Harry Hodgson and son, David’s Wormanby autumn Holstein youngstock sale, at Carlisle, sold to a top of 5200gns for a 13-month-old heifer.
The sale from the family’s Burgh-by-Sands-based herd, which boasts 75 Ex and 112 VG-classified females, was topped by Wormanby Lambda Britney.
A Farnear Delta-Lambda daughter, she is bred from the VG86-2yr SP cow, Wormanby Fitz Britney, which is a daughter of the Ex91-2E SP, Clonbrick Britney Epic. Lambda Britney, whose third dam, Butz-Butler Gold Britney Ex91, is a full sister to the 2019 grand champion at the World Dairy Expo, sold to Emerald Isle Genetics, Co Limerick, Eire.
Selling for 4800gns was Wormanby Crushtime Amyly
Also heading home to Eire in the same trailer at 4800gns was the 11-month-old heifer, Wormanby Crushtime Amyly. She is a daughter of Col DG Crushtime and bred from the 2017 Swiss Expo junior champion, Bel Doorman Zita.
Selling for 4500gns was the similarly aged Wormanby Crushtime Flo, which joins the Espland herd of Messrs Cannon, Appleby-in-Westmorland. Her dam is Stowbeck AT Flo Ex92, which is bred from six successive generations of Ex-classified cows. One of the herd favourites, she has also bred several bulls at £4000 plus.
Also making her mark was the eight-month-old heifer calf, Wormanby Chief Mahala, a Stanton Chief-sired entry and grand-daughter of the Ex95-5E SP LP80, Wormanby Bottle Mahala. She made 4000gns to the Forsyths, of Baltier Farming, Whithorn, Newton Stewart.
Sam Wake, of the Blydale Holstein herd, is a partner in several animals at Wormanby and consigned some heifers that sold to 4400gns for Blydale Miss Cheif, a yearling heifer purchased by Simon Dowle, Knutsford, Cheshire.
This Stantons Chief daughter, which was reserve champion at the National Online Show, is a grand-daughter of the 2019 Nominated All Britain cow, Blydale El Niro Miss Ex93.
Blydale Fran Denver ET, an in-calf heifer again from Mr Wake, made 3200gns to Baltier. She is by Brenland Denver and bred from a flush from the Ex91 Crystalclear Goldwyn Fran. Reserve champion at the Central Counties Calf Show in 2019, she sold sexed to Col DG Crushtime.
averages: 21 in-calf heifers, £1915.00; 35 bulling heifers, £1908.00; 14 heifer calves, £1890.00
Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.
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