Borderway September Special Suckled Calf Show & Sale

On Saturday 24^th September Harrison and Hetherington held their annual prize show and sale of suckled calves at Borderway Mart.

A tremendous show of 420 suckled calves were forward to the annual show and sale, whereby average saw an overall rise of £47.62 to level at £1220.90, with steers averaging £1229.97 (+£40.97) and heifers £1213.39 (+”52.39)

The pre sale show was kindly sponsored by Capontree vets and ably judged by Gordon & Harry Amos, West View Farm, Lincolnshire and the due deservedly awarded Messrs Laird, Sunnyside Farm, Cumnock the 1^st prize Limousin cross heifer and Champion Overall suckled calf, which went on to sell to £3200 and was purchased by local farmer Amy Wilson, Hardrigg Hall, Penrith.

The Reserve Overall award went to the 1^st prize Limousin cross steer from Mr David Wright, Woodend and later sold for £1600 to Messrs Bently, The Gables, Keswick. The second top price of the day came from a fantastic run of calves from Mr Gary Bell, Haas Side, Lockerbie selling at £2800 for a Limousin cross heifer. Messrs Robertson, Newton of Logerait, Pitlochry sold their best Limousin cross heifer to £2300, the same vendor also sold the top priced Limousin cross steer to £2100. The best average on the day was Messrs Priestley, Cracrop, Brampton which levelled at £1668.18.

Many thanks to all the Vendor and Purchasers, along with our judges Gordon & Harry Amos along with our long standing generous sponsors of this event, Capontree Veterinary Practice.

Leading Consignor Averages (Consignments of 4 or more)
Priestley, Cracrop 11 @ £1668.10
Laird, Sunnyside Farm 7 @ £1661.43
Robertson, Newton of Logierait 21 @ £1450.48
Telfer, Newton High House 9 @ £1441.11
Wallace, Claycrop Farm 29 @ £1333.28

Prize List
Charolais cross bullock or heifer                                                                                                                                      
1^st Messrs Kyle, Spout Bank, Walton, Brampton - £1210
2^nd Messrs Kyle, Spout Bank, Walton, Brampton - £1220
3^rd Messrs Kyle, Spout Bank, Walton, Brampton - £1100                                                

British Blue cross bullock  
1^st Messrs Telfer, Newton High House, Stocksfield - £1540
2^nd L Laird & Son, Sunnyside Farm, Cumnock - £1570
3^rd Messrs Wright, Woodend, Fort William - £1720

Limousin cross bullock  
1^st Messrs Wright, Woodend, Fort William – £1600
2^nd Messrs Robertson, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry - £2100
3^rd Messrs Robertson, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry - £1520

Limousin cross heifer
1^st L Laird & Son, Sunnyside Farm, Cumnock - £3200
2^nd Messrs Robertson, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry - £2300
3^rd G Bell, Haas Side Farm, Lockerbie - £2800

Champion:                            L Laird & Son, Sunnyside Farm, Cumnock - £3200
Reserve Champion:           Messrs Wright, Woodend, Fort William – £1600

Pen of Limousin cross bullock
1^st   Messrs Robertson, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry
2^nd   G Bell, Haas Side Farm, Lockerbie

Pen of Limousin cross heifers
1^st Messrs Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire
2^nd Messrs Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire   

Pen of Charolais cross bullocks or heifers
1^st Messrs Kyle, Spout Bank, Walton, Brampton
2^nd Messrs Kyle, Spout Bank, Walton, Brampton

Leading prices:
Steers: Limousin £2100, £1520 (x2), £1500 Newton of Logierait, £1940, £1800, £1740, £1680, £1620, £1540 Cracrop Farm, £1650 Balgray Hill, £1600 Woodend, £1580, £1540, £1460 Newton High House, £1550 Haas Side Farm, £1550, £1460 Sunnyside Farm, £1430 Claycrop Farm, £1420 Demesne, £1420 Walton Woodhead, £1410 The Throp, British Blue £1740, £1700 Cracrop Farm, £1720 Newton High House, £1570 Sunnyside Farm, £1540 Newton High House, £1340 Balgray Hill, £1240 Sunnyside Farm, £1230 Guise, Charolais £1290, £1220, £1210, £1200 Spout Bank. 

Heifers: Limousin £3200 Sunnyside Farm, £2800 Haas Side Farm, £2300, £1520, £1490, £1350 Newton of Logierait, £1700, £1510, £1410, £1400, £1380 Cracrop Farm, £1520, £1380, £1360 Newton High House, £1520, £1490, £1460, £1385 Claycrop Farm, £1490, £1410, £1360, £1355 Balgray Hill, Charolais £1820 Claycrop Farm, £1030 (x2) Spout Bank, British Blue £1540 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £1300 Newton of Logierait, £1210, £1200 Balgray Hill.

Overall Champion

Reserve Champion