Dispersal Sale of the Irthingend Pedigree Herd

A Fitting Tribute to Gordon   

The Borderway Sale Centre was full to capacity for the dispersal sale of the Irthingend Pedigree Holstein herd that included the complete milking portion and all of the in calf heifers.  Gordon Brown who had expertly developed the herd sadly passed away in December following a battle with cancer.  This brings to an end a rich history at Lane End Farm where dairy cows have been milked since 1910.  The Brown family would like to pass on their sincere gratitude and thanks to everyone who has helped and supported them over the past weeks and months and hope the cows go on and do well in their new homes. 

 

The undoubted quality on offer attracted buyers from across the UK with the trade topping at 3,400gns with the milking heifers averaging almost £2100; no less than 91 animals sold for or more than £2000.

Topping the sale at 3,400gns was Irthingend Harper Pearl, a recently cow in her second lactation giving 41kgs and sired by Maplehurst Eubank.  She was purchased by the Graham family from Stubbyknowe Farm near Gretna.

Irthingend Giant Lily sold for 2,800gns to the Robinsons near Hexham, she was sired by De-Su Hartley and was giving 66kgs.

2800gns - Irthingend Giant Lily

Eighty one heifers in milk sold to average £2073 ad topped at 2,700gns for Irthingend Howdy Garnet who was purchased by My Shaw from near Rockcliffe.  She was sired by Mr Mastermind and was giving 39kgs

Volume buyer Grosvenor Farms purchased several attractive and high producing cows and heifers including Irthingend Hagley Lilburn for 2,650gns.

A super group of in-calf heifers averaged almost £1900 and topped at 2,050gns for a Larcrest Commend daughter who was due in March to Bomaz Episode.  She was bought by the Wilson family near Workington. 

Our next sale at Borderway takes place on Wednesday 2^nd February and features 304 dairy cattle in the Borderway Monthly Dairy Day sale.  The online catalogues for this sale is available at www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk   or can be ordered from the Pedigree office on 01228406230.  The online Live Bidding platform is available for all our dairy sales, please register for this service at least 24 hours prior to the event.    

Averages
130 Cows in milk                                               £1735.48
81 Heifers in milk                                             £2073.42
6 Faulted ¾                                                         £877.91
22 In Calf Heifers                                              £1868.52
239 Holsteins                                                     £1841.98

Leading Prices
Lot          Price                      Purchaser
133         3400gns                Messrs Graham, Gretna, Dumfriesshire
106         2800gns                Messrs Robinson & Son, Humshaugh, Hexham Northumberland
192         2700gns                Messrs Shaw, Rockcliffe, Carlisle, Cumbria
180         2650gns                Grosvner Farms Ltd, Chester
113         2500gns                Grosvner Farms Ltd, Chester
223         2500gns                Grosvner Farms Ltd, Chester
204         2400gns                Messrs Sewell, Cockermouth, Cumbria
208         2400gns                Messrs Royall, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
225         2400gns                Grosvner Farms Ltd, Chester
234         2400gns                Grosvner Farms Ltd, Chester
249         2400gns                Grosvner Farms Ltd, Chester
107         2300gns                Grosvner Farms Ltd, Chester
186         2300gns                Messrs Royall, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
187         2300gns                Messrs Story, Carlisle, Cumbria
188         2300gns                Messrs Shaw, Carlisle, Cumbria
189         2300gns                Messrs Robinson, Brampton, Cumbria
201         2300gns                Messrs Dixon, Aspatria, Wigton, Cumbria
214         2300gns                Grosvner Farms Ltd, Chester