Montgomery youngstock dispersal tops at 4,000gns
The dispersal of the entire youngstock portion of the Griffiths Farm Partnerships’ Montgomery Herd, Forden, Welshpool, topped at 4,000gns when they went under the hammer at Beeston last week (4 July).
Star of the sale was the 28-day-old heifer calf Montgomery Gillespy Delite, which is out of the best cow ever bred in the herd and sired by De-Su Gillespy. Her dam is Montgomery Matson Delite (Ex93- 2E), who classified Excellent as a second calver and has seven generations of Ex/VG behind her pedigree. Buyer was Maurice Jones, Calcourt Farms, Montgomery.
Three other calves sold for 2,000gns or more.
First of these was Stumark Artes Belle, a 22 day old calf by Go-Farm Artes and bred from six generations of VG/EX dams. She made 2,600gns when joining the Caeremlyn Herd, Whitland, Carmarthenshire, together with a 10-day-old daughter of Dorcy from the Delight family at 2,000gns.
The third was the two-month-old Montgomery History Awry, by De-Su History with five straight Excellent dams behind her. She sold for 2,400gns to DN James, Aberystwyth.
In-calf heifers
In-calf heifers sold to 2,500gns for the first heifer through the ring; Montgomery Gerard Flirt sold in-calf to Alexander, due at the end of the month. Purcahser was M and GE Lloyd of Llandyssul, Welshpool.
Next at 2,200gns was a daughter of Bluesky due in mid August to Aftershock from the Gerben Again family. Buyer was Gordon Trow, Llandinam.
Maiden heifers
The top maiden heifer was Montgomery Atlas Mandy 2nd – a November 2013 born member of the Rolls family with six generations of VG/EX dams. She sold for 3,100gns to the herd’s long serving herd manager, Mike Bolderston, for his Maesyfelin Herd.
AVERAGES: 26 served heifers, £1,706.25; 89 maiden heifers, £1,018.74; 47 heifer calves, £821.01; 162 head in total, £1,071.71.
(Wright Marshall)