The 27 litre, 11 day calved heifer from Robert Crisp went on to sell for the Sale high price of £1700 to Alf and Andrew Townsend of Southfield. The second highest price of the day was yet another handy cow from David Fort of Glusburn which sold for £1460 to Wick Williams, Cheshire.

In the Incalf and Maiden class the 1^st Prize incalf Heifer from Olivers of Darley sold for £1160 to David Shuttleworth of Gargrave.

David Leeming of Burnt Yates topped heifers at £1120 for his mid to long dated Incalf heifers with plenty around the £1000 mark.
In the Maidens some yearlings to Bulling from David Leeming sold to £690 with some younger maidens topping at £500 three times.

Judge – Frank Wrathall

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1^st & 2^nd ASE Crisp & Son    3^rd GB Moorhouse

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1^st DA&S Fort        2^nd M Cass

                                In-Calf Heifers:                     1^st I Oliver & Partners         2^nd DL Leeming     3^rd ML&JE Kayley & Son

                                Champion – ASE Crisp & Son             Reserve – ASE Crisp & Son

Newly Calven Heifers: av £1342 to £1700 ASE Crisp

Newly Calven Cows: av £1230 to £1460 DA&S Fort

Incalf Heifers: av £890 to £1160 I Olivers & Partners

Maiden Heifers av £488 to £690 DL Leeming Ltd

91 Rearing Calves to £420

B&W av £65.23 Cont av £323.93 Native av £256.3

Healthy number of calves forward again this week with a healthy trade to match. The top price calf of the day came from the Townsend Family of Southfield, Burnley with a sweet British Blue Bull to £420.  Johnny and Simon Moon from Wigglesworth had a good run of 6 week old calves topping at £410 and Fred and Mark Houseman saw there 6 Blue Bulls average £408.

Natives again a were hard fought over with Bulls and Heifers averaging over £250 with heifers at £258.6 and Bulls £253 with Mr Houseman topping both at £305 and £310 respectively but plenty of others in the late £200’s.

Black and Whites reached £152 for a pure Friesian bull from Stephen Marshall of West End and John Marshall of Dacre not far behind at £150. Right through black and whites averaged £65.23 with plenty in the late £80’s and £90’s. 

Bull Calves

Limousin x (Av £268.33) to £385 D Clarke                    

Brit Blue x (Av £362.5) to £420 AP Townsend                             

Blonde x (Av £262.50) to £275 N&R Sutcliffe                                                              

Simmental to £300 to CN &SA Harrison        

Ab Angus (Av £253.75) to £310 Church Farm Enterprises

Charolais to £350 M Mallinson                        

Black & White (Av £65.23) to £152 JC&DJ Marshall                    

Heifer Calves                       

Limousin x (Av £235) to £300 JC Marshall                     

Brit Blue x (Av £302.8) to £350 JR&MJ Moon                              

Ab Angus (Av £257) to £305 Church Farm Enterprises                                                              

Blonde to £300 N&R Sutcliffe