Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 14^th March, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock.

PRIME BULLS: One hundred bulls were forward, whereby quality was lacking throughout and the plainest bulls looked the dearest, despite this, 10 bulls sold to £1800 or over and 4 over £2000, to a top od £2169.31 for 902kgs from Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, purchased by Rob Medcalf, Brookwood Abattoir and Messrs Ewing, Dumbretton, Annan sold 871kg, to £2120.89 both for Limousins.

Blondes from Messrs Wilshaw, Oulton Hall, Wigton sold to £2036.98 purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston and a Charolais to 838kgs sold to £1998.63 from Messrs Stobart, The Green, Carlisle purchased by A & D Meats.

Top overall pence per kilo of 275.5ppk was attained twice and on both occasions by Messrs DA Harrison, Hill House, Wigton for 626kg and 657kg, purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor and Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers.

Dairy bred bulls peaked at £1415.78 for a Montbelairde from Messrs Workman, Beeches Farm, Carlisle purchased by Bowland Foods. Holsteins sold to £1389.29 from Messrs Graves, Old Town Farm, Carlisle to Morgan Helliwell, Rochdale. Messrs Workman also sold the top pence per kilo of 219.5ppk for another Montbeliarde.

Next week’s sale will include the Easter Primestock Show & Sale, on behalf of the North West Limousin and Border Blue Clubs.   

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

Leading prices per head: Limousin £2169, £11993, £1920 Clifton Moor, £2120 Dumbretton Farm, £2006, £1862, £1810, £1724 Wigton Hill House Farm, £1826 Hayclose, £1596 Newbiggin Farm, £1540, £1504 Airyolland Farm, Blonde £2036 Oulton Hall, Charolais £1998 The Green, £1489 Hillhead, Simmental £1747 Newbie Mains, £1545, £1431 Peel Flatt Farm, £1434 Beck House, Aberdeen Angus £1572 Woodside Farm, £1403 Beck House, £1263 Randalinton Farm, British Blue £1483 Airyolland Farm, £1475, £1400 Beck House, £1442, £1411 Lowergate Farm, £1406 South View Farm, Montbelairde £1415, £1257, £1240 Beeches, £1207 Seymour House, Holstein Friesian £1389, £1336 Old Town Farm, £1158, £1137 Milton Farm, £1147, £1102 Ratten Castle, £1144, £1124 Randalinton Farm, £1133 Justicetown Farm, Galloway £1321 Kilnstown, British Friesian £1270 Hillhead, £1124 Mounsey Bank, £1070 Wood End, £1044 Wed Holme House, Holstein £1283, £1166, £1147, £1057 Musgrave Hall, £1026 Justicetown Farm.

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 275.5p, 275.5p, 273.5p, 266.5p Wigton Hill House, 250.5p, 240.5p Clifton Moor, 249.5p Hayclose, 247.5p Newbiggin Farm, 243.5p Dumbretton Farm, 243.5p Balgray Hill, Blonde 258.5p Oulton Hall, British Blue 239.5p, 236.5p, 224.5p, 233.5p Beck House, 224.5p Airyolland Farm, Charolais 238.5p The Green, Aberdeen Angus 238.5p Beck House, 207.5p Randalinton Farm, 200.5p Justicetown, Simmental 232.5p, 217.5p Beck House, 200.5p Peel Flatt Farm, Montbelairde 219.5p, 208.5p Beeches, Galloway 215.5p Kilnstown, British Friesian 201.5p, 191.5p Skelton Wood End, 197.5p Wed Holme House, 195.5p Hillhead, Holstein Friesian 194.5p Street Head, 187.5p, 184.5p Old Town Farm, 185.5p Justicetown Farm, 182.5p Randalinton Farm, 182.5p Ratten Castle, Holstein 188.5p, 180.5p (x2), 179.5p Musgrave Hall, 179.5p Justicetown Farm, 178.5p Kirkbride House.

PRIME CATTLE: A huge entry of 100 prime steers and heifers were forward, seeing a strong trade from start to finish. Top overall was a 699kg Limousin heifer from Messrs JJ Crichton, Loughrigg Farm, Egremont selling to £1897.79 and was purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Crichton sold another 698kg Limousin to £1860.79 and was purchased by Steven Wilson, Butchers Shop, Corby Hill, Carlisle.

Top pence per kilo overall was 297.5ppk for a 562kg Limousin from Messrs Miller, High Aketon, Wigton and purchased by Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Butchers, Bradford. Messrs Dempster, Castlehill, Lockerbie sold 515kg, to 276.5ppk and was purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.

Steers sold to £1841.40 for 744kg from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton and was purchased by Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers. Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg sold 721kg, to £1834.95 and was purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Top British Blue cross came from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton selling to £1825.89 purchased again by Pioneer Foods. Charolais crosses to £1814.19 from Messrs Bell, Hoddamtown, Lockerbie purchased by Eric Hall.

Top pence per kilo of 270.50 went to Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse Farm, Carlisle with one of their 626kg, Limousin crosses and was purchased by Ralph Pearson.  

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

Leading Prices Per Head:
Steers: Limousin £1841, £1799 Bothel Parks, £1834 Demesne, £1813, £1693 Nealhouse Farm, £1776, £1657 Hoddomtown, £1772 The Lake, £1748 Low Whinnow Farm, £1660 Newbiggin Farm, £1658 The Lake, British Blue £1825 Bothel Parks, £1745 Rose Farm, £1741 Prior Hall, £1736, £1724, £1721 The Lake, £1689 Prior Hall, Simmental £1755, £1638 Aldermanseat Farm, Saler £1597 Aldermanseat Farm, Galloway £1249, £1231 Balgray Hill, Holstein Friesian £1248, £1176, £1170 The Close,

Heifers: Limousin £1897 Loughrigg, £1860 Demesne, £1709, £1671 High Aketon, £1627, £1540 Newbiggin Farm, £1609, £1596 The Close, £1586, £1545 High Aketon, £1566 Rose Farm, £1548 Niven Hill, Charolais £1597, £1573 Hallbankgate Farm, £1535 Lords Close, British Blue £1523 High Aketon, £1392 Down By Rigg, Blonde £1466, £1437 Oulton Hall.  

Leading Prices per kilo:

Steers: Limousin 270.5p, 251.5p Nealhouse Farm, 261.5p, 248.5p Hoddomtown, 257.5p Newbiggin Farm, 254.5p Demesne, 252.5p, 242.5p The Lake, 252.5p, 250.5p Low Whinnow Farm, 249.5p Glebe Farm, 247.5p (x2) Bothel Parks, British Blue 251.5p Bothel Parks, 249.5p (x2), 240.5p The Lake, Charolais 244.5p Hoddomtown, Galloway 228.5p, 223.6p Balgray Hill, Simmental 227.5p Aldermanseat Farm, Saler 227.5p Alndermanseat Farm, Holstein Friesian 193.5p (x2), £186.5p (x2) The Close.

Heifers: Limousin 297.5p, 275.5p, 273.5p (x2), 270.5p High Aketon, 276.5p Castlehill, 275.5p, 273.5p Newbiggin Farm, 271.5p, 266.5p Demesne, 271.5p, 266.5p The Close, 267.5p Niven Hill, British Blue 271.5p High Aketon, Blonde 248.5p Oulton Hall, Charolais 241.5p Lords Close.

CAST COWS:  A smaller entry of 284 cast cows and stock bulls were on offer with all classes in great demand with 33 cows selling over 200ppk and 98 beef cows averaging 190.3ppk up 6.7p. Messrs Brannen, Scartop sold the top priced 110 month old British Blue cow for 910kg, 231.5ppk or £2106 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Mr Brian Hall, Ainstable Hall run of 7 Limousin cows averaged 715kg, 219.5ppk or £1570 and topped at 839kg, 217.5ppk or £1824 purchased by Owain Llyr. DA Harrison, Hill House Farm run of outstanding cows averaged 759kg, 219.5ppk or £1668 and topped at 755kg, 241.ppk or £1823 for a 50 month old British Blue cross also to Owain Llyr. Messrs Goldie, Newbie Mains sold a 48 month old Simmental cow for 943kg, 185.5ppk or £1749 to Michael Helliwell. Messrs Gwynne, Castlewigg Farm sold a 71 month old Simmental cow for 868kg, 197.5ppk or £1714 to Messrs Roberts. Messrs Foster, Solway View sold the top priced Blonde cow for 812kg, 207.5ppk or £1684 to Michael Helliwell. Messrs Robinson, Oakwoodhill sold a Limousin cross cow for 780kg, 215.5ppk or £1680 to Messrs Roberts.

All classes of 186 dairy cast cows sold to a sharper trade, to average an amazing 149ppk up 4p on the week. Messrs Henderson, East Bowhill Farm sold a 93 month old Fleckvieh cow for 818kg, 186.5ppk or £1525 to Messrs Roberts. Messrs Harrington, Monsey Bank sold a 63 month British Friesian cow for 825kg, 182.5ppk or £1505 to Mr Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Dickinson, High House sold a 100 month old British Friesian cow for 839kg, 173.5ppk or £1455 to Phillip Bowes. Messrs Robinson, Burtholme Farm sold a 59 month old British Friesian cow for 829kg, 173.5ppk or £1438 to Messrs Roberts. Messrs Harrison, Baggrow Farm sold a Holstein cross cows for 847kg, 169.5ppk or £1435 to Les Fell. Messrs Pattinson & Son, Walby Hall sold a British Friesian heifer for 775kg, 182.5ppk or £1414 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Bland & Son, The Flatt sold two British Friesian heifers for 638kg, 207.5ppk or £1323 and to 574kg, 196.5ppk or £1127 purchased by Les Fell and David Holmes. Messrs Coulthard, Justicetown Farm sold a Holstein cross heifer for 655kg, 194.5ppk or £1273 to Les Fell. Burthwaite Farms sold a Holstein cross heifer for 574kg, 194.5ppk or £1116 to Les Fell.

Leading Prices per Head:  British Blue £2106 Scar Top, £1823, £1503 Wigton Hill House Farm, £1576 Skelton Wood End, £1525 Hunters Hall, £1453, £1303, £1294, £1245, £1224 Cockleybank, £1255 Longrow Farm,         Limousin £1824, £1747, £1613, £1575, £1456, £1442, £1336 Ainstable Hall, £1808, £1731, £1665, £1654, £1425, £1402 Wigton Hill House, £1680 Oakwoodhill, £1560 East Unthank Farm, £1543 Whitewall Farm, £1515 Setmabanning Farm, £1455 Dumbretton Farm, £1415 Grange Grassing, £1377 Niven Hill, Simmental £1749, £1660 Newbie Mains, £1714, £1348, £1340 Castlewigg Farm, £1557 Bankdale Farm, £1310 Airyolland Farm, Blonde £1684 Solway View, Fleckvieh £1525 East Bowhill Farm, £1365 Askrigg Hall, British Friesian £1505 Mounsey Bank, £1455, £1171 High House, £1438 Burtholme Farm, £1323, £1127 The Flatt, £1222 Newbampton Farm, £1193, £1116 Croft House, £1190, £1120, £1056 Whitlawside Farm, £1181 Boggle Hall, £1175 Harlawhole, £1148 Windy Hill, £1107 Townfoot Farm, £1102 Flothers, Holstein Friesian £1435, £1298, £1192 Baggrow Farm, £1414, £1368 Walby Hall, £1397, £1301 Highwood Nook, £1383 Old Town Farm,  £1360, £1189 Burtholme Farm, £1326 Orton Grange Farm, £1297 Mirkbooths, £1295 Brackenhow, £1287 Randalinton Farm, £1273 Justicetown Farm, £1268 High Ploughlands, £1247 Espland Hill, £1240 High Pow, £1182 Midtown Farm, £1173 Wood Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1408 Cockley Bank, £1392 Stanger Hill, £1326 Hunters Hall, £1268 Cotland Farm, £1251 Barwhanny Farm, £1248 Justicetown Farm, Montbeliarde £1373, £1279 Kirkbride House, £1113 High Pow, £1103 Flothers, Charolais £1358, £1278, £1235 Longrigg Thorn, Hereford £1355 Hayclose, Holstein £1328, £1133, £1130 Newbampton Farm, £1305 Low Wood, £1224 Broathill, £1199 Marsh House, £1100 Stubbyknowe, Longhorn £1279 Brownrigg Hall Farm, Danish Red £1266 Askrigg Hall, Ayrshire £1206 Burtholme Farm, £1156 Cumdivock House, Norwegian Red £1134 Kirkbride House, Shorthorn £1022 Parton Farm.

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 241.5p, 227.5p Wigton Hill House Farm, 231.5p Scar Top, 227.5p, 223.5p, 215.5p (x2), 211.5p Cockleybank, 225.5p Skelton Wood End, 207.5p Hunters Hall, 196.5p Longrow Farm, 187.5p Denton Mains, Limousin 235.5p, 229.5p (x2), 227.5p, 198.5p, 197.5p Wigton Hill House Farm, 234.5p, 219.5p (x3), 217.5p (x2), 209.5p Ainstable Hall, 215.5p Oakwoodhill, 209.5p Ladyhousesteads, 209.5p East Unthank Farm, 207.5p Whitewall Farm, 204.5p Setmabanning Farm, 202.5p Denton Mains, 198.5p Dumbretton Farm, Simmental 219.5p Longrow Farm, 197.5p, 193.5p Castlewigg Farm, 185.5p, 180.5p Newbie Mains, 181.5p Bankdale Farm, Aberdeen Angus 213.5p Justicetown Farm, 211.5p Hunters Hall, 206.5p Cockleybank, 197.5p Stanger Hill, 186.5p Cotland Farm, British Friesian 207.5p, 196.5p The Flatt, 182.5p Mounsey Bank, 179.5p Boggle Hall, 178.5p, 177.5p, 165.5p Whitlawside Farm, 175.5p The Howes, 175.5p Harlawhole, 173.5p High House, 173.5p Burtholme Farm, 169.5p Croft House, 169.5p High House, 165.5p Townfoot Farm, Blonde 207.5p Solway View, 178.5p Oakwoodhill, 176.5p Hayclose, Holstein Friesian 194.5p, 175.5p Burthwaite Croft, 194.5p, 165.5p Justicetown Farm, 188.5p Espland Hill, 182.5p, 181.5p Walby Hall, 181.5p Mirkbooths, 181.5p Low Thorney Farm, 179.5p Spittalriddinghill Farm, 170.5p, 165.5p Burtholme Farm, 169.5p Waterside Farm, 169.5p, 166.5p Baggrow Farm, 168.5p Randalinton Farm, 167.5p Kirtlebank Farm, 167.5p Midtown Farm, 165.5p Bromfield Hall, 165.5p Old Town Farm, Fleckvieh 186.5p East Bowhill Farm, 185.5p Burthwaite Croft, 155.5p Askrigg Hall, Longhorn 181.5p Brownrigg Hall Farm, Holstein 179.5p Broathill, 171.5p Low Wood, 169.5p Woodside Farm, 168.5p Marsh House, 167.5p, 166.5p Newbampton Farm, Charolais 179.5p, 178.5p (x2) Longrigg Thorn, Hereford 176.5p, 175.5p Hayclose, Montbelairde 174.5p, 166.5p Kirkbride House,Danish Red 173.5p Askrigg Hall, Continental 169.5p Noble Mill Farm, MRI 165.5p Cumdivock House, Ayrshire 165.5p Cumdivock House, 163.5p Mirkbooths, Shorthorn 165.5p, 152.5p Parton Farm, Brown Swiss 164.5p Low Wood, Galloway 145.5p Walldub, 143.5p Setmabanning Farm.

CAST BULLS: 12 stock bulls were on offer with Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill selling an outstanding Limousin stock bull for 918kg, 227.5ppk or £2088 purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick. Mr Steven Wilson, Corby Hill also sold an outstanding Limousin stock bull for 1108kg, 187.5ppk or £2077 to Owain Llyr. DA Harrison & Co, Hill House sold a Limosuin stock bull for 1017kg, 196.5ppk or £1998 also to Owain Llyr. Messrs Peile, Parkgate Hall sold a Limosuin stock bull for 1058kg, 186.5ppk or £1973 to Jewitts. Messrs Watson, Sanders Close sold a Limousin stock bull for 1055kg, 182.5ppk or £1925 to Charles Kirkpatrick.

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £2088 Stanger Hill, £2077 Corby Hill, £1998 Wigton Hill House Farm, £1973 Parkgate Hall, £1925 Sanders Close, £1810 Watch Currock, Holstein Friesian £1789 Walby Hall, Fleckvieh £1623 East Bowhill Farm.

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 227.5p Stanger Hill, 196.5p Wigton Hill House Farm, 187.5p Corby Hill, 186.5p Parkgate Hall, 182.5p Sanders Close, 180.5p Watch Currock, Fleckvieh 163.5p East Bowhill Farm.

PRIME SHEEP: A larger entry of hoggs were forward this week, with a poorer show on offer as many vendors are drawing to the end of last years crop.

Well fleshed hoggs continued to draw a premium with handy weighted sheep still in short supply and commanding good rates.

The sale topped at £168 for a fantastic Texel hogg form Messrs ME & JJ Fell, Stanger Hill, Wigton. Messrs Millar, Woodhousehill, Lockerbie sold a great run of hoggs to top at 355ppk.

David Graham, South Lambhill sold 2 Blackfaced hoggs in aid of the Ukrainian crisis, which sold at £150 a head to Mr Robert Skelton.

Mule Hoggs topped at £125 for heavies from John Fell, Stanger Hill, Wigton.

Leading Prices per head: Texel £168, £134, £132 Stanger Hill, £160, £133 Beck Farm, £152, £139 Fell End, £150, £145, £142 (x2), £139 Woodhousehill, £140, £136 Sleightholme Farm, £137, £134 Westhills Farm, £136 Burtholme Farm, £135 Smalmstown Farm, £134 Pelutho Park, Dutch Texel £150, £148, £137, £133 Hightown, £147,£144, £142, £140 New Grange Farm, £139, £136, £134, £131 Unity Farm,  Blackfaced £150, £107 South Lambhill, £114, £138, £113, £112 Smalmstown Farm, £108 Beck Farm, £107 Street Head, £106 Brisco Hill, Beltex £142, £140, £137 Glebelands, Hill Cheviot £129 Mirkbooths, £123 (x2), £122, £118, £115, £111 Smalmstown Farm, £109 Horseclose Farm, £109, £107 (x2) Micklethwaite Farm, £108 Stoneraise Place, Suffolk £126 Mirkbooths, £124, £119.50 Beck Farm, £120, £113 Midtown, £119 Broomhill, £119 Stone Flatts, £111 Stonewalls, £110 Jackson Rigg, Mule £125, £120 Stanger Hill, £118 Beck Farm, £116 Shatton Lodge Farm, £115 Mirkbooths, £113 (x2), £110 Jackson Rigg, £111 Low Moor, £110 Stoneraise Place, £110 Brampton Fell Farm, Dorset £112 Low Tarns, Swaledale £110, £109 Cold Shields, £109 Brampton Fell Farm.    

Leading Prices per kilo: Blackfaced 357p, 256p, 250p South Lambhill, 263.4p, 258p Beck Farm, 260.5p, 252.2p Smalmstown Farm, 259p, 256.4p, Texel 355p, 342.1p, 337.2p, 306.1p, 293.2p Woodhousehill, 345.5p Fell End, 340.4p, 291p, 290.9p Beck Farm, 317p Stanger Hill, 308.9p Fell End, 302.2p, 301.1p, 293.2p, 290.7p Sleightholme Farm, 298p, 291.5p Westhills Farm, 289.7p Low Moor, 287.2p The Croft, Dutch Texel 348p, 344p, 336p, 324p, 310p, 304.9p, 301.4p Unity Farm, 334p, 328p, 316p, 304.3p New Grange Farm, 314.9p Hightown, Beltex 338.1p, 326.2p, 307p Glebelands, 307.8p The Throp, Hill Cheviot 274.5p Mirkbooths, 251p, 248.8p (x2) Micklethwaite Farm, Suffolk 248p, 239p Beck Farm, 244.2p Hayton Brow, 244p Broomhill, 238p Stone Flatts, 237.2p Woodhousehill, 233.3p Mirkbooths, 231.3p Stonewalls, 230.6p Midtown, Mule 247.8p Low Moor, 244p Stoneraise Place, 244p, 238.1p Brampton Fell Farm, 239.1p, 235p Jackson Rigg, 235p Branch End Farm, 230.8p Stanger Hill, 230p Mirkbooths, Swaledale 237p Brampton Fell Farm, 237p Cold Shields, 233p Hargill House.