Kirkby Stephen Annual Prize Show and Sale of Suckled Calves
Monday 30th October 2006

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd had forward 803 head of cattle at Kirkby Stephen Mart on Monday comprising 47 geld cows and 756 suckled calves for their great annual prize show and sale.

Supreme Champion with from left to right JONATHAN GUY OF J G ANIMAL HEALTH - SPONSOR CAROLINE WALTON OF NOVARTIS ANIMAL HEALTH - SPONSOR ROLY HAYTON - VENDOR DIANE HAYTON - VENDOR KEVIN LUDGATE - JUDGE

Cows were dearer than the previous sale topping at £932.10 or 119.5p/kg for a Belgian Blue from Messrs Balmer, Grassgill to average 69.12p/kg. The prize show and sale of suckled calves was kindly sponsored by J G Animal Health, Dugdale Nutrition, Novartis Animal Health and British Belgian Blue Cattle Society. The judging was carried out by Mr K Ludgate who made the following awards:-

Limousin Cross Bullock
1st – K A Brown & Sons - £760 to F & B Smith
2nd – H R Hayton & Son - £800 to Messrs Dent
3rd – S G Benson - £645 to Owen Brothers

Belgian Blue Cross Bullock
1st – H R Hayton & Son - £1120 to K Ludgate
2nd – K A Brown & Sons - £910 to K Ludgate
3rd – G & S Holdings - £810 to A Maughan

Any Other Bred Bullock
1st – G & S Holding - £680 to A Maughan
2nd – G P Udale - £655 to Messrs Dent
3rd – C T & J C Cannon - £635 to Messrs Nutt

Haltered Steer
1st – K A Brown & Sons - £850 to D T Todd
2nd – H R Hayton & Son - £810 to K Ludgate
3rd – Messrs Taylor - £610 to Messrs Dent

Bull Any Breed
1st – C J & A J Owen - £600 to Messrs Nutt
2nd – J Swift - £600 to Messrs Jenkinson
3rd – R C Wharton & Son - £590 to T Roberts

Champion Male
H R Hayton & Son – Belgian Blue Bullock

Reserve Champion Male
K A Brown & Sons – Haltered Steer

Limousin Cross Heifer
1st – K A Brown & Sons - £840 to A Geary
2nd – R C Wharton & Son - £485 to Messrs Dent
3rd – K A Brown & Sons - £565 to Messrs Dent

Belgian Blue Cross Heifer
1st – K A Brown & Sons - £780 to K Harryman
2nd – H R Hayton & Son - £880 to K Ludgate
3rd – Messrs Taylor - £600 to Messrs Dent

Any Other Bred Heifer
1st – G & S Holding - £605 to D Barker
2nd – G P Udale - £625 to Messrs Dent
3rd – C T & J C Cannon - £400 to Messrs Brown

Haltered Heifer
1st – H R Hayton & Son - £1020 to M J Dickens
2nd – K A Brown & Sons - £810 to K Ludgate
3rd – Messrs Taylor - £610 to J Crichton

Champion Female
H R Hayton & Son – Haltered Heifer

Reserve Champion Female
K A Brown & Sons – Haltered Heifer

Champion Belgian Blue
H R Hayton & Son – Bullock

Reserve Champion Belgian Blue
H R Hayton & Son – Haltered Heifer

Champion Limousin
K A Brown & Sons – Heifer

Supreme Champion
H R Hayton & Son – Belgian Blue Bullock

Reserve Supreme Champion
H R Hayton & Son – Haltered Heifer

A huge ringside of customers saw 68 different successful purchasers by the end of the sale to produce an average for all calves of £472.37 (+£46.74) on the year. (Bullocks £522.04 +£61.78, Heifers £416.02 +£18.39, Bulls £445.55 +£60.19)

Principle Prices
Bullocks:
Blonde d’Aquitaine: £680, £610, £580, £510, £508 Stoneygarth; £635, £520 Ellergill; £615, £525 Flakebridge; £555 Castle Bank; £508 (x5) Sowerthwaite Farm; £495 (x3) Steps Farm
Belgian Blue: £1120, £840, £810, £690, £675, £610, £600 (x2) Asby Grange; £910, £850, £670 (x2), £630 Asby Hall; £810, £630 Stoneygarth; £710, £660 Park Lodge; £705, £662, £858 Flakebridge; £665, £655, £615, £610, £600 Thorney Gale; £650, £580 Gillses; £640 Bents; £625, £590 Waterhouses; £605 High lane
Charolais: £655, £558, £550 Sideway Bank; 3600 Garnthwaite; £538, £512 Bowderdale
Limousin: £800, £600 (x2), £595 (x2), £590 (x2) Asby Grange; £760, £750 Asby Hall; £705 Gillses; £675, £610 Waterhouses; £645 Horrace Farm; £640, £610 Needle House; £640, £635, £632 Valley Farm; 3630, £600 Brow Farm; 3630, 3590 (x3), £585 (x2) Salterwath Farm; £630, £625, £592 Garnthwaite; £625 Green Farm; £595 Friarbiggin
Simmental: £505 Rayne Cottage

Store Heifers:
Blonde d’Aquitaine: £605, £538 Stoneygarth; 3550 Sunnyside; £535, £418 Flakebridge; £400 Sowerthwaite, Ellergill
Belgian Blue: £1020, £880, £620, £605, £470 Asby Grange; £900, £555, £475 Sunnyside; £810, £565, £470 (x3) Asby Hall; £680 Ravenseat; £655 Howgill Foot; £610, £600, £490, £475 Waterhouses; £510, £475, £455 (x2) High Lane; £498 Thorney Gale; £485 High Field; £470 (x3) Asby Mill; £465 Sowerthwaite, Ash Garth
Charolais: £625 Sideway Bank; £445 High Wood End; £400, £425 Bowderdale
Limousin: £840, £780, £705, £670, 3565 Asby Hall; £660, £472 (x2) Valley Farm; £610, £548, £475, £455 (x2) Garnthwaite; £540, £500 (x2), £475 Battle Hill; £490 Asby Grange; £485 Dry Howe; £480 Cringleber; £478, £458 Asby Mill; £465 West Hope; £458 Flakebridge

Young Bulls:
Blonde d’Aquitaine: £525, £500, £480, £458 Kelleth Rigg; £462 Town Head; £448 (x2) Castle Bank
Belgian Blue: £600 Ravenseat; £590 High Field; £505 Galloper Park; £485 Flakebridge
Limousin: £600 Dry Howe; £475, £470 Galloper Park; £472 Town Head
Simmental: £455 Rayne Cottage

Geld Cows & OTM Clean
Belgian Blue: £932.10 (119.5p), £598.50 (85.5p) Grassgill; £555.75 (85.5p) Easegill Head; £516.75 (79.5p) Kilnmire
Limousin: £649.65 (91.5p), £589.95 (85.5p) Easegill Head; £590.70 (89.5p) Mid Town (Hullock); £562.25 (86.5p) Park House
Charolais: £566.20 (74.5p) Sykeside
Aberdeen Angus: £418.95 (66.5p) Gill Hall
Black & White: £521.85 (73.5p) Waitby Farm; £507.60 (70.5p) Swathburn; £507.35 (69.5p) Helbeck Grange; £500.05 (68.5p) Helm Farm

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