Date: 14 August 2023 | Primestock
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On Monday 14th August 2023 Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock which included the anniversary show.
CATTLE PRIZE LIST
Judge: Jim Craig, Ballard Butchers
BEST DAIRY BULL
1st – Messrs Wilson, Street Head – 531kg, 208.5p, £1107
2nd - Messrs Wilson, Street Head – 501kg, 200.5p, £1004
BEST BEEF BULL
1st – Messrs Graham, Miller Hill – 728kg, 303.5p, £2209
2nd – Messrs Bell, Winterhope – 708kg, 282.5p, £2000
3rd – Messrs Maw, Wintershields – 682kg, 274.5p, £1872
BEST BULLOCK
1st – Messrs Slack, Plumtree House – 556kg, 299.5p, £1665
2nd – Messrs Nicholson, The Lake – 677kg, 306.5p, £2075
3rd – Messrs Nicholson, The Lake – 669kg, 291.5p, £1950
BEST HEIFER
1st – Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg – 652kg, 355.5p, £2317
2nd – Messrs Little, Greenhill – 610kg, 327.5p, £1997
3rd – Messrs Rome, Niven Hill – 597kg, 351.5p, £2098
BEST BEEF COW
1st – Messrs Ewing, Dumbretton – 741kg, 231.5p, £1715
2nd – Messrs Slack, Plumtree House – 659kg, 225.5p, £1486
3rd – Messrs Ewing, Dumbretton – 665kg, 211.5p, £1406
CHAMPION – Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg – 652kg, 355.5p, £2317
RES CHAMPION – Messrs Little, Greenhill – 610kg, 327.5p, £1997
PRIME BULLS – A decent entry of 87 prime bulls forward with all classes a little shade easier on the week. Nine bulls still sold over £2000 and to a day’s overall top of £2315.83 for an 814kg British Blue x from Messrs Brough, Old Rectory, Carlisle purchased by A & D Meats. Next best was Messrs Graham, Miller Hill, Carlisle with a 728kg Limousin Cross attaining £2209.48 and purchased by Messrs Metcalf, Brookwood Abattoir, Halifax. Messrs Campbell, Strawfrank Farm, Lanark sold two bulls to £2183.34 and £2101.44 for 749 & 704kgs purchased by A & D Meats and Field Fresh. Simmentals sold to £1965.44 from Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton House, Lockerbie and Aberdeen Angus crosses achieving a total of £1929.48 purchased by Morgan Helliwell. Top overall pence per kilo of 303.5p was the previously mentioned Limousin cross from Messrs Graham, Miller Hill. Dairy bulls sold well overall and topped at £1486.23 for 642kg Montbeliarde from Messrs Mitchinson, Beck House. Fleckviehs to £1470.32 for 627kgs from Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor and Friesians to £1413.08 from Messrs Graham, Hillhead, Canonbie purchased by A & D Meats, top pence per kilo of 234.6p went to the Fleckvieh from Messrs Graham and next best was a Friesian from Messrs Preston, Wedholme House, Wigton at 232.5p purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.
All enquiries please get in touch with our auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.
Leading prices per head: British Blue £2315 Old Rectory Farm, £1904, £1607 Beck House, £1872 Wintershields, £1664 Beeches Limousin £2209, £2063, £2016 Miller Hill, £2183, £2101 Strawfrank, £2009, £1858, £1826, £1805 Beck House, £2002, £2000, £1924 Winterhope, £1883, £1877 East Raffles, £1798 Sarkshields, £1750 Wintershields Simmental £1965, £1757, £1670 Kirtleton House, £1695, £1683 Millmoor Aberdeen Angus £1929 Beck House, £1578, £1564 Randalinton, £1524 South Lambhill, £1504 Justicetown, £1414 The Flatt Charolais £1848 South Bowerhouses, £1778, £1743 Millhill Beef Shorthorn £1747 Skelfhill Luing £1721 East Todholes Maine Anjou £1700 Kirtleton Piedmontese £1684 Peel Flatt Farm Montbeliarde £1486 Beck House Fleckvieh £1470 South Lambhill Friesian £1413, £1362, £1261, £1239 Hillhead, £1235, £1225, £1217, £1210 Wed Holme House Holstein/ Friesian £1324, £1272 South Lambhill, £1314, £1211 Mirkbooths, £1278, £1252, £1171 Milton, £1196 The Flatt Holstein £1290, £1261, £1204, £1160 Musgrave Hall, £1125 Muirhouse
Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 303.5p, 296.5p, 293.5p Miller Hill, £298.5p, 291.5p Strawfrank, 295.5p (x2), 289.5p, 283.5p Beck House, 287.5p, 284.5p Wintershields, 282.5p Winterhope Aberdeen Angus 285.5p Beck House, 256.5p, 242.5p Randalinton British Blue 285.5p Beck House 284.5p Old Rectory 274.5p Wintershields Charolais 263.5p, 245.5p Millhill, 243.5p South Bowerhouses Simmental 247.5p Millmoor, 231.5p, 228.5p, 222.5p Kirtleton House Piedmontese 245.5p Peel Flatt Fleckvieh 234.5 South Lambhill Friesian 232.5p, 229.5p, 228.5p, 227.5p (x2) Wed Holme Montbeliarde 231.5p Beck House Maine Anjou 223.5p Kirtleton House Holstein 206.5p, 203.5p (x2) Musgrave Hall Holstein/ Friesian 208.5p, 203.5p, 202.5p Mirkbooths, 208.5p, 200.5p Street Head
PRIME CATTLE – Yet again numbers remaining very tight seeing trade rise once again this anniversary sale week a Borderway Market. Topping the sale overall was the pre-sale show champion, which was kindly judged by Mr Jim Craig, Ballard Butchers, Castle Douglas she was a 652kg Limousin cross from Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg selling to a gross of £2317.86 she was also the days top price per kilo at 355.5p purchased by Messrs Kitson, Yorkshire. Next best was a 711kg Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Blake, Halfway Well, Penrith achieving £2236.10 and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Dent, Elm House, Appleby sold a 705kg to £2217.23 and purchased by Mr Steven Wilson Butcher Shop, Corby Hill. Top British Blue cross heifer was 610kg from Messrs Little Greenhill, Wigton equating to £1997.75 purchased by Frasers Butcher Shop, Stranraer. The second top price per kilo overall went to the 3rd prize heifer from Messrs Rome, Niven Hill, Gretna selling 597kgs to 351.5ppk to Messrs Kitson, Yorkshire. Steers sold to a top of £2275.44 for a 797kg Limousin cross from Messrs Dickson, Kirkbarrow Hall, Penrith purchased by Mr Eric Hall. Top British Blue cross was 669kgs from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle selling to £1950.14 purchased by Hartshead Meats. Top pence per kilo was 306.5 and went to 677kgs from Messrs Nicholson and purchased by Messrs Kitson, Yorkshire.
Week on week we are short of numbers for steers and heifers and vendors should use this to their advantage. Please advise entries to our auctioneer Grant Anderson by call or text 07872 129274.
Leading Prices Per Head:
Heifers: Limousin £2317, £1992 Loughrigg, £2236, £2167 Halfway Well, £2217, £2145, £2102 Elm House, £2098, £2021 Niven Hill, £2044, £1992 Old Rectory, £1781 Bectonhall, £1745, £1736, £1723 High Aketon, £1739 Greenhill British Blue £1997, £1790 Greenhill, £1745 Bectonhall Charolais £1708, £1671, £1638 Enzieholm Aberdeen Angus £1700, £1519 Nelson Hill
Steers: Limousin £2275, £1995 Kirkbarrow Hall, £2075, £2036 The Lake, £1665 Plumtree House British Blue £1950 The Lake, £1735, £1647 (x2) Broomhills Farm Whitebred Shorthorn £1489, £1484 Spout Bank
Leading Prices per kilo:
Heifers: Limousin 355.5p, 330.5p Loughrigg, 351.5p, 324.5p Niven Hill, 324.5p, 314.5p, 310.5p Elm House, 323.5p, 317.5p Old Rectory, 323.5p, 314.5p Halfway Well, 318.5p, 316.5p, 311.5p, 309.5p High Aketon, 309.5p Greenhill British Blue 327.5p, 305.5p Greenhill Charolais 258.5p, 257.5p Enzieholm Aberdeen Angus 243.5p, 237.5p Nelson Hill
Steers: Limousin 306.5p, 293.5p The Lake, 299.5p Plumtree House, 285.5p Kirkbarrow British Blue 291.5p The Lake, 251.5p Broomhills Whitebred Shorthorn 244.5p, 229.5p Spout Bank Longhorn 215.5p Fishwick
CAST COWS – An increased entry of 228 cast cows and stock bulls was forward on Monday with extra buyers around the ring which resulted in a 20p a kilo lift on the week. Messrs Goldie, Townfoot Farm sold the top priced Simmental cow for 1032kg at 209.5p totalling £2162 and 709kg at 243.5p totalling £1726 purchased by Frank Smart and Alan Jarvis. Kedzlie Farm’s run of outstanding cows topped at 933kg at 217.5p totalling £2029 for a Limousin x 887kg at 211.5p totalling £1876 for a Luing and young cows from the same home sold for 660kg at 273.5p totalling £1805 and 590kg at 267.5p totalling £1578 for a Limousin x and a Luing sold for 638kg at 257.5p totalling £1642 purchased by Frank Smart (x2) and Eric Hall (x3). Messrs Ewing, Dumbretton Farm sold Limousin cows for 723kg at 239.5p totalling £1731 and 741kg at 231.5p totalling £1715 bought by Michael Helliwell and Owain Llyr. Messrs Ritson, The Barns sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus cow for 989kg at 185.5p totalling £1834 to Les Fell. Messrs Johnstone, Westray Farm sold the top priced Hereford cow for 790kg at 219.5p totalling £1734 to Frank Smart.
171 dairy cast cows forward with the better end of cows selling 20p up on the week. Messrs Little & Son, Kirkbride House sold two 4 year old Norwegian Red for 967kg at 195.5p totalling £1890 and 888kg at 165.5p totalling £1469 bought by Frank Smart and Scotbeef. Messrs Rogerson, Wardpark sold an 8 year old Fleckvieh cow for 789kg at 203.5p totalling £1605 to Frank Smart. Messrs Edgar, Whitecroft Mains sold the top priced Holstein x cow for 946kg at 169.5p totalling £1603 to Jewitt Meats. Messrs Carruthers, Glenzierfoot Farm sold a 4 year old Fleckvieh cow for 756kg at 197.5p totalling £1493 to Frank Smart. Castlesteads Farms sold a Holstein x cow for 828kg at 179.5p totalling £1486 to Jewitt Meats. Messrs Clark, Whins Farm sold the top priced Friesian cow for 759kg at 195.5p totalling £1483 to Jewitt Meats. Messrs McKie, Stoneybrook Farm sold a Holstein x heifer for 633kg at 195.5p totalling £1237 to Les Fell. Messrs Dickinson, High House sold a Friesian heifer for 530kg at 195.5p totalling £1036 also to Les Fell.
Leading Prices per Head: Simmental £2162, £1725, £1523 Townfoot Farm Limousin £2029, £1727, £1637, £1533, £1383 Swales Moor Farm, £1821 Westray Farm, £1749 Strawfrank, £1745, £1379, £1364 Grindon Hill, £1731, £1715, £1406 Dumbretton Farm, £1592, £1378 Relief Farm, £1318 Green Farm Norwegian Red £1890, £1469 Kirkbride House Luing £1876, £1632, £1376 Swales Moor Farm, £1486 Townfoot Farm Aberdeen Angus £1834 The Barns, £1601 Townfoot, £1421 Barnbackle Farm, £1304 Grindon Hill Hereford £1734 Westray Farm Fleckvieh £1605 Warkpark, £1493 Glenzierfoot Farm, £1284 Whitecroft Mains Holstein Friesian £1603, £1345, £1279, £1082 Whitecroft Mains, £1355 Lodge Farm, £1280 Justicetown, £1258, £1196 Park House Farm, £1249, £1221, £1122 Becklees Farm, £1237, £1080 Stoneybrook Farm, £1161, £1122, £1098, £1090 Dundraw Farm, £1091 Barsalloch Farms British Blue £1595 Westray Farm, £1486 Plumtree House, £1414 Cawfields Holstein £1486, £1233 Castlesteads Farm, £1184 Greigsland, £1154 Kirkbride House, £1151 Justicetown Farm Friesian £1483 Whins Farm, £1290 Aulby Farm, £1119 Woodhead Farm Montbeliarde £1345, £1127, £1117 Beeches Longhorn £1205 Fishwick Mains Jersey £707, £692 Woodhead Farm
Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 239.5p, 231.5p, 211.5p Dumbretton Farm, 225.5p Strawfrank Farm, 225.5p, 223.5p, 217.5p, 211.5p Swales Moor Farm, 219.5p Westray Farm, 217.5p Relief Farm, 215.5p Grindon Hill British Blue 225.5p Plumtree House, 223.5p Westray Farm Simmental 223.5p, 215.5p, 209.5p Townfoot Farm Hereford 219.5p Westray Farm Luing 215.5p Townfoot Farm, 211.5p, 203.5p Swales Moor Farm Aberdeen Angus 207.5p Barnbackle Farm, 195.5p Townfoot Farm, 193.5p Grindon Hill Fleckvieh 203.5p Wardpark, 197.5p Glenzierfoot Norwegian Red 195.5p Kirkbride House Friesian 195.5p Whins Farm, 195.5p High House Holstein Friesian 195.5p, 183.5p Stoneybrook Farm, 187.5p Bailey Ground Farm, 185.5p Langhorn Farm Montbeliarde 177.5p Beeches Longhorn 173.5p Fishwick Mains Jersey 117.5p(x2) Woodhead Farm
STOCK BULLS – 8 stock bulls sold to a top price of 1038kg at 227.5p totalling £2361 for a Limousin from Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning Farm bought by Owain Llyr.
Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £2361 Setmabanning Farm, £1693 Thirwall Castle Farm Aberdeen Angus £1728 Barsalloch Farms, £1727 Smalmstown Farm Ayrshire £1668 Middle Farm Beef Shorthorn £1590 Kirkton of Crawford MRI £1485 Chapel House
Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 227.5p Setmabanning Farm, 181.5p Thirlwall Castle Farm Aberdeen Angus 161.5p Barsalloch Farms, 157.5p Smalmstown Farm
PRIME SHEEP - A massive entry of 3780 sheep were forward at Borderway this week which is an incredible 1400 up on last year’s corresponding date. A huge thank you to all vendors for your support, each and every one of them would be elated with returns again this week, as Carlisle stood proudly 10+p per kilo above all other operators today. The pre-sale anniversary show was judged by Mr Michael Bowe on behalf of Worsley’s Wholesale Butchers his champion came from the single lamb class consigned by M/s Musgrave Cardew Hall Dalston which went on to sell at a sale leading £180 or 418.60ppkg. Reserve honours went to M/s Hamilton, Kirkton of Crawford with their pen of 5 Texel x lambs which sold at £156 To AR Livestock Services Limited. Matching the leading price at £180 was the first prize young handler Emma Wigham a massive congratulations to all. All classes shapes and weights of lambs were keenly bid for with 10 active buyers ringside resulting in some extraordinary returns, more required next week!
Show Results
Young Handlers
1st Emma Wigham – 45kg, £180
2nd William Todd – 55kg, £153
3rd James Wigham – 40kg, £152
Beltex Cross Lambs (5)
1st Messrs Urwin, Hill House – 45kg, £164
2nd Messrs Murray, The Throp – 42kg, £148
3rd Messrs Murray, The Throp – 40kg, £138
Texel cross lambs (5)
1st Messrs Hamilton, Kirkton of Crawford – 53kg, £156
2nd Messrs Story, Woodhead – 42kg, £138
3rd Messrs Oliver, Whitehouse – 46kg, £120
Any other Continental breed lamb (5)
1st Mesrs Story Woodhead – 42kg, £153
2nd Messrs Wigham, Hargill – 43kg, £162
3rd Messrs Wilson, Meadow Farm – 44kg, £134
Suffolk Cross (10)
1st Messrs Brough, The Clappers – 49kg, £134
2nd Messrs Scott, Seat House – 45kg, £120
Mule lambs (10)
1st Messrs Hope, Mouldyhills – 48kg, £122.50
2nd Messrs Kyle, Spoutbank – 46kg, £115
Single Lamb
1st Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall – 43kg, £180
2nd Messrs Wigham, Hargill – 48kg, £170
3rd Messrs Murray, The Throp – 44kg, £152
Champion: Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall – 43kg, £180
Reserve Champion: Messrs Hamilton, Kirkton of Crawford – 53kg, £156
Leading Prices Per Head: Dutch Texel £180, £170, £166, £162, £160, £157, £152, £151, £148, £140, £139, £137 (x2) Hargill House, £172, £153, £149, £143, £138, £138 Woodhead Beltex £180 Cardew Hall, £164 Hill House, £152, £148, £138 The Throp, £146, £136 Fell Lane Farm, £141 Mid Farm, £140, £136, £133, £130 (x2) Walton Woodhead, £133 Harley Croft, £130 Upper Tinwald Texel £170, £158, £154, £150 Mill House, £162 High Green Hill, £160, £153 Longhurst, £156, £150 Kirkton of Crawford, £152 Ellerslea, £151 Walton of Woodhead, £151 Rottington, Hall, £150 Little Swinburne, £150 Cardew Hall, £149 High Towers, £149 Mirkbooths, £148 High House Suffolk £153 Maulscastle, £152 Codlaw, £141 Longhurst, £140, £135, £122, £121, £120 Clappers Farm, £137, £127, £123 High Wreay, £137 Ballymagorry, £134 Broom Hall, £124 Ellerslea, £120 Seat House Blue Texel £147, £139 Mirkbooths, £142, £134, £132 Meadow Farm Greyfaced £130 Meadows, £122, £114 Mouldyhills, £117 Lawston, £115 Spoutbank Herdwick £129 Kirklinton Charolais £115 (x2) Outer Woodhead
Leading Prices Per Kilo: Beltex 418.6p Cardew Hall, 364.4p Hill House, 356.1p, 331.7p Fell Lane Farm, 352.4p, 345.5p, 345, 322.5p, The Throp, 341p, 302.4p Harley Croft, 317.1p Upper Tinwald, 316.7p, 302.4p, 302p Walton of Woodhead, 313.3p Mid Farm, 302.6p KirklintonDutch Texel 400p, 380p, 376.7p, 354.2p, 347.5p, 343p, 341.5p, 326p, 317p, 311p, 308.3p, 308p, 301.8p Hargill House, 365.8p, 364.3p, 357.5p, 338.6p, 328.6p Woodhead, 331.1p Hill House, 310p Springfield Texel 365p, 357.1p, 357.1 Cardew Hall, 347.6p Grapes Barn, 347p Kirkton of Crawford, 345p The Lake, 345p, 330p Ellerslea, 345p, 341p High Green Hill, 343p Hollands, 341.5p Cardew Hall, 343p, 327p, 320.5p, 319p Hollands, 341.5p, 331.6p, 328.6p Cardew Hall, 341p, 340.5p Rottington Hall, 334.9p Wavercroft, 333.3p Little Swinburne, 331.8p Spittalriddinghill, 327.5p The Lake, 318.4p Stubbsgill Blue Texel 304.5p, 284p Meadow Farm, 290 Mirkbooths Suffolks 297.8p, 276.1p, 273.3p High Wreay, 283.3p Maulscasle, 281p Codlaw Hill, 275.5p, 273.5p Clappers, 273p Broom Hill, 272.5p Merryshields Charolais 289p Outer Woodhead Herdwick 280.4p Kirklinton Dutch Spotted 280p, Longtown Dorsets 271.3p, 255.4p Lawston Farm, 265p Round Meadows, 255.2p Mouldyhills, 250p Spoutbank
Leading Prices: EWES – Texel £170 Grapes Barn, £168, £150, £146 Meadow Farm, £156, £140 Springfield, £154, £141 Hargill House, £150, £140 Wavercroft, £150, £148, £140 Braithwaite Hall, £150 Walby Grange, £148, £146 Jackson Rigg, £140 Ellerslea, £140 Little Orton House Charolais £155 Walby Grange Suffolk £137 Ashley Grove, £134 Maulscastle Zwartbles £128 Leafield Greyfaced £118, £101 Ballymagorry, £116, £106 Little Swinburne, £116 Church Farm, £111 Ellerslea, £109 Milton Hill Farm, £108 Kirkton of Crawford, £106 Leigh Croft, £106 Millholme, £104 Clea Hall, £102 Seat House, £102 Ghyll House, £102 Braithwaite Hall, £100 Kilnknowe, £100 Walby Grange Blackfaced £118 Ballymagorry Swaledale £80 Coldshields
RAMS – Texel £173, £150 Kirkton of Crawford, £142 Jackson Rigg Dorsets £152 Ballymagorry Charolais £146 Ballymagorry Lleyn £140 High House Dutch Texel £116 Ghyll House Hill/ Cheviot £110 Ballymagorry
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Grant Anderson 07872 129274 Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
James Little 07872 840685 Prime Sheep
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