Bumper crop of calves sell to £660 at Skipton

A bumper sale of calves was seen at Skipton Auction Mart’s summer rearing calf show and sale on Monday (17 August) with 187 youngstock forward.

Leading trade at £660 was the day’s reserve champion the British Blue-cross heifer calf from Peter, Paul and Shaun Sowray, Bowes Green Farm, Bishop Thornton. By Maidenlands Force, this one headed home with Vickers and Richardson.

CCM Summer Calves Sowray reserve champ

The Sowrays also sold Blue-cross bull calves, which made £615 and £510 respectively, along with the first prize Continental bull stirk, a Charolais-cross sold for £525.

Vickers and Richardson also took home the overall champion another British Blue bull calf, this time forward by Mr Smith, Bent Farm, Sutton-in-Craven. By Auchenlay Echo and out of a Friesian cow, he made £650.

Averages Continentals, £390.93; Natives, £257.56; Black and Whites, £108.22. (CCM Auctions)