Craven Dairy Auction (16 head)
A small entry today which was perhaps a blessing in disguise with a number of buyers present but few willing to bid freely and you cannot blame them. The pre sale Winner from Peter Baul, Bishop Thornton went on to top the day at £1660. Other noted prices was a fine 2nd calver from Forts of Glusburn reaching £1450 and £1350 for a hardy heifer from Keith Downs.
Judge – David Berry
Prize Awards: Newly Calven Heifers: 1st M Baul & Partners 2nd Thimbleby Farm 3rd SJ Sugden
Newly Calven Cows: 1st DA Fort
In-Calf Heifers: 1st & 2nd I Olivers & Partners
Champion – M Baul & Partners Reserve – DA Fort
Newly Calven Heifers (8): av £1244 to £1660 M Baul & Partners
Newly Calven Cows (1): to £1450 DA Fort
Incalf Heifers (2): to £860 I Olivers & Partners
Bulling Heifer (4) av £615 to £660 E Pennock & Son
Heifer Calf (1) to £220 C Watson
91 Rearing Calves to £380
B&W av £73.13 Cont av £303.3 Native av £174.50
A strong show of calves forward with a better trade than recently seen especially for the better sort of black and whites which topped at a £175 for an entry from RD Guy. Continentals were a straight trade with Fred Houseman, Church Farm Enterprises topping with a strong British Blue Bull at £380 and Richard Spence chasing him £370 with another quality entry. Native calves were topped by a sweet heifer from The Smith of Carleton reaching £275.
NB: Worth taking into account when comparing that today’s calves had an average age of 37 days.
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £315) to £315 JC Marshall
Brit Blue x (Av £309) to £380 Church Farm Enterprises
Hereford (Av £250) £250 C Watson
MRI (Av £166) to £190 C Watson
Ab Angus (Av £162) to £200 JM Smith
Saler (Av £105) £105 Town Head Farm
Black & White (Av £73) to £175 RD Guy
Heifer Calves
Limousin x (Av £165) to £165 Town Head Farm
Brit Blue x (Av £260) to £330 Church Farm Enterprises
Ab Angus (Av £215) to £275 JM Smith
Hereford (Av £172) to £195 C Watson