Borderway Monthly Dairy Day

WREAYWOOD HERD KICKS OF THE YEAR AT THE TOP

MILKERS AVERAGE £2381 ONLY 9 UNDER 2K

The new year kicked off in style at Borderway with a tremendous offering of milkers and in calf heifers.  Trade topped of £3600 with milking heifers averaging £2381 with only 9 milking animals selling for under £2000.  Buyers from across the UK packed the ringside with all categories of dairy cattle attracting brisk bidding.  The breeders and consignors must be congratulated on the exceptional quality they had on offer. 

North West Farmers sponsored the January sale with the top price going to the Wreaywood herd of the Wilson family from Woodside Farm.  Wreaywood Rager Becky Red sold for 3,600gns she was freshly calved in her second and was giving 45kgs and was sired by Rager Red.  This exceptional consignment of 19 cows averaged £2563 that included Wreaywood Cordial Mandy who sold for £2900.

For the third consecutive month the Bryson family from Lesmahagow have topped the heifer trade. This time with Carnduff Jonny Girl who sold for £3,400.  She was giving 38kgs and was sired by Hillhead Jonny and bred from an Excellent classified dam. 

The Belahvalley herd owned by the Hastwell family from Kirby Stephen sold 9 heifers and topped at £3100 for Belahvalley Hartley Amy.  She was sired by De-Su Hartley and was bred from a McCutchen dam that gave over 12000kgs as a three year old.

Kibbleston Millington Kylie sold for £3000, she was consigned by the Craig’s from Carneil Farm in Dunfermline.  She was sired by De-Su Millington and was bred from a Kingboy dam. 

A tremendous group of 50 in calf heifers were consigned by several breeders to average £1797.  Topping the in calf heifers at £2700 was Gerrard Aptitude Roxy who was consigned by Andrew Carter from Gerrard House Farm near Wigton.  She was sired by Aptitude and bred from 12 generations of Excellent or Very Good dams from the Roxy family. 

Balcurvie Holsteins consigned a tremendous group of 30 heifers to average £1801.  They were all due in February to the Angus and topped at £2000 on three occasions for heifers sired by Attico Red, Darwin and Brennan. 

Our next dairy sale at Borderway takes place on Wednesday 18^th January and features 200 Pedigree Holstein in the Border & Lakeland Sale.  An online version of this catalogue can be viewed at www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk or can be ordered from the Pedigree Office 01228 406230

Averages

Freshly Calved Animals
89 Holstein heifers milk                                                                 £2381.64                                            
26 Holstein cows milk                                                                     £2362.50                                             
4 Ayrshires in milk                                                                            £1975.00
3 British Friesian cows in milk                                                      £2000.00                                             
7 Faulted cows ¾                                                                              £1592.85                                                      

In Calf Animals 
50 Holstein In Calf heifers                                                            £1797.00             

Leading Prices

Lot          Price                      Purchaser
104         £3600                    Messrs Kinloch, Cardross, DUMBARTON, Dunbartonshire
5              £3400                    Messrs Innes & Sons, Auldearn, NAIRN, Invernessshire
28           £3100                    Messrs Fisher, Dundrennan, KIRKCUDBRIGHT, Kirkcudbrightshire
11           £3000                    Messrs Johnston & Sons, FALKIRK, Stirlingshire
76           £2900                    Messrs Innes & Sons, Auldearn, NAIRN, Invernessshire
84           £2900                    Low House Farm Ltd, Carlisle, Cumbria
107         £2900                    Messrs McHarrie, Glenluce, NEWTON STEWART, Wigtownshire
115         £2900                   Messrs Innes & Sons, Auldearn, NAIRN, Invernessshire
80           £2800                    Messrs Innes & Sons, Auldearn, NAIRN, Invernessshire
83           £2800                    Messrs Innes & Sons, Auldearn, NAIRN, Invernessshire
94           £2800                    Reay Farming, Grinsdale, CARLISLE, Cumbria