BCCS September Newsletter 2022

Welshpool April
They sky’s
the limit at
Welshpool
Judge: Thomas Corbett (left)
Judge: Bartley Finnegan (right)
Top price Teme Skyfall at 9,000gns
Saturday 30 April 2022 marked the
return of Charolais animals to the
Welshpool Spring sale, with 38 bulls
finding new homes. The traditional
pre-sale show had returned in full
swing, with judge Thomas Corbett of
the Teme herd overseeing the excellent
selection of cattle shadowed by junior
judge Bartley Finnegan. The sale was a
resounding success, with bulls reaching
a phenomenal 100% clearance rate
and an average price of £5670.00 -
an incredible £1251 increase on last
April’s sale.
Taking the day’s top price of 9,000gns
was TEME SKYFALL, an impressive
young 15-month-old bred by the
Corbett family of Knighton, Powys.
Skyfall was sired by the illustrious
70,000gns Barnsford Ferny, and his
dam is Teme Opaque, a Goldstar
Gentleman daughter. Despite being
unable to participate in the pre-sale
show, Skyfall still caught the attention
of winning bidders A W & A R Gale,
who will be taking him back to their
holding in Newtown Abbot, Devon.
The next highest price of 8,500gns
went to the day’s Reserve Overall
Champion, MAERDY SLATER from the
well-known herd of D E Evans of Mold,
Flintshire. Success clearly runs in this
young 14-month-old’s lineage, as his
sire Goldies Linford won the title of
Reserve Supreme Champion at Stirling
in 2016. Slater’s dam is Maerdy Gips,
a daughter of the popular French sire
Vald’or-Ra. Winning the bid and taking
Slater home is M P B Ashton & Son of
Welshpool, Powys.
The day’s Overall Champion,
GRAIGGOCH SAMUEL, took the next
highest price of 7,800gns. Samuel was
bred by G Jones of Llanrwst, Clwyd, and
was sired by the Irish-born Goldstar
Gentleman. His dam is Graiggoch
Lassie, a daughter of notorious easycalver
Blelack Digger. Samuel is sure
to settle in nicely to his new home in
Llanbrynmair, Powys, courtesy of T T
Jones & Co.
Coming in at the next highest price
of 7,500gns was 16-month-old
NUTHAMPSTEAD
RICHMOND
from the herd
of G P Barker in
Nuthampstead,
Hertfordshire.
Richmond was
sired by the
French bull Idol,
and his dam
Nuthampstead
Oona goes back to
Rosanna Jupiter,
who previously
secured the
title of Supreme
Champion at the
Great Charolais
Summer Show in
2020. Richmond
is sure to go on to perform well for his
new owner A T Richardson & Son of
Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
The hammer came down a total of
five times for the next highest price
of 7,000gns, firstly for SEAWELL
RANGEROVER, the oldest bull forward
for sale. Rangerover was bred by
P M & S M Donger of Towcester,
Northamptonshire, and was sired by
the easy-calving Balthayock Jonathan.
His dam is Seawell Marigold, a
daughter of the 20,000gns Maerdy
Flambeau. Rangerover also caught
the eye of A W & A R Gale, who won
the bid and will be taking him home
alongside Skyfall.
Reserve champion Maerdy Slater at 8,500gns
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