Beef Expo 2013: Commercial Cattle Classes

By Aly Balsom

The National Spring Spectacular Show at Beef Expo, Malvern has just kicked off. I’ll bring you the results as they happen.

A few classes took place last night, the results from them are:

Commercial cattle classes

Class 1: Heifer by a registered native sire

1^st: DH Jones’ Welsh Black, Gwarcwn Meinir 25

2^nd : GR Fountaine’s Beef Shorthorn x British Shorthorn, The Butcher’s Lass

3^rd: CJ and JLM Hutchings and Sons’ Devon, Kingsbrompton Daisy May

Class 2: Steer by a registered native sire

1^st: RA Jones’ Beef Shorthorn, Welsh Wizard

2^nd: P and S sellers’ Hereford, Call me what u like

3^rd: G R Fountaine’s Aberdeen Angus, I’m all ears

First classes of today are as follows:

Class 5: Heifer by a registered Limousin sire

Weighing 436-495kg

1^st: Lin Pidsley’s Limousin cross x Limousin, Sapphire

2^nd: Gilbert Brooke’s Limousin, Brutey

3^rd: GR Fountaine’s Limousin cross x Limousin, Shot in the Dark

Weighing 516-680kg

1^st: TA and LC Lyon and Son’s Limousin cross x Limousin, Temptation

2^nd: Mr AD Bishop’s Limousin cross x Limousin, Miss Money Penny

3^rd: Tecwyn Jones’ Limousin cross, Tequila

Class 6: Heifer by a registered British Blue sire

1^st: Mr AD Bishop’s British Blue cross x British Blue, Black Beauty

2^nd: P and S Sellers’ British Blue cross x British Blue, Miss Dior

3^rd: Miss N Beardsley’s British Blue cross, Haveyouseenme

Class 7: Heifer by a registered Charolais sire

1^st: Sedgewick and Slack’s Charolais cross x Charolais, Sugar Lips

2^nd: Mr and Mrs Alford’s Charolais cross x Charolais, Off the Clock

3^rd: Fountaine and Plested’s Charolais cross x Charolais, Golden eye

Class 8: Heifer by any other registered continental sire (one entry)

1^st: Mr A D Bishop’s Blonde cross x Blonde, Sharon

 Class 9: Heifer by any sire purchased at a public auction/livestock market up to a maximum of £1,250

1^st: JM and SM Rowlands’ British Blue cross x British Blue, Star

2^nd: D Thomas’s Limousin cross x Limousin, Spice Girl

3^rd: W Hardy and Sons’ Limousin cross x Limousin, Domino

Class 10 – Baby heifer up to and including 425kgs

271-393kg

1^st: TC Edwards and Sons’ Limousin, Miss Top

2^nd: P and S Sellers Limousin cross x Limousin, Top Notch

3^rd: P and S Sellers’ British Blue cross x British Blue, Cover Girl

382-425kg

1^st: JM and SM Rowlands’ Limousin, Lily May

2^nd: Sedgewick and Slack’s Limousin cross x Limousin, Watabootie

3^rd: JM and SM Rowlands’ Limousin cross x Limousin, Black Velvet

Class 11 – Baby steer up to and including 425kg

1^st: Lin Pidsley’s Limousin cross x Limousin, Disaronno

2^nd: GR Fountaine’s Limousin cross x Limousin, Caught My Eye

3^rd: Lin Pidsley#s Limousin cross x Limousin, Mojo

Class 12 – Steer by a registered Limousin sire

446-504kg

1^st: Mr and Mrs M J Alford’s Limousin, Harlem Shake

2^nd: TC Edwards and Sons Limousin cross x Limousin, Mr Dyson

3^rd: T and K Coney and Sons’ Limousin cross x Limousin, Hit Man

560-646kg

1^st: TA and LC Lyon and Son’s Limousin cross x Limousin, Jagger

2^nd: Gilbert Brooke’s Limousin, Roxy Boy

3^rd: TA and LC Lyon and Son’s Limousin cross x Limousin cross, Hugo

Class 13: Steer by a registered British Blue sire

1^st: NE Slack’s British Blue, Maximum

2^nd: W Hardy and Sons’ British Blue cross x British Blue, 007

Class 14: Steer by a registered Charolais sire (one entry)

1^st: Sedgewick and Slack’s Charolais cross x Charolais, Rizzle Kicks

Class 15 – Steer by any other continental

1^st: Edd Morgan’s Blonde cross, Mr Muscle

Class 16 – Steer by any sire purchased at a public auction/livestock market up to a maximum of £1,250

1^st: TC Edwards and Sons’ Limousin, Tiny Tempah

2^nd: Lin Pidsley’s Limousin cross x Limousin, Ne-Yo

3^rd: W Hardy and Sons British Blue cross x British Blue, Skyfall