Highlights of livestock sales from around the UK

Suckled calves sell to 6,500gns at Middleton in Teesdale

At the show and sale of suckled calves at Middleton-in-Teesdale both the championship and reserve went to David Mallon, Pallet Crag, with both calves by the British Blue bull, Brennand King.

Claiming the top spot and selling  for the day's top price and setting a new sale record of £6,500 was the winning British Blue cross heifer. It sold to Haig Murray, Gretna, for further showing.

The reserve was the winning British Blue-cross steer which was knocked down to the judge, James Crichton, Cumbria, for £1,900.

 

Messrs Mallon also had the leading average, selling 15 calves to average £1,852.

Overall, calves, which were mainly six to eight months old, averaged £1,264.17 with steers levelling at £1,284.47, up £58 on the year, and heifers £1,236.81, up £100/head.

 Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

Whitebred Shorthorns top at 5,000gns

The sale of Whitebred Shorthorn and Galloway cattle at Carlisle topped at 5,000gns for the second prize Whitebred Shorthorn bull and reserve champion, Hottbank Usyk, an April 2023-born son of Blackburn Jethro out of Hottbank Lucy 28.

Consigned by John Pattinson, Hexham, it sold to Eskdalemuir Forestry, Langholm.

Next at 3,000gns was the winning in-calf heifer, female and supreme champion, May 2022-born Glentyne Ava by Lochdochart Crusader out of Burnedge Ava B and in-calf to Glentyne Harold from M.G. and J. Taylor, Castle Douglas.

The buyer was Messrs Jackson, Newcastleton.

The winning senior bulling heifer, Milnholme Louise by Milnholm Talisman from A. and A. Hogg and Son, Langholm, was knocked down for 2,000gns to Messrs Elliot, Langholm.

Pedigree Galloways sold to 2,200gns for the first prize winning intermediate bulling heifer and reserve female champion, September 2022-born Nancy 2 of Haining House, a Gauntlet of Hottbank daughter from G. and C. Neve and Son, Brampton, which went to Messrs Worrell, Gretna.

Non-pedigree Galloways topped at £2,000 for the second prize heifer in-calf/milk from Messrs Kyle, Brampton, which sold to Messrs Moore, Brampton.

The reduction of the Whitehill herd on behalf of W.J. Henderson, Lockerbie, peaked at 3,200gns for 20216-born Myrtle 710 of Whitehill by Neilman of Whitehill which sold, with a heifer calf at foot by Ben Lomond Tamdhu and in-calf to Trojan of Whitehill, to Messrs Nixon, Carlisle.

Averages – Whitebred Shorthorns - 4 bulls, £2,414; 1 in-calf cow, £714; 4 in-calf heifers, £1,806; 4 bulling heifers, £1,023.75; Galloways – pedigree – 1 bull, £892.50; 15 heifers in-milk/in-calf, £1,925; 38 bulling heifers, £1,344.28; non-pedigree – 13 bulling heifers, £1,115.38; 1 Blue Grey bulling heifer, £1,250; 1 cow and calf, £1,600; Whitehill reduction – 19 cows in-milk/in-calf, £1,967.37.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

Solid dairy trade in Gisburn

Pedigree newly-calved heifers peaked at £2,880 and non-pedigrees £2,800 at Gisburn.

Topping the 90-plus entries at £2,880 was the first prize winning Sunnybanks pedigree heifer, a 32kg Pine-Tree Pursuit daughter, from Jennings Farmers, Ripon, whose five entries levelled at £2,342.

R.B. and M.J. Webster, Stocksbridge, sold a Farnear Delta Jolt sired heifer at £2,780. Close behind at £2,700 was a Solarpower daughter from the Claremont herd of M. and J. Bristol, Newton in Bowland.

At the same price, K.E. Robinson, Carnforth, sold Monkroyd Akke 135, a Peak Altaindigo daughter.

W.J. and I. France, Chipping, topped the pedigree cow trade at £2,700 with a 38kg third calver, Corfield Rapid Randy 28.

The £2,800 non-pedigree heifer leader and red rosette winner came from J. and B. Rowland, Preston, who also sold a herdmate at £2,700.  

Averages - pedigree newly calved heifers, £2,245; pedigree newly calved cows, £1,945; non-registered newly calved heifers, £1,833; non-registered newly calved cows, £1,565; pedigree maiden heifers, £430.

Auctioneer: Gisburn Auction Marts.

Breeding cattle in demand

Topping the sale of breeding cattle at Kirkby Stephen at £4,600 was a Limousin cow with a Limousin steer calf at foot from Messrs Hodgkinson, Buxton, which was bought by Messrs White, Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The winning outfit, a second calved Limousin cow with Limousin calf at foot, also from Messrs Hodgkinson, went on to sell for £3,100 to Messrs Hayton, Asby Grange.

Messrs Robinson, Kirkby Stephen, sold a Limousin heifer with a Limousin heifer calf at £3,850 to Messrs Dobson, Bishop Auckland.

Messrs Wilson, Middleton-in-Teesdale, sold British Blue heifer with a steer calf at £3,800 and two more heifers with calves to £3,700, with all three bought by Messrs Dargue, Forest-in-Teesdale

Also at £3,700 was a Limousin heifer with steer calf from Messrs Edmondson, Ulverston, selling to Messrs Ayre, Eggleston.

Topping the in-calf section at £3,950 was a Limousin cross heifer in-calf to a British Blonde bull from Messrs Thompson, Sedbergh, which went to Messrs Brass, Soulby.

The 28 in-calf heifers from Messrs Bradley, Settle, topped at £3,700 twice, firstly for a Limousin selling to Messrs Warren, Bradford, and a British Blue selling to Messrs Brass, Soulby, and averaged £3,331, up £196.58 on the year.

Averages

Heifers with calves, £2,975.34 (+ £242.40 on 2023); cows with calves, £2,380.63 (+ £107.10; in-calf heifers, £2,809.76 (+ £320.29; in-calf cows, £1,970.91 (+ £500.91).

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

Limousins peak at 6,000gns at Brecon

Dyfri Trooper bred and exhibited by Society president, Aled Edwards, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, led the trade at 6,000gns the British Limousin Cattle Society show and sale at Brecon.
The November 2022-born, double F94L bull was out of the Fenomen daughter Dyfri Oasis and is the first bull to be offered for sale by the French National show junior champion, Narko. The buyer was M.A. Lean and Sons, Bridgend.

Next at 5,500gns was the reserve overall and reserve senior champion Woodmarsh Tank, a son of Aultside Meanmachine, with a F94L/NT821 myostatin pairing, from M. and J.C. Gould, Shrewsbury, which was knocked down to G. Jones, Brecon

The overall and senior champion, Nealford UK was the first of three bulls to be snapped up for 5,000gns. The March 2022-born bull by Loosebeare Nelson with a NT821/Q204X myostatin combination, from J.H. Neale and Son, Launceston, sold to A.C. Simpson and Son, Bishop Auckland.
M.D. Pryce, Shrewsbury, also paid 5,000gns for homozygous polled and double F94L, Deri Universe, an 18 month old son of Romarin from T.B. Griffiths, LLangain, Carmarthenshire.  

The final 5,000gns bull also from Messrs Gould was another with myostatin of F94L/F94L, the reserve junior champion, Woodmarsh Umpire, by Westpit Omaha which went to A.L. Davies and Son, LLangammarch Wells, Powys.

Females sold to 3,800gns for the champion, Rhiwllech Underwater by Petteril Ravello from D.M. Howells, Port Talbot, which was knocked down to G. Morrison, Moray, Aberdeenshire.

Averages - 12 bulls, £4,594; 2 in-calf heifers, £3,360; 9 heifers, £2,963.33.

Auctioneers: McCartneys.

Beef Shorthorns sell to 4,200gns

  Heifers from Andrew Thornber and Daughters' Blackbrook herd, Barkisland, claimed both the top price and championship at the Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society show and sale at Skipton.
The sale leader at 4,200gns was March 2023-born Blackbrook Lancaster Tilly by Millerston Roly out of Highlee Luscious Ruby which sold to Thomas Cheetham, Bothamsall.
The champion from the same home was March 2023-born Blackbrook Phantasy Thora, a daughter of Highlee Phoenix out of Delphead Phantasy Nina. The buyer was Andrew Holgate, Rathmell, who took home five Beef Shorthorns.

The Thornbers also topped the cow and calf section at 3,900gns with three-year-old Blackbrook Waterloo Robyn by Muiresk Nevis which sold with its Perseus of Upsall sired bull calf, Blackbrook Vulcan and in-calf again to Crichton Snoop Dogg to L. Driver and Son, Oakenshaw.
In-calf heifers sold to 3,500gns twice, for Cutthorn Camilla's Teal and Cutthorn Ruby's Tempest,  both Cairnsmore Phenomenal daughters in-calf to Healind Sergeant from Alistair Gibson, Burnopfield, Co Durham. They both sold to Mr Holgate who also paid 2,600gns for July 2023-born Cutthorn Melody's Tasmin, also by Phenomenal from the same home.

Cows with calves peaked at 2100gns for Emma Andrews, Holstead herd, Holmfirth, with an outfit bred by Chris Bellerby, Dale herd, Weeton, which sold to Michael Daggett, Wharfe herd, Hartlington.

 Averages - maiden heifers, £2,156; in-calf heifers, £2332, heifers and calves, £2,905; cows with calves, £1,872.  

 Auctioneers: CCM.

 Suckled calves at Ruswarp

AT Ruswarp's show and sale of mainly five to eight-month-old suckled calves, champion and reserve went to Tom Thompson, Lealhom. He topped the sale at £1,900 with his reserve champion, the winning Limousin cross steer with his champion, the winning Limousin cross heifer selling for £1,650.
Mr Thompson also had the second prize winning steer and heifer, which sold for £1,700 and £1,620 respectively with all four going to Paul Blacker, Goole.
Young bulls sold to £1,500 for a Limousin from A. Barker, Wykeham.

Averages – Limousin – bulls, £1,169; steers, £1,349; heifers, £1,148; Charolais – bulls, £1,177; steers, £800; heifers, £948; Aberdeen-Angus – bulls, £1,103; steers, £1,005; heifers, £930; British Blue – bulls, £1,110; steers, £1,100; heifers, £850; British Blonde – bulls, £1,160; heifers, £960;  Simmental – steers, £850; heifers, £750; Hereford – steers, 1,110.

Auctioneers: Richardson and Smith.

Flying dairy trade at Exeter

The 377 dairy cattle on offer at Exeter were in demand with the dispersal of British Friesians on behalf of Nick and Shane Willis, Kennford topping at 2,250gns for a second calver by Inch Dec. Heifers sold to 2,120gns with sixth calving cows to 1,800gns.

C.B. Johns and Partners, Ivybridge, dispersed their 30 head Holstein Friesian herd topping at 1,950gns for a fresh heifer. Fourth and fifth calving cows sold to 1,850gns.

Yarmleigh Farm, Crediton, sold the first consignment to disperse their crossbred herd, with the dearest trade seen for some time. Top price was 2,150gns for a Jersey cross heifer. Cows sold to 2,020gns and 2,000gns twice.

Pedigree Jerseys topped at £1,850 for a second calver, Whitenhill Esbentlys Losie GP83, from Whitenhill Jersey Partners, Umberligh who also sold heifers to £1,700 twice. Gareth Hutchings, Launceston, sold a Jersey heifer at £1,650, and an Ayrshire cross heifer at £1,600. A Brown Swiss heifer from G.C.B. Davis, Tiverton, made £1,900 and its month-old heifer £650.

The annual production sale of 73 Ayrshires from the Hilltown herd of Messrs Nicholls, South Molton, topped at £2,050 for a fifth calver, Hilltown Star 616 VG85, with others to £2,000 for a second calver, Hilltown Tulip 105 VG85 and two more fifth calvers made £1,900. In-calf heifers sold to £1,600 for Hilltown Snowball 1149.

A.C. and D.C. Walters, Launceston, sold a consignment of mainly served heifers to £1,000 three times.

Other in-calf heifers saw organic Holstein Friesians from Mark Persey, Bradninch, top at £1,680.

 Averages – Yarmleigh Farm - 38 Jersey crossbreds, £1,795; N.J. and S.J. Willis - 55 British Friesians, £1,654; Messrs Nicholls - 19 pedigree Ayrshires, £1,628; Whitenhill - 5 pedigree Jerseys, £1,690; C.B. Johns and Partners, 30 Holstein Friesians, £1,483.

 Auctioneers: Kivells.

Pendle herd tops Skipton British Blues

Maiden heifers from Mark and Elaine Hartley's Pendle herd, Roughlee, topped the sale of British Blues at Skipton.
The sale leader at 6,000gns was Pendle Talulah by Greystones Noveltee, out of Pendle O Witchy, which was bought by Amy Mountain, Silsden.

Pendle Tickety-Boo by Henlli Wishmaster, out Pendle Orchid from the same home sold for 5,500gns to Joe Crust, Spilsby.

The sale included a consignment of heifers from Alan and Graham Coates' Greystone herd, Stainforth, which sold to 5,200gns for April 2022-born Greystones Scirocca by Newroddige Highflyer. It sold in-calf to Auchenlay Ranger, to A. Watret, Annan.

Making 5,000gns was Greystone Satin, an Almelay Ginola daughter again in-calf to Auchenlay Ranger, which went to Henley Livestock, Tadcaster.

A pair of 2022-born Pendle Bruce-sired maiden heifers, Greystone Saver and Greystone Sapphire, made 4,200gns and 4,000gns respectively, both going to J. Cardwell, Doncaster. Another 2022-born heifer, Greystone Smiley, a Bandit Van Het Lindeveld daughter, made 4,200gns.

The only cow and calf entry, 2015-born Greystone Arctic daughter, Greystone Korky, sold with a Auchenlay Ranger sired bull calf, Greystone Ulay for 5,500gns to John Wood, Trawden.

 Averages - in-calf heifers, £4,340; maiden heifers, £4,083.

 Auctioneers: CCM.

Carlisle Suffolks top at 5,000gns

The show and sale of pedigree Suffolk females at Carlisle topped at 5,000gns for a shearling gimmer from Jimmy Douglas' Cairness flock, Fraserburgh. By Bridgeview Belvenie out of a Clyda-bred dam and in-lamb to a Strathbogie ram, it sold to Messrs Moir, Fraserburgh.

Next at 3,500gns was the winning ewe lamb and overall champion from Myfyr Evans' Rhaeadr flock, Denbigh. By Carony Cha-Ching, out of a home-bred ewe by Ardlea Arbenning, it was knocked down to Messrs Lonsdale, Bishop Auckland.

Messrs Lewis, Narbeth, then paid 3,000gns for a shearling gimmer by Sportsmans Black Label out of a Strathbogie Peaky Blinder daughter, carrying twins to Jalex X Factor, from Steven Buckley's Sitlow flock, Buxton, and 1,800gns for another gimmer by the same sire, also in-lamb to X Factor from the same home.

The winning shearling gimmer and reserve champion, a Salopian Solid Gold daughter out of a Strathbogie Ace sired dam from T.J. and C.R. Boden's Sportsmans flock, Stockport, sold for 2,200gns to Connell Farms, Lauder.

Also making 1,800gns was the third prize winning ewe lamb, a Cairness Cooper daughter from John Gibb's Cairnton flock, Fraserburgh, which went to Messrs Goldie, Kilmarnock.

 Averages - 1 aged ewe, £525; 50 shearling gimmers, £1,038.45; 21 empty ewe lambs, £742.26.

 Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

Cannon Hall sale peaks at 3,000gns

Leading the trade at 3,000gns at the Cannon Hall Christmas Crackers sale of Valais Blacknose and Dutch Spotted sheep on-farm near Barnsley was Cannon Hall Gladys. The shearling gimmer by Drumhirk Decider out of Hill Top Esme, sold in-lamb to Back Tor Gunner, to Messrs Thompson, Yeovil.
Another shearling gimmer, Cannon Hall Gillian, in-lamb to the same sire, but by Lower Argoed Elite, made 2,000gns to Messrs Whiteford, Brampton.
At the same money was Cannon Hall Hail Mary, a ewe lamb by Craigdoo Flight Risk. The buyer was Messrs Pickup, Bolton, who also paid 1,900gns for Cannon Hall Hunky Dory, a ewe lamb by Tiptop Godspeed.

Valais Blacknose topped at 1,000gns for Cannon Hall Jo, a 2022-born ewe by Highland Bertie, in-lamb to Cannon Hall Jack, which was knocked down to Redcarpet Valais, Shropshire.

 Auctioneer: Harrison and Hetherington.

Western Wonders sell to 3,200gns

The Western Wonders Suffolk sale at Monmouthshire Livestock Centre topped at 3,200gns for the pre-sale champion, a ewe lamb from Myfyr Evans' Rhaeadr flock, Denbigh. By Carony Ca Ching out of a home-bred ewe, it sold to the judge, Gareth Jones, Haverfordwest.

Next at 3,000gns was the reserve champion, a ewe lamb, again from Myfyr Evans pen. By Ca Ching and out of a Lakeview dam, it sold to S. Elsworthy, Chulmleigh.

Gary M. Owen, Morris flock, Anglesey, sold to 2,200gns for a ewe lamb by Claycrop Colada which went to Harry Lyons, Congleton. Another lamb from the same pen by Morris Medellin, sold to Dafydd Jones, Llanon, at 2,000gns.

Topping the shearling ewes at 1,500gns was Ross Lawrence's Roundacre flock, Winkleigh, with a Strathbogie Magic Mike daughter and in-lamb to Castleisle Blackadder, which caught the eye of R.D. Chesters, Herefordshire.

Older ewes topped at 1,000gns for the second prize ewe from Huw Thomas, Abergorlech, with a Seagrave Anniversary daughter, in-lamb to Bridgeview Beat Em Up, which sold to D.M. Griffiths, Swansea.   

Averages: 21 flock ewes, £727.50; 43 shearling ewes, £808.99; 54 ewe lambs, £798.19.

Auctioneers: J. Straker, Chadwick and Sons.

Aberdeen-Angus at Skipton

The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society sale at Skipton saw a quartet of served heifers from John Walsh's Buckhurst herd, Bury, top at 3,500gns for Buckhurst Lady Heather Z350.

The June 2023-born heifer by HF Alcatraz 60F, scanned in-calf to Buckhurst Mistic Prince, was one of four claimed by Andrew Holgate, Rathmell,  

Mr Walsh also sold Blackbird Z338, Elegant Z343 and Ebony Z337, all three by Morpheus Rolex UO45, for 3,400gns, 3,000gns and 2,200gns respectively.  

In-calf cows from Adrian and Penny Johnson's Yearsley herd, Brandsby, sold to 1,900gns for February 2022-born Yearsley Royal Lady Y241 by McCornick Pathfinder and in-calf to Moss Florian, which went to the Church family, Otley.

 Averages - In-calf heifers, £3,176; in-calf cows, £1,732.50.

Auctioneers: CCM.

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