Borderway Primestock Sale

PRIME BULLS: The seventy bulls forward at the Borderway weekly sale have never ever been as dear with 20 selling over £1900, 17 selling over £2000 and two selling over £3000 to a day’s overall top of £3152.66 for a 1089kg Limousin bull from Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning, Keswick purchased by Worsley Wholesale Butchers.  Messrs Norman, Little Orton, Carlisle sold a 970kg Limousin to £3060.35 and sold three bulls to average 897kg 312.93 pph levelling at £2806.95 outwith the Limousins, a Luing achieved £2331.18 for 865 kgs from Todholes Partnership, Otterburn, Newcastle and purchased by A & D Meats.  British Blue crosses to £2103.33 for 707kg from Messrs Jardine, The Yett, Lockerbie purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  Aberdeen Crosses to £1953 for an 814kg bull from Messrs Ferguson, Eastside Farm, Thornhill purchased by Morgan Helliwell.  Top overall pence per kilo at 317.50 was paid to Messrs Norman, Little Orton for 857kgs purchased by Messrs Medcalf, Brookwood Abattoir, Halifax.  Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, Penrith to 316.5ppk for 707kgs and purchased by Field Fresh, Conway.  Fifteen bulls sold at 3.00 ppk or more throughout the sale.

Black and white bulls saw a days top of £1649.84 for a 656 kg Friesian from Messrs Clark, Whins Farm, Lockerbie purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor, this animal was also top ppk at 251.5p.  Holsteins to 232.5p for a 545 kg from Messrs Mounsey, High Rigg, Carlisle.

Many more are required weekly, please do not hesitate to contact Auctioneer Grant Anderson on 07872 129 274.

Leading Prices Per Head: Limousin £3152 Setmabanning Farm, £3060 £2720 £2639 Little Orton Farm, £2620 Bogside Farm, £2531 £2237 £2120 Clifton Moor £2325 £2234 Old Rectory Farm, £2248 East Unthank Farm, £2074 Niven Hill £2002 £1746 £1754Wintershields Farm, £1811 Beck House £1799 Willows Farm, £1765 Old Town Farm, British Blue £2103 £1983 The Yett £2021 Low Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1949 Eastside Farm, £1918 Low Farm, £1580 Beck House, Simmental £1854 Beck House, Devon Red £1678 Wintershields Farm, Friesian £1649 £1598 £1582 Whins Farm, Hereford £1618 Red Hall, Holstein Friesian £1331 Mirkbooths, Holstein £1316 £1310 Musgrave Hall, £1292 £1267 High Rigg, Belted Galloway £1292 Castle Farm.  

Leading Prices Per Kilo: Limousin 317.5 315.5 305.5 Little Orton Farm, 316.5 302.5 (x2) Clifton Moor 310.5 Wintershields Farm, 307.5 Beck House 306.5 Old Rectory Farm, 305.5 East Unthank Farm, 299.5 298.5 Niven Hill, 299.5 Bogside Farm, 299.5 (x2) Sanders Close, British Blue 299.5 Low Farm 297.5 292.5 The Yett 267.5 (x2) Beck House, Simmental 284.5 Beck House, Aberdeen Angus 280.5 Low Farm 256.5 Beck House, Luing 269.5 East Todholes, Friesian 251.5 241.5 236.5 Whins Farm, 220.5 Mid Whinnow, Montbelairde 249.5 Seymour House, Devon Red 241.5 Wintershield Farm, Belted Galloway 234.5 Castle Farm, Holstein 232.5 227.5 High Rigg 216.5 213.5 Musgrave Hall, Holstein Friesian 201.5 Mirkbooths 191.5 Barnbarroch Farm.

PRIME CATTLE: Once again a shortage of numbers forward with only 66 presented to a very eager ringside of buyers. Seventeen of the cattlw sold over £1900 and fourteen sold at £2000 or more to a days overall top of £2437.93 for a 814kg Limousin heifer from Messrs Phillips, Mains of Minnydow, Castle Douglas purchased by steven Wilson, Butchers shop, Corby Hill. Charolais crosses to £2062.54 for 691kg from Messrs Gate, Brackendene purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle British Blue Crosses to £1848.02 for a 729kg from Messrs Barker, Little Broomhills Farm. Top price per kilo of 322.5p was achieved by Messrs Jardine, The Yett, Lockerbie and purchased by Ballard Butchers, Castle Douglas, Castle Douglas sold next best at 321.5p for 586kg, purchased by John Penny & Son, Leeds and Messrs Watson, Sanders Close matched this price selling their 439kg heifers to Bowland Foods, Preston. Steers saw a dats top of £2350.74 for a 772kg Limousin cross from Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse, Carlisle and purchased by Pioneer foods, Carlisle and purchased by Pioneer foods, Carlisle. Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth sold 738kgs to £2282.45. Messrs Studholme, Nealehouses run of 3 steers sold to average 729kgs, 307.73pph and levelled out at £2244.37. British Blue crosses sold to £2078.61 for 718kgs from Colin Hewetson, Lords Close, Maryport and was purchased by Mr Eric Hall. Herefords from Messrs Eggleston, Thornham Hill, Newcastle sold to £1881.95 for 760kg and was purchased again by Mr Eric Hall. Top Overall steer pence per kilo of 311.5p was for one of the aforementioned from Messrs Stufholme weighing in at 704kgs and purchased by John Penny, Leeds British Blue crosses peaked at 291.5p for 683kgs from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake and purchased by Bowland Foods.

Vendors are advised to make full use of the live ring trade and anyone with any queries please do not hesitate to contact auctioneer Grant Anderson by call or text 07872129274. More cattle required weekly.

Leading Prices Per Head:

Heifers: Limousin £2438 Mains of Minnydow, £1909, £1787, £1609 Rose Farm, £1909 The Yett, £1884, £1883 Waterside, £1830, £1762 Prior Hall, £1736 Flimby Hall, £1648 Sanders Close, £1624 Kelbarrow Charolais £2062 Eaglesfield British Blue £1848 Broomhills, £1842 Mirkbooths, £1610, £1531 Beeches, £1536 Rattan Castle Aberdeen Angus £1641 Waterside Simmental £1532 Kelbarrow Thornham Hill Beef Shorthorn £1422 Farlam Hill Hereford £1390, £1357

Steers: Limousin £2350, £2192, £2189 Nealehouse, £2282 Rose Farm, £2185, £2137, £2098 Waterside, £2144 The Lake, £2136, £2018 Lords Close, £2011 Hosket Hill, £1869 Beck House British Blue £2078 Lords Close, £1990 The Lake, £1781 Little BroomhillsHereford £1881, £1861, £1817 Thornham Hill Belted Galloway £1243 Castle Farm Holstein/ Friesian £1224 Balnab

Leading Prices per kilo:

Heifers: Limousin 322.5p The Yett, 321.5p, 311.5p Waterside, 321.5p, 316.5p, 301.5p Sanders Close, 317.5p Flimby Hall, 317.5p, 311.5p, 289.5p Rose Farm, 299.5p Mains of Minnydow, 285p Grindon Hall, 281.5p Kelbarrow Charolais 298.5p Brackendene British Blue 287.5p Mirkbooths, 262.5p Beeches Hereford 258.5p, 247.5p Thornham Hill

Steers: Limousin 311.5p, 307.5p, 304.5p Nealehouse, 303.5p Beck House, 299.5p The Lake, 298.5p, 288.5p, 287.5p Waterside Farm, 291.5p, 287.5p Lords Close, 284.5p Hosket Hill British Blue 291.5p The Lake, 289.5p Lords Close Hereford 257.5p, 247.5p (x2) Thornham Hill Belted Galloway 224.5p Castle Farm Holstein/ Friesian 217.5p Balnab Farm

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE – A great entry of 317 cast cows and stock bulls were on offer with trade again sharper on the week with 75% of the sale being Dairy cast cows.

Messrs Pattinson, Temon Farm sold an outstanding British Blue cow for 980kg, 314.5p, £3082 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Henshall, Sarkshields Farm sold the top priced Limousin cow for 888kg, 288.5p, £2561 & 818kg, 261.5p, £2139 to Owain Llyr and Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Priestly, Cracrop Farm sold a Limousin cow for 826kg, 277.5p, £2292 and a British Blue cross cow for 720kg, 281.5p, £2026 purchased by Alan Jarvis and Owain Llyr. Messrs Watret, Northfield Park sold a British Blue cow for 877kg, 229.5p, £2012 to Morgan Helliwell. Mr Derek Steen, Coxhill Farm sold the top priced Beef Shorthorn cow for 874kg, 227.5p, £1988 to Alan Jarvis.

All classes of 236 Dairy cast cows sold to a flying trade Hardgrove Farm, Dumfries sold the top priced Holstein cross cow for 875kg, 209.5p, £1833 to Les Fell. Messrs Jackson, Skelton Wood End sold a Holstein cross cow for 902kg, 196.5p, £1772 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Mattocks, Aulby Farm sold a Friesian heifer for 692kg, 235.5p, £1629 and 643kg, 239.5p, £1539 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick and Eric Hall. Moscrop & Wugh sold the top priced Fleckvieh cow for 758kg, 214.5p, £1625 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Miller, Tarn Lodge Farm sold a Holstein cow for 755kg, 213.5p, £1611 and a Holstein cross heifer for 672kg, 225.5p, £1515 to Morgan Helliwell and Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Threlkeld, Bailey Town run of cows topped at 738kg, 204.5p, £1611 to Phillip Bowe. Messrs Baxter, Park House sold a Holstein cross heifer for 561kg, 235.5p, £1321 & 598kg, 222.5p, £1330 to Alna Jarvis and Morgan Helliwell. Messrs Messenger, The Howes sold a Dairy Shorthorn Heifer for 604kg, 225.5p, £1362 to Sean McGimpsey. 

Leading prices per head: British Blue £3082 Temon Farm, £2026 Cracrop, £2012, £1767, £1584 Northfield Park, £1554 Kimmeter Green, £1528 Newton Farm Limousin £2561, £2139 Sarkshields, £2292 Cracrop, £1824, £1690 Hilltop, £1701 Bonshawside, £1581 Hargill House, £1578 Haythwaite, £1571 Wydon, £1513 The Guards, £1501 Lawston Farm Beef Shrothorn £1988 Coxhill Farm Simmental £1848 Church Farm, £1729 Bridge End Farm Holstein/ Friesian £1833 Hardgrove, £1772, £1565 Skelton Wood, £1611, £1515 Tarn Lodge, £1557, £1537 Berrier Head, £1546 Buckabank, £1542 Torpenhow Hall, £1536 Marlborough, £1535 Netherfield Farm, £1513 The Howes, £1505 Wood Farm, £1581 Mirkbooths, £1468, £1552 Highwood Nook Aberdeen Angus £1714 Aikton House, £1714 Parton Farm, £1650 Lawston Farm, £1566 High House Friesian £1629, £1584 Aulby Farm, £1611, £1422 Bailey Town, £1562 Mirkbooths, £1476, £1470 Whitlawside, £1420, £1340, £1314. £1311 Rye Close, £1400 Windy Nook Fleckvieh £1625, £1393 Aitchison Bank, £1486 Low Moor Holstein £1505, £1364 Musgrave, £1460, £1327 Bromfield Hall, £1317 Great Salkeld Dairy Shorthorn £1475 Dockray Farm, £1362 The Howes Brown Swiss £1446 Aitchisons Bank Montbeliarde £1377 High House, £1321 Mirkbooths, £1309 Swordwellrigg Ayrshire £1340 Horseclose Farm Sweedish Red & White £1339 Brayshaw Kiwi X £1111 Bailey Town Jersey £827 The Gill

Leading prices per kilo: British Blue 314.5p Temon Farm, 281.5p Cracrop, 229.5p, 214.5p Northfield Limousin 288.5p, 261.5p Sarkshields, 277.5p, Cracrop, 267.5p, 245.5p Hilltop farm, 254.5p, 214.5p Lawston Farm, 231.5p Wydon, £230.5p Bonshawside, £228.5p, 211.5p Hargill House, 227.5p Haythwaite, 225.5p The Guards Aberdeen Angus 239.5p Aikton House, 219.5p Parton House, 219.5p Lawston Farm Friesian 239.5p, 235.5p Aulby Farm, 215.5p, 209.5p, 201.5p, 199.5p Rye Close, 204.5p Bailey Town, 201.5p Rye Close, 201.5p Whitlawside, 199.5p Mirkbooths, 197.5p Windy Nook Holstein/ Friesian 235.5p, 222.5p Park House, 229.5p Netherfield, 225.5p, 213.5p Tarn Lodge, 222.5p Park House, 217.5p Evening Hill, 209.5p Hardgrove, 204.5p, 199.5p Woodhouse, 199.5p, 197.5p Blencogo, 197.5p High Grounds, 196.5p Wood End, 195.5p Highwood Nook, 194.5p (x2) Buckabank Brown Swiss 195.5p Aitchisons Bank Simmental 232.5p Church Farm, 219.5p Bridge End Farm, £217.5p Northfield Park, £214.5p Wydon Farm Beef Shorthorn 229.5p The Howes, 227.5p Coxhill Dairy Shorthorn 225.5p The Howes Fleckvieh 214.5p, 211.5p Aitchisons Bank, 195.5p, 191.5p Low Moor Ayrshire 213.5p, 205.5p Horseclose Farm Holstein 194.5p Msgrave Hall, 194.5p Beomfield Montbeliarde 193.5p, 191.5p Swordwellrigg Belted Galloway 191.5p Wallish Walls Jersey 151.5p, 144.5p, The Gill, 137.5p Brackenthwaite

CAST BULLS – Only 8 Stock bulls on offer. Messrs Allgood, Nunwick Hall sold the top priced Charolais stock bull for 1438kg, 213.5p, £3070 to Steven Helliwell. Messrs Bell, Woodhall Farm sold the top priced British Blue stock bull for 920kg, 258.5p, £2378 to Owain Llyr Messrs Mitchell & Son, Mirkbooths sold a Limousin stock bull for 958kg, 234.5p, £2246 to Morgan Helliwell

Leading prices per head: Charolais £3070 Nunwick British Blue £2378 Wood Hall Hereford £2278 Cumdivock Limousin £2246 Mirkbooths

Leading prices per kilo: Hereford 172.5p Cumdivock Holstein 171.5p Station Road Limousin 239.5p Hilltop, 234.5p Mirkbooths, 213.5p Cowford Farm British Blue 258.5p Woodhall Charolais 213.5p Nunwick Hall

PRIME SHEEP: On Monday, 20^th February 2023 Harrison and Hetherington Ltd held their weekly sale of Prime sheep, with a much larger show of 2498 Prime hoggs forward with trade for all classes easing back slightly, much in line with the National trend.
Rod Scott, West Micklethwaite, Wigton sold lambs in Borderway  for the first time in many years and he led the days trading at £160 and 400 ppk for some outstanding Beltex purchased by Mr Robert Skelton.  Hill bred sheep sold to £117 for Cheviots from Messrs Reid, Bengal, Lockerbie.  An overall average of 240p, SQQ 250p or £106.50 per head still sees Borderway way ahead of other centres operating today.

Leading prices per Head: Beltex £160 £155 £140 £132 £128 (x2) £128 £127 £125 £124 £123 £121 West Micklethwaite, £144 £143 £132 Fauld Farm, £139 Harley Croft, £130 £124 Ellerslea, £128 The Throp, £125 Castlehill, Dutch Texel £147 £145 £142 £122 The Green, £141 (x2) £131 £129 Unity Farm, £128 Sycamore House, Texel £146 £140 £135 (x2) £133 Little Swinburne Farm £144 (x2) £143 £141 £137 Dotland Park, £140 Netherhill Farm, £140 Micklethwaite Farm, £139 Mirkbooths, £136 Low House Farm, £136 £132 Basco Dyke £136 £135 High House, £134 Blue Dial Farm, £131 Harley Croft, Suffolk £135 The Green £134 £127 Fern House £119 Roe Farm, £118 Stoneraise Place £118 Mirkbooths £113 Castlehill, Blue Texel £134, £125 £124 Stanger Hill, Grey Faced £118 High Park Foot £115 Blue Dial Farm, £107 Brampton Fell Farm, £106 Mirkbooths, £104 £100 Jackson Rigg £104 Dirrops £102 Albyfield £101.50 Brampton Fell Farm, £100 (x2) Reaygarth, Hill Cheviot £117 £112 (x2) £106 Bengall Farm, £101 Castlehill, Herdwick £114 Blue Dial Farm, Charollais £109 Outer Woodhead, Black Face £105 (x2) Street Head, Swaledale £100 (x2) £95.50 Cold Shields £95 Albyfield.

Leading prices per Kilo: Texel 365 346.2 341.5 337.5 327.5 324.4 317.1 Little Swinburne Farm, 334.9 320.5 318.6 317.8 Dotland Park 316.3 314 High House 316.3 Low House Farm, 314.6 Sleightholme Farm,   311.9 Harley Croft, 311.1 Netherhill Farm, 308.6 Woodhousehill 304.1 Cracrop Farm, 302.7 Halls Oven, Beltex 400 355.6 341.5 337.8 337 336.1 334.2 322 320 (x2) 317.9 315.4 300 West Micklethwaite331 Harley Croft 320 310.9 Fauld Farm, 320 The Throp  316.7 Halls Oven 304.9 Castlehill, Dutch Texel 335.7 327.5 306.5 300 Unity Farm, 315.6 306.3 302.2 302.1 The Green, 302.6 Sycamore House, Blue Texel 326.8 320.5 Stanger Hill, Suffolk 281.3 The Green 238.1 222.2 Stoneraise Place 234.1 Woodhousehill 230.4 Hayton Brow, 226.8 Fern House 226.5 Outer Woodhead  226.1 Dirrops 226 Castlehill 223.4 Roe Farm, 223.3 Bowscale Farm  222.4 Harley Croft, 221.3 Denton Mains 220 Whinney Hill Farm, Charollais 250 (x2) Cracrop Farm, 233.3 231.9 Outer Woodhead

Blackface 223.4 221.6 Street Head, Hill Cheviot 224.4 Castlehill 220.90 High Troweir Farm 220.8 Bengall Farm 220 Gass Farm, Grey Faced 222.2 Reaygarth 221.7 Albyfield 220.7 Brampton Fell Farm, 220.5 Broomhills, 220 Denton Mains, Swaledale 212.2 Cold Shields 211.1 Albyfield.

CAST EWES: On Monday the 20^th of February Harrison and Hetherington conducted its weekly sale of cast sheep & rams in Borderway market. A much larger show of cast sheep were forward with all classes much dearer on the week. Topping the sale was a single ewe from TP Wigham, Hargill House selling for £186. Mule ewes topped at £124 from J F Bowe & Son, Foulskyke. Charolais were bid to £162 from from NJ & JM Todhunter, Greyrigg. Suffolks topped at £136 from MW & AJ Blenkhorn, Raygarth. Hill ewes topped at £78 from GR Morton, Church Farm. A lot more ewes were presented & met a fantastic trade. 

Leading Prices: Texel £186, £150 Hargill House, £160, £144, £130, £126, £124 (x3) Rye Close, £140, £136, £126 Bank View, £134 Todhunter, £132, £118, £118 Midtown Farm, £129 Bowness Dutch Texel £170 Hargill House, £158 The Throp Charolais £162, £144 Todhunter, £98 Outer Woodhead Beltex £142, £132, £116 The Throp, £106 Cherrytree House Suffolks £136, £105, £70 Raygarth, £97 Craigburn Leicester £124 Church Farm Greyfaced £124 Foulskyke, £108, £90 Home Farm, £107, £87, £80 Raygarth, £98, £81 Branch End Farm, £96, £86 Denton Mains, £90, £80 Church Farm Zwartbles £108 Rye Close Swaledale £78, £76 Church Farm, £58 Wolf Hill, £55 Denton Mains Hill/ Cheviot £70 High Troweir Farm

Rams: Zwartbles £132 Flagstaffe Texel £116 Rye Close Hill/ Cheviot £96, £78 High Troweir

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