Border & Lakeland Holstein Club Sale

It was a Merry Christmas Sale for Berryholme 
Milkers average £2575

The final Border & Lakeland of 2024 attracted a quality consignment of pedigree Holstein cows and heifers from across the north of England and Scotland.  Highly sought after cow families such as Kandie, Flo, Roxy, Prudence, Gloriette and Mahala filled the catalogue with many of these pedigrees having numerous generations of Excellent and Very Good classified dams.  Trade topped at 4,500gns for a special cow with the overall trade for milking cattle coming to £2575. 

The sale was sponsored by Paragon Veterinary Group and was judged by Border & Lakeland HYB member Jack Wilson owner of the Lightning Herd from Ormside Farm.  His overall Champion went to Stowbeck Flo Gilly who was consigned by Len & Chris Wilson from Skirwith Hall Farms near Penrith and sold for 2,600gns to Mr Stewart from Preston.  Gilly had an amazing udder and will complete eight generations of Excellent or Very Goods.

Reserve Champion was awarded to Berryholme Chamber Linda VG85 2yr, consigned by the Wright family from Lancashire.  Linda displayed enormous potential to develop into an Excellent cow in the future and sold for the top price of 4500gns, going to David Coulthurst from near Preston.

The Berryholme herd sold another three animals to average over £3600 including Berryholme Luster Flo who sold for 3,800gns to David Coulthurst from near Preston.  Flo is potentially the seventh generation of Excellent cows going back to two National Champions, Holmland Storm Flo EX94 and Cardsland Eclipse Flo EX96. 

As well as winning overall Champion, the Stowbeck herd owned by Len & Chris Wilson from Skirwith Hall Farms near Penrith, sold another eight heifers to average £2690.  This included Stowbeck Milano Mavis who sold for 2,850gns who was bought by Mr Stewart from Preston. 

Mark Walton from Bankview Farm near Kirby Stephen sold an outstanding group of heifers and topped at 2,800gns for Bankview Fitz Pie.  She was bred from the Golden-Oaks Mark Prudence cow family and will complete eleven generations of Excellent or Very Good cows.  This fancy uddered heifer was bought by Jim Johnstone from Glenrigg Farm near Falkirk.  

The next dairy sale at Borderway takes place on Thursday 2^nd January and features 150 fresh cows and heifers, in calf heifers and bulling heifers.  A catalogues for this sale can be viewed online at www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk or can be ordered from the Pedigree Office 01228 406230     

Averages
8 Cows in Milk                                                     £2513.44
42 Heifers in Milk                                               £2575.19

Border & Lakeland Leading Prices
Lot       Gns                   Buyer
4          4500                Messrs Coulthurst, Goosnargh, Nr Preston
15        3800                Messrs Coulthurst, Goosnargh, Nr Preston
35        2850                Messrs Stewart, Longridge, Nr Preston
46        2800                Messrs Johnston & Sons, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
20        2700                Crossfell House Farm Ltd, Kirkby Thore, Penrith
26        2700                Messrs Stewart, Longridge, Nr Preston
42        2700                Reay Farming, Grinsdale, Carlisle
14        2600                Messrs Murray, Shipley, Wolverhampton
31        2600                Messrs Stewart, Longridge, Nr Preston
37        2600                Crossfell House Farm Ltd, Kirkby Thore, Penrith
47        2600                Mein Farming Co, Eaglesfield, Lockerbie