Craven Dairy Auction (31 head)
A small show of milkers today but a boat load of buyers for them. Milkers found some fierce bidding with Peter Baul’s week calved heifer topping proceedings at £1720 giving 25 litres. Incalf cattle were good to sell with D&P Brown of Ramsgill seeing their heifer top the section at £1250 with Duncan Holme next at £1180. Incalf cows from the Brown family of Earby found their 6th Calver incalf cows harder to place topping at £720.
A run of Organic Brown Swiss X Holstein Heifers saw a full clearance despite the heifers not being quite big enough for their age they topped at £690.
Judge – Wick WIlliams
Prize Awards: Newly Calven Heifers: 1st M Baul & Son 2nd GB Jennings 3rd D&P Brown
Newly Calven Cows: 1st J Wellock 2nd D&A Fort
In-Calf Heifers: 1st D&P Brown 2nd D Reay
Champion – M Baul & Son Reserve – J Wellock
Newly Calven Heifers (av £1620): to £1720 M Baul & Partners
Newly Calven Cows (av £1520): to £1520 J Wellock & £1520 J Wellock
Incalf Heifers (av £1066): to £1250 D&P Brown
Incalf Cows (av £640) to £720 WA Brown
Maiden Heifers (av £550) to £690 GP&R Simpson
Rearing Calves to £410 (45)
B&W av £61.53 Cont av £322.45 Native av £160
Quieter show of calves following show week with a serious mix in the quality of calves through the ring. Fred Houseman and Martyn Jennings saw the peak of the trade seeing their bulls at £410 and £400 respectively. Black and whites a touch dearer on the weak with best calves all around the £100 mark up to £115 for a strong calf from John Marshall, Dacre.
Bull Calves
Brit Blue x (Av £335.94) to £410 Church Farm Enterprises
Blonde x to £350 N&R Sutcliffe
Saler to £155 Townhead Farm Products
Black & White (Av £61.53) to £115 JC Marshall
Heifer Calves
Limousin (Av £215.4) to £240 RM Spence
Brit Blue x (Av £293.75) to £320 Church Farm Enterprises
Ab Angus to £160 GB Moorhouse
Saler to £180 RL Wright & Son