Recently in Friesian Category

A freshly calved Holstein Frisiean heifer secured just shy of £2,000 at the November Craven Dairy Auction, at Skipton Auction Mart (Monday 7 November).

 

 

 

Taking the title of champion on the day, as well as the top price of £1,960, this newly calved Holstein Friesian heifer was put forward by Kilnsey Show chairman Robert Lambert, Mile House, Kettlewell, and his daughter Gina Hodgson.

 

This one was home-bred by a dairy bull from Brian Moorhouse, Bell Busk, and giving 24kg of milk, ten days after calving.  She goes to a new home with John Howard, Carleton.

 

Taking the title of reserve champion, was an in-calf heifer from father and son dairy farmers David and John Calvert, Southfield Farm, West Marton.  This one, by a pedigree Ayrshire bull, sold for £1,450 to another father and son dairying duo, Malcolm and Robert Swires, Haverah Park, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate.

 

 

 

Other leading prices on the day included a newly calven heifer from Robert Crisp, Calton. This one achieved £1,890.  While a newly calven heifer from Alan Midgley, Ludendenfoot secured £1,840.

 

Shining through in the non-black and white category, was a freshly calved Brown Swiss heifer from Nidderdale's David Brown, Ramsgill.  She sold for £1,800 to Robin Boothman, Fence, Burnley.

 

AVERAGES
Freshly calved heifers averaged £1,613; newly calven cows averaged £1,063 and in-calf heifers averaged £1,278.

 

Auctioneers Gwilym Richards and Norton and Brooksbank saw a highly successful sale at the Bristol October dairy sale earlier this week.

The top price of 2,250gns was secured by an early October calved heifer, Hollysprings Ricardo Dixie, from BB Farms of Abergavenny.  This one was snapped up by N Parker of Taunton, Somerset.

Other top prices on the day included 2,150gns for calved heifer, Marcroft Satire Valerie, from W J & P Puddy of Highbridge, Somerset.  This one went to B M Coombes & Sons of Wedmore, Somerset.  While the Puddy's red and white heifer Marcroft RR Lulu Red sold for 2,100gns to R J Davies, Gloucester.

Another leading price of 2,000gns was paid by A Alford, Abergavenny, for calved heifer Barvale Justice Rosabed 3 from B G & L D Rich, Gloucester.

In addition to these sales, a special entry of British Friesians was on offer including cattle from the Lakemead herd of Mrs Mary Mead, Blagdon, Somerest. 

This saw 11-month-old bull Lakemead Arrow sell for 1,500gns to R G Denning & Son, Truro, Cornwall.  While two served heifers, due to calve in March 2012, sold for 1,450gns and 1,400gns to F G & C Tucker, Wedmore, Somerest.

Averages on the day:

• Pedigree Holsteins - 25 calved heifers £1,836.66, 1 served heifer £1,701, 2 calves £378, 1 bull £1,029
• Pedigree British Friesians - 3 calved heifers £1,302, 12 served heifers £1,034.25, 28 maidens £720.75, 1 bull £1,575
• Non Pedigrees - 7 calved heifers £1,686, 7 served heifers £966

The first of the breed championships has been decided here at the NEC, with the British Friesian championship going to the Lawson family with their Lismulligan Priscilla 41. This is by Deangate Prince 2.Reserve to her was Oakalby Breadwinner S Ruth 34 from the Burroughs family, she is a Grove Breadwinner daughter.

Then in the Ayrshire classes the champion was Gwynnog Sand Ranger Sailorgirl from Geraint Thomas, she's a Morwickn Sand Ranger Red daughter.Standing in reserve was Millford Jungle Girl 77, a McCornick Nelson daughter from Alan Timbrell.

A trio of other breeds have now completed their first in-milk cow classe, with the first of the British Friesian classes won by Lismulligan Priscilla 41, a Deangate Prince 2 daughter from Brian Lawson and Sons, second to her was Lismulligan Eileen 24, another by the same sire from the same home.

In the Ayrshires the first of the in-milk classes was won by Gwynnog Sand Ranger Sailorgirl from Geraint Thomas, this is by Morwick Sand Ranger Red. Second spot went to Hunnington Fragy 12 from the Window family and third was another from the same home Hunnington Fragrance 50, a Blackaddar B B Kellogg.

In fourth here was Loukat Lucky from Richard Bown, an Ardrossan EV Kates Trident daughter, then in fifth was Heydale Winsome 113 from D W Berresford and Son, an Elegance Amiral daughter.

The Brown Swiss breed's first class of the morning was won by Constance Amelia from R Darlington and E Bruce, a Top Acres Brinks daughter. Then taking second was Quarry Dude Sian 2 from Caerlleon Farm , this is by Quarry Barnum Dude.

Third spot went to Quarry Luke Lovely, a Quarry Dalton Luke daughter from M and S Williams and in fourth spot was Kedar Becks Karolin from T Lochhead and Sons, she's by Kedar Becks. Fifth place went to Festival Jolt Becky from Angus Dalton, she's by Hilltop Acres T Jolt.

Last week's Border and Lakeland Holstein Club sale at Carlisle saw a top price of 2900gns paid for a young Friesian type bull from John Harrison, Wickerfield, Penrith. He sold to Messrs Vevers, High Plains and is sired by homebred bull Wickerfield Black Knight.

Top priced female was Warnelview Outside Bunty 3 at 2600gns. She was one of a consignment of seven heifers from Kevin and Christine Wilson, Thursby. At 2500gns was a heifer from the Chappelhow family. She is Pennview Ice Pack and sold to a buyer from Bute.

Also at this price was one from Robert Steels highly regarded Kepculloch herd, Loch Lomond. This daughter of Mr Minister from a Dixie Lee Aaron cow sold to Messrs Hewson Bros, Carlisle.

Averages;  two bulls £2152.50, three cows £2037, 28 heifers £2121.75 (Harrison and Hetherington).

The Annual Spring Show and Sale for the Border and Lakeland Holstein club had an average of £2600 for a total clearance, with three making over 5000gns and ten over 3000gns.

Top price of 5600gns was paid by J E J Harrison of Crow Hill Farm for a Talent son from the Kimo family. This was a strapping 16 month old bull Warnelview Kingdom from local breeders Kevin and Christine Wilson of Thursby, Carlisle.

Close behind at 5500gns was a similar aged young bull Highoaks Argos by Goldwyn from an excellent Stouder Morty cow that has twice given more than 13000kg at nearly 5% BF. The grand dam was the famous show cow Almond Silky Avis EX94.

The bull now joins the oldest Holstein Friesian herd in Britain High Branchal of the Telfer family.

Next through the ring was the 5200gns Crossrigg Gold Seal another Goldwyn son, this being from the Lucy family, originating at Ewefields but developed superbly by Fred and John Harrison of Crossrigg Farm, Clilburn.

Pure Friesians were also in great demand topping at 4000gns for a very correct first prize winning 15 month old son of the Dutch sire Grietman out of the old established "Lavender" family. This superbly balanced animal was one of several bred by the Lawson family of the "Lismulligan and "Adams" herds from Fife.

There were several red and white bulls they all carried strong red genetics and these too were in great demand. Not least the 3000gns Wolfa Flint Red an ET son of Advent Red from the American Penn Gate Skychief/Finesse family, whose closest four dams average Ex94 pts with Milk, Fat and Protein to match.
 

Average; 32 bulls £2595.47 (Harrison and Hetherington).

Leading Wednesday's sale of Holsteins for the Border and Lakeland club at Carlisle was a 2700gns bid for Boclair Standard Barbara, a Boclair Standard daughter out of Boclair Barbara 69, a VG85 classified dam with nine lactations behind her. Buying this one which was champion on the pre-sale show were N and S J Sanderson, Lanercost.

Then at 1900gns was Holmland R Roxy from S L and P Bell. This is by homebred sire Holmland Rockmatic and out of Holmland Talent Roxy, a Ladino Park Talent daughter. She went to J and J Barr, Crossgates.

At the same money was Stair Outside Peach, a Comestar Ooutside daughter from James Kennedy. She is out of Stair Allen Peach, a Canyon-Breeze Allen daughter. Buying this one which calved in July were the Barrs again.

The same buyers then took the next top priced lot too, paying 1850gns for Wormanby Champion Cactus, a Cabrett-I H H Champion daughter from H and M and D Hodgson. This is out of Wormanby Jordan Cactus and calved in August.

BULLS

On the same day Carlisle also hosted the annual bull sale for club, with the top price a 5600gns bid for Evening Keegan from Evening Hill Farm. This Braedale Goldwyn son is out of Evening Storm Kitty, a Maughlin Storm daughter and sold to M J Wilson, Uldale.

Making 5000gns was Annandale Tempting from William Armour. This one is by Canyon-Breeze Allen and out of Annandale Gelpro Hope 3. He was bought by A Thorn, Goosehill.

Following on at 4800gns was Warnelview Ruben from K j and C S Wilson. Sired by Ladino Park Talent, he is out of Warnelview Igniter Ruby. He went home with S and M Dalgleish, Culross.

And selling at 4000gns was Evening Rooney (no jokes please). this is by Braedale Goldwyn and is ET bred out of Stilbrook Ruby 4, a Ked Juror daughter. He sold to J Lindsay, Crosby on Eden.

Averages; one cow in milk £1575, 24 heifers in milk £1613.50, one maiden heifer £861, 10 senior bulls £2165, nine intermediate bulls £2872.22, 10 junior bulls £1830, three British Friesian bulls £1733.33 (Harrison and Hetherington).

A number of entries from father and son dairy farmers Malcolm and Robert Swires sold for the top money at this month's Craven Dairy Auction, Skipton.

 

They clinched the top price of £2120 with a newly calved heifer bought by Geoff Blezzard, Ribchester. Two other high achievers sold for £1900.

 

The Swires were also awarded June Dairy Auction champion with their newly calved Holstein Friesian cow.

 

This is the 13^th time the family have received the championship and sets a new record for the Auction. Their champion is giving 37kg a day and sold to prolific buyer, Mr Blezzard for £1820.

 

Two entries were snapped up for £1880, one of which was another entry from the Swires, the second, the reserve champion animal from Raymond and Robert Johnson, Summerfield Farm, Harrogate.

 

This newly calved Holstein Friesian heifer is giving 23litres a day and sold to G Abbott and Son, Dacre, Harrogate.

 

Best of the in-calf entries was a heifer from George and Gladys Emmott, Steeton. She sold for £1760 to David Suttleworth, Gargrave. The same buyer also walked away with another in-calf heifer from Leonard Akrigg, Oakworth, selling fro £1680.

 

Averages: Newly calved heifers, 1^st quality £1881, second quality £1508; newly calved cows, 1^st quality £1690, second quality £1080; in-calf heifers, 1^st quality £1685, 2^nd quality £1314 (CCM Auctions).

A packed ringside at York Livestock Centre witnessed a fast trade for Friesians with a top price of 1900gns for a freshly calved heifer by Moet Nansen.

 

Chiplodge Nan Damaris 8 formed part of a consignment of fresh and close to calving cows and heifers from C T Stonehouse and Son's Chiplodge herd, which is being dispersed as the cattle come to profit.

 

Also among the fresh heifers was an entry from the Autumn, Millons and Winton herds. Top price for this section was 1800gns paid by W B Ritchie Farms for Millons Delight 25.

 

Sale goers also witnessed the sale of the entire adult portion of Geoff and Yvonne Marshall's unregistered non-recorded herd, which reached a top price of 1800gns for a third calf daughter of Dovea Sem. This one sold to R W Wood and Co, Stillington.

 

The Marshall's cattle were predominantly Friesian type from a hard moorland farm in Spaunton, Pickering. Buyers spotted their potential and were keenly contested in the ring with the next best price of 1750gns going to a third calver by Tittenser Hyllke. She went to T Sedgewick and Sons, Sedgefield, Co Durham.

 

Averages

 

G and J Y Marshall

42 cows - £1116.25

16 served heifers - £1168.13

 

C T Stonehouse and Son

24 cows and calved heifers - £1275.31

 

Other vendors

9 calved heifers - £1610.00

 

(Norton and Brooksbank with Stephenson and Son)

The Dairy Burke Trophy, the traditional pairs title awarded at previous Royal Shows, will for this year be judged at the new National All Breeds Dairy Show to be held at Stoneleigh in February and organised by Holstein UK.

With an initial one year licence in place for the trophy to be presented at the All Breeds Show the trophy will continue to recognise the best of British Dairying.

However, while this may seem to be the headline news from the press release issued by Holstein UK there detail buried further down is more interesting I believe.

In a statement welcoming the agreement RASE chairman Henry Cator says..."The arrangement is initially for one year as RASE has not yet finalised all its future event plans. However, both ourselves and Holstein UK, will monitor the event next February and a statement about the future of the competition will be made as soon after the National All Breeds Show as possible."

Now, you can read into those words what you will, but it does seem to suggest that if all goes well the Burke will remain at the All Breeds Show.

This in itself may not seem big news, but think back to last July and RASE's comments about planning a national livestock show for 2011. Is the Burke's move to the All Breeds Show the first nail in that coffin?

Well apparently not, according to RASE's Alice Bell. "We're looking at all the options for a livestock event next year and it may be that the new All Breeds Dairy Show is the best place for the Burke to be in future.

"The bottom line is that RASE has no livestock event this year and allowing the Burke Trophy to be presented at the All Breeds Dairy Show helps keep the competition alive," she added.

I'm yet to be convinced on RASE's plans for 2011, but until they put out any detail I'll my thoughts to myself and wait and see.

The weekly dairy sale at Carlisle saw a large number of cows and fresh heifers forward.

 

The top call of £1900 went to a Holstein Friesian from Skirwith Hall.

 

At the next best money was a Holstein Friesian from Forest Hill which sold for £1800. She was closely followed by an entry from Plumpton Foot Farm which sold for £1750.

 

Among the British Friesians was a £1650 call for an entry from Lake View. Not far behind was another of the same breed selling for £1600 from High Griseburn.

A home-bred pedigree Holstein  Friesian from Brian Moorhouse, Hesper Farm, Bell Busk, sold for the top call of £2120 at Craven Dairy Auction, Skipton this week.

 

This second calver by the Genus bull, Moet Melody is giving 35 litres and went to Wick Williams, Nantwich, Cheshire.

 

At £2110 was a newly calved heifer from Robert Crisp of Nelson Farm, Calton which sold to Geoff Bleazard of Ribchester.

 

Malcolm and Robert Swires, Haverah Park, Beckwithshaw sold their newly calved cow for £1980 to C and J R Terry, Fountains.

 

This was closely followed by a newly calved heifer from Mr Crisp, selling at £1920.

 

Messrs Swires also sold another freshly calved cow to Mr Houseman for £1880 to Messrs Terry.

 

A consignment of British Friesian in-calf heifers from the late John Reynoldson, Skyreholme were all purchase by Clarence Smith, Sutton-in-Craven to a top price of £1080.

 

Averages: Newly calved heifers; £1819, newly calved cows; £1597, in-calf heifers; £790 and maiden heifers; £403.

 

 

 

Dairy bulls sold to a top price of 6000gns at Wednesday's show and sale at Carlisle. Topping the sale was 20 month old Warnelview Impress. This Ladino Park Talent son from K J and C S Wilson, Thursby is out of a Comestar Leader daughter rated VG87 and sold to T Forsyth, Whithorn.

At 5800gns was Annandale Roberto, a Stardale Roberto son from W J Armour, Moffat. This one is out of Gelpro-bred dam which has given 14,400kg. He sold to M and J Howat, Ochiltree.

At 5700gns was the best Friesian of the night, Langley Boxer from John Carnell, Bedfordshire. Both the dam and grand dam of this one have recorded more than 13 lactations with both giving more than 10,000kg. He is by Darleymoor Bruno and sold to E M Graham, Galmesby.

Averages; 17 senior bulls £3248.82, 12 intermediate bulls £2563.75, nine junior bulls £1866.66 (Harrison and Hetherington).

A home-bred Holstein  Friesian heifer by Gillette Final Cut sold for the top price of £2520 at Skipton.

 

This one is giving 31 litres and was sold by Brian Moorhouse, Hesper Farm, Bell Busk to Geoff Blezard, Hothersall Hall Farm, Ribchester.

 

Mr Blezard also paid the next best price of £1900 for a newly calved cow from Robert Crisp, Nelson Farm, Calton. This third calver is giving eight and a half gallons and is a product of the AI Cogent breeding stock.

 

Leonard Akrigg of Oakworth sold his in-calf heifer for £1200 to David Shuttleworth, Gargave.

 

A pedigree maiden heifer from J B Airey, Thornley, Longridge went to Sean Hickey of Earby for £940.

 

Averages: newly calved heifers; £1980, newly calved cows; £1790, in -calf heifers; £1175. (Craven Cattle Marts)

Craven Dairy Auction saw the effect of the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain last week, with the day's top price of £2140 going to a cow from the ongoing dispersal sale of William Mitchell, Grange Farm, Oakworth.

 

This price went to a new calved, home-bred Holstein  Friesian cow, giving ten gallons. She was purchased by C and J Terry, Fountains, Ripon.

 

The Mitchell family has been milking for three generations, but Mr Mitchell said it was just not economically viable to continue milking his 40 cow herd after the collapse of the co op.

 

Geoff Mellin, Slippery Stones Farm, Oakworth has also been effected by the co op's demise, but remains optimistic about the future of milk production on his farm.

 

His Holstein Friesian second calver sold for the next best price of £2010 to P J and H Hartley, Bashall Eaves, Clitheroe.

 

 

Averages:

 

Newly calven cows; £1508, newly calven heifers; £1690, in-calf heifers; £1415, maiden heifers; £1075.

 

(Craven Cattle Mart)

 

This month's Skipton Auction Mart was a triple header, with the prime cattle and lamb sales supplemented by a special Craven Dairy Auction.

 

In the dairy, the pre show champion and freshly calved Holstein Friesian heifer sold for the top price of £1920.

 

This one was by Shoremar James and is giving 30kg. She was sold by M Baul and Partners, Watergate Farm, Harrogate to John Whittaker, Laneshawbridge, Colne.

 

Selling for the next best price of £1760 was an in-calf cow from an 18-strong consignment from Richard Wood, High Cliffe Farm, Crossroads.

 

Close behind was a newly calved cow from the Whinhill Holstein Friesian commercial herd of father-and-son team, Malcolm and Robert Swires, Haverah Park, Harrogate.

 

She sold for £1640 to Mr Whittaker. The second calver was by Comestar Lheros and was giving 35 litres.

 

Topping the beef at £1059, was an 11 month old white British Blue-cross heifer from Jimmy Baines, Gisburn and Trawden. This one landed the prime cattle championship and sold to Cross Meats, Bacup.

 

A 485kg Charolais-x-Blonde D'Aquitaine heifer sold for the next best money of £960. She was sold by David Bamforth, Hoyle Bottom Farm, Halifax to near neighbours, Keelham Hall Farm Shop, Bradford.

 

In the lamb section, a top price of £112/head was met by a pen on 51kg Charollais lambs sold by Nick Dalby, Harrogate.

 

The prime lamb championship and day's top price per kilo went to a pen of five 37kg Beltex-x-Charollais youngsters, which achieved a top price per kilo at 254.7p and sold for £94/head. They were bought by show judge, Mike Etherington, buying on behalf of Stuart Butchers, from Robert Towers, Camp House Farm, Lancaster

 

Averages:

 

Dairy:

Newly calved heifers; £1596, newly calved cows; £1302, in calf cows; £1116, maiden heifers; £1110.

 

Beef:

Continental; 113.26p/kg, prime heifers; 171.03p/kg, prime steers; 156.78p/kg

 

Lambs:

429 spring lambs; 221p/kg

 

(Craven Cattle Mart, Skipton)

 

A commercial Holstein Friesian sold for a top price of 2350gns at the dispersal sale of Greg Waters' herd, Whitson, Newport, Monmouthshire.

 

This second calver, sired by Alfrag Juror Kendall and due to Bidlea Tredene in August of this year, sold to W Bennett and Son of Kempley.

 

The same buyer paid the next top price of 2050gns for a Marshside Crusader sired, second calver, giving 27.5kgs at 4.61% fat and 3.65% protein.

 

A calved in heifer by Supersires Ascort, calving in July this year to Bidlea Tredene, sold for 2020gns to J Williams and Son Llangybi, Usk.

 

They also bought a Scotchhills Patriot, 10 weeks into her second lactation, for 2000gns.

 

Selling for the same price was a Hanoverhill Magnum daughter, which sold to Messrs Bennett.

 

Late May calving heifers sired by Ragancrest Inter Dominc sold for the next highest price of 1520gns to R Lawrence, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.

 

Averages: 64 milking cows and heifers: £1448.18

16 served heifers: £1255.41

117 head: £1112.46

Following the discovery of last Friday's extreme shepherding video, I spent a few minutes earlier seeing what I could dig out for a bit of light relief this week.

Now I've seen some wild cattle in my time (of many different breeds too, before anyone starts blaming Lims), but if any of them had been quite as violent as the one in this video its safe to say I think we'd all be in trouble.

Enjoy.....

Fresh calved cows capable of putting plenty of milk in the tank now were the highlight of the dispersal of J A Nixon's Friesian herd at Sedgemoor Auction Centre last week, according to Greenslade Taylor Hunt.

Leading the way was a bid of 1800gns for 2 October calved cow by Catlane Metropolis which was giving 26.8kg on the day with an SCC of 31.

Another October calved cow bred similarly sold at 1700gns, while the best among the calved heifers was a 1780gns call for a daughter of Dovea Sem that calved in September and was out of dam giving more than 9000 litres.