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11,000GNS SARKLEY CROMWELL LEADS SUMMER LIMOUSIN SALE
Top price 11,000gns
-– Averages Up by £813 – 18 more
bulls sold on the year - 8 bulls over 4,000gns
A top price of 11,000gns for Sarkley Cromwell from EH Pennie & Son,
Gwern-Yr-Ychain, Llandyssil, Montgomery, Powys led a strong summer
sale of Limousin bulls and females held at Carlisle on Friday 12th
June 2009. August 2007 born, Sarkley Cromwell is a powerful son of
Sarkley Voltigeur (a full brother to the 23,000gns Sarkley Sebastian
sold at Carlisle in May 2003) and is out of the Marron sired Sarkley
Tarah. The depth of breeding combining Broadmeadows Cannon, Ronick
Gains, Marron and Heros saw Sarkley Cromwell being purchased by Mr.
R Dick, Mains of Throsk, Stirling for the noted Ronick pedigree herd.
Commenting on his purchase, David Dick said; “Cromwell is a very
growthy type of bull with strength of bone. He has tremendous shape
and ends and features some great bloodlines in his pedigree.” The
prolific Sarkley herd, which numbers approximately 220 head, enjoyed
a very productive day’s trading. In addition to the top price
of 11,000gns they also secured the second top at 6,200gns and sold
further bulls at 5000, 4000, and 3800gns respectively. Later in the
year, the Sarkley herd is planning to hold a production sale of 60-70
heifers at Carlisle.
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| Sarkley Cromwell |
This end of summer sale continued the strong demand for pedigree Limousin
stock that has been a feature of the year to date. Averages were up
on the year by £813 with 29 bulls levelling at £3724. The
clearance rate was an excellent 97% from the 30 bulls forward.
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| Sarkley Clyde |
Sarkley Clyde, another August 2007 born bull, secured the day’s
second top price of 6,200gns. By the bull Objat, whose first son sold
at Carlisle in February this year for 14,000gns, Sarkley Clyde is out
of the Heros sired dam Sarkley Onadette. Again a bull featuring plenty
of muscle, Sarkley Clyde was sold back to Wales to Mr. A Griffiths,
Pistyllgwyn, Llansawal, Llandeilo.
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| Millstone Charlie |
John Oakes, Stone Trough Farm, Holly Lane, Harisseahead, Stoke sold
the September 2007 born Millstone Charlie for 5,200gns. By the prolific
A.I. sire Rocky and out of Millstone Unity, a daughter of the 2003
Royal Show Champion Tunnelby Scallywag, he was purchased by Messrs
WP Hughes & Son for their Pabo Herd at Fferam Y Llyn, Llanbabo,
Rhosgoch, Amlwch. The Pabo herd was founded in the last three years
and this new purchase will be used across the herd’s 11 cows
and 8 heifers.
Vivaldi sired calves had featured strongly at the May Carlisle Sale
selling to 13,800gns and another son here, Sarkley Critic again from
the Pennies team, was the sale’s next best at 5,000gns. July
2007 born, Sarkley Critic is out of the Broadmeadows Cannon sired Sarkley
Nicola. Full of breeding, the dam line contains Uplands Arriane who
is described as a cornerstone female of the Sarkley herd and whose
progeny have sold up to 28,000gns. Sarkley Critic’s purchaser
was Mr. E Kellett, East Matsen, Newcastle.
Messrs WF Cruikshank & Sons, Clury Farm, Dulnain Bridge were rewarded
with their trip down from Inverness-shire when they received 4,800gns
for the September 2007 born Clury Cyclone. This bull is a son of Snoopy
whose own first son had sold to 9,000gns. A heifer’s calf, Clury
Cyclone is out of the Sultan sired daughter Clury Vogue. A trip back
to the north was guaranteed when Clury Cyclone was purchased by AG
Flaws, Ringesta, Quendale, Shetland.
Shieldrigg Cashmir from AR Afsari, Blackhamilton, Blackford, Carlisle
made 4,600gns when selling to T Walker & Son, Netherund Mains,
West Linton, Peebles. A son of Oxygene, whose progeny have sold up
to 30,000gns, Cashmir is out of the Genus Hidalgo sired female Gallowshieldrigg
Vasef. He was sold with a Beef Value of LM+25.
Selling at 4,200gns was the October 2007 born Fieldson Corker from
Messrs JW & MC Fieldson, Poplar Farm, Corringham, Gainsborough,
Lincolnshire. Sired by the Bailea Olympia son Ronick Valeur and out
of the homebred Fieldson Ulreka, Fieldson Corker was purchased by BW & MM
Thomson & Partners, Argoed Edwin Farm, Llanharan, Pontyclun. The
Fieldson herd later sold Fieldson David for 4,000gns. This January
2008 born bull is sired by the 16,000gns Goldies Uppercrust and is
out of the Gunnerfleet Plunas sired Fieldson Upstart. The purchaser
of Fieldson David was N Hicks, Bignor Farm, Oakhurst Lane, Billinghurst.
Nebo Dei, a son of the 22,500gns bull Bailea Spunkie, made 4,100gns
for ML Thomas, Bryn Farm, Nebo, Llanwrst, Conwy. Born in February 2008,
Nebo Dei was one of the younger bulls offered for sale. Out of the
Ronick Hawk sired Nebo Sioned, he was purchased by G Tyson, East House
Farm, Brigham, Cockermouth, Cumbria.
The Sarkley herd sold their fourth animal in the top ten prices when
Sarkley Chieftain made 4,000gns. Another son of Vivaldi, Sarkley Chieftain
is out of the Broadmeadows Cannon sired Sarkley Pattie. Puchaser of
this July 2007 born bull was the well known commercial producer C Harle & Sons
who are based at Brandon Hall, Brandon Village, County Durham.
The day sale also offered a sale of Unhaltered Females with 51 head
forward.
Heading the trade at 2,900gns was the nine year old cow, Glenrock Rene,
from Stephen Illingworth, Howgillside, Eaglesfield, Lockerbie, Dumfries.
Sold with her fifth calf at foot, the bull calf Glenrock Exile by Bremore
Artist, Glenrock Rene is by the French sire, Nans, and out of the homebred
dam, Glenrock Honey. She heads to L Thomas & Sons, Perry Hill Farm,
Belmont, Hereford, who purchased a further twenty lots of females on
the day.
Averages:
29 Bulls £3723.88
(+ £813)
7 Cows and Heifers served and/or suckling £2212.50
(- £329)
34 Bulling and Maiden heifers £1322.69
(+ £46)
Auctioneers: Harrison & Hetherington
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