Border & Lakeland Holstein Club Sale

DENVER RHAPSODY TOPS FOR KEMP

The Border & Lakeland Holstein summer sales kicked off in style with an impressive group of freshly calved cows and heifers all giving oceans of milk.  Trade remained similar on the month with a top of 4,100gns with the overall average for milkers coming to £2277.  

The show was sponsored by Dugdale Nutrition and was judged by John Unsworth from Edenfield Farm near Preston.  His overall Champion went to the winning cow, Drointon Dynasty TS Marqi who was consigned by David & Jim Gray from near Glasgow and went on to sell for 3,300gns to Notniord Holsteins from the Midlands.  She was sired by Jackpot Dynasty and bred from an Excellent 95 dam and will complete sixteen generations of Excellent or Very Good cows when she classifies later this year. 

Champion - Left/right Willie Bryson (handler), John Unsworth (judge), Jim Gray (vendor)

The Reserve Champion went was a special heifer with a big time pedigree.  Peak Brenlan Rhapsody was consigned by Peter Kemp from Aberdeen and sold for the 3,700gns to Mr Graham from near Stirling.  Her grand dam was full sister to the three time UK Dairy Expo Champion Peak Goldwyn Rhapsody EX97.  Mr Kemp sold another four heifers to average almost £2800 including the first place Junior Heifer, Drointon Blake Melody who sold for 3,000gns to Mr Millar from Kirkpatrick Fleming.  This fine heifer’s fourth dam was the two time National Grand Champion, Shanael Gelpro Melody EX95. 

Reserve Champion

The Boclair sold another five super uddered heifers to average over £2500 and topped twice at 2,700gns first for Boclair Luster Gypsy was purchased by the Denholm family from Bonnybridge.  This heifer oozed style and was bred from an Excellent 93 Glauco dam.  Second to sell for 2,700gns was Boclair Crushtime Marie who now joins the Belahvalley herd near Kirby Stephen. She was bred from the Denmire Marie cows family.

The overall top price went to a powerful young bull consigned by Matthew & Ruth Harper who sold for 4,100gns to the Chester family from near Wigton.  Lillyhall Marco, was sired by Kingpin and was bred from an Excellent 94 dam who is the fifteenth generation of Excellent or Very Goods.

Our next dairy sale takes place on Wednesday 22^nd June and features 322 pedigree Holstein and Ayrshires in the Keirmains dispersal sale.  Catalogues for this sale can be viewed online at www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk or can be order from the Pedigree Office 01228 406230     

Averages
83 Heifers in milk                    £2277.63                   
7 Cows in milk                         £2152.20
2 Faulted ¾ cows                    £1233.75                               
6 Ayrshire yearling heifers      £1044.16                   
1 Holstein bull                         £4305.00                    

Leading Prices

Lot       Price                 Purchaser

83        4100gns           Brownrigg Hall Farms, Maryport, Cumbria
20        3700gns           Messrs Graham, Blairdrummond, Stirling
3          3300gns           Notnoird Holsteins, Staffordshire
50        3000gns           Messrs Millar & Son, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire
33        2700gns           Messrs Denholm & Son, Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire
48        2700gns           Messrs Hastwell, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
36        2650gns           Messrs Coulthurst, Goosnargh, Near Preston
52        2600gns           Messrs Byers & Son, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire
10        2550gns           Messrs Mair, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire
17        2450gns           Messrs Millar & Son, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire
19        2450gns           Messrs Coulthurst, Goosnargh, Near Preston
29        2450gns           Messrs Miller, Brampton, Cumbria
25        2400gns           Messrs Elliott, Dalston, Carlisle, Cumbria
30        2400gns           Messrs Coulthurst, Goosnargh, Near Preston
37        2400gns           Messrs Mair, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire
56        2400gns           Messrs Baldwin & Son Ltd, Forton, Preston, Lancashire
62        2400gns           Messrs Reay & Son, Carlisle, Cumbria