Longtown

Longtown Beef Shorthorns to 4,200gns

Upsall sale hits 4,700gns

Second calver Beautry Dewdrop Nightingale from Stuart and Gail Currie topped the Society’s sale at Longtown in August when making 4,200gns.

This Stonehills Jackpot daughter is out of Shawhill Dewdrop Fairlady and sold with her March-born bull calf, Beautry Sherlock, a Jodame Nobleman son, at foot when bought by A Wilson and Son, Skipton.

Then taking a 2,500gns call was Buckenhill Rosewood Peggy, a Stanfordpark Libertine daughter out of a Stonehills X Factor-sired dam. Having stood reserve champion in the pre-sale show she found a new home with H and K Farms, Hoddam, Dumfriesshire.

Following on at 2,400gns was the day’s champion, Shawhill Foxglove Priscilla from Thomson, Roddick and Laurie.

Stuart and Gail Currie’s second calver, Beautry Dewdrop Nightingale, was the highlight of Longtown’s prices at 4,200gns.

This one is by Fearn Godfather and out of a Burnside Elite daughter. Buying her were L and G Guild, New Cumnock.

Making 2,250gns was Burnfoot Victoria Raina from H and N Sloan, Lauder. This Knockenjig Javelin daughter is out of a Tofts Barometer daughter and sold having run with Millerston Picasso. Buying her were Messrs Hyslop, Netherton.

Averages; 28 cows and heifers with calves £1,902, 19 senior heifers £1,612, 13 junior heifers £938 (C & D Auction Marts).

Atop call of 4,700gns for an in-calf heifer from the highly regarded Ury Maid family was recorded at the Society supported reduction sale of the Upsall herd on behalf of the Hon Gerald Turton.

Ury Maid X1479 of Upsall, a March, 2020-born dark roan daughter of Grenadier of Upsall, was bred from the Dingo of Upsall-sired Ury Maid X963, a Great Yorkshire Show champion. She sold in-calf to Royal Hunter of Upsall and went to Middlesborough’s Mark Day.

Next best at 4,600gns was a 17-monthold red and little white bull, Regent of Upsall, by Mandalong of Upsall out of Secret X977 of Upsall, classified Ex92 and another Dingo daughter. With breedplan figures in the top 1%, Regent headed away with new owner R G Thompson, Whitby.

A solid offering of 24 maiden heifers peaked at 4,100gns for another 17-month-old roan, Tessa X1578 of Upsall, also by Mandalong, out of the Grenadier daughter, Tessa X1198 of Upsall, with this one going to Calderdale with Andrew Thorner, Barkisland.

Averages; Cows with calves £2,598, in-calf heifers £3,045, maiden heifers £2,401, one bull £4,830 (Craven Cattle Marts). ‘The Society has recently introduced the option for sales to be ‘Society supported sales’ where vendors wish to engage the Society’s involvement in a sale, but without a pre-sale inspection or are unable to meet the health requirements of a Society sale.’