THE NORTHERN NATIONAL AYRSHIRE SHOW & SALE

Ayrshire Cow at 5000gns’

WEDNESDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2015

Strong Demand For Ayrshires At Borderway

The seventh National Ayrshire sale to be held at Borderway Carlisle featured animals from many of the leading herds in UK, and included outstanding heifers in milk, bulls and in-calf heifers.  This event also included the first sale to disperse the Ballygreggan Ayrshire herd owned by the Millar family from Kintyre.  Trade topped at 4,000gns to average £1444 for an almost complete clearance.   It is worth mentioning that the quality on offer was superb, heifers giving 30kg with amazing udders certainly look tremendous value when compared to twelve months ago.   

The event was sponsored by Almins and the show was judged by John Watson owner of the High Mark herd near Stranraer.  His Overall Champion went Ballgreggan Kim Nav 7 a beautiful balanced cow fresh in her fifth lactation giving 34kg.  She was sired by McCornick Navigator and was a successfully show cow at the Kintye show for the Millar family.  She sold for 1,750gns to the judge.

The Reserve Champion went to an amazing uddered heifer from A&S Lawrie, Fife – Cuthill Towers Harrys Rhona had been classified VG85 two year old and was producing 35kg.  She sold for 1,800gns to the judge.

Topping the trade at 3,000gns was A stylish heifer from the Lawrie family, Cuthill Towers Burdette Marcey was sired by Burdette and bred from a VG88 dam who gave over eleven thousand kilos as a four year old.  She was purchased by GR Thomas, Tyreglwys Farm, Dyfed, Wales.

The Champion bull was consigned by DA Howie & Sons, Morwick Prince Rocky was sired by Kamouraska Rockstar and bred from a EX93 Sand Ranger dam with over 60ton lifetime.  This extremely stylish bull topped the bull trade at 3,300gns going to J. Adamson & Son, Swaities Farm, Lanark.

Ballygreggan Dispersal

Following the National Sale Archie and Tracey Millar owner of the Ballygreggan herd from the southern tip of the Mull of Kintrye dispersed the first portion of their prize winning Ayrshire herd.  As already mentioned their fifth calve cow Ballygreggan Kim Nav 7 was Overall Champion selling for 1,750gns.

Topping this special herd was Ballygreggan Clover 7 sired by Willsbro Red Razzle.  She had been Grand Champion at the Kintyre Autumn Show in 2014 and also won Best Individual heifer in the Kintyre Herd competition.  She was dry and due soon to Ravenhill Stormin Norman and sold for 4,000gns to the Cuthill Towers herd.

A special third calve cow sold for 2,250gns to the Keith Davidson from the Halmyre herd.  Ballygreggan Jura 8 was sired by Cuthill Towers Romeo and bred from an EX91 dam with over 60ton lifetime.  This stylish show cow is excepted to compete at Agriscot in a few weeks time.

In-calf heifers topped at 1,800gns for a Poos Stadel Classic daughter bred from an EX dam with super components.

Leading Prices

Lot          Price         Purchaser

133         4000gns    A & S Lawrie, Cuthill Towers, Milnathort, Kinross

60           3300gns    J Adamson & Son, Swaites Farm, Pettinairn, Lanark

34           3000gns    GR Thomas, Tyreglwys Farm, Llangennech, Llanelli, Dyfed

59           2600gns    WS Millar & Son, Newlands Farm, Uddington, Glasgow, Lanarkshire

70           2300gns    T Partington, Deardens Farm, Manchester Road, Over Hulton, Bolton, Lanarkshire

118         2250gns    L Davidson & Sons, Halmyre Farm, Haugh of Urr, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire

57           2200gns   M Hose, Maryport Farm, Drummore, Stranraer, Wigtownshire

66           2200gns   J McGhie & Sons, Mid Threave, Kirkcowan, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire

Averages
35 Heifers in milk              £1480.50
11 in-calf heifers               £827.59
10 Bulls                            £2018.10

Ballgreggan Dispersal
61 Cows & heifers in milk   £1458.78

8 In-calf heifers                 £1399.13

Prize List                             

Bulls: 1 60 Howie; 2 58 Rennie; 3 66 Stevenson; 4 64 Rennie; 5 70 Lawrie

Cows in Milk (Ayrshire/R&W): 1 105 Millar; 2 116 Millar; 3 137 Millar; 4 133 Millar

Ayrshire heifers in milk: 1 24 Lawrie; 2 30 Lawrie; 3 17 Lawrie; 4 34 Lawrie

Red & White heifers in milk: 1 40 Lawrie; 2 9 Adamson; 3 20 Lawrie

Champion: 105 Millar; Reserve Champion 24 Lawrie