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NI Simmental record

Prices reached a ceiling of 12,000gns, and 20 lots sold to average £3654 per head, at the 40th Anniversary Elite Female Show and Sale, held at Omagh, last week.

Greenwell Limmys in the money

Just short of £420,000 changed hands at the dispersal of JT and J Nattress and Son’s dispersal of their noted Greenwell pedigree Limousin sale from Lanchester, Durham, last week, where trade peaked at 23,000gns.

Pyebrook Limousins to 29,000gns

IN EXCESS of £500,000 was brought in for 147 head at last week’s dispersal of Nigel and Jane Matthews’ Pyebrook Limousin herd, held on farm at Stanton Lacy, Ludlow, Shropshire.

Boclair tops Carlisle sale

A good consignment of freshly calved cows and heifers forward for the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club show and sale at Carlisle, saw trade peak at 3000gns for the champion, Boclair Lou Elegance, a potential eighth generation Ex classified cow from Jack and David Brewster, Boclair, Glasgow.

Forte red heifer leads at 6300gns

The sale attracted an entry of just over 100 cows and milking heifers, served and maiden heifers and included the virtual dispersal of the young portion of the Forte herd, from AL and HF Nottage of Seething, Norwich, Norfolk, which produced the sale leader in the shape of Forte PSC Renita Red, a daughter of Poos Stadel Classic, bred from six generations of VG/Ex dams from the renowned Stelbro Renita Ranger family.

Growing demand for quality beef

A world-wide resurgence in the Hereford breed is expected in the near future following last week’s European Hereford Conference, staged in the UK, which highlighted an unprecedented demand for such cattle in may parts of the world due to consumers growing appreciation of taste and eating quality – characteristics which are increasingly lacking in ‘commodity’ beef.

Numbers down at Carlisle

Despite a smaller entry, a quality turnout of cows and heifers forward for the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club Sale at Carlisle, was led by a 2000gns call for one of the youngest heifers entered, Stowbeck Roger Pansy, from Skirwith Hall Farms.

Ashdon Holsteins sell to 5200gns

Making the top money was the milking heifer Ashdon Antiquity 8 VG88-2yr, a daughter of Canyon-Breeze Allen, with two VG dams on the maternal side.

Goldies bull leads Carlisle sale

A Limousin bull from Bruce Goldie’s Goldies herd from Townfoot, Mouswald, topped a society sale at Carlisle, last week, selling for 6000gns to Welsh breeders, AL Williams and Sons, Ty Mawr, Edren, Pwllheli, Gwynedd.

Wilde Blues top at 11,000gns

British Blue heifers from Michele Wilde’s Ridge Dean pedigree herd – many of which are natural calving – from Soulbury, Buzzard, Bedfordshire, met a flying trade at her fifth production sale at Carlisle, last week, selling to a top of 11,000gns.

Luings in demand at Castle Douglas

A strong trade prevailed throughout at the reduction sale of 243 Luing cows and calves, 11 yearling heifers and six stock bulls, staged on behalf of Cadzow Bros, Ardlarach, Luing, at Castle Douglas auction market last week.

Scotchtown bull tops NI Limmy sale

Trade was firm for quality stock at a Limousin sale at Ballymena Mart, last week, where a top price of 6000gns was achieved.

NI Charolais to 4600gns

Charolais bulls sold to 4600gns in Dungannon this week, at the NI Charolais Club’s show and sale.

Limousin females hit 28,000gns

Cattle from Matt and Craig Ridley’s Haltcliffe herd, which is based at Hesket-new-Market, dominated most of the proceedings at a joint pedigree sale of Limousin cattle from the Lodge, Ronick, Haltcliffe and Goldies herds at Carlisle, last week, securing the majority of top prices, including the two best at 28,000gns and 21,000gns.

Salers tops multi-breeds

The sole Salers seller topped the trade at the ‘pedigree beef day’ at Carlisle – which included consignments of South Devons, Herefords and Beef Shorthorns.

Centre record at Caledonian Marts

Trade peaked at 6200gns at Caledonian Marts special pedigree bull and beef breeding cattle sale at Stirling, for the reserve champion, Allanfauld Deerstaker, a rising two-year-old Limousin bull from Archie and John MacGregor, Allanfauld, Kilsyth.

Carlisle Angus bulls to 6500gns

All but one of the 52 bulls on offer found buyers, at Harrison and Hetherington’s spring show and sale of Aberdeen-Angus cattle, at Carlisle last week.

Earl leads Limmy calf trade

A youngstock sale of pedigree Limousin cattle staged on behalf of 20 breeders, at Carlisle, saw Hudscales Earl top the trade at 4500gns for A and W Cowx, Hudscales, Hesket New Market, Cumbria.

Luings in demand at Dingwall

The second sale for the Luing breed at Dingwall produced a healthy trade for the 78-head of cattle forward with an impressive average of £1474 for 42 pedigree Luing bulling heifers sold which were bid to 2200gns down just £68 on the year with seven more sold.

Thainstone record

Centre records were smashed at Thainstone last week for a commercial beef breeding female when a five-year-old British Blue cross cow and her autumn-born Limousin cross heifer calf came under the hammer for £4800.

Thainstone bulls to 6500gns

The new multi-breed pedigree bull sale at Thainstone Centre last week, attracted a top price of 6500gns for the champion Limousin, Shannas Diplomat from John and Margaret Penny’s Shannas herd from Clola, Peterhead.

Anside bull leads Charolais at 26,000gns

Just one bull broke the five-figure barrier at the Charolais society’s spring show and sale at Carlisle last weekend, where a mainly commercial trade ensured a 78% clearance, but averages were back almost £1000 on the year.

Curtain closes on Weeton

More than 80 years of dedicated dairy cattle breeding came to an en, when the Loftus family dispersed their noted pedigree Holstein herd from Preese Hall, Weeton, Preston.

Charolais bulls sell to 6400gns in Ballymena

A top price of 6400gns was achieved at the Northern Ireland club show and sale of Charolais cattle in Ballymena, for the overall champion, Fieldview Davinci, an Oldstone Egbert son from Harold Stubbs, Lisnaskea.

Stirling multi-breed bulls sell well

Pedigree bulls of all breeds and ages met a flying trade at a multi-breed show and sale at United Auctions, Stirling, on Monday, where a far from vintage line-up saw a top price of 6200gns, twice, for a Simmental and an Aberdeen-Angus.

34,000gns top for Carlisle Limousins

Just 64% of bulls found buyers at the show and sale of Limousins at Carlisle last weekend, but, the top end still proved popular, with 16 lots breaking the five-figure barrier.

Reserve male tops Hereford sale

A top price of 5500gns was achieved at the Hereford Cattle Society’s spring show and sale in Hereford, for the reserve male Fisher 1 Ensign E254, a son of Costhorpe 1 Top Gun, bred by WJ Hutchings and Sons, Chichester, West Sussex.

Holsteins lead multi-breeds

Variety was the keyword at Borderway mart, Carlisle, for the monthly pedigree dairy show and sale, which featured Holstein, Ayrshire and Jersey cattle of all ages.

Simmentals sell to 4500gns x2

Simmental bulls peaked at 4500gns on two occasions at a national show and sale of Simmental cattle at Carlisle, recently.

90,000gns UK dairy record

A new record for a dairy animal sold at auction in the UK was established at the two-day Willsbro Sale, at the Royal Cornwall Showground, last week, when the five-month-old heifer calf, Willsbro Emilyann ET, sold for a whopping 90,000gns.

Holywood’s final sale peaks at 3000gns

The third and final sale to disperse the Holywood herd of pedigree Holstein cattle took place at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, last week, comprising all the followers from served heifers down to seven-month-old calves.

Dingwall YF calves sell to £1070

Dingwall and Highland Marts held the annual show and sale of 15 Young Farmers’ over-wintered cattle, sponsored by Messrs Home Farms, Inverness.

Waterfall wins at Dungannon

The champion topped the bull sale trade at the Northern Ireland Breeders’ Club show and sale at Dungannon, on Tuesday.

£3600 centre record at Forfar

A centre record for a store animal was achieved at the inaugural show and sale of Young Farmers’ calves at Forfar last weekend.

Champ and reserve make £1400 at Stirling YF sale

The champion and reserve animals went on to lead the sale trade, at the Clyde and Central district YF calf rally at Caledonian Marts, Stirling, this week.

Holywood Holsteins to 3200gns

Buyers from the length and breadth of the UK descended on Borderway Mart, Carlisle, to compete for Robert and Mary Whiteford’s Holywood herd of pedigree Holsteins – the second of three sales to disperse the herd, comprising the most recently calved and close to calving cows and heifers.

Danes go for UK Angus

DENMARK HAS proved a hot-spot for those selling genetics to Denmark in recent months.

British Friesian tops bull sale

A Scottish-bred Friesian bull stole the show at the seventh spring sale of British Friesians and Holstein bulls at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, securing the lead price of 4000gns.

Big demand for show calves

Prices rose to more than £4000 per head and on each day at a two-day spring suckled calf show and sale at Carlisle, where overall averages increased by £40 per head for heifers and £70 for steers.

Stowbeck Holstein heifer leads at Carlisle

Dumfrieshire dairy breeders, M Reid and Sons, Fulton, Lockerbie, took home the top priced lot at 2020gns at the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club show and sale of dairy cattle at Carlisle.

Champion sells to Scotland in joint bid

For the second year in succession, a Limousin cross steer from John Smith-Jackson, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, secured the overall championship and went on to sell for the lead price selling to top Scottish beef calf handler, Jennifer Hyslop, Barrhill, and Andrew Richardson, Low Bank End, Appleby, at a calf show and sale at Leyburn.

Parkend/Lesmay tops Ayr Holsteins

The champion topped the trade at Craig Wilson’s show and sale of pedigree Holsteins at Ayr, selling for 2150gns to H Watson, Laigh Tarbeg.

Hallfield tops Blonde sale

North of England Blonde breeder, James Weightman, led the way at a Blonde show and sale at Carlisle, last week, producing the two top priced bulls at 7000gns and 6500gns.

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