Auctioneers: Harrison & Hetherington
Averages: 14 Cows in milk, £991.29; 11 British Friesian cows, £1230.00; 23 Heifers in milk, £1121.67; 6 In-calf heifers, £795.00; 6 Bulling heifers, £691.66
The June Borderway Monthly Dairy Day had an excellent consignment of freshly calved cows and heifers all giving large volumes of milk. Trade topped at £1,450 to average £1,121 the trade of the day was the British Friesian cows topping at £1,320 to average £1,230.
John and Gordon Lyle topped the trade with one of their four heifers selling for £1,450 to average £1,339. She was sired by Cambus Lylehaven and was producing 28kgs. They had another by the same sire sell for £1,400.
The British Friesian trade was brisk for youthful cows in their second and third lactations. Messrs Williamson The Howes sold three cows topping at £1,320 for a milky cow in her third lactation.
There was a smaller group of youngstock forward this month with November calving heifers topping at £900 and bulling heifers topping at £800 to average £691.
