It was sold to P. Smith, Herefordshire.
The female champion was Sylvia of Idvies from J.G. Mitchell. It later sold at 2,000gns to Gary Braines, West Edmondsley Fold, Sunderland.
In the three-year-old section winner was Furan Seorach 5 of Glengorm consigned by the Glengorm Estate and selling at 2,500gns to C. Robertson, Fraserburgh
In the same class Dorta 3 of Auchtenny from V.M. Stacy-Marks sold for 2,000gns to C. Robertson, Fraserburgh
In the class for cows Virginia Buidhe of Cnoc from S. and M. O'Hara sold for 2,400gns to Gordon Snowie, Perthshire.
Senior heifers sold to 2,900gns for Carolina of Idvies from J.G. Mitchell going to Gordon Snowie, Perthshire.
CHAMPION bull calf at the Northern Ireland Hereford Breeder's Association National calf and youngstock show was Solpoll 1 Grand-Slam from John and William McMordie.
Grand-Slam, an October-born calf is by Solpoll 1 Dynamite and out of a home-bred dam.
In reserve was Dessie Martin with six-month-old Lisola 1 Galaxy, which is out of a home-bred cow and sired by Parkhill Pompeii.
John and William McMordie also led the heifer calf section with a Solpoll 1 Dynamite daughter, Solpoll 1 Starlet G8. This heifer had taken the calf championship at the Northern Ireland national show earlier in the year.
Reserve heifer calf champion went to Richmount 1 Lady Ga Ga from James Graham. This nine-month-old calf is sired by Graceland Colin and out of Hilton 1 Delilah.
A new addition to this year's event was the yearling classes with the yearling bull championship going to David Smyth with the Border Powerhouse B25 son, Fortview Frontrunner. This 18-month-old bull is out of Llancillo Hall Rosalinda 5.
In Reserve was 16-month-old Richmount 1 Fig Tona, a son of Graceland 1 Colin from James Graham.
In the yearling heifer section Dave Adams was awarded the championship with Parkhill Moto, a 15-month-old daughter of Corran Hill Moto.
In reserve was Clonwhelan Bettina exhibited by Dessie Martin. This 14-month-old heifer is a daughter of Trillick Best.
A number of the youngstock on show, including the bull calf champion, will be making a return visit to Dungannon Farmer's Mart in January where they will be offered for sale when the N.I.H.B.A hold their Premier Show and Sale.
]]>BREED records were set for bulls and heifers at the South Devons' show and sale at Bristol this week with bulls selling to 8,400gns and in-calf heifers selling to 5,000gns.
The top priced male was Welland Valley Crusader 5 from Malcolm and Thelma Broome, Maket Harborough, Leicester. This July 2008-born son of Welland Valley Crusader took the male championship before selling to G. Pluess, Bude, Cornwall.
A second bull from the Welland Valley herd made 5,000gns. This was Welland Valley Warrior 1, a Stretchford Dynamic 3 son, bought by T. Bailey, Huby, Yorkshire.
The reserve male champion, X Sexton Champ Poll Polaris, consigned by R.R.B. and S J Harvey, Ivybrige, Devon, made 3,100gns. By AI Z Sexton Poll Hermes it sold to T.H.E. Laity, Hayle, Cornwall.
The Harveys also won the female championship with Sexton Bringgood 49, a Godworthy Excalibur sired heifer. It sold to R.J. Leach, Honiton, Devon, for 3,200gns and the same buyer also bought Z AI Woodhayes Holly 29, a polled heifer from B.G. and J.Z.A. Dart, Cullompton, Devon, for 3,000gns.
Record-breaking top price for heifers was achieved by R.K. Rundle, Newquay, Cornwall, when the reserve champion, Kestle Buttermaid 84, sold to M.A. and C. Sandbach and Son, Wadebridge, Conrwall, for 5,000gns. Buttermaid 84 is by Lumbylaw Leo 2 and out of a Grove Hannibal 16 bred dam.
Second best heifer price was 3,800gns paid for Foxhole Bonnie 7 from K.V. and M.A. Plain, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, and selling to K. and A. Watchorn and Sons, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
Averages: 7 bulls, £3,795; 8 halter-broken bulling/in-calf heifers, £2,737; 10 halter-broken maiden heifers, £1,160; 27 non halter-broken heifers, £1,100.
Auctioneers: Kivells.
]]>OVER 100 pigs representing virtually all the coloured and white breeds were forward at Ross-on-Wye market for the British Pig Association show and sale.
Top price, and new centre record, was 800gns for a Saddleback gilt, Brydges Babble 21A, from Debbie Beeby, Cheshire. It took the inter-breed championship before selling to Spencer Fielding, Guestling, East Sussex.
The Berkshire champion, Parkenden Royal Lustre 14, which is due to farrow in four-weeks sold at 500gns. Consigned by Charles Bull, it sold to Jason Bird, Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire. The same buyer also paid 460gns for a maiden gilt, Fairoaks Lady 9, from Chris Impey.
A good showing of Gloucester Old Spots saw the senior boar, Theoak Patrick 180, consigned by Messrs Wild and Webster, Matlock, Derbyshire, fetch 500gns. The hammer fell to The Yorkshire Spring Mineral Water Company, who also purchased five Old Spot gilts up to 350gns.
Five Welsh boars met a good trade averaging £365 and peaking at 470gns for the breed champion, Mabon Ivor 2, from G.W. and F.M. Jones, Pontypridd. The buyer was Alan Dobson, Dingestow, Monmouthshire.
A total of 11 made 400gns or more and although the boar buyers were selective there was a 90 per cent clearance rate for females.
Averages: 1 sow and litter, £420; 24 served gilts, £303; 42 maiden gilts, £230; 7 senior boars, £213; 10 junior boars, £331; 84 head overall, £264.
Auctioneers: Norton and Brooksbank with Williams and Watkins.
]]>RAM lambs sold to £19,000 at the Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders Association sale at Hawes auction mart last week.
Top seller was an entry from Messrs Wight's Midlock flock, Crawford, Lanarkshire, and others from the same home sold to £14,000, £5,000, £4,600 and £4,200. The 10 from Midlock sold to the highest flock average of £5,760.
Aged rams sold to £4,200 for one from W.A. and A. Booth, Austwick, and shearling rams sold to £7,500 for an entry from J.E. and S.J.L. James, Builth Wells.
Ewes and gimmer shearling sold to £1,600 and averaged £563 while averages for gimmer lambs were up £67 on the year at £437 and sold to a top of £680.
Averages: aged rams £1,001 (+£80 on 2009 sale); shearling rams £1,064 (-£75); 474 ram lambs, £1,358 (+288); ewes and gimmer shearlings £563 (-£25); gimmer lambs £437 (+67).
Auctioneers: Hawes Farmers Auction Mart.
]]>For the second year running the trophy for champion herd went to the Barnett family's Hully herd at Whitchurch, and the best new entrant award went to T.H. and R.M. Rowlands.
Results
Large herd 1, A.L. Moore Partners; 2, S.F.R. Farming; 3, G.T.G. Dodd.
Medium herd 1, R. Barnett; 2, T.I. and J.A. Shepherd; 3, Aintree Holsteins.
Small herd 1, I. and P. Scarisbrick; 2, J. and N. Dale; 3, A. and J. Jones.
Cow 1, A.L. Moore Partners, Danevalley Stormatic Honesty; 2, T.I. and J.A. Shepherd, Budworth Allen Forbes; 3, Monneley Farm Partners, Monlea Celestial Storm.
Heifer 1, J. Heler Farms, Helton Gibson Raven; 2, A.L. Moore Partners, Danevalley Talent Ruth; 3, Monneley Farm Partners, Monlea Heirloom Lorenzo Joyce.
Progeny by one sire 1, R. Barnett, Startmore Rudolf; 2, A. and J. Jones, Braedale Goldwyn; 3, McGrath Partners, Comestar Outside.
Dam and daughters 1, A.L. Moore Partners, Posh; 2, R. Barnett, Pam; 3, Monneley Farm Partners, Celestial.
Dam 1, A.L. Moore Partners, Danevalley Jolt Posh; 2, J. Heler Farms, Helton Hillcrest Roma; 3, T.H. and R.M. Rowlands, Onston Darkie.
Youngstock group 1, A.L. Moore Partners; 2, J. Heler Farms; 3, Monneley Farm Partners.
Maiden heifer group 1, A. and J. Whittaker; 2, W.A. Jones and Son; 3, A. and J. Jones.
Cow production, inspection and index 1, S.F.R. Farming, Townhouse Principal Agel 6; 2, G.T.G. Dodd, Longfoot Toldo Snowball; 3, Messrs Pierces, Milwr Outside F Hilda.
Highest fat and protein animal 1, S.F.R. Farming, Townhouse Principal Angel 6; 2, Messrs Pierces, Milwr Principal R Snowy; 3, A. and L. Greenwood, Lowe Paradise R Lustrous.
Three 50 tonnes cows 1, R. Barnett; 2, T.I. and J.A. Shepherd; 3, J. Heler Farms.
Stock bull 1, S.F.R. Farming, Townhouse Hells Angel; 2, A.L. Moore Partners; 3, Messrs Pierces, Milwr Handsome Champ.
The record breaker was the VG98 four-year-old Jordan Samantha 27, which had calved back in March to her second. The hammer fell to Matt House for his Chedhunt herd.
At 2,350gns was a December calved daughter of Landino Park Talent that was due to her second again in December.
Calved heifers averaged £1,750 and sold to 2,150gns for Kerswell Texas Ariel 10, that had calved in September as had Calypso Samantha 42 which sold for 2,100gns.
In-calf heifers by Comestar Outside due in December to Talent sold for 1,620gns for a Dallas and 1,580gns for a Bluebell due to Wildman.
The youngstock sold to 880gns for the nine-month-old Kerswell T Baxter Samantha 39 out of two VG dams.
August born heifer calves by Magor Baroque Allen sold to 480gns.
Averages: cows and heifers (including 'A' lots) £1,712; calved heifers £1,750; in-calf heifers £1,523; yearling heifers £824; heifer calves £416.
Auctioneers: Greenslade Taylor Hunt.
The overall championship went to Poker Face, a Limousin cross British Blue heifer, from Michael and Melanie Alford and shown by the their daughter Charlotte.
This heifer was champion calf at last year's English Winter Fair, the Welsh Winter Fair and reserve at AgriLive Smithfield. This summer the heifer took commercial champion titles at Devon County, Bath and West and the Royal Cornwall and will head to a number of the Winter Fairs this year.
In reserve was a British Blue cross steer, Magic Man, from Elfyn Williams, Sennybridge. Shown by Neil Lloyd, this steer will next head to the Welsh Winter Fair. For a full report and pictures see next week's paper.
Standing reserve was Poker Face, owned by Charlotte Alford, Devon, who weighed 548kg. She was bought at Caledonian Marts in the autumn and was champion at the English and Welsh Winter Fairs and reserve champion at the Scottish Winter Fair and Smithfield as a calf, before taking the commercial championship at Devon County last week.
]]>Top money was paid for the champion ram from Phil Davies, Trallong, Powys, and selling to joint purchasers Glyn Thomas, Llanddeusant, Gwynedd, and Geraint Davies, Trecastle, Powys.
The reserve champion was also from Phil Davies and this one made 8,000gns selling to the show judge, Alan Jones, Llanafan, Dyfed.
Next at 6,000gns was a ram from Ken Morgan, Senni, Powys, and selling to Phil Davies who also secured another at the same price from Glyn Thomas, Aberdyfnant.
Of the 302 rams sold, 56 sold in excess of 1,000gns.
Averages: 302 rams £792; aged rams £550.
Auctioneers Clee, Tompkinson and Francis
With the sad and unfortunate news this week that AgriLive Smithfield is to be cancelled, the East of England WSF welcomes any new exhibitors to the showground for the two day event, which also incorporates a show dinner on November 12.
New to the 2010 schedule are two sections of butcher's lamb classes for both trimmed and untrimmed pairs of lambs, split by breed, with a total prize fund of more than £2000 up for grabs. Judging the sheep classes will be Andrew Bishop, Eldersfield, Gloucestershire.
Beef classes will include purebred native and Continental cattle, cross-bred native and Continental cattle and baby beef calves. A total prize fund of £3,600 will be on offer in the cattle sections. Taking centre stage in the ring for the cattle classes will be Elizabeth Vance of Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire.
As ever the event will also host a multi breed pedigree show and sale including official Society sales for the Beef Shorthorn and Aberdeen-Angus cattle Societies, with entries accepted from all major pedigree beef breeds. Paul Gentry of auctioneers Newark Livestock Market will again be on hand to take care of all sale proceedings after the judging.
This is the last year the event will be held in the livestock area on the showground, as plans are already underway for a move to the Showground's Exec facilities in 2011. This will see the event develop on to a grander scale and larger platform with even more capacity for extra entries, trade stands and hospitality.
Entries close on the 4th October 2010. For more information or to request a schedule please contact Kerry Buttriss on 01733 234451 or email kbuttriss@eastofengland.org.uk.
Over the past four years an elite herd has been developed by Sheikha Noora Al-Khalifa and manager David Jones and the outstanding quality of the animals on offer, both on conformation and pedigree drew a large crowd and some spirited bidding.
It was noticeable that two of the top three prices went to the two highest genomic tested animals in the sale, both being purchased by Wills Bros of the Willsbro herd.
Top price was realised by Sahara Goldwyn Regenia, with a GTPI of 2099 this heifer had won her class at this year's National All Breeds Show and is due this month to Sanchez. She already has brothers in AI and is from the cow family that has produced the successful Regancrest-Mr Drham Sam.
Also bound for Cornwall at 9,500gns is another Goldwyn daughter (GTPI 2015) out of Smiddiehill
Toystory Ambrosia, that was purchased for 27,000gs at the Smiddiehill dispersal in 2008. She is bred from the famous Ashlyn family that is among the most successful current cow families in the world.
Second top price of the day was 9,800gns paid by Randolph and Brian Miller of the Moorshard herd, Somerset, for Sahara Damion Tammy, the supreme inter-breed champion heifer at the recent Royal Welsh Show. She has given over 10,000kg in her first lactation and is due again in December to Duplex.
Another Erbacres Damion daughter to excite keen interest was the second calver Sahara Damion
Tessie, which was junior champion at the National Show in 2009 and reserve champion heifer in-milk there this year. This one sold to J.B and I.McLean, Bushmills, Co Antrim, at 8,000gns.
The last milker in the sale, Sahara Advent Elegance, sold at 9,000gns to Robert Hugo, Bodmin, Cornwall, for the Rockset herd.
Her five-month-old heifer calf was the top priced younger calf, purchased by Alan Reece, Baschurch, Shropshire, for 6,200gns.
Averages: 21 cows and calved heifers, £ 7,010 (including 13 heifer calves, £3,279.23); 8 served heifers, £ 5,971.87; 22 maiden heifers, £ 3,794.32; 51 head overall, £ 5,460. 26 embryos, £691.79.
Auctioneers: Norton and Brooksbank
]]>Top seller was an August calved heifer giving 22kg.
Cows sold to 1,800gns on three occassions for two third calvers by Lakemead Foundation and a second calver, which had calved July and was by Rodbrook Captain.
Maiden heifers by Catlane Sparkler sold to 690gns with yearling heifers by Catlane Carbon and Lakemead Rancher selling to 540gns showing a very strong demand for Fresian youngstock.
Averages: cows £1,070; calved heifers £1,551; maiden heifers £640; younger heifers and calves £437.
Auctioneers: Greenslade Taylor Hunt.
]]>Recently at Worcester, at a sale held on the same day as the store and prime lamb market, pairs sold well with ewes selling to 100gns. Yearling ewes averaged £76 and ewe lambs £62.
Trade for pens of five was slower with prices averaging at £72.
There were only a few rams sold and prices were in-line with the upset price of 200gns.
Auctioneers: McCartneys.
]]>Leading the female trade was a shearling ewe by Meinspride Lightening out of a Meinspride sired home-bred ewe. The ewe joins the Mabon flock of Graham and Mary Jones, Pontypridd.
Other new and existing breeders competed for the strong selection of ewes with four-year-old ewes to 420gns, three-year-olds to 520gns and two-year-olds to 550gns.
Auctioneers: McCartneys, and Clee Tompkinson and Francis
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