2023 Limousin Annual Journal

REGIONAL CLUBS
Best Young Bull Born in 2021 - Trueman Herd, Trueman
Skinner, Henry Savage & Sons.
Best Young Bull Born in 2022- Pointhouse Herd,
Pointhouse Troy, Michael & Kile Diamond.
Best Young Heifer Born in 2021 - Deerpark Herd,
Deerpark Saffron, Connor & Ryan Mulholland.
Best Young Heifer Born in 2022 - Trueman Herd, Trueman
Tapiola, Henry Savage & Sons.
Best Stockbull - Trueman Herd, Telfers Munster, Henry
Savage & Sons.
Best Newcomer Herd to the Competition - Glenmarshal
Herd, Trevor Shields.
Best Overall Herd 2022 - Ampertaine Herd, W J & James
McKay.
W J & J McKay - Overall Winner Pedigree Herd Competition.
Ampertaine Sherry 22,000gns
Ivan Lynn - Overall Winner Commercial Herd Competition.
To mark the 50 th anniversary of the British Limousin
Cattle Society in Northern Ireland, an Elite Show & Sale
of 38 pre-selected lots was held on 20 August 2022
in Ballymena Livestock Mart. Craig Ridley, President
of BLCS undertook the judging and James Little from
H&H selected the catalogue of animals forward and
conducted the auction. This event saw new sales records
achieved by Limousin bulls and females at official sales in
Northern Ireland.
Leading the trade at 22,000gns was the November 2021
born heifer calf Ampertaine Sherry from the renowned
herd of W J & James McKay. Drawing strong interest
before the sale, Sherry is by the prolific Ampertaine Elgin
and out of a terrific young home bred cow Ampertaine
Orchid.
With a small consignment of bulls selected for the sale,
Millgate Speedy, home bred by Michael Loughran sold for
11,000gns. Born April 2021 Speedy is sired by Norman
Ely and is out of the home bred dam Millgate Nifty.
As the local agricultural shows drew to a close the
following breeders were recognised for exhibiting their
animals each week at these events. Show Team of the
Year – Crawford Bros, Limousin Show Champion of the
Year- Deerpark Saffron, Connor & Ryan Mulholland and
Gordon Bull – Crawford Bros.
September 2022
Jim Scott, past President of BLCS had the honour of
judging the BLCS 50 th anniversary National Pedigree
Herd Competition and travelled the length and breadth
of the UK to select his Overall & Reserve winning herds.
Congratulations to W J & James McKay and the
Ampertaine herd on being Reserve Overall Champions in
this prestigious competition.
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