Borderway Annual Spring Suckled Calf show & Sale

Harrison & Hetherington held their two day Special March Show and Sale of Continental Store Cattle.  This has always been a much-anticipated sale but the last couple of years has seen it reach new levels. Vendors from the South Coast of England, Wales, Yorkshire and up to the Highlands of Scotland joined local vendors who now view this as the number one destination for their cattle with new vendors again making the switch.

Friday night saw a show of unrivalled quality with 100 calves presented for Judge Mr James Nisbet to cast his expert eye over.  Hospitality was kindly provided by local Master Butcher, Steven Wilson, Corby Hill with A W Jenkinson Ltd and Tynedale Farm Supplies providing the Sponsorship, we thank all parties for their generous support.

Winning the Championship at this event is no mean feat but to do it two years in a row is truly special, achieving this was John and Mandy Smith Jackson, Hightown, Haltwhistle with their Limousin heifer, she sold on Saturday morning for £6000 to the Judge.

Messrs Smith Jackson also claimed the bullock Champion and Reserve, the Champion being a Blue and the Reserve a Limousin which sold for £5000 and £3800 respectively to Messrs Sedgewick, Durham

Stealing the Show was the Reserve Champion heifer a British Blue shown by Messrs Robertson, Newton of Logierait, Perthshire who brought an exceptional run of 52 calves to the event.  This outstanding heifer set a new centre record of £15,000 selling to Lee Hopwood, Rochdale.

The sale on Saturday leaves the writer of this report dumbfounded, with words failing me in describing what unfolded ringside, so here are the facts.  5 cattle sold over £6000, 14 over £4000, 45 over £2000 and 71 over £1800.  The Prize winning heifers averaged a mind blowing £4313 with bullocks at £2168.57.  The overall sale average was £1577.47 which is up £300 on the year with heifers rising £370.31 and bullocks £254.19.

Unshown commercial cattle sold to a massive ring side of customers, topping at £5000 for a cracking Limousin heifer by Trueman Idol consigned by Messrs Priestley, Cracrop  with commercial bullocks selling to £2050 from Messrs Robertston, Logierait, £2040  from the same home and also at £2040 Messrs Scott, Gateside, Linlithgow.

Leading consignments (2 or more)
Smith-Jackson, Hightown 7 av. £3528.57
Lewis, Pentwyn 2 av. £3325
Harper, Greenwells 4 av. £3250
Hardisty, How Hall 5 av. £2630
Hall, Horsleyhill 3 av. £2566.67
Robertson, Newton Logierait 52 av. £2330.77
Williams, Nant Y Geiff 2 av. £2250
Priestley, Cracrop 9 av. £2108.89
Scott, Gateside 9 av. £1933.33
Bell, Haas Side 3 av. £1853.33

Prize Winners – 

Class 1A – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer
1^st           J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £6200
2^nd         JM & AM Lewis, Pentwyn, Pumpsaint, Llanwrda - £5000
3^rd          B Harper, Greenwells, Maddiston, Falkirk £3500
4^th        JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £4000

Class 1B – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer
1^st           JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £6000
2^nd         B Harper, Greenwalls, Maddiston, Falkirk £4500
3^rd          TJ Hall & Son, Horsley Hill, Hawick - £4000
4^th        Messrs Williams, Nant Y Geifr, Llanidloes - £2500

Class 2 – Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer (not shown in Class 1)
1^st           S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria - £3500
2^nd         K Watret, Maulscastle, Annan - £2500
3^rd          B Harper, Greenwells, Maddiston, Falkirk £3000
4^th        S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria - £2200

Class 3A – British Blue or British Blue Cross Heifer
1^st           J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £8000
2^nd         J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £4500
3^rd        J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £3000
4^th        T Laird & Son, Sunnyside & Carbello, Cumnock, Ayrshire - £1700

Class 3B – British Blue or British Blue Cross Heifer
1^st           J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £15000
2^nd         J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £4500
3^rd        J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £6500
4^th        J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £1800

Class 5 – Baby Beef Heifer (not shown in Classes 1-4)
1^st           Messrs Allen, Castle Garth, Thornton le Dale - £3800
2^nd         P & A Jarman, Brow Top, Workington - £2000
3^rd        DS Townsend, Quarry Farm, Broughton, Malton, North Yorkshire - £1500

Heifer Champion– JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland

Reserve Heifer Champion - J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry       

Class 6A – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Steer
1^st           JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £3800 
2^nd         R Wright, Woodend, Ardgour, Fort William - £4500
3^rd          J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £3000
4^th        Messrs Williams, Nant Y Geifr, Llanidloes - £2000

Class 6B – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Steer
1^st           J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £2800
2^nd         B Harper, Greenwells, Maddiston, Falkirk £2000
3^rd          JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £1600
4^th        TJ Hall & Son, Horsley Hill, Hawick - £1900

Class 7 – Limousin or Limousin Cross Steer (not shown in Class 6)
1^st           Messrs Hodgson, Woodfoot, Askham, Penrith - £1850
2^nd         J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £2050
3^rd          Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Kilnstown, Roweltown, Carlisle - £1600
4^th        P & A Jarman, Brow Top, Workington - £1650

Class 8 – British Blue or British Blue cross Steer
1^st           JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £5000 
2^nd         T Laird & Son, Sunnyside & Carbello, Cumnock, Ayrshire - £1620
3^rd          N Gill, Stonethwaite Farm, Keswick - £1650
4^th        J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £1900

Class 9 Any other Continental Cross or breed steer (not shown in class 6-8)
1^st           Messrs Richardson, Upper Samieston, Jedburgh - £1700
2^nd       Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Kilnstown, Roweltown, Carlisle - £1400
3^rd        AJ Stott, Longrow, Canonbie - £1820
4^th        Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Kilnstown, Roweltown, Carlisle - £1700

Class 10 – Baby Beef any breed Steer born on or after 1^st Aug 22 (not shown in Classes (6-9)
1^st           Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Kilnstown, Roweltown, Carlisle

Steer Champion– JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland
Reserve Steer Champion– JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle,

Overall Champion JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland
Reserve Overall Champion J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry

Leading prices:
Heifers: British Blue £15000 £8000 £6500 £4500 (x2) £3000 £1800 £1400 Newton of Logierait, £2200 £1950 £1650 £1480 Stonebyres Mains, £1750 Agars Hill Farm, £1700 Sunnyside Farm, £1650 Gracies Farm, £1620 Cracrop, £1540 Shaw Head, £1540 Vendace Drive, £1520 Hill Park Farm, £1500 Quarry Farm, £1450 Bridge Bank, £1420 Shaw Head, £1420 (x2) Hargill House, £1400 Stonebyres Mains, £1380  £1340 Grange Hall, £1360 Hargill House, £1360 Crooklands Farm, £1340 Nether Oakshaw, £1340 West Bowhill Farm, Limousin £6200 £2200 £2050 Newton of Logierait,£6000 £4000 £2600 High Town, £5000 £3000 Cracrop, £5000 Pentwyn, £4500 £3000 £2000 Brow Top Farm, £4500 £3500 £3000 Greenwells Farm House, £4000 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £3800 Castle Garth, £3600 (x2) £2600 Grange Hall, £3500 £3200 £2200 £1950 How Hall, £3100 Haas Side Farm, £2500 Maulscastle, £2500 Nant Y Geiff Farm, £2120 £1980 Gateside Farm, £2100 (x2) Sunnyside Farm.

Steers: British Blue £5000 Hightown, £1900 £1600 (x2) Newton of Logierait, £1650 £1520 Stonethwaite Farm, £1620 Sunnyside Farm, £1540 £1340 £1330 (x2) Hill Park Farm, , £1370 £1340 Walton Woodhead, £1360 (x2) £1330 Hargill House, £1300 Thirlwall Castle Farm, Limousin £4500 Woodend £3800 £1700 Hightown, £3000 £2800 £2050 £2040 £2000 £1960 £1900 £1900 £1720 £1700 £1660 Newton of Logierait, £2300 How Hall, £2040 £2020 £1840 £1800 (x2) Gateside Farm, £2000 Greenwells Farm House, £2000 Nant Y Geiff Farm, £2000 Brow Top Farm, £1900 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £1900 Edges Green, £1900 (x3) Longhouse Farm, £1880 The Steel Farm, £1850 Wood Foot, £1800 £1690 Grange Hall, £1800 Corrow Farm, £1700 Thirwall Castle Farm, Charolais £1820 Shaw Head £1700 Upper Samieston Farm, Galloway £1700 £1400 Kilnstown.