Date: 09 October 2023 | Primestock
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PRIME CATTLE: A much larger offering pf 77 prime steers and heifers forward with a huge proportion of native cattle featuring in this weeks sale. Trade achieved the same as previous weeks and saw a day’s top of £2253.24 for a 792kg Limousin cross steer from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton and was purchased by Mr Eric Hall. Messrs Harrington, Hosket Hill, Carlisle sold to 733kg to £2202.67 purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Charolais crosses sold to £2210.34 for a 748kg steer from Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont and was purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.
Dairy bred British Blue steers sold to £1818.86 for a 729kg from Messrs Barker, Little Broomhills, Carlisle purchased by Mr Eric Hall. Messrs Moscrop, Rye Close, Carlisle sold another run of 8 Blue Grey and Galloways to a top of £1547.58 for a 601kg, Blue Grey steer purchased by Steven Wilson Butchers Shops, Corby Hill & Brampton.
Top pence per kilo steer was the aforementioned 733kg Limousin cross from Messrs Harrington, Hosket Hill at 200.5ppk.
Heifers peaked at £2173.06 for 716kg Limousin cross from Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont was purchased by R & JP Mulholland Butchers Show, Gret Orton, Carlisle. Mulholland Butchers also purchased the next highest heifer at 709kg crossbred from Messrs Brough, Old Rectory, Carlisle equating £2052.56. Messrs Telford, Edenlin, Carlisle sold 673kg to £2015.64 purchased by A & D Meats and a Simmental from Messrs Goldie, Newbie Mains, Annan to £2028.36 purchased by Mr Eric Hall. A Dairy bred British Blue from Messrs Irving, Becton Hall, Canonbie sold to £1754.91 for 666kg, purchased again by Mr Eric Hall.
Top overall pence per kilo of 322.5ppk went to a 592kg, Limousin cross from Messrs Harrington, Hosket Hill selling to Steven Wilson, Butchers Shop, with Messrs Graham, Millar Hill Brampton closely following selling 551kg to 321.5ppk purchased again by Steven Wilson Butchers Shop.
Leading prices per head
Steers: Limousin £2253, £1891 Botel Parks, £2202, £1858 Hosket Hill Farm, £2181, £2108 Hoddomtown, £1848, £1797, £1759 Kelbarrow, £1839 Limestone Cottage, Charolais £2210 Loughrigg Farm, Blue Grey £1818, £1753 Little Broomhills Farm, Blue Grey £1547, £1490 Rye Close, Whitebred Shorthorn £1419 Rye Close, Galloway £1417, £1369, £1353 Rye Close, Belted Galloway £1227 Woodhall Farm.
Heifers: Limousin £2173 Loughrigg Farm, £2052 Old Rectory Farm, £2015, £1626 Edenlin, £1909 Hosket Hill Farm, £1771 Miller Hill, Simmental £2028 Newbie Mains, Charolais £1859 Hosket Hill Farm, British Blue £1754, £1564 Bectonhall, £1512 Little Broomhills Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1484 The Howes, £1411 The Close, Hereford £1233 The Howes.
Leading Prices per Kilo:
Steers: Limousin 300.5p, 285.5p Hosket Hill Farm, 287.5p (x2) Kelbarrow, 287.5p, 284.5p Botel Parks, 277.5p Limestone Cottage, 275.5p Hoddomtown, Charolais 295.5p Loughrigg Farm, Blue Grey 257.5p, 253.5p Rye Close, 245.5p, 244.5p (x2), 241.5p Farney Shields, British Blue 249.5p (x2) Little Broomhills Farm, Whitebred Shorthorn 249.5p Rye Close, Galloway 249.5p Shancastle, 237.5p (x2), 236.5p Rye Close, Belted Galloway 243.5p Woodhall Farm, Longhorn 239.5p Cairnbowie Farm.
Heifers: Limousin 322.5p Hosket Hill Farm, 321.5p Miller Hill, 303.5p Loughrigg Farm, 299.5p Edenlin, 289.5p Old Rectory Farm, 281.5p the Close, Charolais 297.5p Hosket Hill Farm, British Blue 273.5p Chapel House, 263.5p Bectonhall, Aberdeen Angus 271.5p, 255.5p The Close, Simmental 251.5p Meikleholm Farm.
Please advise entries for next week’s sale call Grant Anderson on 07872 129 274.
PRIME BULLS: A good entry of 94 prime bulls forward selling ever so slightly less on the week. Despite this as a whole all best fleshed bulls were still a joy to sell. Topping the sale overall was a 766kg Limousin from Messrs Knox, Cragside, Kelso peaking at £2278.85. Messrs Henshall, Sarkshields, Lockerbie sold 845kgs to £2277.28 and Messrs Ewing, Dumbretton Farm sold 876kgs to £2220.66. British Blue crosses to £2199.31 for 759kgs from Messrs Brough, Old Rectory, Carlisle purchased by A & D Meats. Saler crosses to £2037.58 for a 745kg bull from Messrs Sobart, The Square, Carlisle. A Maine – Anjou sold to £1959.23 for 755kgs from Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton House, Lockerbie purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor and Charolais crosses to £1934.03 for 723kg from Messrs Tattersall, Enzieholme, Langholm purchased by Bowland Foods. Top Overall price per kilo of 301.5 and 300.5p went to Messrs Rome, Niven Hill, Gretna with 644kg and 697kg Limousin crosses both purchased by Mutch Meats, Whitney. Black and White bulls sold to £1594.85 for 747kgs. Friesians from Messrs Graham, Hillhead, Canonbie, Purchased by Jewitt Meats and Holsteins from Messrs Crozier, Cowlyers, Silloth to £1586.43 for 713kgs, top price per kilo of 226.5p came from the same home this time selling a 646kg Friesian.
Please advise entries for all weekly sales by call or text to Grant Anderson on 07872 129 274.
Leading Prices per head: Limousin £2278 Cragside, £2277 Sarkshields, £2220 Dumbretton, £2116 East Unthank, £2113 Burthwaite, £2094, £1941 Niven Hill, £1988, £1906 Oakwodhill, £1844 Beck House, £1802 Enzieholm £1786 Kelbarrow, £1751 St Mungo, £1738 Kirkbride, £1737 Upper Brydekirk British Blue £2197 Old Rectory Farm, £1944, £1903 Skirling Cottage, £1747 Green Farm, £1574 Randalinton Saler £2037 The Square, Maine – Anjou £1959, £1867 Kirtleton House Charolais £1846, £1843 Carwood, £1779, £1774 Hallbankgate Beef Shorthorn £1747, £1719 (x2) Whitefield 1734 Runley Mill Aberdeen Angus £1728, £1707 Peel Flatt, £1645 Lesson Hall, £1544 Randalinton, £1496 Peddar Hill Simmental £1709 Beck House, £1669 Kirtleton £1652 Carwood Hereford £1664 St Mungo, £1645 Woodhall Friesian £1594, £1400 Hillhead, £1463 Cowlyers Holstein/ Friesian £1586 Cowlyers, £1389 Randalinton, £1358 (x2) South View, £1211 Mirkbooths Belted Galloway £1524 Woodhall Stabereliser £1440 St Mungo Longhorn £1356 Cairnbowie
Leading Prices Per Kilo: Limousin 301.5p, 300.5p Niven Hill, 299.5p, 293.5p Upper Brydekirk, 297.5p Cragside, 293.5p Burthwaite, 289.5p East Unthank British Blue 289.5p Od Rectory, 285.5p Green Farm, 271.5p Skirling Craigs Saler 273.5p The Square Charolais 267.5p Enzieholm, 267.5p Greenfield, 260.5p Hallbankgate Simmental 267.5p Beck House Maine – Anjou 259.5p Kirtleton Beef Shorthorn 253.5p Hallbankgate, 243.5p Whitefield Longhorn 247.5p Cairnbowie Hereford 247.5p Woodhall, 239.5p St Mungos Aberdeen Angus 247.5p Lesson Hall, 247.5p St Mungos, 245.5p, 237.5p Peel Flatt, 230.5p Randalinton Belted Galloway 247.5p Woodhall Stabereliser 242.5p St Mungo Friesian 226.5p Cowlyers, 213.5p Hillhead Holstein/Friesian 224.5p (x2) South View, 222.5p Cowlyers, 218.5p Randalinton, 217.5p Mirkbooths
CAST COWS: A smaller show of 384 Cast Cows was forward with good farm assured cows being in demand however plain cows and non-farm assured cows being less on the week. Messrs Graham, Miller Hill sold the top priced British Blue Cows for 732kg, 249.5p, £1826 bought by Owain Llyr. Messrs Sisson & Sons, Kelbarrow sold the top priced Simmental cow for 914kg, 199.5p, £1823 bought by Frank Smart. Messrs Bowe, Midtown Farm sold the top priced Limousin cow for 812kg, 213.5p, £1732 the top priced Limousin cow for 812kg, 213.5p, £1732 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Hewetson, Lords Close sold a young Limousin cow for 645kg, 257.5p, £1660 to Jewitts. Messrs Reid, Krikburn Farm sold a young Limousin cross cow for 642kg, 249.5p, £1601 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Martin, Tempest Tower sold the top priced Holstein cross cow for 827kg, 177.5p, £1467 to Frank Smart. Messrs Harrison & Sons, Peddar Hill sold the top priced Montbeliarde cross cow for 743kg, 197.5p, £1467 also to Frank Smart. Messrs Morley, Hadderdale sold Holstein cross heifers for 675kg, 215.5p, £1454 and 677kg, 213.5p, £1445 and 677kg, 213.5p, £1445 purchased by Les Fell and Alan Jarvis. Messrs Little & Son, Kirkbride House sold a Norwegian Red cow for 849kg, 165.5p, £1405 to Les Fell. Messrs Armstrong, Randalinton Farm sold Holstein cross heifers for 631kg, 211.5p, £1334 to Less Fell. Messrs Haston & son, Swordwellrigg Farm sold a Montbeliarde cross heifer for 539kg, 211.5p, £1139 to Capper Farming
Leading prices per head: British Blue £1826 Miller Hill, £1381, £1241 Netherhill, £1337 Wallhead, £1222 The Lee Simmental £1823 Kelbarro, £1627, £1467, £1214 Limousin £1733 Midtown, £1690 Sarkshields, £1667 Rose Castle Farm, £1660 Lords Close, £1658 High Wreay, £1657, £1611 Silloans, £1601 Kirkburn, £1575 Longhurst, £1502 Swallowdene, £1481, £1281 Hutton Roof, £1474 Chapel House, £1474 Chapel House, £1474 Lesson Hall, £1455 Hayfield, £1354 Newhouse, £1321 Terrace Farm, £1320 Townfoot, £1285 Green Farm, £1279 Hargill House Charolais £1631, £1281 Airds of Balcary, £1514 Cherrytree House, £1508, £1493 The Laythes Aberdeen Angus £1623 Courstein, £1617 Hayfield, £1605 Rigg Farm Holstein/ Friesian £1467, £1351 Tempest Tower, £1454, £1445, £1272 Hadderdale, £1334, £1259, £1186, £1182 Randalinton, £1231 The Laythes, £1228, £1164, £1126, £1110 Trailflatt, £1198 Cobble Hall, £1145 Brackenhill, £1132 Kirkliton, £1108 Hesket Demain, £1088 Park House, £1077 Big Balcraig Jersey 628, £618 Bays Leap Blonde £1582, £1455 Oulton Hall Montbeliarde £1467 Peddar Hill, £1156, £1139 Swordwellrigg, £1142 Millrigg Meikleholm, £1493 Chapel House Norwegian Red £1405 Kirkbride, £1334 Low Wood, £1069 The Howes Beef Shorthorn £1402 Lesson Hall, £1354, £1341 Bays Leap, £1241 The Howes Danish Red £1268 Bays Leap Friesian £1202, £1105 Whins Farm, £1150, £1138 Rye Close, £1089, £1071 Micklethwaite, £1079 The Flatt, £1037 East Nethershields Whitebred Shorthorn £1183 Beacon Rigg Galloway £1182, £1027 Crossgill, £1113, £1080 New House Hereford £1345 Kimmeter Green Fleckvieh £1174 Kinkry Hill, £118 Haythwaite Lane Luing £1124 Auchengray, £1113 Dalpeddar Farm Holstein £1151 The Harras, £1100 Blue Dial Farm, £1052 Becklees
Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 257.5p Lords Close, 249.5p Kirkburn, 233.5p, 203.5 Hargill House, 227.5p High Wreay, 223.5p Green Farm, 219.5p, 203.5p Silloans, 213.5p Midtown, 213.5p Longhurst, £209.5p Chapel House, 209.5p Sarkshields, 205.5p Swallowdene British Blue 249.5p Miller Hill, 211.5p Netherhill, 205.5p Wallhead Holstein/ Friesian 215.5p, 213.5p Hadderdale, 211.5p, 209.5p, 207.5p, 201.5p, 193.5p Randalinton, 207.5p, 191.5p Brackenhill, 177.5p tempest Tower, 175.5p East Nethershields, 163.5p Trailflat, 161.5p The Square Monbeliarde 211.5p, 165.5p Swordwellrigg, 197.5p Peddar Hill, 163.5p Millrigg, 209.5p, 207.5p, 197.5p Meikleholm, 199.5p Kelbarrow, 197.5p Chapel House Norwegian Red 207.5p Low Wood, 165.5p Kirkbride Friesian £175.5p, 169.5p (x2) East Nethershields, 173.5p Whins, 165.5p The Flatt, 165.5p, 161.5p Rye Close Galloway 177.5p Crossgill, 169.5p New House Charolais 205.5p Cherrytree House, 199.5p Airds of Balcary, 197.5p The Laythes Blonde 200p Oulton Hall Aberdeen Angus 197.5 Courstein, 195.5 Beacon Rigg, 193.5p (x2) Hayfield Holstein 195.5 The Harras Beef Shorthorn 193.5 Lesson Hall, 189.5p The Howes, 185.5p Bays Leap Dairy Dairy Shorthorn 173.5p Rye Close Fleckvieh 169.5p Kinkry Hill Luing 165.5 (x2) Delpeddar Jersey 125.5p, 111.5p, 101.5p Bays Leap 119.5 The Gill
CAST BULLS: 7 stock bulls forward. Messrs Mckill Maxwell & Co, Hayfield Farm sold the top priced Charolais stock bull for 1135kg, 169.5p, £1923 to Pickstocks. Dougie Graves, Priory Farm sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 1007kg, 167.5p, £1686 also to Pickstocks.
Leading Prices Per Head: Charolais £1923 Hayfield Limousin £1686 Priory Farm Hereford £1545 Keyla Park Luing £1473 Delpeddar Galloway £1408 Kilnstown
Leading Prices Per kilo: Charolais 169.5p Hayfield Galloway 151.5p Kilnstown
PRIME SHEEP: Boundaries were broken again this week in Borderway as 4100 prime and cast sheep were sold which included a colossal show of 3496 prime lambs.
Every sheep in the market was sold to Vendors advantage with many marking their first trip to Carlisle. An overall average of 271ppk or an SQQ of 275ppk puts us in the league beyond any other centre today.
The sale leader this week was a 44kg Dutch Texel lambs from regular consignors Messrs Scott, Thirlwall Castle Greenhead which sold at £178 or 405ppk to Mulholland Butchers, Greta Orton.
Heavy lambs were a terrific trade selling to £168 for 63kg Texel from Messrs Storey, Limestone Cottage, Penrith with Texel cross Mules to £155 from first time vendors Foster Hall & Sons, Ashview, Tow Law.
Suffolks sold to £148 for a pen of 4 from J & D Longlands Ltd, Tine Hall, Hexham.
Mules sold to £128 for 52kg from Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Carlisle.
Leading prices per head: Dutch Texel £178, £168, £149, £147, £143, £140 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £162, £160, £148 (x2), £142 Unity Farm, £160, £156, £153, £149, £147, £146 (x3), £144, £140 Hargill House, Texel £168, £155 Limestone Cottage, £165, £151, £150 Cracrop Farm, £158 Little Bavington, £156, £148 Mill House, £155 Ashview, £154 (x2), £145 (x2) New Grange Farm, £151, £147 Ghyll House Farm, £150 High House, £148, £147 High Hall Farm, £146 Mid Farm, £146 Grassgarth,
Blue Texel £165 Meadow Farm, £142 Anchor Farm, Beltex £154, £150, £149, £148 (x3), £137 New Houses Farm, £147 Castlehill, £143 Wall End Farm, £142, £141 The Throp, Suffolk £148 Tone Hall, £135, £130, £126 Seymour House, £133 West Skelston Farm, £131 Castlehill, £130 St Johns Kirk, £129 Denton Mains, £121.50 Dirrops, Millenium Bleu £139, £130, £129, £126 Corrie Field, Rouge £138 Swallowdene, Mule £128, £113.50 Kilnstown, £117.50, £110, £103 Highside Farm, £114, £110 Cold Shields, £115.50 Spout Bank, £112 Lawston Farm, £112 Midtodhills, £108.50 Gapshields, £106 Wall End Farm, Hill Cheviot £124 Castlehill, Bluefaced Leicester £122, £115 Beamwham, £117 Highside Farm, Berrichon £117 Cumdivock House, Dutch Spotted £113 Cliff Road.
Leading prices per kilo: Dutch Texel 405p, 390.7p, 354.8p, 341.9p, 340.5p, 311.1p, 304.3p Thirlwall Castle Farm, 382.8p, 355.8p, 355.6p, 341.9p, 338.6p, 327.3p, 324.4p, 310.6p Hargill House, 336.4p, 326.5p, 311.4p, 300p Unity Farm, 316.3p Thorneyland, Texel 350p (x2), 342.9p, 315.9p, 315.2p New Grange Farm, 341.9p High Hall Farm, 340p, 337.2p Grassgarth, 336.4p High Hall Farm, 334.9p Anchor Farm, 330p, 325.6p Limestone Cottage, 324.4p Mid Farm, 321.4p Loughrigg Farm, 318.6p Mid Farm, 315.4p Ghyll House Farm, 309.5p Little Bavington Farm, 307.1p Grassgarth, 307p Miller Hill, 304.9p Little Swinburne Farm, Beltex 338.1p Anchor Farm, 275p Meadow Farm, Beltex 336p, 312.5p, 311.4p, 304.1p, 302p New Houses Farm, 335.7p, 330.2p, 302.4p The Throp, 334.1p Castlehill, 332.6p, 309.8p Wall End Farm, 305.1p Millhill Farm, Rouge 293.6p Swallowdene, Millennium Bleu 278p, 270.8p Corrie Field, Dutch Spotted 273.7p Dykeside, Suffolk 271.4p, 254.8p Glenart, 269.1p Tone Hall, 266p West Skelston Farm, 265p, 260p, 257.1p Seymour House, 262.8p Haas Side Farm, 261p Shank Castle, 260p St Johns Kirk, 260p Ghyll House Farm, 258.5p Dirrops, 257.1p Kerricks Farm, 256.9p, 253.2p Castlehill, 256.5p Mid Farm, 252.9p Denton Mains, 252.1p Springfield Farm, Greyface 255p Midtodhills, 254.5p Lawston Farm, 246.5p Wall End Farm, 246.2p, 231.6p Kilnstown, 244.4p, 242.6p Cold Shields, 241.1p Gapshields, 239.5p, 234p, 230.4p Highside Farm, 236.5p Spout Bank, Herdwick 250p Longrow Farm.
CAST SHEEP: 604 ewes sold to an absolute flyer to a top of £182 for a pen of 3 Texels from Brian Story, Grapes Barn, Wigton.
Leading prices per head:
Ewes – Texel £182, £148 Grapes Barn, £174, £153, £147 Walton Woodhead, £169 Parkside Farm, £166 Hargill House, £158 Bengall Farm, £148 (x2), £144 Glenpark, £143 Millhill Farm, £140 Longrigg, £140 Triermain, £140 Hesket House, Beltex £158 Midtown, Zwartbles £142 (x2) Woodhousehill, Suffolk £132, £127, £125 Glenpark, Bluefaced Leicester £114 The Close, Mule £97 Longrigg, £96 Reservoir Farm, £87 Halmyre Farm, £86 Glenpark, £80 Cliff Road, £78 (x2), £77, £75 Station House, £77 Penny Hill Park, £76 Triermain, Hill Cheviot £97 Reddings, £92 Clea Hall, Herdwick £76 Clea Hall, Swaledale £64, £49 Highfield Farm, £48 Spout Bank, £48 Beamwham, £48 Denton Mains, £40 Unthank Farm, Blackface £63, £40 Lawston Farm, £48, £45, £40 Glenpark, £44 Brackenthwaite Farm.
Rams – Texel £131 Ghyll House Farm.
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