DECLARE @str varchar(1000)
DECLARE @idoc int;
DECLARE @doc xml;

 
set @str='1¦3¦4¦25'
set @doc=cast('<Root>
<item><ID>'+replace(@str,'&brvbar;','
</ID></item><item><ID>')+'</ID></item></Root>' as xml) 
EXEC sp_xml_preparedocument @Idoc OUTPUT, @doc

SELECT *   FROM OPENXML (@Idoc, '/Root/item',2)
WITH (
[ID] varchar(10)
) 
 /**//*
ID
-----------
1
3
4
25*/