Annual Spring Suckled Calf Show & Sale

On Friday 4^th & Saturday 5th March Harrison & Hetherington conducted their special March show & Sale of 910 Continental cross suckled calves.

A new date and a return to an old format reaped the rewards for all vendors, with many making their first trip to Borderway.

Friday nights show of individual show cattle saw 96 of the finest cattle brought forward with many commenting that this was the best show of cattle ever seen at this event with a huge crowd in attendance to witness such a spectacle.

The show was kindly sponsored by Dugdale Nutrition, AW Jenkinson & Carrs Billington with Briggy’s Butchers, Jedburgh supplying pies for onlookers to enjoy.

After purchasing a heifer from last years sale which went on to win the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, Mr Paul Tippetts, Shifnal was invited to Judge the classes and did so with great competence and expertise.

Taking this years championship was the first prize halter led British Blue heifer shown by John Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Haltcliffe a worthy Champion in everyone’s eyes, she sold for the leading price and set a new centre record of £9500 selling to Blair Dufton and Gareth Small.

Messrs Smith-Jackson completed the double with their haltered Limousin cross heifer being tapped out as the Overall Reserve Champion, she later sold for £7000 to Andrew Dickinson, Ashbourne.

The bullock championship was claimed by Messrs Harrison, Grange Hall with their 1^st prize Limousin bullock which claimed the joint top price in this section of £3000 which sold to James Nisbet, Ayrshire.

The Reserve bullock was consigned by Brian Harper, Greenwells with his baby Limousin bullock who also achieved £3000 selling to the Judge.

Dafydd Lewis, Pentwyn, Llanwrda made his first trip to Borderway and claimed the 2^nd highest price of £7500 with his Limousin cross heifer which sold to Ross Withers, Cornwall.

Craig Robertson ,Newton of Logierait sold a fantastic run of 46 to average an incredible £1817.39 with heifers selling to £6000, £5800 and £4800.

Not just a show cattle sale, this noted event drew 910 head of the best quality cattle aged 8-12m which saw the average rise £50 on the year, to level at £1275 a head, with all classes seeing a fantastic demand on Saturday.

The pens of 4 were kindly judged by Mike Eddan, Pickering along with  grandsons Lyes and Lotfi Berkache, who awarded the best pen of 4 bullocks to Shona T Laird & Son, Sunnyside Farm which sold at £1270, this class was kindly sponsored by the NBS.

Leading Consignment Averages – Lewis, Pentwyn 2 @ £6000, Smith-Jackson, Hightown 4 @ £5700, Miller, Crookdake 2 @ £3400, Allen, Castle Garth 2 @ £2450, Hardisty, How Hall 2 @£2200, Harper, Greenwells Farm House 3 @ £2040, Jarman, Brow Top Farm 4 @ £1842, Robertson, Newton of Logierait 46 @ £1817, Priestley, Cracrop 6 @ £1568, Comrie, Stonebyre Mains 8 @ £1557, Lee, Agars Hill Farm 6 @ £1550, Scott, Gateside Farm 11 @ £1513, Laird, Sunnyside 7 @ £1498, Lammie, Longhouse Farm 9 @ £1474, Batty, Flimby Hall 2 @ £1450, Davies, Dolydd 2 @ £1440, Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill Farm 2 @ £1420, Stott, Shaw Head 2 @ £1400, Fell, Stanger Hill, 5 @ £1374, Gill, Stonethwaite Farm 2 @ £1365, Kilnstown Farm 9 @ £1354, Bird, High Wreay Farm 8 @ £1320, Donald, Denton Mains 8 @ £1318, Harrison, Grange Hall 39 @ £1311, Murray, Roughet Hill 10 @ £1293, Williamson, Littleburn Farm 2 @ £1290, Hunter & Sons, The Steel Farm 19 @ £1289, Shankbridge End Farms 2 @ £1275, Templeton, West Bowhill Farm 6 @ £1261, Wallace, Gapshields 26 @ £1250.

Prize Winners –
Class 1A – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer
1^st           JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £7000 
2^nd         D S Townend, Quarry Farm, Broughton, Malton £2600
3^rd          S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria - £2600

Class 1B – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer
1^st           JM & AM Lewis, Pentwyn, Pumpsaint, Llanwrda - £7500
2^nd         J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £5800
3^rd          JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £3800

Class 2 – Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer (not shown in Class 1)
1^st           JM & AM Lewis, Pentwyn, Pumpsaint, Llanwrda - £4500
2^nd         Messrs Hodge, Mill Hill £1900
3^rd          I Lammie, Longhouse Farm, Cumnock £1880

Class 3A – British Blue or British Blue Cross Heifer
1^st           JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £9500
2^nd         J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £6000
3^rd        J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £4800

Class 3B – British Blue or British Blue Cross Heifer
1^st           J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £3200
2^nd         D P Allen, 23 Castle Gates, Thornton Le Dale - £1800
3^rd        A & C S Comrie, Stonebyres Mains, Stonebyres, Lanark -£1500

Class 4 – Any other Continental Cross or Breed Heifer (not shown in Class 1-3)
1^st           Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Kilnstown, Roweltown, Carlisle - £1350

Class 5 – Baby Beef Heifer (not shown in Classes 1-6)
1^st           I Powley, Low Northsceugh, Armathwaite - £2000
2^nd         J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £1500

Heifer Champion– JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland

Reserve Heifer Champion JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle,

Class 6 – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Steer
1^st           AJ & FM Harrison, Grange Hall, Great Asby, Appleby-In-Westmorland - £3000
2^nd         Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Kilnstown, Roweltown, Carlisle - £2100
3^rd          J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £1250

Class 7 – Limousin or Limousin Cross Steer (not shown in Class 6)
1^st           DT Miller, Crookdake Mill, Wigton £1800
2^nd         J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £1850
3^rd          AJ & FM Harrison, Grange Hall, Great Asby, Appleby-In-Westmorland - £1250

Class 8a – British Blue or British Blue cross Steer
1^st           J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £2000
2^nd         J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £2100
3^rd          S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria - £1800

Class 8b – British Blue or British Blue cross Steer
1^st           J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £1700
2^nd         N Gill, Stonethwaite Farm, Keswick £1350
3^rd          N Gill, Stonethwaite Farm, Keswick £1380

Class 9 Any other Continental Cross or breed steer (not shown in class 6-8)
1^st           K Watret, 25 Northfield Park, Annan £1320
2^nd       Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Kilnstown, Roweltown, Carlisle - £1550

Class 10 – Baby Beef any breed Steer born on or after 1^st Aug 21 (not shown in Classes (6-9)
1^st           B Harper, Greenwells Farmhouse, Maddiston, Falkirk - £3000
2^nd          B Harper, Greenwells Farmhouse, Maddiston, Falkirk - £1700
3^rd           B Harper, Greenwells Farmhouse, Maddiston, Falkirk - £1420

Steer Champion– AJ & FM Harrison, Grange Hall, Great Asby, Appleby-In-Westmorland -

Reserve Steer Champion– B Harper, Greenwells Farmhouse, Maddiston, Falkirk

Overall Champion JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland

Reserve Overall Champion JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle,

Class 11- Pens of 4 Steers
1^st           T Laird & Son, Sunnyside Farm, Cronberry, Cumnock, Ayrshire (Lim) - £1270
2^nd         WM & C Wallace, Gapshields, Brampton, Cumbria(Lim) £1325
3^rd        TP Wigham, Hargill House, Coanwood, Haltwhistle, Northumberland (Lim) £1240

Leading prices:
Heifers: British Blue £9500 Hightown, £6000, £4800, £3200, £2000, £1760, £1720 (x2), £1400, £1380 Newton of Logierait, £2500, £1820, £1500, £1380 Stonebyres Mains, £2100, £1750 Cracrop Farm, £2000 Low Northsceugh, £1800 Castle Garth, £1700 Shawhead, £1580 (x3) Nether Oakshaw, £1450 Northfield Park, £3120 Sunnyside Farm, Limousin £7500, £4500 Pentwyn, £7000 Hightown, £5800, £3700, £2800 Newton of Logierait, £5000 Crookdake Mill, £3800 Hightown, £3100 Castle Garth, £2800 Sunnyside Farm, £2600 Quarry Farm, £2600 How Hall, £2600, £1900, £1900, £1600 Grange Hall, £2300, £2100 Brow Top Farm, £2100, £2000 Agars Hill Farm, £2000 Gateside Farm, £1900, £1880, £1700 Longhouse Farm, £1900 Halmyre Farm, £1850 Cracrop Farm, £1700 Dolydd Dwr, £1650 Wester Middleton, £1600 Kilnstown, Shorthorn £1520 Newton of Logierait, Galloway £1350 Kilnstown, Blonde , £1850 Stanger Hill, £1220 Stanger Hill, Charolais £1200 Shank Bridge End.             

Steers: Limousin £3000 Grange Hall, £3000 Farm House, £2500 Hightown, £2100 Kilnstown, £1850, £1440 Newton of Logierait, £1800 Crookdake, £1700, £1420 Greenwells Farm House, £1680, £1600, £1550 Gate Farm, £1590, £1410 Thirlwall Castle, £1510 Walton Wood, £1510, £1480, £1400 Gateside Farm, £1490, £1440, £1430 The Steel Farm, £1480 Mid Shawtonhill Farm, £1460 Denton Mains, £1450 Low Fields Farm, £1450, £1420 Gapshields, £1420, £1400 Eviestones Farm, £1420 Brow Top Farm, £1400 Unity Farm, British Blue £2100, £2000, £1700, £1310 Newton of Logierait, £1800 How Hall, £1690 Cracrop Farm, £1660 Low Fields Farm, £1540, £1330, £1230 Stonebyres Mains, £1390 Main Street, £1380, £1350 Stonethwaite Farm, £1360 Mid Shawtonhill Farm, £1290 Sunnyside Farm, £1240 Hargill House, £1200 Grange Hall, £1200 Longhouse Farm, Galloway £1550 Kilnstown, Blonde £1380 Grange Hall, Charolais £1350 Shank Bridge End, £1320 Northfield Park, Gelbvieh £1100 Parcelstown.

Bulls: Limousin £1380, £1200 Littleburn Farm.

Overall Champion - J Smith-Jackson - £9500

Reserve Champion - J Smith Jackson - £7000