Champion - Regency Paprika 2,000gns.

The first price of 2,750gns was from Devonshire breeder, RH Widdicombe of Totnes, for Starline Premier an August 2003 born bull by Starline Klassik and out of a Heywood Scorpio bred mother. Premier was successfully sold to TE Lewis & Son of Llandrindod Wells, Powys.

The reserve male champion achieved the other top price which was consigned by RC & JA Gubb of Torrington, Devon. Horizon Ranger, a younger bull born January 2004, is a son of Agardsley Elgar and bred from a Heywood mother was sold to JE & ME Pugsley & Son of Dulverton, Somerset.

Another bull to reach the 2,000gn mark was Regency Paprika from Les Owen of Bilston, West Midlands. Paprika, sired by Shebdon Lieutenant and out of a Brinkton bred dam, was knocked down to EM & A Williams & Gittins of Anglesey.

Line up of bulls during judging

In the female section a maiden heifer clinched the leading price of 2,700gns. Heywood Empress 3rd from David Barker of Taunton, Somerset, is an Agardsley Elgar daughter out of the herds show cow Heywood Empress which features two noted families in her pedigree, namely the Melody and Fanny lines. Empress 3rd was sold to J Wilkins of Carr Farm, north Lincs.

Also selling up to 2,000gns was Beeches Pansy, a maiden heifer, from CH Carter of Wickford, Essex. Pansy, a June 2003 born heifer sired by Curlieu Jasper and out of a Brinkton Bonzo bred mother, she was sold to GW Smith of Drumsleed, Laurencekirk.

Averages – 23 bulls £1,697.50, 56 females £971.70