Borderway Sale of Store & Breeding Sheep

On Monday, 24^th April Harrison and Hetherington conducted the sale of 258 ewes & lambs in Borderway Market. The recent good weather & hogg trade has seen confidence grow with many ringside buyers being short of requirements. Topping the sale was a Texel shearling with a pair of Texel lambs from B Harrison, Low Haven for £128 per life (£384 per outfit). The same home topped the Mules who sold shearlings with Suffolk lambs to £99 a life (£297 per outfit). Mules saw an extreme large lift with a total breed average of £90.65 per life. Aged ewes topped at £108 for a broken mouthed Texel cross ewe with two fine lambs from T Greenbank, Bolton Hall, Wigton. Hoggs & lambs topped at £115 for a Texel hogg with single lambs from NJ & JM Todhunter, Wigton.

A wonderful show was forward with many more needed to satisfy the ever-growing demand at Borderway.

Contact our Auctioneer for more information. Joe Bowman 07736 883670

Leading Averages:

Harrison, Low House – 49 to average £99.33

T Greenbank, Bolton Hall – 23 to average £95.48

Weatherston, Edges Green - 30 to average £90

Pigg, Chesterwood – 51 to average £89.18

WM Dotchin, Cumcatch – 14 to average £89.14

Leading prices per head

Ewes and Lambs: Texel £108 Low House, £108, £100, £90, £87, £86 Bolton Hall, £99, £86 Cumcatch, £90 Edges Green, £86, £80 Cumcatch, £85, £80, £78 Westfields Mules £74, £71 Hurlbarrow Farm, £71, £69 Westfield

Hoggs and Lambs: Texel £115, £112, £104, £96, £93 Greyrigg

Shearlings & Lambs: Texel £128, £108 Low House, £113 Chesterwood, £110 Greyrigg Beltex £106 Greyrigg Mules £99, £95 (x2), £94 Low House, £90, £78 Chesterwood

Store Sheep: Texel £100 Wolf Hills Farm