Top Ayrshine sells for 8,000 at annual show and sale
 

ST. HYACINTHE, QUEBEC — The top selling Ayrshire cow sold for $8,000 at the International Dairy Showcase in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec last month.

The annual ayrshire sale included 26 head. The average sale price was $3,300.

Here is a list of Ontario buyers and sellers.

Top sales for Ontario breeders:

1. $3,700: price for Lombard Dale KB Firefly (yearling consigned by Lombard Dale Ayrshires, of Lombardy)

2. $3,300. Price for Fairburn Topaz  (consigned by Fairburn Farm, Arnprior)

3. $3,300. Price for Dream Ridge Annaleah V.G 87 (consigned by Bonnie and Dave Bergeron of Dream Ridge Ayrshires, Hammond, and MacNaughton Cumming, of Glen Malcolm Ayrshires, Lancaster)

4. $2,600. Price for Fairburn BBK Burgady V. G. 86 (consigned by Fairburn Farm, Arnprior)

5. $2,100. Price for Visserdale LM Julia 7 (consigned by Ron and Todd Visser, of Visserdale Ayshires, Portland)

6. $2,100. Price for Rosayre Conn’s Riley (consigned by Ken and Shirley Rose, of Rosayre Ayrshires, Mountain)

7. $1,700. Price for Fairburn Birds Nest (consigned by Fairburn Farm, Arnprior)

8. $1,500. Price for Yellow Briar Jerri (consigned by Jeff Stephens, of Yellow Briar Ayrshires, Troy)

Top prices paid by Ontario breeders:

1.  $6,200.Price for Des Prairies Pacane 2 ET, an intermediate calf (consigned by Ferme Francois Beaudry Inc., Granby Que )  bought by Cynlorr Ayrshires, David and Catherine Whetter, of Finch, Guy Sim, of British Columbia, and Laura Laiholahti, of Finland..

2. $5,000. Price for Du Petit Bois Peter Mikie ET, a senior calf (consigned by Ferme Du Petit Bois, of St. Valerien Que,) bought by Glen Malcolm Ayrshires of Lancaster.

3.  $3,000. Price for Lassard Copper Judy, consigned by Ferme Lessard, of St-Joseph de Beauce, Que, bought by CynLorr Ayrshires, of Finch