[forthcoming sales] [sale reports]

HOWHALL BAILEA LEADS PERTH AT 4,300GNS
Howhall Bailea, a rising 21 month old bull from Mr A Renton, Tannage Brae, Duns, Berwickshire made 4,300gns and topped the Limousin section of the May Multibreed Sale at Perth.

HALTCLIFFE BRAVEHEART LEADS CARLISLE AT 25,000GNS
The prolific Haltcliffe herd of Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe, Hesket New Market, provided the outstanding highlight of a buoyant 25th Annual Society Sale at Carlisle on Saturday, 3rd May.

VANQUISH TOPS BROCKHURST SALE AT 6500GNS
Topping the on-farm production sale from the Brockhurst Herd of WJ & M Mash Ltd held at Torrington Farm, Chesham, Bucks on Saturday 15th March 2008 was the rising four year old bull Brockhurst Vanquish who boasts a tremendous back pedigree.

NEWSTART SALE SETS NEW BREED & CENTRE RECORD
A new Limousin breed and centre record for a herd Dispersal Sale was set at Carlisle on Friday 29th February 2008 when the combined holding of the Newstart Herd went under the hammer.

DUMBRECK LIMOUSIN HITS 4,900GNS AT MULTI-BREED PEDIGREE SALE
Pedigree Limousin bulls sold to 4,900gns at the Royal Northern Spring Show held at the Thainstone Centre, Inverurie on Wednesday, February 27th 2008.

“CLASSY” IS THE WORD FOR LIMOUSINS AT DUNGANNON
Hard on the heels of the outstanding demand for the Limousin “brand” at Carlisle, the Dungannon sale met with a tremendous interest, a crowded sale ring, and a brisk sale which saw a total clearance with some remarkable prices realised.

32,000GNS DOLCORSLLWYN BULL LEADS EXCELLENT CARLISLE LIMOUSIN TRADE
At what was by common consent one of the strongest and most level shows of bulls seen at a Carlisle February Sale, it was the impressive Dolcorsllwyn Brynmor which led the way at a mighty 32,000gns.

25,000GNS UK RECORD FOR BLACK LIMOUSIN BULL
It was a record breaking day for Brian & Matthew Jones, Bailea, Sennybridge, Brecon, Powys as Bailea Black BMW went under the hammer for 25,000gns to Aberdeenshire pedigree breeder Harry Emslie.

SARKLEY CRYSTAL LEADS SALE AT 17,000GNS
A maiden heifer at 17,000gns lead the way at the tenth Annual Calf Sale from the prolific Sarkley Limousin herd of Messrs EH Pennie & Sons, Gwern-yr-ychain, Llandyssil, Montgomery, Powys, held at Carlisle’s Borderway Mart on Friday 25th January 2008.

LIMOUSIN FEMALE SALE GIVES A BOOST TO BEEF INDUSTRY
A near capacity ringside saw breeders and commercial producers eagerly bid for the 61 quality lots on offer at the first Ballymena Sale in 2008 for the British Limousin Cattle Society.

WILODGE BULL LEADS SOLID NEWARK SALE
A twenty-seven-month old bull from the Wilodge herd of DA Williams, Lodge Hill Farm, Park Lane, Shifnal, Shropshire made 4,400gns and lead a solid trade at the Society’s first official sale of 2008, held at Newark Livestock Market.

RECORD BREAKING RED LADIES
Two heifers at 20,000gns each capped another record breaking day at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s premier female sale, the Red Ladies Derby, held at Carlisle’s Borderway Mart on Friday 7th December.

HAFODLAS BULL CALF MAKES 6,200GNS
The British Limousin Cattle Society’s annual sale of Weaned Calves following the Red Ladies Sale more than kept the record breaking momentum of the day up when setting a new mark for weaned heifer calves.