Darlington Mart North East Limousin breeders club sale

Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held the North East Limousin breeders club sale incorporating the major reduction of the Castlethorpe herd plus a multi-breed cattle sale on Saturday 16^th May 2026. Forward were 134 head comprising of…

32 Pedigree Limousin Bulls sold to 12000 guineas (av. 6653 guineas)
50 Pedigree Limousin Heifers sold to 6200 guineas (av. 3129 guineas)
22 Pedigree Limousin Cows with Calves sold to 7200 guineas (av. 5777 guineas)
2 British Blue Heifers sold to 4200 guineas
2 Beef Shorthorn Cows & Calves sold to 2500 guineas

Pedigree Limousin – North East Club Sale
Bull Show Classes – Thanks must go primarily to our expert judge Mr Clive Knox who kindly travelled down from Kelso to expertly oversee proceedings today. Huge credit should be bestowed upon the vendors who presented without question the best show of bulls ever witnessed at this fast-improving annual event. The champion rosette went to the excellent February 2024 born Lissett Vision from JH Tennant Ltd, Bridlington; a really powerful bull with two copies of the F94L gene he is sired by the French bull Hamac and out of an excellent cow in Barrons Mylassy. The reserve championship went to the youngest bull in attendance, the April 2025 born Jorica Airmarshal from the local; herd of Josh Knaggs is sired by Glenrock Topgun and out of a homebred cow Jorica Primrose. A full breakdown of the show results and consequent prices are listed below.

Reserve Champion

Class 1
1^st Lisset Vision sold for 10,000 guineas to DW Humphrey, Redcar
2^nd Dovetree Voodoo sold for 7500 guineas to CJ & DM Metcalfe, Masham

Class 2
1^st Eastshaw Vanra sold for 10000 guineas to RO Gilson, Byers Green
2^nd Brontemoor Vane sold for 10000 guineas to GN Potts & Son, Newcastle
3^rd Kingshaugh Vinny sold for 5000 guineas to JJ Horn, Richmond
4^th Wallingfen Vangogh sold for 6500 guineas to O & J Turner, York

Class 3
1^st Jorica Volcano sold for 8500 guineas to TR Craven, York
2^nd Springs Vandal sold for 6000 guineas to A Hall, Pickering
3^rd Jorica Vimto sold for 5500 guineas to TW Dinning, Hexham
4^th Brontemoor Vazu sold for 7000 guineas to S Raine, Morton on Swale
5^th Cornsay Vince sold for 4000 guineas to W Hillas, Halifax

Class 4
1^st Wallingfen Victor sold for 7000 guineas to DE & AM Hodgson, Shap
2^nd Everpark Viper sold for 8500 guineas to Messrs Trotter, Kelso
3^rd Fieldson Vanilla sold for 11500 guineas to JC Thwaite & Son, Barnard Castle
4^th Cornsay Versatile sold for 4000 guineas to I Marshall & Sons, Bishop Middleham

Class 5
1^st Jorica ACDC sold for 5200 guineas to J Allison & Sons, Richmond
2^nd Holywell Astro sold for 5500 guineas to I Burn & Sons, Stamfordham
3^rd Barrons Apollo sold for 12000 guineas to WT Elstob & Son, Stockton
4^th Wallingfen Alan sold for 5000 guines to JB Wood & Son, Kirkbymoorside
5^th Jorica Acorn sold for 6500 guineas to DM White, Skipton

Class 6
1^st Jorica Airmarshal Unsold
2^nd Jorica Arnold sold for 6000 guineas to F Hickson & Son, Capheaton
3^rd Holywell Alfie sold for 4500 guineas to A Barker, Scarborough
4^th Cornsay Alfie sold for 4500 guineas to JC Smith, Yarm

North East Club Sale of Bulls
Trade continued last year’s tremendous form, all but two of the thirty-two found new homes and the pair unsold were the youngest by some margin and will both surely have a bright future on another day. Five bulls hit five figures; a feat never achieved before at this sale. Three selling at exactly 10,000 guineas were bettered by one at 11,500 guineas and our sale leader at 12,000 guineas. Top of the day was the incredibly well grown Barrons Apollo from Willie Baron, Burnhope; the beautifully deep red coloured bull is sired by Cornsay Thunder and out of Barrons Sunset with a long line of home bred females on her side. Selling at 11,500 was the wonderful Fieldson Vanilla from JW & MC Fieldson, Lincolnshire; a cracker with the desirable combination of an F94L and a Q204X gene he is sired by Glenrock Redemption and out of the homebred Fieldson Smoothie. The three bulls reaching 10k were all strong two-year-olds; the champion Lissett Vision plus Brontemoor Vane from JM & SM Priestley and also Eastshaw Vanra from A & JA Iveson. Vane is sired by Knock Msport, a Goldies Goldfinger son out of the homebred Brontemoor Nina whilst Vanra is even more of a homebred success story, sired by the son of a Wilodge Vantastic bred Eastshaw Ivantastic out of Eastshaw Rachel who herself is a Dinmore Goldcrest daughter.

1200 Guineas worth of Limousin Bull

Top Price Pedigree Limousin Bulls (Guineas) – 12000 W Barron. 11500 JW Fieldson. 10000 9500 7000 5200 JM&SM Priestley. 10000 JH Tennant Ltd. 10000 A&JA Iveson. 8500 6500 6000 5500 5200 Josh Knaggs. 8500 J&T Waring. 7500 D Lumley. 7000 6500 5000 S&J Scott. 6000 RD Anderson. 5500(x2) 4500 MJ Marley. 5000 TW Hutchinson. 4500(x2) 4000(x2) WI Suddes & Son.

North East Club Sale of Females
Some real quality forward this year, thanks to the vendors who continue to push this sale forward year on year. Topping the day at 6200 guineas and putting another feather in the cap of the Fieldson’s was lot 113, Fieldson Vixen; the Glenrock Redemption daughter oozed class and was PD’d in calf to Fieldson Universe, she was knocked down to JR & G Walton, Barnard Castle.

Top Price Pedigree Limousin Heifers (Guineas) – 6200 4200 3800 JW Fieldson. 3200 3100(x2) Josh Knaggs. 3000 2900 TW Hutchinson. 3000(x2) 2400(x2) A&JA Iveson. 2600 C Stafford.

Other breed Cattle Top Prices-

British Blue Heifers- 4200 3200 D Alderson.

Shorthorn Cows & Calves- 2500 2100 Upsall Castle

Castlethorpe Herd Major Reduction Sale
On behalf of the directors, auctioneers and staff here at Darlington Mart we would firstly like to thank Johnathon and Suzanne Stacey for entrusting us to conduct this important sale. The people and the cattle have been an absolute pleasure to deal with from beginning to end and we feel privileged to have played our part in this memorable occasion, we by no means take lightly the responsibility of overseeing the sale of the Stacey’s lifetimes worth of hard work. The consistency of the herd was apparent for all to see and with that brought about some excellent results in the sale ring, temperaments second to none and milky French genetics ensured buyers bid confidently both in person and online from the length and breadth of Great Britain.

The twenty-two cows and calves averaged a marvellous 5777 guineas, the eleven 2024 born heifers averaged 3963 guineas and the nineteen 2025 born heifers averaged 2615 guineas. Top of the wonderful cows and calves at 7200 guineas was the exceptional 2023 born Castlethorpe Unique with her heifer calf Castlethorpe Berry at foot. Unique is a daughter of the influential Frogmore Royalty and out of Castlethorpe Roux whilst the bonnie Berry is sired by Dyfri Shogun; they were bought by Suffolk based Alastaire Brice. Topping the heifers ready to bull was the stunning Castlethorpe Vino at 4600 guineas, she is another sired by Dyfri Shogun and goes with her excellent figures to surely breed well for AK Belfield, Derbyshire. The young heifer trade was led at 3200 guineas by Castlethorpe Appy, yet another Dyfri Shogun daughter she was many peoples pick, she was eventually secured by the far travelled GHMJ Samuel, Herefordshire.

Castlethorpe Pedigree Limousins Dispersal Top Prices in Guineas –

Heifers- 4600 4300 4200(x2) 4000 3800(x4) 3700(x2) 3600 3500 3200 3100 3000(x2) 2800 2700 2600(x6) 2400(x2)

Stock Bull- 6800

Cows & Calves- 7200 7000 6800(x2) 6600 6500(x2) 6200 6000(x3) 5500(x3) 5200(x3) 5000(x2) 4800(x2) 3800