Hardinge Dispersal Sale
1st October 2009
The dispersal of Tim Floyd’s Hardinge herd of Jerseys
at Upper Seagry, Chippenham, Wiltshire, brought on to
the market one of the most highly productive herds of
the breed to be sold in recent years.
This old established
herd, with a history of more than 60 years, averaged
well over 7,000kg at 5% butterfat, and attracted buyers
from as far afield as Cumbria, Mid and West Wales, Devon,
Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
Thomas Evans was the sale’s
leading buyer, securing 21 head or nearly a quarter of
the cattle in the sale for his Trawscoed herd at Welshpool,
Powys. He made the day’s top bid of 2,900gs for
Hardinge Mannix Justina, a fresh third calver that yielded
over 8,000 kg at 5.6% in her second lactation. Her two
week old heifer calf by Forest Glen Lemvig Gunner made
700gs to Huw Evans and family, Carmarthen for their Nicel
herd. Among the other cattle heading to Trawscoed are
a freshly calved heifer by the Danish sire Q Impuls at
2,300gs, a high yielding fifth calver at 2,200gs and
a freshly calved young cow and heifer at 2,000gs apiece.
The
Arley Farming Co paid 2,200gs for the outstanding brood
cow Hardinge Fabulous Daphine, a daughter of Molly Brook
Berretta Fabulous, due with her sixth calf in January.
She joins the Imperial herd based at Shatterford, Bewdley,
Worcs. The Royal Farms gave 1,900gs for a freshly calved
heifer by O.F Barber Rocket to add to the famous Windsor
herd in Berkshire.
A keen contender for the better cattle
was Ted Fearon, looking for quality Jerseys to join his
Holstein milkers in the Waltall herd at Cartmel, Cumbria
and he purchased the top priced in calf heifer at 1,550gs.
Maiden heifers made up to 1,000gs for a Iatola daughter
purchased by Thomas Evans.
TOP PRICES
LOT |
NAME |
BUYER |
PRICE |
46 |
H. Mannix Justina |
T.A.G.Evans (Trawscoed) |
2,900 |
64 |
H. Impuls May |
T.A.G.Evans (Trawscoed) |
2,300 |
19 |
H. Fabulous Daphine |
Arley Farming Co (Imperial) |
2,200 |
22 |
H. Ultras Spider |
T.A.G.Evans (Trawscoed) |
2,200 |
56 |
H. Paragons Patsy |
T.A.G.Evans (Trawscoed) |
2,000 |
63 |
H. Comets Christina |
T.A.G.Evans (Trawscoed) |
2,000 |
62 |
H. Rockets Victoria |
The Royal Farms (Windsor) |
1,900 |
50 |
H. Beaus Elfin |
H.Fearon jnr (Waltall) |
1,850 |
60 |
H. Comets Milly |
T.A.G.Evans (Trawscoed) |
1,650 |
42 |
H. Medes Trinket |
T.A.G.Evans (Trawscoed) |
1,600 |
49 |
H. Impuls Jasmine |
T.A.G.Evans (Trawscoed) |
1,550 |
66 |
H. Flash Zoe |
H.Fearon jnr (Waltall) |
1,550 |
15 |
H. Lemvig Trixie |
H.Fearon jnr (Waltall) |
1,500 |
AVERAGES
65 cows & calved heifers £1,176-97
(including 10 heifer calves £560-70)
11 served heifers £1,217-05
3 maiden heifers £805-00
79 lots £1,168-42
Auctioneers: Norton & Brooksbank
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