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New commercial cattle record of £16,000 set at Carlisle for British Blue cross heifer

There was a flying trade for suckled calves at the show and sale of continental cross store cattle at Carlisle where a new centre record for a commercial animal of £16,000 was set

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Heifer from Messrs Haltcliffe which sold for £16,000
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Heifer from Messrs Haltcliffe which sold for £16,000

ÌýThe record breaker was the winning British Blue cross heifer from Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe. By Solway View Pogba, it was bought at the foot of its pedigree Limousin dam at Carlisle last June from Messrs Renton, Morpeth, and sold to Gordon Cameron, Argyll.

The second top price of £11,000 was for the second prize winning Limousin cross heifer, Black Pearl, a daughter of Hightown Jacko from John Smith Jackson, Hexham. Having been a winner at the Stars of the Future and North East Live in the autumn, it sold to Ian Snape, Redditch.

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Black Pearl from John Smith Jackson which sold for £11,00

Mr Smith Jackson also another second prize winning Limousin cross heifer for £8,000.

Limousin heifer from John Smith Jackson which sold for £8,000

Champion

The pre-sale show champion was a pure-bred Limousin heifer by Hightown Ron out of an Uptonley Livingthedream sired dam from Messrs Hardisty, Ennerdale. It sold for £10,000 to the judge, Blair Duffton, Aberdeenshire.

The champion from Messrs Hardisty which sold for £10,000

Two Limousin cross heifers from J. Robertson and Co, Pitlochry, and E.H. Pennie and Son, Montgomery, sold for £7,000 apiece.

Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Robertson which sold for £7,000
Limousin heifer from Messrs Pennie which sold for £7,000

The reserve champion, a Limousin cross heifer by Trueman Idol from David Jarman, Branthwaite, sold for £6,000.

The steer champion was a Limousin cross by Cappleside Soloman from Messrs Robertson which made £4,200 to Wilson Peters, Monzie.

The prize winning heifers averaged £51,53.04 and the steers £2,795 or £4222.23 overall with 13 cattle selling for more than £5000.

Outwith the show an entry of 719 10-12-month-old cattle averaged £2,219.03, up £516.86 on the same sale last year with heifers up £607.58 at £2,374.16 and bullocks up £431.88 at £2,072.49.
Messrs Hardisty had the leading consignor average, selling four to average £5,850 following by Mr Smith Jackson who sold six to average £5,233.33.

ÌýAuctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

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