2023 Limousin Annual Journal

Wilodge Vantastic and Cloughhead
Umpire. Rebel has an admirable top
1% Beef Value of LM53 and is out
of the homebred cow Twemlows
Oprah, who is sired by the 10,000gns
Swarland Eddie. Rebel goes home to
G Greenow and Son of the Blaenau
pedigree herd, Powys.
Messrs E W Quick and Sons,
Loosebeare Manor, Devon, had a
fantastic day selling three bulls
for an average of £7,630. Top price
for the herd and placing second
in his class was Loosebeare Regal,
with the hammer falling on a final
bid of 9,000gns. He is sired by
the aforementioned Ampertaine
Jeronimo and out of the home
bred cow Loosebeare Moldy, who
goes back to Loosebeare Fantastic.
Born in May 2020, Regal has a Beef
Value of LM39 and now reigns over
Highbridge, going home to C J and
J C Durston of the Rushlin pedigree
herd, Knoll View Farm.
caught the eye of G and D R Wigley,
Rhosdyrnog, Powys.
Following closely behind, another top
price for Messrs E W Quick and Sons
with Loosebeare Rookie who sold
for 6,000gns and a second purchase
of the day for A Thomas, Llanliggo,
Powys.
Selling at 5,500gns was overall
champion for the day Cowin Rebel
from Dyfan and Carol James. Cowin
Rebel has a Beef Value of LM41, is
sired by Mereside Lorenzo and out of
the homebred cow Cowin Mai, who
goes back to Neatherhall Jackpot.
Rebel now calls Gloucester home,
going to commercial breeders E L
and S M Rees, Box Farm.
SALES
Consistent supporters of the sale
Dyfan and Carol James, Blaencowin,
Carmarthenshire, brought forward
Cowin Realdeal who placed second
in his class and sold for 8,500gns
heading home with A Thomas to
Llanliggo, Powys.
Loosebeare Regal 9,000gns
Cowin Realdeal 8,500gns
Cowin Rebel 5,500gns
Next up from Messrs E W Quick and
Sons, was Looseabre Robroy who
walked out of the ring on a final bid
on 6,800gns. Robroy is also sired by
Ampertaine Jeronimo and out of the
homebred cow Loosebeare Jilly, he
BRECON FEMALES MAY 2022
Three consignments consisting
of a total of seven females
were presented for sale,
achieving a top price of 3,400gns and
a clearance of rate 71%.
A G Kirton and Sons, Severn Lodge
Farm, Bewdley, presented two heifers
for sale, achieving an average of
£3,360. The first to sell for 3,400gns
was the heifer Ashledge Realm.
Realm has double F94L myostatin
and a Beef Value of LM43. She is
sired by Haltcliffe Iceman and out of
the homebred cow Ashledge Herald.
Realm was snapped up by Messrs
Rhodri and Steffan Evans of the
Sarahlou pedigree herd, Home Farm,
Fishguard.
Second in the ring for A G Kirton and
Sons was female champion Ashledge
Rachel, who sold for 3,000gns to
W Turner, Walnut Hill Farm, West
Midlands.
Three sales came for Dyfan and Carol
James with Cowin Sandy, who sold
for 1,800gns, Cowin Swynol, who sold
for 1,400gns and Cowin Saphire, who
went for 1,100gns.
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