GREAT COMMERCIAL TRADE UNDERPINS TOP PRICES AT FOCUS MILK SALE- 3300 GNS CHATERLEY HEIFER TOPS SALE
The Western Holstein Club’s Monthly Focus Milk Sale at Beeston Castle Auction met with a resounding trade for all lots on offer and a total clearance was effected.
Judge for the day was Peter Mercer of the Sandringham Herd who selected Winton Spearmint Marly, a daughter of Pine Tree Spearmint from Peter Waring of Beverley as his Champion. In reserve was Bidlea KPI Lora from Ray Brown and Partners of Holmes Chapel for their daughter of Knowlesmere Papoose Integrity.
Trade was tremendous from start to finish with lots of bidding for many buyers throughout the sale and as a result trade saw a sharp rise in prices in comparison with the last Focus Milk sale four weeks ago and also considerably more than other sales that have happened since then.
Top price was 3300 gns for the superbly bred Chaterley Graceland Debra ET, a massive but very well proportioned daughter of the Goldwyn, son Graceland bred from 7 generations of straight Excellent dams from the Debra family tracing back to Fleetridge.
She was sold giving 31 kg and was the choice of Rob Ward for his Wayring Herd at Whitchurch.
Two animals made 2700 gns each; the first was the second prize cow, Actonfarm Matson Beatexus 2nd (VG85) from HJ Tomlinson and Partners, Acton, Nantwich whose 8 nearest dams are all classified Excellent. She was sold giving 45 kg. having calved just over 4 weeks, she sold to the judge. Also at this price was Twinfields Bonair Willis consigned by Cameron Baty; this daughter of Karona Bonair was sold giving 36 kg and was snapped up by Brian Parker of Haughton, Stafford who also purchased a lovely Shottle heifer from CJ Gurney & Son of Thame for 2650 gns.
Harri Evans of Ty Croes, Anglesey buying for his Ceinwen Herd purchased a Sicy Knowledge daughter from Bixley Farms, Norfolk for 2550 gns and a daughter of April Day Wisconsin Red bred from 9 generations of VG/EX dams from Neil Jones, Whitchurch for 2500 gns. Also at this price was Enchanted Parker Ruby, by Knowlesmere Parker, again with eight generations of dams in the top two grades, consigned by Enchanted Holsteins of Preston and selling to the Gatrog Herd of Elwyn Thomas at Kidwelly, West Wales. A further 9 animals made from 2200 to 2450 gns.
At the end of the sale there were four lovely 13/14 month old heifers from the Actonfarm Herd which sold up to 2000 gns for an Askew Reece daughter bred from 10 generations of VG/EX dams of the Conant Acres Sweet family.
TOP PRICES: GNS
Lot 55 J S Price Chaterley Graceland Debra ET R Ward, Market Drayton 3300
Lot 17 HJ Tomlinson & Partners Actonfarm Matson Beatexus 2nd (VG85) P & A Mercer, Malpas 2700
Lot 35 Cameron Baty Twinfields Bonair Willis JL & EM Parker & Son, Stafford 2700
Lot 42 CJ Gurney & Son Watermeadow Shottle Clazien 20th JL & EM Parker & Son, Stafford 2650
Lot 61 Bixley Farms Bixleypark Daisey 24th R Evans & Son, Anglesey 2550
Lot 27 WA Jones & Son Fennshall Wisconsin Esther R Evans & Son, Anglesey 2500
Lot 51 Enchanted Holsteins Enchanted Parker Ruby E Thomas, Kidwelly 2500
Lot 66 Enchanted Holsteins Wimboldsley Million Nina R Evans & Son, Anglesey 2450
Lot 44 George H Sanderson & Family Sandley Madrigal 74th F Talbot & Co., Preston 2400
Lot 56 T I Shepherd Budworth Steady May JL & EM Parker & Son, Stafford 2400
Lot 63 Enchanted Holsteins Enchanted Diamond Bang F Talbot & Co., Preston 2400
Lot 43 C J Gurney & Son Watermeadow Samuelo Daisybeau 192nd RL & MS Mares, Darwen 2300
Lot 50 Enchanted Holsteins Grosvenor Loaded Jewel E Thomas, Kidwelly 2300
Lot 26 RJ Clare & Partners Hawksmoor Baroness 52nd R & RA Jones, Montgomery 2250
AVERAGES:
13 Cows (including 3 heifer calves at foot £420.00) £2118.57; 43 Calved Heifers (including 4 heifer calves at £364.87) £2201.33; 4 Maiden Heifers £1837. 50; 60 HEAD £2160.90.
WRIGHT MANLEY of Beeston Castle Auction, Cheshire were the Auctioneers.
