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Following on from last week’s show. Please see below the full list of prize winners from North East Live 2025 and some photographs of the main prize winners.  

CLASS 1 – PED CONT BULL CALF BORN 2025        

1st Limousin J Smith-Jackson – Hightown Alexander

2nd D G Townend – Clifftown Va Va Voom

3rd E Carvey – Teesview Vesper

4th D G Townend –  Clifftown Vimto

5th Messrs Stanley – Melbourne Sniper

6th Messrs Stanley – Melbourne Strider

CLASS 2 – PED NATIVE BULL CALF BORN 2025     

1st Hall Farm – Axholme Earl of Messingham

2nd Hall Farm – Axholme Eros

CLASS 3 – PED CONT HEIFER CALF BORN 2025   

1st D G Townend – Clifftown Voodoo

2nd Rochester & Murray – Haneve Apricot

3rd E Carvey – Teesview Valencia

4th Rochester & Murray – Haneve Annabella

5th D G Townend – Clifftown Vesper

6th P & K Brannen – Velvet

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CLASS 4 – PED NATIVE HEIFER CALF BORN 2025

1st  Hall Farm – Axholme Ellvira

CHAMPION: D G Townend – Clifftown Voodoo 

RESERVE CHAMPION: John Smith-Jackson – Hightown Alexander

CLASS 5a- BABY STEER                         

1st John Smith-Jackson – Bat Out of Hell              

2nd R D Anderson                

3rd TA & LC Lyon & Son – Bob      

4th S & NV Jowett – Rocket Man    

CLASS 5b – BABY STEER                        

1st Rochester & Murray –  No 18 

2nd R D Anderson – Reggie

3rd P & K Brannen – Blackie              

4th Stones Family – Irn Bru

CLASS 6a – BABY HEIFER                      

1st Rochester & Murray –  No 25 

2nd – John Smith-Jackson – Laura  

3rd – E Hargreaves – Paint the Town Red    

4th J Smith Jackson – Lady Madonna             

5th Jennifer Hyslop – Honey Bee      

CLASS 6b – BABY HEIFER                      

1st M Dowson – Miss Dior          

2nd E Haughan – Cruela Devil   

3rd Stones Family – That’s My Girl 

4th G Pickering – Leave it with Me           

5th Dylan & Elen Davies – Queen Bee      

6th P & K Brannen – Spicy   

CHAMPION BABY BEEF: M Dowson – Miss Dior               

RESERVE CHAMPION BABY: Rochester & Murray – No 25           

CLASS 7 – STEER OR HEIFER BY A NATIVE                  

1st Mudd & Bentley – Maddy

2nd Liv Dent – Babycalf 98    

CLASS 8a – STEER BY A LIMOUSIN                  

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1st Edwards Bros. – Spiced Rump

2nd TE & FM Edwards – Crunchie          

3rd M & R Barker – Brian   

4th Amy Wilson – Shot Gun          

5th JM & SM Priestley – Some Buzz      

6th E Hargreaves – Prince Charming        

CLASS 8b- STEER BY A LIMOUSIN                   

1st  B & L Wilkinson – Monte

2nd Liv Matten – Space Cowboy            

3rd Parkin Butchers – Harry  

4th J R Johnson & Son – Jackson            

5th John Roe – Tex        

6th Harry Roe – Mex      

CLASS 9 – STEER BY A BRITISH BLUE                            

1st -Liv Matten – Batman             

2nd AG Laws – Percy Pig          

3rd – TA & LC Lyon & Son – Merlin 

4th Dickinson & Powdrill – Hot shot           

5th – E Grieves – Beefy  

CLASS 10- STEER BY ANY OTHER BREED OR CROSS                         

1st R Graham – Mr Bombastic

2nd ML Howatson – Rambo              

CHAMPION STEER: Liv Matten – Batman                       

RESERVE CHAMPION STEER: Edwards Bros. – Spiced Rump                         

CLASS 11a – HEIFER BY A LIMOUSIN                            

1st Dickinson & Powdrill – Unique              

2nd S & N V Jowett – Sweet Cheeks              

3rd J R Johnson & Son – Billie    

4th Dylan & Elen Davies – Keema

5th Rebecca Udall – Hips Don’t Lie

6th Dylan & Elen Davies – Flash  

CLASS 11b  – HEIFER BY A LIMOUSIN                           

1st Edwards Bros. – Glangwden Velvet      

2nd E Lloyd & Co. – Best Kept Secret          

3rd B & L Wilkinson – Maeve

4th Emma Allen – Maggie              

5th TA & LC Lyon & Son – Rosie  

6th Rachael Graham                        

CLASS 11c  – HEIFER BY A LIMOUSIN                           

1st  KWJ Ludgate – Lady in Red     

2nd KWJ Ludgate -Tequila Rose  

3rd Slack & Haughan – Wittawoo         

4th RD Anderson – Coco   

5th Mudd & Dennis – Milly    

6th Amy Wilson – Betty Boo         

CLASS 11d – HEIFER BY A LIMOUSIN                            

1st C & G Davies – Annie  

2nd Tecwyn Jones – Bella   

3rd Slack & Haughan – Hot to Go         

4th KWJ Ludgate – Black Velet      

5th A Wilson & T Charlton – A Kind of Magic            

6th JM & SM Priestley – Right Place Right Time

CLASS 12a – HEIFER BY A BRITISH BLUE                    

1st AG Laws – Espresso Martini         

2nd C & G Davies – Spotty

3rd TA & LC Lyon & Son – Mila     

4th JM & SM Priestley – Elektra

5th R & K Foster – Hattie 

6th Neil Slack – If I Can Dream              

CLASS 12b – HEIFER BY A BRITISH BLUE                    

1st Emma Allen – Dotty   

2nd Liv Matten – Blue Mojito     

3rd Megan Dowson – Black Opium 

4th Mudd & Bentley – Rio       

5th Ellie Hargreaves – Jackie’s Socks              

6th AH Murray – Skye    

CLASS 13 – HEIFER BY ANY OTHER BULL                   

1st  ML Howatson – Firecracker      

2nd ML Howatson – Bacardy            

CHAMPION HEIFER: Edwards Bros. – Glangwden Velvet          

RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER: E Lloyd & Co. – Best Kept Secret                           

OVERALL CHAMPION: Edwards Bros. – Glangwden Velvet                

RESERVE OVERALL CHAMPION: E Lloyd & Co. – Best Kept Secret                       

North East Live Sheep Results

Class 15 – Pair of North of England Mule Ewe Lambs

1st – Phillip J Elliot, Penrith

2nd – Phillip J Elliot, Penrith

3rd – AM & HV Brown, Leyburn

4th – M Allen, Saltburn

5th – Steven Kirby, Northallerton

6th – Gemma Common, Hexham

Class 16 – Pair of Native Down/Shortwool Breed Sired Lambs 

1st – R Garth & S Priestley, Bentham (Suffolk X)

2nd – R Hall & Son, Carlisle (Suffolk X)

3rd – R Hall & Son, Carlisle (Suffolk X)

4th – Double O Livestock, Eastoft (Suffolk X)

Class 17 – Pair of Native Hill/Mountain/Longwool Breed Sired Lambs

1st – Harry Askwith, Crook (Cheviot X)

2nd – Luke Bell-Percy, Masham (NC Cheviot)

3rd – Gemma Common, Hexham (BFL X)

4th – Jonathan Warren, Barton-Upon-Humber (BFL X)

Champion Pair of Native Lambs – R Garth & S Priestley (Suffolk X)

Reserve Champion Pair of Native Lambs – R Hall & Son (Suffolk X)

Class 18 – Pair of Texel Sired Lambs

1st – Jonathan Warren, Barton-Upon-Humber

2nd – Steven Kirby, Northallerton

3rd – Winsbury Farm Partners, Leyburn

4th – Luke Bell-Percy, Masham

Class 19 – Pair of Beltex or Dutch Texel Sired Lambs

1st – R Hall & Son, Carlisle

2nd – R Garth & S Priestley, Bentham

3rd – AM & HV Brown, Leyburn

4th – R Garth & S Priestley, Bentham

Class 20 – Pair of Blue Texel or Dutch Spotted  Sired Lambs

1st – Rose Foster, Preston

2nd – Mel Whitfield-Stout, Cornsay

3rd – Winsbury Farm Partners, Leyburn

4th – E & E Stables, Durham

Class 21 – Pair of Any Other Continental  Sired Lambs

1st – Steven Kirby, Northallerton (Charollais X)

2nd – Jonathan Warren, Barton-Upon-Humber (Rouge X)

3rd – E & E Stables, Durham  (Blue Du Maine)

4th – Winsbury Farm Partners, Leyburn (Badger Face Texel)

Champion Pair of Continental Sired Lambs – R Hall & Son (Beltex X)

Reserve Champion Pair of Continental Sired Lambs – R Garth & S Priestley (Beltex X)

Class 22 – Pair of Butchers Lambs Any Breed with a Combined Weight of 79kg or Less

1st – AM & HV Brown, Leyburn

2nd – R Garth & S Priestley, Bentham

3rd – R Hall & Son, Carlisle

4th – R Garth & S Priestley, Bentham

Class 23– Pair of Butchers Lambs Any Breed with a Combined Weight of 80kg – 89kg

1st – Harry Askwith, Crook

2nd – R Garth & S Priestley, Bentham

3rd – R Hall & Son, Carlisle

4th – Winsbury Farm Partners, Leyburn

Class 24– Pair of Butchers Lambs Any Breed with a Combined Weight of 90kg – 99kg

1st – R Hall & Son, Carlisle

2nd – M Allen, Saltburn

3rd – AM & HV Brown, Leyburn

4th – Harry Askwith, Crook

Class 25– Pair of Butchers Lambs Any Breed with a Combined Weight of 100kg and over

1st – Steve Smith, Ripon

2nd – M Allen, Saltburn

3rd – Harry Askwith, Crook

4th – R Hall & Son, Carlisle

Champion Pair of Butchers Lambs –  AM & HV Brown

Reserve Champion Pair of Butchers Lambs – R Hall & Son

Overall Champion Pair of Lambs 2025 – R Hall & Son, Carlisle (Beltex X)

Reserve Overall Champion Pair of Lambs 2025 – AM & HV Brown, Leyburn (Combined weight of 79kg or less)

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