24 Lots over £2000 at ‘Weaver’ dispersal

Auctioneers Greenslade Taylor Hunt were delighted to be back in Devon for the on farm dispersal for P & K Grandfield’s ‘Weaver’ herd at House Button Farm, Higher Weaver on the 17th October.

The decision to cease milking and concentrate on fishing resulted in a comprehensive dispersal of machinery and dairy cattle.

Topping the sale at £2709 with her heifer calf at foot was the August calved second lactation cow ‘Weaver Maggie 294th’ by ‘Regancrest-RBK Die-Hard’ she was giving 38.4 kgs daily and her heifer calf was by ‘Bassingthorpe Bossman’.

The last milker through the ring achieved £2646 with her heifer calf. She was the September calved heifer ‘Weaver Mary’ by the much used homebred sire ‘Weaver Magnum Ex90’ and out of an 11,000kgs dam. Her three week old heifer calf at foot was by ‘Woodmarsh Zoro ET’. She was the top priced calved heifer at 2200gns.

With 24 lots of the 100 milking lots and calves selling for over £2000 the class of cow on offer was much appreciated by the 60 successful purchasers, and carried through to the youngstock.

The July served heifer ‘Weaver Poppy’ by ‘Sandy-Valley Bolton’ and out of the Ex90 dam sold for 1450gns

14 month old maiden heifers by ‘Burlane Tennyson’ from the ‘Graceful’ family sold to 980gns and heifer calves by ‘Bassingthorpe Bossman’ topped at 660gns. This was by far the strongest youngstock and heifer calf trade of the year.

The day started with the machinery with the 480 JCB selling for £5900, the Massey Ferguson 575 at £3700 and the Massey Ferguson 35 at £1900.

A well supported day generated the following creditable averages: