The Anniversary Show and Sale of calves took place at J36, showcasing a high number of top quality entrants.

Kindly judged by Dennis Thwaite of Kirkby Stephen, the pre-sale show saw the champion rosette awarded to HJ Robinson and Son of Elm Tree Farm with a 27 day old British Blue bull that later went on to sell for £405 to regular buyer Ian Ellis of New Hutton.

The Reserve Champion was awarded to JW & D Robinson of Hollins Farm with a 39 day old British Blue bull selling to £390.

Strong beef calves were in good demand and good to sell with British Blue bulls from JW & TE Sharp of Flodder Hall selling to £395.

British Blue heifers sold to a top of £375 from B Mallinson & Son of Ravens Lodge. Younger and smaller beef calves were slightly harder to place this week with Limousin heifers at 14 days old topping at £265 from B & MJ Nelson of Heversham.

A very mixed entry of Black and White calves forward sold to £160 and £140 from CG Birkett of Nether Kellet.

There also featured a catalogued entry of 263 store cattle for the anniversary show and sale, sold to a strong trade throughout the day with a busy ring of buyers who were looking to purchase all types of cattle.

The pre-sale show was judged by Carole Benson of Gamswell where a strong line up of bullocks and heifers forward saw the champion rosette awarded to lot 280 a 9 month old Limousin Bullock from D Hatton, Knott End, Broughton-in-Furness selling for £980.

The store trade topped at £1,210 for Limousin bullocks sold by GH Jones of Fold Farm, Far Sawrey with plenty of strong bullocks selling in the region of between £1,100 and £1,200. Heifers sold to a top of £1,130 for a Limousin Heifer from TA Chapman of Heslington.

Yearling Limousin bullocks sold to a top of £1,180 from D Nicholson of Birch Bank. The trade was strong with many vendors selling on a par with their trade at the previous month’s sale.