A THREE-month-old Limousin bull calf from Neil and Jackie Maxwell, North Doddington, Wooler, led a show and sale of calves at Carlisle, when securing the pre-sale championship and top price of £960.
The reserve, a British Blue heifer from the same home, sold for the same money.
Leading Awards
Continental bull calf – 1 and champion, Messrs Maxwell, Lim X, £960; 2, Turnbull Farming, BB X, £900; 3, Messrs Woodman, BB X, £870. Continental heifer calf – 1 and reserve, Messrs Maxwell, BB X, £960; 2, Messrs Lyall, North Scales, BB X, £685; 3, Messrs Lyall, BB X, £640.
Native-bred – 1, Messrs Sherwen, Greenmoorside, A-A X, £820; 2, Messrs Sherwen, A-A-A X, £810.
Leading Prices
Bulls – Lim – £960, £870, £800 North Doddington; £850 (x3), Kirtlevale. Char – £950, £820 Barnbackle. BB – £900, £800 Monks House; £890 Portyerrock; £890 Blunderfield East £880, £870, Hill House; £870, £865 (x2) North Doddington; £860 Rosewain; £850 (x2) Crookdake Hall; £850 Nethermains; £845, £820 Park House Farm. A-A – £895, Crookdake Hall; £820, £810 Greenmoorside; £815, North Doddington. Hfd – £850, £800, Harrington Ling. Wag X – £790, Englishtown. Sal – £680 Barnbackle. HF – £630, Harrington Ling. BS – £620 (x2) Guillyhill. Fleck – £450 Portyerrock.
Heifers – BB – £960, £840 (x2),
£830, £800 (x2), North Doddington. Char – £840, Barnbackle. A-A – £780 North Doddington. Lim – £770 North Doddington. Hfd – £730, Harrington. BS – £630 Westhills.
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