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Huntershall Retha topped the trade at the May Limousin Cattle Society May sale of females. for renowned Wigton Limousin breeder Stephen Nixon
Top spot: Huntershall Retha takes the top price at Borderway Mart in Carlisle RENOWNED Wigton Limousin breeder, Stephen Nixon watched as his young animal ruled the ring at the Limousin Cattle Society May sale of females. For Huntershall Retha topped the trade at 12,000 gns after making the short trip from Southerfield, Wigton, with breeder, Stephen to steal the limelight at Borderway Mart in Carlisle. Retha was a feminine January 2020 born embryo calf with style and shape. Daughter of Gunnerfleet Hicks, who needs no introduction and out of Allanfauld Jolene, who was purchased in 2014, which is one of the best breeding cows within the Huntershall herd. Retha displays myostatin of F94L and Q204X.
May 11, 2021 12:33 pm
A man and a woman were arrested after a dispute broke out at a Limousin cattle sale at Borderway Mart in Carlisle in the UK.
Police in Cumbria were called out to the dispute which occurred at around 8:50 last Thursday evening (May 6).
A Cumbria Police spokesperson said: “A 61-year-old male, from Sheffield, sustained a slight injury to his head.
“A 53-year-old male from Shropshire was arrested for assault and later cautioned for the offence.
“Also, a 57-year-old female from Shropshire was arrested for public order offence and also cautioned.”
Carlisle trade tops out at 50,000gns
Despite the incident, the mart sale held the following day in Carlisle saw a great trade with prices topping out at 50,000gns.
After a phenomenal year in the sale rings, Archie MacGregor takes the focus of our attention this week as he shared his reasons for being hooked into the pedigree world. Born and bred at Allanfauld, that’s where it all began for him as it was home to a Blackface flock along with cross-bred suckler cows. In 1970, Allanfauld changed from using Aberdeen-Angus and Hereford bulls on the suckler herd to being some of the first Charolais breeders in the area and then using the bulls on the herd. “Charolais, in my opinion, is the best breed for crossing over any type of beef cattle, for quicker finishing, growth, conformation and fleshing,” said Archie, who runs the farm alongside son, John and shepherd, David Kinloch. They farm 2000 acres and now run 1600 Blackface ewes and around 60 breeding cows of the Charolais, Limousin and Luing breeds.