“Blues” Ride High – Recent Successes

8th August 2013

  • Solway View Elegance Completes the Hat-trick! Champion at the Royal Highland, Great Yorkshire and Royal Welsh Shows.

  • Beeston Calves – Reserve Champion, A British Blue cross selling for £428

  • Great Yorkshire Show Reserve Overall Beef Champion – Solway View Elegance

  • Dingwall Anniversary Sale – Champion, a British Blue heifer from Grant Anderson, sold for £1540

  • Store Cattle at Holsworthy – 16-22 month British Blue Steers averaged £845 and 16-22 month Heifers £738

  • Oswestry Show - Supreme Champion Interbreed - Tanat Gabrielle from Wyn & Dianne Jones

  • Northumberland County Show – Breed Champion and Reserve Pedigree Beef Champion – Croft Ends Emma, from JE Bellas & Son

  • A Pair of British Blue Heifers topped the sale at Hallworthy Market, on 2nd August at £955

  • Borderway Mart, Carlisle – Prime Bulls -Top price per kilo was 231.5p paid for a British Blue

  • Borderway Primestock – Cast Cows - British Blues topped at 217.5p, also 212.5p & 209.5p.

  • Penrith Farmers Mart – Store Cattle 5th August – British Blue Bullock topped the sale at £1485

  • Borderway Weekly Calf Sale – 29th July – British Blues top the market at £510 for an outstanding bull calf

  • Royal Welsh Show Asda/ABP Beef Link Steak Competition was won by Steak from a British Blue cross Heifer – second place also came from a British Blue cross Heifer


Blues show well, sell well and eat well – Quality from start to finish!