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Auction Mart sales round up: Heygill dispersal peaks at 3,900gns and calf record set at Market Drayton

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
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Whitebred Shorthorns sell to 5,500gns

The sale of Whitebred Shorthorns at Carlisle topped at 5,500gns for the overall champion, the winning bull, Blackburn Hallraiser, an April 2023-born son of Ottercops Sampson out of Ottercops Heather Bell from G. Jackson, Newcastleton. The buyer was Messrs Reddaway and Son, Courtenay.

Next at 3,000gns was the second prize bull and overall reserve champion, May 2023-born Parton Icepop by Parton Ferdinand consigned by J.A. Hewson, Burgh By Sands, which was knocked down to Messrs Brown, Kendal.

Females sold to 2,000gns twice for the bulling heifers, Glentyne Calluna 2 and Glentyne Lydia, both by Glentyne Grafter and from G.J. Taylor, Castle Doughlas, which both sold to Messrs Pattinson and Son, Bardon Mill.

听Averages - 3 bulls, 拢3,675; 3 females, 拢1,820.

听Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.

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听Milk in demand at Gisburn

An Aireburn heifer from G.B. Moorhouse, Skipton, topped the 71 head at Gisburn's dairy sale at 拢3,550, before auctioneer Eleanor O'Neill was joined on the rostrum by the Norton and Brooksbank team for the pedigree Heygill herd dispersal.

Hollinshall heifers, from R. C. and S. W. Beecroft, Killinghall, reached 拢3,450 twice for Siemers Darwin daughters.

At the same price, Jennings 草榴社区, Ripon, sold their Abbeyhouse Alcove Kathy 2, while J., J. M. and H. J. Walmsley, Preston, took a 拢3,400 bid for their Nosbisch Solito-Red sired Fordswood heifer.

Two heifers followed at 拢3,350 apiece, a 35kg Newbirks entry by Toc-Farm Fitz from A. Lawson and Son, Arthington, and 34kg Bowlandview Heart Edna from J. and I. Garth, Great Eccleston.

Non-pedigree heifers sold to 拢3,000 twice for J. and B. Rowland, Haighton, and B. M. and J. B. Booth, Bolton-by-Bowland.

Pedigree cows reached 拢3,050 twice for R. and M. Cowgill's Hoole herd, Preston.

Averages - Pedigree newly calved heifers, 拢2,876; non-pedigree newly calved heifers, 拢2,395; pedigree newly calved cows, 拢2,772; non-pedigree newly calved cows, 拢2,210; in-calf heifers 拢1,923.

Auctioneers: Gisburn Auction Marts.


Heygill dispersal peaks at 3,900gns

The disersal of the Heygill herd of almost 200 head of Holsteins on behalf of David, Linda and Robert Cowgill, Clitheroe, saw nearly a third of the milking portion selling for more than 3,000gns.
Trade peaked at 3,900gns for the fresh second calver, Heygill Haze Carmen by Rubi-Haze giving 44kg daily which was bought by C. Middleton and Sons, Clitheroe.

At 3,700gns was Heygill Chief Carmen 3, a milking heifer in-calf for June to sexed Parfect which went to S. Forshaw and Sons, Preston.

A handful of in-calf heifers sold to 2,900gns for a June calving daughter of Chief, with recently served heifers selling between 1,500gns and 2,200gns.

Bulling heifers topped at 2,800gns for a Comestar Loyall daughter from the Ashlyn family. The trade of the day was for the heifer calves, with 16 selling in excess of 1,000gns, topping at 1,500gns for Heygill Chief Mattie, a late July-born Chief daughter bought by Messrs Forshaw.

听Averages 鈥� 108 cows and calved heifers, 拢2,646; 6 served heifers, 拢2,10; 34 maiden heifers, 拢1,462; 33 heifer calves, 拢970; 182 head, 拢2,094.

听Auctioneers:听听 Norton and Brooksbank with Gisburn Auction Mart.

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Strong calf trade at Leyburn

Rearing calves sold to 拢880 in Leyburn for a a British Blue bull from Keith Nicholson, Kirkby Malzeard, with another five British Blue bulls selling for more than 拢800, with 18 between 拢700 and 拢790.

David Smith, Keighley, sold Charolais bulls at 拢860 and 拢850 and Stephen Brown, East Witton, sold an Aberdeen-Angus at 拢790. John Pratt, Bainbridge, took 拢750 for a British Blonde and T.H. Mace and Son, Esh, sold a Limousin at 拢700.

Heifers peaked at 拢620 for Colin Whitelock, Skipton, with a British Blue, then 拢600 was achieved three times for Charolais from David Smith twice and David Wood, Aysgarth, with a Limousin.

John Pratt also made 拢500 for an Aberdeen-Angus heifer, as did Messrs Mace.

听The dairy sale peaked at 拢3,100 for a calved pedigree Holstein heifer from Metcalfe Farms, Washfold, Leyburn, bought by K. Wilkinson, Ferryhill, Co Durham. Trade was strong with six of the 15 calved heifers making 拢3,000 or more and the remainder not dropping below 拢2,000.

听Auctioneers: Leyburn Auction Mart.


British Blue bull tops Market Drayton calves

A new record of 拢740 was set at the sale of 814 calves at Market Drayton. The sale topper was a month-old British Blue bull from S. Ellis and Son, Wrexham. The 158 continental bulls set a new record averaged of 拢422 with 46 selling for more than 拢500.

The 219 Friesians sold to 拢260 for D.I. and D. Ellis and Sons, Oswestry. The 126 native bulls averaged 拢356 selling to 拢505 for an Aberdeen-Angus from Richardson Farms, Warmingham.
The 141 Native heifers averaged 拢236 which included a lot of grass based system calves. Top price was a Hereford from E. Fair, Peatswood at 拢430. The 167 continental heifers averaged 拢368 with a top price of 拢550 for a Charolais from G.B. Warner, Shrewsbury.

Auctioneers: Halls.听

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