Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 25^th October Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sales of Primestock.

PRIME BULLS: A much larger, yet plainer show of 106 prime bulls were forward with quality and better fleshed still very easily sold, to a top of £2183.60 for a Limousin from Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe Farm, Wigton, purchased by Bowland Foods Ltd. Messrs Preston, Townfoot, Penrith sold their best to £2143.05 and was purchased by A & D Meats, Rossendale another made £2073.63 from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan purchased by Morgan Helliwell. Charolais to £1975.40 from Messrs Goldie, South Bowerhouses, Dumfries purchased by Morgan Helliwell. Top overall pence per kilo of 266.5ppk was paid to Messrs Bowe, Midtown, Wigton for a Limousin cross and was purchased by Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Butchers, Bradford. British Blue crosses from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk sold to 265.5ppk again to Ralph Pearson.

Black and whites peaked at £1374.53 for a British Friesian from Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown purchased by Jewitt Meats, another from Messrs Mattocks, Aulby, Penrith to £1320 and was purchased by Balckbrow Abattoir, Wigton. Messrs Mattocks also sold the top price per kilo of 216.5ppk for another.

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

Leading prices per head: Limousin £2183 Haltcliffe Farm, £2143, £1880 Townfoot, £2073 Upper Brydekirk, £1956 Midtown Farm, £1709 Little Swinburne Farm, £1668, £1663 Lower Griseburn, £1659 Hilltop Farm, £1616 Drumbretton Farm, £1613 Oakwoodhill, £1577 Mirkbooths, £1576 Thornton Towers, Charolais £1975, £1793 South Bowerhouses, British Blue £1808 Upper Brydekirk, £1452 Old Town Farm, Simmental £1665, £1542 Kirtleton House, Maine Ajou £1601 Kirtleton House, Hereford £1423 Peel Flatt Farm, British Friesian £1374, £1265, £1120 South Lambhill, £1320, £1218, £1183, £1165, £1097 Aulby Farm, £1036, £1002 Wed Holme House, Beef Shorthorn £1367 Ellen Bank, Aberdeen Angus £1295 Druidhall, £1193 Low Thorney Farm, £1053 Justicetown Farm, Staberliser £1292, £1156 The Swaites, Holstein Friesian £1276 Wood End, £1188 Old Town Farm, £1127, £1090 Barwinnock Farm, £1093, £1016 High Whinnow Farm, £1070 Graqssknop Farm, £1062 Rue Farm, Holstein £1138, £1067 Musgrave Hall, £1057 Yew Tree Farm, Norwegian Red £1129, £1008 Kirkbride House.

Leading prices per head:Limousin 266.5p Midtown Farm (Bowe), 264.5p, 253.5p Lower Griseburn, 260.5p Hilltop Farm, 253.5p Upper Brydekirk, 251.5p, 247.5p (x2) Midtown Farm (Mullholland), 250.5p High Whinnow Farm, 245.5p Townfoot, 244.5p Dumbretton Farm, British Blue 265.5p Upper Brydekirk, 224.5p, 214.5p Windy Hill, Simmental 242.5p, 226.5p Kirtleton House, Maine Ajou 235.5p Kirtleton House, Beef Shorthorn 224.5p Ellen Bank, British Friesian 216.5p, 205.5p, 203.5p, 195.5p, 189.5p Aulby Farm, 188.5p, 187.5p Wed Holme House, 185.5p, 184.5p South Lambhill, Charolais 210.5p, 203.5p The Laythes, 207.5p South Bowerhouses, Staberliser 205.5p, 202.5p The Swaites, Holstein Friesian 196.5p, 174.5p Grassknop Farm, 178.5p South View Farm, 175.5p Old Town Farm, 174.5p (x2) Barwinnock Farm, 174.5p Rue Farm, 169.5p, 165.5p Ratten Castle, 169.5p High Whinnow Farm, 165.5p Skelton Wood End, Hereford 187.5p Peel Flatt Farm, Aberdeen Angus 187.5p Justicetown Farm, 179.5p Rue Farm, Norwegian Red 184.5p, 173.5p Kirkbride House, Holstein 182.5p, 179.5p, 175.5p Musgrave Hall.

PRIME CATTLE: A larger entry of 54 prime steers and heifers were forward, whereby one of the dearest trades was seen to date, with Steers selling to £2038.62 and six heifers achieving over 300ppk.

Top overall steer sold to £2038.62 was a superb British Blue cross from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton and was purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. This same quality customer also purchased the top two Limousin crosses with the best at £2028.16 also from Bothel Parks and closely followed by £2025.64 for another from Messrs Bell, Hoddamtown, Lockerbie. Messrs Bell sold the top Simmental cross to £1794.78 and Charolais crosses from Messrs Wilson, Carskerdo Farm, Cupar to £1755.65 purchased by Eric Hall. Messrs Bowe’s aforementioned Limousin cross was the top steer price per kilo of 288.5ppk.

Heifers enjoyed a marvellous trade throughout with a days top of £1971.32 for an outstanding Limousin cross, this heifer was also top pence per kilo of 319.5ppk , and was purchased by W Lindsay’s Butchers Shop, Cockermouth. Messrs Dent, Elm House, Appleby sold another to £1928.05, purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Bowe, Bothel sold their top heifer to £1889.85 and was purchased by Steven Wilson, Butchers Shop, Corby Hill, Carlisle. Charolais from Messrs Wilson, Casrskerdo, Cupar sold to £1669.85 and Longhorn crosses from Messrs Little, Greenhill, Wigton to £1592.85. Six heifers to achieved 300ppk were 319.5ppk and 300ppk from Messrs Lawson, Stubsgill, 313.5ppk and 301.5ppk from Messrs Little, Greenhill, Wigton, 207.5ppk from Messrs Dent, Elm House and 300ppk from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton.

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

Leading Prices per head:
Steers: British Blue £2038 Bothel Parks, £1799 Hundith House, Limousin £2028 Bothel Parks, £2025 Hoddomtown, £1918, £1815, £1702 Hundith House, £1801, £1732 Elm House, £1680, £1663 The Lake, Simmental £1794 Hoddomtown, Charolais £1755 Carskerdo Farm.

Heifer: Limousin £1928 Elm House, £1889 Bothel Parks, £1881, £1690, £1631, £1553 Hundith House, £1871 Edenlin, £1871, £1661 Greenhill Farm, £1769, £1686 Stubsgill Farm, £1541, £1476 High Aketon, £1465 Castlehill, Charolais £1669 Carskerdo Farm, Longhorn £1592 Greenhill Farm, British Blue £1541 Ellen Bank, Luing £1397 Haltcliffe Farm, Simmental £1319 Ellen Bank.

Leading Prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 288.5p Bothel Parks, 284.5p Hoddomtown, 287.5p, 275.5p Elm House, 275.5p, 261.5p, 251.5p Hundith House, 247.5p (x2) The Lake, 247.5p Castlehill, 244.5p The Beeches, British Blue 278.5p Bothel Parks, Simmental 265.5p Hoddomtown, Charolais 240.5p Carskerdo Farm.  

Heifers: Limousin 319.5p, 299.5p, 293.59 Stubsgill Farm, 313.5p, 301.5p Greenhill Farm, 307.5p Elm House, 209.5p Bothel Parks, 284.5p, 273.5p (x2), 269.5p (x2) High Aketon, 281.5p Edenlin, 279.5p, 274.5p, 269.5p, 256.5p Hundith House, 277.5p Castlehill, Longhorn 277.5p Greenhill Farm, British Blue 263.5p Ellen Bank, Simmental 233.5p Ellen Bank.

CAST COWS: Another great entry of 356 cast cows and stock bulls was on offer to a ring side of 20 buyers which ensured a sharper trade on the week. Messrs Telfer & Son, Newton High House sold two outstanding cows with a British Blue cow selling for 908kg at 231.5p totalling £2102 and a Limousin cow selling for 869kg at 217.5p totalling £1890 bought Charles Kirkpatrick and Owain Llyr. Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor’s run of 10 Limousin cows sold to average 833kg at 192p totalling £1602 and topped at 854kg at 243.5p totalling £2079, 824kg at 220.5p totalling £1816, 926kg at 183.5p totalling £1699 and 787kg at 211.5p totalling £1664 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick (x2) and Owain Llyr(x2). DA Harrison & Co, Hill House Farm’s run of well finished cows topped at 745kg at 243.5p totalling £1814 and 774kg at 203.5p totalling £1575 for Limousin x’s both purchased by Owain Llyr and 673kg at 217.5p totalling £1463 and Jewitt Meats. Messrs Nixon, Hunters Hall sold two outstanding Limousin cows for 819kg at 216.5p totalling £1773 and 876kg at 184.5p totalling £1616 bought by Owain Llyr and Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Thompson, Howburn sold the top priced Blue x cow for 648kg at 228.5p totalling £1480 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Byers, Ellen Bank sold the top priced Simmental x cow for 645kg at 205.5p totalling £1325 to Michael Helliwell. Messrs Bell & Son, Hilltop Farm sold Limousin cow for 706kg at 205.5p totalling £1450 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Wigham, Hargill House’s run of Limousin cows topped at 653kg at 204.5p totalling £1335 to Owain Llyr.

205 dairy cast cows were presented to extra buyers ensuring that trade was 5.5p up on the week. Messrs Neill & Sons, Thornington Farm sold Holstein x heifers for 608kg at 189.5p totalling £1152 and 606kg at 175.5p totalling £1063 both purchased by Les Fell. Messrs McCamley, Knockshiffnock Farm sold a Holstein x heifer for 691kg at 163.5p totalling £1129 to Jewitt Meats. Messrs Crichton & Son, Limekilns Farm sold the top priced Holstein x cow for 936kg at 118.5p totalling £1109 to Phillip Bowes. Castlesteads Farms sold a Holstein x cow for 918kg at 119.5p at £1097. Messrs Crichton, Newtonairds Farm sold a Montbeliarde x heifer for 576kg at 187.5p totalling £1080 to Robert Capper and a Holstein heifer for 548kg at 175.5p totalling £961 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Edgar & Co, Whitecroft Mains sold the top prices Fleckvieh cow for 798kg at 128.5p totalling £1025 to Messrs Roberts. Messrs Foster, Coombe Crag sold the top priced Friesian cow for 853kg at 119.5p totalling £1019 to Phillip Bowes. Messrs Wilson, Howfield Farm sold a Holstein x heifer for 565kg at 179.5p totalling £1014 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Irving, Brunthill sold Holstein x cows for 795kg at 128.5p totalling £1021 and 791kg at 127.5p totalling £1008 bought by Sean McGimpsey and Les Fell. Messrs Henderson, East Bowhill sold a Fleckvieh cow for 827kg at 122.5p at £1013 to Sean McGimpsey.

Leading prices per head: British Blue £2102 Newton High House, £1480 How Burn, £1271, £1124, £1085  Hill House Farm Limousin £2079, £1816, £1699, £1664, £1574, £1538, £1487, £1456, £1388, £1319 Clifton Moor, £1890 Newton High House, £1814, £1575, £1463, £1365, £1266 Hill House Farm, £1773, £1616 Hunters Hall, £1545, £1395 Sarkshields Farm, £1450 Hilltop Farm, £1424, £1254 Kirkhouse Farm, £1335 Hargill House, £1208 The Flatt Simmental £1325 Ellen Bank, £1105 Viewfield Farm, £1072 Mossburn Aberdeen Angus £1275, £1262 Minsca Farm, £1233, £1161 Townfoot Farm, £1220 Yew Tree Farm, £1217 Druidhall, £1189 Courstein Charolais £1213 South Bowerhouses Holstein Friesian £1152, £1063 Thornington Farm, £1129 Knockshiffnock, £1109 Limekilns, £1021, £1008 Brunt Hill, £1003, £926 Old Town Farm, £993 Breckney Hill, £988 Hardrigg Hall, £984 Tempest Tower, £961 Newtonairds, £947, £930 Evening Hill Farm, £942 Skelton Wood End, £932 Trailflat Beef Shorthorn £1133 Fell End Salers £1120 Kilnstown Holstein £1097 Castlesteads, £1014 Howfield, £1005 Park House, £964 Cote House Farm, £907 Stubbyknowe, £905 Brownrigg Hall Farm Montbeliarde £1080 Newtonairds Farm Fleckvieh £1025 Whitecroft Mains, £1013 East Bowhill Farm Friesian £1019 Coombe Crag, £916 Boggle Hall Hereford £968 High Brow Nelson, £964 Low Plains, £914 Netherton Dairy Shorthorn £908 Newton High House Jersey £539 The Gill

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 243.5p, 220.5p, 211.5p, 189.5p, 183.5p(x2), 178.5p, 173.5p, 171.5p, 167.5p Clifton Moor, 243.5p, 217.5p, 203.5p, 173.5p, 167.5p Hill House Farm, 217.5p Newton High House, 216.5p, 184.5p Hunters Hall, 205.5p Hilltop Farm, 204.5p Hargill House, 197.5p The Flatt, 178.5p, 176.5p Kirkhouse, 169.5p, 165.5p Sarkshields Farm British Blue 231.5p Newton High House, 228.5p How Burn, 177.5p Morton Farm, 164.5p, 154.5p, 144.5p Hill House Farm Aberdeen Angus 217.5p Yew Tree Farm, 215.5p, 199.5p Druidhall, 194.5p, 173.5p Minsca, 189.5p Townfoot Farm, 187.5p, 165.5p Morton Farm Simmental 205.5p Ellen Bank Beef Shorthorn 191.5p Fell End Holstein Friesian 189.5p, 175.5p Thornington Farm, 175.5p, 172.5p Newtonairds Farm, 163.5p Knockshiffnock, 153.5p Low Bank End Farm, 147.5p Carskerdo Farm, 135.5p Barwinnock Farm, 128.5p, 127.5p Brunt Hill, 126.5p, 122.5p Old Town Farm, 124.5p Trailflat, 124.5p Whitecroft Mains, 123.5p Hardrigg Hall, 121.5p Tempest Tower Holstein 179.5p Howfield Farm, 147.5p Park House, 121.5p Ribton House, 120.5p Stubbyknowe Montbeliarde 187.5p Newtonairds Friesian 173.5p, 159.5p Thornington Farm, 158.5p Dockray Hall, 151.5p Southfield Farm, 135.5p The Green, 124.5p Boggle Hall Hereford 169.5p Low Plains, 144.5p Netherton Salers 156.5p Kilnstown Charolais 134.5p South Bowerhouses Dutch Spotted 132.5p Newton High House Fleckvieh 128.5p, 127.5p Whitecroft Mains, 122.5p East Bowhill Farm Jersey 90.5p The Gill

CAST BULLS: 12 stock bulls on offer. Messrs Burgess, The Bush sold a Limousin stock bull for 1135kg at 144.5p totalling £1640 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Richardson, Low Bank End Farm sold Limousin stock bull at 719kg at 157.5p totalling £1132 Owain Llyr.

Leading prices per head: Limousin £1640 The Bush, £1180 Nealhouse Farm, £1132 Low Bank End Farm Hereford £1243 High Brow Nelson Salers £1120 Glenlaugh Farm Aberdeen Angus £1111 Limekilns

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 157.5p Low Bank End Farm, 144.5p The Bush  Aberdeen Angus 114.5p Limekilns Farm Hereford 114.5p High Brow Nelson

PRIME SHEEP: At the weekly sale of Prime sheep which brought forward another strong entry of 2425 head.  Although quality types were thin on the ground with many more commercial export types forward a strong average of £109.38 per head stands up to any competition, this translates to 243ppk, SQQ 249p.  Leading the sale at £160 was an exceptional Dutch Texel lamb consigned by Messrs R & M Scott, Thirlwall Castle, Greenhead who also led the pence per kilo category with a pen of 8 selling at 351.8p (41.5kg £146).  Suffolk lambs sold to £143 for cracking pen from Messrs Hewetson, Scales Hall, Penrith which also led the breed per kilo at 260p.  Mules to £120 from Messrs J W Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Haltwhistle and to 233p from Messrs Blenkharn, Westgarthhill, Penrith

Leading Prices per head: Dutch Texel £160, £146, £145, £138, £118 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £148, £121, £119, £117 Unity Farm, £132, £123 High Rigg, £130 Low Houses, £125, £119, £117.50 High Old Shield Farm, £117.50 Hargill House, Texel £150, £135 Meadow Farm, £150, £149 Harley Croft, £146, £134, £134 Wavercroft, £142 Little Swinburne Farm, £142 Glebelands, £140 Church Farm, £138, £137 Scales Hall, £136, £134 Mirkbooths, £136 Low Moor, £134 Kirtlevale, Beltex £150, £134 East Park, £147, £138, £132 The Wreay, £137 Elleslea, £136, £135, £130 Harley Croft, £136 Braithwaite Hall, £135 (x2) Elleslea, £134 Glebelands, £133 Greensyke, £131 Winterhope Farm, £130 Hollands, Suffolk £143, £119 Scales Hall, £127, £124 Stone Flatts, £126, £114 Mirkbooths, £126 Elleslea, £126 Clappers Farm, £120, £112 Faugh Beeches, £119.50, £116 Pasture House Farm, £118 Church Farm, £117 Stanger Hill, £115 Stone Flatts, £113 Glebelands, Charolais £126 The Wreay, £104 High Rigg, Mule £120, £113 Hightown, £133 Nunscleugh, £115.50, £110 Kilnstown, £106 Westgarth Hill, £105.50 Gapshields, £105 Reaygarth, £97.50, £94, £92.50, £87 Whiteside Farm, £96.50 The Bungalow, £93 Fell Hill,     Rouge £118 Swallowdene, Millennium Bleu £113, £111, £109.50, £106.50 Corrie Field, Cheviot Mule £105, £100 Dormanstead Farm, Hill Cheviot £104.50 Dormanstead, Blackface £84, £77 Whiteside Farm, Jacob £80 Walby Grange.

Leading Prices per kilo: Dutch Texel 351.8p, 349.4p, 328.6p, 290.9p, 281p Thirlwall Castle Farm, 303.4p, 267.4p High Rigg, 300p, 261.1p Hargill House, 291.6p, 275.6p, 263.5p Unity Farm, 291.5p, 283.1p High Old Shield Farm, 272.9p Low Houses, 257.1p Sycamore House, Beltex 348.7p, 300p, 298.7p Braithwaite Hall, 328.2p, 320p The Throp, 319.1p East Park, 312.9p Greensyke, 310.8p Winterhope Farm, 309.1p Harley Croft, 306.8p, 306.2p, 304.9p Elleslea, 303.3p The Wreay, 302.4p, 297.6p Glebelands, Texel 338.1p Little Swinburne Farm, 318.1p, 285.7p, 268.2p Grassgarth, 311.9p Glebelands, 301.2p Lanerton, 297.9p Church Farm, 295.7p Low Moor, 295p, 269p Orton Rigg Farm, 292p Elleslea, 287.4p Kirtlevale, 286.3p, 277.8p Wavercroft, 280p Great Easby Farm, 269.4p Flimby Hall, Mule 233p Westgarth Hill, 230.8p Reaygarth, 229.2p, 223p Kilnstown, 226p, 222.2p Hightown, 224.5p Gapshields, 224.1p, 223.8p, 222.9p, 220.3p Whiteside Farm, 221.8p The Bungalow, 215.2p Nunscleugh, 213.8p Fell Hill, Charolais 276.9p The Wreay, 244.7p High Rigg, Suffolk 260p, 238p Scales Hall, 254.3p, 239.2p Pasture House Farm, 242.3p Elleslea, 240.4p, 240p Glebelands, 234p, 230.9p Stone Flatts, 234p Low Moor, 233p Roe Farm, 231.5p, 227.6p Clappers Farm, 231.2p Mirkbooths, 228.6p Eastfield, 228.6p Whinney Hill Farm, Millennium Bleu 256.8p, 246.1p, 244p, 236.7p Corrie Field, Rouge 253.8p Swallowdene, Blackface 215.4p, 211p Whiteside Farm, Hill Cheviot 229.7p Dormanstead Farm, Cheviot Mule 224.7p, 221.1p Dormanstead Farm, Jacob 183.9p Walby Grange.

CAST SHEEP: The weekly sale of cast ewes and rams saw an entry of 300 forward with over the half of the sale consisting of Swales.  Topping today’s sale at £155 was a Charollais Ram from Messrs Harrison, Lesson Hall.  Ewes sold to a top of £126 for 3 Texel cross ewes from Messrs Fisher, Geltside.  Swales topped at £55 for 15 from Messrs Wigham, Hargill House.  Meaty ewes continue to sell with ease, however more leaner types on offer proving more challenging to cash.

Leading Prices per Head:
Ewes: Texel £126 £101 £98 Geltside Farm, £110 Pateshill, £99 Dearham Hall,  £98 The Croft, £96 Dumblar Rigg £91 Middlemoor £88 Roe Farm, £87 Parkside Farm, Hill Cheviot £117 £99 £98 £95 Hillhead, Charollais £108 Stone Flatts, Greyfaced £108 Church Farm, £91.50 Whinney Hill Farm, £78 Fell Hill £73 Stone Flatt, Suffolk £95 Lanehead Farm, £88 Becks Riggs £84 Geltside Farm, Zwartbles £88 Bogra, Swaledale £55 Hargill House, £54 (x2) Haining House Farm, £49 Dumblar Rigg £49 £48 Wolf Hills Farm, £44 Hargill House, £44 Church Farm,

Rams: Texel £188 Greenfield £108 Wolf Hills Farm, Charollais £155 Lesson Hall Farm, Leicester £138 Wolf Hills Farm, £95 Sarkside, Beltex £114 Woodbank Farm, £112 Braithwaite Hall, Hill Cheviot £110 Border Rigg, Swaledale £78 Wolf Hills Farm, £60 Spency Croft.

Please contact a member of our Sales team for further information
David Holliday                                  07710 189804                   Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
Grant Anderson                                07872 129274                   Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
James Little                                        07872 840685                   Prime & Cast Sheep