Border & Lakeland Holstein Club Show & Sale Wednesday 14th September 2005
REPORT

For the third consecutive month the Champion at the Border & Lakeland Club sale sold for over £2,000. On Wednesday 14th September 2005, the judge Mark Wilson of “Hailstone” Holsteins selected the Champion and resultant prizewinners. Trade again was buoyant, especially for deep pedigrees, with more than twenty animals selling over 1,000gns.

The Champion and top price of the show and sale was Ingleview Outside Epic consigned by Robert and Elaine Butterfield, Linghaw Farm, Bentham. This stylish heifer was bred from two generations of straight Excellent cows and was sold for 2,000gns to the Stair herd of Jim Kennedy, Carngillan, Tarbolton.

Robert Hunter of Letterkenny Holsteins gained the second top price and Reserve Champion for Letterkenny Outside Colleen. Also sired by Comestar Outside, this recently calved heifer realised 1,400gns and now enters the herd of Mr Somerville Braehead, Carrutherstown.

Champion in the sale ring	Champion (l-R) Judith Huntington, sponsors Barclays Bank, Robert Butterfield, & Mark Wilson	Reserve Champion - L-R) Jackie Dodds, sponsor from Paragon Vets, and Robert Hunter, consignor
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Boustead Ford Daisy consigned by Martin & Julie Gaitskell, Burgh by Sands, sold for 1,350gns. It enters the same herd of Mr Somerville, Braehead, Carrutherstown.

The “Springside” Holstein consignment of young cows and heifers from John Cochrane, High Dyke Farm, Darvel were in demand. Mr Mitchell, Grougar Mains snapped up Bird Dale Indro Tassy, a Rigilo Juror Indro daughter just recently fresh into her first lactation for 1,250gns.

Leading Prices

Lot	Gns	Consignor	Purchaser
56	2000	R&E Butterfield “Ingleview”	H Kennedy, Carngillan, Tarbolton, Ayr
25	1400	J&R Hunter “Letterkenny”	CD & A Somerville, Braehill, Carrutherstown
17	1350	MW & JH Gaitskell “Boustead”	CD & A Somerville, Braehill, Carrutherstown
72	1250	J Cochrane “Springside”	W & WT Mitchell, Grougar Mains, Kilmarnock,Ayr
73	1220	J Cochrane “Springside”	N McCarragher, Fernycleugh, Lochmaben
69	1120	M Ridsdale “Yewtree”	H & EM Hunter & Son, Berrier Head, Berrier
6	1110	TC Yuill & Son “Netherside”	Messrs Mattocks, Auldby, Laithes, Penrith
66	1100	RC Gemmell “Brownfield”	Messrs Mattocks, Auldby, Laithes, Penrith
38	1100	BG Yates “Logan”	RM Wallace, Balmangan, Dundrennan, Kirkcudbright
10	1100	RH Carter “Gerrard”	D & J Errington, Annfield, Cockermouth

Averages:

12 Cows in milk - £955.50

44 Heifers in milk - £1007.76

Springside Holsteins –

3 - Heifers in milk - £1092.00

4 – In-calf Heifers - £535.50

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