Kirkby Stephen Annual May Breeding Cattle Sale

Harrison & Hetherington, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their annual May Sale of Beef Breeding cattle.

The sale topped twice at £3700 for two a Limousin Heifers with Limousin heifer calves at foot from Messrs Porter, Low Oxnop Farm, Richmond with both outfits been purchased by Messrs Dargue, Bank Top, Forest in Teesdale.

Messrs Ousby, Bents Farm, Newbiggin on Lune sold a Limousin heifer with a Limousin heifer calf at foot to £3650 to Messrs Cowperthwaite, Howith Farm, Austwick.

Cow with calves at foot topped at £3600 for a third calved Limousin cow with Limousin steer calf at foot to £3600 from Messrs Atkinson, Abbey Park, Bleatarn selling to Messrs Bindloss, Shap Abbey, Shap.

Incalf cows sold to £2300 for a Limousin from Messrs Porter, Low Oxnop Farm, Richmond and was purchased by Messrs Bindloss, Shap Abbey.

Heifers and calves at foot sold to average £3027.27

Cows with calved at foot sold to average £2516.09

Our presale show was kindly judged by Mr Howatson, Denbigh, Wales who made the following awards -

Show Results
Cow With Heifer Calf at Foot
1^st           DJ&S Atkinson, Abbey Park - £3,600
2^nd          JW Porter & Sons, Low Oxnop Farm - £3,550
3^rd           JW Porter & Sons, Low Oxnop Farm - £3,000

Heifer with calf at foot
1^st           JW Porter & Sons, Low Oxnop Farm - £3,700
2^nd          JW Porter & Sons, Low Oxnop Farm - £3,700
3^rd           JW Porter & Sons, Low Oxnop Farm - £3,000

Leading Prices:
Cows with Calves at Foo t – Limousin £3600, £3200, £2800, £2700, £2500, £2200 Abbey Park; £3050, £3000, £2800, £2600(3), £2100 Low Oxnop Farm; £3050 Bents Farm; £2500, £2200 Scarr House; £2400 Crackpot Farm: British Blue £3550 Low Oxnop Farm: Charolais £2000 Scarr House.

Heifers with Calves at Foot – Limousin £3700(2), £3550, £3100, £3000 Low Oxnop Farm; £3650, £3500(2), £3050, £2900 Bents Farm; £3000 Paradise Farm; £3000 Prospect Farm; £2950 Thornbush; £2750 Dillicar: Saler £3350, £3300 Hebblethwaite Hall: British Blue £2900 Low Gill; £2500 Low Oxnop Farm.

In Calf Cows – Limousin £2300 Low Oxnop Farm.