Borderway Beef Breeding Sale

On Friday 15^th July Harrison and Hetherington held their monthly Beef Breeding sale at Borderway Mart.

A catalogues entry of 100 cattle was forward at the July Beef Breeding sale. The abundance of heavy crop around saw all lots keenly bid for by the active ringside of buyers.

Topping the trade today was a Limousin cross heifer with calf at foot consigned by Messrs Tipling, Sleights House Farm, Durham, selling to £2500.

Cows peaked at £2300 for a Limousin cross with calf at foot from Messrs Dnt, Ashfield, Kirkby Stephen.

Leading Prices:

Heifers & Calves : Limousin £2500, £2200 Sleights House Farm, £2400, £2350, £2250, £2000, £1950, £1900 Manor House, £2350 Wardpark, £2300, £2200, £2100, £1900 West Wharmley,  £2050 Lyonston Farm, £2000 High House, £1900 Woodhouse, £1900 Blackwell Farm, Simmental £2100 Wardpark,  Fleckvieh £1800, £1750, £1700, £1550 Raethorn.

Cows and calves: Limousin £2300 Ashfield, £2050 Blackwell Farm, £2050, £1850 Ashfield, £1950 High House, £1900 Lyonston Farm,  Aberdeen Angus £1750, £1500 Cotland Farm, Shorthorn £1750 The Square, Beef Shorthorn £1720 Cotland Farm, Luing £1700 Georgefield, Hereford £1600 The Square .

Bulling Heifers: Limousin £1300 (x2), £1250 (x2) Wellington Farm.

Stock Bull: Limousin £2100 Black Cleugh.