Monday, October 27. Annual Show and Sale, Young Farmers Calf Show and Sale, fortnightly sale of cattle and fortnightly green market sale of prime bulls, clean and OTM cattle. Forward: 164 Suckled Calves and 552 store cattle and feeding bulls. Annual Show and Sale. Judge: I. Grainger. Results - Limousin Bullock: 1&2 M/s Taylor sold to £945 to LC Walton and 985, GN & D Bowe; 2 JB Bowness, 905, WH Brass. Limousin Heifer: 1&2 M/s Taylor, 1,550, R. Stevenson, 915, TC Whiteford; 3 JB Bowness, 865, G. Batey. British Blue Bullock: 1 MW Bousfield, 925, RI & WEC Paul; 2 JB Bowness, 885, TC Whiteford. British Blue Heifer: 1&2 MW Bousfield, 905 & 915, FI Little. Any Other Breed, Bullock: 1 Charolais, Greystoke Castle Farms, 1,160 DT Crowden. Any Other Breed, Heifer: Blonde d’Aquitaine, JB Bowness 805, RG Todd. Champion: Limousin Heifer, M/s Taylor. Reserve Champion: Charolais Bullock, Greystoke Castle Farms. Young Farmers Calf Show and Sale. Judge: I. Grainger. Results - Any Breed Bullock: 1 Limousin, M. Atkinson, sold for £1,050; 2 British Blue, A. Wilson, 880. Any Breed Heifer: 1 British Blue, Amy Wilson, 690; 2 British Blue, S. Lake, 730. Champion: Bullock, M. Atkinson. Reserve Champion: Heifer, Amy Wilson. Prices - Heifers: Limousin to £1,550; British Blue 915; Charolais 875; Blonde d’Aquitaine 805. Bullocks: Charolais 1,160; Limousin 985; Blonde d’Aquitaine 955; British Blue 925. Bullocks: Limousin 1,475; Charolais 1,435; British Blue 1,355; Simmental 1,205; Aberdeen Angus 1,205; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,035; beef Shorthorn 1,015; Black & White 975. Heifers: Charolais 1,375; Limousin 1,325; British Blue 1,295; Simmental 1,095; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,085; Beef Shorthorn 955; Aberdeen Angus 885; Black & White 885. Bulls: Limousin 1,005. Prime Bulls: Blonde d’Aquitaine to £1,439.59 each, or 200.5 pence per kilogram; Limousin 1,415.63, 220.5; British Blue 1,396.13, 187.5; Charolais 1,344.93; Black & White 939, 156.5; MRI 155.5. Clean Cattle: Limousin 1,273.48, 203.5; British Blue 1,004.30, 207.5. Cast Cows: British Blue 1,540.64, 189.5; Limousin 1,410.56, 185.5; Normandy 964.43, 115.5; Black & White 927.30, 146.5; Blond d’Aquitaine 872.30, 130; Aberdeen Angus 861.78, 135.5; Simmental 850.75; MRI 788.83, 107.5.
ALSO: Wednesday, October 22. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 1,651 prime lambs and 941 cast ewes and rams. Prices - Prime Lambs: Beltex to 224 pence per kilogram, or £95 each; Texel 217, 120; Charollais 205, 80; Continental 189, 87; Cheviot 169; Bleu de Main 167, 72; Suffolk 163, 86; Mule 157, 72.50; Cheviot Mule 156; Blueface Leicester 75; Scotch Blackface 62; Rough Fell 60. Cast Ewes: Texel to £101 each; Blueface Leicester 94; Suffolk 90; Continental 87.50; Mule 81; Cheviot 79.50; Cheviot Mule 72.50; Rough Fell 68.50; Scotch Blackface 54.50; Swaledale 47; Herdwick 39.50. Cast Rams: Texel 83; Suffolk 83; Cheviot 81; Herdwick 52.