Judge- Mr Drew Brown, Drumhumphry, Corsock, Castle Douglas.
Quality not quantity was the order of the day at the spring sale held at Harrrison and Hetherington’s Carlisle sale centre. Vice president of the Society Mr Drew Brown took his champion and reserve female champions from the bulling heifer class, both from Robert McTurk, Barlaes, Dalry, Castle Douglas. Taking the red, white and blue rosette was Barlaes Robina 37th, this April 2015 born Barlaes JFK daughter sold to Brendan Douglas, 15 Ganvaughan Road, Castle Derg, Co Tyrone for 1550gns. The reserve champion was Barlaes Brownie 232nd, she is another Barlaes JFK daughter and sold to M/s Davies & Sons, Bailey Bog, Bwlch-Y-Sarnau, Rhayader, Powys for joint top price of 1600gns.
The male champion was Troloss Kansas, from Troloss Farms Ltd, Elvanfoot, Biggar, Lanarkshire, this Blackcraig Dec son is out of a homebred female, Troloss Charlotte, sold for 2600gns to M/s Medland, Wilminstone Hall, Wilminstone, Tavistock, Devon. The reserve champion was Lord of Balgray from D & R Cornthwaite, Balgray, Lockerbie, this 20 month old, is by Ballavair Black Magic and out of Lady Silverbell 8th of Gall-way, sold for 1450gns to Neil Dunphy, Drumachar Farm, Logiealmond, Perth. The other Galloway bull sold also made 2600gns, Unthank Arthur* from S Busby & Co, Unthank, Langholm is a Rebus of Nether Cleugh son and out of Tina 4th of Unthank* sold to M/s Thorpe, Winterbutt Lee Farm, Eagley Bank, Shawford, Rochdale, Lancashire.
Father and son team, Walter and Ian Henderson from Whitehill, Lockerbie had a good day at the office when they sold their four pedigree in calf heifers to average £1365. Joint top price and 1st prize heifer was Astrid 647 of Whitehill, a Mountbenger Colonel daughter, she sold for 1600gns to Mr Laurie, Snowden Close, Gilsland, Brampton.
Averages
3 Bulls £2327.50 (+£1540.50)
4 Heifers in calf £1365 (-£42)
19 Bulling heifers £1100.29 (+£83)
3 Cows and calves £693.33 (-£286)
Prize list
Class 1 - Pedgiree Bull
1st Troloss Farms, Troloss, Elvanfoot, Biggar – Troloss Kansas sold to M/s Medland, Wilminstone Hall, Wilminstone, Tavistock, Devon for 2600gns
2nd S Busby & Co, Unthank, Langholm - Unthank Arthur* (appen) sold to M/s Thorpe, Winterbutt Lee Farm, Eagley Bank, Shawforth, Rochdale, Lancashire for 2600gns.
Class 2 – Pedigree Bull
1st D & R Cornthwaite, Balgray, Lockerbie – Lord of Balgray sold to Mr N Dunphy, Drumachar Farm, Logiealmond, Perth for 1450gns
2nd Troloss Farms – Troloss Kingfisher
Class 3 – Pedigree heifer in calf or in milk
1st Walter J Henderson, Whitehill, Lockerbie – Astrid 547 of Whitehill sold to Mr Laurie, Snowden Close, Gilsland for 1600gns
2nd Walter J Henderson – Lady Ann 630 of Whitehill sold to Judith Brearley, Highcliffe Farm, Guisborough, Cleveland for 1400gns
3rd Walter J Henderson – Astrid 649 of Whitehill sold to M/s Richardson & Son, High Row, Lupton, Carnforth, Lancashire for 1050gns
4th Walter J Henderson – Lizzie 629 of Whitehill sold to Mr Laurie, Snowden Close, Gilsland for 1150gns
Class 4 – Pedigree bulling heifer
1st Robert J McTurk, Barlaes, Dalry, Castle Douglas – Barlaes Robina 37th sold to Mr B Douglas, 15 Ganvaughan Road, Castle Derg, Co Tyrone for 1550gns
2nd Robert J McTurk – Barlaes Brownie 232nd sold to M/s Davis & Sons, Bailey Bog, Bwlch-Y-Sarnau, Rhayader, Powys for 1600gns
3rd G & K Gilligan, High Creoch, Gatehouse of Fleet – Tamara 88th of High Creoch sold to Judith Brearley, Highcliffe Farm, Guisborough, Cleveland for 1050gns
Other leading prices
Robert J McTurk – Barlaes Brownie 230th sold to Mr B Douglas, 15 Ganvaughan Road, Castle Derg, Co Tyrone for 1500gns
Robert J McTurk – Barlaes Grace 91st sold to Mr B Douglas, 15 Ganvaughan Road, Castle Derg, Co Tyrone for 1550gns
Robert J McTurk – Barlaes Brownie 231st sold to Mr G Noble, West Acres, Kirklinton, Carlisle, Cumbria for 1280gns