YORKSHIRE-BRED Beef Shorthorn achieved two new centre breed records at the breed society’s spring sale in Carlisle.

Top price at 8,500gns was Gilven Journey, a two-year-old roan within the breed’s top 15 per cent. Sired by Cavans Bourbon, and out of an EX90 Bilsdale bred dam, he was bred and shown by RS and G Johnson, Huby, York, and sold to S and J Hodgson, Bradford, along with four female entries.

Oakleigh Justright, the leading female at 6,500gns was from P Turnbull, Whitby. A two-year-old roan in calf to Chapelton Bonanza, she was by Blelack Masterpiece and out of an Endeavour bred dam, and sold to D Nesbitt, of Seascale.

Mr Nesbitt made the day’s second highest price of 7,500gns for the male and overall champion, Millerston Juggernaut, a 21-month-old dark roan within the breed’s top 15 per cent. Bred and exhibited by Jack P Ramsay, Ayrshire, he was by Meonhill Charlie Chaplin out of a home-bred dam.

Next at 6,200gns was the reserve male champion, Burnside Jack The Lad, a 17-month-old red-and-white by the 6,000gns Chapelton Yardley. Bred and exhibited by W and J McAllister, Ballymena, he sold to ME and TD Tailford, Riding Mill.

The female champion, Roadway Joyful Tanzy from T Allan Jackson, Headlind Partners was secured for 3,600gns by S and J Hodgson, Bradford.

Two entries sold for 3,000gns – the reserve female champion, Outrawcliffe Secret Jan, a 16-month-old dark roan from Allan and Deirdre Wilkinson, Preston, went to RG and HE Thompson, Whitby, and Fieldhouse Keiran, a roan from W Graham, Ripon, went to T McMillan, Isle of Bute.

Averages: 16 bulls £4,469.06; 11 served heifers £2,973.41; 29 maiden heifers £1,583.68; 1 cow served and/or suckling £2,152.50. Drafts: Fieldhouse, 12 lots £1,311.63 Ballard, 8 lots £1,630.13.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.