Borderway Primestock Sale

PRIME BULLS: A good entry of 84 prime bulls forward selling just as dear as last week.  There was a lack of quality throughout the sale, despite this, the very best on the day were rewarded as Limousins sold to £2744.23 for 935kgs from Messrs Wilson, Reddings Farm, Moffat.  The same home sold a 902kg Limousin to £2611.29 purchased by Worsley Wholesale Butchers and Bowland Foods, Preston.  Messrs Miller, Allerby Hall, Wigton sold 852kgs to £2466.54.  Charolais from Messrs Goldie, South Bowerhouses, Dumfries to £2351.70 for 780kg to A & D Meats and another to £2124.65 for 719kg purchased by Worsley Wholesale Butchers.  Top pence per kilo of 301.5p was achieved twice.  Firstly by Messrs Wilson, Reddings Farm, and secondly by Messrs Goldie, South Bowerhouses.

Black and white bulls were seen to peak at £1795 for 833kg Holstein Friesian from Messrs Murray, Conheath, Dumfries and purchased by Morgan Helliwell, Rochdale.  Montbeliarde’s sold to £1743.04 for 832kgs from Messrs Workman, Beeches, Carlisle and Fleckviehs to £1709.82 for a 708kg from Bluestone Farming, Nethermains, Duns.  The same home also sold top pence per kilo at 243.5p for a 701kg Fleckvieh.  Many more prime bulls are required on a weekly basis to fulfil demand   Please do not hesitate to contact Auctioneer Grant Anderson on 07872 129 274.

Leading Prices Per Head:

Limousin £2744 £2611 £2179 Reddings £2466 Allerby Hall, £1902 Beck House £1772 £1721 £1703 £1600 Willows Farm, £1694 Kelbarrow, Charolais £2351 £2124 South Bowerhouses Luing £1999 New Mains, Holstein Friesian £1795 £1563 £1531 £1472 £1470 Conheath Farm , £1456 Longlands Moor £1400 Old Town Farm, £1330 £1228 East Park £1265 £1235 Barwinnock Farm, Montbelairde £1743 £1731 £1685 £1659 £1595 £1512 £1452 Beeches £1314 South Lambhill, £1604 Kirkbride House, British Blue £1742 £1707 Peel Flatt Farm, Fleckvieh £1709 £1706 £1566 Nethermains Farm, £1446 South Lambhill £1402 East Park, Aberdeen Angus £1657 Peel Flatt Farm, £1494 Bectonhall £1452 Justicetown Farm, Simmental £1638 Brackenbank Friesian £1572 The Flatt, Swedish Red & White £1264 South Lambhill

Leading Prices Per Kilo: Charolais 301.5p, 295.5p South Bowerhouses, Limousin 301.5p, 293.5p, 289.5p Reddings, 294.5p Beck House, 289.5p Allerby Hall, 276.5p, 275.5p Willows Farm, 275.5p Kelbarrow, British Blue 257.5p Kirkbride House, Simmental 243.5p Brackenbank, Fleckvieh 243.5p, 241.5p, 238.5p Nethermains Farm, 238.5p, 229.5p East Park, 237.5p South Lambhill, Friesian 241.5p The Flatt, Holstein Friesian 241.5p, 227.5p East Park Farm, 217.5p, 215.5p Conheath Farm, 217.5p, 214.5p Barwinnock Farm, 216.5p(x2) Old Town Farm, Monbeliarde 239.5p, 233.5p, 231.5p, 229.5p, 227.5p, 223.5p Beeches, Aberdeen Angus 233.5p Justice Town 229.5p Bectonhall, Luing 227.5p New Mains.

PRIME CATTLE: A much smaller entry of 51 prime steers and heifers resulted in trade being dearer on the week once again with 19 cattle selling over £1900 and 13 cattle selling over £2000 to a day’s overall top of £2345.66 for a 777kg Limousin cross from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle and purchased by Worsley Wholeside Butchers. Messrs Wigham, Cold Shields, Haltwhistle sold a 724kg Limousin to £2110.46 purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Charolais to £2146.10 for 757kgs from Messrs Gate, Brackendene, Cockermouth purchased by A & D Meats. Messrs Hewitson, Lords Close, Maryport sold another to £2116.14 for a 721kg and British Blues to £2123.23 for 695kgs from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake. This steer was also top pence per kilo at 305.5p, Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton sold a 686kg Limousin to 304.5p. A Friesian from Messrs Hall, Prior Hall, Wigton sold to a record £1800.25 for 758kgs and purchased by Mr Eric Hall. Heifers sold to a top of £2083.51 for a 682kg Limousin cross from Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse , Carlisle and 654kgs to £2037.21 from the same home and both purchased by Morgan Helliwell. Messrs Studholme sold 6 heifers to average £2002.40, £3.10pk, Messrs Mitchell, Mirkbooths sold a 678kg Limousin to £1983.15 purchased by A&D Meats, a 796kg Fleckvieh from Bluestone Farming, Duns sold to a record £2001.94 purchased by Mr Eric Hall. Top overall pence per kilo of the day was a 608gk Limousin from Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse achieving 317.5p.

Prime Cattle Numbers are extremely short of requirements at this current time, please take full advantage. Please advise entries for next week’s sale to our auctioneer Grant Anderson by call or text 07872 129274. 

Leading Prices Per Head:

Steers: Limousin £2342, £2029, £2027 The Lake, £2110, £1805 Cold Shields, £2088 Bothel Park, £1971 Prior Hall Charolais £2146, £2106 Brackendene, £2116, £1985 Lords Close, £1718 Hallbankgate British Blue £2123 The Lake Friesian £1800 Prior Hall Holstein Friesian £1697 Prior Hall, £1488 Street Head Hereford £1656 Red Hall Montbeliarde £1468, £1393 Swordwellrigg Aberdeen Angus £1370 Ratten Castle Belted Galloway £961 Halls Hill

Heifers: Limousin £2083, £2037, £2011, £1997, £1955, £1930 Nealhouse, £1983 Mirkbooths, £1883 Bothel Parks, £1863, £1829, £1810, £1777 Rose Farm Fleckvieh £2001, £1738, £1631, £1613 Nethermains British Blue £1370 Ratten Castle Charolais £1857 Hallbankgate 

Leading Prices per kilo:

Steers: British Blue 305.5p The Lake Limousin 304.5p Bothel Parks, 301.5p (x2), 295.5p The Lake, 295.5p, 291.5p Cold Shields Charolais 295.5p, 283.5p Brackendene, 293.5p, 289.5p Lords Close, 279.5p Hallbankgate Montbeliarde 241.5p, 220.5p Swordwellrigg Aberdeen Angus 237.5p Ratten Castle Friesian 237.5p Prior Hall Holstein Friesian 235.5p Street Head, 234.5p Prior Hall Belted Galloway 215.5p Halls Hill

Heifers: Limousin 317.5p, 313.5p, 311.5p, 307.5p, 305.5p, 305.5p Nealhouse, 314.5p Bothel Parks 313.5p, 308.5p, 305.5p, 295.5p Rose Farm, 307.5p Lower Griseburn, 303.5p Eland Hall, 292.5p Mirkbooths Charolais 293.5p Hallbankgate Fleckvieh 267.5p, 264.5p, 263p, 251.5p Nethermains British Blue 265.5p Chapel Farm

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE – Once again a great entry of 359 cast cows and stock bulls was on offer. 153 Beef cows sold to average 205.9p. Mr Hamish Goldie, South Bowerhouses sold two Charolais cows for 990kg, 248.5p, £2460 and 955kg, 235.5p, £2249 both purchased by Alan Jarvis. Messrs Slack, Plumtree House sold the top priced British Blue cross cow for 844kg, 249.5p, £2105 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Mr Bruce Goldie, Townfoot Farm sold the top priced Angus cow for 897kg, 230.5p, £2067 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Meek, Eland Hall Farm sold the top priced Simmental cow for 817kg, 251.5p, £2054 to Michael Helliwell. Mr George Brough, Old Rectory Farm sold the top priced Limousin cow for 842kg, 243.5p, £2050 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Maxwell, Viewfield sold a Luing heifer for 758kg, 256.5p, £1944 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs MacDonald, Ladyhousesteads sold a Limousin cross cow for 744kg, 258.5p, £1923 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Reay & Son, West Moorhouse sold a Limousin cross cow for 603kg, 253.5p, £1528 to Sean McGimpsey. DA Harrison & Co, Hill House Farms tun of cows topped at 778kg, 249.5p, £1941 for a Limousin cross bought by Charles Kirkpatrick.

206 Dairy cast cows sold to the dearest trade seen at Borderway with 16 selling for £2000 or more leading to an overall average of 164.9p. Messrs Todhunter & Son, Stone house sold the record breaking 6 ½ year old Holstein cross cow for 963kg, 225.5p, £2171 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Jackson & son, Lingstubbs Farm sold a 5 ½ year old Friesian cow for 849kg, 202.5p, £1719 to Jewitt Meats. Messrs Harrington, Mounsey Bank sold a 6 ½ year old cow for 885kg, 192.5p, £1703 to also to Jewitt Meats. Castlesteads farm sold a 10 year old Holstein cross cow for 796kg, 213.5p, £1588 to Scotbeef. Messrs Workman, Beeches sold a 6 ½ year Montbeliarde cross cow for 816kg, 203.5p, £1660 to Scotbeef. Messrs Henderson & Son, Park House Farm sold a Holstein cross heifer for 546kg, 217.5p, £1187 to Les Fell. Messrs Coulthard, Justicetown Farm sold a Holstein cross heifer for 748kg, 215.5p, £1611 to Alan Jarvis. Crossfell House Farms sold a Holstein cross heifer for 748kg, £215.5p, £1611 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Hall & Co, Whitlawside Farm sold a 4 year old Friesian Cow for 747kg, £1564 to Sean McGimpsey.

Leading prices per head: Charolais £2460, £2249 South Bowerhouses Holstein Friesian £2171 Stone House, £1665 Old Town Farm, £1607 Smallthwaite Farm, £1525, £1416 Southview, £1521 High Field, £1514 Justicetown, £1479 Kelsick, £1476, £1400 Chalk Lodge, £1473 Williamsgill, £1439 Wood Farm, £1437 Whins Farm British Blue £2105 Plumtree, £1939 Viewfield, £1760 Hill House, £1515 Meikle Kirkland Aberdeen Angus £2067, £1941 Townfoot, £1745 Hill House, £1679 Newbank, £1520 Inglewood Meadows, £1500 Campingholm Simmental £2054 Eland Hall, £1951 Townfoot, £1565 Hill House, £1552 Fowrass Limousin £2050, £1739 Old Rectory, £1941, £1811, £1700, £1587, £1578, £1564 Hill House, £1923 Lady Housesteads, £1906 Stichill Home, £1791 Low Houses, £1725 Fellside, £1678 Glenlaugh Farm, £1675 Park Farm, £1669 The Ash, £1611 Lairdlaugh, £1546 Gallowberry, £1528 West Moorhouses, £1519 Fell View Farm Luing £1944 Viewfield Beef Shorthorn £1870 Lazonby Manor, £1534 Douglas Square Parthenaise £1821, £1744, £1726 Marina House Friesian £1719 Lingstubbs, £1703 Mounsey Bank, £1676 Crownstone, £1574, £1409 Dockray Hall, £1574 Dockray Hall, £1564, £1544 Whitlawside £1441 Fauldie, £1419 Greenwrae Holstein £1699 Castlesteads, £1624, £1528 Justicetown, £1611, £1542 Crossfell House, £1453 Fauldie Montbeiarde £1660, £1503, £1411 Beeches Hereford £1657, £1560 Park Head Long Horn £1620 Glenlaugh Blonde £1574 Hill House Saler £1472 West Moorhouses Flechvieh £1456 East Bowhill, £1337 Aitchisons Bank Farm Galloway £1424, £1385 Vendace Drive Danish Red £1385, £1378 Lambfield Belted Galloway £1341 Halls Hill Ayrshire £1239 Burtholme Jersey £1208, £1113 Lambfield

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 258.5p Ladyhousesteads, 253.5p West Moorhouses, 249.5p, 248.5p, 243.5p, 223.5p, 221.5p Hill House 248.5p Penpeugh, 247.5p Fell view, 245.5p The Ash, 243.5p, 226.5p Old Rectory, 233.5p Fellside Farm, 225.5p, 224.5p Boghouse, 224.5p Stichill Home, 223.5p Glenlaugh, 223.5p, 221.5p Park Farm Luing 256.5p Viewfield Simmental 251.5p Eland Hall, 231.5, 225.5P Fowrass, 227.5p Townfoot British Blue 249.5p Plumtree, 245.5p Hill House, 224.5p Viewfield 224.5p Waterloo Farm 223.5p Barnglies 221.5p Meikle Kirkland Charolais 248.5p, 235.5p South Bowerhouses, 235.5p Chapel Farm Parthenaise 245.5p, 244.5p, 229.5p Marina House Blonde 244.5p Hill House Hereford 241.5p Park Head Beef Shorthorn 236.5p Lazonby Manor Aberdeen Angus 234.5p Campingholm, 230.5p, 225.5p Townfoot, 229.5p Newbank, 221.5p Hill House Holstein Friesian 225.5p Stone House, 217.5p Park House, 215.5p Justicetown, 207.5p, 205.5p Kelsick House, 199.5p, 193.5p Chalk Lodge, 195.5p Wood Farm, 194.5p, 193.5p Whins Farm, 192.5 Old Town Farm, 191.5p High Pow Belted Galloway 223.5p Halls Hill Longhorn 223.5p Glenlaugh Salers 219.5p West Moorhouses Holstein 215.5p Crossfell, 213.5p Castlesteads, 194.5p, 191.5p Justicetown Farm, 191.5p Fauldie Galloway 211.5p Vendace Drive Friesian 209.5p, 196.5p Whitlawside, 208.5 Greenwrae, 205.5 (x2) Dockray Hall, 204.5p Fauldie, 202.5p Lingstubbs, 202.5p Crownstone Fleckvieh 195.5p Aitchisons Bank Farm Danish Red 193.5p Lambfield Jersey 177.5p, 170.5p Lambfield Dexter 117.5p (x3) Longsyke Farm

CAST BULLS – 11 Stock bulls on offer. Messrs Scriven & Son, Park House Farm sold the top priced British Blue stock bull for 1130kg, 231.5p, £2615 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton house sold the top price Simmental stock bull for 1200kg, 216.5p, £2598 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Henshall Sarkshields Farm sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 1062kg, 236.5p, £2511 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Wilson & Son, Newbank sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus bull for 1218kg, 192p, £2344 to Owain Llyr.

Leading prices per head: British Blue £2615 Park House Simmental £2598 Kirtleton Limousin £2511 Sarkshields Aberdeen Angus £2344 Newbank, £2181 Balcraig Moor

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 241.5p Meikle Kirkland, 236.5p Sarkshields 211.5p Wardpark, 199.5p New House British Blue 231.5p Park House Farm Simmental 216.5p Kirtleton House Aberdeen Angus 192.5p Newbank, 190.5p Balcraig Moor

PRIME SHEEP: On Monday 13^th February 2023 Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their weekly sale of prime sheep which saw an increased entry on the week. All classes sold to a firmer enquiry with the average starting to see the green shoots of recovery, a welcome sight for vendors, an overall average of 251ppk, SQQ 265ppk or £115.41 (+£7) per head was seen.  Peter McCune, Farewell Grange, Wigton lead the day’s trading selling 42kg lambs to £162 per head purchased by Mr R Skelton.  First time vendors Messrs Findlay, Easter Balgillo made the trip from Brechin to lead the standing per kilo selling to 400p for 40kg lambs (£160 per head) with this pen selling to Mr A Dawson.Heavy lambs sold to £156 from Messrs T & S Airey, New Grange, Dearham who’s run of 60 averaged £143.08.  Suffolks topped at £145 for heavies from Messrs Dixon, Croft House, Penrith with mules to £125 for heavies from Messrs Browwell, Quarry House Head.

Leading Prices per head: Texel £162 Farewell Grange £156 £154 £149 £147 £143 £142 £140 New Grange Farm, £153 £150 £147 Kirtlevale £152 Grapes Barn, £150 High Mindork, £146 Basco Dyke £146 Denton Mains £146 Mirkbooths £145 Old Rectory £144 £140 Grassgarth, £143 the Hollands, Beltex £160 £158 £154 £149 £147 £145 £143 £140 £138 £137 Easter Balgillo, £155 Farewell Grange, £141 Hollands, Blue Texel £150 £146 £144 Stanger Hill, Dutch Texel £148 £136 £130 £125 £120 (x2) Unity Farm, £130 Mossband Hall £127 £126 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £120 Ashknowe, £137 £125 £124 Shank Castle £136 Swallowdene, £130 £129 (x2) Easter Balgillo £130 Hollands, Suffolk £145 Croft House £138 High Mindork £125 Albyfield, £118 Mirkbooths £118 Stone Flatts £118 Jackson Rigg, Grey faced £125 £107 £101 Quarry House Farm, £113.50 The Nook £112 £111 Mirkbooths £111 £107 Lawston Farm, £110 £106 Albyfield £108 Stanger Hill £108 £104 Reaygarth £107 Jackson Rigg, £106 Coombe Crag £105 Farewell Grange £103.5 Hollands, Black Face £103.5 Street Head £97.50 South Lambhill.

Leading Prices per kilo: Beltex 400p, 385.4p, 363.4p, 358.1p, 345.2p, 340.5p, 333p, 326.7p Easter Balgillo, 344.4p Farewell Grange, 343.9p, 309.5p Hollands, 302.9p Riefontain, Dutch Texel 352.8p, 341.2p, 329.4p, 310.1p, 300p, 300p Thirlwall Castle Farm, 352p, 340p, 317.1p Unity Farm, 307.7p, 302.6p, 283.3p Ashknowe, 295.5p Mossband Hall, 287.2p Low Houses, 282.1p Town Head Farm, Texel 385.7p Farewell Grange, 383p Kirtlevale, 355p New Grange Farm, 342.9p, 333.3p, 309.3p Grassgarth, 341p, 323p Kirtlevale, 333.3p Newbiggin Farm, 332.6p, 317p, 314.3p New Grange Farm, 324.4p Denton Mains, 319.1p, 302.3p High Mindork, 309.1p, 304.5p, 300p Sleightholme Farm, 302.4p, 300p Netherton, Blue Texel 348.8p, 348p, 334.9p Stanger Hill, Suffolk 244.2p, 236.4p Hollands, 241.7p Croft House, 236.7p The Lake, 236p, 230.6p Stone Flatts, 231.9p High Mindork 231.1p Albyfield, Black Faced 235.2p Street Head, 232.1p, 231.6p South Lambhill, Grey faced 235.2p Hollands, 229.2p, 225.5p Albyfield, 228.3p Farewell Grange, 227.7p Jackson Rigg, 227.7p, 226.5p Lawston Farm, 226.1p 225p Reaygarth, 225.6p Denton Mains, 225p Stanger Hill, 224.4p, 223.2p, 222.9p Quarry House Farm, 222.5p The Nook, 222p Mirkboothsp 220.8p Coombe Crag.  

CAST EWES: All classes of ewes were a flying trade today yet there was a shortage of big strong continental ewes effecting the sale average. Topping at £131 for Leicesters from RH & EM Lord, The Bog, Slaggyford. Mules topped at £107 from Messrs Dixon, Whinney Hill. Swaledale ewes would be the dearest for some time topping at £87 for a pen of 5 from GR Morton, Church Farm.

Leading Prices: Leicester £131 The Boy, £117 Church Farm, £109 Denton Mains, £99 Border Rigg Suffolk £129 Town Head, £123 Denton Mains, £117 Whinney Hill Texel £129, £121, £115, £107 Lanehead, £125 Branch End, £117, £105 Gass Farm, £109 Whinney Hill Farm Greyface £107, £85 Whinney Hill, £103 Church Farm, £89 Lanehead Berrichon £89 Moss Grave Swaledale £87 Church Farm, £65 Wolf Hills, £61 Denton Mains, £45 The Bog Hill/ Cheviot £81 Gass Farm Herdwicks £65, £49 Border Rigg Jacob £47 Moss Grove

Rams: Leicester £123 The Bog Suffolks £115 Whinney Hill Swaledale £77 Wolf Hills 

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