Borughton Christmas Primestock Show & Sale

On Monday 5th December 2022 Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their Annual Christmas show and sale of prime sheep and store cattle within Broughton in Furness Auction Mart, a great turn out of local stock were forward in all categories and a high crowd gathered to witness this important annual event in the sales calendar. 

Kindly sponsoring this event was Jim Peet Animal Feeds, H & H Land and Estate, H & H Insurance Brokers, Brown & McKinney Veterinary Services, Janice Johnson Catering and Dugdale Nutrition.

CATTLE: The cattle classes were ably judged by young farmer Maisy Berresford, Angerton Hall Farm. She placed her Champion cow a smart Black Limousin cross weighing 650kg from A & B Wilson, Coniston Hall which sold for £1180 to J Shepherd & Son Ltd, Low House Farm.

Reserve Champion cow was a meaty Red Limousin cross weighing 685kg from RW & JM Johnson, Hobkin Ground which sold to Mr Morgan Helliwell.

Winning the store cattle was a shapey British Blue cross from NA & J Temple, Blackhall which sold for £1200 to the Judge Maisy Berresford, who also purchased the Reserve Champion from the same home, which sold for £1260.  

Prize List:
Store Cattle
1^st NA & J Temple, Blackhall Farm, Ulpha, Broughton - £1200
2^nd NA & J Temple, Blackhall Farm, Ulpha, Broughton - £1260

Cast cow
1^st A & B Wilson, Coniston Hall, 650kg £1180
2^nd RW & JM Johnson, Hobkin Ground Farm, Broughton Mills, Broughton In Furness – 675kg £1220
3^rd A & B Wilson, Coniston Hall, 660kg £1000

Leading price per head:

Cast Cows: British Blue £1260, £1200 Blackhall Farm, Limousin £1220 Hobkin Ground Farm, £1180, £1000, £780 Coniston Hall.

PRIME SHEEP: The prime lambs and cast ewe judging fell into the capable hands of Mr Morgan Helliwell, Rochdale.

An outstanding class of young farmers lambs were presented for the show which is a great credit to the keen up and coming young farmers in the area. Champion Young Farmer lamb was a 47kg Texel lamb from Addison Cooper, Troughton Hall Farm, which topped the sale at £185 and sold to Mr Melville Tyson Butchers, Broughton In Furness. Reserve Champion Young Farmer lamb was a 50kg Blue Texel from Matthew Benson, Horrace Farm selling for £178 again to Melville Tyson Butchers.

Champion pen of 5 lambs went to SG Beson, Horrace Farm with their tremendous pen of 44.5kg Continental lambs selling to £138 per head. Reserve prize was claimed by the same home, this time selling for £140 per head for the 2^nd prize continentals.

Prize List:
Best Pen of 5 Suffolk Lambs
1^st SG Benson, Horrace Farm, Pennington, Ulverston - £112
2^nd R & BJ Cleasby, Lower Hawthwaite Farm, Broughton In Furness - £112
3^rd R & BJ Cleasby, Lower Hawthwaite Farm, Broughton In Furness - £107.50

Best Pen of 5 Continental Lambs
1^st SG Benson, Horrace Farm, Pennington, Ulverston - £138
2^nd SG Benson, Horrace Farm, Pennington, Ulverston - £140
3^rd NA & J Temple, Blackhall Farm, Ulpha, Broughton

Best Pen of 5 Mule Lambs
1^st RW & JM Johnson, Hobkin Ground Farm, Broughton Mills, Broughton In Furness - 100
2^nd J Robinson, Moss Side Farm, Woodland, Broughton in Furness – £98
3^rd RD Holland & Co, Low Scales, Millom - £104

Best Pen of Fell Lambs
1^st K Wrathall ltd, Cockley Beck, Seathwaite, Broughton in Furness - £81
2^nd K Wrathall ltd, Cockley Beck, Seathwaite, Broughton in Furness - £80
3^rd SG Benson, Horrace Farm, Pennington, Ulverston - £97

Best Pen of AOB Ewes
1^st RW & JM Johnson, Hobkin Ground Farm, Broughton Mills, Broughton In Furness (Lleyn) £90
2^nd RW & JM Johnson, Hobkin Ground Farm, Broughton Mills, Broughton In Furness (Lleyn) £86
3^rd RW & JM Johnson, Hobkin Ground Farm, Broughton Mills, Broughton In Furness (Lleyn) £83

Best Pen of Fell Ewes
1^st J Roberts & Sons, Cross House, Drigg, Holmrook (Herdwick) £66
2^nd J Roberts & Sons, Cross House, Drigg, Holmrook (Swaledale) £53

Young Farmers Single Lamb
1^st Addison Cooper (Texel) £185
2^nd Matthew Benson (Blue Texel) £178
3^rd Joseph Nicholson (Texel) £130

Champion:  SG Benson, Horrace Farm, Pennington, Ulverston (Continental)
Reserve Champion: SG Benson, Horrace Farm, Pennington, Ulverston (Continental)

Leading price per head: Blue Texel £178, £140, £138, £103 Horrace Farm, £93 Thistle House, Texel £185, £111, £102 Troughton Hall, £130, 3107 Birch Bank, £118, £114 Blackhall Farm, £114 Lower Hawthwaite Farm, £113 Cross House, £112 Thistle House, £105 Low Scales, £102 Woodside Farm, £101 Low Scales, £101 Hobkin Ground Farm, £98 Undercrag, Mule £104 Low Scales, £100 Hobkin Ground Farm, £98 Moss Side Farm, £92 Troughton Hall, £91 Birch Bank, Dutch Texel £124 Horrace Farm, Suffolk £115, £112 Horrace Farm, £112, £107.50 Lower Hawthwaite Farm, £105 Low Scales, Swaledale £97, £95 Horrace Farm, £94 Low Scales, £81, £80 Cockey Beck, Charollais £95 Troughton Hall, Herdwick £89 Cockley Beck, Blackface £83 Horrace Farm.

Leading price per kilo: Texel 394p, 258p, 252p Troughton Hall, 310p Birch Bank, 284p, 256p Blackhall Farm, 280 Thistle House, 271p, 243p Lower Hawthwaite Farm, 250p, 249p Low Scales, 243p Hobkin Ground Farm, 243p Woodside Farm, Blue Texel 356p, 310p, 277p Horrace Farm, 310p Thistle House, Dutch Texel 282p Horrace Farm, Charollais 257p Troughton Hall, Suffolk 250p, 243p Horrace Farm, 241p Low Scales, 236p (x2) Lower Hawthwaite Farm, Swaledale 235p Low Scales, 216p, 213p Horrace Farm, 211p Cockley Beck, Mule 234p (x2) Low Scales,224p Troughton Hall, Herdwick 211p Cockley Beck.

Cast Ewe Leading Prices per head: Lleyn £90, £86 (x2), £83 Hobkin Ground Farm, Herdwick £66 Cross House, Swaledale £53 Cross House.