RUBY SISTERS SHINE IN JUNE

The June Border & Lakeland dairy sale at Borderway, Carlisle had another quality offering of fresh cows and heifers on show.  The trade remained similar on the month with an overall average of £1935, it remains a buyer’s market with very milky animals looking good value for money.

The event was sponsored by Zoetis and Cogent and expertly judged by Alistair Logan from Holehouse Farm near Kilbirnie, Ayrshire.  He selected a stylish pair of sisters for his overall Champion and Reserve Champion both consigned by H,M & D Hodgson from the Wormanby herd and bred from an Excellent dam tracing back to the Highoaks Ruby line. 

The Champion was a second calve cow, Wormanby Bottle Ruby VG85 sired by Whiteleys Bottle, (a Shottle son from Brigeen Convincer Rhonda bred by Alan McGeogh in Stranraer) she had produced over 9,000 as a heifer and was sold giving 48kgs.  She joins the judge for 2,000gns.  The Reserve Champion was Wormanby Shottle Ruby sired by Picston Shottle, she was a beautifully balanced young animal with an outstanding udder and sold for the top price of the day to N&SJ Sanderson, Lanercost for 2,800gns.

The second of the leading prices was consigned by M&G Struthers from the Balcurvie herd in Fife.  This perfect uddered heifer was sired by Mainstream Manifold from a high producing dam with almost 13,000kgs notched up as a five year old.  She sold for 2,450gns to the judge.

The next dairy sale at Borderway is on the 25^th June featuring the dispersal of the Heads Inn herd from Carnwath, Lanark. 

The Border & Lakeland club would like to invite everyone on their day trip to the Sterndale Open day and Elite Sale on Saturday 28^th June for full details please visit the club’s website http://www.holsteinbreeders.co.uk/news-events-detail.php?NewsID=92 or for full details on the Open day please visit the Sterndale website http://www.sterndaleholsteins.com/

Leading Prices

LOT      PURCHASER               PURCHASERS ADDRESS                                                                     GNS

Averages

7   Cows in milk/calf                     £2030.05

58 Heifers in milk/calf                  £1924.50

Overall average                  £1935.86