Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held the North East Limousin breeders club sale incorporating the complete dispersal of the Rachels herd plus a multi-breed cattle sale on Saturday 17th May 2025. Forward were 96 head.


20 Pedigree Limousin Bulls sold to 13,000 guineas (av. 7490 guineas)
14 Pedigree Limousin Heifers sold to 7500 guineas (av. 4900 guineas)
5 Pedigree Limousin Cows with Calves sold to 8500 guineas (av. 7287 guineas)
8 Pedigree Limousin Cows sold to 5500 guineas (av. 4475 guineas)


Pedigree Limousin

Champion Cornsay Ulrich from W I Suddes & Sons sold for 9,000gns and Reserve Champion Lissett Vulcan from J H Tennant Ltd sold for 8,000gns. Photo by Robert Smith.


Show Classes – A fine show assembled before our judge Mr Keith Redpath who kindly made the trip down from the Scottish borders to oversee proceedings. Tapped out as champion was the wonderful winner of class two, Cornsay Ulrich from the prolific herd of the Suddes family, South Farm, Cornsay. Ulrich is a sired by Lukeroyal Robin and boasts a long home bred line on the side of his dam Cornsay Regina. Reserve champion went to the baby of the bunch in the final line up Lissett Vulcan from J H Tennant Ltd, Bridlington; a January 2024 bull full of scope which looks sure to grow forever more he is sired by Lissett Osten and out of the French cow Maizena.


Sale – Record’s tumbled galore at the North East Limousin Breeders club sale as demand outstripped supply to see a total clearance, two new centre records in the space of a few minutes plus a record average of 7490 guineas which is a marvellous 3390 guinea increase on the year. First mention in the sale report goes to Willie Barron, Burnhope with his cracking young 14-month-old bull Barrons Valour who was the first to break the centre record on the day at 11,200 guineas. Valour is sired by this club sales champion last year Wanthwaite Rolo and out of a terrific cow Procters Rowen. The centre record tumbled shortly afterwards during the Rachels herd dispersal which is reported on below. Other notable achievements in the club sale went to the Jorica herd of Josh Knaggs with his two bulls Unionjack and Umpire selling at 9200 and 9000 guineas respectively. A stunning run of bulls from the Cornsay herd of W I Suddes & Sons which saw Ulrich and Victor sell for 9000 guineas with UFO following at 8500 guineas alongside Barrons Viper and Dovetree Upmarket at that price.


A full list of the show results and also the extraordinary prices can be seen below.
Class 1

1st Jorica Unionjack sold for 9500 guineas to A&K Hall, Bishop Auckland. Photo by Robert Smith.

Class 2

1st Cornsay Ulrich sold for 9000 guineas to WA Richardson Ltd, Hutton Magna. Photo by Robert Smith.
2nd Holywell Ultimate sold for 6000 guineas to WR Thompson, Etherley. Photo by Robert Smith.
3rd Dovetree Upmarket sold for 8500 guineas to Rodney Brothers, Masham. Photo by Robert Smith.


Class 3
1st Jorica Umpire sold for 9200 guineas to A&K Hall, Bishop Auckland

2nd Barrons Viper sold for 8500 guineas to RA & SL Wearmouth, Stockton. Photo by Robert Smith.
3rd Hightown Virgil sold for 8000 guineas to GN & V Bayles, Richmond. Photo by Robert Smith.

4th Lissett Unclebuck sold for 6500 guineas to F Hickson & Sons, Capheaton

5th Cornsay Victor sold for 9000 guineas to D&A Livestock, Harrogate. Photo by Robert Smith.

Class 4

1st place and Reserve Champion Lissett Vulcan sold for 8000 guineas to J Gowthorpe & Sons, York. Photo by Robert Smith.
2nd Barrons Valour sold for 11,200 guineas to RN Gent, Irving. Photo by Robert Smith.

3rd Cornsay Vampire sold for 6000 guineas to RL Ritchie & Son, Skegness
4th Springs Viking sold for 6000 guineas to R & BK Wise, Skipton on Swale
5th Barrons Viscount sold for 6200 guineas to EH North & Sons, Leeds

Limousin Leading Prices (Guineas)
Bulls – 11200 8500 6200 W Barron. 9500 9200 Josh Knaggs. 9000(x2) 8500 6000 W I Suddes & Son. 8500 D Lumley. 8000 J W Smith-Jackson. 8000 6500 J H Tennant. 6000 M J Marley. 6000 R D Anderson.

Heifers – 4800 4200 3200 A & J A Iveson.

ENDS

Written by Darlington Auction Mart

Click on the following link for the Rachels Herd Dispersal Sale report https://limousin.co.uk/2025/05/rachels-herd-dispersal-sale/

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