Borderway Store and Weaned Cattle Sale

On Wednesday 26^th January Harrison & Hetherington had 1200 cattle forward at their weekly sale comprising of 412 Store Cattle, 176 store bulls and weanlings, 371 calves and 241 Dairy cattle in the dispersal sale of the Irthingend Herd on behalf of G & J Brown, Lane End Farm, Irthington, Carlisle.

STORE CATTLE – A good show of 412 Store cattle forward at the weeky sale whereby the very biggest and best fleshed cattle would see an easing on the week whilst everything else would see trade dearer on the week.

Topping the days trading at £1680 was a pair of Limousin cross steers from Messrs Wigham, Cold Shields, Haltwhistle with other from Messrs Donaldson, East Park, Carlisle selling to £1470 (x2).  Messrs Mason Bank Farm, Penrith saw their day sales peaked at £1450 for a British Blue cross steer.  Simmental and Beef Shorthorns crosses from Messrs Batey High Knells, Carlisle peaked at £1440 and £1410 while Aberdeen Angus cross saw a top of £1405 from Messrs Palmer, Longrigg Thorn, Carlisle.

Heifers sold to a day’s top of £1490, £1480 and £1410 from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth for British Blues, Aberdeen Angus and Limousin crosses.  More cattle required to fulfil demand on a weekly basis.

Please advise entries for next week is sale by Friday morning 10.00 am of this week either to the main office or any of our Auctioneers.

Leading prices: Steers:
Limousin £1680 (x2) £1450 Cold Shields, £1470 (x2) £1460 East Park £1440 £1420 £1380  (x2) Bank Farm,  £1400 Heartview £1390 (x5) £1380 Blackrigg, £1360 West Cocklaw  £1355 East Park £1340 (x2) Killiecrankie £1330 £1315 West Cocklaw, British Blue £1450 £1370 £1340 Bank Farm, £1370 £1330 High Park Foot, £1315 £1305 Sandbed Farm, £1220 £1200 Buckles Farm, £1220 (x3) Town House £1220 Mossband Hall, £1195 £1180 Newbampton Farm, £1185 Gimmenbie, £1180 (x5) Stone House, Simmental £1440 £1430 (x2) High Knells Farm, £1420 £1245 (x4) £1220 (x5) Tinnishall £1140 £1130 Buckles Farm, Beef Shorthorn £1410 High Knells Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1405 £1395 £1380 (x2) £1360 Longrigg Thorn, £1210 The Keep £1200 (x3) Harper Hill Farm, £1195 £1120 Bankend £1185 Bulls Head Farm,  £1130 £1110 Gimmenbie, Charolais £1365 (x2) Killiecrankie £1365 Woodhouse £1295 Brocklerigg £1275 £1205 Ladyhousesteads £1225 Clappers Farm, £1155 Wydon Eals Farm,   Saler £1350 The Garth , Blonde £1345 (x2) Grassknop Farm, Montbelairde £1240 £1195 Greenwrae £1100 Heartview, White Galloway £1120 Greenwrae, Belted Galloway £1100 Greenwrae, Norwegian Red £1095 Halldykes, Holstein Friesian £1095 Halldykes £1080 £1075 £1050 West Whitrigg, Hereford £1090 Leafield Farm, Friesian £985 (x5) Palm Strothers Farm, 

Heifers: British Blue £1490 £1380 Rose Farm, £1360 (x2) £1335 £1275 £1190 Lawrence Holme, £1195 Lowthian Gill £1185 Sandbed Farm,  Aberdeen Angus £1480 £1350 Rose Farm, £1270 (x2) Lowthian Gill Farm, £1190 £1155 £1150 £1100 Buckles Farm, Limousin £1410 £1380 £1370 £1320 (x2) £1270 Rose Farm, £1360 £1280 £1260 Blackrigg £1340 The Garth, £1290 Woodhouse £1285 Longrow Farm, £1280 (x2) £1250 Croft Ends, £1280 Gapshields, £1260 (x2) Cinderbarrow Farm,  £1260 Killiecrankie, £1220 Lawrence Holme  £1200 Orton Rigg Farm, Charolais £1330 (x2) Cinderbarrow Farm, £1300 Croft House,  £1290 High Park Foot  £1255 Brocklerigg  £1230 Killiecrankie £1210 Clappers Farm, Simmental £1240 Orton Rigg Farm, Beef Shorthorn £1185 £1090 Buckles Farm, Blonde £1155 (x2) Grassknop Farm, Montbelairde £1070 (x2) Heartview, Holstein £1000 £940 Newbampton Farm.  

WEANED CATTLE: A smaller show of weaned cattle and stirks were forward with all cattle slightly sharper on the week seeing all vendors leaving highly delighted.  Top price of the day was paid for three Charolais bulls from Messrs Green, The Craggs, Melrose topping the sale at £1260.

All breeds and sizes of bullocks and heifers were very well bid for with a tremendous Limousin bullock aged 8 months selling for £1200 from Messrs Knox, Cragside, Kelso.  Many other 8-10 month old Continental bred bullocks sold for £1080 plus regularly away.   Smaller suckled type calves were also very well bid for selling for £700 plus.  A strong ring side of buyers with many leaving empty handed.  More cattle are required on a weekly basis.

Leading Prices: Bulls: Charolais £1260 (x3) The Craggs, British Blue £1130 Gelt House £880 Shield Green £790 Skelcies Hall, Limousin £1125 £1100 (x2) £1060 The Hill, £1070 Oakland £760 Keepershield Farm, Simmental £1050 (x3) £1010 (x2) Castlewigg Farm, Aberdeen Angus £855 Skelcies Hall.

Steers : Limousin £1200 Cragside £1160 £1100 £1080 £1040 £1000 Upper Burnmouth Farm, £1120 £1020 £980 Burthwaite, £1000 £980 £900 Hesleywell  £980 Noran Bank Farm, £915 Walltown, British Blue £910 Oakland £840 Walltown, Friesian £870 (x2) £825 (x2) £725 (x3) £710 (x3) Fir tree Farm, Hereford £650 Ellonby Hall £600 Demainholm.

Heifers: Limousin £960 Burthwaite, £870 £790 (x3) £770 Oakland  £840 (x4) Batey Shield  £800 £790  Hesleywell, British Blue £955 (x6) Greensyke £855 (x2) £790 Oakbank Farm £800 Oakland £790 (x2) £780 £750 Walltown, £770 £755 Seat House Farm, Charolais £770 £720 (x2) Noran Bank Farm, Aberdeen Angus £760 (x3) Collin Bank, Hereford £680 (x2) Ellonby Hall, Holstein Friesian £510 (x5) Low Plains, Holstein £500 Oakbank Farm.

The next sale of store and weaned cattle will take place on Wednesday 2^nd February  2022

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