Border & Lakeland Holstein Club Show & Sale Wednesday 18th July 2007

The demand for decent quality young dairy cows and milking heifers seems to be as strong as ever, possibly stronger.

Although the number catalogued in the monthly Border and Lakeland club show and sale was small (40) the trade was consistently excellent.

The pre sale show attracted a good sample of animals with the heifer class in particular being keenly competitive.

Champion

Worthy champion was the beautifully bred 2 ½ year old “Cormick Talent Lausan PI” bred and shown by David McCormick from near Dalbeattie. By Talent from a Gibson her Gdam was a maternal sister to Comestar Stormatic. This sought after “Laurie Shiek” bred heifer combined productivity with poise, style and wearability and sold for 1800gns to Messrs Brough of the Carrock herd near Dalston.

The reserve champion was one of a much admired batch from Kenny Robison’s Hebrides herd. This 90 head herd is one of the few remaining pedigree Holstein herds to be found on the Scottish islands, and after many failed attempts due to gales and ferry cancellations they finally succeeded in getting their heifers down to the sale from the island of Gigha. Their visit pleased buyers, pedigree and commercial alike completed hard to acquire the animals.

“Hebrides Igniter Tulip” reserve champion topped the sale at 2300gns to join Messrs Mair’s Mairs herd at Townhead Farm Mouswald.

Other Gigha bred heifers made 1800gns, 1650gns, 1420gns,1350gns.

The third prize heifer from the same class as the champion and reserve was another milky, well bred animal the carter’s Gerrard herd. Gerrard Lyster Snowy 34 made 1900gns also selling to Messrs Mair.

The first and second prize cows, both fresh 2nd calvers from Wormanby and Stowbeck respectively sold for 1520gns and 1620gns.

Averages
8 Cows in Milk - £1300.69
25 Heifers in Milk - £1369.62
34 Overall - £1346.19

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