Pigs make a festive comeback to Skipton

In the cattle section the winner was Keith Downs, Bingley, Yorkshire, with a 500kg British Blue-cross steer, which took the male championship and sold for the day’s top price of £2,097 (419.5p/kg) to Keelham Hall Farm Shop, Thornton, Bradford.

Keelham Hall Farm Shop bought a total of nine beef cattle at the show, including Mr Downs’ first prize 545kg Limousin steer and reserve male champion for £1,635 (300p/kg), along with a 490kg British Blue-cross heifer from David Bamforth, Wainstalls, Halifax, for £1,321 (269.5p/kg).

The prime lambs supreme championship was retained for the second consecutive year by James Garth and Son, Keasden, Clapham.

Their pen of three 38kg Beltex-cross-Texel lambs sold for £420 per head, top price in the sheep section, to butcher Richard Bamford, who runs Ingfield Farm Shop, Southowram, Halifax.

In the pig classes the championship title went to a pen of 86kg Pietrain-cross gilts from James Garth and Son, Keasden. They made £151 per head (176p/kg) to Dalesbred Butchers, High Bentham.

Averages

Steers 218.52p/kg; heifers 215.14p/kg; lowland lambs £106.41 (247.5p/kg); hill lambs £67.53 (151p/kg).

Auctioneers: Craven Cattle Marts.

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