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Date: 08 March 2021 | Store Cattle

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Kirkby 'Classic' Store Cattle Show & Sale

Kirkby Stephen, Faraday Road, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4QL

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their Annual Kirkby Classic Prize Show and Sale of store and potential show cattle when 609 cattle were on offer.

Topping the sale at £6000 was the Overall Champion beast which was a nine month old British Blue heifer which was sired by Tweedale Guinness and was shown by Messrs Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Haltwhistle and was successfully purchased by Messrs Dickinson, Ashbourne.


Champion
(L-R) Beth Wilkinson for JW Smith-Jackson, Ellie Wynne & Michal Wynne (Judges)

Next selling for £4500 was a eleven month old Limousin cross heifer sired by Mereside Lorezo and consigned by the Marston Family, Easegill Head, Kirkby Stephen which went on to sell to Messrs Jarman, Branthwaite.

Our judges for the day were Daughter and Father team Ellie and Michael Wynne, Snitterton, Derbyshire who had an outstanding show of cattle put in front of them, probably one of the best seen here at Kirkby Stephen, and carried out the judging in a professional and proficient manner.

Awarded Reserve Overall was a ten month old Limousin cross heifer sired by Hightown Jako and selling for £2200. This heifer was also shown by Messrs Smith-Jackson, with Ellie & Michael Wynne being the successful purchases.

The show was kindly sponsored by BB Dairy Ltd, WE Jameson & Son Ltd, The Farmers Guardian and H&H Insurance Brokers and the following awards were made:-

Class 1 – Haltered Limousin Bullock
1st           NE Slack, Plumtree House - £1,480

2nd               JH&FM Mason, Keasden Head - £1,380
3rd           McGowan & Hopwood, Slacks Farm - £1,340

Class 2 – Haltered Limousin Heifer
1st           JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown - £2,200

2nd          D&CE Marston, Easegill Head - £1,700
3rd                WA&GR Sedgley, Low Bank House - £2,100

Class 3 – Haltered British Blue Bullock
1st           JH&FM Mason, Keasden Head - £1,250

2nd          S&T Fawcett, fold House - £1,460

Class 4 – Haltered British Blue Heifer
1st           JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown - £6,000

2nd          D&CE Marston, Easegill Head - £1,900
3rd           WA&GR Sedgley, Low Bank House - £1,885

Class 5 – Haltered Any Other Breed Heifer
1st           KD&DE Millar & Partners, Crookholm - £1,580 (Crossbred Beef)

Class 6 – Haltered Native Breed Bullock or Heifer
1st           McGowan & Hopwood, Slacks Farm - £1,000 (Aberdeen Angus Bullock)

2nd          JE Bellas & Son, Croft Ends Farm - £930 (Beef Shorthorn Heifer)
3rd           McGowan & Hopwood, Slack Farm - £950 (Beef Shorthorn Heifer)

Class 7 – Unhaltered Limousin Bullock
1st           NE Slack, Plumtree House - £1,180

2nd          K&GR Huck, Sowerthwaite Farm - £1,320

Class 8 – Unhaltered Limousin Heifer
1st           JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown - £1,450

2nd          KD&DE Millar & Partners, Crookholm - £1,400
3rd           N Chappelhow & M Morley, Clifton Hill - £1,520

Class 9 – Unhaltered British Blue Bullock

1st           K&GJ Huck, Sowerthwaite Farm - £1,500

Class 10 – Unhaltered British Blue Heifer 
1st           WA&GR Sedgley, low Bank House - £1,620

2nd          J Foster & L Dale, Fordham Farm - £2,200
3rd           S&T Fawcett, Fold House Farm - £1,360

Overall Champion - JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown (Haltered British Blue Heifer)
Reserve Champion – JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown (Haltered Limousin Heifer)

Trade for all types of cattle from show calves to commercial store cattle was flying 6 cattle sold between £2000-£6000 with 22 cattle selling between £1500-£6000

The whole sale of heifers averaged £1155.10 (up £66.38 on the year) with steers averaging £1107.10 (up £117.97) this was for 103 more cattle sold on the year.

30 prize winning show cattle sold to average a fantastic £1651.66.

Limousin cross steers topped at £1545 from Messrs Dixon, Peacock Hill, Sedbergh which was bought by D Barker.

British Blue cross steers topped at £1,500 for a ten month old from Messrs Huck, Sowerthwaite Farm, Austwick which was bought by Messrs Parkin, Goole.

Smart young cattle were a flying trade with a six month old Limousin cross heifer selling for £1720 from Caroline & Rachel Brown, Accraplatts Farm, Skipton.

Leading Averages (3 or more Cattle)
3           @            £3,216.67          Hightown
4           @            £1726.25           Low Bank House

13         @            £1637.69           Easegill Head
3           @            £1540                Sowerthwaite Farm
4           @            £1477.50           Keasden Head
4           @            £1422.50           Peacock Hill
5           @            £1358                East Unthank Farm
5           @            £1317                Plumtree House
5           @            £1270                Marrick Abbey
10         @            £1242.50           Abbey Park
4           @            £1240                Bloan Farm
15         @            £1204.29           Bridge End Farm

Leading Prices

Steers – Limousin £1545, £1415, £1375 Peacock Hill; £1480, £1180 Plumtree House; £1400, £1365, £1295, £1285, £1155(2), £1125, £1115, £1105 Abbey Park; £1380 Keasden Head; £1345, £1225 Red House Farm;  £1340 Slack Farm; £1320 Sowerthwaite Farm; £1300 Clickham Farm;  £1235, £1225 Bloan Farm; £1200, £1100 Stephens Farm; £1175, £1085 Balgray Hill; £1175, £1125(2), £1085(3) Glebelands; £1175, £1100 Cranberry; £1165, £1145, £1100 Brackenslack; £1165(2), £1145, £1135, £1115 Bridge End Farm; £1155(4), £1105 Green Farm; £1155 Thorney Gale; £1145, £1105 Prospect Farm; £1145 Orchard Farm; £1145, £1085 Easegill Head; £1145, £1135, £1100 Cotegill; £1135, £1085(2) Bleathgill; £1125(2), £1115(2) Gilts; £1125, £1105 Waters Farm; £1115, £1100 High Green Farm; £1105 High Lane; £1105 Crosby Lodge; £1100 Sandwath Farm; £1085 Whygill Head: British Blue £1460 Fold House Farm; £1355, £1325, £1255, £1225 Bridge End Farm; £1250 Keasden Head; £1205, £1200, £1185, £1155, £1105 Gilts; £1205, £1165 Oaktree Farm; £1200(3), £1135(2), £1130(3), £1115(2), £1100 Balgray Hill; £1185 Whygill Head; £1185(4) South View; £1155 Catherine Holme; £1155 Prospect Farm; £1155, £1125 Row End Farm; £1145 Hebblethwaite Hall: Charolais £1000 Bowderdale Head: Black & White £1075, £985(6), £945(6) Wharton Hall: Aberdeen Angus £1035 Wharton Hall: Fleckvieh £1025, £1005 South View.

Heifers  - British Blue £6000 Hightown; £2200 Fordham Farm; £1900, £1400, £1360, £1215, £1185, £1175 Easegill Head; £1885, £1620 Low Bank House; £1800 Keasden Head; £1365, £1345, £1265, £1200, £1175 Marrick Abbey Farm;  £1360 Fold House Farm; £1275, £1175 Bridge End Farm; £1275 High Griseburn; £1265 Bloan Farm; £1255, £1225, £1135(2) Whygill Head; £1200, £1185 Gilts; £1175 Bleathgill; £1175 south View; £1165 Sandwath Farm; £1155 Hebblethwaite Hall; £1150 Clickham Farm; £1105 Balgray Hill; £1105 Oaktree Farm; £1100 Thorney Gale: Limousin £4500, £2250, £1700 Easegill Head; £2200, £1450 Hightown; £2100, £1300 Low Bank House; £1800 Sowerthwaite Farm; £1720 Accraplatts Farm; £1700 Fordham Farm; £1555, £1500, £1365, £1185 East Unthank Farm; £1535, £1215, £1175 Plumtree House; £1520 Clifton Hill; £1500 Crookholm; £1480 Keasden Head; £1425 Abbey Park; £1400, £1200, £1105, £1100 High Lane; £1355, £1300, £1175, £1165, £1125, £1105(2) Whitewall Farm; £1285 Bridge End Farm; £1355 Peacock Hill; £1320, £1300, £1165, £1135, £1105(2) Agars Hill Farm; £1235 Bloan Farm; £1235 Nether Hall Farm; £1225, £1135 Sproat Ghyll; £1185 Cotegill; £1185 Waters Farm; £1175(2) High Griseburn; £1155 Clickham Farm; £1145 Bleathgill; £1145, £1100(3) Green Farm; £1145, £1135, £1100 Whygill Head; £1145 Stephens Farm;  £1145 Thorney Gale; £1115, £1105 Gilts; £1100(2) Balgray Hill: Crossbred Beef £1580 Crookholm Farm: Aberdeen Angus £1045(2) Wharton Hall: Simmental £1035 High Griseburn: Beef shorthorn £950 Slack Farm; £930 Croft Ends Farm.

Bulls – Limousin £1165 Cranberry, £1035 Fell View.