JUST shy of 40 entries were forward for the 10th anniversary of Hexham and Northern Marts' Young Farmers' Calf Wintering Competition at Hexham, where judge, Hugh Dunlop, Ochiltree, found his supreme winner in a black Limousin cross heifer from Haltwhistle YFC handler, Ben Moralee.

The youngster, who was winning the award for the second year in succession, also bagged the trophy for the best turned out animal. His heifer, bred at Lands Farm, topped the sale at £1400, leaving Ben with a £350 margin.

Reserve champion was the second prize heifer from Jodie Wigham, also of Haltwhistle YFC, whose heifer later sold for £1370, to give her a profit margin of £220.

The award for the greatest profit margin went to first time competitor and one of the youngest entrants, Harry Willey, of Broomfield Farm, Chopwell, who had only just celebrated his 12th birthday the day before. A member of Whitley Chapel YFC, Harry had purchased his black Limousin cross bullock, bred from a Shorthorn cross Galloway mother by Messrs Walton, Toft House, Otterburn, for just £600 at the traditional Bellingham sale of suckled calves in October, achieved a margin of £440.

The new inter-club challenge competition which was open to clubs with three or more competitors, saw Whitley Chapel YFC triumph with six entrants achieving the highest combined average of £314.16 per animal. Haltwhistle YFC came second with 13 competitors achieving an average of £211.53 per animal.

Sale breakdown, in catalogue order, together with the farm of origin of each animal, selling price and the margin realised for each animal from purchase to re-sale

Name Club Breed Sex Origin Sale price (£) Profit

Richard Dent Shaftoe Lim X F Willimoteswick 1010 20

Liam Stephenson Haltwhistle Blonde X F Jolly Body 1050 210

Danny McGreggor Kirklinton BB X M Woodhall 1000 210

James Thompson Butsfield BB X F Bog Hall 1380 275

Emma Lee Haltwhistle Lim X F Keepwick 1020 165

Chayana Teasdale Walton Lim X M Low Brooms 1040 230

Kate Ogle Haltwhistle Lim X M Morley Hill 960 250

Anna Mcgregor Kirklinton Lim X M Mains Rigg 1000 365

Sam Wilson Butsfield Lim X F Harlow Bower 1240 20

Callum Storrow Haltwhistle Lim X F Hole Farm 1165 285

Gemma Common Whitley Chapel Lim X M Redburn 1040 240

James Grix Cambo Lim X M Glower Oer Him 1070 75

Philip Ogle Haltwhistle Lim X M Morley Hill 1060 310

Thomas Vickers Butsfield Lim X F Ricknall Grange 1040 160

Nicky Robinson Whitley Chapel Lim X F Warksfield Head 1040 260

Victoria Simpson Butsfield Lim X F Ricknall Grange 1030 130

Jack Moralee Haltwhistle Lim X F Willimoteswick 1010 60

Jodie Wigham Haltwhistle Lim X F Agars Hill 1370 220

Thomas Wilson Butsfield Lim X F Harlow Bower 1080 100

Nathan Baxter Shaftoe Lim X F Crowhall 1050 310

Katie Willey Whitley Chapel Lim X F Willimoteswick 1170 250

Josh White Cambo Lim X M Glower Oer Him 1130 140

Beth Taylor Coquetdale Lim X F The Brigg 900 270

Thomas Athey Haltwhistle Lim X F Cleughfoot 1300 350

Ashleigh Cousin Haltwhistle Lim X M Willimoteswick 1030 160

Sam Willey Whitley Chapel Lim X M Bateyshield 1130 320

Lewis Wood Stamfordham BB X F Warksfield Head 1240 210

Sarah Willey Whitley Chapel BB X F Woodhall 1110 375

Harry Willey Whitley Chapel Lim X M Toft House 1040 440

Ben Moralee Haltwhistle Lim X F Lands Farm 1400 350

Ryan Fletcher Bellingham Lim X F East Unthank 1230 130

Matthew Walton Coquetdale Lim X M Kingside 1210 190

Alex Cousin Haltwhistle Lim X F Dene House 1020 200

Bev Younger Cambo Lim X F Cawfields 1150 150

Sam Richardson Stamfordham Lim X F Baal Hill 1080 245

Michelle Athey Haltwhistle Lim X F Cleughfoot 1140 180

Carl Baxter Shaftoe Lim X F Harlow Bower 1040 170

Sam Lee Haltwhistle Lim Xentr F Keepwick 1100 10