Quebec Goes For 14,000 gns
Our thanks go to James Porter and the Old Glenort herd for purchasing the Moss Quebec K027 at Stirling in February for 14,000 gns.
This very correct Wedderlie Blackdown son stood 4th in a very strong class during the show.
Our thanks go to James and we wish them both the very best of luck for the future.
Aberdeen Angus Review
The Aberdeen Angus Review has recently run a full feature article on The Moss.
To read the article please click here.
The Moss Felicia
The Moss was delighted to sell The Moss Felicia G739 to the Rawburn Herd at the Stirling sales in October.
This huge cow with an impressive index of + 38 and an SRI of +50 made 7,500 guineas in the ring.
The Moss would like to thank Johnny Elliott and his father John and wish Felicia the very best of success up in Kelso.
The Moss Shows 2011
The Moss has shown several times this year with excellent results as listed below:
Cheshire County Show
Reserve Champion
The Moss Ethan K974
The Summer National Show at Westmorland
Heifer Calf Class
1st The Moss Kitt L051
Yearling Bull calf class (January to March 2010)
2nd The Moss Ethan K974
Yearling Calf Class (April to December 2010)
3rd The Moss Quebec
North East of England Calf Show
Reserve Heifer Champion
The Moss Kitt L051
Good Luck to Denis
Denis Rankine is moving on to pastures new and returning to Scotland at the end of the month. He would like to thank everyone for their help and support over the past four and a half years and asks everyone to contact Kevin from July onwards. Everyone at The Moss also wishes Denis well and thanks him for his sterling work. All the very best for the future Denis.
The Farmers Mart - Feature Article
The Moss has recently featured in a double page spread in The Farmers Mart magazine.
To view a copy of The Farmers Mart article please click here.
PENWAC Bull Judging Competition Success
The Moss would like to thank our guest judge Jim Logan from the renown Galawater herd, Mary Hamnett and all attending visitors for making our annual PENWAC bull judging competition such a success.
Join us for our next Open Day on 9th October 2011 for a great day out. All welcome!
To confirm your attendance please contact Kevin on 07949 827928 or email kevmoores@hotmail.co.uk
Willow Moss Texels
Willow Moss Texels are happy to announce the purchase of Tweed Profiteer bought out of the ring at the Kelso Ram sales, this high indexed tup was bought for his thickness, muscle, bone, strength and correctness. Profiteers first lambs are due in February 2011.
A further eleven ewes, gimmers and lambs were purchased at the Wedderlie dispersal sale. These were bought for their excellent skins and decent breeding figures.
Carlisle Sale May
At Carlisle May sale we won the reserve female championship with a yearling heifer, the Moss Ethelolga J878.
She was sired by the 25,000gns Wedderlie Blackdown F212 and was purchased by D & PA Evans, Tree Bridge herd in Middlesbourgh.
Also at Carlisle we purchased Gear Fieldsman H191, a superb Mr Eshton son. See our Herd Sires page for further information.
Increased Sales at The Moss
Private sales are up on last year as we have culled out the bottom end of the bulls with the fat trade being so good. Past customers and new, have been happy to pay a little more for better quality bulls as there cast bulls have brought in more. They also are upgrading their bull quality due to the finished trade paying a premium.
We have had a great demand for females with the 19 yearling heifers selling to Henry Catlin at Boston in Linconshire. We have sold a few older in calf cows with calves at foot as we are reducing the herd size due to the restrictions of us being in a NVZ area.
Our thanks go to the following purchasers:
- Stephan Edwards, Millstone herd, Staffordshire
- John Mountford, Morridge Side herd, Staffordshire
- Rhug estates, Wales
- J Jackson, Beningbrough herd. York
- J Thompson, Gargrave, N Yorkshire
- Jim Ford, Borders
- David Jones, Powys, Wales
- John S Mellor, Ivymoor herd, Derbyshire
Sterling & Bristol Bull Sales
We got off to a good start this year at the Stirling bull sale in February. The Moss Ethelweald H766 sold to a high of 7,000gns to George and Aileen McFadean from the Cherrybank herd in Perth.
Ethelweald has a high milk figure and a 600 day growth rate of +102 and overall has the highest SRI of +57. He is a son of our home bred bull The Moss Blacklord E570.
Also at Stirling we sold The Moss Kristof H788 for 5.000gns, a son out of Wrae Proud Imperial E062, who was Junior champion at Perth February bull sale 2007. Kristhof was purchased by A W Neish, Warminster.
In April we went to Bristol sale and I am glad to say that our two bulls sold well, with both bulls going to the Milton family in North Devon.