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sale dates / sale reports / carlisle 16th february 2008[show results]32,000GNS DOLCORSLLWYN BULL LEADS EXCELLENT CARLISLE LIMOUSIN TRADE 140 bulls average £4824 – 13 more bulls sold on the year - 73% clearance rate – 48 Junior Bulls average £5538 – 12 bulls over 10,000gns – New Welsh Record – Sale grosses £675,385
Mr Vaughan’s Dolcorsllwyn prefix comprises 50 pedigree cows and there are plans to increase the herd size to around 70. The Herd won the North West Midlands & North Wales Herd Competition Best Large Herd, Best Overall Herd & Best Youngstock categories in 2007. Glyn Vaughan commented: “90% of our herd goes back to the granddam of the bull, Emue, who was bought at the Paddock Dispersal in 1999 for 3,200gns. She was flushed 13 times and this Emue-Broadmeadows Cannon pairing gave us the dam of Brynmor, Dolcorsllwyn Patsi. Emue calved again last year but is now 19 years old so is out to pasture now and enjoying a well-deserved retirement!” Dolcorsllwyn Brynmor is a Nenuphar son and out of the homebred dam, Dolcorsllwyn Patsi, and carried a Beef Value of LM+32 putting him squarely in the top 10% of breed. This Junior bull was much admired in the pen, very clean, wide on top with a powerful back-end. He weighed in at 866 kilos for his 19 months and was purchased by J Handley, Gunnerfleet Farm, Chapel Le Dale, Ingleton, Carnforth for his pedigree Gunnerfleet Herd. Commenting, Ian Handley said: “We picked him out initially in the pre-sale inspection; I’d never seen a bull as wide on his plates – he has such tremendous width, power, a tight belly and a good second thigh. He looks even better now we’ve got him home and I can’t keep my eyes off him!” Mr Handley runs 70 pedigree cows at present, a number which he’d slowly like to build up by retaining his very best females. Brynmor will run alongside their other stock bull, the 24,000gns Glenrock Ventura. The top priced bull came from a very strong Junior section which saw 8 bulls make 7,500gns or more. Overall, 48 Junior Bulls averaged £5538. The Intermediate bulls were not far behind with 8 making at least 7,500gns and 43 overall making £5347 apiece. Commenting, Iain Kerr, BLCS Chief Executive said: “Great credit is due to the breeders who put forward a catalogue of bulls full of depth and quality. This gave buyers a great choice of modern Limousin bulls on offer to them. Limousin cattle continue to drive the market place because of the genuine all-round attributes that add value: easy care, easy calving females combined with carcase quality, feed efficiency and conformation at any weight. These are the traits of economic importance that continue to meet modern industry requirements.”
The much admired Intermediate Champion, Dinmore Bandit, was the next top price at 28,000gns. Brought forward by Paul Dawes, Dinmore Manor, Dinmore, Hereford, Dinmore Bandit is an embryo calf out of the notable pairing of Wilodge Tonka and Fleethill Sal. The sire, Wilodge Tonka, was purchased by Mr Dawes for 30,000gns in October 2003 and the dam, Fleethill Sal, was sold at Red Ladies in November 2004 for 17,000gns. She was Female Champion at the Royal Welsh in the same year and was Cheshire Show Champion in 2007. Mr Dawes said that it was nice to reap some reward from his investment in the Limousin breed and praised Richard Bartle for his skills in stockmanship which he said had greatly contributed to this. Paul Dawes added: “Dinmore Bandit is a very mobile bull with great style, presence and a lovely temperament. With this combination of breeding behind him, he should go on to do very well.” He heads to Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor Farm, Clifton, Penrith, Cumbria who run the Whinfellpark Herd. Estate Manager, Nick Scholefield, said that they had been looking for a stock bull with good shape and back-end to use on the much improved female progeny from their current stock bulls. “With a strong pedigree background and good figures of LM+36 behind him, Dinmore Bandit will be used this season on a good batch of our breeding females who are sired by Regal, Wilodge Topgun and Ultimatum. We currently calve down around 110 cows and are looking for him to add extra shape and conformation.” Paul Dawes had earlier sold a full brother to Bandit, namely the first prize-winning Dinmore Bentley, for 9,000gns to DWH Gascoigne Group, 1 Church Street, Southwell, Notts for their mainly commercial herd.
Two bulls sold to the 22,000gns mark. First of these was Guards Boomer, the 948kg May 2006 born Reserve Intermediate Male Champion from JC & SE Little, The Guards, Ireby, Wigton, Cumbria. Messrs Little run a mainly commercial operation with 70 commercial cows and around 30 pedigrees of which a dozen or so are put to AI each year. Boomer is a son of the AI bull, Rocky, who has bred progeny previously to 14,000gns. With good mobility and conformation, he is out of Ardbrack Special, bred by Martin Gethin, and bought in June 2003 at Carlisle for 1,450gns. Purchaser at 22,000gns was Mr Paul Brown, 27 Rothconville Road, Loughgilly, Co Armagh, N Ireland. Guards Boomer will be staying at home in Cumbria for a month to allow for the necessary health checks before heading over the water to Paul Brown’s newly established Rathconville Herd which comprises 40 females recently imported from S Ireland. His aim is to establish a herd of approximately 80-100 breeding females and, apart from a possible show debut at Balmoral Show in 2008, Guards Boomer’s job will be to stamp his power and growth on this fledgling pedigree herd.
Also at 22,000gns was Haltcliffe Brazil (LM+29), the Junior Male Champion & Reserve Overall Male Champion from Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe, Hesket New Market, Wigton, Cumbria. It was the combination of the sire Cloughhead Umpire together with the Sympa-sired dam, Haltcliffe Uldale, which convinced D&V Hill, Whitewall, Great Asby, Appleby, Cumbria to purchase him for their Raysonhall pedigree herd. Mrs Hall commented: “We had picked him out at the Show and were impressed by his overall appearance and bloodlines. There was a very good line-up of Cloughhead Umpire bulls on offer so we knew there was consistency there. He’s settled in very well in his new surroundings and we’re planning to use him on some heifers shortly. He should follow on well from our last stock bull, Haltcliffe Novel.”
Two Ironstone bulls from Smiths of Bloxham, Newlands Farm, Milton Rd, Bloxham, Oxon each made 11,000gns. Master Judge, Mr Francis McAuley, Carmorn Rd, Toomebridge, Co Antrim, N Ireland had put up as his Senior Male Champion & Overall Male Champion Ironstone Brandy, a Unesco son and out of the record-priced Limousin female, the 50,000gns Bailea Umandy. With a Beef Value of LM+30 this April 2006 born bull heads to R Johnstone, Balaclava Croft, Port Ellen, Isle Of Islay, Argyll. The Ironstone Herd have been prolific purchasers within the Limousin breed over recent years and this was their top sale prices to date - now with a Carlisle Championship ticket to boot.
The red ticket-winning Ironstone Bomber also made 11,000gns when selling to T Clyde, Orchard Farm, Niblock Road, Antrim, N Ireland. January 2006 born, one of the oldest catalogued bulls and sporting a Beef Value of LM+36, Ironstone Bomber combines pure French breeding with Uniprix on the sire side and Torpedo on the dam. At the 2007 Royal Show he had stood as Junior Limousin Champion and Reserve Interbreed Junior Champion.
Pritchard Bros, Hafan Deg, Rhosybol, Anglesey, Gwynedd paid 10,500gns for the first prize-winning Derriaghy Bobsyouruncle exhibited by DG Green & Sons, Derriaghy Rd, Lisburn, Co Antrim. An embryo calf by Grahams Unbeatable and out of Carmorn Penny, whose first two progeny averaged 10,000gns, Bobsyouruncle carries a Beef Value of LM+30.
Another at 10,500gns was Hargill Blaze from John Wigham, Hargill House, Coanwood, Haltwhistle, Northumberland. Sired by the Mythe son, Marden Soroth, and out of the Haltcliffe Hercules granddaughter, Lumbylaw Starburst, this 19 month old bull sold to J Burnett & Sons, Upper Spittalton, Blair Drummond, Stirling who run the Spittalton Herd.
Cloughhead Bruno went under the hammer for 10,000gns. Bred by GL Hutton, Setmabanning, Threlkeld, Keswick, Cumbria this May 2006 born bull and boasting a red rosette is sired by Ugues and out of the Heros daughter Cloughhead Janet. He heads to JE Carruthers, Silloans, Rochester, Newcastle On Tyne and their Redesdale pedigree herd.
Bailea Bullion from MT Jones, Bailea, Sennybridge, Brecon also sold for 10,000gns. Bullion is by Requin and out of Bailea Nightowl, dam of the 22,500gns Bailea Spunkie and was snapped up by McKinney Brothers, Heathmount, Craigadick Road, Maghera, Co Londonderry.
Two bulls from RS Harker made 10,000gns each. KI Jones, Bryn Ddaenen, Padog, Betws-Y-Coed, Conwy purchased Overthwaite Ben brought forward by RS Harker, Overthwaite Holme, Carnforth, Lancs. July 2006 born, this bull is a Sympa son and out of the French dam, Pensee.
A final bid of 10,000gns also secured the services of a second Sympa son but this time out of the Greenwell Manager sired Bridgedale Tmargaret for J Anderson & Son, Priesthaugh, Hawick, Roxburghshire.
The last five figure bull, once more at 10,000gns, was Fieldson Bruiser from JW Fieldson, Poplar Farm, Corringham, Gainsborough, Lincs. October 2006 born, this well-muscled bull by Fieldson Ultimate and out of the Gunnerfleet Plunas daughter, Fieldson Vodka, heads to RP & DL Hutchinson Ltd, Greenhill Farm, Balderton, Newark, Notts.
Other leading prices
SALE FROM THE TOMSCHOICE, REDPATHS, MYNACH, JANOS & LOWBARN LIMOUSIN HERDS 18 Mynach heifers average a terrific £2823 A catalogued entry of 144 head of females from five pedigree Limousin herds plus other draft consignments comprised one of the largest Breeders’ Sales held at Carlisle on Friday 15th February 2008. It saw a total clearance of the 144 lots forward which averaged £1525 per head to gross a very creditable £219,733.
The day’s top price of 5,500gns went to a January 2006 born heifer, Lowerffrydd Berti, consigned by the Janos Herd on behalf of Messrs BC & JW Evans, Penrhos, Trefeglwys, Powys. By the AI sire Nenuphar and out of the Talent granddaughter, Lowerffrydd Pisano, Berti was sold AI’d to Fieldson Alfy, the 37,000gns Supreme Champion from the October 2006 Carlisle Bull Sale. Purchaser was Paul Cairns, Hall Farm, Tollerton, Notts for his recently established Plumtree Herd. Mr Cairns later bought the Rocky daughter, Aldan Bella, brought out by GW Jones, Graig Fach, Llanfair, Welshpool for 3,500gns. The third annual sale from the Mynach Herd of ED Griffiths & Co, Cilgryman Fawr, Cwmfelin-Mynach, Carmarthenshire saw 18 maiden heifers go under the hammer to average a cracking £2823. Predominantly by the sires Sable and Mynach Utah - who goes back to Ocean - best of these was the 4,000gns Mynach Brina, June 2006 born and a daughter of Mynach Utah and out of the Oedipe daughter Mynach Sabrina. She heads to AC Fotheringham, Ballinloan, Dunkeld, Perth, Perthshire. Three further heifers made 3,800gns, two of which - Mynach Beaonce and Mynach Bamsara - sired by Sable and Mynach Utah respectively - were purchased by TW Roberts & Son, Malt House Farm, St Mellons Road, Lisvane, Cardiff. TW Roberts & Son also bought Mynach Bessa sporting a Beef Value of LM+32, by Mynach Utah and out of Mynach Tessa at the 3,200gns mark. The other heifer at 3,800gns, Mynach Berni, by Mynach Utah and out of the Oedipe daughter, Mynach Tan, was bought by G Rodgers, 48 Hillhead Road, Dromora, Dromore, Co Down, N Ireland. The strength in depth of the Mynach offering was in evidence as three further heifers made over 3,000gns. The Sable daughter Mynach Bling Bling is out of Mynach Opal, a Tarvis granddaughter, and this April 2006 born heifer sold to an undisclosed buyer for 3,500gns. Two heifers sold to 3,000gns: first of these was Mynach Bren, sired by Sable and out of Mynach Menna when catching the eye of C Lewis, Garthvaughan, Cyfronydd, Welshpool. Again at 3,000gns was another Sable daughter, Mynach Bermuda, this time out of the Oedipe daughter Mynach Sumatra, sporting a Beef Value of LM+31 and with TB &CD Griffiths, Brynderi, Llangain, Carmarthen making the final successful bid. In all, 18 Mynach heifers averaged an excellent £2823 Leading the Lowbarn Herd contingent for RFS Newall, Low Barns, Wall, Hexham, Northumberland was the nine month old heifer, Lowbarn Contaria, sired by Cloughhead Organic and out of Mereside Ontario when knocked down to J & CM & CS Chappelhow, High Grounds Farm, Clifton Dykes, Penrith, Cumbria for 2,500gns. A major reduction sale from the Redpaths Herd on behalf of Redpath Farms, Spylaw, Kelso, Roxburghshire saw 56 lots change hands overall. Topping the trade was the 2,200gns Rachels Toya, a 2002 born second calver sired by Ionesco and out of Rachels Nocturne carrying a Beef Value of LM+38. New owner is AJ Ewing, Dumbretton Farms, Annan, Dumfriesshire. Averages Mynach Herd Lowbarn Herd Redpaths Herd Tomschoice Herd Other Females |
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