Castle Douglas Autumn Show and Sale

Castle Douglas Autumn Show and Sale Friday 23rd October 2009. Judge:- Miss Fiona Gilligan, High Creoch, Gate House of Fleet.

At the Society’s pre-sale show, it was a clean sweep for Mr Andrew McConchie, Mains of Penningham, Newton Stewart. He received Champion and Reserve Pair of animals and 3rd place in the same class. Miss Fiona Gilligan, High Creoch, Gatehouse of Fleet, awarded championship to two Blackcraig Lucrative daughters, Penningham Paula and Penninghame Page, these two September 2007 born heifers realised 950gns and 1050gns respectively to M/s Irving, Mount Benger, Selkirk.

The reserve champion pair Penninghame Pansy and Penninghame Philis this time sired by Diamond B Keepsake 11K sold for 1120gns to M/s Cornthwaite, Balgray, Lockerbie and 1100gns to Mr M McCornick, Barquhill, Newton Stewart.

Top price of the day, came from the reduction sale from Mr Peter Hunter Blair, Nether Cleugh, this 3year old Countess Opal of Nether Cleugh, a Doon of Urr Anonymous daughter was sold for 2100gns, she had a heifer calf at foot to new member, Mr Jim Fairly, the Oaks, Dunkirk Park, Bridge of Earn. Next top price Foxglove Madonna of Nether Cleugh was knock down to Mr McCornick, Barquhill for 2000gns, the Penninghame Icarus daughter was sold with a heifer calf at foot. Mr Hunter Blair was selling his adult proportion of his prize-winning herd to reduce his workload and out of the 13 animals sold more than half of them reached four figures. All the animals forward were a credit to him and will enhance any herd. Next top price went home to Kirkstead, Yarrow, with Alan McClymont, for 1400gns this Glenkiln Copyright daughter, Nerys Ingrid of Nether Cleugh had a bull calf at foot. Buying some of their breeding back was the Fergussons from Balraes, Dalry, Castle Douglas, Katie Morag of Nether Cleugh is a Knightrider of Nether Cleugh daughter and out of Barlaes Katie 24th, she had a 6 week heifer calf at foot and was sold for 1120gns.

Class Results

Pair of Bulling heifers 1st AK McConchie & Co, Penninghame Paula and Penninghame Page to M/s Irving, Mount Benger, Selkirk for 950gns and 1050gns 2nd AK McConchie & Co, Penninghame Pansy to M/s Cornthwaite, Balgray, Lockerbie for 1220gns and Penninghame Philis to Mr M McCornick, Barquhill, Newton Stewart for 1100gns 3rd AK McConchie & Co, Pennighame Psalm and Penninghame Plumb to Mr R Mann, Devon both for 800gns 4th Mr H Guthrie, Pridette 300117 of Ardoch to Mr Jingles, NI for 650gns and Kathleen 600120 of Ardoch to Mr Kyle, Spoutbank for 680gns

Averages

20 bulling heifers £751.00 (+£182) 1 cow and calf £840.00 1 bull £577.50 Reduction 7 cows with heifer calves at foot £1328.00 4 cows with bull calves at foot £1023 2 severed cows £997.50