Longhorn Cattle Society National Show & Sale - report & pictures

 

The Longhorn Cattle Society National Show and Sale took place on Friday 14 (Show) and Saturday 15 August (Sale) 2009 at Rugby Farmers Mart, Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh CV8 2LG.

 

Breed record at new Longhorn event
A new breed record for a junior Longhorn heifer was the highlight of the first Longhorn National Show and Sale held at Rugby Farmers Mart, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire on Saturday 15 August. David and Angela Blockley’s yearling heifer Southfield Ice had already caught the eye of judge Dr Phil Cleland in the Show the day before, having been made his Breed Champion. Strong bidding saw the Blackbrook Lionheart sired heifer taken to 4400gns, being consigned to Elizabeth Vice and Mark O’Brien from Woolhope, Herefordshire. Southfield breeding was much in demand with the Reserve Junior Heifer Champion Southfield Innocent making the next best price of the day at 3400gns to Philip and Lisa Bell, Wheatholme Herd, Newark.

Her Majesty’s Prison Kirkham, Frekelton, Lancashire had a successful day, selling their heifer Kirklan Hirta to Mrs E Boston & Mr I Bayley, Courthayes herd, Rugeley, Staffs for 2700gns and their bull Kirklan Inchkeith made the third best price in the bulls at 2100gns to Gloria Child, Stonelees herd, Ashford, Kent. They didn’t go home empty handed, buying the winner of the cow class and top priced cow, the Blockley’s Blackbrook Neb with her heifer calf at foot for 2500gns and J Close & Son’s first placed two year old heifer Fishwick Hedda for 2000gns. Fishwick breeding was much sought after, with senior heifer Fishwick Heidi being consigned to Sid Hollier of the Long Ash herd, Dorset for 2350gns.

Demand for bulls was also strong, with top call going to Bernard & Margaret Llewellyn’s Carreg Hornblower at 3000gns. Breed Champion at the Royal Welsh in 2008 and 2009 and first place in the Senior bull class at the pre-sale Show, this 2007 born Bulford Freddy sired bull was knocked down to the Rowler Farming Partnership, Northants for their recently established herd. Eileen Hallifield’s yearling bull and Reserve Breed Champion Dunstall Imperial made the next best price in the bulls, selling to Sid Hollier for 2500gns.

New breeders took the opportunity to buy quality foundation stock, with Mr G Stanton from Daventry, Northants taking home a cow and calf and two junior heifers and Mr NR Brandon setting up a new herd in Staffordshire with the bull Riffhams Yogi, three senior and three junior heifers.

 

Auctioneers: McCartneys in conjunction with Rugby Farmers Mart.

 

Averages:
2 cows with calves at foot – £2494.00
10 Senior heifers – £1362.00
14 Junior heifers – £1423.00
3 Senior bulls – £2233.00
5 Junior bulls – £1996.00

 

Show results
Judge: Dr Philip Cleland

 

Cow
Sponsored by Sheppy’s Cider
4 entered/ 3 forward
1^st Blackbrook Neb – Mrs A Blockley
2^nd Dodsleigh Gem – Mr D Nutt
3^rd Carreg Ginkgo – Mr & Mrs B&M Llewellyn

Heifer born in 2007
Sponsored by D&A Blockley
6 entered/5 forward
1^st Fishwick Hedda – J Close & Sons Ltd
2^nd Kirklan Hirta – HMP Kirkham
3^rd Oxlane Heidi – Mr D Nutt
4^th Fishwick Heidi – J Close & Sons Ltd
5^th Fishwick Hebe – J Close & Sons Ltd

 

Heifer born between 01.01.08 and 31.03.08
Sponsored by D&A Blockley
10 entered/9 forward
1^st Southfield Ice – Mrs A Blockley
2^nd Blackbrook Snowdrop – Mr & Mrs JW Stanley
3^rd Southfield Ivory – Mrs A Blockley
4^th Three Bridges Imelda – Mr D Sheppy
5^th Dunstall Izzy – Mrs E Hallifield
6^th Wellhead Iris – Mrs N Luckett
7^th Wellhead Amy – Miss L Vaughan
8^th Three Bridges Isolde – Mr D Sheppy
9^th Wheatholme Isora – Mr & Mrs P&L Bell

Heifer born between 01.04.08 and 30.09.08
8 entered/8 forward
1^st Southfield Innocent – Mrs A Blockley
2^nd Oxlane Imogen – Mr D Nutt
3^rd Dunstall Ivy – Mrs E Hallifield
4^th Blackbrook Sparkle – Mr & Mrs JW Stanley
5^th Wheatholme Itzy Bitzy – Mr & Mrs P&L Bell
6^th Southfield Image – Mrs A Blockley
7^th Carreg Isabelle – Mr & Mrs B&M Llewellyn
8^th Carreg Icris – Mr & Mrs B&M Llewellyn

Bull born before 01.01.08
Sponsored by Blackbrook Gallery
2 entered, 2 forward
1^st Carreg Hornblower – Mr & Mrs B&M Llewellyn
2^nd Blackbrook Nimrod – Mr D Walker

Bull born on or after 01.01.08
Sponsored by Frank Sutton Ltd
6 entered/4 forward
1^st Dunstall Imperial – Mrs E Hallifield
2^nd Wellhead Imli – Mrs N Luckett
3^rd Kirklan Inchkeith – HMP Kirkham
4^th Riffhams Yogi – Mr & Mrs G Wild

Breed Champion – Southfield Ice – (Ciba Geigy Trophy)
Best Opposite Sex – Dunstall Imperial – (Lloyds Bank Trophy)
Best Junior Bull – Dunstall Imperial – (Rosemary Roberts Memorial Trophy)

Young handlers competition
Sponsored by Frank Sutton Ltd
Judge: Frank Sutton
1^st Harry Blockley
2^nd Charlotte Murray
3^rd Megan Towers
4^th Dane Iveson

Riffhams Trophy for the Best Young Handler – Harry Blockley

Harry Blockley, aged 7, receives the Riffhams Trophy
from Geoff Wild

Eileen Hallifield receives the Lloyds Bank and
Rosemary Roberts Memorial Trophies from
Chairman John Stanley