Primestock Show and Sale

Monday 28th April 2008

A great show of British Blue Cattle were presented at Carlisle on Monday 28th April 2008 in front of the Judge Mr Jimmy Mullholland The Butcher, Great Orton.

Prize List as follows:-

Class 1 – Bullocks
1st M&J Cowen, East Curthwaite 636kg 173.5p £1103 purchased by Mr Mike Atkinson.
2nd JS&JO Dodd, West View 600kg 165.5p £827 purchased by Bowland Foods.
3rd WL Musgrave & Sons, Cardew Hall 888kg 159.5p £1416 purchased by Mr Alan Jones.

Class 2 – Heifers
1st WT McMiken, Nether Ernambrie 547kg 177.5p £970.93 purchased by Mr Mike Atkinson.
2nd M&J Cowen, East Curthwaite 661kg 174.5p £1153 purchased by Mr Charles Kirkpatrick
3rd M/s Twentyman, Osborne Farm 654kg 182.5p £1193 purchased by Mr Jimmy Mullholland (The Judge).
4th W Gate & Son, The Home Farm 503kg 164.5p £827 purchased by Bowland Foods.

Class 3 – Bull
1st JG&M Little, Greenhill 644kg 197.5p £1271.90 purchased by Mr Alan Jones
2nd JG&M Little, Greenhill 617kg 188.5p £1163.05 purchased by Mr Alan Jones
3rd DC Thompson, High Drybarrows 615kg 193.5p £1190.03 purchased by Mr Alan Jones
4th James Retson & Son, Gardrum 597kg 167.5p £999.98 purchased by Mr Alan Jones.

Class 4 - Cast Cow
1st James Pickles & Sons, Rayne Farm 749kg 144.5p £1082.31 purchased by Mr Charles Kirkpatrick

Class 5 – Cast Bull
1st WT McMiken, Nether Ernambrie 918kg 129.5p £1188.81 purchsed by Mr Charles Kirkpatrick

Champion - WT McMiken, Nether Ernambrie (Heifer) 547kg 177.5p £970.93 purchased by Mr Mike Atkinson

Reserve Champion – M&J Cowen, East Curthwaite Farm (Heifer) 661kg 174.5p £1153 purchased by Mr Charles Kirkaptrick.

Champion Belgian Blue, a heifer shown by Mr J Crichton of Loughrigg, Egremont.

Brian Wheatley, William McMiken and Jimmy Mullholland are pictured with the champion

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