Sales News LEFT An
enthusiastic crowd
supported the
Flashouse dispersal on farm in North Yorkshire.
Next best at 2580gns was the day’s honourable mention award winner Newry Tartini Heiress. Sired by Jeffrey Way Altatartini, she is backed by four successive generations of EX dams. Her dam Newry Calypso Heiress averaged 11,263kgs at 4.80%bf and 3.36% p in three 305 day lactations. Buying her was David McClurg, Crossgar, County Down. Judge Adam Watson from the 80-cow Derrydorragh herd awarded the supreme championship to the Stevenson family’s second calver Newry Million Aline VG86. This Million daughter produced 11,279kgs at 3.85% bf and 2.85% p in her fi rst lactation. She sold away at 2380gns to William Herron, Newtownhamilton, County Armagh.
Also selling at 2380gns was the unshown Garaba Rosemary 32 from Owen Martin. Sired by the homebred Sandy Valley Bolton son Garaba Bolton, her dam is Garaba Rosemary 25 who gave 9325kgs at 3.49%bf and 3.14% p in her fi rst lactation. This freshly calved heifer also joins William Herron’s 115-cow herd. Paul Dunn then took 2280gns for the fourth placed Dunbanard Wyman Mavis. By Pirolo Goldwyn Wyman, her dam is the EX classifi ed Dunbanard Outside Mavis 2, and she also sold to William Herron.
Following close behind at 2220gns was the unshown Ardmore Windbrook Jill, a potential seventh generation VG and EX heifer from William and James Crawford. This Gillette Windbrook daughter is out of Ardmore Cousteau Jill 4 EX91-2E LP80, who produced over 13,280kgs at 4.55%bf and 2.95% p in her sixth lactation. She was purchased by Paul Flanagan for his noted Tubbertoby herd based at Termonfeckin, County Louth.
December Border and Lakeland Club Sale
The last Border and Lakeland Sale of 2014 saw trade peak at 2800gns for the pre-sale champion Boclair Gold Chip Barbara from David Brewster. Tapped out by judge Paul Rawcliffe from the Almond herd this heifer by Mr Chassity Gold Chip is out of two generations of Excellent dams with massive records. This stylish heifer with a super udder sold to Mr Bryson, Whitefl at Farm, Mauchline. Next best at 2350gns was Matthew Armour’s Annandale BG Hope selling to Mr Mounsey, Irthington, Carlisle. Sired by Ridgefi eld Black Gold she carries fi ve generations of EX dams tracing back to one of Triple Threats best daughters, Acme Triple Hope EX95. Stephen and Ann Morley sold a stylish Crackholm Fever daughter going back to the Johns Lucky Barb family at 2100gns to Mr Barr, Fife.
While the reserve champion, Espland Sid Marilyn 3 from D I and A A Cannon, Appleby, traded at 2050gns to Mr Wilson, Fife. This Sid daughter is out of a line of high producing cows. Averages: six cows in milk £1695.32, 69 heifers in milk £1732.09. (Harrison and Hetherington)
114 THE JOURNAL FEBRUARY 2015
Flashouse dispersal The fi rst day of Messrs Booth’s Flashouse dispersal attracted more than 200 people on farm at Penistone, West Yorkshire, with a smaller, but equally determined crowd on the second day. The sale was arranged in under three weeks due to the result of selling the farm.
The dispersal achieved a top price of 2300gns twice for fresh cows, fi rst up was Flashouse Talent Teda. This late October calving Talent daughter was giving 38kg at the time of sale. She sold to John Allan from the Leaventhorpe herd who also secured a further 11 cattle including another 2300gns bid for Flashouse Seaver Alice, an autumn calver giving 36kg.
He also secured a four week calved Seaver daughter at 2250gns and Flashouse Burns Cutie 2 at 2220gns.
One of the main buyers on the fi rst day were Messrs W W and W G Clark from Bradnop, Leek, they purchased 27 quality milkers including Flashouse Jordan Emily GP82 at 2150gns. Heifer calves at foot were a fast trade and sold to a top of 600gns, volume buyer for these was Richard Trott who has a heifer rearing enterprise near Castle Cary, Somerset.
In-calf heifers met a level trade peaking at 1400gns, while bulling heifers were well sought after with a top price of 1480gns. Peter Waring purchased the top price bulling heifer, a smart Crackholm Fever daughter.
At 920gns was the dearest yearling heifer of the day, with this price paid for a February born Comestar Lauthority daughter. Edward Harrison, Penrith, and Messrs J G Pears, Penistone, were the main buyers for maiden heifers.
The herd itself was a great advertisement for generations of high type bulls, with outstanding daughters of Talent, Seaver, Sid, Buckeye, Windbrook, Lauthority, Fever and Stanleycup, offered for sale. Averages: 254 cows and calved heifers £1296, 34 served heifers £1251, 72 bulling heifers £903, 64 yearling heifers £707, one bull £819. (Norton and Brooksbank)
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