Averages up £1445 on the year
75 bulls average £5202
88% clearance
5 bulls at 10,000gns or more
Top price of the day was Newhouse Black Fullback (lot 580) put forward by Messrs R M Adam & Son. This Tamarvalley Boscastle son sold for 16,000gns and went to Mr Keith Redpath of Redpath Farms
From the same Herd of Messrs R M Adam & Son was Newhouse Black Frisky (579) sold for 15,000gns to the Firm of Peter Alexander, Mains of Mause, Perthshire. Another Tamarvalley Boscastle son out of Newhouse Cyrup
Elrick Falcon (508) had previously been crowned Show Champion by Judge Eric Norman, and went on to sell for 12,000gns. This March 2010 bull is by the noted sire Wilodge Vantastic out of Elrick Caroline and was brought forward by Mr M J Massie
Lot 518 Dyke Fugitive sold for 11,000gns. Out of Dyke Viva and sired by Drumduff Champ.
Making their debut at an Official Limousin Sale the Stephick herd sold Stephick Flashi (574) for 10,500gns – another Wilodge Vantastic sired bull out of Ronick Classi, with a beef value of LM+40. This bull went to Corries Farms, Drumhiller, Northern Ireland
Full Report to follow.