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BROUGHTON CHRISTMAS PRIMESTOCK SHOW & SALE
Wednesday 28th November 2011

At Broughton on Wednesday 28th November, Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their Christmas Show and Sale of Prime Cattle and Sheep. A total entry of 30 cows and bulls and 391 Prime Lambs and ewes were forward.

Prime Cattle
Mr Mark Duerden of Duerden Wholesale Meats Ltd, presided over the cattle judging; presenting the Championship award to a Limousin bullock from Messrs RW & JM Johnson, Hobkinground Farm. A vibrant ringside crowd guaranteed that all classes were good to sell. The day’s top price per kilo was 280p; paid for the show champion from Messrs Johnson. The leading overall price went to Mr ID Rawlinson of Quarry Bank Farm, for a Blonde cow which sold for 164p/kg at 958kg £1574.

Prize Winners:
Class 1 Unhaltered Steer: 1st (Limousin) RW & JM Johnson, Hobkinground 280p/kg £1498. 2nd (Limousin) RW & JM Johnson, Hobkinground 260p/kg £1456. 3rd (British Blue) RF Tyson, The Beck 200p/kg £940

Class 2 Unhaltered Heifer: 1st (British Blue) RF Tyson, The Beck 240p/kg £1572. 2nd (Limousin) RW & JM Johnson, Hobkinground 245p/kg £980. 3rd (Limousin) RW & JM Johnson, Hobkinground 210p/kg £1281.

Class 3 Best Beef Cow: 1st (British Blue) ID Rawlinson, Quarry Bank Farm 180p/kg. 2nd (Blonde) ID Rawlinson, Quarry Bank Farm 164p/kg. 3rd (British Blue) D & P Johnson, Crossgates Farm 158p/kg.

Class 4 Best Black & White Cow: 1st R & BJ Cleasby, Lower Hawthwaite Farm 122p/kg £707.60. 2nd JW & VI Naylor, Hill Green Farm 115p/kg £851. 3rd JW & VI Naylor, Hill Green Farm 105p/kg £708.75.

Class 5 Best Bull: 1st (Limousin) A Myerscough, Seaview 182p/kg £1337.70 2nd (Limousin) A Myerscough, Seaview 185p/kg £1313.50 3rd NA & J Temple, Blackhall Farm 180p/kg £954.00

Champion (steer) RW & JM Johnson, Hobkinground Reserve (steer) RW & JM Johnson, Hobkinground

Leading overall prices:
Steers: Limousin £1498, £1456, £1150, £1062, £926.10 Hobkinground Farm, £1225.50, £1200.15, £1197 Silverhow Farm, Shorthorn £1135.20, £1063.95 Long Garth Farm, British Blue £940 Beck Farm.
Heifers: British Blue £1572 Beck Farm, £980 Blackhall Farm, Limousin £1281, £1118.60, £1045.25, £1008, £980 Hobkinground Farm, Simmental £1170 Cragg House, Shorthorn £948.75 Long Garth Farm.

Bulls: British Blue £954 Blackhall Farm.

Cast Cows: Blonde £1574 Quarry Bank Farm, British Blue £1314 Quarry Bank Farm, £1082.30 Crossgates Farm, Holstein £851, £708.70 Hill Green Farm, Friesian £707.60 Lower Hawthwaite Farm, Aberdeen Angus £667.20 Crossgates Farm.

Leading prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 280p, 260p, 189p (x2), 184p, 180p Hobkinground Farm, 190p (x2) Silverhow Farm, British Blue 200p Beck Farm, Shorthorn 176p, 173p Long Garth Farm.

Heifers: Limousin 245p, 210p, 188p, 185p Hobkinground, 192p Silverhow Farm, British Blue 240p Beck Farm, 200p Blackhall Farm, British Blue 240p Beck Farm, 200p Blackhall Farm, Simmental 180p Cragg House, 165p Long Garth Farm.

Bulls: Limousin 185p, 182p Seaview, British Blue 180p Blackhall Farm.

Cast Cows: British Blue 180p Quarry Bank Farm, 158p Crossgates Farm, Blonde 164p Quarry Bank Farm, Aberdeen Angus 139p Crossgates Farm, Friesian 122p Lower Hawthwaite Farm, Holstein 115p, 105p Hill Green Farm.

Prime Sheep
Mr Neil Lomax was tasked with judging the sheep classes, awarding the Championship to a Beltex lamb from Messrs RA & C Benson which went on to top the sale at 236p/kg £106.

Prize winners:
Class 1 Single Prime Lamb: 1st Maisie Naylor, Hill Green 223p/kg £105. 2nd Phil Mulcaster, Close Foot Farm 179p/kg £100. 3rd Phil Mulcaster, Close Foot Farm 196p/kg £102.

Class 2 Best Pen of Suffolk Lambs: 1st K Todd, East Mount 200p/kg £88. 2nd W Higgin, Ben Crag 198p/kg £91. 3rd W Higgin, Ben Crag 196p/kg £88.

Class 3 Best Pen of Continental Lambs: 1st RA & C Benson, Gamswell 236p/kg £106. 2nd T Sharp, High Hyton 216p/kg £95. 3rd D Hatton, Knott End 207p/kg £85.

Class 4 Best Pen of Fell Lambs: 1st C Hogg, Winscales West 194p/kg £68. 2nd R Holland, Low Scales 204p/kg £73.50. 3rd Messrs Hogg, Winscales 203p/kg £70.

Class 5 Best Pen of Lambs any other Breed: J Capstick & Sons, Whicham 176p/kg £90. 2nd J & JJ Towers, Low Stennerley 203p/kg £80. 3rd J & JJ Towers, Stennerley 200p/kg £80.

Class 6 Best Pen of Better Bred Ewes: 1st LM & C Whittaker Moorland Cottage, £109.50. 2nd D Hatton, Knott End £83. 3rd K Todd, East Mount £93.50.

Class 7 Best Pen of Fell Ewes: 1st K Wrathall, Coddleybeck £61.20. 2nd D Thompson Climb Stile £56.50. 3rd K Wrathall, Coddleybeck £56.50.

Champion: RA & C Benson Reserve: J Capstick & Sons

Leading price per head:
Beltex £106 Gamswell Farm, £105, £97, £94 Hill Green Farm, £102, £100 Closefoot, £95, £89 Ponsby Old Hall, £94, £93 Moorland Cottage, £90 Low Scales, Texel £93 Silverhow Farm, £91.80 Townend Farm, £91.80 Holmegate Farm, £90.50 Wasdale Head Hall Farm, £90 High Hyton, £89.80 Low Scales, £89.80 Long Garth Farm, £88 Ben Crag, £85.80 Moorside, £85.80 (x2) Gubbergill, Suffolk £91, £89, £88, £85.80 Ben Crag Farm, £88 East Mount, £87 Low Scales, £84 Lower Hawthwaite, £71.80 Lane End Farm, Greyfaced 90, £87 Whicham Hall, £80 (x2) Low Stennerley, £79.80 Townend Farm, £76.80 Birch Bank, Easy Care £82.80, £78.80 Holmegate Farm, Charollais £79.80 Ponsby Old Hall, Swaledale £73.50, £64.80 Low Scales, Herdwick £70, £68 Winscales Farm West.

Leading price per kilo:
Beltex 239p Gamswell Farm, 224p, 223p, 217p, 216p Hill Green Farm, 216p, Ponsby Old Hall, 216p Wallenrigg Farm, 214p Low Scales, 212p, 209p Moorland Cottage, Texel 217p Silverhow Farm, 214p Ben Crag Farm, 213p, 207p Knottend Farm, 211p, 208p Hobkinground Farm, 207p Townend Farm, 205p Causeway Cottage, 204p Moorside, Low Stennerley, Low Scales, Suffolk 210p Lower Hawthwaite Farm, 202p Lane End Farm, 202p Low Scales, 200p East Mount, 200p, 198p, 196p, 168p Ben Crag Farm, Greyfaced 203p, 198p Low Stennerley, 194p Birch Bank, 183p Townend Farm, 178p, 176p Whicham Hall, Herdwick 203p, 194p Winscales Farm West, Charollais 188p Ponsby Old Hall, Easy Care 180p, 171p Holmegate Farm.