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op price at the Society’s November sale at Skipton at 7,300gns was junior heifer Clipper X1602 of Upsall, an April 2021-born, roan by Mandalong of Upsall from a Glenisla Zetor-bred cow, Clipper X1043 of Upsall. The leading price performer sold free of the bull to Andre Vrona, of A and C Farms, Rutland.
Leading the trade at 7,300gns was Clipper X1602 of Upsall from the Hon Gerald Turton.
Following her at 4,900gns was the champion from the pre-sale show, Ribbleview Rita Janet from Josh Wilson. This one is a February-born daughter of Crooked Post Tobias, out of the Sprys All Gold-sired Mineshop Janet. She is already well proven in the show arena, having been junior champion at Stars of the Future 2021, standing third in a strong class at the Great Yorkshire Show, along with championships at local shows, including Malham this year. AI’d in late October to the all-white 2015-born Glenisla Jack Frost, she sold to the Nicholson family, Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley. Next best at 4,500gns was Stuart and Gail Currie’s Beautry Rose Peony, a light roan March 2020-born daughter of Stonehills Jackpot, successfully used for two seasons and whose own daughters have stood both champion and reserve at Agri-Expo. She is out of a homebred Beautry Excalibur daughter, Rose Jacinta. Scanned four months in-calf to Jodame Nobleman, Peony was a further acquisition by Cannon Hall Farm. A heifer from the Gordon herd then made 3,600gns, with this one being Gordon Remember, a red April 2020born daughter of the homebred Gordon Big Rig, scanned in-calf to Elliot Fortnite, she joined Andrew Morton, Denny, Stirlingshire. 176
Overall champion in the pre-sale show and second top call at 4,900gns was Josh Wilson’s Ribbleview Rita Janet.
Following her at 3,500gns was the reserve female champion from Mark and Tracy Severn’s Highlee herd, Barkisland. Their March 2021-born roan, Highlee Enya Rita, is the first calf of Coldrochie Leif. She’s out of a homebred cow and sold four months in-calf to Millerston Roly, when heading across the Yorkshire-Lancashire border with M J Atkinson, Briercliffe, Burnley.
Males Andrew Vrona’s Langhams herd picked up both male and reserve male honours with the first and second prize bulls, the section champion being Langhams Picton Legend, a March, 2020, roan son of Northern Legend, whose own breeding goes back to the
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great Canadian sire, Diamond Captain Mark. He sold at 4,000gns to the Nicholson family, Cannon Hall Farm The second prize bull, Langhams Razan, a January 2021-born light roan son of Fearn Morangie, out of a Podehole dam, sold at 3,000gns to W and M Hebron, Clayton, Bradford. Averages; maiden heifers £2,682, in-calf heifers £2,821, cow with calf at foot £2,205, bulls £3,675 (Craven Cattle Marts).
