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Marts the Heart: Bishops Castle sees a buoyant trade

A lively trade was seen at the Farmers Guardian supported show and sale of 250 head at the Bishops Castle District Quality Cattle Association spring show and sale at Bishops Castle where 20 cattle sold for more than 拢2,000.

Ellie Layton
Livestock Specialist
clock 鈥� 1 min read
Marts the Heart: Bishops Castle sees a buoyant trade

Topping the show potentials at 拢2,000 was the champion from the Lewis family, Llanidloes. Their 10-month-old 355kg Limousin heifer by their Limousin stock bull, Broadhead Rustic out of a Shadog bred cow, was knocked down to Messrs Brown, Stoke.

Judge, Ellie Hargreaves who made the trip from Preston said: "This classy heifer stood out. She was well proportioned and was correct on her legs."

Champion of the day from the Lewis family


Reserve champion went to the winning steer, 听a 300kg Limousin-cross from Bowen and Bowen, Welshpool, which sold for 拢1,800 to C.R. Roberts, Ludlow.

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The Lewis family also topped the store cattle trade at 拢2,390 with a 530kg 18-month-old Limousin steer which sold to Hargreaves Farm, Preston. They also sold a 15-month-old steer at 拢2,310 and a 12-month-old steer at 拢2,260, with 13 of their run of Limousin sired cattle selling in excess of 拢2,000.

Auctioneer, James Evans


Their top price heifer at 拢2,170 was an 23-month-old entry which went to 听W. Jordin, Staffordshire.

The pen topper for J. H. M. Williams, Llanidloes, at 拢2,140 was a 496kg 10-month-old Limousin cross steer which was knocked down to P. Hughes, Shropshire.

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An 11-month-old steer from R. R. Jones, Powys led their pen at 拢2,060 joining Hargreaves Farm.
R. R. Jones, Powys, saw their heifers sell to 拢2,120 for a 475kg 12-month-old which sold to Howells, Shadog, Carmarthen.

A packed ringside

D. T. Gethin, Churchstoke, sold a 450kg 听12-month-oldheifer to B. Fairclough, Newtown, for 拢1,980.

Averages - Heifers, 拢1,654 (+拢320 on 2024); steers 拢1834 (+拢406).
Auctioneers: Halls.

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