G Edwards Dispersal Sale
May 2024
The ending of the tenancy at Langdon Manor Farm after over 24 years brought about the Dispersal of the Spring Calving NMR Herd on behalf of G Edwards at Sedgemoor Auction Centre on Tuesday 28th May.
Despite the exceptional number of crossbred dairy cattle that have been sold this year interest was strong, resulting in a much better than anticipated trade throughout the catalogue. The low input, predominantly Spring calving grazing herd sold to £1911 for a Friesian fourth calver, having calved in March and sired by Beaufort Kabana, A third calver and her ‘A’ Lot heifer calf sired by Arkan MGH Backdrop ET sold to £2121. With 4 cows at £1890 for a spread of ages with the older cows in particular selling very well on the day.
Heifers calving at 2 years of age sold to £1680 for a Friesian sired by Kingston Ellery U148. However the strongest trade of the day was for the ‘A’ Lot heifer calves which sold to £420 x 2 for February 2024 born calves sired by Arkan MGH Backdrop ET and Ironnoco Inca Shakir with others to 380gns x 7.
The herd’s pedigree Aberdeen Angus 2020 born Bull, Kingston Victory W365 sold for £2835.
Sedgemoor Auction Centre being located just of the M5 at Junction 24 draws purchasers from across the country in person and online with volume buyers on the day from Carmarthen, Devon and Gloucestershire combined with strong local Dorset and Somerset support.
The day generated the following impressive averages:-
Despite the exceptional number of crossbred dairy cattle that have been sold this year interest was strong, resulting in a much better than anticipated trade throughout the catalogue. The low input, predominantly Spring calving grazing herd sold to £1911 for a Friesian fourth calver, having calved in March and sired by Beaufort Kabana, A third calver and her ‘A’ Lot heifer calf sired by Arkan MGH Backdrop ET sold to £2121. With 4 cows at £1890 for a spread of ages with the older cows in particular selling very well on the day.
Heifers calving at 2 years of age sold to £1680 for a Friesian sired by Kingston Ellery U148. However the strongest trade of the day was for the ‘A’ Lot heifer calves which sold to £420 x 2 for February 2024 born calves sired by Arkan MGH Backdrop ET and Ironnoco Inca Shakir with others to 380gns x 7.
The herd’s pedigree Aberdeen Angus 2020 born Bull, Kingston Victory W365 sold for £2835.
Sedgemoor Auction Centre being located just of the M5 at Junction 24 draws purchasers from across the country in person and online with volume buyers on the day from Carmarthen, Devon and Gloucestershire combined with strong local Dorset and Somerset support.
The day generated the following impressive averages:-
| 167 Calved Cows & Heifers Inc A Lots | £1467 |
| 129 Calved Cows | £1411 (inc all faults) |
| 38 Calved Heifers | £1303 |
| 43 Heifer Calves | £315 |
| 1 Angus Bull | £2887.50 |