On Saturday 27 April York Auction Centre held its 10th Annual Spring Rare Breed Sale of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry and waterfowl.
In the cattle section there were 92 cattle entered including Beef and Dairy Shorthorns Belted Galloways British White, Dexters, Gloucesters, Herefords, Higlands, Irish Moiled, Longhorns, Red Poll and Shetlands.
Top price was 980 gns for a longhorn Cow Hawthorn Honet with a heifer calf at foot shown by Mr A Wiles from Kirksmeaton
A British White heifer from Mr P Mellor of Wheldrake made 900 gns and a second British White heifer sold for 850gns. Ms HMM &HP Langthorne of Northallerton sold his Northern Dairy Shorthorn Bull for 860gns
A Gloucester heifer from Ms J Todhunter of Preston and a Hereford Cow with a steer calf at foot from Ms T Janie of Doncaster both sold for 820gns
Beleted Galloways averaged 675gns
British Whites averaged 752 gns
Gloucesters averaged 700 gns
In the pig section there was a smaller entry with than previous years which met an increased demand. Top price was 350 gns for a Pietraim Boar from Mr Mr Sangar of Barnsley
A Gloucester Old Spot sow from Mr Vipond of Whitby sold for 340 gns Mr Vipond also sold 2 more Gloucester Sows for 290 gns.
In the weaner section top price was 52 gns each for a pen of 5 Saddleback weaners from K Mathews of Pickering
Sheep and Goats were very much in demand from a large audience of prospective purchasers.
Top price was 321 gns each for 2 Grey Faced Dartmoor Gimmer Shearlings shown by J J Hampstead of Boston Lincolnshire
Other notable prices included
255 gns for a Kerry Hill Ewe offered by J Broadhead Driffield
225 gns for a Jacob Gimmer with 2 lambs at foot shown by R & F E Verity York
192 gns Ryeland Gimmer Shearling shown by S & C Booth Gainsborough
Jacob Gimmer Shearlings averaged 161 gns
Kerry Hill Ewe Lambs averaged 241 gns
Ryeland Gimmer Shearlings averaged 154 gns
Southdown Gimmer Shearlings averaged 125 gns
Teeswater Gimmers averaged 94 gns
Welsh Ewe lambs averaged 74 gns
Hebridean Ewes averaged 85 gns
Hebridean Gimmers averaged 104 gns
Top Price goat was a 150 gns for an Anglo Nubian Female with a kid at foot from Mr I Fenton
Goats averaged 62 gns
In the poultry section the Best in Show award went to a trio of pure bred Light Sussex from B & D Thompson which sold for £70
Top price was £175 for a trio of Copper Black Marans shown by M Pickering
Other top prices included
£110 pair Buff Orpingtons
£155 trio Blue White Polands
£95 pair Black Sumatra
£95 pair Buff Orpingtons
£88 pair Rhode Island Red
£85 pair Rhode Island Red
£85 trio Copper Black Marans
£85 3 female Transylvanian Naked Neck
Top price in the waterfowl section was £70 for 2 female Blue Fawn Call ducks
And £50 for a pair of Rouen