Date: 16 January 2025 | Dairy Cattle | Holstein
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BORDER & LAKELAND CLUB SALE
THURSDAY 16th JANUARY 2025
THE PLANETS ALIGN FOR EVENING HOLSTEINS
Milkers average £2641
The first Border & Lakeland Sale of 2025 attracted a quality offering of cows and heifers from many of the top breeders in the UK. Trade topped at 3,500gns on two occasions with the overall average for milking heifers coming to £2641. The show was sponsored by Finance For Farms and judged by Doug Reynolds from Tregoose Brown Swiss.
The Champion and top priced milker was Evening Barolo Tippy from Evening Hill Farm Ltd. This July 2022-born heifer by Claynook Barolo is out of the 2019 AgriScot Supercow, Whinchat Snowy Tippy 2 VG89 SP LP50. She was knocked down to Baltier Farming Company for their Wigtownshire based herd. Three other heifers from the Evening herd sold to average £3132.
Judge Doug Reynolds with Champion Evening Barolo Tippy, Emma and Charlotte Wilson.
Standing Reserve Champion was Wormanby Royal Lustre from Wormanby Farms Ltd. Fresh at the end of December, this March 2023-born Wormanby Royal daughter sold for 3000gns to Messrs Manning, Shropshire. This well-bred heifer traces back to the famous Royal Winter Fair Champion, Idee Lustre.
Judge Doug Reynolds with Reserve Champion Wormanby Royal Lustre and Harry Hodgson.
The Scott family from Ayrshire sold eight outstanding heifers topping at 2,900gns for Nethervalley Rager Ghost who was sired by Rager Red and was bought by the Barrowman family from Stranraer. Three other heifers from this group awesome uddered group sold for 2,800gns.
Len and Chris Wilson, owners of the Stowbeck herd sold 11 exceptional heifers all bred from outstanding cow families. This special consignment topped at 2,900gns for Stowbeck System Trix and sold to Messrs Longmire from Broughton Beck, Cumbria.
Joint top-price was Annandale Keyline, a August 2023-born bull from Matthew Armour. Sired by Annandale Finally he is out of the 14265kg 5.70% 3.38% Annandale Abbot Kim VG88 (2yr) and backed by a further 8 generations of VG or EX dams. He sold online to Messrs Hainey, Sandhead, Stranraer.
The ongoing dispersal of the Langhill and Acrehead herds on behalf of SRUC topped at 2,450gns for Langhill Dorinez. She had calved in August and was due again to Hargrove P in the summer. This super group of high yielding cows averaged almost £2000 with a strong group of in-calf heifers averaging £2079.
The next dairy sale at Borderway takes place on Thursday 6th February and features 400 dairy cattle comprising freshly calved cows and heifers, dry cows, in calf heifers and bulling heifers. A catalogue for this sale can be viewed online at www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk or can be ordered from the Pedigree Office 01228 406230
Border & Lakeland Averages
4 Cows in Milk £2441.25
89 Heifers in Milk £2641.77
5 Faulted heifers ¾ £1722.00
2 Heifer Calves £430.50
1 Bull £3675
Border & Lakeland Leading Prices
Lot Gns Buyer
22 3500 Baltier Farming Company Ltd, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire
140 3500 Messrs Hainey, Sandhead, Stranraer
96 3000 Messrs Manning, Etsill, Minsterley, Shropshire
10 2900 Messrs Barrowman, Stranraer, Wigtownshire
67 2900 Messrs Manning, Etsill, Minsterley, Shropshire
95 2900 Messrs Longmire, Broughton Beck, Cumbria
51 2850 Messrs Holliday, Silloth, Wigton
SRUC Averages
35 Cows in Milk £1910.10
4 Heifers in Milk £2079.00
10 In-Calf Heifers £2079.00
SRUC Leading Prices
Lot Gns Buyer
123 2450 Messrs Airey, Dearham, Maryport, Cumbria
145 2450 West Galdenoch Dairy Ltd, Stoneykirk, Stranraer
107 2350 Messrs Airey, Dearham, Maryport, Cumbria
143 2350 West Galdenoch Dairy Ltd, Stoneykirk, Stranraer
99 2300 West Galdenoch Dairy Ltd, Stoneykirk, Stranraer
117 2300 Messrs Airey, Dearham, Maryport, Cumbria
124 2250 Messrs Airey, Dearham, Maryport, Cumbria
142 2250 West Galdenoch Dairy Ltd, Stoneykirk, Stranraer
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