GISBURN THURSDAY MARKET REPORT Date: Thursday 29 May 2014 Forward: 240 Total Prime Cattle 68 Young Bulls; 71 Heifers & Steers & 101 Cull Cows

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1 GISBURN THURSDAY MARKET REPORT Date: Thursday 29 May 2014 Forward: 240 Total Prime Cattle 68 Young Bulls; 71 Heifers & Steers & 101 Cull Cows Forward: 35 Total Dairy Cattle 151 Rearing Calves 18 Stirks Forward: 231 Total Prime Sheep 137 New Season Lambs, 22 Hoggs & 72 Cast Sheep PRIME CATTLE No. Top (p/kg) Ave (p/kg) HEIFERS STEERS BULLS CULL CATTLE Top sale price 1527 E & M Townley & Son Overall Average price 181p/kg Premium E & M Townley & Son 246 Prime JC Nelson & Son 190 Other DM White 127 Top sale price 1171 S Greenwood Overall Average 138p/kg Premium S Greenwood 216 Prime JC Nelson & Son 198 Other W Stapleton & Son 125 Top sale price 1366 AV Bailey Overall average price 164p/kg Premium R & R Gornall 196 Prime JM Townsend 180 Others EA & H Hanson, H & C Pickervance 137 Top Cull Continental Cow sale price 1331 J Handley Top Cull Native Bull sale price 1180 K Brookes Top Cull Dairy Cow 1030 G Ross Overall Cull average 116 p/kg or Premium J Handley 148 Prime K & A Woof 127 Other B & J Hough & Son 99 Males K Brookes 101 Dairy G Ross 103 DAIRY CATTLE Top price ( ) Average price ( ) Newly Calved Heifers 2250 LR Hamer & Son 1783 Newly Calved Cows 2070 JR Boothman 1768 In Calf Heifers 1710 H Hesketh & Sons 1495 Heifer Stirk 820 R Lancaster Jnr 820 Calves 550 R Lancaster Jnr 450 A nice show for the end of May with a top price of from L Hamer & Son. Lots of new faces around the ring made for an easier week for the auctioneer. All the best heifers made or more but trade of the day was a run of Mont x InCalf Heifers selling to Next week is show week with over 30 milkers expected. CALVES Bulls Top price ( ) Ave ( ) Heifers Top price ( ) Ave ( ) AA 360 S & PE Bowker & Son EW Singleton 263 Black & White 215 M & AT Parker RN & KW Edmondson 157 British Blue 455 R Lancaster Jnr M Schofield 331 Blond X 300 SR Shuttleworth 300 Charolais 462 JC Lees 462 Hereford 195 PJ & MR Stuart 195 Limousin 378 J & R Hamer M Schofield 288 Simmental 410 SR Shuttleworth SR Shuttleworth 316 Welsh Black X 300 JL & KM Stephenson 300 Continental Native STIRKS Bulls Top price ( ) Ave ( ) Heifers Top price ( ) Ave ( ) Black & White 450 G Drake 283 Charolais 360 S Thorpe 360 Limousin 350 R & J Townson 350

2 NEW SEASON LAMBS Top Sale Price ( ) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Average(p/kg) To 32kgs 78 J Shorrock 252 J Shorrock kgs 108 RD Capstick 309 RJ Lambert kgs Melvin Noblet 300 GA Hewitt & Son kgs+ 122 JDA & CM Jones 239 JDA & CM Jones 239 Overall Lamb Average 266p/kg Beltex 105 RJ Lambert 309 RJ Lambert 309 Charollais GA & A Atkinson 243 GA & A Atkinson 243 Dorset 122 JDA & CM Jones 239 JDA & CM Jones 239 Suffolk 110 Swinbank & Doyle 250 GT Carr 243 Texel Melvin Noblet 300 GA Hewitt & Son 265 Zwartable T Critchley 263 T Critchley 263 HOGGS Top Sale Price ( ) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Average(p/kg) All Weights 120 S Hickey 231 RJ Lambert 179 Overall Hogg Average 194 p/kg or CAST SHEEP Top Sale Price Average Price ( ) Hill Ewes 85 J Fisher Lowland Ewes 119 G Pickup Rams 128 R & G & M Falshaw Auctioneers comment: A fantastic overall trade for new season lambs of all quality and selling to an audience of 9 buyers. Topping at 309p/kg for a great pen of lambs from R J Lambert Wigglesworth, selling to S Swales Knavesmere Butchers, York. Top price per head for Mel Noblet, Ribchester lambs at per head selling to Butcher Buyer A Sanderson, Baxenden. Lightweight lambs especially good to sell with David Thompson, Whalley selling two good runs at 35Kg and 36Kg at 95 & 96 per head. Ewes Incredible trade Lean ewes looking the dearest Dalesbred to 85 per head and lowland to 128 per head many more could have been sold to vendors advantage and buyers requirements. For further information please contact J Turner GISBURN MONDAY MARKET REPORT PRIME LAMBS, CAST SHEEP Date: Monday 26 May 2014 Forward: 274 TOTAL PRIME SHEEP To incl 146 Lambs 76 Hoggs 44 Ewes NEW SEASON LAMBS Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Top Sale Price ( ) Average (p/kg) 33-39kgs J S Horner RR & M Walker kgs S J Robinson S J Robinson 230 Overall Average New Season Lamb Price: SQQ p/kg or Breed Top Kilo Price ( ) Top Sale Price (p/kg) Average (p/kg) Charollais James Tatham James Tatham 219 Suffolk NW & MRS JM Coulthurst & Son A Peet 227 Texel S J Robinson S J Robinson 236 PRIME HOGGS Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Top Sale Price ( ) Average (p/kg) 00-32kgs H Carr & Son H Carr & Son kgs RN & KW Edmondson RN & KW Edmondson kgs J Turner RN & KW Edmondson kgs RN & KE Edmondson RN & KW Edmondson kgs B Jackson B Jackson Overall Average Hogg Price: SQQ??? p/kg or???? Breed Top Kilo Price ( ) Top Sale Price (p/kg) Average (p/kg) Gritstone H Carr & Son H Carr & Son Horned RN & KW Edmondson RN & KW Edmondson Herdwick T L Park T L Park 136.0

3 Mule RN & KW Edmondson RN & KW Edmondson Texel J Turner H Carr & Son CAST SHEEP Top Sale Price per head ( ) Ave Price per head ( ) Lowland D & L Coar Horned B Jackson Ram J Holt GISBURN THURSDAY MARKET REPORT Date: Thursday 22 May 2014 Forward: 231 Total Prime Cattle 79 Young Bulls; 44 Heifers & Steers & 108 Cull Cows Forward: 16 Total Dairy Cattle 177 Rearing Calves 18 Stirks Forward: 255 Total Prime Sheep 74 New Season Lambs, 132 Hoggs & 49 Cast Sheep PRIME CATTLE No. Top (p/kg) Ave (p/kg) HEIFERS STEERS BULLS CULL CATTLE Top sale price 1390 JM Townsend Overall Average price 177p/kg Premium JM Townsend 259 Prime Mrs Janet Ewin-Newhouse 183 Other Mrs Janet Ewin-Newhouse 147 Top sale price 1275 P & D Dickinson Overall Average 175p/kg Premium AA & E Critchley & Son 219 Prime DC Briggs 172 Other P & D Dickinson 155 Top sale price 1440 Philip Summers Agriculture Overall average price 159p/kg Premium H Hargreaves & Son 194 Prime JM Townsend 179 Others RH Holroyd 132 Top Cull Continental Cow sale price 1192 JC Walker Top Cull Continental Bull sale price 1245 Bank House Farms Top Cull Dairy Cow 1078 J & J William & Son Overall Cull average 115p/kg or 731 Premium JC Walker & Son 146 Prime G Lumb & Son 128 Other FG Stephenson 101 Males Bank House Farms 111 Dairy J & J William & Son 108 DAIRY CATTLE Top price ( ) Average price ( ) Newly Calved Heifers 2130 JR Boothman 1723 Pedigree Newly Calved Heifers 2180 J Bland 2020 In Calf Heifers 1820 M Bretton 1805 In Calf Jersey 700 Robinson Bros 700 Bulling Heifers 450 J & SA Lancaster 450 A light show of cattle, with better cattle easily sold at Good show of farmer s heifers to suit everyone!

4 May Rearing Calf Show & Sale Champion P Anderton 500 Reserve Champion J Fisher & Son 470 Best BB Bull 1 st P Anderton nd DE & PA Newbould rd JE & JG Cowperthwaite 470 Best BB Heifer 1 st C Whitelock nd FS Faud 345 Best Other Bull 1 st J Fisher & Son nd J & SA Lancaster rd FS Faud 290 Best Other Heifer 1 st JA Simpson nd LM Harrison & Son rd FS Faud 240 Show kindly sponsored by Genus Breeding Champion Calf P Anderton 500 JA & AG Swann CALVES Bulls Top price ( ) Ave ( ) Heifers Top price ( ) Ave ( ) AA 360 R Jackson & Son FS Faud & Son 149 Black & White 175 JS & KA Whitaker 44 British Blue 500 PT Anderson A Bowker 304 Hereford 195 JG & JE Whitwell NW & JM Coulthurst & Son 150 Limousin 338 S Postlethwaite R Jackson & Son 286 Simmental 485 JA Simpson JA Simpson 318 Continental Native Cracking trade to for Continental, Black & White bulls averaging less as result of Prime Bull prices. STIRKS Bulls Top price ( ) Ave ( ) Heifers Top price ( ) Ave ( ) Black & White 535 G Drake 392 British Blue 550 G Richardson 525 Simmental 355 G Richardson 355 NEW SEASON LAMBS Top Sale Price ( ) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Average(p/kg) 33-39kgs 100 Bob Lancaster 270 Bob Lancaster kgs 110 K Heyes 275 K Heyes kgs+ 110 AR Bethell 234 AR Bethell 234 Overall SQQ Lamb Average 241p/kg Beltex 85 K Purtill 258 K Purtill 258 Charollais 105 AR Bethell 244 AR Bethell 244 Suffolk 110 AR Bethell 244 AR Bethell 234 Texel 110 K Heyes 275 K Heyes 242 HOGGS Top Sale Price ( ) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Average(p/kg) Upto 32kgs 59 PV, DF & J Wood 190 PV, DF & J Wood kgs 80 A Wood 205 A Wood kgs 105 WJ & DA Rhodes 234 WJ & DA Rhodes kgs 108 WJ & DA Rhodes 230 WJ & DA Rhodes kgs R Jackson & Sons 170 R Jackson & Son 160 Overall Hogg Average 202 p/kg or CAST SHEEP Top Sale Price Average Price ( ) Hill Ewes 78 NJ & SJ Pinder 69 Lowland Ewes 101 Bob Lancaster 80 Rams 120 G & M Dakin & Sons PRODUCE Wheat Straw 78/Tonne

5 337 TOTAL PRIME SHEEP 100 Lambs 153 Hoggs 84 Ewes MAY LAMB SHOW & SALE Judge George Cropper Champion JS Horner , 39kgs to M N Alam Lancashire Direct Reserve Champion H Critchley 108, 38kgs to Riley Brothers Abattoir Best Pair Continental Lambs 1 st JS Horner , 39kgs to M N Alam Lancashire Direct 2 nd K A Purtill , 39kgs to S A Swales Knaveshire Butchers 3 rd DW & BL Mattinson 93.00, 36kgs To St Merryn Foods Best Pair Native Lambs 1 st J Mellin , 39kgs to Riley Brothers Abattoir 2 nd K A Purtill 99.00, 41kgs To M N Alam Lancashire Direct 3 rd J Mellin 107, 40kgs to St Merryn Foods Best Pen of Five Lambs Any Breed 1 st H Critchley , 38Kgs to Riley Brothers Abattoir 2 nd D & L Coar , 41Kgs To Riley Brothers Abattoir 3 rd D & L Coar , 42Kgs To Riley Brothers Abattoir The champion pen of spring lambs from JS Horner pictured with judge for the day Mr G Cropper, Accrington. Selling for 397p/Kg or , weighing 39kgs sold to M N Alam Lancashire Direct. Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Top Sale Price ( ) J S Horner J S Horner J Critchley J Critchley Top Kilo Price ( ) Top Sale Price (p/kg) J S Horner J S Horner K Purtill K Purtill H Clay & Son H Clay & Son K Purtill J Critchley Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Top Sale Price ( ) W H Phillips W H Phillips H Carr & Son H Carr & Son W J & D A Rhodes W J & D A Rhodes C H Hull W J & D A Rhodes C H Hull C H Hull Top Kilo Price ( ) Top Sale Price (p/kg) W J & D A Rhodes W J & D A Rhodes H Carr & Son H Carr & Son H Carr & Son H Carr & Son T L Park T L Park R Nutter R Nutter J A & S Knowles J A & S Knowles R Nuttier R Nutter C H Hull C H Hull Top Sale Price per head ( )

6 G & M Harrison & Son H Carr & Son G & M Harrison & Son r head. A great attendance of buyers representing 8 companies with more due n Date: Saturday 17 May BREEDING/STORE CATTLE 14 Cows/Calves,11 In Calf Cattle,3 Breeding Bulls, 20 Bulls, 172 Steers/Heifers BREEDING BULLS Vendor Top ( ) Ave Limousin D Moore COWS/BULLCALVES BB HC & JN Gardner Beef Shorthorn J & MT Miller Limousin A & F Kelsall & Son COWS/HFR CALVES AA A & F Kelsall & Son Beef Shorthorn H & F Eccles & Son Black & White H & F Eccles & Son Simmental J Fisher & Son IN CALF CATTLE/FEEDERS AA D Speakman BB C Pickles Baz E & R Skillings Black & White C Pickles Stabiliser W Tomlinson BULLS AA A Prenty Beef Shorthorn HE Earnshaw British Blue F Wells Limousin JV Aspin & Son Simmental CH Sutcliffe STEERS AA SW Swire Black & White JC Parker Baz R Caton BB E & MA Burrow & Son Blonde J & J Hey Charolais SW Swires Hereford JL & KM Stephenson Limousin FI Ibbotson Simmental KJ Bird HEIFERS AA J Sellers Black & White P Johnson Baz DC Briggs Beef Shorthorn R Caton Blonde J & J Hey Blue Grey T Laxton British Blue G Whalley Hereford A Whittaker Limousin C Jones Stabiliser J Hobson Simmental KJ Bird BREEDING/STORE SHEEP 658 Sheep & Lambs, 28 Stores Hoggs, 12 Cade Lambs EWES/HOGGS WITH LAMBS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT Beltex Ewes with Twins B & ME Craven & Son Beltex Shearlings with Twins AN Throup Blue Demaine Ewes with Twins A Mares Brocken Mouthed Ewe with Single A Mares Charollais Ewes with Twins A Mares Charollais Ewes with Singles L Brown Charollais Hoggs with Singles ER McDonald Brocken Mouthed Cheviot Ewes with Twins P & JA Fielding Cheviot Hogg with Single S Richards Brocken Mouthed Dorset Ewes with Single CD Kendal Gritstone Ewes with Singles L Brown Brocken Mouth Gritstone Ewes with Singles D Mitchell 95 88

7 Jacob Ewes with Twins R Caton Lonk Ewes with Single G Pickup Broken Mouthed Lonk Ewe with Single J Acraman Broken Mouth Masham Ewes with Twins B & ME Craven & Son Mule Ewes with Twins M Turner Mule Ewes with Singles P Robinson Mule Shearling with Twins CD Kendal Broken Mouthed Mule Ewes with Twins Whalley Cornmills Ltd Broken Mouthed Mule Ewes with Singles Whalley Cornmills Ltd Mule Hoggs with Singles RG Johnson Mule Hoggs DW Sunderland Broken Mouthed Rouge Ewe with Twins JT & J James Broken Mouthed Ewe with Single JT & J James Suffolk Ewes with Single A Mares Suffolk Ewes with Twins S Greenwood Suffolk Shearling with Twins R France & Sons Suffolk Shearling with Single R France & Sons Broken Mouthed Suffolk Ewe withtwins JS Stephenson Broken Mouthed Suffolk Shearling withtwins CD Kendal Suffolk Hoggs with Singles R & A Easterby Swaledale Ewes with Twins L Brown Swaledale Ewe with Single L Brown Broken Mouthed Swaledale Ewes with Single L Brown Texel Ewes with Singles AP & D Sowerby Texel Ewes with Twins AP & D Sowerby Texel Shearlings with Twins P Robinson Texel Shearlings with Singles JA Robinson Broken Mouthed Ewes with Twins AP & D Sowerby Broken Mouthed Ewes with Singles JA Robinson Texel Hoggs with Singles KG Stapleton Zwartbles Shearlings with Singles SB Drabble & Daughter Zwartbles Hogg with Single ER McDonald Zwartbles Hogg with Twins ER McDonald STORE HOGGS A Sutcliffe CADE LAMBS AM Harrison BREEDING/STORE PIGS Weaners C & G Marston Stores J & M Bennett Fat DJ Fish Gilts TP & EA Clayton Sow SM Jackson Boar M Turner GISBURN THURSDAY MARKET REPORT Date: Thursday 15 May 2014 Forward: 212 Total Prime Cattle 53 Young Bulls; 65 Heifers & Steers & 94 Cull Cows Forward: 71 Total Dairy Cattle 224 Rearing Calves 93 Stirks Forward: 443 Total Prime Sheep 65 New Season Lambs, 287 Hoggs & 91 Cast Sheep PRIME CATTLE No. Top (p/kg) Ave (p/kg) HEIFERS Top sale price 1485 J & M Townley & Son Overall Average price 191p/kg Premium J & M Townley & Son 251 Prime AR Alsop & Sons 192 Other JV & SH Rowland & Sons 150

8 STEERS BULLS CULL CATTLE Top sale price 1464 H Ascroft & Son Overall Average 174p/kg Premium ER Hollingworth & Son 221 Prime H & F Eccles & Son 188 Other ER Hollingworth & Son 162 Top sale price 1481 S Greenwood Overall average price 184p/kg Premium 9 Mrs K Saffery 210 Prime TB Moorhouse & Son 186 Others Shepherds Farm Cockerham Ltd 169 Top Cull Continental Cow sale price 1047 G Whalley Top Cull Continental Bull sale price 1213 AJ Daniel Top Cull Dairy Cow 1166 GWH Marsden Overall Cull average 117p/kg or 648 Premium G Whalley 148 Prime J Oddie & Son 126 Other C Smith & Son, RJ & GL Dewhurst 102 Males J Grimshaw & Son 135 Dairy C Whitelock 111 DAIRY CATTLE Top price ( ) Average price ( ) Newly Calved Heifers 2320 J & PA Baldwin 1642 Newly Calved Cow 2080 F & M Parkinson 1444 Pedigree Newly Calved Heifers 2220 J & AH Rogerson 1803 Pedigree Newly Calved Cows 2200 G & M Dakin & Sons 2030 In Calf Heifers 1690 M Bretton 1530 Bulling Heifers 760 D & LM Cowgill 747 Heifer Calves 420 G & M Dakin & Sons 382 May Pedigree Dairy Cattle Show Judge George Whitwell Champion A Bretherton 1920 Reserve Champion PT & MR Critchley Ltd 1960 Best Pedigree Newly Calved Heifer 1 st A Bretherton nd PT & MR Critchley Ltd rd W Rogerson & Son 2220 Best Pedigree Newly Calved Cow 1 st G & M Dakin & Sons nd W Rogerson & Sons rd HE Airey & Son 1780 Dairy trade was on a rollercoaster today with eleven cattle over 2000 but it at the other end of the market some lightweight heifers failed to get a sensible start. J & CG Redmayne took the top prices at 2320 from J & PA Baldwin from James & Anne Rogerson and 2220 again from Baldwins. Peter Dakin was in the money with his first prize pedigree Ayrshire cow, which caught the eye of local breeder W Oldfield selling at There were plenty of nice working heifers at which after luck money are very competitive against imports. With milk prices under pressure and other larger markets taking a drop in price the next few weeks could be interesting-watch this space. CALVES Bulls Top price ( ) Ave ( ) Heifers Top price ( ) Ave ( ) AA 295 H Raw T Livesey 110 Black & White 200 W Hesketh & Sons 61 British Blue 465 N Parker N Lund 370 Hereford 260 G & M Dakin & Son G & M Dakin & Sons 160 Limousin 400 WTC Farrms J & R Baxandall 252 Simmental 455 JT Thornber SR Shuttleworth 317 Continental Native STIRKS Bulls Top price ( ) Ave ( ) Heifers Top price ( ) Ave ( ) AA 575 M Bretton Peter Howarth 534 Black & White 345 A & T Smith 810 TB Moorhouse & Son 744 British Blue 840 DM & RE Capstick DM & RE Capstick 606

9 Charolais 640 N & J Thwaite N & J Thwaite 700 Devon 510 J Mares & Son 510 Hereford 715 J Holden 715 Montbeliarde 505 A & T Smith 342 Simmental 545 P Bartley P Bartley 510 May Stirk Show & Sale Results Judge Hayley Baines Champion DM & RE Capstick 840 Reserve Champion 810 Best Male 1 st DM & RE Capstick 840, 2 nd N & J Thwaite 700, 3 rd J Holden 715 Best Heifer 1 st TB Moorhouse & Son 810, 2 nd DM & RE Capstick 805, 3 rd TB Moorhouse & Son 750 NEW SEASON LAMBS Top Sale Price ( ) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Average(p/kg) Upto 32kgs 101 RJ Lambert 316 RJ Lambert kgs 119 H Procter 305 H Procter kgs 130 GA Hewitt & Son 310 GA Hewitt & Son kgs+ 122 H Procter 255 H Procter 254 Overall SQQ Lamb Average 272p/kg Beltex 101 RJ Lambert 316 RJ Lambert Charollais 118 GA Hewitt & Son 284 JN Airey & Son 266 Dorset 91 JB Airey & Son 228 JB Airey 228 Suffolk 127 GA Hewitt & Son 302 GA Hewitt & Son 270 Texel 130 GA Hewitt & Son 310 GA Hewitt & Son 269 Zwartbles 115 AA & E Critchley & Son 267 AA & E Critchley & Son 267 HOGGS Top Sale Price ( ) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Average(p/kg) Upto 32kgs 50 H & F Eccles & Son 161 H & F Eccles & Son kgs 84 JM Fisher 233 JM Fisher kgs A & N Starkie 220 A & N Starkie kgs WJ & DA Rhodes 222 WJ & DA Rhodes kgs 115 WJ & DA Rhodes 213 WH & DA Rhodes 213 Overall Hogg Average 195p/kg or CAST SHEEP Top Sale Price Average Price ( ) Hill Ewes 80 Blacklidge Bros 58 Lowland Ewes 118 Blacklidge Bros 87 Tups 105 Blacklidge Bros 88 PRODUCE Wheat Straw 78/Tonne GISBURN MONDAY MARKET REPORT PRIME LAMBS, CAST SHEEP Date: Monday 12 May 2014 Forward: 181 TOTAL PRIME SHEEP

10 To incl 6 NEW SEASON LAMBS 152 HOGGS 23 EWES NEW SEASON LAMBS Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Top Sale Price ( ) Average (p/kg) 33-39kgs RR & M Walker RR & M Walker Overall Average New Season Lamb Price: SQQ p/kg or Breed Top Kilo Price ( ) Top Sale Price (p/kg) Average (p/kg) Beltex RR & M Walker RR & M Walker Suffolk RR & M Walker RR & M Walker Texel RR & M Walker RR & M Walker PRIME HOGGS Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Top Sale Price ( ) Average (p/kg) 33-39kgs J Turner J Turner kgs J Turner Chaigley Farms kgs G Sunter J Turner kgs W A Worsley W A Worsley Overall Average Hogg Price: SQQ p/kg or Breed Top Kilo Price ( ) Top Sale Price (p/kg) Average (p/kg) Cheviot J Turner J Turner Gritstone J Turner J Turner Herdwick T L Park T L Park Lonk DM & RE Capstick A J Hollings Mule DM &RE Capstick Chaigley Farms Scotch J Turner J Turner Swaledale T Robinson & Sons J Turner Texel J Turner G Sunter CAST SHEEP Top Sale Price per head ( ) Ave Price per head ( ) Lowland W A Worsley Horned A J Hollings Ram G Sunter GISBURN THURSDAY MARKET REPORT Date: Thursday 8 May 2014 Forward: 223 Total Prime Cattle 55 Young Bulls; 46 Heifers & Steers & 122 Cull Cows Forward: 20 Total Dairy Cattle 191 Rearing Calves 10 Stirks Forward: 306 Total Prime Sheep 48 New Season Lambs 182 Hoggs & 76 Cast Sheep PRIME CATTLE No. Top (p/kg) Ave (p/kg) HEIFERS STEERS BULLS Top sale price 1636 H Baines Overall Average price 191p/kg Premium H Baines 257 Prime J Twigge 179 Other RJ Ashworth 130 Top sale price 1481 John Mellin Overall Average 166p/kg Premium Cropper & Mellin 258 Prime RC Shepherd 173 Other DN & D Capstick 133 Top sale price 1456 JH & SM Mason Overall average price 154p/kg Premium W Timm 205 Prime H Ascroft & Son 183 Others H & F Eccles & Son H Ascroft & Son 137

11 CULL CATTLE Top Cull Continental Cow sale price 1142 D Paul Top Cull Continental Bull sale price 1221 RJ Ashworth Top Cull Dairy Cow 1084 J Oddie & Son Overall Cull average 111p/kg or 714 Premium G & JSM Hartley 141 Prime S Greenwood 129 Other JH & SM Mason 104 Males RJ Ashworth 138 May Prime Cattle Show Judge Geoff Nutter Champion H Baines 496kgs 330p/kg Reserve Champion W Timm 508kgs 301p/kg Best Black & White Bull 1st H & R Lee 496kgs 140p/kg Best Young Bull 1 st W Timm, 536kgs 220p/kg nd J & SH Mason 710kgs 205p/kg rd D Briggs 618kgs 181p/kg Best Steer 1 st 574kgs 258p/kg Best Heifer 1 st 496kgs 330p/kg nd 508kgs 301p/kg rd W Timm 564kgs 270p/kg rd DAIRY CATTLE Top price ( ) Average price ( ) Newly Calved Heifers 2200 E & MH Armer 1558 Newly Calved Cow 1700 RG Lund 1700 In Calf Heifers 1830 J R& EL Mawson 1736 In Calf Cow 1120 E & M Joule 1120 In Calf Jersey 770 Gary Drake 770 CALVES Bulls Top price ( ) Ave ( ) Heifers Top price ( ) Ave ( ) AA 322 J Shuttleworth & Son D & E Beresford & Son 144 Black & White 265 Clive Stackhouse 78 British Blue 550 A Bowker E & ME Tyrer 305 Hereford 220 S Bolton & Son JE & BM Harrison 165 Limousin 550 RK & Ibison & Sons GJ & J Billington 241 Montbeliarde 245 A & T Smith 204 Simmental 455 J Shuttleworth & Son J & SA Lancaster 342 Continental Native STIRKS Bulls Top price ( ) Ave ( ) Heifers Top price ( ) Ave ( ) 305 TJ Martin & AM Porter 184 NEW SEASON LAMBS Top Sale Price ( ) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Average(p/kg) Upto 32kgs J Sunter 224 J Sunter kgs 90 E & J Haythornthwaite 242 J Sunter kgs 110 James A Wood 250 James A Wood kgs+ 112 R Yates 234 R Yates 233

12 Overall SQQ Lamb Average 232p/kg Charollais 110 James A Wood 250 James A Wood 244 Dorset 80 R & EB Kenworthy 227 R & EB Kenworthy 218 Suffolk 112 R Yates 236 R Yates 235 Texel 99 R Yates 242 J Sunter 234 HOGGS Top Sale Price ( ) Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Average(p/kg) Upto 32kgs 50 Robert King 167 Robert King kgs SJ Kavanagh 209 SJ Kavanagh kgs 87 Alston Old Hall Farm 202 Alston Old Hall Farm kgs 100 Jack Briggs 192 Jack Briggs kgs PA & D Wells 205 PA & D Wells 173 Overall SQQ Hogg Average 180 p/kg CAST SHEEP Top Sale Price Average Price ( ) Hill Ewes JW Barker & Son Lowland Ewes 117 James A Wood Tups 112 James A Wood GISBURN MONDAY MARKET REPORT PRIME LAMBS, CAST SHEEP Date: Monday 5 May 2014 Forward: 171 TOTAL PRIME SHEEP To incl 9 NEW SEASON LAMBS 77 HOGGS 85 EWES NEW SEASON LAMBS Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Top Sale Price ( ) Average (p/kg) 33-39kgs K Purtill K Purtill kgs K Putill K Purtill Overall Average New Season Lamb Price: SQQ p/kg or Breed Top Kilo Price ( ) Top Sale Price (p/kg) Average (p/kg) Suffolk K Purtill K Purtill Texel K Purtill K Purtill PRIME HOGGS Top Kilo Price (p/kg) Top Sale Price ( ) Average (p/kg) 32kgs K & M OConner K & M OConner kgs H Carr & Son H Carr & Son kgs H Carr & Son R Mckno kgs J Taylor Katy Bosworth kgs B Thorpe Katy Bosworth Overall Average Hogg Price: SQQ 177 p/kg or Breed Top Kilo Price ( ) Top Sale Price (p/kg) Average (p/kg) Gritstone Katy Bosworth Katy Bosworth Lonk B Thorpe B Thorpe Mule K & M OConner H Carr & Son Swaledale R Nutter R Nutter Texel H Carr & Son Katy Bosworth Woodland G Pickup G Pickup 148 CAST SHEEP Top Sale Price per head ( ) Ave Price per head ( ) Lowland D Walmsley & Son Horned H Carr & Son Ram K Purtill Date: Saturday 3 May 408 BREEDING/STORE CATTLE 36 Cows/Calves, 28 In Calf Cattle,, 2 Breeding Bulls, 49 Bulls, 293 Steers/Heifers May Anniversary Breeding & Store Cattle Show & Sale Results Judge Graham Nutt

13 Best Heifer 1st/Champion Cropper/Mellin 1200, Reserve Champion/2 nd T Robinson & Son 990, 3rd J Eddleston 1010 Best Steer 1st AE Townley, 2nd S & A Eddleston 910, 3rd DM & RE Capstick 960 Best Bull 1st G Whalley 880, 2nd AJ Wilkinson 850, 3rd AJ Wilkinson 820 John Mellin, Long Preston, Skipton had cause for a double celebration last Saturday (3 May) at Gisburn Auction Marts tenth anniversary show and sale when he won the overall store cattle show championship with his homebred British Blue heifer. The prize winning, 12 month old heifer sired by a Littlebank bull, bred by Richard Maudsley, Settle sold for an impressive 1200 to Kevin Marshall, Harrogate. This was a great achievement for beef and sheep farmer-mr Mellin who previously won the show at the opening sale of the new main sales ring at Gisburn Auction Marts ten years ago in 2004 and consequently has won the annual show another five times in the last ten years. A capacity ringside crowd, watched a strong entry of over 400 cattle forward with the reserve champion another British Blue heifer, this time 13 months old from Tom Robinson, Slaidburn, Clitheroe sell for 1210 Susan Lord, Littleborough. The show and sale was kindly sponsored by Bluefin Insurance Services Ltd, Skipton. BREEDING BULLS Vendor Top ( ) Ave Blonde JA Gardner Limousin C Wilkinson COWS/BULLCALVES AA J Day 1060 Blonde M Hutchinson British Blue C Wilson Limousin H Procter COWS/HFR CALVES AA M Hutchinson Blonde J Holden British Blue C Wilson Dexter M Hutchinson Piedmontese AA & E Critchley & Son Saler D Alderson Simmental S Duckworth IN CALF CATTLE/FEEDERS AA T Foley BB C Wilkinson Charolais T Foley Dexter Stephen Short / Limousin D Alderson Saler D Alderson BULLS AA R Haworth Black & White Newsomes British Blue G Whalley Charolais John Ludbrook Limousin AJ Wilkinson Simmental Allan Pinkerton STEERS AA R & G Ball Black & White D Geldard BB DM & RE Capstick Blonde P Dewhurst Charolais A Sutcliffe

14 Hereford J Shorrock Limousin R & G Ball Shorthorn G & DP Barnes Stabiliser J Mitchell HEIFERS AA J Laycock Black & White C Middleton Blonde E & JH Alderson British Blue John Mellin Charolais JC Lees Hereford S Greenwood Limousin T Robinson & Sons Shorthorn G & DP Barnes Stabiliser E & JH Alderson BREEDING/STORE SHEEP 2220 Sheep & Lambs, 22 In Lamb Sheep,, 29 Stores Hoggs, 29 Store Sheep, 17 Cade Lambs May Anniversary Sheep With Lambs at Foot Show & Sale Results Judges Mules J Dewhirst Continentals Chris Hewitt Best Continental Ewes with Lambs 1st AL Thompson 250, 2nd AL Thompson 230, 3rd A Throup 180 Best Mule Hoggs with Lambs 1st RG Johnson 210, 2nd RG Johnson 210, 3rd E Berry 195

15 Best Continental Hoggs with Lambs 1st KG Stapleton & Sons 240, 2nd KG Stapleton & Sons 235, 3rd SD Bennett 225 Ewes with lambs at foot sold for a record price of 470 a family at Gisburn Auction Marts show and sale last Saturday (3 May). The sale leader-a Beltex cross shearling ewe with single lamb at foot, from Anthony Thompson, Foulridge, Colne was knocked down after a flurry of bids to James Millman, Horton in Ribblesdale, Settle. A packed ringside saw Mr Thompson, achieve an outstanding trade for his annual consignment of eighty top quality sheep, with several lots selling to local sheep breeders, these included Richard Wilson, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate who picked up a Texel ewe with Beltex cross lamb at foot for 290, a smart pen of Beltex ewes with single lambs at foot were quickly knocked down for 298 a family to Richard Caton, Stainforth, Settle. Numerous other pens from the same vendor sold from 200 to 250 a family, taking them home were mainly east Yorkshire prime lamb producers. Duncan Currie, Rathmell, Settle was in top flight when he sold his run of Texel ewes with lambs at foot between 235 and 280. Overall a total of 59 lots achieved sale prices in excess of 200 a family. Continental hoggs with lambs at foot attracted fantastic prices, with regular vendor John Stapleton, Skipton, North Yorks selling his first prize pen of continental hoggs with lambs at foot which went on the win the overall championship award in the pre-sale show at 240 to David Jackson, Northwich, Cheshire. Mr Stapleton s consignment went on to level at 250, to average 238 a family, selling to purchasers far and wide. Not far behind was Simon Bennett, Silsden, Keighley when he sold his powerful run of 35 Texel hoggs with Texel lambs at foot from 205 to 225 a family. Father and son team, Raymond and Robert Johnson, Felliscliffe, Harrogate sold a good run of Mule hoggs with lambs at foot which topped at 210 for the first prize pen. Other Mule hoggs with lambs at foot vendors included Donald Sunderland, Halton Easton, Skipton who achieved 196 and Edward Berry, Thornton in Craven, Skipton who sold his pen of second prize Mule hoggs with Charollais lambs at foot at 195. Gisburn Auction Marts next sale of sheep and lambs will be on Saturday 17 May, with the renowned hoggs with lambs at foot extravaganza show, described by auctioneer, Rachel Capstick A superb opportunity to purchase the best quality hoggs with lambs at foot in the north of England Further details via the auctioneers Richard Turner & Son Tel EWES/HOGGS WITH LAMBS WITH LAMBS AT FOOT Badger Faced Ewes with Twins P & JA Fielding Beltex Ewes with Twins SC Currie Beltex Shearlings with Singles AL Thompson Beltex Shearlings with Twins AL Thompson Broken Mouth Beltex Ewes with SC Currie Singles Beltex Hoggs with Singles AL Thompson Charollais Ewes with Twins AL Thompson Charollais Ewes with Singles AK Thompson Charollais Broken Mouth Ewes with L Brown Twins Charollais Hoggs with Singles FG Throup Cheviot Ewes with Twins P & JA Fielding Down Ewes with Twins Mark Townson Gritstone Ewes with Twins R & EB Kenworthy Gritstone Ewes with Singles R & EB Kenworthy Jacob Ewes with Twins R Caton

16 Jacob Ewes with Singles Mark Townson Broken Mouthed Jacob Ewes with JS Stephenson Twins Lonk Ewes with Twins F Ainsworth Masham Ewes with Twins Edward Sutcliffe Masham Shearlings with Twins Mark Townson Broken Mouth Masham Ewes with MJ Garrity Twins Mule Ewes with Twins M Harkness Mule Ewes with Singles P & JA Fielding Mule Shearlings with Singles F Ainsworth Mule Shearling with Twins RM Wilson Broken Mouthed Mule Ewes with Twins JS Stephenson Broken Mouthed Mule Ewes with JA Robinson Singles Mule Hoggs with Singles RG Johnson Mule Hoggs with Twins RM Wilson Ryeland Ewes with Singles JA Robinson Suffolk Ewes with Singles R Caton Scotch Ewes with Single S Tidswell Suffolk Ewes with Twins L Brown Suffolk Hoggs with Singles AL: Thompson Swaledale Ewes with Twins James T Millman Broken Mouthed Swaledale Ewes with J Kinder & AL Watson Twins Broken Mouthed Swaledale Ewes J Kinder & AL Watson Texel Ewes with Singles AL Thompson Texel Ewes with Twins SC Currie Texel Ewes with Singles AL Thompson Texel Shearlings with Twins AL Thompson Texel Shearlings with Singles AL Thompson Broken Mouthed Ewes with Twins AL Thompson Broken Mouthed Ewes with Singles AL Thompson Texel Hoggs with Singles KG Stapleton Texel Hoggs with Twins KG Stapleton Broken Mouthed Texel Ewes with J Kinder & AL Watson Twins Zwartbles Shearlings with Singles AL Thompson IN LAMB SHEEP TF Dobson STORE HOGGS HOGGS O Pickard CADE LAMBS AJ Shepherd 195 BREEDING/STORE PIGS May Anniversary Breeding & Store Show & Sale Results Judge Stephen Taylor

17 Best Pen of Weaners/Champion 1st A Leach 51, 2nd H & SM Brewer 41, 3rd J Critchley 38 Best Pen of Stores 1st F Fieldhouse & Son 93, 2nd J Asquith 78, 3rd B Spensley Ltd 72 Best Pair of Prime Pigs 1st JS Flesher, 124 2nd S Greenwood, 112 3rd B Hardman 98 Best Breeder 1st K & L Newburn 166, 2nd PK & R Woof 152, 3rd PK & R Woof 150 Weaners TD Robinson 60 Stores GISBURN THURSDAY MARKET REPORT Date: Thursday 1 May Total Prime Cattle 50 Young Bulls; 56 Heifers & Steers & 104 Cull Forward: Cows Forward: Forward: Rearing Calves Stirks 535 Total Prime Sheep 63 New Season Lambs 343 Hoggs & 129 Cast Sheep 1 PRIME CATTLE HEIFERS STEERS BULLS Total Dairy Cattle Load of Produce No. Top (p/kg) Ave (p/kg) Top sale price 1590 J & M Townley & Son Overall average price 183p/kg Premium J & M Townley & Son 248 Prime JM Townsend Other RJ Ashworth Top sale price 1392 H Ascroft & Son Overall Average 153p/kg Prime H Ascroft & Son Other A & S Bullock Top sale price 1289 SD Bennett Overall average price 161p/kg Premium S Greenwood Prime T & JH Wrennall

18 CULL CATTLE Others North Moss Farm 131 Partnership Top Cull Continental Cow sale price 1888 M & E Hartley Top Cull Continental Bull sale price 1755 A Parkinson Top Cull Dairy Cow 1071 SR Shuttleworth Overall Cull average 119p/kg or Premium M & E Hartley 166 Prime JV Aspin & Son 132 Other M & E Hartley 111 Males Alister Parkinson 126 Dairy C Smith & Son 112 May Cull Cow Show Judges Harry Thompson & Ross Greenwood Champion M & E Hartley 858kgs 220p/kg Reserve Champion GT & BF Blezard 614kgs 163p/kg Best Beef Cull Best Dairy Cull 1st M & E Hartley 858kgs 220p/kg st C Smith & Son 756kgs 132p/kg nd GT & BF Blezard 614kgs 163p/kg nd C Smith & Son 772kgs 124p/kg rd J Greenwood 642kgs 160p/kg rd SR Shuttleworth 900kgs 119p/kg 1071 DAIRY CATTLE Top price ( ) Average price ( ) Pedigree Newly Calved Heifers 2780 R Massey 2135 Pedigree Newly Calved Cows 2020 R & M Cowgill 1796 Newly Calved Heifers 1820 P Robson 1673 Newly Calved Cow 2050 HE Airey & Son 1609 In Calf Heifers 1720 JR & EL Mawson 1413 Hereford Breeding Stock Heifer Calf 1460 GJ & G Billington 1460 GB Barnes Farming DUGDALE NUTRITON DAIRY SHOW & SALE RESULTS Champion R Massey 2780 New Vendor Ric Massey, Brindle had a successful visit to Gisburn with a marvellous pedigree heifer which proved an easy winner selling to Will Oldfield for Next in the bidding stakes was Martyn Bristol at The best of the pedigrees met a great trade with Robin Cowgill and Colin Singleton also over Amy Beresford won the strong coloured class with a three year old heifer selling to Ben Elkin, Staffordshire at In Calf heifers were dominated by John Mawson, Elslack, Skipton winning the trophy and topping the trade at 1720 to David Shuttleworth. A four year old Hereford bull from Graham Billington sold to John Townson at 1410-yet again stock bull are in demand. Reserve Champion J Mawson 1720 Best Pedigree N C Heifer Best N C Heifer 1st R Massey st P Robinson 1820 nd 2 M & J Bristol nd P Robinson 1740 rd 3 R & M Cowgill rd P Robinson 1720 CALVES Bulls Top price ( ) Best N C Cow 1st J & AH Rogerson nd HE Airey & Son 3rd R Massey 1820 Ave ( ) Best In Calf Heifer 1st J Mawson nd J Mawson rd J Mawson 1690 Heifers Top price ( ) Best Coloured 1st A Beresford nd PK Smith rd 1590 Ave ( )

19 AA 370 R Jackson & Sons 234 Black & White British Blue Hereford Limousin Simmental Continental Native STIRKS 175 JJ & JD Graves 468 T Davies 370 Neil Hanson 380 R Jackson & Son 475 JA Simpson Bulls Top price ( ) Ave ( ) AA Black & White BB Limousin Simmental 560 FA & TCR Wrathall 398 T Atkins 520 A & T Smith 635 Cross Farms 550 A & T Smith NEW SEASON LAMBS Upto 32kgs Top Sale Price ( ) 100 RJ Lambert Top Kilo Price (p/kg) 313 RJ Lambert 33-39kgs kgs 132 RJ Lambert 116 GA Hewitt & Son 388 RJ Lambert 290 GA Hewitt & Son kgs+ 108 NW & JM Coulthurst & Son Overall SQQ Lamb Average 254p/kg Beltex 132 RJ Lambert 213 GT Carr RJ Lambert 328 Charollais Dorset Suffolk 106 GA Hewitt & Son 84 R & EB Kenworthy 107 GT Carr 252 GA Hewitt & Son 227 R & EB Kenworthy 247 GA Hewitt Texel HOGGS 116 GA Hewitt & Son Top Sale Price ( ) 314 GA Hewitt & Son Top Kilo Price (p/kg) 281 Average(p/kg) Upto 32kgs 33-39kgs kgs 45 A & T Smith 77 J Haworth 91 Jack Briggs 150 A & T Smith 200 GR & M Whittaker 217 Jack Briggs PV, DF & J Wood 178 DN & D Capstick kgs 93 R, G & M Falshaw 53kgs 98 DN & D Capstick Overall SQQ Hogg Average 173p/kg CAST SHEEP Top Sale Price Hill Ewes 60 T Laxton Lowland Ewes 100 R Caton Tups PRODUCE 1 Loads Hay 91 H Procter 102/Tonne 235 R Jackson & Sons T & M Green 260 RG Lund 300 J Whitelegg 365 JA Simpson Ave ( ) Heifers Top price ( ) 565 John Mellin N Garth J Taylor 490 MAY PRIME LAMB SHOW & SALE RESULTS Champion RJ Lambert, 32kgs 132 to L Swales On behalf of Knavesmire Average(p/kg) 277 Average Price ( )