BCCS September Newsletter 2022

Exeter April
Rhubarb tops
the bids at
Exeter
The afternoon of Friday 22 April
2022 saw the South West Charolais
Association’s 37th Annual Spring Show
& Sale take place at Kivells, Exeter.
A total of 7 bulls found new homes,
reaching a top price of 6,000gns with a
78% clearance and an average price of
£4297.50 - up a whopping £1077.50 on
last year’s sale. Two heifers also sold,
to an average price of £1968.75.
Securing the top price of 6,000gns was
PENHARGARD RHUBARB, a 23-monthold
polled bull bred by T J Stacey
& Sons of Looe, Cornwall. Rhubarb
was born to Penhargard Needy, a
daughter of Cockerington Jethro, and
he was sired by the Penhargard herd’s
Swedish-born stock sire Simontorp
Marabou AV. Winning the bid and
taking Rhubarb home was B Clarke
from Doddiscombsleigh, Devon.
LOVISTONE ROLAND from the herd of
B R Nancekivell & Son in Okehampton,
Devon, took the next highest price
of 5,000gns. This charming young
15-month-old was sired by the
renowned easy-calver Blelack Digger,
and his dam is Lovistone Oprah – a
daughter of the 8,500gns Woodpark
Fearless. Like Rhubarb before him,
Roland also caught the attention
of winning bidder B Clarke of
Doddiscombsleigh, Devon.
The third highest price of the day of
4,500gns went to the day’s Overall
Champion, MOYNTON ROSCOE from P
C Old of Dorchester, Dorset. Roscoe’s
sire is former Royal Cornwall Show
Champion and reserve Moynton Roscoe and
Lovistone Sabre
Champion Marne Gucci,
and his dam is Moynton
Mimosa, a daughter of
the popular French AI
bull PTIPrince. Roscoe
will be making the trip
over to Bridestowe,
Devon, to the herd of
winning bidder B W J
Lavis.
The next highest price of
3,600gns was achieved
by POLGODA SIMON, a
15-month-old from D R
& B Stacey of St. Austell,
Cornwall. Simon was
born to Polgoda Molly,
a daughter of former
Charolais Champion at
the Royal Cornwall Show,
Balbithan Eria. His sire
is the 9,000gns Goldies
Lawson, who claimed
the title of Reserve
Supreme Champion at
Carlisle in 2017. Taking
Simon home is winning
bidder M R Daw of
Ugborough, Devon.
The hammer came
down twice for the
next highest price of
3,500gns, firstly for
the 22-month-old
TRENESTRALL RIGHT
from the herd of W F
Palmer & Son of Truro, Cornwall. Right
was sired by the 8,000gns Edenhurst
Idol, and his dam is Trenestrall
Monalisa – a daughter of Springfarm
Eldon. He will be journeying back
to Cornwall, this time to Braddock
under the care of new owners A & J M
Hembrow.
Also selling for 3,500gns was the
Reserve Overall Champion, LOVISTONE
SABRE, another high-quality offering
from the Nancekivells. Sabre
was born to another daughter
of Woodpark Fearless, Lovistone
Lavender, and he was sired
by Maerdy Northwestwind.
The day’s Reserve Champion
caught the eye of J Sillifant,
who won the bid and will be
introducing Sabre to their herd
in Pancrasweek, Devon.
The final bull to be sold was
16-month-old MOYNTON
RICARDO from P C Old, who
Overall champion Moynton Roscoe at 4,500gns
Reserve overall champion Lovistone Sabre at 3,500gns
reached a price of 2,550gns. Ricardo’s
dam is Moynton Noretta, a daughter
of Marne Gucci, and he was sired by
Moynton Oscar. This strapping young
lad will be making the trip over to the
herd of winning bidder G H J Medland
in Peter Tavy, Devon.
Finally, a pair of 14-month-old heifers
bred by A & H Wylde of Woolavington,
Somerset, went under the hammer.
The highest price of the pair was
1,900gns, secured by LEWYD SILVIA.
Silvia was sired by Lewyd Milton,
and was born to Martland Laurel, a
daughter of Skysea Fearless. Winning
the bid for Silvia was W Glover of
Yeovil, Somerset.
Selling for 1,850gns was Silvia’s sister
LEWYD SIBBLE. Sibble was also sired by
Lewyd Milton, and her dam is another
Skysea Fearless daughter – Martland
Mood. C G & S W G Berry were the
winning bidders this time, who will be
taking Sibble back to Crediton, Devon.
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