An encouraging sale of 20 Hereford bulls in Dungannon, Northern Ireland saw a top price of £4,000 and an average of £2,300.

The leading price was paid for Solpoll 1 Handsome, winner of the junior bull class, from J and W McMordie and was purchased by NCBC for their stud at Enfield in Co Meath. Sired by Fisher 1 Charlie, bred by WJ Hutchings, West Sussex, this young bull has impressive EBV's including a Calving Ease Direct value in the top 1% for the Breed.

The Supreme Champion was Graceland 1 Giles from Robin Irvine's Graceland herd and is a first son of current Reserve N.I. Bull of the Year Greenyards 1 Dougie and sold to dairy farmer Peter Flack at £2,950.

Reserve supreme and senior male champion was Solpoll 1 General from J and W McMordie, by Solpoll 1 Dynamite, he was purchased at £2,800 by Tony McCarthy, one of the Finalists in the 2011 N.I. Suckler Herd Competition.

The Female Champion was Richmount 1 Gloria exhibited by James Graham, who can be seen right being congratulated by Judge Robert Parker. Another female Paul Beatty's Tirelugan 1 Tiny, by Castlepoll 1 Bronco and out of Castlepoll 1 Tiny sold for at 1,600 guineas.

Other leading prices were as follows:-

Christa McMordie sold Riverdale 1 Gallileo, by Solpoll 1 Dynamite, for £2,700.

Another son of Greenyards 1 Dougie, Graceland 1 Guisepi from Robin Irvine sold for £2,625.

JE, RI and W Haire, received £2,600 for Dorepoll 1 158S Shiraz, an E.T. son of Remital Shiraz.

J and V Peters, £2,400 for Corriewood 1 King, a son of Graceland 1 Topper.

David Wilson, Magheraveely, sold two bulls; one for £2,400 a son of Lisrace Lionheart IV and £2,300 for a son of Lisrace Lancelot.

Cecil Beattie sold at £2,200, while J and W McMordie and James Graham realised £2,100 for their bulls. Also at £2,100 was Corraback Fulgent from Mervyn Richmond, who travels south to join the pedigree herd of Francis Scott, Rathdowney, Co Laois.

In a first for the Hereford breed in 32 years Romany Herefords have exported a 16 month old bull to the Czech Republic. The bull, Romany 1 Hawkeye D1 H28, from J R B Wilson and Sons, Cowbog, Kelso was chosen by Faflak Miroslav for his established herd.

Hawkeye is a high performance bull boasting 200, 400 and 600 day EBVs in the Top 1% of the Breed, Milk EBV in the top 5%, Eye Muscle Area in the top 10% with a Terminal Index of +35 and Self Replacing Index of +42.

The young bull's dam, the home bred Romany 1 Lucy R22 D5, is by former Hereford Sire of the Year, Crickley 1 Figurehead. She was shown successfully, being awarded First place and Reserve Junior Female at the 2008 Royal Highland Show.

Romany 1 Hawkeye's Sire is the imported Danish bull SMH Castro, one of the Romany Herd's Senior stock bulls. Castro was bought as a promising five months old, in 2007 and is proving to be great addition to the herd. His first son to be sold at auction was Romany 1 Gem, Reserve Grand Male Champion at the Breed's 2011 Autumn Show & Sale in Hereford and who was exported to a new Hereford Breeder in Germany. A further son is entered for Stirling Bull Sales in February.

There was a terrific display of Herefords on show at Shewsbury Livestock Market for the Annual Christmas Calf Show which this year incorporated the National Calf Show. One hundred and ten calves were present, the largest single display of Herefords in Europe.

This years show had an International feel with several Danish Hereford Breeders attending the show in support of Judge, Anders Mortensen. Anders of Woodlands Herefords, the oldest herd in Denmark, established in 1966.

Taking the Supreme Championship was Heifer Champion, Dendor 1 Greta from DE, ED & AL Jones, Dendor Herefords, Caersws, Powys. This is the second successive year that the Breed stalwarts from Wales have taken the Supreme Championship at the Christmas Calf Show.

 

Fourteen month old "Greta" by Maxstoke 1 Yeoman and out of Dendor 1 Greta 8th held off a strong class of heifers which included Hereford Autumn Show Female Champion Romany 1 Ishbel who was recently sold for £6,000. DE, ED & AL Jones also collected the Reserve Male Championship with eight month old Dendor 1 Harinordoquy, sired by Hawkesbury 1 Prosper and out of former Poll Female of the Year Dendor 1 Ruby 4th.

The Reserve Supreme Championship went to Shraden 1 Henson from local breeders and great advocates of the show M.J & H.M Timmis, Baschurch, Shropshire. Twelve month old "Henson" by Bosa 1 Ashley and out of Shraden 1 Duchess B186 had earlier in the day taken the Male Championship. M.J. & H.M. Timmis also took first prize in the first class of the day the Commercial Heifer or Steer by a Registered Hereford Sire. Second in the Commercial class was T.D. Livesey with Normanton 1 Haslet, sired by the current Hereford Bull of the Year, Normanton 1 Eastern Promise.

 

The Reserve Heifer Champion was nine month old Lowesmoor 1 Curly 759 from MJ Clark, Tetbury, Gloucestershire. "Curly" is by Udel 1 BC Bluechip bred by David Carroll of Udel Herefords, Wexford, Ireland.

Other show successes included E.L. Lewis who took The Sires Group of Three with calves sired by Mawarra Vice Admiral (semen) imported from Australia. In the Best Pair of Bull Calves owned by the Exhibitor it was an all Herefordshire affair with well known breeders R.A. Bradstock & Partners, G. Blandford & Son and E.L. Lewis & Son taking first, second and third respectively. In the correspondng Heifer Class, it was Nicholas & Heath who triumphed, with G. Blandford again taking second place and D.E., E.D. & A.L. Jones taking third spot.

A top price of 2,000gns was achieved twice for pedigree Hereford bulls at the recent native breeds show and sale, at Dungannon Farmers' Mart, Northern Ireland.

First into the sale ring and securing the top price was March 2010 born Ashtree Frankie from Desmond Martin, Saintfield, County Down.  This on is by Glaslough Esquire and out of Coolfore Prefix.  It goes to a new home with Ernest Dalton, Maguiresbridge, County Fermangah.

The second call of 2,000gns went to April 2010 born Lisrace Lionheart X from David Wilson from Magheraveely, County Fermanagh.  This home-bred bull is by Lisrace Lionheart IV and out of Lisrace Lifeliner.  He boasts a SRI of +31 and goes to a new home with R Beattie, Dunloy, County Antrim.

Other top prices on the day included 1,650gns for Messrs Haire's Dorepoll 1 499 Gold Run, and 1,600gns for in-calf heifer Richmount 1 Florrie, from Portadown-based breeder James Graham.

An increased commercial demand for top drawer Herefords saw the first breed society sale in the new Hereford Market reach a top of 6200gns, with pedigree breeders struggling to compete with their commercial counterparts.

Leading the trade was the overall and junior male champion, Solpoll 1 Geronimo, bred by J and W McMordie, Co Down. This Solpoll 1 Dynamite son has a TSI on the top 10% of the breed and was knocked down to commercial organic beef producers D P and G Jones, Machynlleth, Powys.

The second highest price of the day was paid for the senior male champion, Fisher 1 Generator by the successful show bull, Fisher 1 Cracker, from W J Hutchings and Sons, Chichester, West Sussex. He went at 6000gns to G F Harrison, Causeway Herefords, Lakenheath, Suffolk.

And making 4700gns was the reserve overall and reserve junior male champion Romany 1 Gem D1 from J R B Wilson and Sons, Kelso, Roxburghshire. He now heads to Germany, having been bought by Gerty Strohm-Stiftung, Frankfurt, Germany. This was the first son of Danish sire SMH Castro to be offered in the UK and has a TSI in the top 5% of the breed.

Selling at 4000gns was Border Rory G37 from Messrs S W Quan and Co. With this one finding a new home with fellow Herefordshire breeder, Andrew Goodwin, Honeybrook Herefords, Ivington, Leominster.

Another bull heading for commercial work was Dendor 1 Gaffer from D E, E D and A L Jones, Newtown, Powys, when he sold at 4000gns to  commercial beef suckler producers, Portman Burtley Estate, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.


Leading the show females was another from the McMordies, the overall female champion Solpoll 1 Starlet. This paternal sister to the sale topper sold in calf and now joins P Murphy, Wychnor Herefords, Wychnor, Staffordshire.

Mr. Murphy also purchased the second highest priced heifer, the youngest in the Sale, 13 month old Romany 1 Lily, who is by the 2010 and 2011 Hereford Sire of the Year, Baybridge 1 Atlas, selling for 4300 gns.

At 3600gns was in-calf heifer Kinglee 1 Fashion from P Cobley, Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire. She went to M Ludgate, Rempstone Herefords, Thame, Oxfordshire.

The reserve overall female champion then sold at 3250gns, with this being Lowesmoor 1 Winkle 717 from M J Clark, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, She was knocked down to Messrs Prettejohn and Kerslake, Nicholashayne Herefords, Wellington, Somerset.

Averages; 26 bulls £3061.15, 19 show heifers £2191.18

While the Continentals dominated the junior and team interbreed competitions here this morning, when it came to the individual title it was the turn of the native breeds to take the top honours.

And leading the charge was the Beef Shorthorn bull Trojan of Cragieassie from the Horrell family, Peterborough. This six year old bull is senior herd sire for the Horrell's Pode Hole herd and has sold sons to 14,000gns.He is by Belmore Fuel Injected and out of Kathleen of Craigeassie and was interbreed champion at last week's East of England Show. He now heads on to the Great Yorkshire.

Standing reserve was the Hereford champion, Normanton 1 Eastern Promise from Messrs Livesey Brothers. This Normanton 1 Casa Nova son is out of Normanton 1 Jews Ear. February 2008-born Eastern Promise has previously been interbreed at Three Counties and now will go on to the Great Yorkshire and Royal Welsh Shows.
Judge John White said it was a hard choice between the two, with the final call coming down to the scale of the Shorthorn. "At the end of the day he's a magnificent example of the breed and a tremendous beef animal all through. The Hereford is an equally good example, but just didn't have the size and scope of the Shorthorn.

Judging in the beef rings has just been completed for this morning, with some strong competition in a number of breeds.

Taking the Beef Shorthorn championship was the senior bull Tojan of Craigeassie from the Horrell family, Peterborough. This Belmore Fuel Injected son is out of Kathleen of Craigeassie and was interbreed champion at East of England last weekend. Reserve to him was Gordon Brooke's heifer Holmeere Milicent 12, a Cairnsmore Thrasher daughter.Winning in the Highland lines was Michael Poland's heifer Morag Odmar of Mottistone. This one is by Eoin Mhor of Miungairigh and out of Morag Odmar 2 of Kinrochaid. Reserve to her was D Shuster's cow Albanach Molach 4 of Glenkinglass.Then in the Hereford classes the win went to Messrs Livesy Bros, with their bull Normanton 1 Eastern Promise, the interbreed winner from Three Counties. This Normanton 1 Casa Nova son is out of Normanton 1 Jews Ear. Reserve champion here was Whittaker Farms with their heifer Yalgoo Boulder Z250.Charolais champion was Inverlochy Cathy from the Irvine family. Sired by Gower Versace she is out of Strathlochy Showgirl. Reserve to her was Rumsden Fawkes, Rupert Taylor's junior bull.And in the Simmental lines it was a win for David Craig with his heifer Annick Taras Alice, an Annick Titan daughter out of Annick Helens Tara. Reserve was Boddington Estates with Sterling Rhapsody's Vivian.Across in the Limousin lines the championship honours went to Ian Nimmo with his junior bull Maraiscote Floyd, a Goldies Comet son out of Maraiscote Chanel. Reserve to him was Grahams Butterfly from Robert and Jean Graham.The Blonde championship was won by G and A Hamilton with their bull Hallfield Destiny, a Blackwater Ainsley son out of Hallfield Rhona. Reserve was L Laird and Sons with bull Lochhead Dam Good Bull.

Aberdeen Angus

Mr A J Brown's bull Hawstead Lodge Peter; res, Mr A J Brown's heifer, Hawstead Lodge Pamela J250

 

Beef Shorthorn

Mr H Horrell's bull, Trojan of Craigeassie; res, L E P Farm's heifer, Chapelton Gem J3040

 

British Blue

Mr M Jones' heifer, Graymar Electra; res, Mr D H Plested's bull, Cromwell Flash.

 

British Charolais

Rupert Taylor Ltd's heifer, Graywood Echo; res, J R and V A Webb's bull, Newroddige Bruno

 

British Simmental

Mr G Green's cow, Greenfields Welcome; res, Mr P B, Mrs J A and Miss B Borlase's cow, Sacombe Rosemary-Bouquette

 

DAIRY

 

Interbreed

Mr WH Ley & Partners' Holstein cow Thuborough Zenith Verey Light; res, Treginegar Dairy Farm's Ayshire cow Pam Ayrs Dream Hawaii EX93.

 

Interbreed Pair

Holstein; res, Jersey.

 

Jersey

Messrs DW, RJ, JR & SM Warren's cow Glanmor Ring Medi; res, Messrs DW, RJ, JR & SM Warren's cow Cardinney Saber Ashley VG89.

 

Guernsey

Messrs DW, RJ, JR & SM Warren's cow Tredinney Jaspers Essential Essence 4; res, Mr MJ & Mrs CE Greenslade's cow Greensfield Icy Phylis.

 

Ayrshire

Treginegar Dairy Farm's cow Pam Ayrs Dream Hawaii EX93; res, Mr WRC & Mrs JE Christophers' cow Haresfoot Enigma Pamela EX91.

 

Holstein

Mr WH Ley & Partners' cow Thuborough Zenith Verey Light; res, Mr WH Ley & Partners' heifer Thuborough Shottle Leilani 2.

 

Aberdeen Angus:  Melview Farming's cow Tofts Prona D680; res, Glympton Farms Ltd's heifer Glympton Duchess Eileen J376

 

Beef Shorthorn:  Drayton & L E P Farms' heifer Chapelton Gem; res, Ms Brenda Wear's cow Redhill Bundaberg Lovely 2^nd

 

British Blue:  NewPole British Blues' heifer Newpole Empress; res, NewPole British Blues' cow Tamhorn Blossom

 

British Charolais:  Mrs E White's heifer Balbithan Enya; res, Mortimers Farm Ltd's cow Mortimers Brooklyn

 

British Limousin:  M D & KE Lanfear's maiden heifer Woodston English Rose; res, Mr & Mrs N R & L Hill's bull Quaish Eros 

 

British Simmental:  Mrs Nikky Field's cow Starline Kreole 8^th; res, Mr RJ & Mrs BE Kimber's heifer Beanhill Amelia

 

Devon:  A & J Benneworth's bull Yeomadon Ferdinand; res, D & S Tutt's heifer Colesden Flirt 10^th

 

Hereford:  P & M Richman's bull Hollowseal 1 Goliath; res, Marsh Court Farm Ltd's heifer Eldersfield 1 Laurel G543

 

Longhorn:  Mr David Hitchings' maiden heifer Ashton Jasmine; res, Natural England's bull Stoke Electra

 

South Devon:  Mells Park Trust's bull Welland Valley Prince 2; res, Mells Park Trust's heifer Mells Park Brandy

Taking top call of 3500gns in the Herefords at Carlisle was A R Owen's bull Church Preen Gaskell. This Hermitage Commando son is out of Church Preen Model, a Hermitage Bruno daughter. He sold to D J Ord, Chatton, Alnwick.Then making 2700gns was Panmure 1 Geoffrey from J W and B Procter. This Solpoll 1 Briagadier son is out of Panmure 1 Blessing, a FS 1 Versache daughter. Bred by J M Cant and Partners he sold with a TSI of +15 and an SRI of +17 and went to Messrs Riley, Meerbrook, Leek.

Selling at 2600gns was Panmure 1 Garfield from Messrs Can themselves. This Romany 1 Distiller son is out of Panmure 1 Blessing, a FS 1 Versache daughter. He has a TSI of +25 and an SRI of +32 and sold to C H Brown and Sons, Albrighton.

Averages; five bulls £2604, five females £955 (Harrison and Hetherington).

A strong demand for well grown, well fleshed bulls resulted in a new record average being set at last Saturday's Hereford sale, with the 21 bulls traded levelling at £3430.

Leading the sale was Panmure 1 Goliath from J M Cant and Partners, Arbroath, Angus. This one had stood champion in the pre-sale show and is by Romany 1 Distiller.Selling at 8300gns, Goliath was knocked down to the judge Ian Shaw and his father, Robert, for the Hallwood herd, South Wirral.

The same vendor then took the day's next best call of 8100gns for another Distiller son, Panmure 1 Gino.  Out of a Solpoll 1 Brigadier daughter he sold to Northern Ireland Breeders, R and K Murphy for the Gortnagarn and Sluggan herds, Dungannon, Co Tyrone.Selling at the next best price of 5000gns was Ford Abbey 1 Glenn from Ford Abbet Farm. Sired by Danish bull Moeskaer Salute 994, he is out of a Dendor 1 Unicorn daughter and sold to John and Edward Thornhill, Roden, Shropshire.

A trio then traded at 4000gns, with the first of these being Romany 1 Galaxy from Ron and Robert Wilson, Kelso.  Sired by the sire of the year, Baybridge 1 Atlas, he went to M Jenkins, Berkeley, Gloucester.

The next at this money was Weybrook 1 Duke 3 from H A Hatt, Hampshire.  This Fisher 1 Charlie son was bought by A Cox, North Scarle, Lincolnshire.

Finally at 4000gns was Fisher 1 Ferrari from W J Hutchings and Sons, Chichester, West Sussex.  "Ferrari" a Superior Carcase Sire by Fisher 1 Cracker, was snapped up in a two way split by L Cox, Bolton, and G Hall, Radcliffe, Manchester.

Topping the females on offer was a trio of 3000gns bids for heifer from the Wilson family. First to go at this money was the reserve female champion. This was Romany 1 Jane A51 G27, a Romany 1 Asteroid daughter. She was knocked down to D and J Coulson.

Next at this price was Romany 1 Jane A51 G26, a Romany 1 Asteroid daughter which went to P and E Williams, Shrewsbury. The other at this money was Romany 1 Julia D345 G28 by the Danish Sire, SMH Calgary 345C. She was bought by J E Jones and Son, Chirbury.


Making 2600gns was the champion from the pre-sale show, Free Town Lynette 13 from R A Bradstock and Partners, Tarrington. This in-calf heifer is by Border Benefactor D62 and sold to A Miller, St Austell.

Following that at 2550gns was Bosa 1 Eva 720 a maiden heifer by Bosa 1 Countrywide, from G Blandford, Bosbury. She went home with G H Cattell, Solihull, West Midlands.

Averages; 21 bulls £3430; nine show heifers £2105.83, 28 unhaltered heifers £1710 (Hereford Market Auctioneers).

A new Hereford sale record was set at Borderway Mart, Carlisle at the early Spring Sale last Friday.  Romany 1 Gambler, a son of UK Sire of the Year, Baybridge Atlas, from J R B Wilson & Sons, Cowbog, Kelso, sold for 5500gns. "Gambler" out of Romany 1 Lucy, a daughter of Remitall Online, was purchased by John Little Farmers, Chelmsford, Essex, to join their successful Reydon Herd. The eighteen month old bull is in the top 1% of the Breed for 200, 400, 600 day weight, eye muscle area, Terminal Sire Index (+38) and Self Replacing Index (+45).Also from the Romany herd came the next leading price tag of 2100gns for Romany 1 Godzilla, another 18 month old bull. Sired by SMH Calgary and out of a heifer Romany 1 Lucy A41 E8, a Romany 1 Atlas bred daughter. "Godzilla" travels to Cheshire for G Green & Son of Northwich. The Wilsons' sold a further bull to average £3,290 for the three.

J.A. Cameron & Son of Fife sold Baldinnie 1 Rocket for 2000gns to T D J Roderick, Gower, South Wales. A son of the successful show bull Panmure 1 Dynamic and out of Baldinnie 1 Ruth, who was also a renowned show cow, "Rocket" joins the Welsh based Brangwyn herd.

Average; six bulls £2581  (Harrison and Hetherington).

Nothern Irish Hereford breeders saw records broken at the Northern Ireland Hereford Breeders Association Premier Show and Sale at Dungannon Farmers Mart.

Setting a new centre record and selling at 5100gns was Lisrace Loyalist V from David Wilson, Magheraveely, Co Fermanagh. He found a new home with pedigree breeders John and Melanie Williams who run the Anhay herd in Cornwall. This April 2009-born bull by Lisrace Lionheart IV is out of Lisrace Lucy, a Lisrace Lifeliner daughter and was backed by impressive performance figures placing him in the top 5% of the breed.

The Reserve Champion Solpoll 1 Grand-Slam from John and William McMordie, Ballygowan, Co Down, sold for the second top price of the day when he changed hands at 4200gns.

This one is an October 2009-born son of the McMordie's stock bull Solpoll 1 Dynamite and is out of Solpoll 1 Starlet, a daughter of Knockmanta 1 Elan. With performance figures in the top 1% of the breed and also qualifying as a Superior Carcass Sire he sold to local pedigree breeder Des Kelly for the Mullin herd at Ballygawley, Co Tyrone.  

The youngest bull in the yard was December 2009-born Solitude 1 Gold Bar exhibited by Andrew McMordie, Ballygowan, Co Down. This one sold at 3000gns to A and R Patterson who run the Cabra herd at Hillsborough, Co Down. Sired by the well known Solpoll 1 Dynamite he is out of Dendor 1 Lilac Wine 5.

Selling at 2900gns was the winner of the middle bull class, May 2009-born Graceland 1 Fonz from Robin Irvine, Whitecross, Co Armagh. He is backed by performance figures in the top 5% of the breed and is by Udel 1 R51 WWW Dot and sold to M Horner.

There was also a small selection of females on offer and setting another new record price for the Premier Sale was April 2009-born in calf heifer Christies 1 Best Spice. She was knocked down at 2500gns to breed newcomer Mark Patterson, Ayrshire. The show's judge, Colin Christie, Ballymoney, Co Antrim, exhibited this daughter of Topgen 1 Supremo which is out of Seaconpoll 1 Nice Spice.

Following that 1 2000gns was the reserve female champion from the pre-sale show from Dessie Martin, Saintfield. This was paid for October 2008-born heifer Craigy Gerty 1. She sold in calf to Parkhill Pompeii due to calf in May and was purchased by Graeme Christie for 2000gns as a foundation female. She was sired by Kilmessan Ted.

Averages: 14 bulls £2618, 4 heifers £1916 (Dungannon Farmers Mart).

A 16 month Hereford bull, Solpoll 1 Firecracker, from John and William McMordie, Ballygowan, Northern Ireland, has beeen exported to Spain to join the Aberekin AI centre.

Firecracker, a son of Solpoll 1 Dynamite, was selected as he was a polled bull with a moderate birth weight and excellent weight gain, with a daily liveweight gain of 1.6kg at 500 days old. He is in the top 10% of the breed for both TSI and SRI and is third calf from his dam, Solpoll 1 Dainty, to be exported from Northern Ireland.

Junior male champion Lowesmoor 1 Gauloise, took the grand male championship at the 2010 National Calf Show, held at Bristol Sales Centre. Gauloise, owned by M J Clark from Tetbury, Gloucestershire, is out of Lowesmoor 1 Winky 220 and by Star Tohon 25M ET. He impressed the judge Robin Irvine from County Armagh, Northern Ireland as soon as he came into the ring. "The nine month old bull had a great spring of rib, plenty of length and well muscled. A carcase animal fit for either the pedigree or commercial markets."

Reserve grand male went to senior male champion Church Preen Galileo from A R Owen, Church Preen Herefords,  Shropshire. Fourteen month old Galileo is out of Longville Prunella and by Hermitage Commando and earlier in the show season had taken the junior male championship at the National Horned Hereford Show.

Taking the grand female championship was senior heifer champion Eldersfield 1 Roma G547, A J Hobson also from Gloucestershire. Roma G547 is by Lowesmoor 1 Banker and out of Eldersfield 1 Roma. 

 
Reserve grand female went to junior female champion British Poll Ashdale 3 Sara, TG  and EI Thorne, Pembrokeshire

Taking First Prize in the Young Handlers Competition was Jo Compton from Dorset, showing one of her Grandfather's Baybridge heifers. In Reserve place was Non Thorne from Pembrokeshire.  

Friday's sale of Herefords at Carlisle saw prices reach a top of 4500gns for Baldinnie 1 Seaforth, a February 2009-born bull from John Cameron. This is a Baldinnie 1 Mendoza son out of a Baldinnie 1 Super Gal, a Leos Pride Vanquish daughter. He sold with a TSI of +27 and an SRI of +33 to D MacDonald, Forres, Thurso, having been the pre-sale champion.

Then making 1500gns was a brace of females. First at this price was Romany 1 Ishbel R22 from the Wilson family's Kelso-based herd. She is by Crickley 1 Figurehead and out of Romany 1 Ishbel 41H, a Glenlees Storm daughter. Selling with a TSI of +15 and an SRI of +15 she went to N Patterson, Galston, Ayrshire, with her heifer calf, Romany 1 Ishbel D345, at foot.

The other at this price was another from the same home, Romany 1 Dawn A84. This time sired by Baybridge 1 Atlas and out of Romany 1 Dawn R22 a Crickley 1 Figurehead daughter, she has a TSI of +31 and an SRI of +36. Sold having run with Alderville 1 Lennon, she also went to N Patterson.

Averages; Two bulls £2992.50, six females £1212.75 (Harrison and Hetherington).

The Hereford Cattle Society Autumn Show & Sale on Saturday, with a record Bull Sale average of £3,003.00 saw the Champion, 20 month old Romany 1 Fulcrum bred & exhibited by J.R.B. Wilson & Sons of Kelso, sell for 8000 gns.

 Messrs Wilson, with a second bull 18 month old Romany 1 Frisky, also by Baybridge 1 Atlas, took the Junior Male Championship which sold for 6250 gns.

 "Frisky", again in the top 5% of the Breed for Growth and Milk, and top 2% for Retail Beef Yield, was purchased by the Cheshire based A.I. Company, Cogent Breeding Limited.

 The Reserve Male Championship went to the 2010 'Hereford Bull of the Year' 21 month old Leos Pride 1 Ellis (1018 kg), sired by RLOA Dynasty, bred & exhibited by D. & B. Ellis of Wigan, Lancashire.

Ellis", another Recorded Bull with overall performance figures in the top 10% of the Breed was sold for 7000 gns. to joint bidders, P. Cobley, Kinglee Herefords, Stoney Stanton, Leicester and Ford Abbey Farm Business, Ford Abbey Herefords, Leominster, Herefordshire.

 Ford Abbey Farm Business sold their 25 month old Ford Abbey 1 Felippe , sired by Ford Abbey 1 Albert, for 5000 gns. to P.T. English, Churchlands Estate Herefords, Banbury, Oxford.

 T.A. Spooner of Leek Staffordshire sold the youngest bull in the Sale, 16 month old Dieulacresse Foremost  for 5500 gns. to joint bidders, R.T. Davies & Co., Westwood Herefords, Worcester; A.R. Owen Church Preen Herefords, Church Stretton, Shropshire and S.J.L. Wright, Lawford Herefords, Bath, Avon.

 Other leading prices included: Dendor 1 Filo, 17 months old, bred & exhibited by D.E., E.D. & A.L. Jones, Newtown, Powys, sold for 2600 gns. to Glaspant Farm Ltd., Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion.

Auckvale Fulcrum (866 kg), 20 months old, bred & exhibited by W. & R. Kemp & Sons of Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham - "Fulcrum" the Reserve Senior Male Champion was a "Superior Carcase Sire" with an EBV for Eye Muscle Area in the top 1% of the Breed and sold for 2000 gns. to Portman Birtley Estate, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire to join their Commercial Suckler Herd.

Elms School Wizard , 20 months old, bred & exhibited by The Elms School, Ledbury, Herefordshire, sold for 2000 gns. to M. Lury, Oakleaf Herefords, Chard, Somerset.

 Roseglen Baron (834 kg), 17 months old, bred & exhibited by F.G. Goodall, Llandovery, Dyfed sold for 2000 gns. to B. & L. Morgan, Brilon Herefords, Whitland, Carmarthen.

Following on from the successful Bull Sale, the Female trade resulted in almost a total clearance of those on offer with the Reserve Heifer Champion, 18 month old Hawkesbury 1 Viola, bred & exhibited by D. & E. Colledge, Coventry, Warwickshire topping the Sale at 3500 gns. and purchased by newcomers to the Breed, G. Brimbell & Son, Cirencester, Gloucester.

The Female Champion, a 25 month old incalf heifer, Kings Hall Liz, bred & exhibited by J.R. Beynon, Gower, Swansea sold for 1700 gns. to P.W. Lucas, Rossvalley Herefords, Rochdale, Lancashire.  This was the first time for Mr. Beynon, a relative newcomer to the Breed, had exhibited at the Society's Shows & Sales.

Other leading prices included: Kilbrannan 1 Veronica a 9 year old cow with her Spring born calf at foot, bred & exhibited by P. & A.M. Riley of Towcester, Northampton selling  for 2050 gns. to Miss B.I.C. Barnes, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.

Weybrook 1 Plum a 2½ year old cow with her Spring born bull calf at foot, bred & exhibited by H.A. Hatt, Basingstoke, Hampshire sold for 2000 gns. to W. Harding, Yeovil, Somerset.

Lincoln 1 Ione Pansy, a 2½ year incalf heifer, bred & exhibited by Mrs. A.J. Lincoln of Benenden, Kent sold for 1850 gns. to D. Stamper, Preston, Lancashire.

The Sale ended with a small consignment from regular supporter of the Society Sales, E.R. & C.A. Kirby of Buxton, Derbyshire selling a 2½ year old incalf heifer, Tydesmoor 1 Elly, for 1850 gns., along with 6½ year old Tydesmoor 1 Azalea with her Spring born heifer calf for 1300 gns. both purchased by C.H. Brown & Son of Albrighton, Wolverhampton.

 Mr. Brown purchased the Tydesmoor consignment at the Society's Spring Show & Sale earlier in the year.

A further three 2½ year old incalf heifers, Tydesmoor 1 Edna, Endy and Erin sold for 1600 gns., 1650 gns. and 1650 gns. to Robert Gay Plant Hire, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan.

Breed Secretary, David Prothero, commenting after the Sale expressed his delight with the results of the Bull Sale, the top price of 8,000 gns. and average of £3,003.00, both records during his 40 years with the Breed.

Averages;  20 Bulls £3003,  five Cows & Calves £1543.5,  10 Incalf Heifers £1522.50,                   19 Maiden Heifers £1150.

The inaugural Native Breeds Championship held at Portadown, Co Armagh, last weekend saw a wealth of entries from the province's Aberdeen-Angus, Beef Shorthorn and Hereford breeders.

Leading the way in the interbreed championship was the Angus leader, 2009-born heifer Knoackadrina Belle from the Matchett family's Birches herd.Reserve overall was the Hereford champion, Solpool 1 Dynamite from John and William McMordie. This one was reserve interbreed at this year's Balmoral Show too.And champion in the Beef Shorthorns was young bull Burnside Caveman from William and Jill McAllister, Ballymena.