The Red Revolution Tag Sale of Llandovery Illawarras of the Hayes family has topped at $6600 for Llandovery Supremes Joan 2346.
This extra stylish yearling is from an EX 90 Blush’s Savard with the next dam a VG 89 full ET sister to the 2018 IDW Grand Champion, Llandovery JR Joan 982, EX 94, sold to Paul Schubert of Muswellbrook, NSW.
This same buyer selected several top lots including Llandovery Standards Gracie 1922 an exceptional uddered young cow from the EX 91 Warrawee Park Gracie 2 noted show cow at $4,600 and Llandovery Supremes Queenette 2149 an Autumn calving heifer backed by generations of VG noted show cows at $4,000.
Second top of the sale was Llandovery Pimps Stella 2332, a correct yearling from a sister to the 2017 IDW All Breeds Intermediate Champion, she was selected by
Rachel English of North Queensland at $5,500.
Roger and Amanda Heath of Bookar paid $4,400 for Llandovery Visions E Duchess 2412 a yearling bred from the Adelaide Royal Champion Glenbrook Duchess family
and $3,600 for Riversleigh Jedi Gladys 12 a four month old heifer with loads of class from 3 gens of VG dams, she sold account M Tuhan of Tatura.
L Alwer of Invergordon paid $4,300 for Llandovery Vipers Freda 1803
and $4,000 for Llandovery Quarnies Duchess 2185 a freshly calved heifer with a superb udder.
L Bloomfield of Tasmania selected the outstanding heifer, Lemon Grove Honeymoon 53 at $4,100, a yearling bred down from former IDW Grand Champion Lemon Grove Honeymoon 15, EX, she sold account Sophie Chittick.
The embryo package of 4 from Glencliffe Joyce 468, EX sold at $4,000 to E Downes of Canowindra, NSW.
The Tag sale was conducted on the Elite Livestock Auctions platform
by agents Dairy Livestock Services and Charles Stewart & Co for the following averages –
11 cows av $3263
11 Autumn calving heifers av $2790 14 Unjoined heifers av $3528
1 embryo package at $4000
37 Illawarras av $3243.
With many buyers from throughout Victoria along with SA, Tas, NSW & Qld.