Rearing Calves to £470 (51)
B&W av £56.5 Cont av £335 Native av £247
Despite this morning’s Snow the vast majority of vendors braved the elements to joins us for the grand unveiling of the new calf ring and also the Easter Calf show.
The packed crowd saw Colin Whitelock of Gargrave take top honours with a tremendous British Blue x bull selling for £460 with his reserve champion limousin bull reaching £450. Other top prices for Continental bulls £470, £460, £450 x3 & £415 with top price heifers today £450, £440, £410, £400 x2, £380. Native calves hit a higher gear today especially with some strong calves from Alan Middleton of Hartley’s, Bolton Abbey topping at £355. Some handy Limousin calves from GCL Stephenson, Kirkby Lonsdale sold away nicely with heifers past £300 and bulls to £360 for month old calves. A big thank you to Martin Hutchinson of Mixenden for judging the show with the next calf show coming on the 7th May.
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £331.67) to £450 C&SB Whitelock
Brit Blue x (Av £391) to £450 Church Farm Enterprises
Aberdeen Angus (Av £292.5) to £355 JP&KE Hartley
Flekvieh (Av £216) to £255 C Watson
Black & White (Av £56.50) to £115 RM Spence
Heifer Calves
Hereford x (Av £270) to £270 JC Marshall
Ab Angus (Av £180) to £280 JP&KE Hartley
British Blue (Av £314) to £450 Church Farm Enteprises
Lim (Av £288.75) to £310 GCL Stephenson