The monthly club Show and Sale for Holstein South Wales bulked up the entries for the last week of the month and a good quality throughout. Show honors went to Robert and Diane Evans, Derimoelion with Deri Topshot Diana by Woodmarsh Topshot and out of the 12135kg Aliann Shottle Diana VG87. Bidders at ringside must have been in agreement with Judge for the day, Chris Thomas of the Mountjoy Herd, Haverfordwest as she sold for the top price of the day £3150 purchased by Gatrog Holsteins. Reserve Champion Heifer came from Tregibby Holsteins and was also a super young heifer by End-Road Beacon and bred from 3 successive generations of dams calssified Excellent. She was Tregibby Rosina Beacon and sold for £3000 going to the Penyback Herd of R T Richards, Llandyfaelog.

 

Ten further heifers made over 2000 with the pick of those being Caer Design Flora 130 from Caerlleon Farms, Llanboidy fetching £2600 also to Penyback Holsteins and a second Deri heifer, Deri Capricious 18 made £2500 and was purchased by the Judge, Chris Thomas (MountJoy). The Pedigree/Recorded heifers averaged £2127. Meanwhile top commercial price was for a 6 gallon heifer from Phillips, Cilifan, Trelech at £2250.

 

Averages

Qty Ave Min Max

Dairy Cow 8 1372 900 1800

Dairy Heifer 13 1622 900 2250

Recorded Cow (Jersey) 2 1675 1500 1850

Recorded Heifer 19 2127 1400 3150

Top prices

LOT NAME PRICE £ VENDOR

59 DERI TOPSHOT DIANA

(OVERALL SHOW CHAMPION) 3150 EVANS, DERIMOELION

65 TREGIBBY ROSINA BEACON

(RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER) 3000 WILSON, TREGIBBY

64 CAER DESIGN FLORA 130

(2ND JUNIOR HEIFER) 2600 CAERLLEON FARMS LTD

61 DERI CAPRICIOUS

(2ND SENIOR HEIFER) 2500 EVANS, DERIMOELION

60 DERI TOPSHOT CHA

(3RD SENIOR HEIFER) 2300 EVANS, DERIMOELION

54 CATHEN PILOT CELYN 2250 LEWIS, FRONUN

83 COMMERCIAL HEIFER 2250 PHILLIPS, CILIFAN

58 LLANCOURT PREFERENCE BEQUEST 2 2150 ROWLANDS & LEWIS, CAERFORIOG

63 CAER INQUIRER LOVELY 65 GP83

(3RD JUNIOR HEIFER) 2120 CAERLLEON FARMS

57 LLANCOURT PREFERENCE PRINCESS 2100 ROWLANDS & LEWIS, CAERFORIOG

80 COMMERCIAL HEIFER 2050 HOWELLS, PENTWYN

55 HAFESP END-STORY ELIZABETH 2020 EVANS, NODDFA