English Winter Fair Champion Baby Beef – Sired by a Blue!

Saturday 16th - Sunday 17th November 2013

The British Blues had a very successful weekend at the English Winter Fair, taking the Overall Champion Baby Beef, with a February 2013 born heifer from Christine Williams and Paul Tippetts; “Hot Buns” was sired by Tweeddale Ebony and out of a Limousin Cow. She sold for £4,500 to V Bowring.

“Hot Buns” from Christine Williams & Paul Tippetts – The Baby Beef Supreme Champion

Jason & Sarah Wareham took the Overall Champion in the pedigree section, with Wareham’s Heather. This June 2012 born heifer was sired by Boothlow Elvis and out of Wareham’s Diamond.

J & S Wareham's Champion Pure-bred heifer and Overall Pedigree Champion Wareham's Heather

Inaugural Cull Cow Class
Black Bettie and Hazelwood Wisegirl bow out at £2,707 at EWF

B & CE Wilson won the inaugural Cull Cow class with Black Bettie a British Blue x 5 year old cow, who weighed in at 820 kg and later realised £2,707 @ 3.30p p/kl

Ted Haste sold his pure British Blue cow, Hazelwood Wisegirl, a September 2004 cow, in the new Cull Cow Section. Weighing in at 940kg making 2.88p p/kl, realising £2,707: After nearly 10 years of productive life, this is a tremendous value for a cull cow and puts a very sound financial base into the Pedigree British Blue female. Both were purchased by Pickstocks Ashby Ltd.

Tim & Kitty Bodily took the Champion pure-bred British Blue Steer with Llanymynach HD. This April 2012 born steer is sired by Imperial De L’Ecluse and out of their prolific show cow Black N Blue Cleopatra.

T & K Bodily's Llanymynach HD who took the Champion pure-bred British Blue steer title

Taking the Champion homebred and fed class was “Bonny” a British Blue heifer from J L Marks.

The Champion Crossbred steer, sired by a British Blue was won by M & C Keel with a steer bred by Messrs. Little and the Champion Crossbred heifer sired by a British Blue was won by John Mellin & Claire Cropper with “The Ritz” bred by Messrs. Robinson of Clitheroe.

photos by Tim Scrivenor

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