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.

Lincoln Red Section of the Catalogue available here

7,000 Gns for St. Fort Dasher and 4,000 Gns for St. Fort Dundee

All 3 Lincoln Red Bulls from the Mylius Families' Herds sold at Stirling on 2nd February.

St Fort Hill Duke P4351, Sired by Ballyvaddy Warlord out of Rumford Tweedle T71 sold to James Hamilton's Hamilton Organic Ltd Herd, Dunbar. Going to the same Herd was St. Fort Dasher XP81413, Sired by St. Fort Yarmouth out of St. Fort Mary X786. St. Fort Dundee XP81427, Sired by St. Fort Yarmouth out of St. Fort Blossom Y899 sold to Martha Hayes's Thorns Herd in Lincolnshire.

3 Lincoln Red Bulls for Sale at the UA Stirling Bull Sale - Catalogue available

FRIDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2025 AT LOUTH LIVESTOCK MARKET
CATALOGUE

It is with great regret that we have to advise of the dispersal of the famous Donington Herd of Pedigree Lincoln Reds on behalf of Graham and Bryan Parkinson.
The Sale is at Louth Livestock Market with online bidding via Marteye. Viewing from rom 8:00am and the Sale will begin at Noon.
The Donington Herd was established 62 years ago in 1963 by the Parkinson Family with the purchase of 10 Lincoln Red Heifers from J R Needham & Sons. The families of these being: Jessie; Jane; Gloria; Diana; Molly; Grace; Gay; Ann and May. Donington Herd Cows have been successfully out-wintered and calved outside in April/May since 1969 with stock being used to set up numerous prestigious Herds across the Country.
The first Bull sold at Lincoln Red Cattle Society Sales was Donington Herdsman in the 1970’s, who sold to J Mountain of Temple Bruer for 100Gns and the last one sold was Donington Watchman (Dam Donington Molly P17 & Sire Foulness Leroy) who sold for 9,000Gns to the Cowford Herd in Perthshire at the 2019 Premier Pedigree Spring Show & Sale.
In the early 70’s the introduction of influential Sire Acthorpe Nelson (who was unbeaten in the summer show ring) was a great boost to the Herd. His influence led to many Championships for the Donington Herd, including 3 Royal Smithfields; 2 Perth Bull Sales; 2 LRCS Bull Sales and 3 Junior Championships. In 1978 Donington Zechariah (Dam Donington Jessie 19th & Sire Acthorpe Nelson) came first at the Palermo International Show & Sale in Argentina; selling for ten million six hundred thousand pesetas (10,600Gns).
It hasn’t been just all about the Donington Bulls! Over the years Donington Females have been in high demand and Donington bloodlines can be found in many Lincoln Red Herds up and down the Country and in many of the show winning Lincoln Reds! In 2018, at the Royal Welsh Show, Donington Jessie V12 (Dam Donington Jessie S3 & Sire Foulness Leroy) owned and shown by Ed Middleton, was Supreme Interbreed Beef Champion!
Recently the emphasis has been more about selling breeding stock and Donington animals have been used to set up several Herds across the UK both Pedigree and Commercial Herds. Graham has commented “One of my greatest pleasures has been to see Donington Cattle succeed in these Herds!”
Some Notable Bulls used in the last 20 years are:
Limestone Dunstan; Hemingby Viking; Bevan Gallant; Donington Jupiter; Market Stainton Kinsman; Beverley Kudos; Brandon Robber; Foulness Leroy; Highbarn Thunderbolt & Yarn Hill Wilbur.
Health Status: The Donington Herd is in the Biobest High Health Scheme: Accredited Free of BVD; Johnes Risk Level 1 and clear of Neospora. Both Bulls and all in-calf Females have been Bluetongue Vaccinated.
Whole Herd pre-movement TB tested.
This full Herd dispersal sale will include approximately:
• 45 in-calf cows and calves;
• 15 in-calf heifers;
• 15 bulling heifers;
• 2 Lincoln Red stock bulls; Donington Buccaneer and Holegate Bandit who was Senior and Supreme Champion Bull at the Lincoln Red Cattle Society’s Annual Premier Pedigree Spring Show and Sale in March 2024; acquired for 10,000 Gns.
This dispersal Sale will give potential purchasers the opportunity to buy cattle from a longstanding and highly respected Herd. The Sale Catalogue will be available soon. If you wish to receive a paper copy please contact Louth Livestock Market; email your details to: auctions@masonsandpartners.co.uk
For more information, please contact Auctioneer Edward Middleton on 07395 570303
Register for online bidding with Marteye here at least 48 hours before the sale to be registered and approved.
We look forward to seeing you at the Sale.

We are delighted to see Trainview Cassius off to such a renowned Herd of Lincoln Reds with the Mylius Family at St Fort. We have admired the breed for many years but it was after seeing a tremendous line up of Lincoln Red bulls at Stirling a few years ago that made us make the jump into actually owning some. In 2021 we purchased St Fort Frosty Y989 at Stirling for the top price of 2200 gns to run alongside our pedigree herds of Beef Shorthorn and Irish Moiled. We continue to be impressed by the Lincolns as fleshy, no fuss cattle. Trainview Cassius has been just that. He is just the type of animal we are aiming to breed and we look forward to continuing our journey to building up our small Herd.

It has certainly been a sale to remember, setting a Scottish record is not something that comes around often and it is a great endorsement of the Breed.  We wish the Mylius Family all the very best with Cassius and we look forward to seeing his progeny at St Fort.

Valerie Orr, Trainview Livestock

Hemswell Court, Gainsborough, was our venue for our Presentation Evening for our 2024 National Herd Competition. Members and Guests gathered together on Saturday 2nd November for this prestigious event.

A Massive "Thank You" to our Judges Sharon & Phil Sellers.

Congratulations to all the Winners and thank you to all those Members who participated in 2024!

Overall Judges Choice was Brackenhurst Diana V444, bred and owned by Nottingham Trent University. Prize Monies sponsored by Coneygarth Farm Day Nursery. The Trophy is sponsored by FAB - brewers of the excellent Lincoln Red Ale.

Engraved Tankards presented to the Winners of each Class - sponsored by FAB. These came with a bottle of Lincoln Red Ale - sponsored by Michael Read.

Classes 1 to 3 sponsored by Rand Farm Park

Holegate Bandit, the Senior & Supreme Champion Bull, in our Annual Pedigree Spring and Sale at Melton Mowbray Market on Saturday 23^rd March 2024, sold for 10,000 Gns! Bred and Exhibited by Ed Middleton, Lincolnshire, sired by Sharlock Xtreme (the Judge’s top placed Lincoln Red in our 2023 National Herd Competition – Judge was Richard Bartle) out of Donington May V4.  Sold to our Judge, Graham Parkinson, Lincolnshire.

Beverley Atomic, from the Clough’s Beverley Herd, Lincolnshire, was Reserve Senior & Reserve Supreme Champion Bull, sired by Beverley Vantage out of Beverley Miss V93, sold to Michael Read’s Hemingby Herd, Lincolnshire, for 5,000 Gns.

Brackenhurst Bellingham, from the Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst Herd, Nottinghamshire, was Junior Champion Bull. Sired by Auchmacoy Xeno out of Brackenhurst Grace V443. 

Beverley Braveheart, from the Clough’s Herd, was Reserve Junior Champion Bull, Sired by Beverley Wingman out of Beverley Kelsie U21, sold to Rob Smyth’s Ashfield Herd, Bedfordshire, for 4,100 Gns.

Brackenhurst Beretta, 2^nd in his Class, from the Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst Herd, another Auchmacoy Xeno son out of Brackenhurst Rose X494, sold to the Clough’s for 6,700 Gns.

Yarn Hill Bandit, from the Mann’s Yarn Hill Herd, Suffolk, sired by Walmer Yara out of Yarn Hill Elspeth T340, sold to the Skipworth’s Adbury Park Herd, Berkshire.

Holegate Banjo, from Ed Middleton’s Holegte Herd, also a son of Sharlock Xtreme out of Donington Diana V44, sold to John Carrick’s De’Morley Herd, Norfolk.

10 Bulls sold at an overall average of 4,640 Gns (£4,872)

Supreme Champion Female was Chestnut Tree Mattie B195, a Maiden Heifer from Tom Green’s Chestnut Tree Herd, Lincolnshire.  2022 born Heifer, Sired by Beverley Samson out of Chestnut Tree Mattie X135, sold for 2,000 Gns to a commercial breeder.  Her stable mate, Chestnut Tree Limithan Keira B186, also a Beverley Samson daughter out of Chestnut Tree Limithan Keira U88, sold to the same buyer for 1,800 Gns.

Reserve Supreme Champion Female was Highbarn Ruby B250, a Maiden Heifer from Nick Barton’s Highbarn Herd, Cheshire. Sired by Donington Yuri out of Highbarn Ruby U171.

Holyoak Corin B30, from Mr R J & Mrs G Goodwin’s Holyoak Herd, Leicestershire, 2022 born Heifer, Sired by Highbarn Xion out of Wragby Corin V222, sold to a commercial breeder for 1,500 Gns.

The Females sold for an overall average of 1,757 Gns (£1,855)

President, Dean Hullah, thanked Vendors and Buyers from across the Country for supporting this, the Society’s most prestigious and long-standing Pedigree Show & Sale.  He also thanked Graham Parkinson, our Breed Judge, who also collaborated with other breeds Judge in going on to Judge the Overall Inter-breed Champion.  He congratulated all the show winners and the Vendors who achieved the tremendous prices.  He also thanked our Auctioneer, Scott Ruck, and his Team at Melton Mowbray Market, who had ensured the expert running of the multi-breed Show & Sale.The next official Lincoln Red Show & Sale will be held on 26^th October 2024 at Melton

3rd November 2023, saw Members and Guests gathered at the Stallingborough Grange Hotel for the Presentation of the Society's 2023 National Herd Competition Winners.

A huge "Thank you" to Richard Bartle for Judging and to all our Sponsors.

Results: OVERALL JUDGES CHOICE -was SHARLOCK XTREME XP80925, OWNED BY ED MIDDLETON’S HOLEGATE HERD - Prize monies Sponsored by Mr A Parker and Trophy Sponsored by John Cusson's FAB (Ferry Ales Brewery)

All 1st Prize Winners received Tankards Sponsored by John Cusson's FAB

Class 1 - Small Herd - Sponsored by Rand Farm Park - 1st Nick Barton's Highbarn Herd; 2nd Ron Goodwin's Holyoak Herd; 3rd Chris Page & Melissa Bollon's Foulness Herd

Class 2 - Medium Herd - Sponsored by Rand Farm Park - 1st Sharon Buchan's Auchmacoy Herd; 2nd University of Lincoln's Riseholme Herd; 3rd Ed Middleton's Holegate Herd

Class 3 - Large Herd - Sponsored by Rand Farm Park - 1st Nottingham Trent University's Brackenhurst Herd; 2nd Tony & Emily Bambridge's Hobart Herd; 3rd Michael Read's Hemingby Herd

Class 4 - Senior Bull (over 24 months) - Sponsored by Trehudreth Herd - 1st Ed Middleton's Sharlock Xtreme XP80925; 2nd Sharon Buchan's Auchmacoy Xcalibur XP80953; 3rd Scott Thompson's Sudbrooke Whisky Mac XP80849

Class 5 - Junior Bull (12 to 24 months) - Sponsored by Derrick & Pauline Cooper - 1st Michael Read's Heming Blake XP81266; 2nd Ed Middleton's Holegate Bandit XP81289; 3rd R I Clough & Son's Beverley Atomic XP81293

Class 6 - Best Cow - Sponsored by Robin Dennett - 1st Auchmacoy Heroine U291 XP95860; 2nd Tony & Emily Bambridge's Hobart Heroine Y831 XP98419; 3rd Ed Middleton's Donington Jessie V12 XP96560

Class 7 - Best Heifer - Sponsored by Gablestock - 1st Sharon Buchan's Auchmacoy Heroine A015 XP99591; 2nd Ed Middleton's Holegate Jessie A120; 3rd Graham Parkinson's Donington Molly A7 XP99670

Class 8 - Bull Calf (under 12 months) - Sponsored by Farm Star - 1st Chris Page & Melissa Bollon's Foulness Crusader; 2nd University of Lincoln's Riseholme Commander; 3rd Nottingham Trent University's Brackenhurst Captain

Class 9 - Heifer Calf (under 12 months) - Sponsored by F Leakes Butchers, Tom Bollon - 1st University of Lincoln's Riseholme Cracker Hannah C774; 2nd Nick Barton's Highbarn Pettal C261; 3rd Ed Middleton's Holegate Jessie C214

Class 10 - Cross-bred Butchers Beast - Sponsored by Michael Read - 1st Michael Read's BBxLR Bonnie; 2nd Nottingham Trent University's "650"; 3rd Tony Mallon's LimxLR "3083"

Class 11 - Pure Bred Lincoln Red Butchers Beast - Sponsored by Michael Read - 1st Michael Read's "Bart"; 2nd Tony Mallon's "3038"; 3rd Martin Cooper's Holyoak Bounty                 

4000 Gns for Lincoln Red Heifer Calf at Melton Mowbray Market

Champion Female Calf and Overall Champion Calf from the Cooper’s Coneygarth Herd in South Yorkshire: Coneygarth Nancy C299 sold for 4,000 Gns to Hayley &Tom Williamsons’  Williamsons Herd in Lincolnshire.  The March 2023 born calf is Sired by Donington Yuri (bred by Mr J G Parkinson) out of Coneygarth Nancy X217.

Reserve Champion Female Calf & Reserve Overall Calf from Mrs S Buchan’s Auchmacoy Herd in Aberdeenshire: Auchmacoy Bianca C64 sold for 1,500 Gns to Kit Corbridge’s Shutt Herd , Derbyshire.  Also a March 2023 born calf Sired by Auchmacoy Xcalibur who was Champion Bull and Overall Breed Champion at the 2023 Royal Highland Show, out of Auchmacoy Bianca T228.

Champion Bull Calf from Mrs S Buchan’s Auchmacoy Herd, Auchmacoy Conlan sold for 1,600 Gns to Chris Page’s Foulness Herd, East Yorkshire.  March 2023 born he is also Sired by Auchmacoy Xcalibur out of Auchmacoy Ada S187.

2,800 Gns for Maiden Lincoln Red Heifer

The highest priced Maiden Heifer from the Ed Middleton’s Holegate Herd in Lincolnshire; Holegate May B152 sold for 2,800 Gns to Tom Nicholls’ Ladycrofts Herd in Buckinghamshire.  Sired by Brackenhurst Warrior out of Holegate May Y70.  Also selling to the Ladycrofts Herd for 2,500 Gns was Holegate Gloria B146, another Brackenhurst Warrior daughter out of Holegate Gloria Y51.

The Female Champion, 2022 born Maiden Heifer, Mrs S Buchan’s Auchmacoy Bianca B45 sold to new Member, Lisa Kemp’s Kemp Herd in Nottinghamshire, for £2,800.  Sired by Brackenhurst Wiseguy out of Auchmacoy Bianca P116.

The Reserve Champion Female, 2022 born Maiden Heifer, from Jamie Quinn & Sue Oliver’s Axholme Herd in North Lincolnshire, Axholme Heroine B82 sold for 2,000 Gns to Tim Hunter’s Lindsey Herd in Lincolnshire.  Sired by Axholme X12 David Brown out of Legbourne Heroine S141.

AVERAGES:

Maiden Heifers: £2,082

Calves:  £1,974       

Champion Bull was Walmer Alberta from the Walmer Herd in Lincolnshire, Sired by Houghton Warden out of Walmer Lass T1060.  Reserve Champion Bull was Misterton Boeuf from the Misterton Herd in South Yorkshire, Sired by Brackenhurst Ranger out of Axholme Matilda Y38.

President of the Lincoln Red Cattle Society, Mr Dean Hullah, thanked both Vendors and Purchasers who had come from across the Country to support our Autumn Show & Sale.  He wished it especially noted, too, that the average for Maiden Heifers had increased significantly and congratulated the Show winners and the Cooper Family on setting a Lincoln Red Calf Record.  Dean also thanked Scott Ruck and all his Team at Melton Mowbray Market for their support and efficiency.

23^rd March 2024 is the date of our next Premier Pedigree Spring Show & Sale at Melton Mowbray Market