Annual Limousin Youngstock Sale Wednesday 17th May 2006

A 4000gns bid for Hudscales Arkwright, an April 2005 born bull calf from Messrs W & A Cowx, Hudscales, Hesket-New-Market, Wigton, led the sale of pedigree Limousin Youngstock held at Borderway on Wednesday 17th May 2006.

This young bull was sired by the Tunnelby Monkeytricks son, Gunnerfleet Talker, who was purchased at Carlisle for 11,000gns in 2004. Hudscales Arkwright’s dam is the Homebred Hudscales Skylark whose bull calf sold last year at the corresponding sale for 5200gns at 14 months of age. Purchaser of this young bull, who also had a Beef Value of LM24 was Breconside Farming Partners, Breconside Tower, Moffat who run the Breconside pedigree herd.

Hudscales Arkwright

A good day’s trading for Messrs Cowx saw 15 young bulls sell for a healthy average of £1697.50 which was up over £150 on their 2005 sale. The Limousin Youngstock sale also saw consignments from the Beck, Tomschoice and Hafodlas pedigree herds respectively. In all there were five prices in the sale over 2000gns with 24 young bulls averaging £1551 and 8 young maiden heifers averaging £1398

The Hudscales consignment’s second top price was 2800gns paid by the Bello pedigree herd of T Laird & Son, Sunnyside Farm, Cumnock, Ayrshire for the March 2005 born bull Hudscales Argonaut. This young bull was by the Cannon sired Hudscales Rambler and is out of the four-year-old Hudscales Tinkerbell. Argonaut featured a Beef Value of LM23.

Pedigree breeders Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe, Hesket-New-Market, Wigton bought two lots from the Hudscales offerings. The first was Hudscales Atom purchased for 2200gns. Again sired by Hudscales Rambler, this May 2005 born bull calf is out of the Goldies Gigolo sired dam Hudscales Pandora. This bull’s Beef Value of LM30 placed him in the top 10% of recorded Limousin animals. The Ridleys second purchase was the 1800gns paid for another May 2005 born son of Hudscales Rambler named Hudscales Austin. This young bull is out of the nine year old dam Hudscales Nancy who is sired by MMB Fanfaron.

The Hudscales Rambler sons sold well and Hudscales Attila continued this trend when selling for 1800gns. Out of Hudscales Nan, this year old bull sold locally to WL & JH Barnes & Sons, Todhillrigg, Longtown, Carlisle.

An entry of three animals from the Hafodlas herd of Messrs AW & GW Roberts saw a good top price of 3000gns. This was paid for the January 2005 born bull Hafodlas Abel. Hafodlas Abel is by the French bull Saphir, a son of Jacot and a half brother to Requin the sire of Bailea Umandy at 50,000gns. Out of Hafodlas Tesni, Hafodlas Abel was purchased by Miss EA Thompson of the Tunnelby pedigree herd, Beechwood School Lane, Onneley, Nr. Crewe, Cheshire.

The previous lot offered by Mr. Roberts was the April born heifer Bettws April bred by Mr R Bellis, Pant Seiri Fawr, Glynarten, Llandysul, Ceredigion. Sired by Wilodge Tufty and out of the Ronick Hawk sired Seevor Tania, this heifer was purchased by GW Holling, Twinyards Farm, Blackwell, Alfreton, Derbyshire.

Messrs JM & SP Cooper realized a top price of 1700gns in the animals offered from the Tomschoice herd consignment. This was paid for Tomschoice Ambience and August 2005 born maiden heifer. Ambience is sired by Sarkley Topknot, a Haltcliffe Novel son, purchased for 11,000gns at Carlisle in May 2004. She is out of the Hartside Jacko sired dam Tomschoice Ochre and was sold with a Beef Value of LM27. Purchaser was Mrs R Stevenson, Howgill Foot, Kaber, Kirkby Stephen who went on to purchase a further Sarkley Topknot heifer and a Ronick Member heifer from the Tomschoice offering for 1500gns and 1300gns respectively.

Beck Aidan, a May 2005 born young bull topped the consignment from Mr W Hickson, Knarrside Farm, Skipton Old Road, Colne, Lancs when making 1250gns. By the French bull Ionesco, Beck Aidan is out of Beck Snags, a homebred cow sired by Espoir. Purchaser was T&T Robertson, Creoch Hill, Mauchline, Ayrshire.

HUDSCALES Herd
Average – 15 bulls £1,697.50

HAFODLAS Herd
Average – 1 heifer £2,100.00
2 bulls £2,047.50

TOMSCHOICE Herd
Average - 4 heifers £1,601.25

BECK Herd
Average - 7 bulls £1,095.00
3 heifers £ 892.50