North West Auctions Weekly Report and Newsletter – 13th February 2019
Anniversary Show & Sale of Calves & Store Cattle - Thursday 7th February The Anniversary show of Store Cattle saw 20 cattle forward in the two show classes with the judging kindly conducted by Mr I Wainwright, Fife. The Championship rosette was awarded to a Limousin x heifer from MA & JA Winn, Burneside which later sold for £1280 selling to the judge. Reserve Champion was a Limousin x heifer from N Cooper & Sons, Broughton in Furness which sold for £1040. The first prize steer was a BrB x from MA & JA Winn which achieved the day’s top price of £1310. Another strong catalogued entry of cattle saw buyers in attendance from throughout the Northern Counties, Midlands and Scotland. A buoyant trade was experienced for all cattle throughout the sale with more needed to fulfil buyers’ requirements. The sale topped at £1310 for a British Blue x steer from MA & JA Winn with other stronger steers £1100 - £1250. Well-grown yearling steers sold to £1115 for Limousin x from D Nicholson, others generally £950 - £1100, younger cattle £750 - £880 depending on quality and breed. Heifers peaked at £1280 for Limousin x from MA & JA Winn with other wellbred and strong heifers £1000 - £1150. Yearlings sold to £920 for a Blonde x from MJ Whitworth with others regularly £700 - £850. A large number of native bred cattle saw Hereford steers sell to £1080 from MJ Waller and Aberdeen Angus x £1070 from TA & DH Knipe with a Shorthorn from J Black & Son achieving £870. Native heifers topped at £935 for Hereford x from JL Bird with Aberdeen Angus x to £850 from RG Robinson. Native bred cattle attracted keenest interest with named sire status. Dairy bred steers sold to £670 for Holstein Friesian, £630 Jersey x and £610 Fleckvieh. Young bulls stopped at £800 for Limousin x from HM Hodgson with others £700 - £780. Store Cattle Show Results Sponsor Mulberry Asset Finance Judge Mr I Wainwright Class one – Store Bullock 1st Lot 204 MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow 2nd Lot 193 N Cooper & Son, Troughton Hall 3rd Lot 150 MW & VA Hodgson, Fell Gate Class two – Store Heifer 1st Lot 208 MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow 2nd Lot 195 N Cooper & Son, Troughton Hall 3rd Lot 207 MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow Champion Lot 208 MA & JA Winn, High Underbrow Reserve Champion Lot 195 N Cooper & Son, Troughton Hall
The Anniversary show and sale of Calves had a good entry of 65 calves forward. Thanks must be given to our Judge Mr Moorhouse this morning, who awarded the champion rosette to the first placed beef heifer from B Mallinson & Son, Levens. The champion calf topped the trade at £400 with the judge backing his judgement. R Morris-Eyton & Son, Whicham’s run of calves were very well sought after, again, topping at £300, twice, for British Blue bull and an Aberdeen Angus heifer. Plenty of beef calves selling in the £200-£250 mark. Dairy bred bulls were a sharper trade with a new face around the ring looking to purchase. Friesian bulls peaked at £105 from R Morris Eyton & Son, with plenty of black and white calves between the £60 to £80 mark. A young show of 25 stirks were forward with a pleasing trade being seen. Topping the stirk section at £490 was a Limousin bull from D & DW Prickett, Farleton, with heifers peaking at £490 for Angus’ from DJ Clarke, Underbarrow. MA & S Johns, Kirby Stephen’s run of 6 month old stirks were well sought after topping at £420 for bullocks with heifers from the same home to £370. Calf Show Results Sponsor Mulberry Asset Finance Judge Mr J Moorhouse Class one – Beef Bred Bull 1st Lot 547 R Morris-Eyton, Beckside 2nd Lot 553 JR Handley, Craketrees 3rd Lot 532 JAH Walton & Son, Bank View Class two – Beef Bred Heifer Calf 1st Lot 508 B Mallinson & Son, Ravens Lodge 2nd Lot 549 R Morris-Eyton, Beckside 3rd Lot 533 JAH Walton & Son, Bank View Champion Lot 508 B Mallinson & Son, Ravens Lodge Reserve Champion Lot 547 R Morris-Eyton & Son, Beckside
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