A HIGH of 2,050gns was achieved at the South Devon Herd Book Society’s third annual show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart on November 5.

AI Galtres Homer Daisy 14, a June 2012-born heifer from Ms Alex Welch, who trades as JB Allison & Sons, of Huby Grange, near York, sold to CM Dean, of Queensbury. By Edmeston Homer 1 and out of Galtres Winston Daisy 9, the first-calving heifer is scanned in-calf to the Cogent bull Hawkley SAS Javelin.

Daisy was the third-prize winner in her under three years non-halter broken heifer class, in which Ms Welch also scooped first and second prizes with two home-bred heifers, one by Welland Valley Warrior and one by Edmeston Homer 1.

The red rosette winner sold for 2,000gns to BB&K Hope, of Thirsk.

Robert and Sally Lee, who run the Lumbylaw herd at Edlingham, near Alnwick, had the second-prize halter-broken heifer under three years. Lumbylaw Snowdrop 145, a daughter of Lumbylaw Galahad 18 sold in-calf to Lumbylaw Halcyon 8. She sold for 2,000gns to J W & C A Turner, of Tenbury Wells.

The Lees won the halter-broken under two years show class with Lumbylaw Snowdrop 151, by Z Sexton General 23, and took second place with Lumbylaw Avril 133, by Lumbylaw Halcyon 8. They sold for 1,200gns and 1,400gns respectively to TJ Carr, Saltburn.

In an additional class for non-halter-led heifers under two years, there was a clean sweep of the prizes for the Arncliffe Farms pedigree herd of Sir John Bell at Ingleby Cross, Northallerton. The first prize winner, Arncliffe Venn Amethyst 10 13, by Arncliffe Galileo, joined EC Cockburn for 1,550gns, as did the third prize Arncliffe Daffodil, by the same sire, for 1,600gns.

However, it was the runner-up, the Z Arncliffe Gairloch daughter Arncliffe Kisi, which performed best on price when selling for 1,700gns to R Pattison, Brompton, Northallerton.

The leading honours fell to breed stalwarts Paul and Pam Harrison of the Brafferton herd, Tollerton, York, and took the championship and reserve championship.

The title winner was their first prize halter-broken heifer under three years and female champion, Brafferton Juniper 10, by the home-bred and top performing Brafferton Hadrian 1, out of Brafferton Juniper 8. A multiple championship winner this year, she returned home. along with their reserve supreme and first prize bull, the January 2013-born Brafferton Trooper, home-bred by Trooper 15 and out of Juniper 8.

In-calf heifers averaged £1,863 and maiden heifers £1,295.