Borderway Store and Weaned Cattle Sale

STORE CATTLE – On Wednesday 11^th January Harrison and Hetherington held their opening Show and sale of 627 Store cattle.  A big thank you to our Judge, Mr Ross Towers.  The regions leading store cattle market once again stood up to the challenge of other outlets posting an amazing overall average of £1327.  Bullocks averaged £1347 and sold to a top of £1950 for the day’s Champion which was brought forward by Messrs Murray, Roughet Hill, Brampton.  This was followed by Messrs Moffat, Stone House, Gretna who sold bullocks to £1860 with his Reserve Champion selling at £1840.  Native bullocks sold to £1800 for a Hereford from Messrs Johnstone, Westray, Cockermouth.  Dairy bullocks to £1500 for a Holstein from Messrs Scott, Carrick Dean, Maryport.

Heifers averaged £1285 and sold to £1780 for a British Blue from Messrs Johnston, Westray, Cockermouth.  Limousins heifers sold to £1760 from Messrs Bunting, Midtown Farm, New Abbey.

Native heifers peaked at £1490 for Herefords from G & L Hewitt, Cardewlees, Wigton.  Dairy heifers to £1500 for Montbelairde from Messrs Watson, Millrigg, Wigton.

Prize List
Steers
1^st Messrs Murray, Roughet Hill, Heads Nook, Brampton, Cumbria – £1950
2^nd DA Moffat, Stone House, Gretna, Dumfriesshire – £1840
3^rd A Bunting & Son, Midtown Farm, New Abbey, Dumfriesshire – £1800

Heifers
1^st M & A Donald, Denton Mains, Low Row, Brampton, Cumbria – £1590
2^nd JM & S Priestley, Cracrop Farm, Brampton, Cumbria – £1500
3^rd M & A Donald, Denton Mains, Low Row, Brampton, Cumbria – £1700

Champion: Messrs Murray, Roughet Hill, Heads Nook, Brampton, Cumbria – £1950 (Limousin Steer)

Reserve Champion: DA Moffat, Stone House, Gretna, Dumfriesshire – £1840 (Limousin Steer)

Overall Champion - Messrs Murray, Roughet Hill

Reserve Champion - Messrs Moffat, Stone House

Leading prices:
Steers: Limousin £1950 Roughet Hill £1860 £1840 £1780 £1640 (x2) £1570 Stone House, £1800 £1590 Midtown Farm, £1760 (x2) Beckhall Farm, £1740 The Garth £1660 £1650 £1600 £1580 Thistledown, £1590 Lawston, £1580 Haresceugh Castle Farm, £1560 Whiteside Farm, Hereford £1800 Westray Farm, £1480 £1300 Harley Croft £1260 Mid Farm, £1250 (x2) Stainton House Farm, £1240 Cardewlees Farm, British Blue £1790 Thistledown £1750 Midtown Farm, £1740 Prior Rigg £1690 Stone House, £1550 Chapel Farm, £1510 £1440 Beech House, £1490 West Whitrigg Farm, £1480 Whiteside Farm, £1460 Thistledown, £1430 (x2) £1390 Town House, £1420 Marlborough Hall, £1400 £1380 (x2) £1370 Cardewlees Farm, £1370 Mid Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1680 £1570 £1500 Lawston Farm, £1610 £1530 Beech House, £1550 (x2) £1430 (x3) £1400 (x2) Chapel Farm, £1480 (x2) £1460 (x2) £1430 (x2) Walton Woodhead, £1420 (x2) £1400 (x3) £1320 (x3) £1320 (x2) Druidhall, £1360 Cardewlees Farm, £1325 (x4) Stoneraise Place, Charolais £1660 £1560 Chapel Farm, £1610 Whiteside Farm, £1600 (x2) Thistledown £1580 Clappers Farm, £1540 £1500 Spout Bank, Simmental £1500 Hayclose, Fleckvieh £1500 £1480 Beech House £1480 Thistledown, Holstein Friesian £1500 £1330 (x3) Carrick Dean £1160 (x6) £1060 (x3) The Close, Friesian £1380 (x4) Wavercroft, Montbelairde £1380 (x6) Beech House, Stabilizer £1320 Burn House. 

Heifers: British Blue £1780 £1580 Westray Farm, £1600 The Garth, £1500 Hargill House, £1410 £1360 Upper Brydekirk £1390 Gimmenbie, £1370 £1290 £1280 (x3) Stone House, £1360 £1300 Cardewlees Farm, £1340 Whiteside Farm, £1260 Sandbed Farm, £1200 Harwood on Teviot Farm, Limousin £1760 Midtown Farm, £1740 £1540 Pelutho Park, £1720 £1500 Cracrop Farm, £1700 £1590 Denton Mains, £1640 Ross Farm, £1530 Chapel House £1590 (x2) Hill Park Farm, £1590 Upper Brydekirk £1580 Beckhall Farm, £1550 Midtown Farm, £1520 Newtown Farm, £1500 £1490 £1480 Hargill House £1480 Roughet Hill, Montbelairde £1500 Millrigg, Hereford £1490 Cardewlees Farm, Beef Shorthorn £1440 Beech House, Simmental £1420 Beech House, Holstein £1350 Millrigg, Aberdeen Angus £1260 Longrigg Thorn. 

WEANED CALVES – A great entry of 377 weanlings were forward in Ring 4 with a massive crowd of regular and new buyers coming to take advantage of the large number of cattle.  A great run of bulls from Messrs Pattinson, Bonshawside sold for £1420, £1390 £1340 and £1310.  Messrs Byers, Whitehills Farm, sold the top priced Limousin cross bullock for £1400.  Messrs Dickinson, East Rackwood sold a Limousin cross heifer for £1180.

Leading prices:
Bulls: Limousin £1420 £1390 £1340 (x2) £1310 Bonshawside, £1270 £1240 £1160 Kirkburn Farm, Simmental £1080 (x3) Waterloo Farm, British Blue £1060 (x2) Huntly Lodge Farm, Aberdeen Angus £860 Sanson Seal Farm, Hereford £800 £790 Ross Farm, £790 Walltown, White Galloway £730 Nirvana , Holstein Friesian £720 (x2) Huntly Lodge Farm, Fleckvieh £630 Greyrigg.

Steers: Limousin £1400 Whitehills Farm, £1180 Manesty, £1100 (x2) Springfield Farm Court £1080 (x2) £1070 Limestone Cottage, Charolais £1160 Burthwaite, Stabilizer £1110 Springfield Farm Court, Aberdeen Angus £1070 Whitehills Farm, British Blue £1040 The Laws, Simmental £960 Gass Farm, Hereford £950 Ross Farm, Longhorn £890 (x5) £880 (x5) Greenside Keep Cottage, Saler £880 (x2) Springfield Farm Court, Holstein Friesian £870 (x2) Edenbanks £820 Bailey Town £810 Crossrigg Farm, £810 Bulls Head Farm, £800 (x7) Whiteclose Rigg.

Heifers: Limousin £1180 East Rackwood, £1060 (x4) High House £1000 (x2) £960 Springfield Farm Court £1000 (x2) Burthwaite, Norwegian Red £1150 High House, Simmental £1010 (x2) Waterloo farm, British Blue £1000 Banks Heads Farm, Charolais £880 Sharplaw Farm, Aberdeen Angus £800 (x3) Whiteclose Rigg £800 Allensgreen. 

Cow & Calf Limousin £1200 East Rackwood

All classes of cattle are in huge demand, both in the ring and 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 Robertson 07836233042