UNDER THE HAMMER
UNDER THE HAMMER
Some really good livestock came under the hammer last
weekend when Stuart and Norman Blyth decided to sell
their farm near Goodby, in Leics, and concentrate on
their furniture business interests. FW went too
A Charolais cross Limousin cow with calf at foot takes bids. Newark cattle market auctioneer Paul Gentry said the cattle sold well, with autumn calvers selling to £1150 and spring calvers to £850.
Owners Stuart Blyth and his wife, Jennie, watch as the animals pass through the ring after years of breeding them. The suckler herd of Charolais cross Limousin cows was established in the late 1960s and the Goadby flock of Charollais sheep in 1986.
Charollais ewes in the ring. Mr Gentry said the trade was a wee bit disappointing. Shearling ewes traded to 150gns and older ewes to 100gns.
A Charolais cow goes bananas in the ring – causing spectators to flinch. Store cattle sold to £705 and feeding bulls to £560.
Getting a lift… Stockman Richard Burman takes a nap in the Manitous bucket. It later sold for £17,300.
A ewe with lamb at foot.
A curious passer-by checks the size of this mini Ford tractor, which later sold for £1750.
Hazel Pick of Thorpe Satchville has a careful look through these ring feeders.