Sale of Pedigree South Devon Cattle Friday 23rd May 2008
Report

The annual South Devon pedigree sale at Carlisle saw a good entry, particularly of yearling heifers from Mr & Mrs J Hetherington’s The Heigh herd, which has seen repeated success at this venue over the past few years.

Judge, Society President Peter Pratt, selected his champion from the bull class – Mr J McCracken’s AI Beechwood Ashley 2, who had come over from Northern Ireland.

Reserve champion was Mr & Mrs Hetherington’s yearling heifer, The Heigh Dawn, who went on to top the female trade at 1,200gns to R & R E Everitt & Son, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham.

A respectable group of in-calf and calved cows, and bulling heifers, from Mr & Mrs B Webster from Ormskirk were good buys for a number of buyers from the north of England and from Scotland.

Show Results:

BULL
1st J McCracken AI BEECHWOOD ASHLEY 2
2nd A R Lee LUMBYLAW MAGNUS 5
3rd A R Lee LUMBYLAW TSAR 78

COWS SERVED AND/OR SUCKLING
1st S J & M C Holliday AI ENTERPRISE CARLA

JUNIOR MAIDEN HEIFERS
1st Mr & Mrs J A Hetherington THE HEIGH DAWN
2nd Mr & Mrs J A Hetherington THE HEIGH DOROTHY
3rd Mr & Mrs J A Hetherington THE HEIGH DENISE

Leading Prices:

BULLS: For A R Lee, 2000gns. for Lumbylaw Magnus 5 to McNeill Estates from Wigtownshire, and 2000gns. for Lumbylaw Leo 28 to M R & G S Jenkins from Caithness. For J McCracken, 1500gns. for AI Beechwood Ashley 2 to W R & J Barron from Co Durham.

3 bulls, average £1925

COWS: For S J & M C Holliday, 1150gns. to J R Pye, Blackpool. For J B & C Webster, 1100gns. twice to K W & S F Loadman, North Yorkshire; and 1000gns. to W R & J Barron, Co Durham.

6 cows & calves, average £1041

BULLING 2-YR OLD HEIFERS: For J B & C Webster, 880gns. to Douganhill Farms, Castle Douglas.

6 x 2 yr old heifers, average £828

YEARLING HEIFERS: For Mr & Mrs J A Hetherington, 1200gns. to R & R E Everitt & Son, Bishop Auckland, and 1100gns. twice to W Barr & Co, Lauder, Berwickshire.

10 yearling heifers, average £962

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