45 BREEDING CATTLE inc 17 PEDIGREE CATTLE
The Autumn Pedigree Show & Sale was judged by Paul Baines.
Leading Price in the bulls at the Autumn Pedigree Event was Queenshead Odin and Ampertaine Elgin son, a first calf bred from Millington Juliet. Born in March 2018 Odin was shown by Pat Varley of Queensbury and joined T Longton & Son of Quernmore for 1800gns. The first prize bull was the Limousin 2018 Elderberry Olden, Jupiter son, shown by E Blenkhorn & Son, son of Willitoft which made 1650gns to EW Gill & Sons Ltd of Sabden.
The leading Native Breed was a 2018 Aberdeen Angus Bull, Mossie Mire Pluto shown by AR & HE Cox of Laverton. Pluto is a Gretnahouse Krack Lad son in the top 5% of the breed for retail beef yield and he sold to John & Tracey Lund of Coniston Cold for 1750 gns.
Overall top prize at the sale was the Champion, a 7 year old Tomschoice cow, Horsdoeuvre, sold incalf and with her Mereside Leo heifer calf at foot by JM & SP Cooper of Dacre to Jan Feather of Oakworth for 1850gns.
Best Bull –
1st E Blenkhorn Lot 9
2nd R Robinson Lot 3
3rd P Varley Lot 12
Best Female –
1st J Cooper Lot 13&14
2nd J Cooper Lot 16
Champion – J Cooper
Reserve – E Blenkhorn
Bulls –
Limousin 2018 to 1800gns av £1812
Limousin 2014 to 1900gns
British Blue 2013 to 1300gns
Aberdeen Angus to 1750gns
Females –
Limousin Cows Incalf with Hfr Calves to 1850gns
Limousin Maid Heifers to 950gns av £877
Fortnightly Breeding Cattle –
Beef Shorn Hfrs Incalf to £950
BBx Hfrs Incalf to £990
Shorn x Cow with Char x Str to £1020
AAx Cow with BBx Bull to £950
AAx Hfr with AA x Bull to £940
Path Hfr with Path Hfr to £1060
Lim x Cow with BB x Hfr to £900