Craven Dairy Auction (58 head)
Brian Moorhouse takes the Christmas Dairy Championship once again with his 31 litre Grafeeti Daughter, which went on to sell for £2220 to John Howard of Heslaker. The next in line was a sweet pedigree heifer from David Lawson of Arthington boasting 5 generations of VG or Ex sold for £1800 to Brian Blezard of Ribchester.
A large show of youngstock met a fluctuating trade with incalf heifers arguably a straight trade considering the current industry circumstances, however a healthy ringside of buyers meant for a healthy trade. Chris Drake took home the Frank Wade Perpetual Trophy for his Incalf heifer (due to the Aberdeen Angus for Feb) she sold for £1010 to David Shuttleworth of Gargrave.
The J Ibbotson Trophy for best maiden went to Peter Baul of Bishop Thornton with an Overside Dragon daughter topping his trade at £800 selling to Messrs Ishmael of Orrell.
SPONSOR - NFU, NMR, PRESTON FUELS
Judge – Alan Throup
Prize Awards: Newly Calven Heifers: 1st GB Moorhouse 2nd A Lawson & Son 3rd A Lawson & Son
Newly Calven Cows: 1st A Lawson & Son 2nd MD Parkinson 3rd GB Jennings
Incalf: 1st 2nd 3rd CJ&DD Drake
Maiden: 1st & 2nd M Baul 3rd CJ&DD Drake
Champion – GB Moorhouse Reserve – A Lawson & Son
Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers (av £1644 ): to £2220 GB Moorhouse
Newly Calven Cows (av £1519): to £1700 A Lawson & Son
Newly Calven Heifers (av £1280): to £1280 WR Ireland & Son
Incalf Heifers (av £943.33): to £1010 CJ&DD Drake
Pedigree Maiden Heifers (av £683.09) to £800 M Baul & Partners
Maiden Heifers (av £717.5) to £780 CJ&DD Drake
Heifer Stirks (av £248) to £300 DR Robinson
Rearing Calves to £420 (42)
Dairy av £76.88 Cont av £308.45 Native av £177.47
A quieter show of calves at CCM this morning following the Christmas Calf Show, however heady prices were still seen for the best of the calves today with Robert Metcalfe from Brearton topping at £420 for a lovely British Blue Heifer. A run of Continental stirks from A Twell & Co saw some healthy bidding reaching £650 twice for some Continental bullocks with a brace of Blue heifers at £600.
Bull Calves
Limousin x (Av £310) to £320 RE Ayrton & Son
Brit Blue x (Av £305.75) to £380 JF Longster & Son
Aberdeen Angus (Av £195) to £290 JM Smith & Son
Simmental X (Av £250) to £250 JM Smith & Son
Norwegian Red (Av £44.67) to £48 J Gooch
Black & White (Av £76.88) to £145 H&M Dugdale & Son
Heifer Calves
Ab Angus (Av £157.5) to £160 JM Smith & Son
British Blue (Av £345.83) to £420 RD Metcalfe & Son
Lim (Av £206.67) to £290 RD Metcalfe & Son
Continental Stirks
British Blue Bullocks av £650 to £650 A Twell & Co
Limousin Bullock av £650 to £650 A Twell & Co
Limousin Heifer av £562 to £580 A Twell & Co
British Blue Heifer av £596.6 to £600 A Twell & Co