Smallrigg Montbeliarde Dispersal

Montbeliarde Breed Record Set by the Smallrigg Herd

The dispersal of the Smallrigg Montbeliarde herd took place at Borderway on 23^rd April with buyers recorded from 17 counties from Abreedeen in the north to Cornwall in the south.  Trade topped at 4,000gns with the overall average for milkers coming to £2915.

The Smallrigg herd was owned and managed by the Newbould family who have farmed at Small Rigg Farm close to the village of Lochmaben in Dumfries & Galloway for the past thirty years.  Originally the Small Rigg herd was a high yielding Holstein herd, approximately ten years ago the best Montbeliarde genetics were used resulting in this impressive herd.  They were averaging 35kgs with a rolling herd average of 10103kgs and managed in a robotic milking system.

Topping the sale at 4,000gns and setting a new breed record was a special second lactation cow sired by Ilax, she had produced over 10000kgs in her heifer lactation and was producing 62kgs.

There were several attractive Ilax daughters selling with one being the Prize winning cow for combined Butterfat & Protein in Scotland & Northen England with a heifer lactation of almost 15000kgs in 305 days.  She sold in her second lactation for 3,700gns

Milking cows averaged £2698 with another second lactation daughter of Ilax selling for 3,600gns.

Odyno is the Number 2 Montbeliarde bull in the charts with an Index of 158 ISU and it was one of his daughters that attracted some brisk bidding selling for 3,700gns. She was freshly calved in her second and was giving 51kgs.    

Milking heifers averaged £3351 and topped at 3,800gns for a super fancy daughter of Ilax, she had calved in October and was due again in September to Roctavio sexed, her heifer calf by Savino sold for 1250gns.

The best uddered heifer in the sale sold for 3,700gns and was sired by Odyno, she had calved in November and due again in September to Roctavio sexed.

There was an outstanding group of in calf heifers on offer that averaged £3068 and they topped at 3,600gns for a daughter of Upsall.  She was due in August to the Angus.

Our next dairy sale at Borderway takes place on Wednesday 7^th May and features 300 dairy cattle in the Borderway Monthly Dairy Day Sale, the week following on Wednesday 14th May H&H are holding a special youngstock sale comprising of 400 in calf, bulling and heifer calves. A catalogue for this sale can be viewed online at www.harrisonandhetherington.com or can be order from the Pedigree Office 0122840623

Leading Prices
Lot         Gns                       Buyer
71           4000                     Messrs Brakewell, Kirkby in Furness, Cumbria
95           3800                     Messrs Martin, Bankend, Dumfries
65           3700                     Messrs Kincaid, Lochmaben, Lockerbie
66           3700                     Messrs Quinn, Camelford, Cornwall
83           3700                     Messrs Quinn, Camelford, Cornwall
110        3700                     Messrs Quinn, Camelford, Cornwall
115        3650                     Messrs Kincaid, Lochmaben, Lockerbie
70           3600                     Messrs Brakewell, Kirkby in Furness, Cumbria
90           3600                     Messrs Workman, Carleton, Carlisle
91           3600                     Messrs Mason, Carnforth, Lancashire
92           3600                     Messrs Morrow, New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire
102        3600                     Messrs Workman, Carleton, Carlisle
107        3600                     Messrs Morrow, New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire
109        3600                     Messrs Morrow, New Deer, Turriff, Aberdeenshire
114        3600                     Messrs Workman, Carleton, Carlisle
119        3600                     Messrs Workman, Carleton, Carlisle
132        3600                     Throstle Nest Farms, Pilling, Preston, Lancashire

 

Averages
67 Cows in Milk               £2698.50
48 Heifers in Milk            £3351.25
11 Dry Cows                     £2601.14
9 Faulted Cows                £2032.33
18 In-Calf Heifers           £3068.33
11 Short-bred Heifers  £2586.82
2 Bulling Heifers             £1811.25
49 Heifer Calves             £1159.50