Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 17th January, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock.

PRIME BULLS: Once again another good entry of 90 Prime bulls forward with trade every bit as dear as ever.  Less weight on offer throughout the sale only saw one bull over £2000 this week with Messrs Goldie, Greenfield, Annan selling a Charolais to £2067.32 purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  Limousins peaked at £1956.11 for a 734kg from Messrs Gass, Nunscleugh, this was purchased by Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers.  D A Harrison, Hill house, Wigton run of bulls sold to a top of £1929.74, £1897.39 and £1872.50 all purchased by Ralph Pearson.  Top overall pence per kilo of 274.5p was achieved twice for Limousin crosses and on both occasions, vendor was D A Harrison, Hill House Wigton.  Dairy bred bulls to £1313.60 for a Friesian from Messrs Graham, Hillhead, Canonbie purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  Holsteins Friesians to £1313.40 from Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick.  Montbeliardes to £1657.48 from Messrs Workman, Beeches, Carlisle purchased by A & D Meats.  Top overall pence per kilo of 216.5p was paid to Messrs Moscrop & Waugh, Albyfield, Carlisle for one of their Fleckviehs which was purchased by Blackbrow Abattoir, Wigton.

Please advise entries by calling or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading prices per head: Charolais £2067, £1633, Greenfield Limousin £1956 Nunscleugh, £1929, £1897, £1872, £1811 Hill House, £1829, £1586 East Raffles, £1669, £1467 Arkleby Hall, £1661, £1549 Low Farm, £1525 £1478 Mirkbooths ,£1472 Willows, £1451 Kelbarrow Montbelairde £1657, £1178, £1123 Beeches Saler £1652 Far Hills Simmental £1540, £1503, £1481 Kirtleton House British Blue £1529, £1362, £1297 Castlesteads, £1502 Beeches, £1480 Hill House, £1366 Cardurnock, £1286, £1219 Castle Farm, £1271, £1266 Elephant Farm Beef Shorthorn £1455 Thrimby Hall Friesian £1313, £1135 Hillhead, £1257, £1256 Steel Hall Holstein Friesian £1313, £1285, £1267, £1251 South Lambhill, £1028 Justicetown Fleckvieh £1266, £1244, £1197, £1195, £1172 Albyfield Aberdeen Angus £1262, £1244 Low Farm, £1227 Castle Farm Holstein £1232 Castlesteads, £1097 Kirkbride House Norwegian Red £1143 Kirkbride House Hereford £1060 Albyfield.

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 274.5p (x2), 267.5p, 258.5p Hill House, 266.5p Nunscleugh, 250.5p Willows,  249.5p Low Farm, 247.5p East Raffles, 242.5p Kelbarrow Charolais 243.5p, 215.5p Greenfield British Blue 232.5p, 215.5p, 212.5p Castlesteads, 225.5p, 224.5p Elephant Farm, 212.5p Castle Farm Simmental 229.5p, 219.5p Kirtleton House Aberdeen Angus 225.5p, 216.5p Low Farm, 204.5p Castle Farm Fleckvieh 216.5p, 210.5p, 206.5 (x2) Albyfield Saler 213.5p Far Hills Montbelairde 208.5p, 202,5p, 198.5p Beeches Friesian 192.5p Steel Hall, 191.5p Hillhead Hereford 191.5p Albyfield Norwegian Red 191.5p Kirkbride House Beef Shorthorn 190.5p Thrimby Hall Holstein 189.5p Kirkbride House, 182.5p Justicetown, 180.5p Castlesteads Holstein Friesian 184.5p, 180.5p Justicetown, 177.5p (x3) South Lambhill.

PRIME CATTLE: Yet another fantastic entry of 67 Prime steers and heifers forward at Borderways weekly sale whereby a flying trade was seen throughout the sale for all qualities.  Topping the sale was Messrs Dixon, Lesson Hall, Wigton for a Limousin cross steer.  This steer weighed 798kgs and equated to £1919.19 and was purchased by Eric Hall, others to £1852.38 for a 725kg and purchased by Robert Medcalf, Brockwood Abattoir, Halifax.  Charolais crosses to £1866.73 again from Messrs Dixon, Lesson Hall purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle, British Blues to £1803.18 from Messrs Hewson, Burgh Head, Carlisle and purchased by Eric Hall.  Aberdeen Angus crosses from Messrs Smithson, Bloan, Kirkby Stephen to £1739.00.  Top overall pence per kilo of 263p was paid to Messrs R Miller, Arkleby Hall, Wigton from their Limousin cross and purchased by W E Fairlie, Letham, others to 260.5p from Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse Farm, Carlisle purchased by Pioneer Foods.

Heifers saw a top of £1756.48 for a 704kg Limousin cross from Messrs Smithson, Bloan Farm, and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  £1741.99 for another from Messrs Dixon, Low Whinnow, Carlisle and Charolais to £1741.17 from Messrs Neill, Upper Tinwald, Dumfries and again purchased by Pioneer Foods.  Top overall pence per kilo of 270.5p was paid to Messrs Wilson, Petteril Hill, Carlisle with one of their 623kgs Limousin crosses and was purchased by Mathers of Kelso.  Messrs Airey, The Close, Carlisle to 268.5p and 262.5p while Messrs Hewitson, Lords Close, Maryport sold their best to 265.5p all purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick.

Please advise entries by calling or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading Prices per head:
Steers: Limousin £1919 Lesson Hall, £1852 Bothel Parks, £1828, £1682 Nealhouse, £1794, £1774 The Lake, £1787 Lords Close, £1743, £1708 Arkleby Hall, £1711 Newbiggin, £1707, £1635 Petteril Hill Charolais £1866 Lesson Hall British Blue £1803 Burgh Head, £1771, £1755 The Lake, £1749 Bothel Parks, £1737 Lesson Hall Aberdeen Angus £1739 Bloan Farm, £1674 Arkleby Hall Holstein Friesian £1299 Stubbyknowe Holstein £1235, £1159, £1119 Stubbyknowe.

Heifers: Limousin £1756 Bloan Farm, £1741 Low Whinnow, £1685 Petteril Hill, £1614 Hosket Hill, £1585 Lords Close, £1580 Hartbush, £1570, £1546, £1465 The Close, £1568 Drumshangan, £1521, £1480, £1471 Newbiggin, £1465 High Aketon Charolais £1741, £1697, £1680 Upper Tinwald British Blue £1504 Lodge Farm. 

Leading Prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 263.5p, 260.5p Arkleby Hall, 260.5p, 256.5p Nealhouse, 258.5p Newbiggin, 255.5p Bothel Parks, 249.5p Low Whinnow, 247.5p, 245.5p The Lake, 245.5p Petteril Hill, 244.5p Lords Close, 240.5p Lesson Hall British Blue 250.5p, 243.5p The Lake, 247.5p Bothel Parks, 246.5p Arkleby Hall Charolais 237.5p Lesson Hall Aberdeen Angus 237.5p Arkleby Hall, 215.5p Bloan Farm Holstein Friesian 177.5p Stubbyknowe, 175.5p Street Head Holstein 176.5p (x2) Stubbyknowe.

Heifers: Limousin 270.5p Petteril Hill, 268.5p The Close, 262.5,p 254p Lords Close, 265.5p Lords Close, 261.5p 244.5p Newbiggin, 249.5p, 245.5p High Aketon, 249.5p Bloan Farm, 248.5p Low Whinnow, 247.5p High Aketon, 245.5p Thrimby Hall Charolais 247.5p, 240.5p, 239.5p Tinwald Farm Beef Shorthorn 211.5p Thrimby Hall British Blue 209.5p Wyseby Hill Cottage.

CAST COWS: Up she goes, 408 cast cows and stock bulls were on offer to a very keen ringside of buyers which ensured all classes were well above vendors expectations.

Messrs Mitchell, Grassknop sold an outstanding Blonde cow for 965kg, 167.5p, £1616 to Charles Kirkpatrick; Messrs Teasdale, Grindon Hill, Haydon Bridge run of outstanding Limousin cross cows topped at 726kg, 219.5p, £1593 and 862kg, 175.5p, £1512 both purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick and Messrs Vance, Bridgehouse Farm, Newton Stewart run of cows topped at 820kg, 187.5p, £1537 also to Charles Kirkpatrick.  Thrimby Farms, Penrith cows topped at 604kg, 227.5p, £1374 for a 56 month Limousin cross cow to Jewitt Meats; Messrs Watson, Sanders Close sold a 34 month old Limousin heifer for 650kg, 225.5p, £1465 to Charles Kirkpatrick; Messrs Storey, Tinnishall sold a Limousin cross heifer for 670kg, 209.5p, £1403 to Brain Capper and Messrs Bell, High Dyke sold a Limousin cross heifer for 676kg, 208.5p, £1409 to Alan Jarvis.  Messrs Oliver, Whitehouse sold a Charolais heifer for 514kg, 207.5p, £1066 to Sean McGimpsey; Messrs Borthwick & Sons, Drumshangan sold a Hereford heifer for 574kg, 203.5p, £1168 to Rob Medcalf.

A large show of 225 dairy cast cows was on offer with trade averaging an amazing 118.9p, being up 1.5p on the week.  Messrs Teasdale & Sons, Halefield sold a 108 month old Holstein cross cow for 912kg, 162.5p, £1482 to Charles Kirkpatrick; Messrs Mandale & Son, Lambfield Farm sold the top priced Danish Red heifer for 624kg, 217.5p, £1357 to Brian Capper and a 91 month old Danish Red cow sold for 854kg, 141.5p, £1208 to Les Fell.  Messrs Nixon, Ribton House Holstein cross cows topped at 934kg, 140.5p, £1312 and 868kg, 140.5p, £1219 both bought by Charles Kirkpatrick and Evening Hill Farm Holstein cross cows topped at 945kg, 131.5p, £1242 also to Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Dart & Sons, Flothers, Slaley sold the top priced Montbeliarde cross cow for 908kg, 134.5p, £1221 to Charles Kirkpatrick; Blencogo House Farm sold the top priced Holstein cross heifer which sold for 644kg, 182.5p, £1175 to Les Fell; Mess Thompson, Low Rigg sold a Holstein cross heifer for 579kg, 180.5p, £1045 also to Les Fell and Messrs Harrington, Mounsey Bank sold the top priced Friesian heifer which sold for 570kg, 179.5p, £1023 to Sean McGimpsey.

Leading Prices per Head: Blonde £1616 Grassknop Limousin £1593, £1512 Grindon Hill, £1537, £1413, £1348 Bridgehouse, £1485 Setmabanning, £1465, £1368, £1344 Sanders Close, £1428 Fellside, £1409 High Dyke, £1403 Tinnishall, £1391 Stichill Home Farm, £1374 Thrimby Hall, £1345 Hill House, £1342 Hudscales, £1310 East Park Holstein Friesian £1482 Halefield, £1312 Ribton House, £1242, £1146 Evening Hill, £1196, £1117 Hardgrove, £1145, £1143 Hadderdale, £1136 Dykesfield, £1084 Mainhill, £1079, £1015 Craighouse, £1073 Gates Garth Hall, £1045 South View, £1045 Low Rigg, £1035 Bromfield Hall, £1029 Tempest Tower, £1021, £1018 Helm Farm, £1016 High Ploughlands, £1006 Hesket Demain, £1005 Low Row Simmental £1421, £1401 Castlewigg, £1151, £1150, £1117 Newbie Mains Aberdeen Angus £1362, £1171, £1101 Supplebank, £1267 Druidhall, £1198, £1106 Evistones Danish Red £1357, £1208, £1062, £1046, £1042 Lambfield British Blue £1345 High Dyke, £1319 Glendue, £1304 Nealhouse, £1282 Lodges Farm, £1278, £1226 Hill House, £1163 Wyse Hill, £1133 Mill Farm, £1132 Grindon Hill, £989 Winterhope Charolais £1327 West Wharmley Montbeliarde £1221 Flothers, £1072 Fauldie, £1052 Stonewalls Holstein Friesian £1219 Ribton House, £1175 Blencogo House, £1000 Fauldie MRI £1176 Halefield Hereford £1168 Drumshangan, £1031 Wallhead, £1016 High Buildings Friesian £1159 Woodhouse, £1148, £113, £1023 Mounsey Bank, £1100 Flothers, £1084 Lingstubbs, £1058 Boggle Hall, £1037 Windy Nook Fleckvieh £1158 Kirkhouse Dairy, £1046, £1016 Limekilns Beef Shorthorn £1154 Frankstown, £1144 Wyse Hill, £1058 Thrimby Hall, £1005 Whitehill Jersey £878 Halefield.

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 227.5p, 164.5p Thrimby Hall, 225.5p, 193.5p, 177.5p Sanders Close, 219.5p, 181.5p, 175.5p, 171.5p Grindon Hill, 209.5p Tinnishall, 208.5p High Dyke, 193.5p Hudscales, 188.5p Hartbush, 187.5p, 178.5p, 176.5p Bridgehouse, 182.5p, 168.5p, 163.5p Reddings, 175.5p Fellside, 173.5p Round Meadows, 172.5p Beamwham, 169.5p, 166.5p, 165.5p, 162.5p Hill House, 168.5p East Park, 167.5p Linden House, 167.5p Setmabanning, 167.5p Thornton Towers, 166.5p Upper Brydekirk, 166.5p Niven Hill, 165.5p Stichill Home Farm, 164.5p Silloans, 162.5p Cumdivock Danish Red 217.5p, 141.5p, 139.5p, 136.5p, 134.5p, 132.5p (x2), 131.5p Lambfield Charolais 207.5p Whitehouse, 163.5p West Wharmley Hereford 203.5p Drumshangan, 161.5p Wallhead, 160.5p, 155.5p High Buildings Beef Shorthorn 187.5p Whitehill, 150.5p Thrimby Hall Holstein 182.5p Blencogo House, 140.5p Ribton House, 136.5p Bromfield Hall Holstein Friesian 180.5p, 178.5p Low Rigg, 178.5p, 139.5p Helm Farm, 177.5p South View, 176.5p, 176.5p Hesket Demain, 173.5p, 142.5p Hadderdale, 169.5 Gamerigg, 169.5 Mainhill, 165.5p Hawkshole, 162.5p Halefield, 144.5p Craighouse, 141.5p West Whitrigg, 140.5p Ribton House, 140.5p Gates Garth Hall, 137.5p, 136.5p, 133.5p Hardgrove, 133.5p Bromfield Hall, 133.5p, 132.5p Tempest Tower, 133.5p Lodge Farm, 132.5p High Ploughlands, 131.5p (x2) Low Row, 131.5p Mirkbooths, 131.5p Dykesfield, 131.5p Evening Hill, 131.5p Gamerigg, 131.5p Brackenhill Simmental 179.5p, 161.5p, 153.5p, 152.5p Newbie Mains, 168.5p, 165.5p Castlewigg, 156.5p Meikle Kirkland, 156.5p Supplebank, 152.5p Thrimby Hall Friesian 179.5p, 142.5p, 141.5p Mounsey Bank, 176.5p, 144.5p, 134.5p Dormansteads, 157.5p Flothers, 154.5p Crownstone, 148.5p, 137.5p Boggle Hall, 139.5p, 136.5p, 130.5p Whitlawside, 138.5p Lingstubbs, 135.5p Windy Nook, 134.5p Croft House, 132.5p Greenwrae, 130.5p Dockray Hall, 130.5p Bailey Town Aberdeen Angus 175.5p Lawston, 169.5p, 153.5p (x2) Druidhall, 160.5p, 159.5p, 151.5p Supplebank British Blue 172.5p, 162.5p Hill House, 165.5p Lodges Farm, 164.5p Glendue, 161.5p Nealhouse, 157.5p High Dyke, 156.5p, Grindon Hill, 155.5p Tinnishall, 144.5p Winterhope Montbeliarde 169.5p Stonewalls, 136.5p, 134.5p Flothers, 133.5p Gill Farm, 130.5p Fauldie Blonde 167.5p Grassknop MRI 144.5p Halefield Fleckvieh 136.5p Kirkhouse Dairy, 133.5p, 130.5p Limekilns Ayrshire 135.5p Limekilns Jersey 131.5p Halefield.

CAST BULLS: Only 8 stock bulls and out of spec bullocks was on offer on Monday.  Messrs Graham, Cargo Farm sold a 37 month old British Blue bullock for 806kg, 164.5p, £1325 to Messrs Roberts and Messrs Miller, Allerby Hall sold a Limousin stock bull for 957kg, 135.5p, £1296 to Charles Kirkpatrick.

Leading Prices per Head: British Blue £1325 Cargo Limousin £1296 Allerby Hall, £1256 Stoneraise Place Aberdeen Angus £1215 Supplebank

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 164.5p Cargo Limousin 139.5p Stoneraise Place, 136.5p Round Meadows, 135.5p Allerby Hall Aberdeen Angus 123.5p Supplebank

PRIME SHEEP: As predicted lambs were less on the week however an overall average of 266p, SQQ 272p didn’t tell the whole story, export weight sheep still often saw 290p with 300p plus easily achieved for smaller sorts.  The real hit has come in the heavier weight bracket with demand certainly easing here, a sale average per head of £117.74 still shows a £5.49 per head increase on the year.  Two vendors shared the top price of £156 for heavy hoggs being a single Suffolk from Messrs D Charnock, Millholme, Roweltown and Texels from G J Toppin, Bascodyke, Armathwaite.   Beltex hoggs from A & A Little, Hollands, Penton lead the price per kilo at 375p closely chased by Messrs Murray, The Throp, Gilsland at 370p.

Leading Prices per head: Texel £156, £154, £150, £145, £142 Basco Dyke, £154, £152, £146, £141 Quarry House, £148, £140 Hermitage, £148, £138 Greenfield, £148 Tundergarth Mains, £143 Intack House, £140, £139 Smalmstown, £140 Birks Farm, £140 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £140 Laggonmore Suffolk £156 Millholme, £138 Birks Farm, £138 The Croft Beltex £154, £150, £148 (x2), £144, £138 Hollands, £148, £144, £135 (x2), £131 The Throp, £145 The Croft, £140 Swallowdene, £135, £130 Braithwaite Hall, £131 Shank Castle Dutch Texel £148, £142 (x2) Woodhead, £148, £142, £140 (x2), £135, £134, £130 Unity, £139, £130 (x2) Ashfield, £137 Lanerton, £131 High Old Shield, £131, £130 Low Houses Zwartbles £137 Knells Farm, £130 Dearham Hall Charollais £132 Cracrop Rouge £130 Birks Farm Greyfaced £121, £119 Coombe Crag, £121 West Deanraw, £119, £115 Albierigg, £114, £110 Reaygarth, £114 Street Head, £112 (x2) Brampton Fell Blackface £118, £110 Albierigg, £117, £116, £115 (x2), £110 (x4), £110 Stobbs Farm

Leading Prices per kilo: Beltex 375p, 361p, 360p, 356.6p, 342.2p, 300p, 286.7p, 281.3p Hollands, 370p, 360p,, 333.3p, 331.6p, 300p The Throp, 329.4p, 312.2p Swallowdene, 321.4p, 321p, 302.7p Braithwaite Hall, 296.1p Shank Castle Texel 352.4p, 321.8p Hermitage, 347.6p, 337.5p, 335.7p, 330.4p, 321.1p, 318.5p Quarry House, 334.1p, 314p, 311.6p Cracrop, 334.1p Greenfield, 326.3p, 308.9p Newbiggin, 319.5p, 311.1p, 310p, 309.5p Smalmstown, 313.3p Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, 309.5p Denton Mains Dutch Texel 334.1p, 283.3p Lanerton, 333.3p, 326.8p, 308.7p, 298.9p, 286.4p, 286p, 284.6p Unity, 329.1p, 319.5p, 309.5p Ashfield, 305.4p Woodhead, 305p Coombe Crag, 305p, 290p, High Old Shield, 301.1p, 286.2p Low Houses, 291.4p, 282.2p Sycamore House Charollais 318.1p Cracrop Suffolk 270.7p High Old Shield Rouge 265.3p Birks Farm Blackface 258.8p, 257.1p, 255.8p (x2), 255.4p (x2), 254.3p, 252.7p (x2) Smalmstown, 253.5p Street Head, 250p Stobbs Farm Greyfaced 254.5p, 251.7p Brampton Fell, 246.9p West Deanraw, 245.2p Street Head, 244.7p Ingledene, 242.6p, 241.8p Reaygarth, 240.4p Albierigg, 240.4p Coombe Crag Zwartbles 239.1p Ingledene

CAST EWES & RAMS: On Monday 17^th January Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of 195 cast ewes and rams, once again a great trade was had for all classes of sheep.  Topping todays sale at £166 for a Texel ewe was Thrimby Hall Farms; the same home had a great run of Swale ewes and topping at £78 for a pen of 21 with another pen of 26 at £74.  Horned ewes would be far dearer on the week with increased demand for leaner carcassed ewes with an influx of fat ewes on the market.  Cast rams also sold very well up to £146 for a Blue Du Maine from Messrs Millar, Woodhousehill.

Leading Prices Per Head: Ewes: Texel £166, £146 (x2), £144, £136, £120 Thrimby Hall, £156 Millholme, £140, £130 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £130, £128 Ghyll House, £130, £127, £122 Tundergarth Mains, £120 (x2) Far Brownrigg Blueface Leicester £140 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage Suffolk £132, £122 Birks Farm, £126 Shank Bridge End, £122, £112 Oak Cottage, £118 Far Brownrigg Greyfaced £125 The Wreay, £122 Ghyll House, £114 Denton Mains, £112 Parklands, £110 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £106 Ingledene, £106 Park Head, £102 Far Brownrigg, £102 Thrimby Hall Beltex £124 Thrimby Hall Zwartbles £116 Vicarage Far, £113 Woodhousehill Ryeland £112 Tundergarth Mains, £90 Birds Hill Blackface £104 Stobbs Farm, £58 Ghyll House Badgerfaced £90 Abbey Moss Swaledale £78, £74, £51 Thrimby Hall, £74 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £72 Fartown, £69, £52 Denton Mains

Rams: Millennium Bleu £146 Woodhousehill Texel £145 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £130 Dearham Hall, £130, £124, £116 Tundergarth Mains, £116, £110 Laggonmore Beltex £126 Far Brownrigg Zwartbles £105 Woodhousehill

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