Borderway Primestock Sale

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

PRIME BULLS: A smaller show of only 73 Prime bulls forward with all classes selling dearer on the week, with 15 selling over £1800 and 11 at £2000 plus to a day’s overall top of £2433.32, a new centre record, this was a 1016kg Limousin from Messrs Mulholland, Carlisle selling to Messrs Kirkpatrick, Lockerbie.  Messrs Wilson, Gate Farm, Wigton sold 932kg to £2381.22 and Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning, Keswick sold 944kgs to £2355.28 both purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  Messrs Currie, Pinclanty Farm, Girvan made their debut selling in Borderway a worthwhile journey selling the top priced Simmental to £2341.28 weighing 1007kg.  Messrs Gwynne, Castlewigg, Newton Stewart to £2268 for their 1024kg Simmental.  Salers from Messrs McTaggart, Dunjop, Castle Douglas also broke into the £2000 club selling their 998kg to £2190.61 purchased by A & D Meats.  Top overall pence per kilo came from D A Harrison, Hill House, Wigton with one of their 691kg Limousin crosses peaking at 289.5p and 680kgs to 283.5p both purchased by Frasers Butchers, High Street, Stranraer.

Dairy bred bulls sold to a day’s top of £1475.33 for a 711kgs Friesian from Messrs Graham, Hillhead, Canonbie purchased by Bowland Foods and top pence per kilo of 220.50p was paid to Messrs Dickinson, High House, Wigton for another Friesian, and this time it was purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor.

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

Leading prices per head: Limousin £2433 Great Orton £2381 Gate Farm, £2355 £2110 Setmabanning Farm, £2297 Nealhouse Farm,  £2116 £2000 £1927 £1897 Hill House, £2105 Townfoot Farm, £1728 £1707 Willow Farm, Simmental £2341 £1904 Pinclanty Farm, £2268 Castlewigg Farm, Saler £2190 Dunjop, Charolais £1999 South Bowerhouses , £1764 Ellen Bank, British Blue £1745 £1632 £1624 £1580 £1558 Lowergate Farm, £1616 £1605 Old Town Farm, £1570 Croft House, Fleckvieh £1614 South Lambhill, Friesian £1475 £1455 £1310 £1258 Hillhead £1314 £1236 £1208 High House, £1298 King Hill, Holstein Friesian £1414 £1346 £1313 South Lambhill £1380 £1317 £1201 Southview Farm, £1319 £1255 £1239 £1236 Milton Farm, £1252 £1127 Blackrigg, Aberdeen Angus £1400 King Hill £1327 Croft House, £1320 Cote House Farm, Holstein £1147 Justicetown Farm.

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 289.5p 283.5p 279.5p (x2) 278.5p Hill House Farm, 261.5p 250.5p 244.p 242.5p Willows Farm,  260.5p Nealhouse Farm,  260.5p 249.5p Setmabanning Farm, 255.5p Townfoot Farm, 255.5p Gate Farm, British Blue 248.5p Croft House, 244.5p 231.5p Beck House, 239.5p Lowergate Farm,  239.5p 238.5p Justicetown Farm, 229.5p Ellen Bank, Charolais 247.5p 237.5p South Bowerhouses, Simmental 232.5p 201.5p Pinclanty 224.5p Beck House 221.5p Castlewigg Farm, Fleckvieh 225.5p South Lambhill, Friesian 220.5p 218.5p 209.5p High House, 209.5p King Hill 207.5p 203.5p Hillhead, Saler 219.5p Dunjop, Aberdeen Angus 218.5p King Hill 217.5p Cote House Farm, 215.5p Croft House, Holstein Friesian 208.5p 207.5p 205.5p Southview Farm, 206.5p 199.5p 195.5p (x2) Milton Farm, Holstein 197.5p Justicetown Farm.

PRIME CATTLE: A much smaller show of only 58 Prime steers and heifers forward with all classes showing a rise in trade once again with buyers being left short in their orders.  Top overall and the joining the £2000 club was Messrs Bell, Hoddamtown, Lockerbie with one of their 754kgs achieving £2009.41 and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton sold another 778 kg to £1933.33 and Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse, Carlisle sold 692kg to £1927.22 and purchased by Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Butchers, Bradford.  Messrs Studholme also sold top priced British Blue cross steer to £1811.04 for 672kgs again to Ralph Pearsons, Charolais crosses to £1783.21 from Messrs Gate, Brackendene, Cockermouth for 754kgs.  Top price per kilo steer was that of Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse Farm receiving 278.50p to Ralph Pearson and 275.5p to Chapman Butchers, Wishaw.

Heifers saw a day’s top of £1955 for 723kg.  Limousin cross from Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle, the same vendors sold a 714kg to £1831.41 again for a Limousin cross.  Messrs Ridley, Woodhall, Wigton sold the top overall pence per kilo heifer at 298.5p for 609kgs which equates to £1817.87 and was purchased by Owain Llyr, Ruthin.  Messrs Little, Greenhill, Wigton sold their best at 573kg Limousin cross to 287.5p again purchased by Owain Llyr.  Messrs Little sold a 568kg to 275.5p and was purchased by Frasers Butchers, Stranraer.  Many more clean cattle are required on a weekly basis to fulfil demand.

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

Leading Prices Per Head: Steers: Limousin £2009 £1724 Hoddomtown, £1933 £1818 Bothel Parks, £1927 £1810 Nealhouse Farm, £1853 £1807 £1750 £1747 The Lake £1839 £1700 Newbiggin Farm, £1721 Rose Farm, British Blue £1811 Nealhouse Farm, Charolais £1783 Brackendene £1640 Hallbankgate Farm, £1483 Ellen Bank, Saler £1754 Aldermanseat.

Heifers: Limousin £1955 £1831 Loughrigg Farm, £1817 Wood Hall £1738 £1498 Aldermanseat Farm, £1650 £1527 Newbiggin Farm, £1647 £1564 £1481 Greenhill Farm, £1646 £ 1568 £1503 Rose Farm, £1572 Ellen Bank, £1460 Mirkbooths, Charolais £1477 £1434 £1391 Rose Farm, £1307 Hallbankgate Farm, British Blue £1437 Down By Rigg, £1403 Boghead Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1374 Rose Farm.

Leading Prices per kilo: Heifers: Limousin 298.5p Wood Hall, 287.5p 275.5p Greenhill Farm, 270.5p 256.5p Loughrigg Farm, 266.5p Rose Farm, 264.5p 254.5p Newbiggin Farm, 250.5p Mirkbooths, Blonde 251.5p Rose Farm, Charolais 235.5p Ellen Bank 234.5p Rose Farm, Aberdeen Angus 223.5p Rose Farm, British Blue 218.5p Down By Rigg

Steers: Limousin 278.5p 275.5p Nealhouse Farm, 266.5p 258.5p Hoddomtown 263.5p 258.5p Newbiggin Farm, 253.5p 250.5p  246.5p 245.5p The Lake, 252p 248.5p Bothel Parks, British Blue 269.5p Nealhouse Farm, Charolais 238.5p 232.5p Hallbankgate Farm, 236.5p Brackendene, Saler 236.5p Aldermanseat Farm.

CAST COWS:  Once again a great entry of 304 cast cows from Aberdeen, Wooler and Newcastle were presented to an increased ringside of buyers which again lifted the trade. 105 beef cows sold to an amazing average of 183.5p up 13.8p on the week. Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk sold an outstanding Limousin cow for 821kg at 249.5p totalling £2048 to Owain Llyr. DA Harrison & Co, Hill House Farm’s run of cows topped at 797kg at 236.5p totalling £1884 also to Owain Llyr. Messrs Malone, Pitcairn Farm, Cardenden sold a Limousin x cow for 778kg at 241.5p totalling £1878 to Owain Llyr. Mr Bruce Goldie, Townfoot Farm sold a Limousin cow for 891kg at 202.5p totalling £1804 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton House sold a Maine Anjou cow for 838kg at 214.5p totalling £1707 and Maine Anjou heifer for 730kg at 235.5p totalling £1719 to Owain Llyr and Alan Jarvis. Messrs Gwynne, Castlerigg Farm sold the top priced Simmental cow for 932kg at 191.5p totalling £1784 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Little, Greenhill Farm sold a Limousin x cow for 781kg at 218.5p totalling £1706 to Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Dixon & Chappelhow, Westfield House Farm. Sold a Limousin x cow for 701kg at 238.5p totalling £1671 to Owain Llyr. Messrs James, Low Todholes sold the top prices British Blue x cow for 781kg at 211.5p totalling £1651 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Rome & Co, Niven Hill sold a Limousin cow for 671kg at 245.5p totalling £1647 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Ridley, Woodhall’s run of cows topped at 675kg at 234.5p totalling £1582 and 752kg at 227.5p totalling £1710 to Charles Kirkpatrick and Owain Llyr.

A great entry of 199 dairy cast cows were on offer with all classes being sharper on the week and an average of 145.5p being up 2p on the week. Mr David Harrison, Dundraw Farm sold a Holstein x heifer for 761kg at 197.5p totalling £1502 to Les Fell. Bluestone Farming sold a 44 month old Fleckvieh cow for 838kg at 177.5p totalling £1487 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Brough, Langfauld sold a 81 month old Holstein x cow for 913kg at 156.5p totalling £1428 to Scotbeef. Messrs Coulthard, Justicetown Farm sold a 67 month old Holstein x cow for 902kg at 157.5p totalling £1420 to Michael Helliwell. Messrs Wilson, Gate Farm sold a 71 month old Holstein x cow for 834kg at 169.5p totalling £1413 to Pickstocks. Messrs Teasdale & Sons, Halefield Farm sold a 173 month old MRI cow for 891kg at 158.5p totalling £1412 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Rome, Fauldie sold a Fleckvieh heifer for 694kg at 199.5p totalling £1185 to Brian Capper. Messrs Errington, Lowther Low Moor sold a Fleckvieh heifer for 583kg at 192.5p totalling £1122 to Les Fell. East Scales sold a Holstein x heifer for 582kg at 191.5p totalling £1114 to Les Fell. Messrs Bell, Torpenhow Hall sold a Holstein x heifer for 606kg at 190.5p totalling £1154 to Alan Jarvis.   

Leading Prices per Head:  Limousin £2048, £1644 Upper Brydekirk, £1884, £1585, £1474 Hill House, £1878 Pitcairn Farm, £1804 Townfoot, £1710, £1619 , £1582, £1524 Wood Hall, £1706, £1317  Greenhill, £1671 Westfield House, £1647 Niven Hill,  £1528 The Hill, £1447 Dyke Croft, £1376 Greencroft, £1303 Midtown Simmental £1784 Castlewigg, £1409 Kirleton House, £1355 Townfoot, £1212 Eland Hall British Blue £1651 Low Todholes, £1393 Bowscales, £1240 Thackwood, £1230 Laitha Farm, £1201, £1102 Seymour House Charolais £1629, £1396 West End Farm, £1431, £1405  The Laythes Hereford £1587 Baird LTD, £1506 Barnglies, £1162 Wallhead Holstein Friesian £1502 Dundraw, £1428 Langfauld, £1420, £1242 Justicetown, £1413 Gate Farm, £1396, £1301 Crossfell Holsteins, £1387 Skelcies Hall, £1384 Waingate Head, £1373 Walby Hall, £1371 Stubbyknowe, £1315, £1296  Gill House, £1299 Tropenhow Hall, £1295 Bromfield House, £1270, £1237 Chapelcroft, £1259 Cobble Hall, £1243 Kirtlebank Blonde £1498 Hill House Fleckvieh £1487.45 Nethermains Farm, £1315, £1203.45, £1122 Lowther Low Moor, £1185 Fauldie Aberdeen Angus £1399.49 Eland Hall, £1328.67 Gillrig Friesian £1393, £1197 North Doddington, £1183, £1155 Fauldie, £1176 Aulby Farm, £1140 Dormanstead Farm, £1103 Burnside, £1102 Whitlawside Shorthorn £1384 Eland Hall, £1230 Halefield Farm Holstein £1313, £1253, £1229, £1205 Blencogo House, £1273 Stubbyknowe, £1265 Gill Farm, £1256 Marsh House, £1245 Lamonby Hall, £1237 North Doddington, £1165 Bromfield, £1159 Justicetown, £1123 Down by Rigg, £1113 Chapelcroft  Jersey £1173 Halefield Ayshire £916 North Doddington Montbeliarde £1101 Geltside

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 249.5p, 193.5p Upper Brydekirk, 245.5p Niven Hill, 241.5p Pitcairn Farm, 238.5p Westfield House, 236.5p, 199.5p, 197.5p  Hill House, 234.5p, 227.5p, 203.5p, 193.5p (x2), 191.5p  Wood Hall, 218.5p Greenhill, 202.5p Townfoot 199.5p Lairdlaugh, 194.5p The Hill, 194.5p Dyke Croft Maine Anjou 235.5p, 214.5p Kirtleton House  Simmental 213.5p Townfoot, 193.5p Mouswald Grange, 191.5p Kirtleton House, 191.5p Castlewigg Farm British Blue 211.5p Low Todholes, 187.5p Bowscales, 186.5p Seymour House, 184.5p Laitha Farm Charolais 211.5p, 191.5p The Laythes, 199.5p, 187.5p West End Blonde 205.5p Hill House Fleckveih 199.5p Fauldie, 192.5p, 182.5p, 177.5p, 165.5p Lowther Low Moor, 177.5p Nethermains Holstein Friesian 197.5p, 187.5p  Dundraw Farm, 196.5p Low Plains, 191.5p East Scales, 190.5p Torpenhow Hall,  187.5p Blencogo House, 184.5p Orton Grange, 183.5p, 182.5p Skelcies, 183.5p Justicetown, 177.5p Whiteclose Rigg, 169.5p Gate Farm, 168.5p Bromfield Hall, 168.6p Stubbyknowe Hereford 191.5p Red Hall, 189.5p Barnglies, 172.5p Wallhead Holstein 189.5p,177.5p, 162.5p Blencogo House, 186.50p, 164.40p Petteril Bank, 185.50p, 183.50p Marsh House, 169.50p Chapelcroft, 166.5p Stubbyknowe, 164.5p Gill Farm, 164.5p North Doddington

Beef Shorthorn 188.5p, 175.5p Brownrigg Hall Aberdeen Angus 187.5p, 163.5p Dinley Farm, 179.50p Pathways, 174.5p Eland Hall, 169.5p, 168.5p Wallhead, 166.5p Hyslop Friesian 179.5p Whitehead Hill, 174.5p, 167.5p, 161.5p  North Doddington, 171.5p, 165.5p, 162.5p Fauldie, 168.5p Carleton Hill Farm, 167.50p Bowscale farm, 167.5p Whitlawside farm, 164.5p Burnside, 162.5p Aulby Farm, 162.50p Dormanstead Shorthorn 177.5p Halefield, 175.5p Eland Hall, 167.5p Dirrops Continental 165.50p Orchard House Montbeliarde 163.5p Geltside Farm Jersey 162.5p Halefield Swedish Red 161.5p Geltside M R I 158.5p Halefield Farm Ayrshire 146.5p Roanstrees

CAST BULLS: 7 stock bulls and bullocks were on offer and topped at 1013kg at 185.5p totalling £1879 for a Limousin stock bull from Messrs Teasdale, Kellah and bought by Thomas Ball. Messrs Telford & Son, Edenlin sold a Limousin stock bull for 955kg at 184.5p totalling £1761 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Sargent, Lincowell sold a 61 month old Limousin x bullock for 726kg at 210.5p totalling £1528 to Jewitt Meats.

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £1879 Kellah, £1761 Edenlin, £1603 Ibrak, £1528 Lincowell

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 213.5p Lamonby Hall Limouisin 210.5p Lincowell,185.5p Kellah, 184.5p Edenlin

PRIME SHEEP: Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of Prime hoggs with a smaller entry on the week with last week’s decline in trade nationally from Tuesday onwards steading numbers up.  This helped trade for all classes with Borderway faring well against other outlets.  Export weight sheep of all classes were in particular good to sell.   The fall in sale averages to £117.68 sees a £2 drop on the week.  Alan Bowman, Brampton Fell kindly donated a Mule hogg to be sold in aid of the Ukrainian Refugee Appeal which sold for £220 and purchased by Mr Robert Skelton.  Other hoggs topped at £162 or 385.7p for Beltex lambs from Tom & Julia Airey, New Grange, Dearham.   Top price per kilo was 405.7p again from Beltex from Anne Little Hollands, Penton. 

Leading Prices per head: Beltex £162, £147, £146, £145 £140, £132, £131 New Grange, £155, £142, £140, £128.50 Hollands, £128 The Throp Dutch Texel £150, £148, £145, £144, £138, £132, £127, £124, £120 Unity Farm, £126 Sycamore House Texel £146, £137, £134 High house, £145, £140  Braithwaite Hall, £140, £134 (x2) high house, £135, £134  Stanger Hill, £135 Lonning Farm, £135 Mirkbooths, £134, £132 Milton Mains, £134 Sleightholme, £134 Ewan close, £133 Fell End, £133 Blue Dial Grey Face £220, £114 Brampton Fell, £124 Stanger Hill, £120 Mirkbooths, £117 Blue Dial Farm, £117 Shatton Lodge, £116 Reaygarth, £115, £114 Moss Side House, £114 Jackson Rigg, £113 Stoneraise, £111 Smalmstown Suffolk £136, £130, £122 Stoneraise, £128 Smalmstown, £127, £126 Mirkbooths Leicester £126 Shatton Lodge Farm, £127 Fell End Blue De Maine £120 Braithwaite Hall Charollais £117 Outer Woodhead Black Face £115, £114 (x2), £113 (x2), £110.50, £110 Swaledale £114 Moscrop Hill Cheviot £106 Horseclose Farm, £105 Hollands

Leading Prices per kilo: Grey Face 449p Brampton Fell, 248.3p Mirkbooths, 239.6p Moss side, 235.6p Stoneraise, 233.3p The Nook, 233.3p Hollands, 232.1p Branch End, 231.3p Smalmstown, Beltex 405.7p, 360.5p, 337.3p, 309.6p Hollands, 385.7p, 335.6p, 329.5p, 323.1p, New Grange Farm, 332.5p The Throp, Dutch Texel 342.9p, 340.7p, 322.6p, 321.7p, 308.5p 303.4p Unity Farm, 302.9p Sycamore, Texel  331.8p, 318.6p, 302.3p  High House, 325.8p Braithwaite Hall, 316.9p, 295.2p  Stoneraise, 316.7p Fell End, 310.3p, 281.5p  Stanger Hill, 304.5p, 300p, 285.4p  Milton Mains, 291.8p, 291.3p Sleightholme Farm, 283.7p, 28p  White Moss Farm, 281.8p The Throp, 281.8p Smalmstown, Leicester  282p Fell End, Charollais 273.3p, 263.6p  Outer Woodhead, Black Face 269.5p, 265.1p, 259.8p (x2), 258.8p, 258.4p, 250.5p Smalmstown, Hill Cheviot 250p Hollands, Suffolk 250p Roe Farm, 238.2p Outer Woodhead, 232.3p Stoneraise, Swaledale 228.9p Brampton Fell.

CAST EWES & RAMS: Trade was on fire with prices continuing to rise. Horned ewes were as dear as they have been for a long time with Blackfaced ewes at £112 for 4 from Messrs Grieve, Whiteside and Swale ewes to £108 from Messrs Fisher, Reaygarth. Topping today’s sale at £185 was a Texel ewe from Messrs Nelson, Braitwaite Hall. Mules also sold very well regularly reaching £125+ and topping at £130 from Messrs Martin, Boggle Hall. Cheviot ewes sold to £113 from Messrs Clark, Pennyhill. A whole sale average of £111 was achievd with Messrs Grieve’s run of 21 Blackfaced ewes averaging £98.

Leading prices per head:
Ewes: Texel £185, £160, £152, £143, £118 Braithwaite Hall, £166 Low Meadow, £154 Townfoot Farm, £150, £148 Boggle Hall, £134, £114 Carrycoats Hall, £130 Craigburn Farm, £123 Reaygarth, £122, £110 Reservoir Farm, £102 Whiteside Farm Bleu Du Maine £148 Braitewaite Hall Charollais £133 Sycamore House, £112 Penny Hill Park Hampshire Down £130 Brownrigg Hall Farm Greyfaced £130 Boggle Hall, £127 Reaygarth, £127 Reservoir Farm, £124 Stone Hall Farm Hill Cheviot £113, £104, £86 Penny Hill Park, Blackface £112(x2), £97, £86 Whiteside Farm Swaledale £108, £83 Reaygarth, £78 The Bog, £76 Brampton Fell Farm

Rams: Texel £156 Townfoot Farm, £104 Stone Hall Farm

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