Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 6th December, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sales of Primestock. A great entry of 346 cast cows, bulls and prime cattle along with 2483 prime and cast sheep were on offer.

PRIME BULLS: A marvellous quality show of 91 prime bulls were forward with 6 selling over £2000, 9 over £1900, 14 over £1800, and to a new record of £2425.26 for a 996kg Limousin from Messrs Nimmo, Bogside, Lanark. Messrs Nimmo sold a second to £2142.59, Messrs Thompson, Townfoot, Penrith best was at £2285.61. Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe, Wigton to £2147.74, all purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston. Finally Messrs Thompson second best was £2070.45 and Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning, Keswick peaked at £2023.79 both purchase by Morgan Helliwell, Rochdale. Messrs Nimmo, Bogside, Lanarkshire sold three bulls to average a swelling £2162.72. Messrs Hird, Town Head, Wigton sold the best Charolais cross to £1833.89 and was purchased by A & D Meats, Rossendale. Aberdeen Angus crosses to £1663.88 from Messrs Hyslop, Gillrigg, Lockerbie purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor and British Blues to £1655.01 from Messrs Wilson, Low Farm, Wigton. Top overall pence per kilo of 271.5ppk was attained twice by Messrs Campbell, Strawfrank Farm, Lanark, for Limousins.

Dairy bred bulls were short of demand and were seen to peak at £1289.54 for a Montbelairde from Messrs Little, Kirkbride House, Wigton purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor. Selling to £1222.73 was a British Friesian from Messrs Dickinson, High House, Wigton. Ayrshires to £1213.17 from Messrs Armstrong, Plasketlands, Maryport. Top pence per kilo of 217.5ppk was paid to Messrs Reed, Croft House, Wigton, all were purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.

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

Leading prices per head:  Limousin £2425, £2142, £1920 Bogside Farm, £2285, £2070 Townfoot, £2147 Haltcliffe Farm, £2023, £1796 Setmabanning Farm, £1926, £1907, £1874 Linden House, £1888 Hill House, £1831, £1802 Strawfrank Farm, £1775 Hill House, Charolais £1833, £1572 Town Head, £1483 South Bowerhouses, £1475, £1401 Enzieholm,    Aberdeen Angus £1663, £1487 Gillrig, £1606 Whitehall Farm, £1435, £1399 South Lambhill, British Blue £1655, £1612 Low Farm, £1490 Bectonhall, Blonde £1409 Oulton Hall, Montbelairde £1289 Kirkbride House, Staberliser £1261 The Swaites, Hereford £1238 South Lambhill, British Friesian £1222, £1197, £1149 High House, £1190, £1185, £1019, £1007 Croft House, £1077 Beck House, £1073, £1055 Wed Holme House, Ayrshire £1213, £1118 Plasketlands, Holstein Friesian £1148, £1071, £1037 Blackrigg, £1047 Mirkbooths, £1048 South Lambhill, £1037 Bectonhall, Beef Shorthorn £1108 High Stenries.

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 271.5p (x2), 265.5p, 263.5p Strawfrank Farm, 267.5p Townfoot, 266.5p (x2) Lower Griseburn, 265.5p Bogside Farm, 264.5p Haltcliffe Farm, 263.5p Linden House, 259.5p, 257.5p Hill House Farm, 259.5p Bogside Farm, 257.5p Cleughbrae Farm, 257.5p Linden House, British Blue 248.5p, 245.5p Low Farm, 225.5p Bectonhall, Charolais 245.5p Town Head, 233.5p, 232.5p Enzieholm,  Blonde 231.5p, 227.5p Oulton Hall,  Aberdeen Angus 217.5p, 209.5p Gillrig, British Friesian 217.5p, 201.5p Croft House, 208.5p (x3), 204.5p Wed Holme House, 207.5p, 205.5p, 204.5p High House, Montbeliarde 213.5p Kirkbride House, Beef Shorthorn 207.5p High Stenries, Staberliser 205.5p The Swaites, Ayrshire 194.5p Plasketlands, Holstein Friesian 179.5p, 176.5p, 173.5p Blackrigg, 176.5p Mirkbooths, 173.5p Bectonhall, Holstein 177.5p Justicetown Farm.

PRIME CATTLE: Yet another great entry of 72 prime steers and heifers forward at the weekly sale, seeinga day’s top of £1972.20 for a Limousin cross steer from regular vendors Messrs Dent, Elm House, Appleby selling to Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Smith, North Boig, Ayrshire wasn’t far behind selling theirs to £1945.20 and Messrs Cape, Kirkland Guards, Wigton to £1931 again purchased by Pioneer Foods. Charolais crosses from Messrs Bell, Hoddamtown, Lockerbie to £1889.16and was sold to Mr Eric Hall. Top steer pence per kilo of 275.5ppk went to Messrs Smith, North Boig, for the aforementioned.

Heifers forward again in good numbers, peaking at £1901.20 for a Charolais cross from Messrs Neill, Upper Tinwald, Dumfries, purchased by Mr Eric Hall. Messrs Neill, Upper Tinward sold three Charolais heifers to average £1879.11 for 740kg. Limousin crosses peaked at £1769.81 from Messrs DA Harrison, Hill House, Wigton purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston and the same firm sold another to £1751.63 purchased by WE Fairlie, Letham. Top overall pence per kilo of 313.5ppk was obtained by Messrs Dent, Elm House with one of their Limousin crosses. DA Harrison, Hill House, Wigton sold another to 301.5ppk both of which were purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston. Charolais cross heifers peaked at 281.5ppk from Messrs Pearson, High Plasket Lands Farm, Maryport and was purchased by Conor Mulholand of R & JP Mulholland Butchers Shop, Great Orton, Carlisle.

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

Leading Prices per head:
Steers: Limousin £1972, £1800 Elm House, £1945 North Boig Farm, £1931, £1777 Kirkland Guards, £1858 Shatton Lodge, £1799 (x2), £1718, £1698 Jackson Rigg, £1767 Hoddomtown, £1753 Wigton Hill House Farm, £1741, £1725 Cleughbrae Farm, £1700 Hosket Hill Farm, Charolais £1889 Hoddomtown, £1804 North Boig Farm, £1685 Carskerdo Farm, British Blue £1626 Park House, Holstein £1208, £1195, £1171 Stubbyknowe.

Heifer: Charolais £1909, £1873, £1862 Upper Tinwald Farm, £1624 High Plasket Lands Farm, £1618 Carskerdo Farm, £1506 Wigton Hill House,  Limousin £1769, £1751 Wigton Hill House, £1746 North Boig Farm, £1735, £1686, £1503 Pettril Hill Farm, £1717 Elm House, £1683, £1503 High Plasket Lands Farm, £1675 Little Orton Farm, £1663 Shatton Lodge, £1626 Prior House, £1559, £1547 Townfoot Farm, £1546 Wigton Hill House Farm, £1524 The Close, Simmental £1329 Hartbush Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1243 Bank House Farm.

Leading Prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 275.5p North Boig Farm, 267.5p, 263.5p Cleughbrae Farm, 263.5p Newbiggin Farm, 260.5p, 259.5p Elm House, 258.5p Hosket Hill Farm, 258.5p, 245.5p Kirkland Guards, 251.5p, 246.5p Prior House, 247.5p Shatton Lodge Farm, Charolais 259.5p Hoddomtown, 247.5p North Boig Farm, Holstein 177.5p (x2) Stubbyknowe.

Heifers: Limousin 313.5p Elm House, 301.5p, 273.5p, 259.5p Hill House Farm, 282.5p, 271.5p Townfoot Farm, 275.5p North Boig Farm, 275.5p, 267.5p High Plasket Lands Farm, 262.5p, 261.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 259.5p Newbiggin Farm, Simmental 203.5p Ellen Bank, Charolais 281.5p High Plasket Lands Farm, 273.5p, 247.5p, 242.5p Upper Tinwald Farm,

CAST COWS: A massive entry of 346 cast cows, bulls and out of spec cattle were on offer to a keen ringside of buyers which ensured one of the dearest trades for weeks.

Messrs Henshall, Sarkshields Farm, Lockerbie sold the top prices Limousin cow for 909kg, 183.5ppk or £1668 purchased by Morgan Helliwell. Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe Farm, Wigton sold a Limousin cow for 889kg, 183.5ppk or £1631 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Norman, Little Orton Farm sold a Limousin cow for 804kg, 199.5ppk or £1603 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Nimmo, Bogside Farm sold a Limosuin cow for 869kg, 184.5ppk or £1603 to David Holmes. Messrs Thompson, How Burn sold the top priced British Blue cross cow for 828kg, 193.5ppk or £1602 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Paterson, Hartbush Farm, Dumfries Simmental cows sold to 982kg, 157.5ppk or £1546 and to 770kg, 1995.5ppk or £1536 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Walton & Sons, Greyside Farm, Hexham sold a British Blue cross young cow for 532kg, 215.5ppk, £1146 to Eric Hall. Pearsbyhall Farming run of cows topped at 651kg, 207.5ppk or £1350 for a Limousin cross bought by Robert Capper. Messrs Reay & Sons, West Moorhouses, Newcastle Upon Tyne sold a Limousin young cow for 616kg, 207.5ppk or £1278 also to Robert Capper. Messrs Forster, Brackenthwaite Farm sold a Hereford cross heifer for 690kg, 199.5ppk or £1376 to Eric Hall.

A total of 222 dairy cast cows were on offer to one of the dearest trades for some time and vendors went away highly delighted. Messrs Swainson & Son, Moor Park Farm sold a Montbelairde cross heifer for 679kg, 191.5ppk or £1300 to Capper Farming. Messrs Carruthers, Glenzierfoot Farm sold the top priced Fleckvieh cross heifer for 658kg, 191.5ppk or £1260 also to Capper Farming. Messrs Neill & Son, Thornington Farm sold the top priced British Friesian heifer for 646kg, 193.5ppk or £1250 to Jewitts. Messrs Coulthard & Son, Brisco Hill sold the top priced Holstein cross heifers for 671kg, 178.5ppk or £1197 to Les Fell. Messrs Jackson, Skelton, Wood End sold Friesian heifers for 629kg, 186.5ppk or £1173 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Little & Son, Kirkbride House sold the top priced Montbeliarde cross cow for 847kg, 143.5ppk or £1215 to Philip Bowes. Messrs Suddart, Sandraw Farm sold the top priced Holstein cross cow for 866kg, 127.5ppk or 31104 also to Phillip Bowes. Messrs Hall, Prior Hall sold the top priced British Friesian cross cow for 828kg, 132.5ppk or £1097 to Les Fell.

Leading Prices Per Head: Limousin £1668 Sarkshields, £1631 Haltcliffe, £1604 £1408 Little Orton, £1603 £1274 £1245 Bogside, £1568 Old Rectory, £1565 Upper Brydekirk, £1560 Hartbush, £1554 Townfoot, £1425 Strawfrank, £1400 Low Farm, £1351 Pearsbyhall, £1349 Midtown, £1336 Walton Woodhead, £1282 Hosket Hill, £1278 West Moorhouses, £1277 Greyside, £1249 Woodfoot, British Blue £1602 How Burn, £1146 Greyside, Simmental £1547 £1536 Hartbush, Charolais £1541 South Bowerhouses, £1127 Airds of Balcary, Hereford £1377 Brackenthwaite, Montbeliarde £1300 Moor Park, £1215 £1087 Kirkbride House, Fleckvieh £1260 Glezierfoot, Friesian £1250 Thornington, £1173 £1038 Skelton Wood End, £1097 Prior Hall, £1090 Boggle Hall, £1006 Lingstubbs, Aberdeen Angus £1203 £1141 Pearsbyhall, £1199 Whitehall, Holstein Friesian £1198 Brisco Hill, £1170 £960 Mirkbooths, £1139 £986 Buckabank, £1104 Sandraw, £1096 The Howes, £1069 £995 Netherfield, £1046 Swinsty, £995 Highwood Nook, £991 Woodhouse, £983 Wood Farm, £982 Hazel Head, £982 Trailflat, £965 Espland Hill, £962 Blackrigg, £955 Woodslee, £955 Fauld Farm, Holstein £1129 £969 Cote House, £982 Stoneraise Place, £972 Wolfa, £949 Woodslee, Staberelizer £1041 The Swaites, Saler £1040 West Moorhouses, Swedish Red & White £1030 Mirkbooths, Jersey £796 Woodhead.

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 215.5p Greyside, 193.5p How Burn, 154.5p Mill Farm, Limousin 207.5p Pearsbyhall, 207.5p West Moorhouses, 199.5p Woodfoot, 199.5p 195.5p Little Orton, 199.5p Midtown, 191.5p Old Rectory, 190.5p Townfoot, 184.5p Bogside, 183.5p Greyside, 183.5p Haltcliffe, 183.5p Sarkshields, 180.5p Upper Brydekirk, 177.5p Hargill House, 176.5p Walton Woodhead, 176.5p Park Nook, 175.5p Low Farm, 174.5p Hartbush, 172.5p Strawfrank, 171.5p Penninghame, Hereford 199.5p Brackenthwaite, 146.5p Ross Farm, Simmental 199.5p 157.5p Hartbush, Friesian 193.5p Thornington, 186.5p 181.5p Skelton Wood End, 177.5p 131.5p Lingstubbs, 157.5p Wed Holme House,135.5p Rye Close, 134.5p Whins Farm, 132.5p Prior Hall, Montbeliarde 191.5p Moor Park, 143.5p 135.5p Kirkbride House, Fleckvieh 191.5p Glenzierfoot, Aberdeen Angus 188.5p 181.5p Whitehall, 153.5p 149.5p Pearsbyhall, Staberelizer 178.5p The Swaites, Holstein Friesian 178.5p Brisco Hill, 175.5p Swinsty, 169.5p Mirkbooths, 167.5p Highhead Castle, 159.5p Woodslee, 154.5p Wood Farm, 149.5p 132.5p Buckabank, 134.5p The Howes, 134.5p Crummock Bank, Charolais 173.5p South Bowerhouses, 155.5p Airds of Balcray, Holstein 169.5p Cote House, 143.5p Wolfa, Ayrshire 161.5p Haythwaite, Saler 141.5p West Moorhouse, 141.5p Townfoot, Jersey 130.5p Woodhead, Whitbred Shorthorn 128.5p Wydon, Swedish Red & White 127.5p Mirkbooths, Brown Swiss 154.5p Stoneraise Place, Blue Grey 119.5p Gillenbie.

CAST BULLS: 10 stock bulls and out of spec cattle were on offer, with Messrs Walton & Son, Greyside Farm selling a Limousin stock bull for 976kg, 154.5ppk or £1507 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Ritson, The Barns sold a 77 month old Aberdeen Angus bullock for 758kg, 153.5ppk or £1163 to Phillip Bowes.

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £1508 Greyside, Holstein Friesian £1276 Greigsland.

Leading Prices per Kilo: Friesian 186.5p Skelton Wood End, Limousin 154.5p Greyside, Beef Shorthorn 119.5p Farlam Hill.

PRIME SHEEP: Their weekly sale of 2283 prime sheep. Another scintillating trade was achieved at Borderway this week with an overall average of 298p, SQQ of 302p placing Carlisle firmly at the top of the standings once more. An incredible 58 pens sold over £150 with 11 pens 400ppk. Topping the sale at £182 wwre heavy Texel hoggs from Messrs Bell, 59 Main Street Cockermouth. Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall sold a pen of 13 Beltex lambs at 437.5ppk to lead this section, this translates to 40kg at £175. Tom and Julia Airey, New Grange, Dearham sold a fabulous run of 27 lambs to average £165.26 per head to a top of £178 a head. Mules sold to £140 from Messrs Bell, Scarrowmanwick and 283ppk from Messrs Wigham, Hargill House.

Leading Prices per head: Texel £182 Main Street, £176, £170, £166, £160(x2) Quarry House Farm, £167 Sowerby Wood Farm, £164, £161, £156 Jackson Rigg, £160, £159, £154 Flimby Hall, £157 Cracrop, £156, £155 Street Head, £156 Swallowdene, £156 Halls Oven, £154 Mirkbooths, £154 Newhall Farm  Beltex £178, £172, £170, £165, £164, £162, £160 New Grange Farm, £175, £174, £172, £170, £169, £168, £166, £165, £164 Cardew Hall, £168 Wavercroft, £164, £162 Hollands, £160 Grassgarth  Dutch Texel £172 Little Swinburne, £164, £147 Lanerton, £154, £150, £148, £147, £139, £138 Unity Farm, £150, £149, £145, £140 High Old Shield Farm, £148, £139 Sycamore House, £144 Ashfield, £144 Low Houses, £141 Spout Bank, £139 Thorneyland, £137 Riggshields Suffolk £160 Jackson Rigg, £151, £146 Outer Woodhead, £147 Main Street, £132 Denton Mains, £131 New Sandsfield Charollais £146, £141 Outer Woodhead, £143, £134 The Wreay, £132 Rottington Hall Greyfaced £140 Scarrowmanwick, £139, £131 Quarry House Farm, £135.50 Kilnstown, £134, £129 Reaygarth, £134, £128.50, £124 High Park Foot, £133 Hargill House, £130.50 Spoutbank, £129.50 Denton Mains, £128.50 The Ash, £128 Cold Shields, £126 Gapshields, £125.50 Albyfield, £122.50 Low Todholes, £120 Westgarth Hill Millennium Bleu £135 Stanley House Herdwick £123 Pasture House Farm Hill Cheviot £110, £107 Aimshaugh

Leading Prices per kilo: Beltex 437.5p, 419.5p, 405p, 402.4p, 400p, 395.5p, 381.8p, 377.3p, 370.7p, 359p, 347.8p Cardew Hall, 400p, 373.7p Wavercroft, 400p, 350p Grassgarth, 400p, 395.1p Hollands, 367p, 348p, 344p The Throp Dutch Texel 430p, 317.1p Little Swinburne, 390p, 350p, 319p, 314.3p Lanerton, 361p Sycamore House, 345.2p, 331p, 326p High Old Shield, 337.5p, 323.3p Thorneyland, 336.4p, 334.1p, 314.3p Unity Farm, 327.5p, 327p Ashfield, 323.8p, 318p Low Houses, 320.5p Far Brownrigg Texel 415p, 390p, 382.6p, 360.9p, 355.6p Quarry House Farm, 400p, 320.8p, 315.6p Flimby Hall, 371.4p, 322p, 314p Halls Oven, 356.1p, 348.9p Cracrop Farm, 323p, 313p, 311.1p Newbiggin, 319p Rye Close, 313.8p Main Street, 313p, 311.4p Swallowdene Millennium Bleu 309p Stanley House Suffolk 304p, 295p Outer Woodhead, 290p Roe Farm, 284.8p New Sandsfield, 284p Beech House, 281p, 276p Pasture House Farm, 237.4p Main Street, 275p Denton Mains Charollais 302.4p Cracrop, 300p Rottington Hall, 298p, 286p The Wreay, 292p, 290.2p, 271.2p Outer Woodhead Herdwick 286p, 279p Pasture House Farm Greyfaced 283p Hargill House, 282.3p Kilnstown, 281.8p, 279p, 264.2p High Park Foot, 280.4p, 279p Reaygarth, 280p Gapshields, 279p Albyfield, 279p Westgarth Hill, 278.3p Coldshields, 278p(x2) Low Todholes, 278p Spout Bank, 276p Denton Mains, 275p Brownrigg, 272.9p, 248.2p Quarry House Farm, 268p The Ash, 264.2p Scarrowmanwick  Hill Cheviot 282p(x2) Aimshaugh

CAST EWES & RAMS: The weekly sale of cast ewes had an entry of 200 foreward, with meat being a flyer again fleshly ewes sold with ease. Topping today’s sale at £153 was a Texel cross from Messrs Priestley, Cracrop. Meaty Texel Mule ewes regularly sold in excess of £130. Mules sold exceptionally well topping at £117 with pen fulls selling to £108+. Swales topped at £97 for 2 cracking ewes from Messrs Wigham, Cold Shield with Cheviot ewes topping at £90. All classes of ewes continue to fly with numbers starting to tighten nationally.

Leading prices per head: Texel £153, £133, £132, £124 Cracrop, £138 Rye Close, £132(x2), £124, £106 Wolsty Farm, £121, £103 Crops Hall, £120 Greengate Well Farm Leicester £132, £118 Haining House Beltex £117 Ghyll House, £82 Bolton Hall Greyfaced £117, £115, £94 Wolsty Farm, £108(x2) Whinney Hill Farm, £99(x2) Raygarth Field Farm Suffolk £103, £94 Raygarth Field Farm Swaledale £97, £58 Cold Shields, £70 Hargill House, £70 Townfoot Farm, £61 Raygarth Field Farm, £61, £57 Branch End Farm Easycare £96, £92 Peddar Hill Hill Cheviot £90 Outer Woodhead Herdwick £62.50 The Wreay

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