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carlisle 4th november 2005
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As a consequence the Red Ladies Derby drew a strong trade with twenty served heifers in particular averaging £3806 - up £1310 on the year! 56 of the 65 lots forward were sold resulting in a clearance rate of 86%.
Topping the sale at 18,000gns was Shire Valhalla from DB Edgar, Ousby, Penrith. This August 2004 born maiden heifer is by the 55,000gns world record priced Grahams Samson and is out of Shire Renee. Earlier in the day she had been crowned Supreme Champion at the pre-sale Show by judge Mrs Anne Hirst of the Rombalds Herd, Goose Farm, Eastmoor, Sutton On The Forest, York. Shire Valhalla had a successful summer show season taking numerous first prize tickets which included winning the North West Club Heifer Derby and also has the figures to match with a Beef Value of LM+24. Buyers were Mr D & Mrs M Cormack, Abotts Close Farm, Sutton Rd, Thirsk, N Yorks. One of several profiled purchases on the day for their Newstart herd, David & Mary Cormack were particularly delighted to be taking Shire Valhalla home. Commenting, they said, “Valhalla comes from a great home and is just full of quality and breed character. She is a complete animal, right through her she just fills your eye and does not stop until she finishes!”
Going under the hammer for 14,000gns was the served heifer Glangwden Ulreka. A daughter of French sire Paul and out of Wyreside Hazel this February 2003 born female was exhibited by CL & FE Jerman, Trefeglwys, Caersws, Powys. She was bought by Smiths of Bloxham, Newlands Farm, Milton Road, Bloxham, Banbury, Oxon for their growing pedigree Ironstone Herd. Having gained Junior Champion and Reserve Female Champion rosettes at the Royal Welsh in 2004, Ulreka was sold in calf to the 42,000gns Haltcliffe Ullswater, a bull in which the Jermans have a half share.
Smiths of Bloxham also took home the day’s third highest price, the May 2003 born Heathmount Ursula, another served heifer brought forward by McKinney Bros, Maghera, Co Londonderry. This Requin daughter and out of the homebred dam Heathmount Ruby made 12,000gns. Requin is also the sire of Bailea Umandy, the 50,000gns all breeds female world record maiden heifer bought by Smiths of Bloxham in December 2004 at the Bailea Production Sale.
D&M Cormack paid 7,000gns for the first prize winner Kaprico Unique consigned by Mr & Mrs DK Wheeler, Goodiford Mill, Kentisbeare, Devon. By Cockleshell Olympus and out of Kaprico Liberty this May 2003 heifer was sold in-calf to Ronick Rascard. Also heading to the Cormacks’ Newstart pedigree herd is the March 2003 born in-calf heifer, Roughley Unice consigned by Walter Smith Farms Ltd, Chase Farm, Roughley, Sutton Coldfield, W Mids. This Ronick Iceman daughter and out of Roughley Portia was offered PD’d in calf to the French sire Imperial. She went under the hammer for 4,200gns.
W Dandie, The Dales, Learielaw Farm, Broxburn, W.Lothian paid 5,000gns
for Norman Vanity, the cracking Rombalds Rebel sired heifer brought
out by ES & E Norman, Little Orton Farm, Little Orton, Carlisle.
This 19 month old female is out of the dam Stacey Opla and sports a
Beef Value of LM +26 putting her in the top 10% of breed.
Somerset breeders Nick & Lisa Hill of Decoy Pool Farm, Nyland,
Cheddar sold the two year old heifer Quaish Utopia for 4,000gns. With
a superb show season behind her, culminating in taking the Reserve
Exhibitor Bred Female title at this year’s Royal Show, this daughter
of Roughley Ranger and out of homebred dam Quaish Liamond, now heads
to the Beaconsfield pedigree herd of PR & DL Hutchinson Ltd, Greenhill
Farm, Balderton, Newark, Notts.
This year saw the Weaned Calf Sale combined with the Red Ladies Derby
for the first time. In all, 20 heifer calves averaged £822 with
34 bull calves selling at £724 a head. Eighteen more calves were
sold on the year with the heifer averages up over £113. Leading
price was the 2,400gns paid for Twemlows Affair presented by William
Barron, Morrow Edge Farm, Burnhope, Durham. This rising six month old
heifer calf by Twemlows Sebastien and out of Twemlows Romance was purchased
by JS & JO Dodd, West View, Temple Sowerby, Penrith, Cumbria.
Best of the bull calves was the 2,000gns Fieldson Aztec, a very shapely Gunnerfleet Plunas son and out of Fieldson Nugget who was consigned by JW Fieldson of Poplar Farm, Corringham, Lincs and bought by D & J Stockdale, Carlisle Gate, Mealsgate, Carlisle, Cumbria.
In all, the combined sale grossed £188,023.50 on the day.
AVERAGES
Red Ladies Derby
6 Cows served and/or suckling £1190
20 Served heifers £3806.25
30 Maiden heifers £2122.75
Weaned Calves
34 Bull Calves £724.50
20 Heifer Calves £822.15
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