ANNUAL TWO DAY SPRING CONTINENTAL STORE CATTLE SHOW AND SALE

FRIDAY 18TH & SATURDAY 19TH MARCH 2005

The UK’s leading two day show and sale of continental cross suckled heifer and bullock calves presented an entry of 2,144 head. A double win for local enthusiast Mr Peter Richardson of Sandhills, Bassenthwaite Lake, Keswick made it by winning both the Royal Bank of Scotland heifer and bullock championship quiash.

Over the two days, a superb quality offering of stock were presented to the largest ringside of buyers who had travelled from all four corners of the UK. Buyers bid confidently ensuring trade throughout was better than envisaged.

On the first day the pre-sale heifer judging was carried out by Mr Scott Watson of Balhousie, Carnoustie, and catching his eye to win the Overall Heifer Championship was a lovely black heifer from Sandhills. This heifer, a daughter to the registered Limousin bull Homebyres Safeway and out of a Limousin cross heifer, went on to sell for the leading price of the first days sale at £2,200 and was successfully bought by Mr Paul Tippetts of Highbridge, Somerset.

The Reserve Heifer Champion rosette was presented to another black Limousin cross heifer from JC & SE Little of The Guards, Ireby. This was a heifer sired by the registered Limousin bull Calrossie Rodin and is full sister to the 1st prize commercial steer, Dapper Dan, shown at the Royal Highland Show 2004. The heifer was later sold for £1,200 to Ian and Dot Goldie of Greenfield Farm, Cummertrees, Annan.

Prize list heifers –

Class 1 Halter Trained Limousin Cross heifers,
1st & Champion P Richardson, Sandhills £2200, 2nd M/s Doyle, Maltby £1000, 3rd B Atkinson, Scratchmere Scar £730.

Class 2 Limousin Cross heifer (not shown in Class 1),
1st & Reserve Champion JC&SE Little, The Guards £1200, 2nd TN Hall, Ainstable Hall £730, 3rd M/s Lamb, The How £620.

Class 3 Halter Trained Belgian Blue Cross Heifer,
1st P Dean, Allerbeck Farm £700, 2nd B Atkinson, Scratchmere Scar £1000, 3rd AJ&FM Harrison, Grange Hall £1100.

Class 4 Belgian Blue Cross Heifer (not shown in Class 3),
1st AJ&FM Harrison, Grange Hall £750, 2nd AJ&FM Harrison, Grange Hall £700, 3rd B Atkinson, Scratchmere Scar £900.

Class 5 Charolais Cross heifer,
1st Farmtec UK, Coat House Farm, £1500, 2nd Miss G Skelton, Low House Farm, £590, 3rd JA Hollingsworth, Pandy Farm £570.

Class 6 Any other Continental Cross heifer (Not shown in Class 1-5),
1st RM Fishwick & Son, Thornship Farm £800, 2nd L Skelton, Low House Farm £620, 3rd L Skelton, Low House Farm £680.

Leading prices (all crosses) -

Heifers – Limousin, £2200 Sandhills, £1200, £1000, £850 The Guards, £1000 Tailbert Farm, £1000 Grange Farm, £780, £730 Ainstable Hall, £740 Summerhill, £730 Scratchmere Scar, £720 (x2), £670, £660 Thirlwall Castle, £710 Greenlands Farm, £695 Braithwaite Farm, £685 Bloan Farm, £670 Greenhill Farm, £670 Grange Hall, £665 Randalholme, £660 Bassenthwaite Hall. Charolais, £1500 Coat House Farm, £710 (x2), £625 (x2), £600 (x2), £580 Temon, £600, £590, £575, £525 (x3), £500 (x5) Nether House, £590 Low House Farm, £570 Pandy Farm. Belgian Blue, £1100, £750, £710, £700 Grange Hall, £1000, £900 Scratchmere Scar, £880 Cunningarth, £730, £705, £690 The Guards, £725 Bloan Farm, £725, £720 Coat House Farm, £720 Inglewood Edge, £700 (x4), £685 Prior House, £700 Allerbeck Farm, £685 Low House Farm. Blonde d’ Aquitaine, £800, £625, £580, £530, £515, £480 (x2) Thornship Farm, £680, £620 Low House Farm, £640, £575, £545 Greenhill Farm, £620, £550, £515 Coat House Farm, £550, £530, £470 Chapel House Farm. Aberdeen Angus, £420 (x3) Bloan Farm.

1st prize BB Heifer - P Dean, Allerbeck [click on images to enlarge]	Champion Heifer - l/r - Stephen Hook (Carrs Billington -sponsor), Mike Marron (Phizer - sponsor), Peter Richardson, Sandhills (vendor), Derek Oliver (Royal Bank or Scotland), Scott Watson (judge).
Reserve Champion Heifer - l/r - Mike Marron (Phizer - sponsor), Stephen Hook (Carrs Billington -sponsor), Colin Little, The Guards (vendor).	Top three Belgian Blue class placings l/r 1st P Dean, Allerbeck, 2nd B Atkinson, Scratchmere Scar, 3rd AJ & FM Harrison, Grange Hall.

The second day's judging was carried out by local breeder Mr Steadman Dodd of West View, Temple Sowerby, who presented the Overall Bullock Championship to Mr Peter Richardson of Sandhills for his black calf which was by the same registered sire as his heifer champion Homebyres Safeway, and was again purchased by Mr Paul Tippetts of Highbridge for £1,100.

The Reserve Champion Bullock went to a Blonde cross shown by Mr Jim Hollingsworth of Pandy Farm, Mold. Sired by the registered Blonde bull Pioneer Tanner and out of a pure Belgian Blue mother, the steer sold for £1,500 to Mrs CM Brown of Newark. Again a much admired entry, the bullock is maternal brother to the heifer calf champion at Carlisle sold in 2003.

The leading price for the bullock sale was £2,700 for a red Limousin cross from noted and regular consignors Robert and Michael Scott of Thirlwall Castle, Greenhead. The steer was sired by the registered Limousin bull Eden President and was sold to Mr E MacPherson of Mill Farm House, Oban.

Overall Champion a Limousin cross bullock from Mr P Richardson of Sandhills. Photos shows l/r Steadman Dodd (judge), Mike Marron (Phizer sponsor) and Peter Richardson (vendor)

Reserve Overall Champion a Blonde cross bullock from Jim Hollingsworth of Pandy Farm. Photos shows l/r Steadman Dodd (judge), Mike Marron (Phizer sponsor) and Jim Hollingsworth (vendor).

Prize list Bullocks -

Class 7 Halter Trained Limousin cross steer
1st & Champion P Richardson, Sandhill, Bassenthwaite Lake, Keswick £1,100, 2nd JW Smith-Jackson, High Town, Melkridge, Haltwhistle £1,600, 3rd JE Smith-Jackson, High Town £2,200.

Class 8 Limousin cross steer
1st AJ & FM Harrison, Grange Hall, Great Asby, Appleby £1,000, 2nd JA Hollingsworth, Pandy Farm, Agonwen, Mold £850, 3rd N Harrison, Tailbert Farm, Shap, Penrith £760.

Class 9 Halter Trained Belgian Blue cross steer
1st JC & SE Little, The Guards, Ireby, Wigton £900, 2nd P Dean, Allerbeck Farm, Eaglesfield, Lockerbie £700, 3rd JC & SE Little, The Guards £820.

Class 10 Belgian Blue cross steer
1st JC & SE Little, The Guards £700, 2nd N Harrison, Tailbert Farm £750, 3rd Farmtex UK, Coat House Farm, Goole £700.

Class 11 Charolais cross steer
1st Farmtec UK, Coat House Farm £750, 2nd Farmtex UK, Coat House Farm £680, 3rd Farmtec UK, Coat House Farm £605.

Class 12 Any other breed
1st & Reserve Champion JA Hollingsworth, Pandy Farm £1,500, 2nd Farmtec UK, Coat House Farm £710, 3rd JA Hollingsworth, Pandy Farm.

Leading prices (all crosses) - Bullocks –

Limousin £2,700, £1,400, £1,300, £1,000 Thirlwall Castle, £2,200, £1,600 Hightown, £1,300 Flimby Hall, £1,100 Sandhills, £1,000 Grange Hall.

Blonde d’Aquitaine £1,500 Pandy Farm, £580 Bloan Farm, £570 Chapel House Farm.

Belgian Blue £900, £820, £700 The Guards, £810, £700 Flimby Hall, £750 Tailbert Farm, £730 Bloan Farm, £700 Coat House Farm, £700 Allerbeck Farm.

Charolais £750, £680 Coat House Farm, £665 (x2), £660 (x5) Whins Farm.

Gelbvieh £710 Coat House Farm.

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