Borderway Primestock Sale

PRIME CATTLE: A much larger show of 72 prime steers and heifers forward at Borderway’s weekly sale.  Trade looked sharper overall, with the exception of a few OTMS.  Topping the sale was a 741kg Limousin cross steer from Messrs Dent, Elm House, Appleby receiving £2248.94 and purchased by Mr Eric Hall.  Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton sold 711kg to £2228.99 to Pioneer Foods, Carlisle and another from the same home weighing 695kg to £2144.08 purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  British Blue crosses to £2242.80 for 727 kgs from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton purchased by Mr Eric Hall.   Bazadaise crosses to £2181.63 for 726kg from Messrs McKelvey, Burnside, Lockerbie and an Aberdeen Angus cross to £1957 for 760kgs from Messrs Vance, Low Skeog, Newton Stewart to Alan Jarvis.  Top pence per kilo of 313.5 went to a 711 kg Limousin cross from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton purchased by Pioneer Foods.

Heifers sold to a top of £2222.85 for a 730kg British Blue cross from Messrs Dent, Elm House, Appleby purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.   Limousin crosses to £2092.97 for 643kgs from Messrs Rome, Niven Hill, Gretna purchased by Steven Wilson, Butcher Shops Corby Hill and Brampton.   Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton sold a 645kg Limousin cross to £2009.18 and was purchased by R & JP Mulholland Butchers Shop, Great Orton, Carlisle.  Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton House, Lockerbie sold 729kgs Simmental to £1928.21 purchased by Mr Alan Jarvis.  Top overall pence per kilo of 325.50p was achieved twice, firstly by Messrs Dempster, Castlehill, Lockerbie with a 549kg Limousin cross purchased by R & JP Mulholland, Great Orton and secondly for 643kgs from Messrs Rome, Niven Hill purchased by Steven Wilson Butchers Shops, Corby Hill and Brampton.

Large numbers of primestock required weekly at this time.  Please contact by call or text to Grant Anderson on 07872 129274

Leading prices per head
Steers: Limousin £2248 £2063 Elm House £2228 £2144 Bothel Parks, £2135 £2029 £1964 £1886 £1809 £1777 Little Herd Hill £2134 (x2) £2021 Hundith House £2071 £2021 £1865 The Lake, £1949 £1933 Byre Burnside, British Blue £2242 Bothel Parks £1711 £1634 Little Broomhills Farm, Bazadaise £2181 Burnside, Aberdeen Angus £1957 Low Skeog £1861 Little Herd Hill, Welsh Black £1794 Little Herd Hill, Galloway £1508 £1446 £1340 Rye Close, Blue Grey £1471 £1309 Rye Close, Belted Galloway £1468 The Laythes, Friesian £1422 £1262 Steel Hall, Whitebred Shorthorn £1351 Rye Close.

Heifers: British Blue £2222 Elm House £1489 Little Broomhills Farm, Limousin £2092 £1917 Niven Hill £2009 £1953 £1653 Hundith House, £1787 Castlehill, £1768 £1739 £1694 £1638 £1617 High Aketon £1706 Castlehill, Simmental £1928 £1820 Kirtleton House, Aberdeen Angus £1358 Broompark Farm. 

Leading Prices per Kilo:
Steers: Limousin 313.5 308.5 Bothel Parks 308.5 298.5 Hundith House 303.5 Elm House, 298.5 283.5 The Lake 283.5 282.5 Byre Burnside , British Blue 308.5 Bothel Parks, Bazadaise 300 Burnside, Aberdeen Angus 261.5 Little Herd Hill 257.5 Low Skeog, Blue Grey 258.5 Rye Close, Whitebred Shorthorn 256.5 Rye Close, Friesian 244.5 Steel Hall.  

Heifers: Limousin 325.5 307.5 Castlehill 325.5 317.5 Niven Hill 313.5 313.5 307.5 299.5 298.5 High Aketon 313.5 311.5 Hundith House, British Blue 304.5 Elm House, Simmental 264.5 Kirtleton House, Galloway 231.5 Breconside.

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PRIME BULLS: A smaller entry of only 64 prime bulls forward saw trade sharpen on the week.  Topping the sale at £2302.02 was the heaviest bull of the day weighing 812kgs for a Limousin from Messrs Henshall, Sarkshields, Lockerbie.  This was purchased by A & D Meats.  Messrs Bowe, Midtown Farm, Wigton sold another to £2251.13 for 783kgs, Messrs Henshall, Sarkshields also sold 768kgs to £2246.40 and Messrs Jardine, The Yett, Lockerbie sold two bulls at £2171.61 and £2109.24 for 766 and 744kgs.  Messrs Bradley, Marina House, Maryport sold a Parthenais to £2279.88 for 793kgs.  Simmentals weighing 709kgs from Messrs Gwynne, Castlewigg, Newton Stewart sold to £1811.50 purchased by Jewitt Meats.  Top pence per kilo of 292.50 went to the 768kg Limousin from Messrs Henshall, Sarkshields, purchased by Mutch Meats.  Black and white bred bulls sold to a top of £1495 for 669kgs Holstein Friesian from Messrs Stalker, Ratten Castle, Carlisle and £1409.38 for 625kg from Messrs Irving, Bectonhall, Canonbie.  Friesian to £1415.57 from Messrs Graham, Hillhead, Canonbie.  Top pence per kilo of 225.5p was achieved twice firstly by Messrs Stalker, Ratten Castle for a different Holstein Friesian weighing 608kg and secondly to Messrs Irving, Brectonhall with theirs.

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Leading Prices per head: Limousin £2302 £2246 Sarkshields £2251 Midtown Farm, £2171 £2109 £1855 The Yett, £2034 The Lake £1992 Dumbreton Farm, £1948 Petteril Bank Farm, 1865 £1806 Whitefield, £1834 Willows Farm, 

Parthenais £2279 Marina House, Simmental £1811 Castlewigg Farm, British Blue £1790 Whitefield £1578 Beck House £1444 Randalinton, Aberdeen Angus £1673 Bectonhall, Saler £1620 £1521 Hallbankgate Farm, Holstein Friesian £1495 £1371 Ratten Castle £1409 £1159 Bectonhall £1314 Broughton Mains Farm, £1176 £1144 £1110 Skelton Wood End, Friesian 1415 Hillhead £1201 Croft House.

Leading Prices Per Kilo: Limousin 292.5 283.5 Sarkshields Farm 287.5 Midtown Farm, 284.5 The Lake 283.5 277.5 275.5 Willows Farm, 283.5 (x2) 281.5 Yett, 271.5 Beck House, Parthenais 287.5 Marina House, British Blue 263.5 Beck House, Saler 258.5 257.7 Hallbankgate Farm, Simmental 255.5 251.5 Castlewigg Farm,

Aberdeen Angus 250.5 Bectonhall, Holstein Friesian 225.5 Becton Hall 225.5 209.5 Ratten Castle 223.5 205.5 Broughton Mains Farm, 221.5 217.5 213.5 (x2) Skelton Wood End, Friesian 222.5 207.5 Croft House.

CAST COWS: A good entry of 371 cast cows and stock bulls were forward with trade being slightly sharper for better finished cows. Messrs Wood, Waters Farm sold the top priced Charolais cow for 992kg, 189.5p, £1879 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Studholme & Son, Neal House Farm run of British Blue cows topped at 930kg, 193.5p, £1799 to Messrs Roberts. Messrs Coates, Rainscar sold a British Blue cow for 741kg, 219.5p, £1626 to Owain Llyr. Messrs McConell, Minsca Farm sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus cow for 924kg, 173.5p, £1603 to Michael Helliwell and Messrs Garthwaite & Son, Wyseby Hill Cottage sold a young Aberdeen Angus for 597kg, 219.5p, £1310 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Pearson, The Faulds run of Limousin cross cows topped at 774kg, 199.5p, £1544 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Carruthers & Son, Peela Hill sold a young Limousin cross for 592kg, 221.5p, £1311 to Jewitts. Messrs Wigham, Hargill House sold a Limousin cross cow for 624kg, 217.5p, £1357 to Owain Llyr. Dairy cast cows would be slightly sharper on the week. Robert Gemmell Brownfields Farm, Dumfries sold the top priced Holstein cross cow and heifer for 743kg, 195.5p, £1452 and 616kg, 201.5p, £1241 both purchased by Les Fell. Messrs Moffat & Co, Kirtlebank Farm sold a Holstein cross heifer for 684, 205.5p, £1405 to Les Fell. Messrs Beaty, Stonewalls sold the top priced Montbeliarde cross cow for 804kg, 169.5p, £1362 to Les Fell and Seymour Farms sold a Montbeliarde cross heifer for 633kg, 209.5p, £1326 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Rome, Fauldie Farm sold the top priced Fleckvieh cow for 804kg, 165.5p, £1330 to Phillip Bowes. Messrs Moscrop, Ryeclose sold the top priced Friesian cow for 776kg, 169.5p, £1315 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Irving, Brunt Hill sold a Holstein cross heifer for 577kg, 207.5p, £1197 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Nash, Philgowan sold the top priced Friesian heifer for 532kg, 195.5p, £1040 to Jewitts.

Leading prices per head: Charolais £1879 Waters Farm, £1563 Hallbankgate, £1443, £1397 Low Skeog British Blue £1799, £1489 Nealhouse, £1626 Rainscar, £1464 Scar Top, £1387 Muirhouse, £1257 Parceltown, £1220 Nunscleugh, £1201 Low Drumrae Aberdeen Angus £1603 Minsca Farm, £1552 Greengatehouse, £1398 Lesson Hall, £1361 Muirhouse, £1320 Marchbank, £1310 Wyseby Hill, £1308 Boghouse Limousin £1544, £1455, £1370  The Faulds, £1494 Whitstonehill, £1470 Terrace Farm, £1453 Reddings, £1446 The Throp, £1407 Terrace Farm, £1387 Parcelstown, £1368 Wyseby Hill, £1357 Hargill House, £1311 Peela Hill Holstein/ Friesian £1452, £1260, £1241 Brownfield, £1386, £1290 Sloehabbert, £1351 High Ploughlands, £1318 Cote House, £1289, £1197 Brunt Hill, £1282, £1264 Tempest Tower, £1244 Gill Farm, £1229 Whins, £1227 South View, £1226 Newton Field, £1222 Marlborough, £1212 Mirkbooths, £1184 Bank View, £1177 Bulls Head, £1150 Williamsgill Saler £1443 Overby House Holstein £1405 Kirtlebank, £1299, £1263 Musgrave, £1148 Newbampton, £1142 Dumbretton Montbeliarde £1362 Stonewalls, £1326 Seymour House, £1127 Brayshaw Fleckvieh £1330 Fauldie, £1189 Limekilns Friesian £1315, £1271, £1256 Rye Close, £1310, £1222, £1143 Fauldie, £1201 Whins Farm, £1200 Hillhead, £1151, £1035 Wavercroft, £1133, £1102 Middle Farm, £1107 Sloehabbert Hereford £1312, £1135, £1111, £1110 Cappuck Simmental £1267 Kirtleton House, £1225 Low Drumrae, £1205 Dornock Mains Beef Shorthorn £1257, £1197, £1177 Marchbank, £1230 Minsca Dairy Shorthorn £1154 Rye Close Ayrshire £1138 Marleycote Norwegian Red £1124 Low Wood Jersey £850 The Gill

Leading Prices per Kilo Limousin 221.5p Peela Hill, £217.5p, 207.5p Hargill House, 211.5p Wyseby Hill, 199.5p (x2), £193 The Faulds, 199.5p Whitstonehill, 191.5p (x2) Terrace Farm: British Blue 219.5p Rainscar, 1935p Nealhouse Aberdeen Angus 219.5p Wyseby Hill, 217.5p Greengatehouse, 183.5p Boghouse, 179.5p Gillespie, 179.5p Lesson Hall Montbeliarde 209.5p Seymour House, 193.5p, 189.5p, 175.5p Brayshaw, 169.5p Stonehall Holstein/ Friesian 207.5p, 175.5p Brunt Hill, 201.5p, 195.5p, 191.5p, 187.5p (x2) Brownfield, 195.5p Bank View, 191.5p South View, 185.5p Gill Farm, 167.5p, 163.5p (x2) Sloehabbert, 165.5p Whins Farm, 165.5p Wood Farm, 157.5 High Ploughlands, £157.5p Cote House Holstein 205.5p Kirtlebank, 163.5p Musgrave, 157.5p Newbampton, 157.5p Kirktonfield Friesian 195.5p Philgowan, 173.5P, 169.5P, 161.5P Rye Close, 165.5p Sloehabbert, 165.5p (x2) Middle Farm, 165.5p Fauldie, 163.5p, 157.5p Hillhead, 161.5p Whins Farm, 159.5p, 155.5p Wavercroft, 157.5p Broompark Charolais 193.5p Hallbankgate, 191.5p Low Skeog, 189.5p Waters Farm Dairy Shorthorn 185.5p Rye Close Norwegian Red 185.5p Low Wood Hereford 167.5p, 165.5p (x3) Cappuck, 163.5p Boghouse Simmental 183.5p Low Drumrae Beef Shorthorn 175.5p Minsca Farm, 171.5p Marchbank, 171.5p Kilnpothall Fleckvieh 165.5p Fauldie, 157.5p Fauldie, 157.5p Limekilns Ayrshire 155.5p Philgowan, 153.5p Marleycote Jersey 139.5p The Gill, 115.5p Gill Farm

CAST BULLS: 11 stock bulls. Messrs Braid, Leithenhall sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus stock bulls for 1096kg, 157.5p, £1726 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Furlong & Co, Ridley Farm sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 869kg, 189.5p, £1646 also to Owain Llyr.

Leading Prices Per Head: Aberdeen Angus £1726 Leithenhall Limousin £1646 Ridley Farm, £1568 High Wreay Farm Charolais £1580 Low Skeog, £1476 Thornyhills British Blue £1487 Parkgate Friesian £1486 Lochpark Beef Shorthorn £1410 Greenfield

Leading Prices Per kilo: Limousin 189.5p Ridley Farm, 161.5p High Wreay British Blue 165.5p Parkgate Aberdeen Angus 157.5p Leithenhall Charolais 151.5p Low Skeog

PRIME SHEEP:  Another show north of 3000 with more sheep travelling distance to enjoy the trade in Borderway.  A total of 3205 prime lambs came forward and sold to an amazing trade throughout to average 277.21p, SQQ 284.44p or £126 per head.  Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown sold a great run of fed lambs to lead the way both per head and per kilo selling heavy Texels to £166 purchased by Mutch Meats.  The Fisher family also lead per kilo selling a pen of 41 Texels at £153 (373ppk) to Vivers Scotlamb.  All classes sold to extreme rates being some 20ppk up on the week.  Take a look at the prices achieved for all breeds.

Leading prices per head: Dutch Texel £166, £162, £158 (x2), £153, £150 Smallstown, £159, £154, £151 Cracrop, £156 New Grange, £154 Street Head, £154 Thornbarrow, £154 Round Meadows, £153 Hightown, £152, £148 High Green, £151 Tone Hall, £151 Cracrop, £150 Mill View, £150 (x2) Meadow Farm, £150 Barrack Services, £150 Mill Hill, £150 Lesson Hall, £150 Grassgarth, £148 Grange Farm Beltex £160, £145, £142 Dykehead, £153, £146 Hollands Suffolk £159, £144 New Grange, £153, £146, £142  Tone Hall, £152 Wall End, £145, £144, £137 Smallstown, £143, £141 Mirkbooths, £142 Denton Mains, £139 Ellerslea, £138 Whinney Hill, £137 Merryshield, £136 Outer Woodhead, £135 Albyfield, £134 Newmains Texel £154, £150, £148, £146, £144, £143, £141 Unity Farm, £149, £142, £141 Woodhead Charolais £147, £124 Dykehead, £130 Swallowdene Grey Faced £139, £119 Reaygarth, £135, £123 Kirkton of Crawford, £134 Hightown, £134, £131 Tone Hall, £125 Coombe Crags, £124 Faughhill Farming, £124 Meadows, £123 Hightown, £122, £118 Kilnstown, £119 Ribton, £119 Denton Mains, £116 Hargill House, £116 Hollands, £115 Coldshields, £115 Shankfield, £115 Woodhall Hill/ Cheviot £126 Outer Woodhead, £125 Lodore Swaledale £124 Spoutbank, £120 Round Meadows

Leading prices per kilo: Texel 373.2p, 330.6p, 325p Smalmstown, 346.2p, 333.3p, 332.9p Ellerslea, 345.2p (x2), 330.2p, 329.5p, 326.2p Mid Farm, 341.5p Grassgarth, 337.8p, 336.4p High Green Hill, 328.9p Faughhill Farm, 327.9p, 323.3p Lanerton, 327.3p Longhurst, 327.3p, 325p New Grange, 326.8p Wall End Beltex 347.6p Hollands, 333.3p, 308.5p Dykehead, 331.7, 307.3p The Throp, 325p Barrack Services, 322p Hollands, 306.8p Swallowdene Dutch Texel 331.1p, 320.5p, 302.2p, 302.1p Woodhead, 327.7p, 317.8p, 314.9p, 306.4p, 306.1p Unity Farm Suffolk 283.3p Outer Woodhead, 280.4p Grange Farm, 280p, 276.9p, 263.6p Smalmstown, 274.5p Wood Farm, 273.3p Mid Farm, 272.3p High Wreay, 270.5p Cherry Tree, 269.8p, 266.7p Wall End, 269.5p, 266.5p New Grange, 266p Whinney Hill, 264.7p Albyfield, 264.3p Kerricks, 263.9p Tone Hall, 263p Denton Mains, 262.7p Newmains, 262.3p Ellerslea, 261p Dirrops, 260.4p Faugh Beeches Charolais 282.6p Swallowdene Hill/ Cheviot 277.8p High Lodore Grey Faced 268.5p, 264.7 Kirkton of Crawford, 267.3p, 264.4 Reaygarth, 263p, 253.8p Tone Hall, 259.4p Faughhill, 258.7p Ribton, 258.3p Round Meadows, 257.8p, 252.3p Hollands, 256.7p Shankfield, 256.1p Coombe Crag, 255.1p, 251.1p Cold Shields, 251p Hightown Swaledale 249p Spoutbank

EWES:

Leading prices per head:
Ewes – Texel £148 High Wreay, £146, £124 Newmains, £138, £120 Fellside, £134 Kirkton of Crawford, £128, £125, £120 Walton of Woodhead, £126 The Bow, £122 Knowe Head, £122 Little Herd Hill, £120 High Fell Farm Bleu du Maine £144 High Fell Farm Suffolk £137, £112, £96 Little Herd Hill, £136 Fellside, £106 Denton Mains Zwartbles £100 Cracrop Dutch Texel £100 Walton Woodhead Grey Faced £100 Roe Farm, £93 High Town, £90 Baggra, £90 Barrack, £87, £78 Roe Farm, £80 Faugh Beeches, £80 Flimby Hall Berrichon £100 Gelt Hall Beltex £154 Agard Hill, £134, £100 The Bow Black Faced £84 Rose Cottage, £72 Barrack Services Hill/ Cheviot £78, £54 (x2) Fellside Swaledale £72 Baggra Yeat, £68 Hollands, £65 Hightown, £64 Underbank, £60 Reaygarth

Rams – Hill/ Cheviot £178 Guise Texel £150 Low Plains, £145 Dykehead, £140 Low Plains, £132 Barrack Suffolk £136 Little Herd Hill Swaledale £132 Tone Hall

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