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A Passion For Pedigree Still Very Much Evident
The sale of cutting edge Holsteins from the highly respected Sahara and Wiltor Herds, the property of Sheikha Noora Alkhalifa and Dave and Claire Jones of Church Farm, Magor, Monmouthshire, soared to 10,000gns with an average of £3182.08.
The choice was fantastic throughout and leading the way was the successfully shown Ortongrange Snowman Alysia VG89, a second calved daughter of Snowman who was All-Britain Junior Heifer in-milk 2014 and who had two EX94 dams.
She gave 10,000kg as a heifer and sold giving almost 50kg having calved in early January. She was the first to be sold, bidding opened at 5000gns with other bids flying in from all over and eventually the hammer was knocked down at 10,000gns to Stephen Robinson, Crossgar, Co Down, Northern Ireland, for his Cluntagh Herd. A great start to the sale. Her November born Doorman ET calf then came in and made 2400gns to Ruth Harper, Dearham, West Cumbria.
But the sale wasn’t all about show animals, there was also a big proportion of the sale with leading edge genomics including Sahara Silver Fleur which sold for 5600gns to Hugh Neilson of the Lanarkshire based Overside Herd. This August 2015-born daughter of Seagull-Bay Silver carries a GPLI of +£541, the highest in the catalogue, her dam is
Sahara Oak Fleur VG87-2yr.
Selling at 5100gns to Andrew Mackellar, Drointon Farms, Stafford, was the young dry cow Sahara Numero Uno Jasmine which gave 9013 kg at 4.54% as a heifer and was a month off calving to Cookie Cutter Harper.
Averages: 11 cows and milking heifers £4371.18 (including four heifer calves at £2100), eight served heifers £2506.88, 17 maiden heifers £2730. (Wright Marshall)
Wyndford Herd Dominates Leading Prices at Beeston Month End Sale
A good trade was experienced at the April Month End Sale which incorporated the Western Holstein Club’s Focus Milk Sale of Pedigree Holsteins, better individuals were particularly easier sold.
The top prices were all dominated by entries from the highly regarded Wyndford Herd, the property of Wilfred Maddocks, Newport, Shropshire. Managed by Ben Yates the cattle were only for sale due to a change in farming policy which is moving from all year round calving to Autumn calving.
The top seller was Wyndford Sid August 26th VG88-3yr, a daughter of Pine Tree Sid and the ninth generation of VG or EX cows from the well known August family. This beautiful young cow had given 8689 kg in her first lactation and was six weeks fresh in her second, giving 44.5kg a day. She sold
for £3500 to Jason Booth, Stewardstown, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland, for his Beechview Herd.
Not far behind selling at £2700 was Wyndford Artes Wendy, another VG88-3yr second calver from the Maddocks family. This daughter of Go- Farm Artes is out of the Isle of Man bred Fingan Duplex Wendy LP80 EX94-5E. She calved in the third week of March and was sold giving 43.2kg to Alan Smith, Hinckley, Leicester, for his Bumblebee Herd.
Wyndford also led the heifer prices with Wyndford Mincio Hall 37th VG85-2yr who has an EX94-2E sister and an EX93- 8E dam. She sold at £1720 to Sion and Audrey Davies, Carmarthen.
Averages: 40 Cows £1203.80, 39 Milking Heifers £1211.08. (Wright Marshall)
1900gns top for bulls at Beeston
Only eight bulls were forward at the Western Holstein Club’s Annual Spring Bull Show and Sale which was held in conjunction with the Month End Sale at Beeston.
In the sale ring it was the reserve champion which claimed top honours selling for 1900gns to C and R Owen of Talybont, Bangor, Gwynedd. Tregibby Brooklyn from Hefyn Wilson is a Windbrook son backed by 11 generations of VG and EX dams from the Romance line of the Roxy family.
Averages: Eight bulls £1588.13. (Wright Marshall)
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