The british blue show and sale at chelford market, operated by fr marshall, saw exceptionally high prices reflecting the bouyant mood in the commercial suckler sector who were the main buyers. We have provided a summary based on a farmers guardian posted yesterday, 11 march 2009:
A new centre record 12,0000gns was set for a 2007 bull, Elkington Cowboy, from Frank Page (northampton). This Tamhorn Ringmaster son is out of the Greystone Indelible-sired Park Samantha and was acquired for the Gascoine Group (newark). The auctioneers noted that most of the lots went to commercial suckler herds rather than individual breeders.
Graham Coates's (yorkshire) home bred bull greystone Carbon. sold to keith barrow (somerset) for 8,200gns
The show champion was Penygelly David from Brian Griffiths (powys).
The reserve male champion, Croftends Cannon, a Baroque son from breeders Andrew Bellas and Sons, (cumbria), made 5,800gns to Dunmaglass Estate (scotland).
Trade for females peaked at 6,000gns for the reserve female champion, Graymar Diamond, from Graham Jones (shrewsbury). She was bought by JL Innes (aberdeenshire) - who also bought the female champion Croftends Beau for 5,000gns.
Mike Scott (nottinghamshire) paid 5,000gns for 2008-born heifer, Betws Dwyn, by Blak du Baty and out of Croft Urella, from Gill and Rhys Bellis (ceredigion).
The commercial section saw £2,050 paid by bj pritchard (herefordshire) for a nine-month-old steer from Brian Griffiths (powys).
The show judge, John Madeley (herefordshire) bought the chamption 9 month heifer by tamhorn ringmaster.
Averages
53 pedigree bulls - £4,602.50
45 pedigree females - £2,726.38
40 cross-bred steers - £895.38
56 cross-bred - £932.73
45 embryos - £210.00
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