Hewgill V132, 8,000gns
Catch up with reports from recent livestock auctions including Junction 36, Penrith, Skipton, Darlington, Market Drayton and Gisburn
A EWE hogg from Messrs Lord's Hewgill flock of Bluefaced Leicesters continued the family's good run when the champion from the pre-sale show sold for the top price of 8,000gns at the Diamond Delights sale at Junction 36.
Picked out by judge, Neil Marston, Cockermouth, the hogg from the Kirkby Stephen-based flock is by the home-bred Hewgill R38 and sold for the top price to Ridley Craig, Hanging Wells flock, Weardale.
Messrs Ridley sold another hogg by the same sire to J. Rutter-Armstrong, Lazonby, for 3,500gns.
Second best price of 4,200gns was paid by C.J. Purdham, Penrith, for a hogg by Hewgill T5 from W.M. Hutchinson and Sons' Kirkby Redgate flock, Kirkby Stephen.听 听
Taking the reserve championship was the first prize aged ewe from H.W. and G. White's Ribblesdale flock, Settle. Selling to K. and H.A. Ridley, Allen Shields, Consett, for 3,000gns, it was by the Ribblesdale M2 and scanned with triplets to Shitlington V1.
Rough Fells
The offering of Rough Fell females peaked at 1,000gns for a daughter of Cotegill Golden Balls from B. and J. Knowles' High Borrow Bridge flock, Selside. Served by Ellergill Ice, it sold to C. Sayer, Long Sleddle.
Two sold for 700gns apiece including a one-crop ewe by a Baurgh ram from M.P. and A. Capstick's Brownber flock, High Lane, which sold to R.G. Blackburn, Great Strickland. It was by Longills Fashion and served by Ellergill Gladiator.听听
Matching that 700gns when sold to E. Marshall-Brownrigg, Newbiggin on Lune, was a one-crop ewe by Longgills Chief from J.A. Law's Marsh House flock. It sold served by Cautley Thwaite Galaxy.
The multi-breed section peaked at 800gns for Dutch Spotted gimmer hoggs from D.A. Dixon's Grayrigg flock, Kendal.
Auctioneers:听North West Auctions.
Store cattle to 拢2,715 at Penrith
STORE cattle selling through Penrith reached 拢2,715 for a 20-month-old British Blue bullock consigned by Messrs Strong, Hesket Newmarket.
The same home topped the heifer entry with a 28-month-old Limousin at 拢2,635.
Native cattle reached 拢2,435 for 24-month-old Aberdeen-Angus bullocks from Messrs Curwen, Penrith, while dairy-bred sorts hit 拢2,435 for a Blue cross from I.S. and C.A. Mounsey, Skelton.
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The sale incorporated a dispersal of beef breeding cows on behalf of W. Awde, The Old Vicarage, which peaked at 拢3,400 for a five-year-old Limousin cross British Blue home-bred stock bull. Females reached 拢3,250 for a seven-year-old Limousin that was six months in-calf, followed at 拢3,200 for a five-year-old Limousin cow.
Auctioneers:听Penrith and District Farmers' Mart.
Champion leads Market Drayton dairy offering
A PEDIGREE third-calver headed up the Western Holstein Club show and sale at Market Drayton when ARH Dreft 58 VG85 claimed the championship ticket and top price.
Consigned by A.R. Hough and Partners, Warrington, it sold for 拢3,500.
Next best at 拢3,200 was a Lineback heifer from Ray Brown and Partners, Holmes Chapel, with Messrs Brown also selling the first prize pedigree heifer, Bidlea Ryder Casapple 3, for 拢2,700.
Combined with two more heifers at 拢2,700 apiece, Messrs Brown's four heifers averaged 拢2,825.
Selling for 拢2,850 was the first prize commercial heifer from K.J. Morris, Redditch.
A second-calver named Jumar Chase Jill from T.M. and J.M. Bowes, Wettenhall, stood second in its class and realised 拢2,700.
A consignment of five and six-month-old heifer calves from Reaseheath College, Nantwich, peaked at 拢670 four times as 19 sold to average 拢618.
Averages听鈥� Fresh cows, 拢2,421; fresh heifers, 拢2,224.
Auctioneers:听Gwilym Richards and Co.
Hoggs hit 拢235 at Skipton
A TOTAL of 3,204 prime lambs sold through Skipton where the overall average levelled at 337.1p/kg (SQQ 351p/kg) or 拢153.85/head.
With 30 pens sell from 拢200 and above, top price per head of 拢235 was paid for 47kg Beltex hoggs from Ellis Bros, Addingham Moorside, which also realised 500p/kg.
A pen of 43kg hoggs from E.P. and J.M. Hutchinson, Faceby, also realised 500p/kg.
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The monthly show saw a pen of 47kg continentals from J. and E. Medcalf, Halifax, claim the championship before selling for 拢208/head.
The first prize pen of Swaledales from J.A. and J.H. Hewetson weighed in at 47kg each and realised 拢151/head.
The entry of 727 cast sheep averaged 拢140.57, having peaked at 拢349.50 for ewes from M. Williams and Son, North Wales.
Auctioneers:听Craven Cattle Marts.
Pedigree ewes reach 820gns at Darlington
AN offering from the reduction of in-lamb females from Winsbury 51AV视频Partners, Leyburn, peaked at 拢820 as the sale of 44 at Darlington averaged 拢398.41/head.
Topping the entry was a pure-bred Blue Texel shearling ewe, due with twins in March to a Blue Texel, which knocked down to D.A. and M.J. Pedley, Kirkby Stephen.
Other Blue Texels sold to 拢600/head, with Dutch Spotted to 拢560/head.听听
Three Beltex, from Angram Livestock, Ellinstring, led the store hogg trade when they sold for 拢169 apiece, as the 282 hoggs averaged 拢114.53/head.
Feeding ewes reached 拢265/head for two Texels from M.R. Cass, Scarborough.
Bullocks from P. and H. Bainbridge, Caldwell, headed up the store cattle entry at 拢3,000 twice, with two more at 拢2,980 and three more at 拢2,900. Heifers from A. Willey, Chopwell, hit 拢2,200, while young bulls from L.D. Laws, Leyburn, sold to 拢2,520.
Cast cattle peaked at 384p/kg for an Aberdeen-Angus OTM heifer from D.A. and M.A.M. Brown, Leyburn, as well as 拢3,028 for a Limousin cow from J.E. Jordon and Son, Morpeth.
Dairy-bred sorts reached 278p/kg for Friesians from C.N. and P. Penk, Little Stainton, and 拢2,501 for another from F.R. and A.L. Lyth, Richmond.
Auctioneers:听Darlington Farmers Auction Mart.
Champion leads prime cattle trade at Gisburn
LEADING the entry of prime cattle at Gisburn was a British Blue cross heifer from E.W. and J.R. Parkinson, Dunsop Bridge, which stood champion at the pre-sale show and sold for 490p/kg, or 拢2,812.
Topping the price per head at 拢3,311 was another Blue cross heifer, this time from D.M. and R.E. Capstick, Skipton.
Steers sold to 450p/kg, 拢2,880/head, for a Blue cross from R.T. and J. Critchey and Sons, Preston.听听
Young bulls peaked at 448p/kg, 拢3,404, for the first-prize winner, a 760kg British Blue from R. and E. Cowperthwaite and Son, Settle.
The sale saw heifers cash in to average 382.13p/kg with steers at 370.74p/kg and young bulls at 371.34p/kg.
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A large entry of cast cows and bulls saw a British Blue from J.H. and S.M. Mason, Clapham, top at 415p/kg, 拢4,241, with natives to 314p/kg for an Angus from Messrs Cowperthwaite as well as 拢2,844 for another from P. Briggs, Ribchester.
Dairy cows reached 288p/kg for a Norwegian Red from J.W. and J.H. Collinson, Colne, and 拢2,446 for a Holstein from Dakin Partnership, Hellifield.
Continental cows averaged 315.99p/kg with natives at 262.56p/kg and dairy cows at 240.35p/kg.
Auctioneers:听Gisburn Auction Marts.
