Date: 05 June 2024 | Dairy Cattle
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HARRISON AND HETHERINGTON
DAIRY - BORDERWAY MONTHLY DAIRY DAY
Wednesday 5th June 2024
DUNNERDALE TOPS WITH QUIRKY
There was a smaller catalogue for the June Borderway Monthly Dairy Day sale with 146 dairy cattle on offer from many of the top dairy herds in the North of England and Scotland. Trade topped at £2850 for a special pedigree heifer with 79 milking heifers averaging £2199.
Agri-King sponsored the sale with the top price going to Stephen Boow from Corney Hall Farm near Millom. This was for Dunnerdale Adorable Quirky a daughter of Stantons Adorable and bred from a Diamondback dam. She flirted with perfection and sold for the overall top price of the day going to Mr Green from Cheshire.
The Davidson family from Errolston Farm near Gretna sold five heifers to average £2342 and topped at £2650 for Errolston Attico Baby. She was bred from an Excellent dam with production over 14500kgs as a three year old.
Andrew and Scott Pounder from Stainton Hill Farms sold four heifers to average £2466 and topped at £2550 for Stainton Hill Bouncer Babs. She was sired by Delta Bouncer with a PLI+£332.
Six other heifers sold for £2500 as did the two top price cows. The first was a second lactation cow from the Brewster family from Boclair farm near Glasgow. She was sired by Lambda from a King Doc dam and was giving over 50kgs. The Fleming family from Hillhead Farm sold Hillhead Rubles Gail Red from £2500 she was bred from an Excellent dam with over 70 ton lifetime.
There was an impressive consignment of British Friesian cows from several breeders with the top price coming from the Williamson family from Barrowmoor Farm near Appleby. This was for a second lactation cow giving oceans of milk, she sold for £2150 with another nine cows from the same home averaging £1927.
Jersey’s topped at £1800 for a fresh heifer from Kerricks Farm in Dumfries and Fleckviehs topped at £2200 for a heifer in milk from Gordieston Dairy Trading, Dumfries.
Our next dairy sale at Borderway takes place on Wednesday 12th June and features 329 In Calf, bulling and heifer calves in the June Youngstock Sale, this includes the dispersal of the Shorne British Friesian youngstock. On Saturday 15th June the First look @ Firstlook Sale takes place at Ivy house Farm in Shropshire. An online version of these catalogues can be viewed at www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk or can be ordered from the Pedigree Office 01228 406230
Averages
Freshly Calved Animals
79 Holstein heifers milk £2199.44
12 Holstein cows milk £2272.22
16 British Friesian cows/heifers in milk £1708.57
15 Jersey heifers in milk £1303.85
5 Fleckviehs in milk £1778.00
3 Ayrshires in milk £1416.66
6 Faulted cows ¾ £1375.00
In Calf Heifers
5 Fleckvieh In calf heifers £1604.00
5 Holstein In Calf heifers £1390.00
Leading Prices
Lot Price Purchaser
13 2850 Messrs Green, Lach Dennis, Northwich
37 2650 Messrs Miller, Brampton, Cumbria
89 2550 Messrs Mair, Mouswald, Dumfries
9 2500 Messrs Sloan, Johnstonebridge, Lockerbie
18 2500 Messrs Mair, Mouswald, Dumfries
32 2500 Messrs Stephenson, Rathmell, Settle
34 2500 Messrs Sloan, Johnstonebridge, Lockerbie
38 2500 Reay Farming, Grinsdale, Carlisle
45 2500 Messrs Mair, Mouswald, Dumfries
94 2500 Messrs Sloan, Johnstonebridge, Lockerbie
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