Limousin Sales
9,500GNS WILODGE JOSKINS LEADS ANOTHER
STRONG LIMOUSIN SALE AT BRECON Champ Lot 61 9500gns Wilodge Joskins
• Two Garyvaughan bulls make 7,000gns • 16 bulls make 4,000gns or more • 34 bulls average £4,200 up by £546 • 85% clearance rate
Brecon MAY 2015
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he youngest bull in the catalogue, Wilodge Joskins, from Wilodge Limousins, Lodge Hill Farm, Park Lane, Shifnal, made 9,500gns and led a strong trade at the British Limousin Cattle Society’s May Sale held at Brecon Market on Saturday 9th May 2015. 34 of the 40 bulls forward sold to average £4200 up by £546 on the year. The Brecon trade saw 16 bulls make 4000gns or more and continue the strong demand for Limousin bulls that has resulted in 217 bulls being sold in May at Society sales across the United Kingdom January 2014 born, Wilodge Joskins is an embryo calf by the famous Wilodge Vantastic and out of Hazelhead Annie making him a full brother to the noted Wilodge Fastrac. With excellent figures for gestation length, maternal calving ease and growth, Wilodge Joskins who had been crowned the pre-sale show Overall Champion, was purchased by the AI Company Dovea based in Co Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. Judge for the day was Vince Corbett
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from the Temeside pedigree herd. After the sale, Paul Tippets said: “Wilodge Joskins was always very correct as a calf. We are delighted that this is the first Wilodge bull to go into Southern Ireland and believe that it is the first from a Welsh sale to go over as well. We are also very pleased with the trade and hope that this will be a help to Welsh pedigree sales in general.” At 7000gns was Garyvaughan Italy from CV Lewis, Garth Vaughan, Welshpool, Powys. This October 2013 bull, who stood first in his class, is by Garnedd Gower and is out of the homebred Garyvaughan Cherry, a Nouvelle Prospect daughter. This bull was bought by A Thomas, Llanliggo, Monaughty, Knighton, Powys. Another from the same herd, Garyvaughan Idle also made 7000gns when selling to M Labbett, Church House,
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Lot 45 7000gns Garyvaughan Italy
Michalechurch, Knighton, Hereford. This August 2013 born bull is by the herd’s noted stock bull Plumtree Deus and is out of the homebred Garyvaughan Daffodil, another Nouvelle Prospect daughter. The Garyvaughan
Lot 15 5400gns Loosebeare Integrity
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