Border British Blue Club

2006 primestock

Eleventh Annual Open Belgian Blue Primestock Show & Sale 2006

BORDERWAY MART, ROSEHILL, CARLISLE
MONDAY 1st MAY 2006

On Monday 1st May 2006 the Border Belgian Blue Club held their Eleventh Annual Open Primestock show and sale, which was kindly sponsored by Macmin Limted, Animal Feed Supplements of Stirling, Scotland, Rickerby, Borderway Insurance Brokers & J Stobart & Sons Ltd, Newlands Quality Farm Foods. 

The sale was held in conjunction with the weekly primestock sale at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, when they had 15 head entered, comprising 4 young bulls, 3 steers and 8 heifers. 

Prime Show
Champion

Mr Gavin Little, Willow Springs, Great Salkeld carried out the judging.  He awarded the Championship to a heifer (585 kilos), shown by JS & JO Dodd, West View, Temple Sowerby, Penrith which later changed hands at 190p (£1,111.50) to J G Little (Butcher) (Judge), Willow Springs, Great Salkeld, Penrith.  The reserve championship went to a heifer (600 kilos) shown by Mr K D Harryman, Keskadale, Newlands Valley, Keswick.  She was purchased by Donald Nattrass (Butcher) 57/58 The Market, Carlisle for 146.5p (£879).

Class prize winners and prices were as follows:-

Class 1 Belgian Blue cross steer:
1st Mr K D Harryman, Keskadale, Newlands Valley, Keswick 660kg - 135.5p (£894.30) to C Anderson, Nether Strenries, Dumfries.
2nd J W Brown, Midtown, Kirkbampton, Carlisle 560kg - 125.5p   (£702.80) to Cleveland Meat Co Ltd, the Abbattoir, Stockton on Tees.
3rd J W Brown, Midtown, Kirkbampton, Carlisle 620kg - 124.5p (£771.90) to Black Brow Abbatoir Ltd, Black Brow, Aikton, Wigton.

Class 2 Belgian Blue cross heifer:

1st & Champion JS & JO Dodd, West View, Temple Sowerby, Penrith
585kg - 190p (£1111.50) to J G Little (Butcher) (Judge), Willow Springs, Great Salkeld, Penrith.
2nd & Reserve Champion Mr K D Harryman, Keskadale, Newlands Valley, Keswick
600kg - 146.5p  (£879) to Donald Nattrass (Butcher) 57/58 The Market, Carlisle.
3rd R W & G Dickinson, High Knipe, Askham - Not Sold

Class 3 Belgian Blue Cross Young Bulls

1st Messrs MacDonald, Ladyhousesteads, Canonbie 560 kg - 117.5 p (£658) to WO Grix partners, Hill Head, Whalton, Morpeth.
 2nd Messrs MacDonald, Ladyhousesteads, Canonbie 565 kg - 116.5 p (£658.23) to WO Grix partners, Hill Head, Whalton, Morpeth.
3rd Messrs Strickland, Plasketlands, Mawbray, Maryport 495kg - 109.5p  (£542.03) to WO Grix partners, Hill Head, Whalton, Morpeth.

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