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RICHARD TAYLOR'S CALF WINS AT OLA SHOW & SALE
Pictured above is Richard Taylor with the champion calf and a photo of the reserve champion in the ring being judged. Apologies for the poor quality of the photographs.
Richard Taylor of Brencherhouse in Birsay was awarded Champion calf at the Orkney Livestock Association show and sale of BVD accredited suckled calves at Orkney Auction Mart on Thursday 22 October. This win has been a battle for Richard after standing reserve the previous four years. His British Blue cross steer calf was sired by “Bringlee Waldo” (AI) out of a black Limousin cross cow and achieved the highest sale price of the day realising £900 for his 290kgs (310.3p per kilo). Reserve champion calf was a Limousin cross steer from I & V Sclater, Upper Breckan, Evie. He was sired by “Kingston Trevis” (AI) out of a British Blue cross cow and was sold as a pair along with the second prize Limousin steer averaging 395kgs and £750 (189.9) per head. Judging on the day was young Sanday farmer Malcolm Lennie from Silverhall, who has had great success with his own calves at the local shows.
Special Prizes:-
British Blue Society - £25 for first place Belgian Blue sired steer – Taylor, Brencherhouse, Birsay. £25 for first place Belgian Blue sired heifer – Jones, Denwick, Deerness.
Simmental Society - £25 each for first place Simmental sired steer and heifer – Duncan, South Flaws, South Ronaldsay.
Limousin Society - £25 each for first place Limousin sired steer and heifer – Sclater, Upper Breckan, Evie.
OLA Polo Shirt to first place Charolais sired steer – Chalmers, Mousland, Stromness. OLA Polo Shirt to first place Charolais sired heifer – Barton, Brough, South Ronaldsay
Any Other Breed (Sponsored by Orkney Auction Mart) - £25 each to first place steer and heifer – Flett, Redbanks, Tankerness (Blond’ Aquitaine x).
Charolais Society - voucher for £250, rosette and Charolais society body-warmer for best pen of four Charolais sired calves – Chalmers, Mousland, Stromness
OLA Quaich for Overall Champion – Taylor, Brencherhouse, Birsay
Reserve Champion – Sclater, Upper Breckan, Evie
Class Results:-
British Blue – Steers – 1 Brecherhouse, Birsay; 2 & 3 Denwick, Deerness; Heifers – 1 Denwick, Deerness
Simmental – Steers –1, 2 & 3 Duncan, South Flaws, South Ronaldsay. Heifers – 1 & 2 South Flaws.
Limousin – Steers – 1 & 2 Upper Breckan; 3 Tait, Lower Bu, Holm; Heifers – 1 Upper Breckan; 2 & 3 Lower Bu, Holm
Charolais – Steers – 1, 2 & 3 Mousland; Heifers – 1 The Brough; 2 Mousland
Any Other Breed – Steers – 1 Redbanks; 2 Lower Bu (AAx); 3 Upper Breckan (Bazadaise x); Heifers – 1 Redbanks.
The calves met a very good trade which hopefully bodes well for the future.
Top gross sale prices from each vendor: (Steers) – Upper Breckan, Evie (395) £750 (189.9p); Mousland, Stromness (350) £740 (211.4p); Annfield, Holm (320) £560 (175p); Lower Bu, Holm (405) £740 (182.7p); South Flaws, South Ronaldsay (340) £630 (185.3p); Brencherhouse, Birsay (290) £900 (310.3p); Hayon, Birsay (342) £690 (201.8p); The Brough, South Ronaldsay (335) £700 (209p); Denwick, Deerness (360) £720 (200p); Leary, Birsay (315) £690 (219.1p); Midhouse, Deerness (385) £670 (174p).
Heifers – Upper Breckan, Evie (355) £620 (174.6p); Annfield, Holm (275) £490 (178.2p); Mousland, Stromness (355) £630 (177.5p); Lower Bu, Holm (335) £660 (197p); South Flaws, South Ronaldsay (325) £620 (190.8p); Hayon, Birsay (320) £610 (190.6p); The Brough, South Ronaldsay (360) £660 (183.3p); Denwick, Deerness (305) £820 (268.9p); Midhouse, Deerness (320) £610 (190.6).
REDBANKS DIPERSAL
Following the show and sale of calves was the dispersal of the breeding herd belonging to Mr Flett of Redbanks in Tankerness. The quality of stock was reflected in the prices gained with cows selling up to £2000 for a 2001 born pedigree Limousin. Their fostered calves were sold separately and top price calf was an April born Blonde d’Aquitaine cross steer scaling 315kgs and realising £805 (255.6p). Cows with calves at foot sold up to £2400 for a two year old Simmental cross heifer with a Limousin cross stot calf at foot.