Borderway Store Cattle & Suckled Calves Sale

STORE CATTLE – Yet another fantastic catalogue of 600 Store cattle forward at Borderway’s weekly sale.   Quality was mixed, as many weathered cattle came forward and were slightly harder to sell despite this any quality or well fleshed cattle still reaped the rewards and an exceptional trade was seen for these sorts. A day’s best of £2000 for a Charolais cross steer from Messrs Moffat, Stonehouse, Gretna with Limousins for the same home selling to £1880 and £1690.  British Blues to £1660 from Messrs Underwood, Longtown and Aberdeen crosses to £1580 for a pen of three from Messrs Hebson, Chapel Farm, Brampton.  The same vendor sold the top pen of Friesians steers with five achieving £1330.  Messrs Nixon, Ribton House, Workington also sold a pen of six Holsteins to £1320.

Heifers sold to a high of £1620 for two Limousin cross from Messrs Story, Hill Top, Brampton from their run of quality heifers.  Messrs Bird, High Wreay, Carlisle selling their best to £1610 alongside Messrs Priestley, Cracrop Farm, Brampton who matched the same price.  British Blues to £1590 from Messrs Slack, Cockley Bank, Brampton and £1540 for a yearling heifer from Messrs Wigham, Hargill House, Haltwhistle.    Aberdeen Angus crosses from Messrs Sharp, Woodend, Workington to £1510 and Charolais heifers to £1460 from Messrs Gillespie, High Stand, Carlisle.

Leading prices:

Steers: Limousin £1880, £1690 Stone House, £1670, £1580, £1470 Roe Farm, £1590 Cracrop, £1560 High Stand, £1560, £1500, £1480, £1470 High Wreay, £1540, £1470 Grange Grassing, £1480 Southerfield, £1470 Roe Farm, £1470 Chapel Farm, £1460 Hargill House, £1460 Prospect House Charolais £2000, £1790 Stone House, £1590 Ingledene, £1590, £1450 Chapel Farm, £1490, £1460 Hallbankgate British Blue £1660, £1470 Mary Street, £1660 Bolton Wood Lane, £1610 Chapel Farm £1600, £1510, £1440 Yew Tree Farm Hereford £1640 Parton, £1320, £1220 Ribton House, £1120 Cockley Bank Aberdeen Angus £1580 Chapel Farm, £1570 Spout Bank, £1540, £1450, £1430, £1390 Cockley Bank, £1440, £1380 Woodend, £1380 Blackrigg, £1360 Gimmenbie, £1350 Raygarth, £1350 Southerfield Beef Shorthorn £1430 Yew Tree, £1355, £1280 Friesian £1330 Chapel Farm, £1300 Wavercroft Simmental £1310 Burn House Saler £1140 Greengill Holstein/Friesian £1120, £1040 Cockley Bank Belted Galloway £935 (x2) Mark Farm

Heifers: Aberdeen Angus £1510, £1430, £1380 Woodend, £1460 West House, £1360 Cockley Bank, £1250 The Square, £1250 Blackrigg Hereford £1220 Cross Hill Holstein £1480 Tarn Lodge Limousin £1620, £1600, £1480 Hilltop, £1610, £1500 High Wreay, £1610, £1560, £1490, £1430, £1410 Cracrop, £1590, £1510 Bridgehouse, £1550, £1530 Tarn Lodge, £1540, £1460 Roe Farm, £1510. £1500 Cobble Hall, £1420 Ingledene, £1400 Hargill House Beef Shorthorn £1160 Cockley Bank British Blue £1590, £1390, £1340 Cockley Bank, £1540 Hargill House, £1450, £1360 The Beeches, £1440, £1430 Ingledene, £1390 Gimmenbie, £1360 The Beeches, £1310 Southerfield, £1300 Standing Stonerigg Charolais £1460 High Stand, £1280, £1245 Hallbankgate

SUCKLED CALVES – More suckled calves than catalogued with 311 forward to a packed ringside of buyers ensuring all classes were well up on the year. Messrs Ridley, Woodhall sold the top priced Limousin cross heifers for £1370, £1340 (x2), £1300 (x4), £1200 (x3) and £1160 (x2) and Limousin bullocks topped at £1260. Messrs Ackerley, Milton Mains sold 4 7month old Charolais cross bullocks for £1320. Messrs Dent, Beamwham run of 9 month old Limousin cross bullock topped at £1280 (x2) and Limousin cross heifer for £1020. Crowhall Farms run of suckled calves topped at £1210, £1190 (x4) and £1170 (x2) for 8 month old Limousin cross bullock. Messrs Ivinson, Lea Hall sold 7 month old Limousin cross bullock for £1160 and £1140 with heifers selling to £1050.

Leading prices:

Heifers: Limousin £1370, £1340, £1300 (x2), £1200 (x2), £1160, £1000 Wood Hall, £1050 Lea Hill, £1020 Beamwham, £1010 The Throp Charolais £890, £880, £870, £860 (x2), £850 Stainton Farm

Steers: Charolais £1320, £1160, £1130 Milton Mains, £1140 Stainton Limousin £1280 (x2), £1170 Beamwham, £1260, £1120 Wood Hall, £1210, £1190, £1170, £1130, £1110 Crowhall, £1160, £1140, £1110, £1090 (x3) Lea Hill, £1150 Gilpin Farm, £1100 Batey Shields, £1090 The Throp Aberdeen Angus £1070, £1040, £1000 Crowhall Luing £930 High Troweir Simmental £930 Pennersaughs

All classes of cattle are in huge demand, both in the ring or off Farm. Please contact our team for further information.