Tonka tops Welshpool Charolais sale at 8,200gns
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The spring sale season was in full swing as Charolais animals returned to Welshpool for their annual sale on Saturday 29th April. The pre-sale judging was carried out by Robert McWilliams from the Stranagone herd in Northern Ireland, who was shadowed by Guto Owen. The sale saw 37 bulls sold to an average price of £5420.27 with a 65% clearance. An additional two heifers were also forward for sale, reaching an average price of £3307.50.
The top price of the day, at 8,200gns, was secured by 15-month-old Hendy Tonka from J A W Rees’ Powys-based Hendy herd. Tonka was born to Hendy Ophelia, a daughter of Tweeddale Lookout, and he was sired by the Irish-born Lisnagre Nero. At the fall of the hammer, the successful bidder for this promising young bull was R T Watkins of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.
The top price of the day, at 8,200gns, was secured by 15-month-old Hendy Tonka from J A W Rees’ Powys-based Hendy herd. Tonka was born to Hendy Ophelia, a daughter of Tweeddale Lookout, and he was sired by the Irish-born Lisnagre Nero. At the fall of the hammer, the successful bidder for this promising young bull was R T Watkins of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.