Prices top £2,350 at Kivells Christmas Cracker dairy show and sale
Buyers from the Westcountry and as far afield as Shropshire descended on Cornwall for the Kivells annual Christmas Cracker show and sale of dairy cattle.
Kivells reported an “electric trade with buyers really in the Christmas spirit and ready to spend” at the sale at Hallworthy Stockyard.
The sale which saw a range of stock put forward from heifers right through to sixth calvers, saw 13 animals achieve bids of more than £2,000 to an overall average of £1,835.
And it was a non pedigree heifer from T N Morrow & Partners, of Truro, that achieved the top price of £2,350. Taking the title of overall champion as well as first prize heifer, this one is by Bremer Mr Sams Moses and was sold giving 38kgs.
Other leading prices on the day included £2,180 for a second calver, by Stanbro More- Menadews Real Ruby 5 VG87 – from Messrs Wills Bros, Wadebridge; £2,150 for a heifer – Maymore Wallen 111 by Hidden View Best – from T N Morrow & Partners; £2,150 for a heifer – Rockset Rampage Celicia Red ED GP84 by Rampage RED – from Robert and Heather Hugo, Bodmin.
There was also strong demand for in-calf heifers with four consignments of dispersal sale heifers going under the hammer. The top price, achieved twice, was £1,700 for a lot of seven pedigree heifers due to calf in January from Messrs DW & RP Dingle of Truro. The lot were sired by Devoted and Kendall, and averaged at £1,605.
The final dispersal lot, a group of 23 in calf heifers from the Carlyon herd of Messrs RJ & EE Laity & Son, averaged at £1,381. The top price from this lot was £1,650 for Carlyon Baxter Ricki 20, by Emerald Acr Sa T Baxter.
And putting forward a selection of British Friesian in calf heifers, due in January, was Messrs L Uglow of Launceston, who achieved a top price of £1,500. Meanwhile Messrs DH & DF Shute of Launceston sold in calf heifers, due in January and February, to £1,550 and £1,520.
Averages
In milk heifers£1,877
In milk cows£1,905
In Calf Heifers £1,371
Bulling Heifers £860
Heifer Calves £410
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