Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 21st February, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock.

PRIME BULLS: A much smaller offering of 60 prime bulls forward with yet another superb trade seen throughout.  Less quality was seen by all but despite this, 13 bulls achieved £1800 or higher and 7 entered the £2000 plus bracket to a day’s top of £2371.65 for 943 kgs from Messrs Wilson, Reddings, Moffat.  Steven Wilson sold second best at 858kgs to £2260.83.  Messrs Eve, Stubbsgill, Wigton 884kgs to £2161.38 and Messrs Nimmo, Bogside Farm, Wishaw to £2146.91, all the aforementioned were Limousins and purchased by Bowland Foods Preston.  Messrs Ward, West Mains, Lanark’s debut to Borderway was well worth the trip with one of their Simmentals peaking at £2068.39. The journey was also worthwhile for Barrie Farmers, Howburn, Biggar selling one of their Aberdeen Angus to £1879.20 both purchased by A & D Meats.  Top overall pence per kilo was another from Messrs Nimmo, Bogside peaking at 275.5p and 272.5p both Limousins.  Black and whites peaked at £1465.22 for a Friesian from Messrs Clark, Whins, Lockerbie, this was purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor.  The top pence per kilo of 216.5p was paid to Messrs Martin, Horseholm Farm, Dumfries for one of their Fleckviehs purchased again by Jewitt Meats.

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

Leading prices per head: Limousin £2371 £1946, Reddings, £2260 £2099 Corby Hill £2161 Stubbsgill Farm, £2146, £2041 £1834 Bogside Farm, £1903 £1800 £1631 West Farm, £1766 Hoddomtown, £1605 Cawfields £1601 Mirkbooths, Simmental £2068 £1801 Mains Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1879 Howburn Farm, £1458 Long Park, Charolais £1688 Netherton £1549 £1514 Ellen Bank, British Blue £1599 £1569 Mirkbooths, Friesian £1465 Whins Farm, Holstein Friesian £1343 £1339 £1284 £1269 South Lambhill £1251 £1235 £1154 Milton Farm, £1197 Bectonhall £1187 Barwinnock Farm, Salers £1337 Far Hills, Fleckvieh £1332 £1279 £1274 £1170 Horseholm Farm, Stabilizer £1228 Horseholm Farm, Holstein £1219 £1188 £1168 £1046 Castlesteads, Montbelairde £1205 Greenwrae, Norwegian Red £1148 Kirkbride House.

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 275.5p 272.5p 256.5p Bogside Farm, 267.5p 265.5p 247.5p West Farm, 263.5p 259.5p Corby Hill, 255.5p 251.5p  Reddings, 253.5p Hoddomtown, 247.5p Lesson Hall,  244.5p Stubbsgill Farm, Charolais 240.5p Netherton 239.5p Ellen Bank, British Blue 231.5p 225.5p Mirkbooths, Simmental 229.5p West Mains Farm, Aberdeen Angus 217.5p Howburn Farm, 182.5p Long Park, Fleckvieh 216.5p 212.5p 205.5p 200.5p Horseholm Farm, Salers 211.5p 209.5p Ingleston, Friesian 205.5p Whins Farm, Stabiliser 205.5p Horseholm Farm, Norwegian Red 190.5p Kirkbride House, Holstein 189.5p 188.5p 176.5p Castlesteads, Holstein Friesian 186.5p 183.5p 178.5p Milton Farm, 185.5p South Lambhill 184.5p Bectonhall 180.5p 179.5p Barwinnock Farm. 

PRIME CATTLE: A smaller entry of 78 prime steers and heifers forward at Borderways weekly prime stock sale whereby a great trade was seen throughout the sale for all qualities. Top overall was a Limousin cross steer at 798kgs from Messrs Smithson, Bloan Farm, Kirkby Stephen achieving £1959.09 and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.   Messrs Bell, Hoddomtown, Lockerbie sold a 779kgs Simmental cross at £1904.66 and was purchased by Mr Eric Hall.  Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse Farm, Carlisle sold their best at £1842.95.  Top price per kilo of 265.5p was paid to Messrs Story, Newbiggin Farm, Carlisle with their 646kg Limousin cross purchased by Pioneer Foods.  Heifers saw a day’s top of £1839.86 for a 709kg Limousin cross from Messrs Stampers, Rose Farm, Cockermouth purchased again by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Messrs Wilson, Petteril Hill, Carlisle sold 665kgs at £1778.88. Top price per kilo of the day was a 567kgs British Blue cross from Messrs Dent, Elm House, Appleby being purchased by Bowland Foods Ltd, Preston.  Messrs Miller, High Aketon, Wigton run of 8 peaked at 274.50p and was purchased by Owain Llyr, Ruthin.

Prime cattle are required on a weekly basis in Borderway, please advise entries by calling or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading Prices Per Head: Steers: Limousin £1959 Bloan Farm, £1842, £1813, £1809 Nealhouse Farm, £1796, £1774, £1738 The Lake, £1792, £1715, £1617 Newbiggin, £1766 £1628 Rose Farm, £1717, £1664 Low Whinnow, Simmental £1904 Hoddomtown, Charolais £1729 Hoddomtown, £1716 Nunwick Hall, British Blue £1707 The Lake, Galloway £1377 Greenhill Farm, £1191 Grindon Hill, Holstein Friesian £1369, £1167, £1132 The Close, Montbeliarde £1348 Lesson Hall.

Heifers: Limousin £1839 Rose Farm, £1778, £1587 Petteril Hill, £1759 Hollins Farm, £1714, £1602 Elm House, £1617, £1513 Newbiggin, £1588, £1520 High Aketon, £1556 Greenhill, £1550 Norman Farming, £1538 Bloan Farm, £1524 Woodfield, £1515 High Plasket Lands, British Blue £1584 Elm House, £1309 Pelutho Park, Aberdeen Angus £1521, £1338 Rose Farm, Charolais £1233 Castlehill.

Leading Prices per kilo: Heifers: British Blue 279.5p Elm House, 234.5p Greenhill Farm, Limousin 274.5p, 264.5p, 259.5p High Aketon, 273.5p, 269.50p Elm House, 269.5p, 267.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 267.5p Woodfield, 267.5p, 263.5p Greenhill Farm, 260.5 Newbiggin Farm, 259.5p, 257.5p Rose Farm, 259.5 High Plasket Lands, Charolais 245.5p Castlehill, 234.5p Ellen Bank, Aberdeen Angus 228.5p Rose Farm, Simmental 225.5p Ellen Bank, Friesian 175.5p Pelutho Park.

Steers: Limousin 265.5p, 256.5p, 245.5p Newbiggin Farm, 259.5p, 245.5p, 242.5p The Lake, 258.50, 256.5p, 253.5p Nealhouse Farm, 256.5p, 247.5p Low Whinnow, 245.5p Bloan Farm, Charolais 248.5p Hoddomtown, British Blue 247.5p The Lake, Simmental 244.5p Hoddomtown, Galloway 237.5p Greenhill Farm, Holstein Friesian 200.5p, 187.5p, 184.5p The Close, Montbeliarde 186.5p Lesson Hall.

CAST COWS:  Once again a great entry of 263 cast cows was on offer to an increased ring side of buyers which ensured a massive lift in trade with H&H driving the cast cow trade up. With an average of 153.4p up 19p on the week. A great entry of 120 cast beef cows on offer to average an amazing 1784.1p which was up 20.7p on the week. Messrs Telfer & Son, Newton High House sold the top priced British Blue cow for 904kg at 229.5p totalling £2074 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Mitchinson & Son, High Green Hill sold a British Blue x cow for 789kg at 225.5p totalling £1779 to Owain Llyr. H&K Farms’ run of Aberdeen Angus cows topped at 807kg at 215.5p totalling £1739 and 758kg at 211.5p totalling £1603 both bought by Les Fell. Messrs Norman Farming Co, Little Orton Farms run of Limousin cows topped at 820kg at 206.5p totalling £1693 and 840kg at 195.5p totalling £1642 both bought by Owain Llyr. Messrs Stamper & Son, Rose Farm sold the top priced Charolais x cow for 871kg at 184.5p totalling £1607 to Messrs Roberts. Messrs Campbell, Strawfrank Farm, Lanark’s run of cows topped at 861kg at 186.5p totalling £1605 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Mactier, Boghouse Farm sold a Limousin x heifer for 225.5p to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Campbell, Strawfrank Farm sold a Limousin x heifer for 225.5p to Jewitt Meats. Messrs Allgood, Nunwick Hall sold a Staberlizer for 217.5p to Jewitt Meats. Messrs Nimmo, Bogside Farm sold a Limousin x cow for 592kg at 210.5p totalling £1246 also to Jewitt Meats. Barrie Farmers, Howburn Farm, Biggar sold a Limousin cow for 679kg at 207.5p totalling £1408 to David Holmes.

A great run of 140 dairy cast cows was on offer with all classes in great demand and an average of 136.7p being up 11.3p on the week.  Messrs Workman, Beeches Farm sold an outstanding Montbeliarde x cow for 829kg at 176.5p totalling £1463 and 852kg at 155.5p totalling £1324 and a Fleckvieh cow for 835kg at 155.5p totalling £1298 all purchased by Les Fell. Messrs Little, Kirkbride House sold a Norwegian red cow for 801kg at 169.5p totalling £1357 to Michael Helliwell. Messrs Coulthard & Son, Brisco Hill sold a Holstein x cow at 813kg at 165.5p totalling £1345 to Thomas Ball. Messrs Moffat & Co, Kirtlebank Farm sold a Holstein x cow for 844kg at 158.5p to £1337 to Les Fell. Messrs Clark, Whin Farm sold the top priced Friesian cow for 788kg at 161.5p totalling £1272 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Armour, Milton Farm sold a Holstein x heifer for 207.5p to Brian Capper. Messrs Mandale & Son, Lambfield Farm sold a Danish Red heifer for 189.5p also to Brian Capper. Messrs Holliday, High Bow sold a Holstein x heifer for 188.5p to Les Fell. Messrs Mitchell & Sons, Mirkbooths sold a Holstein x heifer for 184.5p to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm sold a Holstein x Heifer for 184.5p to Les Fell. Messrs Moffat, Kirtlebank Farm sold a Holstein x heifer for 184.5p to Alan Jarvis.

Leading Prices per Head: British Blue £2074 Newton High House, £1779, £1413 High Green Hill, £1424 Blackrigg, £1406 Rose Farm, £1397 Stichill Home Farm, £1383 High Dyke Farm Aberdeen Angus £1739, £1603, £1580, £1549, £1509, £1430 H&K Farms, £1444, £1433, £1428, £1405 West Mains Farm Limousin £1693, £1642, £1472, £1430 Little Orton Farm, £1605, £1564, £1520 Strawfrank, £1513, £1512, £1371 Meikleholm Farm, £1444 Hargill House, £1432 Thackwood, £1408 Howburn Farm, £1404 Bogside Farm, £1403 Cracrop Farm, £1376, £1329 Setmabanning, £1370 Stichill Home Farm, £1369, £1306 Burthwaite, £1322 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £1312 Mirkbooths, £1310 Wydon Farm, £1306 Rose Farm, £1304 Lesson Hall Charolais £1607 Rose Farm Lincoln Red £1587, £1551, £1406, £1385 H&K Farms Simmental £1563, £1404, £1328 West Mains Farm, £1545 Ellerslea, £1365, £1279 Rose Farm, £1201 Castlehill Montbeliarde £1463, £1324, £1200, £1121 Beeches, £1206 Greenwrae, £1111 Laws Hall Norwegian Red £1357 Kirkbride House Staberlizer £1348, £1288 Nunwick Hall Holstein Friesian £1345 Brisco Hill, £1337, £1247 Kirtlebank Farm, £1249 Berrier Head, £1236, £1233, £1097 West House Farm, £1226, £1220, £1198, £1116 Mirkbooths, £1201 Park House, £1186, £1149 Greenmoorside, £1178 Chalk Lodge, £1176 Langhorn Farm, £1169 Southview Farm, £1167 Wood Farm, £1164 Milton Farm, £1133 High Field, £1120 Crummock Bank Farm, £1115 Crownstone Farm, £1104 High Bow, £1098 Laws Hall, £1080 Brisco Hill Fleckvieh £1298 Beeches, £1107 Wydon Farm Friesian £1272 Whins Farm, £1153 Langhorn Farm, £1117 Greyrigg, £1116, £1008 Kilfillan Holstein £1260 Bromfield Hall, £1094 Pettril Bank Farm, £1086 Low Wood, £1007 Gill Farm Beef Shorthorn £1249, £1157 Parton Farm Galloway £1159 Cracrop Farm, £1125 Newton High House Brown Swiss £1113 Low Wood Swedish Red & White £1103, £1011 Low Wood Jersey £1030 Lambfield Farm Danish Red £987 Lambfield Farm

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 229.5p Newton High House, 225.5p, 189.5p High Green Hill, 191.5p Blackrigg, 185.5p Netherton, 176.5p Stichill Home Farm Limousin 225.5p, 197.5p, 186.5p Strawfrank Farm, 225.5p, 183.5p, 175.5p Boghouse Farm, 210.5p, 181.5p Bogside Farm, 207.5p Howburn Farm, 206.5p, 195.5p(x2) Little Orton Farm, 202.5p, 195.5p, 179.5p Meikleholm Farm, 199.5p, 189.5p Hargill House, 185.5p Thackwood, 183.5p Stichill Home Farm, 183.5p Burthwaite, 182.5p Cracrop Farm, 179.5p Lesson Hall, 178.5p Netherton, 177.5p(x2) Setmabanning Staberlizer 217.5p, 186.5p Nunwick Hall Aberdeen Angus 215.5p, 211.5p, 201.5p, 191.5p, 179.5p, 177.5p H&K Farms, 188.5p, 175.5p(x2), 168.5p West Mains Farm, 187.5p Breckonhill, 163.5p Laitha Farm, 162.5p East Rackwood Hill Farm, 161.5p Boghouse Farm Holstein Friesian 207.5p Milton Farm, 188.5p High Bow, 184.5p Wood Farm, 184.5p, 158.5p, 152.5p Kirtlebank Farm, 184.5p, 156.5p, 154.5p, 152.5p Mirkbooths, 178.5p Crownstone Farm, 173.5p High Field, 169.5p Milton Farm, 167.5p Barwinnock Farm, 165.5p Brisco Hill, 162.5p, 157.5p Greenmoorside, 161.5p Chalk Lodge, 161.5p Park House, 157.5p Langhorn Farm, 157.5p, 155.5p, 153.5p West House Farm, 154.5p Southview Farm, 152.5p Crummock Bank Farm Beef Shorthorn 206.5p, 197.5p Parton Farm, 165.5p Frankstown Farm, 163.5p Brownrigg Hall Simmental 189.5p, 181.5p, 177.5p West Mains Farm, 183.5p Ellerslea, 181.5p Castlehill, 181.5p, 178.5p Rose Farm Danish Red 189.5p, 143.5p Lambfield Farm Charolais 184.5p Rose Farm Lincoln Red 182.5p, 179.5p, 170.5p H&K Farms Montbeliarde 176.5p, 166.5p, 155.5p Beeches, 153.5p Law Hall, 153.5p Greenwrae Holstein 173.5p Woodside Farm, 172.5p Bromfield Hall, 146.5p Gill Farm, 146.5p Petteril Bank Farm, 144.5p, 141.5p Low Wood Norwegian Red 169.5p Kirkbride House Blonde 162.5p Brownrigg Hall Friesian 161.5p Whins Farm, 155.5p Langhorn Farm, 153.5p Greyrigg, 151.5p, 150.5p, 148.5p Kilfillan, 149.5p, 147.5p The Nook Continental 159.5p Ingleston Galloway 159.5p Cracrop Farm, 146.5p Newton High House Hereford 157.5p Netherton Fleckvieh 155.5p Beeches, 150.5p Wydon Farm, 147.5p Shankfield Head Brown Swiss 148.5p Low Wood Swedish Red & White 144.5p Low Wood Jersey 139.5p Lambfield Farm

CAST BULLS: The 10 stock bulls on offer topped at 1218kg at 173.5p totalling £2113 for a Salers 988kg at 183.5p totalling £1812 for a Simmental from Messrs Ward, Mains Farm both bought by Owain Llyr. Messrs Carruthers, Silloans sold a British Blue stock bull for 992kg at 179.5p totalling £1780 to Owain Llyr.

Leading Prices per Head: Salers £2113 West Mains Farm Simmental £1812 West Mains Farm, £1583 Glenturk Farm British Blue £1780 Silloans Hereford £1759 Birks Farm, £1728 Silloans Aberdeen Angus £1460 Plumpton Foot Farm

Leading Prices per Kilo: Simmental 183.5p West Mains Farm, 144.5p Glenturk Farm British Blue 179.5p Silloans, 156.5p Bank Farm Salers 173.5p West Mains Farm Limousin 163.5p Silloans Hereford 148.5p Birks Farm Aberdeen Angus 143.5p Plumpton Foot Farm Ayrshire 137.5p Marleycote Walls Friesian 133.5p High House

PRIME SHEEP: Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of 1700 Prime hoggs, as with last week a large number of heavy sheep, (in fact 51% of the sale) forward along with 614 Hill bred sheep (35% of the sale), all classes sold relatively easily with handy weight sheep in short supply and commanding a premium.  The Sale averaged 255p with a SQQ of 269p or £116.28 per head.

Leading the sale at £152 was a pen of heavy hoggs from Messrs Toppin, Bascodyke, Armathwaite which sold to Mr G Lomax.  Top per kilo was Messrs R & BS Laird, Unity, Brampton who sold 41kg lambs to £150 or 365.9ppk.

Leading Prices per head:

Texel £152 £136 £135 Basco Dyke £150 £144 Ewan Close £148 Askknowe £145 (x2) Cracrop Farm, £144 £141 High House, £144 £141 Smalmstown Farm, £143 Aldermanseat Farm, £142 Stone Flatts, £141 Ewan Close £140 £136 Stoneraise Place, £137 (x2) Fauld Farm, £137 Broat Hill, Dutch Texel £150 £142 £141 £139 £135 £131 Unity Farm, £142 £138 £136 £131 Woodhead Farm, £130 Low Houses, Beltex £138 £119 Glebelands, £136 Castlehill £129 £129 £128 £120 The Throps, Suffolk £127 Ewan Close £125 Smalmstown Farm, £120 Stone Flatts, Rouge £127 Ashknowe, Black Face 120.50, £118, £115 (x2) £144.50 £114 (x3) £113.50 £107 Smalmstowns, £105 £100 (x2) Lambhill £104 Mid Dargavel Farm, £101 Laws Hall, Grey Faced £120 Ewan Close £120 £114.50 Stoneraise Place £116.50 (x2) Jackson Rigg £115.50 Moss Side House £115 Smalmstown Farm, £113 Farewell Grange £113 Low Moor, Dorset £115 Low Tarns, Swaledale £114.50 £110 £100 Hargill House £110 Farewell Grange £104 Church House, Hill Cheviot £108 Mid Dargavel Farm.  

Leading Prices per kilo: Texel 342.9p 331.8p 317.1p 297.3p 294.4p High House 337.2p 334.2p 308.1p 336.7p 316.5p 301p Lanerton 320.5p 296.9p Ewan Close, 306.4p Smalmstown Farm, 300p Cardewlees Farm, 300p 295.7p 293.5p Basco Dyke 291.5p Wolsty Farm 291.p Broathill, Dutch Texel 365.9p 343.9p 339p 329.3p 320p 315.6p Unity Farm, 323.7p 315.7p Woodhead Farm, Beltex 344.3p Castlehill 318.5p 312.2p The Throp 313.6p 301.3p Glebelands, Rouge 270.2p Ashknowe, Black Face 268.3p Farewell Grange260.9p 256.2p 255.p 254.8p 253.3p (x2) 252.7p 251p 248.9p 248.4p Smalmstown Farm,  254p 253.5p Cardewlees Farm, 253.2p 253.2p 247.1p South Lambhill 249.4p 248p Laws Hall, Dorset 252.7p Low Tarns, Suffolk 251.1p Roe Farm, 244.4p Low Meadows 240.4p Smalmstown Farm, Grey Faced 248.4p Low Moor 245.3p Jackson Rigg 244.9p Church Farm, 241.1p (x2) Stoneraise Place, Hill Cheviot 245.5p Mid Dargavel Farm, Swaledale 238.1p 234.6p 231.6p 226.7p Hargill House 231.1p Church Farm,

CAST EWES & RAMS: Leading prices per head: Ewes: Texel £162 Low Moor, £125, £92, £80 Wolsty Farm, £118 (x2) High House, £118 Roe Farm, £118, £100 High House, £115 Stonewalls, £105, £100 Hunley, £104, £90 (x2) Reservoir Farm,  £96 Ashknowe, Suffolk £148 Ashknowe, Dutch Spotted £145 Garden Cottage, Zwartbles £130 Woodhousehill, Millennium Bleu £124, £88 Woodhousehill, Leicester £122 Garden Cottage, Mule £120 Roe Farm, £108 Reservoir Farm, £92 Roe Farm, Swaledale £84 Church Farm.

Rams: Zwartbles £122 Woohousehill, Beltex £110 High House.

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