CHESHIRE HERD DISPERSAL SELLS TO £1900 AT BEESTON 

The dispersal of the entire commercial herd of Holstein Friesian dairy cattle took place at Beeston Castle Auction on behalf of PM & SM Tushingham, Laurel Bank Farm, Clotton, Cheshire on Tuesday, 26th June. This was a good herd of cows, that weren’t pushed at all, with plenty of potential for further increase in yields. The sale comprised some 170 head, all of which were in the milking portion. 

The sale was well supported from milk producers both locally and from surrounding counties with over thirty individual purchasers from North down to Mid Wales, Anglesey, Shropshire, Staffordshire as well as Cheshire. 

Trade for the milkers followed recent trends with anything displaying power and strength, on a sound set of legs and feet, whether they be fresh or back in calf sold readily, and anything lacking condition or calved some time harder to place, with a total of 48 not in-calf having calved in 2017, or displaying cell counts above 400. 

Top price was £1900 for a fresh June calved third calver, sired by an unregistered Lovat Brandysnap son and sold giving 32kg, purchased by an undisclosed buyer. Next at £1680 was a Cricket daughter who had calved a week and sold fresh, purchased by a well-known Cheshire buyer. £1660 was paid by the same purchaser, this time for a fresh heifer by Kodak. £1640 was paid by S Ford for a springing heifer by Cricket, carrying a service to Angus. 

AVERAGES: 

163 Cows and Milking Heifers £997.91. 

WRIGHT MARSHALL of Beeston Castle Auction, Cheshire were the Auctioneers. 

Simon Lamb 07815 188125