The dispersal of the Symondshall herd
for TB Grey & Sons from Gloucestershire produced cows at over 2000gns three
times and Jersey calved heifers to 1400gns when the herd made the short journey
to Sedgemoor Auction Centre 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
2200gns 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 2000gns.
Three freshly calved heifers sold for
1820gns and 1800gns twice all giving over 30kgs and with a good size and
strength. They were exactly what the customer wanted.
Strong incalf heifers by “Bakombre” sold
well topping at 1420gns 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:-
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126
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Holstein Dairy Cows & Heifers
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£1218.00
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19
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Incalf Heifers 4-8mths
incalf
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£1096.00
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20
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Served Heifers
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£ 792.75
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32
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Yearling & Younger Heifers
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£ 632.00
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9
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Heifer Calves
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£ 327.00
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213
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Head
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£1022.70
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