Borderway Black & White Sale

SHAKIRA SPRAKLES AT BLACK & WHITE

The 37^th edition of the Black & White sale held at the Borderway Sale Centre attracted a massive crowd of dairy enthusiasts from across the UK and Ireland with buyers recorded from twenty-three UK counties and six countries including Australia.  Trade topped at 13,000gns with 21 animals selling for or above £5000 with the overall average coming to £4010 per life.

Topping the sale at 13,000gns was a First Choice from three heifers due in March consigned by Noel & Daniel Willis from N. Ireland.  The resulting heifers will be granddaughters of Erbacres Snapple Shakira who has been unbeaten in the show ring during her amazing career, she is the current World Dairy Expo and Royal Winter Fair Champion.  The direct dam of the heifers is Erbacres Diamond Sparkle, an Excellent 93 daughter of Daimondback who is due again in 2024 and is the highest classified daughter of Shakira.  This first choice was purchased jointly by Wormanby Holsteins and Aubrey Greenhaugh.

The same partnership also purchased Wiltor Ashton Babe for 12,000gns, this perfectly made October born calf was consigned by David & Claire Jones from South Wales.  She was a direct daughter of the 2022 Reserve Grand Champion from the Royal Winter Fair, Jacobs High Octane Babe.  As well as having one of the best cows in the world for a dam this super young calf’s sister is one of the most talked about young cows in the world.  Jacobs Destiny Balla was recently named Intermediate Champion at the Royal Winter Fair as a Sumer Junior 2 year old with many tipping her for great things in the future.  

Leagh Lamborghini sold for 12,000gns to John O’Connor from the Rep. of Ireland and was consigned by Tim Fitzmaurice from County Kerry in the Rep of Ireland.  Lamborghini was an October born daughter of Lambda and bred from the only Excellent 96 dam and gran dam combination in Canada.  Her dam, Hendercroft Fever Bazooka was a Grand Champion at the Eaastern Ontario Championship Show and is sister to Hendercroft Winbrook Gummybear EX95 who placed 2^nd in the Production class at this year’s Royal Winter Fair. 

Luck-E Holstein from Illinois in the USA consigned one of their very best.  Luck-E Altitude Aussie Red sold for 9,500gns to Mr Garvey from N. Ireland.  She was a direct daughter of Luck-E McGucci Afro EX94 who is quickly becoming the most prolific brood cow in the herds history with over 20 Excellent & 15 Very Good daughters. 

Sold directly following the top price lot for 9,000gns was another direct descendant of Erbacres Snapple Shakira.  Wiltor Legend Shakira was sired by Blondin Legend was bred from a VG87 King Doc dam followed by a VG87 Unix grand dam then Shakira.  This stylish yearling heifer was bought by the Carldanton Holstein herd in Bolton.

Berryholme Rubicon Lustre sold for 9,000gns to John Greenop from the Bridgedale herd in Cumbria.  Consigned by David & Francis Wright from Kendal this powerful heifer was a direct daughter of Dalais Silver Lustre EX95 who was the top seller at this summers Welsh Sensation Sale at 40,000gns. 

The Berryholme herd had a massive influence in the next heifer to sell for 9,000gns.  Overside Parfect Flo 2 was bred from three generations of cows to classify maximum points in the third lactation and also included three National Champions namely Eclipse Flo, Storm Flo and Shottle Flo.  This powerful, deep framed heifer was a favourite of many prospective buyers and sold for 9,000gns to Mr Garvey in N. Ireland.    

An outstanding group of heifers from Absolute Genetics topped at 8,000gns for Absolute Sidekick Advocatt who was bought by Crossfell Holsteins in Cumbria.  Advocatt was the Champion Calf at this year’s Lancashire Calf show and is a great granddaughter of Apple.

The Blexy cow family has been a massive success since it was first imported into the UK.  Coxongreen Loyall Blexy a grand daughter of Rosiers Blexy Goldwyn sold for 8,000gns to Matthew Norman in Devon. 

A special choice of two exceptional Ayrshire heifers sold for 6,500gns to David Forsyth from Ayrshire.  Marleycote Sea Lily 36 was consigned by Richard Baynes from the Marleycote herd in Northumberland and was bred from their famous Sea Lily family.

An unborn duo of special Jersey heifers sold for 5,800gns to the Silly Willys Partnership in Staffordshire.  They are daughters of Homeridge T Annett who sold for $105,000 in the Amplify Sale going to Vierra Dairy in 2022 after being named Supreme Champion of the Junior Show at World Dairy Expo.  This world class lot was consigned by Donald & Laura Millar owners of the Treasure Jersey herd near Lockerbie.

The next sale at Borderway takes place on Wednesday 13^th December and features 167 Pedigree Holstein cattle in the Border & Lakeland Sale.  An online version of the catalogue can be viewed at www.harrsionandhetherinton.co.uk or can be ordered from the Pedigree office on 01228406230.

Averages:
94 Holstein Yearling Heifers                         £4010.00
4 Holstein Heifers in milk                              £3911.25
3 Holstein In Calf Heifers                               £3500.00
1 Ayrshire Yearling Heifer                             £6825.00
1 Jersey Heifer                                                  £6090.00
1 Dairy Shorthorn                                             £2625.00
1 Brown Swiss Heifer                                      £4515.00
25 Embryos                                                         £819.00
Goldwyn Semen                                               £262.00

Leading Prices:
Lot           Price                                  Purchaser
26           13,000gns                           Half Share
                                                           Wormanby Farms Ltd, Burgh By Sands, Carlisle
                                                           Messrs Greenhaugh, Preston, Lanacashire
114         12,000gns                           Half Share
                                                          Wormanby Farms Ltd, Burgh By Sands, Carlisle
                                                          Messrs Greenhaugh, Preston, Lanacashire
123         12,000gns                           Messrs O'connor, Co Cork, Ireland
85           9500gns                              Messrs Garvey, Silverbridge, Newry
28           9000gns                              Messrs Grimshaw, Bolton, Lancashire
89           9000gns                              Half Share
                                                           Messrs Greenop, Wigton, Cumbria
                                                           Messrs Brewster, Bearsden, Glasgow
101         9000gns                                Messrs Garvey, Silverbridge, Newry
41           8000gns                                Crossfell Holsteins, Penrith, Cumbria
142         8000gns                                Messrs Norman, Crediton, Devon
102         7000gns                                Greentower Farms Ltd, Cartland, Lanark, Lanarkshire
118         7000gns                                Messrs Barber, Nantwich, Cheshire
24           6500gns                                Newtonhead Farm Ltd, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
106         6500gns                                Messrs Lawrie, Maybole, Ayrshire
58           6000gns                                Messrs Innes, Forres, Morayshire
150         6000gns                                Messrs Doran, Ballinasloe, Roscommon, Ireland
103         5800gns                                Messrs Murray, Wolverhampton, West Midlands