Lancaster averages buoyant at first fixture of year

Top seller was the overall champion, Inspired Chapters Rose, from Carl Smith, Preston. This cow, was champion in the Lancashire Club’s herd competition last year, and had given over 10,000kg as a heifer and sold four weeks fresh giving 47kg. Rose is descended from Bosdale Storm Rose.

The major consignor was J. Burrow and Sons, Barton, Preston, who sent 18 cattle from their noted Stardale herd including 16 heifers which averaged £2,605.

Among these was the second highest price of the day, which was 4,600gns for Stardale Jordan Vaakje 6. This heifer, by Roylane Jordan, is bred from 11 successive generations of VG or EX cows.

The hammer fell to Wendy Brassington, Telford, Shropshire, for the Cracking herd.

Full sisters

The next two animals were both from Messrs Burrow, and were full sisters by Picston Shottle out of Skyhigh Durham Adeen. They made 4,000gns and 3,000gns respectively selling to W. and S. Airey, Carnforth, and J.P. Robson, Garstang.

Robert and Elaine Butterfield, Bentham, Lancaster, had a consignment from their Ingleview herd, which produced a top price of 3,800gns paid by A. Bargh, Penrith, for Ingleview Igniter Dandy bred from a noted cow family with four generations of EX cows behind her tracing back to Walkerbrae and Leslieville.

The same team also achieved 3,000gns for their Ingleview Igniter Kelly.

This is no less than 10 successive generations of VG and EX cows, this very smart heifer being purchased by Wendy Brassington, of Telford.

Two other regular consignors achieved good averages firstly Wilson and Stephen Boow, Bootle, Cumbria, averaged just short of £3,000 for their six entries with a top of 3,800gns for a Red Talent daughter.

They were bought by Elwyn Thomas who was purchasing on behalf of Maurice Jones, Calcourt Farms, Montgomeryshire.

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