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.
“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.
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.