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Date: 13 November 2023 | Primestock

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Borderway Primestock Sale

Borderway, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2RS

PRIME CATTLE: A good entry of 51 prime steers and heifers forward selling at a good trade throughout, with 10 selling to £2000 and over to a day’s top of £2473.12 for a Limousin cross steer weighing 823kg from Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg Farm Egremont purchased by Mr Eric Hall.  Messrs Sloan, Rigghead, Dumfries sold 819kg to £2182.64 purchased again by Mr Eric Hall.  Charolais crosses sold to £1986.99 for a 642kg from Messrs Crowther, Spittalriddinghill, Annan.   British Blue crosses sold to £1963.50 for 660kg steer from Messrs Dent, Elm House, Appleby purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  Top overall pence per kilo was the aforementioned Charolais cross from Messrs Crowther, at 309.0p

Heifers sold to £2177.70 for a 732kg Limousin cross from Messrs Dent, Elm House, Appleby purchased by R & JP Mulholland Butchers Shop, Great Orton, Carlisle.  Messrs Beaty, Langhorn Farm, Egremont sold 734kg to £2066.21 and Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton sold 688 kgs to £2060.56 purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Messrs Dent, Elm House sold the top priced Charolais cross to £1994.63 for 675kgs again to Pioneer Foods.  Messrs Wilson, Bowscale, Maryport sold top British Blue cross to £1822.96 for 619kgs to Mr Eric Hall.  Top overall pence per kilo of 335.50p went to a 596kg Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Rome, Niven Hill, Gretna purchased by Steven Wilson, Corby Hill and Brampton Butchers Shops.  Messrs Wilson also purchased next best at 327.50 for 547kg from Messrs Little, Greenhill, Wigton.

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 £2473 Loughrigg Farm, £2182 £2004 Rigghead Farm, £2060 £2003 Hoddomtown, £1994 The Lake, Charolais £1986 Spittalriddinghill Farm, British Blue £1963 Elm House £1826 £1767 Little Broomhill Farm,  £1819 Langhorn Farm, Belted Galloway £1371 The Laythes.

Heifers: Limousin £2177 Elm House £2066 £1995 Langhorn Farm, £2060 £1834 Hundith House £2047 Cracrop Farm, £2000 Loughrigg Farm, £1999 £1621 Niven Hill, £1791 Greenhill Farm, £1753 Reaygarth £1705 Miller Hill £1623 Mirkbooths, £1605 Angerton Hall Farm, Charolais £1994 Elm House £1595 Greenhill Farm, British Blue £1822 Bowscale Farm, £1654 Greenhill Farm, Holstein £1169 Cowlyers.

Leading Prices per Kilo:
Steers: Charolais
309.5 Spittalriddinghill Farm, Limousin 300.5 Loughrigg Farm, 295.5 283.5 The Lake 295.5 272.5 Hoddomtown 273.5 Rigghead Farm, British Blue 297.5 Elm House 271.5 Hundith House.

Heifers: Limousin 335.5 289.5 Niven Hill, 327.5 Greenhill Farm, 311.5 299.5 Hundith House, 301.5 Cracrop Farm, 299.5 Loughrigg Farm, 297.5 Miller Hill, 297.5 Elm House, British Blue 297.5 Greenhill Farm, 294.5 Bowscale Farm, Charolais 295.5 Elm House 270.5 Greenhill Farm, Holstein 227.5 Cowlyers Farm,

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

PRIME BULLS: A larger entry of 75 Prime bulls forward selling to a good trade throughout.  Top overall price of £2611.29 went to a Limousin from Messrs Thompson, Townfoot, Penrith, this bull weighed 902kg and sold to A & D Meats.  The same home sold a further two weighing 801kg and 795kg to £2286.86 and £2237.93 purchased by A & D Meats and Mutchmeats.  Charolais to £2148.30 for 868kg from Messrs Goldie, South Bowerhouses, Dumfries purchased by A & D Meats.  British Blues to £2062.71 for 738kg from Messrs Brough, Old Rectory, Carlisle and Aberdeen Angus to £1931.22 from Messrs Hewitson, Kings Hill, Brampton purchased by Mr Alan Jarvis.  Joint top pence per kilo of 295.5p went to a 629kg Limousin cross from Messrs Graham, Miller Hill, Brampton and a 686kg Limousin from Messrs Richardson, Whitehead Brow, Wigton.  Black and whites sold to £1590 for a Holstein Friesian from Messrs Thompson, Gates Garth Hall, Maryport for 684kgs purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  This bull was also top pence per kilo of 232.5p.

Please advise entries by call or text to Grant Anderson on 07872 129 274 before each Monday sale,

Many more required.  Please advise entries for all weekly sales by call or text to Grant Anderson on 07872 129 274.

Leading Prices per head:

Limousin £2611 £2286 £2237 £2127 Townfoot (Thompson), £2188 £2027 £1872 Whitehead Brow, £1922 Burnside  £1915 Osborne Farm, £1898 Townfoot Farm, (Goldie) £1864 Haltcliffe Farm,  £1862 Oakwoodhill £1858 Miller Hill £1815 High Green Hill, British Blue £2062 £1912 £1893 Old Rectory Farm, £1661 Justicetown Farm, Charolais £2148 £2035 £1883 South Bowerhouses £1823 Gillmill Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1931 King Hill £1575 Justicetown Farm, Simmental £1867 Millmoor Farm, £1821 Kirtleton House, Beef Shorthorn £1817 Crossdykes Farm, Maine Anjou £1781 £1669 Kirtleton House, Blonde £1635 Beck House, Piemontese £1635 £1603 Peel Flatt Farm, Galloway £1632 Cracrop Farm, Holstein Friesian £1590 Gates Garth Hall Farm, £1201 Ratten Castle, Friesian £1212 £1181 £1118 Croft House, Ayrshire £1161 Horseclose Farm.

Leading Prices Per Kilo:

Limousin 295.5 Miller Hill, 295.5 288.5 Whitehead Brow, 291.5 Ghyll House 289.5 289.5 285.5 281.5 Townfoot (Thompson) 289.5 Haltcliffe Farm 285.5 279.5 Osborne  Farm, British Blue 289.5 279.5 267.5 Old Rectory Farm, 262.5 Justicetown Farm, Simmental 267.5 249.5 Millmoor Farm, Blonde 273.5 Beck House, Maine Anjou 263.5 Kirtleton House, Galloway 253.5 Cracrop Farm, Charolais 249.5 247.5 South Bowerhouses, Piemontese 247.5 Peel Flatt Farm, Aberdeen Angus 244.5 Cote House Farm 243.5 Justicetown Farm, Holstein Friesian 232.5 Gates Garth Hall Farm, 206.5 Ratten Castle, Friesian 227.5 218.5 209.5  Croft House, Ayrshire 217.5 Horseclose Farm. 

CAST COWS: Once again a great entry of 355 Cast Cows and stock bulls was forward with trade being sharper for the better end of cows Messrs Richardson, Whitehead Brow sold two Limousin cross cows for 751kg, 229.5p, £1723 and 720kg, 219.5p, £1580 purchased by Owain Llyr and Michael Helliwell. Mr Thomas Wilson, Wood Farm sold a Limousin cow for 711kg, 227.5p, £1617 bought by Owain Llyr. Messrs Atkinson & son, Hawkrigg Farm sold a Limousin cross cow for 687kg, 219.5p, £1507 also to Owain Llyr. Messrs Hodgson & Peart, Weeds Farm sold a Limousin for 653kg, 219.5p, £1433 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Lochhead, St Ninians Grove sold a Shorthorn Heifer for 598kg, 217.5p, £1300 to Capper Farming. Messrs Lochhead also sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus cow for 900kg, 175.5p, £1579 to Scotbeef. Messrs Duncan, Whitehall Farm run of Aberdeen Angus cows topped at 864kg, 181.5p, £1568 to Scotbeef and 610kg, 213.5p, £1302 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs McKay & Son, Broughton Mains sold a Aberdeen Angus Heifer for 510kg, 233.5p, £1190 to Alan Jarvis.

Plain Black and White cows were a similar trade but everything else dearer on the week. Messrs Grierson, Musgrave Hall sold the top price Holstein cross cow for 939kg, 165.5p, £1554 to Charles Kirkpatrick and a Holstein cross cow for 939kg, 165.5, £1554 to Les Fell. Messrs Graham, Stubbyknowe sold a Holstein cross heifer for 730kg, 211.5p, £1543 to Les Fell. Mr John Rogerson & Son, Ward Park sold the top priced Fleckvieh cow for 837kg, 177.5p, £1485 to Scotbeef. Messrs Harrington, Mounsey Bank sold the top priced Friesian cow for 830kg, 169.5p, £1406 to Phillip Bowes. Messrs Beaty, Stonewalls sold the top priced Montbeliarde cross cow for 876kg, 159.5p, £1397 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Foster, Coombe Crag sold a Friesian heifer for 558kg, 215.5p, £1202 to Alan Jarvis. Bays Leap Dairy Farm topped the Dairy Shorthorn Heifer at 459kg, 207.5p, £952 to Capper Farming. Wormanby Farms sold a Holstein cross heifer for 605kg, 203.5p, £1231 to Alan Jarvis.

Leading prices per head: Limousin £1723, £1580 Whitehead Brow, £1617 Wood Farm, £1580 Haltcliffe, £1507 Hawkrigg, £1480 High Townhead, £1466 Kirkhouse, £1433 Weeds Farm, £1375 Kildarroch, £1335 The Hill, £1301 King Hill Aberdeen Angus £1579 St Ninians Grove, £1568, £1516, £1458, £1379, £1374 Whitehall, £1507, £1440 Broughton, £1507 Balcraig Moor, £1374 Patridge, £1307 Minsca Holstein £1554, £1303, £1110 Musgrave Hall, £1543, £1281, £1104 Stubbyknowe, £1226 Gaitsgill, £1224, £1129 Gill Farm, £1186, £1115 Marsh House, £1138 Mirkbooths, £1120 Castlesteads British Blue £1490 Tempest Tower, £1462 High Green Hill, £1405 Ninians Grove, £1398 Spittalriddinghill, £1294 Kirkhouse, £1290 Hallburn, £1274 Wydon Fleckvieh £1485 Wardpark, £1065 High House Friesian £1406, £1180 Mounsey Bank, £1202, £1081 Coombe crag, £1070, £1046 High House, £1067, £1054 Dormanstead Montbeliarde £1397 Stonewalls Holstein/ Friesian £1382 Garth Hall, £1347 Hardgrove, £1327 Low Thorney, £1309 Fauld Farm, £1291, £1143 Espland Hill, £1231, £1183 Wormanby, £1203 High Ploughlands, £1191 Low Meathop, £1167 Mirkbooths, £1149, £1101 Wood Farm, £1143 Espland Hill, £1140 Tempest Tower, £1100 Blackrigg Blonde £1377 Balcraig Moor Charolais £1373 Raggetskye Beef Shorthorn £1363, £1282 Minsca, £1300 Whitehills Simmental £1160 Kelbarrow Luing £1080, £1019 Geltside Ayrshire £1005 Cumdivock Jersey £824 Broomhills, £693 Hillend, £620 Bays Leap, £617 Knockneen

Leading Prices per Kilo: Aberdeen Angus 233.5p, 191.5p Broughton Mains, 213.5p, 187.5p Whitehall, 213.5p Balcraig, 185.5p Patridge Nest Limousin 229.5p, 219.5p Whitehead Brow, 227.5p Wood Farm, 219.5p Hawkeigg, 219.5p Weeds Farm, 199.5p Kirkhouse, 199.5p Haltcliffe, 187.5p Kinghill, 183.5p High Townhead, 181.5p Gelthall Beef Shorthorn 217.5p, 181.5p Whitehills, 175.5p Ninians Grove British Blue 215.5p Ninians Grove, 209.5p Down By Rigg, 197.5p Spittalridding Hill, 195.5p Kirkhouse, 193.5p High Green Hill, 189.5p Hallburn Croft, 187.5p Tempest Tower Friesian 215.5p, 199.5p Coombe Crag, 177.5p, 163.5p Dormanstead, 169.5p, 163.5p Mounsey Bank Holstein 211.5p, 167.5p Stubbyknowe, 209.5p, 165.5p Musgrave Hall, 195.5p Castlesteads, 189.5p Greigsland, 185.5p, 177.5p Gaitsgill, 179.5p Marsh House, 165.5p Gill Farm, 165.5p Musgrave Hall Dairy Shorthorn 207.5p Bays Leap Dairy Holstein/ Friesian 203.5p, 197.5p Wormanby, 195.5p, 181.5p, 165.5p Fauld Farm, 191.5p Wood Farm, 177.5p Gates Garth, 167.5p Stubbyknowe, 165.5p Low Thorney Farm Blonde 189.5p Balcraig Charolais 181.5p Raggetsyke Fleckvieh 181.5p Woodhead, 177.5p Wardpark Luing 179.5p Coatlith Hill Saler 177.5p, 171.5p Kildarrock Simmental 165.5p Kelbarrow Montbeliarde 159.5p Stonewalls Jersey 125.5p Broomhills, 119.5p Bays Leap, 111.5p Hillend, 105.5p Knockneen Dexter 105.5p, 103.5p Longsyke

CAST BULLS: 13 Stock bulls forward. Messrs Crichton, Nether Locharwoods sold the top priced Charolais stock bull for 1261kg, 161.5p, £2036 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus stock bull for 1232kg, 155.5p, £1915 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Wilson, Gate Farm sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 984kg, 193.5p, £1904 also to Owain Llyr.

Leading Prices Per Head: Charolais £2036 Nether Locharwoods Aberdeen Angus £1915 Wood Farm, £1722 Kirkhill, £1601 Balcraig Moor, £1598 Broughton Mains, £1565 Braehill Limouisn £1904 Gate Farm, £1646 Wearey Hall, £1603 Broomhills

Leading Prices Per kilo: Limousin 193.5p Gate Farm, 181.5p Weary Hall, 173.5p Broomhills Charolais 161.5p Nether Locharwoods Aberdeen Angus 155.5p Wood Farm

PRIME SHEEP: 

Leading prices per head: Texel £180, £159 (x4) South Road, £168 Evistones, £167, £159, £157 Walton Woodhead, £166 Old Silloth, £166 Bengall Farm, £165 Helmburn, £159 Blue Dial, £157 Church Farm, £157 West Causeway, £156 Treggles, £156 East Nethershields Suffolk £170, £168, £166, £164, £160 Williamsgill, £154 Old Silloth, £153 West Causeway, £153, £137 Tone Hall, £145 Denton Mains, £144 Albyfield, £143 Demense, £142 Midtown, £140 Stone Flatts, £140, £137 Smalmstown, £139 Newmains, £136 Outer Woodhead, £135 Dmense, £315 Blue Dial Beltex £168, £145 (x2) Limestone Cottage, £166, £159, £148, £147, £144 Walton Woodhead, £156, £145 Smalmstown, £150 Hollands, £150, £144 (x2), £141 Farewell Grange, £149, £143 Braithwaite, £148 Shank Castle, £147, £144, £143 Wavercroft, £147 Grapes Barn, £145 Castlehill Dutch Texel £158 (x2), £157, £150, £149, £145, £140 (x2) Thirlwall, £155, £149, £148, £147, £143, £141, £135 Unity, £149, £148, £142, £141, £139, £137 (x2) Hargill House, £144, £142 Sycamore, £137 Stone Flatts Blue Texel £156, £148, £130, £128 Treggles Town, £131 Bankswood, £130 Low Wallhead, £125 Cardewlees, £119 High Boonwood, £113 North Houses Ryeland £154 Prior Hall, £134 Cardewlees Leicester £146 Fellside Farm, £127 High Park Foot South Down £142 Hall Bank Rouge £135, £125 Walton Woodhead Charollais £143 Blackwell Hill/ Cheviot £133, £126, £125 South Road, £118 Outer Woodhead Herdwick £131 East Wharmley, £117, £114 Ribton House Grey Faced £130 Stenries, £129 Scarrowmanwick, £127, £116 Fellside, £124 High Park Foot, £122 Farewell Grange, £121 Hundith House, £120 Beyond the Moss, £120 Round Meadows, £117 Denton Mains, £117 Spoutbank, £116 Fellside, £116 Parkside, £115 Evistone, £114 Midtodhills, £112 Gapshields, £111 Wall End, £110 Reaygarth, £110 Temple House, £109 Woodend Farm

 

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex 415p, 369.8p, 350p, 333.3p, 327p, 323.3p, 321.7p Walton Woodhead, 381.8p, 330p Limestone Cottage, 357.1p Hollands, 354.8p, 352.5p(x2), 348.8p, 343.9p, 316.7p Braithwaite Hall, 350p Grapes Barn, 345p Mossband Hall, 333p The Throp, 329.5p Castlehill, 324.4p Stubbsgill Farm, 323.1p Blue Dial Farm, 320p, 319p Farewell Grange, 319.5p Wavercroft Dutch Texel 373.8p, 365.9p, 359.1p(x2), 337.2p, 331.1p, 311.1p(x2), 291p Thirlwall Castle Farm, 352.3p, 334p, 325p, 304.1p Unity Farm, 328.9p Springfield Farm, 327.3p, 292.7p Sycamore House, 322.7p, 317p, 302p, 298p, 291.5p, 289.6p, 289p Hargill House, 305p Fellside Farm, 291p Stone Flatts Texel 345.2p, 305p Lanerton, 342.9p, 311p Spittalriddinghill, 333.3p Watch Currock, 326p Whitehead Hill Farm, 317.1p Bavington Farm, 316.3p Walton Woodhead, 316.3p South Road, 316.3p Mid Farm, 315.9p Blue Dial Farm, 315p Milton Mains, 312p West Farm, 309.5p, 308.7p Dickstree, 308.7p High Wreay Farm, 307p, 304.5p Peela Hill, 306.4p Church Farm, 305.4p Robin Hood Inn, 303.9p East Wharmley, 303p Bengall Farm, 302.6p Leigh Croft, 302.3p Netherton, 300p Bavington Farm  Blue Texel 298p High Boonwood, 292p Cardewlees Farm, 288.9p Low Wallhead, 284.4p, 283.6p, 274.1p, 266.3p Terregles Town, 284 Northhouse Farm, 273p Bankswood Suffolk 295p Robin Hood Inn, 277p High Wreay Farm, 272.1p(x2) Northhouse, 272p Outer Woodhead, 270.2p Albyfield, 269.6p Castlehill, 269.4p Terregles Town, 269p Roe Farm, 269p Black Cleugh, 268.6p Smalmstown Farm, 268.4p West Causeway Head, 267p Guise, 266.7p Wood End Farm, 266.7p Williamsgill Farm, 264.8p, 264.7p Demesne Farm, 264.6p South Road, 264.4p, 263p Wall End Farm, 264.2p Smalmstown Farm, 263.8p, 263.5p Tone Hall, 263p Tone Hall Rouge 284.1p, 259.6p Walton Woodhead Leicester 281p Fellside Farm, 201.6p High Park Foot  Charollais 270p Blackwell Farm Greyfaced 268p Black Cleugh, 267p Beyond The Moss, 262p Temple House, 258.9p Fellside Farm, 258 Scarrowmanwick, 255.8p Reaygarth, 255.7p Gapshields, 255.3p Round Meadows Farm, 253.5p Wood End Farm, 253.5p Midtodhills, 252.5p Parkside Farm Hill Cheviot 266p, 262.5p South Road Herdwick 265.9p, 259.1p Ribton House, 251.9p East Wharmley

EWES:

Leading prices per head:
Ewes – Suffolk £145 Hillend, £136 (x2), £130, £125, £122 South Road, £123 Spittalriddinghill, £123, £120 Drunlea, £120 Williamsgill, £118 Doagh, £118 Stone House, £115 Outer Woodhead, £115 Street Head, £115 Prior Hall Beltex £144, £127, £111 Hollands, £118 The Hollands Texel £140, £130, £121 South Road, £138 Leigh Croft, £135 Grapes Barn, £125 Field House, £123 (x4), £120 Drunlea, £123 (x2) Spittalriddinghill, £122 Doagh, £121 Maxwell Cottage, £120 Oakbank Farm Hill/Cheviot £132 Doagh, £111, £100 South Road Leicester £130 South Road, £112 Reaygarth, £108 Doagh Grey Faced £96 Prior Hall, £94 Upper Tinwald, £93, £90 South Lambhill, £91, £84 Fouskye, £90, £88 Kirkland, £88 Merryshiled, £88 Wood End, £86 Newmains, £85 Street Head, £84 South Road, £84 The Hollands, £84 Doagh, £84 Church Farm Herdwick £72 Baggra Yeat Swaledale £68 Baggra Yeat, £66 Woodend Farm, £58 Cold Shields, £57 Haining House, £52 Hollands, £48 Gapsheilds, £47 Reaygarth

Rams – Charollais £165 Blackwell Texel £144, £140, £125, £120 Doagh, £142 Guse, £140, £125, £124 Drunlea, £123 Thirlwall Castle Hill/Cheviot £140, £122 Doagh, £128 Castlehill, £120 Drunlea Herdwick £115 Ribton House Suffolk £114 Drunlea, £102 Wetheral Shields Swaledale £112 Drunlea Zwartbles £90 Doagh Beltex £90 Doagh

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