Border & Lakeland Holstein Club Show & Sale Wednesday 19th April 2006
REPORT

The Border & Lakeland Club Show & Sale was a smaller selection of milking animals with a special selection of youngstock on offer with trade remaining strong for fresh milking animals.

Champion - Judith Huntington, Barclays Bank, David Hodgson, Wormanby Holsteins & Stuart Caldwell, judge

The top price of the day was 1,500gns for Barwood Jordan Pearl consigned by WN & HM Barton, Barwood Holsteins. This Roylane Jordan daughter now enters the herd of A&DM&N&S Sanderson, Burtholme, Lanercost.

Matthew & Catherine Ralston, Rhoin Farm, Campbeltown realised 1,350gns for Rhoin Jordan Clover and was 2nd heifer in milk. This Jordan daughter enters the herd of WR & JE Dixon, Beech House, Hayton, Aspatria. Her twin sister who was third in the show sold for 1,250gns to A&DM&N&S Sanderson, Burtholme, Lanercost.

Reserve Champion - Karan Waugh, Mr Bland Cotehill Holsteins, and Stuart Caldwell judge

JJ Henderson & Son, Park House Farm, Dalston purchased Wormanby Gordan Lottie PI for 1,280gns. Sired by Dellka Juror Gordan, this fresh heifer from the Hopefarm Lottie family was consigned by H&M Hodgson, Wormanby Holsteins.

The special youngstock selection of maiden heifers from David McCormick, Cormick Holsteins, Messrs Akrigg Fornside Holsteins and John Hodgsoon Holmden Holsteins realised an average of £687.44. Topping the Selection was Cormick Talent Lausine 2 PI from David McCormick, Dalbeattie. Bred from the famous Comestar Laurie Sheik family and by Talent, this heifer sold for 1,020gns to WR & JE Dixon, Beech House, Hayton, Aspatria. Her full sister, an extremely stylish heifer sold to H&E Irwin, West Drumlemble, Campbeltown for 1,000gns.

Averages

8 Cows and Heifers in milk - £941.06
27 Heifers in milk and or in calf - £1057.00
17 Maiden Heifers £687.44

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