2,600GNS PENRIKKA BULL TOPS FORDENVALE SALE

The second and final sale to disperse the Fordenvale herd of Holsteins on behalf of Kevin Howells

attracted buyers from 12 counties to his sale at Forden, near Welshpool.

Following the sale of the milking portion in December, this sale comprised all the heifers some of

which had calved.

Attracting the top bid of 2,600gns was the two year old stock bull Penrikka Shottlerocks, bred from

the Roxy family and sired by Picston Shottle. The buyers were D J Evans & Sons of Lampeter,

Ceredigion.

The leading female price was 2,550gns for a calved heifer sired by Penrikka Velocity and off a

10,596kg Canyon Breeze Storm Atom dam. She was purchased by G M & E L Thomas of St Clears,

Carmarthenshire.

Another Carmarthenshire buyer, G G & M M & T J Davies of Whitland, Carmarthenshire, paid

2,350gns for a calved heifer out of a 12,192kg dam and a daughter of Schillview Oman Gerard.

The trade of the day was for the served heifers which peaked at 2,000gns, one of 20 purchased by G

R Warrender & Son of Shifnal, Shropshire. Section leader was the Glen Valley B W Captain daughter

off a 10,944kg dam and due in July to the stock bull Penrikka Shottlerocks.

Bulling heifers also sold to a very fast trade peaking at 1,020gns on two occasions. Both were

purchased by Sontley Farms of Wrexham. One was a daughter of Lynncrest Zebra off a 10,586kg

dam and the other was a daughter of Penrikka Velocity out of a 11,716kg dam.

1,020gns was also the top price for a heifer calf with the 5 month old Fordenvale Rocks Lady

purchased by E M Evans of Oswestry, Shropshire. She was sired by Penrikka Shottlerocks and out of

a Gillette Final Cut heifer which topped the prices at 3,800gns at the first sale.

Averages:

1 stock bull £2,730.00

25 calved heifers £2,113.02

31 served heifers £1,695.24

25 bulling heifers £899.64

43 maiden heifers £701.30

24 heifer calves £447.13

4 three quartered heifers £1,168.12

16 cows £1,344.66

169 head £1,140.90

Auctioneers: Gwilym Richards