The Farming Express Apr1 | Page 9

MULTI-BREED BEEF SALE AT NEWARK A British Blue cow and calf topped last Saturday’s multi-breed beef sale at Newark, at 10,000gns. And it was the same breed which also topped the day’s bull trade. The English Premier Sale of AberdeenAngus, British Blues, Lincoln Reds, Salers and Simmentals saw the top call paid for Soulbury, Leighton Buzzard based Michele Wilde’s Cromwell Gemini, an ETbred black and white February 2011-born Tamhorn Sumo daughter. Buyers were Swindells Livestock, Brant Broughton, Lincoln. Not bred at Ridge Dean, the cow originated in Adam Neachell’s Cromwell herd. She sold with a Cromwell Gunner calf at foot, and had run with Ridge Dean Hero. East Dereham, Norfolk. The April 2013born heifer by Market Stainton King, sold to C. S. Page, Newport, East Yorkshire. At 1,650gns and sold in-calf, was Walmer Heroine from Messrs Needler, Ranby, Lincoln, Buyer was M.E. Williams, Braybrook, Markey Harborough. Lincoln Red bulls met a solid demand too, peaking at 4,500gns for the pre-sale junior and overall champion Highbarn Storm from Nick Barton, Macclesfield. This June 2013-born bull is by Walmer Hermes and sold to R. I. Clough and Son, Spilsby, Lincolnshire. Simmental females topped at 2,100gns for Midhope Emma from Messrs Hollingsworth, Sheffield. By Dirnanean Snowie, and having run with the 10,000gns Delfur Chas, she sold to H. Curtis and Son, Pensford, Bristol. The same buyers made the second top From the same home was the female Blue female bid of 3,500gns for the 12 champion, Midhope Desire. This Snowie month old Ridge Dean Jessie 2 which goes daughter made 2,000gns to K. Hall and back to the great herd foundation cow, Son, Spalding, Lincolnshire. Ridge Dean Jessie. The Simmental bull Theberton Electric Lea ding the British Blue bulls at 5,000gns from Messrs Dowley, Leiston, Suffolk was Bear Dale Ivanhoe from Messrs made 4,000gns. Home-bred on both sides Pilkington, Buxton. By Henlli Wishmaster, he was bought by P. D. Player, Whatton in he sold to K. Hall, Spalding. Also from the Vale, Nottinghamshire. Bear Dale and making 4,200gns was The 3,000gns mark came twice, the Inuus, a full ET-bred brother to Ivanhoe first for Norwich breeder Julie Turvey’s and he went to A. C. and K. Twell, Rathlee Ben, an Anatrim Jacob son out of Donnington, Shropshire. a Hillcrest Champion daughter. He sold to In the Lincoln Red females, top price J. L. Mee, Brindley, Nottinghamshire. was 2,200gns for the female champion At the same money was the reserve male Westacre Bianca from W. A. R. Mallon, champion Storesmith Einstein from R. and L. Storer-Smith, Uttoxeter which sold to W. R. Eales and Son, Peatling Magna, Leicestershire. The trade for Aberdeen-Angus females reached 1,400gns for the female champion, St Fort Etrilla from Andrew Mylius, Fife which sold to J. G. Green and Sons, Messingham, Scunthorpe. The bull trade topped at 3,000gns on two occasions. The first was Tree Bridge Jentry from David and Penny Evans, Nunthorpe, Middlesborough. This one is an Abberton Dazzle son and went to S. D. J. Blagg, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire. The next was Judy Gardner, Eckington, Worcestershire with Eckington Evan, a Nightingale Kash son and went to C. W. Foster, Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire. Averages: Bulls - 4 Aberdeen-Angus, £2,677.50; 5 Simmental, £3,192; 11 Lincoln Red £2825.45, five British Blue £3,507; 1 Salers £3,045. Females - 8 Aberdeen-Angus £1,240.31; 13 Simmental £1,671.92: 48 Lincoln Red £1,301.56; 3 British Blue £5,355; 1 Salers £1,700.