Allanfauld Limousin sale
Trade peaked at 10,000gns at the MacGregor family’s Allanfauld Limousin herd sale, at Carlisle. Making that money was the 15-month-old heifer, Allanfauld Latino, a Milgate Fame daughter which was purchased as an embryo from the Harestone herd. She sold to Hughes Bros, Stockton on Tees.
Overall, 21 cows and heifers served and/or suckling averaged out at £3825, while 15 served and maiden heifers levelled at £3087.
The Breconside sale, held the same day, sold to a top of 5000gns for the stock bull, Foxhillfarm Incredibull, by Guards Boomer. He went to William Steel, North Cumberhead, Lesmahagow. In all, 24 cows and heifers served and/or suckling averaged £19990.63, while four in-calf heifers averaged £1968.75 and 16 yearling heifers levelled at £1271.81.
Below are pictures of some of the top priced lots…
Lot 67 (no pic) – Allanfauld Greta, sold at 6000gns to W Robertson, Fodderletter, Tomintoul
Lot 84 – Allanfauld Latino, sold at 10,000gns to Hughes Bros Construction
Lot 60 – Allanfauld Elizabeth and her bull calf, Allanfauld Malibu, sold for 6000gns to Catherine MacGregor, for the beginnings of her own Limousin herd!
Lot 91 – Allanfauld Lindaree, sold at 5500gns to Gary Patterson, Upper Forgie, Keith
Lot 61 – Allanfauld Felsea and her heifer calf, Allanfauld Merton, sold for 5200gns to W Jones, Pencefn, Bangor
Lot 64 – Allanfauld Fortina and her heifer calf, Allanfauld Martini, sold for 5000gns to Messrs Watson, West Newlands Farm, Bishop Auckland
Lot 65 – Allanfauld Forte and her heifer calf, Allanfauld Melody, sold for 5000gns to Red House Farm, Aberhafesp, Newtown, Powys
Lot 74 – Allanfauld Ignite, sold with her heifer calf, Allanfauld Light (pictured below), for 4800gns, to A Neachell and Son, Shrubbery Farm, Walshall
Lot 74 – Ignite’s heifer calf, Allanfauld Light
Lot 54 (no pic) – Allanfauld Apium, sold at 4200gns to Messrs Watson, West Newlands, Bishop Auckland
Lot 62 – Allanfauld Fame, and her bull calf, Allanfauld Mozart, sold at 4000gns to Red House Farm, Aberhafesp, Powys
Lot 63 – Allanfauld Fopium, sold at 4000gns, also to Red House Farm, Aberhafesp, Powys
Lot 85 – Allanfauld Lara, sold at 3500gns to B Hough, Park Grange Farm, Pontefract
Lot 76 (no pic) – Allanfauld Izzy, sold for 3200gns to Red House Farm.
Lot 86 – Allanfauld Loreta, sold at 3200gns to Nigel Leighton, Fairfield Farm, Barnby on the Marsh
