Cheshire
Auctioneers, Wright Marshall of Beeston Castle Auction, launched their much
talked about Month-End Sale in the late Spring of this year and now, just a few
months on, that decision has been fully justified as this sale is now proving
to be equally as successful as its sister event, The Famous Mid-Month sale.
Buyers
came from all over, from Scotland to South Wales and those who were in
attendance yesterday were amazed at the incredible high quality of the cattle
at the Month End sale. It was probably one of the best we have ever had and was
no doubt helped by the inclusion of a major consignment from the Aytonian herd
of HS Petch & Sons Ltd., from Great Ayton, Nr. Middlesbrough who sold 44
fresh cows and heifers from their noted herd and they were an outstanding
group.
The
top seller was Aytonian Gremlin 24th, a daughter of Shottle who
calved in mid August and was sold giving 42 kg. She has four generations of
Straight Excellent cows behind her, all over 13000 kg and a 13000 kg VG sister.
She sold for £3000 to join the Blacksnape Herd of Adam Mares at Darwen,
Lancashire.
The Petch’s had four selling at £2450 each; two second calf cows by
Mr.Sam and Xacobeo selling to John Bayley, Nuneaton and BC & C Weaver of Adderley, Market Drayton
and two heifers, both daughters of Shottle selling to John Bayley and JDR &
MJ Warburton of Whitley, Warrington. A further ten heifers from the same home
sold for prices between £2200 and £2400.
Other
notable prices included £2600 for Aliann Alexander Rebecca 2nd with
five VG/EX dams consigned by Enchanted Holsteins of Preston selling to M &
GE Lloyd of Llandyssil, Montgomery and £2550 for Skyhigh Shottle Vaakje
consigned by Clive and Anne Bason of Middlewich selling to Rob Ward of
Whitchurch.
The
Europeans had a good days trading for the milkers but the in-calf heifers were
much harder to sell. There was still plenty of bidding even though they were at
the end of the sale with many buyers keen to acquire these very good milky
cattle. The heifers from breeders in the Osnabruck region of Germany were in
particularly keen demand and sold up to £2300 for a daughter of Seaver giving
35 kg selling to Steve Armstrong of Bunbury, Tarporley for his Armsdale Herd. A
further 9 heifers made from £2000 to £2150.
AVERAGES:13 Focus Milk Cows at £1941.54, 80 Focus Milk Heifers at £1893.50)
