Date: 20 October 2021 | Dairy Cattle
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ESPLAND TOPS WITH CRACKSHOT CHAMPION
The October Border & Lakeland sale attracted another wonderful group of well bred Holstein cattle all producing large volumes of milk from many of the top breeders in the North of England and Scotland. Trade topped at 2,700gns twice with the milking heifers averaging £1790 with 19 animals selling for or more than £2000. Trade was slightly up on the month but remains cautious as producers face continuing cost increases.
The sale included the Wormanby Youngstock sale that topped at 3,200gns on two occasions to average £1580 for a special group of heifers.
Dugdale Nutrition sponsored the show and Paul Stubbs from the Whitgreave Holstein herd in Stafford judged the classes. The Overall Champion went to Espland Crackshot Betsy who was part of the Espland dispersal sale of the Cannon family from near Appleby. This is the third month in a row Espland have been Champion and the second consecutive month a daughter of Sandy-Valley Crackshot has been named Champion. Espland Crackshot Betsy had a perfect rump and outstanding frame with a super attractive udder and sold for 2,700gns to the judge. Fourteen cows and heifers sold from the Espland herd to average almost £1900, including Espland Crackshot Alison who sold for 2,300gns to Mr Royal in Cheshire.
The Reserve Champion went to the winning cow in milk Atomic Superstar Snowdrift who was part of the Keith Willimson’s dispersal sale. She was a silky hided cow sired by Sahara Superstar and bred from the Snowdrift cow family that topped the Mossrigg dispersal sale for the Fisher family. She was bred from five generations of Excellent or Very Good cows and sold for 2,000gns to the Woodcatt Holstein herd.
The Berryholme Holstein herd owned by the Wright family from Kendal sold three heifers to average £2590 and topped at 2,700gns for Berryholme Crushtime Maud who was purchased by the Templeton family from Knowe Farm in Ayrshire. She was bred from three Excellent dams with her grand dam and third dam scoring EX94 and EX93 respectively.
Stardale Archangel Millie was consigned by the Burrow family from Lancashire. She was sired by Archangel and bred from eight generations of Excellent or Very Good cows with the first six all Excellent going back to a 100-ton Joylan Royal Flush cow and sold for 2,100gns to Mr Talbot from Preston. Another six heifers from this home sold to average £1916.
The next dairy sale at Borderway takes place on the 3rd November and features 350 dairy cattle in Borderway Monthly Dairy Day sale. This sale features 90 heifers from the Sandyknowe Farm. Catalogues for these sales can be viewed online at www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk or can be order from the Pedigree Office 01228 406230
Averages
11 Cows in milk £1653.75
67 Heifers in milk £1790.25
2 Faulted ¾ cows £735.00
1 Holstein Bull £2940.00
2 In-Calf Heifers £1242.50
5 Heifer Calves £476.70
Wormanby Youngstock Sale
12 Recently Served Heifers £1580.83
44 Yearling Heifers £1099.73
1 Holstein Bull £1470.00
Leading Prices
Lot Price Purchaser
88 2800gns Messrs Harrison, Aspatria, Wigton, Cumbria
22 2700gns Messrs Stubbs, Whitgreave, Stafford
42 2700gns Messrs Templeton, Auchinleck, Ayrshire
64 2500gns Messrs Royall, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
27 2300gns Messrs Royall, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
55 2200gns Messrs Royall, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
37 2150gns Messrs Mair, Mouswald, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire
54 2100gns Messrs Talbot & Co, Ribchester, Preston Lancs
60 2050gns Messrs Armstrong, Hurlford, Kilmarnock Ayrshire
5 2000gns Messrs Horsley Ltd, Catterlen, Penrith, Cumbria
39 2000gns Hardgrove Farm, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire
50 2000gns Messrs Mair, Mouswald, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire
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