PEDIGREE LIMOUSIN CATTLE Friday 7th October 2005

FIRST SAMSON DAUGHTER TOPS LIMOUSIN SALE AT 6,500gns

The first production sale from the Newstart herd of David and Mary Cormack attracted the top price of 6,500gns at the joint Limousin sale held at Carlisle on Friday 7th October.

Newstart Virtue

Newstart Virtue sold carrying a beef value of LM+41 is the first Grahams Samson daughter to be sold by public auction. She was bred from Rachels Shula, a Ronick Iceman daughter, is one of the best female lines at Newstart. Virtue, like her mother, has achieved a successful show career to her credit, and after much brisk bidding she was sold to Andrew Ewing of Drumbretton, Annan.

Another member of the Newstart show team, Preselihill Rosalin, sold for 4,000gns. A daughter of Ardbrack Jackofdiamonds and bred out of a Newsham Garfield daughter, Rosalin was knocked down to Mrs L Burns of the Seamer herd based at Stokesley.

Other consignments of the sale was the dispersal of the Castlesowerby herd on behalf of Alan Chapman. Leading this section at 4,600gns was a big upstanding young cow Ryedale Radiant and her bull calf Castle Sowerby Angus. Radiant is a daughter of Tanhill Rumpus and her mothers line carries Tarvis. The outfit were sold to Mark Phillips who was acting on behalf of a client.

The third entry of the sale was a batch of maiden heifers from the Wilson herd of Les Wilson. These naturally presented heifers top up to 650gns.

Averages –

Castle Sowerby Herd - 13 cows and heifers served and/or suckling £1,453.85, 10 served heifers £960.75,
1 maiden heifer £630.00.

Newstart Herd - 5 cows and heifers served and/or suckling £2,037.00, 5 served and maiden heifers £2,499.00, 1 young bull £3,150.00.

Wilson Herd - 11 maiden heifers £663.41.

NEWSTART VIRTUE - Lot 40 (Dau of Grahams Samson)	PRESELIHILL ROSALIN - LOT 37