Linlake dairy dispersal tops at 4,150gns
Trade at the dispersal sale of Richard Linnell’s Linlake herd of pedigree Holsteins, from Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, was described by auctioneers Wright Manley as “blistering hot from start to finish”.
The day’s top seller at 4,150gns was the fresh heifer Linlake Shottle G Wonder, who had calved just over a fortnight. She was one of ten head purchased by D and O Coombes for their Yardgrove Herd at Blandford Forum, Dorset. Earlier in the sale her outstanding dam, Linlake Goldwyn Wonder (Ex90-4yr), a seventh generation VG/EX who had given over 12,000kg in her third lactation sold dry carrying her fourth calf to Aftershock for February, for 3600 gns to join Richard Gay’s Walkabout Herd based at Musbury, Devon.
The second top seller was Linlake J Spirte Bubble (Ex90-4yr), a 9th generation VG/EX daughter of Spirte who calved her third in August. She was one of forty animals that made the journey to West Wales was sold to Roger Morse for his Carmarthen based Cowindale Herd. Two animals realised 3,700gns each both going to West Wales; the first at this figure was Linlake Shottle Gold Wonder (VG86-3yr), a second calf full sister to the top selling animal, who now joins Tom Phillips’ noted Pedran Herd at Llanfyrnach and the other being the August calved heifer Linlake Outside Lustre who was purchased by Ken Marshall for his Marshall Herd at Rhydygaeau, Carmarthen.
Ian Showell of the Nuneaton based Moordown Herd selected Linlake Baroque Zindra (VG87-3yr), a second calver who freshened in August and bought her 3600 gns whilst at just 100 gns less, the red and white Linlake Bookman Roxy Red ET (VG87-3yr), due with her third in April to Apples Absolute Red sold to Jack and Barclay Taylor for their Burnbrae Herd at Myddle, Shrewsbury. Also at 3,500gns was the Mr. Minister daughter, Linlake Minister Joy (VG86-3yr) who joins the Coombes’ Yardgrove herd.
The in-calf heifers were a fabulous group and sold really well with five making 3,000gns or more. The top seller in this section was Linlake G Jordan Bubble, by Gillette Jordan who sold to John Lawson’s Sweetings Herd at Carnforth, Lancashire.
Messrs Jones of Meidrim Road, St Clears purchased daughters of Fever and Gillette Jordan from the Wonder and Jeanette families at 3,000 gns each for their Kalana Herd whilst Andrew Paton buying for his Swansway Herd at Milton Keynes also spent 3,000gns on a Fever daughter from the Jeanette family. The final in-calf heifer at 3,000gns was Linlake Mr.Sam Britta which now make the long journey to Cork selling to Bryan O’Connor.
Maiden Heifers sold to 3,100gns for Linlake B Shottle Zindra, a fifteen month daughter of Shottle whose Baroque Allen dam earlier sold for 3,600gns. The purchaser was The Baltier Farming Company of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. A Pine-Tree Sid daughter out of the 3,600 gns Goldwyn Wonder sold for 2,350 gns to Roger Morse and a Goldwyn from the Joy family sold for 2,100 gns to Bryan O’Connor.
Trade was good for everything but the trade of the day was for the heifer calves with the average cracking the four figure mark and the great majority born in the last three months. The top selling calf was for the only red and white – the six week old Linlake Destry Rae by Scientific Destry purchased by Steve Kirk for his Kirkholt Herd at Lutterworth, Leicestershire. Her mother earlier ‘stroked’ her way to a sale price of 2700 gns selling to Paul Fenton’s Sprinlebee Herd at Haughton, Stafford. At 2000 gns Rachel Williamson of Wardle Holsteins purchased an eight week old daughter of Gillette Jordan out of the Outside Lustre heifer which sold for 3700 gns and at 1900 Brian Sutton of Atherstone purchased a Fever heifer from the Brita line for 1900 gns.
AVERAGES:
92 Cows and Milking Heifers £2927.67 (including 47 Heifer Calves at £1071.67); 31 In-calf and Served Heifers £2091.53; 46 Maiden Heifers £1278.26; 170 HEAD £2316.91.
WRIGHT MANLEY of Beeston Castle Auction, Cheshire were the Auctioneers.