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LIMOUSIN CONFIDENCE CONTINUES
WITH TOP PRICES AND AVERAGES
Confidence in the Limousin breed continued on a high
at the first pedigree bull sale south of the border in more than 12
months at Borderway Mart, Carlisle.
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Cloughhead Radar making the top price of 16,000gns |
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The British Limousin Cattle Society sale conducted
by Harrison & Hetherington and attended by a capacity crowd, brought
a top price of 16,000gns and another massive overall average of £3,929.06
for 100 bulls sold.
The Carlisle sale, which met an 80 per cent clearance of the bulls
forward, along with the successful sale at Perth in February has seen
more than 200 bulls average over £4,000.
At last February’s Carlisle sale, the last pedigree sale before
the foot and mouth outbreak, 121 bulls sold to average
£2,664.50 with a top price of 9,500gns.
Iain Kerr, BLCS chief executive, said: "It is great to see a sale
back at Carlisle following a very tough year and this sale proves that
confidence in the Limousin breed has not diminished. Among the buyers
were numerous commercial producers who were willing to pay up to 8,000gns
for a bull."
The judge, Ron Cruickshank, of Little Kype Farm,
Strathaven, Lanarkshire, was proven right in his convictions when his
supreme champion Cloughhead Radar, from Cumbrian breeder George Hutton,
of Setmabanning, Threlkeld, Keswick, sold for the top price of 16,000gns.
Buyers were Steadman and Judy Dodd, of West View,
Temple Sowerby, Penrith, who lost their Redrock herd, which had been
established for 22 years, to foot and mouth disease last year.
The Dodds have recently re-stocked with 32 pedigree
cows, in-calf heifers and bulling heifers, mainly purchased from Tom
Cheshire, in Buckinghamshire, which they will increase herd numbers
from. They have also bought 100 Limousin cross commercial females.
Cloughhead Radar is their first main stock bull for
the new herd. "We had seen him on farm and we thought he would
work with both the pedigree and commercial cattle," said Judy
Dodd. "He is well muscled and has a good conformation and he has
a good temperament."
The 25 month old bull is by Cloughhead Jurassic,
a Broadmeadows Cannon son, whose sons have previously sold to 9,000gns,
and out of Magneto.
Mr Cruickshank’s junior champion, the 20-month-old
Gunnerfleet Richard bred by J Handley, Gunnerfleet Farm, Chapel le
Dale, Ingleton, Lancashire, made the second top price at 12,000gns.
Buyers were David and Vicky Hill, of Rayson Hall
Farm, Ousby, near Penrith, who were looking for new bloodlines for
their Raysonhall 20-cow pedigree herd and in particular daughters of
stock bull Haltcliffe Novel, bred by Matt and Craig Ridley and was
bought for 9,000gns in 1998.
The first five of Novel’s sons averaged
£5,000 last year when sold privately and the Hills are planning
to build on his success and increase the numbers of pedigrees and reduce
the commercial cattle. Currently 25 Limousin cross cows are run to
produce year-old stores.
The Hills selected Gunnerfleet Richard on his breeding,
size and conformation. His sire Tunnelby Monkeytricks was reserve champion
in Carlisle in October 1997 and sold for 10,000gns, since when his
sons have topped sales for the Handleys. The first maiden heifer by
him made £18,000 privately in November 2001.
The third top price of 11,000gns went to the 24 month
old Dyfri Riogrande, from West Wales breeders, David and Aled Edwards,
who also had the top priced bull at last year’s February Carlisle
sale, Dyfri Pascal, which sold for 9,500gns.
Making the bid was John Smillie, and son John, for
their Smithston herd at Patna, Ayrshire.
The Smillies were attracted by the bloodlines which include top show
winners. Riogrande is by the French bull, Jockey which sired Dyfri
Pascal and numerous other top priced bulls, including Neutron which
made 14,000gns in October 1998.
His dam is Dyfri Missouri, out of Tanhill Toujour
and by Rake Denver, both top show winners. As well as his show winning
bloodlines, Riogrande has a beef value of LM30 placing him in the top
one per cent of the breed.
The Smillies run 65 cows in their pedigree herd and
plan to use the bull on heifer daughters of Cockleshell Jarrow. Eleven
of Jarrow’s sons have sold privately recently to average £4,300
to a top of £7,200.
"He was chosen mostly because of his fleshing
ability as well as his bloodlines and beef value,"
said John Smillie senior. They also run 150 commercial Limousin cross
cows.
Averages: 35 senior bulls, £3,693.14;
35 intermediate bulls, £3,805.50; 30 junior bulls, £4,348.45;
overall, 100 bulls, £3,929.06.
Leading prices of 5,000gns and over:
GL Hutton, Setmabanning Farm, Threlkeld, Keswick, Cumbria, Cloughhead
Radar (supreme champion) 16,000gns to JS &
JO Dodd, West View, Temple Sowerby, Penrith, Cumbria;
J Handley, Gunnerfleet Farm, Chapel Le Dale, Ingleton, Carnforth, Lancashire,
Gunnerfleet Richard (junior champion) 12,000gns to D & V Hill,
Rayson Hall Farm, Ousby, Penrith, Cumbria;
DG & MJ Edwards, Home Farm, Cilycwm, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire,
Dyfri Riogrande,11,000gns to JM Smillie & Son, Smithson Farm, Patna,
Ayr;
J Handley, Gunnerfleet Rocky, 10,500gns to I Renton &
Son, High Highlaws, Morpeth, Northumberland;
A Ogg, College Farm, Back Street, Alkborough, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire,
Confluence Romeo (reserve intermediate champion) 10,500gns to William
McLaren, Muirhouses, Kiriemuir, Angus;
GC Rowson, Goose Farm, Eastmoor, Sutton-on-Forest, York, Rombalds Rebel
(reserve supreme champion)10,000gns to ES & E Norman, Little Orton
Farm, Little Orton, Carlisle, Cumbria;
GC Rowson, Rombalds Rapier, 9,200gns to P Byas, Middledale, Kilham,
Driffield, East Yorkshire;
Procters Farm, Woodhouse Lane, Slaidburn, Clitheroe, Lancashire, Procters
Rocco, 9,000gns to J Penny, Shannas, Mintlaw, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire;
Mrs ME Davis, Gotham Farm, Sandhurst Lane, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex,
Gotham Raphael, 8,000gns to G & M Halliday, Crawthat, Lockerbie,
Dumfriesshire;
S & GA Potter, Westside, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, Westsife
President, 7,000gns to GR Jones, Tyn Rhos, Llanrhaeadr Ym, Oswestry,
Powys;
D Williams, Wernfawr, Llandeusant, Llangadog, Dyfed, Llanan Rhys, 6,800gns
to Brian Hall, Ainstable Hall, Ainstable, Carlisle, Cumbria;
DA Williams, Lodge Hill Farm, Park Lane, Shifnal, Shropshire, Wilodge
Realdeal, 6,800gns to Messrs Pollock, Wreay Hall, Wreay, Carlisle,
Cumbria;
GL Hutton, Rambo, 6,500gns to JR Ward (Murtholm) & Co, Murtholm,
Langholm, Dumfriesshire;
DBD & CA Edgar, Fellside, Ousby, Penrith, Cumbria, Shire Payne,
6,200gns to NB Taylor & Son, Low Howgill, Milburn, Penrith, Cumbria;
DG & MJ Edwards, Dyfri Rascal, 6,000gns to Haulfryn Farming, Spon
Farm, Spongreen, Buckley, Flintshire;
Smiths of Bloxham, Newlands Farm, Milton Road, Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire,
Ironstone Rebel, 5,800gns to DB Davies &
Sons, Eisteddfa Fawr, Brynberian, Crymuch, Dyfed;
JCG Bloom & Son, Decoy Farm, Scorborough, Driffield, East Yorkshire,
Scorboro Romanov, 5,500gns Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, Clifton,
Penrith; Cumbria;
DBD & CA Edgar, Shire Rascal, 5,200gns to Messrs Jenkinson;
DBD & CA Edgar, Shire Rufus, 5,000gns to RI Scott &
Son, Summery Hill, Middleton-in-Teesdael, Co Durham;
PJ & E Henshall, Sarkshields, Eaglesfield, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire,
Ringway Rauol, 5,000gns to I Renton;
TE Jones & Co, Bailea Farm, Heol Senni, Sennybridge, Brecon, Powys,
Bailea Prizeboy, 5,000gns to MG & EM Green, Thorniethwaite, Lochmaben,
Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire;
JT & J Nattress & Son, Greenwell Farm, Lanchester, Co Durham,
Greenwell Reuben (reserve junior champion) 5,000gns to S Whiteford,
Bridge Farm, Addington, Bucks;
Procters Farm, Procters Rock, 5,000gns to JL Smith. Swan Farm, High
Hawsker, Whitby, North Yorkshire.
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