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Wroxall, and Pistyll bulls sell to 5500gns
22 lots sold in all across the catalogue
The four year old Tirley Buttercup from Steve White Tarporley, Cheshire, sold with her heifer calf at foot, Tirley Tulip, made 6000gns to lead the establishing Welshpool Simmental Sale held on Thursday 21st May, at Welshpool Livestock Sales, Buttington Cross, Welshpool.
6000gns Tirley Buttercup and Tirley Tulip
June 2022 born, Tirley Buttercup is by Rathnashan Lobster Pot, a Shacon Hannibal son, and is out of Tirley Jade by Team Celtic. She was sold with her recently born heifer calf at foot, Tirley Tulip sired by Rathnashan Realbadman. This second calver, who has been successfully shown since being a calf, was bought by P&MA Lovatt, who run the Longedge pedigree herd at Biddulph, Stoke on Trent.
For Steve White, this was the second year in a row he has led this sale with the bull Tirley Rockafella leading the inaugural fixture in 2025. The very last animal through the ring was the young bull Tirley Shogun 25 (P), a Coose Negotiator (PP) son and who made 4100gns when selling to GJ Steeples, Nutthull, Nottingham.
The second staging of this Simmental Sale at Welshpool saw bulls sell to 5500 x2, 5200, and 5000 x2, with seven of the ten forward selling to average £5145. Fifteen pedigree and commercial females also sold with pedigree females at 6000gns, and 4000gns x2.
5500gns Wroxall Rolls Royce (P), Reserve Champion
Selling at 5550gns was Wroxall Rolls Royce 24 (P), from CH Evans and Son, Kington Grange Farm, Kington Lane, Claverdon, Warwickshire. Sired by Rendham Noble (P), and out of Wroxall Magical-Lady (PP), a Forsdale Gallipoli 15 daughter, Wroxall Rolls Royce is heterozygous polled, and carried a strong Self Replacing Index in the top 5% of the breed. Earlier in the day, Wroxall Rolls Royce (P) had placed Overall reserve Champion in the pre-sale show of bulls judged by James Arnold of the noted Vale Royal herd, Little Budworth, Tarporley, Cheshire. Commenting on his Reserve Champion Mr Arnold said: “This is a beefy type Simmental bull who is very good across the top, and carried plenty of muscle and end.” Come sale time, Wroxall Rolls Royce (P) was purchased by CM Mercer who run the 300 cow Bowley herd at Bowley Court, Bowley Court Farms, Hope Under Dinmore, Leominster.
Judge James Arnold giving the 5200gns Wroxall Russell (PP) the once-over during the show classes.
The very next lot saw Wroxall Russell 24 (PP) make 5200gns when selling to E Agri Ltd, Ellerdine Grange, Telford. September 2024 born, and homozygous polled, Wroxall Russell 24 (PP) is also by Rendham Noble 22 (P), and is out of the Coose Gambler (P) daughter Wroxall Legs-Eleven-Zilla (P).
5500gns Lambclose Sergio, sold by the Pistyll herd.
The second bull at 5500gns was Lambclose Sergio 25 from the Pistyll Herd of GA & HM Francis, Pistyll Uchaf, Abergorlech, Carmarthen. This March 2025 born bull had been purchased as a calf at foot in November 2025 at the successful Lambclose Dispersal Sale also held at Welshpool. The first prize winner in the final class of the day, Sergio is by Denizes Mombassa, a son of the noted Denizes Hamish, and is out of Lambclose Jess. Purchasing this bull who carried very good Calving Ease Direct figures, was SPR & L Reed & Co, Rhosygadair Fawr, Blaenamerch, Cardigan.
Championship Presentation with Overall Champion Dovefields Regent, right, and Wroxall Rolls Royce (P), left.
OTHER PRICES:
Bulls
5000gns Crugmelyn Rglen to TJ & SJ Adkins, Bomere Farm, Shrewsbury
5000gns Banwy Rex 24 (P) to WS & PM Bartram, Meadowhirst Farm, Grindley, Stafford
Heifers
4000gns Cwarre Rosie’s Raspberry to D Edwards, Gors Fawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
4000gns Cwarre Rosie’s Rhubarb to J&P Thompson, Shavington Lodge, Crewe, Cheshire
Simm Hi Health Heifers 14 Months old from the Benavente herd of G Martinez, Malpas, Cheshire sold to £2500, £2450, £2400, £2350 x2.
