Date: 20 March 2023 | Primestock
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On Monday 20th March at Harrison & Hetherington conducted there weekly sale of Primestock which included the Annual spring Show & Sales on behalf of the Border Blue Club and the North West Limousins club.
The shows were judged by Mr Harry Emslie and kindly sponsored by RI Stampers Haulage
Class Results:
British Blue Classes
Class 1 British Blue cross steer
1st Hunter, Upper Brydekirk 689kg £2256.48
2nd Steel, Steeley Farm 737kg £2015.70
Class 2 British Blue cross heifer
1st Crichton, Loughrigg 620kg £2005.70
2nd Twentyman, Osborne Farm 633kg £1908.50
Class 3 British Blue cross cow
1st McGarva, Nether Abington 986kg £2657.27
2nd Watret, Northfield Park 855kg £2287.13
3rd Dixon, Westfield House 884kg £2647.58
Class 4 British Blue cross bull~
1st Watret, Northfield Park 655kg £2066.53
Champion: Hunter, Upper Brydekirk (Steer)
Reserve Champion: Crichton, Loughrigg (heifer)
Limousin Classes
Class 1 Limousin cross steer
1st Nicholson, The Lake 729kg £2278.13
2nd Studholme, Nealhouse 742kg £2333.59
3rd Bowe, Bothel Parks 761kg £2378.13
Class 2 Limousin cross heifer
1st Crichton, Loughrigg 662kg £2313.69
2nd Studholme, Nealhouse 638kg £2229.81
3rd Little, Greenhill 586kg £1966.03
Class 3 Limousin cross cow
1st Ridley, Haltcliffe 851kg £2276.43
2nd Livingstone, Kirtlevale 675kg £1684.13
3rd Livingstone, Kirtlevale 725kg £1816.13
Class 4 Limousin cross bull
1st Campbell, Strawfrank 685kg £2174.88
2nd Campbell, Strawfrank 618kg £1937.43
3rd Rome, Niven Hill 627kg £1990.73
Champion: Crichton, Loughrigg (heifer)
Reserve Champion: Studholme, Nealhouse (heifer)
PRIME CATTLE: 62 prime steers and heifers sold to an outstanding trade at Borderway weekly sale. Incorporated in today’s sale was the easter primestock show on behalf of the Border British Blue Club and the North West Limousin Breeders Club and was Kindly sponsored by Stampers Haulage, Wigton. The pre sale show was ably judged by Mr Harry Emslie, Aberdeen. Topping the sale overall was the Third prize Limousin cross steer from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton with their 761kgs to £2378.13 and was purchased by Mr Kitson, Yorkshire other Limousin crosses sold to £2333.59 for 742kgs for the second prize from Messrs Studholme, Nealehouse and third best price of £2309.64 went to Messrs Wilson, Petteril Hill for an unshown steer and purchased by Pioneer Foods. British Blues sold to £2256.48 for the 689kg first prize and Champion form Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk and purchased by John Penny, Leeds this was also top price per kilo of 327.5p. there was 16 bullocks sold for over £2000 per head. Messrs Little, Greenhill Farm, Wigton to 319.5p for a 626kg Limousin cross and was purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.
Heifers were forward in outstanding quality and averaged 314.9ppk throughout and £1919.19 per head. Topping this section was the presale Champion Limousin from James Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont which weighed 662kgs, 349.5ppk equating to £2313.69 and was purchased by the Judge Mr Harry Emslie, who purchased the top two priced heifers. Messrs Dixon, Lesson Hall, Wigton sold 682kgs to £2284.70. Messrs Crichton sold 663kgs to £2250.89 and the reserve champion Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Studholme, Nealehouse sold to £2229.70 for 620kgs and purchased by Mr Kitson, Yorkshire. Top price per kilo of 367.50 was attained by Messrs Little, Greenhill, Wigton with a 504kg Limousin cross and purchased by Owain Llyr Ruthin.
Leading prices per head
Steers: Limousin £2378, £2177 Bothel Parks, £2333 Nealhouse, £2309, £2170 Petteril Hill, 2278 The Lake, £2227, £2182 Hoddomtown, £2177 Bothel Parks, £2123, £1917 Steeley Farm, £2093 Newbiggin, £2003 Woodfield, £2000 Greenhill, £1888 Miller Hill British Blue £2256 Upper Brydekirk, £2137 The Lake, £2015 Steely Farm, £1900 Little Broomhills, £1829 Langhorn Holstein Friesian £1452 Carrick Dean
Heifers: Limousin £2313, £2250 Loughrigg, £2284 Lesson Hall, £2229, £2151 Nealhouse, £2147 Miller Hill, 2131, £2075 Newbiggin, £2064, £2021, £1904 Miller Hill, £1990, £1826 Brow Top Farm, £1981 Osborne, £1966, £1915 Greenhill British Blue £2005 Loughrigg, £1936, £1908 Osborne Farm
Leading Prices per Kilo:
Steers: British blue 327.5p Upper Brydekirk, 301.5p The Lake, 275.5p Little Broomhills Limousin 319.5p Greenhill, 318.5p Miller Hill, 316.5p Woodfield, 315.5p, 303.5p Petteril Hill, 314.5p Nealhouse, 312.5p, 307.5p Bothel Parks, 312.5p The Lake, 305.5p, 296.5p Hoddomtown, 303.5p, 301.5p, 290.5p Steeley Farm Holstein Friesian 217.5p Carrick Dean
Heifers: Limousin 367.5p, 335.5p (x2), 327.5p Greenhill, 349.5p, 339.5p Loughrigg, 349.5p Nealhouse, 337.5p The Green, 335p Lesson Hall, 334.5p, 325.5p Brow Top, 333.5p, 326.5p, 325.5p Miller Hill, 329.5, 327.5p Newbiggin, 327.5p Osborne British Blue 323.5p Loughrigg 301.5p Osborne Farm.
PRIME BULLS: A good entry of 75 prime bulls forward selling to a remarkable trade once again, quality was lacking but the best that arrived received a trade they deserved top overall was a 685kg Limousin who was the first prized bull from Messrs Campbell Strawfrank, Lanark achieving £2174.58and was purchased by Messrs Kirkpatrick, Lockerbie. The next best price of £2174.45 went to a 767kg Limousin cross from Messrs Stalker, Ratten Castle and purchased by A & D Meats. British Blues to £2066.53 for 655kgs first prize bull from Messrs Watret, Maulscastle, Annan and purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor. Top price per kilo of 323.5 went to a 629kg Limousin from Messrs Campbell, Strawfrank and this one was purchased by Frasers Butchers, Stranraer, Wormanby Farms, Burgh by Sands, Carlisle sold the top priced Holstein/ Friesian to £1803.75 for 962kgs and purchased by Me Alan Jarvis. Friesians to £1601.15 for 663kgs from Messrs Dickinson, High House, Wigton purchased by Jewitt Meats and top pence per kilo of £246.5 went to a 549kg Friesian form Messrs Preston, Wed Holme Wigton purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.
Leading Prices per head: Limousin £2174, £2059, £2034, £1937 Strawfrank, £2174 Ratten Castle, £1990, £1962 Niven Hill, £1880, £1820 Lowergate, £1561 The Howes, £1843 Burtholme, £1822 Kirkbride House British Blue £2066 Northfield, £1870 Hillhead, £1824 Lowergate, £1782 Musgrave, £1750 Burtholme, £1740 Randalinton, £1709 Langhorn Aberdeen Angus £1819, £1654, £1594 High Whinnow Farm, £1718 The Flatt Galloway £1838 Hillhead Holstein/ Friesian £1803 Wormanby, £1364 Burtholme, £1327, £1285 Whinnow Farm, ££1324 Ratten Castle Friesian £1601, £1360 High House, £1396 Croft House, £1353, £1244 Wed Holme House Holstein £1587 Musgrave Hall, £1414, £1369, £1304 Castlesteads Hereford £1569 Croft House Blonde £1513 High Whinnow Farm
Leading Prices Per Kilo: Limousin 323.5p, 217.5p, 313.5p, 305.5p Strawfrank, 317.5p, 312.5p Niven Hill, 291.5p, 270.5, 269.5p Lowergate, 286.5p Kirkbride House, 283.5p Ratten Castle, 269.5p Burtholme British Blue 315.5p Northfield, 273.5p Hillhead, 269.5p, 261.5p Lowergate, 269.5p Kirkbride, 268.5p, 260.5p Burtholme, 268.5p Musgrave, 266.5p Randalinton Galloway 285.5p Hillhead Aberdeen Angus 272.5p, 247.5p Whinnow Farm, 245.5p Cote House, 233.5p Randalinton, 233.5p The Flatt Hereford 259.5p Croft House Friesian 246.5p, 244.5p, 232.5p, 229.5p Wed Holme House, 241.5p, 232.5p High House Holstein 225.5p, 223.5p, 219.5p Castlesteads, 224.5p Musgrave Hall Blonde 242.5p High Whinnow Holstein/ Friesian 218.5p Ratten Castle, 217.5p, 215.5p High Whinnow Farm, 205.5p Burtholme
CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE – An increased number of 293 Cast cows and stock bulls were on offer with 97 of the cast cows being Beef bred.
Mr Neil Forrester, Down by Rigg sold two outstanding British Blue cows for 818kg, 333.5p, £2728 and 858kg 299.5p £2569 both purchased by David Holmes. Messrs McGarva, Nether Abington Farm, sold a Blue cow for 986kg, 269.5p £2657 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Dixon & Chappelhow, Westfield House Farm, sold a Blue x cow for 884kg, 299.5p £2647 to David Holmes. Messrs Watret, Northfield Park sold a Blue cow for 855kg 267.5p £2287 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe Farm, sold the top priced Limousin cow for 851kg, 267.5p £2276 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Watret, Northfield Park sold a Limousin x cow weighing 930kg, 229.5p £2134 to Charlies Kirkpatrick. Messrs Cleasby, Linden House sold the top priced Charolais cow for 773kg 273.5p £2114 and a Limousin cow for 643kg 305.5p £1964 to Michael Helliwell and Alan Jarvis.
196 Dairy cast cows were of offer. Messrs Carlile & Son, Becklees Farm, sold the top priced Holstein x cow for 940kg 179.5 £1687 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Carruthers, Glenzierfoot Farm, sold the top priced Fleckvieh heifer for 678kg 246.5p £1671 to Sean McGimpsey and a Dairy Shorthorn heifer sold for 649kg 245.5p £1593 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Hall & Co, Whitlawside Farm, sold the top priced Friesian cow for 899kg 179.5p £1613 again to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Cannon, Espland Hill sold the top priced Holstein x heifer for 717kg 217.5p £1559 to David Holmes
Leading prices per Head: British Blue £2728 £2569 Down by Rigg £2657 Nether Abington Farm, £2647 Westfield House Farm, £2287 Northfield Park, £2000 Greenhill Farm, £1782 Woodhall, Limousin £2276 Haltcliffe Farm, £2134 Northfield Park £2080 Whitehead Brow £2044 £1984 £1940 £1776 £1770 £1637 Townfoot £1991 £1743 Vendace Drive £1964 Linden House, £1900 Brow Top Farm, £1840 Bonshawside £1816 Waterside Farm, £1816 £1684 Kirktlevale £1809 Meikleholm Farm, £1707 The Hill £1688 West Moorhouses, Charolais £2114 £1888 Linden House £1832 Meikleholm Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1964 £1597 Milton Farm £1746 Demesne Farm, £1624 Long Park, Beef Shorthorn £1821 Farlam Hill Farm, Holstein £1687 Becklees Farm, £1391 Smallthwaite House £1339 Askrigg Hall, Fleckvieh £1671 Glenzierfoot Farm , £1482 £1450 £1436 Askrigg Hall £1472 Stoneraise Place, Galloway £1668 Vendace Drive, Holstein Friesian £1636 £1592 Hardgrove £1622 Hawkshole £1610 Buckabank Farm, £1559 £1479 Espland Hill £1524 Randalinton Farm, £1478 High Pow £1468 Torpenhow Hall £1421 £1413 Evening Hill Farm, £1420 Newbampton Farm, £1386 Whitrigg Grange £1367 Burnside £1346 Glenzierfoot Farm, £1337 Southview Farm, £1336 Ellephant Farm £1318 Ladywells £1309 Low Row Scales, Friesian £1613 £1571 £1514 £1313 Whitlawside Farm, £1591 £1315 Dormanstead Farm, £1508 £1374 Rye Close £1491 £1387 Harelawhole £1319 Askrigg Hall, Dairy Shorthorn £1593 Glenzierfoot £1387 Boggle Hall, Hereford £1573 Demesne Farm, Montbelaride £1457 Beeches, Simmental £1799 £1759 Newbie Mains £1595 Northfield Park £1588 Meikleholm Farm, £1550 Brackenbank.
Leading prices per kilo: British Blue 333.5p, 299.5p Down By Rigg, 299.5p Westfield House Farm, 269.5p Nether Abington Farm, 267.5p Northfield Park, 267.5p Greenhill Farm, Limousin 305.5p Linden House, 281.5p Brow Top Farm, 279.5p, 270.5p, 269.5p, 249.5p Townfoot, 267.5p Haltcliffe Farm, 258.5p Bonshawside, 252.5p Whitehead Brow, 250.5p, 249.5p Kirtlevale, 246.5p Waterside Farm, 245.5p Greenhill Farm, 239.5p Hilltop Farm, 238.5p, 236.5p Vendace Drive, 236.5p Meikleholm Farm, Simmental 255.5p Brackenbank, 226.5p Newbie Mains, 215.5p Meikleholm Farm, Fleckvieh 246.5p Glenzierfoot Farm, 205.5p, 203.5p Askrigg Hall, 204.5p Stoneriase Place, 204.5p Laws Hall, Dairy Shorthorn 245.5p Glenzierfoot Farm, Aberdeen Angus 229.5p, 224.5p, 223.5p, 221.5p Milton Farm, 225.5p Stockholm Farm, British Friesian 227.5p, 211.5p, 205.5p Harelawhole, 195.5p Whitlawside Farm, 191.5p Askrigg Hall, Charolais 273.5p, 247.5p, 236.5p Linden House, Beef Shorthorn 226.5p Farlam Hill Farm, Galloway 222.5p Vendace Drive, Holstein Friesian 217.5p, 213.5p, 197.5p Espland Hill, 213.5p Newton Field, 206.5p High Pow, 203.5p Randalinton Farm, 195.5p Park House, 195.5p Stockholm Farm, 194.5p Torpenhow Hall, 194.5p Hardgrove, 190.5p South View Farm, Hereford 213.5p Demesne Farm, Montbelairde 205.5p, 202.5p Beeches, Holstein 203.5p Smalthwaite House.
CAST BULLS – A total of 7 Stock bulls were forward. Messrs Hunter, Stoneraise Place sold the top priced Angus Stock bull for 960kg 225.5 £2164 to Michael Helliwell. Messrs Beattie, Shield Green sold the top priced Limousin Stock bull for 852kg 247.5 £2108 to Owain Llyr.
Leading prices per head: Aberdeen Angus £2164 Stoneraise Place, Limousin £2108 Shield Green, £2097 Haythwaite Lane Farm, £1906 East Park, Holstein £1778 Bouch House.
Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 247.5p Shield Green, 213.5p East Park, Aberdeen Angus 225.5p Stoneraise Place.
PRIME SHEEP: A much larger show of hoggs were forward this week with many faces returning to the Borderway prime sheep ring with several new Vendors joining them too with all being treated to a fantastic rise in trade which left all vendors ecstatic. An overall average of 267ppk SQQ 280pppk or £122.80 was recorded.
Messrs McKie, Finniness Farm, Castle Douglas made his first trip to Borderway a memorable one, selling to a joint top price of £170 for Beltex hoggs which also lead the PPK league table at 395.3ppk selling to Mr Andrew Dawson with the consignment averaging £150.80 per head. Matching this price was Bruce Findlay, Easter Balgillo, Brechin again with Beltex hoggs at £170 purchased by Mr R Skelton.
A large consignment of Hill hoggs sold exceptionally well, to a top of £135 for a Cheviots from Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill, Wigton or to 284.1ppk for Cheviots from Caldcoates Beef, Glasgow, another new face at Borderway. Blackies sold to £125 from Messrs Harrison, Dundraw, Wigton and to 278ppk from Messrs Graham, Laws Hall, Longtown. Mules to £126 from Messrs Bendle, the Nook, Scaleby and to 257.8pp from Adam Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton.
Straight, handy weight, first cross lambs were a flying trade, with plenty 41-43kg lambs selling to 295-305ppk.
Leading prices per Head: Beltex £170, £156, £152 (x2) Finniness Farm, £170, £160, £155, £154, £149, £148 Easter Balgillo, £164, £163, £154, £153, £151, £148 High Mindork, £154, £150 High House, £150 Weary Hall Style, £149 Malletsheugh Farm, Texel £162, £150, £143, £142 (x2), £140 Blue Dial Farm, £150, £140, £138, £137, £136 Allerby Hall, £146 The Wreay, £145 Lanerton, £142 High Mindork, £141 Dundraw Farm, £140 (x2) Low House, £139, £137 Lonning Farm, £138 Moss Side House, Dutch Texel £151, £139, £138 (x2), £137, £132 Hightown, Blue Texel £144, £139, £133 Stanger Hill, £133 Low Moor, Suffolk £140, £136 High Mindork, £130, £127.50 Low House Farm, £129 Malletsheugh Farm, £126 Oakbank Farm, £125, £122, £118 Braithwaite Hall, £124 Jackson Rigg, £122, £117 (x2) Roe Farm, £121 Fell End, £117 The Lake, £117 Fell End, £117 Stanger Hill, North Country Cheviot £135, £123, £122 Stanger Hill, Hill Cheviot £128, £121.50, £121, £120.50, £117.50, £116.50 Malletsheugh Farm, £125, £121.50, £117 Easter Balgillo, £121.50 Orton Rigg Farm, £118.50, £117, £116, £115 East Bowhill Farm, £114 Laws Hall, £110 The Hollands, Mules £126 The Nook,£126 Beech Croft, £125 (x2) Jackson Rigg, £125 Hightown, £124 (x2) Shatton Lodge, £124, £123.50 Mirkbooths, £124 Blue Dial Farm, £123, £110.50 Brampton Fell Farm, £122.50 Broomhills, £120, £119 The Wreay, £118.50 Moss Side House, £118 Stanger Hill, £116 Stoneraise Place, £116 Hundith House, £115 Riggshields, Blackface £125 Dundraw Farm, £114 Swinsty Farm, £114 (x2) Laws Hall, Dorset £118, £114 Low Tarns, Swaledale £117, £116 Beech Croft, £116, £111 Roachburn Farm, £114 The Hollands, Herdwick £115 Stoneraise Place, Zwartbles £112 Stoneraise Place.
Leading prices per Kilo: Beltex 395.3p, 339.1p, 336.4p Finniness Farm, 372.1p, 369.6p, 369p Easter Balingo, 368.3p, 362.2p, 356.5p, 334.8p High Mindork, 367.6p Low House Farm, 363.2p, 359p, 356.4p The Hollands, 350p, 340.9p, 337.2p High House, 339.5p Sleightholme Farm, 333.3p (x2) The Throp, Texel 362.5p Lanerton, 341.5p, 306.3p, 305.7p Low House, 333.3p, 324p, 317.8p Blue Dial Farm, 325p The Lake, 319.1p Allerby Hall, 314.6p, 307.1p, 304.9p Braithwaite Hall, 313.5p Riggshields, 308p Orton Rigg Farm, 304.7p High Mindork, 302.7p Lanerton, 300p Mickley Grange Farm, 298p The Wreay, 297.9p Allerby Hall, 297.6p Harley Croft, Blue Texel 320p, 302.2p Stanger Hill, Dutch Texel 328.3p, 300p Hightown, Hill Cheviot 284.1p, 281.4p, 279.8p, 264.1p, 262p Malletsheugh Farm, 271.4p Laws Hall, 270p Orton Rigg Farm, 265.9p Easter Balgillo, 265.9p, 263.6p, 263.3p, 261.4p East Bowhill Farm, 264.1p Riggshields, 261.9p The Hollands, Blackface 278p, 265.1p Laws Hall, 255.1p Dundraw Farm, 253.3p Swinsty Farm, Mule 257.8p Hundith House, 252.2p Stoneraise Place, 252.1p Moss Side House, 251.1p, 246p Brampton Fell Farm, 251.1p Stanger Hill, 250p, 248.8p The Hollands, 250p Jackson Rigg, 248p (x2) Shatton Lodge Farm, 248p, 247p Mirkbooths, 248p Blue Dial Farm, 245.7p Riggshields, 245p Broomhills, 244.4p Reaygarth, Herdwick 267.4p Stoneraise Place, Suffolk 265.9p (x2) Roe Farm, 262.2p Braithwaite Hall, 260p The Lake, 256.6p High Mindork, 250p Low House Farm, North Country Cheviot 254.2p, 251p, 250p Stanger Hill, Dorset 250p Ehen Place, Swaledale 242.6p The Hollands, 242.5p Stoneraise Place.
CAST EWES & RAMS: The trade today hade to be seen to believed, as more buyers were in attendance, setting the trade alight. Topping at £185 for a Texel cross from Messrs Reid, Bengall, Lockerbie.
Jacob ewes sold to £127 for a pen of 3 from DA Holliday, Rashfield. Swaledales sold to £77twice for a pen of 5 from K & SM Johnson, Wolfhills and again for a pair from R Smith & Co, Roachburn.
Leading Prices: Texel £185, £181, £129 Bengall Farm, £181, £145 Low Moor, £180 East Park, £171 Orton Rigg Farm, £163 Braithwaite Hall, £145, £139, £125 Milton Mains, £141, £139, £137 Cherrytree House, Suffolk £149, £147 Braithwaite Hall, Zwartbles £141 Low Moor, Border Leicester £137 (x2) Bengall Farm, Jacob £127 Rashfield, Mule £105 Milton Mains, Swaledale £77 Wolf Hills Farm, £77, £75 Roachburn Farm, £61 Reaygarth, Blackface £67 Owlethirst, Hill Cheviot £65 Owlethirst.
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