Date: 21 January 2026 | Dairy Cattle
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STOWBECK SET THE PACE WITH A FANCY CHASE
Milkers average £2680
The first Border & Lakeland Sale of 2026 attracted a quality offering of cows and heifers from many of the top breeders in the North of England and Scotland. Trade topped at 3,500gns with the overall average for milking heifers coming to £2680. Despite the current downturn within the milk and commodity markets trade and demand for dairy cattle remained strong with ten animals selling for £3000 or above with the average up £41 on the year driven by the beef values for both cast cows and store cattle.
The show was sponsored by Paragon Veterinary Group and judged by Fraser Nicholson from Dumfries, his Champion went to Stowbeck Chase Dewdrop from Skirwith Hall Farms near Penrith. She was sired by Chase and bred from a strong line of cows with Superior Production awards and massive lifetime production. She sold for 3,300gns to Mr Forshaw from near Preston.
Standing Reserve Champion was Hillhead Ryder Barbara from the Fleming family from near Gretna. She was a freshly calved cow giving over 50kgs and was sired by Ryder Red. She had won a very strong cow class earlier in the morning and was bought by the Turnbull’s from near Penrith. Hillhead sold four cows and heifers to average over £2700.
l/r Harry Wilson, Willie Fleming, Fraser Nicholson
As well as winning overall Champion Len and Chris Wilson, owners of the Stowbeck herd another sold 6 exceptional heifers all bred from outstanding cow families. They topped the overall trade with the last heifer in the sale selling for 3,500gns to the Turnbull’s from near Penrith. Stowbeck Chase Mavis was sired by Chase with all her dams having Production awards, she traced back to a special Excellent Shottle cow. This outstanding group of heifers averaged £3132.
Feizor Holsteins owned by the Booth family from Lancashire sold six super attractive heifers all giving large volumes of milk and all bred from special globally recognised cow families to average almost £2900. They topped with Feizor Doc S Delia who sold for 3,200gns to the Borland family from Ayrshire.
The winning Senior heifer sold for 3,200gns to Mr Forshaw from near Preston and was consigned by Alan Cannon from Espland Farm near Appleby. Espland Dealmaker Melody had an incredible udder, she was sired by Dealmaker and bred from a Delaberge Pepper dam. She was bred from an Excellent 94 Sidekick and her third dam was the world renowned Feizor Shottle Delia EX96 that produced 180 ton lifetime.
The next dairy sale at Borderway takes place on Wednesday 4th 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
14 Cows in Milk £2506.87
79 Heifers in Milk £2680.08
2 Heifer Calves £700.00
Border & Lakeland Leading Prices
Lot Gns Buyer
91 3500gns Ling Dairies, Southwaite, Carlisle
71 3300gns Messrs Forshaw & Sons, Alston, Longridge
80 3300gns Ling Dairies, Southwaite, Carlisle
62 3200gns Messrs Borland, Mauchline, Ayrshire
43 3100gns Messrs Forshaw & Sons, Alston, Longridge
85 3100gns Messrs Adams, Stranraer, Wigtownshire
14 3000gns Ling Dairies, Southwaite, Carlisle
24 3000gns Ling Dairies, Southwaite, Carlisle
86 2950gns Messrs Adams, Stranraer, Wigtownshire
16 2900gns Ling Dairies, Southwaite, Carlisle
69 2800gns Messrs Manning & Co, Minsterley, Shropshire
74 2800gns Messrs Forshaw & Sons, Alston, Longridge
83 2800gns Willes Farming Ltd, Bideford, North Devon
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