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cattle / Prior to the “Drumtall” dispersal was the monthly club show and sale of Holsteins. A smaller entry (no doubt partly as a result of last month's rather lacklustre trade) included many heifers and young cows with classy pedigrees.
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One such was the 2700gns top price fresh heifer by Picston Shottle and from the “Roxy” family. The breeders, who have one of Cumbria’s most respected local herds, The Brough family from Buckabank Farm has purchased the dam “Crossrigg Outside Roxy VG86” from H&H’s X-factor sale a few years ago.
Roxy’s were in demand again when Brian Yates and family of the “Logan” herd produced a fresh Baxter heifer, a granddaughter of their famous, show winning Logan Outside Roxy EX94-3E. The dam was an EX91 Duplex young cow. This was the same price as David Robinson’s “Dovenby” third calf cow by Calbrett Champion off the ever popular “Lulu” family.
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At 2000gns was one of a pen of super, well bred heifers from the Wilson’s of Skirwith. Their popularity as vendors of correct, productive, wearing heifers by popular sires out of old established home-grown families has been a great feature of these club shows and sales. This particular heifer was from their “Dewdrop” line by the American Goldwyn AI son “Bo-Irish Kruiser”.
The overall uplift in trade in the club sale was in point due to the better quality, as well as possibly the positive ringside atmosphere created by the Drumtall dispersal.
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