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CARLISLE MAY SALE 2023
Breaking the previous breed record of 30,000gns set just
two years previously and to set the new record of
32,000gns was Solway View Rafa, which first stood Junior
Male and Male Champion before going on to stand
Reserve Supreme. He caught the eye of the judge, Nigel
Pennie, who forked out the 32,000gns to take him home.
The Solway View Herd also matched the female record of
30,000gns with what was considered to be one of the best
Blue heifers ever offered for sale, Solway View Ria, which
stood Senior Female Champion before going on to take
the Female and Supreme Championships. She joins the
Coul Herd of Kevin and Sonya Fletcher, near Laggan, who
bought several of the top females last May as well as the
27,000gns Solway View Odin.
Reserve Male Champion Dragon Blues Rocky, who sold for
the second highest bull price of 20,000gns for Geraint and
Kim Williams, from Llanwnnen, Lampeter. and sold to
Lloyd Fowlie, from near Alford, Aberdeenshire.
BRITISH BLUE BREED RECORD BROKEN AT CARLISLE
Breed records were matched and broken by two entries from Kevin Watret’s Solway View herd at the Border
British Blue Club’s Spring Show and Sale at Borderway Mart on Saturday, 13 May, but what made the feat even
more remarkable was the fact that the leading duo were full brother and sister from the same flush.
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AVERAGES
21 Senior Bulls £6336
27 Junior Bulls £8707
48 Bulls Overall £7670