The dispersal of Richard and Heather Thompson’s Grinkle Holstein herd attracted both local and far travelled buyers with cattle heading from the farm near Whitby to Ayrshire, Cambridgeshire, Shropshire, South Wales and Leicestershire.

Star of the show was Grinkle Shottle Trixie 2, a VG86 classified young cow by Shottle and backed by four generations of excellent dams. She gave over 8000kg as a heifer and is due to calf again in September to Crackholm Fever. After spirited bidding between Welsh and Irish interests, it was Yorkshire breeder Peter Waring who secured her for 4800gs for his Winton herd at Cherry Burton, near Beverley.

Another highlight of the sale was the super group of freshly calved heifers, which produced many of the sale’s higher prices. At 3300gs Grinkle Jotan Kite Red, a red daughter of Jotan from three straight excellent dams, her dam being the Ex93 scored Allian WR Kite Red. She joins the Ellaclose herd of T W Atkinson and son.

Peter Waring was in again at 2600gs to purchase another Shottle daughter, this time Grinkle Shottle Periwinkle 3. Calved in May she is out of a VG86 classified dam by Jackson, one of six very good or excellent scored dams.  

Making 25500gns was Grinkle Taurus Spottie, a daughter of the home bred Goldwyn son Grinkle Taurus she is out of the VG87 classified Eskvalley Spottie 54. She sold to E J Fort for their Silmoor herd.

At the same money was the Shottle sired heifer Grinkle Shottle Jewel who joins W Stockdale and sons’ Carrvale herd. She is carries three generations of dams classified in the top grades with her dam the Ex90 Heather Holme Velvet daughter Grinkle Velvet Jewel.

Young stock sold well with heifer calves at foot making a top of 1550gns for a Shottle daughter out of an Ex classified dam from the Gwennie family.

Averages: 50 cows £1922.55, 18 calved heifers £2390.50, 12 served heifers £1942.50, 25 maiden heifers £1134, one bull £1365 (Norton and Brooksbank)