Champion tops Lanark Texels at 6,200gns
The Lanark Ladies sale of pedigree Texel females topped at 6,200gns for the pre-sale show champion, a ewe hogg from Donald and Sarah MacPherson's Hexel flock, Berwick-Upon Tweed. By Strathbogie Gladiator and out of a Procters Chumba Wumba daughter, it sold online to B.I. and B.M. Mosey, East Yorkshire.
Topping the gimmer trade at 4,400gns from Hugh and Alan Blackwood's Auldhousebun flock, Muirkirk, was a daughter of 130,000gns Haymount Fan Dabi Dozi out of dam by Sportsmans Double Diamond. A full sister to 42,000gns Auldhouseburn Ghost, it sold on the phone to C. Fielder, Duttons, Hampshire carrying a single to the 24,000gns Mellor Vale Hercules.
S.J. and S.L. Beachell, Driffield, paid 1,400gns apiece for a gimmer and a ewe hogg, both from Robert Cockburn's Knap flo k, Crieff. At the same money was a gimmer from T. Muirhead, Orchilmore, which sold to G. and J. Allan, Linlithgow.
Averages - 24 gimmers, £953.75; 19 ewe hoggs, 942.24; 43 overall, £948.66.
Auctioneers: Lawrie and Symington.
Champion tops Leyburn store cattle
Topping the New Year store cattle show and sale at Leyburn was the champion, a home-bred British Blue heifer from the Porter family, Oxnop, which made £2,500 to the judge, Liam Rodney, Masham.
The Porter's run of 10 British Blue cross Limousin heifers averaged £2,300.
Reserve champion was a Limousin heifer from Georgina Laws, Hauxwell, which was bought by Stephen White, Barnsley for £2,300.
According to the auctioneers, trade was up about £200/head from the end of last year.
Auctioneers: Leyburn Auction Mart.
Flying store cattle trade at Hexham
Store cattle were in demand at Hexham with steers averaging £1,876 and heifers £1,689, with an overall average of £1,821, which is £438/head up on the same sale last year.
Weanlings and suckled calves averaged £1,468.79 with steer calves averaging £1,501 and heifers levelling at £1,396.
The pre-sale show champion was won a 10-month-old Limousin cross steer from W.D. and B. Thompson, East Unthank, which went on to sell for £1,820.
Reserve went to the over 18-month-old steer class winner, a black Limousin cross from Geoff and James Ogle, Blackburn, which topped the trade at £2,470. Other Limousin cross steers from the same home sold to £2,320 and averaged £2,356.
A run of 16 Limousin and British Blue cross steers from Devonport Farms, Blakelaw, sold to £2,300 and averaged £2,033.
Alan Ogle, Comb Hills, sold Limousin cross steers to £2,300 twice.
Aberdeen-Angus steers sold to £2,280 for R. Maughan, Greencarts, with Aberdeen-Angus cross heifers from P. Featherstone and Son, Newcastle upon Tyne, topping the day's female trade at £2,250.
Yearling cattle sold to £1,830 for nine-month-old Limousin cross steers from H. Huddleston, Round Meadows.
A run of 40 nine to 11-month-old Charolais and Limousin cross steers and heifers from A. and C.L. Bell, Woodhall, topped at £1,810 for Charolais cross steers and £1,800 for yearling Limousin heifers to average £1,654.29.
Auctioneers: Hexham and Northern Marts.
Limousin heifer leads J36 store sale
The sale of 470 store cattle at J36 topped at £2,200 for a 20-month-old Limousin heifer from M.A. and J.A. Winning, Kendal.
Other heifers sold to £2,160 for S. Whitehead, Middleton, and to £2,100 for M. and L. Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale, with a number of others between £1,900 and £2,000.
Bullocks topped at £2,020 for a pair of 20-month-old British Blues from Messrs Winn. J.A. and J. Harper, Killington, sold two bullocks at £2,000 apiece, including the champion, a British Blonde.
In the stirk section, seven-month-old Limousin cross steers and heifers from B. Heys, Mosborough, sold to £1,090. Millfield Stud, Settle, sold eight-month-old Aberdeen-Angus cross steers at £900 and 10-month-old Blue Greys from M. Gibson, Sedburgh, made £890.
Six-month-old dairy bred Aberdeen-Angus cross bulls from Messrs Young, Lindale, sold at £820.
Bull stirks sold to £1,270 for an eight-month-old South Devon from A.T. Threlkeld, Ulverston, with six- mont- old bulls to £910 for a Limousin cross from J. and S.E. Woof, Dent.
Auctioneers: North West Auctions.
Feeding bulls to £2,200 at Pateley Bridge
At the show and sale of feeding bulls at Pateley Bridge, first prize went to an 11-month-old Limousin from K. and G. Huck, Austwick, which sold for £2,200 to the judge, Edward Simpson, Bielby.
Messrs Huck, also had the second prize winner which also made £2,200, as did the third prize winner, another Limousin from J.W. Stockdale and Sons, Burnsall.
The store cattle section topped at £2,310 for a British Blue heifer consigned by J.A.S. Church, Lofthouse, who also had the top priced steer, a Limousin at £2,270.
Averages – steers, £1,665.36; heifers, £1,600.69; bulls, £1,608.57.
Auctioneers: Barnard Castle and Teesdale Farmers Auction Mart Co.
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