Friday, 21 November 2008

Calves

CARLISLE

Wednesday October 8

TOTAL FORWARD 288 calves

LEADING PRICES

BULLS – British Blue £265 Meinbank, £250 Clarks Farm, £250, £238 Hazelhead £250 Millrigg Farm, £250 Yanwath Woodhouse. Limousin £260, £232 Whitefold Farm, £260, £245 Clarks Farm, £232, £230 Hood Ridding Farm. Charolais £265 The Croft. Aberdeen Angus £235 Clarks Farm, £232, £205 Whitrigg House, £225 Middleton Mill.

Friesian £180, £160, £150 Beckstones. Holstein £155 Ewan Close, £150, £140 Petteril Side, £145, £140 Millrigg Farm, £140 Askham Hall Farm.

HEIFERS – British Blue £305, £290 Ewan Close, £270 Middleton Mill. Limousin £270 White House Farm, £255, £250, £245 Sorrowstones Farm.

Aberdeen Angus £210 Whitrigg House, £175 Askham Hall Farm, £142 Hetherside House.

(WEANED)

Wednesday October 8

TOTAL FORWARD 360

LEADING PRICES

BULLS – (all crosses) Blonde d’Aquitaine £835, £800, £795 (x2) Stanger Hill. Limousin £835, £690 Stanger Hill. British Blue £728 Braehead, £682, £628 Stanger Hill. Charolais £652 Stanger Hill. Aberdeen Angus £500 Braehead.

STEERS – Limousin £760, £620 (x2) Gamelsby Farm, £660 Chapel House. British Blue £700, £688 (x3) High Oaks. Aberdeen Angus £682 (x2), £628 Holme Farm. Charolais £672 Swindales Grange, £615 Longthwaite House.

HEIFERS – British Blue £680 High Old Shield, £595 (x2) Ladywell, £550 Moss Cottage, £538 Braehead. Charolais £660, £600, £590, £580 Langrigg Hall. Simmental £640 Fishwick Mains. Limousin £600, £595, £585 Ewart Drive, £560 Skiddaw View. Longhorn £528 Fishwick Mains. Aberdeen Angus £520 (x3), £515 (x2) Braehead.

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Chef John Crouch says we should forage our food from nature. Would you ever do that?

Yes, it would be fresh and healthy

No, I don't have the time so I'll stick to my tins and processed stuff

Maybe, if I could find the time to go and find it

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