Jonny Skelton Show & Sale of Store Cattle
Friday 10th May2024
Today at The Lakeland Livestock Centre, Mitchells Auction Company held their Jonny Skelton Show & Sale of Store Cattle. When there was a catalogued entry of 735, with a crowded ringside of buyers.
All classes sold at and above vendors expectations, to a top of £2150.00 paid for an outstanding Limousin Bull shown by I&R Millard, Old Hyton Farm, Bootle.
The judging was professionally carried out by Mr Pritchard, Wales who handed the championship rosette to a tremendous Limousin Heifer from TW Bell & Son, Hill Top Farm, this heifer later went on and topped the heifer section at £2000.00. Closely followed by a pen of three Limousin Steers which sold for £1920.00 from G&T Tyson, East House, Brigham.
The sale was kindly sponsored by Aspatria Farmers and Lakeland Trailers & Services.
Show Results
Bullocks Over 12months of ages:
1st – I Powley, Greenmarsh
2nd – J&M Wilson, Meadow Farm
3rd – I Powley Greenmarsh
Bullocks Under 12months of ages:
1st – I Powley Greenmarsh
2nd – TW Bell, Hill Top
3rd - I Powley Greenmarsh
Heifer Over 12months of ages:
1st – I Powley, Greenmarsh
2nd – I Powley, Greenmarsh
3rd – I&R Millard, Old Hyton
Heifer Under 12months of ages:
1st & Champion – TW Bell, Hill Top
2nd – I Powley, Greenmarsh
Bulls
1st – I&R Millard, Old Hyton
2nd – D&MA Wilson, Lamplugh Hall
3rd – EJ&RJ Wear, Howe Green
Leading Averages:
G&T Tyson, East House 7 @ £1821.43
Ms Cottam, Wardwarrow 8 @ £1688.75
J Brown&Sons, Crakeplace Hall 21 @ £1660.95
TW West, Pickett How 10 @ £1591.00
E&A Wear, How Green 9 @ £1551.43
BW Noble, Gibb Tarn 8 @ £1546.25
JA Nanson&Son, Sorrowstones 5 @ £1532.00
D&J Errington, Annfield 28 @ £1503.57
Bull: Limousin – 2150, 1580(2), 1460 Old Hyton, 1950, 1590, 1510, 1490 High Moss, 1740, 1650(11), 1580, 1480, 1470 Grove Farm, 1500 Peter House. Charolais – 1480 Croftside. Holstein Friesian – 1470 Lamplugh Hall. South Devon – 1450, 1200, 1070 Croftside Farm. Stabiliser - 1400, 1380, 1360, 1320, 1290, 1240, 1210, 1160, 1100, 1090, 1080 Stoney Howe. British Blue – 1400 Old Hyton. Aberdeen Angus – 1200 Beck Farm. Blonde – 1060(3) Eirintalla.
Heifers: Limousin – 2000 Hill Top, 1900 Grove Farm, 1880(2) East House, 1800, 1730, 1690 Wardwarrow, 1760(2), 1700, 1690(2) Lamplugh Hall, 1740 Green Marsh, 1720(3) Crakeplace Hall, 1700, 1690(3) Annfield, 1690 Seathwaite. British Blue – 1710 Wardwarrow, 1660, 1320 Holmecroft, 1540, 1510, 1500, 1440 Overcroft, 1480, 1440 Sorrowstones, 1470(2), 1380(3), 1350 Woodhall Brow, 1400 Beck Farm, 1390 Annfield, 1360 Low Godderthwaite. Charolaise – 1480 Gibbtarn, 1380(2) Woodhall Brow, 1340 Mosser Mains, 1080, 1070 Hayes Castle. Aberdeen Angus – 1320 Woodhall Brow, 1300(6) Brackenbarrow, 1070 Mosser Mains. Beef Shorthorn – 1150, 1120, 1060 Woodhow Farm. Blonde – 1040 Meadow Farm.
Steers: Limousin – 1920(3), 1860, 1770 East House, 1890, 1810 Pickett How, 1830(3), 1730(3) Crackeplace Hall, 1830, 1710, 1690, 1620(2) Annfield, 1720(3) Meadow Farm, 1690 Wardwarrow, 1670(2) Low Garth. British Blue – 1690, 1600, 1510 Holmecroft, 1670 Annfield, 1640 Pickett How, 1580(3) Sorrowstones, 1580, 1570(2) Gibbtarn, 1570, 1450, 1380 Woodhall Brow, 1500, 1480, 1420 Greenmarsh, 1450 Aikbank. Aberdeen Angus – 1610 Pickett How, 1590(3) Gibbtarn, 1530(2), 1440(2), 1310(3), 1190 Brackenbarrow, 1500, 1450 Ehenside, 1400 Woodhall Brow, 1330(3) Kirkland House, 1200, 1140(8), 1110(5) Beck Farm, 1100(3) Low Godderthwaite. Charolaise – 1610, 1380 Woodhall Brow, 1300 Hayes Castle, 1120 Meadow Farm, 1120, 1040 Mosser Mains, 1010 Newhouse Farm. British Friesian – 1210, 1090(5) Gutterby Farm. Hereford – 1120 Gutterby Farm. Beef Shorthorn – 1070, 1010 High Bewaldeth.