Spring Show & Sale of Cattle 2026
Saturday 7th March 2026
73 Cattle Forward: 66 Store Cattle and 6 Cull Cattle
SPRING SHOW AND SALE OF STORE CATTLE
A very strong trade today for anything with size or shape with smaller native breeds also selling really well. Highest price today came from Bainbridge Bros, Marrick with a very smart blue heifer that earlier in the day was placed as Reserve Champion and achieved £2310. Next in the Blue heifer section came from JF Bowe 7 Son, with his blue x friesian fit for either job, these were keenly bid for with two achieving £2100 and another at £2030. Limousin heifers were topped by DL Mudd with some smart sorts at £2040 with another three at £1940. In-between was B Acton at £2020 and £1920. Angus sired heifers topped at £1880 for T Metcalfe & Son and £1800 for G & P Middleton. Young Shorthorns from C Guy sold well with three at £1270. Steers were topped with a big blue steer with age from RW Ewan at £2230. Our Champion today came next from JR Blades, a younger but smart Steer and this achieved £2220. Strong blue x friesian from RF & RD Kettlewell achieved £2170 and £2080. Angus Steers came next in the prices from T Metcalfe & Son at £2180, £2030 & £2000. Limousin Steers were topped by S Alderson at £2010 and C Stanley had a pair in at £1950. Shorthorns again from C Guy hit £1300 for 2 and £1270 for another. Next Cattle sale is the 16th May 2026.
Kindly Sponsored by Agri Lloyd.
Judged by Martin Hare, Lane End Farm Shop, Tong
Steers
1st and Overall, Champion receiving the Barclays Bank Trophy was a Limousin Steer from JR Blades, Hawes selling for £2220 to the Judge M Hare, Lane End Farm Shop, Tong
2nd - JR Blades, Hawes, £2000
3rd - Croft Farm Ptns, Hawes £1780
Heifers
1st - Bainbridge Bros, Marrick. £2310
2nd - B Acton, Hawes, £1980
3rd - B Acton, Hawes, £2000
Leading Prices: Heifers:
British Blue – Bainbridge Bros, £2310, JF Bowe & Son, £2100 x2, £2030, £1950, £1730 x2, BL Acton, £2000, RW Ewan, £1400.
Limousin – DL Mudd, £2040, £1940 x3, BL Acton, £2040, £1980, £1920, £1810, £1680, £1710, AT Pratt, £1910, G & P Middleton, £1900, RF & RD Kettlewell & Son, £1830, £1810, J Dixon & Sons, £1680, £1500, S Alderson, £1660, £1580, £1500, JR Blades, £1630.
Aberdeen Angus - T Metcalfe & Son, £1880, £1700, G & P Middleton, £1800, £1770.
Beef Shorthorn - C Guy, £1270 x2, £1170.
Averaged: £1783
Leading Prices: Steers:
British Blue – RW Ewan, £2230, £1980, JR Blades, £2220, £2000, £1880, RF & RD Kettlewell, £2170, £2080, SM Iveson £1860 x3.
Aberdeen Angus – T Metcalfe & Son, £2180, £2030, £2000, £1940, £1820.
Limousin – AT Pratt, £2100, S Alderson, £2010, £1930, C Stanley, £1950 x2, Croft Farm Ptns, £1780, £1535,
JW & ME Taylor & Sons, £1580, J Dixon & Sons, £1470.
Beef Shorthorn - C Guy, £1300 x2, £1270.
Averaged: £1862
CULL CATTLE
Continental to 306p/kg, T Metcalfe & Son, Muker, Av. 286p/kg
Friesian/Holstein to 244p/kg, J Scarr & Sons, Askrigg, Av. 215.25p/kg
Leading Prices:
Continental - T Metcalfe & Son, £1820, AD Lambert, £1558.
Friesian/Holstein - J Scarr & Sons, £1781, £1593, H Kirkbride & Son, £1636, £1162
