Hereford breed record set at Shrewsbury

The recently crowned 2024 Hereford bull of the year, Rempstone 1 Alpha N688, set a new breed and society record of 18,000gns at the breed society sale at Shrewsbury

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Rempstone 1 Alpha
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Rempstone 1 Alpha

 Owned and bred by M. Ludgate, Thame, the March 2023-born bull is out of Danish imported dam Rosenkaer Miss World and by Dendor 1 Nairobi.  After claiming the pre-sale show male and overall championship, it sold to W. Shaw for the Welburn herd, Pickering, North Yorkshire.

Making 5,000gns was the junior champion, the May 2023-born bull, Harveybros 1 Ace-of-Spades by Normanton 1 Laertes, from George and Sophie Harvey, Glasgow. The buyer was J.A. Pudge, Kings Pyon.

Harveybros 1 Ace of Space

Kingsland 1 Armalight, a son of Gouldingpoll 1 Moonshine from Vaughans Farms, Herefordshire, made 4,100gns to J.C. Porter, Bridgwater.

The reserve senior male champion, Panmure 1 Admiral, a November 2022-born son of Romany 1 Thor FR T4, from J.M. Cant and Partners, Angus, sold for 4,000gns to S.C. and G.L. Hartwright, Abingdon, for the Spartan herd.

Females topped at 5,200gns for the reserve section champion, Castle Mount 1 Tessa 421 from P. Massey, Lancashire. The January 2023 -born heifer by Kinglee 1 Vanguard Castle Mount 1 Tessa, sold J.N. and M.J. Ellis, Shrewsbury.

Castle Mount 1 Tessa 421

 The female champion, Dendor 1 Anna Mary 45 by Pepperstock 1 Trigger from D.E., E.D. and A.L. Jones, Caersws, sold for 4,600gns to Paul and Vicky Moyle for the Porton House herd, Newport.

 Averages – bulls, £4,365 (70% clearance); show heifers, £2,734.04; (68% clearance); sale only females, £1,755 (100% clearance).

Auctioneers: Halls.

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