A record price of 7,000gns was set at Exeter on Friday, May 20.

It was the reduction sale of the Bosahan herd of John and Bridget Olds of Bosahan Farm in Falmouth.

The very first lot into the ring set a new record for Exeter Livestock Market.

The June 2018 born Bosahan Jade Magic Baby was bought by John and Susan Pritchard for 7,000gns, for their Norton pedigree herd at Lower Norton Farm in Dartmouth.

Sired by Heathbrow Freddie Star 14 (P) and out of Bosahan Gold Magic Baby, Bosahan Jade Magic Baby who was PD’d back in calf, was sold with her October 2021 bull calf at foot Bosahan Merlin (P), a Kinclaven Infusion 17 (P) son and described as ‘one of the most promising bull calves the Bosahan herd has ever bred’.

At 5,500gns was Bosahan Husky Angelika. Born in 2016, she was sold with her November 2021 born bull calf at foot, the Vale Royal Hamish sired Bosahan Macnamara.

Bosahan Husky Angelika is by the herds noted Skerrington Armada and is out of Bosahan Angelika.

This lot went back to Cornwall when selling to Messrs Eustice of Hay Farm in St Breock near Wadebridge.

Continuing the strong run for cows and calves was the February 2018 born Bosahan Jessica Star who made 5,000gns.

Jessica Star is another sired by Heathbrow Freddie Star and is out of Bosahan Galaxy Star.

A second calver, Bosahan Jessica Star was sold with her Knockreagh Immanuel sired November 2021 born bull calf at foot, Bosahan Meteor 21, to Mr GM and Mrs SJ Reed, for their Skylark pedigree herd at Well Farm in Bickleigh near Tiverton.

In all, fourteen cows and calves sold to a strong average of £3,382.50, with ten served and/or maiden heifers averaging £2,320.50.

Three young bulls averaged £3,710 and the sale grossed £81,670 in all for the twenty-seven lots forward.

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A noted pedigree Simmental herd established in 2006, the Bosahan reduction sale offered quality cattle with a depth of pedigree and a high herd health status.

Leading the trade at 4,600gns for the three bulls entered was Bosahan Libertine 20 (P).

A heifer’s calf, and heterozygous polled, the November 2020 born Libertine’s dam line goes back to the fertile, milky foundation cow Beanhill Penny.

This young bull was purchased by commercial producer PC Friend of Wadland Barton in Ashbury near Okehampton.

The further Bosahan young bulls sold for 3,200gns, and 2,800gns respectively.

Making 3200gns and topping the maiden heifer trade was the December 2020 born Bosahan Lamorna Harriet Bow.

Full of breeding, this heifer is by Kinclaven Infusion 17 and is the fifth calf out of Bosahan Harriet Bow whose bloodlines combine two of the herd's foundation cows in the shape of Atlow Petruska and Grangewood Paris.

This lot went to a pedigree herd when selling to the Goldcross prefix of CWC Waters of Cross Farm in Goldcliff near Newport.