Borderway Annual May Show and Sale of 218 Charolais Bulls & Females Thursday 8th/Friday 9th May 2003
SALE REPORT

Solid trade for Carlisle Charolais peaking at 15,000gns

A strong demand for Charolais bulls from a packed ringside of commercial producers led bidding to peak at 15,000gns at Carlisle on Friday 9 May, the second day of the breed society’s two day spring show and sale fixture. Bidding was fuelled in particular by those seeking ready to work bulls, and a total of 105 lots came under the hammer to level at £2,841.

Burradon Talisman

Sale leader at 15,000gns was the day’s intermediate and overall supreme champion, the Northumberland bred Burradon Talisman, a 16 month old from Chris Curry, Thropton, Morpeth. Talisman returned to the county with the Campbell family, Ian, John and their father, Colin, of Thrunton, Alnwick. Talisman who was accompanied with a Beef Value within the breed’s top 10% at CH24 achieved the best ever trade for Burradon, he was the first son to be offered by Blelack Prince and he was out of a homebred cow by Maerdy Victorious.

The Campbell family recouped virtually the entire cash they shelled out for Talisman with just three of their own entries. They led the female section at 4,800gns with Thrunton Petal, a February 1999 born Maerdy Location daughter sold with her eight month old Mortimers Politician sired heifer at foot. The pair were secured by the Clints Farming Partnership, Heriot, Midlothian. Petal’s stablemate, Thrunton Pervenche CH20 (August 1999) made 3,800gns to CJ Harker, Port William, Newton Stewart. A Location daughter she was paired with her September born calf, again by Politician.

The Campbells also offered a string of bulls with the highest 4,500gns bid being made for the day’s reserve senior champion, Thrunton Sydney CH19. He sold to Welsh producers, Messrs Chandler, Crucorney, Abergavenny. The 19 month old Sydney was another bull by their highly successful 25,000gns Perth champion, Mowbraypark Orlando and out of a homebred cow, again by Maerdy Location.

The second highest bid at 12,000gns came late in the day for the junior male and overall reserve champion, Pedr Tennessee CH26, a 14 month old from Peter Howells, Lanwenog, Llanybydder, Ceredigion. He completed his lengthy journey for the week by travelling north to Aberdeenshire with the Massie family – Neil, Graeme and Michael, Dinnet, Aboyne. Tennessee was by the Harold Stubbs bred Derryharney Outstanding who was secured in Perth as a first prize winner for 18,000gns, and he was out of the Royal Welsh junior champion, Trefonnen Imogen.

Next to go at 7,000gns was Mowbraybark Star, a rising two year old who is full brother to the 25,000gns Mowbraypark Orlando and earlier on carried off the senior male title. Bred by Mike and Margaret Atkinson, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon, Star had a Beef Value within the breed’s top 1% at CH34. Sired by Killadeas Jack and out of their Brampton Chopper sired Mowbraypark Islay, Star was knocked down sold to BE, G and RW Brazier, Lenborough, Buckingham. The Atkinsons also offered a small draft of heifers from Mowbraypark with the rising two year old maiden, Mowbraypark Shimmer CH28 leading at 3,200gns. A Mowbraypark Napolean daughter she sold to Howard and Edward Foster, of Bardon Mill, Hexham.

A couple of entries shared a 5,500gns price tag. First through the ring was the Yorkshire bred Brampton Snowstorm from Billy Turner, Ripon and he travelled back over the Pennines with Warter Priory Farms, Warter, York. This 18 month old who headed his class, was by another Yorkshire bred bull, Bassett Pearlyking and out of a cow going back to Brampton Ace.

Alasdair Houston’s (Gretna Green) Gretnahouse Triumphant CH23 was the second lot to realise 5,500gns, this time from G Owen, Penybont, Llandrindod Wells. Bred from Moyness lines, and with an EBV for muscling within the breed’s top 1%, the aptly named Triumphant was the first Gretnahouse prefixed bull to be offered since restocking the herd post FMD.

At 5,000gns Robert and Caroline Dalrymple, Ballantrae, Ayr took home the reserve junior champion, Marwood Trojan CH22. Bred by the Blyth family, Roy, Jean and Neil of Elwick, Hartlepool, he was the first son to be offered by their 15,000gns reserve Perth champion, Inverlochy Passport who also the youngest bull ever to claim the Royal Highland junior interbreed beef award.

Next in the bidding at 4,800gns was Archie MacGregor’s (Kilsyth, Glasgow) Allanfauld Streaker, a December 2001 born entry by his own Allanfauld Vagabond and out of a Cambusbarron bred cow. Streaker sold to MJ and SM Wallace and Son, Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham.

Closely following at 4,700gns was Caylers Tradition CH22 from breed society president, Greta Barker, her son, David and daughter in law, Louise to TF Siddle, Longtown, Carlisle. Tradition who was yet another successful entry to make the 270 mile trip north from the Barker family’s Royston, Hertfordshire base, was a Killadeas Prunty son and out of Barkway Gytha whose last calf, Caylers Supreme made 6,200gns in Carlisle exactly 12 months ago. The Barkers achieved success with a couple more Prunty sons: Caylers Senator CH26, a 17 month old was bid to 4,100gns by T Douglas, Hawick, while Caylers Tommy (March 2002) made 4,000gns to Terry Coghill, Birsay, Orkney.

Forking out 4,600gns for Gaer Saint were G Davies and Partners, of Ashkirk, near Selkirk. Their purchase was an 18 month old Glenleary Janitor son from Edward Jones, Brooks, Welshpool. Gaer Sergeant (October 2001), another Janitor son from the same breeder made 4,000gns to F Graham, Eaglesfield, Cockermouth.

Yorkshire breeders, Michael and Andrew Stenton,, Billingley, Barnsley were in the money with two lots at 4,500gns apiece. First to go was their Billingley Sven (September 2001), by the Carlisle champion, Derrygiff Mills and out of Billingley Leilla, another Brampton Ace daughter. Sven went to RA and BEC Allison, Lesserlinn, Lanark. Their second 4,500gns entry was Billingley Spruce CH28, an 18 month old son of the Irish bred Roundhill Ohoh and out of Brampton Gladiator daughter. Spruce was knocked down sold to Carskiey Estate, Campbeltown, Argyll.

Another class winner, Corrie Tomahawk attracted a 4,400gns bid from PR Sawyer and Son, Goodmanhay, York. A January 2002 born bull accompanied by a high rating Beef Value of CH30, from Duncan MacGregor, Kilsyth, Glasgow, Tomahawk was by the 12,000gns Midlock Parker. Corrie Sagittarius, another bull from the same stable, this time a 17 month old by Moorlough Palo made 4,000gns to Gillesbie Farms, Lockerbie.

Jim Goldie, Mouswald, Dumfries was back among the action with Goldies Titanic CH36, his first entry to be sold post FMD stocking. This first class prize winner was a 15 month old Moyness Lincoln son and out of a Moelfre bred cow. He headed back to Dumfriesshire with Auchencheyne Ltd, Thornhill.

Chris and Jane Turney made a worthwhile trip from Tibberton, Gloucester with their 16 month old Mortimers Josh sired Hamilton Tusk making 4,000gns to D Grant, Forfar.

Among the leaders in the female section was the first lot in the ring, Foxacre Miss from Anne Orr-Ewing, Purton, Swindon selling for 3,200gns. Accompanied by her fourth calf at foot, a nine month old bull by Foxacre Magnifique, the pair went home with R Whittaker, Jedburgh.

The female championship went to Ploughfield Rosevear CH27, a September 2000 born heifer AIed to Maerdy Empereur. A Mowbraypark Napolean daughter, she came from the Uckfield, East Sussex based outfit, Ploughfield Farms and was knocked down sold for 2,500gns to Clints Farming Partnership, Heriot.

Reserve female slot went to Haymount Salsa from Tom Arnott, Kelso. A two year old heifer by Maerdy Nero and out of a homebred dam going back to Maerdy Location, Salsa sold for 2,200gns to the Fergusson family, Bewcastle, near Carlisle who are continuing to restock post FMD.

Averages: 32 senior bulls £2,598.75; 45 intermediate bulls £2,988.82; 28 junior bulls £2,879.99.

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