DRUMTALL DISPERSAL SALE
WEDNESDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2010
A well established recipe for success is
a) a well bred, smart herd of cows from Scotland
b) a total dispersal
c) a popular, well respected vendor
d) Borderway Mart, Carlisle
All four criteria were present and the result was excellent, as this herd deserved.
Jim Gray’s “Drumtall” herd of Holsteins attracted a great crowd of buyers, from Perth, Scotland to Staffordshire.
Of the hundred head on offer more than twenty made over 2000gns, with three above 3000gns to a top of 3500gns. This leading bid secured for J Bryson & Son, Dykehead Farm, Lesmahagow for a 37kg early August calved VG87 heifer by Mesland Duplex from two generations of homebred “Bella” cows tracing back to the USA “Stanmace” herd. Her maiden heifer maternal sister by New World Empire made 2000gns.
At 3400gns was a real “breeders” ET Calf off the EX94 Overside Jed Amanda by Scientific Debonair-Red. With at least five maternal sisters, all Excellent and all by different sires this calf which now joins the “Gaterigg” herd of GM Watson, Gaterigg Farm, Wigton, she promises to be an exciting investment.
Also over 3000gns was a September calved heifer by the popular Wilcoxview Jasper from Bricknell Progress Tonya the homebred heifer which made 3200gns to J&J Kinloch, Walton Farm, Cardross. She was the tenth successive VG or Excellent and sold giving 38kg daily.
Although the sale was an undoubted success and rewarded this popular, highly respected breeder well, there were plenty of opportunities for commercial and pedigree buyers to get hold of quality stock at sensible money. They too should be well pleased with their purchases.
Leading Prices
Lot Gns Purchaser
11 3500 J Bryson & Son, Dykehead Farm, Lesmahagow
82 3400 GM Watson, Gaterigg Farm, West Curthwaite, Wigton
56 3200 J&J Kinloch, Walton Farm, Cardross, Dunbartonshire
2 2800 AH Laird, Blyth Farm, Blyth Bridge, West Linton
13 2800 M Armstrong, Wolfa, Great Salkeld, Penrith
1 2700 John Young, West Spittal Farm, Stewarton
17 2700 W Smith, Bottoms Farm, Stewarton, Kilmarnock
43 2700 Messrs Lawrie, Grange Hall Farm, Pettinain
32 2450 R&A Agnew, West Dhuloch, Kirkcolm, Stranraer
6 2400 R&A Agnew, West Dhuloch, Kirkcolm, Stranraer
55 2300 T Scott & Sons, Daltonhook, Lockerbie
65 2200 DR&HM Horsley Ltd, Woodhouse Farm, Catterlen, Penrith
14 2100 R&A Agnew, West Dhuloch, Kirkcolm, Stranraer
26 2100 WW Frame, Craigthornhill, Glassford, Strathaven
34 2100 DS McKellar, Lower Farm, Drointon, Stowe by Chartley
70 2100 GM Watson, Gaterigg Farm, West Curthwaite, Wigton
Average
54 Cows/Heifers in Milk = £1666.19
18 In Calf Heifers = £1317.17
18 Maiden Heifers = £1152.67
12 Heifer Calves = £798.00
