Craven Dairy Auction (19 head)
Andrew Townsend did the honours in the judging ring today and he was right on the money. 1st Prize and Champion went to a cracking heifer from Robert Crisp of Calton, Malhamdale. The homebred heifer giving 28 litres sold for £2100 to the judge. Georgie Fort presented the reserve champion heifer, Hawbank Ballisto Buttergill that was calved 18 days and giving 30kg sold for £2050 to William Oldfield of Gisburn.
Commercial trade was not quite as rosy as a fortnight ago but handy heifers were still selling away nicely with Tony Swires selling a couple of handy heifers at £1700 and £1650 with another of Robert Crisps at £1680. Newly calven cows were in short supply however Ian Parkinson of Barden found his 2nd calver selling to £1780 to Richard Sutcliffe of Queensbury.
Judge – Andrew Townsend
Prize Awards:
Newly Calven Heifers: 1st ASE Crisp 2nd G Fort 3rd ASE Fort
Newly Calven Cows: 1st MD Parkinson 2nd J Wellock
Champion – ASE Crisp Reserve – G Fort
Newly Calven Heifers (av £1541.43): to £2100 ASE Crisp & Son
Newly Calven Cows (av £1363 ): to £1780 MD Parkinson
Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers: to £2050 G Fort
Rearing Calves to £480 (52)
A handy trade for calves today with an exceptional calf from Hartley’s at Bolton Abbey topping the proceedings at £480. Overall calves were a touch dearer with black and whites averaging £64.59, native calves again good to sell with seasonal buyers forcing the trade which helped to push Graham Hayton’s Aberdeen Angus steer calves to £450.
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £273.33) to £300 C Watson
Brit Blue x (Av £332.14) to £480 JP&KE Hartley
Flekvieh (Av £222.50) to £240 C Watson
Hereford X (Av £205) to £260 ID&JC Briggs
Longhorn (Av £190) to £190 AP Townsend
Black & White (Av £64.59) to £120 AP Townsend
Heifer Calves
Simmental x (Av £335) to £350 AP Townsend
Ab Angus (Av £140) to £145 RE Ayrton
British Blue (Av £282) to £295 Church Farm Enterprises
Lim (Av £232.5) to £240 C Watson
Steer Calves
Ab Angus (Av £445) to £450 Hayton & Stocks