Beef Shorthorn females met an exceptional demand from a packed ringside selling to 11,000gns a new centre breed record at the society’s official sale on Wednesday (November 7) in Skipton.
The sale leader was the reserve champion, Beautry Shuna Liesl (pictured top) a 19-month-old roan heifer by the 8,000gns Poyntington Himself and out of a Croxtonpark dam.
Bred and exhibited by S Currie, Settle, North Yorkshire, she sold to Thistledown Cowford Farms, Bankfoot, Perthshire.
Poyntington Himself daughters were in demand with three more heifers from Mr Currie in the money. Next to go at 5,600gns was the champion, the roan 20-month-old Beautry Rose Lolita to Thistledown.
Beef Shorthorn champion Beautry Rose Lolita from S Currie.
Beautry Desiree Lyric, a roan 21-month-old sold for 5,000gns to the Gates Farming Partnership, Oakham, Leicestershire whilst Beautry Dewdrop Layla, a dark roan 19-month-old commanded a bid of 2,700gns from WE Evans, Llanrwst, Conway.
Currie also led the cow and calf section at 2,600gns with Bradshaw Divine Rose 2, a six-year-old Wavendon Admiral of the Fleet daughter sold with her eight-month-old bull calf by Poyntingham Himself. The buyer was C Goddard, Longtown, Carlisle.
Podehole Gypsy Laura (TI +23, SRI +19) was secured for 5,000gns by A&C Farms, Oakham, Leicestershire. A roan 19-month-old by Knockenjig Hercules she was bred and exhibited by H Horrell, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire who offered two more entries.
Averages
- 58 heifers: £2,150.69;
- Two cows with calves: £2,152.50.
The auction was conducted by CCM.
First to go was Podehole Phantasy Lucie (TI +19, SRI+15), a roan 18-month-old by Podehole Fandango selling for 3,000gns to J Wilson, Settle, North Yorkshire.
Another Fandango daughter, this time the roan 16-month-old Podehole Phantasy Lace (TI +17, SRI +12) was bid to 2,500gns by G&M Smith, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire
Tessa X1179 of Upsall (TI +23, SRI +21), a roan two-year-old by Grenadier of Upsall from G Turton, Thirsk, North Yorkshire made 4,000gns to Loakfarm, Bankfoot, Perth.
The same breeder offered the light roan 19-month-old, Tessa X1253 of Upsall (TI +28, SRI +27), a Hotspur of Upsall daughter at 3,000gns to Gates Farming Partnership.
Clipper X1242 of Upsall, a red 20-month-old by Dingo of Upsall sold for 2,800gns to J Wilson, Settle, North Yorkshire.
Nonparel X1221 of Upsall (TI +14, SRI +11), a red and little white 20-month-old by Grenadier of Upsall made 2,500gns to G and M Smith, Laurencekirk.
Glenariff Princess Lobelia (TI +18, SRI +14), a roan 22-month-old by Glenariff Brave Bonnar from NJ and AM Barrett, Kings Lynn, Norfolk was secured for 3,400gns by Thistledown.
Geoff Riby, Bridlington, East Yorkshire offered Stonehills Princess Gem (TI +28, SRI +25), a roan 20-month-old by the 4,000gns Tofts Prince Grenadier at 3,200gns to TC Brown, Towcester, Northamptonshire.
