Borderway Sale of Store Cattle & Weanlings

STORE CATTLE – A very mixed bag of cattle were forward this week, as reported in previous weeks the demand for well fleshed and top quality sorts know no boundaries, however, those lacking strength or condition are now taking the brunt of overheads.

A fabulous run of Charolais cattle from various consignors were a big feature of this week’s sale with the 65 Charolais bullocks forward averaging £1440.46 to a sale leading top of £1800 for a fantastic bullock from Messrs Kyle, Spoutbank, Walton.

The Special prize for the top priced pen of 4 or more cattle were also claimed by a pen of 4 Charolais bullocks shown by Messrs Fisher, Lairdlaugh, Castle Douglas which sold at £1670 a head with Messrs Fisher selling 25 to average £1517.20, this home also consigned the top priced heifer of the day, a Limousin which traded at £1670.  Messrs Shaw, Crookdyke, Rockcliffe sold the top priced native bred at £1390 for a strong dairy bred Aberdeen Angus.

Many more cattle are required on a weekly basis, please advise entries for next week’s sale to any of our Auctioneers, or the Mains Office on 01228 406200

Leading prices:

Steers: Charolais £1800 £1590 (x4) £1570 £1530 (x4) £1530 (x2) Spout Bank £1670 (x4) £1580 £1550 (x4) £1540 (x3) Lairdlaugh £1550 (x2) Broom Hill, Limousin £1700 Rose Farm, £1580 £1470 £1360 £1330 Netherhill Farm, £1540 Old Silloth Farm, £1500 Bolton Hall £1440 £1410 £1390 Hill Farm, £1440 Chapel House, £1410 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £1400 Old Silloth Farm, £1390 (x2) £1330 Spout Bank, £1360 £1330 Netherhill Farm, £1340 Rye Close, £1335 Cumcatch Farm, £1330 (x2) Ballacutchel Road, British Blue £1510 £1300 Netherhill Farm, £1480 (x2) £1440 Stubbyknowe £1410 £1340, £1330 £1280 Stainton House Farm, £1390 Rigg Head £1390 Bolton Hall £1380 Crookdyke, £1350 £1330 £1275 £1270 £1240 Horsegills, £1240 Muirfield, £1225 Nirvana, Aberdeen Angus £1390 Crookdyke £1340 Rye Close £1290 Sloehabbert Farm, £1260 Well Head Farm, £1160 Gimmenbie £1140 (x2) Muirfield, £1110 £1040 Upper Moor, £1090 Newton Field, Beef Shorthorn £1265 Rye Close £1250 Parton Farm, £1240 (x5) Rye Close Hereford £1290 £1190 Parton Farm, £1265 (x4) Rye Close, £1185 The Square, Simmental £1200 Upper Moor, Holstein Friesian £1190 Crookdyke £1000 Carrick Dean, Friesian £1170 (x4) Wavercroft, Holstein £1160 (x2) £1100 (x3) Stubbyknowe £1000 Carrick Dean.

Heifers: Limousin £1670 £1470 Lairdlaugh £1630 Rose Farm, £1620 £1360 Bolton Hall £1600 £1460 £1390 £1380 £1340 Netherhill Farm, £1560 £1460 £1330 £1320 Flimby Hall, £1410 Rottington Hall, £1380 (x2) Ladyhousesteads £1360 Hayclose, £1360 East View Farm, Charolais £1555 £1330 Spout Bank £1480 (x4) £1460 (x2) £1440 (x2) £1330 (x3) Lairdlaugh, £1440 The Square (Stobart), £1350 Hayclose, £1290 Bridge End Farm,  £1280 Netherwood, £1190 Sideway Bank, £1160 Shillafield, £1140 (x4) £1120 £1110 Smalmstown Farm, British Blue £1460 Rose Farm, £1430 Rigg Head, £1400 £1350 £1340 £1290 £1250 Hayclose £1250 £1230 £1200 Rottington Hall, £1210 £1110 The Square (Scott), £1200 Upper Moor £1200 Cumcatch Farm, £1185 (x5) Stone House £1165 (x4) Newton Field £1130 Netherwood, £1100 Whitehills, Aberdeen Angus £1350 Gimmenbie, Hereford £1290 Parton Farm, Simmental £1180 £1150 Heatheridge Farm, Saler £1140 Smalmstown Farm.

WEANED CALVES – A much improved show of 210 weaners were on offer with a keen ring side of buyers ensuring a great trade.  Messrs Wigham, Riggshields sold a Simmental bull for £1290.  Messrs Eve & Son, Stubbsgill run of 12 month old Limousin bulls topped at £1290.  Messrs Ashley, Laitha Farm sold a Limousin bull for £1230.  11 month old Limousin heifers from Messrs Pattinson, Bonshawside sold to £1120 and £1100.  Messrs Brown, Temple House run of Charolais x bullocks topped at £1110 and £1080.  Messrs Mattinson & Son, Burthwaite run of Limousin x bullocks topped at £1080.

Leading prices: Bulls: Simmental £1290 Riggshields, Limousin £1290 (x2) £1170 £1100 Stubbsgill Farm, £1230 £1120 £1090 (x3) Laitha Farm, £1170 Charlesfield £1170 £1050 Woodend Farm, Hereford £1130 £1060 Braehead, Charolais £1070 (x2) £1030 Woodend Farm, Blonde £1030 £1020 £1010 Braehead.

Heifers: Limousin £1120 £1100 £1050 (x2) £1030 (x2) £1030 (x3) Bonshawside, British Blue £1000 Bulls Head Farm, Aberdeen Angus £870 Crowdieknowe Farm, £820 (x4) Lowthian Gill Farm, Blonde £860 Brackenthwaite Farm.

Steers: Charolais £1110 £1080 £950 (x2) Temple House, Limousin £1080 £1020 (x2) £940 Burthwaite £950 £930 The Crescent £900 Longrigg, Hereford £995 Temple House, Norwegian Red £875 Brackenthwaite Farm, Simmental £790 Carsewalloch Farm, Blonde £790 Brackenthwaite Farm, British Blue £780 (x2) Street Gate Farm, Montbelairde £760 Brackenthwaite, Aberdeen Angus £680 (x3) Carsewalloch Farm, Friesian £640 (x3) Mosside Farm, Holstein Friesian £640 (x3) Mosside Farm.

All classes of cattle are in huge demand, both in the ring or off Farm. Please contact our team for further information.

Store Cattle Team James Little 07872 840685            Grant Anderson 07872 129274 Lynne Grieve 07803 242344

Weaned Cattle Team Joel McGarva 07920 009097 David Holliday 07710 189804

Calf Team Joe Bowman 07736 883670 Cameron Robertson07836233042