Peewit Herd Dispersed

Despite glorious weather and frantic activity over silage making, a good crowd containing 30 buyers assembled at Pittsland Farm on June 4. Cattle travelled to Cheshire, Carmarthen, Bedfordshire as well as neighbouring counties from the dispersal of 180 head, cashed in under 4 hours.

Top price was paid by David Cullimore, a great supporter of West Midland sales, paying 1530 guineas for Noremead Shaker Helen. This smart daughter of Picston Shaker was in mid lactation and due in November to the British Blue. She had an EX-93 Comestar Lee dam. David purchased 10 cattle in all for his Mobley herd in the Berkeley Vale, including Peewit Albyn Witney, a daughter of the popular British Friesian sire Blackisle Glen Albyn, for 1520 guineas. She is due in 4 weeks to the former herd sire Peewit Goldwyn, whose progeny were much admired. British Friesian type cattle, by Glen Albyn and Catlane Sunshine drew spirited bidding as buyers appeared to go for well timbered, traditional type of stock.

Young stock sold well throughout the day with the 26 heifer calves at foot averaging £418. Most of these were by the stock bull – Peewit Goldwyn, including the top price of 620 guineas paid by Mr & Mrs Edwards, from Carmarthen, who purchased a total of 112 for their Groesasgwrn herd.

Recently served heifers peaked at 1,040 guineas and yearlings made up to 770 guineas to Greg Dancer from Chipping Norton. The 4 year old A-Angus bull sold for 1,400 guineas.

AVERAGES:       84     COWS & CALVED HEIFERS    avg.    £1,045

                      17     RECENTLY SERVED HEIFERS  avg.    £   874

                      30     YEARLING HEIFERS              avg.    £   647

                     131    LOTS (incl 26 ‘A’ lots)          avg.    £   932

                        1     Aberdeen Angus bull                     £1,470

Auctioneers: NORTON & BROOKSBANK