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Limousin bulls sell to 18,000gns at Carlisle

The sale of Limousin bulls at Carlisle topped at 18,000gns with a 68% clearance and an average of £5,753, up £155 on the year

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
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Westpit Omaha (photo taken in 2019)
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Westpit Omaha (photo taken in 2019)

The sale leader was the senior bull, Westpit Omaha from C. Ridley of the Haltcliffe herd, Wigton.Ìý Bred by A. and J. Gammie, Laurencekirk, the son of Ampertaine Foreman out of Brockhurst Holy, a daughter of Wilodge Vantastic/Brockhurst Bolshoi) and has been the stock bull at Haltcliffe since 2019 and has produced offspring which have sold to 32,000gns. With myostatin F94L/Q204X and calving EBVs in the top 10% of the breed, it sold to the Pabo pedigree herd of W.P. Hughes and Sons, Anglesey.Ìý


Next at 12,000gns was another senior bull, 2020-born Frogmore Ronaldo from the Norman Farming Company, Little Orton. Bred by Chris White and by Ampertaine Magnum out of Foxhillfarm Oriel and with calving traits in the top 10% and 1% of the breed and myostatin F94L/F94L genes, it was knocked down to G. and P. Middleton, Sedbergh.

Frogmore Ronaldo (photo taken in 2022)


Making 6,000gns was Tabasco, a March 2022-born imported bull by Japon out of Galette consigned by Messrs Ridley's Haltcliffe herd, which sold to Messrs Jones, Llanarth.


Glenrock Unionjack, a January 2023-born bull by Ampertaine Elgin out of Glenrock Royalhighness from S. and T. Illingworth, Lockerbie, made 5,500gns to Messrs Strong and Son, Hesket Newmarket.

Averages – 17 bulls, £5,753.38.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

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