Borderway Store and Weaned Cattle Sale

STORE CATTLE – Another smaller show of 350 store cattle forward this week, one thing not lacking however was the number of potential purchasers ringside as always when supply fails to meet demand an outstanding trade ensued.

Messrs Story, Blackrigg, Longtown lead the way selling a pair of Aberdeen Angus x Friesians bullocks at £1830 with a Limousin x again ex dairy cow at £1820 with their run of eight levelling at £1643.75.  Heifers topped at £1750 for a tremendous Limousin cross from Messrs Johnston, Westray, Cockermouth.  Dairy bullocks sold to £1370 for Montbelairdes from Messrs Magnay, Greenwrae, Gretna, with Holsteins to £1295 from Adam and Amy Bell, Thethwaite, Wigton.  Native heifers sold to £1570 for Angus again from Messrs Johnston, Westray, Cockermouth.

Leading prices: Steers: Aberdeen Angus £1830 (x2) Blackrigg, £1390 £1385 (x3) Kirtlebank Farm, £1380 (x2) Harper Hill Farm, £1300 £1180 Cockley Bank £1280 Bankend, £1170 £1120 Thethwaite Farm, £1165 (x2) £1130 (x3) Dearham Hall, £1150 Low Moat Farm, £1145 (x2) Gimmenbie, £1100 Town Foot Farm, Limousin £1820 (x2) Blackrigg £1760 £1680 High House £1640 £1560 £1460 £1390 High Knells Farm, £1630 Westray Farm, £1590 £1590 (x2) £1580 £1440 £1400 Midtown Farm, £1520 Windy Hill, £1460 Lairdlaugh, £1440 Broathill £1435 Bolton Wood Lane, £1400 Shield Green, £1390 (x2) Croft House Farm, £1380 Bolton Wood Lane, British Blue £1530 Bolton Wood Lane, £1400 £1360 (x3) £1295 Carleton Hill Farm, £1390 £1350 £1290 Broathill £1380 £1275 Stainton House Farm, £1380 Cockleybank, £1350 Lamonby Hall, £1330 (x3) £1300 Harley Croft £1295 £1290 (x2) Haining Farm, £1280 £1260 Bankend, £1260 (x2) Beckhall Farm, £1250 Thethwaite Farm, Charolais £1500 £1440 Lairdlaugh £1440 £1300 Cockleybank, Simmental £1440 (x2) £1390 Cockleybank, Montbelairde £1370 Greenwrae £1350 (x2) Swordwellrigg Farm, Holstein Friesian £1295 Thethwaite Farm, £1140 (x2) Kirtlebank Farm, Fleckvieh £1210 Kirkland Farm, Friesian £1180 Low Moat Farm, Hereford £1120 (x3) Town Foot Farm, £1070 Park Head, Saler £1400 Cockleybank.

Heifers: Limousin £1750 Westray Farm, £1480 (x3) Blackrigg £1420 £1320 £1250 Cockleybank £1380 (x2) £1345 Midtown Farm, £1350 East View Farm, £1330 £1240 Beckhall Farm, £1295 £1260 Broathill  £1290 £1270 The Ash  £1290 Greenwrae £1280 Windy Hill,  £1245 (x3) Lairdlaugh £1240 East View Farm, £1240 Beckhall, £1230 Low Moat Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1570 Westray Farm, £1550 Blackrigg £1480 £1360 £1300 £1255 (x3) Cockley Bank £1440 Lamonby Hall, £1355 Kirtlebank Farm, £1270 Walton Woodhead, British Blue £1420 Kirtlebank Farm, £1380 (x2) Williamsgill Farm, £1300 £1260 Stonebyres Mains £1200 Broathill £1180 Low Moat Farm, Simmental £1300 £1285 £1270 Cockleybank, Charolais £1250 £1200 (x3) £1180 (x2) Cockleybank £1180 Thethwaite Farm, £1175 (x4) Newbampton Farm,  Hereford £1240 Low Moat Farm.

WEANED CALVES – Ring 4 again proves a strong ring for stirks and weaned bulls with cattle all dearer on the week.  Top price of the day was for West Cumbrian farmers Brian and Christian Spencer, Gatra Farm,  who made the well worth trip to top the sale at £1440 for a Charolais x bull with others selling for £1240 and £1080.

Weaners also sold very well with a strong demand throughout with steers topping out at £1125 for a Limousin steer from Messrs Nichol, Lawston Farm, who sold a run of 14 Limousin x bullocks and heifers to average at £989.64.  Limousin heifers from Messrs Wigham, Hargill House topped at £1080 with others selling for £1070 and £1040 (x2) with his consignment of 10 cattle averaging at £1037.78.

All breeds, sizes and ages are very well sought after and with a very busy ring side of buyers ensured all cattle were well sold and all vendors leaving highly delighted.

More numbers are required on a weekly basis.

Leading prices: Bulls: Charolais £1440 £1240 £1080 £810 Gatra Farm, Limousin £1060 £1000 Low Blaithwaite Farm, £1010 Galloper Park, £770 Green Farm, £740 Low Sorbies, Saler £900 The Square, Aberdeen Angus £800 £795 £780 £760 £750 Craigburn Farm, British Blue £760 Lochridgehill Farm, £750 Low Blaithwaite Farm,  Holstein Friesian £470 (x5) Stone Flatts, Friesian £440 High House. 

Steers: Limousin £1125 £1110 (x2) £1090 £1020 £980 Lawston Farm, £1110 £1050 £1040 £970 Hargill House £1100 Lesson Hall Farm, £1080 £1040 £1010 Bayldon House, £1075 Stonewalls, £1050 Lesson Hall Farm, £1040 High Thorn Farm, British Blue £1080 Lochridgehill Farm, £850 Stonewalls, Saler £950 (x2) £860 (x3) Far Hills, Simmental £915 Lochridgehill Farm, £650 Low Three Mark Farm, Beef Shorthorn £865 £835 £820 High Warden House, Fleckvieh £790 Lowther Low Moor, Montbelairde £790 Stonewalls, £780 High Warden House, Hereford £780 (x2) High Thorn Farm, Swedish Red & White £750 Northrigg Hill, Aberdeen Angus £750 Jenetes Hill, £740 (x2) Northrigg Hill £650 Courstein £555 Panlands

Charolais £705 Whitehead Hill Farm, Friesian £600 Northrigg Hill £520 Lochridgehill Farm, Holstein Friesian £460 Panlands.

Heifers: Limousin £1080 £1070 £1040 (x2) £940 Hargill House, £1030 £960 (x2) £940 £890 £880 (x2) Lawston Farm, £895 Nunfield £890 Crosshill Farmhouse, Hereford £915 High Thorn Farm, £700 (x3) Coneygarth Farm House £680 Low Three Mark Farm, British Blue £835 (x2) £780 (x2) Lowther Low Moor £760 (x2) Caton Street £680 Seat House Farm, £660 Cardurnock Farm, Aberdeen Angus £820 Jenetes Hill, £720 (x2) Caton Street £710 (x2) Courstein £680 £670 (x2) Street Gate Farm, £660 (x2) Cairnbridge £650 (x3) Low Three Mark Farm,  Charolais £780 Nunfield £740 Low Three Mark Farm, £700 Whitehead Hill Farm,  Fleckvieh £740 Lowther Low Moor, Beef Shorthorn £720 Lochridgehill Farm, Simmental £715 Lochridgehill Farm, Luing £715 Low Three Mark Farm. 

All classes of cattle are in huge demand, both in the ring or off Farm. Please contact our team for further information.