Buyers from a wide area, North and South of the Border purchased animals from the dispersal sale of the Renniks herd of JO Lambie & Son at Borderway on Friday 14th October. This herd was a low input, low output system with an average yield of 7,249kgs 3.93% 3.15% and an all year round calving pattern. Demand remained strong particularly for fresh heifers and young cows to a top price of 1,050gns.

The top price of the day was a Delta Webster daughter just freshly calved in her first lactation. She now enters the herd of Mesr A Carlyle, Lane End, Slealands Burn, Longtown for 1,050gns.

Mr JB Marshall, Auchenleck, Castle Douglas paid the second top price of 1,000gns for Renniks Webster 7. Sired also by Delta Webster, this heifer was recently calved on 8th October.

Aberdeenshire producer Mr Cruikshank, Newdeer, Turriff also claimed a recently calved Delta Webster heifer for 980gns.

Leading Prices

Lot Gns Purchaser

71 1050 Mesr A Carlyle, Lane End, Slealands Burn, Longtown

68 1000 JB Marshall, Auchenleck, Auchencairn, Castle Douglas

69 980 Wm Cruikshank, Myre of Bedlam, Aberdeenshire

67 950 Wm Cruikshank, Myre of Bedlam, Aberdeenshire

22 920 Mr A Wallace, Craigley, Gelston, Castle Douglas

78 920 EA Kitching & Co, Glencartholm, Canonbie

Averages:

64 Cows in milk and or in calf (with heifer calves) - £555.05

14 In-calf heifers - £844.50

20 Maiden heifers - £384.83

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