Border & Lakeland Holstein Club Sale

BOCLAIR IN THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION
October Border & Lakeland sale averages £3225

The Border & Lakeland sale reinforced its reputation as the number one sale in the UK for quality with an outstanding selection of Pedigree Holsteins on offer in the October event.  Trade topped at 4,300gns with the overall average for milkers coming to £3225 with only 16 selling for less than £3000.  Borderway was a hive of activity with four rings selling 1548 cattle for a total turnover of £2.4 million pounds.

Youngstock topped at 3,500gns for a super stylish yearling from the Northhill herd with several other In Calf and bulling heifers selling for more than £3000.

The show was judged by Freddie Blezard from Preston, he selected Boclair Pursuit Echo as his overall Champion and she went on to top the sale at 4,300gns.  She was consigned by the Brewster family from Glasgow and was bought by Mr Coulthurst from Preston.  She was sired by Pursuit and was bred from seven generations of Excellent dams all with massive production records.  Her dam was an EX91 Lambda who gave over 17,000kgs as a four year old and her grand dam was an Excellent 95 Fitz that gave almost 19,000kgs as a three year old. 

The Reserve Champion went to Espland Solarpower Alison who was consigned by Alan Cannon from Espland Farm near Appleby.  Alison was a super powerful framed heifer with an amazing rear udder.  She sold for 3,600gns to the judge.

David Wright from Berry Holme Farm near Kendal sold Berryholme Renegade Whiskey for 4,000gns to Mr Coulthurst from Preston.  She was sired by Renegade and was bred from a great line of cows all classified Excellent or Very Good.  Her grand dam was an Excellent 94 Mogul and the next dam was the 10,000gns Goldwyn daughter that sold in the Black & White Sale in 2012.

The Stowbeck Holstein herd owned by the Wilson family from Skirwith Hall Farms sold ten heifers to average £3228 and topped at 3,950gns for Stowbeck Mecca Pansy who was bought by the Pollock family from Ainstable.  She was a wide chested heifer with a super wide rear udder and was sired by the polled sire Mecca P.

A special group of heifers from the Ploughlands herd owned by the Gillespie family from near Wigton averaged £3552.  They topped with Ploughlands Bullseye Darling who sold for 3,650gns, she was bred from an amazing line of high production dams that all classified either Excellent or Very Good.

The main event of this month’s sale was the special youngstock sale from Jim Henderson owner of the Northhill herd from Ayrshire.  The heifers selling in this sale comprised of some In Calf, bulling heifers and some younger yearlings with many bred from deep cow families such as Blackrose, Laurie Sheik and Ricki.

Topping the In Calf heifers at 3,100gns was Northhill Malbec Blackrose who was bought by the Hodge family from Bogwood Farm in Ayrshire.  She was sired by Malbec and is the potential eleventh generation to classify either Excellent or Very Good tracing back to the All American and All Canadian winner Stookey Elm Park Blackrose EX96.  She was due in late December to Blondin Louder sexed. 

In Calf heifers due from November through to March 2027 averaged £2485 and included Northhill Direct Roberta who sold for 2,950gns to Mr McCamley from Ayrshire.  She was bred from the Roberta cow family that was developed at the Killane Holstein herd in Ireland.  She was due on Christmas day to the Angus. 

The quality on offer from the Northhill herd was superb with several classy show heifers selling for or more than £3000.  These younger heifers topped at 3,500gns for Northhill Hardy Avis who was bought by the Howie family from Ayrshire.  She displayed enormous show potential and was bred from ten generations of Excellent or Very Goods.  Her fifth dam was the 42,000gns Almond Silky Avis who was Grand Champion at the Royal Highland Show in 2008.

Northhill Salute Portrait sold for 3,000gns to the Muir herd in Ayrshire.  She was sired by Salute and traces back to the famous Bosdale Storm Portriat cow from Ontario Canada. 

Berryholme Holsteins also sold a nice group of young heifers selling Berryholme Chief Rose 4 for 3,000gns to George Borland from Ayrshire.  Her name sake was recently named Grand Champion at UK Dairy Day and is regarded by many as the best Holstein cow outside North America.  Both of these animals are bred from the same line of the Redrose cow family.   

The next dairy sale at Borderway takes place on Wednesday 4^th November and features 350 dairy cattle in the Borderway Monthly Dairy Day sale.  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
61 Heifers in Milk                                 £3225.15
7 Cows in Milk                                      £3105.00
2 Faulted ¾                                           £1758.75
29 In Calf Heifers                                  £2485.67 (due from November to March)
6 Short Bred Heifers                             £2187.50 (Bred September & October)
41 Bulling & Yearling heifers                £1693.91

Lot         Gns                    Purchaser
40          4300                  Messrs Coulthurst, Goosnargh, Preston
15          4000                  Messrs Coulthurst, Goosnargh, Preston
52          3950                  Messrs Pollock, Ainstable, Carlisle
44          3650                  Fisher Farming, Longtown, Carlisle
17          3600                  Messrs Blezard, Ribchester, Preston
54          3600                  Messrs Blezard, Ribchester, Preston
55          3600                  Fisher Farming, Longtown, Carlisle
60          3600                  Messrs Blezard, Ribchester, Preston