It was heralded as one of the most important and significant Holstein dispersals for some time, and it lived up to these lofty expectations.

The Carter family’s Bricknell herd, with the huge depth of pedigrees for type, milk production and quality and longevity is legendary through the Ruby and Ethel families, and subsequently with the imported bloodlines, notably, the Roxy’s, Sensations, Augusts, Peaches, Gails, Rhapsodies to name a few.

The enormous crowd at Borderway Mart of pedigree breeders from Cornwall to Inverness and Ireland respected the quality, not only of the breeding but also the turnout of animals themselves. The vendors excelled in their attention to detail in the presentation of this noted herd, and the crowd turned their respect into bids. All this combined to result in no less than fifty individual animals from eleven year old cows to baby calves making 2000gns or more of which twenty one made over 3000gns, nine over 4000gns and four over 5000gns to a top call of 6500gns.

Bricknell Airliner Amanda PI VG87

This last bid secured for Co.Tyrone breeder Mr Michael McGinley (Garvaghey) the very classy Bricknell Airliner Amanda PI VG87 (lot 141) a mid July calving daughter of the EX94 Clovermist Amanda whose dam was the legendary DRA August.

This second lactation Airliner cows seven and a half month old Integrity heifer calf was knocked down for 5600gns to Mr Rob Musson of the “Threelimes” herd.

Attracting particularly pre-sale interest was the “Roxy” contingent and they duly confronted very spirited demand with the July calving 5th lactation Jed Roxy 4 making 5200gns to the Firm of WW Neilson (Overside) and R Steel and son( Kepculloch) with her fresh Igniter daughter at 5000gns and her September 2000 Lee daughter at 4200gns.

Leading Prices: Lot Purchaser Gns 141 Mr M McGinley, 37 Garvaghey Hill Road, Ballygawley, CO Tyrone, N Ireland 6,500 142 Mr RS Musson, Hill Court Farm, Long Green, Forthampton, Glos 5,600 23 Half Share Firm of WW Neilson, East Brackenridge, Strathaven, Lanrkshire R Steel and Son, Kepculloch, Balfron, Glasgow 5,200 21 Mr M McGinley, 37 Garvaghey Hill Road, Ballygawley, CO Tyrone, N Ireland 5,000 95 JH & A Wilson & Son, Wood Farm, Thursby, Carlisle 4,400 13 EA Jennings, Hill House Farm, Fountains, Ripon, North Yorks 4,200 20 Clandeboye Estate, Clandeboye, Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland 4,200 38 Messrs J&D Loftus Farms, Preese Hall Farm, Weeton, Kirkham, Preston, Lancs 4,200 146 JD Berry, 41 Brootally Road, Killylea, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland 4,200 14 M/S A&C Jones, Leighton Court, Lower Leighton, Welsh Pool, Powys 3,800 25 John C Hayward, Westwood Farm, Tuxford, Newark, Notts 3,800 31 T Hugo, Bo Kiddick, Bodmin, Cornwall 3,600 62 Undisclosed buyer 3,500 64 Mr JA Patterson, 186 Ballycrochan Road, Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland 3,500 37 Mr B Lilburn, Hillcrest Farm, Ballygowan, Dromore, Co Down, N Ireland 3,400 57 Mr M McGinley, 37 Garvaghey Hill Road, Ballygawley, CO Tyrone, N Ireland 3,100 12 Mesr H Martin & Son, Gaitsgill Farm, Dalston, Carlisle 3,000 29 I & J Mallinson, Northsceugh, Armathwaite, Carlisle 3,000 143 P Haffey, 25 Drumacanver Road, Madden, Armagh, N Ireland 3,000 Dairy Cattle mailing list subscribe unsubscribe << back