Following the weekly commercial sale the Border and Lakeland Pedigree Holstein Show and Sale saw a 100% sell out with demand such that many more quality young cows and heifers would have sold well.

The top price of 1,280 gns was shared by Messrs Brough of “Criffelhill” with a fresh second calved cow from their Trudy family, and by Ian Duncan for this Renown Factor heifer Broadlea Factor Cloe 2. This latter heifer was Overall Champion.

Broadlea Factor Cloe 2

Another much admired young cow Gerrard Dombinator Snowy 20 whose breeding goes back to Ullswater made 1,150 gns for Messrs R H Carter & Son, who also succeeded in winning the Champion cow class and Reserve Overall Champion, with a second calf daughter of their stock sire Bricknell Realism.

The commercial sale concluded with a batch of very sensible commercial cows at all stages of lactation from John Shearing of the Hagg, Roweltown. Demand again was steady and sensible with buyers and vendors alike being well satisfied. Leading the sale was a cow which sold to £540.

Border & Lakeland Club averages - 4 cows in milk/in calf £1,071, 12 heifers in milk/incalf £906.50

Leading prices - Messrs L Brough & Sons, ‘Criffelhill Trudy 40’ 1,280 gns to Mr B Salsbury, Beech Farm, Nether Welton; Messrs I S Duncan ‘Broadlea Factor Cloe 2’ 1,280 gns to Mr M W Wilson, Broadlea, Eaglesfield, Lockerbie; Messrs R H Carter & Son, ‘Gerrard Dombinator Snowy 20’ 1,150 gns to Mr WJT Ramsey, Mid Muntloch Farm, Dunscore, Dumfries; Messrs I S Duncan, ‘ Broadlea Lee Joy, 1,020 gns to Mr WJT Ramsey, Mid Muntloch Farm, Dunscore, Dumfries.