Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 16th January Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock.

PRIME BULLS – Yet another fantastic entry of 112 prime bulls froward seeing a slight step off the gas in trade but the previous two weeks have been exceptional. 18 bulls sold over £1900 and 12 sold over £2000 to a day’s overall top of £2518.65 for an 870kg Limousin in from local farmer Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, Penrith this was purchased by A & D Meats. The same vendors also sold 886kg to £2423.21 to Bowland Foods. Messrs Norman, Little Orton, Carlisle sold 796kg to £2200.83, Messrs Priestley, Cracrop, Brampton sold two bulls at 747kg to £2222.33 to Jewitt Meats and 755kg to £2200.83 bought by A & D Meats. Messrs Cooper, Hallmoor, Carlisle sold 785kgs to £2107.73 to Messrs Kirkpatrick. British Blues sold to £2150.41 for 718kgs from Messrs Watret, Maulscastle, Annan the same vendors also sold 701kg to £2085.48 and 683kg to £2045.59 all purchased by Bowland Foods. Aberdeen Angus bulls sold to £2034.25 for 971kgs from Messrs Currie Skewbridge Farm, Dumfries. Top overall pence per kilo of 299.30p was achieved the times, first by Messrs Norman, Little Orton Farm for a 795kg Limousin and Messrs Watret, Maulscastle sold two British Blues to the same money for 683kg & 718kg. Black and White bulls sold to a top of £1532.13 for a 721kg Friesian from Messrs Hewitson, King Hill, Brampton purchased by Jewitt Meats. Holsteins sold to £1489.57 for 803kg from Messrs Tattersall, Langholm and finally top price per kilo of 213.50p was achieved twice firstly by Messrs Crozier, Cowlyers, Silloth with their Holstein Friesian and secondly by Messrs Preston, Wedholme, Wigton.

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

Leading prices per head: Limousin £2518, £2423, £2060, £2034, £1998, £1981, £1934, £1851 Clifton Moor, £2384, £1844 Little Orton Farm, £2222, £2200 Cracrop, £2107 Hallmoor, £1917 Cleughbrae British Blue £2150, £2085, £2045, £1916 Northfield Park, £1524 Beck House Aberdeen Angus £2034, £1748 Skewbridge Farm Simmental £1680 Oakrigg Farm, £1556 Church Farm, £1500 Wydon Friesian £1532 King Hill, £1154, £1150, £1097, £1063 Wed Holme House Charolais £1503, £1421 The Laythes Holstein Friesian £1489 Enzieholm, £1429, £1317 Blackrigg, £1304 Old Town Farm, £1282, £1248 Cowlyers Salers £1329 Beck House Ayrshire £1144 Plasketlands

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 299.5p, 279.5p Little Orton Farm, 297.5p, 293.5p, 289.5p, 287.5p, 283.5p, 279.5p (x2), 297.5p, 291.5p Cracrop, 290.5p, 285.5p, 275.5 Cleughbrae Farm British Blue 299.5p (x2), 297.5p, 293.5p Northfield Park Simmental 267.5p Church Farm, 260.5p Wydon Farm Aberdeen Angus 236.5p, 223.5p Justicetown, 226.5p Randalinton 221.5p Enzieholm Charolais 234.5p, 233.5p The Laythes Salers 230.5p Beck House Holstein Friesian 213.5p, 205.5p Cowlyers, 199.5p, 190.5p Gate Farm, 195.5p Blackrigg Friesian 213.5p, 211.5p, 208.5p Wed Holme House, 212.5p King Hill Ayrshire 202.5p Plasketlands

PRIME CATTLE – Yet another good entry and show of 66 prime steers and heifers forward selling at slightly less money on the week.  Top overall at £2115.84 went to a 768 kg Limousin cross steer from Messrs Graham, Miller Hill, Brampton selling to Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton sold two to £2091.32 for 776 kg and £2030.73 for 762kgs and Messrs Wilson, Petteril Hill, Carlisle to £2019.60 for a 720kg.  British Blues sold to £1989.68 from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake.  Top pence per kilo steer was 280.50p for the aforementioned Limousin cross from Messrs Wilson, Petteril Hill purchased by Pioneer Foods.

Heifers sold to £1993.38 for a 693kg Limousin cross for Petteril Hill Farm, selling to Steven Wilson Butchers Shop, Corby Hill, Carlisle.  Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse, Carlisle to £1971.50 for 681kg and Messrs Graham, Miller Hill, Brampton to £1939.70 for 652kg all purchased by Steven Wilson.  Charolais to £1868.70 for 696kgs from Messrs Neill, Upper Tinwald Farm, Dumfries and purchased by Black Brow Abattoir, Wigton.  Top pence per kilo overall was a Limousin cross 652kg from Miller Hill achieving 297.5p and Messrs Wilson, Petteril Hill sold a 614kg Limousin to 295.00p purchased by A & D Meats.

Please advise entries to our auctioneer for next week’s sale Grant Anderson by call or text 07872 129274. 

Leading Prices Per Head:

Steers: Limousin £2115 £1993 Miller Hill £2091 £2030 £1922 Bothel Parks, £2019 £1971 Petteril Hill Farm, £1980 Shatton Lodge Farm, £1893 Willimoteswick Farm, £1889 £1833 Wreay Hall £1839 The Lake £1830 High House, £1801 Steeley Farm, £1794 Hoddomtown, British Blue £1989 £1943 The Lake, Hereford £1871 Shatton Lodge Farm, Beef Shorthorn £1521 Hallbankgate Farm, MRI £1509 Cowlyers Farm, Galloway £1269 Castle Farm,

Heifer: Limousin £1992 £1814 Petteril Hill Farm, £1971 £1864 £1759 Nealhouse Farm, £1939 £1660 Miller Hill, £1812 Little Orton Farm, £1722 £1623 Stubsgill Farm, £1609 Steeley Farm, Charolais £1868 £1826 Tinwald Farm, £1738 Hallbankgate Farm, British Blue £1578 High Aketon.

Leading Prices per kilo:

Steers: Limousin 280.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 275.5p, 270.5p Miller Hill, 271.5p, 269.5p, 266.5p Bothel Parks, 270.5p The Lake, 268.5p Steeley Farm, 265.5p Shatton Lodge Farm, British Blue 277.5p The Lake, Beef Shorthorn 256.5p Hallbankgate Farm, MRI 231.5p Cowlyers Farm, Belted Galloway 234.5p Castle Farm, Galloway 227.5p Castle Farm.

Heifers: Limousin 297.5p, 270.5p Miller Hill, 295.5p, 287.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 292.5p, 291.5p, 275.5p, 273.5p High Aketon, 289.5p, 285.5p Nealhouse Farm, 272.5p, 271.5p Stubsgill Farm British Blue 276.5p High Aketon Charolais 269.5p Hallbankgate Farm, 268.5p, 265.5p Tinwald Farm, Stabiliser 239.5p, 236.5p The Swaites, Simmental 232.5p Mirkbooths Hereford 230.5p Cumdivock House, Belted Galloway 225.5p Hallbankgate Farm.

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE – 302 cast cows were forward with all classes up on the week. 99 beef cows sold to average 200.7p up 3p on the week. Messrs Comrie, Stonebyres Mains sold two British Blue cows for 987kg, 273.5p, £2699 and 840kg, 294.5p, £2473 both to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Watson, Sanders Close run of Limousin cows topped at 840kg, 250.5p, £2104 and 674kg, 257.5p, £1735 bought by Les Fell and Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk sold two outstanding cows one a Limousin which sold for 842kg, 249.5p, £2100 and a British Blue cross which sold for 778kg, 261.5p, £2004 to Les Fell and Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Norman, Little Orton Farm sold a Limousin cow for 766kg, 259.5p, £1987 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Cooper, Hallmoor sold the top priced Charolais cross cow for 915kg, 215.5p, £1969 to Charles Kirkpatrick. 203 dairy cast cows sold to average an amazing 152.2p up 2p on the week. Messrs Stevenson, Winter Tarn Farm sold two Holstein cross cows for 865kg, 184.5p, £1595 and 831kg, 190.5p, £1583. Messrs Harrington, Mounsey Bank sold the top priced Friesian cow for 831kg, 190.5p, £1583 to Jewitt Meats. Mr Andrew Graham, Kirkhouse Dairy sold the top priced Fleckvieh cow for 860kg, 177.5p, £1526 to Messrs Roberts. Messrs Millar & Sons Trailflat sold a Holstein cross cow for 838kg, 181.5p, £1520 to Les Fell. Messrs Wilson, Howfield Farm sold a Holstein cross heifer for 627kg, 206.5p, £1294 to David Holmes. Messrs Brough & Son, Bolton Cottage sold a Holstein cross heifer 629kg, 203.5p, £1280 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Messenger, The Howes sold a Dairy Shorthorn heifer for 669kg, 199.5p, £1334 to Sean McGimpsey.

Leading prices per head: British Blue £2699, £2473 Stonebyres Mains, £2034 Upper Brydekirk, £1925 Whitehead Brow, £1693 Winterhope Farm, £1507 Wyse Hill Limousin £2104, £1735 Sanders Close, £2100 Upper Brydekirk, £1987 Little Orton Farm, £1944, £1883, £1880, £1843, £1725, £1711 Wyse Hill, £1820 Mirkbooths, £1784 Orton Hall, £1735 Snaders Close, £1711 Kelbarrow, £1641 Stubbsgill, £1618 Niven Hill, £1694 Whitehead Brow Charolais £1969 Hallmoor Blonde £1799 Orton Hall Aberdeen Angus £1657 Quarrypark Shorthorn £1650 Wyse Hill Farm Beef Shorthorn £1646 North Corrielaw, £1617 Farlam Farm Holstein Friesian £1595, £1583, £1479 Winter Tarn Farm, £1520 Trailflat, £1490 Tempest Tower, £1455, £1351 Howrigg Farm, £1449, £1350 Hardgrove, £1431 Whitecroft Mains, £1428 How End Burn, £1427 Randalinton Farm, £1404 Skelton Wood End, £1381 Fauld Farm, £1363 Tempest Tower, £1353 Woodhouse Friesian £1583 Mounsey Bank, £1290 Hillhead, £1241 Greyrigg, £1238 Inglewood Meadows Fleckvieh £1526, £1449, £1309 Kirkhouse Dairy Parthenaise £1522, £1453 Marina House Holstein £1396 Cumdivock House £1395 Low Rigg, £1294 Howfield, £1219 Marlborough Norwegian Red £1392 The Howes Hereford £1389 Relief Farm, £1341 Demesne Farm Dairy Shorthorn £1334 The Howes Jersey £1213 The Gill, £1059 The Ling

Leading prices per kilo: British Blue 294.5p, 273.5p Stone Byres, 261.5p Upper Brydekirk, 220.5p Winterhope Limousin 259.5p Little Orton Farm, 257.5p, 250.5p, 243.5p, 229.5p Sanders Close, 249.5p Upper Brydekirk, 244.5p Whitehead Brow, 241.5p Niven Hill, 240.5p, 234.5p, 226.5p Wyse Hill, 239.5p Orton Hall, 238.5p Longlea, 230.5p Mirkbooths, 230.5p Stubbsgill Maine-Anjou 225.5p Woodend Farm Blonde 219.5p Orton Hall Hereford 217.5p Demesne Farm Parthenaise 217.5p, 209.5p Marina House Charolais 215.5p Hallmoor Beef Shorthorn 213.5p North Corrielaw Shorthorn 213.5p Wyse Hill Holstein 206.5p Howfield, 183.5p Woodside Farm Holstein Friesian 203.5p Bolton Cottage, 194.5p, 188.5p Woodhouse, 190.5p, 184.5p, 183.5p Winter Tarn, 188.5p, 187.5p East Scales, 185.5p Low Plains, 185.5p How End 182.5p Hardgrove, 181.5p Trailflat Friesian 190.5p Mounsey Bank, 187.5p Hillhead Simmental 199.5p Woodend Farm Fleckveih 188.5p Kirkhouse Dairy, 185.5p Barsalloch Aberdeen Angus 183.5p Marwhin, 181.5p Quarrypark 180.5p Auchenhill Norwegian Red 183.5p The Howes Jersey 168.5p The Gill, 163.5p The Ling Highland 165.5p Aimshaugh

CAST BULLS – Only 4 stock bulls in with Messrs Steel, Lesson Hall selling an Aberdeen Angus stock bull for 1099kg, 165.5p and £1818 to Jewitt Meats.

Leading prices per head: Aberdeen Angus £1818 Lesson Hall Beef Shorthorn £1670 Douglas Square Hereford £1425 Marks Farm

Leading prices per kilo: Aberdeen Angus 165.5p Lesson Hall Beef Shorthorn 163.5p Douglas Square Hereford 157.5p Marks Farm

PRIME SHEEP: Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of prime hoggs, a sharp decline in trade coupled with a flurry of snow restricted numbers with vendors who braced it being rewarded with a trade 25p per kilo ahead of Thursday levels.  Top today was £152 achieved for heavy hoggs from Messrs Toppin, Bascodyke, Armathwaite selling to Morgan Helliwell.  Willy Laird, Unity followed closely at £151 for a very smart Dutch Texel lamb selling to Michael Lomax.  Peter McCune, Farewell Grange sold the top pence per kilo at 339.5p to Robert Skelton.

Leading Prices:
Price per head: Texel £152 £138 £134 Basco Dyke £145 Netherton £144 £142 £140 (x2) £135 Flimby Hall £142 Rye Close £141 £139 The Wreay, £137 The Croft £136 Lanerton £136 £132 (x2) Cardewlees Farm,  £134 Fern House, £131 Little Swinburn Farm, Dutch Texel £151 £146 £144 £134 £126 £125 £122 £116 £113 Unity Farm, £135 £132 £127 £126 £125 £124 Sycamore House, £130 (x2) £120 £118 £115 Hightown, Blue Texel £149 Woodhousehill £130 £115 Stanger Hill, Beltex £146 £126 Farewell Grange, £141 £141 £139 £137 Flimby Hall, £138 £127 The Throp, £131 £129 £126 Hollands, Suffolk £134 The Croft £131 £126 Fern House, £119 £110 Stone Flatts, £118 Cardewlees Farm, £116.50 Dirrops £115 Denton Mains, £115 Jackson Rigg, Charollais £117 Outer Woodhead £115 The Wreay, Grey Faced £113 Cardewlees Farm, £110 Hundith House £109 Jackson Rigg £108 £105 Coombe Crag £108 Farewell Grange £108 Stanger Hill, £103.5 Hightown, Bleu Du Maine £110 Woodhousehill, Black Face £108 Farewell Grange.

Price per kilo: Beltex 339.5p,  300p Farewell Grange, 336.6p, 317.5p The Throp, 327.5p, 325.6p, 322.5p, 297.5p Hollands, Texel 323.8p Lanerton, 322.2p Netherton, 320.5p, 315.9p The Wreay, 318.2p, 311.1p, 293.9p, 293.5p 289.8p Flimby Hall, 314.6p Braithwaite Hall, 313.4p Lanerton, 311.9p, 301.2p Little Swinburne Farm, 309.1p, 287p Cardewlees Farm, 302.4p, 297.7p Coombe Crag, 293.2p Jackson Rigg, 292.9p The Lake, 282.6p High House, Dutch Texel 319p, 304.6p, 302p, 298p, 290.5p Unity Farm, 312.5p, 300p(x3) Sycamore House, 309.5p, 302.6p, 295.5p Hightown Blue Texel 270.8p Stanger Hill, 270p Braithwaite Hall, Charollais 255.6p The Wreay, Hill Cheviot 239p, 228.2p Woodhead, Suffolk 237.7p Fern House, 236p, 226.1p Cardewlees Farm, 233p Dirrops, 231.1p Outer Woodhead, 230p Jackson Rigg, 228.8p Stone Flatts, 226.1p The Lake, 224.4p Jenetes Hill, 223.9p Roe Farm, Black Faced 222.9p Farewell Grange, Grey Faced 220.4p Farewell Grange, 220p Hollands, 219p Hundith House, 218p Jackson Rigg, 217.3p Cardewlees Farm, 216p Stanger Hill, 215.6p Hightown 215.6p Denton Mains.

CAST EWES – Cast ewes were a flying trade today at Borderway with a shortage of big strong continentals. All classes would be sharper and many more could have been sold with a sale average of £112 per head. Topping at £140 for a pair of Bluefaced Leicester’s from CJ & KJ Peacock, Infield. Suffolks topped at £134 from O Harrison, Aimshaugh while Swales topped at £83 from JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown.

Leading Prices: Leicester £140 Castle Croft Farm Suffolks £134 Sheepfields Bleu du Maine £135 Woodhousehill Texel £126 Sheepfields, £125, £120, £118 Low Houses, £123 Outer Woodhead £115, £113 Riggfoot Farm, £114 Woodend Farm Greyfaced £112, £106 Hesket Demain, £99, £95 Riggfoot Farm, £95 Low Houses Zwartbles £111 Hesket Demain Blue Texel £110 Sheepfields Hill Cheviot £91 Aimshaugh Swaledale £83, £61 Hightown, £65 Riggfoot Herdwicks £44 Woodend Farm

Rams: Berrichon £132 The Square Texel £130, £115 Hesket Demain, £130 Woodend Beltex £124 Woodend Farm Herdwicks £78 Hesket Demain

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