2023 Limousin Annual Journal

SALES
SKIPTON MAY 2022
Strong demand at the Annual
Craven Limousin day
Skipton’s Auction Mart’s annual
Craven Limousin Day on
Wednesday 11 May 2022 saw a
near 90% clearance rate for 81 head
forward.
William Stephenson in the Skipton sale ring with the family’s
Craven Limousin Day 5,800gns top price intermediate bull.
The day’s leading price fell to
Pikestone Ragnar, a third prize
intermediate bull shown by Carl
and Julia Stephenson, who run the
Pikestone pedigree herd, established
in 1979, with their son, William, and
daughter-in-law, Helen, at Woodland,
Bishop Auckland. Pikestone Ragnar
is an AI son of Gallaber Leo and dam
Pikestone Heffalump. Ragner went to
Joe and Trevor Stoney, who run their
commercial suckler herd at White
Wood Farm, Pateley Bridge.
From Cumbria, the three-generation
Priestley family claimed the second
top call of 4,800gns with Brontemoor
Reveller, AI son of the 17,000gns
Trueman Idol.Reveller was bought
by WA Dinsdale, of Harkerside,
Richmondshire.
The Priestleys also claimed 4,000gns
with a second prize intermediate
bull, Brontemoor Rockyhorror who
sold locally to Horton-in-Ribblesdale’s
JM&DE Wood.
The Priestleys reinvested some of
their day’s earnings, buying the
2022 Craven Limousin Day supreme
champion, from 22 year old breeder
Zac Ward, who runs the Intack herd
in Nether Kellett, Carnforth. Intack
Sumo went for 4,000gns.
The pick of the bulls at the annual
breed showcase was Oddacres
Sidney at 3,300gns.
Standing reserve male champion
Champion Limousin Intack Sumo from Z Ward.
Photo by Adrian Legge Photography.
was an intermediate bull that stood
runner-up in its show class to the
supreme champion. Willowbank
Steve, a March, 2021, son of the
German poll bull Jost, bought in
France in 2017, came from Geoff
Hadfield’s Willowbank pedigree herd
in Littlemoss, Droylsden. The bull
made 2,900gns.
At 4,000gns was the second prize
winner from the Cranfield family,
who run the Copylawn herd in
Edenham, Lincolnshire. Their
Copylawn Ranger, was claimed by
A Kaye & Son, of Dunford Bridge,
Sheffield.
Breed stalwarts James and Sarah
Cooper, of the Tomschoice herd
at Hill Top Farm, Harrogate,
Zac Ward with his Craven Limousin Day supreme
champion junior bull, joined by show judge Charlie
Boden. Photo by Adrian Legge Photography.
saw 3,600gns for third prize
intermediate bull, Tomschoice
Rapidfire, who found a new home in
Nottinghamshire with Thurgarton’s
I Kirk. Close behind at 3,500gns
was another intermediate bull,
Tomschoice Redbaron, the local
buyer was Bordley’s JR Lancaster.
Senior Bulls to 4,000gns;
average £3,640
Intermediate Bulls to 4,800gns;
average £3,876
Junior Bulls to 4,000gns; average
£2,633
Auctioneers: Skipton’s Auction
Mart’s.
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