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Store cattle to £1,805 at Broughton

The Farmers Guardian supported show and sale of 390 store cattle and 40 feeding bulls at Broughton topped at £1,805 for a British Blue steer from S.W. and A. Hoggarth, Ulpha

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Store cattle to £1,805 at Broughton

Store cattle were judged by Matthew and Harry Brown, Bridlington, who awarded the championship to a British Blue heifer from N. Cooper and Son, Broughton in Furness, which they went on to buy for the top heifer price of £1,800.
The second and third placed any other continental breed heifers were British Blues consigned by M.A. and J. Temple, Ulpha, which made £1,495 and £1,475 each.

Overall champion

Reserve champion was the winning steer, a Limousin consigned by A. Hartley, Seathwaite, which sold for £1,755, also to the judges.
Messrs Turner, Ulpha, had the second and third prize winning steers, both Limousins which made £1,585 and £1,495 respectively.
Top priced bull was the first prize winner, a Limousin, also from Messrs Hartley, which sold for £1,655. The second prize winner from the same vendor made £1,565.
The winning Limousin heifer from D.J. and M.J. Hoggarth, Ulpha, sold for £1,575.
The first prize native-bred heifer was a South Devon consigned by J. Roberts and Sons, Drigg, which sold for £1,355. The second and third prize winners were Aberdeen-Angus from M. and G.M. Fox, Ulpha, which sold for £1,485 each.
Messrs Roberts also had the first and second prize native bred steers, South Devons, which made £945/head.

Averages – bulls, £1,206.87; steers, £1,191.22; heifers, £1,064.16.

Auctioneers: Barnard Castle and Teesdale Farmers Auction Mart Co.

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