Top price, 10,200gns for Knowlesmere Braxton Missy (Braxton x VG88-2yr Alexander x Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy EX95). She sold to Andrew & Alison Buntings New Abbey herd in Dumfries.
The 2013 sale once again asserted its importance in the world of top Holstein breeding. A sale average of £4000 was recorded with a top price of 10,200gns. The sale attracted buyers from 8 different countries.
The leading bid of 10,200gns secured for Andrew and Alison Bunting of the New Abbey herd near Dumfries a stunning, superbly well-bred 8 month old heifer calf sired by Regancrest S Braxton and from the currently red hot Canadian ‘Missy’ cow family.
Leading Prices
| NAME PRICE PURCHASER |
| KNOWLESMERE BRAX MISSY 10,200gns Andrew Bunting, Dumfries (Braxton X Morsan Miss Universe VG-88 2yr X Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy EX-95 2E) |
| FEIZOR WINDBROOK J FLO 2 8,000gns H & M & D Hodgson, Carlisle (Windbrook X Feizor Jordan S Flo 2 VG-88 2yr X Berryholme Shottle Flo EX-94) |
| UTOPIAN MERIDIAN G AMBROSIA 2 8,000gns Designer Holsteins, Essex (Meridian X Sahara Goldwyn Ambrosia VG-89 3yr X Smiddiehill Toystory Ambrosia VG-89) |
| WILTOR NUMERO UNO CANDICE 8,000gns Drakkar Holsteins, France (Uno X Court-US-MS Dom Candice VG-86 2yr X MS Courtlane Ur-S Candy VG-86 2yr X Regancrest Chassity) |
| WILTOR SNOWMASTER SHARON 6,800gns C W & D E Bushby, Cumbria (Snowmaster X Washfold Bolton Sharon 2 VG-88 2yr X Roevalley Goldwyn Chartreuse VG-88) |
| HOLMLAND ATWOOD ADEEN 6,500gns BM Livestock, Netherlands (Atwood X Lavenham Adeen EX-92 2E X MS Kingstead Chief Adeen EX-94 2E) |
| RIVERDANE EXPLODE ROSABEL 5,600gns R & C D Atkin & Son, Cheshire (Explode X Riverdane Goldwyn Rosabel VG-87 2yr X Pierstein Dundee Rosabel VG-88 X Thrulane James Rose) |
| DENMIRE DUDE PAMELA 28 5,100gns D R & H M Horsley, Cumbria (Dude X Denmire Goldwyn Pamela 20 VG-88 X Denmire Lheros Pamela 8 EX-96 5E LP110) |
| MEIKLEFIRTH GOLD CHIP ZANDRA 2 5,000gns K & M Jamieson, Dumfries (Gold Chip X Woodmarsh Shottle Zandra 6 VG-88 2yr X Woodmarsh Zoey EX X Ocean View Mandel Zandra) |
| MEIKLEFIRTH GOLD CHIP ZANDRA 4 5,000gns Martin Rubesam, Germany (Gold Chip X Woodmarsh Shottle Zandra 6 VG-88 2yr X Woodmarsh Zoey EX X Ocean View Mandel Zandra) |
| DENMIRE COSMO MARIE 246 5,000gns (O’Cosmopolitan X Denmire Morty Marie 33 EX-91 2E X Denmire Storm Marie 12 EX-94 3E) |
| DENMIRE UNO ROXY 39 5,000gns Messrs Sowerby, Cumbria (Uno X Denmire Denzel Roxy 16 VG X Denmire Goldwyn Roxy EX) |
| DENMIRE JORDAN ROXY 24 VG-87 2yr 4,800gns C Dent, Cumbria |
| ORTONGRANGE OBSERVER GHOST 4 4,500gns Undisclosed |
| HOLMLAND EPIC LAUREN 4,500gns M J Owens, Dyfed |
| GLASSON NUMERO UNO G GLORA 4,400gns E & D Evans & R Morgan, Ceredigion |
| REDSKY LB DELIGHT RED P 4,400gn M Howie, (1/2 share of price) |
| DENMIRE JORDAN MARIE 175 VG-87 2yr 4,250gns J P & C Robson, Lancashire |
| HEATHERLIGHT P T S ZANDRA 4,200gns James Kennedy Ltd, Ayrshire |
| HOLMLAND BRADNICK MARIE 4,200gns J D & M E Holgate, N Yorkshire |
| HOLMLAND GC ALANYA 3,800gns J D & M E Holgate, N Yorkshire |
| FURNESS WINDHAMMER DESTINY 3,800gns S & A Morley, Carlisle |
| GLASSON MERIDIAN BALISE A 3,800gns Designer Holsteins, Essex |
| CRYSTALCLEAR BRAWLER ALEX 3,800gns R Veitch, Ayrshire |
| SAHARA SNOWMASTER MELODY 3,800gns G T & L Spence, N Yorkshire |
| ABSOLUTE POLLY PURSUIT 3,600gns A H Wilson, Cardigan |
| DENMIRE ASHLAR GRATEFUL 14 3,500gns C Dent, Cumbria |
| NEWABBEY SID LILA Z 3,500gns ½ Share of price |
(T1, D1)
