Autumn Show and Sale 2024
Having secured the pre-sale male championship at the Autumn Show and Sale of South Devon cattle at Worcester on Tuesday (1st October), Trewint Parker from Peter and Ashley Rowe went on to secure the top price of the day at 6000gns.
A son of Highgate Prospect out of the homebred Trewint Mary 63, this one previously stood second at the National Show at Royal Cornwall and first at Liskeard Show for the father and son duo from Liskeard, Cornwall. Having been tapped out as champion under judge David Sandbach of Perlees Herd, this one caught the eye of D Trewern and Son, Penzance Cornwall.
Next best on the day was a call of 5200gns for the pre-sale reserve male champion, Grove Brutus 200 from A Scott, Moreton-In-Marsh, Glos. By Mutterton Stoke Red and out of a homebred daughter of Grove Brutus 151, this one carries a quality beef index of +77 and suckler replacement index of +47 ranking him in top 5% breed. He sold in a two-way partnership to Bures Farm Partners, Shipdam, Norfolk and Hadley Farms Ltd, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
The third highest price on the bull was he first one through the ring, Pytchley Trusty 2 from Crick, Northants-based Kevin Finch. By Eyton Trusty 5, this one is out of a homebred dam by Tregarrick Eddie. Taking this one back to Honiton, Devon, were R J Leach and Son.
A solid trade for South Devon females resulted in a top price of 3400gns for the pre-sale reserve female champion, Waddeton Hilda 124 from The Tully Partnership, Brixham, Devon. Scanned in-calf to Highgate Napoleon, this May 2022-born heifer is by Edmeston Homer 1 and out of a homebred female by Arncliffe Otterburn. She caught the eye of AAM Farms, Yeovil Somerset.
The same buyer also secured the female champion, Foxhole Cerys 9, from K V and M A Plain, Tewkesbury, Glos at 3300gns. By Trewint Churchill, she sold having been scanned in-calf to Trewint Santos and sold for 3300gns.
Joining her back to Yeovil were two further heifers from The Tully Partnership, the first being Waddeton Carro 28, a daughter of Waddeton Illistram 29, which sold for 3100gns, while Waddeton Fiona 53, another by Illistram 29, then sold for 3000gns and again scanned in calf to Highgate Napoleon. This is one of the first South Devon purchases for the farm and they were pleased to be going home with such a strong bunch of females.
Meanwhile, Peter and Ashley Rowe were back in action selling Trewint Darkie 203, a June 2023-born daughter of the successful show bull Lumbylaw Quintus 14 out of a Sexton Cavalier 10 homebred daughter. She was the pick of M Clemens, Wadebridge, Cornwall for 2750gns.
Then at 2300gns was the best from the genuine reduction of M E and T E Broome, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. The October 2022-born Welland Valley Ramsvale Willing 17 is a daughter of the homebred sire, Welland Valley Herman 2 and sold having ran with a Red Angus bull to J G Williams and Son, Craven Arms, Shropshire.
Then at 2200gns was another heifer from the Rowe family’s Trewint herd in the form of Trewint Mary 124. The hammer fell for this Sexton Senator 2 daughter to T M Paton and Son, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire.
Averages: 3 bulls £4690; 10 halter broken served heifers £2357.25; 4 halter broken unserved heifers £2139.37; 13 non-halter broken served heifers £1550.76 (McCartneys).
