Beef Shorthorn Spring Show & Sale

Beef Shorthorn females sold to a top of 5,600gns whilst bulls went to 5,000gns and achieved 87% clearance in Carlisle on Friday 24 May at the breed society’s official spring sale.

Sale topper at 5,600gns was the female and overall champion, Uppermill Blythesome Bonnie TI +29, SRI +25, a two-year-old red and little white by the 7,500gns Dunsyre Demetri from James Porter, Dromore, Co Down. She returned to Northern Ireland with Messrs Gott, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh.

[caption id="attachment_22770" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Uppermill Blythesome Bonnie Overall & Female Champion sold for 5600gns[/caption]

Another Demetri daughter, Uppermill Broadhooks Bernadett TI +21, SRI +20, a 21-month-old roan heifer from James Porter made 2,100gns to Messrs Ewing on behalf of a client, whilst his red and little white Uppermill Lovely Leanne TI +16, SRI +12, a 21-month-old heifer by Uppermill Rank sold for 3,000gns to Messrs Green, Lisburn, County Antrim.

Leading the bull trade at 5,000gns was Ardoyne Lindsay TI +23, SRI +22, a rising two-year-old red and little white from H and H Rennie, Insch, Aberdeenshire. Sired by the homebred Ardoyne Fiddich, he went to Messrs Douglas, Hawick, Roxburghshire.

[caption id="attachment_22771" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Ardoyne Lindsay sold for 5000gns[/caption]

Another Fiddich son from the Rennies, this time the 21-month-old roan Ardoyne Longmore TI +19, SRI +16 made 4,200gns to Messrs Oliver, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Earlier in the day Longmore was awarded the male championship.

[caption id="attachment_22772" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Ardoyne Longmore Male Champion sold for 4200gns[/caption]

A bid of 4,000gns from Messrs Mallaber, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire secured the reserve male champion, Gordon Maverick TI +18, SRI +15. An 18-month-old red and white Star P Matrix son, he was bred and exhibited by Gordon Brooke Estate, Earlston, Berwickshire.

[caption id="attachment_22773" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Gordon Maverick Reserve Male Champion sold for 4000gns[/caption]

Next bull at 3,800gns was Galla Mister Muscle TI +22, SRI +19, a 15-month-old roan by Elliot Matrix from JW Frame, Biggar, Lanarkshire to Messrs Shorrock, Burnley, Lancashire.

B and J Landers and Son, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire took a 3,500gns bid for their two-year-old roan bull, Cairnsmore Lambert TI +11, SRI +11. Sired by the 15,000gns Chapelton Dauphin, he went to Messrs Mainwaring, Ellesmere, Shropshire.

AC Farms, Langham, Rutland invested in four females. At 3,700gns they secured Glenariff Lorna Broadhooks TI +25, SRI +27, a 21-month-old roan heifer by the 9,000gns Glenisla Drambuie 2 from Glenariff Pedigree Livestock, South Wootton, Norfolk.

[caption id="attachment_22774" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Glenariff Lorna Broadhooks sold for 3700gns[/caption]

AC Farms went on to pay 2,500gns for the two-year-old roan Millerston Augusta Lucy TI +22, SRI +19, a Meonhill Charlie Chaplin daughter from Jack P Ramsay, Mauchline, Ayrshire. Their third lot at 2,200gns was the two-year-old roan, Oakleigh Tassa Lucy by Blelack Masterpiece from P Turnbull, Whitby, North Yorkshire.

Next lot in the ring was P Turnbull’s Oakleigh Briar Rose Lacie, another two-year-old roan by Masterpiece selling for 3,100gns to Messrs Thompson, Whitby. Earlier on Lacie had been awarded the reserve female and reserve overall titles.

[caption id="attachment_22775" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Oakleigh Briar Rose Lacie sold for 3100gns[/caption]

Oakleigh Linda, a two-year-old roan by the 5,500gns Chapelton Bonanza attracted a 2,600gns bid from Messrs Burgess, New Abbey, Dumfriesshire.

A second 2,600gns call was made, this time by M and T Severn, Halifax, West Yorkshire for Sandwick Luscious Hermione TI +23, SRI +24, a 21-month-old roan by Glenisla Jack Frost bred and exhibited by A and C Ivinson, Penrith, Cumbria.

Entries from drafts twice sold to 2,100gns. First to go was Rumsden Nettle Kaleidoscope TI +25, SRI +17, an in-calf roan heifer by Beautry Excalibur from Debs and Sarah Wilkins, Crowborough, East Sussex to Messrs Evans, Llanrwst, Gwynedd. Coxhill Floss TI +13, SRI +10, a two-year-old roan Longlands Waterloo Henry daughter from LJ Townsend, Moffat, Dumfriesshire commanded a 2,100gns bid from Messrs Ewing on behalf of a client.

Averages: 14 bulls £3,375.00; 7 served heifers £1,890.00; 38 maiden heifers; £1,596.55; 3 cows in calf and/or suckling £1,522.50.

Drafts: Ballard (12 lots) £1,066.62; Rumsden (3 lots) £1,610.00; Coxhill (6 lots) £1,557.50.

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