Borderway Sale of Calves

On Wednesday 24th August Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of calves with 304 forward.  A much improved trade was witnessed with all classes of calves being well bid for with customers from Wales to Scotland going home empty handed.  Topping the overall sale was a Simmental bull from RH & J Irving, Meinbank selling for £530.  Topping the British Blue bull section was TW Martin, Tempest Tower who sold a pair for £525 whose run of 4 calves averaged £510.  Angus bulls topped at £500 from M & M Maxwell, North Doddington.  Limousins topped for a bull from McNabney Bros selling for £515.  Heifers topped at £450 again from M & M Maxwell, North Donnington. Dairy bred calves topped at £265 for a Swedish Red also from Messrs Maxwell.  A good show was presented to an extremely busy ringside of buyers looking for all classes of calves.

For further information please contact our Auctioneer Cameron Robertson 07836 233042

Leading Prices:

Bulls: Simmental £530 Meinbank Farm, British Blue £525 (x2) £495 (x2) Tempest Tower, £420 £410 Evening Hill Farm, £400 Moorthwaite Farm, £390 East Scales £380 Wedholme Hill £380 £360 £300 Meinbank Farm, £365 Boyach Farm, £360 High House £355 Chalk Lodge, £325 Hillhead of Covington, £310 Greenmoorside, Limousin £515 £340 £275 £225 Barsalloch Farm, £430 Howthat, £345 North Doddington, £300 Boyach Farm, £280 £235 £205 (x4) Part Tarbreoch £280 Greenmoorside, £260 Crossfell House Farm,  Aberdeen Angus £500 £450 £280 North Doddington, £430 £405 Whitrigg Grange £430 East Farm, £365 Howthat £360 Boyach Farm, £335 £295 Wolsty Hall £290 Moorthwaite Farm, £240 Round Hill, Swedish Red & White  £265 £215 (x2) £190 North Doddington, Friesian £260 (x2) £235 £165 Croft House, Ayrshire £160 £120 Thackthwaite Hall, Hereford £160 Cross Hill £160 The Gill, Holstein Friesian £140 (x2) Winter Tarn Farm, £128 £125 Evening Hill Farm, £120 (x2) Wedholme Hill £115 East Scales £105  (x5) Chalk Lodge, Holstein £90 (x2) £80 Gerranton Farm,

Heifers: Aberdeen Angus £450 North Doddington, £415 (x2) £335, £290 Evening Hill Farm,  £380 (x2) £365 £330 £275 (x3) £265 East Farm, £330 Greenmoorside, £325 £290 (x2) Whitrigg Grange £320 Howthat, Limousin £395 £305 £300 Barsalloch Farms, £320 £280 £270 Howthat  £285 Crossfell House Farm, British Blue £375 £345 Evening Hill Farm, £370 £330 £330 £315 East Scales £360 £345 Gerranton Farm, £345 £305 Meinbank Farm, £345 (x3) £330 Chalk Lodge, £340 Boyach Farm, £310 Petteril Bank Farm, £305 Meinbank, Simmental £350 £240 Howthat, Hereford £185 (x2) £180 Peastree Farm, £150 (x2) The Gill, Holstein £165 Woodcroft.