THE LUING CATTLE SOCIETY LTD.
ANNUAL PREMIER SALE
Friday 5th February 2016
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Wallets Mart, Castle Douglas
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
The minimum age for bulls sold at Society Sales is 18 months on the day of the sale.
All bulls must be inspected prior to the sale. Bulls will then be weighed and measured in the market
and must measure a minimum of 52 inches on the day of the sale with minimum scrotal
circumference of 38cms. A bull will not be accepted for sale if the dam is alive in the vendor’s herd
and has not been classified.
3. Every consignor must display a Health declaration form from one of the CHeCS scheme
providers which MUST include details of BVD vaccination.
4. Pedigree and Appendix A Luing heifers may be sold. Older pedigree stock in good condition may
be sold at the end of the main sale.
5. The order of the sale will be: In-calf heifers (class 1); Bulling heifers (2); Yearling Heifers (3);
Bulls (4); Cows (in-calf and/or with calf at foot - 5).
6. All bulls must be in the market by Wednesday night and ready for weighing, measuring and
photographing by 0900hrs on Thursday 4th February 2016.
7. All females must be numbered and available for inspection by the panel, by 12noon on Thursday
4th February 2016. Any animal with a black nose or displaying unruly temperament will be
rejected.
8. Straw and hay will be charged at cost price by the market and will only be available if booked
ahead of time.
9. Bulls will be catalogued and sold in age order, oldest first.
10. Heifers will be sold in lots of any number, starting with in-calf heifers (or with calf at foot). Each
owner’s entries will be sold in one draw unless they number more than 20 in total. Heifers to be
entered in either of the pairs competitions can be drawn from different pens and all but the winning
pair will be presented through the ring as originally entered in the catalogue. Each vendor is
permitted to enter one pair per competition. The winning pair must be sold as a pair within the
vendor’s lot at a point of their choosing, to be notified to the auctioneer before the beginning of the
sale.
11. Official UK tag numbers must be given relevant to all animals entered in the sale and the onus is on
the vendor to ensure that each animal is correctly double tagged before entering the sale ring. All
animals presented in the ring are expected to be clean and groomed, as befitting a pedigree sale.
12. All animals will be sold under the terms and conditions contained in the N.B.A. breeding
warranty.
13. The Society will apply a 2% levy and the mart will charge 3.5% commission. The sale will be
conducted in guineas.
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N.B. ENTRIES CLOSE 11th DECEMBER 2015 This will be strictly adhered to,
to allow time for compilation, printing and distribution of catalogues in good time.
Enquiries: Breed Secretary – 01250-872897
E-mail: secretary@luingcattlesociety.co.uk
Entries close Friday 11th December 2015
THE LUING CATTLE SOCIETY LTD
ANNUAL PREMIER SALE
Friday 5th February 2016
...
Wallets Mart, Castle Douglas
1. List animals for sale by Herd Book Number or Management Tag. Official UK tag numbers must be supplied. Pedigree certificates no longer
need to accompany the entry form and instead should be handed into the mart office together with the cattle passports.
2. Bracket together animals that you wish to be sold in the ring as a group.
3. In the case of in-calf heifers, give due date and service sire.
4. Note rules regarding pairs of cattle to be shown.
5. Include any information about health schemes/status that you wish printed in the catalogue on the separate form.
6. Return entries as soon as possible and no later than Friday, 11th December 2015 along with the Heath Declaration Form.
Entries and enquiries to Breed Secretary: Una MacQueen, Luing Cattle Society Ltd, Mount Blair, 10 Manor Gardens, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, PH10 6JS
secretary@luingcattlesociety.co.uk or 01250-872897.
NAME (as you wish it to appear in the catalogue)
: ……….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
ADDRESS
: …………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
TEL. NO.
: ………………………………………
PREFIX: HOLDING NO. : ……………………………………… UK HERD NO. : ………………………………….
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CLASS
e.g. 2
HERD BOOK NUMBER
P/30221
MANAGEMENT NUMBER
P64
OFFICIAL UK TAG NUMBER
UK542231/100564
CLASS
HERD BOOK NUMBER
MANAGEMENT NUMBER
OFFICIAL UK TAG NUMBER