**We are pleased to say we have had many positive responses from purchasers of cattle at our sale, we hope to sell a few fresh calved animals during 2010 at Carlisle and welcome your interest in them**

In celebration of 100 years of Black and White breeding we offered 50 head of young productive animals from the herd at Harrison & Hetherington's Borderway Mart on Wednesday 19th August 2009.

We would like to thank all those that made the sale a success, especially all those who supported the sale and particularly purchasers. We thank you for investing in Branchal stock, and sincerely hope that your new animals go onto perform for you.
We are also grateful for the efforts made by friends and family in preparing for the sale, and to The Farm Organisation team- Alex, Andy, Debs, Hannah, Rachel, Sarah, Stuart, Sarah who helped us both at the sale and for many months in advance. Finally we must thanks the auctioneers Glyn and Andrew who sold the cattle.

For those of you wanting to know the outcome, we sold 40 heifers in milk to average £1803 and 6 cows to average £1421, with an overall average of £1753 on 46 head. There were four lots exceeded the 2000gn barrier, lots 119, 125, 132 and 135 which were daughters of Igniter, Speed and Tregibby Gibson from the Molly, Babette and Dixie families.
We showed five heifers in the Border and Lakeland Club Sale and were delighted that they swooped the 1st to 5th spots in the senior milk heifers, with the 2200gn Branchal Igniter Molly going on to make 2200gns to Messrs Reay, Carlisle. She had calved on 2nd August and was giving over 28kg per day. Top price fell to Tregibby Gibson daughter, Branchal Gibson Dixie 234 at 2550gns, bought by my eldest brother Colin for his Raith herd in Fife, lot 135 she was fresh since 1st August and giving 25kg per day, with the scope to make a cow.

Thanks once again to everyone who made the day a success, we will continue to have some stock for sale either privately or through sales over the coming months and years so appreciate your interest and visits.

Branchal Lord Grace 54 VG85-2yrs
Sold for 1300gns, calved March

HIGH BRANCHAL, BRIDGE OF WEIR, RENFREWSHIRE, SCOTLAND, PA11 3SL

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