 AW E & N Wade;  

Store Heifers – average £648

Ab Angus (Av £636)

£1025x2 £1010x2 £975x3 JR Smith; £970 D&J Coates; £740 C Wellock & Son;  

Hereford (Av £857)

£965 £950 £870 B Spensley Ltd; £920x2 £900 £840 DG Boothman;

Shorthorn (Av £576)

£760 £700 TA&J Swinbank; £610 £600x2 Upsall Castle Farms; £565 New York Farms;

Highland (Av £200)

£200x2 AW E & N Wade

Suckler Cattle

‘CRAVEN NATIVE DAY’

SHOW & SALE OF PEDIGREE CATTLE

Top call in the bulls at the Craven Native Day was the 2015 born Crookrise Walter bred and shown by Mesrs  G&MA Lawn of Skipton and sold to Wallbank Farms of Wyresdale for 1350gns. Weston & Co of Rathmell produced the 2014 Hereford Bull Capple 1 Christopher which sold locally to Roger Dakin of Hellifield for 1200gns.

The pedigree female section was headed up by Crookrise Petra a maiden heifer sired by the Irish bull Bohey Corporal which sold to Brian Church, Askwith for 1400gns.

A notable attendance of dairy producers looking for easy calving bulls and more bulls ready for work could of changed hands.

Class 1 – Aberdeen Angus Bull

1^st KM&L Throup Lot 1

2^nd GM&A Lawn Lot 11

Class 2 – Beef Shorthorn Bull

1^st JE Bellas Lot 5

Class 3 – Hereford Bull

1^st DK Hanson Lot 8

2^nd H&J Elliot Lot 12

3^rd Lot 7 DK Hanson

Class 4 – Senior Heifer

1^st GM&A Lawn Lot 19

2^nd GM&A Lawn Lot 18

3^rd GM&A Lawn Lot 17

Class 5 – Junior Heifer

1^st J Walsh Lot 21

CHAMPION MALE – JE Bellas

RESERVE MALE - DK Hanson

CHAMPION FEMALE – G&MA Lawn

RESERVE FEMALE – J Walsh

OVERALL CHAMPION – JE Bellas