TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET

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Wednesday 13th March 2019

“Super Limousin steer – 211p/kg & £1,359 for Chris Eddy”

MARKET ENTRIES Please pre-enter stock by Tuesday 3.30pm PHONE 01872 272722 TEXT (Your name & stock numbers) Cattle/Calves 07771 817307 Sheep 07977 662443 This week’s £10 draw winner: Messrs. P. & M.R. Biddick, St. Columb

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TRURO LIVESTOCK MARKET

LODGE & THOMAS.

Report an entry of 30 UTM prime cattle, 32 cull cows, 232 store cattle including 4 suckler cows & calves, 44 rearing calves & stirks and 377 finished & store sheep

UTM PRIME CATTLE

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A similar entry of prime cattle to last week and the same sort of trade for those on offer. Best quality butchers’ types continue to sell very well. Top price of the day was 211p/kg and £1,359 for a 644kg Limousin x steer from Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth purchased by Chris Dale for his Helston Butcher’s Shop. Heifers selling to a premium of £2/kg for a British Blue x from Messrs. A.R. & B. & A. Hosking of St. Martin bought by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station and a top value of £1,247 for a 667kg heifer from an entry of Limousins for Mr. R.E. Richards of St. Keverne selling to Trevarthens of Roskrow.

19 Steers & 11 Heifers – leading prices

Limousin x steer to 211p (644kg) for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Limousin x steer to 209p (594kg) for Mr. R.E. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston Limousin x steer to 206p (555kg) for Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle British Blue x heifer to 200p (526kg) for Messrs. A.R. & B. & A. Hosking of St. Martin, Helston Limousin x heifer to 189p (620kg) for Mr. R.E. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston Limousin x heifer to 187p (667kg) for Mr. R.E. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston Limousin x heifer to 171p (547kg) for Messrs. R.J. & E.J. Hemmings of Lanlivery, Bodmin

209p/kg steer for Roger Richards Andrew Hosking’s heifer £2/kg & £1,247

HIGHEST PRICE BULLOCK Each Wednesday the highest price prime steer/heifer sold p/kg will be commission free

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Wednesday’s South-West Regional Market Averages

Steers – 164.6p/kg Heifers – 170.2p/kg

Truro Steers Truro Heifers Premium to 211p av. 208.66p Premium to 200p av. 192.00p Prime to 164p av. 158.60p Prime to 171p av. 167.50p Others to 150p av. 143.00p Others to 160p av. 146.20p All Steers av. 160.61p All Heifers av. 164.20p

CULL COWS

Auctioneer – Andrew Body

A steady entry of cull cows but generally good quality which saw improved prices and overall averages. Insufficient numbers forward generally for the trade. An entry of cows from Messrs. M.R. & M. Hampden-Smith of Newmill led the beef sorts to 128p/kg for a cracking young Limousin x. A super show of dairy cull cows with most 700kg+ saw the top four averages all for S.D. James & Co. of Summercourt selling to a premium of 118p/kg to Trevarthens of Roskrow and their heaviest 811kg cow realising £949 to Dawn West Devon of Hatherleigh.

16 Beef Cows – leading prices

Limousin x to 128p (629kg) for Messrs. M.R. & M. Hampden-Smith of Newmill, Penzance Simmental x to 118p (751kg) for Messrs. M.R. & M. Hampden-Smith of Newmill, Penzance Simmental x to 118p (665kg) for Messrs. M.R. & M. Hampden-Smith of Newmill, Penzance Simmental x to 114p (821kg) for Messrs. M.R. & M. Hampden-Smith of Newmill, Penzance Simmental x to 114p (769kg) for Messrs. M.R. & M. Hampden-Smith of Newmill, Penzance Limousin x to 110p (732kg) for Mr. M. Wilkin of Mount Hawke, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to 107p (762kg) for Nicholls & Co. of Sandy Lane, Redruth

16 Dairy Cows – leading prices

Friesian to 118p (714kg) for S.D. James & Co. of Summercourt, Newquay Friesian to 117p (811kg) for S.D. James & Co. of Summercourt, Newquay Friesian to 116p (771kg) for S.D. James & Co. of Summercourt, Newquay Friesian to 116p (756kg) for S.D. James & Co. of Summercourt, Newquay Friesian to 114p (782kg) for Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro Friesian to 112p (785kg) for Mr. R. Stanczak of St. Newlyn East, Newquay Friesian to 109p (773kg) for Messrs. C.J. & J.E. Colwell of Grampound, Truro Friesian to 107p (723kg) for Messrs. S.M. & J. Blee of St. Martin, Helston Friesian to 106p (755kg) for Mr. T.A. Wills of St. Erme, Truro

Overall Averages:

Beef Cows to 128p/kg av. 102.40p/kg Dairy Cows to 118p/kg av. 100.73p/kg

Next TB-Restricted “Orange” Market – Tuesday 19th June @ 10am

Viz: 31 CULL COWS & 50 STORE + CLEAN CATTLE

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Rogers Richards’ steer £1,190 & heifers £990

STORE CATTLE

Auctioneers – Patrick Dennis & Andrew Body

The best entry of store cattle of the year so far met a decent trade with a good number of buyers around the ring. Well forward cattle were selling exceptionally well with South Devon x 2 year old steers from Messrs. D. Trewern & Son of St. Levan leading the day with pairs at £1,200 and £1,090. Splitting them at £1,190 was a single steer from an entry of Limousins for Mr. R.E. Richards of St. Keverne who also led the heifers with a 23 month old pair at £990 apiece. Also for Messrs. D. Trewern & Son, a run of British Blue yearlings which saw standout single steer at £885 and a smart pair of heifers reach £690. Eight yearling Limousins from Mr. D. Martin of Manaccan saw a pair of steers to £820 and best heifer duo £650.

112 Steers – leading prices

2yo South Devon x to £1,200 for Messrs. D. Trewern & Son of St. Levan, Penzance Limousin x to £1,190 for Mr. R.E. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston Devon x to £950 for Messrs. M. Wilkin of Mount Hawke, Truro

1½yo Limousin x to £875 for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn, Truro Devon x to £855 for Mr. M. Wilkin of Mount Hawke, Truro Simmental x to £800 for Messrs. A.J. & K.P. Johns of Chacewater, Truro Aberdeen Angus x to £795 for Messrs. W.H. Tripconey & Sons of Coverack, Helston British Blue x to £710 for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn, Truro Friesian to £500 for Mr. D.P. Anderson of St. Buryan, Penzance Friesian to £500 for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn, Truro

1yo British Blue x to £885 for Messrs. D. Trewern & Son of St. Levan, Penzance Limousin x to £820 for Mr. D. Martin of Manaccan, Helston Aberdeen Angus x to £735 for Mr. J.C. Trenerry of Callestick, Truro South Devon x to £725 for Messrs. D. Trewern & Son of St. Levan, Penzance Simmental x to £660 for Messrs. W.W. James & Sons of Sancreed, Penzance Hereford x to £570 for Messrs. A.M. & V.R. Pascoe of Gweek, Helston Devon x to £505 for Messrs. A.M. & V.R. Pascoe of Gweek, Helston

9mo Limousin x to £690 for Mr. A.J.H. Lawry of Kenwyn, Truro

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116 Heifers – leading prices

2yo Limousin x to £990 for Mr. R.E. Richards of St. Keverne, Helston South Devon x to £820 for Messrs. P. & M.R. Biddick of St. Columb Aberdeen Angus x to £720 for Messrs. W.A. Wills & Son of Duloe, Liskeard Devon x to £720 for Mr. M. Wilkin of Mount Hawke, Truro

1½yo Hereford x to £740 for Mr. R.J. Vercoe of Fraddon, St. Columb Limousin x to £720 for Messrs. W.H. Tripconey & Sons of Coverack, Helston Charolais x to £695 for Mr. R.J. Vercoe of Fraddon, St. Columb Aberdeen Angus x to £675 for Messrs. I. Hosking & Sons of Sancreed, Penzance Simmental x to £630 for Messrs. A.J. & K.P. Johns of Chacewater, Truro

1yo British Blue x to £690 for Messrs. D. Trewern & Son of St. Levan, Penzance Limousin x to £650 for Mr. D. Martin of Manaccan, Helston Simmental x to £605 for Messrs. W.W. James & Sons of Sancreed, Penzance Devon x to £445 for Messrs. A.M. & V.R. Pascoe of Gweek, Helston

9mo Charolais x to £540 for Mr. J.F. Rowe of Par, St. Austell Limousin x to £495 for Mr. D. Martin of Manaccan, Helston

4 Suckler Cows & Calves

Two Hereford cows with 3 month old British Blue x calves at foot from Mr. L.M. Paull of Fowey both sold to a top price of £905.

A lovely run of Limousin x cattle for Jack May, Trispen saw steers to £1,040

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Truro Livestock Market was visited this week by a representative of the Farmers Guardian. They are to do an editorial feature on the market to run shortly in the magazine – keep an eye out as they took photographs of not only the stock but many of the faces around the ring. For the opportunity of doing this the Farmers Guardian sponsored the top price prime cattle, store cattle and hogs each in the sum of £50 with winners as follows:

Prime Cattle 211p/kg Mr. A.M.C. Eddy of St. Erth, Hayle Store Cattle £1,200 Messrs. D. Trewern & Son of St. Levan, Penzance Prime Hogs 213p/kg Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay

REARING CALVES & STIRKS

Auctioneer – Patrick Dennis

Calves are in short supply and trade is generally patchy other than for the best quality. Limousin x bulls leading the day with Messrs. L.T. Harvey & Sons of Newbridge topping at £310 with further February-born bulls to £240 x2 and £225. Top price heifer was a month old Limousin x from Mr. M.J. Brown of Scorrier at £175.

32 Bulls

Limousin x to £310 for Messrs. L.T. Harvey & Sons of Newbridge, Penzance, av. £218 British Blue x to £205 for Mr. M.J. Brown of Scorrier, Redruth, av. £115 Hereford x to £145 for Messrs. T.H. Bray & Son of Gluvian, St. Columb, av. £135 Shorthorn x to £145 for Messrs. A. & B. Pascoe of North Country, Redruth, av. £130 Aberdeen Angus x to £142 for Mr. W. Skewes of Rosudgeon, Penzance, av. £60 Friesian bobby calves to £36, av. £31

10 Heifers

Limousin x to £175 for Mr. M.J. Brown of Scorrier, Redruth, av. £157 Aberdeen Angus x to £92 for Mr. W. Skewes of Rosudgeon, Penzance British Blue x to £90 for Messrs. J.A. Sweet & Partners of St. Newlyn East, Newquay, av. £85 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

22 ACRES MOWING GRASS Polwhele, Truro On instructions from Messrs. Thomas & Palmer to sell by Tender in 1 Lot.

Excellent block of productive grass land for up to 3 cuts, with fertiliser already applied. 136 ACRES MOWING GRASS Wadebridge, St. Kew Highway & St. Minver

On instructions from Mr. Clive Bax to sell by Tender in 10 Lots. Excellent blocks of productive grassland in Lots from 8-25 acres for 1 or 2 cuts with fertiliser already applied.

37 ACRES MOWING GRASS Ruan High Lanes Stewardship Land subject to restrictions:- 6.27 acres in 1 field, to be cut after 30th June (may apply up to 5 tonnes/ac FYM). 30.89 acres in 3 fields, to be cut after 15th July (zero inputs).

Tender details & plans from the Agents 01872 272722

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FINISHED & STORE SHEEP

NEW SEASON LAMBS (24) 220p/kg premium lambs for Terry Lobb

Auctioneer – Ed Harris

Numbers are beginning to come forward for the new season lambs with a pair of fresh 42kg Dorset setting the premium at 220p/kg for Messrs. T.J. Lobb & Son of St. Ewe and purchased by Trevarthens of Roskrow. Pens of good weight lambs from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth selling at £94 to J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station and £93.50 to Jaspers of Launceston.

Leading Averages:

220p/kg for 42.0kg lambs from Messrs. T.J. Lobb & Son of St. Ewe, St. Austell 217p/kg for 41.0kg lambs from Messrs. M.G. & T.A. Tuckett of Par, St. Austell 206p/kg for 45.7kg lambs from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth, St. Austell 199p/kg for 47.1kg lambs from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth, St. Austell

Top Price Lambs:

£94.00 (45.7kg) from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth, St. Austell £93.50 (47.1kg) from Mr. D.J. Lobb of Little Polgooth, St. Austell £92.50 (42.0kg) from Messrs. T.J. Lobb & Son of St. Ewe, St. Austell

Averages:

Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) to 220p/kg av. 218p/kg Heavy (45.6kg-52kg) to 206p/kg av. 194p/kg

SQQ Lamb Average 218p

David Lobb’s pens @ £94 & £93.50

Buyers are now seeking new season lambs each week – please advise entries!!

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HOGS (170)

Auctioneer – Ed Harris

A flying trade from start to finish, with all types keenly contested with half a dozen pens over £90 and £2/kilo+. Topping the market at £96 and 213p/kg were a premium pen of 45kg Texel hogs from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert purchased by J.V. Richards Ltd of Perranwell Station.

Leading Averages:

213p/kg for 45.0kg hogs from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay 209p/kg for 44.3kg hogs from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro 205p/kg for 43.6kg hogs from Messrs. A.G. Collins & Son of St. Newlyn East, Newquay 204p/kg for 38.3kg hogs from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro 203p/kg for 47.0kg hogs from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge 203p/kg for 46.1kg hogs from Mr. G.M. Henwood of Praze, Camborne 197p/kg for 46.6kg hogs from Mr. A. Old of St. Columb 197p/kg for 45.2kg hogs from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay 196p/kg for 44.6kg hogs from Mr. R.G. Hawkey of St. Mawgan, Newquay 196p/kg for 42.1kg hogs from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay 195p/kg for 47.1kg hogs from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay 195p/kg for 42.3kg hogs from Mr. S. Pollard of Bugle, St. Austell

Top Price Hogs:

£96.00 (45.0kg) from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay £95.50 (47.0kg) from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge £93.50 (46.1kg) from Mr. G.M. Henwood of Praze, Camborne £92.50 (44.3kg) from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro £92.00 (46.6kg) from Mr. A. Old of St. Columb £92.00 (47.1kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay £89.50 (43.6kg) from Messrs. A.G. Collins & Son of St. Newlyn East, Newquay £89.50 (48.1kg) from Messrs. P.T.R. & P.E. Jones & Son of Crantock, Newquay £89.50 (51.8kg) from Messrs. G.M. & J.A. Olver of Lanivet, Bodmin £89.00 (45.2kg) from Mr. R.A. Coad of Cubert, Newquay £89.00 (55.0kg) from Mr. G.M. Henwood of Praze, Camborne

Averages:

Standard (32.1kg-39kg) To 204p/kg av. 194.24p/kg Medium (39.1kg-45.5kg) To 213p/kg av. 200.28p/kg Heavy (45.6kg-52kg) To 203p/kg av. 186.54p/kg Overweight (52.1kg+) To 162p/kg av. 160.97p/kg SQQ Hog Average 200p

Bob Coad’s £96 & 213p/kg pen

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CULL EWES (61)

Auctioneer – Ross Collins

Prices are buoyant across the board and very strong prices for the better types, topping at £90.50 for a single big-bodied ewe from Messrs. T.F. & D.J. Crapp of Helston.

Leading Prices:

£90.50 for ewes from Messrs. T.F. & D.J. Crapp of Helston £90.00 for ewes from Mr. T.D. Retallick of Talskiddy, St. Columb £88.00 for ewes from Mr. J.T. Rowe of Lower Penponds, Camborne £86.00 for a ram from Messrs. M. & C. Hawken of Castle-an-Dinas, St. Columb £85.00 for ewes from Messrs. T.B. & M.B. Osborne of St. Eval, Wadebridge £84.00 for ewes from Messrs. S.J. & S.M. Ward of Grampound Road, Truro £83.00 for ewes from Messrs. P.J. Grylls & Sons of Kenwyn, Truro £80.00 for ewes from Messrs. T.F. & D.J. Crapp of Helston

Averages:

First quality ewes to £90.50 av. £71.51 Second quality ewes to £59.00 av. £53.16 Cull rams to £86.00 av. £77.90

STORE HOGS (122)

Auctioneer – Ross Collins

A large entry of store hogs forward this week and continued strong demand. A top price of £67 for Mr. A.W. Nicholls of Chacewater.

Leading Prices:

£67.00 for stores from Mr. A.W. Nicholls of Chacewater, Truro £63.00 for stores from Messrs. M. & S. Baxter of Wendron, Helston £61.50 for stores from Mr. J. Bick of Newlyn, Penzance £60.00 for stores from Messrs. T.F. & D.J. Crapp of Helston £59.50 for stores from Messrs. T.F. & D.J. Crapp of Helston £56.00 for stores from Messrs. M. & S. Baxter of Wendron, Helston £55.00 for stores from Mr. T.C. Dennis of Lanner, Redruth £52.00 for stores from Messrs. W.A. Wills & Son of Duloe, Liskeard

Averages:

Best store hogs to £67.00 av. £61.60 Medium store hogs to £56.00 av. £48.24 Small store hogs to £39.00

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WEDNESDAY NEXT 20TH MARCH

LODGE & THOMAS.

10.00am – Rearing Calves & Stirks

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10.00am – Dairy & Beef Cull Cows then

Prime Cattle followed by

Store Cattle and Suckler Cows & Calves Inc. 21 Aberdeen Angus x stores 12-14mo

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11.30am – Lambs, Hogs, Cull Ewes & Store Sheep

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TRURO SPRING POULTRY & SMALLHOLDERS SALE REPORT Saturday 9th March Auctioneers – Shaun Preece & Patrick Dennis

A massive entry for our March Poultry Sale drawing a large crowd of prospective buyers from throughout the Westcountry resulting in a wonderful trade from start to finish! Stars of the auction were a trio of Buff Laced Wyandottes from Mrs. L. Gaylard selling for £205 to Messrs. M. & S. Stacey of Torpoint.

Other notable prices:- 3 Cuckoo Maran Hens £90 Trio Gold Laced Wyandottes £82 1 Peahen £72 2 Speckled Sussex Hens £70 Pair Light Sussex £70 6 mixed breed Hens £68 x2 Sextet Welsummers £62 1 Peahen £62 Pair Indian Game Bantams £55 2 Black Silkie Pullets £55 Trio Silver Laced Wyandottes £55

3 Ducks £55 1 Peacock £54 3 Cuckoo Maran Pullets £52 x3 3 Gold Sebright Bantams £52 Pair White Call Ducks £52 2 Millefleur Pekin Pullets £51 Quartet Black East Indian Ducks £50 Pair Marans £50 3 Blue Sussex Hens £50 With many other lots between £25-£50

Many Lots of associated deadstock on offer with the pick of the incubators selling for £80 x2 and poultry feeders to £35. A good entry of 80 Lots of hatching eggs selling to a top of £9.50 for 6 Cream Legbar eggs x2, Embden Goose eggs to £7, Copper Maran eggs to £7, Blue Maran eggs to £6 and numerous other Lots selling around £5 per half dozen.

Truro Sale Room Sale – Friday 22nd March @ 10am

For Private Vendors, Executors & the Official Receiver

LODGE & THOMAS.

GENERAL FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS AUCTION

Inc. a collection of BB Guns &

Apple Computers for the Official Receiver

Over 500 Lots inc. Ceramics & Glass: Royal Doulton, Lladro figures, Royal Doulton inc. character jugs, figures, dinnerwares etc, Beswick inc. horse, springer spaniel, elephant, pigs, Blue & White transfer printed potterywares, Royal Albert “Old Country Roses” teawares, Japanese Satsuma vase, Vict. glass lampshades, var. cut glass inc. Royal Doulton, coloured art glass, stemmed drinking glasses, etc. Metals & Misc: Var. copper & brass inc. model diver’s helmet, var. silver plate, silver, costume jewellery, gold gem set & silver jewellery, treen, 3 acoustic guitars, Ozark banjo, art materials, vintage toys inc. tonka, giftware shop stock, vintage clothing, books etc. Furniture & Furnishings: Var. mirrors, Vict. Mahog veneered chest of drawers, retro Macintosh dining suite, var. beds, contemp & modern pine, 1920’s twin pedestal desk, Vict. Oak bookcase, Ercol drawleaf dining table, modern pine dresser, 2 oriental painted cupboards, Mahog bureau bookcase, Vict. Mahog wardrobe, contemp Oak dresser, var. dining tables & chairs, 3 settees, pictures & prints, etc. Household Electricals & Tools: 2 Sanyo LCD TVs, Amica/Baumatic washing machines, Amica fridge, Record stilsons & planes, var. vintage hand held tools, DeWalt DCD776 cordless drill/D25303k hammer drill, Ryobi CDI-1801 cordless drill driver-impact drill driver, other Ryobi One+ hand held tools, George wet & dry vacuum cleaner etc. For the Official Receiver: Collection of BB Airsoft Guns & accessories inc. G&G Armament sniper rifle with sight model G960 SV, ICS machine gun style gun model Galil, ASG 6mm calibre hand gun with silencer model HK23, Nueprol MIV camouflage machine gun, Beretta style handgun model M190, Nueprol hard gun case, gun bag, LG 49’’ LCD TV, 2 x 18’’ MacBook Pro laptops model A1278, 13’’ MacBook Pro model A1708, 2 iMac 20’’ computers model A1224, 6th Gen iPad Air. Viewing: Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21st March 11am-4pm & 8.30am morning of sale. Marguerite’s Catering. Catalogues online www.lodgeandthomas.co.uk

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Wednesday 27th March Truro Market

Monthly Catalogued Sale of Suckler Cattle

7 IN-CALF HEIFERS for Messrs. Osborne Bros.

Viz: 3 Limousin heifers 26/27mo with November-born Limousin calves at foot (2 strs & 1 hfr) & PD’d 2/3 months back in-calf to Limousin 2 Limousin heifers 24mo with 8wo Limousin heifer calves, running

back with Limousin bull 2 British Blue x heifers due May to Limousin bull

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11 BULLING HEIFERS

Hereford x British Friesian bulling heifers 22mo

Further entries to

Patrick Dennis 07889 600160