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cattle / Red and Whites in strong demand at Meikle Laught
The dispersal of the Meikle Laught herd owned by David Carson took place on Friday 16th October 2009 at Borderway. In total just over four hundred animals were sold to buyers from all over the British Isles. The herd had doubled in size in the past three years with purchases of mainly commercial Holstein cattle; they sold to a top of 2,000gns. This was for freshly calved heifer giving over 30kgs with a fantastic udder; she was purchased by Healey Farms, Healey Home Farm, Riding Mill, Northumberland.
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The main attraction of the sale was the pedigree Ayrshire’s cattle going back to the breeding of Willie Parker who originally owned the herd. The older cattle showed their tremendous longevity with cows in their ninth lactation selling to over £1,000. The younger heifers looked tremendous most with supper udders and great feet and legs. Top price in the Ayrshire section was for a milking heifer calved in June and sire by Bankend Celebration. She was from the Tico family from a VG87 dam by Horizon Ranger milking in her twelfth lactation. She sold for 2,100gns and now joins the herd of Holehouse Farm, Holehouse, Kilbirine, Ayrshire.
Going to south Wales for 2,100gns was another fancy udder heifer sired by Ellerton Special Blend. Calved in July giving 32kgs she went back to a VG89 grand dam from the Larberry herd, she now joins the herd of GR Thomas, Tyreglwys Farm, Llangennech, Llanelli.
Another daughter of Ellerton Special Blend sold for 2,000gns to Healey Farms, Healey Home Farm, Riding Mill, Northumberland. She had calved back in July and descended from the Present family, bred from and Excellent Horizon Ranger with yields over 10,000kgs.
The young stock was particularly good. They were well grown for their age and showed tremendous potential. They were sired by the very best Red sires in the business including Rosedale-L Rampage Red, Baileys Red Rock Red, Kellcrest Ice Man, Kamos Hollow Arudolf Red, Fradon Jet Red and Sterndale Rose Royce Red.
David Carson would like to
thank everyone who helped with the sale and wishes all the purchasers
of his stock good luck and hopes the cattle thrive become profitable.
Leading Prices
Lot 188 2100 Holehouse Farms, Holehouse, Kilbirnie
Lot 205 2100 GR Thomas, Tyreglwys Farm, Llangennech, Llanelli
Lot 104 2000 Healey Farms, Healey Home Farm, Riding Mill
Lot 178 2000 Healey Farms, Healey Home Farm, Riding Mill
Lot 202 2000 JG Waterhouse, Fourth Milestone Farm, Malton Road, York
Lot 151 1900 DM Lindsay, Harperfield, Sandilands, Lanark
Lot 237 1900 Healey Farms, Healey Home Farm, Riding Mill
Lot 192 1850 Healey Farms, Healey Home Farm, Riding Mill
Lot 158 1800 JG Waterhouse, Fourth Milestone Farm, Malton Road, York
Lot 184 1800 JT Cowans, Low Moat Farm, Longtown, Carlisle
Lot 191 1800 Holehouse Farms, Holehouse, Kilbirnie
Lot 247 1800 Healey Farms, Healey Home Farm, Riding Mill
Averages
2 Bulls - £1207.50
109 Ayrshires Cows & Heifers in Milk/in Calf - £1206.63
124 Holsteins Cows & Heifers in Milk/in Calf - £984.79
26 In Calf Heifers - £1415.48
111 Bulling Heifers - £737.74
31 Heifer Calves - £474.87