Carlisle Annual two day show and sale of
CONTINENTAL CROSS STORE CATTLE
Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd March 2008

HEIFER TOPS TWO DAY EVENT AT £5,200

At Carlisle on Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd March 2008, Harrison & Hetherington Limited held their annual spring two day show and sale of continental cross store cattle. A tremendous entry of 2,731 cattle were forward for sale.

Over the two days an outstanding standard of quality cattle were on offer to the biggest company of buyers seen in the north of England for some time. A total of 186 different purchasers were in attendance over the two days.

Trade was said by many to be the dearest seen for some ten years breaking prices obtained in other Cumbrian centres at recent sales.

The Friday sale saw 1,349 heifers forward for sale and all classes sold well, especially the flashy export types and heifers with breeding potential. An overall sale average of £719.26 for 1,349 heifers was obtained which is a rise of £91.58 on the year.

The pre-sale show was judged by Alistair Vance of Whithorn who had 66 heifers in total to judge consigned by 24 difference vendors.

Congratulations to the winners John & Lorraine Trafford as judge Alistair Vance presents the Championship rosette.

After much deliberation Alistair awarded the overall champion to a very stylish Limousin cross heifer shown by Messrs Trafford of Bassenthwaite Hall Farm, Keswick Their home bred heifer was greatly admired and is sired by the registered Limousin bull, Waindale Potential, and bred out of a three quarter British Blue mother. She later went on to sell for £2,800 and was purchased by the judge, Alistair Vance.

Supreme Champion winner, a Limousin cross shown by Messrs Trafford of Bassenthwaite Hall Farm, Keswick.

The reserve champion rosette went to Helen Claxton of Newton High House, Stocksfield for her British Blue cross heifer. This blue roan marked heifer was sired by an unregistered British blue bull and was purchased for £1,900 by Alan Hall of Preston Tilery Farm, Darlington.

Reserve Champion winner, a British Blue cross shown by Messrs Telfer of Newton High House, Stocksfield.

The top price of the heifer section and of the two day event was £5,200 for a Limousin cross consigned by Messrs JR Graham & Ptrs of Greenshields, Biggar. This 9 month old red heifer is a daughter of the registered Limousin sire Redstone United and was out of a 7/8 home bred Limousin cow. She caught the eye of many show men and was keenly bid for and now goes to north of Scotland for enthusiast Ewan MacPherson of Mill Farm House, Oban.

Heifer prize winners
Class 1 Limousin cross (haltered)
1st A & MJ Trafford, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm, Keswick £2,800
2nd L Skelton, Low House Farm, Dearham £2,100,
3rd Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Bewcastle, Carlisle £1,000

Class 2 Limousin cross
1st L Skelton, Low House Farm £1,200
2nd A & MJ Trafford, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm £1,100
3rd JH Emerson, Haggate Farm, Eastgate £1,150

Class 3 British Blue cross (haltered)
1st H Claxton, Newton High House, Stocksfield £1,900
2nd AJ & FM Harrison, Grange Hall, Great Asby £1,800
3rd JC & SE Little, The Guards, Ireby £1,100.

Class 4 British Blue cross
1st Bell Haas Grove, Haas Grove Farm, Lockerbie £1,000
2nd JH Emerson, Haggate Farm £1,000
3rd L Skelton, Low House Farm £950

Class 5 Charolais cross
1st E Telfer & Son, Newton High House £1,300
2nd P Dean, Allerbeck Farm, Eaglesfield £2,200
3rd P Dean, Allerbeck Farm £1,700

Class 6 Any Other cross
1st PV Richardson, Sandhills, Bassenthwaite Lake £1,400
2nd E Telfer & Son, Newton High House £930.

Overall Champion Heifer A & MJ Trafford, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm £2,800
Reserve Champion Heifer H Claxton, Newton High House £1,900.

Leading Heifer Prices (all crosses) – Limousin £5200 Greenshields, £2800, £1100 Bassenthwaite Hall Farm, £2100, £1200, £1060, £1000 Low House Farm, £2000 Church Style, £1400 Sandhills, £1200 Thirlwall Castle, £1150 Haggate Farm, £1100 Easthwaite Farm, £1100, £1000 The Guards, £1040, £1000 Kilnstown Farms, £1000 (x2) Carry House. Charolais £2200, £1700 Allerbeck Farm, £1300 Newton High House, £920, £910, £860 Low House Farm, £840 Peter House Farm, £800 Haas Grove Farm. British Blue £1900 Newton High House, £1800 Grange Hall, £1500, £1120, £1020 (x2), £1000, £980 Low House Farm, £1050 Prior House, £1000 Haggate Farm, £1000 Haas Grove Farm, £970 Inglewood Edge, £960 Setterah Park. Blonde £960, £910, £860 (x2) Low House Farm, £950, £930, £880 (x2) Newton High House, £880 The Guards, £870, £820 Teasdale Cottage. Bazadaise £750 Low House Farm. Salers £550, £500 Kilnstown Farms.

Leading Consignments (over 10) – Low House Farm (56) £944.09, Setterah Park (12) £815.71, Bassenthwaite Hall (15) £806, The Guards (26) £798.64, Greenshield (49) £796.33, Inglewood Edge (66) £786, Grange Hall (17) £775, Thirlwall Castle (68) £752.13.

The Saturday sale saw 1,382 steers forward for sale. This day was also a great success for all classes of steer with customers for all types, good, strong, and small. An overall average of £721.23 for 1,382 head achieved an increase of £53.21 on last year.

The pre-sale show was judged by Paul Tippets of Shifnal, Shropshire and was again highly successful with 43 cattle out on parade.

Congratulations to the winner Colin Little from judge Paul Tippets and sponsor Alan Irving of Cumberland Agricultural Society.

Father and son, Colin and James Little of The Guards, Ireby collected the Championship award with their British Blue cross which was sired by the registered Blue bull Woldnewton Rambo and is out of a pedigree Limousin cow, a daughter of the noted Fanfaron sire. This black and white steer later sold for £1,500 and goes to SE Sellers of Green Top , Derbyshire.

Supreme Champion winner, a British Blue cross shown by Messrs Little of The Guards, Ireby.

Taking the reserve championship slot was Messrs Trafford of Bassenthwaite Hall Farm, Keswick with their black Limousin cross. This was the first calf to be sold sired by their herds new French junior stock bull Vallion and was bred out of 7/8 British Blue cross mother. He sold for £1,700 to Welsh enthusiast Mr Jim Hollingsworth of Mold, Clwyd.

Reserve Champion winner, a Limousin cross shown by Messrs Trafford of Bassenthwaite Hall Farm, Keswick.

Top price achieved in the steer section was £2,000 for a Limousin cross shown by Messrs Graham of Miller Hill. This black steer was bred from a Limousin cross Blue cow and later sold to Gavin Scott of Gateside, Linlithgow.

Steer Prize Winners
Class 7 Limousin cross (haltered)
1st A & MJ Trafford, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm, Keswick £1,700
2nd SA Simpson, Seatoller Farm, Borrowdale £900
3rd A & MJ Trafford, Bassenthwiate Hall Farm £1,000

Class 8 Limousin cross
1st Messrs Graham, Millerhill, Gilsland £1,100
2nd M Phillips, Broadoak, Ivegill
3rd E Telfer & Son, Newton High House, Stocksfield £850

Class 9 British Blue cross (haltered)
1st JC & SE Little, The Guards, Ireby £1,500
2nd E Telfer & Son, Newton High House £980
3rd AJ & FM Harrison, Grange Hall, Great Asby £1,220

Class 10 British Blue cross
1st JC & SE Little, The Guards £1,100
2nd AJ & FM Harrison, Grange Hall £1,300
3rd Bell Haas Grove, Haas Grove Farm, Lockerbie £830

Class 11 Charolais cross
1st, 2nd & 3rd P Dean, Allerbeck Farm, Eaglesfield £780, £900, £800

Class 12 Any Other cross
1st J & S Ross Romesbeoch, Shawhead £700
2nd Messrs Twentyman, Osborne Farm, Wigton £880
3rd A Kirkbride, Flimby Hall Farm, Maryport £800

Overall Champion Steer JC & SE Little, The Guards, Ireby £1,500
Reserve Champion Steer A & MJ Trafford, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm, Keswick £1,700.

Leading Prices (all crosses) – Limousin £2000, £1100 Millerhill, £1700, £1000, £950 Bassenthwaite Hall Farm, £1350 Greenshields, £1050 (x2) Thirlwall Castle, £1050 Hightown, £1000 Sycamore Rise, £1000 Inglewood Edge, £975 (x5), £950 (x3) Greenshields. British Blue £1500, £1100 The Guards, £1350, £1300, £1220 Grange Hall, £1300 Inglewood Edge, £1020, £1000 Prior House, £1000 Low House Farm. Bazadaise £1020 Church Farm. Charolais £900, £800, £790, £780 Allerbeck Farm, £750, £730 Low House Farm. Blonde £880 Osborne Farm, £850, £750 Newton High House, £800 Flimby Hall Farm, £735 Kingside Farm. Galloway £700 Romesbeoch. Salers £600 Kilnstown Farms.

Leading Consignments (over 10) – Bassenthwaite Hall Farm (13) £851.54, The Guards (14) £816.31, Low House Farm (27) £814.77, Settrah Park (16) £814.69, Greenshield Farm (69) £803.77, Thirlwall Castle (74) £752.91, Grange Hall (29) £752.24, Inglewood Edge (92) £735.98

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