Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 30^th August Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sales of primestock. A smaller show of 275 cast cows, bulls and prime cattle were on offer on Bank Holiday Monday.  

PRIME BULLS: A very good entry of 91 prime bulls forward at Borderway’s weekly sale whereby quality was down on the week and trade would see a slight easing also. Top overall was a superb Limousin from Messrs Nimmo, Bogside, Wishaw attaining £1902.38 and purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston. Next best was from Messrs Cleasby, Linden House, Penrith and purchased and by A & D Meats, Rossendale. British Blue crosses sold to £1766.66 from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan bought by Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers, Bradford. Charolais sold to £1734.35 from Messrs Wilson, Carskerdo Farm, Fife. Top overall pence per kilo of 247.5p was paid to Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk for their Limousin cross. Dairy bred bulls sold to £1306.70 from Messrs Murray & Son, Conheath, Dumfries purchased by Bowland Foods and a top pence per kilo of 193.5p for a Friesian from Messrs Reed, Croft House, Carlisle.

Please advise entries for next week’s sale by call or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading prices per head: Limousin £1902 Bogside Farm, £1875, £1833 Linden House, £1784 Allerby Hall, £1662 Haltcliffe Farm, £1514 Upper Brydekirk, £1504 Beck House, £1487 Mirkbooths, £1401 Elephant Farm British Blue £1766 Upper Brydekirk, £1372 Mirkbooths Charolais £1734 Carskerdo Farm Simmental £1638 Castlewigg Farm, £1381 Temon Farm Staberlizer £1400, £1282 The Swaites Aberdeen Angus £1358, £1331 Windy Hill, £1343, £1335 Down Hall Holstein Friesian £1306, £1297, £1253, £1244, £1204, £1178, £1126 Conheath Farm, £1296, £1170 Blackrigg, £1116 Old Town Farm Friesian £1194 King Hill, £1100 High House, £1023 Croft House Holstein £1175, £1081, £1054, £1047, £1046 Castlesteads

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 247.5p Upper Brydekirk, 244.5p(x2) Linden House, 244.5p, 236.5p Haltcliffe Farm, 238.5p Beck House, 237.5p Bogside Farm British Blue 236.5p Upper Brydekirk, 212.5p Croft House Charolais 221.5p Carskerdo Farm Staberlizer 214.5p, 206.5p The Swaites Simmental 212.5p Castlewigg Farm Aberdeen Angus 207.5p Frankstown Farm, 206.5p, 201.5p, 197.5p Windy Hill Friesian 193.5p Croft House Friesian 190.5p King Hill, 176.5p Croft House, 172.5p High House Holstein Friesian 189.5p, 183.5p Blackrigg, 186.5p, 185.5p Street Head, 183.5p Mirkbooths, 182.5p Conheath Farm, 180.5p Grassknop Farm, 179.5p(x2) Old Town Farm, 174.5p Bectonhall Holstein 179.5p, 178.5p(x2), 176.5p Castlesteads

PRIME CATTLE: A much smaller show of only 22 prime steers and heifers forward with a fantastic trade achieved for the quality of stock presented. Top overall was Messrs Blake, Halfway Well with their Limousin cross heifer peaking at £1816.04 purchased by R & JP Mulholland Butchers, Great Orton, Carlisle. Others from the same home sold to £1769.24 and Messrs Rae, Boghead, Dumfries sold to £1768.18 for another both purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle who also purchased the top pence per kilo animal from Messrs Mair, Meikleholm, Lockerbie for 287.5ppk.

Steers attained a day’s top of £1797.95 for a Charolais cross from Messrs Wilson, Carskerdo Farm, Fife and was purchased by Eric Hall. British Blue crosses from Messrs Murray, Conheath, Dumfries sold to £1748.21 purchased again by Eric Hall. Limousin’s peaked at £1736.73 from Messrs Mitchell, Mirkbooths, Carlisle. The steer was also top price per kilo of 273.5p and was bought by Kings Butchers.

Leading prices per head:
Steers: Charolais £1797 Carskerdo Farm British Blue £1748 Conheath Farm Limousin £1736, £1531 Mirkbooths, £1721, £1685 Hoddomtown Holstein Friesian £1168 Windy Hill

Heifers: Limousin £1816, £1769 Halfway Well, £1768, £1757 Boghead Farm, £1664 Meikleholm, £1559 Mirkbooths Aberdeen Angus £1650 Mirkbooths

Leading Prices per kilo:

Steers: Limousin 273.5p Mirkbooths, 253.5p, 241.5p Hoddomtown, 227.5p Mirkbooths British Blue 238.5p Conheath Farm Charolais 233.5p Carskerdo Farm Holstein Friesian 185.5p Windy Hill

Heifers: Limousin 287.5p Meikleholm Farm, 279.5p, 273.5p Halfway Well, 267.5p, 258.5p Boghead Farm, 244.5p Mirkbooths Aberdeen Angus 257.5p Mirkbooths

CAST COWS: A small show of 175 cast cows and stock bulls were on offer to an increased ringside of buyers. Messrs Goldie, Townfoot Farm sold the top price Limousin cow for 1057kg at 164.5p totalling £1738 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Gwynne, Castlewigg Farm sold the top priced Simmental cow for 776kg at 216.5p totalling £1680 bought by Jewitt Meats. Messrs Reid, Calfpark sold a Limousin x cow for 887kg at 173.5p totalling £1538 to Les Fell. Messrs Irving, New Sandsfield sold the top priced Blue x cow for 822kg at 184.5p totalling £1516 to Michael Helliwell and a Limousin x at 664kg at 213.5p totalling £1417 to Jewitt Meats. Messrs Goldie, Townfoot Farm sold the top price Aberdeen Angus cow for 976kg at 154.5p totalling £1507 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Fishwick & Son, Thornship Farm sold a Blue x cow for 742kg at 196.5p totalling £1458 and 805kg at 177.5p totalling £1388 for a Limousin x bought by Michael Helliwell and Messrs Roberts. Messrs Mattinson & Son, Burthwaite sold a Limousin x heifer for 515kg at 227.5p totalling £1171 to Owain Llyr.

Once again, a plain show of dairy cast cows was on offer. Messrs Skelton, Gill Farm sold a Montbeliarde x cow for 900kg at 138.5p totalling £1246 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Robinson & Son, Gelt Hall Farm sold the top priced Friesian cow for 713kg at 167.5p totalling £1194 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Mitchell, Mirkbooths sold the top priced Holstein x cow for 820kg at 145.5p totalling £1103 also to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Wilson, Evening Hill Farm sold a Holstein x cow for 889kg at 132.5p totalling £1177 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Grierson, Musgrave Hall sold a Holstein x cow for 801kg at 137.5p totalling £1101 to Les Fell. Messrs Henderson & Son, Park House Farm sold a Holstein x Heifer for 600kg at 172.5p totalling £1035 to Alan Jarvis.

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £1738 Townfoot Farm, £1538 Calfpark, £1417 New Sandsfield, £1388 Thornship Farm, £1211 Meikleholm Farm, £1171 Burthwaite, £1154 Arrandale Simmental £1680 Castlewigg Farm, £1232 Townfoot Farm British Blue £1516 New Sandsfield, £1458, £1208 Thornship Farm Aberdeen Angus £1507 Townfoot Farm, £1122 Loganburn Charolais £1352 Ellonby Hall Montbeliarde £1246 Gill Farm Beef Shorthorn £1201 Marsh House Friesian £1194, £1058 Gelt Hall Farm Blonde £1193 Arrandale Holstein £1193 Mirkbooths, £1101 Musgrave Hall Holstein Friesian £1177 Evening Hill Farm, £1085 High Pow, £1080 Baggrow Farm, £1035 Park House Farm, £1025 Walby Hall, £1010 Mirkbooths Salers £1057 Overby House

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 227.5p Burthwaite, 213.5p New Sandsfield, 174.5p Meikleholm Farm, 174.5p Cowlyers Farm, 173.5p Calfpark, 172.5p Thornship Farm, 167.5p Powleys Garth, 164.5p Oakghyll Farm, 164.5p Townfoot Farm, 162.5p The Swaites, 157.5p Arrandale Simmental 216.5p Castlewigg Farm British Blue 196.5p, 177.5p Thornship Farm, 184.5p New Sandsfield Charolais 172.5p Ellonby Hall Holstein Friesian 172.5p Park House Farm, 146.5p Mirkbooths Friesian 167.5p, 149.5p Gelt Hall Farm, 147.5p, 145.5p Harelawhole, 143.5p Syke House, 141.5p Beyond the Moss Blonde 166.5p Arrandale Aberdeen Angus 158.5p Loganburn, 154.5p Townfoot Farm, 152.5p Parkside Farm Salers 155.5p Overby House Montbeliarde 147.5p, 141.5p Swordwellrigg Farm Shorthorn 146.5p, 143.5p Dirrops Holstein 145.5p Mirkbooths Beef Shorthorn 142.5p Marsh House Ayrshire 133.5p Horseclose Farm

CAST BULLS: 7 stock bulls on offer. Messrs Edgar Fellside Farm sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 947kg at 158.5p totalling £1501 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Norwood, Fell End sold a Beef Shorthorn bull for 983kg at 152.5p totalling £1499 also to Owain Llyr.

Leading Prices per head: Limousin £1501 Fellside Farm, £1334 Fell View Farm, £1151 Pond Farm Beef Shorthorn £1499 Fell End

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 158.5p Fellside Farm, 147.5p Fell View Farm, 137.5p, 134.5p Pond Farm Beef Shorthorn 152.5p Fell End Friesian 138.5p Pond Farm

PRIME SHEEP: On Monday 30^th August 2021 Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of prime sheep despite the bank holiday numbers remained strong seeing an entry of 2448 head forward.

The overall quality of the lambs forward would be down on the week with a shortage of best end types being keenly bid for and well sought after.  An overall average of 244ppk or £106.73 per head was achieved; 40 lots sold over £130 with 43 lots over 280ppk. The sale topped at £142 for a fantastic lamb sold by Joanne Halliday, Broathill, Kirkpatrick Fleming which sold to Mr R Skelton. Top per kilo was 330.5p for a pen of 9 Dutch lambs from Messrs Storey, Woodhead, Haltwhistle to Mr A Dawson, followed at 330p from Ann Little, The Hollands selling to Mr M Halliwell.

Leading Prices per head: Texel £142, £139 Broathill; £141 Walby Grange; £139 Wilshir; £139 Hermitage; £138.5 Winterhope; £138, £135, £133 Bengall; £138, £137 High Green Hill; £137, £132 The Green; £136, £135.5 Mid Farm; £136 The Garth; £135 Upper Tinwald; £135 Thirlwall Castle; £1329x2) Broathill Dutch Texel £140, £129, £128, £127 Thirlwall Castle; £139, £137, £130(x2), £129, £127, £126 Harley Croft; £136, £135.5, £135, £133 Hargill House; £136, £135.5 Woodhead Farm; £133, £129 Ashfield; £132 Aspatria Hall Beltex £135 The Guards: £132, £131, £130, £122 Hollands; £121, £120 The Throp Badgerface £127, £125 Leafield Suffolk £124, £119, £118 Faugh Beeches; £124 Highfield; £119 Clappers; £119 White House; £117 Comlongon Mains Mill Bleu £124 Stanley House Mule £105 Coombe Crag; £105 , £103.5Albierigg; £104.5 Spout Bank; £104.5, £103.5 Kilnstown; £102.5 High Park Foot Hill/Cheviot £90 Thrimby Hall

Leading Prices per kilo: Dutch Texel 330.5p, 316.3p, 298.8p, 277.1p Woodhead; 329.3p , 322.6p, 317.4p, 309.3p, 289.2pHargill House; 322p, 295.1p Aspatria Hall; 304.3p, 300p, 285.4p, 283.7p Thirlwall Castle; 300 Ashfield; 278.9p, 276.8p, 275.6p Thrimby Hall; 276.2p Little Swinburne Beltex 330p, 327.5p, 313.3p, 301.2p Hollands; 318.4p, 289.2p, 287.2p The Throp; 306.8p, 282.1p The Guards Texel 328.6p, 322.4p High Green Hill; 322p, 315.6p, 305.5p Broathill; 315.9p Hermitage; 315.1p, 309.1p, 288.9p Mid Farm; 313.4p, 307.8p, 301.1p Winterhope; 308.9p Wilshir; 300p, 287.9p, 286p Bengall; 300p Newbiggin; 293.2p The Guards; 286.4p Sleightholme; 279.1p The Beeches Suffolk 261p The Guards;  258.3p Highfield; 254.3p, 235.6P Comlongon Mains; 253.2, 247.6p Clappers; 242.9p White House; 240.7p Seymour House; 239.1p Brocklebank; 233.7p, 232.6(x2), Midtown; 233p Beamwham; 231.8p Faugh Beeches; 231.8p Maulscastle; 231.7p Springfield Badgerface 254p Leafield Mule 227.5p, 223.4p Albierigg; 227.2p Spout Bank; 227.2p, 225p Kilnstown; 225.6p, 222.8p High Park Foot

CAST SHEEP: At the weekly sale of 200 cast sheep trade continued to hold very well.  Meaty ewes sell with ease.  Topping today’s sale at £142 was a cracking Texel tup from Messrs Dixon & Chapelhow with ewes selling to £132 from Thrimby Farms.  Leaner types of ewes would be slightly easier with Swaledales selling to a top of £72 from Messrs Wigham, Hargill House

Leading Prices Head: EWES - Texel £130 Ghyll Croft; £128 The Beeches; £126 Coombe Crag; £126 Nether Stenries; £116, £107 The Beeches; £114 Boggle Hall; £110 Lanehead; Mule £124 East Cottage; £99 White House; £98 Kernal Rigg; £94 Brocklebank; £90 Stone House; £88 The Beeches; £86 East Cottage; £82 Beanwham; Suffolk £117, £92 Braithwaite Hall; £100 Lanehead; Zwartbles £112, £88(x2) High Springfield; Swaledale £72, £60 Hargill House; £70 High Burnfoot; £64 Kernal Rigg; £58 The Bog; £54 Beamwham

RAMS - Texel £142 Chappelhow; £128 Hargill House

David Holliday	07710 189804	Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
Grant Anderson	07872 129274	Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
James Little	07872 840685	Prime & Cast Sheep