HALLFIELD UMPIRE MATCHED BREED SALE RECORD OF 12,000GNS AT CARLISLE
A small but high-quality offering of British Blonde bulls matched the British Blonde Cattle Society record sale price of 12,000gns at H & H Borderway, Carlisle on Saturday 10th May 2025. The early Spring heatwave got buyers ‘hot under the collar’ as they ‘dug deep’ to secure their pick of the British Blonde bulls leading to an average price of £9,100 and a 100% clearance rate.
Leading the sizzling trade was the Overall Champion Hallfield Umpire 23rd from P Weightman & Sons, Co Durham. The hammer went down for this Jiggywigs Oscar son from homebred Hallfield Lauren at 12,000gns to C Gammage from the Stonebyres herd of British Blondes, Lanarkshire.
The pre-sale show on Friday was presided over by Geoff Walker, Brennand Farm, Lancashire, his farm spans 1,214 hectares (3,000 acres) and 25 years ago the family took on the neighbouring 1,214ha (3,000 acre) Whitendale Farm. He runs 1400 sheep and a herd of 40 cows, to produce cross-bred show calves. Geoff found his reserve champion from the same stable, in April-2023 born Hallfield Untouchable an Aaron Jaigo son from Hallfield Nefertiti who travels to a new postcode in Hexham Northumberland with W J Scott of the Shotley herd for 11,000gns.
D C & C M Newhouse from Skipton, North Yorkshire secured third prize, June-2023 born Silverwood Uriah from N McKnight, Co. Down for 8,500gns while the first prize junior bull Silverwood Udel a Stonelea Orion son out of Silverwood Polly made 7,000gns to T Ireland, Cleator, Cumbria.
At the same money Messrs Walker from Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham snapped up Hallfield Usian a third prize Jiggywigs Oscar son, while at 6,500gns B & S Scrymgeour from Kirriemuir, Angus picked up the blue rosette winner Hallfield Ulric again from P Weightman & Sons.
6 bulls sold to a top of 12,000gns, average £9,100, 100% clearance.
SHOW RESULTS
Class 1
1st – Lot 304 – Hallfield Umpire
2nd – Lot 303 – Hallfield Untouchable
3rd – Lot 306 – Silverwood Uriah
Class 2
1st – Lot 307 – Silverwood Udel
2nd – Lot 309 – Hallfield Ulric
3rd – Lot 308 – Hallfield Usain
OVERALL CHAMPION
Lot 304 – Hallfield Umpire
RESERVE OVERALL CHAMPION
Lot 303 – Hallfield Untouchable
SALE RESULTS
Lot 303 – Hallfield Untouchable – 11,000
Lot 304 – Hallfield Umpire – 12,000
Lot 306 – Silverwood Uriah – 8,500
Lot 307 – Silverwood Udel – 7,000
Lot 308 – Hallfield Usain – 7,000
Lot 309 – Hallfield Ulric – 6,500