The Western Holstein Club’s Annual Spring Bull Show and Sale took place at Beeston Castle Auction in conjunction with the Month End Sale. Just a small entry of 17 bulls were catalogued but unfortunately 6 were not forward, some being un able to get to the sale due to being blocked in by snow on the Lancashire Hills!

 

The bulls that were there were of good quality and were judged by Keith Davies, formerly of the Montgomery Herd. For his Champion he selected Aintree Sherwood from Richard Pilkington of Hope, Wrexham for his son of Monument Impression bred from 10 generations of VG/EX dams of the well known Sherry family. In reserve was Tregibby Brooklyn from Hefin Wilson of Cardigan for his Windbrook son with 11 generations of two graded dams from the Romance/Roxy family.

 

However in the sale ring it was the Reserve Champion who claimed top honours selling for 1900 gns to selling to C & R Owen of Talybont, Bangor, Gwynedd with the Champion selling for 1700 gns to RW Newns & Son of Treuddyn, Mold, Flintshire. Also selling at 1700 gns was Woodmarsh Sentinel from M & KG Gould Ltd of Bomere Heath, Shrewsbury for their Gillette Jordan son out of a sixth generation Excellent line of cows from the Dunnerdale Sabrian family who has nine sisters classified in the top two grades.