Date: 11 April 2022 | Primestock
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On Monday 11th April, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock.
PRIME BULLS: A better entry of 71 prime bulls forward with a far lighter, lesser quality show evident. Despite this a fantastic trade was achieved throughout. Setting a new centre record for the Simmental breed – the previous record was only just set last week – at £2392 was Messrs Goldsbrough, Oakrigg Farm, Moffat selling 1076kg to £2404 and purchased by A & D Meats. Pure bred Luings sold to £2163 for 867kg from Messrs Simpson, Poole Bank Farm, Windermere again purchased by A & D Meats. Heaviest Limousin this week was only 738kg from Messrs Horn, Lower Griseburn, Appleby selling at £2033 to Bowland Foods. Top overall pence per kilo of 285.5p was paid to Messrs Hird, West End, Cockermouth for a 647kg Limousin cross. Messrs Richardson, Whitehead Brow, Wigton sold to a top of 281.5p both purchased by Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers Bradford. Dairy bulls sold to a top of £1564 for a Holstein Friesian from Messrs Story, Blackrigg, Longtown purchased by Bowland Foods and the top dairy pence per kilo of 229.5p went to a 558kg Friesian from Messrs Dickinson, High House, Wigton. Many more bulls of any age and quality are required on a weekly basis, please advise or text Grant Anderson 07872 129274. Please note bulls must be penned by 10.30am for a 11am sale.
Leading prices per head: Simmental £2404 Oakrigg Farm, £1647, £1625 Kirtleton House Luing £2163, £1433 Poole Bank Farm Limousin £2033 Lower Griseburn, £1974, £1627, £1610 Wanton Walls, £1847, £1846 West End Farm, £1823, £1648, £1645 Hayclose, £1819, £1750, £1688 Whitehead Brow British Blue £1739 Hayclose, £1560, £1445 Justictown Farm, £1444 Beck House Beef Shorthorn £1695 Gallowberry Galloway £1629, £1444, £1275, £1202 Shancastle Farm Holstein Friesian £1564, £1452 Blackrigg, £1363, £1355 Bectonhall, £1163, £1070 Brisco Hill, £1093, £1061, £1054 Broughton Mains Fleckvieh £1440, £1386 Slacks Farm Montbeliarde £1386, £1375, £1334 Seymour House Friesian £1314, £1280 High House Jersey £813 Broughton Mains.
Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 285.5p, 271.5p West End Farm, 281.5p, 279.5p, 275.5p Whitehead Brow, 275.5p Lower Griseburn, 272.5p Hayclose, 271.5p, 270.5p, 269.5p Wanton Walls British Blue 268.5p Hayclose, 252.5p, 244.5p Justicetown Farm Beef Shorthorn 256.5p Gallowberry Simmental 253.5p, 244.5p, 239.5p Kirtleton House, 250.5p Beck House Luing 249.5p Poole Bank Farm Galloway 230.5p, 217.5p Shancastle Farm Holstein Friesian 223.5, 214.5p Blackrigg, 207.5p, 198.5p Bectonhall, 199.5p (x2), 198.5p, 192.5p, 190.5p Broughton Mains Farm, 197.5p Brisco Hill Friesian 229.5p, 222.5p High House Montbeliarde 213.5p, 207.5p (x2) Seymour House Fleckvieh 209.5p, 199.5p Slacks Farm Jersey 181.5p Broughton Mains Farm.
PRIME CATTLE: An outstanding entry of 82 prime steers and heifer forward at Borderway’s weekly sale whereby 30 cattle sold over £1800, 20 over £1900 and 9 sold over £2000 to a day’s overall top of £2141 for a marvellous 732kg Limousin cross from Messrs Hewetson, Lords Close, Maryport purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Hewetson also sold another to £2127. Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton sold to £2108 and Messrs DA Harrison, Hill House, Wigton to £2046 purchased by Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers. Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle sold a 691kg British Blue steer to £2097 and again purchased by Ralph Pearson. Charolais crosses from Messrs Cope, Kirkland Guards, Wigton sold to £1835 and purchased by Andrew Graham. Top overall pence per kilo steer came from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake peaking at 303.5p to Ralph Pearson.
Heifers saw a day’s top of £2003 for a 669kg Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Pearson, High Plasket Lands, Maryport selling to Ralph Pearson. Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse, Carlisle peaked at £1969 for 671kg and purchased by Steven Wilson Butchers Shop, Corby Hill, Carlisle who also bought the next best a 707kg crossbred from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth at £1969. A Charolais cross from Messrs Harrington, Hosket Hill, Carlisle achieved £1818 and was purchased by Andrew Graham. Top overall pence per kilo on the day was for a 606kg Limousin cross from Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse peaking at 315.5p and purchased by Steven Wilson Butchers Shop.
Please advise entries for next week’s sale by calling or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.
Leading Prices Per Head:
Steers: Limousin £2141, £2127 Lords Close, £2108, £2088 Bothel Parks, £2046, £1909 Hill House Farm, £2045, £1922 Woodfield, £2035 Hoddomtown, £1950, £1916, £1878 The Lake, £1946 Petteril Hill Farm, £1909, £1870 Steeley Farm British Blue £2097 The Lake, £1626 Little Broomhills Charolais £1835, £1805 Kirkland Guards Simmental £1628 Sceugh Farm Galloway £1429 Cracrop Farm Aberdeen Angus £1410 North Park.
Heifers: Limousin £2003, £1926, £1652 High Plasket Lands Farm, £1969, £1911 (x2) Nealhouse Farm, £1940, £1529 Rose Farm, £1615 Petteril Hill Farm, £1611 Lords Close, £1514 Cracrop Farm Charolais £1818 Hosket Hill Farm, £1733, £1603 Mackies Mill Farm British Blue £1788 High Plasket Lands Farm, £1629 Bectonhall Simmental £1564 Rose Farm Aberdeen Angus £1432 Low Farm, £1405 Rose Farm.
Leading Prices per kilo:
Steers: British Blue 303.5p The Lake Limousin 294.5p Hoddomtown, 292.5p, 287.5p Lords Close, 286.5p, 282.5p Woodfield, 281.5p, 278.5p Bothel Parks, 279.5p, 275.5p Hill House Farm, 278.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 273.5p, 271.5p (x2) The Lake, 273.5p Low Whinnow Farm, 271.5p Steeley Farm Galloway 249.5p Cracrop Farm Charolais 231.5p Kirkland Guards Aberdeen Angus 227.5p North Park.
Heifers: Limousin 315.5p, 293.5p, 277.5p Nealhouse Farm, 299.5p, 295.5p, 283.5p High Plasket Lands Farm, 289.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 285.5p Low Farm, 275.5p, 273.5p Rose Farm, 274.5p Lords Close British Blue 298.5p High Plasket Lands Farm Charolais 265.5p, 261.5p, 253.5p Mackies Mill Farm Simmental 259.5p Rose Farm Aberdeen Angus 253.5p Low Farm, 241.5p Rose Farm.
CAST COWS The largest entry of 384 cast cows and stock bulls in the UK was on offer at Borderway with 123 vendors with included many new vendors taking advantage of the flying trade at Carlisle. 52 cows and stock bulls old for £1500 or more and 39 sold for over 200p per kilo. Messrs Twentyman, Osborne Farm sold the top priced British Blue x cow for 822kg at 262.5p totalling £2157 to Owain Llyr. Denis Cadzow & Co, Duncrahill’s run of Limousin x cows topped at 900kg at 216.5p totalling £1948 and 864kg at 222.5p totalling £1922 purchased by Pickstocks and Phillip Bowes. DA Harrison & Co, Hill House Farm’s run of outstanding cows topped at 736kg at 257.5p totalling £1895 for a Limousin x, 840kg at 205.5p totalling £1726 for a Simmental x and 674kg at 234.5p totalling £1580 for a British Blue x purchased by Owain Llyr, Michael Helliwell and Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Kearton, Wysehill Farm’s run of cows topped at 757kg at 231.5p totalling £1752 for a British Blue x bought by Owain Llyr. Messrs Timm, West Farm sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus cow for 834kg at 207.5p totalling £1730 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Musgrave, Hill Farm sold a Limousin x cow for 800kg at 213.5p totalling £1708 bought by Pickstocks. Messrs Story & Son, Woodhead Farm’s run of Limousin x cows topped at 667kg at 242.5p totalling £1617, 652kg at 229.5p totalling £1496 and 712kg at 227.5p totalling £1619 all purchased by Owain Llyr. Messrs Mason, Bank Farm sold a British Blue x heifer for 527kg at 231.5p totalling £1220 and 524kg at 227.5p totalling £1192 both bought by Jewitt Meats. Messrs Potts, Chapel House sold a Limousin x cow for 688kg at 230.5p totalling £1585 to Jewitt Meats. Messrs Wigham, Hargill House sold a Limousin x cow for 687kg at 225.5p totalling £1549 to Charles Kirkpatrick.
252 dairy cast cows sold to average an amazing 155.5p being up 5p on the week. Messrs Holliday, Dobcross Hall sold the top priced Holstein x cow for 857kg at 186.5p totalling £1598 and 892kg at 176.5p totalling £1574 to Pickstocks and Messrs Roberts. Messrs Dockray, Kelsick House sold two Holstein x cows for 871kg at 183.5p totalling £1598 and 888kg at 179.5p totalling £1593 bought by Sean McGimpsey and Phillip Bowes. Bluestone Farming sold an Austrian Fleckvieh x cow for 877kg at 178.5p totalling £1565 to Messrs Roberts. Messrs Jackson, Skelton Wood End sold a Holstein x cow for 798kg at 195.5p totalling £1560 to Michael Helliwell. Messrs Graves, Old Town Farm sold a Holstein x cow for 839kg at 184.5p totalling £1547 to Les Fell. Crossfell Holsteins sold a Holstein x cow for 850kg at 180.5p totalling £1534 and a Holstein x heifer for 579kg at 207.5p totalling £1201 bought by Pickstocks. Messrs Elliot, Askrigg Hall sold a Swedish Red cow for 835kg at 182.5p totalling £1523 to Michael Helliwell. Messrs Maxwell, North Doddington, Wooler’s run of cows topped at 825kg at 183.5p totalling £1513 for a Fleckvieh bought by Les Fell and Friesian heifers from the same home sold for 646kg at 206.5p totalling £1333, 579kg at 199.5p totalling £1155 and 590kg at 198.5p totalling £1171 bought by Michael Helliwell, Alan Jarvis and Les Fell. Messrs Vance, Sloehabbert Farm sold a Holstein x cow for 710kg at 197.5p totalling £1402 bought by Phillip Bowes. Messrs Workman, Beeches sold a Montbeliarde x cow for 715kg at 197.5p totalling £1412 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Critchton, Limekilns Farm sold a Fleckvieh cow for 746kg at 190.5p totalling £1421 to Les Fell.
Leading Prices per Head: British Blue £2157 Osborne Farm, £1752, £1617 Wyse Hill Farm, £1642 East Unthank Farm Limousin £1948, £1922 Duncrahill Farm House, £1895 Hill House Farm, £1708 Hill Farm, £1693 Crowhall Farm, £1689 Hayclose, £1619, £1617 Woodhead Farm Aberdeen Angus £1730, £1680 West Farm, £1567 Low Drumrae Simmental £1726 Hill House Farm, £1655 Hayclose, £1608 Chapel House Holstein £1593 Kelsick House Farm, £1534 Crossfell House Farm, £1417 Woodhousehill Holstein Friesian £1598, £1574 Dobcross Hall, £1598 Kelsick House, £1560, £1405 Skelton Wood End, £1547 Old Town Farm, £1482 Southview Farm, £1471 Gamelsby Farm, £1441 Wharton Hall, £1425, £1409, £1402 Sloehabbert Farm Fleckvieh £1565, £1424 Nethermains Farm, £1513 North Doddington, £1421 Limekilns Farm Beef Shorthorn £1526 Duncrahill Farm House Sweedish Red £1523 Askrigg Hall Friesian £1488 Aulby Farm Maine Anjou £1471 Winterhope Farm Montbeliarde £1432 Swordwellrigg Farm, £1415, £1413, £1412 Beeches Dairy Shorthorn £1356 Breckney Hill Irish Moiled £1144, £1107 Coxhill Farm Jersey £876 West House Farm.
Leading Prices per Kilo British Blue 262.5p Osborne Farm, 234.5p Hill House Farm, 231.5p, 211.5p Wyse Hill Farm, 231.5p Bank Farm, 218.5p Hill House Farm, 217.5p East Unthank Farm, 201.5p Standing Stonerigg Limousin 257.5p, 206.5p, 204.5p Hill House Farm, 242.5p, 229.5p, 227.5p Woodhead Farm, 230.5p Chapel House, 227.5p, 214.5p, 204.5p Bank Farm, 225.5p, 208.5p Hargill House, 222.5p, 216.5p Duncrahill Farm House, 221.5p Osborne Farm, 216.5p, 215.5p Crowhall Farm, 213.5p Hill Farm Aberdeen Angus 215.5p, 197.5p, 194.5p, 190.5p, 189.5p, 187.5p, 183.5p, 180.5p Druidhall, 207.5p, 189.5p West Farm, 193.5p Low Drumrae, 188.5 Castle Hill Simmental 213.5p, 205.5p Hill House Farm, 207.5p Chapel House, 203.5p Crowhall Farm Holstein 207.5p, 189.5p, 180.5p Crossfell House Farm, 184.5p Castlesteads, 182.5p Newbampton Farm Friesian 206.5p, 199.5p, 198.5p, 181.5p North Doddington, 188.5p, 182.5p Wavercroft, 186.5p, 184.5p King Hill, 184.5p Aulby Farm, 184.5p The Nook Montbeliarde 197.5p, 184.5p, 181.5p Beeches, 187.5p Swordwellrigg Farm Holstein Friesian 197.5p, 187.5p Sloehabbert Farm, 195.5p, 182.5p Skelton Wood End, 187.5p, 182.5p Buckabank Farm, 187.5p, 183.5p Crummock Bank Farm, 186.5p Dobcross Hall, 184.5p Dearham Hall, 184.5p Old Town Farm, 183.5p Kelsick House, 183.5p Southview Farm, 182.5p Crossfell House Farm, 182.5p Wharton Hall Beef Shorthorn 195,5p Duncrahill Farm House, 185.5p Parton Farm Fleckvieh 190.5p, 187.5p Limekilns Farm, 186.5p, 181.5p Nethermains Farm, 183.5p North Doddington Maine Anjou 185.5p Winterhope Farm Irish Moiled 185.5p Coxhill Farm Swedish Red 182.5p Askrigg Hall Hereford 177.5p Castle Hill, 176.5p Low Drumrae Dairy Shorthorn 176.5p Breckney Hill Jersey 163.5p Breckney Hill.
CAST BULLS: 21 stock bulls were a flying trade, Messrs Lennox, Netherholm, Strathaven sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 1040kg at 225.5p totalling £2345 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Graham, Manor House sold a Limousin stock bull for 1087kg at 191.5p totalling £2081 to Owain Llyr. Messrs McNabney Bros sold a run of Limousin stock bulls for 1028kg at 199.5p totalling £2050, 788kg at 231.5p totalling £1824 and 623kg at 211.5p totalling £1317 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick, Jewitt Meats and Rob Metcalf. Messrs Kearton, Wyse Hill Farm sold a Limousin stock bull for 1116kg at 181.5p totalling £2025 to Charles Kirkpatrick. DA Harrison & Co, sold a Limousin stock bull for 783kg at 203.5p totalling £1593 to Charles Kirkpatrick.
Leading Prices per Head: British Blue £2345 Netherholm Limousin £2081 Manor House, £2050, £1824 Barsalloch Farms, £2025 Wyse Hill Farm, £1852 Crowhall Farm, £1727 King Hill Hereford £1578 Red Hall, £1556 Low Drumrae Aberdeen Angus £1505 Low Drumrae.
Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 231.5p, 211.5p, 199.5p Barsalloch Farms, 203.5p Hill House Farm, 199.5p King Hill, 191.5p Manor House British Blue 225.5p Netherholm Hereford 193.5p Red Hall, 175.5p Low Drumrae.
PRIME SHEEP: The weekly sale of prime sheep included the annual Easter show of single and pairs which was kindly judged by Jim Mulholland, Butchers, Great Orton who made the following awards.
Prize List
Hoggs Pair
1st Messrs Storey, Woodhead - £280
2nd Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill - £290
3rd Messrs Storey, Woodhead - £176
Lambs Pair
1st Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall - £166
2nd Messrs Richardson, Whitehead Brow - £144
3rd Messrs Richardson, Whitehead Brow - £146
Hoggs Single
1st Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill - £300
2nd Messrs Storey, Woodhead - £260
3rd Messrs Donaldson, Hazel House - £180
Lambs Single
1st Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall - £185
2nd Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall - £180
3rd Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall - £174
The sale was led by the 1st prize single hogg, a fantastic Beltex shown by ME & JJ Fell, Stanger Hill, Wigton which sold at £300 to D Griffiths, Ellesmere. The 1st prize pair of hoggs came from Messrs Story, Woodhead and they sold at £250 again to Messrs Griffiths. Top hoggs per kilo were the 2nd prize pair of hoggs from JE & JJ Fell, a pair of Texels which sold for 659.1ppk to Robert Skelton, Maryport. Spring lambs saw a lift on the year topping at £185 and 462.5p for the leading single for Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall who also won the pairs which sold for £166 (442.7ppk) to Messrs Wright of Boston and Morgan Helliwell respectively.
HOGGS:
Leading Prices per head: Beltex £300, £159, £158, £152 Stranger Hill, £180 Hazel House, £174, £169, £168 Harley Croft Texel £290 Stanger Hill, £174, £160, £152, £147, £145 Hazel House, £154 Woodhousehill, £152 Mickley Grange Farm, £151 Thistledown, £148 Shadwick Cottage, £146, £145 Smalmstown, £145, £143 Fell End, £144 Mirkbooths, £144 Low House Farm Dutch Texel £280, £260, £176 Woodhead Farm Suffolk £137, £132 Smalmstown Farm, £136, £126 Low House Farm, £135 Hazel House, £127, £125 (x2) Thistledown, £125, £124, £122 Kirtleton House Ryeland £134 North Scales Grey Face £128, £125 (x2), £124, £123 Mirkbooths, £127 Smalmstown Farm, £121 Penpeugh, £120 Brampton Fell Farm Hill Cheviot £126, £121 Orton Rigg Farm, £121 Smalmstown Farm, £121 North Park, £117 Woodhouses Farm Black Face £125, £123 (x2), £118 (x2) Smalmstown Farm, £118 South Lambhill, £116 Brisco Hill.
Leading Prices per kilo Texel 659.1p Stanger Hill, 380p, 341.2p, 336.8p, 314.3p, 312.8p Hazel House, 375.6p Woodhousehill, 342.1p, 335.1p Low House Farm, 338.5p Hayton Brow, 333.3p (x2), 325.3p Rietfontain, 325p, 312.2p Fell End, 318p Mirkbooths Beltex 612.2p, 345p, 336.2p, 331.3p, 329.3p, 302.4p Stranger Hill, 409.1p Hazel House, 357.4p, 355.1p, 344.9p, 334.9p, 311.6p Harley Croft Dutch Texel 472.7p, 437.5p, 335.2p Woodhead Farm, 304.9p Sycamore House Suffolk 279.6p, 258.8p Smalmstown Farm, 270.2p Thistledown, 258.2p, 236.5p Low House Farm, 247.5p, 236.2p Kirtleton House, 238.9p Hazel House, 236.4p Hayton Brow Black Face 275.6p, 273.3p (x2), 268.2p Smalmstown Farm, 272.5p, 269.1p, 268.2p South Lambhill, 264.6p, 263.6p Brisco Hill Hill Cheviot 268.9p, 247.4p North Park, 265.9p Smalmstown Farm, 265.9p, 252p Orton Rigg Farm, 254.3p Woodhouses Farm Grey Face 253.2p Bowscale Farm, 239.6p Smalmstown Farm, 238.8p, 235.8p, 234p, 232.7p, 231.5p Mirkbooths, 238.2p, 237.1p Jackson Rigg, 231.8p Brampton Fell Farm Ryeland 239.3p, 235p North Scales.
LAMBS:
Leading Prices per head: Beltex £185, £180, £178, £174 Cardew Hall Texel £152 Orton Rigg Farm, £144 Whitehead Brow Suffolk £146 Whitehead Brow.
Leading Prices per kilo Beltex 462.5p, 445p, 442.7p, 435p, 428.6p Cardew Hall Texel 374p, 338.9p Whitehead Brow, 361.9p Orton Rigg Farm Suffolk 365p Whitehead Brow.
CAST EWES:H&H held their weekly sale of cast sheep on Monday where trade remained very strong. Topping the sale at £220 was a Texel ewe from Messrs Pearson, Wavercroft. Suffolks sold to £182 from Messrs Watson, Oakbank. Mules sold to £138 for a pen of 3 from Messrs Crozier, Faugh Beeches. Swales sold to great rates topping at £118 for a pen of 4 from Messrs Moore, Highside. Rams topped at £190 for 2 Leciester x Texels from Messrs Richardson, Whitehead Brow.
Leading Prices:
Ewes: Texel £220 Wavercroft, £184 Whitehead Brow, £174, £146, £144 West End Farm, £172, £170, £158, £148 Cardew Hall, £170, £150 Blue Dial Farm, £154 Woodhousehill, £154 Sheepfields, £150 Corrie Field, £150 The Guards, £142 Kilnknowe Suffolk £182 Oakbank Farm, £166, £150 Blue Dial Farm, £160 Bowscale Farm, £156, £152 Whitehead Brow, £148 Westfield House Farm, £120 Hayton Brow, £118 The Guards Charollais £146, £144, £104 Field House, £132 The Guards Greyfaced £138 Faugh Beeches, £130, £118 Whitehead Brow, £130, £122 Hesket Demain, £120 Kilnknowe, £118 Reservoir Farm, £108 Hayton Brow, £100 Brampton Fell Farm Beltex £128(x2) The Guards Hill Cheviot £122 Sheepfields Roughfell £120 Sheepfields Swaledale £118, £103 Highside Farm, £80 Brampton Fell Farm Zwartbles £108 Chapel House Ryeland £100 North Scales Leciester £96 Sheepfields Herdwick £88 Troutbeck Cottage
Rams: Texel £190 Whitehead Brow, £140 The Guards, £136 Cardew Hall Charollais £166 The Guards Suffolk £140 Westfield House Farm Swaledale £114 Highside Farm Leicester £114 Highside Farm, £106 Brampton Fell
Sale Contacts
David Holliday 07710 189804 Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
Grant Anderson 07872 129274 Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
James Little 07872 840685 Prime & Cast Sheep
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