Borderway Primestock Sale

PRIME BULLS: A much smaller and plainer show of 60 Prime bulls forward selling to a sharp trade once again.  Top overall was a 1024kg Simmental from Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton House, Lockerbie which sold to £2759.66 and purchased by A & D Meats.  Charolais to £2474.21 for 843kg from Messrs Campbell, Thrunton Farm Alnwick purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  693kg Limousin topped at £2144.84 from Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, Penrith and purchased by Field Fresh.  This same animal was also top ppk of 309.5p.  Black and white bulls peaked at £1667.33 for a 705kg Friesian from Messrs Clark, Whins Farm, Lockerbie and purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor.  Holstein Friesians to £1539 for 648kg from Messrs Crozier, Cowlyers Farm, and top price per kilo of 237.5p was attained for the same animal as well as a 529kg Friesian from Messrs Moscrop & Waugh, Albyfield, Carlisle.

Many more required for Next weeks sale please advise entries to Grant Anderson 07872129274

Leading Prices per head: Simmental £2759 Kirkleton House, £1626 Springfield, Charolais £2474 Thrunton Farm £2439 Greenfield, Limousin £2144 £1756Clifton Moor £1968 Mirkbooths £1958 Dumbretton Farm £1804 Kirkbride House, £1680 The Flatt, British Blue £1882 Glendue Farm, £1690 Peel Flatt farm,  £1636 Mirkbooths, Blonde £1743 Grassknop Farm, Friesian £1667 £1634 £1483 Whins Farm, £1390 £1256 Albyfield, Galloway £1626 Vendace Drive, Aberdeen Angus £1607 £1577 Enzieholme £1535 Druidhall, Holstein Friesian £1539 £1471 Cowlyers Farm, £1537 £1428 Old Town Farm, £1457 £1344 Street Head £1317 High House £1242 Albyfield, Holstein £1520 Manor House £1259 Musgrave Hall, Hereford £1305 High House, Dexter £603 Cowgate Farm.

Leading Prices Per Kilo: Aberdeen Angus 254.5p, 246.5p Enzieholm Dexter 177.5p Cowgate Friesian 237.5p, 232.5p, 229.5p Albyfield, 236.5p, 233.5p, 232.5p Whins Farm, 233.5p, 232.5p Woodend Galloway 238.5p Vendace Drive Hereford 215.5p High House Holstein 209.5p Musgrave Hall, 195.5p Manor House  Holstein/ Freisian 237.5p, 227.5p Cowlyers, 235.5p, 227.5 Street Head 226.5p, 217.5 Old Town, 216.5p Albyfield 208.5p, 207.5p, 204.5p Grassknop Limousin 309.5p, 287.5p Clifton Moor, 283.5p Dumbretton, 274.5p Mirkbooths Simmental 269.5p Kirtle House Blonde 241.5p Grassknop British Blue 259.5p, 255.5p Beck House Charolais 293.5p Thrunton, 287.5p Greenfield, 247.5p Enzieholm

PRIME CATTLE: A larger entry of 72 Prime steers and heifers forward with a varied mixture of quality throughout.  Trade remains very buoyant despite this, and saw a days top of £2254 for a 784kg Limousin cross steer from Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse Farm, Carlisle.  Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton sold a 741kg Limousin cross to £2182.25 both purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Aberdeen Angus crosses to £1969.10 for 812kg from McCormick Farms,  Valley Fields, Stranraer and purchased by Mr  Eric Hall.  Top pence per kilo steer at 315.5 went to a Limousin cross form Messrs Dent, Elm House, Appleby for 635kg and bought be Bowland Foods.  Messrs Dent sold a further two to 309.5p for 674kgs and 301.5p for 666kgs

Heifers sold to £2105.99 for 647kg Limousin cross from Messrs Cleasby, Linden House, Penrith and purchased by Steven Wilson, Butchers Ship, Corby Hill, Carlisle.  Messrs Hewetson, Lords Close, Maryport sold a 762kg Limousin cross to £2099.31 purchased by Mr Eric Hall.  Top overall pence per kilo of 315.5 was paid for the aforementioned 647kg Limousin from Messrs Cleasby.  This same home sold a 636kg to 323.5p and 577kg to 319.5p

As proved today all shapes and sizes can be sold to vendors advantage through the live ring, please advise entries to Grant Anderson 078872 129274

Leading prices per head

Steers: Limousin £2254 £2124 £2101 Nealhouse Farm, £2182 £2167 Bothel Parks, £2179 Rose Farm, £2086 £2007 £2203 Elm House £2044 Lords Close, £1977 £1954 Steeley £1945 Cold Shields Aberdeen Angus £1969 £1888 £1776 £1744 £1702 £1700 Valley Fields Farm, Belted Galloway £1562 The Laythes, Montbelairde £1439 Valley Fields

Heifers: Limousin £2105 2057 £1843 Linden House £2099 Lords Close £1949 Flimby Hall £1940 £1741 Kelbarrow £1876 £1834 Rose Farm, £1730 £1681 £1617Greenhill farm, £1624 Meikleholm, Simmental £1637 Howgillside

Leading Prices per Kilo: Steers: Limousin 315.5 309.5 301.5 Elm House 295.5 287.5 (x2) Nealhouse Farm, 294.5 (x2) Bothel Parks 292.5 291.5 289.5 286.5 Steeley Farm, 279.5 Cold Shields 278.5 Lords Close, 275.5 Rose Farm Aberdeen Angus 249.5 248.5 (x3) 247.5 245.5 (x2) Valley Fields Farm Montbelairde  249.5 Valley Fields Farm Belted Galloway 244.5 The Laythes,

Heifers: Limousin 325.5 323.5 319.5 306.5 Linden House, 309.5 308.5 293.5 Greenhill Farm, 299.5 Kelbarrow 295.5 293.5 Rose Farm, 287.5 279.5 Mirkbooths 281.5 Meikleholm Farm Simmental 267.5 Howgillside

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE – a great entry of 303 cast cows and stock bulls on offer with 121 beef cows selling to an average of 212.78ppk. Messrs Maudsley, Littlebank sold two outstanding Blue Cows for 881kg, 307.5p, £2709 and 766kg, 309.5p, £2370 both purchased by Owain Llyr. Messrs Cadzow & Co, Duncrahill Farms run of Limousin cows topped at 884kg, 238.5p, £2108 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill sold Limousin cross cows for 886kg, 237.5p, £2104 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Priestley, Cracrop Farm sold a Limousin cow for 845gk, 244.5p, £2066 to Alan Jarvis. Maxwell Farmings run of Aberdeen Angus cows topped at 841kg, 233.5p, £1963 to Alan Jarvis.

182 Dairy cast cows sold to average 176.81ppk.  with again all classes being in demand. 28 selling over £1500. Bluestone Farming, Duns run of Fleckvieh cows topped at 881kg, 228.5p, £2013, 952kg, 210.5p, £2003, 758kg, 247.5p, £1876 and 868kg, 213.5p, £1853 bought by Alan Jarvis, Phillip Bowe (x2) and Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Pattinson & Son Walry Hall sold a 6 ½ year old Holstein cross cow for 869kg, 211.5p, £1837 to Scotbeef. Messrs Irving, Bectonhall sold Holstein cross heifer for 770kg, 238.5p, £1836 and 779kg, 233.5p, £1818 bought by Eric Hall and Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Little & Son, Kirkbride House sold the top priced Norwegian Red cow for 824kg, 214.5p, £1767 to Alan Jarvis.

Leading prices per head: British Blue £2709, £2370 Littlebank £1968 St Oswald, £1908 Bowness Hall, £1704 Mossband, £1615, £1576 Hill House, £1544 Potholm Limousin £2108 Duncrahill, £2104 Vendace drive, £2066 Cracrop, £1958 Clifton Moor, £1880, £1752, £1676, £1642, £1579 Hill House, £1855 Meikleholm, £1797 Bowness Hall, £1790, £1780 Potholm, £1670 Dumbretton, £1663 Sharplaw, £1555 Duncrahill, £1552 Sunnyside, £1549 Duncrahill, £1542 Oakwoodhill Fleckvieh £2013, £2003, £1876, £1853, £1781, £1546 Nethermains Aberdeen Angus £1963, £1606, £1569, £1565, £1561, £1538, £1525 Maxwell Farming, £1880 The Laythes, £1606 Hill House, £1525 Braithwaite Hall, £1515, £1508 Potholm, £1500 Druidhall Holstein/ Friesian £1837 Walby Hall, £1836, £1818, £1601 Bectonhall, £1775 Kirtlebank, £1765, £1720, £1611 Walby Farm, £1651 East Farm, £1645, £1595 Chalk Lodge, £1613 Highwood Nook, £1540, £1519 Hazel Head, £1538 Evening Hill, £1532 West House, £1501 How End, 1499 Old Town, £1455 Hardgrove Norwegian Red £1767, £1632 Kirkbride House Charolais £1708 The Square  Simmental £1702 Gerrard House, £1689 Hill House, £1592 Howgillside Blonde £1667 Oakwoodhill Friesian £1627 Brunthill, £1504 Middle Farm Longhorn £1602 Brownrigg Holstein £1562 Brownrigg, £1479 East Farm Beef Shorthorn £1519 Duncrahill Sweedish red and white £1426 The Howes

Leading prices per kilo: British Blue 309.5p, 307.5p Littleburn, 235.5p St Oswalds, 233.5p Hill House, 232.5p Bowness Hall, 227.5p Potholm Limousin £267.5p Clifton Moor, 263.3p Meikleholm, 251.5p, 238.5p Duncrahill, 247.5p, 246.5p, 244.5p, 236.5 Hill House, 244.5p Cracrop, 237.5p Vendace Drive, 236.5p Potholm, 235.5p Oakwoodholl Fleckvieh 247.5p Nethermains 228.5p, 227.5p, 213.5p, 210.5p, 209.5p Nethermains 206.5 The Howes Simmental 243.5p Gerrard House, 223.5p Hill House, 221.5p Howgillside Aberdeen Angus 239.5p, 233.5p (x3), 229.5p (x2), 226.5p Potholm, 223.5p Glenluce Holstein 238.5p, 233.5p Bectonhall, 225.5p, 221.5p Hazel Head, 217.5p, 212.5p, 211.5p, 203.5p Walby Farm, 216.5p, 215.5p Bectonhall, 213.5p Park House, 211.5p East Farm, 210.5p, 207.5p, 204.5p Hawkshole, 208.5p Evening 205.5p Kirtlebank, 203.5p Walby Hall, 200.5p Trailflat, 199.5 West House, 199.5p Chalk Lodge Beef Shorthorn 229.5p Duncrahill, 226.5p Stockholm Farm Holstein 229.5p Gaitsgill Hall, 215.5p, 203.5p, 199.5p Musgrave, 203.5p Broathill, 191.5p Branetrigg Blonde 227.5p Oakwoodhill Longhorn 223.5p Brownrigg Dairy Shorthorn 221.5p, 219.5p Norwegian Red 214.5p Kirkbride Saler 212.5p Glassonby Friesian 209.5p, 203.5p, 201.5p Middle Farm 208.5p Wood End, 206.5p, 203.5p Whitlawside, £191.5p High House Hereford 207.5p Crosby, 207.5p Burn House Charolais 201.5p The Square Belted Galloway 195.5p Red Flatt The Gill Montbeliarde 194.5p Kirkbride Jersey 129.5p Trailflat 115.5p Dexter 99.5p Longsyke

CAST BULLS – 7 Stock Bulls on offer Messrs Pattinson & Son Walby Hall sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus for 1263kg, 216.5p, £2608 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Reay, St Oswald Farm sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 1130kg, 214.5p, £2423 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Brown, Willows farm sold a limousin stock bull for 906kg, 231.5p, £2097 to Eric Hall

Leading prices per head: Aberdeen Angus £2608 Walby Hall Limousin £2423 St Oswalds £2097 Willows Saler £1975 Greenfield

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 231.5p Sunnyside, 214.5p St Oswalds Aberdeen Angus 206.5p Walby Hall Saler 198.5p Greenfield Belted Galloway 187.5p Burn House

PRIME SHEEP: A smaller show of hoggs were forward on the week averaging a very respectable 238ppk and £110 per head. Handy weight hoggs were the trade of the day with an SQQ average of 257p which is up 10p on the week. Topping the sale was an outstanding 49kg Dutch Texel from E M Johnston, Springfield selling for £152.5. Top price per kilo went to M & GS Nelson, Braithwaite for a smart pen of three 39kg Dutch texels selling to 341ppk.

Leading prices per Head: Dutch Texel £152, £134, £138 (x2), £135, £133, £132, £130, £128, £123 Unity Farm, £135, £126 Riggshields, £135, £128, £120 Ashfield, £133 Braithwaite Texel £146, £140, £137, £130 High Mindork, £145, £144, £139 Blue Dial Farm, £136 Denton Mains, £135 Flimby Hall, £134, £133, £130, £128 (x3) Basco Dyke, £133 Ewan Close, £130 Micklethwaite, £128 Bank View, £128 The Green. Beltex £142, £134, £128 (x2), £125 Old Rectory Farm, £141, £130 Farewell Grange, £141, £135, £132, £136, £125, £124 Hollands, £127, £123 The Throp Blue Texel £121, £120, £118 Stanger Hill Suffolk £121 Hollands, £114 The Green, £110 High Mindork, £108, £107 Cumcatch, £108 Stone Flatts, £108 Ewan Close, £107, £106 Roe Farm, £106 Mirkbooths, £106, £104 Midtown, £104 The Nook Greyfaced £113 Stanger Hill, £105 Ewan Close, £105 Lawston Farm, £105 Blue Dial, £104 The Nook, £104 Denton Mains, £102 Hollands £101 Mirkbooths, £101 Cumcatch, £101 Moss Side House, £100 Farewell Grange, £99 Reaygarth, £99 Coomb Crag Hampshire Downs £110 Reaygarth Blackface £105 Dundraw Farm, £103, £97 Lambhill, £100 (x2), £94 Laws Hall Hill/ Cheviot £108 Dundraw, £104 Cumcatch

Leading prices per Kilo: Dutch Texel 341p, 278p Braithwaite, 316.7p, 304.8p, 3009 (x2), 293.6p, 281.3p Unity Farm, 314p, 304.8p, 293.9p Ashfield, 311.2p Springfield, 287.2p, 280p Riggshields Beltex 337.5p, 320.5p, 315.5p, 300p, 297.6p Hollands, 320.5p Farewell Grange, 317.5p, 315.4p The Throp, 312.5p, 285.1p, 285.1p Old Rectory Farm, 290.2p Shank Castle Texel 318.2p, 310.6p High Mindork, 316.3p Denton Mains, 309.1p, 275.6p Ewan Close, 306.8p, 279.1p Flimby Hall, 294.9, 278 Blue Dial, 292.6p, 288.9p, 279.5p High Mindork, 292.3p, 290p, 286.4p, 285.1p, 281.4p, Basco Dyke, 273.7p Hayton Brow Suffolk 295.1p Hollands, 224p Roe Farm, £220.4p, 218.4p Cumcatch, 216.3p Mirkbooths, 216.6 Midtown, 216 Stone Flatts, 212.2p The Nook, 211.1p The Green Blue Texel 281p, 250p, 246.9p Stanger Hill, 263.2 Braithwaite Blackface 237.8p, 234.1p South Lambhill, 232.6p, 232.6p, 230.5p LawsHall Greyface 231.8p Hollands, 218.8p Lawston, 217.4p Farewell, 216.3p Fisher, 216 Cumcatch, 211.6p Denton Mains, 210.6p Coombe Crag Hill/ Cheviot 226.1 Cumcatch

CAST EWES & RAMS:  All classes a flying trade today and many more could have been sold with an overall average of £104/head.  Topping at £179 for a pair of Texel crosses from E M Johnston, Springfield,  Suffolk ewes sold to £141 from M & GS Nelson, Braithwaite Hall.  Mules sold to £121 from TD & S Watson, Beech House.  Easycare ewes topped at £97 from R Harrison & Sons, Peddar Hill while Swaledale ewes topped at £87 for a pen of 6 from W I Foster, Coombe Crag.

Leading Prices: Texel £179 £155 £143 £137 £129 Springfield Farm, £147 (x2) Braithwaite Hall £147 £137 Ewan Close, £139 £127 Long Park, £131 The Square, £120 The Throp   

Suffolk £141 (x2) £129 Braithwaite Hall, Dutch Texel £135 Great Easby Farm, £133 Springfield Farm, £131 Ewan Close, Beltex £133 Ewan Close, Grey Faced £121 £109 Beech House £115 Long Park, £109 Merryshield £99 Great Easby Farm, Easy care £97 Peddar Hill, Swaledale £87 Coombe Crag £61 Cross Close, £61 Branch End Farm, £57 Coombe Crag £55 Denton Mains.

Rams: Texel £119 Branch End Farm,

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