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BREED RECORD AVERAGE SMASHED AT BARR AYRSHIRE DISPERSAL

The Breed record average for milkers was smashed when one of the finest herds of dairy cattle ever to grace Carlisle’s Borderway Mart was dispersed on Wednesday 4th November 2009. The “BARR” herd of pedigree Ayrshires established in 1919, is the oldest registered herd in existence today and has always been in the Kirkpatrick family’s expert hands.

Sale Ring

Over the past 30 years the herd has won no less than 92 National and Local Breed Championships with animals from some the Red & White Breeds most sought after families.

Hardly surprising then that the packed ring at Borderway included most of the Ayrshire Breeds leading proponents, all desperate to be a part of this rare opportunity and invest in the stock for sale.

It is unusual for the older cows in a dispersal to feature amongst the leading prices but this was a trend of the sale and reflected the wear ability in the breeding and the excellent management of the herd.

Ten cows and heifers made over 4000gns with five over 6000gns, three of which made 7000gns or more.

Barr Sandy Rose 48

The top price of 7200gns secured for Welsh breeder Mr GR Thomas “Gwynnog” Herd for a fresh second calf cow “Barr Sandy Rose 48 VG88(3yr)”. She was 1st prize winner at Dumfries and South West Scotland Shows, she is the 6th successive VG or EX and by the highly rated sire Morwick Sand Ranger Red. Her 4th calf EX90 sister made 4000gns and her yearling daughter made 2700gns.

Barr Ranger Lottie

At 7000gns was an eight year old cow, due next April with her sixth calf “Barr Ranger Lottie” the first ever Excellent 95 Ayrshire ever to sell in the UK, she now joins Colin Laird (Snr) and Ann Laird’s new venture at Blythbridge, West Linton, Peebleshire. Her two heifer calves made 3700gns and 3800gns, one by West Mossgiel Class Talent and the other by KC Roses Chatter T Red.

The third 7000gns bid came for a potential big show heifer “Barr Brown Sugar 2” classified VG87 and two months fresh she carried a lass dazzling back pedigree than some of her contemporaries but her style and correctness attracted huge interest. Her sire is the homebred Barr Apache and she joins Messrs Gilmour’s “Humeston“ herd, Maybole, Ayrshire.

Barr Bright Scorpio

One of the fanciest in milk heifers forward was a Barr Victory Song daughter “Barr Bright Scorpio VG88(2yr)”. Calved in May, and due again next June to McCornick Nelson she joins another esteemed Scottish herd, “Halmyre Urr” of the Davidson family near Castle Douglas. The other 6000gns heifer was a daughter of probably the most successful breeding cow in the herd recently. The VG88 July calved heifer is one of three big time show daughters of the EX94 Barr Retrospective, she now goes to the Mull of Kintyre, to be milked and shown by Messrs J&M Barr of Clockkeil near Campletown.

One of the Auctioneers involved with the sale, Edward Brown, said that he and his colleagues at Harrison & Hetherington were privileged to be associated with the sale and it had been enlightening to be confronted by so many wonderful animals, superbly bred and skilfully managed.
“We are not surprised that the breed record average for milkers was broken. This herd deserved to do it.”

Leading Prices
Lot 48 7200 GR Thomas, Tyreglwys Farm, Llangennech, Llanelli, Carmarthen
Lot 36 7000 Colin (Snr) & Ann Laird, Blyth Farm, Blyth Bridge, West Linton
Lot 72 7000 IC Gilmour & Sons, Humeston, Maybole, Ayrshire
Lot 28 6000 J&M Barr, Clockkeil, By Campbeltown, Argyll
Lot 66 6000 L Davidson & Sons, Halmyre Farm, Haugh-of-Urr, Castle Douglas
Lot 29 5200 R&R Cunningham, West Mossgiel, Mauchline, Ayrshire
Lot 18 4500 GR Thomas, Tyreglwys Farm, Llangennech, Llanelli, Carmarthen
Lot 46 4000 B Danforth, Walton Lodge Farm, Wighill Lane, Tadcaster, West Yorkshire
Lot 51 4000 A Myers, Low Thorgill, Rosedale, Pickering, North Yorks
Lot 105 4000 MW&A Stevenson, Kirminnoch, Dunragit, Stranraer
Lot 36B 3800 G Lawrie, Brieryside, Monkton, Prestwick, Ayrshire
Lot 87 3800 AK Taylor, Old Mill of Schivas, Ellon, Abendeenshire
Lot 91 3800 B Danforth, Walton Lodge Farm, Wighill Lane, Tadcaster, West Yorkshire
Lot 36A 3700 John Young, West Spittal Farm, Stewarton, Ayrshire
Lot 193 3700 G Benson, 20 The Paddock, Tarporley, Cheshire
Lot 83 3300 J&M Hunter, 35 Loughview Road, Crumlin, Northern Ireland
Lot 192 3200 A&S Lawrie, Cuthill Towers, Milnathort, Kinross
Lot 15 3000 R McNeil, Cairnpat, Lochans, Stranraer, Wigtownshire
Lot 37 3000 C&S Brassington & Son, 2 New Farm, Roden Lane, Roden, Telford
Lot 74 3000 G Benson, 20 The Paddock, Tarporley, Cheshire

Averages
140 Cows & Heifers in milk/ in calf £2493.74
(including Heifer Calves)
31 In Calf Heifers £1115.71
51 Bulling & Maiden Heifers £1175.79
60 Heifer Calves £886.38
4 Bull Calves £630.00
286 Overall £1521.58