Kirkby Stephen Annual Prize Show and Sale of Suckled Calves

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their annual prize show and sale of Suckled Calves when a catalogued entry of 560 calves were on offer.

Topping the sale at £4500 was the second prized Limousin cross an 8 month old Heifer consigned by Messrs Brown, Asby Hall, Great Asby selling to Neil Slack, Plump Tree House, Newby.

Taking the overall championship was another 6 month old Limousin cross heifer also consigned by Messrs Brown, Asby hall which went on to make £3500 selling to D Harrison, Wigton.

Limousin heifers also sold to £3000 this time for a 7 month old from G Bell, Haas Side Farm, Lockerbie selling to G Carroll, Huntley.

Messrs Brown, Asby Hall next topped at £2900 for the third prize Limousin cross heifer at 11 months selling to D Jarman, Workington.

This same home also sold another 7 month old Limousin heifer to make £2800 selling to Messrs Hicks, Reading.

Completing the quintet of heifers selling in excess of £2000 from Asby Hall was another 7 month old Limousin selling to £2050 to Messrs Bunting, Dumfries.

Next making to £2900 was the first prize haltered heifer which was 11 month old pure Limousin consigned by Messrs Sedgley, Low Bank House and was bought by Messrs Cropper, Long Preston.

Asby Hall also did the double in taking the overall reserve championship with a 6 month old Limousin cross steer which sold to £1480 to Messrs Cropper, Long Preston.

Steers topped at £1600 twice, firstly for the second prize 7 month old Limousin cross which was consigned by G Bell, Lockerbie and was purchased by Messrs Harrison, Driffield. Haas Side Farm also took the reserve champion steer ticket with a 7 month old Limousin cross which went on to sell for £1580 to Messrs Duffton, Huntly.

Messrs Brown also made £1600 for a 11 month old Limousin cross steer.

With this home also selling another two 7 month old Limousin cross steers to make £1520 and £1500 both selling to Messrs Dent, Bolton.

The fantastic consignment of 51 suckled calves from Asby Hall sold to average a magnificent £1341.27 which is believed to be a record.

Good quality calves were in extreme demand from a ram packed ringside of potential buyers from all parts of the country from Aberdeenshire to Huntly.

A steer average of £1057.74 and heifer average of £1044.50 was achieved resulting in an overall sale average of £1051.29 for fifty more calves sold on the year.

115 calves sold between £1200-£4500

Top quality calves sold to extreme rates with plenty of 5-8 month old steers regularly selling between £1250 to £1400 and smart heifers selling between £1300-£1800 with these classes said to be the dearest ever seen.

Leading Average for 5 or more
10    £1,512.50    Low Bank House
51    £1,341.27    Asby Hall
4     £1,338.75     Sowerthwaite Farm
9     £1,304.44     Buddle House
5     £1,276.00     Crookholm Farm
14    £1,257.50    Waterhouses
5      £1,191.00    Hunthills
25   £1,179.60    Haas Side
4     £1,167.50     Ellergill(Cannon)
36   £1,131.67    Asby Grange
6     £1,089.17     Sunny Side
7     £1,029.29     West Micklethwaite
16    £1,006.56    Castle Hill

The presale show was kindly sponsored by Carrs Billington, Dugdale Nutrition, North West Limousin Cattle Breeders Association & The Border British Blue Club and the following award were made –

Bullock Classes

Limousin Cross
1^st – KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall - £1480
2^nd – G Bell, Haas Side Farm - £1600
3^rd – M/s Swinbank, Brow Farm - £1200

Any Breed Haltered
1^st – G Bell, Haas Side Farm - £1580
2^nd – WA&GR Sedgley, Low Bank House - £1425
3^rd - KD&DE Millar, Crookholm - £1435

Champion Bullock KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall
Reserve Champion Bullock G Bell, Haas Side Farm

Heifer Classes

Limousin Cross
1^st – KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall - £3500
2^nd – KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall - £4500
3^rd – KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall - £2900

Any Breed Haltered
1^st  – WA&GR Sedgley, Low Bank House - £2900
2^nd – G Bell, Haas Side Farm - £3000

Champion Heifer

KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall

Reserve Champion Heifer

WA&GR Sedgley, Low Bank House

Overall Champion

KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall - £3500

Overall Reserve Champion

KA Brown & Sons, Asby Hall - £1480

Leading Prices

Heifers –

Limousin £4500, £3500, £2900, £2800, £2050, £1600, £1415, £1240, £1200, £1160, £1035 Asby Hall; House; £1950, £1325, £1315, £1285, £1235, £1045, £1000(x2) Waterhouses; £1820, £1475, £1300, £1075(x2, £1045) Brow Farm; £1700, £1405, £1335, £127, £1155, £1000 Buddle House; £1700, £1125, £1065(x2) Greystoke Castle Farm; £1515 Scar Top; £1475, £1100 How Hall; £1355 Sowerthwaite Farm; £1285, £1010 High Lane; £1285 Ivy Farm Cottages; £1285 Castle Hill; £1215, £1200, £1175 Crookholm; £1145, £1045 Hunthills; £1055 West Micklethwaite(x2, £1015 Asby Grange; £1005 Scar Top: British Blue £1435, £1315, £1300, £1205, £1185, £1175, £1055(x2, £1000) Asby Grange; £1400, £1200 Sowerthwaite Farm; £1375 How Hall £1255, £1075 Row End Farm; £1215, £1105, £1000 Sunnyside; £1155, £1140, £1125, £1050, £965 Greystoke Castle Farm; £1055 Williams House; £1005 Gillses Farm; £1000 Stoneriggs: Charollais £1005(x2), £965 Crosby Lodge.

Bullocks –

Limousin £1600, £1520, £1500, £1485, £1480(x2), £1460, £1450, £1385 £1375 £1335, £1275, £1255, £1185, £1135, £1100 Asby Hall; £1600, £1580, £1300, £1105 Haas Side Farm; £1435, £1355 Crookholm; £1425, £1415, £1375, £1335, £1300 Low Bank House; £1400 Sowerthwaite Farm; £1400, £1315, £1275, £1245(x2) Asby Grange; £1375, £1305(x2), £1275, £1225(x3), £1200, £1125 Brow Farm; £1355, £, £1285, £1275 Waterhouses; £1345, £1335 Hunthills; £1325, £1300, £1245  Buddle House; £1235, £1165 Bents Farm; £1235, £1165 , £1135(x2) Ellergill (Cannon); £1235, £1205, £1155, £1125 Crosby Lodge; £1215(x2, £1205(x2), £1200, £1125 Stoneriggs; £1205, £1145 Gillses Farm; £1205 Waterhouses; £1175, £1100(x3) Castle Hill; £1155 West Micklethwaite; British Blue £1355(x2) Low Bank House; £1300 Low Bank House; £1300, £1105, £1000 Row End Farm; £1300, £1005 Martindale Farm; £1265(x2), £1225, £1155, £1105, £1045, £1035, £1025(x2), £1015, £1005(x2) Asby Grange; £1215, £1205, £1025 Stoneriggs; £1115, £1065, £1035 Sunnyside; £1100 Greystkoke Castle Farm; £1100 Williams House; £1055, £1035 Asby Hall: Blonde £1355, £1345, £1305 Asby Grange: Charollais £1025  Crosby Lodge; £1015, £1000 Greystoke Castle Farm;  £985(x2), £935, £905(x4) Crosby Lodge.