LIMOUSIN DISPERSAL SALE FROM THE COLLEGE HERD Friday 29th October 2004

COLLEGE LIMOUSINS GROSS £109,000

A solid trade at Borderway on Friday 29th October 2004 saw an average of £1071 for the 102 cattle forward.

This well-attended Dispersal Sale on behalf of Joe & Doreen Forster, College Farm, Greenhead, Brampton, Cumbria was the focal point for a firm trade for their pedigree College Herd, established in 1984, with the sale grossing over £109,000. Once again, there was a ready demand for pedigree breeding females, particularly young stock, with many first-time buyers in evidence.

Topping the sale at 2,900 gns was the December 2002 young bull College Tawny, a Ronick Hawk son and out of home-bred dam College Ivory. Purchaser was J & K Metcalf, Park House Farm, Barningham, Richmond, N Yorks.

2,550gns was the price paid for College Unice to join the pedigree Limousin Edmo Herd of S Edmondson, Crookdale Cottages, Wigton, Cumbria. This January 2003 born maiden heifer was sired by Hartside Jacko and is out of College Dale.

The third top price of the day at 2,300gns was given for College Tammy, a heifer served by Greenwell Tony. She is by Broadmeadows Tombola and out of College Niki and joins the Lowrow Herd of LW & CM Todd & Son, Longhurst, Brampton, Cumbria.

Purchased by AH & GW Roberts, Betws Y Coed, Gwynedd for their Hafodlas Herd, was College Olive, an outstanding pick at 2,100gns. A daughter of Holly Amy and by Derrylough Gladiator she was offered in-calf to Ronick Gains and with her bull calf at foot, College Victor, himself a Greenwell Tony son.

Four females made 2,000gns each with R & M Scott, Thirlwall Castle, Greenhead, Carlisle purchasing College Paula, a second calving daughter of Ronick Hawk with heifer calf at foot as well as maiden heifer, College Tavita, sired by College Pisces and out of College Evita.

S & M Pickworth, Hexham, Northumberland parted with the same figure for College Rita, a July 2000 born first calver by Fleenasnagael Jarrod and out of the home-bred dam College Iris. Offered with heifer calf at foot, College Vita, and guaranteed AI’d to Ronick Iceman, she joins their Dotland pedigree Limousin herd.

2,000gns was again the selling price for September 2002 maiden heifer College Tiffany, again by Fleenasnagael Jarrod but this time out of College Penny and knocked down to R Lines, Killocraw Farm, Bellochantuy, Argyll.

Another leading price of 2,000gns was required to send stock bull Greenwell Tony on his way to M Mews’ Glendue Farm, Hexham, Northumberland. This February 2002 born bull from renowned Limousin breeders JT & Mrs J Nattress & Son, Greenwell Farm, Lanchester, Durham rounded off the day’s firm trade which grossed £109,000 for the 102 lots forward.

AVERAGES
46 cows served and/or suckling £1,073.91
19 served heifers £1,152.24
27 maiden heifers £969.89
1 stock bull £2,100.00
9 young bulls £1,079.17