STOWBECK HOLSTEINS TAKE TOP HONOURS IN AUTUMN CLASSIC

The September Border & Lakeland Show and Sale attracted some of the best milking cows and heifers from the north of England and Scotland.  Trade topped at 3,600gns with the overall average for milking Holsteins coming to £2388. 

Finance For Farms sponsored the show and Steven Hunter from Berrier Farm near Penrith judged the pre-sale classes.  The Overall Champion and Reserve went to the Stowbeck Holstein herd owned by Len & Chris Wilson from Skirwith Hall Farm.  Stowbeck Chief Mavis was tapped out as the overall Champion after winning the Junior Heifer in milk class.  She was bred from a deep cow family with impressive classifications and massive lifetime production.

The Reserve Champion was, Stowbeck Rager Gilly she was sired by Rager-Red and was bred from an Excellent dam that produced over 70 ton in six lactations.  Both the Champion & Reserve sold for the joint top price, selling for 3,600gns to Evans family from Shropshire.

The Evans family purchased a special group that included Potstown AltaMater Mona who was consigned by Gareth Owen from near Lockerbie.  She was bred from an Excellent dam with high butterfat and protein and was the highest PLI heifer in the sale with an index of PLI+£556.  She sold for 3,300gns.

Cows topped at 3,200gns for Feizor Adorable Cherri who was consigned by the Booth family.  Sired by Adorable this impressive young cow had classified VG86 as a milking heifer and was bred from four Excellent dams. 

The next dairy sale at Borderway takes place on the 2nd September and features 400 fresh cows and heifers, mid lactation cows, in calf heifers and bulling heifers in the October Borderway Monthly Dairy Day sale.   This catalogue can be viewed online at www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk or can be ordered from the Pedigree Office 01228 406230.

Averages

Border & Lakeland Leading Prices