Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 7^th February, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock.

PRIME BULLS: An outstanding entry of 112 prime bulls forward at Borderway seeing trade out do all other outlets with 16 bulls selling at over £1800 and 7 selling at over £2000.  The day’s top of £2347.20 was for a 960kg Limousin from Messrs Thompson, Townfoot, Penrith. Others sold to £2209.55 for an 826kg bull from the same home and Messrs Wilson, Bankdale, Carlisle sold their best to £2121.28 with the first bulls both selling to Bowland Foods, Preston and the last to Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers. British Blue crosses sold to a day’s best of £1894 from an outstanding run of 7 bulls for local farmers Messrs Hall, Ainstable Hall, Carlisle seeing an average of £1756 for all 7. Charolais topped at £1853 for 777kgs from Messrs Barclay, South Road, Aberdeen and was purchased by A & D Meats. Aberdeen Angus crosses sold to £1503 from Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown and purchased by Bowland Foods. Top overall pence per kilo of 280.5p was paid to Messrs Hall, Ainstable Hall for their 670kgs Limousin cross. Messrs Hall’s run of 7 averaged 269.5ppk. Messrs Barclay, South Road’s best was 274.5p, both of the aforementioned purchased by Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers, Bradford.

Black and white bulls peaked at £1439.54 from South Lambhill, Longtown and purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor and a top pence per kilo of 216.5p was paid to Messrs Mitchinson, Beck House, Carlisle for a Fleckvieh and 215.5p for a Friesian again of South Lambhill, Longtown.

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

Leading prices per head: Limousin £2347, £2209, £2098 Townfoot, £2121 Bankdale Farm, £2094 Lower Griseburn, £2084, £1879 Tamala Burnside, £2051, £1913 South Road, £1942 Mirkbooths, £1879 Ainstable Hall, £1855 Brae of Coynach, £1809 Nealhouse Farm, £1790 Hilltop Farm, £1740 Cawfields British Blue £1894, £1812, £1754, £1751, £1663, £1537 Ainstable Hall, £1646 Bectonhall Charolais £1853, £1669, £1620, £1590, £1552, £1444, £1415, £1409 South Road, £1717 Lower Langshaw Farm, £1555 Wydon Farm Simmental £1628, £1412, £1404 Springfield Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1503 South Lambhill, £1404 Beck House Friesian £1439, £1436 South Lambhill, £1189, £1162, £1146 Wed Holme House Holstein Friesian £1409 Bectonhall, £1378 , £1261, £1225, £1165, £1161, £1115 High Whinnow Farm, £1308 Old Town Farm, £1296 Bolton Cottage, £1203 South Lambhill, £1186 Wood Farm, £1171 Blackrigg, £1111 Randalinton Staberlizer £1288 The Swaites Holstein £1245, £1168, £1129, £989 Musgrave Hall Fleckvieh £1244 Beck House Hereford £1238, £1235 Heatheryhall Farm

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 280.5p Ainstable Hall, 274.5p, 268.5p South Road, 268.5p Hilltop Farm, 267.5p, 257.5p, 244.5p Townfoot, 267.5p Bankdale Farm, 265.5p Brae of Coynach, 265.5p, 261.5p Tamala Burnside, 260.5p Lower Griseburn, 258.5p, 245.5p Hundith House, 247.5p Mirkbooths British Blue 276.5p, 274.5p, 269.5p, 268.5p, 257.5p, 255.5p Ainstable Hall, 232.5p Bectonhall, 244.5p Beck House Charolais 269.5p, 257.5p, 253.5p, 251.5p, 243.5p, 238.5p(x2), 238.5p, 234.5p(x3), 233.5p South Road, 248.5p Lower Langshaw, 238.5p Wydon Farm Aberdeen Angus 238.5p Beck House, 211.5p South Lambhill Hereford 225.5p, 212.5p Heatheryhall Farm, 172.5p Parton Farm Staberlizer 223.5p The Swaites Simmental 222.5p, 209.5p Springfield Fleckvieh 216.5p Beck House Friesian 215.5p, 205.5p South Lambhill, 206.5p, 205.5p, 202.5p Wed Holme House Holstein Friesian 195.5p, 183.5p, 182.5p, 181.5p(x2) High Whinnow, 191.5p Wreay Hall, 190.5p, 187.5p, 181.5p Elephant Farm, 188.5p Old Town Farm, 186.5p Bectonhall, 185.5p Randalinton, 182.5p Blackrigg Holstein Friesian 183.5p, 179.5p, 178.5p Musgrave Hall

PRIME CATTLE: Once again another fantastic entry of 65 prime steers and heifers forward at Borderway’s weekly sale of primestock seeing heifers dearer and steers achieving the same good trade as last week. Topping the sale overall was an outstanding 762kg Limousin cross steer from weekly vendors Messrs Wilson, Petteril Hill Farm, Carlisle achieving £1916 and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle who also secured the top priced British Blue cross from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle which weighed in at 742kgs. A Blonde cross from Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton peaked at £1752 and was purchased by Eric Hall who also bought the Hereford cross from Messrs Hewitson, Shatton Lodge, Cockermouth at £1608. Top pence per kilo steer at 255.5p came from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton and purchased by Pioneer Foods. This was closely followed by another Limousin cross from Messrs Story, Newbiggin, Carlisle and purchased by James Chapman Butchers, Wishaw. 

Heifers were forward in fantastic fleshing and quality and saw a day’s top of £1788 for a 766kg Limousin from Aileen Ritchie, Tamala Burnside, Aberdeen. This superb heifer was purchased by local butchers Steven Wilson, Corby Hill, Carlisle. Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse Farm, Carlisle closely followed this at £1766 for 646kga and was again purchased by Steven Wilson Butchers. Charolais crosses from Messrs Neill, Upper Tinwald, Dumfries sold to £1728 purchased by Pioneer Foods. The top overall pence per kilo on the day was 273.5p for a Limousin cross from Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse Farm purchased by S Wilson Butchers. Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth had another fantastic run of 5 which saw a top of 263.5p and was purchased by A & D Meats.

More are required to fulfil buyers demand, please advise entries by calling or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading Prices Per Head: Steers: Limousin £1916 Petteril Hill Farm, £1841, £1753 The Lake, £1796, £1768 Bothel Parks, £1773, £1690 Low Whinnow Farm, £1717 Newbiggin Farm, £1690 Miller Hill, £1652, £1644 Hoddomtown, £1627 Burnside, £1600 Hundith House British Blue £1799 The Lake Blonde £1752 Hundith House Hereford £1608 Shatton Lodge Farm Aberdeen Angus £1405 Whins Farm

Heifers: Limousin £1788 Tamala Burnside, £1766, £1752 Nealhouse Farm, £1745, £1683, £1631, £1545 Rose Farm, £1632 Petteril Hill Farm, £1609, £1538, £1537 Miller Hill, £1542 Brae of Coynach, £1538 Lower Langshaw, £1503 Newbiggin Farm Charolais £1728, £1647, £1632 Upper Tinwald Farm, £1606, £1555, £1540, £1481 Mackies Mill Farm Simmental £1416 Haltcliffe Farm Aberdeen Angus £1309 Whins Farm

Leading Prices per kilo:
Heifers: Limousin 273.5p, 261.5p Nealhouse, 263.5p Rose Farm, 259.5p, 252.5p Miller Hill, 258.5p, 249.5p Lower Langshaw, 254.5p, 253.5p, 251.5p, 249.5p Newbiggin Farm Charolais 245.5p, 244.5p, 241.5p Upper Tinwald Farm Simmental 223.5p Springfield Farm Aberdeen Angus 184.5p Whins Farm

Steers: Limousin 255.5p, 242.5p Bothel Parks, 254.5p Newbiggin Farm, 251.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 250.5p, 242.5p The Lake, 247.5p Miller Hill, 242.5p, 239.5p Hoddomtown, 239.5p Low Whinnow Farm  Hereford 216.5p Shatton Lodge Farm British Blue 242.5p The Lake Aberdeen Angus 190.5p Whins Farm Ayrshire 179.5p Horseclose

CAST COWS:  Once again a great entry of 339 cast cows and stock bulls was on offer to an increased ring side of buyers which resulted in an overall average of 144.6p. An entry of 132 beef cows and stock bulls averaged an amazing 163.7p which was up 10.9p on the week. Messrs Comrie, Stonebyres Mains, Lanark sold the top priced British Blue cow for 1037kg at 221.5p totalling £2296 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick. Mr Brian Hall, Ainstable Hall topped the Limousin cows with 785kg at 216.5p totalling £1699 and 738kg at 208.5p totalling £1538 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Lawson, Moss Side sold the top priced Charolais cow for 971kg at 172.5p totalling £1674 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Stevenson & Sons, Lower Langshaw Farm’s run of outstanding Limousin x cows sold for 757kg at 217.5p totalling £1646, 749kg at 211.5p totalling £1584, 792kg at 199.5p totalling £1580 and 699kg at 225.5p totalling £1576 bought by Les Fell, Owain Llyr(x2) and Alan Jarvis. Messrs Bell & Son, Hilltop Farm sold a Limousin x cow for 652kg at 239.5p totalling £1561 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Charlton, Crown Point Farm sold a Charolais x cow for 678kg at 227.5p totalling £1542 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Fisher, Lairdlaugh sold a Limousin x heifer for 659kg at 225.5p totalling £1486 to Jewitt Meats. DA Harrison & Co, Hill House topped at 591kg at 235.5p totalling £1391 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Ridley, Wood Hall sold a Limousin x for 631kg at 232.5p totalling £1467 to Jewitt Meats. Mr Harry Emslie, Braes of Coynach, Peterhead’s young Limousin x cows topped at 223.5p and 211.5p bought by Sean McGimpsey and Jewitt Meats. Messrs Johnston & Son, Orton Hall sold a Limousin x for 620kg at 211.5p totalling £1311 to Les Fell.

A great entry of 207 dairy cast cows was on offer with an average of 132.4p which was up 14.9p. Seymour Farms sold the top priced Holstein x cow for 871kg at 153.5p totalling £1336 to Phillip Bowes. Messrs Dockeray, Kelsick House sold a Holstein x cow for 897kg at 144.5p totalling £1296 to Phillip Bowes. Messrs Graves, Old Town Farm sold a Holstein x cow for 913kg at 139.5p totalling £1273 to Pickstocks. Messrs Morley, Hadderdale sold a Holstein x cow for 692kg at 183.5p totalling £1269 and 666kg at 185.5p totalling £1235 to Les Fell and Thomas Ball. Buckabank Farms sold a Holstein x cow for 915kjg at 138.5p totalling £1267 to Scotbeef. Messrs Story, Blackrigg sold a Holstein x heifer for 672kg at 184.5p totalling £1239 to Thomas Ball. Messrs Burgess & Sons, Lochpark Farm sold the top priced Friesian cow for 816kg at 149.5p totalling £1219 and 886kg at 137.5p totalling £1218 to Phillip Bowes and Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Gillespie, High Ploughlands sold a Holstein x cow for 845kg at 143.5p totalling £1212 to Les Fell. Messrs Brown, Lane End Farm sold Holstein x Heifers for 185.5p and 182.5p to Thomas Ball. Messrs Hewson, Parton Farm sold a Dairy Shorthorn heifer for 203.5p to Jewitt Meats. Messrs Maxwell, North Doddington, Wooler sold Friesian heifers for 189.5p and 182.5p to Sean McGimpsey and Les Fell. Messrs Mitchell & Sons, Mirkbooths sold a Holstein x heifer for 187.5p to Les Fell. Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm sold a Holstein x heifer for 182.5p to Thomas Ball. Messrs Halliday, Broathill sold a Holstein x heifer for 181.5p to Les Fell.

Leading Prices per Head: British Blue £2296 Stonebyres Mains, £1364 Rose Farm, £1334 Lower Langshaw Farm, £1297 Haas Side Farm, £1271 Standing Stonerigg, £1232, £1175 Hill House Farm, £1189 Belzies Limousin £1699, £1538 Ainstable Hall, £1646, £1584, £1580, £1576 Lower Langshaw, £1561, £1318 Hilltop, £1547 Sander Close, £1501, £1436 Sideway Bank, £1486 Lairdlaugh, £1467 Wood Hall, £1438, £1391, £1363, £1336, £1335, £1304, £1290, £1288 Hill House Farm, £1429, £1352 Wood Farm, £1424, £1392 Brae of Coynach, £1388 Rose Farm, £1344 Heatheryhall, £1311 Orton Hall, £1279 The Faulds Charolais £1674 Moss Side, £1542 Crown Point Farm, £1280 Hill House Farm Aberdeen Angus £1472, £1331 Spittalriddinghill Farm, £1409 Brisco Hall, £1318 Miller Hill, £1120 Rottington Hall, £1106 Dornock Mains Simmental £1452 Bankdale Farm, £1350, £1312, £1119 Castlewigg Farm, £1330 Brisco Hall, £1301, £1233 Kirtleton House, £1237 Dornock Mains, £1115 The Bush Holstein Friesian £1336 Seymour House, £1296 Kelsick House Farm, £1273, £1110 Old Town Farm, £1269, £1235 Hadderdale, £1267 Buckabank Farm, £1239 Blackrigg, £1212 High Ploughlands, £1206, £1136 Lane End Farm, £1183 Greenmoorside, £1170 High Plains, £1164, £1088 Chalk Lodge, £1160 Marsh House, £1147, £1080 Torpenhow Hall, £1144 Cardew Hall, £1127 Woodhouse, £1100 Mirkbooths, £1087 Milton Farm, £1078 High Pow, £1065 The Howes, £1062 Marlborough Hall Friesian £1219 Lochpark Farm, £1140, £1057, £1047 Drumburgh Castle, £1125, £1088 North Doddington, £1109, £1042 High House Holstein £1218 Lochpark Farm, £1160 Kelsick House, £1153 Buckabank, £1131, £1090 Broathill, £1128 Marlborough Hall, £1123 Ladywells, £1111 Bromfield Hall, £1022 Newbampton Farm, £1020 Marsh House Montbelairde £1170, £1059 Spittalriddinghill Farm, £1095 Swordwellrigg Ayrshire £1147 North Doddington Dairy Shorthorn £1084 Parton Farm Fleckvieh £1047 Hazel Head Longhorn £1034 Waterloo Farm Jersey £792 Woodhouse

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 239.5p, 196.5p Hilltop Farm, 235.5p, 186.5p, 177.5p(x2), 176.5p(x2) Hill House Farm, 232.5p Wood Hall, 225.5p Lairdlaugh, 225.5p, 217.5p, 211.5p, 199.5p Lower Langshaw Farm, 223.5p, 211.5p, 199.5p, 194.5p(x2) Brae of Coynach, 216.5p, 208.5p Ainstable Hall, 211.5p Orton Hall, 189.5p Sideway Bank, 187.5p Stonebyres Mains, 187.5p Heatheryhall Farm, 178.5p High House, 177.5p Wood Hall, 176.5p Sanders Close Charolais 227.5p Crown Point Farm, 172.5p Moss Side, 165.5p Hill House Farm British Blue 221.5p Stonebyres Mains, 183.5p Haas Side Farm, 182.5p Lower Langshaw Farm, 175.5p Hill House Farm, 173.5p Cawfields, 157.5p Belzies Dairy Shorthorn 203.5p Parton Farm Friesian 189.5p, 182.5p, 147.5p, 145.5p North Doddington, 154.5p, 152.5p, 152.5p, 142.5p Drumburgh Castle, 149.5p Lochpark Farm, 146.5p High House, 145.5p Mirkbooths, 143.5p Stoneraise Place Holstein Friesian 187.5p, 153.5p Mirkbooths, 185.5p, 183.5p Hadderdale, 185.5p, 182.5p, 177.5p, 176.5p, 173.5p Lane End Farm, 184.5p Blackrigg, 182.5p Wood Farm, 181.5p, 173.5p, 167.5p, 145.5p Cardew Hall, 179.5p Milton Farm, 178.5p West Whitrigg, 177.5p Park House, 177.5p, 147.5p Woodhouse, 171.5p Chapelcroft, 153.5p Seymour House, 149.5p Marsh House, 148.5p Geltside, 146.5p High Plains, 146.5p, 145.5p High Pow, 146.5p(x2) Bleaberry Rigg, 145.5p Woodhouses Farm Longhorn 181.5p Waterloo Farm Holstein 181.5p, 175.5p(x2), 167.4p, 159.5p Broathill, 161.5p, 141.5p Bromfield Hall, 147.5p Kelsick House, 145.5p Newbampton Farm, 143.5p Marsh House, 142.5p Malborough Hall, 141.5p Gaitsgill Hall Farm Montbeliarde 178.5p, 161.5p Spittalriddinghill, 145.5p Swordwellrigg, 145.5p Changue Farm Aberdeen Angus 173.5p Miller Hill, 164.5p, 161.5p, 154.5p Rottington Hall, 161.5p, 156.5p Spittalriddinghill, 157.5p Lawston Farm, 156.5p Dornock Mains, 154.5p Brisco Hall, 151.5p The Bush Simmental 168.5p, 161.5p, 158.5p Castlewigg Farm, 163.5p Kirtleton, 157.5p Bankdale, 151.5p The Bush Jersey 151.5p Woodhouse Hereford 148.5p Relief Farm Ayrshire 144.5p North Doddington, 131.5p Greenwrae Fleckvieh 141.5p Hazel Head, 134.5p Seymour House Norwegian Red 135.5p Stoneraise Place

CAST BULLS: 12 stock bulls were on offer on Monday. Messrs Struthers, Collielaw Farm, Carluke sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 1244kg at 169.5p totalling £2108 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton House sold a Maine Anjou stock bull for 1219kg at 158.5p totalling £1932 also to Owain Llyr. Messrs Nixon, Ribton House sold a Holstein x stock bull for 1324kg at 124.5p totalling £1648 to Charles Kirkpatrick.

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £2108 Collielaw Farm Maine Anjou £1932 Kirtleton House Holstein Friesian £1648 Ribton House

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 169.5p Collielaw Farm, 159.5p Burtholme Farm, 147.5p Burnside Maine Anjou 158.5p Kirtleton Hereford 152.5p Marks Farm Friesian 143.5p Rye Close Staberlizer 138.5p The Swaites Aberdeen Angus 129.5p Lochpark Farm Holstein Friesian 124.5p Ribton House Jersey 111.5p Ormside Lodge

Bullocks: Ayrshire 184.5p Dinwoodie Green Farm, 174.5p Horseclose Farm

PRIME SHEEP: A smaller number of Prime sheep were forward at Borderway with an entry of 1386.  A mixed entry with good meaty types in very good demand.  Leading the trade was a cracking Texel hogg shown by Neil Millar, Woodhousehill, Kirkpatrick Fleming selling for £182 purchased by Mr R Skelton.  Messrs Scott, Thirlwall Castle sold another tremendous run of hoggs and sold a pen of 5 Dutch Texel for £4.00 per kilo purchased by Mr A Dawson.

Leading prices per head: Texel £182 Woodhousehill £156 (x2) £150 £148 £146 Basco Dyke  £152 £150 £145 Kirtlevale, £148 £145 Ewan Close, £148 The Lake, £148 £145 Sceugh Farm,  £146 £144 Jackson Rigg, £144 Mossband Hall, £144 £144 The Hill, £143 Mirkbooths, Beltex £170 (x2) £164 £138 £136 Hill House £151 £143 £142  £140 £138 Sleightholme Farm,  £150 £140 £138 Hollands  £141 Shank Castle  £140 Hollands  £140 £135 Glebelands,  £137 Reddings, Suffolk £151 Ewan Close £130 Mirkbooths £130 Woodhousehill, Dutch Texel  £148 £143  £130 £128 £125 Unity Farm, £146 £142 Ashfield, £139 £132 £130 Old Rectory Farm,  £134 £132 £120 Thorneyland, Mil Bleu £144 £141 £131 £129.50 Stanley House, Grey Faced £134 Ewan Close £125.50 £123 Jackson Rigg  £122 Brampton Fell Farm, £121 £115 Reaygarth, £121 Holland £120 Brampton Fell Farm, £119 Branch End Farm £118 Denton Mains, £115 Thirlwall Castle, Hill Cheviot £128 £115 Woodhousehill £113 Douglas Square, Black Face £125 £122 (x2) £120 Smalmstown Farm, Charollais £125 Priestdykes Farm, Swaledale £115 (x2) Brampton Fell Farm.

Leading prices per Kilo: Dutch Texel 400 Thirlwall Castle 352.40 325.9 321.3 305.9 Unity Farm, 320.9 302.1 Ashfield  309.5 Old Rectory Farm, 291.3 290.1 Thorneyland, Beltex 381.4 344.3 324.4 313.5 303.6 Hill House, 345.7 341.5 332.5 326.1 306.7 301.2 Hollands, 334.2 303.7 The Throp  333.3 306.2  312.8 Shank Castle  308.2 307.5 305.4 Sleightholme Farm,  303.4 Glebelands, Texel 343.4 326.2 325 Woodhousehill 342.5 309.5 Limestone Cottage  341.5 333.3 330.2 314.3 Cracrop  329.4 Grassgarth  329.1 320.9 318.5 302.6 Thirlwall Castle Farm,  327.7 Lanerton 320.9 The Lake 312.5 Kirtlevale  305.9 Mossband Hall, 302.2 The Hill, Mil Bleu 302 291 Stanley House, Suffolk 282 Roe Farm, 279.1 Glebelands, Black Face 274.2 272.7 271.1 Smalmstown Farm, Charollais 280.9 280.9 Priestdykes Farm, Hill Cheviot 259.8 Douglas Square 256 252.7 Woodhousehill, Swaledale 258.4 244.7 Brampton Fell Farm, 242 Hollands, Grey Faced 258.1 251.5 Brampton Fell Farm, 256.3 Jackson Rigg,  255.9 Branch End Farm ,  252.7 Reaygarth, 251.2 Broomhills 250 (x2) Thirlwall Castle Farm. 

CAST EWES & RAMS: A fantastic sale average of £111. Topping today’s trade at £150 for a Texel ewe was Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall. Suffolks sold to £142 from Messrs Ritchie, Tamara also selling 4 cast rams at £140. Hill Cheviots sold to £120 from Messrs Dent, Beamwham.

Ewes: Texel £150, £120 Cardew Hall, £136 Hill House, £133, £124 Lakeland View, £132 The Lake, £130 Laverock Bank, £128 Tamara, £118 Midtown, £115 How Hill, £113, £112, £110 Tundergarth Mains, £110 Reddings Suffolk £142, £128, £120, £115 Tamara, £130 Beck Farm, £128 How Hill Farm Texel £140 Tamara, £124, £108 How Hill Easy Care £128, £110, £98 Tundergarth Mains Dutch Texel £122 Thorneyland Leicester £120, £117 (x2) Tamara Hill Cheviot £120, £86 Beamwham Wensleydale £114 Ritchie Tamara Hampshire Down £113 Tamara Grey Face £110 Tamara, £109 Townhead Farm, £107, £96 Beck Farm, £99 How Hill Farm, £90 Haydon Bridge Teesdale £106 Tamara Zwartbles £99 Tamara Swaledale £58 Beamwham

Rams: Texel £140 Tamara, £124, £108 How Hill Farm Dutch Texel £115 Thorneyland Beltex £96 How Hill Farm Herdwick £70 How Hill Farm

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
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