Auctioneers Greenslade Taylor Hunt Annual Spring Fever Sale was held at Sedgemoor Auction Centre on 22nd April 2014. 40 successful purchasers produced an electric trade with a total clearance of all 200 lots and 25 head selling for in excess of £2000.

Regular consigners Derek and Jeremy Dennis topped the day at 2600gns with the 50kgs 2nd calver “Dinnaton Baxter Jorrick Duchess GP82”, she was one of 12 purchases by an undisclosed Dorset purchaser. From the collective fresh milk section “Moorshard Shottle Belle” topped the calved heifers at 2400gns bought by the Robertson’s of Gloucestershire. The Dennis’s also sold calved heifers to a top of 2300gns and 2250gns for daughters of “Bogart” and “End-Story”. Others selling to over 2000gns in this section were AJ Bennett & Sons “Lilylane” and Longmoor Farm Partners “Longmoor”.

Holstein Bulls sold to 1680gns for “Huntlodge Rocket ET” from LG Bagg & Partners. Commercial incalf heifers from Towhill Farm Limited by “Shottle” due June to the Limousin sold to 1650gns.

A consignment of 15 Montbeliarde from Lordswood Farms Ltd sold to 2050gns for a March calved 2nd lactation cow giving 30.2kgs.

The day included three dispersals, the first for W Green & Sons of “Roundhillsfarm” the 49 cows and heifers sold to 2500gns for the March calved heifer “Roundhillsfarm Jeeves Honor” by “Ked Outside Jeeves”. She travelled to Wales as did the 2nd calved cow “Roundhillsfarm Loader Susan” who made 2400gns. Other heifers sold to 2250gns and 2040gns with cows to 2050gns.

LWR & KA Hill continued to disperse their herd as they calve selling to 1860gns for “Sampfordel Zebra Sunbeam” by “Lynncrest Zebra ET”.

PR & SA Manley concluded their Organic “Primehill” herd dispersal by selling their entire youngstock portion with incalf heifers selling to 1620gns for “Primehill Ruth 3rd” due to “Destry” at the end of August. Bulling heifers sold to 980gns for the 17 month old “Primehill Nora 29th” by “Gran-J Oman Mccormick”.

Yearling heifers sold to 900gns for “Primehill Fragile 7th” and “Primehill Music 9th” both by “Nathanvale Mel”. Heifer calves reached 520gns for “Primehill Diana 9th”.

A very well attended day generated the following excellent averages: Collective Section Pedigree Calved Cows £2092.00 Pedigree Calved Heifers £2084.00 Commercial Incalf Heifers £1616.00 Holstein Bulls £1465.00 Montbeliarde Cows and Heifers £1576.00 Dispersal Sales LWR & KA Hill 8 Cows and Heifers £1410.00 W Green & Sons 18 Calved Heifers £1950.00 31 Cows £1696.00 PR & SA Manley 15 Incalf Heifers £1456.00 16 Served Heifers £1272.00 13 Bulling Heifers £ 922.00 26 Yearling and Younger Heifers £ 720.00 18 Heifer Calves £ 392.00 88 Head £ 908.00