Limousin cheer at the double

4 February 2000

Limousin cheer at the double

TWO Limousin bulls from Richard Oates Lumbylaw herd at Jedburgh topped the breed section at Borderway Marts regular beef breeding sale at Carlisle.

Lumbylaw Overtheroad, an April 1998-bred son of Lumbylaw Lord, realised 1100gns to J D Brewis, Hartlepool. Lumbylaw Onearmedbandit, a Trygarn Lord son, made 1080gns to &#42 Brown, Middleton, Darlington.

Best for Charolais was 1100gns paid for Goldies Oliver, a Maerdy Jackson son out of a Goldies Picador cow consigned by Jim Goldie, Dumfries.

Beef breeding females showed increases in most sections with heifers suckling bull calves levelling at £718. Cows with heifer calves at foot averaged £602 – up £101 (Harrison and Hetherington). &#42