THE 31st annual premier show and sale of pedigree and commercial Salers was held at Wallets Marts, Castle Douglas on Friday and Saturday November 4 and 5 and was kindly sponsored by the Farmers Guardian.
Buyers were shrewd, taking the strategic decision to invest in the pedigree bloodlines which saw all pedigree sections increase their averages on the year. There was a strong demand for both the females and males with many finding new homes in pedigree herds.
The junior champion, male champion and overall champion, Bacardi Rodney from Roy and Adam Crockett, a grandson of the successful show cow Bacardi Jessie Jay who was a Royal Highland Show and Great Yorkshire Show Champion, was purchased by Rusko Farms, Gatehouse of Fleet for 7,000gns.
The Austin family, this time for Boreland of Girthon, Gatehouse of Fleet also purchased the sale leader at 9,000gns, reserve senior champion, Drumaglea Perseus, a Cantal sired October-2020 bull out of Drumaglea Bella from Judith and Patrick Boyd.
The show took place on Friday November 4 and was judged by Glen Welsh, farm manager at Garpel Farms.
In the haltered pedigree female section Glen found his female champion in the junior female champion, Gentons Renate a Murphy sired February-2021 daughter out of Orientale from first time exhibitor at the Premier show and sale, Bertie Facon, she sold for 2,100gns.
Standing reserve overall female was the reserve junior female champion, Lisnamaul Rascal from P J Maginn & Sons, Northern Ireland, a Herbin sired daughter out of Lisnamaul New Look, who sold to A & J Wright, Trayboyack Salers, Girvan for 2,500gns.
In the senior female section Rigel Pedigree were champion with Rigel Pascelle, out of Rigel Pascal Poll, by Lascaux and sold in-calf to Rigel Pudsey Poll for 1,800gns to Messrs Armour, Borgue, Kirkcudbright.
There were three pedigree production drafts forward from Allison Devereux Farms, Harperley Salers, County Durham, Patrick and Judith Boyd, Drumaglea, Isle of Tiree and Gerald and Morag Smith, Drumsleed Salers, Laurencekirk.
Drumsleed’s production sale was led by, Drumsleed Rose, a June-2021 daughter by Cleuchhead Outlaw, at 2,600gns to Lewis Ralston, Jedforest Livestock, Jedburgh, and another Outlaw daughter, Drumsleed Rainbow, out of Cleuchhead Gentle, born in May-2021 sold for 2,000gns to J Dowds, Moorfields, Co. Antrim.
There was 90% clearance in the pedigree female section. 11 in calf heifers achieved a top price of 4,800gns and an average of £3035.45, (+£675.57 on 2021) 8 pedigree bulling heifers realised 2,800gns and an average of £2191.88, (+£433.14 on 2021) 8 Heifers with calves at foot topped at 3,400gns an averaged of £2572.50, (+£210 on 2021)
Sharing the second top price spot of 7,000gns with the overall champion, was the intermediate champion, reserve male champion and reserve overall champion, Cleuchhead Rocky a Nomad son from Livesey Farming who was purchased by Messrs Lawrence, Blackpots, Aberdeenshire.
Fifteen bulls sold with a clearance rate of 79% and a top price of 9,000gns to an average of £5,185.33, (+£296.27 on 2021)
Other Northern Ireland purchasers included:
JE and EA Elliott, Drumlelagh, 2,800gns for Gentons Royale; S Thompson, Omagh, 2,400gns for Harperley Hazybird; C and A Kennedy, Ballyclare, 2,400gns for Drumaglea Phantom; PJ Maginn and Sons, Lisnamaul, 2,600gns for Drumaglea Rachel; J Dowds, Moorfields, 2,000gns for Drumsleed Rainbow; PJ Maginn and Sons and Seamus Connell, Rathfriland, £2800 for Drumaglea Pinky; J Dowds, Moofields and M Smith, Kells Co. Meath, £5600 for Drumaglea President.
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