The dispersal of the Symondshall herd for TB Grey & Sons from Gloucestershire produced cows at over 2,000gns three times and Jersey calved heifers to 1,400gns when the herd made the short journey to Sedgemoor Auction Centre, Somerset, on Tuesday 1st November.

 

Joint Auctioneers Greenslade Taylor Hunt and Gwilym Richard & Co sold to a packed ring full of buyers from across South and West Wales as well as the home counties of Somerset, Dorset and Devon and a large contingent of Gloucestershire support. 

 

The day’s impressive top price of 2,200gns was achieved for the second lactation “IAHMayfield Bluesky Dazzle” that was originally purchased from Sedgemoor in 2014. She is due again in December to “Sahara Jacob”, and travels to West Wales to an undisclosed Welsh buyer whose lorry also contained the homebred third calver “Symondshall Altaross Bluebell” and the heifer “Symondshall Ponder Angela” who is still giving 40 kgs having calved in May and back in calf, both sold for 2,000gns.  

 

Three freshly calved heifers sold for 1,820gns and 1,800gns twice all giving over 30kgs and with a good size and strength. They were exactly what the customer wanted.

 

The Tyleyvalley herd of 7 Pedigree Jerseys were also included in the sale and the much admired “Tyleyvalley Success Bess 5th” who was freshly calved and giving over 30kgs a day was top price at 1,400gns. The Jersey incalf heifer sold to 840gns and calves to 380gns for another “Bess” this time by “River Valley Cece Chrome”. 

 

Strong incalf heifers by “Bakombre” due to the Hereford sold well topping at 1,420gns for members of both the “Gail” and “Chris” family. 14 month old heifers by “Wiltor Cruise” and “Gran J Oman McCormick” sold to 750gns and heifer calves 350gns for a daughter of “Sahara Jacob”.

 

A much improved trade that lasted throughout the day was witnessed to mirror the improving milk situation and produce the following creditable averages:-

126 Holstein Dairy Cows & Heifers           £1,218.00

  19 Incalf Heifers 4-8mths incalf               £1,096.00

  20 Served Heifers £   792.75

  32 Yearling & Younger Heifers       £   632.00

   9 Heifer Calves £   327.00

   4 Jersey Calved Cows & Heifers         £1,096.00

   1 Jersey Incalf Heifer £   840.00

   2 Jersey Calves £   304.50

213 Head £1,022.70

Joint Auctioneers:

GREENSLADE TAYLOR HUNT and GWILYM RICHARDS & CO