Borderway Primestock Sale

PRIME CATTLE: A much smaller show of only 68 Prime bulls forward which would prove short of requirements as a rise in trade was seen on the week.  Twelve bulls sold over £2000 to a days top of £2578.95 for a 1042kg Charolais from Messrs Goldie, South Bowerhouses, Dumfries purchased by Worsley Wholesale Butchers.  Messrs Campbell, Thrunton, Alnwick sold 841kgs to £2384.24.  Limousins sold to £2516.37 for 821kgs from Messrs Donald, Denton Mains, Brampton and purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  Messrs Craik, Waterside, Castle Douglas sold 869kgs to £2507.07 to A & D Meats.  Messrs Thompson, Townfoot,  Melmerby, Penrith topped at £2465.68 for 784kg.  Simmentals from Messrs Lowry, New Steading, Lanark to £2163.75 for 750kgs and British Blues crosses to £2075.63 for 675kg from Messrs Jardine, The Yett, Lockerbie.

Top pence per kilo of 314.5p went to a 784kg Limousin from Messrs Thompson, Townfoot, Penrith purchased by Bowland Foods and British Blues to 307.5p for the aforementioned from Messrs Jardine, The Yett

Black and white bulls to £1758.75 for 750kgs Holstein Friesian from Messrs Pickering, Peel Flatt, Hexham.  A 670kg Friesian from Messrs Dickinson, High House, Wigton sold to £1504.15 purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor and a top pence per kilo of 243.5p went to Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown for a 577kg Friesian  purchased by Morgan Helliwell

Leading prices per head
Steers: Limousin £2311, 2107, 2045 Lords Close, £2286 Nealhouse, £2233 Bothel Parks, £2154, £2144, £2065 Waterside Farm, £2155, £2104, £2090, £2073 The Lake, £2117, £2111 Kirkbarrow, £2007 Miller Hill Charolais £2093 Bothel Parks British Blue £1830, £1771 Broomhill’s

Heifers: Limousin £2166 Nealhouse, £2014, £1895 Waterside Farm, £1972, £1888, £1843 Petteril Hill, £1902, £1726 Miller Hill, £1888 The Yett, £1836, £1786, £1716 Glebe Farm, £1714 Glenzierfoot Farm, £1658, £1652 Kelbarrow, £1639 Burnside British Blue £1785 Little Broomhills Charolais £1734 Burnside Belted Galloway £1546 Miller Hill Galloway £1430, £1413, £1393 Vendace Drive Aberdeen Angus £1379 Scroggiehill Farm

Leading Prices per Kilo:
Steers: Limousin 307.5p, 283.5p Miller Hill, 304.5p (x2), 287.5p, 282.5p The Lake 304.5p, 303.5p, 294.5p Lords Close, 304.5p, 279.5p Nealhouse,303.5p Bothel Parks, 292.5p, 286.5p, 280.5p, 279.5p Waterside Charolais 294.5p Bothel Parks British Blue 258.5p Little Broomhill’s

Heifers: Limousin 314.5p, 303.5p Miller Hill, 308.5 The Yett, 305.5p, 299.5p, 289.5p Glebe Farm, 302.5p, 296.5p, 288.5p Petteril Hill, £300.5p Nealhouse, 299.5p, 297.5p Waterside Charolais 295.5p Burnside British Blue 262.5p Little Broomhills Galloway 255.5p, 252.5p, 252.5p Vendace drive Belted Galloway 287.5p Miller Hill

PRIME BULLS: A much smaller show of only 68 prime bulls forward which would prove short of requirements as a rise in trade was seen on the week. Twelve bulls sold over £2000 to a days top of £2578.95 for a 1042kg Charolais from Messrs Goldie, South Bowerhouses, Dumfries purchased by Worsley Wholesale Butchers. Messrs Campbell, Thrunton sold 841kgs to £2384.24. Limousins sold to £2516.37 for 821kgs from Messrs Donald, Denton Mains and purchased by Bowland foods, Preston. Messrs Craik, Waterside, Castle Douglas sold 869kgs to £2507.07 bought by A & D Meats. Messrs Thompson, Townfoot topped at £2465.68 for 784kgs. Simmentals from Messrs Lowry, New Steadings up to £263.75 for 750kgs and British Blue crosses to £20775.63 for 675kgs and British Blue crosses to £2075.63 for 675kgs from Messrs Jardine, The Yett. Top price per kilo of 314.5p went to a 784kg Limousin from Messrs Thompson, Townfoot and purchased by Bowland Foods. British blues to 307.5p for the aforementioned from Messrs Jardine, The Yett. Black and White bulls to to £1758.75 fpr 750kgs Holstein Friesians from Messrs Pickering, Peel Flatt, Hexham a 670kg Friesian from Messrs Dickinson, High House, Wigton sold to £1504.15 purchased by Jewitt Meats and a top pence per kilo of 243.50 went to Messrs Graham, South Lambhill for a 577kg Friesian purchased by Morgan Helliwell.

Leading Prices per head: Charolais £2578, £1950 South Bowerhouses, £2384 Thrunton Limousin £2516 Denton Mains, £2507 Waterside Farm, £2465, £2398, £2348, £2286 Townfoot, £2344 The Lake, £2059 Gallowbery, £1914 The Yett Simmental £2163, £1977, £1835 New Steadings Farm British Blue £2075 The Yett, £1661 Randalinton, £1620 Orton Rigg Beef Shorthorn £1876 Peel Flatt Farm Holstein/ Friesian £1758 Peel Flatt Farm, £1585, £1439 Blackrigg, £1446 Bectonhall Aberdeen Angus £1654 Bectonhall, £1620 Shank Castle £1599 Justicetown Farm Sweedish Red & White £1505, £1409, £1345 South Lambhill Friesian £1504, £1417 High House, £1405 South Lamb Hill Fleckvieh £1357 South Lambhill Ayrshire £1231 Plasketlands

Leading Prices Per Kilo: Limousin 314.5p, 296.5p, 293.5p, 285.5p Townfoot, 308.5p The Lake, 306.5p Denton Mains, 294.5p The Yett, 290.5p Gallowberry, 288.5p Waterside Farm, 285.5p Willows Farm British Blue 307.5p The Yett,263.5p Justicetown, 258.5[ Orton Rigg, 258.5p Cote House Simmental 288.5p, 271.5p, 265.5 New Steadings Charolais 283.5p Thrunton, 270.5p South Bowerhouses Abredeen Angus 273.5p Justicetown, 248.5p Shank Castle, 241.5p Bectonhall Holstein/ Friesian 234.5p Peel Flatt Farm, 225.5p, 219.5p Blackrigg, 222.5p Bectonhall, 204.5p, 201.5p Orton Rigg Fleckvieh 228.5p South Lambhill Friesian 243.5p South Lambhill, 235.5p, 224.5p High House Beef Shorthorn 237.5p Peel Flatt Sweedish Red & White 230.5p, 228.5p South Lambhill Belted Galloway 227.5p Crawfords Ayrshire 216.5p, 205.5p Plasketlands

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE – A smaller show of 252 cast cows and stock bulls forward with 101 beef cows sold to average 216.42ppk. Gretna House Farms sold two outstanding Aberdeen Angus cows for 1149kg, 225.5p, £2591 and 974kg, 231.5p & £2254 both purchased by Alan Jarvis. Messrs Pearson, The Faulds sold the top priced Limousin cow for 796kg, 275.5p, £2192 bought by Sean McGimpsey. Mr Hamish Goldie, South Bowerhouses sold the top priced Charolais cow for 872kg, 245.5p, £2140 to Alan Jarvis. D A Harrison & Co Hill House Farms run of cows topped at 816kg, 259.5p & 2117 and 784kg, 257.5p, £2018 and 834kg, 249.5p, £2007 bought by Alan Jarvis and Charles Kirkpatrick (x2) Messrs Campbell & Son, Thrunton Farm sold a Charolais cow for 834kg, 249.5p, £2020 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Callion & Son, Lodge Farm sold a Lomousin Heifer for 600kg, 297.5p, £1785 to Charles Kirkpatrick.Messr Eve & Son, Stubbsgill Farm Sold a Limousin cow for 736kg, 255.5p, £1678 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning Farm sold a Limousin Cow for 736kg, 253.5p, £1865 to Morgan Helliwell.

151 Dairy Cast cows sold at Borderway with Bluestone Farmings run of Fleckvieh cows topped at 912kg, 210.5p, £1919 and 785, 239.5p, £1880, 948kg, 195.5p, £1853 and 842kg, 219.5p, £1848, 749kg, 243.5p, £1823 and 534kg, 251.5p, 1343 bought by Les Fell (x2), Sean McGimpsey, Charles Kirkpatrick, Morgan Halliwell and Alan Jarvis. Messrs Davidson, Muirhouse sold the top priced Holstein cross cow for 949kg, 192.5p, £1826 to Scotbeef. Messrs Barch, Woodclose Farm sold a Holstein cross cow for 902, 199.5p, £1799 to Scotbeef. Messrs Harrington, Mounsey Bank sold the top priced Friesian cow for 782kg, 202.5p, £1583 to Jewitt. Messrs Edmondson, Walloway sold the top priced Friesian Heifer for 566kg, 231.5p, £1310 to Capper Farming. Messrs Kerr & Son Gamerigg Farm sold the top priced Holstein cross heifer for 634kg, 223.2kg, £1416 to Capper Farming.

Leading prices per Head: Aberdeen Angus £2591 £2254 Mossknowe House, £1526 Balcraig Moor Farming Co, Limousin £2192 The Faulds £2117 £2018 £2007 £1852 £1748 £1713 £1709 Hill House Farm, £1865 Setmabanning Farm, £1785 Lodge Farm, £1766 Old Rectory Farm, £1719 Denton Mains £1716 Coupland Beck Farm, Simmental £1943 £1920 Newbie Mains £1837 Hill House Farm, £1800 £1714 Kirtleton House, Fleckvieh £1919 £1880 £1853 £1848 £1823 £1612 £1556 Nethermains Farm, Holstein £1826 £1658 £1520 Muirhouse £1799 Woodclose Farm, £1684 Castlesteads, £1565 £1508 Newbampton Farm, Maine Anjou £1733 Kirtleton House, Holstein Friesian £1675 £1648 Brownrigg Hall Farm,  £1611 Hadderdale £1545 Cote House Farm, £1519 Stoneybrook Farm, £1513 Marsh House, Beef Shorthorn £1596 Coupland Beck Farm £1547 Farlam Hill Farm, Stabiliser £1587 Enterber, Friesian £1583 Mounsey Bank £1425 Clarks Farm, Hereford £1427 Relief Jersey £1412 Halefield Farm, Dairy Shorthorn £1354 Halefield Farm, Danish Red £1349 £1304 Lambfield Farm.

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 297.5p Lodge Farm, 275.5p The Faulds, 259.5p, 257.5p, 247.5p, 243.5p, 238.5p, 229.5p Hill House Farm, 255.5p, 235.5p Stubbsgill Farm,  253.5p, 226.5p Setmabanning Farm, 239.5p Midtown Farm, 238.5p Meikleholm Farm, 236.5p Denton Mains, 235.5p Old Rectory Farm, 234.5p, 233.5p Wigton Hill House, 233.5p Coupland Beck Farm, 229.5p Thackwood, Fleckvieh 251.5p, 243.5p, 239.5p, 227.5p, 219.5p, 210.5p Nethermains Farm, Charolais 249.5p Thrunton Farm, 245.5p, 231.5p South Bower Houses, Beef Shorthorn 247.5p Coupland Beck Farm, 235.5p Farlam Hill Farm, Main Anjou 244.5p Kirtleton House, British Blue 232.5p Woodhall Farm, 223.5p Lodge Farm, Aberdeen Angus 231.5p, 225.5p Mossknowe House, 226.5p, 214.5p Balcraig Moor Farming, 214.5 Barwhanny Farm, British Friesian 231.5p, 209.5p Walloway, 204.5p King Hill, 202.5p Mounsey Bank, Simmental 228.5p Kirtleton House, 225.5p Woodhall Farm, Holstien Friesian 223.5p Gamerigg Farm, 213.5p, 212.5p, 209.5p, 207.5p Bongate Moor, 209.5p, 199.5p, 198.5 Brownrigg Hall Farm, 207.5p, 193.5p Sloehabbert Farm, 203.5p, 190.5p Hadderdale, 196.5p Southview Farm, 195.5p Stoneybrook Farm, 195.5p Randalinton Farm, 195.5p Bleaberry Rigg, 191.5p Cote House Farm, Staberliser 221.5p, 220.5p Enterber, Hereford 221.5p Relief Farm, Ayrshire 214.5p Plasketlands, Holstein 214.5p Lodge Farm, 199.5p Woodclose Farm, 196.5p, 190.5p Castlesteads, 195.5p, 190.5p Newbampton Farm, 192.5p (x2) Muirhouse, Danish Red 193.5p, 192.5p (x2), 191.5p Lambfield Farm, Jersey 175.5p Halefield Farm.

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 251.5p High Mansriggs, 224.5p Kirkburn Farm, 213.5p Gallowberry, Aberdeen Angus 217.5p Innerfield Farm, 208.5p Balcraig Moor Farming, 208.5p Highfield, Simmental 215.5p Dinnans, Charolais 215.5p South Bower Houses.

CAST BULLS – 11 Stock Bulls forward. Messrs Goldie, South Bowerhouses sold the top priced Charolais stock bull for 1237kg, 215.5p, £2665 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Gaitskell, High Field sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus Bull for 1127kg, 208.5p, £2349 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Campbell, Dinnaws sold the top priced Simmental bull for 1084kg, 215.5p, £2336 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Reid, Kirkburn Farm sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 985kg, 224.5p, £2211 to Morgan Helliwell.

Leading prices per head: Charolais £2665 South Bower Houses, Aberdeen Angus £2349 High Field, £2203 Innerfield Farm, Simmental £2336 Dinnans, Limousin £2211 Kirkburn Farm, £2132 High Mansriggs, Whitebred Shorthorn £2012 New House Farm.

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 251.5p High Mansriggs, 224.5p Kirkburn Farm, 213.5p Gallowberry, Aberdeen Angus 217.5p Innerfield Farm, 208.5p Balcraig Moor Farming, 208.5p Highfield, Simmental 215.5p Dinnans, Charolais 215.5p South Bower Houses.

PRIME SHEEP: A larger entry of hoggs today saw all classes rise in price again this week leaving further optimism for the rest of the season.  Although averages show a minor increase, a far heavier show with a smaller percentage of best export types saw the per head average rise to £111.32.

Kevin Sparke, Little Swinburn, Hexham brought his last load of lambs for the year and ended on a high topping the sale at £161 for a 60kg hogg selling to Mr M Lomax.  Willie Laird, Unity,  Brampton, brought his usual quality offering selling the top price per kilo at 380p for Dutch Texel lambs selling to Mr Robert Skelton.

Hill lambs sold well, in particular handy weights with Cheviots from Messrs Dotchin, Cumcatch to 256.1p.   Black Face  from Messrs Coulthard, Brisco Hill, Longtown to 251.2p with a top gross of £119 again for Blackies from Messrs Wilson, Street Head.

Leading prices per Head: Texel £161 £137 £130 Little Swinburne Farm, £155 Woodhousehill £155 £144 £142 Weary Hall Style £148 £132 Dundraw Farm, £144 Micklethwaite Farm, £141 £138 £137 £132 East Park, £138 Stone Flatts, £138 £132 Flimby Hall Farm, £135 Auchengray Farm, £130 Mirkbooths £130 Stone Flatts, Dutch Texel £158 £155 £152 £150 £147 £144 Unity Farm, £142 Low Wood Bank, Beltex £142 £146 £144 £134 £133 £124 Harley Croft £148 £137 Stoneraise Place, £140 (x2) The Throp £140 High House £140 Riggshields, £132 The Hollands, £124 Ashfield £124 Bowscale Farm,  Mule £130 £107 Auchengray Farm, £113 Branch End Farm, £112 The Nook  £110 £107 Round Meadows Farm, £109.50 £105.50  Mirkbooths, £109.50 Lawston Farm, £109 £106 Albyfield, £108.50 The Hollands, £105 Stoneraise Place, £104.50 Cumcatch Farm, £103 Farewell Grange £102 Coombe Crag, Suffolk £127 Mirkbooths £121 Kirkland Howe Farm £120 White House £117 Outer Woodhead £115 Stone Flatts, £115 Stoneraise Place £114 Albyfield £111.50 Midtown, £110 (x2) Roe Farm, Dutch Spot £124 Ingledene, Black Face £119 £112 Street Head £104.5 £103 £102 (x2) Brisco Hill £104 £103 Street Head, Charollais £108 Outer Woodhead, Dorset £107 Cumcatch Farm, Swaledale £107 Cold Shields £97 The Holland £92 Cold Shields, Hill Cheviot £105.5 £105 Cumcatch Farm.

Leading prices per Kilo: Dutch Texel 380 367.5 360 312.5 310.5 Unity Farm, 308.7 Low Wood Bank  305 Mossknowe Farm, Texel 352.3 270.5 Woodhousehill 336.4 280.9 Dundraw Farm,  334.1 307.70 Little Swinburne Farm, 329.8 289.80 Weary Hall Style 314.6 307 306.7 300 Flimby Hall, 281.6 East Park 274.5 Micklethwaite Farm, 270.6 Stone Flatts, Beltex 350 (x2) 327.5 The Throp 339.5 309.3 302.4 276.9 Harley Croft, 314.3 304.8 281.8 275 271.4 265.1 The Hollands 304.4 284.6 Stoneraise Place, 302.3 265.9 Bowscale Farm, 291.7 High House   269.6 Ashfield  266.7 Great Orton, Charollais 276.9 254.3 Outer Woodhead, Hill Cheviot 256.1 234.4 Cumcatch Farm, 241.7 236.4 Stoneraise Place, Black Faced 251.2 248.8 247.5 242.9 237.5 Brisco Hill 245.2 231.1 Street Head, 236.6 Foulsyke Farm, Mule 241.5 Branch End Farm, 232,2 Cumcatch Farm 230.9 229.3 229.3 Mirkbooths, The Hollands 230.4 Albyfield, 228.9 farewell Grange 223.5 Lawston Farm, 223.4 Stoneraise Place, Suffolk 234 Roe Farm, 233.7 Cumcatch Farm, 228.9 Stoneraise Place, 225.5 Stone Flatts 220.80 Outer Woodhead, Swaledale 215.6 The Hollands 214 Cold Shields.

CAST EWES & RAMS: Cast ewes would be the strongest trade of the season so far and many more could have been sold with 6 active buyers leaving well short of requirements. The sale topped at £191 for an outstanding pair of shapely texel crosses from J Dickinson Farming Company, High House, Hesket Newmarket, Beltex ewes topped at £147 from Alistair Dodd, Tundergarth Mains. Leicester rams topped at £157 for a pen of 3 from H. Huddleston, Round Meadows, Hexham.

Leading Prices: Texel £191, £141 High House, £135 Bowscale, £121 Ingledene, £111 Auchengray Beltex £147 Tundergarth Mains Leicester £129 Reaygarth Suffolk £125 Ingledene Dorset £125, £99 Low Tarns Teeswater £125 Ellonby Hall Romney £102, £85 Tundergarth Mains Greyfaced £101 White House, £95 Parklands, £93 Reaygarth, £91 Foulskyke Hill/ Cheviot £81 Dalveen Herdwicks £79 Auchengray, £65 Dalveen, £59, £53 Branch End Farm Swaledale £67, £59 Reaygarth, £65, £45 Cold Shields Clun Forrest £65 Kirkland

Rams - Texel £173, £149, £145 Round Meadows, £133, £115 East Park Leicester £157 Round Meadows, £125, £95 Tundergarth Mains Beltex £130 East Park Rouge £101 Brow Top