As if the dire weather wasn’t enough to dampen enthusiasm, the dreadful timing of the bluetongue zoning changes up north was enough to confuse and quieten buyers at the Annual Autumn Dairy bull and female sale at Carlisle because it was virtually impossible for Scottish buyers to take stock from England or Wales.

The sale was split in half to accommodate those north of the border. As a result, and as expected, the Lockerbie half of the sale was a great success with heifers to 2800gns and bulls to 5000gns.

In Lockerbie the top price heifer was a Juror Ford daughter from Brian Yates’ Logan herd, and one of their noted “Roxy” family.

The bull section’s and the overall leading bid came from Montrose buyers Usan Estates for the impeccably bred “Queenscairn Kimble” from the Shank’s of Kelso, by the Picston Shottle out of a VG88 (2yr) Comestar Theros heifer, this striking 18mth old bull is bred from a great line of the famous “Kimo” family.

In Carlisle things were harder work of course but the result was satisfactory. Females and bulls were down on last sale, but this was obviously just a one-off hiccup due to the weather and bluetongue. Anyway the trade held together pretty well with heifers topping at 2300gns for smart daughter of Markwell Kite out of an Excellent, 14400kg cow from the Cannons of “Espland”.

The long journey from the Welsh Borders rewarded Messrs Davies of “Gornal” with top price bull at Carlisle, a 3000gns son of “Crosswell Carden 2” from five successive Excellent Nannette dams


Lockerbie Leading Prices – Females
Lot 23, 2800gns Brian Yates, East Logan, Castle Douglas to A&I Lamont, Sandieston Farm, Lochwinnoch

Lot 120, 2050gns J&H Clark, North Garngour, Lesmahagow to J&J Barr, Easter Bucklyvie Farm, Crossgate, Cowdenbeath

Lot 21, 2000gns Brian Yates, East Logan, Castle Douglas to A&I Lamont, Sandieston Farm, Lochwinnoch

Lot 18, 1900gns James Kennedy, East Carngillan, Tarbolton to Firm of R Reid, Bengall Farm, Lockerbie

Lot 121, 1800gns J&H Clark, North Garngour, Lesmahagow to an Undisclosed Buyer

Lot 1, 1750gns J Bryson & Son, Dykehead, Lesmahagow to HF Vance & Co, Low Barledziew, Sorbie

Lot 4, 1750gns TC Yuill & Son, West Newton, Strathaven to JL Purdham, Low Boonwood, Gosfarth, Seascale

Lockerbie Leading Prices – Bulls
Lot 43, 5000gns Firm of RP Shanks, Queens Cairn, Kelso to Usan Estate, Usan House, Montrose, Angus

Lot 59, 4400gns James Kennedy, East Carngillan, Tarbolton to JR Heuchan & Son, Gerranton, Castle Douglas

Lot 27, 4000gns IF Brockett, Park O’Barnaigh, Kilbarchan to Derek Allen, 210 Drum Road, Cookstown, Co Tyrone

Lot 52, 3800gns WJ Armour, The Milton, Moffat to an Undisclosed Buyer

Lot 47, 3400 J&I Wilson, Carskeroo Farm, Cupar to R&A Agnew, West Dhuloch, Kirkcolm, Stranraer

Lot 61, 3200 WW Neilson, East Brackenridge, Strathaven to Firm of J Baxter, Gibblaston Farm Bridge of Weir

Lockerbie Averages:
2 Cows = £1601.25 24 Heifers = £1584.63 23 Bulls = £2613.59

Carlisle Leading Prices – Females
Lot 69, 2300gns DI&FM Cannon, Espland Hill, Brampton to N&SJ Sanderson, Burtholme Farm, Lanercost, Brampton

Lot 123, 1800gns RH Carter & Son, Gerrard House, Wigton to N&SJ Sanderson, Burtholme Farm, Lanercost, Brampton

Lot 64, 1780gns M Ridsdale & Son, Yew Tree, Calthwaite to W Wood & Son, Groundy Croft, Holmrook, Carlisle

Lot 124, 1750gns Skirwith Hall Farms, Skirwith, Penrith to MJL Simpson & Son, Waingatehead Farm, Kirklinton

Lot 125, 1650gns M Ridsdale & Son, Yew Tree, Calthwaite to RG&W Whitfield, Balladoyle, Silloth, Wigton

Lot 71, 1600gns Skirwith Hall Farms, Skirwith, Penrith to DA&A Pallister, Croftland, Bothel, Wigton

Lot 73, 1580gns Newheaton Holsteins, Cornhill-on-Tweed to JL Purdham, Low Boonwood, Gosfarth, Seascale

Carlisle Leading Prices – Bulls
Lot 81, 3000gns DE Davies &Son, Gornal Farm, Llanymyrech to CM&E Gratton, Warsill Hall, Warsill, Harrogate

Lot 84, 2800gns A Brough, North Lodge, Tallentire to N Wilson, The Trees, Newton Arlosh, Kirkbride

Lot 87, 2700gns Evening Hill Farm Ltd, Thursby, Carlisle to Buckabank Farm, Dalston, Carlisle, Cumbria

Lot 99, 2600gns J Harrison, Wickerfield, Penrith to Hewson Bros, Jerriestown, Blackford, Carlisle

Lot 85, 2400gns A Brough, North Lodge, Tallentire to T Whitwell & Son, Pendleton Hall, Pendleton, Clitheroe

Lot 82, 2300gns J Hodgson, Holmes Mill, Burgh-by-Sands to an Undisclosed Buyer

Carlisle Averages:
4 Cows =£1456.88 8 Heifers =£1808.63 16 Bulls = £2105.25

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