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Perth Bull Sales 2012: Limousin and Salers females sale
The Limousin heifers are up first....First up it's the reserve champion Lourie Flora (lot 621) from Mr R Aitken which fails to sell at 1,800gns.Now it's Mr M Burns' Shaws Fifi (lot 622) which goes unsold.Another one from Messrs Burns,...
Perth Bull Sales 2012: Beef Shorthorn bulls
Charlie Russell is nearly half way through his judging of the Beef Shorthorn bulls. Here are the results so far:Class 4: Bulls born on or between 30 August 2009 and 8 March 20101st: Mr D J Biggar's Chapelton Duke (lot...
Ayrshire Cross Holstein - Cows 365 Blog - FWispace
Travelled up from Roscrea to County Laois to one of the best Limousin breeders in the British isles. The stock here are excellent. Today we were scanning
Prices top £2,350 at Kivells Christmas Cracker dairy show and sale
Buyers from the Westcountry and as far afield as Shropshire descended on Cornwall for the Kivells annual Christmas Cracker show and sale of dairy cattle.Kivells reported an
Sedgemoor sees strong entry of dairy cows and heifers
Greenslade Taylor Hunt have reported another very large entry of 120 dairy cows and heifers at Sedgemoor Market at the weekend. Sale goers witnessed an excellent trade with extra buyers in attendance from the North. Cows were particularly in...
Top primestock showmen share the spoils at Newark
Taking Stock.jpg Top primestock showmen share the spoils at Newark By Jeremy Hunt on December 11, 2011 8:15 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks "A truly outstanding show of cattle by anyone's standards" - that was Newark Livestock Sales' auctioneer Paul Gentry's summing-up of the cattle parade at the
Good seasonal entry of store cattle at Kington
McCartneys reported a good seasonal entry of store cattle together with cows and heifers with calves at foot, in calf cows, feeding bulls and cows for their December sale this week. The sale of store cattle met a very...
New breeder snaps up Texel female for 1,440gns
The 19th annual Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders' winter show and sale of pedigree females, saw a shearling ewe sell for 1,440gns (£1,512). Taking top price on the day, and the championship title, was a shearling ewe from the Beautry...
Smithfield Festival: Pedigree calf championships
In the Simmental calf championship, it was Storersmith Brave Heart 10 from Mr and Mrs Smith, Spath farm, Spath, Uttoxeter, that walked away with the top title. This September 2010 born bull calf is by Atlow Seamus and out...
Limousin heifer reigns supreme at Royal Highland Winter Fair
A limousin heifer put forward by the showing syndicate Messrs Hyslop & Richardson, Balluskie Farm, Ayrshire, was crowned beef champion at this year's Royal Highland Winter Show in Edinburgh. Bought in Carlisle in March this year for 2,700gns, Mistique is by Limousin...
