Cattle 2024

Cattle Rings Kindly sponsored by

The Society are pleased to confirm that we are exempt from pre and post movement testing for Bovine TB.

Click on the category/breed that you wish to enter in the table below to view full details of the classes available, judges, prizes, etc.

Section Secretary

Mrs Judith Patrick
35 New Road
Holmfirth
HD9 3XX
07880 554986
judithpatrick23@gmail.com

Rules:
Holding number 49/344/8111
Judging to commence at 10.30 prompt.
Order of Showing will be in numerical class order.
Cattle Secretary’s decision is final.
All exhibitors must have Public Liability Insurance.
All animals must be on the Showground by 9.00am and remain until after the Grand Parade. Drivers are asked to cooperate with the Parking steward.
Under the terms and conditions of the Show there will be NO movement of motorised vehicles on the Show Field between 9.00am and 5pm.
Cattle Passports to be given to Cattle Secretary on arrival.
All cattle to be tethered to the Society’s standings unless expressly asked to move them by the Cattle Section Secretary or her appointed staff. Exhibitors are responsible for attending to their animals at all times. Hay and straw is NOT provided.
Bulls must be handled by two handlers in accordance with HSE Guidance Notes GS36, ringed or led by bulldogs.
Additional Classes may be added subject to sufficient entries but equally the Secretary reserves the right to amalgamate or cancel classes depending on entries.
Any animal may be shown in other classes at the discretion of the Section Secretary.
Parade of cattle and trophy presentation at 4pm in the Cattle Ring; champions, reserves and rosette winners requested to participate as part of the Show for the spectators.
The Interbreed Champions from each Section will go forward into the Honley Show Grand Parade in the Main Ring where the Supreme Champions will be awarded.

Grand Parade Kindly sponsored by Bailey Smailes Solicitors, Holmfirth and Huddersfield

Entry Fee: £5.00 all classes.
Young Handler Classes 58,59,60,62,63 & 64 -£2.50

Entries close on Friday 21st June 2024.
Entries may be accepted on the day at the Secretary’s discretion.

A Vehicle Pass will be required to gain entry to the Showfield. This will be emailed to you to print off . If you are unable to do this please send an s.a.e. with your entry form for return of a pass.

Prize Money: 1^st – £30, 2^nd – £25, 3^rd – £15, 4^th – £10 where there are over 6 animals in the class
Young Handler Classes 1st – £15, 2nd – £10, 3rd – £5

£10 Vouchers for all 1st Prize Winners for Ten Fourteen Steakhouse Grill Dunford Road, Holmfirth Tel 01484 681884

Trophies: To be competed for annually.
The Holme Valley Beagles Hunt Cup Awarded to the Best Beast, the property of a farmer over whose ground the Holme valley Beagles have permission to hunt, from any cattle section.
The G Neary Trophy – for the Supreme Champion in the Pedigree Beef Section

Please note: all trophies and cups are perpetual and remain the property of the HS Society. They should be returned in good, clean condition on or before Show day.

Hereford

This is a points show for the North England Hereford Bull and Female of the Year.

Judge: Mr Mark Ormondroyd, Queensbury
Class 1 – Senior Bull aged 2 yrs or over on Show day
Class 2 – Junior Bull under 2yrs on Show day
Class 3 – Cow in calf or with calf at foot
Class 4 – Maiden Heifer born before 1st January 2023
Class 5 – Heifer born after 1st January 2023
Class 6 – Calf born in 2024
Class 7 – Pair of animals from above classes
Class 8 – Champion / Reserve Champion

Prizes: The Champion of this section will receive £50 and the Reserve £25 kindly sponsored by Goldthorpe’s Corn Mill, Penistone T: 01226 762180
The Honley Show Society Perpetual Rose Bowl – for the Champion Hereford

Highland

Judge: Mr Bob Mumford
Class 9 – Bull any age
Class 10 – Cow in calf or in milk born before 1st January 2021
Class 11 – Heifer born 2021
Class 12 – Heifer born 2022
Class 13– Heifer born 2023
Class 14 – Calf born in 2024
Class 15 – Pair of animals from above classes
Class 16 – Champion / Reserve Champion

Prizes: – The Champion of this section will receive £50 and the Reserve £25
The Perfitt & Hardcastle (Solicitors) Cup – for the Champion Highland
The NW Price Cattle Trophy – for the Best Homebred Highland
The David Mitchell Design Trophy – for the Best Highland Calf
The Alan & Mary Redfern Trophy in memory of ‘the Rigg Fold’ – for the Best Pair of Highland Cattle
The Alf Green Memorial Trophy – for the Best Highland Yearling
The David Whitehead Trophy – for Reserve Champion Highland

Native Pure Breed

Judge: Mark Ormondroyd, Queensbury
Class 24– Senior Bull aged 2 yrs or over on Show day
Class 25 – Junior Bull under 2 yrs on Show day
Class 26 – Cow in calf or calf at foot
Class 27 – Maiden heifer
Class 28 – Pair of animals from the above classes
Class 29 – Champion/Reserve Champion

Prizes; The champion of this section will receive £50 and the Reserve £25 kindly sponsored by Sheila, Lee, Andrew, Chris, Katie, Ava, Lila and Bobby Turner
The Allen Turner Memorial trophy – for the Champion Native Pure Bred Animal

Any Other Pedigree Beef

Judge: Richard Storer Smith
Class 30 – Senior Bull, aged 2 or over on Show day
Class 31 – Junior Bull, under 2 yrs of age on Show day
Class 32 – Cow in calf or with calf at foot
Class 33 – Maiden Heifer born before 1st January 2023
Class 34 – Heifer born after 1st January 2023
Class 35 – Calf born in 2024
Class 36 – Pair of animals from above classes
Class 37 – Champion / Reserve Champion Pedigree Beef Animal

Prizes: – The Champion of this section will receive £50 and the Reserve £25
The Keith Drake Shield – for the Champion in the Any Other Pedigree Beef Breed Classes

Commercial Cattle

Judge: Richard Storer Smith
Class 38 – Heifer any breed or cross
Class 39– Bullock any breed or cross
Class 40 – Best Butcher’s Bull with calf teeth
Class 41 – Best Butcher’s Beast (cannot have been shown in Class 34)
Class 42 – Pair of animals from above classes
Class 43 – Champion / Reserve Champion

Prizes: The Champion of this section will receive £50 and the Reserve £25
The David & Beth (Jacob’s Well) Trophy – for the Champion Commercial Beef animal
The James Beever Trophy – for the Best Butcher’s Beast

Dairy Classes

Dairy Jersey

This is a Points Show for the North East England Area Jersey Champion

Judge: Mr Martyn Bristol, Clitheroe
Class 44 – Maiden heifer under 18 months of age on Show day
Class 45 – Heifer, in calf with first calf, not more than 3yrs of age on Show day
Class 46 – Heifer, in milk to have calved, under 3yrs of age
Class 47 – Cow, in calf or milk, having calved at least twice
Class 48 – Calf under 1 yr old on Show day
Class 49 – Pair of animals from above classes
Class 50– Champion / Reserve Champion

Milking facilities available. Please bring your own milking bucket.

Prizes:
The Longley Farm Cup – for the Champion Jersey

Young Handlers

Judge: Mr Bob Mumford, Much Wenlock
Class 58 – Beef animal, excludes bulls – Handler to be under 11 years
Class 59 – Beef animal, excludes bulls – Handler 12-19 years
Class 60 – Beef animal, excludes bulls – Handler 20 – 26 yrs
Class 61 – Champion Beef Young Handler

Prizes: The David Brown Tractors Trophy – for the Best Beef Handler over 15
The Lloyd Osborne Trophy – for the best beef handler under 15 years of age

Class 62 – Dairy animal – Handler to be under 11yrs
Class 63 – Dairy animal Handler 12 – 19 yrs
Class 64 – Dairy animal – Handler 20 -26yrs
Class 65 – Champion Dairy Young Handler
Prizes:
The Young Handlers Dairy Trophy

Class 66 – Overall Champion Young Handler

Allison Whitehead will be awarding a special keepsake to the champions in beef and dairy young handlers.