Auctioneers Greenslade Taylor Hunt were back on farm for EG Cox & Son (Berechapel Ltd), Crewkerne, Somerset on Thursday 16th February when they dispersed their 400 head commercial and Pedigree ‘Stourbere’ herd.

No less than 27 sold for over 2000gns to a top of 2450gns for the June calved ‘Stourbere Out Barbara’ who was in her third lactation & by ‘Littlebredy Outsider’. At 2250gns was another by ‘Outsider’ that was giving 54kgs. Served heifers by ‘Stourbere Patton’ sold to 1600gns.

An Exceptional Youngstock trade saw bulling heifers sell to 1300gns to 1300gns for daughters of ‘Ladys-Manor Augusta’ & Yearlings to 1200gns for daughters of ‘Crockett-Acres Otto’. Heifer calves by the homebred bull ‘SB Baxter’, ‘Stourbere Bax Lily 2nd’ sold for 760gns as did ‘Stourbere Tart Patacake’ by Jeffrey-way Altatartini.

65 different purchasers from Cornwall to Hereford made the most of the opportunity to purchase on farm. The sale started with the Dairy equipment, the 26:26 Delaval Auto ID Parlour sold for £13,000.

The Dairy herd produced the following noteworthy averages: