Craven Dairy Auction (32 head)
A healthy show of milkers present this morning with 28 tied up in shippon. Peter Baul of Bishop Thornton took top honours when judge Wick Williams picked his 28kg, 16 day calved pedigree heifer from the Ravensgate herd which went on to sell for £1650 to the judge himself. Reserve Championship went to Robert Crisp of Calton with his big framed light heifer selling to the sale high of £1700 to Alf and Andrew Townsend. Keith Downs from Bingley brought four sweet heifers, all of which looked like very durable heifers and received £1650, £1620, £1400 and £1300 for his consignments.
Not quite the day for sky high prices but certainly a good trade right the way through the sale middle of the road heifers well bid at. Certainly much more enthusiasm ringside which was encouraging to see and bodes well for the Christmas Show which is in three weeks time on the 28th November.
Judge – Wick Williams
Prize Awards: Newly Calven Heifers: 1st M Baul & Partners 2nd ASE Crisp 3rd GB Moorhouse
Champion – M Baul & Partners Reserve – ASE Crisp & Son
Newly Calven Heifers (av £1318): to £1700 ASE Crisp & Son
Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers (av £1377): to £1650 M Baul & Partners
Maiden Heifers (av £466.67) to £640 WP Gratton
Rearing Calves to £390 (68)
B&W av £44.50 Cont av £277.5 Native av £192
A handy number of calves with B&W calves dearer on the week with some fresh faces present and taking on the average price to £44.50. A mixed show of continentals was reflected on the average prices although the best calves were still knocking on towards £400 with Church Farm Enterprises topping at £390 for a cracker of a British Blue heifer. Native calves still selling nicely with Aberdeen Angus’ from JP&KE Hartley at £270 and £250.
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £285) to £290 D Clarke
Brit Blue x (Av £292) to £380 Church Farm Enterprises
Blonde x to £310 N&R Sutcliffe
Ab Angus (Av £225) to £270 JP&KE Hartley
Saler to £135 RL Wright & Sons
Black & White (Av £44.50) to £130 GT Booth
Heifer Calves
Brit Blue x (Av £260.91) to £390 Church Farm Enteprises
Ab Angus (Av £151.67) to £215 JP&KE Hartley