Borderway Primestock Sale

PRIME CATTLE: Yet another good entry and offering of 64 prime steers and heifers forward at Borderway weekly sale, whereby a sharper trade was witnessed on the week.  Nine cattle sold over £2000 to a day’s overall top of £2166 for a 709kg British Blue cross heifers from Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Appleby purchased by Mr Eric Hall.  A 624kg Limousin cross from Messrs Blake, Halfway Well, Penrith sold to £2024.88 purchased by Steven Wilson, Butchers, Corby Hill, and Brampton shops.  An Aberdeen Angus heifer from Messrs Currie, Skewbridge, Dumfries sold to £2011.32 purchased by Mr Eric Hall.  Top overall pence per kilo of 324.5p went to Messrs Blakes aforementioned 624kg Limousin cross.  Messrs Telford, Edenlin, Carlisle sold a 593kg crossbred to 320.5 purchased by David Paisley Butcher, High Street, Wigton,

Steers sold to a day’s top of £2150.41 for a 718kg Limousin cross from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton sold a 679kg to £2094.72 purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  Messrs Murray, Prior House, Carlisle sold a Charolais cross steer to £2048.20 purchased by Steven Wilson, Butchers, Corby Hill and Brampton.  A tremendous run of Blue Grey Steers from Messrs Moscrop, Ryeclose, Brampton sold to a top of £1590.05 for 590kg and purchased by Mr Eric Hall.

Many more required weekly of all shapes and sizes please contact Grant Anderson 07872 129274

Leading prices per head: Heifers: British Blue £2166 Terrys Farm, £1967 Bectonhall £1769 Beeches, Charolais £2052 Brackendene £1872 Hosket Hill Farm, £1800 Gillrigg £1615 Castlehill, Limousin £2024 Halfway Well, £1992 £1900 £1846 Edenlin  £1970 Cumdivock Farm,  £1819 £1731 £1641 Stubsgill Farm,  £1733 Sandhills Farm, £1723 Ratlinggate Farm,  £1676 Hosket Hill Farm,  £1632 Beeches, Aberdeen Angus £2011 Skewbridge Farm, £1655 Cumdivock Farm.

Steers: Limousin £2150 £1964 The Lake, £2094 Hundith House, £2087, £1983  Halfway Well  £1990 Waterside Farm, £1826 Hosket Hill Farm, Charolais £2048 £2003 £1967 £1884 Prior House, British Blue £1756 Hundith House, Blue Grey £1590 £1549 £1489 £1476 Rye Close, Galloway £1519 £1438 Rye Close, Whitebred Shorthorn £1455 Rye Close, Belted Galloway £1317 Halls Hill.

Leading Prices per Kilo: Heifers: Limousin 324.5 Halfway Well 320.5 307.5 Edenlin 307.5 304.5 293.5 Stubsgill Farm 286.5 Hosket Hill Farm, 283.5 Cumdivock Farm, British Blue 305.5 Terrys Farm, Charolais 303.5 Hosket Hill Farm 302.5 Castlehill 277.5 Gillrigg, Aberdeen Angus 281.5 Hunters Hall, 259.5 Cumdivock Farm.

Steers: Limousin 308.5 Hundith House 302.5 289.5 Halfway Well, 299.5 281.5 The Lake 289.5 Hosket Hill Farm, British Blue 281.5 Hundith House, Charolais 269.5 259.5 (x2) Prior House, Blue Grey 269.5 259.5 255.5 247.5 (x2) Rye Close, Belted Galloway 256.5 249.5 Halls Hill, Whitebred Shorthorn 254.5 Rye Close, Galloway 249.5 Rye Close.

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

PRIME BULLS: Another great show of 85 prime bulls forward selling exceedingly well with all classes selling every bit as dear as last week.  Twelve bulls sold over £2000 and six sold over £2300 to a day’s top overall of £2739.66 for 924kg Limousin from New View Farms purchased by A & D Meats.  Next best from the same home was 913kgs to £2734.44.   Messrs Struthers, Greenbank Farm, Lanarkshire sold 888kgs to £2606.28 and 847kgs to £2570.65. British Blues crosses from Messrs Brough, Old Rectory, Carlisle sold to £2194.41 for 758kgs and Charolais to £2066.63 for 835kg from Sean Mitchell, Grassknop Farm, Penrith.  Top price per kilo overall was a 621kg Limousin cross from Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor.

Black and white bulls sold to £1558.21 for 691kgs from Messrs Clark, Whins Farm, Lockerbie purchased by Jewitts Meats and a top pence per kilo of 236.5 for a 591kg Friesian from Messrs Dickinson, High House, Wigton purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.

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

Leading Prices per head:

Limousin £2739 £2734 £2600 £2361 New View Farm, £2606 Greenbank Farm, £2120 Ratten Castle , £2106 Old Rectory  £2105 £1926 Rose Castle Farm,  £2095 Sewell Common £1957 £193 £1823 £1804 Beck House, £1890 Hundith House, British Blue £2194 Old Rectory Farm, Charolais £2066 Grassknop, Simmental £1923 £1800 Castlewigg Farm, £1873 £1853 Kirtleton House, Maine Anjou £1903 Kirtleton House, Aberdeen Angus £1742 Gillrig, £1577 Justicetown Farm, £1571 Cote House Farm, £1518 Milton Farm, Friesian £1558 £1546 £1248 Whins Farm, £1488 Hillhead, £1400 £1361 South Lambhill  £1397 £1251 High House, Fleckvieh £1430 South Lambhill £1356 Low Tarns, Holstein Friesian £1384 South Lambhill £1353 £1284 £1200 Mirkbooths £1294 Milton Farm, Belted Galloway £1348 £1335 The Laythes.

Leading Prices Per Kilo: Limousin 304.5 299.9 295.5 281.5 Hundith House 303.5 293.5 Greenbank, 299.5 296.5 295.5 291.5 New View Farm 297.5 Old Rectory, 293.5 289.5 Beck House, 291.5 286.5 Rose Castle Farm,  British Blue 289.5 Old Rectory Farm, 274.5 Cote House Farm, 264.5 261.5 Justicetown Farm, Aberdeen Angus 266.5 Hundith House 254.5 Justicetown Farm, 249.5 Cote House Farm, Maine Anjou 253.5 Kirktleton House Simmental 249.5 Kirtleton House 249.5 Castlewigg Farm, Charolais 247.5 Grassknop, Friesian 236.5 233.5 217.5 High House 228.5 225.5 222.5 Whins Farm, 222.5 South Lambhill 221.5 Hillhead, Belted Galloway 235.5 231.5 228.5 The Laythes, Holstein Friesian 221.5 207.5 Mirkbooths, 204.5 South Lambhill, Fleckvieh 220.5 Low Tarns 215.5 South Lambhill.

CAST COWS: The largest entry of 415 cast cows at Borderway was forward on Monday with all buyers ensuring a great trade. Messrs Saunders, Maidenlands, Ulverston sold two outstanding British Blue cows for 791kg, 281.5p, £2226 and 748kg, 251.5p, £1881 both purchased by Owain Llyr. Messrs Campbell & Son, Thrunton, Alnwick sold the top priced Angus cow for 1029kg, 189.5p, £1949 to Frank Smart and the top priced Charolais cow sold for 896kg, 217.5p, £1948 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Macdonald, Ladyhousesteads run of cows topped at 909kg, 205.5p, £1868 for a Limousin cross and a Limousin cross heifer sold for 573kg, 261.5p, £1498 purchased by Scotbeef and Les Fell. Messrs Carruthers & Son, Peela Hill sold a Limousin cross cow for 611kg, 225.5p, £1377 to Jewitts. Messrs Fowlie, Alford Limousin cross cows topped at 627, 221.5p, £1388 to Messrs Roberts.

All classes of dairy cast cows were good to sell. Messrs Crichton & Son, Limekilns sold the top priced Fleckvieh cross cow for 863kg, 191.5p, £1652 to Frank Smart. Messrs Rogerson & Son, Ward Park sold a Fleckvieh heifer for 727kg, 225.5p, £1639 to Alan Jarvis. Castlesteads Farm sold Holstein cross heifers for 778kg, 209.5p, £1629 and 807kg, 193.5p, £1561 bought by Les Fell and Frank Smart.  Messrs Mattocks, Aulby Farm sold Friesian heifers for 731kg, 217.5p, £1589 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Carruthers, Glenzierfoot Farm sold a Fleckvieh cow for 761kg, 205.5p, £1563 to Frank Smart. Robert Gemmel, Brownfield Farm sold Holstein cross heifers for 734kg, 211.5p, £1552 and 691kg, 217.5p, £1502 both purchased by Les Fell. Messrs Magnay, Greenwrae sold a Montbeliarde cross heifer for 526kg, 225.5p, £1186 to Capper Farming. Messrs Beard, Dormansteads Farm sold a Friesian heifer for 598kg, 219.5p, £1312 to Jewitts.

Leading prices per head: British Blue £2226, £1881 Maidenlands, £1696 High Tarns, £1594 Flimby Hall, £1581 The Beeches, £1530Fowrass, £1468 Whitehill, £1462, £1451 Guise, £1441 Sandhills Aberdeen Angus £1949, £1698 Thrunton, £1666 Muir House, £1407 Skewbridge, £1333, £1313 Well Head Charolais £1948, £1801, £1800 Thrunton, £1859 Hallbankgate Limousin £1868, £1711, £1498, £1469 Ladyhousesteads, £1801 Mains of Minnydow, £1788, £1496 Stephney Farm, £1769 Ratlinggate, £1686, £1492, £1471 Hill House, £1583 Flimby Hall, £1577 Gapshields, £1576 Ash View, £1575 Peela Hill, £1534 High Green Hill, £1488 Kelbarrow, £1474 Hargill House, £1464 Terrace Farm, £1437 Dumbretton Farm Fleckvieh £1652 Limekilns, £1639 Wardpark, £1563, £1404, £1225 Glenzierfoot, £1248, £1145, £1071, £1045 Askrigg Hall, £1071 Lowther Low Moor Holstein £1629, £1561 Castlesteads, £1472, £1250 Marsh House, £1241 Petteril Bank Farm Friesian £1589, £1220, £1198 Aulby Farm, £1410, £1231, £1128 Prior Hall £1319, £1156 Hill Top, £1312 Dormanstead, £1239 Croft Farm, £1146, £1079 Flothers, £1140 Boggle Hall, £1088 Bowness Hall, £1063 Micklethwaite, £1011 Whitehead Hill Holstein/ Friesian £1552, £1502 Brownfield, £1508, £1234, £1206 Tempest Tower, £1490, £1233 Greengatehouse, £1404, £1278, £1224 Berrier Head, £1336 Stone Flatts, £1267 North Greenhill, £1263 Croft Farm, £1231 Kirtlebank, £1223 Prior Hall, £1222, £1206 Skelton Wood End, £1212 Whitrigg, £1201 Tarn How Beef Shorthorn £1505 Hallbankgate Ayrshire £1460 Limekilns, £1205 Aigle Gill Simmental £1416, £1353, £1265, £1229 Fowrass, £1409 Barwhanny, £1338 Weatheral Sheilds Norwegian Red £1342, £1240 Kirkbride House Montbeliarde £1257, £1212 Brayshaw, £1209 Flothers, £1186 Greenwrae, £1176 The Beeches, £1116 Beeches Brown Swiss £1173 Hazel Head Galloway £1127, £1124, £1111 Bybeck Farm Dairy Shorthorn £1120 Boggle Hall Hereford £1094 The Height Blue Grey £924 Ladyhousesteads Jersey £609 Netherfield

Leading prices per kilo: British Blue 281.5p, 251.5p Maidenlands, 219.5p High Tarns, 215.5p Flimby Hall, 215.5p Fowrass, 213.5p, 209.5p Guise, 209.5p The Beeches Limousin 261.5p, 211.5p (x2), 209.5p Ladyhousesteads, 225.5p Peela Hill, 221.5p, 215.5p Guise, 219.5p Stephney, 219.5p Hill House, 217.5p Flimby Hall, 215.5p, 213.5p Dumbretton, 213.5p Ratlinggate, 213.5p, 211.5p Terrace Farm, 211.5p Gapshields 211.5p Hargill House, 207.5p Hill House Montbeliarde 225.5p Greemnwrae Fleckvieh 225.5p Wardpark, 205.5p Glenzierfoot, 195.5p Woodhead, 191.5p Limekilns Charolais 219.5p Isel Old Park, 217.5p Gillrig, 217.5, 213.5, 205.5 Thrunton, 207.5 Hallbankgate Friesian 219.5p Dormanstead, 217.5p Aulby Farm, £209.5p Whitehead Hill, 185.5p Barrowmoor, 181.5p Hill Top Holstein/ Friesian 217.5p, 211.5p Brownfield, 203.5, 199.5p Greengatehouse Beef Shorthorn 211.5p Hallbankgate Holstein 209.5p (x2) Marsh House, 209.5p Castlesteads, 189.5p Musgrave Hall, 187.5p Woodside, 187.5 (x2) Petteril Bank, 185.5p Kirtlebank Aberdeen Angus 201.5p Muirhouse, 201.5p Thrunton Norwegian Red 179.5p Kirkbride Galloway 179.5p, 177.5p, 175.5p Bybeck Farm Blue Grey 167.5 Ladyhousesteads Simmental 125.5p Fowrass Jersey 117.5p Netherfield

CAST BULLS: 9 Stock bulls forward. Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning Farm sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 1070kg, 267.5p, £2862 to Charles Kirkpatrick.

Leading Prices Per Head: Limousin £2862 Setmabanning Aberdeen Angus £1969 Thrunton Hereford £1842 Fell End Simmental £1771 Burnfoot, £1733 Greenwrae

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 267.5p Setmabanning, 197.5p Angerton Hall Simmental 173.5 Greenwrae

PRIME SHEEP: A huge show of 3628 prime and cast sheep forward this week which saw many new and returning vendors, which was very pleasing with all leaving delighted with their returns and overall average of 264p, SQQ 270p is again way above any returns elsewhere. Regular vendors Messrs Wigham, Hargill House sold a great run of sheep with a cracking pair of 43kg Dutch Texels from this home selling at £172 or 400ppk to lead both sections on the day. Heavy lambs sold to £153 for a pen of 25 texel cross mules from Messrs Nixon, Ribton House, Workington. Tom and Julie Airey and team, New Grange, Dearham once again lead the consignment averages selling a wonderful run of 45 Continental cross lambs to average £144.02. Suffolks sold to £131 from Messrs Moscrop & Waugh, Albyfield with Mules to £125 from Gordon & James Taylor, Spoutbank. Ewes a wonderful trade to a top of £175 for a Texel ewe from Messrs Lloyd Fowlie, Guise, Aberdeen.

Leading prices per head: Dutch Texel £172, £155, £154, £144, £145, £140, £139, £138, £136, £135 Hargill House, £149, £145 Unity House, £148, £143, £142 (x2), £141 (x2), £137 Hill House, £145, £138, £135 Woodhead, £133 High Boonwood Texel £153 Ribton House, £151, £146, £139 Haas Side, £151 Wolsty, £150, £142, £140 (x2) High Hall, £150, £149, £146, £141 (x2) New Grange, £146, £144, £137 Grassgarth, £143 Halls Oven, £143 Well End, £142, £139 Whiteside, £140 Guise, £140 Lesson Hall, £139 Wall End Farm, £ £138 West End Charolais £142 Leafield Beltex £141 Meadow Farm, £140 The Throp, £134 Fell Lane Blue Texel £138 Stone Flatts, £131, £127 Meadow Farm Dutch Spotted £136 High Boonwood Suffolk £131 Albyfield, £130 Springfield, £124 Rottington Hall, £123 Ellerslea, £123 Outer Woodhead, £121 (x2) Southtown of Melgund, £121 Mouldyhills, £121 Kerricks, £120 Fellside, £120 (x2) Clappers, £119 Dirrops, £118 Midtown Grey Faced £125, £106 Spoutbank, £112 Ribton House, £112, £109, £106 Mouldy Hills, £110, £106 Hundith House, £110 Kilnstown, £109 Edges Green, £107 Peela Hill, £106 Shitlington, £106 Whiteside Zwartbles £120 Glebe House Black Faced  £105, £100 Whiteside Farm, £99 Edges Green

Leading prices per kilo: Dutch Texel 400p, 342.9p, 338.1p, 333.3p, 331p, 321.4p Hargill House, 340.5p, 338.1p, 336.4p, 322.7p, 313.3p (x2) Hill House, £336.6p, 315.2p Woodhead, 315p Fell Lane, 313.3p, 309.5p Unity, 307.1p, 300p Hunley, 305p Bridgestone, 302.3p High Boonwood, 300p Springfield Texel 348.8p, 341.5p, 322.7p, 304.3p, 300p High Hall, 348.8p, 331.8p, 331.1p, 327.9p New Grange, 332.6p Halls Oven, 320p, 317.4p, 311.4p Grassgarth, 314.3p Harley Croft309.1p High Green Hill, 307.7p Carrycoats Hill, £307.5p Wavercroft, 304.7p Wall End, 304.4p Meadow Farm, 304.2p Haas Side, 302.2p Bengall Blue Beltex 325.6p, 315.4p, 304.5p Fell Lane, 313.3p Meadow Farm £247.5p Edges Green, 243.9 Whiteside, 258.2p Leafield Dutch Spotted 316.3p High Boonwood Texel 276.1p, 272.9p Meadow Farms, 270.6p Stone Flatts Suffolk 268.4p Bleatarn, 267.5p Longrow, 264.3p Anthorn, 258.3p Rottington Hall, 257.4p (x2) Southtown of Melgund, 257.4p Mouldyhills, 257.4p Kerricks, £256.8p Anthorn, 254.5p Braithwaite Hall, 252.2p Faugh Beeches Zwartbles 253.3p Barmurrie Grey Faced 235.6p Shitlington, 235.6p Whiteside, 233.3p, 231.9p, 230.4p Mouldy Hill, 231.9p Edges Green, 230.4p Spoutbank, 230.4p Hundith House

CAST SHEEP-

Leading prices per head:

Ewes – Texel £175 Guise, £173 £139 £136 £128 Kirkton of Crawford, £160 Round Meadows Farm, £160 Guise, £158 £131 Hargill House, £156 £140 £120 The Hill, £145 £129 £120 Lords Close, £128 Pinegrove,  £126 Fell Hill,  £124 Sycamore House,  £122 Reddings,  £121 New Sandsfield Blue Texel £140 Lords Close, £130 Sheepfield Hill Cheviot £126 £116 Meikleholm Farm Grey Faced £120 Southtown of Melgund, £118 New Sandsfield, £110 Meikleholm Farm, £102 Branch End Farm Suffolk £155 Crawfordhall, £154 Braithwaite Hall, £144 £132 £131 £128 £126 £120 Southtown of Melgund, £131 Meikleholme Farm Leicester £138 £136 Kirkton of Crawford, £124 Spout Bank Dorset £116 £110 Cumdivock House Black Face £90 The Breaks, £70 Fell Hill, £64 Edges Green, £62 Kirkton of Crawford Jacob £84 Abbey Moss Herdwick £80 £72 Farlam Hill Farm Swaledale £76 Farlam Hill Farm, £66 Roachburn Farm

Rams – Texel £150 £138 £128 Hargill House, Charollais £168 Ashdene, Beltex £130 Braithwaite 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