Rearing Calves to £450
B&W av £59 Cont av £341 Native av £320
Well it seemed only british blues were on the menu this morning with 90% of the calves British blue on the passports. Top price calf of the day was the first one in the ring from John and Rob Marshall of Dacre when it sold for £450, Martyn Jennings of Cowling was next in line with another cracker at £430. British blue heifers averaged £280 however topped at £350 for an entry from Church Farm Enterprises and £330 for another strong calf from Martyn Jennings.
Dairy Sale next week so more calves expected.
Bull Calves
Brit Blue x (Av £364.38) to £450 JC Marshall; £430 MP Jennings
Aberdeen Angus (Av £320) to £320 A Sowray & Son;
Black & White (Av £59) to £60 AP Townsend
Heifer Calves
British Blue (Av £280) to £350 Church Farm Enterprises