The “Jewels” sparkle at Birchwood with Dam & Daughter selling to £3570
September 2024
Auctioneers Greenslade Taylor Hunt were delighted to be back on farm at Birchwood Farm, Kilmington, Devon for the Bond family to disperse their NMR classified “Birchwood” herd.
The deadstock provided a strong start to the sale with the 2009 Delaval 12:24 Swing Over Herringbone Parlour selling for £26,500 followed by the standing maize, which sold to £680/acre.
The Jewel family shone bright with Birchwood Honor Jewel 39th G84 and her calf Birchwood Cirrus Jewel 46th selling for £3750. They were the only direct descendants in the sale of herd star Birchwood Shottle Jewel 15th Ex95-5E, the 115 tonne cow who is in her 9th lactation and the reigning Reserve Champion Cow of Devon Holstein’s Winter Herd Competition and Winner of the 100 Tonne Class two years running, she sold on the day for an impressive £1,680.
The strong, well-bred herd of cows experienced a terrific trade throughout the catalogue which only had a small number of fresh milk with over 42% selling in excess of £2000 and the last cow through the ring being the May calved 9th lactation Jeeves Annie 46th (Ex91) giving 51kgs selling for £1785.
Calved heifers, Birchwood Stark Olive 123rd and Birchwood Stark Lily 69th sold for £2,940 with Birchwood Stark Subside 39th at £2,835. Other cows sold to £2,835 for the GP82 Beaconhill King Doc Georgina. With a further three selling to £2,730 including two 3yr olds, Birchwood Mogul Olive 117th VG85, Birchwood Totem Syme 41st VG85 and Birchwood Stark Anna 29th.
Incalf heifers sold to £2,100 for Birchwood Stark Lily 70th due in September to Woodington Emblem T567, the Aberdeen Angus stock bull, who was also included in the dispersal and sold for £1,942.50.
July served heifers sold to £1,155 for Birchwood Sedona Subside 40th whilst maiden heifers sold to £987 x 2 for Birchwood Dmac Lily 71st and Birchwood Improbable Olive 128th. Heifer calves sold after their dams topped at £840 for the Cirrus Jewel with others to £630 for Birchwood Mellencamp Zara 72nd.
The Bond family were well supported with an excellent crowd and buyers spanning from Pembrokeshire, Worcestershire and Cornwall, combined with strong local support and many leaving empty handed, creating the following pleasing averages:-
The deadstock provided a strong start to the sale with the 2009 Delaval 12:24 Swing Over Herringbone Parlour selling for £26,500 followed by the standing maize, which sold to £680/acre.
The Jewel family shone bright with Birchwood Honor Jewel 39th G84 and her calf Birchwood Cirrus Jewel 46th selling for £3750. They were the only direct descendants in the sale of herd star Birchwood Shottle Jewel 15th Ex95-5E, the 115 tonne cow who is in her 9th lactation and the reigning Reserve Champion Cow of Devon Holstein’s Winter Herd Competition and Winner of the 100 Tonne Class two years running, she sold on the day for an impressive £1,680.
The strong, well-bred herd of cows experienced a terrific trade throughout the catalogue which only had a small number of fresh milk with over 42% selling in excess of £2000 and the last cow through the ring being the May calved 9th lactation Jeeves Annie 46th (Ex91) giving 51kgs selling for £1785.
Calved heifers, Birchwood Stark Olive 123rd and Birchwood Stark Lily 69th sold for £2,940 with Birchwood Stark Subside 39th at £2,835. Other cows sold to £2,835 for the GP82 Beaconhill King Doc Georgina. With a further three selling to £2,730 including two 3yr olds, Birchwood Mogul Olive 117th VG85, Birchwood Totem Syme 41st VG85 and Birchwood Stark Anna 29th.
Incalf heifers sold to £2,100 for Birchwood Stark Lily 70th due in September to Woodington Emblem T567, the Aberdeen Angus stock bull, who was also included in the dispersal and sold for £1,942.50.
July served heifers sold to £1,155 for Birchwood Sedona Subside 40th whilst maiden heifers sold to £987 x 2 for Birchwood Dmac Lily 71st and Birchwood Improbable Olive 128th. Heifer calves sold after their dams topped at £840 for the Cirrus Jewel with others to £630 for Birchwood Mellencamp Zara 72nd.
The Bond family were well supported with an excellent crowd and buyers spanning from Pembrokeshire, Worcestershire and Cornwall, combined with strong local support and many leaving empty handed, creating the following pleasing averages:-
| 95 Cows ‘inc A Lots’ | £2110.00 |
| 42 Calved Heifers | £2161.25 |
| 19 Incalf Heifers | £1568.00 |
| 33 Maiden Heifers | £790.00 |
| 20 ‘A’ Lot Heifer Calves | £582.00 |
| 168 Head sold to average | £1531.50 |