Sales Reports

Parkhead Jody 3 VG 86

A really good crowd of buyers were in attendance at Beeston Castle Auction for a major reduction of cows
and heifers from the Parkhead Herd of pedigree Ayrshire and blended red and white cattle the property of
H Tinker & Sons and removed from their Ashes Farm, Wentworth, Nr.Rotherham, South Yorskshire to

 
Sponsors of the Northern National Ayrshire Show and Sale

Lawrie & Symington held their Inaugural Technicolour Show and Sale on Friday 30^th September 2011. Despite experiencing perhaps one of the most summers like days of the year that reduced numbers forward, the cattle forward were of great quality and were well received by the busy ringside. The pre-sale show was judged by Mr Callum Innes, Drumduan Farm, Nairn.

The dispersal of virtually the entire ACTON Herd of Ayrshires took place at Beeston Castle Auction on Friday, 9th September on behalf of John Tomlinson of Church Farm, Acton, Nantwich who was selling due to his current illness. What an amazing day it proved to be with incredible prices being achieved for animals in all age groups. The cattle were of the highest quality with many having great depth of pedigree; many too had graced the showring with considerable success which also helped to attract more people to the sale. 

Bidding was brisk at Exeter Livestock Centre for the collective sale of over 130 head, almost all 100% Ayrshire, with consignments from Messrs Nicholls (Hilltown); East Church Partnership (East Church); Messrs Roskilly (Trenhayle); Mr Tevor Howe (Gadles); Messrs Marnham (Warmhill) and others.

The April Pedigree Dairy Sale at Borderway on Wednesday 20th April included a great variety of good quality Ayrshires.

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Champion - Morwick Brown Girl from D A Howie & Sons, Morwick




Reserve Champion - Knowe Clarinda 145 from G & G Templeton

The Ayrshire Cattle Society are pleased to report another successful sale for the Whiteford brothers Willie and John, of Middle Farm, Ruleholme, Carlisle when they held their fifth major reduction sale from their renowned Middle Herd of Blended Red and Whites and Ayrshire cattle at Beeston Castle Auction, Cheshire.

The first sale to disperse the “Combebow” herd of pedigree Ayrshires was held on behalf of M/s A J & S G Loud & Son, Northdown Farm, Lewdown. The top price was £2152 for Combebow Sunset 7 VG 85, a second calver sired by Roses Chatter T Red.  She had calved in March and was sold giving 41 kgs. The Ayrshires sold to a great demand with Combebow Lucinda 2nd VG 85 and Combebow Polka Dot 4th VG 85 both second calvers sired by Lord of The Ring selling for £1840. The overall average was £1454.

The Coloured Breeds Sale at Beeston Castle Auction Mart took place on 27th July.  Ayrshires opened the sale and the top price was 1700 gns for a very fresh heifer from Alan Coutts & Sons, Knutsford. Their Knutsford Flo 167th was a daughter of McCornick Nelson and had only been calved just over a week. She was sold to P Jeffries, Welshpool. Another heifer from the same home by Hunnington Mandella sold for 1400 gns to R Tipping & Son, Byley, Middlewich.