New Breed Record - Melton Mowbray sale

Post by **Mark Bowles** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:53 pm

Melton Mowbray Traditional and Native Breed Sale took place today and easily broke the breed record price for a Dexter.
Needles Hall Mini Rolo ( short red cow) with Needles Hall Easter Egg ( short black calf ) at foot were sold for 2600gns, the buyer remains annonymous.
Needles Hall Smartie (red heifer)with short black heifer calf at foot sold for 1300gns
Needles Hall Metro (non-short black in calf heifer) sold for 1000gns
Linford Kiwi ( short black just in calf 18 month old heifer) sold for 880gns
Needles Hall Anastasia ( short black 17 month old heifer) sold for 820gns
Northbrook Poppy ( short dun heifer in calf ) sold for 800gns
Burnside Challenger* (non-short black bull 29 months old) Stage 1 bull sold for 980gns
Good prices for the right animals were achieved.
May i congratulate Lisa Bell in her endevours and enthusiasum for these breed sales, she got her just rewards.
Mark

Jo Kemp · Post by **Jo Kemp** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 8:35 pm

Congratulations to all - especially Duncan MacIntyre...Burnside Challenger came down to Dumfries Show last month as a preparation for the Melton sale and I thought him a nice wee fellow. Non-short yet not too big
Excellent
Jo

Kathy Millar · Post by **Kathy Millar** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:46 pm

Sounds like it was a great show, wish I could have been there!

Kathy

Harriet Bunning · Post by **Harriet Bunning** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 6:39 pm

Me too!

I had to go to hockey tryouts though. Joy of joys!

Duncan MacIntyre · Post by **Duncan MacIntyre** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:52 pm

Small correction to details of Burnside Challenger - he is not a stage one bull, though his sire is. Just got back to Bute a few hours ago and have lots to sort out, so no time for a long post, but I am wll pleased with my sale and hope that the purchaser is just as pleased with the purchase. Nice to meet a few new faces and lots of familiar ones!!

Duncan

Penny · Post by **Penny** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:20 am

I was really sad not to get to the sale too, as I had anticipated that it would be one not to be missed. I wanted to catch up with all the gossip too!
Well done Lisa and all the other vendors for putting forward such super stock.
I hope some of you can make it to York in October.

carolann · Post by **carolann** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:17 pm

Not only did Needles Hall Mini Rolo set a new breed record but she was also Reserve interbreed champion on the friday something that has not been done at the show and sale I believe for the past 15 years.
Well done Lisa

Duncan MacIntyre · Post by **Duncan MacIntyre** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:57 pm

I am very pleased Carolann has mentioned the interbreed judging, it certainly was very good to see the Dexter placed so high. The judge had his eye on the Longhorn much of the time, and many of us observers thought he had made his mind up almost before he started, but then we could see him having thoughts on the Dexter. For my money the Longhorn was not a particularly outstanding example and did not even have a good top line. I suppose I am saying that Lisa was robbed in my opinion - but the only opinion which made any difference was the judge on the day.

Overall the Dexters forward were of a much better standard than I saw at Melton two years ago, good to see such a decent bunch, and the prices certainly do the breed no harm.
I had hoped we would have seen more Dexter breeders along just to see the stock and socialise, it really should be a big day in our diaries. Do not miss it next year!!

Dunacan