Ridge Dean Blue females hit 11,000gns high

Last Friday’s sale of British Blue females from Michelle Wilde’s Ridge Dean herd was led at 11,000gns by Ridge Dean Dibbley, an ET bred daughter of Visconti De St Fontaine, out of noted cow Ridge Dean Navett, herself a Sureau De Mehogne daughter. She sold with a carcass yield index of +16 and a BB pedigree index of +10 to Andrew Phillips, Ashampstead, Reading.

Next best at 5000gns was Ridge Dean Ermie, another ET bred heifer. By Ballygrange Alex and out of Ridge Dean Windsor, an Osborne Van Terbeck daughter, she has a CYI of +7 and was bought by J N and L P Dunn, South Tawton, Okehampton.

Then making 4200gns was Ridge Dean Christa, another from the same dam as the last. Et bred again, she is by Empire D’Ochain and sold with a CYI of +13. Born in October 2007 she sold to Slakes Farms, Appleby.

Just behind that at 4100gns was Ridge Dean Evelyn, an ET bred daughter of Heros Du Peroy out of Ridge Dean Valentine, a Radar Van Terbeck daughter. Selling with a CYI of +8, she went to W R and W W Jones, Oswestry.

A brace then sold at 4000gns, the first of which was Ridge Dean Dazzle, a Ballygrange Alex sired heifer ET bred out of the same dam as the last, Valentine. Selling with a CYI of +10, she was bought by I Dean, Eaglesfield, Lockerbie.

And the same buyer paid the same price again when purchasing Ridge Dean Feefee, an ET bred full sister to the last sold sucking her Limousin cross recipient dam. She has a CYI of +10.

Averages; six served heifers £3220, 13 maiden heifers £3238.85, seven ET calves suckling recipient dams £2940 (Harrison and Hetherington).