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Simmentals top at 7,200gns at Carlisle

Grangewood New Hope 22 from Andrew and Yvonne Leedham, Pickering, sold for 7,200gns to lead the Simmental sale at Carlisle.

The August 2022-born son of Ranfurly Impeccable 14 17, out of the Dinton Nautical daughter Grangewood Jackie, is in the breed top 5 per cent and 10 per cent for terminal production and self replacing indexes. The buyer was J.C. Innes and Sons, Huntly.

Selling at 7,000gns was the pre-sale show champion, Popes Picasso 23, from Jimmy and Vikki Wood, Preston. The first bull offered for sale by €52,000 Euro Clonagh Lucky Explorer and out of Popes Princess Kiki, it sold to Irving Pearson, Penrith.

Jim and Patricia Goldie, Annan, bought two bulls at 6,000gns and 5,000gns. The first, at 6,000gns, was September 2022-born Auchorachan Newbie 22 by Greencap Kane 19, from D. and R. Durno and Sons, Ballindalloch.

At 5,000gns from Messrs Leedham, was January 2023-born Grangewood Paddington (TM), another by Ranfurly Impeccable 14 17.

The Goldies themselves then sold the overall reserve champion, July 2022-born Newbiemains New Moon 22, by Carbery Lightening, for 5,000gns to D.F. Crew, Lockerbie.   

Pedigree females topped at 3,000gns for Tilbrook Netty, a December 2022-born heifer by Clonagh Latin Lover, from Peter Burgess, Hexham, which sold to L. Renshaw and I. Brassington, Derbyshire.

A feature of the sale was the Simm X High Health sale of bulling heifers. Leading the way with a pair of Simm Luing heifers at £2,450, and a further pair at £2,400, was Angus Freeman, Windermere, which sold to A.J. and L. Birkett, Ambleside.

 Average – 19 bulls, £4,603.42; 2 heifers, £2,887.50; 36 high health heifers, £2,020.83.

 Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

Tycoon tops Limousins at 11,000gns

The sale of pedigree Limousins at Brecon topped at 11,000gns for Woodmarsh Tycoon, from M. and J.C. Gould, Shrewsbury.

The November 2022-born bull by Wilodge Cerberus out 25,000gns Wilodge Onhigh has a myostatin pairing of F94L/Q204 with a top 1 per cent muscle depth score, and growth, milk and beef value EBV's in the top 10 per cent of the national herd. The buyer was Wilodge Limousins, Shifnal.

Next, at 8,000gns, was the senior and overall reserve champion, Nealford Tinker, an April 2022-born son of Loosebeare Nelson from J.H. Neale and Son, Launceston, which was knocked down to W.I. and J. Adams, Swansea.

Three bulls sold for 7,500gns, two of them from D.G. and M.J. Edwards, Cilycwn. First was Dyfri Tonto, a 24-month-old son of Fenomen, which sold to R. Lewis, Glanelan. The other was July 2022-born Dyfri Tutor by the same sire, which went home with E.H. Harmer and Son, Brecon.

Also making 7,500gns, from E.W. Quick and Sons, Crediton, was the reserve senior champion, Loosebeare Tinker, a 23 month-old bull by Ampertaine Jeronimo. The buyer was R.W. Williams, Llangadog.

Females topped at 4,000gns for the female champion, Meadowrig Una by Ronick Roulette, from Mary Cormack, Stoke Prior, which sold to Jeff Jenkins, Carmarthen.

Average - 21 bulls, £5,895 (+£324 on 2023); 9 heifers, £2,875.

Auctioneers: McCartneys.

High of 6,200gns for British Blondes

There was a complete clearance at the British Blonde Cattle Soceity show and sale at Carlisle which peaked at 6,200gns.
The sale topper was two-year-old Silverwood Tom, a son of the French bull, Drop, out of Silverwood Opal from N. McKnight, Co Down. The buyers were Neil and Jess Barrett, North Yorkshire.

Next at 6,000gns was the reserve champion, Hallfield Tyne by Aaron Jaigo consigned by P. Weightman and Sons, Peterlee, which went home with M. Harrison, Shap.
From the same home, the pre-sale show champion Hallfield Thumper 22 by the same sire sold for 5,500gns to T.W. Brown,  Richmond.
Topping the female entries at 2,800gns apiece were two heifers from Messrs Weightman. First was Hallfield Toyota, a daughter of Jiggywigs Oscar which sold to A. and F. Moore, Market Rasen. Followed by Hallfield Talia, a heifer by Brack-a-Broom Rob which went to Rebecca Jenkins, Caithness.  

 Averages – 7 bulls, £4,950, 8 heifers, £2,323.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

Holstein heifer tops dairy youngstock sale

The sale of dairy youngstock at Carlisle topped at £2,450 for a Holstein heifer by Applejax, in-calf to Mecca P (sexed) from Alan Reid, Lockerbie, which sold to Bluestone Farming, Duns.
A heifer by Marvel, due in July to Monk (sexed) from the same home sold for £2,400 to Messrs Forest, Annan, with the 30 heifers from this home averaging £2,170.
Irish Friesian in-calf heifer from Cumrue Farming Partners, Dumfries, topped at £1,250 on several occasions.   
Holstein bulling heifers topped at £1,600 for Winton Sidekick Ghost from Peter Waring, East Yorkshire, who also sold Winton Chief Tippy at £1,300.
Yearling heifers topped at £1,300 for Belaw Rager Cloda, a heifer consigned by Belaw Farming, Northallerton.   Irish Friesian heifer calves from Cumrue Farming topped at £280.

Averages - 49 Holstein in-calf heifers, £2,021.59; 45 Irish Friesian in-calf heifers, £926;11 Holstein short-bred heifers (due November), £1,205.45.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

Flying trade for ewes and lambs

The New Fair show and sale of breeding sheep at Kirkby Stephen topped at £202/ life and £404/outfit for the winning pen of 10 Texel hoggs from Messrs Whiteford, Tercrosset, Brampton which were bought by Messrs Simpson, Wigglesworth.

Messrs Maughan, Great Asby, sold a pen of two and three-shear continental ewes with twin lambs at £178/life (£534 per outfit) and a pen of four-shear ewes with twin lambs to £140/life (£420/outfit) to Messrs Dodd, Temple Sowerby. They also sold Beltex hoggs with lambs at £184/life (£368/outfit) to Messrs Simpson.

The first prize winning Mule hoggs with Suffolk lambs from Messrs Winter, Clickham, sold for £160/life (£320/outfit) to Messrs Ryeland, Kendal. Their second prize pen of 10 continental hoggs sold for £162/life (£324/outfit) selling to Messrs Birkbeck, Soulby.

 A pen of three-crop Suffolk cross ewes sold to £160 per life (£320 per outfit) from Messrs Brown, Ravenstonedale selling to Messrs McCrone, Carlisle.

 Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

Limousins sell to 8,400gns at Skipton

The championship and top price of 8,400gns at the Craven Limousin Day at Skipton went to Mark Nelson, Clapham, with Bullandcave Trouper. The ET son of Hunters Hall Nutcracker out of Gunnerfleet Hicks daughter, Hunters Hall Retha. The buyer was Thomas Robinson, Slaidburn.

Next at 7,400gns was the overall reserve champion, Tomschoice Trademark, a December 2022-born bull by Tomschoice Lexicon, since sold to Norbreck Genetics and now the number one bull in the Republic of Ireland for genetics and easy calving. Consigned by James and Sarah Cooper, Dacre, it sold to the Towler family, Grindleton.

The Coopers also sold November 2022-born Tomschoice Tanqueray at 6,800gns to A. Cussins and Sons, Kirkbymoorside.

Topping the consignment from the Priestley family, Kirkcambeck, at 6,800gns was the July 2022-born third prize intermediate bull, Brontemoor Theo, a Goldies Northstar son which caught the eye of R. Gill and Sons, Sabden.

A second intermediate bull from the same home, September 2022-born Brontemoor Theheatison, by Cowtham Justice made 5,100gns when joining the Shaw family, Huddersfield.

The Priestleys also sold Brontemoor Ute, a February 2023-born son of Shatton Pedro for 6,100gns to J.W. Peacock, Wymondham.

Leading the female trade at 3,500gns was the first prize maiden heifer and female champion, Lowflan Totty, from Ian Wilson and Carol Wood, Ulverston. May 2022-born and by Lowflan Razor, it was bought by CCM trainee auctioneer and surveyor, Ed Dews, Wakefield.

 Averages – senior bulls, £3,570; intermediate bulls, £5,088; junior bulls,  £3,150; maiden heifers, £2,403; cows in-calf/with calves at foot, £2,940.

 Auctioneers: CCM.

Exeter dairy dispersal tops at 2,700gns

The dispersal of the Swallowdale and Crystal herds on behalf of Chris and Catherine Elmes, Swindon, at Exeter saw just under 50 per cent of the milkers making £2,000 or more topping at 2,700gns for Swallowdale Outside Kitty Grace, a daughter Comestar Outside, which sold to Tom Laarveld, Honiton.
At 2,650gns was Swallowdale Raffaello Bluebell, a fresh heifer, which sold to volume buyer Messrs Tolley, Somerset.

Cows topped at 2,520gns for Swallowdale Flame Frivole 18 VG85, a second calver by Vieuxsaule Flame.

Dry cows topped at 1,420gns for Swallowdale Kingstar Mickie 40 VG88, due its fourth in June. In-calf heifers sold to 1,300gns for Crystal Advance Tiara Red 2, a red and white heifer due in August. Yearling heifers sold 750gns with heifer calves topping at 550gns. The milking portion of the herd including all cows with faults averaged £1,758.

The best of the fortnightly entry topped at £1,850 for a blue roan Shorthorn third calver from Roy and Fred Collins, Honiton, who sold another at £1,620.

Phil and Paul White, Kingsbridge, sold Holsteins to £1,700 for a fresh second calver. Normande heifers from Lingens Farming Company, Worcester, sold to £1,550. A crossbred heifer from Steve Loud, Colyton, sold at £1,500.
A pedigree Jersey heifer from Tim and Julie Garry, Bridport, made £1,500. In-calf heifers sold to £1,300 for Messrs White. Autumn born grazing type yearlings sold to £380 for Messrs Yarmleigh, Crediton.

The purebred herd of  Jerseys from Wayne Jefferey, Truro, topped at £1,350 for a February calved second calver.  The youngstock were a more difficult trade with maiden heifers to £350 and heifer calves to £150.

 Auctioneers: Kivells with Norton and Brooksbank.