Rearing Calves to £460 (81)
B&W av £73.06 Cont av £357.49 Native av £212.45
A cracking calf by Chris and Thomas Harrison of Elslack took the top honours at the New Years Calf Show with a Simmental Bull. The calf which was 5 weeks old went on to sell to the Judge Simon Thompson of Driffield for £460. Fred Houseman had a cracking show of bulls on show today also with his 6 Bulls averaging £420 and his 3 British Blue heifers at £420, £410 and £380. Colin Whitelock of Gargrave was also on the receiving end of somke strong bidding with his young calves topping at £410.
Natives were topped by Bowkers, Earby at £290 and with Church Farm at £280 and a brace from Alan Middleton at £260.
Friesian prices have slowly being creeping up since the new year with RL Wright & Son, Airton with three at £125, £110 and £100. Overall average today was £73.06 with even most bobby calves into £30 -£40.
Champion – CN&SA Harriosn Reserve – Church Farm Enterprises
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £301) to £340 C&SB Whitelock
Brit Blue x (Av £388.45) to £430 Church Farm Enterprises
Ab Angus (Av £233.57) to £290 S&PE Bowker & Sons
Saler (Av £235) to £390 Townhead Farm
Simmental to £460 CN &SA Harrison
Black & White (Av £73.06) to £125 RL Wright & Son
Heifer Calves
Simmental x to £330 CN&SA Harrison
Ab Angus (Av £158.33) to £220 S&PE Bowker & Sons
British Blue (Av £335) to £420 Church Farm Enterprises
Limousin (Av £222.50) to £310 RD Metcalfe
Hereford to £225 RM Spence
Saler to £380 Townhead Farm
Annual New Year Sale
Class 2 – Brit Blue Heifer
1st Church Farm Enterprises
Class 3 – Limousin Bull
1st C&SB Whitelock 2nd RD Metcalfe & Son
Class 4 – Limousin Heifer
1st RD Metcalfe & Son
Class 5 – Other Cont Bull
1st CN&SA Harrison
Class 6 – Other Cont Heifer
1st CN&SA Harrison
Class 7 – Native x Bull
1st & 2nd JP&KE Hartley
Class 8 – Native x Heifer
1st F Spence
Class 9 – B&W Bull
1st GB Moorhouse
Class 10 – Cont x Male Stirk
1st & 2nd Church Farm Enterprises 3rd S&PE Bowker
Class 11 – Cont x Heifer Stirk
1st & 2nd Church Farm Enterprises 3rd C&SB Whitelock
Class 12 – Native Stirk
1st Church Farm Enterprises 2nd & 3rd S&PE Bowker