DAIRY CATTLE

The Christmas prize show of dairy cattle was kindly judged by Mr M Atkinson, Quernmore who awarded at prizes as followed:

Class 1- Best Heifer
1st Pennie Poppy 1719 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale- £2150
2nd Milnthorpe Copycat Candy from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe- £2000
3rd Pennine Poppy 1716 from Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale- £2200

Class 2- Best Cow
1st Graylen Classic Bernadette from J & O Galbraith, Endmoor- £2500
2nd Milnthorpe Flomont Lynette from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe- £1400
3rd Milnthorpe Riley Carol from W Garnett & Son, Milnthorpe- £1450

Champion- J & O Galbraith, Endmoor
Reserve Champion- Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale

We would also like to thank our show sponsor NWF Agriculture. The championship rosette was awarded to the first prize cow from J&O Galbriath & Son, Endmoor which later sold to the sale topping price of £2500. The reserve champion was awarded to the first prize heifer from Messrs Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale. Heifers sold to a top price of £2200 from Messrs Drinkall Bros, Over Wyresdale with other heifers regularly £1950 plus, all heifers averaging £2007. In-calf heifers sold to £1200 for a British Friesian from RH&RA Fawcett, Burton in Kendal.

CALVES & WEANLINGS

A nice entry of younger calves were forward, a head of the Christmas prize show next week. The best bulls sold to £630 for a British Blue cross from A&T Smith, Dutton with younger rearing bulls selling to £475 from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham who sold British Blue cross at £380. Stronger bulls were nicely £320 to £460. Month old bulls were £220 to £280. Dairy bulls sold to £175 for a consignment of Montbeliardes from GJ&G Billington, Garstang. Heifer calves sold to £325 for a British Blue cross from Messrs Hey & Sons, Quernmore with other rearing heifers £320 and £310 for British Blue cross from Lawsons Farm, Cockerham and Charolais cross to £290 from JE&S Seedall, Mellor. Younger heifers were generally £180 to £250. Several weaned calves forward saw British Blue cross steers sell to £580 from AJ Metcalfe, Out Rawcliffe.

STORE CATTLE

A keen buyer interest around the store ring, saw all cattle sell to a fast and competitive trade. All steers sold averaging £1375. Steers peaked at £1840 for a pair of Aberdeen Angus cross from L Parsons & Sons, Levens who sold others at £1680 and £1600. G Sagar & Son, Caton sold a ring full of Aberdeen Angus cross at £1590 and others at £1580. Other strong steers saw Simmental cross from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet achieve £1590. Charolais cross from MJ Waller, Lupton achieved £1580, who also sold Limousin cross at £1560. Other strong steers were regularly £1400 to £1550.
Heifers averaged £1305, with a top price of £1590 achieved for a pair of British Blue cross from JT&GV Dobson, Clitheroe. Others sold to £1560 from SH&LE Birkett, Nether Kellet for both British Blue cross and Simmental cross. Charolais’s sold to £1530 from JG&GM Bracken, Garstang with Aberdeen Angus cross selling to £1510 from WJ&L Barker, Arkholme and MJ Shepherd, Newbiggin. Other stronger end heifers were £1250 to £1400.
A strong entry of cattle are required over the coming weeks, as buyers look to keep their sheds full.

OTM / CAST CATTLE

Beef cows sold to a top of 224p/kg for a British Blue cross from TE JS & SA Carruthers, Underbarrow with other heavy well finished beef cows generally 190p/kg to 210p/kg, with mediums 155p/kg to 185p/kg, generally heading for further feeding. Top grossing was an Aberdeen Angus from J Fisher & Son, White Chapel achieving £1396. Heavy well fleshed dairy cows sold to 169p/kg from J Oddie & Son, Balderstone with others at 164.5p/kg from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe and G&ME Woodhouse & Son, Ellel. Others were generally 150p/kg to 160p/kg, with the better end parlour types 140p/kg to 160p/kg, leaner and light sorts 125p/kg to 140p/kg and the very leanest at realisation. Top grossing was a Holstein Friesian from J Bargh & Son, Morecambe grossing at £1604.
OTM heifers sold to 257.5p/kg for a British Blue cross from M Shepherd & Son, Pilling with others at 254p/kg from EJ&PE Burrow, Storth. Other beef heifers were regularly 235p/kg to 250p/kg. Dairy heifers were 220p/kg to 234p/kg for Holstein Friesians from JK&B Birkett, Morecambe. Beef heifers sold to £1708 and dairy heifers to £1191.
Steers sold to 261p/kg for a Charolais cross from A Kirkby & Co, Pilling with Hereford cross selling to £1873 from M Shepherd & Son, Pilling. Other beef steers were regularly 225p/kg to 240p/kg and £1300 to £1600.
Young bulls sold to 269.5p/kg and £1788 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Holgate, Silverdale with mature stock bulls selling to 169p/kg and £1457 for an Aberdeen Angus from CJ&MJ Parry, Cockerham.