Calved heifers sold to 1780gns for “Moorshard Outfitter Finesse 92nd” for RK & SK Miller & Sons and “Bettiscombe Megaman Naomi” for RE & HE Bugler & Partners. Others to 1750gns for Cleave Farm Partnership, J & S Rea & Son and K & M Bond & Son.
Incalf heifers sold to 1200gns for KR & MK Powell and bulling heifers to 780gns x2 for PE King Ltd. An 8 month old yearling heifer from BL Davies & Son sold for 650gns for “Davlea Landslide Marie” 24 month old British Friesian bull from Tortworth Estate Co. sold to 1550gns for “Morcourt Rollit” and 1500gns for “Davlea Playman” BL Davies & Son.
The trade of the day was undoubtedly for the heifer calves for JF Cobb & Sons with exceptional PLI’s which sold to 470gns x3 for daughters of “Abs Jeronimo-P” and “Matcrest Dewey ET” and averaged £409. Crossbred heifer calves from GV Sparkes & Sons sold to 160gns x4.
35 successful purchasers from across the West Country and Wales produced the following averages:
28 | Calved Cows | £1625 |
57 | Calved Heifers | £1503 |
4 | Bulls | £1478 |
4 | Holstein Incalf Heifers | £1202 |
9 | British Friesian Incalf Heifers | £802 |
10 | Bulling Heifers | £739 |
39 | Holstein Heifer Calves | £421 |
19 | Crossbred Heifer Calves | £112 |