Red and Whites in demand at Sedgemoor Gold Sale
Red and White was very much the in demand colour at Greenslade Taylor Hunts’ annual autumn Gold Sale at Sedgemoor Auction Centre.
The day commenced with the collective milk from leading South West Breeders where a superb Red and White 2nd calver from regular consigners Roland and Simon Bugler, Bettiscombe Shaquille Emerald Red 121st (GP84), sold for 2,350gns.
Other cows to 2,000gns were Bettiscombe Bolivia Nanette’also from the Buglers, Beneknowle Delovely Amy 35th from P J Andrews and Moorshard Aztec Dee (GP84), from R K and S G Miller and Sons.
Sharing top honours was the Red and White heifer Marcroft Accolade Issy Mouse Red by the Accolade Red sire, she also sold for 2,350gns. She was one of seven homebred heifers consigned by W J and P Puddy to average an impressive £2,200.
The heifer trade was strong on the day with no less than 20 heifers selling for 2,000gns and over for Ashlea Farm Services’ Ashlea, Ian Dimond’s Dorset, R K and S G Miller’s Moorshard, R E and H E Bugler’s Bettiscombe, R T Cox’s Holmead, B L Davies and Son’s Davlea and Longmoor Farm Partners’ Longmoor.
Incalf heifers were also in demand, in particular A J Bennett and Sons’ well bred Lilylane heifers which sold to 2,000gns for Lilylane Goldsmith Pat 15th by the homebred Lilylane Goldsmith sire, she descended from the Springbird Mock Pat PI (VG86) as did the potential show heifer, Lilylane Outside Pat 13th who sold for 1,900gns. All 11 heifers were due November/December to Lilylane Duplex ET’and averaged £1,817.50.
Commercial incalf heifers from L S Pow and Son Ltd to 1,580gns for a Wa-Del Hayden daughter due November to the Hereford and Organic heifers from M L and E M Persey by the homebred sire Banniford Culmshot sold to 1,550gns due December to the Angus.
Holstein Bulls met a more selective trade with the stronger bulls sought after and selling to 1,500gns for the Buglers’ Bettiscombe Eagle by Shottle and out of the Excellent classified Ebony family.
A and P Bradford have been dispersing their herd as they calve and consigned their remaining cows, from fresh calvers to those due in the spring. The cows topped at 1,880gns for the 2nd calver by Hector that had given 8,400kgs as a heifer and the heifer calves sold to 340gns for a Delta Fidelity Red daughter.
The second dispersal of the day was of crossbred cows and heifers from K E and S J Mew from the
Continuing the multibreed theme was Lordswood Farms who sold Montbeliarde incalf heifers to 1,300gns and maiden heifers to 730gns.
(Greenslade Talor Hunt)