Whitecarr milkers sell to 4,000gns
The Cowell family have been milking cattle at White Carr Farm at Treales, Preston for more than a century and Tom Cowell, still active on the farm in his 90th year decided to downsize the milking operation and to sell the adult portion. For the past 45 years he has been assisted by herdsman David Noblet, who will continue to rear the followers and sell them as they calve.
David Coulthurst of the Edenfield herd, Goosnargh, paid the top price of 4,000gs for a freshly calved Stantons Adorable heifer bred from eight generations of Ex or VG cows from the Nanette family. He also bought another Adorable for 3,000gs and a further 10 of the best young cows and heifers.
David Wannop, Wannop Farms, Morecambe, gave 2,950gns for a Peak Altaindigo daughter.
There were a number of volume buyers, including than Phil McDowell, Market Drayton, who bought 25 head, while C.G and K.D. Briggs, Taunton, bought 20 head.
More than 50 per cent of the cattle made in excess of 2,000gns.
Average - 197 cows and down calving heifers, £ 2,092.16.
Auctioneers: Norton and Brooksbank with Fred Spurgeon.
Limousin bull sells for £7,000 at Leyburn
The Amsden family, Hawes, once again by dominated the May Fair at Leyburn when selling the 17-month-old-month old pedigree Limousin bull, East Shaw Tidy, for £7,000 to Messrs Dowson and Sartin, Barnard Castle.
David Amsden and his mother, Alice, who have created quite a following in recent years, also
sold pedigree Limousin second calver with a heifer calf for £2,700 to John Huck, Hubberholme.
Store cattle judge, Andrew Spink, Ripon, chose a 21-month-old British Blue heifer as his champion. Consigned by Lawrence and Stephen Allison, Arkengarthdale, it sold for £1,920 to David Gawthorpe, Huddersfield.
The reserve champion was a pure Limousin heifer from the Amsdens which made £1,800 to Radford and Robinson, Bedale.
The Castlebank Trophy for best home-bred under 475kg was won for the second year running by the Dixon family, Stainton, with a British Blue steer which sold for £1,340 to Adrian and William Wright, Scarborough.
Steven and Derek Hills, Bardsey, judged the feeding bulls and chose a pedigree Limousin from Messrs Amsden as the winner. It sold to Stephen Lambert, Braidley, for £2,200.
Auctioneers: Leyburn Auction Mart.
Dairies to £3,000 at Carlisle
The May sale of 262 dairy cattle at Carlisle topped at £3,000 for David and Jim Gray, Glasgow, with Willsbro Deejay Ashlyn with a gPLI+£424 which sold to Messrs Baillie, Lanarkshire.
Heifers from the Wilson family, Thursby, topped at £2,700 for Evening Chief Beatexus bred from an EX93 dam which went to Willies Farms, Devon.
Alan Reid, Lockerbie, sold 38 freshly calved, late lactation cows and dry cows to average almost £2,100 peaking at £2,650 for a daughter of Winston Oracle, which sold to Messrs Green, Lach Dennis.
Also selling for £2,650 was Ashberry Delta Lambda Lynee, a second calver from J.B. and S.M. Mounsey, Laversdale, which went to Messrs Holliday, Wigton.
The Hourie family, Orkney, dispersed their Fleckvieh herd topping at £2050 for a recently calved cow by Oban.
Cumrue Farming Partners and North Corbelly Dairy Farm, Dumfries, sold 30 dry Irish Friesian cross cows mainly due in June to the Aberdeen-Angus topping at £1,320.
Averages - 106 Holstein heifers in-milk, £2,178.48; 11 Holstein cows in-milk, £2,054.54; 7 British Friesian cows/heifers in-milk, £1,497.14; 5 Jersey heifers in-milk, £1,800; 4 Brown Swiss in-milk, £1,625; 4 Montbeliardes in-milk, £1,292.80; 7 faulted cows/three-quartered cows, £945.71; Fleckvieh dispersal - 94 cows and heifers in-milk or dry, £1,237.65; 15 Holsteins due June/July, £1,963.33; 30 Irish Friesian cross-bred dry cows, £942.33.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
Stores to £2,850 at Bishops Castle
Heifers sold to £2,850 at the Bishops Castle and District Quality Cattle Association sale of 450 store cattle at Bishops Castle.
Heifers averaged 307p/kg and £1,260/head selling to a high of 548.1p/kg and £2,850 for a 520kg British Blue from E.H. Pennie and Son, Llandyssil.
Steers averaged 311p/kg and £1,363/head topping at 386.9p/kg for a 305kg Limousin from Bowen and Bowen, Penthryn, and £2,020 for a British Blue from E. H. Pennie and Son.
The championship went to the winning steer from Messrs Pennie which sold for £2,000.
The reserve champion, a heifer consigned by J.A. Wood and Son, Kinnerton, made £2,200.
Feeding bulls averaged 260p/kg and £1,010/head with top prices of £1,276 from M. and A. Powell, Drefor, and £1,260 from F. R. Williams, Newtown.
Auctioneers: Halls.
Flying trade for ewes and lambs at Carlisle
At the show and sale of ewes and lambs at Carlisle on Monday the champion pen of Texel hoggs with single lambs from D.J. Livestone, Kirtlevale, sold to £238/life.
Reserve champion went to the winning pen of Mule hoggs from James Harrision, Low House, whose run of 10 sold to £140/life.
Hoggs with lambs averaged £152.27 and topped at £260/life for Texel hoggs with single lambs from Messrs Livestone.
Ewes and lambs averaged £114.99 peaking at £270/life again from Messrs Livingstone with a Beltex with a single lamb.
Mule ewes sold to £113/life for a three-crop ewe with twins from J. Bell, Briniehall. Suffolk ewes topped at £172 for David Mattinson, Cockermouth, and Texel ewes with lambs sold to £220/life for G. McGregor, Longrigg.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
Strong store trade at Hexham
The May show and sale of 869 store cattle at Hexham averaged £1,480.11 overall, with steers averaging £1,540.76 and heifers £1,439.60.
Leading the sale at £2,550 was a red roan heifer from Messrs Rochester and Murray, Butsfield, who also sold steers to £1,900 and averaged £1,632.35 for their run of yearling cattle.
Next, at £2,500, was the reserve champion, a Limousin cross heifer from P. and E.B. Robson, Middle Horsleyhope.
Two lots made £2,400. Firstly, a pair of black Limousin cross heifers from J.E. Woodman and Son, Great Chesters, followed by the the show champion, a Limousin cross heifer from G.W. and C. Athey and Son, High Lovelady Shield.
Messrs Woodman topped the steers at £2,200 with Limousin crosses and £2,160 for Charolais crosses, with their 29 steers and heifers averaging £2,072.41.
Aberdeen-Angus sold to £2,080 for a steer from H.D. Hutchinson, Hollins Close.
Weanlings topped at £1,680 for a 10-month-old Limousin steer from Messrs Thornton, Morley Hill, with steers averaging £1,419.05. Heifers topped at £1,360 for a 10-month-old Limousin heifer from J. Lee and Sons, Morley Hill, to average £1,166.88.
Young bulls sold to £1,870 for 13-month-old Limousin crosses consigned by H. Annett and Son, Widdrington.
Dairy cattle in demand at Shrewsbury
The best dairy trade of the year at Shrewsbury's dairy sale topped at £2,500 for the winning heifer, Aliann Rager Peach, backed by 14 generations of VG/EX cows from B. and L. Whitfield, Wolverley.
Next, at £2,480, was Whitgreave Summerfest Rapture, which had 17 generations VG/EX from Stubbs Partners, Stafford.
Champion and winner of the Robin Maund Cup was P. and M. Timmis, Stafford, with their third calver, Westvalley Bright Olive 213 VG87. Calved a month ago and giving 54kg daily, after having produced more than 12,000kg with its second calf, it sold for £2,350.
Cows topped at £2,420 for a freshly-calved Holstein giving 35kg from Alistair Drinkall, Wettenhall.
Selling for £2,420 each were Styche Aladdin August from Tony Scott, Nantwich, and Springlee Drafter Pimms from Paul and Becky Fenton, Tarporley, whose seven heifers averaged £2,168.
A group of 15 dry cows sold to £1,500 for a Friesian cross cow from Dairy Farm Services, Malpas.
In-calf heifers topped at £1,720 for R. Fowler and Sons, Hanbury, bulling heifers peaked at £740 for E.V. and B. Boughey, Clotton.
Averages – 17 cows, £1,752.35; 39 heifers, £2,035.26; 15 dry cows, £1,032.67; in-calf heifers, £608.33; 14 bulling heifers, £582.86; 33 maiden heifers, £631.52; 6 dairy calves, £221.67.
Auctioneers: Halls.
Stores to £2,500 at Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle's centenary show and sale of store cattle topped at £2,500 for a 10-month-old Limousin heifer from N.G. Beveridge and Son, Tow Law.
The same vendor also topped the steers at £1,805 with the pre-sale show reserve champion, and the feeding bulls at £1,715 with Limousins.
The championship went to an 11-month-old British Blue heifer from J.W. Dent and Sons, Lartington, which sold for £1,950.
The winning bull, a Limousin from C.A. and J. Kipling, Scargill, made £1,615.
Averages – Steers, £1,373.63; heifers, £1,330.34; bulls, £1,403.04.
Auctioneers: Barnard Castle and Teesdale Farmers Auction Mart Co.
