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society / clubs / east midlandsEast Midlands Limousin Cattle Breeders Clubwww.limousin-eastmidlands.co.uk
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Michael Fieldson |
Roy Taylor |
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LIMOUSIN DAY
Newark Livestock Market
Saturday 19th April 2008
Centre Record & Top Priced Female 8,000gns Millington Carly
Top Priced Bull 4,500gns Coachhouse Bentley
23 Bulls Average £2720
Top Priced Cow 3,100gns Pelote
Top Priced Cross Bred Steer £2,000
The fourth annual Limousin Day held in Newark Livestock Market saw the
largest entry yet in all sections and as billed had something to suit
everyone with a marvellous entry of 612 cattle forward, both pedigree
and crossbred. A packed ringside of buyers in confident mood with rising
prices throughout the beef industry and the dominance of the Limousin
breed throughout the UK meant the stage was set for an incredible day
- although the weather could have been better!
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| Millington Carly |
Creating massive interest and the pre-sale talk of the town with a pedigree to die for was MILLINGTON CARLY (January 07 born) who took centre stage when selling for a Centre Record 8,000gns. By Robert Graham’s prolific Royal Show winner SAMY and out of SARKLEY NELLIE (who was recently sold at the NEWSTART Dispersal Sale at 11 years old for 10,000gns) this eye-catching embryo calf was eventually knocked down for the centre record of 8,000gns to pedigree breeders Messrs E Blenkhorn & Son, Howden, Goole for their Elderberry herd.
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| Judge Peter Kirton |
The day had got under way with the Show under the expert eye of Mr Peter Kirton, Kinlet, Bewdley, Worcestershire who runs the Ashledge Herd of Pedigree Limousins.
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| Brontemoor Bob |
Champion Male and Overall Champion was BRONTEMOOR BOB (June 06) from Steven Priestley. Sired by SEAVIEW UPSTART by OCEAN and out of BRONTEMOOR TUPPENCE and with an EBV of 31, he sold to the judge Mr Peter Kirton for 4,300gns.
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| Dinmore Bernard |
Reserve Champion Male was DINMORE BERNARD from Paul Dawes (May 06) by WILODGE TONKA and out of WINTERCOTT PRIMROSE the product of a successful embryo flush. With an EBV of LM32 he was snapped up by Keith Baxter, Barleston, Nuneaton at 3,600gns. By the same sire Paul Dawes also sold DINMORE BOEING (May 06) this time out of the BROADMEADOWS CANNON sired cow WILODGE PRICELESS. With an EBV of LM32, top suckler producers Messrs CE Hardcastle & Son, Little Ponton, Grantham secured BOEING at 3,100gns.
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| Coachhouse Bentley |
Top priced male of the day went to COACHHOUSE BENTLY from Messrs Heald & Co (Gill and Barry) who sold this tremendous son of HALTCLIFFE PICASSO who with an EBV of LM36 and out of the RONICK HAWK sired homebred cow COACHHOUSE PASQUE the eventual buyer were Rob and Sue Scott (t/a Messrs Scott & Scott Ayston Ltd), Oakham at 4,500gns.
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| Coachhouse Bailiff |
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| Coachhouse Bulls - Gill Heald |
Messrs Heald were again in the headlines this time selling COACHHOUSE BALIFF (March 06) by BAILEA ULSTERMAN and out of a HALTCLIFFE PICASSO sired cow COACHHOUSE TANDOLPH carrying an EBV of LM29. Top finished cattle men Bob and Hayden Williams were the buyers at 3,900gns.
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| Mereside Bigmac |
MERESIDE BIGMAC certainly lived up to his name when sold by Roger Hazard & Sons.
This very thick son of the top French sire OBJAT and out of an IMPRUDENT
sired cow and with an EBV of LM34, BIGMAC sold at 4,000gns to Mr Steven
Timms, Coventry.
Two bulls made 3,500gns. Firstly, Robert Hutchinson sold WILODGE THUMPER
(June 02) by NOUVELLE PROSPECT and out of the French cow MASCOTTE to
Mr Peter Pearson, Bradford. Next call at the same money was John White
who sold RAINBOW BOUVIERRE (April 06) by the renowned French sire NENUPHAR
and out of CROWHILL OUVRIERE. Successful purchasers were Messrs J & JR
Appleby, Louth. The overall average for bulls sold was £2720.87
for 23.
A tremendous entry of females of all ages were on offer. In addition
to the Centre Record 8,000gns, Millington Grange Estate took several
of the best female prices selling PELOTTE (October 99) by DELTA and out
of MYRTILLE with a tremendous MILLINGTON VELOX bull calf at foot. Top
suckler producer and show man Frank Page, Rugby secured the unit at 3,100gns.
MILLINGTON CADBURY (March 07), another young bred heifer sold at 2,800gns.
By MAS DU CLO and out of the prolific breeder RONICK NESTLE in at the
death was Paul Cairns, Tollerton, Notts.
At the same money Robert Hutchinson sold BEACONSFIELD CHARITY (February
07) by WILODGE THUMPER and out of the NESTOR sired BEACONSFIELD UNITY
to the Brontemoor herd of Steven Priestley.
Two lots made 2,600gns: Messrs ME Turner sold JIMAR SALLY (July 01) by
top sire RONICK ICEMAN and out of MELROSE GABRIELLE with a March 2008
heifer calf at foot by GREENWELL VISCOUNT to Keith Baxter, Nuneaton.
Millington were back in action selling TANTINE (October 02) by PAVANEUR
and out of PARFAITE and suckling a November 07 bull calf at foot by MILLINGTON
VASCULAR. Successful purchaser was Mr Jonathon Thompson, Stainby, Lincs.
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| Mereside Baguio |
Having a good day at the office were Roger Hazard and Sons who took
the Female Championship with MERESIDE BAGUIO (November 06) by OBUS and
out of the LASCAR sired MERESIDE SADIE when selling for 2,500gns to Messrs
PM & L Harris, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Straight back into the action, Messrs Harris also purchased at the same
money MERESIDE BEGONIA (November 2006) and again by OBUS and out of the
DYFRI ORATOR sired cow MERESIDE ULELY.
Again at 2,500gns Jim Bloom sold SCORBORO ULEX (April 03) by ELRICK RAKATEER
and out of the home bred cow JAPONICA with a bull calf at foot and in
calf again to COACHHOUSE SUPREME and with the highest EBV in the sale
of LM44. ULEX sold to Messrs GW Holling & Son, Alfreton, Derbyshire.
Averages:
23 bulls £2720.97
54 cows with calves at foot or in calf cows £1938.33
64 maiden heifers £1547.66
Crossbreds
A decent entry of cross bred breeding cattle again met a wonderful trade
with Paul Dawes leading the way selling British Blue X Friesian second
calvers with Limousin November born bull calves at foot to £1480
with others at £1450, £1350 (twice) and £1320.
Mick Hill, Loughborough sold 23 British Blue X Friesian heifers scanned
in calf 3 to 5 months to a Limousin to £1150 three times with others
at £1100 twice and averaged £981.30.
A tremendous entry of Limousin cross heifers steers and feeding bulls
met a roaring trade from start to finish.
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| Overall Crossbred Champion |
Top call of the day was the Overall Crossbred Champion, a tremendous
8 month old steer from Messrs Bamforth, Halifax who sold at £2000
to top commercial showman Mark Hallam, Derbyshire.
A wonderful run of 98 steers and heifers from Steven and Wendy Ball,
Wooton under Edge, Glocs sold to £1010. They got a pen of six 20
month old Limousin steers with heifers selling to £940 and £920
six times. Overall they averaged £890.97 for 41 steers and £830.28
for 57 heifers.
Messrs Scott and Scott (Ayston) Ltd sold their usual tremendous annual
consignment with yearling steers selling to £720 for a pen of three
and averaged out at £696. Heifers sold to £680 eleven times
and averaged £607.39 for 46.
Messrs L Bamforth & Sons, Halifax sold 55 head of 9-12 month steers,
heifers and bulls with steers to £2000, heifers to £660 and
bulls to £880. Jack Codd sold 11 month old Limousin cross bulls
to £670 and heifers to £560. Mary Brown sold 10 month old
Limousin cross bulls to £680.
Another tremendous day and a massive thanks to vendors and purchasers
from all at Newark Market and the East Midlands Limousin Breeders’ Club.
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 Female Champion |
 Sale Ring |
 Sale Ring |
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Club Report 2007
Our year starts with the planning and budgeting for our annual sale, which in 2007 was for the first time to be held on a Saturday separate from the normal market at Newark. There was some apprehension amongst us regarding this step but we are very lucky to be ably guided by Paul Gentry who effectively takes over all the day-to-day organisation. The sale on the 21st April resulted in 411 head being sold of which 195 were pedigree animals, bulls sold to £3000 and a heifer to £4100. A great result and our collective thanks go to Paul for all his efforts. A sale is planned for Saturday 19th April 2008 DEFRA etc permitting and all entries and buyers will be welcome.
At about this time we also launched the club website and it has been an ongoing topic at each subsequent meeting to make sure we use it to the benefit of the whole membership. An area we are still growing into but it does allow non-members to learn something of what the East Midlands is doing and you will for example be able to find out about our sale there. That’s www.limousin-eastmidlands.co.uk
May led us into a debrief of the Sale and a sorting out of the financial aspects, together with the detail of our Club outing to Chatsworth. We were very lucky to be able to join with the North West Midlands Club who were visiting at the same time to their herd competition winners. A good time was had by all who went and considering all the rain that had recently fallen, Ian and his team must have worked very hard for us. Thank you, Ian.
After the Royal Show which involved several Club members, we were into our herd competition judged this year by Martin Bull from the Bapton Herd. As I write the results are not yet known but Martin’s deliberations will be appended below. A big thank you to Martin for giving his time and effort to travel around the region which is quite spread out.
After harvest in weather which was to say the least unhelpful this year, we reconvened in October for a meeting addressed by Mike Thorne, a veterinary surgeon, who led us into a discussion on health schemes. I’m sure this is a subject we will revisit from time to time as we share in the overall Society commitment to improving the health status of the breed.
The year ends with our annual presentation evening at which Martin will reveal all regarding the herd competition and then shortly after will follow the AGM. The AGM ought to be the springboard for the coming year as we review the last twelve months of what went well, what could be improved, and set in place the initial blocks for 2008.
We hope to start the year with a discussion on feeding, at a time of high grain prices it could be challenging some of our traditional methods, moving through times of planning for the sale to the herd competition and a herd open day. An enthralling year ahead and a good time to be an East Midlands Club member.
East Midlands Herd Competition
Judge Martin Bull
Small Herd
1st Sheelin Herd Mr M Brunton
2nd Lowgate Herd Mr I Brown
3rd Beavers Herd Mr & Mrs R Taylor
Medium Herd
1st Cockleshell Herd Mr P Pitcher
2nd Fenrose Herd Mr & Mrs T Evans
3rd Blounts Herd Morris Farms
Large Herd
1st Fieldson Herd Mr M Fieldson
2nd Oaktree Herd Mr J A Warner
3rd McTurk Herd Manby Farms
Extra Large Herd
1st Mereside Herd A J Hazard & Sons
2nd Brockhurst Herd W J & M Mash Ltd
Best Overall Herd
Mereside Herd A J Hazard & Sons
Best Stock Bull & Progeny
Goldies Uppercrust Fieldson Herd
Best Cow & Calf
1st Cockleshell Lucinda & Craig Mr P Pitcher
2nd Martfield Libby & Oaktree Chunky Mr J A Warner
3rd Sheelin Sarah & Collette Mr M Brunton
Best Heifer
1st Mereside Bambi A J Hazard & Sons
2nd Fenrose Bracken Mr & Mrs T Evans
3rd Blounts Cascade Morris Farms
Best Bull
1st Fieldson Bruiser Mr M Fieldson
2nd Loodal Conan Mr A Watchorn
3rd McTurk Chagutu Manby Farms
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