Whatmore Eclair
High of 4,400gns for Dutch Spotted at Welshpool
Brecon-based Sara Gibbons' Whatmore Éclair led the Dutch Spotted trade at Welshpool's multi-breed in-lamb sale at 4,400gns. By Glencoy Chance and out of the imported dam Candy Floss, it sold in-lamb to Forty Winx, to J. and J. Bugden and Sons, Southampton.
Next at 4,100gns was the in-lamb gimmer Merryboro French Fancy from Tom and Louise Nash, Haverfordwest. By Merryboro Cracker, out of the imported dam Annabelle and in-lamb to Dutch Magic Man it was the pick of Sebastian Ghiorghita, Wellingborough.
The same vendors then took 3,700gns for the pre-sale show champion, Merryboro Gold Duster, a ewe lamb by McDermott's Fireman and out of the imported dam Clover which went to the same buyer.
Making 2,800gns, from Mrs Gibbons, was the in-lamb gimmer and reserve champion, Whatmore Fly by Whatmore Earshot, which had run with Forty Winx. The buyer was C. Simpson, Llandovery.
At the same money was another from the Nash family, an imported gimmer, Firestorm, which in-lamb to McDermotts Fireman, to W. W. Bowen, Brecon.
Averages - 38 head, £1,189.54
Auctioneers: Welshpool Livestock Sales.
Christmas pigs at Thirsk
At Thirsk's Christmas show and sale of prime pigs and sows the championship went to Frank and Ann Jackson of F. and H.L. Jackson, Whitby, with their first prize pair of pork pigs under 90kg which went onto sell for 290p/kg (£261/head) to the judge, Charles Ashbridge of Taste of Traditon, Hutton Conyers.
He also paid 255p/kg (£246/head) for the reserve champions, the winning pair of bacon pigs over 90kg from Coline Piercy, Stillington, and 222p/kg for the second prize pair of pork pigs from Matthew Keel, Bagby.
First prize sow from A.H. and P.A. and R. Myers, Stanghow, sold for 125p/kg (£376/head) to Cheale Meats, Essex.
Auctioneers: Thirsk Farmers Auction Mart.
Dairy champion and reserve make £3,000 at Leek
The Christmas pedigree dairy show and sale at Leek topped at £3,000 twice. Firstly, for the champion the winning heifer by Claynook Country from Messrs Mellor's Braemarhouse herd, East Sterndale, which sold giving 35kg to the judge, Nigel Moss, Meerbrook.
At the same money was the reserve champion, the winning cow, Broomhouse Outback Echo 6533 by ABS Outback from Messrs Easom, Oakerthorpe. Having given 9,613kg in its third lactation, it sold fresh with its fourth to the Evans family, Oswestry.
Trade was on fire with numerous others edging towards the £3,000 mark. A commercial heifer by Pine-Tree-I Pursuit from Messrs Needham, Heaton that took first in the commercial class and made £2,850 to the Bailey family, Brown Edge.
Sterndale Sidekick Rachel, a cow from the Nadins, Earl Sterndale, which boasted 12 generations VG/EX dams sold for £2,840 to the Johnsons, Hilderstone.
In all 40 passed the £2,000 mark with 10 passing £2,500.
Auctioneers: Leek Auctions.
Blue Texels to 1,050gns at Welshpool
Caryl's Blues Glory, an in-lamb gimmer from Caryl Howells, Carmarthenshire, took the top call of 1,050gns at the sale of Blue Texels females at Welshpool.
By Cairnrock Fully Loaded and out of a homebred dam by an imported sire, it sold in-lamb to Auchmantle Flock Star, to C. A. Jessop and Sons, Leicestershire.
They also paid 1,000gns for Dovery Golden Girl by a Hackney sire from Messrs Comer and Simpson, Llandovery.
At 850gns was Caryl's Blue Fflur from Caryl Howells. Fully import bred on both sides and again carrying to Auchmantle Flock Star, it also headed home with Messrs Jessop.
At the same money was Whatmore Ebony-e from Sara Gibbons, Brecon. The Whatmore Chaos daughter out of a dam by Hackney X-Factor, sold in-lamb to Titanium Game On to Mike Harding, Abermule.
Averages - 27 head, £707.30.
Auctioneers: Welshpool Livestock Sales.
Strong dairy trade at Exeter
The dairy sale at Exeter topped at £2,500 for the first prize heifer and overall champion, Bartinney Dealmaker Scarlett, a heifer from D.W. and R.J. Warren, Penzance, who sold other heifers to £2,000 and second calver at £1,800.
The reserve champion was Barnowl Miad Celandine, a pedigree Jersey heifer from Charles and Andrew Reader, Northamptonshire, which made £2,350. Other Jerseys from the same home sold to £1,550 twice with five averaging £1,680.
Other Holstein heifers sold to £2,050 for Paul and Joy Harvey, Kingsbridge, who are dispersing Tunley herd. They also sold cows to £1,850 and £1,750.
Organic heifers sold to £2,280 for R.L. Persey, Broadhembury.
Dave Hunt, South Brent, sold organic crossbred heifers to £1,500. Norwegian Red cross Montbeliarde cross heifers sold at £1,550 and £1,520 for Trela Farms, Camelford.
A.R. Hooper and Partners, Spreyton, sold their annual consignment of fresh grazing type cows which fall outside of their calving block to £1,920 for a fresh British Friesian heifer. Their younger cows sold to £1,820 and their older cows saw eighth calvers sell to £1,600 with the consignment averaging £1,613.
In-calf heifers topped at £1,500 for S.M. and E.J. Ball, Exmouth.
Auctioneers: Kivells.
Blue Texels top Skipton pedigree females
Blue Texels led the trade at Skipton's winter sale of pedigree females at 1,600gns. This was the pre-sale show champion, a shearling ewe by a home-bred ram going back to Beili Blues Dylan from David and Jennifer Alexander's Millside flock, Galston. It sold, in-lamb with twins to Towerview Grand Prix, to to the Lythe family, Bacup, who also paid 1,000gns for the reserve champion from the same home. This was a shearling ewe by Beili Blues Dyan, carrying twins to Dragon Fab.
Gordon Gray, Selkirk, topped the Northern Area Texel Sheep Breeders sale at 1,200gns twice. Firstly, for the pre-sale show champion, a shearling ewe by Holtridge El Primo. It sold, carrying twins to Clarks Grey Goose, to James Robertshaw, Bradford.
Also making 1,200gns from the same home was a shearling ewe by New View Electrifying, also carrying twins to Grey Goose, which was knocked down to J. and A. Hartley, Grindleton.
Beltex topped at 1,200gns for the second prize in-lamb shearling ewe, Matt's Hendrick by Murrays Expert from Matthew Burleigh, Enniskillen, which sold to Henry Bailey, Keighley.
The champion was the winning shearling ewe, Tercrosset Hannah, a Artnagullion Feux daughter from the Whiteford family, Brampton, which sold in-lamb with twins to Lurg Hangman, for 1,000gns to Daniel Thackray, Fewston.
Averages - Blue Texels - shearling ewes, £553; aged ewes, £735; ewe lambs, £267; Beltex - shearling ewes, £645; commercial females, £281.
Auctioneers: CCM.
Suckled calves to £2,050 at Barnard Castle
The show of suckled calves at Barnard Castle was judged by Matthew Brown, Bridlington, who awarded the championship to a nine-month-old Limousin heifer from Paul Walton, Harwood in Teesdale, which was sold for the top price of £2,050 to I. Swales, Goole.
The reserve champion was a nine-month-old Limousin heifer also from Messrs Walton which sold for £1,550 to the judge.
The top price steer at £1,805 was a Limousin from P.J. Dixon, Langleydale, and the top price bull at £1,845 was a Charolais from T. Watson, Frosterley.
Averages - steers, £1,390.04; heifers, £1,245.58; bulls, £1,319.32.
Auctioneers: Barnard Castle and Teesdale Farmers Auction Mart Co.
Border and Lakeland Holsteins top at 3,500gns
Topping the final Border and Lakeland Holsten Club show and sale of the year at Carlisle at 3,500gns was Berryholme Chief Flo by Stantons Chief and a granddaughter of Berryholme Shotte Flo from the Wright family, Kendal. The buyer was Baltier Farming Co, Newton Stewart. The Berryholme herd sold another three heifers to average more than £3,115.
A consignment of 12 heifers from D.I. and A.A. Cannon's Espland herd, Brampton, topped at 3,300gns for Espland Fitz Flo which also went to the Baltier Farming Co.
The Talbot family, Preston, paid 3,300gns for Stowbeck Dumledore Pansy, from Skirwith Hall Farms, Penrith, whose consignment of 12 heifers averaged more than £2,700.
The pre-sale show championship went to Wormanby Pepper Judy by Delaberge Pepper consigned by the Hodgson family, Carlisle, which sold for 3,100gns to Hugh Howie for the Wellhouse herd, Stranraer. The Wormanby herd.
Taking the reserve champion rosette was, Kingscaird Unstopablull Marqi Red, a red and white daughter of Unstopabull from P. Kemp, Aberdeen, which sold for 3,100gns.
A run of 12 yearling heifers from the Harhill Holstein herd owned by Richard Harrinton's Harhill Holstein herd, Dalston, topped at 1,050gns twice for daughters of Claynook Barolo andd averaged £957.
Averages - 7 cows in-milk, £2,362.50; 113 heifers in-milk, £2,496.48; 4 Jerseys in-milk, £1,771.87; 3 Ayrshires in-milk, £2,065; 2 in-calf heifers, £1,995; 10 yearling heifers, £952.25.
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
