Forward 758 Head of Stock comprising of 41 Cattle including 13 Calves, 2 Prime Cattle, 22 Stores, 4 OTM’s and 717 Sheep comprising of 579 Prime Lambs, 49 Ewes, 7 Tups, 82 Store Sheep.

CHRISTMAS CALF & OTM SHOW & SALE     

Kindly judged by David Wartig, Thurgoland, Sheffield.

CHAMPION from JL Millin & Son

RESERVE CHAMPION CALF from JL Millin & Son

1st place Bull & Reserve Champion – British Blue X from JL Millin & Son selling for £455.

2nd place Bull – British Blue X from JL Millin & Son selling for £450.

3rd place Bull – British Blue X from EE & C Hawke selling for £360.

1st place & Champion Heifer – British Blue X from JL Millin & Son selling for £500.

2nd place Heifer – Limousin X from JR Hallam selling for £355.

3rd place Heifer – Limousin X from J R Hallam selling for £345.

Thank you to Dale Holgate today for purchasing all of the prize winning calves above.

CALVES   Limousin Heifers to £355, Aberdeen Angus Bulls to £260, British Blue Bulls to £455, British Blue Heifers to £500, Simmental Bulls to £295, Hereford Heifers to £335, Hereford Steer to £280, Welsh Black Heifers to £180.

OTM CATTLE to 159p/kg (Avg 148.27p/kg) Top price from E & D Danforth.

Kindly judged by Andrew Hobson.

1st  Prize – 48 month British Blue X from E & D Danforth. 159p/kg and £1311.75/head sold to Hartshead Meats 2011 Ltd.

2nd Prize – 56 month Hereford from G & H Mills. 150p/kg and £1147.50/head sold to Hartshead Meats 2011 Ltd.

3rd Prize – 109 month British Blue X from Harry Peace. 114p p/kg and £1120.95/head sold to S Bretton.

STORES   Aberdeen Angus Steers to £900, Aberdeen Angus Heifers to £685, British Blue Steers to £850, British Blue Heifers to £590, Whitebred Shorthorn Bulls to £450, Whitebred Shorthorn Heifers to £450.

Top price bull from GT Harris sold to Lea & Son.

Top price steer from E & ED Stott.

Top price heifer from E & ED Stott sold to JM & VJ Howard.

PRIME CATTLE to 225p/kg (Avg 214.40 p/kg)

Steers to 225p from P Dixon sold to J & E Medcalf Ltd.

-Limousin to 225p/kg

-Hereford to 206p/kg

PRIME LAMBS  Overall Average 311.40p/kg, £143.73/head. SQQ 320.90p/kg.

p/kg

32.1-39kg to 376.30p (Avg 294.20p)

39.1kg–45.5kg to 379.50p (Avg 327.02p)

45.6kg-52kg to 366.50p (Avg 311.95p)

52kg+  320.80p (Avg 286.28p)

p/head

32.1-39kg to £143.00 (Avg £108.94)

39.1kg–45.5kg to £167.00 (Avg £140.16)

45.6kg-52kg to £189.50 (Avg £152.80)

52kg+ £189.00 (Avg £155.50)

Top price lambs 379.50p/kg from Chris Buckley sold to Haighs Farm Shop.

Top price lambs £189.50/head from T Craddock & Son sold to Haighs Farm Shop.

EWES to £148 (Avg £94.35 ) Top price from H Smith sold to Lancashire Direct Meats Ltd.

TUPS to £140  (Avg £108.57) Top price from Steven Read sold to M Fearn.

STORE LAMBS to £124.50 (Avg £73.97) Top price from D & S Eggleton sold to Lancashire Direct Meats Ltd.

Gritstone to £124.50

Texel to £114.00

Mule to £77.00