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Date: 29 May 2023 | Primestock

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Borderway Primestock Sale

Borderway, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2RS

PRIME CATTLE: A reasonably good show for a Bank Holiday with 44 forward selling to a very good trade throughout with five steers selling over £2200 and fifteen selling over £2000.  Top overall on the day was a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Dixon, Lesson Hall, Wigton at £2277.03 for 731kgs, next best was 765kg from Messrs Cape, Kirklands Guards, Wigton at £2245.28.  Charolais from Messrs Dixon, Lesson Hall, Wigton to £2256.21 for 774kgs and British Blue crosses to £2185.19 for 742kg from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle.  Best pence per kilo was a 692kg Limousin cross from Messrs Craik, Waterside, Castle Douglas.

Heifers saw a day’s top of £2078.07 again from Messrs Craik, Waterside for 678 kgs.  Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse, Carlisle sold 730kgs to £2076.85.  Top overall pence per kilo at 323.5p went to Messrs Little, Greenhill, Wigton for 564kg.

Many more could have been sold to vendors advantage and cattle are required for next Mondays sale

Please do not hesitate to contact auctioneer Grant Anderson, on 07872 129274.

Leading prices per head
Steers: Limousin £2277 Lesson Hall, £2245 £2123 Kirkland Guards £2234 £2202 £2107 The Lake £2190 £2064 £1993 Waterside Farm £2180 £2179 Hoddomtown, £2034 £1923 Prior Hall, £1899 Bothel Parks, Charolais £2256 Lesson Hall £1964 Bothel Parks, £1941 Nutholm Farm, British Blue £2185 The Lake. 

Heifers: Limousin £2078 £1901 £1760 Waterside Farm, £2076 £1955 £1909 Nealhouse Farm, £1932 Mirkbooths £1919 Nutholm Farm, £1824 Greenhill, £1797 Setmabanning Farm, £1748 Bothel Parks, £1723 High Aketon British Blue £1869 Campfield Farm,

Leading Prices per Kilo:
Heifers:
Limousin 323.5 299.5 291.5 Greenhill Farm, 317.5 Setmabanning Farm, 309.5 303.5 289.5 High Aketon, 306.5 297.5 289.5 Waterside Farm, 303.5 Bothel Parks, 303.5 299.5 Nealhouse Farm, 293.5 Nutholm Farm, 291.5 Mirkbooths, British Blue 267.5 Campfield Farm

Steer: Limousin 316.5 297.5 291.5 Waterside Farm, 315.5 Bothel Parks 312.5 311.5 291.5 The Lake 311.5 Lesson Hall 303.5 297.5 Hoddomtown, 293.5 290.5 Kirkland Guards, Charolais 307.5 Bothel Parks 291.5 Lesson Hall 278.5 Nutholm Farm, British Blue 294.5 The Lake.

PRIME BULLS: A much smaller entry of only 43 Prime bulls forward on Bank Holiday Monday in Borderway whereby bulls met a fantastic trade throughout selling to a days top of £2722.28 for a 981kg Aberdeen Angus from Messrs Rae, Boghead, Dumfries.  Simmentals to £2126.25 from Messrs Gwynne, Castlewigg, Newton Stewart both purchased by A & D Meats and a 674kg British Blue cross from Messrs Mitchinson, Beck House, Carlisle to £2018.63 purchased by Jewitt Meats.  Top overall pence per kilo of 299.5p went to the aforementioned British Blue cross from Messrs Mitchinson.

Black and white bulls were forward in short supply and not a lot of flesh to be had either.  The best of the day was a 574kg Holstein from Messrs Irving, Bectonhall, Canonbie to £1294.37 purchased by A & D Meats.

Many more Bulls required and next week’s Sale   Please advise entries by calling or text to Auctioneer Grant Anderson on 07872 129 274.

Leading Prices per head:

Aberdeen Angus £2722 Boghead Farm, £1747 £1742 £1695 Down Hall £1557 Mirkbooths, Simmental £2126 Castlewigg Farm, £1897 Beck House, British Blue £2018 £1764 £1733 Beck House £1864 Bectonhall, £1732 Burtholme Farm, £1673 Mirkbooths, Limousin £2017 Bridge End £1969 £1905 £1811 £1809 Beck House £1693 Mirkbooths £1662 High House, Blonde £1799 Beck House, Beef Shorthorn £1763 Frankstown Farm, Holstein £1294 Bectonhall, Holstein Friesian £1273 £1261 Burtholme Farm.

Leading Prices Per Kilo: British Blue 299.5 273.5 272.5 265.5 Beck House 279.5 Bectonhall, 274.5 Burtholme Farm, Limousin 297.5 294.5 284.5 283.5 Beck House 279.5 Bridge End 263.5 High House, Beef Shorthorn 289.5 Frankstown Farm, Simmental 283.5 Castlewigg Farm, 281.5 Beck House, Blonde 278.5 Beck House, Aberdeen Angus 277.5 Boghead Farm, 246.5 246.5 240.5 Down Hall 241.5 Mirkbooths, Holstein 225.5 Bectonhall Holstein Friesian 217.5 211.5 207.5 Burtholme Farm.

CAST COWS: A very pleasing entry of 200 cast cows was forward on Monday with all classes being in great demand. Messrs Pinguey, High House sold the top priced Limousin x cow for 854kg at 247.5p totaling £2113 bought by Frankie Smart. Smith & Shepherd, Glebelands sold the top priced British Blue x cow for 789kg at 261.5p totaling £2063 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk sold a Limousin cow for 740kg at 267.6p totaling £1979 to Owain Llyr. Pearsbyhall Farming sold a Limousin x cow for 824kg at 239.5p totaling £1979 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Oliver, Cawfields’ run of cows topped 754kg at 259.5p totaling £1956 and 811kg at 237.5p totaling £1926 and 642kg at 271.5p totaling £1743 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick, Messrs Roberts & Les Fell.

A great demand for all dairy cast cows. Messrs Ramsey, Dockray Hall sold the top priced Friesian cow for 870kg at 205.5p totaling £1787 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Workman, Beeches sold the top priced Montbeliarde x cow for 794kg at 223.5p totaling £1774 to Messrs Roberts. Messrs Little & Son, Kirkbride House sold the top priced Norwegian Red cow for 820kg at 211.5p totaling £1734 to Scotbeef. Messrs Davidson, Muirhouse sold the top priced Holstein x cow for 794kg at 209.5p totaling £1663 to Scotbeef. Anguswell Ltd sold the top priced Holstein x heifer for 630kg at 225.5p totaling £1420 to Alan Jarvis.   

Leading prices per head: Limousin £2113 High House, £1979 Upper Brydekirk, £1973 Pearsbyhall Farm, £1956, £1926, £1838, £1756, £1743, £1584 Cawfields, £1942, £1810 Cracrop Farm, £1773 Glebelands, £1697 Street Head, £1681 Thackwood, £1667 Mossband Hall, £1605 Wham Head Farm British Blue £2063 Glebelands, £1713 Thackwood, £1693 Hesleywell, £1534 Cawfields Simmental £1858 Castlewigg Farm Friesian £1787 Dockray Hall, £1479 Greyrigg, £1465, £1425 Bowness Hall Montbeliarde £1774 Beeches Norwegian Red £1734, £1439 Kirkbride House Holstein £1663, £1551 Muirhouse, £1420 Anguswell Farm, £1384, £1359 Greigslands, £1384 Flatt Bank, £1317 Gaitsgill Hall Farm Aberdeen Angus £1634 Barwhanny Farm, £1614, £1485 Whitehall Farm, £1485 Longbank, £1420 Pearsbyhall Farm Holstein Friesian £1497, £1402 High Ploughlands, £1443 Thackwood Farm, £1427 Hardgrove, £1375 Garrard House, £1364 Espland Hill Fleckvieh £1220 Girthhead Shorthorn £1458 Dockray Hall Hereford £1370 Partridge Nest, £1370 Dirrops Blue Grey £1126 Wallish Walls Jersey £913 The Gill

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 279.5p, 263.5p Cracrop Farm, 271.5p, 259.5p, 249.5p, 245.5p, 237.5p, 235.5p Cawfields, 167.5p Upper Brydekirk, 251.5p Street Head, 249.5p Glebelands, 247.5p High House, 239.5p Pearsbyhall Farm, 237.5p Bank Farm, 237.5p Thackwood British Blue 261.5p Glebelands, 237.5p Hesleywell, 233.5p Thackwood, 233.5p Cawfields Aberdeen Angus 257.5p, 255.5p Whitehall Farm Simmental 233.5p Castlewigg Farm Holstein 225.5p, 219.5p Anguswell Farm, 219.5p Gaitsgill Hall Farm, 217.5p, 199.5p Greigsland, 209.5p, 201.5p Muirhouse, 201.5p Flatt Bank, 197.5p Wolfa Montbeliarde 223.5p Beeches Shorthorn 219.5p Pearsbyhall Farm Friesian 215.5p Bowness Hall, 205.5p Dockray Hall, 195.5p Greyrigg Holstein Friesian 213.5p Petteril Side Farm, 211.5p, 191.5p High Ploughlands, 195.5p Muirhouse, 193.5p Hazel Head, 193.5p Broomhills, 191.5p Gate Farm, 191.5p East Scales, 191.5p Wolfa Norwegian Red 211.5p, 197.5p Kirkbride House Hereford 211.5p Partridge Nest Blue Grey 205.5p Wallish Walls Dairy Shorthorn 195.5p Dockray Hall Jersey 163.5p The Gill

CAST BULLS: Only 2 stock bulls forward today and topped at 1046kg at 219.5p totaling £2295 to Owain Llyr for a Limousin from Messrs Paul & Sons, Greigsland.

Leading prices per head: Limousin £2295 Greigsland

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 219.5p Greigsland

PRIME SHEEP: A massive show of sheep this bank holiday Monday saw record numbers forward with a massive 1015 ewes 1110 hoggs and 510 lambs forward, this being unseen at this centre for the time of year and representing a ewe numbers record.

The 1010 ewes sold to a whopping £300 for pure Texel ewes from TJ Magee with plenty selling over £200 a head, Mules sold to £152 for first time consignors M/s Teasdale, Grindin Hills, Hexham with cast tups selling to £219 for a pen full again from TJ Magee.

A nice number of lambs forward with plenty pens selling well in excess of 400ppk this despite top end types in short supply. Leading the sale at £190 was M/s Maughan, Beck Farm selling to 413ppk. Top pence per kilo at 446.2p from Messrs Merrall, The Green

Over 1100 hoggs this week with meated types of all weights and grades a flying trade once again, with hoggs from 28-72kgs forward and all wanted with pen after pen over 300ppkg, topping the sale at £188 was a pen of 3 Texels from Messrs McGarva, Horseclose Farm, Annan.

Signing off the hoggs season in style was M/s Fell Stanger Hill , Wigton who has supported Borderway and Kirkby Stephen markets with sheep well over the last few months, John lead the pence per kilo at 364.4p for Blue Texel hoggs.

A massive Thankyou to all vendors for making Monday a bank holiday to remember

LAMBS: Leading prices per Head: Suffolk £190, £152 Beck Farm, £162(x2) The Green, £160, £157, £151 New Sandsfield, £159, £152 Ellerslea, £158 Beck Farm, £157, £155(x2), £152 Gill Farm, £156 The Spinney, £156, £154 Wetheral Shields, £154 School Farm Texel £182, £174 The Green, £181, £169 Old Rectory Farm, £178 High Boonwood, £176, £175, £172 Wavercroft, £176 Lakeland View, £172 Maple Road, £172 Cowranside Farm, £172, £171 Mirkbooths, £172 School Farm, £172 The Hill, £171 Orton Rigg Farm, £169 Cardewlees Farm, £168 Brocklerigg Dutch Texel £178, £172, £156, £152(x2) Lakeland View, £169, £167, £165, £159, £145 Springfield Farm Zwartbles £176 Woodhousehill, £160 Chapel House, £110 Rietfontain Charollais £176, £166, £160, £158 Springfield Farm, £164, £162 Maple Road Dorset £148 Maple Road Bleu Du Maine £140 Brow Top, £138 Woodhousehill

Leading prices per Kilo: Texel 446.2p, 389.7p, 387.2p The Green, 433.3p Cardewlees Farm, 430.8p West Shaftoe Farm, 420p Wavercroft, 410.3p Maryfield Farm, 410p, 390.7p Midtown Farm, 409.5p Mirkbooths, 407.1p, 400p Orton Rigg Farm, 404.5p, 390.7p High Boonwood, 400p Brow Top, 400p, 390.5p, 390.2p School Farm,  Dutch Texel 445p, 422.2p, 419.5p, 400p(x2) Lakeland View, 407.7p, 366.7p, 347.9p, 345.2p, 296.5p Springfield Farm Suffolk 413p, 351.1p, 345.5p Beck Farm, 378.4p Leigh Croft, 368.2p, 346.5p, 344.7p The Green, 361p Cardewlees Farm, 357.5p Lakeland View, 353.3p Ellerslea, 352.3p(x2), 337.8p Gill Farm, 346.7p The Spinney, 346.7p Wetheral Shields, 343.2p New Sandsfield, 342.2p School Farm, 340.9p Buninver Road Charollais 400p, 360.9p, 352p Springfield Farm, 328p, 324p Maple Road, 309.8p Springfield Farm Bleu Du Maine 341.5p Brow Top, 336.6p Woodhousehill Zwartbles 303.4p Woodhousehill, 275.9p Chapel House, £275 Rietfontain Dorset 205.6p Maple Road

Prime Hoggs: Leading prices per head: Texel £188, £180, £176, £174 Horseclose Farm, £186, £171, £170 The Wreay, £184, £177, £176 Sunny Gill Farm, £184, £174 Field House, £180(x2) Hollins Farm, £178, £172 Kirtleton House, £176, £170 Maple Road Suffolk £184 Chapel House, £178, £145 Fern House, £160 Kirtleton House, £158 Maple Road, £146 Slealands, £110 Stone House Blue Texel £164, £155, £150, £150, £147, £136, £131, £118 Stanger Hill Blackface £154 Dollard Farm, £119, £107, £96 Street Head, £113 Cairnbowie Farm, £100 Barrhill Avenue, £94 Pasture House Farm Hill Cheviot £152 Horseclose Farm, £130, £98 Orton Rigg Farm Greyfaced £146 Mirkbooths, £142 Kirtleton House, £135 Branch End Farm, £117 Home Farm, £100, £95 Stone House,  Beltex £140 Winterhope Farm, £120(x2), £117 Stone House Rouge £126 Ashknowe Herdwick £112 Church Farm, £112, £100 Cairnbowie Swaledale £86, £80 Whitehead Hill Farm

Per Kilo: Blue Texel 364.4p, 357.1p, 344.7p, 319.6p, 312.5p, 303.9p, 295.7p, 287.8p Stanger Hill Texel 353.5p Greengate Well Farm, 345.8p, 333.3p, 321.4p Hollins Farm, 338.8p, 335.3p The Wreay, 337.7p High Springfield Farm, 334.7p, 323.4p Low Wallhead, 334.6p, 331.8p, 325.6p Field House, 332.1p Horseclose Farm, 330p, 327.8p Fell End, 329.2p, 325.9p Sunny Gill Farm, 322.4p Kirtleton House Beltex 341.5p Winterhope Farm, 315.8p(x2), 292.5p, 272.7p(x2) Stone House Suffolk 322.2p, 291.8p Fern House, 310.6p Slealands, 246.2p Kirtleton House, 243.1p Maple Road, 242.1p Chapel House, 239.1p Stone House Hill Cheviot 302.3p, 222.7p Orton Rigg, 226.9p Horseclose Farm Blackface 302p Dolland Farm, 297.4p Cairnbowie Farm, 284.8p Pasture House Farm, 264.4p, 261p, 240p Street Head, 238.1p Barrhead Avenue, 234.3p, 229.4p West Stobswood, 223.7p, 202.3p South Lambhill, 218.8p Penny Hill Park Rouge 293p Ashknowe Badger Face Herdwick 287.2p Church Farm, 280p Cairnbowie Farm Greyfaced 275.5p Mirkbooths, 265.9p Home Farm, 264.7p Branch End Farm, 253.6p Kirtleton House, 250p, 220.9p Stone House, 242.4p, 228.6p Penny Hill Park, 222.9p Shankfield Head Texel 268.4p Field House

CAST EWES: Leading prices per head: Texel £260 Maple Road, £230 West End Farm, £205, £160 Roachburn Farm, £198, £170, £152 The Hill, £190 Wavercroft, £182(x2) Buninver Road, £176 The Croft, £168 Cardewlees Farm, £165, £160, £152, £150 Maple Road, £156 Horseclose Farm, £155 Newbampton Farm, £155 Dollard Farm, £155 High Boonwood  Beltex £180, £150(x2), £140, £125 Dinwoodie Green Farm Charollais £170 Low Farm, £138 Barrhill Avenue, £136 Springfield Farm, £125 Ashknowe, £106 Buninver Road Suffolk £168, £155, £142(x2), £135, £130 Buninver Road, £160 Town Head Farm, £152, £138 Low House, £142 West Stobswood, £138 Ardvarney Road, £134 Raygarth Field Farm, £132, £128 West Moor End Farm, £130 Ballymena Road Greyfaced £152, £122 Grindon Hill, £132 Stone House, £124, £122 Knottyholm, £120 High Boonwood, £119 West Stobswood, £118 Leigh Croft, £117 Ballymena Road, £115 West Moor End Farm, £115 Penny Hill Park, £111 Raygarth Field Farm Zwartbles £150 Buninver Road Bleu Du Maine £145 Maple Road Dutch Texel £145, £138 Springfield Farm, £102 Ashknowe, £80 Springfield Farm Hill Cheviot £130 Ballymena Road, £122, £88 Castlehill, £120, £112 Buninver Road, £84 Barrhill Avenue Badger Face Texel £128 Ardvarney Road Dorset £126 Ardvarney Road, £120 Maple Road Blackface £120, £98, £90 Buninver Road, £100, £94 Grindon Hill, £98 West Stobswood, £94 Maple Road, £86 Ballymena Road, £80 Barrhill Avenue Swaledale £100(x2) Roachburn Farm Herdwick £90 The Square  

Cast Ram: Texel £300, £225, £219, £178(x2), £175 Maple Road, £200 West End Farm, £180, £162 Dollard Farm, £175, £158 Lanehead Farm Charollais £182 Buninver Road, £148, £144 Maple Road Suffolk £175 Ballymena Road, £160, £156 Maple Road, £152 West Moor End Farm Leicester £170 Farewell Grange Dorset £165 Maple Road Dutch Texel £165 Farewell Grange Hampshire Down £158 Buninver Road Hill Cheviot £150 Maple Road Swaledale £145 Buninver Road Beltex £130, £126(x2) Maple Road Teeswater £128 Ashknowe

Sale Contacts
David Holliday                                  07710 189804                   Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
Grant Anderson                                07872 129274                   Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
James Little                                        07872 840685                   Prime Sheep

Rory Livesey                                      07535 001541                    Cast Sheep