Border & Lakeland Holstein Club Sale

The pre-sale show was sponsored by Finance For Farms and judged by Louise Kennedy from Fife. She selected Espland Adorable Avril from DI & AA Cannon as the champion. This Stantons Adorable daughter calved at the end of August and sold for 3200gns to West Galdenoch Dairy Ltd, Stoneykirk, Stranraer.

Standing reserve champion and selling for the top price of 4500gns was Wormanby Jakers Anita from Wormanby Farms and selling to Stuart Mitchell, Grougar Mains, Kilmarnock. Backed by 7 generations of VG or EX dams she is sired by Midas-Touch Jakers and out of a VG86 (2yr) Fitz.

Next top at 4100gns was Berryholme Renegade Flo 4 from H Wright & Son, this fresh heifer was secured by Messrs Coulthurst, Goosnargh, Near Preston.  This Renegade daughter goes back to the Nations Holstein Show Champion, Berryholme Shottle Flo EX94-5E SP LP110 32*.

Grayridge Robin Babydoll Barbi Red from James L Gray, a granddaughter of the successfully shown Drointon Flasky G Babydoll EX95-4E, sold for 4000gns to Messrs Manning, Minsterley, Shropshire.

Belaw Rubels Roxy 3 VG86 (2yr) from Belaw Farming was the highest priced cow in milk at 3400gns. Sired by Hoogerhorst DG OH Rubels-Red she is backed by 13 generations of VG and EX dams from the Roxy family. She sold to Messrs Jackson, Torthorwald, Dumfries.

Berryholme Arrow Flo 4 lead trade for in-calf heifers at 2700gns for H Wright & Son. Due in January she is sired by DG NH Arrow and out of the Flo family, with her 5^th dam Holmland Storm Flo EX94-5E LP110 41*. She sold to Messrs Coulthurst, Goosnargh, Near Preston. 

Bulling heifers sold up to 2000gns for Berryholme C Royal Flo, a May 2024-born heifer by Blondin J Crown Royal from H Wright & Son. She is backed by 6 generations of Excellent dams averaging 93 points going back to National Champion, Berryholme Shottle Flo EX94-5E LP110 SP 32*, she was purchased by Messrs Renfree, Quethiock, Cornwall.

Heifer calves sold up to 900gns for an Ayrshire, KSN Ayrshires Ryder Wren, from A & J McCalmley. Sired by Koepon OH Ryder Red this June born calf is out of the Wren family from Brieryside going back to Bankend Wren 104 EX95 LP100 3*. She was purchased by Messrs Baynes, Slaley, Hexham.

Leading Prices
42    4500gns                  Messrs Mitchell, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
19    4100gns                  Messrs Coulthurst, Goosnargh, Preston
33    4000gns                  Messrs Manning, Minsterley, Shropshire
23    3800gns                  Messrs Hares, Whitchurch, Shropshire
64    3500gns                  West Galdenoch Dairy Ltd, Stoneykirk, Stranraer
9      3400gns                  Messrs Jackson, Torthorwald, Dumfries
44    3200gns                  Messrs MacTaggart, Auchencairn, Castle Douglas
55    3200gns                  West Galdenoch Dairy Ltd, Stoneykirk, Stranraer
45    3100gns                  Messrs MacTaggart, Auchencairn, Castle Douglas
7      3000gns                  Messrs Jackson, Torthorwald, Dumfries
62    3000gns                  West Galdenoch Dairy Ltd, Stoneykirk, Stranraer

Sale Averages
3       Cows in Milk            £3255
50    Heifers in Milk        £2772
7       In-Calf Heifers       £2070
34    Bulling Heifers       £1371
4       Heifer Calves          £630