2023 Limousin Annual Journal

The Commercial Herd Competition highlights and
rewards the best commercial herds using Limousin bulls
and genetics or Limousin AI. This year’s competition was
judged by T J Duffy MSD Animal Health and the results
are as follows;
Best Stock Bull - 1 st Nugent Estate, 2 nd Sam Robinson, 3 rd
Niall Walls
Best Young Bull - 1 st Robert Miller, 2 nd Nugent Estate, 3 rd
Ivan Lynn
Best Young Heifer - 1 st Robert Miller, 2 nd Nugent Estate, 3 rd
Stephen & Sandra Gowdy
Best Group of Calves - 1 st Ivan Lynn, 2 nd Nugent Estate, 3 rd
Sam Robinson
Best Small Herd - 1 st Nugent Estate, 2 nd Sam Robinson,
3 rd Robert Miller
Best Large Herd - 1 st Ivan Lynn, 2 nd Stephen & Sandra
Gowdy, 3 rd Simon Moore
Overall Winner 2022 - Ivan Lynn
October 2022
The final BLCS bull sale in Carlisle saw Ampertaine
Shanghi achieve joint top price on the day at 20,000gns.
Brought forward by W J & James McKay, this April
2021-born bull is sired by Whinfellpark Lomu. Shanghi’s
successful bidder was the Haltcliffe Limousin herd.
Topping the trade in Dungannon at 3,400gns was Senior
Male Champion and Reserve Overall Male Champion
Carmorn Shishkin from C & F McAuley. Born March 2021
Shishkin is sired by Aultside Meanmachine. And also
achieving 3,400gns was Claragh Supersonic,
from J D Rainey. Born May 2021 Supersonic
is by Ampertaine Gigolo and was purchased
by Matthew Jordon of the Longhirst Herd,
Northumberland who judged the N.I.
Limousin Cattle Club’s Pedigree Herd
Competition in August.
Top priced female was Birchwood
Sclubseven homebred by Marty & Ronan
McGurk and selling for 2,150gns. This May
2021 born female is by Ampertaine Majestic
and she went back to Cookstown having
been snapped up by Peter McNally.
Our local suckled calf shows and sales
were held at 8 marts and were yet again
a splendid display of young commercial
limousin animals from all regions of N.I.
Of note was an impressive limousin heifer
weighing in at 310kgs and realising £4,000.
Supreme honours from more than 200
entries at The Beef Expo in Carlisle on 28 October, saw
Derg Sassy Girl a 16 month old limousin X heifer from
Allen & Emma Shortt lift the title Supreme Champion.
Sassy Girl went on to sell at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair
for £36,000.
November 2022
The Club’s annual prize giving and dinner was held on
19 November and saw 118 members and their families
come together for the first time in 3 years to celebrate
our achievements and successes. After the presentation
of awards, the Club held an on line charity auction
with the help of Elite Pedigree Sales, in aid of the Cystic
Fibrosis Trust and in memory of fellow breeder Ian
Davidson, Jnr who sadly passed away earlier this year.
£22,000 was raised from the auction and the Club are
indebted to all who donated lots for the auction and to
those who purchased online and from the floor on the
night.
Our busy year closed with the Royal Ulster Beef and
Lamb Championships where yet again our commercial
breeders did us proud.
Winning the highly sought after title of Supreme
Champion, was JCB Commercials with their heifer Totally
Illegal. On the night the animal sold for £6500 to Kitson
Family Butchers from North Yorkshire.
Robert Miller won the popular Ulster Housewife’s
Champion with his limousin heifer Dashing Princess, sired
by Carmorn Cantona and selling to the Mayfly Restaurant,
Kesh for £3000. The prestigious Champion Calf of the
show was exhibited by Joseph McCarragher and was
purchased on the night for £2900 by Norman McCleary.
Millgate Speedy 11,000gns
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