Borderway Store & Weanling Cattle Sale

On Wednesday 15^th December Harrison & Hetherington had 1000 cattle forward at their weekly sale comprising of an entry of 401 Store Cattle, 164 Un-entered store bulls and weanlings, 235 calves and over 200 dairy cattle from the Middle Farm Dispersal Sale.

STORE CATTLE – As we move ever closer to Christmas most companies ease off but not Harrison & Hetherington as they step on even harder selling a little over 1000 head of cattle. With 401 store cattle forward vendors earned themselves a fantastic day out with cattle seen to peak at £1680 twice. Firstly, for a Limousin cross steer from weekly supporters of the auction Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth. Other noted vendors Messrs Slack, Cockleybank, Brampton showed a weekly consignment of 50 and saw this run peak at £1650 for a British Blue cross. Messrs Hall, West End, Carlisle sold their best to £1430 for an Aberdeen Angus and the wind blew from the West securing Messrs West of Whin Bank, Whitehaven a top of £1400 for Charolais crosses. Heifers saw a day’s joint top of £1680 for a Limousin cross heifer once again from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth. Messrs Gillespie, High Stand, Carlisle sold their best to £1490 once again for Charolais crosses. Limousin crosses from Messrs Hall, Wets End peaked at £1430 and others to £1400 from Messrs West, Whin Bank, Whitehaven. Messrs Morton, Bank Farm, Penrith sold British Blue cross heifers to £1380 and £1350

Please advise entries for next week’s sale by 11am on Friday 10^th December as good numbers are already provisionally booked.

Leading prices:

Heifers: Charolais £1680 Rose Farm, £1490 High Stand, £1340, £1335 Lairdlaugh, £1220 Merryshield, £1210 Cockleybank, £1205 Cinderbarrow Farm Limousin £1430 West End Farm, £1400 Whin Farm, £1300, £1190 Cinderbarrow Farm, £1300, £1280, £1210 Little Swinburne, £1260 Albierigg, £1250 Bank Farm, £1195 Demesne Farm British Blue £1380, £1350 Bank Farm, £1260 Whin Bank, £1250 Stoneraise Place, £1195 Sheepfields Hereford £1280 Rowell Farm Aberdeen Angus £1260 Rowell Farm, £1140 Woodside Farm, £1135 Cockleybank Simmental £1250, £1200, £1140 New House Farm, £1150 Wood Head Beef Shorthorn £1085 The Square, £1030 Sandwick  

Steers: Limousin £1680 Rose Farm, £1500 High Stand, £1480, £1390 Whin Bank, £1430 Askrigg Hall, £1390, £1270 Haresceaugh Castle, £1350 Lairdlaugh, £1350, £1285, £1250 Longrow Farm, £1310 Beech House, £1300 Stoneraise Place, £1255 Castlehill, £1235 Riggfoot Farm British Blue £1650, £1340, £1295 Cockleybank, £1490 Park House, £1295, £1280(x2) Owlethirst, £1220 Shield Green Aberdeen Angus £1430 West End Farm, £1340, £1160 Park House, £1295, £1290, £1200, £1185 Stoneraise Place, £1285 High Barcaple Farm, £1210 Rowell Farm, £1190 Harper Hill Farm, £1175 Barstibly House, £1135 Cockleybank Charolais £1400 Whin Bank, £1360, £1280, £1240 Spout Bank Beef Shorthorn £1360, £1235 Sandwick, £1210 Cinderbarrow Simmental £1300(x2) New House Farm, £1290, £1230 High Barncaple Farm, £1250 Cockleybank Holstein Friesian £1300, £1265 Rose Farm, £1100(x2) Kelsick House Hereford £1255 Demesne Farm Friesian £1185 Wavercroft Holstein £980 Westray Farm

WEANED CATTLE: A larger entry of weaned cattle forward at Carlisle on Wednesday with a very mixed show throughout but all qualities very well bid for. Top price of the day was secured twice, firstly by Messrs Dixon, Chirdon, Tarset, Hexham for a 12-month-old Simmental x heifer and secondly another Simmental x heifer from Messrs Benn & McGuckin, Lochridgehill Farm, Dunlop, Kilmarnock both these achieved £1100. A small show of bulls forward but quality was very keenly sought after with bulls selling for £1000 firstly from Messrs Crayston, Brackenhow, Holmerook and secondly from Messrs Armstrong, Shankfieldhead.

Leading Prices:

Heifers: Simmental £1100, £1000(x2), £860, £850 Lochridgehill, £1100, £850 Chirdon Limousin £1050, £700 Monk Farm, £860 Fountain View, £840, £730 Spency Croft, £760 Albierigg British Blue £960 Chirdon, £880(x2), £800 Doddick, £850 Brownrigg, £845, £755 Cote House Farm, £830 Recroft Farm Beef Shorthorn £815 Redcroft Farm Aberdeen Angus £740 Crookdyke, £660 Longdales, £640 Cobble Hall Barn Longhorn £740 Brownrigg Hall Montbelairde £680 Cowlyers Holstein Friesian £570, £470 Thackwood Farm

Steers : Limousin £1090, £830, £800(x2) Monk Farm, £950 Spency Croft, £920 Fountain View, £890 Albierigg, £840 Ridley Farm, £810, £800, £780 Longfield House Farm Simmental £1010, £950, £910, £830 Chirdon, £1000, £925, £840 Lochridgehill Aberdeen Angus £990, £790 Chapel Farm British Blue £880 Doddick Farm, £780 Sandysike Farmhouse Beef Shorthorn £840, £800 Redcroft Farm Longhorn £810 Brownrigg Hall Farm Holstein Friesian £800 Parkgate Hall, £780 Edenbanks, £560 Crookdyke Belted Galloway £650 Sandysike Farmhouse  

Bulls: Limousin £1000 Bracken Howe, £1000, £950, £930, £920, £880 Shankfield Head, £960 Cobble Hall Barn Holstein Friesian £770, £450 Moss Grove Ayrshire £690 Knockshiffnock Friesian £480 Cobble Hall Barn

The next sale of store and weaned cattle will take place on Wednesday 15^th December

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