17,000GNS FLEETHILL SAL TOPS RED LADIES LIMOUSIN DERBY
Fleethill Sal, a first calved heifer from Michael Gray,
Great Cellws, Crossgates, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, stole the show
at the Red Ladies Limousin Derby at Carlisle on Friday 5th November
2004, when she topped the sale at a sparkling 17,000gns. This August
2001 born heifer had earlier been crowned Supreme Champion of the pre-sale
show by judge Miss Teleri Thomas, Topeka, Capel Iwan, Newcastle Emlyn.
Sired by Shire Pentagon and out of Fleethill Hush, Sal was sold with
her heifer calf at foot, Fleethill Vamoose by Sarkley Rusty.
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| Champion Fleethill Sal went
on to make the top price of 17,000gns. |
In July of this year, Fleethill Sal won the Limousin
Female Championship and Overall Reserve Championship at the Royal Welsh
Show. It was at this show that eventual buyer Paul Dawes, Kipperknowle
Barn, Dinmore Manor Estate, Hereford first saw her. Naturally he was
delighted to have now secured his purchase. “This is one of the best Limousin
females to become available at public auction for some time. She is
a lovely animal with a great breed head, she is very correct and comes
from a good family”, he said. Mr. Dawes will add Fleethill Sale
to his Dinmore pedigree herd of 40 cows.
The Red Ladies Derby catalogue was packed with quality lots and drew
a strong trade as a consequence. Seven animals sold for over 5,000
with the averages for cows up by £3933.56 and for heifers up
by £1039.57 respectively, on the year . Overall, the sale grossed £125,107.58.
The clearance rate of cattle sold was just over 65%.
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| Spage Tess - 8000gns. |
Spage Tess followed on from her success at the International
Limousin Congress by making the second top price of 8,000gns. By Millbrook
R2K, who himself stood Overall Reserve Male Champion at ILC, Spage
Tess is a November 2002 born maiden heifer out of Shilnavogie Ruth
from Mr W Campbell, Co Antrim, N Ireland. She joins Messrs Burton & Cairns’ Rempstone
pedigree herd, at Lings Farm, Rempstone, Loughborough, Leics.
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| Springsett Ubet - 7000gns |
Sarah Jane Jessop & Dougie McBeath, Castleton Farm,
Airth, Stirling sold Springsett Ubet for 7000gns to Mr W E Salisbury,
Church View Farm, Treales, Kirkham, Preston. This heifer was sired
by Ronick One, a Broadmeadows Cannon son out of prolific show cow Ronick
Janita. Ubet was the first female sired by this stock bull to be offered
for sale. She joins the 20-strong female herd of Mr. Salisbury’s
Kirkview prefix.
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| Newstart Teleri - 6000gns |
Mr D & Mrs M Cormack’s home-bred served heifer,
Newstart Teleri, PD’d in calf to the 20,000gns Grahams Poncho,
sold to Mr J R Barnett, Keighley, W Yorks for 6,000gns. Out of dam
Rachels Glenda and by Ryedale Orion, she promises some excellent bloodlines.
Mrs P M Varley’s Ryedale Redlight, an April 2000 born second
calver by Saunders Logo and out of Ryedale Moonlight and bred by Lang
Partners, Hawnby, York went under the hammer at 4,500gns earlier in
the sale to the same buyer.
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| Reserve Champion Goldies
Ulay - 5500gns |
The day’s Overall Reserve Champion and Best Maiden
Heifer, Goldies Ulay, from Mr J K Goldie, Townfoot, Mouswald, Dumfries
was purchased by Mr D K Wheeler, Goodiford Mill, Cullompton, Devon
for 5,500gns. Born June 2003 as an embryo calf, this young heifer carries
full French genetics being sired by Imperial and out of the Domino
sired Java. The Wheelers, who run the Rosecroft pedigree herd, also
bought the 5,000gns maiden heifer Kaprico Unique from A K & C Stafford,
Houghton Le Spring, Tyne & Wear. Sired by Cockleshell Olympus and
out of Kaprico Liberty, this May 2003 heifer displayed a Beef Value
of LM+28.
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| Cloughhead Umbria - 5000gns |
Cloughead Umbria from G L Hutton, Keswick, Cumbria is
a shapey Rossignol daughter out of home-bred Cloughead Nightingale.
September 2003 born, she was knocked down to H & S Watkins, Llanfihangel,
Powys for 5,000gns to join their pedigree Cammen herd.
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| 5 Cows served and/or suckling |
£5659.50 |
(+ £3933.56) |
| 9 Served heifers |
£2496.67 |
(- £628.83) |
| 29 Maiden heifers |
£2563.45 |
(+ £1039.57) |
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LEADING PRICES |
PRICE |
PURCHASER |
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| Fleethill Sal |
17,000gns |
Mr P Dawes |
| Spage Tess |
8,000gns |
Messrs Burton & Cairns |
| Springsett Ubet |
7,000gns |
Mr WE Salisbury |
| Newstart Teleri |
6,000gns |
Mr J R Barnett |
| Goldies Ulay |
5,500gns |
Mr D K Wheeler |
| Cloughead Umbria |
5,000gns |
H & S Watkins |
| Kaprico Unique |
5,000gns |
Mr D K Wheeler |
| Ryedale Redlight |
4,500gns |
Mr J R Barnett |
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