English Winter Fair

Herefords shine at English Winter Fair

There was success for the Hereford breed across the board at the English Winter Fair which returned to its usual Bingley Hall fixture for 2021.

At the English Winter Fair, TD and WT Livesey, Normanton le Heath, Leicestershire, won the Hereford section for the fourth consecutive year and took the reserve native-bred championship with the October 2019-born Normanton 1 Jews Ear 35th. It is a Normanton 1 Laertes son and out of Normanton 1 Jews Ear 5th. Going through the ring at the end of the day, it sold for £2.74/kg, weighing and was purchased by Lee Machin of Manifold Valley Meats, Staffordshire.

The Livesey family led the Hereford steer class and won reserve Hereford Normanton 1 Jews Ear 5th from TD and WT Livesey

champion with Normanton 1 Telepathic. Born in October 2019, it is by Normanton 1 Laertes and out of Normanton 1 Jurana 8th. Weighing 680kg it sold to R Pearson and son at 248p/kg.

Sky High 1 Miss Allure from Nick Griffths and Boomer Birch and Graham Brindley, Staffordshire took the supreme spot in the National Pedigree Calf Show, hosted annually at the English Winter Fair. Richard Rettie, Perthshire had travelled south to judge, and said this heifer caught his eye as soon as it came into the ring. Born in February 2021, it led the junior heifer calf class and followed hot on the heels of its success as junior champion at Stars of the Future. By Dendor 1 Kohinoor, it is a son of Danish-imported SMH Euro 30E and out of Dendor 1 Jennefer 15th, the two times Hereford female of the year which is a daughter of Solpoll 1 Gilbert, the three times UK sire of the year. Tom and Di Harrison, Mickley, Northumberland also had a National Pedigree Calf Show class win with Moralee 1 Villain RK V17 winning the native and continental junior bull class. A Rebel Kicks son, it is out of Moralee 1 Kylie which is bred from Romany Herefords’ Ishbel family.

Harvey Heath mother Nicola Beardsley with winning carcase Isla Soutter won the John Yates Trophy

In the carcase hall, the supreme and native champion carcase was from Hereford Cattle Society young breeder, 15 year old Harvey Heath, Derbyshire.

Sired by Tydesmoor 1 Jubilee, it is out of a home-bred pedigree British Blue cow. Weighing 550kg live, it was 320kg when cold and graded as R4L. The carcase was sold at £5.70/kg to P Parkin Butchers, Howden, East Yorkshire.

Isla Soutter of Normanton Herefords also won the young handlers championship along with the John Yates Memorial Challenge Trophy, presented to the person showing the most professionalism in the presentation and handling of their stock, which every stockperson at the show was automatically entered in.

Finlay Soutter, also of Normanton Herefords, won his young handlers class.