10000 GNS RECORD BREAKER FROM PICSTON STEALS THE SHOW AT BEESTON FOCUS MILK SALE

The Western Club’s March Focus Milk Show and Sale attracted an entry of 40 cows and heifers for its monthly event. Henry Sanderson of the Lancashire based Sandley Herd judged the sale and for his champion he selected Picston Spitfire Baby (VG89-3yr) (EX-MS) consigned by Spotacre Farms of Hilderstone, Stone. In reserve was Bidlea Trendsetter Mab 2nd (GP82-2yr) from Ray Brown & Partners of Holmes Chapel.

The star of the sale was undoubtedly the Champion animal for which there was lots of hype and quite rightly so. This was a wonderful young cow with tremendous power and width but yet still dairy and she had a quite fabulous udder. She scored a maximum 89 points in her second lactation having calved at the beginning of December. This daughter of the Goldwyn son, Riverdane Spitfire, was sold giving 56 kg daily. As you can imagine there was a huge amount of interest in her prior to sale with five potential bidders on the phone alone. The bidding opened at 4000 gns and quickly rose to the final bid of 10000 gns when the hammer was knocked down at 10000 gns to Cyril Millar of Coleraine, Northern Ireland for his Millars Herd.

The next three top prices were also purchased by Dyfrig Davies of Pencader Carmarthenshire whose leading purchase was Bidlea Saratoga Ariane (VG85-2yr) and 8th generation in the top two grades from Ray Brown and Partners.

TOP PRICES: GNS

Lot 8 Spotacre Farms Picston Spitfire Baby 5th (VG89-3yr)(EX-MS) C Millar, N.Ireland 10000

Lot 28 Ray Brown & Partners Bidlea Saratoga Ariane (VG85-2yr) L Davies & Son,Carmarthen 2800

Lot 36 J & JM Walmsley Fordswood Gun Angel ET L Davies & Son, Carmarthen 2400

Lot 24 Ray Brown & Partners Bidlea Trendsetter Mab 2nd (GP82) L Davies & Son, Carmarthen 2300

Lot 35 David Rees Farms Dalebank Gem 38th (VG85-2yr) Undisclosed Client 2250

Lot 27 Ray Brown & Partners Bidlea Bluesky Rachel (GP83) L Davies & Son, Carmarthen 2100

Lot 37 J & JM Walmsley Fordswood Bonair Angel Undisclosed Client 2100

Lot 5 David Rees Farms Dalebank Kerry 10th (VG86-3yr) JS & A Whitehurst, Uttoxeter 2000

Lot 29 Ray Brown & Partners Bidlea Mammoth Clematis (GP84) JS & A Whitehurst, Uttoxeter 2000

AVERAGES:

5 Cows £3612.00; 28 Heifers £1914.00; Overall £2171.27.

WRIGHT MANLEY of Beeston Castle Auction, Cheshire were the Auctioneers.