Rocko and Redwood head West
WESTCOUNTRY beef farmers were among the successful bidders as Charolais animals once again returned to Welshpool earlier this month, with a number of quality bulls and females offered for sale.
The British Charolais Cattle Society sale saw 31 bulls find new homes, with an average price of £4,857 and a 65% clearance.
Meanwhile, nine females (two with calves at foot) were also sold at the Mid Wales market on Thursday, November 11, with an average price of £2,794.
The hammer came down at 6,000gns a total of four times, including for 19-month-old Dooley Rocko, who had made the journey over from the herd of D Thornley in Swadlincote, Derbyshire. Rocko is out of Dooley Maddie, a Davally Igolo daughter who boasts an impressive calving ease EBV of
+15.5. His sire is the 20,000gns Moncur General.
Rocko caught the attention of winning bidder J Brown, who took him home to Minehead, Somerset.
The final bull to sell for 6,000gns was Waldencourt Redwood, a charming young 16-month-old from Waldencourt Charolais in Newent, Gloucestershire. Redwood was born to Waldencourt Jessie, another daughter of Blelack Digger, and his sire is the 14,000gns easy-calver Westcarse Houdini. Taking Redwood home was winning bidder P A Cleave of Newton Abbot, Devon.
The day’s overall champion was Hendy Rasputin, who sold for a final price of 4,500gns. Rasputin is another from the herd of J A W Rees, and was sired by the Irish-born Lisnagre Nero. His dam is Hendy Hester, a daughter of the 19,000gns Corrie Alan. After the sale, Rasputin travelled to Penclawdd, Swansea, to the holding of winning bidder G J Jones.
Securing the top price of the day, at 8,000 guineas, was 18-month-old Montgomery Regal from Roberts & Jones of Llangadfan, Powys. Regal was sired by the easy-calving Gretnahouse Jugular, who was supreme champion at Carlisle in 2016. His dam is Montgomery Moli, a daughter of Balmyle Harlequin.
Winning the bid and taking Montgomery Regal home was J
Jones & Co. of Bala, Gwynedd.
In the female section, two cow and calf outfits from the herd of G G Morris of Brecon, Powys were sold for a final price of 3,700gns per pair. The first of these was Cargriff Legacy and her 10-month-old bull calf, Cargriff Samurai. Samurai was sired by Montgomery Ned, who G G
Morris purchased back in 2018. Taking both Legacy and Samurai
home is winning bidder J A Williams of Caersws, Powys.
The next cow-and-calf pair to be sold for 3,700gns was Cargriff Malteaser and her heifer calf Cargriff Smarties, another calf sired by Montgomery Ned. Taking this attractive pair home is R W L George of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.