Melton Mowbray show potential cattle champion sells for £10,200

There was a flying trade at the inaugural show and sale of show potential cattle at Melton Mowbray which topped at £10,200 setting a new market record

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Pre-sale show champion, a 10-month-old Limousin cross heifer from J.K. Beckitt and Son, Newark
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Pre-sale show champion, a 10-month-old Limousin cross heifer from J.K. Beckitt and Son, Newark

The sale leader was the pre-sale show champion, a 10-month-old Limousin cross heifer from J.K. Beckitt and Son, Newark, which sold to the judges, brothers Will and James Ludgate, Leighton Buzzard. The...

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