Kirkby Stephen Store Cattle

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their annual September store cattle sale.

Topping the sale at £1950 was the Overall Champion beast which was a 15 month old Limousin cross heifer consigned by Messrs Atkinson, Abbey Park, Bleatarn, with the successful purchaser being Kelsey Maughan and Chris Pears.

Our judge Mr Will Harrison, Bishop Burton awarded the overall reserve champion to the first prize Limousin cross steer at 13 months old which sold for £1655 and was consigned by Messrs Atkinson, Hawkrigg Farm, Colby and successfully purchased by the judge.

The pre sale show was kindly sponsored by Dodd & Co Accountants.

Show Results

British Blue cross Bullock
1^st         W Hughes & Sons, Dona Close - £1585
2^nd       W Hughes & Sons, Dona Close - £1385
3^rd        W Hughes & Sons, Dona Close - £1675

British Blue Heifer
1^st        D&JH Richardson, Croft House - £1435
2^nd       W Hughes & Sons, Dona Close - £1365
3^rd        W Hughes & Sons, Dona Close - £1365

Limousin cross Bullock
1^st        F&A Atkinson & Sons, Hawkrigg - £1655
2^nd       RA&C Benson, Gamswell Farm - £1445
3^rd        NW&EM Mason & Son, High Green - £1315

Limousin cross Heifer
1^st        DJ&S Atkinson, Abbey Park - £1720
2^nd       DJ&S Atkinson, Abbey Park - £1950
3^rd        RC Wharton & Son, High Field - £1465

Bullock any other Breed Heifer
1^st        RA&C Benson, Gamswell Farm - £1275

Champion - Receiving the Stan Davis Perpetual Challenge Trophy – DJ&S Atkinson, Abbey Park (Limousin Heifer)

Reserve Champion – F&A Atkinson & Sons, Hawkrigg (Limousin Bullock)

Will Harrison (judge) and David Atkinson (Consignor) with the champion animal.

Plenty of well bred steers and heifers sold between £1500 and £1950.

Messrs Atkinson, Abbey Park sold another 15 month old Limousin cross heifer to make £1720 which was bought by Messrs Wilson, Arngill House, Lunedale.

A pair od 15 month old British Blue cross steers sold to make £1675 from Messrs Hughes, Dona Close, Asby which were bought by D Barker.

Messrs Batty, Dry Evers, Maulds Meaburn sold a 13 month old Limousin cross steer to make £1615 selling to Messrs Burrow, Skipton.

Steers averaged £1178.98 up £34.02 on the year and heifers averaged £1116.32.

Leading Consignment averages
11    @    £1,376.36    CD&J Steadman, Gaisgill
15    @    £1,335.67    DJ&S Atkinson, Bleatarn
12    @    £1,323.33    F&A Atkinson & Sons, Colby
9      @    £1,288.89    Winter Bros, Appleby
33    @    £1,285.61    W Hughes & Sons, Asby
2    @    £1,277.50    E Wood, Shap
7    @    £1,272.86    JM&JM Batty, Maulds Meaburn
32   @    £1,239.53    RA&C Benson, Ulverston
6    @    £1,226.67    CA&V Cannon, Orton
2     @    £1,220.00    D&JH Richardson, Ravenstonedale
6     @    £1,204.17    G&KM Atkinson & Son, Colby
17    @    £1,200.41    RC Wharton & Son, Drybeck

Leading Prices

Store Heifers –

Limousin £1950, £1720, £1485, £1435, £1400(3), £1345 Abbey Park; £1535, £1205 Dry Evers; £1505, £1355(2) Hawkswell; £1500, £1400(3), £1325, £1245 Gamswell Farm; £1465, £1405(2), £1300, £1245 Highfield Farm; £1365(2), £1300(2), £1285 Dona close; £1345, £1335 Friarbiggin; £1345, £1215 Clickham Farm; £1300 Waters Farm; £1255 Abbey Park; £1225(2), £1200 Green Farm; £1205 Fell View: British Blue £1435 Croft House Farm; £1125 Gillses Farm: Charollais £1275 Gamswell Farm; £1275 Highfield Farm: Aberdeen Angus £970(2) Fell View.

Store Steers –

British Blue £1675(2), £1585, £1555, £1500, £1385 Dona Close; £1555, £1325, £1315 Clickham Farm: Limousin £1655, £1455, £1425, £1365, £1300 Hawkrigg; £1615, £1355, £1200 Dry Evers; £1565, £1500, £1435, £1305 Ellergill(Steadman); £1485, £1445, £1335(2), £1275, £1265(2), £1255, £1235(3), £1215(3) Gamswell; £1400 Gillses Farm; £1365, £1305, £1285(3), £1245, £1235(2), £1225, £1200 Dona Close; £1335 Green Farm; £1315, £1300 High Green Farm; £1300, £1245, £1215 Clickham Farm; £1285 Friarbiggin; £1255, £1225(2) Smardale Hall; £1255 Waters Farm; £1235(5) Highfield; £1205 Abbey Park: Luing £1455(2), £1405, £1335, £1325 Ellergill: Black & White £875(5), £825(4) Black Syke.