Kirkby Stephen Cattle
Monday 25th February 2008

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their annual February Special Prize show & sale of store cattle at Kirkby Stephen on Monday where there was an entry of 599 head.

The pre-sale show was witness to some quality cattle form local farmers, prizes were generously sponsored by Dugdales Nutrition, Clitheroe, Lancashire and Judging was carried out by Mr K Robshaw, Tadcaster.

Championm with l/r Mr Robshaw (Judge) and Mr Hutchinson (Vendor)

The following awards were given:-

Best Bullock
1st J E & D J Hutchinson, Hebblethwaite Hall Farm £940 to J Penny & Sons, Leeds
2nd R Stevenson, Howgill Foot £880 to J Penny & Sons, Leeds
3rd K D & L Armer, Scar Sykes £770 to J A Barnett, Shap

Best Heifer
1st K D & L Armer, Scar Sykes £665 to D Barker, Scarborough
2nd N R & C S Hodgson, Park House £780 to Messrs Dent, Bolton
3rd K D & L Armer, Scar Sykes £675 to D Barker, Scarborough

Champion – J E & D J Hutchinson, Hebblethwaite Hall Farm (Bullock)
Reserve – R Stevenson, Howgill Foot (Bullock)

Special prizes sponsored by R Anderson, Leyburn for highest priced pens of 3 or more cattle were awarded as follows:-

3 or More Bullocks
M J & C Cockburn Ltd, South House (4 Baz x) £785 to J Penny & Sons, Leeds

3 or More Heifers
J A Mawson, Sproat Ghyll (3 Lim x) £795 to Mr Foley, Capheaton

As with previous sales trade was on a high note the following averages were achieved
Bullocks £665.63 (+£67.49 on 2007)
Heifers £604.47 (+£69.97 on 2007)
Bulls £546.67 (+ £65.87 on 2007)

Bullocks
Blonde Aq £860 Long Green; £850, £675 Kelleth Rigg; £840 Eden Gate Holme Farm; £795, £775, £770, £710 Sawbridge Hall; £740 Helbeck Farm; £750 Holme Farm; £680 Stennerskeugh; £652, £635 Scar Sykes
British Blue £820 Woodfoot; £810, £780, £775, £755, £735 Hawkrigg; £770 Scar Sykes; £745, £740 (x2), £705, £700 (x2), £690, £688, £685 (x4), £672, £670 The Gilts; £728 Holme Farm; £720 Stripes Farm; £710, £705, £670 Asby Mill; £675, £670 Thorney Gale; £668 Newfield; £650 Long Green, Asby Grange
Charolais x £860, £795 Hawkrigg; £715, £668 (x2) Moor House; £665, £660 Bowderdale
Holstein/Friesian £765 (x2), £745 (x2) Friendship Farm; £630 (x3), £580, £572 (x2) Soulby Grange; £570 Stripes Farm
Bazadaise £785 (x4) South House
Limousin x £950, £772 Easegill Head; £940 Hebblethwaite Hall Farm; £880, £770 Howgill Foot; £860, £785 Long Green; £852, £845, £820 (x2), £755 (x2) Hawkrigg Farm; £845, £805, £780, £770, £750 (x2) Sproat Ghyll; £830, £775 (x2) Eden Gate Holme Farm; £820 (x2), £745 Stripes Farm; £790 High Stennerskeugh; £780 (x2) £765, £740 (x2) Gaisgill Row; £780 Woodfoot; £780, £760 Park House; £765 Moorhouse

Heifers
Aberdeen Angus £660 (x3), £570 High Lane (Boustead); £632, £620, £592 Row End
Blonde Aq x £675 (x2), £665, £555, £552, £510 (x2) Scar Sykes; £580 Stennerskeugh; £528 Helbeck; £525, £515 Flakebridge Farm; £522 Uldale
British Blue x £970, £760, £690 Bleathgill; £800 Kilnbeck; £780 Hawkrigg; £775, £680, £655, £630 Asby Mill; £735 Villa Farm; £735, £662 (x2) Argill House; £695 Hebblethwaite Hall Farm; £690, £680 (x2), £645 (x4) £622 The Gilts; £688, £645 Newfield Farm; £675, £625 Thorney Gale; £675 Long Green; £660 Roseleigh; £645, £640, £615 Glebelands; £645 Spedding Farm; £532, £615 South View; £615 Stoneygarth
Charolais x £835, £785 Hawkrigg; £695, £680, £675 (x2), £660, £635 (x2), £625, £590 Lambrigg Park; £678, £658 Moorhouse; £640 Roseleigh; £575 Bowderdale Head
Limousin x £875 Kilnbeck; £850, £825, £795 (x3), £790, £775 (x2), £745 (x3), £735, £715 (x2); £785 Sproat Ghyll; £785, £665 Musgrave House; £780, £755 (x3), £710 Eden Gate Holme Farm; £780, £675 Park House Farm; £765, £760, £735 (x2) Hawkrigg; £760 Villa Farm; £750, £675 Gaisgill Row; £720, £670 Long Green; £685 Smardale Hall; £680 Asby Mill; £675 Hollin Hill
Simmental x £645 Stripes Farm

Young Feeding Bulls
Blonde Aq x £645 Holme Farm
Limousin x £600, £505 Lamb Paddock; £580 Peacock Hill; £500 Rigg End.

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their fortnightly sale of geld cow, OTM cattle & cast bulls at Kirkby Stephen on Monday where 31 head were forward for sale. Trade was much stronger than at the previous sale and the following prices achieved

Geld Cows
Limousin x (av 118.18p) £824.78 (126.5p) Smardale Hall; £815.98 (128.5p) Starrah Farm; £789.60 (117.5p) Smardale Mill; £780.20 (117.5p) Asby Grange
Blonde Aq (av 107.5p) £671.88 (107.5p) Low Hall
British Blue x (av 113.29p) £702.24 (115.5p) Donna Close
Simmental (av 99.86p) £791.78 (103.5p) Low Hall
Aberdeen Angus (av 93.5p) £531.08 (93.5p) Rayne Cottage
Holstein/Friesian (av 103.11p) £991.85 (119.5p), £878.90 (117.5p) Greenriggs; £918.23 (115.5p) Row End; £861.28 (117.5p) Langford; £809.40 (106.5p) Helbeck Grange

OTM Clean Heifers
British Blue £772.62 (118.5p) Langrigg
Holstein/Friesian £810.66 (114.5p) Hall-O-Th-Gate

Cast Bulls
Aberdeen Angus £712.25 (87.5p) Rayne Cottage

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