Nationwide Interest at Spring Show & Sale 2026 with Bulls avg £4,179 and Females avg £2293
Rand David was Judge Dean Hullah's Junior and Overall Champion. He went on to be Reserve Interbreed Champion. This March born Bull sired by Holegate Zante out of Sudbrooke Yardley Y085, bred by Rand Farm Park, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, sold for 3,500 Gns to Chris Page & Melissa Bollon's Foulness Herd, Brough, East Yorkshire.
Hobart Dylan was Senior Champion and Overall Reserve Champion, sired by Hemingby Andrew out of Hobart Heroine A945, bred by A W J & E L Bambridge, Blickling, Norfolk, was top priced Lincoln Red on the day selling for 4,700 Gns to Stephen & Tina Skipworth's Adbury Park Herd in Hampshire.
Reserve Junior Bull, was Othorpe Drake sired by Donington Zorro out of Othorpe Mattie X184, bred by Will & Ellie Jackson, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, sold for 4,000 Gns to Jeanette Vincent's Stonebridge Herd, Canterbury, Kent.
Reserve Senior Bull, from the well known Beverley Herd of R I Clough & Son, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, Beverley Classic sired by Beverley Wingman out of Beverley Annie Z30 sold for 3,500 Gns to Martha Hayes's Thorns Herd, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire.
February born Coneygarth Del Boy bred by Martin & Derrick Cooper, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, sired by Donington Yuri out of Coneygarth Nancy X217, sold for 4,200 Gns to Nick Barton's Highbarn Herd, Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Champion Female was Walmer Lobelia D570, bred by Miss J M Needler owned & exhibited by Mr R J & Mrs G Goodwin, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, sired by Beverley Zion ET out of Walmer Lobelia X1229.
Reserve Female Champion was Holyoak Gloria D39 bred by Mr R J & Mrs G Goodwin, sired by Beverley Xtrovert out of Othorpe Gloria A256 sold for 2,600 Gns to Ollie Brayne's Long Croft Herd, Hope Valley, Derbyshire.
Maiden Heifers from Ed Middleton's Holegate Herd, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, all sold to a selection of Herds with the top priced Heifer being Holegate Diana D246 selling for 2,600 Gns to Hayley & Tom Williamson's Williamson Herd, Lincolnshire; Holegate May D249 selling for 2,100 Gns to Ollie Brayne's Long Croft Herd; Holegate May D269 selling for 2,000 Gns to a new Member in Norfolk and Holegate Diana D275 selling for 1,850 Gns to Phillippa & Andrew Pritchard's Owslebury Herd, Hampshire.
Thank you to our Judge, Dean Hullah; to everyone who supported the Day, Vendors and Buyers; bidding on MartEye was busy too; and a to Scott, Harry, Daisy and the whole Team at Melton Mowbray Market.