Kirkby Stephen New Year Prize Show and Sale of Store Cattle

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd conducted the New Year Prize Show and Sale of Store Cattle at Kirkby Stephen Mart on Monday 10th January 2005. A quality entry of cattle sold to a sharp trade with many buyers attending the mart for the first time ensuring a total clearance with the sale average rising by £1.55 on the year. The pre sale show was very kindly sponsored by I’Ansons Feeds, Masham and judged by Mr J Burrow, Skipton. Awards were as follows:-

Overall Champion with Mr Geoff Burrow, Kirkby Malham Judge, Mr Johanthan Townley vendor and Miss Nell Dinsdale of I'Ansons Feeds, the sponsors.

Best Bullock:

1st – Messrs A & R Birbeck, Windy Hill

2nd – Messrs J E & D J Hutchinson, Hebblethwaite Hall.

Best Heifer:

1st – Messrs E & M Townley & Son, Nutta Farm

2nd – Messrs E & M Townley & Son, Nutta Farm

Best Bull: - Messrs K D & L Armer, Scar Sykes

Overall Champion: - Messrs E & M Townley, Nutta Farm

Principle Prices:

Bullocks:

Aberdeen Angus cross: £680 High Roans; £600 Holme Farm (Bousfield).

Blonde Aquitaine cross: £590 Bowderdale; £565 Windy Hill; £550 Newfield; £545 Whitestones.

Belgian Blue cross: £680 Rudd Hills; £640 Oak Tree; £600 Long Green, Hawkrigg.

Charolais cross: £590 Maisongill.

Freisian cross: £558 Friendship; £525 Enterber; £485 Whygill Head.

Limousin cross: £690 Musgrave House; £682 Villa Farm; £675 Hawkrigg; £660 Low Scale; £645 Smardale Hall; £635 Whygill Head, Newfield; £625 Hebblethwaite Hall, Rudd Hills; £620 Long Green, Halfpenny House.

Simmental cross: £525 Helbeck Grange.

Heifers:

Aberdeen Angus cross: £520 Holme Farm (Bousfield).

Blonde Aquitaine cross: £680 Nutta Farm; £670 Yore House; £550 Stennerskeugh; £520 Bowderdale; £450 Third Sunbiggin; £445 Flakebridge.

Belgian Blue cross: £810 Asby Hall; £710 Asby Mill; £680 Beechwood House; £670 Long Green; £640 Nutta Farm; £598 New Hall; £590 Hawkrigg.

Charolais cross: £622 Maisongill; £540 Blandswath.

Limousin cross: £685 Dufton Hall; £622 Smardale Hall; £610 Enterber, Maisongill, Scar Sykes, Hakwrigg; £592 New Hall; £590 Villa Farm, Croft House; £580 Hebblethwaite Hall.

Simmental cross: £338 Windy Hill.

Bulls:

Belgian Blue cross: £470 Scar Sykes.

Limousin cross: £490 Rigg End.

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