Fordendale sale peaks at 2,600gns

Thesecond and final sale to disperse the Fordenvale herd of Holsteins on behalf ofKevin Howells attracted buyers from 12 counties to his sale at Forden, nearWelshpool.

Followingthe sale of the milking portion in December, this sale comprised all theheifers some of which had calved.

Attractingthe top bid of 2,600gns was the two year old stock bull Penrikka Shottlerocks,bred from the Roxy family and sired by Picston Shottle.  The buyers were D J Evan and Sons ofLampeter, Ceredigion.

Theleading female price was 2,550gns for a calved heifer sired by PenrikkaVelocity and off a 10,596kg Cantyon Breeze Storm Atom dam.  She was purchased by GM and EL Thomas of StClears, Carmarthenshire.

AnotherCarmarthenshire buyer, GG and MM and TJ Davies of Whitland, Carmarthenshire,paid 2,350gns for a calved heifer out of a 12,192kg dam and a daughter ofSchillview Oman Gerard.

Thetrade of the day was for the served heifers which peaked at 2,000gns, one of 20purchased by GR Warrender and Son of Shifnal, Shropshire.  Section leader was the Glen Valley B WCaptain daughter off a 10,944kg dam and due in July to the stock bull PenrikkaShottlerocks.

Bullingheifers also sold to a very fast trade peaking at 1,020gns on twooccasions.  Both were purchased bySontley Farms of Wrexham.  One was adaughter of Lynncrest Zebra off a 10,586kg dam and the other was a daughter ofPenrikka Velocity, out of a 11,716kg dam.

1,020gnswas also the top price for a heifer calf with the five-month-old FordenvaleRocks Lady, purchased by EM Evans of Oswestry, Shropshire.  She was sired by Penrikka Shottlerocks andout of a Gillette Final Cut heifer which topped the prices at 3,800gns at thefirst sale.

Averages:

Onestock bull £2,730.00; 25 calved heifers £2,113.02; 31 served heifers £1,695.24;25 bulling heifers £899.64; 43 maiden heifers £701.30; 24 heifer calves £447.13;four three quartered heifers £1,168.12; 16 cows £1,344.66; 169 head £1,140.90

Auctioneers:  Gwilym Richards