BORDER & LAKELAND CLUB SALE

WEDNESDAY 20^TH OCTOBER 2010

Prior to the “Drumtall” dispersal was the monthly club show and sale of Holsteins. A smaller entry (no doubt partly as a result of last months rather lacklustre trade) included many heifers and young cows with classy pedigrees.

One such was the 2700gns top price fresh heifer by Picston Shottle from the “Roxy” family. The breeders, who have one of Cumbria’s most respected local herds, the Brough family from Buckabank Farm had purchased the dam “Crossrigg Outside Roxy VG86” from H&H’s X-factor sale a few years ago.

Roxy’s were in demand again when Brian Yates and family of the “Logan” herd produced a fresh Baxter heifer, a granddaughter of their famous, show winning Logan Outside Roxy EX94-3E. The dam was an EX91 Duplex young cow. This was the same price as David Robinson’s “Dovenby” third calf cow by Calbrett Champion off the ever popular “Lulu” family.

At 2000gns was one of a pen of super, well bred heifers from the Wilson’s of Skirwith. Their popularity as vendors of correct, productive, wearing heifers by popular sires out of old established home-grown families has been a great feature of these club shows and sales. This particular heifer was from their “Dewdrop” line by the American Goldwyn AI son “Bo-Irish Kruiser”.

The overall uplift in trade in the club sale was in point due to the better quality, as well as possibly the positive ringside atmosphere created by the Drumtall dispersal.  

Leading Prices

Lot   Gns        Vendor                                                               Purchaser

215   2700     Buckabank Farm Ltd, Dalston, Carlisle           J Hodge, Bogwood Farm, Mauchline

201   2200     D Robinson, Dovenby Craggs, Cockermouth   Fisher, Yanwath Woodhouse, Penrith

211   2200     Brian Yates, East Logan, Castle Douglas       B Weatherup & Prtnrs, Parkend Farm, Crossgates

218   2000     Skirwith Hall Farms, Skirwith Hall, Penrith      N&SJ Sanderson, Burtholme Farm, Lanercost

220   1900     Skirwith Hall Farms, Skirwith Hall, Penrith      Newhouse Farms Ltd, Newhouse Farm, Dumfries

203   1780     RH Carter & Son, Gerrard House, Wigton       Messrs Pigg, Dockray Farm, Wigton

Average

4 Cows in Milk = £1714.13

17 Heifers in Milk = £1775.74

Judge: Colin Laird “Blythbridge”