BARNARD CASTLE

Tues. – Fwd: 25 cattle at prize show & sale of haltered and unhaltered show potential cattle. Judges: Brian & Angela Smith, Warwickshire. Champion: Limousin heifer “Sassy Lassy”, JW Dent & Sons, Naby View, £2,000 to Philip Robson, Consett. Reserve champion: Limousin hfr, from same home, £1,850 to the judges.

Prizes

Lim steers: 1 champion steer: J&JE Dobson, £1,250 to B&A Smith, Warwickshire; 2 JW Dent &Sons, £1,200 to B&A Smith; 3 JW Dent & Sons, £1,200 to M Dickens, Milton Keynes. Brit Blue steer: 1 JW Dent & Sons, £1,100 M Robinson, Staindrop; 2 L Guy & Son £1,100 to B Richmond, Leeds; 3 J,JM&DI Buck, £1,200 N Hodgson, Darlington. Lim hfrs: 1 Overall champion; 2 reserve champion; 3 J&JE Dobson, White Kirkley, £1,400 to M Robinson, Staindrop. Brit Blue hfr: 1 R Hutchinson & Son, Valley Farm; £1,900 to H Donaldson,York; 2 J,JM&DI Buck, Quarry Grange, £1,580 to N Hodgson, Darlington; 3 JW Dent & Sons, £1,620 to Mellin & Cropper, Skipton. AOB hfr: 1 JW Dent & Sons, £1,140 to D Bailes, Hartlepool.

Prices

Other haltered cattle. – Lim steers: DC&KL Hutchinson £1,100(2) to B Richmond, Leeds; D&M Lowes £1,000 to B Richmond. Lim hfrs: DC&KL Hutchinson £1,180 to F&MP Allinson, Baldersdale; JR Walton & Son £1,100 to RW&H Atkinson, Forest-in-Teesdale; JW Dent & Sons, £1,200 to Messrs Atkinson, Ulverston; JW Dent & Sons, £1,260 to R Marwood & Son, Long Green; J&JE Dobson, £1,400 to M Robinson, Staindrop. Brit Blue hfr: L Guy & Son £1,180 to B Richmond, Leeds; D&M Lowes £1,100 to B Richmond, £1,030 to Messrs Tindale Durham, £1,050 to GR&G Brass, Kirkby Stephen.

Fwd: Unhaltered cattle.

Judge: Robert Kealey, Goole. Champion: British Blue steer, R Hutchinson Valley Farm, £1,215 to B Richmond. Reserve champion: Limousin steer, TM Bellas, Timpton Hill, £1,220 to Brian & Angela Smith.

Prizes

Unhaltered cattle. – Lim steer: 1 Reserve champion; 2 : JW Dent & Sons, Naby View; 3 DC&KL Hutchinson, Old Spittal. AOB steer: 1 Champion; 2 DC&KL Hutchinson, Old Spittal; 3 JW Dent & Sons, Naby View. Lim hfr: J&JE Dobson, White Kirkley; 2&3 JW Dent & Sons, Naby View. AOB hfr: 1&2 J&K Metcalf, Park House BA(2); 2 J&K Metcalf, Park House. Bull: 1&2 CA&J Kipling, Stone Close; 3 J&K Metcalf, Park House.

DARLINGTON 

Mon. Fwd: 525 cattle at show & sale of suckled calves. 162 store steers to £1,600; 178 store hfrs to £1,500; 100 young bulls to £1,230; 7 breeding cattle to £1,280; 71 cast cows to £1,456/196p; 3 stock bulls to £1,681/167p. Judge: Ian Cairns, Haswell. Champion: steer, Keith Stones, Nun Cote Nook, Marrick, 10-m-o red Lim, £1,600 (top price) HS&M Everatt, Oak Tree Farm, Goole. Reserve champion: KO Stones, 8-m-o, £1,060 to JE Suddes & Son, Rowley Farm. Top-priced hfr: Neville Raine, Stanhope Gate Farm, 13 m-o Lim, £1,500 to CG&AJ Sutcliffe, Bluebell Farm, Driffield.

Prizes

Store cattle. – Lim hfr: 1 CR Raine & Son, Stanhope Gate, 13-m-o, £1,500 to CG&AJ Sutcliffe, Bluebell Farm; 2 B Watson, Baal Hill Farm, £935 to J&R Waind, River House; 3 A&R Thompson, Dimmingdale Farm, £890 to P Wood, Owton Grange. Brit Blue hfr: 1 DG&PD Ayre, Roger Moor Farm, 10-m-o, £1,050 to R Marwood, Long Green; 2 KO Stones, Nun Cote Nook, £1,020 to MT Keel, Griffin Farm; 3 TL Holmes & Son, White House Farm, £1,110 to J&R Waind. Other breed hfr: 1 GW Lee & Sons, Stockley Burn Farm, £880 to AC Walton, Yuesly Drive; 2 J&MJ Walton, West Shotton Farm, £1,025 to J&R Waind; 3 I&RA Watson, West Hinedon, £950 to G&FM Bailes, Middle Stotfold. Lim steer: 1 champion; 2 CR Raine & Son, £1,060 to TR Dennis & Son, Woolpots; 3 I&RA Watson, £1,095 to G&FM Bailes. Brit Blue steer: 1 reserve champion; 2 KO Stones, £960 to DR Jackson & Son; 3 KO Stones, £960 to DR Jackson & Son, Carnaby House. Other breed steer: 1 I&RA Watson, £1,000 to A Scarborough, First Cottage; 2 R Hall, High Crookleith, £950 to K Norman Farms, Windy Hill; 3 R Hall, £895 to S Beachell, Beswick Hall. Young bulls: 1 JE Jordan & Son, The Brocks, £1,170 to JA Matten & Sons, Avenue Grange; 2 M Vickers & daughters, Greenwell Farm, £1,175 to JA Matten & Sons; 3 TL Holmes & Son, £1,160 to JA Matten & Sons.

Prices

Young bulls: £1,230, £1,175, £1,100 M Vickers & daughters; £1,175, £1,155(2), £1,090 J Corner; £1,170, £1,140 JE Jordan & Son; £1,160, £1,135, £1,095, £1,070(2), £1,045 TL Holmes & Son; £1,140(5) E Parsons; £1,100 N&P Rutherford; £1,070 J&MJ Walton; £1,040(2), £1,015, £995, £990 J Musgrave; £1,015(2) G Eastwood; £990 JD Bentley & Son. Store steers: £1,600, £1,060 KO Stones; £1,195, £1,160, £1,150, £1,065 EW Holmes; £1,140(2), £1,060 CN&P Penk; £1,120, £1,105, £1,090 TL Holmes & Son; £1,115 C Binks & Son; £1,100, £1,085, £1,050 W S Anderson; £1,095 TE Dobson; £1,095, £1,090 I&RA Watson; £1,090 GW Lee & Sons; £1,070(2), £1,055(3) A Wilson; £1,070, £1,060 TE Dobson; £1,065, £1,060(2) CR Raine & Son; £1,060(3) R&W Todd; £1,050 D&PH Brown. Store hfrs: £1,500, £1,190, £1,160, £1,140, £1,115, £1,050, £1,020, £990 CR Raine & Son; £1,140 JJM Lonnsdale; £1,110, £1,020, £985, £980 TL Holmes & Son; £1,080, £1,020 KO Stones; £1,070 C Binks & Son; £1,050 GW Lee & Sons; £1,050 DG&PD Ayre; £1,025 J&MJ Walton; £1,000, £995 J&K Metcalf & Son; £980 JD Vipond; £970 M Gascoigne; £970(2) A Wilson; £970 G Wall. Cast cattle to 196p.

LEYBURN

Last Fri. Fwd: 141 rearing calves, 210 breeding & store cattle. Judge: Ralph Hull, Heighington (store cattle). Champion: James & Andrew Bailey, Hunton, British Blue hfr, £1,170 to Wilf Buckle, Kirkby Stephen.

Prizes

Hfrs: 1 champion; 2 T Bell, York, £990; 3 B Dixon, Leyburn, £1,085.Steers: 1 B Dixon £980; 2 T Bell £850. Feeding bull: 1&2 K Hird & Sons, Swaledale, £1,080, £1,100.

Prices

B Blue steers: R Fawcett & Sons £1,340, £1,210; CR Fawcett £1,160; JT Dixon & Son £1,090, £980; GM Sedgwick & Son £970; JG&RM Hall £930; IE&M Kearton £805. Lim steers: TW Raw £1,260(2); CS Utley & Sons £1,220(2); £1,160, £1,130: S Reynoldson & Son £1,130; DH Willis & Son £1,120, £1,080; JW&M Buckle £1,120; WJ Smith & Ptns £1,110, £1,100, £1,090; JL&JA Sunter £1,100, £1,080, £1,070; NW&RE Hunter £1,020. Char steers: MJ Suttill £1,030, £1,000. BA steers: CR&GJ Greenwood & Son £990; JR Johnson & Son £990, £980. Baz steers: KW&SF Loadman £930, £860. Herefd steers: K Vasey £1,040, £1,010; JL&JA Sunter £950. B Blue hfrs: R Fawcett & Sons £1,270; AC&L Bailey £1,170; CR Fawcett £1,140, £1,090, £1,080(2), £1,060, £1,030; S&H Hodgson £1,075; R&A Craggs £1,030, £1,000; GW&GM Gill £1,020; RM Ewbank £1,010, £1,005. Lim hfrs: R&PR Banks & Son £1,210, £1,150; B&A Myers & Daughters £1,190(2); G Lambert £1,140, £1,040; CS Utley & Sons £1,110, £1,080; WP&E Dobbing £1,090; S&H Hodgson £1,090(2), £1,060, £1,050; JT Dixon & Son £1,085; WJ Smith & Ptns £1035; K Metcalfe & Sons £1,035, £1,030; S Reynoldson & Son £1,010. BA hfrs: DB&SA Lawson £1,120, £1,100, £1,035. Char hfrs: R Parker £1,100, £960, £940. Simm hfrs: CR Fawcett £1,090(2). Baz hfrs: KW&SF Loadman £1,015, £910, £850. AA hfrs: DH Willis & Son £1,000, £990, £975; JW Ball £630. Feeding bulls. – Lim bulls: J Weatherhead & Son £1,170, £1,120, £1,020, £990; CJ&DM Metcalfe £1,090, £1,000, £990; FT&JE Graham £970; JL&JA Sunter £960; GK Hird & Sons £950; Spout House Farms £950. B Blue bulls: GK Hird & Sons £1,100, £1,040, £990; AG Dent & Ptn £1,090, £1,060, £1,040; J Weatherhead & Son £1,060. BA bulls: JR Johnson & Son £1,150, £1,110, £1,080. Char bulls: CJ&DM Metcalfe £1,090, £1,080. Simm bull: PA Lawson £735. Beef breeding cattle. – Lim cow with calf: FD&TW Chapman £1,600. Char cow & calf: TW Bell £1,400. Simm cow & calf: TW Bell £1,300. Simm cow in calf: Vickers & Richardson £760. Rearing calves. – Blue bulls av £370: Reveley Farms £510; M&D Smith £440, £430, £410, £375; S Moor & Son £420; JM Swales £410; NW&M Vasey & Son £405; G Thompson & Sons £400; Websters Round Hill £385; G Armstrong & Sons £375(2); ME Robinson & Sons £375; JA&MA Houseman £375; F Dinsdale & Sons £370. Lim bulls av £333: A Backhouse £405; JC Thwaite & Son £365, £360; G Armstrong & Sons £360, £355; S Moor & Son £360; DT Dinsdale & Son £245. BA bulls av £385: JS&EM Cloughton £400, £385; J Pratt & Sons Bainbridge £400; JR Middleton & Sons £355. AA bulls av £331: Broadley Farms £415; ER Terry & Sons £400; G Thompson & Sons £370; JR Middleton & Son £345; KE&KL Nicholson £305. B&W bulls av £153: F Dinsdale & Sons £200, £165, £160; S Moor & Son £200; TE Ritchie & Sons £200; DT Dinsdale & Son £195; JS&EM Cloughton £195; JC Thwaite & Son £190, £165; G Thompson & Sons £190, £175(2); ER Terry & Sons £185; B Kellett & Sons £185, £180; NW&M Vasey & Son £180; Reveley Farms £170; Websters Round Hill £165; NW&M Vasey & Son £160; KE&KL Nicholson £160. B Blue hfrs av £317: NW&M Vasey & Son £435; M&D Smith £430; B Kellett & Sons £405, £340; S Moor & Son £390; TE Ritchie & Sons £380; Websters Round Hill £380; F Dinsdale & Sons £375; JA&MA Houseman £365, £345, £335; ME Robinson & Sons £340; M/s Ewbank £270. Lim hfrs av £260: S Moor & Son £355; DT Dinsdale & Son £265; A Backhouse £160. BA hfrs: J Pratt & Sons Bainbridge £350. AA hfrs av £316: Broadley Farms £455, £380, £360(2); G Thompson & Sons £370; JH&DS Kirkham £270; JR Middleton & Sons £185.