Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 12th September 2022 Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock.

PRIME BULLS – A very good entry of 135 prime bulls forward at Borderway’s weekly sale, whereby a good trade was seen throughout for all shapes and sizes with five bulls selling over £2000 to a top of £2301.89 for a 867kg British Blue cross bred from Messrs Hall, Ainstable Hall, Carlisle and purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  Charolais to £2089.64 from Messrs McClanachan, Garloch, Dumfries for 952kgs to A & D Meats.  Limousins to £2039.40 for 792kg from Messrs Norman, Little Orton, Carlisle and £2024.10 for a 780kg from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan and Maine Anjou to £2015.96 for 808kg from Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton House, Lockerbie.  Top overall pence per kilo of 269.50 was paid to Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk for a 645kg Limousins cross purchased by Bowland Foods.  Dairy bred bulls to £1568.84 for a 728kg Fleckvieh from Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown to Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor.  Holsteins Friesians to £1516.39 for a 694kg from Messrs Pinguey, Haythwaite Lane, Carlisle and British Friesians to £1398.63 for a 643kg from Messrs Dickinson, High House, Wigton.  Top pence per kilo of 226.5p for a 577kg Friesian from Messrs Preston, Wedholme, Wigton.

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

Leading prices per head: British Blue £2301 Ainstable Hall £1872 Milton Farm £1742 King Hill £1583 Beeches Charolais £2089 Gairloch Farm £1704 New Hall £1675 Mackies Mill Farm Limousin £2039 £1788 £1681 Little Orton Farm £2024 £1738 Upper Brydekirk £1815 Haydon Bridge £1791 £1665 Kelbarrow £1688 Cawfields £1633 Mirkbooths Maine Anjou £2015 Kirtleton House Simmental £1984 £1567 Kirtleton House £1738 £1527 Hartbush £1531 Beck House Aberdeen Angus £1619 Down hall £1485 The Flatt £1436 £1419 Enzieholm £1370 Muirhouse £1368 Randalinton Farm Fleckvieh £1568 £1366 South Lambhill £1558 Haythwaite Lane Farm Montbeliarde £1544 £1385 Beeches Holstein Friesian £1516 £1433 Haythwaite Lane £1387 £1254 Milton Farm £1246 South Lambhill £1217 Old Town Farm £1215 £1206 Randalinton Farm £1160 Mirkbooths £1157 Broughton Mains Farm Salers £1446 £1402 New Hall Swedish Red & White £1422 South Lamb Hill Friesian £1398 £1360 £1295 High House £1346 King Hill £1306 £1306 £1245 £1225 £1215 Wed Holme House Belted Galloway £1278 Old Rectory Holstein £1180 Kirkbride House

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 269.5p, 259.5p Upper Brydekirk, 268.5p, 261.5p Haydon Bridge 264.5p, 263.5p, 257.5p Little Orton Farm British Blue 265.5p Ainstable Hall Maine Anjou 249.5p Kirtleton House Charolais 248.5p Enzieholm, 247.5p Mackies Mill Farm, 242.5p New Hall Simmental 245.5p Beck House, 244.5p 233.50 Kirtleton House, 231.50 Hartbush Farm Belted Galloway 234.5p Saler 232.5p 231.5p New Hall Aberdeen Angus 229.5p, 222.5p Enzieholm, 229.5p, 223.5p Justicetown Farm, 228.5p The Flatt Friesian 226.5p, 223.5p, 222.5p, 218.5p Wed Holme House, 217.5p, 215.5p 213.5p High House Holstein Friesian 219.5p, 218.5p Haythwaite, 198.5p Broughton Mains Farm, 197.5p Justicetown Farm, 190.5p Mirkbooths Fleckvieh 215.5p Haythwaite Lane Farm, 215.5p, 213.5p South Lamb Hill Montbeliard 214.5p, 214.5p Beeches Holsteins 201.5p Kirkbride House

PRIME CATTLE – A nice entry but short of supply with only 50 prime steers and heifers forward.  Top overall was a 736kg heifer from Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont peaking at £2093.92 for a Limousin cross and purchased by Mr Eric Hall.  British Blue crosses to £1914.58 for a 685kg from Messrs Whitfield, Orton Rigg, Carlisle.  Top pence per kilo of 284.50 was paid to Messrs Crichton for the aforementioned Limousin cross.

Steers sold to a day’s overall top of £2062.83 for a 798kg Aberdeen Angus; £2045.50 for a 719kg Limousin cross from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle and Charolais to £2001.94 for a 796kg from Messrs Harrison, Aldermanseat, Gretna.  All of the above were purchased by Mr Eric Hall.  Top overall pence per kilo of 285.5p was paid to Messrs Pearson, High Plasket Lands, Maryport for a 664kg British Blue cross purchased by Jamie Chapman Butchers.  Limousin crosses to 284.50 for 719kg from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle purchased by Eric Hall.

Many more required on a weekly basis please advise entries to our auctioneer Grant Anderson by call or text 07872 129274.  

Leading Prices Per Head:
Steers: Aberdeen Angus £2062, £1928 Roberthill Farm Limousin £2045, £2004 The Lake, £1967, £1789  Halfway Well, £1961, £1708, Hoddomtown, £1925 Loughrigg Farm, £1822 High Plasket Land Farm, £1802 Orton Rigg Farm, £1789 Roberthill Farm Charolais £2001, £1894, £1876 Aldermanseat Farm British Blue £1927, £1865 Roberthill Farm, £1895 High Plasket Lands Farm Belted Galloway £1330 Rectory Farm

Heifers: Limousin £2093 Loughrigg Farm, £1833 Boghead Farm, £1752 Old Rectory Farm, £1624, £1553 High Plasket Lands Farm, £1578 Upper Brydekirk, £1542 Roberthill Farm, £1534 Greenhill Farm, £1517 West End Farm British Blue £1914 Orton Rigg Farm, £1633 Roberthill Farm Charolais £1379 Hosket Hill Farm Aberdeen Angus £1354 The Flatt

Leading Prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 285.5p, 281.5p The Lake, 283.5p High Plasket Land Farm, 275.5p, 266.5p Hoddomtown, 275.5p Loughrigg Farm, 274.5p Hosket Hill Farm, 272.5p, 263.5p Halfway Well, 269.5p Roberthill, 263.5p Orton Rigg Farm British Blue 285.5p High Plasket Land Farm, 278.5p, 260.5p Roberthill Aberdeen Angus 259.5p 258.5p Roberthill Charolais 259.5p, 251.5p, 250.5p Aldermanseat Farm Belted Galloway 244.5p Old Rectory Farm

Heifers: Limousin 284.5p Loughrigg Farm, 283.5p, 273.5p High Plasket Lands Farm, 283p Roberthill Farm, 279.5p Greenhill Farm, 276.5p Boghead, 274.5p Upper Brydekirk British Blue 279.5p Orton Rigg Farm, 270.5p Roberthill Aberdeen Angus 233.5p The Flatt

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE – A good show of 333 cast cows and stock bulls was on offer.

Mr Brian Hall, Ainstable Hall’s run of 10 Limousin x cows  averaged 719kg, 241ppk and £1732 which topped at 813kg, 279.50ppk for £2275, 834kg at 248.50ppk selling for £2072, 771kg at 253.50ppk, £1954 and 697kg 259.50ppk for £1808 purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick (x3) and Owain Llyr. A British Blue X cow sold for £1792 and was 699kg at 256.50ppk bought by Charles Kirkpatrick. Mr Iain Graham, Rosecastle Farm sold 7 outstanding Limousin Cows to average 754kg, 239ppk and £1802 which topped at 823kg, 237.5ppk for £1954, 787kg, 246.50ppk for £1939 and 744kg, 257.50 selling for £1915 purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick and Owain Llyr (x2).Mr Andrew Scott, Shawhead sold the top price Charolais cow for £2047 which was 1016kg making 201.45ppk to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Henshall, Sarkshields Farm, sold a Limousin cow for 845kg 228ppk and £1930 to Alan Jarvis. Howatson Farms sold the top priced Angus cow for 1001kg at 192.50ppk for £1926 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Fry, Porterstown Farm sold a Simmental heifer for 603kg, 240.5ppk for £1594 to Sean McGimpsey.

A plainer show of dairy cast cows with trade being slightly less on the week. Messrs Moffat, Kirtlebank Farm sold the top priced Holstein X cow for £1478 which was 833kg for 177.5ppk to Messrs Fell. Messrs Black, Craighouse sold a Holstein X for 853kg, 164.50ppk for £1403 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Vevers, High Plains sold a Holstein X cow for 813kg, 172.50ppk for £1402 selling to Sean McGimpsey.

Messrs Crozier, Cowlyers Farm sold a M.R.I Cow for 618kg, 218.50ppk and £1350 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Foster, Brackenthwaite Farm sold a Friesian heifer for 684kg, 189.5ppk for £1296 to David Holmes. Messrs Messenger, The Howes sold a Dairy Shorthorn Heifer for 191.5ppk to Capper Farming. Messrs Woodman & Son sold a Norwegian Red heifer for 190.5 to Messrs Fell. Messrs Sisson, Grain Head sold a Friesian heifer for 189.5ppk to David Holmes. Messrs Swainson & Son, Moor Park Farm sold a Swedish Red Heifer for 189.5ppk for Messrs Fell, Messrs McGarva, Horse Close Farm sold an Ayrshire Heifer for 189.5ppk to Messrs Fell. Buckabank Farm sold a Holstein X heifer for 189.5ppk to Alan Jarvis.

Leading prices per head: Limousin £2272, £2072, £1954, £1808, £1705, £1633 Ainstable Hall, £1954, £1939, £1915, £1860, £1747, £1601, £1600 Rose Castle Farm, £1930, £1614 Sarkshields Farm, £1830, £1815, Little Orton Farm, £1727 Midtown Farm, £1659 Birtley Shields Charolais £2047 Shaw Head, £1632 Corriehills Farm Aberdeen Angus £1926 Howatson Farms, £1665 Maryfield, £1635 Newbank Simmental £1594, £1503 Portertown Farm, £1579 Meikleholm  Holstein Friesian £1478 Kirtlebank Farm, £1403 Craighouse, £1402, £1246 High Plains, £1330 Netherfield Farm, £1324 Brackenhill, £1308 Gerrard House, £1298, £1263, £1256 Whitecroft Mains, £1259 Netherfield Stabiliser £1360 The Farmhouse M.R.I £1350 Cowlyers Friesian £1296 Brackenthwaite Farm, £1110 Pelutho Park Holstein £1287 Petteril Bank Farm, £1233 Wolfa, £1180 Musgrave Hall, £1159, £1152, £1110 Blencogo House Farm, £1158 Ribton House, £1147 Hill House, £1121 Castlesteads Farm LTD, £1103 Newbampton Farm, £1228 Deerham Hall, £1183 Townfoot, £1171 Buckabank Farm, Luing £1231 Bents Farm Montbeliard £1224, £1159 Mid Ringuinea Farm, £1144 Gill Farm Jersey £1215 Mid Ringuinea Farm Belted Galloway 1093 Woodhall Farm  

Leading prices per kilo: Simmental 240.5p, 237.5p Porterstown Farm Limousin 279.5p, 259.5p, 253.5p, 248.5p, 235.5p Ainstable, 257.5p, 246.5p, 237.5p(x2), 234.5p, 232.5p Rose Castle Farm, 256.5p Britley Shields, 234.5p, 233.5p Little Orton Farm, 233.5p Midtown farm M.R.I 218.5p Cowlyers Charolais 201.5p Shawhead Aberdeen Angus 199.5p Maryfield, 194.5p Newbank Dairy Shorthorn 191.5p The Howes Norwegian Red 190.5p Hill House Belted Galloway 187.5p Woodhall Friesian 189.5p Grain Head, 189.5p Brackenthwaite Swedish Red and White  189.5p Moor Park Farm Ayrshire 189.5p Horseclose Farm Holstein Friesian 189.5p, 182.5p Buckabank, 183.5p Duckintree, 182.5p Brackenhill Holstein 185.5p Hill House Fleckvieh 183.5p Mid Ringuine Farm

CAST BULLS – 19 stock bulls on offer, Messrs Wilson & Son, Newbank sold an Aberdeen Angus bull for £1991 which was 1332kg at 149.5ppk and 1262kg, 154.5ppk for £1949 both selling to Owain Llyr. Messrs Connell, Minsca Farm sold an Aberdeen Angus bull 1172kg for £1822, 151.5ppk to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Whiteford, Burnfoot Farm sold the top priced Luing stock bull for 1004kg, 151.5ppk for £1521 to Charles Kirkpatrick.

Leading prices per head: Blonde £2054, £1978, £1935 Maiden Castle Aberdeen Angus £1991 Newbank, £1949 Whitestones Simmental £1675 Warkshaugh Farm Holstein Friesian £1598 Aulby Farm Hereford £1583 Highhead Castle Limousin £1566 Gapshields Luing £1556 Burnfoot

Leading prices per Kilo: Blonde 197.5p, 197.5p, 196.5p, 190.5p, 187.5p Maiden Castle Limousin 177.5p Pond Farm, 161.5p Gapshields Aberdeen Angus 157.5p Connell Farm Ltd, 156.5p Corriemains, 155.5p Minsca Farm, 154.5p Whitestone Simmental 151.5p, 151.5p Warkshaugh Dairy Shorthorn 151.5p Ireby Hall Farm Charolais 151.5p Burnfoot Farm Luing 150.5p Burnfoot Hereford 149.5p Highhead Castle Farm

PRIME SHEEP – Another great entry of prime lambs forward this week saw a trade beyond vendors expectations with all weights and types experiencing a good enquiry. First the vendors from Backmuir Trading made the long trip from Aberdeenshire and were rewarded with the leading price of the day at £152 for heavy Texel’s selling to Mr M Helliwell, Rochdale. Leading per kilo at 318.8p was a cracking pen of 14 Dutch Texel cross lambs from Messrs Lee Agars Hill, Hexham which sold to Mr R Skelton, New Hall Farm.

Leading Prices:
Price per head: Zwartbles £139 Randalington Cottage Dutch Texel £144, £132, £129, £122 Agars Hill Farm £143, £139, £137(x2), £136, £135 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £138, £136, £135, £134(x2), £123 The Green Millennium Bleu £136, £127(x2), £120 Stanley House Dutch Spotted £126 Randalinton Cottage Beltex £134, £129 Hollands, £132, £130, £128, £127, £125 Walton Woodhead, £129, £127 Winterhope, £129, £123 The Thorp Grey Faced £110.5, £101 Reaygarth, £107 Fell End, £105 Midtodhills, £104 High Town, £103 The Bog, £102 Hundith Hill Suffolk £135 Chapel House, £129, £112.50 Rottington Hall, £129 Street Head, £128 The Green, £126 Randalinton Cottage, £126 Backmuir Livestock Ltd, £120 Allen Farming, £118 Bengall Farm, £116 £110 Fell End, £110.50 Dirrops, Texel £152, £150 Backmuir Livestock Ltd, £150 Cardew Hall, £144(x2), £140, £136, Cardew Hall, £146 High Boonwood, £144, £143 Bengall Farm, £143 Rottington Hall, £138 Mid Farm, £137 Ewan Close, £137 The Guards, £136 Crookholm, £136 Wolsty Hall, £92 Pearsbyhall Farm

Price per kilo: Blue Texel 240p High Boonwood Dutch Texel 318.1p, 297.6p, 283.5p, 274.3p, Agars Hill Farm 317.6p 307.9p, 304.4p, 302.2p, 286p Thirwall Castle Farm, 311.60p 306.8p 288.2 286p 278.8p The Green 286.4p Mossband, 280.50 Auchenhill Millennium Bleu 260.9p 251.5 Stanley House Dutch Spotted 255.6p Pearsbyhall Farm Beltex 312p 306p Winterhope Farm, 304.5p 303.5p Hollands, 300p 289.4p The Thorp, 288.9p 282.4p 280.9p Walton Woodhead Charolais 226.1p Springfield Farm Grey Faced 234.3 Guise Suffolk 252.9p 242.2p Rottington, 247.1p Randalinton, 245.8p Bengall Farm, 245.7p Street Head, 245.5p Chapel House, 242.3p 240p Backmuir Livestock Ltd Texel 317.1p Dotland, 314p 313.5p 308.2p 302.3p Allen Farming, 313.6p 304.7p Mid Farm, 313p Bengall Farm, 313p 302.2p Cardew, 311.40 The Guards, 307.5 Grapes Bar,n 304.5p 300p School Farm

CAST EWES – On Monday 12^th of September Harrison and Hetherington held its weekly sale of cast sheep and rams in Borderway market. Another good show was presented and with an average of £93.83 being achieved. Topping the sale was a Texel ewe from K J & M Sharp, Wigton selling for £131 from Messrs Trafford, Springfield, Cockermouth. Mules topped at £1401 from R & E Hodgson, Penrith. Hill Ewes topped at £74 for a pen of Cheviots from D & A Telfer, Cleuchfoot Farm. Rams topped at £110 for 6 Beltex rams from Mr William Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, a good show of ewes were forward to the normal ringside of buyers.  

Leading Prices:
EWES – Texels £158 Wolsty Hall, £146 New Houses Farm, £140, £134 Abbots Close, £140, £119, £116, £113 Ewan Close, £140 Randalinton Cottage, £135, £129, £122, £118, Walby Grange, £134 Beech Hill, £125, £116, £112 Pearsbyhall Farm, £124 Parkside Farm, £114 Crofts House, Bleu De Maine £140, £86 New Houses, £126 Abbots Close, £112, £86, £80 Pearsbyhall Farm, £90 The Guards Zwartbles £128, £110, Wolsty Hall Suffolks £122 Croft House, £120 Brisco Hill, £110, £88 Braithwaite Hall, £110 The Guards, £106 Graystone Drive, £100 Abbots Close Charolais £131, £130, £90 Springfield Farm Grey Faced £101 White House £97 Croft House £92 Graystone Drive £88 East Cottage £80 The Guards Beltex £87 Walby Grange Hill Cheviots £74, £74, £71, Cleuchfoot Farm £72 Street Head £62 High Toweir Farm Herdwicks £40 Walby Grange

RAMS – Beltex £110(x2) New Houses Farm

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