Border & Lakeland Holstein Club Sale

HOT COCO WAS STEAMING AT BORDERWAY 

The August Border & Lakeland Club Show & Sale offered outstanding pedigrees with quality cows and heifers to match. Trade topped at 5,200gns with Holstein heifers in milk averaging £2942 with 50% of the sale selling for or more than £3000.

The pre-sale show was sponsored by Paragon Veterinary Group and was judged by Peter Cotton from Chasmar Holsteins in Derbyshire.  He selected Espland Lambda Barbie 4 from Alan Cannon as his Overall Champion.   She was bred from the PR Barbie cow family with her fourth dam being the million-dollar sensation, Regnacrest Brasilia.  This super udder cow sold for 2,750gns to Seathill Farms Ltd.  The Espland herd sold another six animals to average £2983 including Espland Adorable Mahala 3 who sold for 3,300gns.

Champion Dan Lawson, Peter Cotton, Alan Cannon and Adam Lympany

Kings-Ransom Dropbox sired the Reserve Champion, this was the first milking daughter of the great bull to sell in milk at Borderway.  She was consigned by David Wright from the Berryholme herd in Kendal and was bought by Mr Mitchell from Stranraer for 2,800gns.  She was bred from the Hope family going back to the famous Acme Holstein herd in Western Canada. 

Reserve Champion Dan Lawson, Peter Cotton, David Wright and Adam Lympany

The sale topper was consigned by James Robinson from Appleby selling for 5,200gns to the Baltier Herd in Newton Stewart.  Bailmoor BHC Lambda Coco had a world class udder and will show as a Junior 2 year old in next months National Holstein Show.  Her third dam was 2020 All American Mature Cow winning grand Champion at the North American Open in the same year.

Berryholme Holsteins sold four exceptional animals to average almost £3400 including Berryholme Rager Flo 2 who sold for 3,850gns to Mr Talbot from Preston.  She was bred from six excellent dams that included the three National Champions from this famous line: Eclipse Flo, Storm Flo & Shottle Flo!

Stowbeck Holsteins sold nine outstanding heifers all producing oceans of milk from classy udders to average £3091.  They topped at 3,500gns for Stowbeck Luster Mavis and daughter of Luster P with her first three dams all classified Excellent. 

Our next dairy sale takes place on Thursday 28^th August and features 244 Pedigree Holsteins in the Nethervalley NexGen Sale at Shacklehill Farm, Mossblown, Ayrshire.  Catalogue for these sale can be viewed online at www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk or can be ordered from the Pedigree Office 01228 406230     

Leading Prices
35       5200gns                 Baltier Farming, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire

23       3850gns                 Messrs Talbot & Co, Preston, Lancs

47       3500gns                 Messrs Talbot & Co, Preston, Lancs

43       3400gns                 West Galdenoch Dairy Ltd, Stranraer

48       3350gns                 Messrs Forshaw & Sons, Longridge, Preston

9          3300gns                 Messrs Forshaw & Sons, Longridge, Preston

38       3250gns                 West Galdenoch Dairy Ltd, Stranraer

41       3250gns                 Messrs Forshaw & Sons, Longridge, Preston

30       3200gns                 Messrs Forshaw & Sons, Longridge, Preston

51       3200gns                 Messrs Robinson, Brampton, Cumbria

13       3050gns                 Messrs Coulthard, Westlinton, Carlisle

17       3050gns                 Messrs Johnston Partnership, Wetheral, Carlisle

46       3050gns                 Messrs Forshaw & Sons, Longridge, Preston

53       3050gns                 Messrs Talbot & Co, Preston, Lancs

14       3000gns                 Messrs Talbot & Co, Preston, Lancs

Averages
6          Holstein Cows in Milk                         £2913.75
49        Holstein Heifers in Milk                     £2942.28