The late November Border & Lakeland Show & Sale at Borderway, Carlisle despite the weather which depleted numbers forward, attracted several really classy fresh heifers. These included the overall Champion – an awesome uddered homebred daughter of Bomaz Homestead from the Telfer’s famous, long established Dixie family – “Branchal Homestead Dixie 242”. The Telfer family’s “Branchal” herd of Holsteins is the oldest Black and White herd in the UK and celebrated the Holstein Society’s Anniversary last year with a very successful production sale at Borderway. This heifer made 2000gns abd was bought by Messrs Clark of the Whins, Ecclefechan, who also succeeded in taking the top price heifer, the 2200gns Boclair Merchant Barbara 4 from Messrs Brewster’s herd near Glasgow.

Leading Prices

Lot    Gns         Vendor                                                                   Purchaser

8       2200        J Brewster, Boclair Farm, Glasgow                           Firm of WA Clark, Whins, Ecclefechan

4       2000        J Telfer, High Branchal, Bridge of Weir                     Firm of WA Clark, Whins, Ecclefechan

9       1900        J Brewster, Boclair Farm, Glasgow                           R&M Harvey, Nether Keir, Auldgirth

20      1900        M Young, Beuchan Farm, Thornhill                           R&M Harvey, Nether Keir, Auldgirth

10      1850        Skirwith Hall Farms Ltd, Skirwith, Penrith                   H Smith & Son, Barneight Hill, Mauchline

16      1820        M Young, Beuchan Farm, Thornhill                           Firm of RF Forsyth, Balteir, Whithorn

15      1820        Skirwith Hall Farms Ltd, Skirwith, Penrith                   Newhouse Farms Ltd, Dumfries

Average

4 Cows in Milk = £1640.62

15 Heifers in Milk = £1789.90