The Farmers Mart Feb/Mar 2014 - Issue 32 | Page 37

CATTLE

Liley Angus herd heads
to Stirling Bull Sales and
reaps first time success
The Penistone, Sheffield-based Liley Aberdeen-Angus herd headed to
Stirling for the first time to support the market leading February Spring
Bull Sales event and sold two bulls from the ever increasing herd.
Kicking off proceedings for them first
of all was Liley Jock M024, an April
2012-born son of Rawburn Enigma
G653 out of the Rawburn Lord Histar
G722 daughter Rawburn Jemma J984.
He sold with a positive calving ease
and a TSI of +46 and SRI of +61 to
Longford Farms, Salisbury, Wiltshire
for 5800gns.

breeders Colin Rodger of the Comlongon
herd, Dumfries and Owen Tunney of the
Morpheus herd, Cheshire.
Commenting on the sales, breeder
Ben Marsden said: “We’re delighted to
have sold two bulls in to great homes.
Longford Farms are a fantastic advert for

the Angus breed regularly buying bulls
for their commercial enterprise and we’re
delighted that two pedigree breeders
have purchased Elder, he’ll make a great
addition to both the Comlongon and
Morpheus herds.”

‘Longford Farms are a
fantastic advert for the
Angus breed regularly
buying bulls for their
commercial enterprise’
Next up for us was the baby of the bunch
Liley Elder M073, a November 2012-born
son of Rawburn Elmer J921 out of the
Rommel daughter Belhaven Eston Eternal
J176 who was our successful show cow
last year. His half brother Liley Ed M021
sold to Cogent. Elder sold for 5000gns
in a two-way partnership to pedigree

‘We’re delighted
that two
pedigree
breeders have
purchased Elder,
he’ll make a
great addition
to both the
Comlongon and
Morpheus herds’

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