Pictured, from left, are Helen Whittaker of sponsor NMR, reserve champion Miles Stapleton, Andrew and Richard Walker who showed the champion, and judge Kevin Midgley
LAYCOCK farmer Andrew Walker and his family were the cream of the crop at a dairy event.
They took the champion title with a 34kg commercial heifer at Skipton Auction Mart’s annual Christmas Craven Dairy Auction.
The heifer then sold for the day's top price of £2,580 to show judge Kevin Midgley, from Thorpe Bassett.
And another show entry from the same home achieved the next-highest sale figure, of £2,380.
In total, four animals – having competed against each other in the heifer-in-milk class – sold for over £2,000.
The event was hailed as a success, with a packed ringside – including some new buyers – and a full clearance achieved.
The final Craven Dairy Auction sale of the year is on Monday, December 13.
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