History made with new breed record

Anticipation and excitement simmered as history was made at this year’s autumn show and sale, with the recently crowned 2024 bull of the year, Rempstone 1 Alpha N688 setting a new breed and society record. It was smiles all round as he was tapped out as the supreme grand male champion in the morning parade with judge Steve Edwards from Leicestershire complimenting the bull on his incredible top line and correctness of his structure.

Fetching an impressive 18,000gns he is the highest priced bull to be sold through the ring for the breed. The March 2023 born bull is out of Danish imported dam Rosenkaer Miss World and sired by Dendor 1 Nairobi.  Alpha was in good company standing alongside five other March born bulls in his class, but Mr Steve Edwards stated that the well-balanced bull was looking fresh and showed true power and performance potential.  He has made his way up to the Welburn herd in North Yorkshire and will make a tremendous stamp on their females.

Taking the reserve highest price of the day and the top female price of 5,200gns was Castle Mount 1 Tessa 421 from P Massey, Lancashire. This January 2023 born heifer was sired by Kinglee 1 Vanguard and is out of a homebred cow Castle Mount 1 Tessa. Winning her class earlier in the day proved successful as then went on to become reserve female champion, aiding her sale ring success.

Harveybros 1 Ace-of-Spades from George and Sophie Harvey, Glasgow, secured the second highest price bull of the day reaching 5,000gns. The young May 2023 bull has had a successful show season collecting numerous rosettes including junior and reserve overall male champion at the Scottish National and the morning show efforts were no different, claiming a first in his class. When asked, judge Steve Edwards said that he displayed breed characteristics and oozed style. He then went on to take the junior championship and securing the best pair of bulls alongside stable mate Harveybros 1 A-Ladies-Man, another successful bull for the father and daughter team. A-Ladies-Man also stood as the reserve junior champion alongside Ace.

Dendor 1 Anna Mary 45^th secured the second highest female price of the day reaching 4,600gns and went home with Paul and Vicky Moyle of the Porton House herd. Anna Mary won her class amongst a strong entry of heifers born on or between 1^st September to the 23^rd of October 2022. This success carried on through as she secured the female championship. The heifer comes from a strong family line being sired by Pepperstock 1 Trigger and out of homebred cow Dendor 1 Anna Mary 40^th.

Another bull in the money was Kingsland 1 Armalight from Vaughans Farms Ltd, Herefordshire obtaining 4,100gns. The reserve junior champion from the Royal Welsh Show 2024 was sired by Gouldingpoll 1 Moonshine and is out of Kingsland 1 Cassiopeia 5^th and finds his way to JC Porter, Bridgwater, Somerset.

Making the trip down from Angus, Scotland was JM Cant and Partners from the Panmure herd. Bull Panmure 1 Admiral had a good start with the morning proceedings, winning the bull born before the 21^stFebruary 2023 class. This strong and powerful November 2022 born Romany 1 Thor FR T4 son, then went on to take the reserve senior male and overall reserve championship. Bred out of a Panmure 1 Plum T6 cow, he secured a price of 4,000 gns and will now reside with SC & GL Hartwright at the Spartan herd.

Many congratulations to all vendors on the day and we wish all the buyer’s luck with their new purchases. We would like to thank our sponsors for sponsoring the show and sale.

Sale results

Bulls to an average £4,365 – Total £61,110.00 – 70% clearance

Show heifers sold to an average £2,734.04 – Total £35,542.50 – 68% clearance

For sale only females £1,755 – Total £12,285.00 – 100% Clearance

Full Show Results

Class 1 – heifer born on or before 29/04/2022

1^st – Sound Villa 1 Fashion 2^nd – RJ & PS Windsor

Class 2 – heifer born on or between 01/09/2022 – 23/10/2022

1^st – Dendor 1 Anna Mary 45^th – DE, ED & AL Jones

2^nd – Pebworth 1 Amber – Mr N & Mrs L Holdsworth

3^rd – Normanton 1 Cep 9^th A452 – TD & WT Livesey

Class 3 – heifer born on or between 12/12/2022 -04/02/2023

1^st – Castle Mount 1 Tessa 421 – P Massey

2^nd – Porton House 1 Wondergirl 2^nd – P & V Moyle

3^rd – Panmure 1 Plum A4 – JM Cant & Partners

Class 4 – heifer born on or between 02/03/2023 -19/03/2023

1^st – Cynin Diadem 8^th – Mrs OEM Jones & Mrs EM Roberts

2^nd – Weybrook 1 Ruth 10^th – Weybrook Farms

3^rd – Weybrook 1 Dawn 37^th – Weybrook Farms

 

Class 5 – heifer born on or between 04/04/2023 – 28/07/2023

1^st – Barwise 1 Alfreda MU A1373 – Mrs CS Fletcher

2^nd – Sound Villa 1 Fashion 4^th – RJ & PS Windsor

3^rd – Sound Villa 1 Fashion 3^rd – RJ & PS Windsor

Class 6 – bull born on or before 21/02/2023

1^st – Panmure 1 Admiral – JM Cant & Partners

2^nd – Hoghton View 1 Brand – S & E Walker

3^rd – Wykeham 1 Albert – Cox Family

Class 7 – bull born on or between 01/03/2023 – 26/03/2023

1^st – Rempstone 1 Alpha N688 – M Ludgate

2^nd – Kingsland 1 Armalight – Vaughans Farms Ltd

3^rd – Glenvale 1 Herbert – TG, EI & EN Thorne

Class 8 – bull born on or between 01/04/2023 – 18/04/2023

1^st – Dendor 1 Ajax – DE, ED & AL Jones

2^nd – Studdolph 1 High Flyer – Miss EN Thorne

3^rd – Holetown 1 Archie – Dr E Williams

Class 9 – bull born on or between 07/05/2023 – 13/06/2023

1^st – Harveybros 1 Ace-of-Spades – G & S Harvey

2^nd – Harveybros 1 A-Ladies-Man – G & S Harvey

3^rd – Coley 1 Aristocrat – Miss H Whittaker

 

Grand Overall and Senior Male Champion – Rempstone 1 Alpha N688 – M Ludgate

Reserve Senior Male and Overall Champion – Panmure 1 Admiral – JM Cant & Partners

Junior Male Champion – Harveybros 1 Ace-of-Spades – G & S Harvey

Reserve Male Champion – Harveybros 1 A-Ladies-Man – G & S Harvey

Female Champion – Dendor 1 Anna Mary 45th – DE, ED & AL Jones

Reserve Female Champion – Castle Mount 1 Tessa 421 – P Massey

Best Pair of Bulls – Harveybros 1 Ace-of-Spades and Harveybros 1 A-Ladies-Man – G & S Harvey