Borderway Primestock Sale

PRIME BULLS –  A good entry and better show of 82 Prime bulls forward selling dearer again on the week.

Twelve bulls sold over £1900 and seven sold over £2000 to a days top of £2765.92 for a 863kg British Blue from Messrs Comrie, Stonebyres Mains, Lanark and purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  Messrs Jewitt, Gracies Farm, Barnard Castle sold three bulls to average £2388.69 and 313.61 to a days top of £2544.66 for 804kg.  Limousins to £2139.37 for 698kgs from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan also Messrs Horn, Lower Griseburn, Appleby to £2124.94 for 724kgs.  Aberdeen Crosses to £1885.59 for 738kgs from Messrs Wilson, Low Farm, Penrith.

Top overall pence per kilo of 320.5p went to Messrs Comrie, Stonebyres Mains, Lanark for this British Blue.  Limousin crosses to 307.5 for 666kg from Messrs Mitchinson, Beck House, Carlisle.

Dairy bred bulls sold to £1481.84 for a 669 kg Montbelairde from Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown and the same vendor sold top Friesian to £1437.15 for 670 kgs.  Messrs Armour, Milton, Moffat sold Holstein Friesian to £1415.88 for 648kgs.  Top pence per kilo of 229.50p went to a 562kg and 589kg Friesian from Messrs Preston, Wed Holme House, Wigton.  More bulls are required weekly with an unbelievable demand at this time.

Please advise entries by call or text to Grant Anderson on 07872 129274.  

Leading prices per head: British Blue £2765 Stonebyres Mains £2544 £2531 £2090 Gracies Farm, £1785 £1723 Low Farm, Limousin £2139 Upper Brydekirk, £2124 £1785 Lower Griseburn £2047 £1912 £1778 Beck House £1976 £1712 Gallowberry £1932 Beck House, £1928 £1913 £1823 £1794 Mosshead Farm, £1826 £1776 Kelbarrow, £1758 Ghyll House, £1705 Willows Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1885 Low Farm, £1798 Long Park £1751 £1628 Down Hall £1635 Bectonhall £1634 Justicetown Farm, Galloway £1463 Vendace, Friesian £1437 South Lambhill £1351 £1289 £1245 £1243 Wed Holme House £1315 High House, Holstein Friesian £1415 £1405 £1300 Milton Farm, £1363 Bolton Cottage, £1317 Berrier Head, Luing £1484 Nunnerie Farm, Montbelairde £1481 £1412 South Lambhill, Charolais £1723 Town Head.

Leading prices per kilo: British Blue 320.5 Stonebyres Mains 316.5 312.5 311.5 Gracies Farm, 271.5 Low Farm,  Limousin 307.5 305.5 291.5 Beck House  306.5 Upper Brydekirk 297.5 289.5 Kelbarrow 293.5 287.5 Lower Griseburn, 289.5 (x2) 283.5 279.5 Mosshead Farm, 285.5 Ghyll House, 276.5 Cleughbrae Farm, 274.5 Gallowberry, Aberdeen Angus 259.5 Justicetown Farm, 255.5 Low Farm, 255.5 247.5 Bectonhall 247.5 Beck House 247.5 Cleughbrae Farm, Charolais 256.5 239.5 Town Head, Galloway 239.5 Vendace, Friesian 229.5 (x2) 228.5 226.5 213.5 Wed Holme House 215.5 208.5 High House 214.5 South Lambhill, Luing 223.5 Nunnerie Farm, Montbelairde 221.5 South Lambhill, Holstein Friesian 218.5 (x2) 216.5 Milton Farm, 210.5 South Lambhill.

PRIME CATTLE – Yet another good entry of 63 Prime steers and heifers forward seeing trade jump easy 10-15ppk with twenty two selling over £1900 and fourteen over £2000 to a days overall top of £2439.05 for a Limousin cross steer weighing 801kgs from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton, Messrs Bowe also sold 752kgs to £2319.92 and purchased A & D Meats.  Messrs Moffat, Stonehouse, Gretna sold 781kgs to £2245.38 purchased by Mr Eric Hall and Messrs Bell, Hoddamtown, Lockerbie sold 717kgs to £2133.08.  British Blue steers sold to £2158.32 for 816kgs from Messrs McKeown, Cairnbowie Farm, Stranraer and £2105.42 for 793kgs.  Top steer at 308.50ppk for the 752kg Limousin cross from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks Wigton. 

Heifers sold to £2027.30 for a 31 month old 836kg Blonde cross from Messrs Wilshaw, Oulton Hall, Wigton.  Limousins to £1960.53 for 595kgs from Messrs Beattie, Woodfield, Annan purchased by Owain Llyr.  British Blue crosses to £1885.85 for 741kgs from Messrs Hall, Prior Hall, Wigton.  Top pence per kilo overall of 349.50p for a Limousin cross weighing 527kgs from Messrs Beattie, Woodfield, Annan and purchased Owain Llyr.  Messrs Dempster, Castlehill, Lockerbie sold 595kgs to 320.5p and Messrs Little, Greenhill, Wigton to 317.5p for 573kg purchased by R & JP Mulholland, Great Orton, Carlisle.

More cattle required week on week with huge demand – take advantage of the live ring trade.

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 £2439 £2319 Bothel Parks, £2245 £2078 Stone House £2133 Hoddomtown £2091 Nealhouse Farm, £2067 Cairnbowie Farm, £2043 £2035 £1958 The Lake £2007 Kirkland Guards £1990 Hoddomtown £1977 Prior Hall £1967 £1947 Nealhouse Farm, £1939 Kirkland Guards, British Blue £2158 £2105 £2091 Cairnbowie Farm, Charolais £1913 Hoddomtown, Montbelairde  £1560 Swordwellrigg Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1418 £1310 Ratten Castle Belted Galloway £1345 £1291 The Laythes.

Heifers: Blonde £2027 Oulton Hall, Limousin £1960 £1841Woodfield £1868 Castlehill, £1819 £1767 £1736 £1699 Greenhill Farm, £1817 £1776 £1601 High Aketon £1784 Prior Hall, British Blue £1885 Prior Hall £1731 Stonebyres Mains £1582 High Aketon, Aberdeen Angus £1667 High Aketon £1622 Townfoot Farm, £1546 Shank Castle, Simmental £1599 Castlewigg Farm, £1571 Meikleholm Farm, Galloway £1406 Vendace, Luing £1343 Castlehill.

Leading Prices per kilo:

Steers: Limousin  308.5 304.5 Bothel Parks 297.5 283.5 279.5 Nealhouse Farm, 297.5 294.5 Hoddomtown 291.5 285.5 279.5 The Lake, 291.5 287.5 279.5 Stone House, 270.5 Kirkland Guards, British Blue 265.5 264.5 Cairnbowie, Charolais 252.5 Hoddomtown, Belted Galloway 247.5 245.5 The Laythes, Aberdeen Angus 245.5 Ratten Castle, Montbelairde 241.5 Swordwellrigg Farm

Heifers: Limousin 349.5 329.5 Woodfield 335.5 Castlehill, 320.5 308.5 295.5 287.5 285.5 High Aketon, 317.5 303.5 289.5 285.5 Greenhill Farm, 287.5 Meikleholme Farm, British Blue 325.5 Stonebyres Mains 301.5 High Aketon, Aberdeen Angus 289.5 High Aketon 259.5 Shank Castle, Simmental 264.5 Meikleholm Farm, 257.5 Castlewigg Farm, Luing 247.5 Castlehill, Galloway 245.5 Vendace, Blonde 242.5 Oulton Hall.

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE – An increased number of 386 cast cows and stock bulls were forward with all classes being in great demand and 178 beef cows being sold.

Messrs Thompson, East Unthank Farm sold the top priced Limousin cow for 871kg, 256.5p, £2234 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick and a British Blue cross cow sold for 784kg, 259.5p, £2034 and sold to Owain Llyr. Messrs Faulder, Amazone House sold the top price Charolais cow for 975kg, 207.5p, £2023 to Pickstock. Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk sold a Limousin cow for 803kg, 249.5p, £2003 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Johnstone & Son, Low Flow sold a Limousin cross heifer for 719kg, 263.5p, £1894 to Eric Hall. Messrs Fisher, Lairdlaugh sold the top price Simmental cow for 770kg, 237.5p, £1824 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Little, Greenhill Farms run of cows topped at 682kg, 263.5p, £1707 to Sean McGimpsey.

All classes of 208 Dairy Cast Cows were in great demand. Messrs Moore, Brayshaw sold the top priced Montbeliarde cross cow for 871kg, 201.5p, £1755 to Scotbeef. Messrs Mattocks, Aulby Farm sold Friesian heifers for 720kg, 233.5p, £1684 and 709kg, 224.5, £1591. Messrs Imrie, Harelawhole sold a Holstein cross cow for 888kg, 184.5p, £1638 and a Friesian heifer sold for 615kg, 237.5p, £1460 bought by Scotbeef and Eric Hall. Messrs Austin, Woodcroft sold a Holstein cross for 748kg, 218.5p, £1634 and 613kg, 212.5p, £1302 to Charles Kirkpatrick and Les Fell. Messrs Burgess & Sons, Lochpark Farm sold a Friesian cow for 887kg, 183.5p, £1627 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Fearon, Low Row sold a Holstein cross heifer for 585kg, 227.5p, £1330 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Vance & Sons, Sloehabbert Farm sold a Holstein cross cow for 670kg, 206.5p, £1383 to Michael Helliwell. Park House Farming sold a Holstein cross cow for 763kg, 206.5p, £1575 to Les Fell. Messrs Horsley, Woodhouse sold a Holstein cross heifer to 616kg, 204.5p, £1259 purchased by Les Fell. Messrs Hunter & Son, Berrier Head sold a Holstein cross for 662kg, £201.5p, £1333 to Pickstock.

Leading prices per head: Limousin £2234 East Unthank, £2003 Upper Brydekirk, £1894 Low Flow, £1797, £1781 Greenhill, £1782 Stone House, £1779, £1603, £1526 Newmains , £1769 Terrace Farm, £1758 Ghyll House, £1722 East View, £1629, £1502 Dorryfield, £1626 Hilltop, £1590 Grindon Hill, £1569 Sideway Bank, £1562 Crossdykes British Blue £2034 East Unthank, £1627 Grindon Hill, £1584 West Micklethwaite Charolais £2023 Amazone House Simmental £1828 Lairdlaugh, £1819, £1606 Castlewigg, £1678 Shawfield Aberdeen Angus £1756 Stone House, £1764, £1605 Demesne, £1521 Ribton House Montbeliarde £1755, £1337 Brayshaw Hereford £1728 Park Head Luing £1695 Nunnerie Farm Friesian £1681, £1591 Aulby Farm, £1627, 1352 Lochpark, £1460, £1424 Harelawhole, £1357 The Whins Farm Holstein/ Friesian £1638 Harelawhole, £1634 Woodcroft, £1567 Gamelsby Farm, £1537 Winter Tarn, £1507, £1383, £1370 Sloehabbert, £1507, £1448 Mirkbooths, £1474 Geltside, £1451 Justicetown, £1435 Tarn How, £1426 Low Row Scales, £1419 Netherfield, £1414, £1380 Laws Hall, £1400 Stubbyknowe, £1395 Fauld Farm, £1389 Seymour, £1383 Slowhabbert, £1356, £1352 Knockshiffnock Holstein £1617, £1497 Evening Hill, £1575 Park House, £1448 Lowther Low Moor, 1363 Stubbyknowe Fleckvieh £1565 Glenzierfoot, £1353 Kirkhouse Dairy Galloway £1485, £1427 Vendace Drive Belted Galloway £1284 Ninian Grove, £1363 Bank House Blue Greys £1191 Henrys Hill Jersey £809 Barsalloch Farm, £807 Cairnhead

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 263.5p, 233.5p Greenhill, 263.5p Low Flow, 256.5p East Unthank, 249.5p Upper Brydekirk, 247.5p, 226.5p Terrace Farm, 241.5p Nehterton, 240.5p Ghyll House, 235.5p Ninians Grove 234.5p Clappers Farm, 231.5p, 219.5p Grindon Hill, 227.5p Hilltop, 225.5p Grange Farm, 224.5p Stone House, 222.5p East View, 221.5p, 220.5p Newmains, 217.5p Orton Hall British Blue 259.5p East Unthank, 230.5p, 209.5p Grindon Hill, 224.5p West Micklethwaite Simmental 237.5p Lairdlaugh, 223.5p, 216.5p Castlewigg, 211.5p Carwath, 211.5p Shawfield Holstein/ Friesian 227.5p, 196.5p, 185.5p Low Row, 218.5p, 212.5p Woodcroft, 206.5p, 186.5p Sloehabbert, 204.5p, 188.5p Woodhouse, 201.5p Berrier Head, 197.5p, 186.5p Knockshiffnock, 192.5p Geltside, 191.5p Mirkbooths, 189.5p Stubbyknowe, 184.5p Harelawhole, 183.5p Linguey Close, 181.5p Netherfield, 181.5p Tarn How Friesian 237.5p Harelawhole, 233.5p, 224.5p Aulby Fam Aberdeen Angus 219.5p, 217.5p Ribton House, 217.5p, 208.5P, 205.5P Demesne Farm, 214.5p Stone House, 211.5p Marwhirn Galloway 215.5p, 209.5p Park Head Charolais 207.5p Amazone House Blonde 207.5p Orton Hall Holstein 206.5p Park House, 195.5p Lowther Low Moor, 185.5p Stubbyknowe, 184.5p Ribton House Luing 203.5p Nunnerie Farm Montbeliarde 201.5p, 192.5p Brayshaw Flechvieh 195.5p Lowther Low, 189.5p Kirkhouse Dairy, 189.5p Glenxierfoot Blue Grey 191.5p Henry Hill Belted Galloway 189.5p, Ninians Grove, 189.5p Wallish Walls, 189.5p Bank House Dexter 122.5p Longskye Jersey 157.5p Barsalloch

CAST BULLS – 14 stock bulls on offer with the £3000 barrier being broken.

Messrs Faulder, Croft House Farm sold an outstanding Limousin stock bull for 1280kg, 237.5p, £3040 to Owain Llyr. David Wilson & Son, Marwhirn sold the top priced Charolais stock bull for 1237kg, 166.5p, £2059 to Pickstock. Messrs Jefferson, High Pow sold the top priced British Blue stock bull for 926kg, 214.5p, £1986 to Charles Kirkpatrick.

Leading prices per head: Limousin £3040 Croft House, £2007 Street Head, £1952 Newmains, £1868 Woodead, £1761 Linguey Close, £1684 Mosshead, £1642 The Guards British Blue £1986 High Pow Charolais £2059 Marwhirn Aberdeen Angus £1766 Corriemains, £1732 Erncrogo Hereford £1507 Parks Farm Galloway £1437 North Park

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 237.5p Croft House, 215.5p Woodhead, 210.5p Mosshead, 205.5p Street Head British Blue 214.5p High Pow Aberdeen Angus 197.5p Erncrogo Galloway 170.5p North Park

PRIME SHEEP: Numbers remained steady on the week with a big difference in price now being witnessed with top end types as good to sell as ever with commercial types remaining subject to a suppressed demand. An all in average of £108.36 was achieved which equates to 245pph with an SQQ of 256p all three showing a positive on the week. Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill, Wigton lead today’s prices with 45kg Blue Texel lambs selling at £158 to Bowland Foods Ltd, Preston. Four other vendors broke the £150 barrier this week with some lovely quality at the top end of market. Messrs Sparke & Son, Little Swinburne Farm, Hexham was responsible for the top pph selling 42kg lambs at £153 or 364.3p per kilo to Mr Andrew Dawson.   

Leading Prices:
Price per head: Blue Texel £158, £129, £122, £115, £109, £109 Stanger Hill Dutch Texel £156, £145, £140, £138 Woodhead, £150, £143, £143, £140 (x2), £134, £130 Thirlwall Castle, £148, £146, £144, £136, £130, £128 Unity Farm, £146, £134, £127 Sycamore House, £140 Ashfield Texels £153, £137 (x2), £136, £132 Little Swinburne, £150, £136 Harley Croft, £42 Bowscale Farm, £141, £133 Flimby Hall, £138 (x2), £135 Basco Dyke, £138 Newbiggin, £135 Low Tarns, £134 Woodhousehill, £134 Chapel Farm, £132 Lanerton, £131 Park Lodge, £131 Jackson Rigg Beltex £139, £138 The Throp, £132 Park Lodge Leicester £126 Collin Bank, £119 Round Meadows Suffolk £117 Chapel Farm, £110 Roe Farm, £108, £106, £100 Stonewalls, £108 Jackson Rigg, £105, £100 Outer Woodhead, £102 Woodhouse Hill, £101, £100 Roe Farm Hill/ Cheviot £115, £106, £100 Outer Woodhead, £98 Woodhousehill, £95, £91 Stoneraise Place, £94 Gass Farm Greyface £106, £100 Brampton Fell, £104 Woodhead, £104, £103, £99 Jackson Rigg, £102 Branch End Farm, £102, £99 Round Meadows, £100 Stoneraise Place, £100 Parkside, £100 Brampton Fell Farm, £99 Stanger Hill, £98 Denton Mains, £95 Little Swinburne Blackface £103 Street Head, £100 South Lambhill Charolais £100 Outer Woodhead Herdwick £96, £92 Stoneraise Place Swaledale £76 Stoneraise Place

Price per kilo: Blue Texel 351.1p, 286.7p, 265.9p, 261.4p, 259.5p, 254.2p Stanger Hill Dutch Texel 361p, 347.6p, 342.9p, 323.8p, 320p, 309.5p Unity Farm, 354.5p, 345.2p, 336.6p Woodhead, 350p, 340.9p, 340.5p, 335p, 333.3p, 309.5p Thirlwall Castle, 350p Ashfield, 339.5p Sycamore, 313.5p Gass Farm, 302.4p Town Head, 300p High Old Shields Beltex 363.2p, 347.5p The Throp, 316.7p Glenmaid, 314.3p Park Lodge Blackface 223.9p Street Head, 222.2p South Lamb Hill Hill/ Cheviot 246.5p, 227.3p Outer Woodhead, 227.5p Stoneraise Place, 222.7p Woodhousehill Charolais 250p Outer Woodhead Greyface 217.4p Stoneraise, 126.3p, 314.6p Jackson Rigg, 216.2p (x2) Midtodhills, 213.6p, 312.8p Brampton Fell, 213p Denton Mains, 212.5p Branch End Farm, 210.6p Stanger Hill Herdwicks 230p, 229.8p  Stroneraise Place Suffolk 227.8p Woodhousehill, 227.3p, 223.4p Outer Woodhead, 226p Jackson Rigg, 225p Chapel Farm, 223.3p Roe Farm Swaledale 205.4p Stoneraise Place Texel 364.3p, 342.5p, 340p, 326.2p, 322p, 300p Little Swineburne, 357.1p Harley Croft, 345p, 307.1p Newbiggin Farm 330p, 309.8p Lanerton, 327.9p Flimby Hall, 317.1p, 304.9p Abbots Close, 316.3p Harley Croft, 309.8p Lanerton, 309.5p Gass Farm, 308.7p Bowscale, 304.9p Woodhousehill, 304.7p Jackson Rigg

CAST EWES: A good entry of 206 cast ewes saw the top continental types sharper. With more smaller and leaner hill bred ewes about they proved harder to cash. Topping the sale at £167 for an outstanding pen of 4 Texel crosses was consigned by Messrs Reid, Bengall, Lockerbie.

Leading Prices: Texel £167, £145, £139, £127 Bengall Farm, £125 Haydon Bridge, £125 Springfield, £117 Parkside, £117 Sycamore, £117 The Throp, £117 Roe Farm, Beltex £145 Leafield, Dutch Texel £131, £109 Unity Farm, Suffolk £131 Bengall, £125 The Croft, £119, £113 Outer Woodhead, Greyfaced £115 Bengall, £89 Penny Hill, £89 Roe Farm, £87 Whitehead Hill, Zwartbles £97 Leafield, Swaledale £67 Haydon Bridge, Hill/ Cheviot £65 Reddings, Blackface £57 Dykeside, Herdwicks £41 Penny Hill.

Rams: Texel £109 Fairhill Teeswater £100 Dykeside

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