Rearing Calves to £430 (111)
B&W av. £66 Cont av. £269 Native av. £201
A good attendance of buyers ready to fill pens after the break but most buying with caution in the light of an uncertain beef market. Native breed bulls continue to be the most resilient week on week with most £250 to £325 and the heifers £130-£190. The best Continental bulls are still £360-£430 the latter the top price of the day for the Champion calf a British Blue bull from A Sowray&Son. Strong British Blue Heifers are easy to buy with plenty either side of £250 and the best £300 +. Dairy bulls a month of age a strong trade £80 to £122 and even the bobby types a fair trade at £30 to £45.
Prize Awards
British Blue Bull (max 6 wks) 1. A Sowray&Son 2. RE Ayrton&Son 3. J&SA Lancaster
British Blue Hfr (max 6 wks) 1. JF Longster&Son 2. J&SA Lancaster 3. J&SA Lancaster
Lim Bull (max age 6 wks) 1. G Pickersgill&Sons 2. RE Ayrton&Son
Lim Hfr (max age 6 wks) 1. G Pickersgill&Sons
Other Cont Bull (max 6 wks) 1. C Smith&Sons 2. C Smith&Sons
Other Cont Hfr (max 6 wks) 1. C Smith&Sons
Native Bull (max 6 wks) 1.T&C Robinson 2. J Wellock 3. ID&JC Briggs
Native Hfr (max 6 wks) 1. J Wellock 2. RE Ayrton&Son 3. A Sowray&Son
Dairy Bull (max 6 wks) 1. J Wellock 2. J Wellock
Contx Stirk (over 6 wks) 1. Church Farm Ent. 2. JF Longster&Son
Native Male or Hfr (over 6wks) 1. RL Wright&Sons
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £259) to £375 G Pickersgill
Brit Blue x (Av £293) to £430 A Sowray & Son
Aberdeen Angus (Av £252) to £325 JM Smith & Son
Mont Bel (Av £145) to £145 ST&JE Foster
Charolais (Av £307) to £350 C Smith
Black & White (Av £66) to £122 M&R Smith
Heifer Calves
Hereford x (Av £35) to £35 D&J Herd
Ab Angus (Av £149) to £190 J Wellock
Charolais (Av £340) to £340 C Smith
British Blue (Av £244) to £310 JF Longster
Lim (Av £218) to £245 G Pickersgill