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The East Midlands Limousin Club show and sale at Melton Mowbray topped at 7,000gns for the pre-sale show champion, Calogale Topgun, a Meadowrig Pedro Son out of Trueman Florence from G.J. Lee and C.M. Lloyd, Carmarthen. The buyer was J.B. Thompson, Stainby.

Making 5,100gns was Woodmarsh Ubelter, a January 2023-born son of Sympa out of Wilodge Romance from M. and J.C. Gould, Shrewsbury, which was knocked down to S.J.S. Loveless, Dorset.

First prize winner, Stain Tornado by Powerful Irish consigned by T.J. Denby and Son, Alford, sold for 5,000gns to K.D. Walker, and Hollyberry Tarzan by Mereside Lorenzo from A. and V. Brown, Selby, made 4,500gns.

The female section topped at 3,800gns for Calogale Primrose, a 2019-born cow by Bernish Memphis, which sold with a bull calf at foot and in-calf to Meadowrig Pedro to D.N. Burbidge Farms, Market Harborough.

The female champion, Brockhurst Teagan, from W.J. and M. Mash, Chesham, sold for 3,500gns to Lowesby Farms, Leicester.

Two-year-old heifers from Messrs Mash topped at 2,800gns for Brockhurst Unique by Shaws Rover, with Brockhurst Sassy by Baileys Mercedes at 2,700gns and Brockhurst Talulah, a Burndale Orlando daughter at 2,100gns. The yearling heifer Brockhurst Uptowngirl by Goldies Relish also made 2,100gns.

The annual consignment of yearling heifers from H.G. Sharman and Son's Coxfield herd,  Bedfordshire, topped at 1,600gns three times.

A small entry of pedigree British Blue saw two bulls from Price and Shelbourne, Kent, sell to 5,400gns for Bedgebury Sprite to G. Dunmore and 5,200gns for Bedgebury Superstar to Messrs Hedges.

A consignment of British Blue heifers from A. Dobin, Solihull, topped at £2,800 for a two-year-old.

Commercial bulls sold to £5,000 for Messrs Sharman, selling to B. Smith, Market Harborough, with another at £3,500.
Store cattle topped at £1,900 twice for 20-month-old steers from David and Rachel Burns, Melton Mowbray, with Stratton Farms, Thatcham, selling three bulling heifers at the same money.

Auctioneers: Melton Mowbray Market.

Jerseys sell to £2,310 at Skipton

The coloured dairy breeds show and sale at Skipton topped at £2,310 for the reserve champion Jersey, Regatta Video Craze Jane VG85, consigned by the Coates family, Baildon. Having calved mid -January and giving 19kg per day and carrying a short service to Avonlea Chocochip, it sold to online buyer, Sarah Howie, Dreammaker Jerseys, Swindon.

The Coates family also took first place in both the maiden heifers and in-calf heifer classes, the latter with Regatta Video G Jane, from an EX dam and due August to Chocochip. It sold to Stephen Porter, Cartmel, at £1,470.

The first prize maiden heifer, a September 2023-born calf from a previous show winner, Regatta Ferdinand T Auriel, and a potential sixth generation VG or EX, made £1,050 to the Butterfield family, North Craven.

In the Holstein section, Peter Waring, Cherry Burton, took champion and reserve, also claiming £2,000 joint top price with his first prize heifer, 35kg Winton Sound System Rose, which went to Alan and Emily Middleton, Beamsley Bank. So, too, did the other joint top price, the second prize cow in-milk, a De Su Hartley second calver from the ongoing dispersal by the Bolland family, Airton.

Richard Sutcliffe, Queensbury, bought four, among them at £1,900, Mr Waring's champion, the 40kg February-calved Winton Awesome Trixie.

The late Ian Hall and wife Ruth, Kilnsey, had a quartet of fresh milkers forward, with trade led by two early April-calved heifers giving 32kg and 26kg respectively, which both made £1,750, plus another 27kg heifer at £1,700.

Auctioneers: CCM.  

Stores in demand at Barnard Castle

The sale of feeding bulls and store cattle at Barnard Castle topped at £1,795 for a Limousin bull from Dowson and Sartin, Lartington.
Top price heifer, at £1,775, was a Limousin from T. and D.I. Allen and Son, Wolsingham. Steers sold to £1,725 for a Limousin from R.I. Scott and Sons, Newbiggin in Teesdale.
In the over-30-month section, top price per kilo was 253.5p (£2,319.53) for a 42-month-old Limousin bull from C.R. Raine and Son, Stanhope Gate.
Cows sold to £1,681.43 for a British Blue from G.S. and S.E. Wilson, Marwood, and 247.4p/kg for two British Blues from J.W. Dent and Sons, Lartington.

Averages: bulls, £2,462.20; steers, £1,336.91; heifers, £1,233.37.

Auctioneers: Barnard Castle and Teesdale ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Auction Mart Co.

Cholmondeley dispersal peaks at 2,600gns

The Cholmondeley herd of Holstein Friesians was dispersed on-farm over two days on behalf of Chris and Claire, Willis, Malpas, topping at 2,600gns twice.

This was for a February second calver by Optimal giving 52kg out of a 12,379kg Nadal dam, which went to a Pembrokeshire buyer and a Medley-sired March second calver selling to a Shropshire buyer.
A late February-calved daughter of Boghill Glamour Damian, out of a 11,671kg Promis dam, sold for 2,500gns and two March second calvers sold for 2,500gns.

Also at 2,500gns was an October-calved heifer by Applejax and back in-calf for October to Westcoast Retrolook.

In-calf heifers calving in May sold to 1,950gns for a Mystic daughter off a 11,417kg Promis dam.

Bulling heifers peaked at 1,250gns and yearling heifers sold to 920gns.

 Averages: 416 milking cows, £1,752; 83 cows with faults, £1,065; 47 in-calf/served heifers, £1,507; 24 bulling heifers, £949; 124 yearling heifers, £586; 34 heifer calves, £170.

 Auctioneers: Gwilym Richards and Co with Market Drayton Market.

Store cattle in demand at Bishops Castle

The sale of 350 store cattle at Bishops Castle peaked at £1,900 for a 500kg Limousin heifer from Bowen and Bowen, Penthryn, which also topped the per kilo prices at 425p.

Steers sold to £1,770 for a British Blue steer from S.J.C. Morris and Sons, Craven Arms, and 360p/kg for three Limousin cross steers from H. Jones, Dinas Mawddwy.

The pre-sale show championship went to a pen of 525kg Limousin steers from Messrs Morris, which sold for £1,695/head.

Runners up were Messrs Bowen and Bowen, with 410kg Limousin steers which made £1,460.
E.J. and G.M. Trickey, Caersws, secured the top two heifer prizes with 420kg and 400kg Limousins at £1,330 and £1,250.

Feeding bulls sold to £1,800, £1,770 and £1,690 for I.E. and M. Gittins, Brooks.

Averages – Steers, 308p/kg and £1,440/head; heifers, 228p/kg and £1,325/head; feeding bulls, 343p/kg and £1,515/head; overall, £1,400/head.

Auctioneers: Halls. 

Strong trade at Wharfedale

At Wharfedale spring lambs sold to 519p/kg and £210/head from R.M. Gray, Langbar selling to Shan's Group, Ossett.

Hoggs topped at 514p/kg for Nick Asquith, Moor Monkton, selling to Shan's Group and to £237/head for J.J. Dalby and Sons, selling to J.B. Wilkinson and Sons, Rawdon.

Cull ewes sold to £180/head for continentals from Freddie Harrison, West End, selling to Shan's Group, with Mules to £120 and horned ewes to £95.

Richard Stevenson, Farnley, topped the prime cattle at 330.50p/kg and £2,122/head with a steer which Messrs Wilkinson, and also topped the the culls with a continental at 201.50p/kg and £1,541/head to Harry Thompson, Gargrave.

Auctioneers: Wharfedale ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Auction Mart. 

Ewes and lambs at Carlisle

The sale of ewes and lambs at Carlisle on Monday topped at £138/life for a pair of Texel shearlings with single Beltex lambs from Caleb Todhunter, Greyrigg House, Wigton, who also topped the Mule ewes with twins at £92/life and the hoggs with lambs at £128/life.

 Aged ewes with lambs topped at £131/life for Neil Comish, Wigton, who also sold  

Hampshire ewes and lambs sold to £128/life. Dorset ewes with lambs sold to £95/life for F. R. Dotchin, Brampton. 

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

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