Borderway Sale of Breeding Sheep

On Friday 18^th August Harrison & Hetherington held its “Late August Fair” sale of breeding sheep in       Borderway. A total of 800 head went under the hammer to a good ringside of buyers with good sheep meeting a fantastic trade with more commercial sorts harder to place. Topping the sale was a pure Texel from Mark Batty, Flimby Hall selling a single for £260. Suffolk shearlings topped at £175 for a pen of 9 from Seymour Farms. Millennium Bleu Shearlings topped at £195 from Messrs Harrison, Aldermanseat whose run of 101 Texel cross shearlings averaged at £213. Gordon Wilson, Bankdale sold a flashy run of 60 Texel cross ewes to level out at £199. Ewes topped at £202 for a pen of 5 from Anderw Kirkbride, Flimby Hall for a pen of 2 shears. Suffolk ewes topped at £200 for a single from A Irving, East Cliff. Mule 2 shears topped at £135 from T & H Armstrong, Somerville.

A reminder of our Euro Sale on the 1^st of September.

Leading prices per head:

Shearling gimmers – Texel £260 (x2), £255, £252 Flimby Hall (Batty), £250 (x2), £220 Courthill, £245, £218, £215, £212, £210, £200 Aldermanseat, £205, £200 Lingstubbs, £202 (x2), £200 (x2), £195 (x2) Bankdale, £195 Flimby Hall (Kirkbride), £192 Maulscastle Millennium Bleu £195 Aldermanseat Suffolk £175 Seymour House, £155 Penny Hill Park, £145 Maulscastle

Ewes – Texel £202, £135, £130 Flimby Hall (Kirkbride), £180 Flimby Hall (Batty), £175, £158, £155 (x2), £135 East Cliff, £140 Maulscastle, £140, £135 (x2) Penny Hill Park, £135 Lingstubbs Suffolk £200, 188, 185 East Cliff, £145, £138 Penny Hill Beltex £130 Flimby Hall Greyfaced £135 Somerville, £128 Flimby Hall, £124 Ashdene, £120 East View

Rams – Texel £400 (x2) Catlins Farm