Middleton In Teasdale Opening Show & Sale of Store Cattle

On Tuesday 17^th of January Harrison and Hetherington conducted the opening show & sale in Middleton in Teasdale Market.

A show of 145 stores were presented to a huge ringside of buyers ensuring all classes of cattle were simply off the scale. However, before the sale the pre-sale show took place. This year the job was left to Mr Ken Whitehead, Richmond who awarded the champion rosette to the first prize steer from MW & E Dent, Wythes Hill, with the second prize steer from W & A Bainbridge, Laneside winning the reserve. A thank you goes to the Farmhouse Kitchens for your continued support.

Prize List

Class 1 – Bullock
1^st – MW & E Dent, Wythes Hill - £1500
2^nd – W & A Bainbridge, Laneside - £1400
3^rd – JE & AJ Mitchell Parrick House - £1150

Class 2 – Heifer
1st – J R & C M Dalton, South Wellhope - £1080
2^nd - J R & C M Dalton, South Wellhope - £1010
3^rd – B R Lawson & Son, Buddle House - £1140

Champion - MW & E Dent, Wythes Hill - £1500
Reserve Champion - W & A Bainbridge, Laneside - £1400

Onto the sale and trade was ferocious from start to finish. Top price of the day went to the champion steer two sold for £1500. The reserve went onto sell for £1400. Heifers topped at £1420 on two separate occasions from BR Lawson & Son, Buddle House & JE & AJ Mitchell, Parrick House A sale which saw steers average £1107.95 up £20 on the fortnight and heifers £1032.53 up £50 on the fortnight. A show of cattle was presented with cattle being aged 8/9 months old. 

The next sale is on Tuesday 14^th February a sale not to be missed for anymore information please contact:

Auctioneer Joe Bowman 07736 883670 or Nicola Foster 07733 436284.

Leading Averages:
B Fletcher, East Friar House 4 to average £1210
N & A Bainbridge, Laneside 4 to average £1205
BR Lawson & Son, Buddle House 7 to average £1201
JE & AJ Mitchell, Parrick House 10 to average £1197
Mr G Scott, Low House 4 to average £1183

Leading Prices per Head:

Steers: Limousin £1500, £1070 Wythes Hill, £1400, £1190 Laneside, £1260, £1200 Low House, £1260, £1210, £1100 Parrick House Farm, £1230, £1110 East Friar House Farm, £1200 Rigg Farm, £1200 South Wellhope, £1170, £1130, £1110, £1080, £1000 Lanehead, £1160, £1120, £1100, £1095, £1090, £1070, £1065, £1010 New House, £1150, £1030, £1030, £1000 Howgill Farm, £1140, £1085 Herdship, £1140 Force Garth, £1090 Buddle House, £1080, £1060, £1050 Littleburn Farm, £1080, £1070, £1015 Step Ends Farm, £1080, £990 Bowes Close Farm, £1070, £1000 Strand Foot British Blue £1360, £1170, £1150, £1140, £1095 Parrick House, £1300, £1120 Pallet Crag, £1120 Rigg Farm, £1090 (x3), £1060 Strand Foot, £1075 Rigg Farm, £970 Intake Farm Blonde £1220, £1200, £1130, £1050 Valance Lodge Shorthorn £980 (x2) Pikestone Farm

Heifer: Limousin £1420, £1200, £1140, £1100 Buddle Farm, £1420 Parrick House, £1310, £1190 East Friar House, £1240 Valance Lodge, £1160 Brockersgill Farm, £1160, £1070 Intake Farm £1130, £1100 Laneside, £1110, £1100 Herdship, £1110 (x3), £1080, £1010 South Wellhope, £1110 Low House, £1090, £1035, £1010 New House, £1080, £1060, £1025 Rigg Farm, £1070, £1010 Friar House Farm, £1070, £1060 (x2) Brockersgill Farm, £1010, £950 (x2) Lanehead, £980 Bowes Close, £945 Lanehead British Blue £1380, £1080 Buddle House, £1060 Rigg Farm, £1010, £990 (x2), £960, £920 Moorsley Farm, £960 Pallet Crag Farm Charolais £1160 Low House