Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 16th May, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock.

PRIME BULLS – A much larger entry of 86 prime bulls forward at Borderway’s weekly sale whereby all classes would match last week’s reduced trade.  Topping the sale overall was a Simmental from Messrs Ward, West Mains, Lanark at £2472.42 and purchased by A & D Meats.  Limousins sold to £2180.13 from Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning Farm, Keswick and Messrs Struthers, Collielaw, Lanarkshire to £2072.19 both purchased by Messrs Kirkpatrick.  A 760 kgs Charolais from Messrs Cleasby, Linden House, Penrith to £1805 purchased by Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers.  Top overall pence per kilo of 273.0p was paid to Messrs Mitchinson, Beck House, Carlisle purchased again by Ralph Persons, 

Black and white bulls peaked at £1488.69 for Holstein Friesian from Messrs Wilson, South View, Penrith.  Another from Messrs Story, Blackrigg, Longtown to £1385.84.  Top pence per kilo at 208.5p for the aforementioned bull from Messrs Wilson, South View.

All enquiries please get in touch with our auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading prices per head: Simmental £2472 £1709 West Mains Farm, £1550 £1514 £1496 £1454 £1453 £1439 Millhill Farm, Limousin £2180 Setmabanning Farm, £2072 Collielaw Farm, £1793 £1743 Townfoot £1762 Linden House, £1723 Beck House £1708 West End Farm, Charolais £1805 Linden House £1584 Millhill Farm, £1573 Dreva Farm, British Blue £1697 £1526 Old Town Farm, £1579 Bectonhall, £1559 Mirkbooths, £1468 Justicetown Farm, £1450 Mirkbooths, Aberdeen Angus £1636 Long Park £1424 Justicetown Farm, Hereford £1519 Cumdivock House, £1268 Cairnhead Farm, £1087 Orton Rigg Farm, Holstein Friesian £1488 £1249 £1150 £1118 Southview £1385 £1234 £1145 Blackrigg £1250 £1184 £1138 Randalinton Farm, £1096 Wood Farm, Holstein £1304 £1292 £1243 £1122 £1035 Musgrave Hall, £1232 £1113 Castlesteads, Montbeliarde £1099 Castlesteads, Galloway £1004 Cumdivock House, Danish Red £998 £981 Cardewlees Farm, Highland £938 Townfoot, Brown Swiss £931 Cardewlees Farm. 

Leading prices per kilo:  Limousin 273.5p Beck House, 267.5p Setmabanning Farm, 264.5p 260.5p West End Farm, 263.5p 249.5p Linden House, 257.5p 250.5p Townfoot, Simmental 239.5p 238.5p 235.5p 234.5p 233.5p Millhill Farm, 231.5p West Mains, Charolais 237.5p Linden House 237.5p 234.5p Millhill Farm, 233.5p Dreva Farm, British Blue 236.5p Bectonhall 236.5p 232.5p Justicetown Farm, Aberdeen Angus 228.5p Long Park 220.5p Justicetown Farm, Hereford 223.5p Cumdivock House, Holstein Friesian 208.5p 191.5p Southview Farm, 203.5p 199.5p Blackrigg  192.5p Orton Rigg Farm,  Montbeliarde 198.5p Castlesteads, Holstein 198.5p (x2) 196.5p (x3) Musgrave Hall, Highland 198.5p Townfoot, Galloway 198.5p Townfoot, Friesian 194.5p Orton Rigg Farm.

PRIME CATTLE – Yet another good show of 72 prime steers and heifers forward with all best quality sorts very easily sold but plainer types harder to cash on the week.  Topping the sale overall was a 790kg Limousin cross steer from Messrs Bell, Hoddomtown, Lockerbie at £2097.45 and purchased by Mr Eric Hall.  Messrs Wilson, Petteril Hill Farm, Carlisle sold 744kgs to £1997.64 and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Top pence per kilo of 284.5p was achieved by Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton and purchased by Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Butchers.  Heifers were seen to top at £1994.45 for a 706kg Limousin from Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor Penrith purchased by Eric Hall.  Messrs Blake, Halfway Well, Penrith sold a 698kgs Limousin cross to £1929.97 purchased by Pioneer Foods.  Top British Blue x was 648kgs from Messrs Mitchell, Mirkbooths, Carlisle sold to £1850 and purchased by Ralph Pearsons.  Top overall pence per kilo at 291.5p came from Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, equalling this price was Messrs Sisson, Kelbarrow, Penrith both purchased by John Penny, Leeds.

Please advise entries for next week’s sale by call or text with our auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading Prices Per Head:

Steers: Limousin £2097, £1993 Hoddomtown £1997 £1971 Petteril Hill Farm, £1991 £1922 £1892 Bothel Parks, £1932 £1919 £1921 £1920 £1863 The Lake, £1870 £1809 Halfway Well, Charolais £1861 £1724 Marwhirn

Heifers: Limousin £1994 £1863 £1751 £1668 Clifton Moor £1929 £1837 Halfway Well, £1759 Setmabanning Farm, £1747 Petteril Hill Farm, £1731 £1722 Lords Close, British Blue £1850 Mirkbooths, Charolais £1765 £1727 £1614 New Grange Farm, £1671 Lords Close, Simmental £1527 New Grange Farm.  

Leading Prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 284.5p 277.5p 273.5p Parks, 276.5p (x2) 269.5p (x2) 264.5p The Lake, 273.5p 268.5p Halfway Well, 270.p5 268.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 265.5p Hoddomtown, Charolais 239.5p Marwhirn.

Heifers: Limousin 291.5p 282.p 281.5p 279.5p 278.5p Clifton Moor 291.5p Kelbarrow 288.5p Lords Close 283.5p New Grange Farm, 277.5p Setmabanning 276.5p 275.5p Halfway Well, British Blue 285.5p Mirkbooths, Charolais 269.5p 261.5p New Grange Farm, 257.5p Lords Close, Simmental 242.5p New Grange Farm, Aberdeen Angus 197.5p Down Hall.

CAST COWS Once again a great entry of 270 cast cows and stock bulls was on offer with trade taking a lift again on the week. 141 beef cows sold to an average of 199.5p up 8.93p on the week. Messrs Smith, Fairview, Lanark sold a 12-year-old Limousin cow for 1006kg, 239.5ppk, £2409 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor’s run of 10 Limousin cows sold to an average of 811kg, 229ppk, £1858 and topped at 999kg, 219.5ppk, £2192 and 835kg, 259.5ppk, £2166 and 805kg, 261.5ppk, £2105 purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Vance, Low Skeog sold three outstanding Charolais cows which topped at 984kg, 207.5ppk, £2041 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Comrie, Stonebyres Mains, Lanark sold the top priced blue cow for 828kg, 239.5ppk, £1983 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Hutchinson, Hollin Cross, Hexham sold a British Blue cross cow for 709kg, 239.5ppk, £1698 to Les Fell.  

129 dairy cast cows got a big lift on the week to average an amazing 166.5p rising 7.5p on the week. Bluestone Farming, Duns sold a Fleckveich cow for 1016kg, 187.5p, £1905 and 847kg, 207.5p, £1757 and 792kg, 201.5p, £1595 bought by Sean McGimpsey, Michael Helliwell and Charles Kirkpatrick and 713kg, 204ppk, £1458 to Michael Helliwell. Messrs Graves, Old Town Farm sold a Holstein cross heifer for 698kg, 229.5ppk, £1601 to Eric Hall. Messrs Mattocks, Aulby Farm sold the top priced Friesian cow foe 813kg, 194.5ppk, £1581 to Messrs Fell, Brigholme Farm. Messrs Barrow and Sons, Helm Farm sold a Holstein cross cow for 791kg, 195.5ppk, £1546 to Les Fell. Blencogo House Farm sold a Holstein x cow for 814kg, 187.5ppk, £1526 to Les Fell. Messrs Jackson, Skelton Wood End sold a Holstein x cow for 809kg, 187.5p, £1516 to Charles Kirkpatrick.  

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £2409 Old Greentowers Farm, £2192, £2166, £2105, £1953, £1862, £1839, £1772, £1759 Clifton Moor, £1824 East View Farm, £1786 Thackwood, £1269 Bonshawside, £1707 Cawfields, £1704 Reddings Charolais £2041, £1939, £1816 Low Skeog British Blue £1983 Stonebyres Mains, £1770 Kirkbarrow Hall, £1763 Hollin Close, £1541 Cold Shields Fleckveich £1905, £1757, £1595 Nethermains Farm Hereford £1716, £1607 Mouswald Grange Simmental £1706, £1646 Balgray Hill, £1677 Brocklerigg Holstein Friesian £1601 Old Town Farm, £1546 Helm Farm, £1516, £1351 Skelton Wood End, £1489, £1402 Campfield Farm, £1488, £1409 Tarn Lodge Farm, £1477 Marsh House, £1455 Meikle Killantrae, £1424 Highwood Nook, £1422, £1419 Torpenhow Hall, £1400 High Skeog, £1384 Waingate Head, £1340 Espland Hill, £1337 Raddalinton Farm Friesian £1581, £1272 Aulby Farm, £1344, £1335, £1234 Harelawhole, £1301, £1187, £1110 Gelt Hall Farm, £1182 Hill Top Holstein £1526, £1319 Blencogo House, £1311 Bromfield Hall Beef Shorthorn £1526 Whitehills Farm Aberdeen Angus £1522 Auld Graitney Farmign, £1505 Balcraig Moor Farming Belted Galloway £959 Gofton Field Head.

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 261.5p, 259.5p, 234.5p (x2), 231.5p, 221.5p, 219.5p Clifton Moor, 239.5p Old Greentowers Farm, 237.5p Terrace Farm, 235.5p Sanders Close, 232.5p Kirkhouse Farm, 231.5p, 229.5p Beamwham, 226.5p, 219.5p Croft House, 226.5p, 219.5p Thackwood, 225.5p Cawfields, 221.5p Balgray Hill, 219.5p East View House British Blue 239.5p, 234.5p Hollin Close, 234.5p Stonebyres Mains, 231.5p Haydon Bridge, 229.5p Cuttlehill Farm, 221.5p Cawfields, 215.5p Cold Shields Holstein Friesian 228.5p Old Town Fam, 199.5p, 196.5p Campfield Farm, 197.5p, 190.5p Wood Farm, 195.5p Espland Hill, 195.5p Helm Farm, 195.5p Tarn Lodge Farm, 194.5p Randalinton Farm, 193.5p High Skeog, 192.5p Meikle Killantrae, 191.5p Skelton Wood End, 190.5p Cardew Hall Simmental 227.5p, 206.5p Drumneil Farm, 217.5p, 215.5p Balgray Hill, 216.5p Borcklerigg Aberdeen Angus 218.5p, 214.5p Barngiles, 210.5p Lesson Hall, 203.5p Auld Graitney Farming Holstein 217.5p, 205.5p Bromfield Hall Hereford 215.5p High Buildings, 203.5p Skiddaw View Cottage Charolais 214.5p (x2), 207.5p Low Skeog Continental 211.5p Cold Shields Fleckveich 207.5p, 204.5p, 201.5p Nethermains Farm Beef Shorthorn 196.5p Whitehills Farm Friesian 194.5p Aulby Farm Shorthorn 188.5p 2 The Square Belted Galloway 165.5p Gofton Field Head.

CAST BULLS: 15 stock bulls were on offer. Messrs Comrie, Stonebyres Mains, Lanark sold the top price British Blue stock bull for 1036kg, 209.5p, £2170 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Dixon & Sons, Haresceugh Castle sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 1087kg, 197.5p, £2146 to Owen Llyr. Messrs Brown & Co, Little Culmain Farm sold the top priced Simmental stock bull for 1025kg, 198.5ppk, £2034 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Smith, Fairview, Lanark sold the top priced Angus stock bull for 1135kg, 172ppk, £1957 to Owain Llyr.

Leading Prices per Head: British Blue £2170 Stinebyres Mains, £1776 Mossband Hall Limousin £2146 Haresceugh Castle, £1705 Gass Farm Simmental £2034 Little Culmain Farm, £1896 Duchra Farm Aberdeen Angus £1957 Old Greentowers Farm, £1836 Balcraig Moor Farm Holstein Friesian £1422 Meikle Killanrae.

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 209.5p Stonebyres Mains Simmental 198.5p Little Culmain Farm Limousin 197.5p Haresceugh Castle Aberdeen Angus 172.5p Old Greentowers Farm, 170.5p Balcraig Moor Farming.

PRIME SHEEP

On Monday the 16^{th of} May Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of prime sheep which attracted a larger entry for all classes with trade for all types much firmer on the week. Spring lambs continue to grow in numbers and firms actively switching over to them is causing trade to rise. Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall continue to lead the sales this week selling to £190 for an exceptional single lamb purchased by Mulhollands Butchers, Great Orton. Another from Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall lead the per kilo league at 440p (40kg, £172) selling to Yorkshire Halal Meats leaving a consistent average of £175.88, 416.27pph and 42.5kg.  All in the lambs averaged £145.93 per head.

A mixed array of hoggs were fantastic to sell and topped at £170 for a pen of 6 fantastic Beltex types from Messrs Timm, Monkfryston who also sold the leading hoggs per kilo at 359p to leave a consistent average of £151.35.

LAMBS 

Leading Prices per head: Texel £190, £182, £176 (x2), £174, £170, £169 Cardew Hall, £180, £172 (x2), £162, £160 Harley Croft, £180 (x2) Seymour Farms, £165, £160 Allen Farming, £163, £160 High Boonwood, £162, £160 Balgray Hill Dutch Spotted £164, £156, £147 Coxhill Farm Bleu De Maine £155 Woodhousehill Suffolk £154, £145 Swallow Heights, £154 Macey Bank Farm, £151, £147 Allen Farming, £150, £144 Burgh Head Farm, £150, £145 Seymour Farms, £147 Mirkbooths Dorset £132 Beech House Zwartables £128 Woodhousehill.

Leading Prices per kilo: Texel 440p, 422.2p, 419.8p, 414.3p, 413.6p, 409.3p, 393p Cardew Hall, 430p, 410.1p, 405.1p, 391.3p, 390.9p 385.5p, 375.6p Harley Croft, 394.7p West Shaftoe Farm, 391.3p, 375p, 369.1p Seymour House, 366.7p, 361.4p Allen Farming Dutch Spotted 360.4p Coxhill Farm Suffolk 337.2p, 333.3p Seymour House, 337.2p, 320.8p Swallow Heights, 323.1p Mirkbooths.

HOGGS:

Leading Prices per head: Beltex £170, £168, £166, £154, £152, £140 Low Fields Farm Texel £160, £156 (x2), £148 Hollins Farm, £148, £144 Greengate Well Farm, £146, £143 Mirkbooths, £140 (x2) Stanley House, £140 Brampton Fell Farm Suffolk £152, £144 (x2), £134 Outer Woodhead, £144 Old Silloth Farm, £128, £120 Kirtleton House, £122 Oakbank Farm Grey Face £150 Wolsty Farm, £128, £120 Mirkbooths, £125 Old Silloth Farm Bleu De Maine £150 Stanley House Dutch Texel £134, £132 Sycamore House Hill Cheviot £126.5 Woodhouses Farm, £123 (x2), £120 Orton Rigg Farm Ryeland £120 (x3) North Scales Black Face £116, £114, £110 Laws Hall.

Leading Prices per kilo: Beltex 359p, 350p, 345.2p, 335.4p, 317p, 300.9p, 300p, 284.1p Low Fields Farm Texel 312.2p, 280p Stanley House, 310p, 297.9p Mirkbooths, 309.1p Glebelands, 302p, 288.9p, 283.6p Hollins Farm, 292.7p Old Silloth Farm, 290.5p Brampton Fell Farm, 285.1p Laws Hall Dutch Texel 300p Sycamore House Bleu De Maine 294.1p Stanley House Black Face 292.3p Laws Hall Hill Cheviot 282.9p, 275p Woodhouses Farm, 273.3p Orton Rigg Farm Suffolk 279.6p, 274.3p, 260.2p Outer Woodhead, 264.2p Old Silloth Farm Ryeland 275.9p North Scales Grey Face 260.7p Branch End Farm, 260.4p Old Silloth Farm.

CAST SHEEP: On Monday 16^th May Harrison and Hetherington held its weekly sale of cast sheep and rams in Borderway market. A larger entry was presented to the usual ringside of buyers with all classes keenly bid for and keeping well in line with the national trend. The sale topped at £192 for a pair of Lleyns from Low House Farm, Armathwaite.  Lowland ewes topped at £189 for a Texel cross from Messrs Lumsdon, Greengate. Hill ewes topped at £134 for a pen of Cheviot ewes from Messrs P Graham, Hillend, Canonbie.  Mules topped a £128 from Messrs JG Story, Stoneknowe, Newcastleton.  Swaledales topped at £105 for a pen of 6 from Messrs RG & LA Grieve, Whiteside. A lot more ewes could be sold to the vendor’s advantage.

Rams: Lleyn £192 Low House Farm Texel £170, £168, £158 Greengate Well Farm, £170 Underbank, £150 Kilngate, £146 Pelutho Park Dorset £134 Kernal View Swaledale £100 Underbank

Ewes: Texel £189, £144 Greengate Well Farm, £178, £176 The Croft, £170 Kilngate, £158, £140, £138 Whiteside Farm, £156 High Boonwood, £146, £145 Moorside, £138, £136 Stanley House, £138 Glebelands Charollais £158, £142, £127 Swallow Heights, £116 Ellonby Hall Leicester £148 Ingledene Beltex £142 Ellonby Hall, £127, £126 High Troweir Farm, £112 Glebelands Hill Cheviot £134 Hillhead, £98 High Troweir Farm Grey Face £128 Stoneknowe Farm, £127 Firs Farm, £120 Oakbank Farm, £120 Kilngate Farm, £118, £102 Ingledene, £115 Whiteside Farm, £114, £98 Branch End Farm, £112 Low House Farm Dorset £126 Kernal View Black Face £115 Hillhead, £92 Kinkry Hill Lodge Swaledale £105, £56 Whiteside Farm, £64 Stoneknowe, £60 Branch End Farm Easy Care £92 Peddar Hill Teeswater £80 Ellonby Hall.

Hoggs: Texel £112 Greengate Farm

Sale Contacts
David Holliday                                  07710 189804                   Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
Grant Anderson                                07872 129274                   Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
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