“Iceman” by Parc Grace Dieu Two Tone that won Breed Champion Royal Welsh 1992 and out of a Fishwick cow by Rousham Goliath that won Male Champion Royal Show had made a massive contribution to the quality of the herd which had been reared and farmed on the top of the Polden Hills in Somerset.
Cows with heifer calves at foot were hotly contested and peaked at 1280gns for a home bred daughter of Parc Grace Dieu Heidi with her heifer calf by “Iceman” being purchased by Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
Cheshire Wildlife Trust were strong buyers again at the sale taking 7 purchases in all and paying 1150gns for a Parc Grace Dieu Cowcather daughter again with a heifer calf at foot.
Peter Guest from Leominster, Herefordshire paid 1100gns for a “Fredwrick” daughter with an attractive bloodline on the dams side having been bred in the Bulford herd.
Unserved heifers sold to 510gns by “Iceman” to CG & AM Martin, Shaftesbury, Dorset.
The junior stud bull “Pengraig Goch Dior” found strong competition from several breeders being finally secured by G Woolyatt, Wheddon Cross, Somerset.

Averages as follows:

25 Cows with heifer calves - Av £854.28
24 Cows with bull calves - Av £659.31
5 Cows in calf - Av £430.50
22 Senior heifers - Av £390.41
13 Junior heifers - Av £322.27
2 Stud Bulls - Av £2,467.50

Auctioneers: Mr Clive Roads of McCartneys, Worcester.
Further details are available form our
Worcester Office on: (01905) 769770.