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Walmer Lincoln Red dispersal peaks at 5,500gns

It was the end of an era at Louth when the Walmer pedigree Lincoln Red herd was dispersed on behalf of H.M. and J.M. Needler, Ranby.

Top call of the day at 5,500gns was for the two-year-old bull, Walmer Bartholomew, a Wretton Wrangler son out of a Walmer Rose cow, which sold to G. and B. Dobson, South Elkington.

Cows and calves topped at 4,200gns for 2017-born Walmer Sally W1251 by Market Stainton Norman, which sold with a heifer calf by Holegate Zeal, to Sharon and Phil Sellers, Thorpe Tilney.

Not far behind at 3,100gns was five-year-old Walmer Rose Y1320 by Brakenhurst Ranger with twin heifer calves at foot, by Holegate Zeal.

The buyer was Greenheath Farming Co, Lakenheath. Three-year-old Walmer Sally Z1377, by Brackenhurst Ranger, sold with a bull calf by Beverley Zion for 2,800gns to A.W. Lewis and Son.

Yearling heifers topped at 2,500gns for Walmer Lass C512, a Beverly Zion daughter, which also went to Greenhealth Farming Co.

Next call at 2,200gns, Walmer Sally B495, a Houghton Warden daughter, went to R.H. and  M. Borrill.

Averages - Breeding bulls, £3,110.63; cows and calves, £2,323.70; heifers, £1,641.11.

Auctioneers: Louth Livestock Market.

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Dairy youngstock sell to £2,000 at Carlisle

The June sale of dairy youngstock at Carlisle topped at £2,000 for Robbie Scott, Ayr, with Nethervalley Unstopabull Rosanne Red, due in October to the Angus, which sold to Messrs Borland, Mauchline.
Robert Byers of the Esk herd, Canonbie, sold a group of in-calf heifers, all due to the Limousin, with four topping at £1,850.
Holstein bulling heifers topped at £1,050 six times for heifers by Skywalker Stark and Denovo Zinger, consigned by the Currie family, Dumfries.    
A feature of the sale was the dispersal of the Shorne British Friesian youngstock from the Boyd family, Shropshire, who are relocating to Drummore on the west coast of Scotland and will be relocating their milking herd in July. 

It topped at 1,020 for the red and white in-calf heifer, Shorne Cameo Red, by Inch Brilliant, which went to Messrs Irving, Drummore.
Heifer calves from the Mitchell family, Ayr, topped at £500 for a Pro-Cross heifer.

Averages - 63 Holstein in-calf heifers, £1,435.58; 21 British Friesian in-calf heifers, £1,149; bulling and yearling heifers - 154 Shorne British Friesian heifers, £555; 79 Holstein yearling heifers, £832.88; 18 Heifer heifers, £311.82.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

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Pig records smashed at Thirsk

Records were broken at Thirsk's sale of prime and cull pigs when a gilt from Mathew Keal, Bagby, sold for £343 to Charles Ashbridge, Taste of Tradition, Hutton Conyers.
The same vendor sold two more gilts for a sale topping, 235p/kg, both to Mr Ashbridge.
Overall prime pigs averaged 161p/kg or £204/head.
The 53 cull sows and boars sold to a high of 116p/kg or £343/head for D. and A. Livestock, Haverah Park going to Manifold Valley Meats, Staffordshire.

Auctioneers: Thirsk ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Auction Mart.

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Gordonel dispersal tops at 2,600gns

The dispersal sale of the pedigree Gordonel herd of Holstein Friesians for Michael Oakes, Rednal, Birmingham, attracted a big crowd to Market Drayton.

The top price of 2,600gns was Gordonel Lighthouse Unit, a second calver by Westcoast Lighthouse, which was giving 45kgs after calving in April.

It had recorded 8,194kgs as a heifer and was out of a 11,137kgs dam by Gordonel Jewell.
Leading the calved heifer section at 2,520gns was Gordonel Grenade Blackose 37 which had calved in March and was giving 38kgs daily. Its De Su Allstar-sired dam peaked at 10,815kgs.

Both section leaders were bought by the same Staffordshire buyer with another Staffordshire buyer taking home the second top priced calved heifer at 2,500gns, Gordonel Scenic Painy 32, which had calved in May and was giving 36kgs.

Two other cows made 2,500gns, a fortnight calved third calver sold to a Pembrokeshire buyer and a week calved second calver by Secretariat, which went to a Denbighshire buyer.

In-calf heifers carrying Longhorn calves peaked at 2,150gns. Recently served heifers sold to 1,050gns, yearling heifers to 600gns and heifer calves to 480gns. Jersey heifers sold to 1,400gns and 1,200gns.

Averages - 85 milking cows and heifers, £1,903; 5 Jersey cows, £1,145; 13 faulted cows, £1,006; 3 close calving heifers, £1,850; 27 served heifers, £959; 13 yearlings £546; 4 calves, £402.

Auctioneers: Gwilym Richards with Market Drayton Market. 

Champion leads Skipton dairy trade

Leading the way in both the pre-sale show and topping the trade at £2,250 at Skipton's dairy sale was a Harley P daughter from Mark Smith, Winterburn. This black heifer giving 31 litres per day joined the judge Alan Middleton, Beamsley.

The reserve champion heifer, from T.D. Goldie and Son, Danby Wiske, Northallerton, was Wiskemanor Denver Amanda, backed by five generations of VG/EX cows.

Having calved on May 23 and giving 30kg daily, it sold for £2,150 and was one of two from the same home going to the Midgley family, Luddendenfoot.

Continuing their ongoing dispersal the Bolland family, Airton, sold a nine days calved Boghill Glamour Skeletor daughter, already giving 27kg, at £2,050 and also to the Midgleys.  

Auctioneers: CCM.

Flying trade for cows and calves at Gisburn

At Gisburn's sale of breeding and store cattle the entry of more than 400-head sold to a top of £4,800 for a pedigree Limousin bull, while cow and calf outfits reached £2,820.

Both sale toppers were part of the dispersal of Barnoldswick-based Brogden Farms' suckler herd. The October 2021-born bull by Ampertaine Opportunity sold to D.M. and R.E. Capstick, Swinden Moor, while the vendors' 2019-born Limousin cow and spring-born Limousin-sired bull calf, sold to I.G. Townson, Long Preston.
The Brogden Farms consignment of 30 outfits saw another Limousin cross cow and Limousin bull calf at £2,800 and a third, also with bull calf, at £2,580 and the 30 levelled at £2,342.

A two-year-old Limousin bull with Brontemoor breeding from R.S Howard, Blackburn, sold at £3,000.

The bulling heifer trade was also topped by Brogden Farms with a British Blonde cross at £1,700 which sold to C.W. and N. and C. Jackson, Bishop Auckland, and four other Simmental and Limousin crosses from the same farm made £1,600 apiece.
In-calf cows reached £1,160 for a Hereford cross in-calf to Limousin from Richard Caton, Settle.

In the store sale, young bulls from Brogden Farms sold to £1,460, £1,380 and £1,370. Ann Jones, Hebden Bridge, sold a Shorthorn store heifer at £1,470 while Limousin cross heifers from K. and S. Picken, Wardle, Littleborough, topped at £1,340.
Steers reached £1,660 in a consignment of four, 26-month-old Limousin cross British Blues from P. Coates ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, Barrowford, with two-year-old Limousin crosses from P. and M. Dewhurst, Pendle, at £1,550 and £1,510.

Auctioneers: Gisburn Auction Mart.

Beef Shorthorns peak at 2,800gns

Beef Shorthorns sold to 2,800gns at Longtown for both females and bulls. Topping the female section was Steve Swales Dairy, Burnley, with the sole in-calf heifer entry, Bradhill Butterfly 3, a red and white poll.  The daughter of Meonhill Fire Fox out of a Pikelowe Legend daughter and in-calf to Napoleon of Upsall sold to Messrs Armour, Burneside. 
Cows with calves at foot sold to 2,000gns for Westbroad Joyful Roxy with a bull calf from Rachel Jordan, Annaghanoon, Co Armagh, and 1,900gns for Gradi Irania 237, also with a bull calf at foot, from Steve Swales Dairy.
P. and J. Bailey's Roadway herd, Appleby, took 1,800gns twice for the white cows, Newfield Mistletoe Nonpareil and Roadway Holly, each with a white calf at foot.
Unserved heifers topped at 1,400gns for Overwater Loopy Lou from James Irving's organic Overwater herd, Wigton.  

Leading the bulls at 2,800gns was Harrietsfield Seamus from K.G. Anderson, Rowanburnfoot, Canonbie. By Farlam Loneranger out of a home-bred Glengloy Dollar cow, it sold to the Archbank Farming Co, Moffat.
Charlie Fletcher and Jack Kay, Eaglesfield, took 2,500gns for Redstones Sovereign, a Chapelton Pioneer son bought by Messrs Cooper, Crailloch, Wigtownshire.

An entry of seven young Belted Galloway heifers from Anna Coulthard, Ivegill, sold to 1,300gns and 1,100gns.
The annual consignment of 10 Shorthorn cross Galloway heifers with Aberdeen-Angus cross calves from R. and M. McIntosh, Newcastleton, averaged £2,135, selling to £2,550 and £2,400.
 Averages – Beef Shorthorns – cows and heifers with calves or in-calf, £2,163; unserved heifers, £1,224.

Auctioneers: C. and D. Auction Marts.

Haze dispersal tops at 3,000gns twice

After almost 70 years of dairy farming the Hayes family dispersed their Haze herd on-farm at Belper, Derbyshire.

Topping the sale were two fresh milkers, both selling for 3,000gns. The first was a fresh third calver by Apina Nadal followed by a fresh second calver by ABS Boulder. Both sold to Messrs Heath, Red Earth Farms, Rudyard.

Following close behind was another fresh Nadal daughter approaching 50kg having calved 10 days. The buyer was Luke Neville, Matlock.

The sale also included the youngstock, with young heifer calves good value on the day, but the in-calf heifers sold very well with many selling for more than 2,000gns. Top of the heifers at 2,100gns was a daughter of Jo Dancer due in July, which went to Messrs Wayne, Ashbourne.

 Averages - 228 cows in-milk (including all faults), £1,982.11; 34 served heifers, £1,517.25; 39 six-month-old to one-year-old maidens, £803.38; 52 heifer calves, £298.04.

 Auctioneers: Norton and Brooksbank.

Prime lambs at Hawes

At Hawes on Tuesday prime lambs averaged 358p/kg, with the best quality lambs selling in the region of 400p/kg topping at 405p/kg for W.N. Avison and Son, Leyburn, with a pair of Beltex lambs.

Top price per head was £193 for a Texel lamb from J.R. and L.A. Capstick, Killington, who sold pens of Beltex lambs to £185 to C. Steadman Butchers, Kirkby Stephen.
Other pens of Texel lambs sold to £184/head for Whyte and Percival, Bainbridge.
Suffolk lambs sold to £180/head for Messrs Capstick followed by other pens of Suffolk lambs to £179/head for D.A. and M.A. Brown and Son, Leyburn.
There was far more demand for prime hoggs than expected selling to a top of £152 (353p/kg) for Beltex from Robinson Partnership, Yarm, which sold Suffolks to £150 and Texels to £147.  

Cull ewes sold to £218/head for Texels from Messrs Capstick and Suffolks from Messrs Avison.

Auctioneers: Hawes ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Auction Mart. 

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