Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

If you are interested in getting this Group active again, please come to the meeting at 11am at the Anchor Inn, Whixley YO26 8AG, to be followed by lunch. The outgoing Secretary, Ann Gates, would appreciate numbers to confirm the size of room to book. Please email her if you would like to come and f...

Are there any real people out there? This post has 13,000 views but not one response, public or private. I would like to enter 2 cows with heifer calves at foot at Otley show, entries close 18th April, show day is May 18th. The classes are cow with calf at foot, maiden heifer, pairs. Another pair of...

The Otley show schedule landed today, so now looking forward to the summer show season. So far, I have 3 cows with heifer calves that I'm planning to enter in Any Native Breed Cow with Calf classes, as well as shows with Dexter classes. However, I need someone to lead the calf. If anyone is interest...

Another photo from local press, Zanfara Lute meeting the local MP at Wensleydale show.

Expected date for Carlisle sale this year is 21st Sept. There's normally a good entry.

Judith Hawkhead of the York RBST support group kindly got the Dexter sale prices from the mart for me. Numbers are given as Gns/£s Registered cows in calf 180/189 x 2; 190/199.5 x 2; 100/105 Reg heifers in calf 390/409.5 x 2; 200/210 Reg bull 900/945; BN bull 200/210; BN steers 130/136.5; 170/178.5 ...

Wolsingham show, in Co. Durham NE England, is on Sept 7th. Last year Jean Jordeth took a lorry load of Dexters and I was there. Carlisle Rare Breeds Sale is on 21st Sept, with show of Dexters before the sale. Usually a good entry of Dexters.

Here is Zanfara Micki, who came home for Christmas. She was born 2017 and sold that year as a weaned stirk at Carlisle Rare Breeds sale. Since then, she's had six owners. The latest offered her back to me, so she came home on 18th Dec & has settled in as though she had never been away. Here's ho...

That is sad news. I met her many years ago, early 90's, when I hadn't been keeping Dexters that long. She was, indeed, very knowledgeable about the breed.

Mark- try asking Kay & Steve Darnbrook for Carlisle & York prices. They were at both sales. We can't communicate as I don't do social media and they don't do email.

All my entries sold on the day but barely scraped their reserves. Miquita & Melchior were both 1st in show & Melchior was Res Champ. After they'd been through the ring, several people enquired if they were still for sale. Shame they didn't bid when they were in the ring or make a provisional...

Miquita didn't make her reserve at Carlisle, so I'm taking her to York. I've also entered an 11 month old red short-leg steer and Zanfara Melchior, red non-short bull, born 6/1/23, birth notified and eligible for registration, both parents have been DNA tested. Already interested in girls! Melchior ...

Here's a photo of Katy (Zanfara Kathryn), from the local paper, in the show ring at Dalston show, during the 2022 heat wave.

I have two heifers entered. Zanfara Miquita, black, short leg, 3 years old. Served April by Zanfara Herr Mannelig. Ran with Endway Foxglove in May but not seen bulling. Reserve Champion at Cumberland County show, which was her first outing to a show. Reserve Champion Dalston show, her second time ou...

Manikin is looking very well. Fingers crossed she holds to the bull. Thomasina, my 18 year cow, is looking poor in comparison but she is still suckling a stonking bull calf born last Sept. Thomsina has been running with the bull Feb-May but hasn't held. I'm giving her a holiday now and will try agai...