Carlisle Continental Cross Heifer Sale
18/03/05

Champion Heifer

The pre-sale judging was carried out by Mr Scott Watson of Balhousie, Carnoustie, and catching his eye to win the Overall Heifer Championship was a lovely black heifer from regular consignor Mr Peter Richardson of Sandhills, Keswick.  This heifer, a daughter to the registered Limousin bull Homebyres Safeway and out of a Limousin cross heifer, went on to sell for the leading price of the sale at £2,200 and was successfully bought by Mr Paul Tippetts of Highbridge, Somerset.

The Reserve Champion rosette was presented to another black Limousin cross heifer from JC & SE Little of The Guards, Ireby.  This was a heifer sired by the registered Limousin bull Calrossie Rodin and is full sister to the 1st prize commercial steer, Dapper Dan, shown at the Royal Highland Show 2004.  The heifer was later sold for £1,200 to Ian and Dot Goldie of Greenfield Farm, Cummertrees, Annan.

Prize list heifers - Class 1 Halter Trained Limousin Cross heifers, 1st & Champion P Richardson, Sandhills £2200, 2nd M/s Doyle, Maltby £1000, 3rd B Atkinson, Scratchmere Scar £730.

 Class 2 Limousin Cross heifer (not shown in Class 1), 1st &  Reserve Champion JC&SE Little, The Guards £1200, 2nd TN Hall, Ainstable Hall £730, 3rd M/s Lamb, The How £620.

Class 3 Halter Trained Belgian Blue Cross Heifer, 1st P Dean, Allerbeck Farm £700, 2nd B Atkinson, Scratchmere Scar £1000, 3rd  £AJ&FM Harrison, Grange Hall £1100.

Class 4 Belgian Blue Cross Heifer (not shown in Class 3), 1st AJ&FM Harrison, Grange Hall £750, 2nd AJ&FM Harrison, Grange Hall £700, 3rd B Atkinson, Scratchmere Scar £900.

Class 5 Charolais Cross heifer, 1st Farmtec UK, Coat House Farm, £1500, 2nd Miss G Skelton, Low House Farm, £590, 3rd JA Hollingsworth, Pandy Farm £570.

Class 6 Any other Continental Cross heifer (Not shown in Class 1-5), 1st RM Fishwick & Son, Thornship Farm £800, 2nd L Skelton, Low House Farm £620, 3rd L Skelton, Low House Farm £680.

Leading prices (all crosses) -

Heifers - Limousin, £2200 Sandhills, £1200, £1000, £850 The Guards, £1000 Tailbert Farm, £1000 Grange Farm, £780, £730 Ainstable Hall, £740 Summerhill, £730 Scratchmere Scar, £720 (x2), £670, £660 Thirlwall Castle, £710 Greenlands Farm, £695 Braithwaite Farm, £685 Bloan Farm, £670 Greenhill Farm, £670 Grange Hall, £665 Randalholme, £660 Bassenthwaite Hall. Charolais, £1500 Coat House Farm, £710 (x2), £625 (x2), £600 (x2), £580 Temon, £600, £590, £575, £525 (x3), £500 (x5) Nether House, £590 Low House Farm, £570 Pandy Farm. Belgian Blue, £1100, £750, £710, £700 Grange Hall, £1000, £900 Scratchmere Scar, £880 Cunningarth, £730, £705, £690 The Guards, £725 Bloan Farm, £725, £720 Coat House Farm, £720 Inglewood Edge, £700 (x4), £685 Prior House, £700 Allerbeck Farm, £685 Low House Farm. Blonde d' Aquitaine, £800, £625, £580, £530, £515, £480 (x2) Thornship Farm, £680, £620 Low House Farm, £640, £575, £545 Greenhill Farm, £620, £550, £515 Coat House Farm, £550, £530, £470 Chapel House Farm. Aberdeen Angus, £420 (x3) Bloan Farm.