Dinmore Limousin production sale peaks at 16,000gns
The second major on-farm production sale from the noted Dinmore herd of Paul Dawes, Dinmore Manor Estate, Hereford, peaked at 16,000gns at the weekend (Saturday 2 July).
Selling for the day’s leading price was the January 2015-born heifer Dinmore Lanelle, an embryo calf by the stock sire Diamant, who was the 2014 Interbreed Champion at the Royal Welsh Show, and out of the prolific Dinmore Elle, who was breed champion at the Royal Welsh in 2010.
Purchasing Dinmore Lanelle, along with the day’s next two highest-priced animals, were breed newcomers Tommy and Aiden O’Harte, Leonards Island, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.
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Mr O’Harte, who is looking to build up a herd of about 30 to 40 cows, owns Harte Peat, a company that supplies a specialist peat product to the mushroom industry on a worldwide basis.
Dinmore Lannelle © Adrian Legge
A packed ringside audience saw some brisk bidding for the best of the animals forward, with 12 lots making 5,000gns, including two at five figures and over.
Auctioneer Paul Gentry from Newark Livestock Sales said the sale had seen a tremendous amount of interest, both in advance and on the day. “The cattle were keenly sought after and it is credit to Paul Dawes and the team at Dinmore that turned out an exceptional team of cattle.”
The O’Hartes paid the second-highest price, 11,000gns, for the July 2014-born Dinmore Juniper. Sired sired by Objat, she is out of another prolific and show-winning cow in the herd, Dinmore Daffodil. This heifer boasts a beef value of LM+51.
Dinmore Juniper © Adrian Legge
The O’Harte family also purchased Dinmore Latena for 8,000gns. This young calf, born in March 2015, is sired by Dinmore Goldeneye and is out of Dinmore Eathena, whose granddam is the noted Dinmore Athena.
Dinmore Latena © Adrian Legge
Making the day’s fourth-best price of 6,800gns was another of the maiden heifers, Dinmore Lace. This April 2015-born heifer is by Wilodge Vantastic and out of Carmorn Voney, the double interbreed winner from Balmoral, making Lace a full-sister to the 36,000gns Dinmore Fabulous. Selling with a beef value of +39, she was the pick of C Roberts, Rowen, Conwy for his Gorswen pedigree herd.
Just shy of that, at 6,500gns, was Dinmore Jolorie, a September 2014-born heifer from the 2014 Burke Trophy-winning duo, Diamant and Dinmore Glorious (herself a Vantastic daughter and full sister to Dinmore Elle). This one was knocked down to D and R McFarland, Omagh, County Tyrone, having been AI’d to Trueman Jagger.
A pair then sold at 6,000gns, with the first of these being, Dinmore Imogen, a January 2013-born first calver. She is by Neuf and out of Dinmore Elise, an Ionesco daughter, and sold with her heifer calf, Dinmore Lullaby, at foot by Crownhead Busby. She went to the establishing Willowbank herd of Geoff Hadfield, Droylsden, Manchester.
The other sale at this money was Dinmore Jipsie, another first calver, by Dinmore Goldeneye and out of Bipsis, a Muscien daughter. She also sold to Mr Hadfield with her heifer calf at foot by Diamant, and having been AI’d to Trueman Jagger.
Mr Hadfield then paid 5,800gns for Dinmore Helena, a February 2012-born Procters Duavalier daughter out of Dinmore Eathena, a Wilodge Tonka daughter. This second calver sold with a heifer calf at foot, Dinmore Mylena, by Dinmore Hiflier, and AI’d again to Jagger.
At the same money was Dinmore Jonquil, a Vantastic daughter out of Croftlimousin Primrose, a Talent daughter. This May 2014-born heifer is a full sister to the polific show winner Dinmore Daffodil and sold in-calf to Ampertaine Gigolo. She was the pick of the Lawrence family, Upper Farm, Far Coton, Market Bosworth, Nuneaton, for their Bosworth herd.
A further animal at 5,800gns was Dinmore Lovely, a Plumtree Fantastic daughter out of Carmorn Voney. She was bought by Andrew Gammie for his Westpit herd, Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire.
Embryos
One of the highlights of the sale was the select offering of frozen embryos, with a new UK all-breeds record price for frozen embryos set at 5,000gns apiece.
Making this price were embryos sired by Ampertaine Gigolo and out of Trueman Grazia, making them full siblings to the world-record priced bull Trueman Jagger, which sold last autumn for 140,000gns. These embryos were bought by Teus Dekker of the Cowporation Limousin herd, Holland.
Averages: 19 pedigree cows with calves, £3,362.76; three pedigree in-calf cows, £1,995; 12 pedigree in-calf heifers, £3,631.25; 25 maiden heifers, £4,267.20; five bulls, £3,630; commercial cows with calves at foot, £2,131.25, eight commercial in-calf cows, £1,812.50; five crossbred yearling heifers, £1,550; 19 frozen embryos, £1,508.68.
(Newark Livestock Sales)