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MARKET REPORT - MONDAY 11TH AUGUST 2014 DAIRY

Forward - Craven Dairy Auction (39 head) A large entry forward with good consignments from Keith Downs and Malcolm and Robert Swires going a long way to ensure the use of the overflow stalls. With shippon full to bursting it was not an easy task for the judge eventually pinning the top rosette to a fine heifer from the returning Swires family. The heifer calved 10 Days and giving 32 litres was eventually knocked down for £2,000 to regular supporters Alf and Andrew Townsend, the father and son team also bought the reserve champion from the same family for £2120, a fantastic 2nd Calver with 40kgs on her.

Top price came to the Lawson Family for their Pedigree with 4 gens of VG or EX behind her giving 26Kgs but calved just over a week was snaffled up by the Jeanes Family of Glusburn.
Keith Downs had one of the best days with a fantastic show six fresh calved heifers averaging nicely over £2,000 with his top price of £2180 selling to the judge.
Despite some buoyant prices were back with a lot of the 2nd Class heifers harder to place with good honest tankfillers struggling hit the dizzy heights they once were with plenty of good heifers at £1400 to £1800.

Prize Awards:       Newly Calven Heifers:         1st & 2nd M Swires                 3rd A Lawson & Son

                                Newly Calven Cows:            1st & 2nd M Swires

                                 

Champion – M Swires         Reserve – M Swires

 

1st Class Newly Calven Commercial Heifers:  to £2180 av £1987 H Downs & Son

2nd Class Newly Calven Commercial Heifers: to £1600 av £1365 M&R Smith         

 

Newly Calven Cows: to £1900 av £1625 M Swires

 

Pedigree Newly Calven Heifers: to £2500 av £1923 A Lawson & Son