Op3336 hereford spring show sale at hereford mart

BULLS TOP 9,000 GNS. AND HEIFERS 5,700 GNS. The Hereford Cattle Society Show & Sale on Tuesday exceeded all expectations.

SHOW HEIFERS A 100% clearance of the Show Heifers offered saw a top of 5,700 gns. paid for the Grand Female Champion, 14 month old Dendor 1 Molly 44th sired by the Danish bull, SMH Euro 30E bred & exhibited by D.E., E.D. & A.L. Jones, Newtown, Powys. “Molly” was purchased by local breeder, P.D. Vaughan, Kingsland, Herefordshire.

Lot 19 Female Champion & Top Price Female Dendor 1 Molly 44th sold for 5,700gns

Mr. Vaughan also purchased the Reserve Female Champion, 20 month old Romany 1 Ishbel H12 M4 sired by Romany 1 Heavyduty A84 H12 and bred by J.R.B. Wilson & Sons, Kelso, Roxburghshire for 5,300 gns. and two heifers bred by J. & W. McMordie, Ballygowan, Co. Down, Northern Ireland sired by Panmure 1 Henry – 19 month old Solpoll 1 Starlet M1 for 3,600 gns. and 18 month old Solpoll 1 Starlet M14 for 4,200 gns.

Messrs. McMordie went on to sell three further heifers, 19 month old Solpoll 1 Starlet M8

by Solpoll 1 Dynamite for 5,500 gns. to J. Radcliffe, Swansea; 19 month old Solpoll 1 Starlet M6 by Danish sire Moeskaer Keno for 3,600 gns. to A.G. Whittle, Heywood, Lancashire and 19 month old Solpoll 1 Starlet M9 by Panmure Henry for 3,300 gns. to E. Pierce, Tiverton, Devon.

Lot 6 Reserve Female Champion Romany 1 Ishbel H12 M4 sold for 5,300gns

Messrs. G. & M.C. Shepherd, Preston, Lancashire saw their 12 month old Moorside 1 Jane 6th

by Canadian sire CCR 57 G Stamina sell for 3,800 gns. to Highridge Farm Partnership, Oxted, Surrey.

The 19 Show Heifers sold for £61,845 to Average £3,255.00 ------------------------------------SHOW BULLS An 80% clearance of the bulls offered saw the Grand Male Champion, 18 month old Fisher 1 McCoy (745 kgs) by Fisher 1 Jaguar, bred & exhibited by W.J. Hutchings & Sons, Chichester, Sussex top the sale at 9,000 gns. and sold to Highridge Farm Partnership, Oxted, Surrey.

Lot 68 Fisher 1 McCoy from WJ Hutchings & Sons Male Champion & Top Price at 9000gns

J. & W. McMordie, Ballygowan, Co. Down sold 19 month old Solpoll 1 Milkyway (780 kgs)

by Panmure 1 Henry for 8,400 gns. to P. Murphy, Wychnor, Staffordshire and another “Henry” son, 19 month old Solpoll 1 Lawyer (975 kgs) for 8,000 gns. to Mr. & Mrs. J.R. Pike & Son, Chippenham, Wiltshire.

A further two 19 month old bulls, Solpoll 1 Maverick (815 kgs) by Solpoll 1 Dynamite for 6,000 gns. purchased by Spendlove Bros., Kettering, Northants., and Solpoll 1 Mr. Daffy (795 kgs) by the Australian sire Wirruna Daffy D1 for 5,400 gns. to H. Richardson, Redditch, Worcestershire.

Lot 57 Solpoll 1 Milkyway from J&W McMordie sold for 8,400gns

Mrs. C.S. Fletcher, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria saw her 24 month old Barwise 1 Lekhwair (1,030 kgs) by Barwise 1 Wellington sell for 6,400 gns. to G.J. & E.M. Thomas, Ferwig, Cardiganshire.

Mr. M. Ludgate, Thame, Oxfordshire sold the first bull through the ring, 30 month old Rempstone 1 245N Comply-or-Die (1,195 kgs) for 5,000 gns. to P. Cobley, Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire.

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Shadwell Estate Co. Ltd., Thetford, Norfolk, first-time exhibitors at the Society’s Sales sold two 19 month old bulls, Shadwell 1 Bomber M768 (920 kgs) by Solpoll 1 Dynamite for 4,600 gns. to T.G.R. Williams & Sons, Olney, Buckinghamshire and Shadwell 1 Beethoven M774 (1,050 kgs) by Aldersley 1 Edgar for 4,200 gns. to Mr. & Mrs. D.L. Wallace, Dulverton, Somerset.

Lot 33 Solpoll 1 Lawyer from J&W McModie sold for 8000gns

D.E., E.D. & A.L. Jones, Newtown, Powys, sold their 19 month old Dendor 1 Maverick (845 kgs) by Solpoll 1 Gilbert for 4,800 gns. to R. Hobbs, Truro, Cornwall. Messrs. Jones then went on to sell another son of “Gilbert”, the youngest bull in the Sale, 12 month old Dendor 1 Mufasa (575 kgs) for 4,500 gns. to B. & B. Rimmer, Preston, Lancashire.

Messrs. L.R. & A.M. Ayre, South Molton, Devon sold their recently imported Danish bred bull, 13 month old Aland Leopold (645 kgs) by the Irish bull Gouldingpoll 1 Superduty for 3,700 gns. to P. Riley, Towcester, Northants.

The Reserve Grand Male Champion bred & exhibited by G. Blandford, Bosbury, Herefordshire, 14 month old Bosa 1 Ken (660 kgs) by Eldersfield 1 Carter sold for 3,200 gns. to H. & E. Rudge, Ballingham, Hereford.

Lot 35 Barwise 1 Lekhwair from Mrs CS Fletcher sold for 6,400gns

J.R.B. Wilson & Sons, Kelso, Roxburghshire sold their two 19 month old bulls, Romany 1 Magnate F57 M25 (830 kgs) by Romany 1 Frisky A84 F57 for 3,400 gns. to H.A. Colburn & Son, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and Romany 1 Mandate D1 M51 (860 kgs) by the Danish bull, SMH Castro 0001 for 3,000 gns. to go back to Scotland to P. Brown, Lanark.

Messrs. W. & R. Kemp & Sons, St. Helens, Bishop Auckland sold two 22 month old bulls, both by Auckvale Advance 790E – Auckvale Lighthouse 1416L (880 kgs) for 3,000 gns. to E.B. Walker & Co., Clifton-on-Thame, Worcestershire and Auckvale Legend 1424L (925 kgs) also for 3,000 gns. to M. Jordan & son, Chathill, Northumberland.

45 Bulls sold for £153,667.50 to Average £3,414.83 ------------------------------------NON-SHOWN HEIFERS In the Females for Sale Only section, which this year consisted of an offering of 25 heifers, only one missed to sell.

Topping this section was a 13 month old heifer bred & exhibited by P.J. & A.C. Allman, Sutton St. Nicholas, Herefordshire, Greenyards 1 Echo M346, a daughter of the Australian sire, Wirruna Daffy D1 selling for 2,700 gns. to B. Head, Barnt Green, Birmingham.

R. Edwards & E. Smith, Swindon, Wiltshire saw their 23 month old heifer, Classic 1 Justa-Lady by the Danish bull, Slyk’s 1 Elevation sell for 2,500 gns. to Wick Farm Partnership, Devizes, Wiltshire.

A small consignment of heifers from A.J. & L.R. Hobson, Eldersfield, Gloucestershire saw a 24 month old incalf heifer, Eldersfield 1 Lilac L997, by Fisher 1 Ensign E254 sell for 2,300 gns. to T.I. Pugh, Twyn, Gwynedd who purchased a second 23 month old incalf heifer, Eldersfield 1 Regina L1019, another daughter of Fisher 1 Ensign E254 for 2,000 gns.

B., H. & M.R. Myers, Godalming, surrey sold their 23 month old heifer, Boundless 1 Raine 1291 by Frys Cross 1 Oberon for 2,000 gns. to I.C. Markham, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

24 non-shown heifers sold for £39,060.00 to Average £1,627.50 ------------------------------------Breed Society Secretary, David Prothero, felt that in the present agricultural climate the Sale had proven to be a great success with almost a total clearance of the females offered and an 80% clearance of the bulls, selling 45 at this year’s Sale compared to 23 last year.

Auctioneers – Brightwells, Leominster ENDS

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