SUMMER SALE of PEDIGREE LIMOUSIN CATTLE Friday 18th June 2004

The British Limousin Cattle Society Limited
SUMMER SALE of
BULLS AND UNHALTERED FEMALES
(SOLD UNDER BLCS AUCTION RULES & CONDITIONS OF SALE)

TROY MARCHES OFF WITH LEADING PRICE OF £6,200 FOR GUARDS HERD
Local Carlisle breeders JC & SE Little led the summer Limousin sale of bulls and females with their bull entry Guards Troy (lot 30) at 6,200gns. Troy, an August 2002 born son of Calrossie Rodin a Broadmeadows Cannon bred bull, and out of a Sarkley bred mother sold to GR Jones of the Whiterock herd based in Oswestry.

Leading the female section at 4,100gns, was another local breeder Stephanie Foster with her maiden heifer Briarlea Tabby (lot 159). She is by the homebred bull Briarlea Romeo a Cannon son and was out of a Djerk bred daughter Staveley Nancy. This very much admired heifer attracted much interest and was finally knocked down to Alan Roberts to join his Hafodlas Herd at Betws-y-Coed, Gwynedd.

Averages
39 Bulls £2,267.05
27 Cows and heifers served and/or suckling £1,192.33
22 Bulling and maiden heifers £1,159.30

Leading Prices - Bulls: 6,200gns Guards Troy (lot 60) to GR Jones, 4,200gns Haltcliffe Union (lot 84) to Messrs Graham, 4,100gns Haltcliffe Takeoff to Wood Bros, 3,500gns Scordale Tosh (lot 50) to Knockterra Farming Co, 3,500gns Dinmore Trojan ( lot 58) to Messrs Metcalfe. 3,100gns Shire Tartan (lot 64) J Maxwell & Son, 3,000gns Gunnerfleet Tastfull (lot 66) to W Speir & Son. Females: 4,100gns Briarlea Tabby (lot 159) to AH Roberts, 3,000gns Dentox Mystery (lot 120) to AJ Ewing, 2,400gns Twemlows Riverdance (lot 106) to GW Dent, 2,400gns Briarlea Tilly (lot 158) to ET White & Son, 2,200gns Haymount Oona (lot 126) to JT Barnett, 2,200gns Briarlea Tiamaria (lot 157) to D & M Cormack.