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09/05/07
A tremendous demand from commercial beef producers from all corners
of the United Kingdom, and Southern Ireland, resulted in another
fantastic day’s trading at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s
May Sale at Carlisle on Saturday, 5th May.
Craigatoke Apache
sold for 30,000 guineas
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Top price on the day was 30,000gns with 13 lots breaking the 10,000gns
mark and 45 in all over 5000gns. In a sale full of depth right through
the catalogue, 185 bulls were sold from the 219 forward representing
a mighty clearance of 84%. The averages came out at £4480, up £127
on the year for 43 more bulls sold. The sale, which also saw 26 females
sold, grossed £866,275.
It was a glorious debut day for Northern Irish breeder Martin Conway,
26 Meenagorp Road, Plumbridge, Co. Tyrone who with his first bulls
at Carlisle, topped the trade when receiving 30,000gns for the eighteen-month-old
Craigatoke Apache. This mark set a new record for bulls from Northern
Ireland pipping the 29,000gns figure set at the February 2007 Carlisle
Sale. For the three Craigatoke animals presented, all sired by Haltcliffe
Underwriter, Mr.Conway grossed a very acceptable 42,200gns. Haltcliffe
Underwriter was purchased as a stock sire, from Carlisle’s
May 2004 Sale for 10,000gns. Craigatoke Apache is an embryo calf
out of the Malibu sired homebred dam Craigatoke Unique whose pedigree
also features Broadmeadows Cannon. In the pre-sale show, judge William
Smith Jnr, Milbrook, Oldcastle, Co.Meath, Republic of Ireland had
placed this bull as his Intermediate Champion and Overall Reserve
Champion and described him as having “a combination of style,
shape, good lines and tremendous power.” These attributes
along with excellent performance figures, a huge Beef Value of LM+45,
proved irresistible to Richard Bartle purchasing on behalf of the
Dinmore Pedigree Herd of Paul Dawes, Kipperknowle Farm, Dinmore
Manor, Hereford. The growing Dinmore pedigree herd, building on
quality bloodlines, consists of approximately 50 pedigree females.
Commenting on the sale, BLCS Chief Executive Iain Kerr said, “This
was a superb sale with a real depth in demand from commercial beef
producers. Truly national in its make-up there were buyers from
the north of Scotland right down to Devon and Cornwall with bulls
going to all parts of the UK. Market prices for Limousin crossbred
calves and breeding cattle remain at a consistent and premium level.
As such the breed name is synonymous with efficiency, quality and
profit and it is the all-round economics that drives the ever increasing
demand for Limousin cattle”.
Stirling breeders, Messrs R&J Graham, Airthrey Kerse, Bridge
of Allan, took the second top price when selling Grahams Arkle for
26,000gns. An October 2005 born bull, Arkle is by the Grahams French
bred stock sire Samy, a prolific show winner whose titles include
the breed championship at the Royal Highland and the Burke Trophy
Interbreed at the Royal Show. Arkle’s dam is also French bred
in the shape of the ten-year-old Limier sired Nicole. Purchaser
was well known commercial producer Mr J Thompson, Eastern House,
Hilton of Beath Farm, Kelty, Fife. Grahams Arkle will be used in
Mr Thompsons developing Beath pedigree herd and within his Limousin
based commercial suckler herd.
Continuing a tremendous day for Northern Irish breeders, Stephen
Clyde, Templepatrick, Co. Antrim made 24,000gns when selling Clydevalley
Arty. This November 2005 born bull, a first prize winner from the
Intermediate section displayed extreme muscle and tremendous width.
Sired by Ronick Sphere, a Goldies Porterhouse son, he is out of
Clydevalley Ophera whose pedigree features Djerk on the sire line
and Talent on the dam line. Purchaser was Miss C Williams, T/S DA
Williams, Lodge Hill Farm, Park Lane, Shifnal for the Wilodge pedigree
herd.
The show’s Overall Champion, Goldies Bob, came from the Goldies
herd of Bruce T Goldie, Townfoot, Mouswald, Dumfries. This heifer’s
calf is by the Ideal 23 son Goldies Terence whose first five sons
have averaged just under £13,000. His dam is Goldies Tinkerbell,
by the noted sire Lascard and out of Ronick Nainsi a full sister
to the 28,000gns Ronick McAinsi. A November 2006 born bull Goldies
Bob came through the Intermediate Section before winning the Championship. “This
bull had a lot of class, was very correct and long with a very good
muscle profile. He is the type of bull that will provide a good
stamp for the breed in years to come,” commented show judge
William Smith. Backing up these comments, Goldies Bob was duly sold
for export when purchased for 20,000gns by a syndicate of Southern
Irish breeders including Sean O’Sullivan, Frank Daly, Bobby
Jones and Doreen Corridan. He will head straight into AI centre
to be collected and thereafter his semen will be marketed by Goulding
Genetics International, West End, Mill Street, Co. Cork
Millbrow Bellman, the Reserve Junior Champion made 13,000gns for
breeders George & Pat Long, Mill Brow Farm, Skelwith Bridge,
Ambleside, Cumbria. This February 2006 born calf is by the Southern
Irish bred Ardnacrusha Uthman, a son of Nestor, whose first three
sons sold averaged £6000. Bellman is out of the homebred Millbrow
Tricia, by Highcross Pete. Sold with a cracking Beef Value of LM+35,
he was purchased by well-known show calf producer Hugh Dunlop, Holehouse
Farm, Ochiltree, Cumnock, Ayrshire.
Also at the 13,000gns mark was Maraiscote Arnie from Mr J Nimmo,
Bogside Farm, Bogside, New Mains, Wishaw, Lanarkshire. The Reserve
Intermediate Champion was snapped up by Richard Bartle again purchasing
for the Dinmore Herd of Paul Dawes. Maraiscote Arnie is a full brother
to Maraiscote Uganda sold for 10,000gns at Carlisle in October 2004.
He is by the prolific Broadmeadows Cannon son Tyddyn Mei and is
out of the Glespin Classic sired cow Marasicote Marguerite.
Welsh breeders Messrs ED Griffiths & Co, Cilgryman Fawr, Cwmfelin-Mynach,
Hendygwyn, Carmarthenshire, secured their top price at sale to date
when receiving 12,000gns for their Reserve Senior Champion, Mynach
Axle. This July 2005 born calf is by the Griffiths French bred stock
bull Sable, imported into the UK in 2002 and adjudged Best Stock
Bull in 2005 and 2006 in the South Wales and Mid West Limousin Herd
Competition. Mynach Axle is out of the homebred cow Mynach Rose
and was purchased for the Cracrop pedigree herd of Messrs DT & M
Stobart, Cracrop Farm, Brampton, Cumbria. J Gilchrist, West Meikle,
Pinkerton, East Lothian paid 8,000gns for the first prize winning
Mynach Alpha also from the Griffiths Mynach herd. Again by Sable,
this August 2005 born bull is out of the home bred dam, Mynach Ophelia.
A good team of bulls from the Brontemoor Herd of Mr SM Priestley,
Hill Top Farm, Denholme, Bradford, was led by Brontemoor Apache
who made 12,000gns. Sired by Heros son Procters Subaru and out of
Brontemoor Royalty by Glenrock OJ, this October 2005 sired calf,
a first prize winner in the Intermediate Section, was purchased
for the Swarland pedigree herd of Messrs A&D Proctor, Swarland
Old Hall, Swarland, Morpeth.
Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe, Hesket New Market, Wigton, Cumbria enjoyed
another excellent day’s trading led by the 11,500gns they
received for Intermediate Section first prize winner Haltcliffe
Ambassador. By the prolific Sympa, whose sons have sold to 43,000gns
and out of the French bred cow Rolande, this September 2005 born
bull was purchased by Mr EA Davies, Pantmaenog, Llangadog, Carmarthenshire.
Earlier, the Ridleys had received 11,000gns for the show’s
Senior Section Champion, “an extreme commercial producer’s
bull”, Haltcliffe Antler. Antler is by Penyrheol Sam, the
sire of the world record 1000,000gns Haltcliffe Vermount, and is
out of the Sympa daughter Haltcliffe Ultraviolet. Purchaser was
Messrs AC Fotheringham, Ballinloan, Dunkeld, Perth for their Ballinloan
Pedigree herd. At the 8,800gns mark was the Ridley’s class
winner Haltcliffe Argent. Again a Sympa son, Argent is out of the
dam Ronick Jester and was bought by East Anglian breeder HG Blaxell & Sons,
Eastfield Farm, Hickling, Norwich for the Blaxfield pedigree herd.
Cheshire breeder Mr MJ Bennett, Clough House Farm, Threaphurst
Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport, received 11,000gns for their fully
homebred bull Threaphurst Butch. Sired by Espoir son Threaphurst
Rolo and out of the Cannon daughter Threaphurst Sapphire, this January
2006 born bull was purchased for the Homebyres pedigree herd of
Messrs John Logan, Humebyres, Kelso, Roxburghshire.
The fourth youngest bull in the catalogue, Frewstown Breakdance,
underpinned a magnificent day for Northern Irish breeders when selling
to 11,000gns for Mr D Frew, 29 Kellswater Road, Antrim, Co. Antrim.
Sired by the Imperial son Mereside Topman and out of the Goldies
Oswald sired Frewstown Uncut, this smart young February 2006 calf
was snapped up by Banffshire breeders Mr & Mrs S Irvine, Braehead
Farms, Drummuir, Banffshire for their Anside pedigree herd.
Fittingly, the final five figure price bull also came from Northern
Ireland, this time Sylvandene Alpha from Mr J Baird, 10 Old Mill
Road, Scarva, Craigavon, Co. Armagh. Selling at 10,500gns, this
Mas Du Clo sired bull is out of the French bred cow Neige. Born
in December 2005, Sylvandene Alpha sold to Messrs ET White & Son,
Hyde Farm, Brewood, Staffordshire.
At 9,000gns was the red ticket winning Senior bull Allanfauld Alpen,
presented by A MacGregor (Allanfauld) Ltd, Allanfauld, Kilsyth,
Glasgow. This August 2005 born embryo calf is a Jockey son and is
out of the homebred dam, Allanfauld Della. Sporting an impressive
Beef Value of LM+38 he heads to pedigree breeders G Prentice & Son
of the Hermitage prefix, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire. At
the same figure was the Junior bull Fieldson Bigboy brought forward
by JW Fieldson, Poplar Farm, Corringham, Lincs. This rising 18 month
old bull is by Goldies Uppercrust and out of Fieldson Rebecca again
with a high Beef Value of LM+36 putting him towards the top 1% of
performance recorded Limousin cattle. New owners are commercial
producers G&W Halliday, Crawthat, Tundergarth, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire.
The powerful Gunnerfleet Atlas, a son of the French sire Silex
and out of Gunnerfleet Uster made 8,800gns for J Handley, Gunnerfleet
Farm, Chapel Le Dale, Ingleton, Carnforth, Lancs. A September 2005
born calf, he was purchased by Mrs ME Brown of Housenrigg, Brayton,
Aspatria, Cumbria for her Windyhill pedigree herd.
At 8,000gns was Ronick Arinocco, a November 2005 born Junior bull
bred by R Dick, Mains of Throsk, Stirling. A Ronick Rascard son
and out of the Cannon sired Ronick Orinoco, he was snapped up by
OD Tranter, Illa Farm, Clythaclytha Itill, Ragland, Monmouthshire.
Averages:
60 Senior Bulls £3,895.68
76 Intermediate Bulls £5,053.82
49 Junior Bulls £4,268.57
185 Bulls £4,480.95 (plus £127.15)
1 Cow served and/or suckling £2,730.00
4 Served Heifers £1,837.50
21 Maiden Heifers £1,435.00
Fieldson Alfy Selected for Limousin Young Bull Promotion Scheme
Limousin Bulls Peak at 3,200gns at Dungannon
British Limousin Cattle Chairman Elected EUROLIM President
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