The first sale of the year started with a bang for the Border & Lakeland Holstein Show and Sale at Borderway, Carlisle. Cows and heifers averaged £2230 with a top price of 3,300gns for the overall Champion. Buyers were impressed with the quality on offer classy udders on wide powerful heifers came one after the other with some very impressive pedigrees to attract the top breeders.
The show was judged by the club president Mr Hutchinson from the Bowberhill herd near Appleby. The champion was Espland Pagewire Naomi consigned by DI & FM Cannon, Espland Hill, Appleby. She was a daughter of Braedale Pagewire from a twelve thousand kilo dam she sold for 3,300gns to Messrs H Thompson of Springfield Farm, Egremont. The reserve champion was Warnelview Loader Debby consigned by the Wilson family from Wood Farm, Carlisle. This daughter of Cogent Loader was bred from two VG87 dams and sold for 2,400gns to Messrs W McWhirter & Co of Burnockstone Farm, Ayrshire.
One of the more impressive pedigrees in the sale was consigned by Warnelview Holsteins, she was a daughter of their Goldwyn son Warnelview Bingo and bred from an Excellent 94 Boulet Charles with over one ton of milk lifetime. In the first three generations of this pedigree no less than thirty three lactations were recorded. This top class heifer sold for 2,900gns and now joins the herd of Messrs H Thompson of Springfield Farm, Egremont.
R-E-W Buckeye sired the next highest price this time consigned by Skirwith Hall Farms, Penrith. Bred from a line of high component dams and displaying a marvellous udder she now joins the herd of
Messrs N & SJ Sanderson of Burtholme Farm, Lanercost for 2,600gns.
Attracting interest from across the Irish Sea was a tall stylish daughter of Wilcoxview Jasper consigned by Ruth Watson from the Lillyhall herd near Cockermouth. Her grand dam was the All Canadian Dreane Astre Inksou EX96, Lillyhall Jasper Inksou sold for 2,450gns and now joins the Printshop herd of Gaston and John Wallace, Templepatrick, N. Ireland.
Leading Prices
Lot 7: 3,300gns Consigned By: DI & FM Cannon Buyer: H Thompson
Lot 20: 2,900gns Consigned By: KJ & CS Wilson Ltd. Buyer: H Thompson
Lot 23: 2,600gns Consigned By: Skirwith Hall Farms Buyer: N & SJ SANDERSON
Lot 8: 2,450gns Consigned By: A&C Watson Buyer: DG Wallace
Lot 9: 2,400gns Consigned By: KJ & CS Wilson Ltd. Buyer: W Mcwhirter & Co.
Lot 22: 2,350gns Consigned By: KJ & CS Wilson Ltd. Buyer: Undiscolsed Purchaser
Lot 26: 2,300gns Consigned By: KJ & CS Wilson Ltd. Buyer:Bowness Farms
Lot 10: 2,250gns Consigned By: DI & FM Cannon Buyer: M/S Miller
Lot 21: 2,250gns Consigned By: Skirwith Hall Farms Buyer: N & SJ Sanderson
Lot 14: 2,200gns Consigned By: MW & JH Gaitskell Buyer: JFM Bland
Lot 18: 2,200gns Consigned By: KJ & CS Wilson Ltd. Buyer: Bowness Farms
Lot 25: 2,200gns Consigned By: M Young & Sons Buyer: MG & S Harper
Lot 27: 2,200gns Consigned By: Skirwith Hall Farms Buyer: C Winter
Averages
2 Cows In-Milk £1365.00
28 Heifers In-Milk £2292.75
Prize List
Class 1 Cows In Milk
1. G & B Stevensons & Sons
Class 2 Senior Heifer In Milk
1. DI & FM Cannon
2. KJ & CS Wilson
3. R Watson
4. MW & JH Gaitskell
Class 3 Junior Heifers In Milk
1. Skirwith Hall Farms
2. KJ & CS Wilson
3. Skirwith Hall Farms
4. Skirwith Hall Farms
Champion
DI & FM Cannon
Reserve Champion
KJ & CS Wilson
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