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Date: 12 June 2023 | Primestock

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Borderway Primestock Sale

Borderway, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2RS

PRIME CATTLE: A larger show of 66 prime steers and heifers forward selling exceptionally well, 20 cattle sold at or over £2000 per head, while 6 sold at £2200 or above to a day’s overall top of £2439.45 for 834kgs British Blue steer from Messrs Smithson, Bloan Farm, Kirkby Stephen.  Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle sold another to £2385.57 for 749kgs and £2333.61 for 774 kgs.  Messrs Nicholson also sold top Limousin cross to £2206.80 for 720kgs.  Messrs Bell, Hoddomtown, Lockerbie to £2203.41 for 726kgs and Messrs Dixon, Lesson Hall, Wigton to £2192.50 for 737kg.  Blonde crosses to £2072.82 for 716kgs from Messrs Carruthers, Grassgarth, Carlisle and Charolais to £2015.64 from Messrs Byers, Ellen Bank, Wigton.  Top pence per kilo of 318.5p was paid to Messrs Nicholson, for their aforementioned 749kg British Blue Cross.

Heifers sold to £2050.43 for a 701kg Limousin from Messrs Nimmo, Bogside, Wishaw and to £1978.10 for 604kgs from Messrs Dent, Elm House, Appleby. Top overall pence per kilo of 327.5 went to Messrs Gass, Nunscluugh, Carlisle for their 604kgs.  Messrs Miller, High Aketon, Wigton sold their best to 314.5p for a 514kg Limousin cross to Steven Wilson

Many more could have been sold to vendors advantage and cattle are required for next Monday’s sale. Please do not hesitate to contact auctioneer Grant Anderson, on 07872 129274.

Leading prices per head
Steers: British Blue £2439 Bloan Farm, £2385 £2333 £2224 The Lake, Limousin £2206 The Lake, £2203 £2010 Hoddomtown £2192 £2182 Lesson Hall £2185 £2123 Halfway Well, £2156 £2026 Lords Close, £2072 £1983 £1969 Kirkland Guards, £2066 Grassgarth £2058 Bloan Farm, Blonde £2072 Grassgarth, Charolais £2015 £1956 Ellen Bank, Aberdeen Angus £1619 Blackpark Farm.

Heifers: Limousin £2050 Bogside Farm, £1978 Nunscleugh £1957 Elm House £1946 £1877 Cold Shields £1831 £1737 The Flatt £1783 £1705 Kelbarrow, £1723 West End Farm, £1699 £1690 High Aketon, British Blue £2010 Elm House £1592 The Flatt, Charolais £1722 Nunscleugh, £1515 High Aketon.

Leading Prices per Kilo:
Heifers: Limousin
327.5 Nunscleugh 314.5 309.5 304.5 302.5 298.5 293.5 High Aketon 311.5 Osborne Farm, 309.5 291.5 Cold Shields 305.5 297.5 293.5 Kelbarrow, 303.5 West End Farm, 292.5 Bogside Farm, British Blue 290.5 Elm House 274.5 The Flatt, Charolais 287.5 High Aketon.

Steers: British Blue 318.5 303.5 301.5 The Lake, 292.5 Bloan Farm, Limousin 306.5 The Lake 305.5 303.5 Hoddomtown 303.5 287.5 (x2) Kirkland Guards, 297.5 High Aketon 297.5 292.5 Lesson Hall, 294.5 Lords Close 292.5 289.5 Halfway Well, 288.5 Mirkbooths, 287.5 Bloan Farm, Blonde 289.5 Grassgarth, Aberdeen Angus 259.5 Blackpark Farm.

PRIME BULLS: A good offering of 115 prime bulls forward with trade sharper on the week.  New vendors reaped rewards as they returned to the live ring.  Topping the sale at £2295.69 was a 749kg Limousin from Messrs Campbell, Strawfrank, Lanark, with Messrs Nimmo, Bogside Farm, Wishaw selling 715kgs to £2170.03.  More locally Messrs Cowx, Hudscales, Wigton sold 733kg to £2158.69 and Messrs Nixon, Huntershall, Wigton to £2116.98 for 684kgs.  Charolais to £2286.66 for 827kgs from Messrs Goldie, Greenfield, Annan.  Aberdeen Angus crosses to £2080.92 for 709kgs from Messrs Carse, South Ord, Berwick Upon Tweed and Simmental crosses to £1939.52 for 704kg from Messrs Brown, Abune the Brae, Dumfries.  Top overall pence per kilo of 309.5 was paid to Messrs Nixon, Huntershall, Wigton for 684kgs.   Black and White bulls peaked at £1741.17 for 727kg, Friesians from Messrs Clark, Whins Farm, Lockerbie.  Holstein Friesians to £1484.04 for 664kg from Messrs Armour, Milton Farm, Moffat and Holsteins to £1453.73 for 639kgs from Castlesteads Farm, Penrith.  Messrs Clark, Whins also had top pence per kilo of 239.5p

Please advise entries for next week’s sale where both new and old custom will be welcomed. Please call Grant Anderson on 07872 129 274.

Leading Prices per head: Limousin £2295 £1841 £1722 Strawfrank £2170 Bogside Farm, £2158 Hudscales £2116 £1734 Hunters Hall, £2078 Nunscleugh £2071 £1976 South Ord, £1962 Reddings,  £1899 Abune the Brae, £1771 £1714 Miller Hill, Charolais £2286 Greenfield £1990 £1969 South Ord £1743 £1727 The Laythes, Aberdeen Angus £2080 South Ord, £1794 £1628 Blackpark Farm, £1631 £1521 1510 Down Hall, £1519 Justicetown, British Blue £1992 £1622 Justicetown Farm, £1605 Collochan Farm Simmental £1939 Abune the Brae, £1686 Collochan Farm, £1643 Blackpark, Friesian £1741 £1594 £1427 Whins Farm, £1514 Steel Hall, Holstein Friesian £1484 £1212 Milton Farm, £1424 £1349 £1297 £1284 £1213 £1197 £1195 £1183 £1168 £1139 Greentowers Farm, £1194 Barwinnock Farm , £1189 Barnbarroch Farm, Holstein £1453 £1325 £1196 £1131 Castlesteads  £1273 £1219 £1180 Musgrave Hall, Montbelairde £1346 £1248 Seymour Farm.

Leading Prices Per Kilo: Limousin 309.5p, 306.5p, 299.5p Hunter Hall, 307.5p, 306.5p, 297.5p Strawfrank  Farm, 305.5p South Ord, 303.5p Bogside Farm, 296.5p Reddings, 294.5p Hudscales Aberdeen Angus 293.5p  South Ord, 257.5p  Blackpark Farm, 251.5p Justicetown Farm, Charolais 276.5p Greenfield 260.5p, 257.5p South Ord, 251.5p  The Laythes Simmental 275.5p Abunethe Brae, 268.8p Collochan Farm British Blue 271.5p, 268.5p Collochan Farm 269.5p, 253.5p Justicetown Friesian 239.5p(x2), 235.5p Whins Farm, 229.5p Steel Hall Montbelairde 234.5p Seymour Farm Holstein Friesian 231.5p, 226.5p, 225.5p, 221.5p, 220.5p, 215.5p, 214.5p, 212.5p, 209.5p Greentowers Farm, 223.5p, 221.5p Milton Farm, 217.5p Barwinnock Farm Holstein 227.5p, 225.5p, 209.5p(x2) Castlesteads,  218.5p, 215.5p, 213.5p, Musgrave Hall, Ayrshire 205.5p Plaskettlands.

CAST COWS: A much larger show of 367 cast cows and stock bulls was forward with an increased ring side of buyers ensuring that Borderway drives the trade up.

140 beef cows forward. Messrs Hall, Riding Hill Farm’s run of British Blue x and Limousin x cows sold to a top price of 743kg at 307.5p totaling £2284 for a British Blue x, 810kg at 253.5p totaling £2053 and 768kg at 261.5p totaling £2008 for Limousin x’s bought by Charles Kirkpatrick, Frank Smart and Michael Helliwell. Messrs Nimmo, Bogside Farm sold a Limousin x cow for 860kg at 263.5p totaling £2266 bought by Frank Smart. Messrs Mitchell & Sons, Mirkbooths sold a Limousin cow for 775kg at 271.5p totaling £2104 to Sean McGimpsey. Smith & Shepherd, Glebelands sold a Limousin x cow for 778kg at 267.5p totaling £2081 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Millar & Partners, Crookholm Farm sold a Limousin x cow for 844kg at 243.5p totaling £2055 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Anderson, Dalton Grange’s run of cows topped at 700kg at 293.5p totaling £2054 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton House sold a Maine Anjou cow for 865kg at 237.5p totaling £2054 to Frank Smart. Messrs Goldie, Greenfield sold the top priced Charolais cow for 819kg at 235.5p totaling £1928 to Messrs Roberts. Messrs Graham, Miller Hill sold a British Blue x cow for 585kg at 291.5p totaling £1705 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Twentyman, Osborne Farm sold a British Blue x cow for 678kg at 289.5p totaling £1962 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Campbell, Strawfrank Farm sold a Limousin cow for 637kg at 285.5p totaling £1818 to Sean McGimpsey.

227 dairy cast cows sold to a trade as hot as the day. Bluestone Farming’s run of non-UK Fleckvieh cows topped at 935kg at 183.5p totaling £1715 and 847kg at 197.5p totaling £1672 bought by Les Fell and Phillip Bowes. Messrs Little, North Greenhill sold the top priced Holstein x cow for 784kg at 215.5p totaling £1689 to Jewitt Meats. Messrs Robinson, Burthholme Farm’s run of Holstein x cows topped at 903kg at 181.5p totaling £1638 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Fisher & Co, Geltside Farm sold a Holstein x heifer for 728kg at 223.5p totaling £1627 and 696kg at 229.5p totaling £1597 both purchased by Alan Jarvis. Messrs Davidson, Muirhouse sold a Holstein x cow for 870kg at 185.5p totaling £1613 to Les Fell. Messrs Little & Son, Kirkbride House sold the top priced Norwegian Red cow for 806kg at 199.5p totaling £1607 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Magnay, Greenwrae sold the top priced Montbeliarde x cow for 746kg at 215.5p totaling £1607 to Les Fell. Messrs Hall & Co, Whitlawside sold Friesian heifers for 578kg at 227.5p totaling £1314 and 521kg at 221.5p totaling £1154 to Bill Howard and Alan Jarvis. Messrs Livingston, Kirtlevale sold a Holstein x heifer for 652kgs at 225.5p totaling £1470 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Byers, Woodslee sold a Holstein x heifer for 588kg at 221.5p totaling £1302 to Les Fell.

Leading prices per head: British Blue £2284, £1858, £1749 Riding Hill Farm, £1962 Osborne Farm, £1875 Laverockhall, £1705 Miller Hill, £1581 Newtown Farm, £1559 Hayclose, £1531 Bolton Wood Lane Limousin £2266 Bogside Farm, £2104 Mirkbooths, £2081, £1982 Glebelands, £2055 Crookholm Farm, £2054, £1982, £1840, £1800 Dalton Grange, £2053, £2008 Riding Hall Farm, £1918 South Ord, £1894, £1834 Frankland Prison, £1892 Duncrahill Farm House, £1873, £1818 Strawfrank Farm Maine Anjou £2054 Kirtleton House Charolais £1928 Greenfield Simmental £1908 Duncrahill Farm House, £1588 Blackpark Farm Fleckvieh £1715, £1672, £1487, £1415, £1388 Nethermains Farm, £1505 Stoneraise Place Holstein Friesian £1689 North Greenhill, £1638, £1586, £1378 Burtholme Farm, £1627, £1597 Geltside Farm, £1592, £1563 Tempest Tower, £1528 Park House Farm, £1475 Highwood Nook, £1459 Southview Farm, £1419 Blencogo House, £1389 Barwinnock Farm, £1355 Hadderdale, £1355 Southerfield Hall, £1344 Broompark, £1341 South View Farm, £1308 Southview Farm Beef Shorthorn £1678, £1635, £1577 Frankland Prison, £1635 Whitehills Farm Holstein £1613, £1576, £1337 Muirhouse, £1517, £1309 Bridgehouse Farm, £1470, £1414 Kirtlevale, £1409 Kirtlebank Farm, £1409, £1269, £1251 Blencogo House, £1360, £1249 Park House, £1253 Stoneraise Place, £1239, £1230 Low Wood Montbeliarde £1607, £1431, £1392 Greenwrae, £1487, £1467, £1275, £1263 Knockeffrick, £1289 Geltside Norwegian Red £1607 Kirkbride House, £1272 Low Wood, £1257 Geltside Farm Aberdeen Angus £1573, £1561 Kiltersan Farm, £1569 Newtown Farm Ayrshire £1528 Horseclose Farm, £1293 Burtholme Farm Galloway £1405, £1381 Barquhill Hereford £1363 Burgh Head Farm Friesian £1358, £1202 Gelt Hall Farm, £1314, £1154 Whitlawside Farm, £1295 Micklethwaite Farm, £1229, £1123 Brackenthwaite Farm, £1199 Barrowmoor Farm, £1185 High House Shorthorn £1325 Ireby Hall Farm Brown Swiss £1236 Low Wood Dexter £1167 Kiltersan Farm Dairy Shorthorn £1092 Parton Farm Jersey £961, £951 Holme Head Farm

Leading prices per kilo: British Blue 307.5p, 267.5p Riding Hill Farm, 291.5p Miller Hill 289.5p Osborne Farm, 255.5p Laverockhall Limousin 293.5p, 273.5p, 267.5p, 263.5p, 261.5p(x2), 259.5p Dalton Grange, 285.5p, 253.5p Strawfrank Farm, 271.5p Mirkbooths, 267.5p, 257.5p Glebelands, 263.5p Bogside, 261.5p, 253.5p Riding Hill Farm, 255.5p Haythwaite Lane Farm, 251.5p Farhills Aberdeen Angus 255.5p, 215.5p Kiltersan Farm, 219.5p Black Cleugh, 211.5p Newtown Farm, 207.5p The Laythes Simmental 239.5p Duncrahill Farm House, 215.5p Town End Farm, 215.5p Blackpark Farm, 211.5p Fowrass Farm Maine Anjou 237.5p Kirtleton House Pietmontese 235.5p Mill Street Charolais 235.5p Greenfield, 213.5p Merryshield Holstein Friesian 229.5p, 223.5p Geltside Farm, 221.5p Woodslee, 217.5p Southerfield Hall, 215.5p Hadderdale, 215.5p North Greenhill, 211.5p Blencogo House, 209.5p Burtholme Farm, 193.5p(x2) Tempest Tower, 191.5p Haythwaite Lane Farm Friesian 227.5p, 221.5p Whitlawside Farm, 197.5p Gelt Hall Farm, 197.5p High House Holstein 225.5p, 209.5p Kirtlevale, 219.5p Kirtlebank Farm, 215.5p(x2) Low Wood Beef Shorthorn 217.5p Whitehills Farm, 215.5p Duncrahill Farm House Norwegian Red 217.5p Low Wood, 199.5p Kirkbride House Montbeliarde 215.5p, 211.5p Greenwrae, 207.5p, 203.5p, 193.5p Knockeffrick Galloway 215.5p(x2) Barquhill Hereford 209.5p Burgh Head Farm Fleckvieh 197.5p Nethermains Farm, 193.5p Stoneraise Place Shorthorn 197.5p Ireby Hall Farm Dairy Shorthorn 195.5p Parton Farm Ayrshire 193.5p Horseclose Jersey 175.5p Holme Head Farm

CAST BULLS: 11 stock bulls forward. Bromfield Farms sold the top priced Angus bull for 1261kg at 187.5p totaling £2364 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Denis Cadzow & Co sold am outstanding Limousin stock bull for 1019kg at 227.5p totaling £2318 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Hall & Co, Whitlawside Farm sold the top priced Hereford stock bull for 1056kg at 185.5p totaling £1958 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Potts, Chapel House sold a Limousin stock bull for 926kg at 209.5p totaling £1939 to Owain Llyr.

Leading prices per head: Aberdeen Angus £2364 Bromfield Hall, £2021 Kiltersan Farm Limousin £2318 Duncrahill Farm House, £1939 Chapel House Hereford £1958 Whitlawside Farm

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 227.5p Duncrahill Farm House, 209.5p Chapel House Simmental 189.5p Hartbush Farm Aberdeen Angus 187.5p Bromfield Hall Hereford 185.5p Whitlawside Farm

SHEEP: Another great show of sheep for June in all sections as the prime and cast sheep ring in Borderway really builds momentum with new buyers and vendors once again finding their way to Rosehill this week. A large show of ewes kicked off proceedings with all classes less on the week these topped at £215 for Texels from TJ Magee, Strathbane, selling to Lancashire Direct Halal Ltd. Lean ewes are far more in demand than overly fat ewes. Prime lambs sold beyond all expectations with an overall average of 331ppk being 30 – 40p beyond other outlets selling today. Peter Urwin, Hill House led the way with Beltex lambs at £204 & £202 selling to Borland Foods Ltd Peter also lead per kilo at 454.8p to a pen of 42kg lambs which sold at £191 to Vivers Scotlamb. A very mixed offering of hoggs where meat was a great trade to a top of £182 for Texels from RD Horn, Field House, Penrith.

PRIME SHEEP

Leading prices per head: Beltex £204, £202, £191, £167 Hill House, £190, £185, £180, £178 Wood Head, £188, £176 Bengall, £175, £162 (x2) Stubbsgill, £169, £154 Upper Tinwald Texel £182, £180, £170, £168 Seymour House, £180 Nelson Hill Farm, £180, £170 (x2) Cardew Hall £172, £165 Wavercroft, £172 Boggle Hall, £170 Braithwaite Hall, £170 (x2), £165 Rottington Hall, £170 Harley Croft, £168 Bleabank, £165 New Sandsfield  Dutch Spotted £178, £160, £158 Lakeland View, £153, £149, £148, £147, £145 Springfield Suffolk £164, £144 Rottington hall, £162, £158 (x2), £148 (x2) Mirlaw House, £162, £147 Whitehouse, £156 Beck Farm, £150, £149 Bengall, £148 Seymour £148 The Tofts, £147 New Sandsfield, £144 Braithwaite Hall, £144 Newmains Greyfaced £150, £149 Ribton House Badger Faced £150 Bridgestone Charolais £146 Blackwell Farm Zwartbles £145 Wetheral Shields South Down £142 Steel Hall Millennium Bleu £131 Corrie Field

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex 454.8p, 434p, 429.8p, 400p, 388.4p, 375.6p Hill House, 434.1p, 422.2p, 419.5p, 418.6p, 411.1p Wood Head 419p, 408.7p Bengall £393 Upper Tinwald 364.6p, 360p Stubbsgill Dutch Texel 445p, 415.8p, 410.3p Lakeland View Texel 425p, 370p Harley Croft, 418.6p, 395.7p Seymour House, 414.6p, 410.8p, 410p, 409.1p, 400p, 386.4p, 365p Cardew Hall, 395.3p Braithwaite Hall, 395.3p, 386.4p, 386p Rottington Hall, 367.4p Cowranside, 367.3p Nelson Hill Farm, 364.4p Bengall Farm Suffolk 381.4p, 342.9p Rottington Hall, 345, 329.3p The Tofts, 344.2p, 338.6p, 326.1p Bengall, 342.9p Newmains, 342.1p, 340p Howgillside,336.6p Whitehouse, 336.2p, 336.2p, 330.6p Mirlaw House, 328.9p Seymour, 328.2p Lakeland View, 327.8p Leigh Croft, 327.3p Braithwaite Badger Faced 375p Bridgestone Millenium Bleu 327.5p Corrie Field Zwartbles 322.2p Wetheral Shields Charolais 317.4p Blackwell Farm South Down 309.5p Steel Hall Greyfaced 292.2p, 288.5 Ribton House

Prime Hoggs

Leading prices per head: Texels £182, £166, £158, £140 Field House, £174, £156 Reservoir Farm, £168 Town Head, £158 Shadwick Cottage, £156 Ballymagorry, £154 Woodbank, £144 (x2) Ewan Close, £142 (x2), £140 Ribton House  Greyfaced £144, £140 Brampton Fell Suffolk £132 Ballymagorry Herdwick £112 North Scales

Leading prices per kilo: Texels 322.4p Shadwick Cottage, 311.1p, 303.8p, 297.4p, 291.2p Field House, 306.4p, 282.4p Ewan Close, 305.3p, 283.7p Reservoir Farm, 302.1p (x2), 280p Ribton House, 294.7p Town Head, 288.9p Ballymagorry, 285.7p Tundergarth Mains, 280.9p Stone Flatts Greyfaced 288p Brampton Fell Herdwick 280p North Scales

Ewes

Leading prices per head: Texel £205, £170 (x2), £166, £152  Ballymagorry, £195 Cracrop, £168 Stubbsgill Farm, £166, £152, £146, £140 West Cocklaw, £156, £142 (x2) Lakeland View, £148 Fell End, £142, £142 Swallow Heights, £140 Doagh, £140 Ewan Close Suffolk £142 Swallow Heights, £136, £122 Oakbank, £134 Outer Woodhead, £132 Braithwaite Hall, £130 West Cocklaw, £122, £120 Barrhill Avenue Leicester £130 Doagh, £120 West Cocklaw Greyfaced £114 Oakbank Farm, £109 Pasture House, £109 Reservoir Farm, £108 Corrie Field £108 Ribton House, £106 Stone Flatts, £104 Lintley Farm, £102 Fell End, £102 Merryshield Blackfaced £105 Doagh Swaledale £98 Ewan Close (Wade), £92 Ewan Close (Faulder)

Rams: Texel £215, £150 Ballymagorry, £180, £158 Pasture House, £150 Lintley Farm Suffolk £140 West Cocklaw Hill/ Cheviot £140 Ballymagorry

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