Winning the crown in 2021 and again in 2023, Daniel, of Prospect House Pietrains, Fewston, was hopeful of bringing home the bacon again this year, although technically it was his trio of pure-bred Pietrain cutters which won the prime pigs cutters 88kg to 97kg section courtesy of judge Phil Parkin, of Parkin Family Butchers, Howden, Goole.

Daniel Thackray with his repeat supreme champion and top price pigs at CCM Skipton’s annual Christmas primestock highlight, joined by Howden retail butcher judge Phil Parkin.

The 90kg homebred pigs were sired by championship-winning boar Prestcome Wadrif, bred by Alice Newth, and bought after the 2022 Great Yorkshire Show. The champion trio caught the eye of James Robertshaw, of Robertshaw’s Farm Shop, Thornton, Bradford, who happily trotted off with his purchase at 325p/kg, or £292.50 per head, making Daniel's charges top call on price on the day. Robertshaw’s also purchased the same day’s prime cattle and prime lamb supreme champions.

The reserve champion rosette went to D&A Livestock, of Prospect Farm, Haverah Park, Harrogate, for their 116kg Large White trio shown by David Walmsley. The trio was to a homebred Large White by AI semen and had picked up first prize in the 98kg to 115kg baconers class. They sold to specialist meat wholesaler Stephen Taylor, of W Taylor & Son, Bamber Bridge, Preston, for 232p/kg, £269 per head.

David also collected second and third prize rosettes in the same bacon class with Stephen Taylor again snapping these up for 198p/kg, £227.50, and 182p/kg, £205.50, respectively. The Red Rose buyer also successfully bid for David's second prize trio in the prime cutters section, taking them home for 325pkg, £292.

A total of 24 prime pigs with an average weight of 106.37kg levelled at £224.91 per head, or 211.4p/kg.

Photos: Adrian Legge Photography

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