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High of £3,700 at Barnard Castle

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian supported show and sale of show potential cattle at Barnard Castle topped at £3,700

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Top price Limousin sired heifer from J.N. Swinbank
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Top price Limousin sired heifer from J.N. Swinbank

 The sale leader was the third prize winning Limousin-sired heifer from J.N. Swinbank, Darlington, shown by Kate Swinbank. By their stock bull, Barrons Lumberjack, out of a British Blue-cross Limousin cow, it sold to Alan Redpath, Leicestershire.

The haltered calves were judged by Andy Ireland, Ayrshire, who awarded the championship to J.W. Dent and Sons, Lartington, with a British Blue heifer cross heifer by their stock bull, Familer D'Hontoir. It sold for £3,300 to Mellin and Cropper, Long Preston, who also paid £3,300 for the second prize winning Limousin sired heifer from R. Hutchinson and Son, Bowes.

Champion, a British Blue cross heifer from Dent family
Champion, a British Blue cross heifer from Dent family


The Dent family also took the reserve overall and steer championship with a British Blue by the same sire, which sold to the judge for £2,400, and the reserve heifer championship with another British Blue-cross which sold for £2,900 to Messrs Huck, Carnforth.

The reserve champion steer from T.W. and K. Hutchinson, Forest in Teesdale, was the winner of the Limousin-sired class and made £2,300.

Reserve champion from the Dent family
Reserve champion from the Dent family


The top price steer at £2,500 was the second prize winning Limousin from K.O. Stones, Marrick, which sold to D. and W. Harrison, Driffield.
Top priced bull at £1,775 was a British Blonde from T. and D.I. Allen and Son, Wolsingham, which was bought by F.S. Kemp, Durham.
The unhaltered section topped at £2,700 for the second prize Limousin heifer from W.D. and B. Thompson, Haltwhistle, which sold to Kevin Ludgate, Bedfordshire, with the first prize winner from the same home making £2,300.
The unhaltered cattle were judged by Ricky Alder, Ponteland, who awarded the championship to a British Blue heifer consigned by F. and M.P. Allinson, Baldersdale, which sold for £2,500 to James Huck, Austwick.
The reserve champion was a British Blue steer from R.R. Reay and Sons, Matfen, which was knocked down for £2,200 to Olvia Matten, Thirsk.

Averages - heifers, £1,482.09; steers, £1,440.09; feeding bulls, £1,391.06.

 Auctioneers: Barnard Castle and Teesdale ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Auction Mart Co.

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