Middleton In Teesdale Store Cattle Sale including the Young Farmers Summering Comepetion

On Tuesday 29^th of October Harrison and Hetherington conducted its October show and slae of store cattle at Middleton Mart. Also this day see the inaugural Young Farmers Calf Summering Competition, which sale a catalogued entry for 147 forward and 17 Young Farmer entries to a full ring side of buyers ensuring all cattle were keenly bid for, resulting in cattle being £100-200 more on the year.

The show was ably judged by Mr Andrew Smith, Carnforth who awarded the championship to Seth Pattinson for his first prize haltered steer which later sold to £2000 to the judge. Reserve went to a local man, Mr Harry Askwith for his first prize British Blue heifer which sold for £1580. Lexi Pattinson sold her pedigree Limousin heifer for 1840 to Nicola and Nigel Foster, Birch Bush.

A huge well done must go to all of our young competitors.

Out with the Young Farmers show, the store show was again judged by Mr Andrew Smith, who awarded the Championship to the first prize over 12 month steer which sold for £1720 from JC & J White, Rigg Farm. Reserve Champion went to Messrs White again for the first prize under 12 month steer which sold for £1760. Winning the Lord Barnard trophy were Neville & Alison Bainbridge, Laneside and the Wemmersgill prize went to JC & J White.

Prize List:
Young Farmers Show
Best Bullock (Haltered)
1^st Seth Pattinson - £2000

Best bullock (Unhaltered)
1^st Charlie Fletcher - £1750
2^nd Adam Fletcher - £1400

Best Heifer (Haltered
1^st Harry Askwith - £1580
2^nd Phoebe Pattinson - £1520
3^rd Lexi Pattinson - £1840

Best Heifer (Unhaltered)
1^st Thomas Foster - £1580
2^nd Ryan Johnson - £1440
3^rd Adam Thompson - £1520

Champion: Seth Pattinson
Reserve Champion: Harry Askwith

Greatest Margin
1^st Seth Pattinson
2^nd Adam Fletcher
3^rd Lexie Pattinson

Store Cattle Show
Bullock over 12 months
1^st JC & J White, Rigg Farm - £1720
2^nd JC & J White, Rigg Farm -£1580
3^rd JC & J White, Rigg Farm - £1880

Heifer over 12 months
1^st JC & J White, Rigg Farm - £1480
2^nd P D & J Johnson, Herdship - £1320

Bullock or Heifer less than 12 months
1^st JC & J White, Rigg Farm - £1780
2^nd WS Thompson & Partners, Allotment Farm - £1590
3^rd JC & J White, Rigg Farm -£1300

Champion: JC & J White, Rigg Farm -Bullock
Reserve Champion: JC & J White, Rigg Farm – Bullock under 12 months

Leading Consignor averages:
JC & J White, Rigg Farm 7 @ £1540
JE & AJ Mitchell, Parrick House 6 @ £1485
G Scott, Low House 4 @ £1467
IF Raine, Sunnybrae 4 @ £1435

Leading Prices per Head:

Steers: Limousin £2000 Temon Farm, £1880, £1720, £1580 Rigg Farm, £1750, £1400 East Friar House Farm, £1700 Low House, £1670, £1600 Brockersgill Farm, £1660, £1460, £1420, £1410, £1400 Toft House, £1160 Hilton Road, £1640, £1580, £1560, £1470 Parrick House Farm, £1600, £1430 Stoney Hill, £1590 Allotment Farm, £1560, £1420 New House, £1560, £1460, £1440, £1420 Laneside, £1560 Bank Top, £1450 South Wellhope, £1440 Low House, £1420 Dereham Cottage, £1400 (x2) East Rackwood, £1390 Palletstone Farm, British Blue £1780, £1300 Rigg Farm, Charolais £1720 Sunnybrae.

Heifer: Limousin £1840, £1520 Temon Farm, £1580 Birch Bush, £1580 (x2) Low Mown, £1520 Howburn Farm, £1480 Rigg Farm, £1460, £1380 Allotment Farm, £1420, £1190, £1150 Palletstone Farm, £1410 Low House, £1400, £1390 Bank Top, £1370, £1240 (x2) Step Ends Farm, £1350, £1340 (x2), £1310, £1260, £1250, £1200, £1160 (x2) Toft House, £1320, £1250 (x2), £1220 Herdship, £1280 New House, £1160 Dereham Cottage, £1160 New House, £1160 Folly Farm, Charolais £1490, £1340, £1190 Sunnybrae, British Blue £1440 Herdship, Beef Shorthorn £1260 Howburn Farm.