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Charolais Sales Carlisle
Harrison & Hetherington, Borderway Mart, Rosehill, Carlisle CA1 2RS
Record breaking sale for Charolais at
Carlisle
Charolais
finished an awesome round of autumn sales with an 11,000gns top price at
Carlisle on Saturday 26 November. Furthermore, a record breaking 85%
clearance was achieved with 23 bulls selling to a record breaking autumn
average of £4,008, up £1,000 on last year’s fixture.
Leading
the trade was 20 month old
Hallbankgate Federer TI +70, SRI +56, a son of the 9,000gns Moelfre
Ambassador, bred by T Bell and Son, Brampton, Cumbria. Federer is within the
top 5% of EBVs for calving and muscle and within the top 1% for overall beef
values and was taken home for a call of 11,000gns from Greystoke Castle
Farms, Penrith, Cumbria.
Next came
the reserve overall male champion,
McCornick Fusion TI +42, SRI +37, by the 8,2000gns Edenhurst Dynamo at
10,000gns. This 17 month old was entered by M R McCornick, Newtonstewart,
Wigtownshire, he was knocked down sold to Crowhall Farms, Hexham,
Northumberland.
Judge
John Green, Melrose, Roxburghshire, took 7,200gns with his bull
Greenall Flashgordon TI +16, SRI
+8 by Billingley Siralex, not entered into the pre-sale show.
The 17 month old Flashgordon was taken home by P Smith and Son, Biggar,
Lanarkshire.
A bid of
7,000gns was made for the overall male champion
Gretnahouse Foxhunt TI +30, SRI
+34 by Balmyle Victor. Bred by A G Houston, Gretna Green, Dumfries-shire he
was purchased by W E Stewart, Brampton, Cumbria. The same breeder also took
6,5000gns for Gretnahouse Filmmaker
TI +41, SRI +36, a son of the 25,000gns Thrunton Camelot selling to R W and
M I Walker, Morebattle, Kelso.
The 19
month old Burradon Flamboyant TI
+35, SRI +39 by the 12,000gns Gwenog Banjo and bred by Messrs Curry, Morpeth,
Northumberland was knocked down for a bid of 4,500gns from R O Williams and
Sons, Barmouth, Gwynedd.
The
female section was headed by the Christmas Cracker female champion,
Goldies Eileen TI+39, SRI +37 a daughter of the 8,000gns Blelack
Blackberet. Bred by H Goldie, Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Eileen, in calf to
Goldies Detour, was purchased by C J and D Metcalfe, Masham North Yorkshire.
Crookdake Forgetmenot from S M Miller, Wigton, Cumbria made 3,200gns selling to W Warren, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire
Then came
maiden heifer Crookdale Forgetmenot
TI +45, SRI +38, daughter of the 25,000gns Goldies Unbeatable, from D A and
S M Miller, Wigton, Cumbria. Forgetmenot was knocked down sold to W Warren,
Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire for 3,200gns.
Reserve
Christmas Cracker female champion, maiden heifer
Marwood Emblem by Allanfauld
Vagabond made 3,000gns for breeders R A and J Blyth, Cleveland, North
Yorkshire with a call from P Hampton, Okehampton, Devon.
The
Carlisle autumn fixture also comprised a first part dispersal sale from the
Klibreck herd from I Mackay, Watten, Caithness. Leading the sale at 5,800gns
was Klibreck Amazon by Killadeas
Jack with her six month old heifer calf
Klibreck Gallia by Edenhurst
Pioneer to F Murray, Wooler, Northumberland.
A call of
4,600gns secured Klibreck Barbara
TI +38, SRI +27 by the 11,000gns Blelack Jaguar and her seven month old
heifer calf Klibreck Grace,
another Pioneer daughter for P O’Kane, Cookstown, County Tyrone.
Klibreck Emily TI +37, SRI +32 a served heifer by
Killadeas Jack reached a bid of 3,700gns from D E Evans, Mold, Flintshire.
Next came
Klibreck Alexis, another
Killadeas Jack daughter and her seven month old heifer calf
Klibreck Gillian again by Pioneer, selling for 3,400gns to D M Lyle,
Dunblane, Stirling.
Klibreck Tamsin, again by Jaguar made 3,300gns with
her eight month old heifer calf
Klibreck Gem by Pioneer, selling to A B Hornall, Stirling,
The
Klibreck part dispersal saw nine cows served and/or suckling average £3,220
and four served heifers average £2,270. The Bega herd from J S and C S
Wrigley, St Bees, Cumbria averaged two cows served and/or suckling at £2,572
with eight in calf heifers at £1,620. A consignment of heifers from Alasdair
Houston’s Gretnahouse herd saw four maiden heifers average £1,496.
Averages:
Bulls, 23 at £4,008.26. Cracker females, 8 at £2,552.81. Klibreck part
dispersal – 9 served and/or suckling cows at £3,220, 4 served heifers
£2,270.63. Bega dispersal – 2 cows served and/or suckling £2,572.50, 8
served heifers £1,620.94. Gretnahouse consignment – 4 maiden heifers
£1,496.25.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wesley
Charolais peak at 10,000gns
Charolais
cattle were in great demand by the packed ringside who had assembled for the
Wesley Estates on-farm dispersal sale, with bids peaking at 10,000gns and
cattle selling to all corners of the United Kingdom to all the major
livestock producing areas, on Saturday 1 October.
Leading
the dispersal was the three year old stock bull
Balymle Dingle TI+60, SRI+62,
sired by the 30,000gns Dingle Hofmeister he was knocked down sold at
10,000gns to N F Massie and Sons, Blelack, Aberdeenshire. Mr Massie
remarked: “Dingle offers excellent figures combined with good looks and
importantly he is proven within the Wesley herd. You could go up to Scotland
and spend twice the price for a bull that hasn’t been proven, so for me it
was a no brainer.”
Paving the way in the female section was Wesley Acute TI+45, SRI+37, a Maerdy Rock daughter, selling for 8,000gns with her six month old heifer calf Wesley Glamorous TI+45, SRI+37, sired by Balthayock Aesop, to W D Connolly, Ballynahinch, County Down.
Two lots
sold at the 7,000gns mark. Wesley
Babe TI+45, SRI+36, went under the gavel for 7,000gns to N Caul, Kirkton
of Auchterhouse, Angus. This Thrunton Trojan daughter was sold with her bull
calf Wesley Galleon, sired by
Balmyle Dingle. At the same price a yearling bull Wesley Forceful TI+41,
SRI+41 by Balthayock Matthew was secured by A Orr-Ewing, Swindon, Wiltshire.
Mr Caul
purchased further lots in the shape of nine month old bulls
Wesley Gasket TI+49, SRI+51 and
Wesley Gallant TI+44, SRI+47 both
for 5,800gns by Balmyle Dingle, and in calf heifer
Wesley Daffodil TI+36, SRI+36 for
4,000gns. Young bulls continued with nine month old
Wesley Furnish TI+38, SRI+40, a Balthayock Aesop son, selling to
6,000gns to Mr and Mrs A White, Swanage, Dorset and eight month old
Wesley Goran TI+46, SRI+46 by
Balmyle Dingle going for a bid of 4,800gns to J Preece and Sons, Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire.
Back in
the female section Wesley Alpine
TI+39, SRI+31 realised 6,400gns selling to Haw and Trim Partners, Bere
Regis, Dorset. This Thrunton Trojan daughter was sold with her 6 month old
heifer calf Wesley Gallery by Balthayock Aesop. The same buyers also made a bid
of 4,700gns for Wesley Velocity
TI+31, SRI+33 selling with her six month old heifer calf
Wesley Generosity by Balmyle Dingle.
The
Reserve Supreme Champion at the 2011 Three Counties National Show,
Wesley Euphoria TI+46, SRI+34, by
Thrunton Trojan and scanned in calf to Balthayock Aesop was knocked down
sold to J McGrath, Omagh, County Tyrone, for 5,200gns.
Three
lots were secured by bids of 5,000gns.
Wesley Beautiful, TI+27, SRI+34
by Thrunton Trojan was bought with her six month old bull calf,
Wesley General by Balthayock Aesop, by P R and M A Hooper, Lanreath,
Cornwall. Warwickshire based breeders Trivett and Son, Atherstone made a bid
of 5,000gns to secure Wesley
Charlotte TI+48, SRI+49, a Balthayock Matthew daughter, with her three
month old heifer calf Wesley Gravity,
by Balthayock Aesop. Top maiden heifer went to the show heifer
Wesley Fallow TI+42, SRI+41, out
of the sale’s leading female Wesley
Acute and by Balthayock Aesop going for the same price to R and E Hall
and Son, Driffield, East Yorkshire. Maiden heifers continued with
Wesley Finite TI+37, SRI+38 by Balthayock Aesop and out of Wesley
Tranquil, a dam who has bred bulls selling to £5,000, under the gavel for
4,000gns to T W Cox, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
Wesley Verify TI+38, SRI+38 by Balthayock Matthew
realised 4,600gns to C J Wight, Biggar, Lanarkshire. Next came a Thrunton
Trojan sired two year old, Wesley
Delicious TI+27, SRI+24, to a call of 4,500gns from R McInnes and J
McMillan, Kings Lynn, Cambridgeshire. Another Trojan daughter,
Wesley Cala TI+37, SRI+28, was
secured by G J and C D Smith, Liskeard, Cornwall for 4,400gns with her five
month old bull calf Wesley Guard
by Balmyle Dingle.
A bid of
4,100gns was made for Wesley Velvet
TI+21, SRI+18 sired by Maerdy Rock by D R Stacey, St Austell, Cornwall and
her six month old bull calf Wesley
Genius, another Balmyle Dingle son.
Three in
calf cows were knocked down sold for 4,000gns.
Wesley Beauty TI+53, SRI+42 sired
by Maerdy Rock went first to D W North, Lincoln, Lincolnshire followed by
her half-sister Wesley Vera TI
+36, SRI+25 and her fostered-on five month old heifer calf
Wesley Graceful by Balmyle Dingle
for the same price to T Jones and Son, Carmarthen, Wales.
Thrunton
Trojan daughter Wesley Bee TI+31,
SRI+25 and her four month old bull calf
Wesley Graduate by Balthayock
Aesop were the final lot to 4,000gns selling to E R Hollingsworth,
Middleton, Greater Manchester.
British
Charolais Cattle Society chief executive David Benson comments: “It was the
finest sale of Charolais cattle that I’ve seen in a long time with all lots
selling strongly, young stock selling particularly well and good averages
reached overall.”
Averages:
40 cows with calves £5028.18, 17 cows in calf £2733.08, 17 in calf heifers
£2482.94, 27 maiden heifers £2446.11, 6 bulls £4777.50.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington Ltd
--------------- Stobarts Charolais sell to 5,600gns
Charolais sold to a top of 5,600gns in Carlisle on Friday 19 August when
David and Marjorie Stobart dispersed their Brampton based Stobarts pedigree
herd.
Auctioneers; Harrison and Hetherington
Charolais meet
outstanding trade in
Three top
12,000gns bids; 98 bulls average £4,644, up £786 on 2010
Charolais met an outstanding
demand from commercial producers selling to a top of 12,000gns three times
and with 98 lots coming under the hammer sold for £4,644, up £786 on 2010,
in Carlisle on Saturday 14 May at the breed society’s official spring show
and sale.
A second 6,800gns call was made this time by
Paul Rhodes, Holme on Spalding Moor, York for the 16 month old Hendy
Fanfare, a Doonally New son and out of a Thrunton sired homebred dam from
John and Dianne Rees, Llangurig, Llanidloes.
Claiming supreme female honours was Graywood Crystal, a four year old Doonally Olmento daughter bred by R and S Wakeham-Dawson and consigned by Rupert Taylor, Fairwarp, Uckfield. Sold in calf to Cottage Devon and offered with Rumsden Firefly, her ten month old heifer at foot by Rumsden Cruiserweight, she made 4,000gns to Kevin Thomas, Newcastle Emlyn.
Females; two heifers served and/or suckling £3,399.00; seven heifers served
or maiden £1,755.00 Piatroon Dispersal Sale 9 October - Click here
Carlisle Charolais Females lead at 8,000gns
Charolais females peaked at 8,000gns and bulls sold
to 5,200gns at
Another entry by Dingle Hofmeister headed the bull
trade at 5,200gns. Bleaklow Equity TI+38 SRI+44 was an 18 month old out of a
homebred cow by Gretnahouse Noel and bred and exhibited by Thomas Cox, Great
Longstone, Bakewell. He was secured by Exmoor Forest Farms, Simonsbath,
Minehead.
Two lots shared a 4,000gns price tag. First to go
was the first prize winner, Hallbankgate Evans, a 17 month old by the
9,500gns Maerdy Bermuda and out of an Edenhurst Pioneer sired homebred cow
from father and son team, Tom and Ian Bell, Hallbankgate, Brampton. The
buyers were J and A Gray, Douglas, Lanark. The Bells offered another 17
month old same way bred bull, Hallbankgate Eagle - by
The second 4,000gns bid was made by MG Anderson,
Fortrose for Midas Ellie, a 16 month old maiden heifer bred by Roger
Coppinger, Wem. Sired by the 55,000gns
Another class winner, Kersknowe Endeavour TI+30,
SRI+35 from John Jeffrey, Kersknowe, Kelso made 3,700gns to JW Crozier,
Waterbeck, Lockerbie. A Glenbridge Andrew son, he was out of a homebred cow
by Kerseknowe Topmodel.
Cliftonpark Earnest TI+36, SRI+41, an 18 month old
bred by Mrs Barrington M Robinson, Tenbury Wells sold for 3,400gns to K
Norman Farms, Marske,
Two, two year old heifers in calf to Blelack
Blackberet from Hamish Goldie, Ruthwell,
Among the entries from Mike Brown’s Charbron herd
reduction was the 3,500gns Charbron Charm, a three year old Caylers Supreme
daughter sold with her seven month old heifer, Charbron Flair by Tattenhall
Hublot. The buyers were Messrs Morgan, Kingsland,
Next at 2,600gns was Charbron Fantasy, a April born
heifer calf by Caylers Supreme to EA and V Griffiths, Cynwyl Elfed,
Averages:
13 bulls, £3,004.61; eight Cracker females, £3,255.00.
Other collective females: Shraden two head £1,575.00; Gretnahouse six head
£1,671.25; Marfle eight head £820.31; Charbron seven cows with calves,
£2,857.00; five maiden heifers £1,358. -------------------------------------------------
Carlisle Charolais bulls peak at 26,000gns
Charolais bulls met
a solid commercial trade selling to a top of 26,000gns in
Trade topper at
26,000gns was the day’s junior and reserve supreme champion, Anside
Excalibur TI +28, SRI +37, a 16 month old from Martin Irvine, Drummuir,
Keith who was making his debut in
Next at 9,000gns was
Wesley Duran TI +34, SRI +40, an 18 month old Balthayock Aesop son and out
of a Maerdy Rock sired homebred cow. Bred by Wesley Estates, Markfield,
Leicester he sold to JM Cant and Partners, Arbirlot, Arbroath.
Two first class
prize winners were each bid to 8,000gns. First to go was the 16 month old
Bassett Earl from Jean Atkinson, Thorpe Bassett, Malton to W and JA
Longlands, Wark, Hexham. Earl was by the 16,000gns Balmyle Vagabond and out
of a homebred cow by Barleyfields Leonard.
The second 8,000gns
bid went to Hallbankgate Embark TI+46, SRI +50, the highest performance
recorded bull forward in the sale and from father and son team, Tom and Ian
Bell, Hallbankgate,
The senior male
champion, the 21 month old Rumsden Docklands TI +24, SRI +30 made 7,000gns
to C MacIver, Kinloss, Forres. Bred by Rupert Taylor, Fairwarp, Uckfield,
Docklands was a Doonally New son and out of a homebred cow going back to
Doonally Prince.
Another Doonally New
son, this time Rumsden Eros from the same exhibitor found himself in the
final line ups and was awarded the reserve junior championship. Eros was a
14 month old out of a homebred dam by Enfield Plexus, and he sold to
Jones-Davies and Sons, Boughrood, Brecon for one of day’s four, 5,000gns
bids.
Ravensworth Damien,
an 18 month old Balthayock Nougat son and out of a Wiggington bred cow by
Maerdy Sundance commanded a second 7,000gns call. Bred by Ouston Farms,
Two lots shared a
6,200gns price tag. First to sell was first class winner, Hendy Dick TI +23,
SRI +29, a 17 month old Tullygarley Rollerball son and out of a Doonally New
sired homebred cow from John and Diane Rees, Llangurig, Llanidloes. The
buyer was JE Woodman and Son, Great Chesters, Haltwhistle.
The second 6,200gns
bid was made by EH and IJ Smith, West Bolton, Alnwick for Thrunton Delamitri
TI +34, SRI +33, a 17 month old from the Campbell family, Ian, John and
their father, Colin, Thrunton, Alnwick. Delamitri was by the 22,000gns
Newhouse Bigal and out of a homebred cow by the 20,000gns Moncur General.
A bid of 6,000gns
secured Caylers Diplomat TI +24, SRI +29, for CG Greig Farms, Gateside,
Cupar. Bred and exhibited by David and Louise Barker, Nuthampstead, Royston,
this 20 month old was by Okapibb and out of a homebred cow by Oscar.
Another Okapibb son
from the Barkers, this time the 16 month old Caylers Earl TI +22, SRI +21, a
first class winner whose dam went back to Killadeas Major, made 5,500gns to
RH Thompson and Son, Newfield Bishop Auckland.
A second 6,000gns
call was made later in the day by MAJ Jarrold, Nelson, Treharris, Glamorgan
for the 18 month old Goldies Dynamic from Hamish Goldie, Ruthwell, Dumfries.
Dynamic was by Goldies Vicechancellor, full brother to the 34,000gns
Next at 5,800gns was Elgin Electric TI +33,
The senior champion
title went to Haymount Disciple, a rising two year old from J and
Three more entries
shared a 5,000gns price tag. First was Logan Dynamite, a rising two year old
from WL Hyslop and Son,
Klondyke Farms,
Moniaive, Thornhill forked out the next 5,000gns for Gretnahouse Dudec
TI
+25, SRI +32, from Alasdair Houston, Gretna Green. This 20 month old was by
the 20,000gns Moncur General and out of an Oldstone Egbert sired homebred
cow.
Derrylamogue Derry,
a 17 month old bred by Eamonn Flanagan and offered by N and A McCrea, Coagh,
Tyronne, collected the reserve intermediate championship and made 5,000gns
to Messrs Pawson,
Rupert Taylor led
the female section at 4,200gns with the first prize winner, Rumsden Viva TI
+24, SRI +27, a six year old Doonally New daughter sold in calf to Thrunton
Voldemort and accompanied by her nine month old heifer at foot, Rumsden
Erica, by Rumsden Cruiserweight. The buyer was D Smith, Mauchline,
Next at 4,000gns was
Holstead Delightful TI +41, SRI +46, a 21 month old maiden heifer by Dingle Hofmeister out of a Doonally New sired homebred cow from the Andrews family,
Freddie, June and daughter, Emma, of Holmfirth to J and S Butcher, Rylestone,
Skipton.
The Andrews also
collected the supreme female championship with Holstead Debutante
TI +20,
SRI +24, a two year old heifer by Gretnahouse Noel, out of a homebred dam by
Baggrave Minstrel and served to the 25,000gns
The Campbell family
was among the top female lots at 4,000gns with their Thrunton Bridie TI +20,
SRI +30, a Burradon Talisman daughter with her first calf at foot, the six
month old bull, Thrunton Ethan by the 22,000gns Newhouse Bigal. The buyer
was ORP Jones, Tywyn, Gwynedd.
The event also
featured a draft from Sandy Innes, Nairn based Moyness herd. Top lot at
4,000gns was Moyness Una TI +24, SRI +24, a Moyness Polonium daughter sold
with her third calf at foot, Moyness Eiger, a nine month old bull by Gretnahouse Beachbum. The pair sold to R and R Weir, Cumnock, Ayr who
secured a total of seven female lots including the next highest entry at
3,600gns, Moyness Ullala TI +22, SRI +24, another Polonium daughter with her
fourth calf at foot, the nine month old Moyness Elegance, by Beachbum. A bid
of 3,200gns secured Moyness Veronica for G Saunders, Bonvilson, Glamorgan.
This Moyness Saltire daughter and out of a Maerdy Impeccable sired dam was
sold with her third calf at foot, Moyness Erica, a six month old heifer by Edenhurst Cognac.
Averages
25% of the bulls catalogued
are within the breed’s top 10%
Commercial suckler producers will have the
opportunity to select from an entry of 232 pedigree Charolais bulls, at the
breed’s official spring show and sale in
The sale will also feature the adult portion
of Sandy Innes’ Moyness herd comprising 10 cows with calves at foot. These
females represent some of the best cow families at Moyness with Maerdy
Impeccable, Vaubon, Moyness Saltire and Polonium all featuring in the
pedigrees. The majority of these have calves at foot, and are served again
to Edenhurst Cognac who is within the breed’s top 5% on both TI and Self
Replacing Index.
The previous day, Friday, the bulls will be
judged by Scottish Charolais breeder, Bob Adam of the renowned Newhouse
herd, Glamis, Angus who says he will be looking for bulls with size, shape
and style. “They’re the type of animals we focus on breeding within our 40
cow herd, and they’re the type that are in demand by pedigree and commercial
producers alike,” he says.
That has proved to be the case for the Adam
family, father, Drew and Bob’s wife, Kay who are frequently found among the
top Perth Charolais averages, collecting strings of tickets and taking home
the silverware. They have sold to 22,000gns twice, including in February for
the overall supreme and intermediate champion, Newhouse Dingdong. “Charolais was introduced to Newhouse 37 years ago by my father, and since then it has faced competition from 11 different cattle breeds, however from an early stage he was confident that it had a major role to play as a business venture,” explains Bob who will be making his debut judging at a major official society fixture. “That real confidence continues. We believe that the future for Charolais is very bright simply because commercial men are finding that Charolais cross cattle can be finished to 400kg carcase weight and without too much fat cover, more quickly and efficiently than any other crosses. Charolais crosses are also increasingly favoured for their quiet temperament. Charolais is the indisputable beef terminal sire for the future.” |
