Two day show and sale of 432 PEDIGREE LIMOUSIN CATTLE Friday 30th April & Saturday 1st May 2004

Friday 30th April - Females

RONICK SANDRA AND CALF SELL FOR 8,100GNS
Topping the Limousin Ladies Day show and sale at 8,100gns was Ronick Sandra and her bull calf Goldies Unsunghero from Jim Goldie of Townfoot, Mouswald, Dumfries. Sandra, a full sister to the renowned bull Ronick Hawk, is a daughter to Broadmeadows Cannon and out of Ronick Esther. She sold in calf to the 20,000gn bull Sarkley Ragtime and joins the Castlenook herd of Alan Irving at Toppin Castle, Heads Nook.

The ladies female champion clinched the next leading price tag at 4,100gns for David and Mary Cormack of Abotts Close Farm, Thirsk. Newstart Tangarine, a maiden heifer, is by the prolific show winning bull Ryedale Orion and goes back to Greenwell Ike on her dams pedigree. She sold to R Chadwick to join the Greeba herd at Isle of Man.

Averages
6 Cows served and/or suckling £2,835.00 (plus £336.00)
10 Served Heifers £1,806.00 (plus £345.84)
33 Maiden Heifers £1,568.64 (plus £181.76)

Saturday 1st May - Bulls

43,000gns TAKES TOP BID FOR HALTCLIFFE HERD

A young bull, Haltcliffe Ullswater (Lot 426), from local breeders Matt and Craig Ridley secured the top bid of the sale at 43,000gns. There much admired bull, a February 2003 born son of Sympa and out of the imported heifer, Renoncule, won his class in the pre-sale judging and was bought jointly by EH Pennie & Son for their Sarkley herd and by CL & FE Jerman of the Glangwden herd.

Local breeder George Hutton of the Cloughhead herd sold the next leading price bull at 24,000gns. Cloughhead Titanic (Lot 323), an October 2002 son of the noted Heros sire was knocked down to another joint purchase for J Mullholland of the Liscon herd at Midtown Farm, Great Orton and R & M Scott of Thirlwall Castle, Greenhead, Carlisle.

Messrs Ridley featured next at 18,000gns for Haltcliffe Umpire (Lot 418), a Haltcliffe Novel son out of Renoncule again. Umpire sold to J Haughey of Co.Tyrone, N.Ireland.

A strong entry from the Sarkley herd of EH Pennie & Son attracted much interest and was led at 15,000gns for Sarkley Tribute (Lot 152), a son of Greenwell Major and out of a Hartside Jacko bred daughter. He sold to DR Evans of Caersws, Powys.

Other leading prices include - Sarkley Thunderbolt (Lot 251) 13,500gns; Goldies Ultraspecial (Lot 417) 12,000gns; Sarkley Topknot (Lot 117) 11,000gns; Sarkley Trendsetter (Lot 178) 11,000gns; Gunnerfleet Twister (Lot 184) 11,000gns; Haltcliffe Underwriter (Lot 410) 10,000gns; Easegillhead Terminator (Lot 338) 9,800gns; Twemlows Torville (Lot 116) 9,000gns; Goldies Tamsin (Lot 282) 9,000gns; Fieldson Topaz (Lot 334) 8,000gns.

Averages
63 Senior Bulls £3,513.09 (plus £98.34)
67 Intermediate Bulls £3,517.50 (minus £295.80)
48 Junior Bulls £5,365.94 (plus £1,738.58)

178 Bulls £3,918.62 (plus £303.95)

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