Mid-Summer Collective Dairy Sale

Quality was in demand at the Mid-Summer Collective Sale at Sedgemoor Auction Centre on Tuesday 19th June where 6 sold in excess of £2000.

A good entry encouraged a good crowd of buyers to top at 2100gns for “Bettiscombe Supersire Neta” a second calver from regular consigner Roland and Simon Bugler of Bridport, Dorset. Other cows from “Bettiscombe” sold to 2000gns and 1900gns. 

Heifers sold to 2050gns x2 for “Swallowdale Pepper Sunbeam 31st” for CJ Elmes of Swindon and “Bettiscombe Mogul Sher 2nd”. 

Incalf heifers sold to 1680gns for “Oldhurst Zeber Helma” from RC & HA Gallop’s continued dispersal, the same Vendor also sold a heifer for 1550gns. Other Vendors R & J Targett sold to 1350gns for “Carymoor Boxer Tulip”. 

A bumper late entry of 70 calves sold to 500gns twice for December born heifers by “Firewall” and “Titan” from the “Steanbow” herd of Shepton Mallet, Somerset. 

SV & EM Lee dispersed their commercial Friesian and Ayrshire herd which calved all year round selling to 1320gns for a second lactation Friesian cow that calved in March. Ayrshires topped at 1300gns for the April calved “Hilltown Oblique” daughter. 

A large crowd throughout with 37 successful purchasers from Cornwall to Carmarthen and a large amount of interest from Gloucestershire saw the following creditable averages.

Lee Dispersal