PEDIGREE LIMOUSIN CATTLE Friday 18th November 2005

TWEMLOWS RUBY BRINGS LIMOUSIN
TOP PRICE OF 7,500GNS

A sale of autumn calving cows from the Twemlows pedigree Limousin herd of Messrs WL & JA Forrester, Twemlows Farm, Higher Heath, Whitchurch, Shropshire met with a top price of 7,500gns and a cracking average of just under £2300 for nineteen cows at Carlisle on Friday 18th November 2005. A further twelve maiden heifers averaged £1404 for the Forresters giving an overall herd sale gross of over £60,000.

The sale also featured an offering from the Millington Herd of Millington Grange Estate, Cold Skin Farm, Millington, York and finally, the entire in-calf heifer crop from the Shire Herd of Mr DBD Edgar, Fellside, Ousby, Penrith, Cumbria. In all, the combined sale saw 71 lots traded for a total gross of £108,129.

With a presentation of good animals featuring strong bloodlines, first class performance figures and health information, the Twemlows offering sold readily to new and established pedigree herds. Topping the day at 7500gns was Twemlows Ruby, a five and a half year old cow by Cloughhead Charlie son, Twemlows Magicman. Out of the Cannon sired Springsett Nectar, Ruby was sold with her September born Roughley Tyson sired heifer calf at foot. Twemlows Ruby sported a Beef Value of LM+34 and this all round package attracted the buyer Mr A Graham, Madden Road, Tandragee, Co. Armagh for his Madden pedigree herd.

Twemlows Ruby

Looking to establish a pedigree Limousin herd, Mrs R Stevenson, Howgill Foot, Kaber, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria bought the next two priced lots at 4,000gns and 3,500gns respectively. The second lot in the ring, Twemlows Roxanne, was their first purchase at 4,000gns. A February 2000 born cow, she was again sired by Twemlows Magicman and this time was out of Newsham Layla. This cow was sold with her fourth calf at foot, the September born heifer calf, Twemlows Aileen sired again by Roughley Tyson.

The Stevensons’ second purchase at 3,500gns was paid for Twemlows Ultramarine. This first-calver was again a daughter of Magicman and is out of the Strathallan Diplomat sired Springsett Jade. This offering was sold with another Roughley Tyson sired heifer calf at foot, the September born Twemlows Aquamarine. Roughley Tyson is a son of Wintles Matchwinner.

Following the same breeding formula was Twemlows Uphee purchased by MC Roberts, Myfyrian Isaf, Gaerwen, Anglesey for 3400gns. This March 2003 daughter of Magicman is out of the Cannon sired Stoneleigh Orphee. She was sold with her September 2005 born bull calf at foot, Twemlows Ashes. Again, this was another calf sired by Roughley Tyson.

The lot previous to this, Twemlows Snowy, made 3000gns. A March 2001 born cow, Snowy is a daughter of Twemlows Magicman out of Newsham Louisa. She was sold with her third calf at foot, a heifer called Twemlows Alpine by Twemlows Sebastien. With a Beef Value of LM+33, she heads to the Cammen pedigree herd of H&S Watkins, Cammen Uchaf, Llanfihangel, Llanfyllin, Powys.
Six lots made 3,000gns or over in the Twemlows offering. Also at 3,000gns was the Twemlows Sebastien sired maiden heifer Twemlows Ubet. December 2003 born, Ubet is by Twemlows Sebastien and is out of Magicman daughter Twemlows Rebeca. Purchaser of this young lady was Dowson & Sartin, Battle Hill, Lartington, Barnard castle, Co. Durham.

The sale from the Millington Herd of Millington Grange Estate, Cold Skin Farm, Millington, York, offered over thirty head of mainly cows and heifers. The top price attained was the 2,400gns paid for Wilodge Pannette, a six-year-old cow bred by Miss C Williams, T/S DA Williams, Lodge Hill Farm, Park Lane, Shifnal. By the Cannon sired Brontemoor Ilkley, Pannette is out of Wilodge Jannette. She was sold with her February 2005 heifer calf-at-foot, Millington Annette, by Scabreux and was back in calf to the same sire. Purchaser was Mrs M Rutherford who runs the Foxfor pedigree herd at 48 Saintfield Road, Killinchy, Co. Down.

At 2,200gns was the French bred bull himself, Scabreux. Sired by Magic and out of the seven year old Olivine, this bull was purchased for the McTurk Herd of Manby Farms Ltd, Thorganby Hall, Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

Mr DBD Edgar, Fellside, Ousby, Penrith, Cumbria offered a sale of eight in-calf heifers which were in-calf to Grahams Samson, the world record priced Limousin bull, and Shire Uncle George, a son of Ludo out of Broadmeadows Jiji. Top price was the 2,300gns paid for the January 2003 born Shire Usabelle. Out of the Shire Cyclone cow, Shire Irene, she was sold in-calf to Shire Uncle George. Purchasers were G Smith, Tarmair, Tyrie, Fraserburgh for their Tarmair pedigree herd. The same purchasers paid 2000gns for Shire Tennessee, a daughter of the Shire Milton sired Shire Payne who had sold at Carlisle for 6200gns. This well-bred heifer is out of Shire Olga whose granddam Shire Linda is the dam of the noted bull Shire Pentagon.

AVERAGES

Twemlow Averages
19 cows and heifers served and/or suckling £2296.18
12 maiden heifers £1404.38

Millington Averages
16 cows & heifers served and/or suckling £1220.63
4 served heifers £918.75
10 maiden heifers £879.90
2 bulls £1758.75

Shire Averages
8 served heifers £1515.94