Hereford bulls top at 8,000gns at Shrewsbury

Leading the trade at 8,000gns at the Farmers Guardian supported show and sale of pedigree Herefords at Shrewsbury was senior bull and male champion, Rempstone 1 Woody S658

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Rempstone 1 Woody
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Rempstone 1 Woody

The sale topper was consigned by breeder, M. Ludgate, Oxford, the son of Fisher 1 Socrates S509 out of Fisher 1 Cherry N431, sold to Andrew Thomas, Llanelli, who is establishing a Hereford herd.

Next at 6,300gns was Romany 1 Avatar FR A22 by Fabb 1 Rocco out of Romany 1 Ishbel H12 M33 from Robert Wilson and family, Kelso, which was knocled down to Highridge Farm Partners, Oxted, Surrey.

Romany 1 Avator
Romany 1 Avator

 

From the same home and by the same sire, Romany 1 Ali-Price FR A41 sold for 4,600gns to H.A. Colburn and Son, Cheltenham.
Will Medforth, Llanrug, Gwynedd, then sold Penryhyn 1 Watchman, a son of Gouldingpoll 1 Stockman out of Sky High Miss Staffordshire, for 5,000gns to J.H. Morris and Son, Craven Arms.

Romany 1 Ali-Price
Romany 1 Ali-Price

At 4,900gns was Panmure 1 Apollo by Romany 1 Thor FR T4 from J.M. Cant and Partners, Angus, which went home with R. Williamson, Nantwich.

Females sold to 6,400gns for the champion, Harveybros 1 Crocus Aurora by Sky High 1 Take-a-Chance out of Harveybros 1 Crocus Tiara from father and daughter team, George and Sophie Harvey, Glasgow. Having been junior female champion at AgriExpo and overall junior and reserve native inter-breed champion at Stars of the Future, it was knocked down to Vaughan Farms, Hereford.

Harveybros 1 Crocus Aurora
Harveybros 1 Crocus Aurora

 

The reserve female champion, Harveybros 1 Crocus Ariel from the same home which sold for 5,300gns to Bethan Hutchinson, Cleveland.

Making 5,800gns from Messrs Cant was Panmure 1 Plum W9, a daughter of Romany 1 Thor FR T4 which sold to F.J. Wood and Sons, Devon.

Panmure 1 Plum
Panmure 1 Plum

Averages – 44 bulls, £3,612 (68 per cent clearance); heifers, £3,533.25 (67 per cent clearance; overall, £3,592.31.

Auctioneers: Halls.

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