May sale, Carlisle

Harveys lead Carlisle May sale

George and Sophie Harvey topped the trade at Harrison and Hetherington’s May pedigree beef day, with Harveybros 1 Turbo-Tam.

Bulls led the Hereford section at Harrison and Hetherington’s pedigree beef day in May, with Harveybros 1 Turbo-Tam from George and Sophie Harvey, Balfron, Glasgow generating the top call of 4,000gns. Sired by Normanton 1 Laertes, this September 2019-born bull out of Harveybros 1 Crocus H3 crosses the border back to Scotland with WD Adams and son, Wigtown, Wigtownshire. Not far behind at 3,800gns was Kingshaugh 1 Question from TW Hutchinson, Forest-in-Teesdale, Co Durham, which travelled to Newcastleupon-Tyne with GS Eggleston. June 2019-born, this Gouldingpoll 1 Gold Spice son is out of a home-bred female, sired by the Canadian JSF 271 Dice ET 10M.

Adding to Eggleston’s purchases at 3,500gns was Harveybros 1 Tiesto, another Harvey-bred sire. Born in December 2019, it is again a Laertes son and out of a Crocus female which do so well for the breeders.

Craigdhu 1 Macduff from Margaret Galbraith, Sandilands, Lanarkshire saw bids to 3,000gns, and sold to AK Hill Agri Contracts Wishaw, Lanarkshire. By the popular Normanton 1 Laertes, is out of Romany 1 Jane and was born in October 2019. Harveybros 1 Turbo-Tam from G and S Harvey sold for 4,000gns

1 Jane 20th from G and MC Shepherd, Woodplumpton, Lancashire which sold to Kevin Davidson, Saline, Fife. By the record breaking 13,000gns Coley 1 Pilot, it is out of a home-bred daughter of the widely recognised Moorside 1 Joseph. At 1,700gns, Kingshaugh 1 Tess, a female offering from TW Hutchinson, sold to K Percival, Leyburn, North Yorkshire.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington

Averages: 4 bulls, £3,753.7; 2 females, £1,942.50

In-calf recipient generates 4,000gns at Whittle dispersal

The Whittle herd dispersal topped at 4,000gns for a recipient carrying a Rebel Kicks cross Coley 1 Clara 418 calf.

The Whittle dispersal sale took place in December 2021 on behalf of Lancashire's N and G Robinson (Whittle AG).

A Hereford-cross cow carrying an embryo of the sire Moralee 1 Rebel Kicks KS R12 and dam Coley 1 Clara 418 sold at 4,000gns, purchased by Steven O’Kane on behalf of a client. Due in January 2022, a 50 per cent interest in the dam was purchased at the 2018 Designer Genes sale for 7,500gns, and was one of the first daughters of Solpoll 1 Kentucky Kid to sell at auction.

Next in the money was seven year old cow Dendor 1 Anna Mary 26th, purchased at 3,500gns by B and M Chilman, Presteigne, Radnorshire. Purchased by the Whittle family at the 2016 society show and sale at Hereford where it stood female champion, it is by Solpoll 1 Gilbert, the three times UK sire of the year and out of a home-bred Hawkwsbury 1 Prosper daughter.

Born in 2015, Normanton 1 Jurana 9th was knocked down to S Hudson, Whittington, Shropshire at 2,500gns. Bred by TD and WT Livesey, it was purchased at the 2017 spring show and sale for 2,550gns and is by Alvian 1 Emperor and out of a home-bred Hollowseal 1 Wombat daughter. Another in-calf recipient sold at 2,400gns to M Voss, Hinton St George, Somerset who was a volume buyer on the day. By Coley 1 Pilot, which sold for 13,000gns at auction, it again has the dam of Coley 1 Clara 418.

Frenchstone P. 1 Molly 349 realised 2,700gns, and again travels to Presteigne with the Chilmans. By Moeskaer Magnum 1404, it is out of Dendor 1 Molly 21st.

Frenchstone P. 1 Capri sold at 2,200gns to G and A Redmayne, Kendal, Cumbria. By Dorepoll 1 499 High Society and out of Frenchstone P. 1 Daffodil, which is by Lowesmoor 1 Abram.

Auctioneers: Halls