British Charolais trade peaked at 6,500gns three times at the society’s official show and sale at Stirling, where spirited bidding gave the breed the leading average of £4,285 for 21 bulls sold, representing 68% clearance. One of the three leading 6,500gns lots was the 18 month old champion Clyth Gizmo TI +55, SRI +52 from [...]
South Devon trade set two new centre records at the society’s Midland Club Sale at Stratford at the weekend. Bulls exceeded the previous average by £742 to reach £4,410, with a top price of 6,800gns, while 2-year old heifers reached an average of £2,359 and a top call of 3,700gns. In the yearling [...]
The inaugural Skipton show and sale of South Devon cattle, held under the auspices of the South Devon Herd Book Society, was held at Skipton Auction Mart in North Yorkshire, and provided added interest and solid trade in all sections. The supreme male champion, Sowerton Charlemagne 1, from David Coning, of Fleetbank Lodge, Tollerton, [...]
Once again the South Devons’ record price has taken a big leap, this time at the Society’s autumn show and sale at Bristol, with the stylish female champion selling for 6,800 guineas. With the demand showing no sign at all of slowing for good pedigree stock, the catalogue attracted a number of new buyers to [...]
Franklin Marshall and Company reported a successful sale of South Devons during the dispersal of the Roskilly Herd of Mr D Moss, Adlington. The sale at Chelford Market saw the top price of 3,130gns go to a cow and calf outfit – March 2007 born cow Halsall Safflorite and her heifer calf Roskilly Safflorite. The [...]
The recent draft sale for the Warhurst family’s Ewefields herd of South Devons at Sutton-Under-Brailles, Banbury saw strong demand for the best of the cattle on offer. Bulls sold to a top of 6,100gns and cows and calves to 1,800gns, with the best call of the day going to Ewefields Hanbury 10. This one [...]
The South Devons’ Autumn Show and Sale at Bristol saw prices peak at 8400gns for the bulls on offer and 5000gns for in-calf heifers. Leading the way was the day’s male champion Welland Valley Crusader 5 forward by Malcolm and Thelma Broomes. With bloodlines going back to the Explorer and Hanbury families, he has [...]
Bulls sold to a peak of 6200gns at Saturday’s sale of South Devons at Stratford, with the male and overall champion, Lumbylaw Magnus 25 taking the top call. This Enterprise Condor son from Robert Lee is out of Lumbylaw Mermaid 5 and sold to Mark and Maggie Rushbrooke for their Brettles herd, Bewdley, Shropshire. A [...]
The South Devon Herd Book Society’s Autumn Show & Sale at Bristol witnessed another boost in prices, with a peak of 5300gns for Welland Valley Crusader 4 from M E & T E Broome, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. A record trade for heifers saw a new top price of 3600gns achieved twice, for [...]