Ervie Herefords top at 拢5,600
The sale of rising two-year-old Hereford bulls at Dumfries on behalf of John Douglas and family's Ervie herd, Stranraer, topped at 拢5,600 for Ervie L1 Advance 702984, a light birthweight bull with strong estimated breeding values from the Noreen family. It sold to with Black Baldie breeder R. Parker, Drumdow.
Next, at 拢5400, was Ervie L1 Achiever 503003 which sold online to Messrs Lewis, Anglesley.
R.C. Shearlaw and Son, High Garphair, paid 拢4,000 for Toward L1 Achiever from the Ervie Unitarian Family.
Ervie L1 Achiever 302987 caught the eye of T. McMillan, Eskechraggan, Isle of Bute, who paid 拢3,800. Another from the achiever family with a straight Line 1 Pedigree.
Aberdeen-Angus bulls sold to 拢4,000 twice. Firstly, for Airies Sholto 203147 bought by D. Sidebottom, Derbyshire, and then for Airies Sholto 603158 which went to Messrs March and Lobban, Kirkcudbright. Messrs Reid, Saltcoats then paid 拢3,800 for Airies Sholto 703159.
听Average - 40 bulls, 拢2,835.
Store cattle record smashed at Shrewsbury
A new record store cattle of 拢2,070 was set at Shrewsbury for a 32-month-old 755kg Simmental bullock from A.K. and C.E. Lloyd, Welshpool. 听
A 795kg Aberdeen-Angus bullock, also from Messrs Lloyd, sold for 拢1,900, two 720kg Charolais bullocks from T.D. Jones, Newtown, made 拢1,860/head and another 565kg bullock from the same vendor made 拢1,690.
The best Holsteins sold to 拢1,550 for a 620kg entry from B. and S. Tomlins, Craven Arms.
In the younger cattle, a nine-month-old Limousin bullock from Lewis Davies, Buckley, sold for 拢1,630 (329p/kg). Top price per kilo was 331p/kg (拢1,390) for a home-bred Limousin bullock from K.M. Croft, Worthen.
Heifers peaked at 拢1,560 (303p/kg) for pure Charolais from R.J. and G.D. Talbot, Staffordshire. Limousin heifers from W.S. Powell and Sons, Alberbury, sold to 拢1,530 (273p/kg). Top price per kilo at 320p were home-bred Limousins from Messrs Croft.
Dairy-bred heifers sold to 拢1,470 for 630kg Simmentals from Pat Price, Bicton. A 555kg British Blue cross heifer from S.L. Lawrence, Crickheath, sold for 拢1,430. 听
Auctioneers: Halls.听
British Blue day at Leyburn
At Leyburn's British Blue day the store cattle were judged by Liam Rodney, Masham, accompanied by Hayley Baines, who bought the three main prize winners, the champion and reserve British Blue and the winning feeding bull.
The overall champion was a British Blue heifer from Stephen Potter, Thirsk, which made 拢1,880. The first prize-winning British Blue-cross bull from the same home sold for the day's top price of 拢2,000.
Reserve champion was a British Blue steer from Bainbridge Brothers, Marrick, which sold for 拢1,640.
The rearing calf show was judged by Robin Williamson, Hamsterley, with the champion and reserve going to Stephen Sowray, Bishop Thornton. The champion, a bull, received the Tim Raw Trophy, with Mr Raw there for the presentation and then sold for 拢570 to Val and Thomas Pattison, Northallerton, The reserve, a heifer, sold for to Paul Johnson, York.
Auctioneers: Leyburn Auction Mart.
Carlisle dairy sale tops at 拢2,400
The entry of almost 300 dairy cattle Carlisle topped at 拢2,400 four times with the 137 milking heifers averaging 拢1,946.
The first to sell for 拢2,400 was Mansebrae Dreambig Carefree by Kings Ransom Dreambig from the Watt family, Lanarkshire, which went to Messrs Watson and Co, Cumnock.
Matt Gemmell, Dumfries, sold five heifers to average 拢2,200, with two selling for 拢2,400. The first was Brownfield Applejax Elfeda, which sold to Messrs Dent and Son,听Darlington.
Next was Brownfield Mercedes Agnes, which went to Messrs Green and Son, Northwich, who also paid 拢2,400 for Petteril Adorable Carol from Messrs Morley, Carlisle.
The third sale to disperse the ESK pedigree Holstein Friesian herd for Robert Byers, Canonbie, topped at 拢2,300 for Esk Brilliant Bety by Inch Brilliant.
The Dent family, Kirkby Thore, sold 12 Pro Cross heifers, topping at 拢2,300 for a Danish Red heifer by Vimo.
Ayrshire heifers from the Stevenson family, Stranraer, sold to 拢2,000 for a daughter of Palmyra Power Remsberg.
In-calf heifers topped at 拢1,680 for Coppside April, in-calf to an Angus bull from Messrs Jackson, Dumfries.
Averages - 137 Holstein heifers in-milk, 拢1,946.64: 37 Holstein cows in-milk, 拢1,721.03;听14 Pro Cross heifers in-milk, 拢1,939.28; 2 Ayrshires in-milk, 拢1,925;听2 British Friesian cows in-milk, 拢1,510; 27 faulted/three-quartered cows, 拢1,120.37;听15 Pro Cross dry cows, 拢1,238;听27 Holstein in-calf heifers, 拢1,441.82;听8 Jersey and cross-bred in-calf heifers, 拢1,020;听6 Holstein bulling heifers, 拢1,041.66.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
听Strong hogg trade at Bentham
The sale of 4,220 hoggs at Bentham averaged 315p/kg, up 79p/kg on the year and included the Super Two competition. The first prize hoggs from A.L. Thompson, Foulridge, topped the sale at 拢238 (490.7p/kg).
The second prize hoggs from R.A. Cowperthwaite, Malham Moor, sold at 拢220/head.
Away from the show, hoggs sold to 拢208, with best price per kilo from J.M. Hall, Skipton, at 465.9p. Plenty of the very best handy weights were around 400p/kg, with others 340-380p/kg.
听Auctioneers: Richard Turner and Son.
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