Carlisle Limousin Weaned Calf Sale Wednesday 10th November, 2004

28 bull calves @ £865.54 (+£37.44) 18 heifer calves @ £709.92 (+£79.92)

6 lots over 1,000gns 85% Clearance

AVERAGES UP FOR LIMOUSIN WEANED CALVES

LIMOUSIN WEANED CALVES TOP OUT AT 2,100 GNS

It was another strong day’s trading at the Annual Limousin Weaned Calf Sale held at Harrison & Hetherington’s Borderway Mart on Wednesday 10th November 2004. In all, two lots at this young stock sale sold for more than 2,000gns with six lots selling at over 1,000gns. An excellent clearance rate of 85% was complemented by averages for bull calves up £37 and heifer calves up by £79 on the year.

Derosa Vito - 2100gns

Going under the hammer for the day’s top price of 2,100gns was Derosa Vito from T & J Derosa, Erbistock, Wrexham. A January 2004 bull calf by Derosa Sergio and out of Derosa Oyster with French bloodlines on both sides including Genial and Djerk, this well-grown calf with a beef value of LM +27, putting it into the breed top 10%, was snapped up by BA & AM Storrow & Son, Bardon Mill, Hexham. The Derosas found favour with buyers for their finely turned out calves with bull calf Derosa Valentino, again by sire Derosa Sergio but this time out of Derosa Romia, going to Mrs A Hawkshaw, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire for 1,000gns to join her Archena Herd.

The Hafodlas herd of Messrs AH & GW Roberts, Ysbyty Ifan, Gwynedd attracted deserved attention with their well-presented offering taking the top two female prices and second highest male. Hafodlas Vona, a January born bull calf, travels to RJ Protchard’s Bodffordd herd in Llangefni, Anglesey. A Cloughead Royal son out of Hafodlas Oona, it needed a bid of 2,000gns to lure him away. Hafodlas Velfed, a February born heifer calf by Saphir and out of home-bred dam Hafodlas Rhuddem reached 1,500gns and OJ Kendall, Reeth, N Yorkshire purchased Hafodlas Vhari, again by the prolific Cloughead Royal and out of Hafodlas Shan, for 920gns.

Another much admired bull calf was Nebo Victor from ML Thomas, Llanrwst, Conwy. Sired by Waindale Prime and out of Barrons Rusty, he sold to RL Howatson, Nantglyn, Denbigh for 1,900gns and joins his Soar pedigree Limousin herd.

A further bull calf pushed over the 1,000gns mark, namely a bid of 1,350gns for Springwood Van from Christopher Leith, Udny, Ellon, Aberdeenshire. This late March born calf by the renowned Jockey and out of Springwood Rosy, heads to Messrs Taylor & Son, Wester Pirleyhill, Falkirk.

Averages
28 bull calves £865.54 (+£37.44)
18 heifer calves £709.92 (+£79.92)

Leading prices (bull calves)
Derosa Vito 2,100gns
Hafodlas Vona 2,000gns
Nebo Victor 1,900gns
Springwood Van 1,350gns
Derosa Valentino 1,000gns

Leading prices (heifer calves)
HafodlasVelfed 1,500gns
Hafodlas Vhari 920gns
Cornsay Vera 900gns

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