LIMOUSIN PEDIGREE FEMALES SELL TO 3,300GNS
Prices for pedigree Limousin females peaked at 3,300gns in Carlisle
on Thursday February 13th 2003.
Topping a small female entry in the British Limousin Cattle Society
spring sale conducted by Harrison & Hetherington was
the heifer Ardbrack Ruth with her first calf at foot for Mark Phillips,
of Broad Oak, Ivegill, Carlisle.
Bred by Martin Gethin, of Havorfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Ruth was bought
by Lowther Park Farms, Lowther, near Penrith.
She is by the 11,000gns Spage Master with her pedigree going back to
Shire Cyclone and Rusee. She was sold with her four month old heifer
calf, Mardoneen Tialusso by Lino.
In addition to the sale conducted by Harrison & Hetherington, a
collective catalogue of females from five pedigree herds was also offered.
This included the dispersal of the Briarwood herd for John and Mabel
Garthwaite, of Pelton Fell, Chester-le-Street, Co Durham, started in
1992.
The highest price for the herd at 2,100gns came jointly for the in-calf
cow Hydesville Penny, bought from John Powner’s Hydesville production
sale in 2000, along with her bull calf Briarwood Tommy.
Penny, a quiet daughter of Hasard and a granddaughter of Gaulois, sold
for 1,250gns to GD Pickering, of Thackside Farm, Goathland, Whitby,
North Yorkshire, while the 13 month old Tommy was bought for 850gns
by CD & WA Bland, The Flatt, How Mill, Carlisle.
Included in the collective sale was a production sale for George and
Pat Long’s Millbrow herd at Skelwith Bridge, Ambleside, Cumbria,
which was founded by females from Tommy and Robin Holliday’s
blodlines.
Topping the Millbrow entry jointly at 2,200gns was the 11 year old
cow Millbrow Hannah, which sold for 1,200gns to BJ Lowery, Townend
Farm, Whitbeck, Millom, Cumbria, along with her seventh calf, a heifer
Millbrow Trudy, which made1,000gns to IK & AM Grisedale, of Greenmount
Farm, Milton, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, Cumbria.
The production sale from the Treetops herd for Alan Haigh, of Ashgrove
Farm, North Willingham, Marketr Rasen, Lincolnshire, peaked at 2,050gns
for the maiden heifer by Greensons Gigolo, the potential show female
Treetops Ronette, which sold to A Sayer, of Cresswell, Stoke-on-Trent,
Staffordshire.
The Foxcroft production saw a top price of 1,400gns for Wayne Lawson,
of Foxes Farm, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, for the five year old
in calf cow Foxcroft Nicky, purchased by WG Walker, of Cramie, Glen
Prosen, Kirriemuir, Angus.
South Wales breeders DT Roberts & Son’s Carne Swansea-based
herd production had a top price of 900gns for the in calf heifer Carne
Roberta, selling to SW Thornber & Sons, of Templewood, Clitheroe,
Lancashire.
Leading prices:
Briarwood herd
Hydesville Penny and her bull calf Briarwood Tommy, 2,100gns (Hydesville
Penny 1,250gns) to GD Pickering, Thackside Farm, Goathland, Whitby,
North Yorkshire. (Briarwood Tommy, 850gns) to CD & WA Bland & Son,
The Flatt, How Mill, Carlisle, Cumbria.
Briarwood Pearl and her heifer calf Briarwood Sapphire 1,850gns (Briarwood
Pearl, 1,100gns) to AJ Ewing, Drumbretton, Annan, Dumfriesshire. (Briarwood
Sapphire 750gns) to S Hamilton, Dundrod, Sherwood Crescent, Lockerbie,
Dumfriesshire.
Briarwood Reda, 1,850gns to G Wilson, Bankdale Farm, Wreay, Carlisle,
Cumbria.
Hartside Nosegay, 1,600gns to J Thompson, Townfoot, Melmerby, Penrith,
Cumbria.
Briarwood Laura, 1,400gns to M Evans, Nant-Y-Creuau, Pentrefoelas,
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy.
Briarwood October, 1,400gns to DG Pickering.
Averages: 9 cows served and/or suckling £1,540; 5 served
heifers, £1,029; 2 maiden heifers, £514.50; 2 bull stirks, £656.25.
Millbrow herd
Millbrow
Hannah, 1,200gns to BJ Lowery, Townend Farm, Whitbeck, Millom, Cumbria.
Millbrow Trudy 1,000gns to IK & AM Grisedale, Greenmount Farm,
Milton, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, Cumbria.
Millbrow Star, 1,850gns to
Barlow Bros, Littlewood Hall Farm, Ridley Lane, Croston, Preston, Lancashire.
Millbrow Sarah, 1,600gns to TA & J Brownrigg, How Hill Farm,
Hutton Roof, Penrith, Cumbria.
Millbrow Sally, 1,500gns to GW Jones, Cross Farm, Llanfair, Caereinion,
Welshpool, Powys.
Averages: 1 cow and calf, £2,310; 5 maiden
heifers, £1,522,50.
Treetops herd
Treetops Ronnette, 2,050gns to A Sayer, Cresswell
Old Lane, Cresswell, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
Homebyres Molly, 1,200gns to AD Loudon, Quinlock Farm, Blanefield,
Glasgow.
Treetops Poppy, 1,100gns to M Holliday, Syke Farm, Kirkbampton, Carlisle,
Cumbria.
Averages: 11 cows and heifers served and/or
suckling, £840; 10 served and maiden heifers,£739.20;
1 young bull, £630.
Foxcroft herd
Foxcroft Nicky, 1,400gns to WG Walker,
Cramie, Glen Prosen, Kirrimuir, Angus.
Foxcroft Linda, 1,350gns to T Pearson & Son, High Plaskett
Lands, Mawbray, Maryport, Cumbria.
Averages: 5 cows served and/or suckling, £1,123.50;
2 maiden heifers, £467.25.
Carne herd
Carne Roberta, 900gns to SW Thornber & Sons,
Templewood, Pendle Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire.
Carne Regina, 800gns to W & G Tweedie, Brownsbank, Biggar, Lanarkshire.
Averages: 12 heifers served and/or suckling, £729.71.
Other collective females:
G Phillips & Son, Broadoak,
Low Braithwaite, Ivegill, Carlisle, Cumbria,
Ardbrack Ruth, 3,300gns to Lowther Park
Farms, Lowther, Penrith, Cumbria.
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