GREAT TRADE FOR WATERMEADOW HOLSTEINS!
STRAW YARDED HERD AVERAGES £1442
The dispersal of the entire milking portion plus all autumn calving heifers from the Watermeadow Herd of Pedigree Holsteins took place at Beeston Castle Auction on Friday last in front of a good crowd of very keen purchasers who, in some cases had travelled great distances to be at the sale. The herd, the property of CJ Gurney & Son of North Weston Farm, Thame, Oxfordshire was full of very milky strong cattle that were averaging 10156 kg. 4.21% butterfat and 3.07% protein but were housed in straw yards in winter which always reduces the number of potential customers for such a sale.
Nevertheless buyers were recorded from as far away as Middlesex and Warwickshire as well as North Lancashire and all the surrounding counties and a very good trade was experienced from start to finish.
The top price was 2350 gns for Watermeadow Drake Daisybeau 172nd (Ex90), a third calver who freshened in August and was sold giving 46 kg daily and was one of eleven head purchased by PB Sutton & Partners of Atherstone, Warwickshire. They also purchased the top priced fresh heifer, Watermeadow Shottle Marijke 21st who had calved at the end of July and was giving 38 kg a day.
The second top seller was a second calver, Watermeadow Samuelo Freda 29th (GP82-2yr) who calved at the end of August and was sold giving 54 kg to IE & TM Speed Ltd of Woodbank, Chester. Next in the price list was another heifer, Watermeadow Shottle Freda 37th (GP83-2yr), who calved in June and was sold giving 42 kg., purchased by Norman Tomkinson of Gnosall, Stafford for 2220 gns.
Dry cows peaked at 2150 gns for the outstanding Watermeadow Bolton Buttercup 44th (VG87) due in October with her fourth calf selling to T Pickup of Entwistle, Bolton.
The in-calf heifers were an exceptional group and sold on a fast trade. The leading bid was 2150 gns for Watermeadow Tee-Off Buttercup purchased by Norman Tomkinson.
TOP PRICES: GNS
Lot 62 Watermeadow Drake Daisybeau 172nd (EX90-4yr) PB Sutton & Partners, Warwicks 2350
Lot 90 Watermeadow Samuelo Freda 29th (GP82-2yr) IE & TM Speed Ltd, Chester 2300
Lot 130 Watermeadow Shottle Marikje 21st PB Sutton & Partners, Warwicks 2250
Lot 124 Watermeadow Shottle Freda 37th (GP83-2yr) N Tomkinson, Stafford 2220
Lot 31 Watermeadow Bolton Buttercup 44th (VG87) T Pickup, Bolton 2150
Lot 134 Watermeadow Tee Off Buttercup 52nd N Tomkinson, Stafford 2150
Lot 65 Watermeadow Dolman Winner 3rd (VG86) JL & EM Parker & Son, Stafford 2100
Lot 73 Watermeadow Storm Winnierose 6th (VG86-3yr) C & S Fitton & Son, Middlewich 2100
Lot 100 Watermeadow Shottle Freda 33rd (GP83-2yr) PB Sutton & Partners, Warwicks 2100
Lot 146 Watermeadow Kingcup 16th C & S Fitton & Son, Middlewich 2020
Lot 139 Watermeadow Gillette Sietske 26th F & R Brassington, Stoke on Trent 2000
Lot 143 Watermeadow Shottle Maria 10th PB Sutton & Partners, Warwicks 2000
AVERAGES:
132 Cows and Milking Heifers £1384.01; 17 In-calf Heifers £1899.88; 149 HEAD £1442.87
WRIGHT MANLEY of Beeston Castle Auction, Cheshire were the Auctioneers.
