The Hunday 75th Anniversary Sale Wednesday 27th April 2005

REPORT

with guest consignment from Frankham

The sale's top price was 3,600gns for the VG87 second calver Hunday Lentini Dianna 8

A large crowd was in attendance at Borderway Mart for the sale to celebrate 75 years of pedigree breeding from the famous Hunday herd, owned by Messrs E.Moffitt & Son, Stocksfield, Northumberland. The auctioneers had been invited to select 75 of the best young cows in the herd for inclusion in the catalogue, and there were also some selected in calf heifers, maidens and young bulls of quality included, as well as a small consignment from Messrs E.C Spence & Sons’ Frankham herd, Fourstones, Hexham.

Top price was 3,600gs given by Aubrey Greenhalgh on behalf of a client in Cheshire for Hunday Lentini Dianna 8, a VG-87 young cow in her second lactation, and the same combination were in again at 2,800gs for the 87 point 2 year old Hunday Inquirer Signet 113. Also at 2,800gs was another 87 point 2 year old Hunday Progress Victoria 17, taken by Andrew Lawrie of the Grangehall herd in Lanarkshire, and another member of the same family, Hunday Approval Victoria 15, that had been Junior Champion at last year’s Great Yorkshire Show, was sold to David McClurg, Co.Down, N.Ireland for 2,750gs to join his Fortvale herd.

Members of Hunday’s branch of the famous Roxy family were keenly sought and the six month old bull calf Hunday Rooney, sired by Shoremar James, bought 2,600gs from Robert Horton, Broad Hinton, Wilts as a future stock bull in his well known Hinton herd. An undisclosed Scottish buyer took a calved heifer by Progress from the same family for 2,550gs and Wigton breeders Messrs R & A Harrison secured Hunday Lentini Roxie (VG-88) for 2,300gs to join their Hazelhead herd.

Having sold many of their best young cows, Messrs Moffitt were keen to replenish stocks and gave top price in the Frankham section for Frankham Prin Pamela, a freshly calved heifer by Crichel Principal out of a Linlake dam, one of a good group of cattle purchased by Messrs Spence after losing their original herd to foot and mouth four years ago.

Cattle were dispersed from Scotland to West Wales, with G & A.Linton, Lochlea Farms, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire being the biggest volume buyer with 15 head.

Leading Prices
LOT	Name	Buyer	Price
17	Hunday Lentini Dianna 8 (VG-87)	A.Greenhalgh for a client	3,600
52	Hunday Inquirer Signet 113 (VG-87 2yr)	A.Greenhalgh for a client	2,800
55	Hunday Progress Victoria 17 (VG-87 2yr)	A.Lawrie (Grangehall)	2,800
40	Hunday Approval Victoria 15 (VG-86 2yr)	W.S & D.P.McClurg (Fortvale)	2,750
84	Hunday Rooney (Bull)	R.D.Horton & Son (Hinton)	2,600
73	Hunday Progress Roxie B (VG-85 2yr)	Undisclosed Scottish buyer	2,550
16	Hunday Lentini Roxie (VG-88)	R & A.Harrison (Hazelhead)	2,300
54	Hunday Progress Toni B (GP-83 2yr)	D. Reynolds for a client	2,300
98	Hunday Allen Dianna 16	A.Greenhalgh for a client	2,300
20	Hunday Tribute Princess 563 (VG-87)	S & S.Murray Ltd	2,200
64	Frankham Prin Pamela	E.Moffitt & Son (Hunday)	2,200
44	Hunday Progress Baby 401 (VG-86)	Undisclosed Scottish buyer	2,100
5	Hunday Formation Lily ET (VG-87)	A.L.Dean & Son (Threshfield)	2,000
18	Hunday Marshall Toni (VG-87)	A.L.Dean & Son (Threshfield)	2,000
30	Hunday Lee Victoria 14 (VG-85)	J.R.Williamson & Co (Wardle)	1,900
25	Hunday Marshall Highlight (VG-85)	H.Gibb & Sons (Eachwick)	1,850
95	Hunday Ludavic Fiesta	G & A.Linton (Lochlea)	1,850
13	Hunday Jocko Dora 25 (VG-87)	G & A.Linton (Lochlea)	1,800
86	Hunday Stormatic Primrose	E.C.Spence & Sons (Frankham)	1,800
94	Hunday Gilbert Dianna 15	A.Greenhalgh for a client	1,800
93	Hunday Lyster Avril 317	C.G.Mair & Partners (Muiresk)	1,750
111	Hunday Regiment Melanie Red 16	S.G.Mair & Sons (Deveronside)	1,750

Averages:

HUNDAY

73 cows & calved heifers£ 1601-47

14 served heifers £ 1545-00

8 maiden heifers £ 1132-69

2 bulls £ 1890-00

97 lots £ 1560-60

FRANKHAM

5 calved heifers £ 1449-00

7 served heifers £ 1054-50

5 maiden heifers £ 651-00

17 head £ 1051-85

114 lots £ 1484-74