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BROUGHTON CHRISTMAS PRIMESTOCK SHOW & SALE
Wednesday 25th November 2009
At Broughton on Wednesday 25th November 2009, Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their Christmas Show and Sale of Prime Cattle and Sheep. A good entry of 72 cattle, cows and bulls also 697 Prime Lambs and ewes forward.
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It was Mr A Finch of Dunbia, Preston who had the unenviable job of judging the well supported cattle classes, after much deliberation he awarded the Championship to Mr J Capstick of Whicham Hall.
A great ringside of buyers ensured a great trade was had throughout. Leading the sale was the Champion consigned by Mr Capstick of Whicham Hall which sold to Pattons Butchers, Millom for 624kg 215p £1341.60.
Prize Winners:
Class 1 Haltered Steer: 1st M. Cooper, Troughton Hall, 2nd B. Tyson,
Beck Farm,
Class 2 Unhaltered Steer: 1st & 2nd J Capstick, Whicham Hall, 3rd
B Johnson Hobkinground.
Class 3 Unhaltered heifer 1st & 2nd J Capstick, Whicham Hall, 3rd
B Johnson, Hopkinground.
Class 4 Best bull any breed 1st A Myerscough, Seaview.
Class 5 Best Beef Cow 1st A Myerscough, Seaview, 2nd B Tyson, Beck Farm
Champion Capstick, Whicham Hall Reserve M. Cooper, Troughton Hall
Leading prices:
Steers: Limousin £1341.60, £1018.71 Whicham Hall, £1030.25
Water Blean. British Blue £1162.50 Troughton Hall.
Heifers: Limousin £962.05, £945 Whicham Hall, £933.65 Hobkinground. Blonde
£881.40 Everard Lodge
Bull: Limousin £1082.90 Seaview, £1033.60 Old Hall Farm.
Cast Cows: British Blue £1109.03 Beck Farm. Limousin £986.79 Deaview.
Prime Sheep
Mr I Brown, Ulverston had the hard job of the sheep judging with over
40 pens to cast his eye over. The sheep champion from M/s Benson of Gamswell
topped the prime sheep section at 200p/kilo £81 to Dunbia, Preston.
Prize
winners:
Class 8 Suffolk Lambs: 1st R Holland, Low Low Scales, 2nd & 3rd JM Hannah,
Greenbank.
Class 9 Continental lambs 1st R Benson Gamswell Farm, 2nd TL Sharp, High Hyton
farm, 3rd M & D Hatton Knott End Farm.
Class 10 Fell Lambs 1st & 2nd M/s Wilson Coniston Hall.
Class 11 Lambs any other breed 1st M/s Nicholson Birch Bank, 2nd B Johnston,
Hobkinground, 3rd R Holland, Low Low Scales.
Class 12 Better bred ewes inc Cheviot 1st & 2nd B Johnston, Hopkinground,
3rd B Knowles, Croglinhurst.
Class 13 Fell Ewe 1st M/s Nicholson, Birch Bank, 2nd B Johnston, Hobkinground,
3rd R Holland Low Low Scales.
Leading price per head: Texel £81 Gamswell Farm, £74, £70.80 (x2) Parsonage Farm. Zwartble £69 Blackhall Farm. Greyfaced £65.30 Gamswell Farm, £63.80 Birch Bank. Suffolk £59.80 Low Low Scales, £58.80 (x2) Greenbank Farm. Herdwick £54.80 Coniston Hall. Swaledale £53.80 Coniston Hall.
Leading price per kilo: Texel 200p Gamswell Farm, 186p
Parsonage Farm, 184p High Hyton Farm, 174p Low Low Scales, 171p Hobkinground.
Greyfaced 156p Low Low Scales. Suffolk 153p Low Low Scales. Herdwick
146p Coniston Hall.
