Kirkby Stephen 'Kirkby Classic' Show & Sale of Show Potential Cattle

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Kirkby Stephen Mart held their Annual Kirkby Classic Prize sale of potential show and store cattle, when a catalogue entry of 496 cattle were on offer.

The sale topped at £6000 for the overall champion the first placed haltered Limousin heifer from Messrs Wilkinson, Ivy Farm, Leyburn and was purchased by Messrs Kitson, Five Houses Farm Shop.

The judging of the Kirkby Classic was in the capable hands of Mr Phil Sellers, Lincolnshire who had the difficult task of judging the fantastic entry of 61 show cattle put before him.

Taking the reserve championship was the first placed haltered Limousin steer from Messrs Sedgley, Low Bank House, Barbon which sold to £3500 and was purchased by Messrs Wynne, Derbyshire.

The first placed rosette for our new class of Baby beef calves was awarded to a five month old Limousin heifer consigned by Messrs Pickles, Far Gearstones, Chapel le dale which went on to sell for £5200 again purchased by Messrs Kitson.

The largest entry of potential show cattle seen here at Kirkby Stephen to date was put before the judge with the haltered Limousin heifer class seeing a fantastic entry of nineteen heifers out to show and which attracted a packed ringside of potential buyers from the length and breath of the country.  61 show calves sold to average a whopping £2708.78 up £490.60 on the year.

Next highest price at £3800 was a 8 month old Limousin heifer from Messrs Brown, Asby Hall which received the first prize rosette in the younger Limousin heifer class and was purchased by Messrs Barnett, Shap. With Messrs Brown also selling a 10 month old Limousin heifer to make £3200.

Messrs Sedgley, Low Bank House also received the first prize rosette in the haltered British Blue heifer class with a 10 month old selling to £3700 to Messrs Wynne, with 9 month Limousin heifers from this home selling for £2600.

Messrs Smith Jackson, Lipwood Haydon Bridge sold 10mth old BB steers to £3400 selling to Messrs Dickinson, Ashbourne.

Out with the prize winners Messrs Huck, Sowerthwaite Farm, Austwick sold a 12 month old Limousin heifer to make £3700 also selling to Messrs Barnett, Shap.

Messrs Winn, High Underbrow, Burneside sold a 10 month old Limousin cross heifer to make £3100 again selling to Messrs Barnett.

Messrs Marston, Easegill Head, Kirkby Stephen sold an 18 month British Blue heifer to make £3045 to Messrs Carroll.

Messrs Smith Jackson also old an 11 month old Limousin heifer to make £3000.

Messrs Brass, Bridge End Farm, Soulby sold a 12 month old Limousin steers to make £2475

Messrs Beckwith, New Hall, Barras sold Limousin steers to make £2625.

Messrs Marston Easegill head sold 14 month old British Blue cross steers to make £2550.

Messrs Wood Waters Farm, Shap sold 13 month old Charolais steer to make £2500.

Trade was like nothing ever seen before with heifers averaging £1938.41 up £610.59 on the year steers averaged £1846.04 up £436.32 on the year with an overall sale average of £1882.49 been up £513.63 on the year with this predominantly been 8-10 month old cattle.

Well over a third of the cattle sold in excess of £2000.

Many thanks go to our show sponsors BB Dairy Ltd, WE Jameson & Son Ltd, The Farmers Guardian the Marts the Heart and the following awards were made:-

Class 1 – Haltered Limousin Steer
1st WA & GR Sedgley - £3500   
2^nd B R Lawson & Son - £1800
3^rd JW Smith-Jackson - £1900

Class 2 – Haltered Limousin Heifer
1^st B & L Wilkinson - £6000
2^nd JW Smith-Jackson - £3000
3^rd WA & GR Sedgley - £2200

Class 2A – Haltered Limousin Heifer
1^st KA Brown & Sons - £3800
2^nd WA & GR Sedgley - £2600
3^rd K A Brown & Sons - £3200

Class 3 – Haltered British Blue Steer
1^st JW Smith-Jackson - £3400
2^nd NE Slack - £2800
3^rd AJ & RE Marston - £2550

Class 4 – Haltered British Blue Heifer
1^st WA & GR Sedgley - £3700
2^nd Page Farm Partnership - £2600
3^rd B R Lawson & Son - £2000

Class 5 – Unhaltered Limousin Steer
1^st P & A Jarman - £2250
2^nd JW Smith-Jackson - £2300
3^rd K&GJ Huck - £2700

Class 6  -Unhaltered Limousin Heifer
1^st P & A Jarman - £2450
2^nd B & L Wilkinson          - £2900
3^rd K & GJ Huck – £2900

Class 8 – Unhaltered British Blue Heifer
1^st JH Pedley - £2200

Class 9 – Native Breed
1^st JE & DL Hodgson - £2000
2^nd JE & DL Hodgson - £1950

Class 10 – Baby Beef
1st J Pickles - £5200

Overall Championship - B & L Wilkinson Haltered Limousin Heifer
Reserve Champion - WA & GR Sedgley Haltered Limousin Steer

Leading Averages

No.		Average	From
2	@	£4,450.00	Ivy Farm Cottage
3	@	£3,458.33	Far Gearstones
3	@	£3,100.00	Sowerthwaite Farm
6	@	£2,858.33	Low Bank House
4	@	£2,650.00	Lipwood
6	@	£2,615.00	Easehill Head
5	@	£2,530.00	Asby Hall
2	@	£2,500.00	Plumtree House
3	@	£2,456.67	High Underbrow
3	@	£2,450.00	Rookwith House
4	@	£2,350.00	Waters Farm
3	@	£2,240.00	Brow Top Farm
9	@	£2,236.11	Bridge End Farm
6	@	£2,144.17	Whitewall Farm
8	@	£2,071.25	Greenriggs
19	@	£2,032.89	Haas Side Farm
4	@	£1,985.00	Sandwath Farm
9	@	£1,969.44	Bleathgill
23	@	£1,826.52	Gilts
25	@	£1,813.20	Murton Hall

Leading Prices
Heifers  - Limousin £6000, £2900 Ivy Farm Cottages; £5200, £2900, £2275 Far Gearstones; £3800, £3200, £2000 Asby Hall; £3700, £2900 Sowerthwaite Farm; £3100, £2120 High Underbrow; £3000 Lipwood; £2900, £2515 Easegill Head; £2700, £2200, £2100, £1935 Whitewall Farm; £2700, £2600, £2450, £2200 Low Bank House £2545, £2515, £2275, £2055 Haas Side Farm; £2475, £2015 Hilltop Farm; £2450, £2020 Brow Top Farm; £2400, £2350 Rookwith House; £2300(2), £2015 Bridge End Farm; £2215 New Hall; £2100, £2035, £1935 Greenriggs; £2045 Bleathgill; £2035, £1985 Friarbiggin; £2000, £1905 Townend Farm; £1980 The Springs; £1975(2) Gilts; £1935 West Birkrigg: British Blue £3700 Low Bank House; £3045, £2545 Easegill Head; £2600, £2200 Oaktree Farm; £2600 Rookwith House; £2275, £1885, £1715 Thorney Gale; £2155, £2100 Greenriggs; £2000 Buddle House; £1775 Gilts; £1725 South View; 31700 Glebelands: Luing £2045 Greenriggs: Shorthorn £2000 Greenriggs: Aberdeen Angus £1665 Cranberry.

Bullocks – Limousin £3500 Low Bank House; £2700 Sowerthwaite Farm; £2625, £2185 New Hall; £2475, £2175(2), £2135(2) Bridge End Farm; £2455, £2375, £2185 Soulby Grange; £2400, £2145, £2000(2), £1965(2) Haas Side Farm; £2400, £2385 Waters Farm; £2355, £2015 The Springs; £2300, £1900 Lipwood; £2275, £2035 Musgrave House; £2250 Brow Top Farm; £2245, £2035, £2015, £2005, £1975, £1955, £1945 Murton Hall; £2215, £2035 Sandwath Farm; £2200 Greenriggs; £2200 Plumtree House; £2200 Bleathgill; £2155 Whitewall Farm; £2100(2), £2075, £2035(2) Gilts; £2075, £2000, £1975, £1915, £1905 Glebelands; £2035 Stephens Farm; £2015 Asby Mill; £1975, £1900(3) Green Farm; £1955, £1915(3) Townend Farm; £1945, £1935, £1925 Manor House Farm; £1900 Thorney Gale: British Blue £3400 Lipwood; £2800 Plumtree House; £2550, £2135 Easegill Head; £2500, £2135, £1995 Argill House; £2415 Bridge End Farm; £2150 High Underbrow; £2100 Hilltop Farm; £2035(2), £1985, £1935, £1885 Bleathgill; £1915 Asby Mill; £1885, £1875 Gilts; £1875 Thorney Gale; £1800 Murton Hall: Charolais £2500 Waters Farm: Simmental £2115 Waters Farm: Aberdeen Angus £2000, £1950 Soulby Grange; £1975 Cranberry: Fleckvieh £1800 Wharton Hall: Black & White £1665(3), £1605(2), £1600(3), £1575(2) Breaks Hall.

Bulls – Limousin £1635, £1575 Murton Hall.

Champion L-R  -  Phil Sellers (Judge) with the champion been held by Luke Wilkinson.

Reserve Champion L-R – Jane Bainbridge and Lydia Brass for BB Dairy Ltd (Sponsors) Annie Stones for WE Jamesons (Sposnors) With Eva Sedgley holing the reserve champion and Angela Calvert for the Farmers Guardian.

Champion (With Sponsors) L-R – Lydia Brass for BB Dairy Ltd (Sponsor), Annie Stones for WE Jameson (Sponsors), Jane Bainbridge for BB Dairy Ltd (Sponsor) and Angela Calvert for the Farmers Guardian (Sponsors) with the champion been held by Luke Wilkinson.

Photos provided by Wayne Hutchinson.