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World Record
Breaking Sale
at Borderway
Carlisle
»»Harrison and
Hetherington, who work
with most of the UK’s breed
societies, say they were
“absolutely delighted” to see
world records achieved at
their most recent Autumn Bull
Sale.
On behalf of the Limousin
Cattle Society world records
were achieved in the sale for
both an individual Limousin
Bull and an overall bull sale
average. Trueman Jagger
from Henry Savage & Sons
of Altnamackin, Newry in Co.
Down, sold for 140,000gns
(£147,000).
The 85 bulls being sold at
Borderway averaged a new
UK all-breeds record of £8,709.
The overall average was up
on the year by over £3,200.
Intermediate bull’s averages
more than £10,000 and 13 bulls
made 10,000gns or more.
Auctioneer James Little
opened the bidding at
50,000gns for Trueman Jagger.
He commented.
“This Limousin sale has
regularly proven to be one of
the major autumn sales of the
year, and it has once again
demonstrated that there is
a very keen interest in the

Limousin breed. There was a
tremendous show of animals;
however, this bull from Northern
Ireland really did stand out from
amongst the crowd. Bidding
started at 50,000gns and from
then on interest was intense
with a number of people
extrem [H