Following the weekly commercial sale, the Border and Lakeland Holstein Show and Sale brought a roaring trade to Borderway Mart.

Although entries were down a little, the quality of heifers and young cows was most certainly on the increase! The top price of the sale and reserve champion of the show realised 2400gns for Bricknell Mirage Ruby GP82, from the Bricknell herd of RD Carter & Son, York. This exceptional young cow goes to Messrs Sloan, Uppermoor, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire.

Bricknell Mirage Ruby GP82

The overall champion, Bricknell August Sensation GP84, brought 1,650gns from RH Carter, also from the Bricknell herd, and joins the herd of Messrs A&C Watson, Byresteads Farm, Cockermouth, Cumbria.

The cow class was placed as follows;
1st and reserve champion, Bricknell Mirage Ruby GP82 for RD Carter, York,
2nd and Overall Champion Bricknell August Sensation GP84 also for RD Carter,
3rd Gerrard Leadership Snowy 16 and 4th Gerrard Realism Jewel 52, both being from RH Carter & Son, Gerrard House, Wigton, Cumbria.

The heifer class was placed as follows;
1st Broadlea Lee Rain for IS Duncan, Annan;
2nd Brownfield Mascot Doris 3, from RG Gemmell, Dumfries
3rd Boustead Knighthood Millie for MW & JH Gaitskell, Carlisle.

The Border and Lakeland Club Sale overall average for 12 young cows and heifers was 1,428gns.

Other leading prices: L Brough & Sons Criffelhill Breeze 49 1520gns, to Mr B Salisbury, Beech Farm, Nether Welton, Raughton Head, Carlisle; Mr RG Gemmel, Brownfield Mascot Doris 3 1,400gns to Messrs JD & EM Miller, High Crosby Farm, Crosby on Eden, Carlisle Cumbria; RH Carter & Son for Gerrard Leadership Snowy 16 1,350gns to Messrs M Ridsdale & Son, Yew Tree Farm, Thomas Close, Calthwaite, Penrith; I S Duncan Broadlea Lee Rain 1,350gns also to Messrs M Ridsdale & Son, Yew Tree Farm, Thomas Close, Calthwaite, Penrith; RH Carter & Son for Gerrard Realism Jewel 52 1,220gns to M Ridsdale & Son, Yew Tree Farm, Thomas Close, Calthwaite, Penrith.

That was the overall consensus of the trade at the Evening Show and Sale of Bulls at Borderway Mart, Carlisle. A packed sale ring created a buzzing atmosphere with buyers flocking from as far as Somerset to Argyll.

Gerald Carter receives the bull championship trophy from Dewi Davies, of sponsor Barclays

Winnoch Ocean Blue and Wickerfield Bellringer both topped the market at 4,600gns. Winnoch Ocean Blue, a British Friesian sired by Catlane Corsair from the Winnoch herd of Ian Brocket, Renfrewshire goes to Messrs JF Bowe & Sons, Calvo Silloth, Carlisle. Wickerfield Bellringer, a Marshside Performer son, made a stir when the hammer was dropped to Mr. JD Wharton Town Head, Tebay, Penrith.

Reserve overall champion and junior reserve champion was Holmeden Maine PI ET, a Leduc son from J Hodgson's Holmeden Herd, Carlisle. This bull brought 4,000gns, 3rd from top price, and goes to Mr McLean, Balnagleck Farm, Campbelltown, Argyll.

At 3,900gns, Annandale Galileo, a Dripps Rio son, from William Armour's Herd, Moffat, goes to Mr. D Goldie, Barnford Farm, Dalrymple, Ayr, Ayrshire.

The special production champion and 3rd senior bull, Gornal Black Lee, was one of the bulls in great demand, balanced for both type and production. This bull brought 3,600 to the Gornal Herd of DE Davies &Son, Powys.

The show, judged by John Dennison, Denmire, was a superb turnout of both junior and senior bulls. The overall and junior champion, receiving the Mr & Mrs TN Hill Perpetual Trophy was a very stylish junior bull Bricknell Express a Duncan Progress from R D Carter & Son's Bricknell Herd, in York. Bricknell Express realised 2,100gns, and goes to GW Whitwell, Lan Shaw Farm, Austwick, Nr Lancaster.

The senior champion was Townlaw Shergar, from The Firm of Bryce Sloan, Ayrshire. Mr P Nicholls, Cricklake Farm, Cocklane, Wedmore, Somerset takes him home for 1,550gns.

Reserve senior champion was awarded to J & A Jamieson & Son, Upper Locharwoods, Dumfries, with Firth Victor, a Moet Almira Grosvenor son. Averages for 43 Bulls - £1,802.14