Borderway Store & Breeding Sheep Sale

On Monday 16^th October Harrison and Heatherington held its weekly sale of store lambs and breeding sheep in Borderway Mart. Another solid entry with all classes selling very well. Breeding ewes topped at £145 for a pen of 11 Texel cross shearling gimmers from J Clark, Pennyhill. Aged cheviot mule ewes topped at £130 for a smart pen of 21 from Pearsbyhall Farming Partnership, Tundergarth.

Store lambs were a blistering trade topping at £128 for an outstanding pair of belter crosses from Thrimby Farms Ltd, Penrith. Strong Texel cross mule lambs sold for £100 from G O & J E Holland, Bank End, Hesket Newmarket. Mule lambs topped at £86 form R A Elliot, Spency Croft, Alston.

A strong ringside of buyers was present for all shapes and sizes and many more could have been sold to vendors advantage, averaging £82 per head for 1029 sold. 

Leading prices per head:

Ewes: Black Faced £64 The Crew Grey Faced £86 Spency Croft, £83, £74 Midtodhills, £81 Edges Green, £77 Far town, £76 Meadow Flat, £74 Thrimby Hall Suffolk £100 Bank End, £95 Fellside Beltex £128, £108, £106  Thrimby Farm, £122 Greenbeck, £112 Lees Hall, £112 Bogrie Texel £106, £100 Far Town, £104 Hawksteel, £104, £95 Lees Hall, £103 Midtodhills, £102, £94 Rose Cottage, £101, £97 Fellside, £100 (x2), £96 Abbots Close, £100 Meadow Flat, £97, £96 Bogrie, £96 Spency Croft, £93 Mid Town

Breeding Sheep:

Ewes: Texel £138 Sewell House, £120 Branch End Farm Cheviot Mule £130 (x2) Pearsbyhall

Shearlings: Suffolk £125 Penny Hill Park Texel £145, £138, £125 (x4) Penny Hill Park