Borderway Anniversary Store Cattle show & sale

On Wednesday 25^th August, Harrison & Hetherington had forward 1372 cattle at their weekly sale comprising of a catalogued entry of 869 Store Cattle, 144 Un-entered store bulls and weanlings and 359 Calves, which included the 47^th Anniversary show and sale of store cattle.

STORE CATTLE – An outstanding entry of 869 Continental cross store cattle were forward at the Anniversary show and sale this week, whereby trade soared well above expectations all day, with averages seeing a rise of £300 on the same sale two years ago, and a increase of £140 on last year. The sale saw 205 cattle selling over £1300 and 11 vendors saw their averages at £1400 or more.

The pre sale show was ably carries out by Francis and Andrew Smith, The View, Carnforth, placing their Overall Champion as the 1^st prize Limousin steer from Messrs Slack, Plumtree House, Penrith. This later sold for £1720. The Smith due then awarded the Reserve Champion to the 1^st prize Limosuin cross heifer from Messrs Slack, once again, later selling to £1520. The Judges fully backed their judgement by purchasing both animals.

Outwit the show, a days top overall of £1780 was achieved by annual consigners Messrs Telford, Edenlin, Carlisle. Other Limousin crosses sold to £1720 this time from Messrs Grieve, Whiteside, Hexham. Charolais crosses to £1540 from Messrs Baty, Broomhill, Carlisle.

 Steers sold to a days top of £1750 for a Charolais cross from Messrs Storey, Limestone Cottage, Penrith. Two Limousin cross steers to £1720 from Messrs Telford, Ednelin. British Blues to £1485 from Messrs Holliday & Graham, Bolton Wood Lane, Wigton. Holsteins sold to £1400from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth.

Prize List:
Limousin Bullock
1^st NE Slack, Plumtree House, Penrith - £1720
2^nd RN & R Scot, West Micklethwaite, Wigton - £1390
3^rd JM & S Priestley, Cracrop, Brampton - £1360

AOB Bullock
1^st W Storey, Limestone Cottage, Calthwaite, Penrith - £1750
2^nd W Storey, Limestone Cottage, Calthwaite, Penrith - £1580
3^rd JH Baty & Son, Broom Hill, Hethersgill, Carlisle - £1560

Limousin Heifers
1^st NE Slack, Plumtree House, Penrith - £1520
2^nd JM & S Priestley, Cracrop, Brampton - £1530
3^rd DH & JM Murray, The Throp, Gilsland, Brampton - £1170

AOB Heifer
1^st RG & LA Grieve & Son, Whiteside Farm, Birtley, Hexham - £1400

Champion: NE Slack, Plumtree House, Penrith - £1720 (Limousin Bullock)
Reserve Champion: NE Slack, Plumtree House, Penrith - £1520 (Heifer)

Leading Consignor Averages:
Over 16 months
M/s Telford, Edenlin 5 av £1690
M/s Storey, Limestone Cottage 6 av £1597
M/s MacDonald, Ladyhousesteads 3 av £1500
M/s Routledge, Old Silloth 3 av £1478
M/s Stainton, the Garth 5 av £1464
M/s Baty, Broomhill 30 av £1447
M/s Stamper, Rose Farm 4 av £1425
M/s Hebson, Chapel Farm 17 av £1391
M/s Dodd, Delight 4 av £1350
M/s Kyle, Spoutbank 30 av £1331
M/s Mitchinson, Gallowberry 20 av £1328
M/s Sisson, Grain Head 4 av £1325
M/s Story, Bankhead 4 av £1310
M/s Robinson, Rowell Farm 5 av £1304
M/s Musgrave, the Hill 4 av £1303

16m and under
M/s Priestley, Cracrop 13 av £1451
M/s Slack, Plumtree 5 av £1414
M/s Hall, Horsleyhill 5 av £1406
M/s Harryman, Keskadale 11 av £1295
M/s Dobson, East View 8 av £1293
M/s Scott, West Micklethwaite 18 av £1289
M/s Grieve, Whiteside 20 av £1280
M/s Bunting, Midtown 30 av £1252
M/s Dean, Kirkhouse 10 av £1220
M/s Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill 30 av £1204

Leading prices:
Steers: Charolais £1750 £1580 Limestone Cottage £1660 (x3) £1630 (x2) £1580 (x3) £1570 (x2) £1560 (x2) £1520 (x2) £1510 (x2) £1365 (x3) Broom Hill, £1480 £1325 Whiteside Farm, £1460 £1435 Old Silloth Farm, £1415 Lairdlaugh £1395 (x5) £1360 (x3) Spout Bank, Limousin £1720 Plumtree House, £1720 (x2) £1690 (x2) Edenlin, £1660 £1560 £1520 £1510 Limestone Cottage £1590 (x2) £1505 (x2) £1500 (x3) Chapel Farm, £1580 £1560 £1550 (x2) Cracrop Farm, £1570 Broom Hill £1570 £1510 The Garth, £1540 Old Silloth Farm, £1500 Whiteside Farm, £1490 Kirkhouse Farm, British Blue £1485 Bolton Wood Lane, £1460 £1430 £1300 Bents Farm,  £1410 £1375 £1340 £1335 £1300 Balgray Hill £1400 £1260 Bankend,  £1380 (x2) Briggle Farm, £1330 Midtown Farm, £1300 Airds of Balcary, Holstein Friesian £1400 £1385 £1315 Rose Farm, £1045 (x2) Carrick Dean, Aberdeen Angus £1390 (x2) Delight Farm, £1385 Briggle Farm, £1360 Cockley Bank, £1280 Shank Castle £1250 Chapel Farm, £1210 (x2) Horsegills, Simmental £1300 £1250 (x4) £1170 (x2) Balgray Hill £1295 Bents Farm, Hereford £1160 £1095 Cockley Bank £1040 (x2) Park Head, Friesian £1110 (x5) Bank Farm, Montbelairde £1090 (x4) Swordwellrigg Farm. 

Heifers: Limousin £1780 Edenlin £1750 Whiteside Farm, £1620 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £1600 Rose Farm, £1580 £1530 Ladyhousesteads £1560 (x2) Gallowberry, £1530 (x2) £1480 £1400 Cracrop £1520 Plumtree House, £1450 £1420 (x2) £1410 Midtown Farm, £1440 Rowell Farm, £1435 (x2) West Micklethwaite £1420 £1410 Keskadale Farm, £1400 Stockbridgehill, Charolais £1540 £1360 (x3) £1200 Broom Hill £1400 Whiteside Farm, £1365 Keskadale Farm, £1270 Chapel Farm, £1230 (x2) Lairdlaugh, Aberdeen Angus £1330 Broom Hill £1300 Bankend, British Blue £1300 (x3) £1210 £1200 £1190 Lawrence Holme £1290 Stockbridgehill £1270 (x4) £1230 (x2) Flatt, £1225 West Micklethwaite £1220 £1180, Midtown Farm, £1195 Carrycoats Hill £1190 Bents Farm, £1190 Cockley Bank, £1180 Cross Hill, Simmental £1290 Rowell Farm, Bazadaise £1260 West Micklethwaite, Beef Shorthorn £1200 Rowell Farm, £1160 (x3) Gimmenbie, Hereford £1070 Park Head, £1050 Cockleybank .

WEANED CATTLE : A high flying day for all types of cattle in the Carlisle weaning ring.  Bulls topped at an astonishing £1460 for a Limousin from Messrs Dixon & Chapelhow, Westfield House, Port Carlisle.  The same home had another at £1455.  Messrs Fletcher, Black Cleugh had a pair of good Limousin bulls at £1360.  British Blues were up to £1270 and £1250 from Messrs Graham, Barnglies.  Young 8 month old bulls from Messrs Gardner, Glebelands reaching £870.  Bullocks and heifers were also a fantastic trade with South Devons up to £1100 for 4 Bullocks from Messrs Lawson, High Boonwood.  British Blue bullocks to £1030 from the same home.  Simmental bullocks topped at £1070 from B Mccolm, Awhirk.  British Blue heifers sold to £1015 again from Messrs Lawson and Limousins to £930 from A Carlyle, Slealands. 

Leading Prices: Bulls: Limousin £1460 £1455 Westfield House Farm, £1360 Black Cleugh £740 (x4) Highwood Nook, British Blue £1270 £1250 Barnglies £870 (x7) Glebelands, £600 (x2) Winter Tarn Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1150 Barnglies, Hereford £1090 Barnglies, Friesian £550 Pond Farm, Holstein Friesian £365 (x7) Gill Farm,

Steers: South Devon £1100 (x4) £890 High Boonwood, Simmental £1070 £1000 (x2) £990 £890 Awhirk Farm, British Blue £1030 £960 (x3) 950 £870 £840 High Boonwood £855 (x2) Caton Street £850 (x4) £740 (x3) Thornbank, Aberdeen Angus £920 £900 £760 (x3) £720 (x2) Mungo Farms, £855 Caton Street £795 (x2) Sandysike Farmhouse, £710 (x4) Rising Sun Farm, Limousin £850 Stone House, £770 £700 (x2) Mungo Farms £730 Prior House, Hereford £700 Mungo Farms £510 Rising Sun Farm, Blonde £690 Mungo Farms, Holstein Friesian £610 High Boonwood.

Heifers: British Blue £1015 (x5) £970 £920 (x2) £900 £870 High Boonwood £995 (x2) £910 Nirvana, £900 £880 £840 Cote House Farm,  Limousin £930 Slealands Burn £890 £800 Stone House, £830 £790 Buttermere Close, £750 £620 (x3) Mungo Farms £740 (x3) Highwood Nook, £730 Prior House £690 Flatt, Hereford £850 (x2) Langdale, Aberdeen Angus £830 (x2) £820 £670 (x2) Langdale £770 Caton Street, South Devon £830 High Boonwood, Belted Galloway £810 (x3) £710 Langdale, Bazadaise £760 Dinley, Holstein Friesian £640 Winter Tarn Farm.

 

The next sale of store and weaned cattle will take place on Wednesday 1^st September

All classes of cattle are in huge demand, both in the ring or off Farm. Please contact our team for further information.

Store Cattle Team James Little 07872 840685            Grant Anderson 07872 129274 Lynne Grieve 07803 242344

Weaned Cattle Team David Fearon on 07500 173273 David Holliday 07710 189804

Calf Team Paul Gardner 07736 883671 Joe Bowman 07736 883670