Borderway Sale of Store Cattle & Weanlings

STORE CATTLE – A small show of cattle sees trade rise way beyond expectations with vendors leaving with hundreds of pounds more than expected.  Top overall was a superb Limousin cross steer from Messrs Wigham, Coldshields, Haltwhistle peaking at £1880.  Messrs Wallace, Claycrop Farm, Newton Stewart sold two Charolais cross steers to £1610.  Messrs Hebson, Chapel Farm, Carlisle sold the top British Blue to £1590 for two and Roger Graves, Hesket Demain, Carlisle sold one of his second draw to £1580 and Aberdeen Angus to £1410 for Claremont Properties, Hayclose, Penrith.  Heifers peaked at £1570 for quality as ever from Messrs Batty, Flimby Hall, Maryport.  Messrs Metcalfe, High Old Shield, Brampton to £1520.  Aberdeen Angus crosses to £1490 from Messrs Moffat, Thornby Villa, Wigton.  Dairy bred steers peaked at £1260 for a Friesian from Messrs Robinson, Gelt Hall, Brampton.

Please advise entries for next week sale by Friday for the catalogue.

Leading prices:

Steers: Limousin £1880 £1680 Cold Shields, £1570 Gelt Hall Farm, £1500 £1440 Lairdlaugh £1465 Littlewater, £1460 £1410 High Old Shield Farm, £1410 (x2) £1370 (x2) Hall Oven £1390 Chapel House, £1390 £1370 Hayclose £1375 Roe Farm, £1370 (x2) £1355 Claycrop Farm, Charolais £1610 (x2) Claycrop Farm, £1570 £1400 £1200 Clappers Farm, £1490 Lairdlaugh, £1360 Stone House, £1300 Chapel Farm,  British Blue £1590 (x2) £1290 (x2) Chapel Farm, £1580 (x3) Newtown Farm, £1500 £1490 Beckhall Farm, £1425 £1390 (x2) Town House, £1375 £1320 £1245 (x2) Stone House, £1335 Broathill, £1200 Bankend, Simmental £1580 £1320 £1290 Hesket Demain £1460 £1280 Buckles Farm, £1280 Awhirk Farm, Beef Shorthorn £1480 £1460 Gelt Hall Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1410 £1380 £1300 £1290 £1190 Hayclose £1305 £1280 Gimmenbie, Friesian £1260 Gelt Hall Farm, £1180 (x4) Wavercroft £1105 £1075 (x2) Fordlands, Fleckvieh £1240 £1220 Town Foot Farm, £1140 Stenries Farm, Hereford £1180 Town Foot Farm.

Heifers: Limousin £1570 £1390 £1340 Flimby Hall £1520 High Old Shield Farm, £1380 £1290 £1260 £1255, £1235  Claycrop Farm, £1380 Lairdlaugh, £1340 (x4) £1330 Roe Farm, £1295 (x2) £1270 Rigg Head £1290 Ingledene, £1250 £1245 Mid Farm, £1240 Milton Mains, Aberdeen Angus £1490 Thornby Villa £1235 (x2) Gimmenbie £1135 Bromfield Hall £1100 £1080 (x3) £1075 (x2) Crooklands, British Blue £1230 £1200 £1110 (x2) Broathill £1185 Keepershield Farm, £1155 (x3) Ellerslea, £1150 Thornby Villa £1140 Bromfield Hall, £1135 (x3) Newton Field £1135 (x3) £1130 (x3) Crooklands, £1130 (x4) Bromfield Hall, £1110 Low Farm, £1110 Sleightholme, Charolais £1230 £1205 £1125 Claycrop Farm, Simmental £1190 Ellerslea, Montbelairde £1050 Moor Park Farm, Hereford £1040 Barnglies.

Store Bull: Saler £1200 Highwood Farm.

WEANED CALVES – A great show of 181 stirks were forward with extra buyers coming to Ring 4 to ensure one of the dearest trades to date.  Messrs Teasdale, Doddick Farm, run of bullocks and heifers topped at £1230 for a British Blue cross.  Messrs Lancaster, Fell View sold a Limousin x heifer for £1140.  Messrs Edmondson, High Mansrigg sold a Limousin x heifer for £1130 and a Limousin x bullock for £970.  Sue Dale-Sunley, Airds of Balcary sold 6 outstanding Charolais heifers for £975.  Messrs Cowx & Son, Hudscales run of 7-8 month Limousin x bulls topped at £1150 x2 and £1140 x3.

Leading prices:

Heifers: British Blue £1230 £970 Doddick Farm, Limousin £1140 £970 (x2) Fell View, £1130 High Mansrigg, Charolais £975 Airds of Balcary, Aberdeen Angus £880 Errollston Farm, £790 (x3) Doddick Farm,  Montbeliarde £690 Stonewalls.

Bulls: Aberdeen Angus £1190 Skelcies Hall, British Blue £1155 £1030 Skelcies Hall £980 Lowthian Gill Farm, Limousin £1150 (x2) £1140 (x3) £1000 Hudscales, £1110 £990 £980 £910 Laitha Farm, £950 High Wreay Farm, Simmental £1025 High Keenley Fell Farm, Holstein Friesian £690 Skelcies Hall.

Steers: Limousin £970 High Mansriggs, £900 Airds of Balcary £900 (x2) Davygill Farm, Aberdeen Angus £890 Stone House, British Blue £900 Doddick Farm, Charolais £800 Mosshill Farm, Beef Shorthorn £720 Low Farm, Montbelairde £630 (x2) £600 Stonewalls.

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