April 12, 2019 Exeter Charolais top at 3,600gns


A small but high-quality offering of Charolais bulls saw a high of 3,600gns at the South West Charolais Association’s annual sale at Exeter on Friday 12th April, where the five bulls sold averaged £3,297.00.

Lewyd Onslow

Leading the bids at 3,600gns was an entry from 27 year-old Amy Wylde and her 24 year-old sister Hannah Wylde from Woolavington, Somerset. The girls who have been involved in the Charolais world since they were little with their fathers Marland herd, have only been selling their own bred cattle since last year and this is their first sale in the South West. Their bull Lewyd Onslow was the youngest forward at just 14 months old. Sired by Solo Llanhilleth and out of Martland Honey who goes back to Martland Felix, he was purchased by Barry Clarke, Exeter, Devon.

Trenestrall Nugget

Next in the trade stakes at 3,100gns was the May 2017-born Trenestrall Nugget who caught the eye of purchaser Messrs South, Brendon, North Devon, when he was tapped out second in his class at the pre-sale show. His dam is the Mortimers Cosmo daughter Trenestrall Henna and he is sired by the 8,000gns Edenhurst Idol. He was bred and exhibited by Will Palmer and Son, Truro, Cornwall.

Trenestrall Norush

Another from the Palmer’s to find a new home was the 22 month-old Trenestrall Norush, sired by Fairway Jazz and out of Trenestrall Gush, a 7,000gns Westcarse Beef daughter, he sold to Messrs Crane, Barnstaple, Devon for 3,000gns.

Maxworthy Norris

The last two bulls sold both matched the 3,000gns price tag. The first was Maxworthy Norris, an October 2017-born son of the 14,000gns Stirling junior champion Blelack Imperialist. D Paul Daniel, Maxworthy, Cornwall, consigner of the red ticket winning Norris who is out of the 22,000gns Newhouse Bigal daughter Thrunton Diva, handed over the halter to new owners Messrs Hawkins, Minehead, Somerset.

Lovistone Noble

The 16 month-old Lovistone Noble was the other 3,000gns lot. This blue ticket winner who was bred and exhibited by Brian Nancekivell and Son, Okehampton, Devon, is sired by the 18,000gns Thrunton Fairfax and is out of the homebred Lovistone Lochness who goes back to Balthayock Hamish. Nobel goes on to work for JF Norman in Barnstaple, Devon.

Louis Imp & Killerton Osaka

Heading up the female section was the reserve female champion Louis Imp, a Worcestershire-bred 2013-born cow consigned by Patrick Greed, Rewe, Exeter, who sold along with her eight month old heifer calf Killerton Osaka to Messrs Howard and Sons, Marsden, Wiltshire. Imp is bred out of Louis Dianthus and is sired by Thrunton Fitzroy while her daughter is sired by Alwent Goldbar.

Average: five bulls £3,297; four cow and calves £1,627.50; five heifers, £1,543.50
Auctioneers: Kivells

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