A 22-month-old black Limousin cross heifer from Five Houses, Hutton Rudby, was selected champion and sold for the top price of £3350 at the Mid-March Extravaganza show and sale of store cattle at Darlington Farmers Auction Mart.
Judge Nathan Grainger, Glasson, found his reserve in a 10-month-old British Blue heifer from T Ducker, Coppice House Farm, Sheffield which later sold for £2390.
The 540 cattle forward saw cast entries peak at 420p per kg or £4170, paid for a pedigree British Blue cow weighing 993kg from BJ Haigh, Hightown, with an OTM Blue heifer from Five Houses making 406p or £3252
Store cattle saw young bulls, heifers and steers average £1818, £1851 and £1864 respectively. The former peaked at £2460 from DW Humphrey, Capon Hall.
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LEADING prices
Breeding cattle – Cows and calves – £4600, £3400 JW Fieldson; £3100, £2380 GM Elstob.
Store cattle – Bulls – £2460, £2440 x5, £2420, £2400, £2380 x3, £2360, £2350, £2320, £2300 DW Humphrey.
Heifers – £3350, £3100, £2930 x2, £2900, £2880 x2, £2820, £2760, £2740, £2640, £2620, £2560 x2, £2540, £2530, £2500, £2480, £2440, £2420 x2, £2380, £2340, £2300 A Kitson and Son; £2700 KO Stones; £2600 L Claughan; £2560, £2320 RL Dent; £2400 NG Beveridge; £2390 T Ducker; £2380 J Fletcher; £2360 x2 FH Hutchinson; £2320, £2300A Gregg; £2320 GW Dobson and Son; £2300 RW Ridley.
Steers – £2840, £2760, £2580 x2, £2540 x2, £2520 A Kitson and Son; £2330 RMS Livestock; £2320 P Martin. £2250 x4, £2240 x4 W Walker and Sons; £2240, £2230 K Sayer; £2220 x2 Haig Murray; £2180 KO Stones.
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