Charolais Sales Carlisle
Harrison & Hetherington, Borderway Mart, Rosehill, Carlisle CA1 2RS
Tel: 01228 590490 Fax: 01228 640901
Forthcoming sale dates - 7-8 May, 8-9 October
Carlisle Charolais sell to 5,500gns twice

Supreme Male Champion, Gretnahouse Drysky sold for 5,000gns

Overall Reserve Male Champion, Alsnow
Dictactor at 5,500gns

Cracker Female Champion, Edenhurst Caroline made 5,000gns
Charolais bulls were in demand selling to 5,500gns
twice in
Carlisle on Friday 9 October at the breed society’s
rescheduled official autumn show
and sale which also featured the annual consignment of Cracker
females.
First lot to come under the hammer sold at 5,500gns
was Mowbraypark Derby, a 20 month old first class prize winner within the
breed’s top 10% with a Terminal Index of +30. Bred by Mike and Margaret
Atkinson, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon,
Derby was sired
by their noted Mowbraypark Paramount and out of a Bleasdale bred dam going
back to Shraden Talisman. The buyers were IM and CLC White, Riddlington,
Rutland.
Next at 5,500gns was Alsnow Dictator TI
+31, SRI +41, the day’s reserve overall male champion from Alan Lawson and
Son, Hallington,
Newcastle. Sired by Blelack Roger and out of a homebred dam
by Burradon Talisman, sire of the 55,000gns Thrunton Voldemort, the 18 month
old sold to W and N Milne, Strathdon,
Aberdeen.
Gretnahouse Drysky, a 19 month old from
Alasdair Houston,
Gretna Green was awarded the supreme male title and bid to
5,000gns by PM Usher, Gatehouse of Fleet. A Gretnahouse Ultimate son, Drysky
was out of a Mortimers bred cow going back to Gretnahouse Napolean. Later in
the day, the same vendor was among the top female entries when he offered
Gretnahouse Caresse TI +36, SRI +43, a two year old maiden by Doonally New
at 3,700gns to DG and CL Noton, Ashby cum Fenby,
Grimsby.
Three more lots were bid to 5,000gns
each. First to go was Wesley Drake, an 18 month old from Wesley Estates,
Markfield, Leicester to TN Lightfoot, Stoke Climsland, Callington. The
second prize winning Drake was by the
20,000gns
Perth
champion,
Thrunton Trojan and out of a homebred cow
going back to Maerdy Rock.

Hallbankgate Dragon made 5,000gns
James Herdman, Edlingham Newton, Alnwick
secured the next lot at 5,000gns, the May 2008 born Hallbankgate Dragon TI
+28, SRI +33 from father and son team, Tom and Ian Bell, Hallbankgate,
Brampton. An Edenhurst Pioneer son, he was out of a homebred dam by Brampton
Imperial.

Piatroon Debonair made 5,000gns
The fourth 5,000gns call was made by
Derek and Gillian Young, Waverton, Wigton, for the 16 month old Piatroon
Debonair bred by Harold Forster and Sons, Humshaugh, Hexham. Another
Burradon Talisman son, he was out of a Thrunton bred dam going back to the
25,000gns
Perth champion, Mowbraypark Orlando.

Selling at 4,500gns, Chesham Daniel
Minutes before, Ben Harman’s (Chesham,
Buckingham) Chesham Daniel was knocked down sold for 4,500gns to P Oag,
Wick,
Caithness. This 16 month old first class winner was by the 30,000gns Thrunton
Voltage and out of a homebred dam going back to Moynton Legrand.
Heading the Cracker female trade at
5,000gns was the day’s female champion, Edenhurst Caroline from Peter Vasey,
Wetheral,
Carlisle to T Jones and Son, Dryslwyn,
Carmarthen. This two year
old heifer scanned in calf Edenhurst Cognac was by Burradon Talisman and out
of a homebred cow going back to Killadeas Jack.
The same father and son buyers paid
4,100gns for Thrunton Bronte, a three year old by Burraradon Talisman sold
with her April born heifer, Thrunton Esla, by the 22,000gns Newhouse Bigal.
The cow and calf pair was one of four entries consigned by the Campbell
family, Ian, John and their father, Colin, Thrunton, Alnwick whose trade was
headed at 4,600gns by Thrunton Bluebelle, a three year old by Solwayfirth
Union sold with her nine month old heifer, Thrunton Eve to James and Vanessa
Webb, Billesdon, Leicester.

Westcarse Dynasty, Reserve Cracker Female Champion at 4,200gns
The overall reserve Cracker place went
to Westcarse Dynasty, a January 2008 born maiden from John Christie,
Stirling. Sired by Mortimers Tebay and out of a homebred dam, she made 4,200gns
to Bob Leggat, New Pitsligo, Fraserburgh.
Other leading entries at 4,000gns
included Gaer Vickey, a five year old bred by TE Jones and offered by
Cumbrian breeder, Jim Wrigley, St Bees who was staging his retirement sale.
A Gaer Protocol daughter she was sold with her January born bull, Bega
Everest by Fairway Bandtogether. The buyer was A Thomson, Castle Douglas.
Averages: 28 bulls £3,165.00; six
Cracker females £3,552.50; Thrunton draft: four lots £4,068.75; Shamleys and
Cliftonpark draft: six lots £1,680.00; Bega retirement: seven lots
£2,430.00; eight other collective females £1,404.38.
Auctioneers:
H&H
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Charolais command solid trade in
Carlisle
28,000gns top; record average £4,798.88 for 140 lots; 82%
clearance
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Senior Champion, Goldies Champion, sold
for the days top price of 28,000gns
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Balthaycock Diplomat sold for 22,000gns
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Newhouse Debonair sold for 18,000gns
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Maerdy Cecil sold for 16,000gns
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Maerdy Deiniol sold for 15,000gns
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Maerdy Dublin sold
for 11,000gns
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Harviestoun Casino sold for 10,000gns

Thrunton Conqueror, the Reserve Senior Champion
at 9,000gns

Corrie Crackpot at 9,000gns
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Gwenog Chisum was the
champion and sold for 7000gns

Glenleary Cayman at 7,000gns
Solid demand for quality
Charolais bulls from commercial suckled calf producers underpinned trade
throughout at the breed society’s official spring sale in
Carlisle on Saturday 9 May.
Bidding peaked at 28,000gns, seven entries
commanded 10,000gns or more, 140 lots sold to average £4,798, up £1,098 on
the year and 82% clearance was achieved.
“Buyers
travelling from as far a field as Orkney to Devon were at the packed
ringside keen for a slice of the action and take home a bull which they were
confident would go on to leave high performing calves that would continue to
leave a premium not only for themselves but also the finisher,” said British
Charolais Cattle Society chairman, Iain Millar. “Bulls with size and scale,
ease of calving and that were ready for work were among their real
priorities.”
Sale
leader at 28,000gns was the two year old senior champion, Goldie Champion
who was among the first lots through the ring. Bred and exhibited by Hamish
Goldie, Ruthwell, Dumfries, Champion was by the 34,000gns Perth supremo,
Goldies Uppermost, out of a Kinclune cow by Killadeas Legend and accompanied
by Breedplan performance data within the breed’s top 1%, TI +46 and SRI +50.
He went to join the Haltcliffe pedigree Charolais herd owned by the Ridley
family, Matt, his son Craig and grandson Matthew, Hesket Newmarket, Wigton.
Two more lots
were among the money from the same breeder and both were 18 month olds by
Goldies Vicechancellor, one of Uppermost’s brothers. Goldies Cassanover, TI
+29, SRI +34 was out of a homebred dam by the 20,000gns Blelack Rustic and
made 6,500gns to Wissington Charolais, Nayland, Colchester. Goldies Chief TI
+40, SRI +47, who was out of a homebred dam going back to Dingle Hofmeister
made 5,000gns to A Lindsay, Auchencairn, Castle Douglas.
Balthayock
Diplomat TI +43, SRI +50 commanded the second highest call of 22,000gns, a
record for David Walter in more than 35 years of breeding pedigree Charolais
at Balthayock,
Perth.
A 15 month old, second prize class winner, Diplomat was sired by the
26,000gns Balbithan Vespasian and out of a Dingle Hofmeister sired homebred
dam. He returned to Perthshire with Bill Bruce, Balmyle, Meigle.
Mr Bruce
recouped some of his investment when minutes before he offered Balmyle
Dingle TI +43, SRI +49 at 8,000gns to Wesley Estates, Markfield, Leicester.
This 15 month old was by Hofmeister and out of a homebred cow by the
31,000gns Pedr Thumper.
Three more
Vespasian sons from Major Walter came under the hammer sold. A bid of
6,000gns secured Balthayock Dominion TI +36, SRI +42 for J Nelson, Parton,
Castle Douglas, while Dominion’s 14 month old twin, Balthayock Dominic TI
+38, SRI +43 made 5,000gns to Mervyn and Christine Parker, Duxford,
Cambridge. The third entry, the 13 month old Balthayock Debonair TI +40, SRI
+47 went for 5,000gns to Dalswinton Farms, Auldgirth,
Dumfries.
Father and
son team, Bob and Drew Adam, Glamis, Forfar offered their sole entry at
18,000gns to neighbouring breeders, P Cooper and Son, Kincaldrum, Forfar.
The January 2008 born Newhouse Debonair TI +30, SRI + 35, was by the
14,000gns Sackville Adonis and out of homebred dame by Blelack Rustic.
At 16,000gns,
Maerdy Cecil TI +27, SRI +35 headed a string of 10 entries sold from
Flintshire vet, Esmor Evans, Mold. This 17 month old was out of a homebred
cow by Maerdy Grimaldi and had been awarded the reserve intermediate
championship. Cecil who was knocked down sold to the
Campbell family, Ian and John and father, Colin, of Thrunton, Alnwick was
one of twins and by their 55,000gns
Perth
supremo, Thrunton Voldemort.
The Campbells
more than recouped their spend selling 11 lots in total including their
highest, the reserve senior champion, Thrunton Conqueror TI +20, SRI +31 for
9,000gns to J and W Kellas, Dufftown, Aberdeen. This 19 month old was by
Burradon Talisman, sire of Voldemort, and out of a homebred dam going back
to Mowbraypark Orlando. Next at 6,500gns was their 20 month old Thrunton
Casanova, a Solwayfirth Union son and out of an
Orlando bred dam. The buyer was Auchenleck Estates, Killearn,
Stirling.
The
Campbells
also led the female trade with two Talisman sired cows, each with their
eight month old heifer calves at foot. First
at 5,000gns was Thrunton Apricot, a four year old out of a Blelack Jaguar
sired homebred dam and her heifer, Thrunton Dorothy by Solwayfirth Union, to
RL Hall, Wintringham, Malton. At 4,500gns RW Wyllie, Cumnock,
Ayr secured Thrunton Bouquet with
her heifer, Thrunton Denise by the 22,000gns Newhouse Bigal.
Esmor Evans
offered the day’s next two highest lots. Maerdy Deiniol TI +37, SRI +43, a
16 month old, first class prize winner by Vald’or-Ra and out of a Maerdy
Paddy sired homebred dam was bid to 15,000gns by Ronnie Baillie, Deerness,
Orkney.
Earlier on Mr
Baillie sold his 18 month old Baillieston Charles TI +28, SRI +33 for
7,000gns to Glen Park Farms, Balerno, Midlothain. A second prize class
winner, Charles was a Hofmeister son and out of a cow by his homebred
Baillieston Magic.
At 11,000gns
Maerdy Dublin TI +30, SRI +34 sold in a split bid to father and son team,
Neil and Graeme Massie, Dinnet, Aboyne and Michael Massie, Auchnagatt, Ellon.
Another first class prize winner, the 15 month old
Dublin
was by Voldemort and out of a homebred cow by Maerdy Poultice.
A further
Vald’or-Ra son, the 21 month old Maerdy Calcium TI +32, SRI +36 and out of a
homebred cow by Maerdy Grimaldi made 7,000gns to the event judge, Liam Muir,
Harray, Orkney. At 6,000gns, John Wight and Sons, Midlock, Crawford, Biggar
secured Maerdy Domino TI +38, SRI +39, a 15 month old youngster by Maerdy
Padirac and out of a homebred cow going back to Maerdy Grimaldi.
Another bull
traveling over the water to Orkney, this time with D and M Campbell,
Occumster, Lybster for 10,000gns was Harviestoun Casino TI +27, SRI +32, an 18 month old
from Lucy Poett, House of Mailer, Perth. This first class prize winner was
by Ravensworth Unwin and out of a homebred cow by Blelack Navigator. A bid
of 7,000gns from JC Hobday and Son, Hawick secured another Unwin sired entry
from Mrs Poett, this one was the 18 month old Harviestoun Chick TI +36, SRI
+42.
The day’s
second 9,000gns bid was made by WD Adams and Son, Wigtown, Newton Stewart
for Corrie Crackpot TI +34, SRI +37. Bred by Duncan MacGregor, Kilsyth,
Glasgow, this rising two year old who was placed second in his class, was by
Dingle Hofmeister and out of a homebred cow by Allanfauld Flintlock.
Cumbria
breeder, Peter Vasey, Wetheral,
Carlisle collected the reserve junior championship with his 14 month old
youngster, Edenhurst Dynamo TI +34, SRI +39 which he later offered for
8,200gns to MR McCornick, Kirkcowan, Newtown Stewart. A Doonally New son, he
was out of a homebred cow going back to Dingle Hofmeister. Mr Vasey also
sold the last catalogued entry and highest priced maiden, the rising one
year old heifer, Edenhurst Delice at 2,700gns to KM and H McKay, Cowon
Bridge, Dingwall. Delice was a Burradon Talisman daughter and her homebred
dam went back to Killadeas Jack.
The day’s
second 8,000gns call secured the rising two year Marwood
Constantine
for WJ Irving, Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright. Bred by the
Blyth family, Roy, Jean, Neil and
Kirsty, of Elwick,
Hartlepool,
Constantine was by Allanfauld Vagabond and out of a homebred bred cow by the
15,000gns
Perth intermediate champion. Inverlochy Passport.
The junior, overall male
and reserve supreme champion was bred and exhibited by JM Cant and Partners,
Arbirlot, Arbroath. Their Panmure Denzel was a 16 month old by Balbithan
Volker and out of a Moyness Royal sired homebred cow. He was knocked down
sold for 7,500gns to JE Woodman, Chesters, Haltwhistle.
Brampton
Crossbow TI +25, SRI +29 from
Yorkshire breeder, Billy Turner, Skelton on Ure, Ripon secured a 7,200gns
bid from JW Vevers, Waterbeck, Lockerbie. This 17 month old was by
Coolnaslee Austin was out of a Bassett Pearlyking sired homebred cow.
Seven lots
shared a 7,000gns price tag including the event’s intermediate, overall male
and supreme champion, Gwenog Chisum TI +23, SRI +31, a 17 month old from
father and son team, John and Peter Howells who once again made a highly
worthwhile 600 mile round trip from Llanwenog, Llanybydder, Ceredigion.
Sired by the 16,000gns Blelack Tycoon, Chisum was out of a Midas bred cow by
Killadeas Jack. He continued his journey north with Caithness Livestock,
Thurso.
John Green,
Lilliesleaf,
Melrose offered his sole entry at 7,000gns to Leys Castle Farm, Leys
Castle Inverness. Greenall Celebrity was a two year old Allanfauld Superscot
son and out of a homebred dam going back to Derrygiff Mills.
Glenleary
Cayman, the only entry to travel over the water from
Northern Ireland was bid to 7,000gns by JS Dunn and Partners, Heriot,
Midlothian. This 20 month old first
class winner bred by Cyril and Martin Millar, Coleraine,
Derry, was by Doonally New son and
out of Darshams bred cow by Drumlone Max.
Plasbela Cai
TI +30, SRI +37, an 18 month old Derryharney Outstanding son from T and GW
Roberts, Abergele, Conwy commanded a 6,800gns price tag from E and J
Holliday, Westward, Wigton. Minutes later, Mortimers Columbo made 6,500gns
to G Davies and Partners, Askirk, Selkirk. Columbo, who has headed his class
was a Ravensworth Alder son, out of a Gretnahouse Napolean sired homebred
cow and bred and exhibited by Mortimers Farm, Fair Oak,
Eastleigh.
Three more lots changed
hands for 6,000gns. The
Yorkshire bred Ellerton Crockett TI +34, SRI +36, a 19 month old by the
25,000gns Goldies Unbeatable, from Andrew Brown, Foggathorpe, Selby sold to
G Raeburn,
East Kilbride. Next at 6,000gns was the November 2007 born Sportmans Crest TI
+28, SRI +33, a 16 month old by the 10,000gns Balbithan Unicorn and out of a
homebred cow by Cockerington Baron from Boden and Davies, Mellor, Stockport
to Southwick Farm, Southwick, Dumfries. Alasdair Houston,
Gretna
offered his highest at 6,000gns to J Murray, Cumnock,
Ayr. Gretnahouse Director TI+23,
SRI +28 was a 16 month old Gretnahouse Ultimate son and out of a homebred
cow by Moncur General.
Averages:
42 senior bulls, £4,971.25; 56 intermediate bulls £4,393.13; 42 junior bulls
£5,167.50. Females: two cows and heifers served and/or suckling £4,987.50;
seven maiden heifers £1,777.50.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington
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21 November 2008
Solid
trade for Carlisle Charolais
Bulls to 4,500gns; Cracker
females top at 4,400gns
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Esgob Cai The Reserve Male Champion from Gareth Jones was the top
priced bull sold at 4,500gns
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Moelfre Commando from Kevin Thomas sold for 3,800gns
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Mowbrapark Crystal from Mike and Margaret Atkinson was the Reserve
Champion Female in the Cracker Section, and sold for 4,400gns
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Tom Cox sold 6 lots to average £2,677.50 to a top price of
4,500gns for Bleaklow Solitaire and her heifer calf Bleaklow Dawn
Charolais
bulls led the trade at 4,500gns in
Carlisle
on Friday 21 November at the breed society’s autumn show and sale which also
featured the annual consignment of Cracker females.
Sale
topper at 4,500gns was the day’s reserve male champion, Esgob Cai, a 17
month old who was within the breed’s top 15% with a Self Replacing Index of
32. Bred and exhibited by Gareth Jones, Cwmtirmynach, Bala, Cai was by the
18,000gns Thrunton Virginian, paternal brother to Thrunton Voldemort who
sold the same day in
Perth
for 55,000gns. Cai was knocked down sold to VS Allgood, Nunwick, Hexham.
Next
in the bull section at 3,800gns was Moelfre Commando, a 19 month old second
class prize winner by Gretnahouse Vigorous and out of a Thrunton bred cow by
Mortimers Politician. Bred and exhibited by Kevin Thomas, who was making a
600 mile round trip from Newcastle Emlyn, Commando continued to travel north
with his buyers, P and M Watson, Durris, Kincardine, Aberdeenshire.
Two
more Vigorous sons from Kevin Thomas were knocked down sold at 2,500gns each
to the same buyer, Westcott Farms, Brentor, Tavistock. First was the April
2007 born Moelfre Comet who was out of a Mowbraypark bred cow by Mowbraypark
Paramount. Later in the day, Westcott Farms secured Moelfre
Colorado,
a June 2007 born entry out of a homebred Moelfre cow going back to
Allanfauld and Moyness lines.
Vanessa
Vasey, Wetheral,
Carlisle
offered Border Centurian at 3,500gns to MR McCornick, Kirkcowan, Newton
Stewart. Centurian was a 17 month old by Edenhurst Titus, while his homebred
dam went back to Oldstone Egbert.
Another
Welsh bred bull making a successful journey from
Wales
to
Carlisle
was the second class prize winner, Hendy Celt, an April 2007 born
Tullygarley Rollerball son and out of a homebred dam by Doonally New. Bred
and exhibited by John and Diane Rees, Llangurig, Llanidloes, he was
purchased for 3,000gns by HG Graham, Chapelknowe, Canonbie.
A bid
of 2,800gns secured Bleasdale
Colorado
for JB Paterson, Amisfield,
Dumfries.
Another 19 month,
Colorado
was by a Doonally New, he was offered by the Kelsall and Marsden
partnership, Goosnargh,
Preston.
Three
more lots were bid to 2,500gns a piece. First to go was the 21 month old
Caylers Columbus, a first class prize winner by the 15,000gns Burradon
Talisman, sire of the 55,000gns
Thrunton Voldemort and out of a homebred cow going back to Killadeas Lloyd
from the Barker family, Nuthampstead, Royston to WJF Vance, Whithorn, Newton
Stewart.
Next
at 2,500gns was Hackleton Chieftain, another 21 month old this time by
Kilcullen Ted and out of a homebred cow going back to Lendor lines. Bred by
Hackleton Farms, Hackleton,
Northampton,
the buyers were IHW and JE Bothwell,
Patna,
Ayr.
Shraden
Concorde, a May 2007 born entry from Roger Everall, Shrawardine,
Shrewsbury
was secured for 2,500gns by S and
E Mair,
Waterbeck, Lockerbie. Sired by the 10,000gns Inverlochy Topsire, Concorde
was out of a homebred dam going back to Balthayock Matthew.
Heading
the Cracker section at 4,400gns was the reserve female champion Mowbraypark
Crystal who was within the breed’s top 15% with a Self Replacing Index of
35. Bred and exhibited by Mike and Margaret Atkinson, Kirkby Malzeard,
Ripon, this 21 month old maiden was by Inverlochy Topsire and out of a
homebred cow by Mowbraypark Paramount. The buyer was FE Hoad, High Blantyre,
Lanark.
At
3,500gns, the Boden and Davies partnership, Mellor,
Stockport
secured Trefonnen Caroline, a March 2007 born Burradon Talisman daughter and
out of a homebred cow from Mr and Mrs Roy Hughes, Trefonen, Oswestry.
The
fixture featured a collective sale of females which was topped by a couple
of cow and calf pairs from Tom Cox, Great Longstone, Bakewell. First at
4,500gns to CH McDowell, Billesdon, Leicester was Bleaklow Solitaire, a
seven year old by Baggrave Minstrel sold with one of her March born twin
heifers at foot, Bleaklow Dawn by Allanfauld Superscot.
A
bid of 3,500gns secured the second outfit from Tom Cox for A and G Wood and
Scott,
Forest-in-Teesdale,
Barnard
Castle.
Bleaklow Roche was an eight year old Balthayock Nougat daughter sold with
her March born bull calf, Blealow Dambuster, by Superscot.
Andrew
Sellick, Williton, Taunton went to 3,300gns for Robbie and Kathleen
Jackson’s (Seaville, Silloth) Seaville Vanity, a four year old by
the 12,000gns reserve Perth champion Mowbraypark
Northend sold with her rising 12 month old bull, Seaville Countess by
Burradon Talisman.
Averages: 22
bulls £2,488.98; six Cracker heifers £2,407.08; 26 collective females
£2,671.70
Shraden draft: eight
lots £938.44; Mortimers reduction: 16 head £1,109.07; Bilston draft: 10 lots
£879.90
Auctioneers: H&H
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9 May 2008 Report | Carlisle Charolais peak at 10,000gns

Thrunton's Champion Group of Three

Maerdy Bermuda, the Intermediate and Overall Supreme Champion at 9,500gns

The day's Senior Champion, Kelton Bonaparte at 8,000gns

The day's leader and Reserve Senior Champion, Thrunton Bravado at 10,000gns
Commercial producers fuelled a solid demand for Charolais in Carlisle on Saturday 10 May at the breed society’s official late spring fixture. Bidding peaked at 10,000gns and 115 entries came under the hammer sold to average £3,700, up £259 on the year, including 22 lots at 5,000gns or more.
Sale leader at 10,000gns was the day’s reserve senior champion, Thrunton Bravado, a 19 month old bred and exhibited by the Campbell family, Ian, John and their father, Colin, Thrunton, Alnwick. Sired by Burradon Talisman, sire of the 55,000gns Perth intermediate champion, Thrunton Voldemort, Bravado was out of a hombred dam going back to Mortimers Politician and he had a 400 day weight EBV within the breed’s top 1% of +64. The buyer was Mrs J Robinson, Rochford, Tenbury Wells.
The Campbells sold a string of eight bulls to average £5,328 with their next highest lot, Thrunton Bombay at 7,500gns. This December 2006 born entry who was one of twins and stood first in his class, was by the 11,000gns Solwayfirth Union and out of a homebred cow by the 25,000gns Perth supremo, Mowbraypark Orlando. Accompanied by 400 day weight and calving ease EBVs within the breed’s top 5%, he sold to commercial producers, JE Woodman and Sons, Great Chesters, Haltwhistle. Another Union son, this time the 18 month old Thrunton Buccaneer attracted a 6,000gns price tag from JG Milburn and Sons, Hexham.
The day’s second highest call of 9,500gns was made for the intermediate and overall supreme champion, Maerdy Bermuda, a 17 month old with an eye muscle area EBV within the breed’s top 5% at 4.4. A Maerdy Padirac son and out of a homebred Rosanna sired dam, he was bred and exhibited by Flintshire based vet, Esmor Evans, Mold and knocked down sold to Greystoke Castle Farms, Greystoke, Penrith to run with one of Cumbria’s largest suckler herds amounting to 280 cows.
Two entries shared an 8,500gns bid. First to go was Hallbankgate Brazil, a 17 month old Alwent Vougeot son and out of homebred cow going back to Edenhurst Pioneer from father and son team, Tom and Ian Bell, Hallbankgate, Brampton. Brazil was accompanied by a Terminal Index (TI) within the breed’s top 10% at TI 30, and sold to J and W Wilson, Creetown, Newton Stewart.
The Bells had one of their best runs in Carlisle with a total of six entries clearing to average just over the £5,000 mark. Next at 6,000gns was 16 month old youngster, Hallbankgate Champion TI 29 to AD Garfield and Sons, Llangynwyd, Bridgend. Champion was by the 10,000gns Elrick Uranium and out of a homebred cow, again by Pioneer.
Kevin Thomas, Newcastle Emlyn made another worthwhile 600 mile round trip to Carlisle, this time taking the reserve junior male champion with the 17 month old Moelfre Champion who later attracted the second 8,500gns call. Sired by Gretnahouse Vigorous and out of a homebred dam going back to Killadeas Jack, he returned to Wales with JS Abel, Cwmbelan, Llanidloes.
The senior male championship was awarded to Kelton Bonaparte, a 19 month old by Ugie Upperhand and out of a homebred dam by Balmyle Magnate. Bred and exhibited by David Grant, manager to Gelston Castle Farms, Boreland of Kelton, Castle Douglas, he attracted the day’s first 8,000gns bid from John Jeffrey, Kersknowe, Kelso.
The second 8,000gns price tag went to the 17 month old Balmyle Champagne TI30 from Bill Brue, Meigle, Perth. Sired by the 10,000gn Maerdy Othello and out of a homebred dam by Dingle Hohmeister, he was knocked down sold to JA Gracie and Sons, Canonbie, Dumfries.
Leading entry from Major David Walter, Perth at 7,000gns was Balthayock Baird TI33, who sold jointly to Neil and Graeme Massie, Dinnet, Aboyne and AH Fisher, Portpatrick, Stranraer. Baird was by Balthayock Valentine, a Maerdy Othello son, and out of a Barbican Lancer sired homebred dam.
Three more entries shared a 7,000gns price tag. Mowbraypark Bradford TI24, an 18 month old Mowbraypark Paramount son and one of twins from Mike and Margaret Atkinson, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon went to AM and PM Bowman and Son, Kirkoswald, Penith.
Bob Milne, Elgin, offered his Elgin Clansman for 7,000gns to MPB Ashton, Cefin Coch, Welshpool. The January 2007 born Clansman TI25, was a Gower Versace son and out of an Allanfauld bred dam by Mortimers Roselier.
The day’s fourth 7,000gns call went to the 14 month old youngster and first class prizewinner, Chunal Caledonian TI32, from M McGahan, Glossop, Derby. A Doonally New son, and out of a Dingle Hofmeister homebred dam, the buyers were A and T Wilson, Whauphill, Newton Stewart.
Next at 6,500gns was WL Hyslop and Son’s (Castle Douglas), Logan Bandit, an 18 month old whose paternal and maternal genetics went back to Logan Sparticus. He return to south west Scotland with W and M Barbour, New Abbey, Dumfries.
Burradon Bruiser TI31, an October 2006 born Doonally New son from Messrs Curry. Thropton Morpeth commanded a 6,200gns bid from Messrs Bound, Tylwch, Llanidloes.
Averages: Bulls: £3,700.57, up £259 on 2007, inc 40 senior £3,382.31; 34 intermediate £3,943.68; 41 junior £3,809.45.
Females: four cows and heifers served and/or suckling £5,512.50; four maiden heifers £1,425.00
Maerdy herd, four head £1,500.00
Auctioneers: Harrison & Hetherington

Moelfre Champion, the Reserve Junior Male Champion at 8,500gns

Hallbankgate Brazil at 8,500gns

Balmyle Champagne sold for 8,000gns

Thrunton Bombay made 7,500gns

Mowbraypark Bradford sold for 7,000gns

Logan Bandit at 6,500gns

Thrunton Buccaneer made 6,000gns

Westcarse Cain made 4,500gns