Border & Lakeland Holstein Club Show & Sale Wednesday 20th February 2008

With sixteen young cows and heifers making over £2000 and an overall average of over £1800 for a 100% sell out, the monthly Border & Lakeland Holstein Show & Sale at Borderway was again an tremendous success, and a reflection of the current fierce demand for dairy stock.

The overall quality was very good with an abundance of excellent uddered heifers and cows on sale, including several consistant batches from Northern and Scottish breeders, some being new vendors.

Champion - Petteril Breeze Jo
Stephen Morley and Judge John Brough

More animals with classier pedigrees made a worthy premium too. The top two prices of 2700gns and 2600gns were for a couple of very smart, well bred heifers from Stephen & Ann Morley of the well respected Petteril Herd, the leading price being for a Miss America by the udder specialist, Ladino Park Talent purchased by A Bargh, Woodclose, Skelton, Penrith and the 2600gns Supreme Champion was also home bred and from the Knowlesmere Jo family, by Canyon Breeze Allen purchased by HF Vance & Co, Low Barledziew, Sorbie, Newton Stewart.

Reserve Champion
Wormanby Augustus Hatsumer 2 and Judge John Brough

The Reserve Champion, a beautiful Hatsummer heifer from an Igniter by Jed by Skychief bred and sold by Harry Hodgson and family from Wormanby made 2400gns and now joins Messrs Sanderson’s herd at Burtholme.

Amongst the cows, admired particularly was a superb fresh 2nd calver, just one of a dozen excellent animals from Alistair Goldie of Longbridgemuir. She was by a homebred Formation x Mouldyhills Squaw sire and from a female line excelling in production and longevity.

Glyn Lucas, auctioneer commented on the quality of stock forward and felt that buyers and sellers should be equally satisfied.

Averages
18 Cows in Milk -£1822.33
42 Heifers in Milk - £1836.75
60 Overall - £1832.43

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