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‘LIMOUSIN DAY’
Newark Livestock Market
Sale Report
Saturday 19th
April, 2008
Centre Record & Top
Priced Female 8,000gns Millington Carly
Top Priced Bull 4,500gns
Coachhouse Bentley
23 Bulls Average £2720
Top Priced Cow 3,100gns
Pelote
Top Priced Cross Bred
Steer £2,000
The fourth annual Limousin
Day held in Newark Livestock Market saw the largest entry yet in all
sections and as billed had something to suit everyone with a
marvellous entry of 612 cattle forward, both pedigree and crossbred.
A packed ringside of buyers in confident mood with rising prices
throughout the beef industry and the dominance of the Limousin breed
throughout the UK meant the stage was set for an incredible day -
although the weather could have been better!
Creating massive interest
and the pre-sale talk of the town with a pedigree to die for was
MILLINGTON CARLY (January 07 born) who took centre stage when
selling for a Centre Record 8,000gns. By Robert Graham’s prolific
Royal Show winner SAMY and out of SARKLEY NELLIE (who was recently
sold at the NEWSTART Dispersal Sale at 11 years old for 10,000gns)
this eye-catching embryo calf was eventually knocked down for the
centre record of 8,000gns to pedigree breeders Messrs E Blenkhorn &
Son, Howden, Goole for their Elderberry herd.
The day had got under way
with the Show under the expert eye of Mr Peter Kirton, Kinlet,
Bewdley, Worcestershire who runs the Ashledge Herd of Pedigree
Limousins.
Champion Male and Overall
Champion was BRONTEMOOR BOB (June 06) from Steven Priestley. Sired
by SEAVIEW UPSTART by OCEAN and out of BRONTEMOOR TUPPENCE and with
an EBV of 31, he sold to the judge Mr Peter Kirton for 4,300gns.
Reserve Champion Male was
DINMORE BERNARD from Paul Dawes (May 06) by WILODGE TONKA and out of
WINTERCOTT PRIMROSE the product of a successful embryo flush. With
an EBV of LM32 he was snapped up by Keith Baxter, Barleston,
Nuneaton at 3,600gns. By the same sire Paul Dawes also sold DINMORE
BOEING (May 06) this time out of the BROADMEADOWS CANNON sired cow
WILODGE PRICELESS. With an EBV of LM32, top suckler producers Messrs
CE Hardcastle & Son, Little Ponton, Grantham secured BOEING at
3,100gns.
Top priced male of the day
went to COACHHOUSE BENTLY from Messrs Heald & Co (Gill and Barry)
who sold this tremendous son of HALTCLIFFE PICASSO who with an EBV
of LM36 and out of the RONICK HAWK sired homebred cow COACHHOUSE
PASQUE the eventual buyer were Rob and Sue Scott (t/a Messrs Scott &
Scott Ayston Ltd), Oakham at 4,500gns.
Messrs Heald were again in
the headlines this time selling COACHHOUSE BALIFF (March 06) by
BAILEA ULSTERMAN and out of a HALTCLIFFE PICASSO sired cow
COACHHOUSE TANDOLPH carrying an EBV of LM29. Top finished cattle
men Bob and Hayden Williams were the buyers at 3,900gns.
MERESIDE BIGMAC certainly
lived up to his name when sold by Roger Hazard & Sons. This very
thick son of the top French sire OBJAT and out of an IMPRUDENT sired
cow and with an EBV of LM34, BIGMAC sold at 4,000gns to Mr Steven
Timms, Coventry.
Two bulls made 3,500gns.
Firstly, Robert Hutchinson sold WILODGE THUMPER (June 02) by
NOUVELLE PROSPECT and out of the French cow MASCOTTE to Mr Peter
Pearson, Bradford. Next call at the same money was John White who
sold RAINBOW BOUVIERRE (April 06) by the renowned French sire
NENUPHAR and out of CROWHILL OUVRIERE. Successful purchasers were
Messrs J & JR Appleby, Louth. The overall average for bulls sold was
£2720.87 for 23.
A tremendous entry of
females of all ages were on offer. In addition to the Centre Record
8,000gns, Millington Grange Estate took several of the best female
prices selling PELOTTE (October 99) by DELTA and out of MYRTILLE
with a tremendous MILLINGTON VELOX bull calf at foot. Top suckler
producer and show man Frank Page, Rugby secured the unit at
3,100gns. MILLINGTON CADBURY (March 07), another young bred heifer
sold at 2,800gns. By MAS DU CLO and out of the prolific breeder
RONICK NESTLE in at the death was Paul Cairns, Tollerton, Notts.
At the same money Robert
Hutchinson sold BEACONSFIELD CHARITY (February 07) by WILODGE
THUMPER and out of the NESTOR sired BEACONSFIELD UNITY to the
Brontemoor herd of Steven Priestley.
Two lots made 2,600gns:
Messrs ME Turner sold JIMAR SALLY (July 01) by top sire RONICK
ICEMAN and out of MELROSE GABRIELLE with a March 2008 heifer calf at
foot by GREENWELL VISCOUNT to Keith Baxter, Nuneaton. Millington
were back in action selling TANTINE (October 02) by PAVANEUR and out
of PARFAITE and suckling a November 07 bull calf at foot by
MILLINGTON VASCULAR. Successful purchaser was Mr Jonathon Thompson,
Stainby, Lincs.
Having a good day at the
office were Roger Hazard and Sons who took the Female Championship
with MERESIDE BAGUIO (November 06) by OBUS and out of the LASCAR
sired MERESIDE SADIE when selling for 2,500gns to Messrs PM & L
Harris, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Straight back into the
action, Messrs Harris also purchased at the same money MERESIDE
BEGONIA (November 2006) and again by OBUS and out of the DYFRI
ORATOR sired cow MERESIDE ULELY.
Again at 2,500gns Jim Bloom
sold SCORBORO ULEX (April 03) by ELRICK RAKATEER and out of the home
bred cow JAPONICA with a bull calf at foot and in calf again to
COACHHOUSE SUPREME and with the highest EBV in the sale of LM44.
ULEX sold to Messrs GW Holling & Son, Alfreton, Derbyshire.
Averages:
23 bulls
£2720.97
54 cows with calves at foot
or in calf cows £1938.33
64 maiden heifers
£1547.66
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A decent entry of cross bred
breeding cattle again met a wonderful trade with Paul Dawes leading
the way selling British Blue X Friesian second calvers with Limousin
November born bull calves at foot to £1480 with others at £1450,
£1350 (twice) and £1320.
Mick Hill, Loughborough sold
23 British Blue X Friesian heifers scanned in calf 3 to 5 months to
a Limousin to £1150 three times with others at £1100 twice and
averaged £981.30.
A tremendous entry of
Limousin cross heifers steers and feeding bulls met a roaring trade
from start to finish.
Top call of the day was the
Overall Crossbred Champion, a tremendous 8 month old steer from
Messrs Bamforth, Halifax who sold at £2000 to top commercial showman
Mark Hallam, Derbyshire.
A wonderful run of 98 steers
and heifers from Steven and Wendy Ball, Wooton under Edge, Glocs
sold to £1010. They got a pen of six 20 month old Limousin steers
with heifers selling to £940 and £920 six times. Overall they
averaged £890.97 for 41 steers and £830.28 for 57 heifers.
Messrs Scott and Scott (Ayston)
Ltd sold their usual tremendous annual consignment with yearling
steers selling to £720 for a pen of three and averaged out at £696.
Heifers sold to £680 eleven times and averaged £607.39 for 46.
Messrs L Bamforth & Sons,
Halifax sold 55 head of 9-12 month steers, heifers and bulls with
steers to £2000, heifers to £660 and bulls to £880. Jack Codd sold
11 month old Limousin cross bulls to £670 and heifers to £560. Mary
Brown sold 10 month old Limousin cross bulls to £680.
Another tremendous day and a
massive thanks to vendors and purchasers from all at Newark Market
and the East Midlands Limousin Breeders’ Club.
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