Sale of pedigree Limousin cattle - Newark 2008

A large crowd was in attendance at the sale, an extra fixture in the annual schedule, organized by the BLCS to directly help those breeders who faced the restrictions of being in the Bluetongue Surveillance Zone.

A good entry of females met with a ready demand and almost a total clearance. The top priced female was the 2000gns paid for the second calver Rumsden Vanessa presented by Mr. E Sims, Edgefields Farm, Edgefields Lane, Stockton Brook, Stoke-on-Trent. This October 2004 born female was bred by Mr. R Taylor, Uckfield, East Sussex. Its sire was the noted Shatton Pedro famed for his production of first quality primestock show champions. The dam was the Grange Pascal sired Thorndon Toya. Sold with her Navarin sired heifer calf at foot, Simse Chloe, the purchaser was TG&DM Watchorn Ltd, Scalford Lodge, Thorpeside, Melton Mowbray, Leics.

At 1800gns was the embryo calf Millington Blossom from Millington Grange Estate, Cold Skin Farm, Millington, York. Another maiden heifer, this January 2006 born calf is by the noted French sire Domino and is out of a French bred female, Neige. This animal also went to a pedigree herd in the form of the Stain herd of TJ Denby, Longlands Farm, Withern, Alford, Lincs.