A 3400gns Bid for Border & Lakeland Club Sale

Champion, “Nethervalley Rotate Jed Darlene VG85” from Robbie Scott’s highly reflected stock crowned another good day, not just for him and the buyer but for the entire consignment of 130 milking heifer and young cows and the Glenconner youngstock dispersal.

Champion - Nethervalley Rotate Jed Darlene VG85 from Robbie Scott, with judge Tom Yuill (left) and representitives from Sponsor Barclays bank

“Darlene”, by Jed from a VG88 Rubens daughter of Kepculloch breeding with a string od classy Excellent dams, including the EX91, 14100kg 4.72%BF Kepculloch Rudolph granddam, attracted much serious interest from breeders. So did all the better heifers in the sale, especially the £3000 Reserve Champion from the Hodgson family’s “Wormanby” herd. As with Champion, this smart 2yr 3month fresh heifer carried a classy pedigree, being from the quality Sher Canadian family. She now joins Messrs Sanderson’s herd near Brampton.

Reserve - Wormanby Monaco Sheri from H&M&D Hodgson (shown by David Hodgson), with judge Tom Yuill and representitives from Sponsor Barclays bank

40% of the sale made between £2000 and £3750 with an overall average of £1930, which although down on last month’s sale was an excellent result for a much larger entry. This resulted in a more quality selected trade, with the prices more reflective on the standard of animal. A much better thing, of course, for buyers who, if more commercially orientated were able to get a hold of functional, shorter pedigreed stock at realistic prices. Sellers were properly rewarded with much better prices for their better heifers. Particular interest was a batch of very smart productive heifers, soundly bred from first time consigner Mr Mitchell from Mitchell (Drumdreel) Ltd, Cupar, Fife. These averaged a worthy 1931gns with a top of 2700gns with others at 2600 and 2500gns.

Following the club consignment was the Montgomerie family’s highly regarded “Glenconner” youngstock dispersal of 73 heifers, from recently served down to 5 month old calves.

Quite probably, because they are bred from very sound, well bred and managed established Holstein Friesian herd from Ochiltree, Ayrshire, the demand for these followers was excellent. The result; five over 2100gns, and an overall average of £1150.

The top price, just a shade under £3000 (2800gns) was paid by Messrs Stewart, Willoxton, Ayrshire and secured for them a Sandyvalley Onyx sired heifer from the great old established Bonny Betty family, with dams by Mtoto, Integrity, Prelude and Midnight she traces back to the original Stonelaw Friesian bred cow.

Border & Lakeland Averages
9 Cows in milk £1849.17 48 Heifers in milk £1942.94 57 Overall £1928.13

Glenconner Averages
11 Served Heifers £1880.45
21 Bulling Heifers £1280.00
41 Heifer Calves £892.50
73 Overall £1152.84

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