Borderway Primestock Sale

PRIME CATTLE: As like last week a major shortage of 35 prime steers and heifers forward seeing trade once again flying above any other outlet seeing 12 cattle sell over £2000 to a day’s overall top of £2226 for 777kg Limousin cross steer from Messrs Gribbon, Waterside, Dumfries and purchased by A & D Meats.  Messrs Bell, Hoddamtown, Lockerbie sold 730kgs to £2120.65 and purchased by Mr Eric Hall.  Charolais crosses sold to £2152.45 for 787kgs from Messrs Kennedy, North Cowshaw, Lockerbie and purchased by Mr Eric Hall.  British Blue steers peaked at £2134.82 for 692kg from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle and was purchased by John Penny, Leeds.  Top pence per kilo of 308.00 went to Messrs Nicholson, The Lake with their 692kgs British Blue cross.

Heifers sold to £2166.29 for 691kg from Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont, this heifer was also top overall pence per kilo at 313.5p and purchased by Steven Wilson Butchers Shop, Corby Hill, Carlisle.  Messrs Crichton also sold second top in a 730kg Charolais cross equating to £2127.95 and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Limousin heifers sold to a top of £1980.80 for 640kg from Messrs Blake, Halfway Well, Penrith and purchased by Mr Eric Hall.

Clean cattle are way short of requirements in Borderway at this time and vendors should look to take advantage of our trade compared to dropping trades elsewhere.

Please advise entries for next week’s sale by call or text to auctioneer call Grant Anderson on 07872 129274.

Leading prices per head
Steers: Limousin £2226 Waterside Farm, £2120, £2083 Hoddomtown, £2104, £2063 The Lake, £1740 Steel Hall, Charolais £2152, £2103, £2001 North Cowshaw British Blue £2134 The Lake, £1689, £1660 Broomhills.

Heifers: British Blue £2166 Loughrigg, £1432 Little Broomhills, Charolais £2127, £2082 Loughrigg Limousin £1980, £1953 Halfway Well, £1924 Howgillside, £1826 Orton Rigg, £1811 Haltcliffe, £1645 Sarkshields, £1625 £1609 Steeley Farm.

Leading Prices per Kilo:
Heifers: British Blue 313.5p Loughrigg Limousin 309.5p, 295.5p Halfway Well, 303.5p Howgillside, 302.5p, 294.5p, 290.5p Steeley Farm, 297.5p Sarkshields, 297.5p Haltcliffe, 293.5p, 289.5p, 284.5p Orton Rigg  Charolais 297.5p, 291.5p Loughrigg.

Steers: British Blue 308.5p The Lake Limousin 298.5p, 290.5p Hoddomtown, 298.5p, 293.5p The Lake, 286.5p Waterside Charolais 283.5p, 273.5p, 266.5 North Cowshaw.

Please advise entries for next week’s sale call Grant Anderson on 07872 129 274.

PRIME BULLS: A smaller entry of 70 Prime bulls forward selling to a very similar trade on the week, still best quality and fleshed bulls shone through.  Top overall was still a whopping £2702.40 for a 960kg Limousin from Messrs Struthers, Collielaw, Lanarkshire which was purchased by A & D Meats.  Simmentals to £1986.10 for 809kgs from Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton House, Lockerbie and the same vendors selling the top Maine Anjou to £1903.86 for 757kgs at only 12 months of age.  These bulls were purchased by Messrs Medcalf, Brookwood Abattoir and Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor.  Blonde crosses to £1917.51 for 794kgs from Messrs Muir, Cleughbrae, Dumfries purchased again by Jewitt Meats.  Top overall pence per kilo bull came from Messrs Bell, Winterhope, Lockerbie with a 663kg Limousin cross attaining 296.5p and purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston and Messrs Mitchinson, Beck House, Carlisle to 295.5 for a 643kg Limousin cross.  Black and white bulls topped at £1628.90 for a 961kg Holstein Frisian from Messrs Gemmell, Brownfield, Dumfries which was purchased by Alan Jarvis and a top overall pence per kilo of 235.5p was paid to Messrs White, Steel Hall, Hexham with their 548kg Friesian purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.

Please advise entries for next week’s sale by call or text to auctioneer call Grant Anderson on 07872 129 274.

Leading Prices per head: Limousin £2702 Collielaw, £1967 Newton High House, £1965, £1960, £1938, £1843 Winterhope, £1900, £1756, £1717 Beck House, £1744 Old Town Simmental £1986, £1926 Kirtleton House, £1833, £1819, £1760, £1716 Millhill, £1688 Cleughbrae Blonde £1917 Cleughbrae Maine Anjou £1903, £1884 Kirtleton House British Blue £1739 Old Town, £1551 Mirkbooths, £1517 High House Hereford £1701 The Height Aberdeen Angus £1666 Bectonhall, £1515, £1513 Justicetown Holstein Friesian £1628 Brownfield, £1479 Bectonhall, £1320, £1163 Milton Farm, £1293 Old Town, £1251 Mirkbooths, £1116 Barnbarroch Luing £1354 Beck House Friesian £1290 Steel Hall, £1273, £1222 Wed Holme House.

Leading Prices Per Kilo: Limousin 296.5p, 288.5p, 278.5p Winterhope, 295.5p, 274.5p Beck House, 291.5p Howgillside, 281.5p Newton High House, 281.5p Collielaw Maine Anjou 268.5p, 251.5p Kirtleton House Simmental 260.5p, 257.5p, 254.5p, 251.5p Millhill, 255.5p, 254.5p Cleughbrae, 250.5p Kirtleton House British Blue 256.5p, Old Town, 247.5p High House Aberdeen Angus 249.5p Bectonhall, 248.5p Justicetown Blonde 241.5p Cleughbrae Friesian 235.5p Steel Hall, 229.5p, 228.5p, 220.5p Wed Holme House Luing 233.5p Beck House Holstein Friesian 218.5p Bectonhall, 197.5p Old Town, 195.5p Mirkbooths, 189.5p Barnbarroch.

CAST COWS: A small show of 269 cast cows and stock bulls were forward on Monday.  Messrs Whiteley, Pond Farm, Thirsk sold 4 outstanding British Blue cows to average 929kg, 283.5p £2634 which topped at 952kg, 283.5p, £2698 and 935kg, 287.5p £2688 and 923kg 281.5p £2598 and 907kg 281.5p £2553 purchased by Owain Llyr x2 and Charles Kirkpatrick x2.  Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe Farm, sold a Limousin cow for 681kg, 253.5p £1726 and a Simmental x cow for 675kg 221.5p £1495 bought by Owain Llyr and Michael Helliwell.  Mr Steven Illingworth, Howgillside sold a Limousin cow for 823kg, 237.5 £1954 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick .  Messrs Stamper & Sons, Harriot Hill Farm sold a Limousin x cow for 665kg, 227.5 £1512 to Owain Llyr.  Messrs Read, Midtown Farm sold a British Blue x cow for 821kg, 225.5p £1851 to Michael Helliwell.  Messrs Henshall, Sarkshields Farm sold a Limousin cow for 711kg, 225.5p £1603 to Messrs Roberts.  Messrs Bird, High Wreay farm sold Limousin x cows for 817kg 219.5p £1793 and 792kg 215.5p £1706 both bought by Messrs Roberts.

A plain show of dairy cast cows were forward.  Messrs Rome, Fauldie sold a Holstein x cow for 885kg 177.5p £1570 to Philip Bowes.  Messrs Beaty, Langhorn Farm sold the top priced Montbelairde x cow for 883kg 175.5p £1549 to Les Fell.  Messrs Clark, Whins Farm sold the top priced Friesian cow for 800kg, 183.5 £1468 to Jewitts who also bought Messrs Hutchinson, The Hill, Friesian cow which sold for 782kg 185.5p £1450.  Castlesteads Farms sold a Holstein x heifer for 697kg 207.5 £1446 to David Holmes.

Leading prices per head: British Blue £2698, £2688, £2598, £2553 Pond Farm, £1851 Midtown,£1485 Temon Limousin £1957 Howgillside, £1793, £1706 High Wreay, £1726, £1580 Haltcliffe, £1615, £1468 Lairdlaugh, £1603 Sarkshields, £1557 Langhorn, £1555 New Sandsfield, £1533 Belzies, £1512, £1434 Harrot Hill, £1450 Thirlwall Castle, £1426 Meikleholm Simmental £1579 Meikleholm, £1546 Newbie Mains, £1518 Wynholm Farm, £1495 Haltcliffe, £1479 Springfield Holstein Friesian £1570 Fauldie, £1446, £1233 Castlesteads, £1324 Hardgrove, £1314 Brownrigg Hall, £1272 Langhorn, £1239, £1219 Broathill Montbeliarde £1549 Langhorn, £1403 Kirkbride House, £1339 Gelt House Friesian £1468 Whins, £1450, £1236 The Hill, £1357, £1260 Fauldie, £1295 Prior Hall, £1285, £1230 Whitlawside, £1254 Fir Tree Aberdeen Angus £1444 Bankswood, £1290, £1283 Braithwaite Hall Holstein Friesian £1392, £1340 Prior Hall, £1374 Helm Farm, £1362, £1292 Hardgrove, £1320 Williamsgill, £1304, £1299, £1247 Trailflatt, £1298 Wood Farm, £1286 Greenmoorside, £1286 Blackrigg, £1240  East Farm, £1226 Woodclose, £1224 High Pow, £1209 Cumdivock House, £1209 Greenwrae, £1207 Justicetown Beef Shorthorn £1388 Farlam Hill Swedish Red & White £1317 Bays Leap Farm House Ayrshire £1308 Middle Farm, £1193 Groundy Croft Luing £1281, £1216 High Troweir Blonde £1244 Chapel Farm, Fleckvieh £1207, £1163, £1092 Woodhead, £1089 East Bowhill Shorthorn £1181 Parton Hereford £1161 Beck Foot Jersey £750 Bays Leap Farm House, £733 Greenmoorside.

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 287.5p, 283.5p, 281.5p (x2) Pond Farm, 225.5p Midtown, 209.5p Temon Limousin 253.5p, 219.5p Haltcliffe, 237.5p Howgillside, 227.5p, 203.5p Harrot Hill, 225.5p Sarkshields, 219.5p, 215.5p, 211.5p High Wreay, 217.5p Belzies, 217.5p Langhorn, 215.5p New Sandsfield, 211.5p Lairdlaugh, 209.5p Meikleholm, 209.5p West Cocklaw, 205.5p Thirlwall Castle Simmental 221.5p Haltcliffe, 207.5p Meikleholm Aberdeen Angus 211.5p Bankswood Holstein 207.5p, 183.5p Castlesteads, 189.5p Beech Holme, 181.5p Brownrigg Hall Holstein Friesian 199.5p, 187.5p Helm Farm, 195.5p Milton Farm, 189.5p, 187.5p Prior Hall Luing 197.5p High Troweir Swedish Red & White 193.5p Bays Leap Farm House Friesian 191.5p Fir Tree, 185.5p (x2) Whitlawside, 185.5p High House, 185.5p The Hill, 183.5p Whins, 181.5p Fauldie Montbeliarde 189.5p, 181.5p Gelt House Fleckvieh 185.5p (x2) Woodhead Hereford 185.5p Cardewlees, 183.5p Beck Foot Jersey 147.5p Bays Leap Farm House, 145.5p Greenmoorside.

CAST BULLS: 9 stock bulls were forward.  Messrs Steen, Coxhill Farm sold the top priced Beef Shorthorn stock bull which sold for 1173kg, 173.5p £2035 bought for Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Irving, Bectonhall sold the top priced Angus stock bull for 1052kg 173.5p £1825.50 to Jewitts.  Messrs Thornton, Stainton Farms sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 972kg 175.5p £1705.

Leading Prices Per Head: Beef Shorthorn £2035 Coxhill Aberdeen Angus £1825 Bectonhall Ayrshire £1617 Middle Farm Limousin £1581 Stainton Hereford £1531 Marks Farm.

Leading Prices Per kilo: Limousin 175.5p Stainton, 165.5p Belzies Aberdeen Angus 173.5p Bectonhall, 171.5p Wallish Walls Beef Shorthorn 173.5p Coxhill Hereford 171.5p Marks Farm.

PRIME SHEEP:  Another great turn out of 1700 lambs here at Borderway, trade for all classes sold well beyond vendors expectations considering returns posted in other outlets last week.  An overall average of 293p, SQQ of 295p is a result that looked an impossibility pre-sale.  Two vendors for West Cumbria shared the top price of the day at £168 both with Texel lambs from Messrs Sim, Orchard House, West Newton and Messrs Hetherington, Blue Dial, Allonby.  The east of Carlisle was well represented too with Messrs Lishman, Fell Lane Farm, Barrasford heading the pence per kilo at 415p (40kg £166) and selling 4 pens over £160 per head.  More sheep required next week to satisfy demand with all classes easily placed, continental lambs regularly 280-290p.

 

Leading prices per head: Texel £168 Chapel House, £168 Blue Dial, £163 Harley Croft, £162, £155, £154, £150 (x2) Hallbankgate Farm, £153, £150 Longhurst, £152.50 Stoneflatts, £152 (x2) Willows Farm, £151, £150 Greensyke, £150 Ashknowe, £150 (x2) Hill House, £150 Wavercroft, £150 Howrigg Beltex £166, £165, £164 Fell Lane, £164 (x2), £160, £158, £149, £148, £146 Hill House, £157, £147 The Throp, £148 Stubbsgill, £147 Ashknowe, £146 High Greenhill, £145 Upper Tinwald Dutch Texel £162, £156, £153, £152, £145, £140 Hargill House, £160 Fell Lane Suffolk £146 High Wreay, £144, £128, £124 Clappers, £135 Beamwham, £134 Kerricks Farm, £132, £126 Jacksonrigg, £132 Ashknowe, £127 High Wreay, £125 Stoneflatts, £124 Albyfield Dorset £144 Walby Grange Zwartbles £139 Vicarage Farm, £139 Rigg Side Mews Hampshire £136 The Lake

 

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex 415p, 402.4p, 390.5p Fell Lane, 390.5p, 364.4p, 363.6p, 352.4p, 338.6p, 336.6p, 336.2p, 324.4p Hill House, 358.5p, 356.8p The Throp, 345.2p, 325.6p Upper Tinwald, 336.8p, 335p, 323.5p Ashfield, 331.8p High Greenhill, 321.7p Stubbsgill Texel 407.5p, 326.7p, 326.2p Harley Croft, 365.9p, 357.1p Hill House, 358.5p Outer Woodhead, 357.4p, 333.3p Blue Dial, 356.1p Low Plains, 344.2p Spittalriddinghill, 340.5p Sandysike, 338.1p The Throp, 337.5p Hallbankgate Farm, 333.3p Ashknowe, 330.8p The Lake, 329.5p Jacksonrigg, 328.3p, 323.8p Greensyke, 323.8p Bengall, 323.3p Stoneflatts Dutch Texel 381p, 337.5p Fell Lane, 362.8p, 337.5p, 332.6p, 330.4p Hargill House Suffolk 324.4p, 288.6p High Wreay, 297.4p Outer Woodhead, 295p New Bampton, 285.1p Kerricks, 284.1p Stoneflatts, 281.8p Albyfield, 281.8p, 271.7p Clappers, 280.9p, 273.9p Jacksonrigg, 273.2p Howgillside, 270p Beamwham Charollais 290p Outer Woodhead Zwartbles 279.5p Chapel House Greyfaced 267.4p Low Plains, 252.6p, 252.4p Highside Hampshire 256.6p The Lake

CAST SHEEP: A smaller show of ewes this week sold to a sharper trade throughout.

Ewes - Leading prices per head: Texel £165 The Wreay £165 £158 £150 Braithwaite Hall, £148 £142 3139 Blue Dial Farm, £148 £146 (x2) Wavercroft  £142 West End Farm, £140 Stone Flatts, £138 £135 Thrimby Hall, 3138 Hargill House  3138 Low Hallburn £136 Boggle Hall, Suffolk £138 Low Hallburn £136 £131 Braithwaite Hall  £135 Park House, £132 West End Farm, £129 Flimby Hall £129 Low Hallburn, £120 Blue Dial Farm, Zwartbles £132 Sheepfields, Dorset £122 Nook House, Grey Faced £118 £116 £106 Thistledown £108 Flimby Hall £105 £102 Thrimby Hall £104 Braithwaite Hall £103 (x2) Willows Farm, £100 Ivy Cottage, Dutch Spotted £116 The Wreay, Jacob £108 Sheepfields, Hill Cheviot £106 Sheepfields, Ryeland £88 Ladyhousesteads, Swaledale £86 Thrimby Hall, £80 Highside Farm, Cheviot Mule £84 East Cottage.

Rams - Leading prices per head: Suffolk £172 Sheepfields, Beltex £130 Greensyke, Texel £104 Flimby Hall.

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