Two fresh pedigree heifers from G B Moorhouse of the Aireburn herd, Bell Busk, Skipton, topped Gisburn Auction Marts’ sale at £3450 and £3400 respectively.
Sale leader was a Cherry-Lily Zip Lister daughter from the herd’s Rilla family, this one out of an Ex93 Chad dam with yields up to 11,478kg.
At £3400 was a Redcarpet sired Miss America out of the 60tonne Ex90, Camelot Miss America.
Both sold together to a Lancashire buyer.
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A Cheshire buyer went to £2600 for the best from H and VE Jolly, Great Eccleston, Preston. Fieldside Enid 12 is a Nortonhill R2D2 daughter and is giving 37kg.
The same home sold their 36kg Fieldside Diana 7, by Denmire Minefield to the same Cheshire buyer for £2550, who also took a third Fieldside heifer at £2450, Diana 8 out of a 14,693kg dam and by Peak Altamaui.
The same buyer went to £2450 for Airebank Renegade Gem from DC Hall, Coniston Cold, Skipton, which sold giving 36kg.
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Next best at £2400 was a Fortland heifer from J and N Hull and Sons, Winmarleigh, Preston. This was a Denovo Gateway daughter from their Roxette family which sold giving 35kg to BF Blezard, Ribchester, Preston.
Pedigree cows peaked at £2320 for a 45kg third calver from B and JM Crowe’s Yewbarrow herd at Witherslack, Grange-over-Sands. By Seagull-Bay Silver, the cow had given 12,088kg in its second note.
Leading the 26 non-pedigree heifers at £2420 was an entry from N and K Forshaw, Alston, Preston.
Auctioneers: Gisburn Auction Marts.
Averages: pedigree newly calved heifers, £2320; pedigree newly calved cows, £1962; non-registered newly calved heifers, £1755; in-calf heifers, £1810
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