It was a clean sweep for continental cattle in the beef judging at Northumberland Show this year, with a Limousin bull and British Blonde cow taking the supreme and reserve overall tickets.
Star of the show was continental section winner, Upperffrydd Power, a three-year-old Limousin bull from Thor Atkinson, Cumbria, which he bought at Carlisle two years ago for 2,500gns.
A 140,000gns Truman Jagger son, out of Loosebeare Fantastic daughter, Foxhillfarm Josyln, Power was unbeaten in its classes on the 2021 circuit and its first calves will be out at the Limousin Society 50thanniversary sale in July.
Reserve inter-breed went to the reserve continental champion, the British Blonde cow, Brownhill Netta, from the same home. Bought from Tom and John Hope, Strathaven, our of Carlisle, in 2018, five-year-old Netta is by Hallfield Homer and was shown with its five-month-old Ark Maverick-sired heifer calf Newland Tanza.
On its first time out at Northumberland, it will head to most of the major shows this summer.
Judge
Inter-breed judge Seonaid McLaren, Perthshire, said it was a close competition between two fantastic animals, with her champion just having the edge with its sheer size, power and presence in the ring.
Stouphill Murphys Prince W301, a home-bred two-year-old Aberdeen-Angus bull from Billy, Kate, Dallas and Ruth Allen, Alnwick, claimed the native championship. A son of Logie Defiance, out of Stouphill Marsala Pearl which has bred bulls to 17,000gns, Prince is being retained as a stock bull for the herd at home and will head to the Royal Highland Show next.
Native
Reserve native champion was Millerston Irania Poppy, a two-year-old Beef Shorthorn heifer by Bushypark Iger from Mark Phillips, Castle Douglas. Bought from the Millerston dispersal sale in September last year, it was brought out by Dougie McBeath and will be shown at Lincoln next.
Jennifer Hyslop, Girvan, Ayrshire’s, April 2021-born Limousin cross heifer, Brownie, took the commerical championship. The home-bred Uptonely Living the Dream daughter is out of a Limousin cross cow, Queen of Hearts, which stood commercial champion at the 2019 Great Yorkshire Show.
Sheep
Texels led the judging in the sheep section, with the individual inter-breed sash going to a home-bred gimmer from Jeff Aiken of the Procters flock, Lancashire. By 350,000gns Sportsman Double Diamond, which sold to a three-way partnership between Alan Blackwood, Auldhouseburn flock, Maybole, Procters Farm, Procters flock, Lancashire, and Messrs Teward, New View flock, Darlington, at the 2020 Scottish National Texel Sale, Lanark, and out of a ewe by Sportsmans Batman, the gimmer will be shown at the Royal Highland next.
In reserve was the Suffolk champion, a home-bred two crop ewe from Michael Walton of the Roseden and Lilburn flock, Wooler, which was being shown for the first time.
Judge, Robert Raine, East Woodburn, described his champion as an exceptional example of the breed that was good on its legs with good conformation, while his reserve was one of the best Suffolks he has seen with terrific giggots.
Dairy
Dairy
Leading in the dairy championship was the any other dairy breed champion, Esther 12, an Ayrshire seventh calver from David and Christine Sanderson, Wigton. Having last calved in March, it was shown giving 38 litres daily and resides with the 200-cow Ayrshire herd at home.
Reserve was the Holstein champion, Langpark Unix Entice, from the team at Langpark Holsteins, Co Durham, who were showing at Northumberland for the first time this year. The second calver was shown 200 days in-milk.
BSH
Texel
Suffolk
Ayrshire
Holstein
Results
Beef
Inter-breed(Judge, S. McLaren, Perthshire) Supreme and continental, T. Atkinson, Upperffrydd Power (Limousin); reserve. and res. continental, T. Atkinson, Brownhill Netta (Blonde); sup. native, W.D. Allen, Stouphill Murphys Prince (Aberdeen-Angus); res. native, M. Phillips, Millerston Irania Poppy (Beef Shorthorn).
Limousin(A. Morgan, Co Durham) Sup. and male, T. Atkinson, Upperffrydd Power; res. and fem., A.W. Jenkinson Farms, Whinfellpark Marilyn; res. male, A.W. Jenkinson Farms, Pabo Proctors; res. fem., W. Barron, Barrons Sierra.
British Blue(N. Lloyd, Leominster) Sup. and fem., D.S. Townend, Clifftown Naughty But Nice; res. and res. fem., R. Pattinson, Topside Phe Phe; male, R. Pattinson, Topside Phillip; res. male, J.E. Bellas and Son, Croftends Rocky
Any other native(N. Lloyd) Sup., M. Phillips, Millerston Irania Poppy (Beef Shorthorn).
Any other continental(N. Lloyd) Sup., T. Atkinson, Brownhill Netta (Blonde); res., J. Watson and Co. Tweeddale Ringmaster (Charolais).
Longhorn(D. Bull, Annan) Sup. and male, D. Walker, Newton Flying Dutchman; res. and res. male, H. Hodgson, Harold Unstopable; fem., D. Walker, Newton Forget Me Not; res. fem., J. Close and Son, Fishwick Tamarisk.
Highland(D. Bull) Sup., S. and E. Haley, Sineag Dubh of Seam; res., S. and E. Haley, Brogach Ruadh Murphy of Seam.
Hereford(R. Hunt and V. Vere, Co Tipperary) Sup. and fem., H. Wittaker, Coley 1 Pernille 525; res. and male, T. and D. Harrison, Moralee 1 Valuabull RK V19; res. fem., T. and D. Harrison, Moralee 1 Pippa RK V33; res. male, H. Wittaker, Coley 1 Vincent.
Aberdeen Angus(A. Lawson, Newcastle Upon Tyne) Sup. and male, W.D. Allen, Stouphill Murphys Prince W301; res. and fem., W.D. Allen, Stouphill Quoram; res. male, Firm of T. Hodge, Rulesmains Pegasus X489; res. fem., Firm of T. Hodge, Rulesmains Elegent X527
Commercial(M. Rowlands, Llanidloes) Sup., J. Hyslop, Brownie (Limousin cross); res. N. Slack, Millie Moo, (Limousin cross) XXXXXXXXX.
Sheep
Inter-breed(R. Raine, East Woodburn) Sup., Proctors Farm (Texel); res., Roseden and Lilburn (Suffolk).
Blackface(D. Robson, Haydon Bridge) Sup., Messrs Murray and Sons; res., A. Murray and Sons.
Swaledale(J. Stephenson, Barnard Castle) Sup., G. Dalton; res., K. and S.M. Johnson.
Native(T. Wigham) Sup., Fisher and Hoggarth (Coloured Ryeland); res., Fisher and Hoggarth (Coloured Ryeland).
British rare breed(S. Prescott, Longhorsley) Sup., S. Chrystal (Greyface Dartmoor); res., J. Shadforth (Wensleydale).
Texel(J. Davison, Hexham) Sup., and fem. and res. fem., Procters Farm; male, I. Murray; res. male, G. Grey.
Any other continental(D. Wood, Netherwitton) Sup., G. Gray (Blue Texel); res., J. Aiken (Charollais).
Zwartbles(C. Cromie, Co Down) Sup., C. Rae; res., G. Blamire.
Suffolk(T. Fitsimons, Dumfries) Sup. and fem. and male, and res. fem., Roseden and Lilburn; res. male, G. and F.J. Soulsby
Dairy
Inter-breed(J. Miller, Dumfries) Sup., D. and C. Sanderson, Esther 12 (Ayrshire); res., R. and S. Bradley, Langpark Unix Entice (Holstien).
Holstein(C. George, Haverfordwest) Sup., R. and S. Bradley, Langpark Unix Entice; res., A. and J.E. Smith, Futureproof Bradnick Elly.
Any other dairy breed(J. Lochhead, Dumfries) Sup., D. and C. Sanderson, Esther 12 (Ayrshire); res., G.G. Baynes, Marlecote Georgette (Ayrshire).
