Borderway Primestock Sale

PRIME BULLS: A smaller entry than anticipated of 42 prime bulls seeing the dearest trade for bulls ever seen at Borderway. The day levelled out at £1916 per head inclusive of black and white bulls! Topping the sale overall was a 903kg Limousin from Redpath Farms, Parkside, Kelso selling to £2794. Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning, Keswick sold 931kgs at £2751 both purchased by A & D Meats. Messrs Bindloss, Shap Abbey, Penrith sold 872kgs to £2698 to Bowland Foods, Preston. Messrs Mitchinson, Beck House, Carlisle sold best Simmental cross to £2018 for 702kgs. British Blue crosses to £1969 for a dairy bred 783kg bull from Messrs Pickering, Peel Flatt, Hexham to Mutch Meats. Top pence per kilo of 329.5p went to a 748kg Limousin from Messrs Watson, Sanders Close, Brampton. Messrs Priestley, Cracrop, Brampton sold 714kg to 328.5p both to Bowland Foods, Preston. Messrs Jardine, The Yett, Lockerbie sold to 327.5p for 707kg selling to Mutch Meats. Black and white bulls sold to 636kgs at £1446 for a Holstein Friesian from Smallthwaite Farms, Calthwaite, Penrith purchased by Bowland Foods and top pence per kilo of 249.5p went to a 535kg Holstein Friesian from Messrs Stalker, Ratten Castle, Carlisle selling to Morgan Helliwell.

The next sale is Monday 8^th January 2024, all classes required. Please advise entries for sale by call or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £2794 Parkside, £2751, £2112 Setmabanning Farm, £2698, £2324, £2239 Shap Abbey, £2464, £2367 Sanders Close, £2345, £2199, £2125 Cracrop Farm, £2315, £2286 The Yett, £2143, £1895 The Flatt, £2048, £1946, £1841, £1814 Beck House Simmental £2018 Beck House British Blue £1969 Peel Flatt Farm, £1773 Osborne Farm, £1769, £1745 Lowergate Farm, £1724 Bectonhall Aberdeen Angus £1800 Part Tarbreoch, £1789, £1771 Long Park Hereford £1709 Beck House Holstein Friesian £1446 Smallthwaite House, £1334 Ratten Castle Holstein £1012 High Rigg

Leading Prices per kilo: Limousin 329.5p, 326.5p Sanders Close, 328.5p, 323.5p, 313.5p Cracrop Farm, 327.5p, 306.5p The Yett, 319.5p, 309.5p Beck House, 318.5p, 314.5p, 309.5p Shap Abbey, 309.5p Parkside, 297.5p, 295.5p Setmabanning Farm British Blue 297.5p Osborne Farm, 287.5p Lowergate Farm, 283.5p Bectonhall Simmental 287.5p Beck House Aberdeen Angus 278.5p, 260.5p Long Park, 247.5p Bectonhall Hereford 267.5p Beck House Holstein Friesian 249.5p, 219.5p Ratten Castle, 227.5p Smallthwaite House Holstein 207.5p High Rigg

PRIME CATTLE: A decent entry of 31 prime steers & heifers forward for our first day back in 2024 with a great trade seen throughout. Geoff Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton stole the show with the two top prices of £2325.96 & 2303.15 for 728kg & 730kg Limousin cross steers selling to Bowland foods, Preston and Mr Eric Hall. Messrs Nelson, Rosgill Head, Penrith sold a dairy bred British blue to £2096.54 to Mr Eric Hall. Charolais to £2026.88 for 705kg from Messrs Pickering, Peel Flatt, Hexham. Top pence per kilo of 319.5p went to Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks selling to Bowland Foods. Heifers sold to £1978.19 for a superb 627kg Limousin cross from Ethan Miller, High Aketon, Wigton selling to R & JP Mulholland Butchers shop, Great Orton, Carlisle. Messrs Hewetson, Lords Close, Maryport sold 583kgs to £1833.54 selling to R & JP Mullholland Butchers also. Messrs Morton, Church Farm Penrith sold 635kgs to £1825.63 for a Simmental cross to Whittakers Butchers, Arrington. Top price per kilo of 315.5p went to the aforementioned Limousin cross from Ethan Miller, High Aketon.

All classes required for next Mondays weekly primestock sale as everything goes back to normal with a full attendance of regular buyers.

Leading Prices per head:
Steers: Limousin £2325, £2303 Bothel Parks, £1821 Lords Close British Blue £2096, £1983 Rosgill Head Charolais £2026 Peel Flatt Belted Galloway £1584, £1447 Woodhall Farm

Heifer: Limousin £1978, £1755, £1717, £1713 High Aketon, £1833 Lords Close Simmental £1825 Church Farm Charolais £1695, £1636 Guards Mill Farm Aberdeen Angus £1320 Woodhall, £1182 Minsca

Leading Prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 319.5p, 315.5p Bothel Parks, 295.5p Walton Woodhead, 291.5o Lords Close Charolais 287.5p Peel Flatt Belted Galloway 279.5p, 268.5p Woodhall

Heifers: Limousin 315.5p, 310.5p, 305.5p High Aketon, 314.5p Lords Close Simmental 287.5p Church Farm Charolais 277.5p, 276.5p Guards Mill Farm Aberdeen Angus 260.5p Woodhall

CAST COWS: A small show of 86 cast cows were forward on Tuesday.

Messrs Twentyman, Osborne Farm sold the top priced British Blue cross cow for 721kg, 213.5p, £1539 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Goldie, Newbie Mains sold the top priced Simmental cows for 863kg, 171.5p, £1480 and 817kg, 175.5p, £1433 both to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Graham & Son, Campfield Limousin sold the top priced Holstein cross cow for 842kg, 157.5p, £1326 and 833kg, 157.5, £1311 both to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Blamire, Parkhouse sold a Holstien cross heifer for 709kg, 181.5p, £1286 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Wilson Evening Hill sold a Holstein cross cow for 830kg, 147.5p, £1224 to Morgan Helliwell. Messrs Fingland Part Tarbredch sold a Holstein cross heifer for 567kg, 187.5p, £1063 to David Holmes. Messrs Woodman & Son, Fill House sold a Fleckvieh Heifer for 582kg, 183.5p, £1067 to Alan Jarvis. Only one stock bull forward from Messrs Davidson, Old Irvine Farm selling a Luing for 877kg, 173.5p, £1521 to Jewitts.

The next sale is Monday 2^nd January 2024.

Leading Prices Per Head: British Blue £1539 Osborne Farm, £1329 Woodhall Farm Simmental £1480, £1433 Newbie Mains, £1252 Church Farm Beef Shorthorn £1372 Minsca Farm Holstein/ Friesian £1326, £1311 Campfield, £1224, £1181 Evening Hill, £1183 Mirkbooths, £1138 Burtholme, £1116 Burtholme Farm Luing £1296 Old Irvine Holstein £1286 Park House Bazadaise £1216 Church Farm Limousin £1147 Walton Woodhead Fleckvieh £1163 Aitchisons Bank, £1067 Hill House Norwegian Red £1133 Aitchisons Bank Friesian £1050, £1035 Aitchisons Bank

Leading Prices Per Kilo: British Blue 213.5p Osborne, 173.5p Woodhall, 169.5p Davygill Limousin 187.5p Walton Woodhead Holstein/ Friesian 187.5p, 169.5p Tarbreoch, 159.5 Burtholme, 157.5p (x2) Campfield, 157.5p Walby Hall, 155.5p Mirkbooths, 153.5p Evening Hill Fleckvieh 183.5p Hill House, 165.5p Aitchisons Bank Simmental 181.5p Springfield, 181.5p Newbie Mains Holstein 181.5p Park House Bazadaise 173.5p Church Farm Beef Shorthorn 169.5p Minsca Farm Shorthorn 157.5p Minsca Farm Friesian 153.5p Aldoth Farm

CAST BULLS:

Leading Prices Per Head: Luing £1521 Old Irvine Farm

Leading Prices Per Kilo: Luing 173.5p Old Irvine

Prime Sheep: As Borderway opened up the prime and cast sheep ring for 2024 we were greeted with amazing support with 4572 head forward, we thank you all for your amazing support. 998 cast sheep were forward which represents the largest show in many a moon, this section was headed up by a pair of Texel ewes at £185 consigned by Messrs Rorison, Ayr. A great show of 3574 prime hoggs were brought forward with well fed dry sheep of all weights particularly in demand, this section was topped by 2 vendors both selling at £170, well done to Messrs Forster, East Wharmley and Messrs Laird, Unity Farm. Top price per kilo was 400p this was for a Dutch Texel and sold by Messrs Scott Thirlwall Castle. The top vendor average for the day was claimed by Messrs Harrison who sold 36 hoggs to average £162.94 an all in average of 290p was achieved or £130 per head.

Leading Prices per head: Texel £170, £167.166 East Wharmley, £167 Finniness, £166, £165 (x2) Aldermanseat, £164 Watch Currock, £164 Swallowdene, £164 Priory Nook, £164 Fern House, £164 Round Meadows, £163 Street Head Beltex £170 East Wharmley, £155, £143 (x2) Horseclose Farm, £155, £138, £130 Upper Tinwald, £144 (x2), £110, £106, £102  Kirklinton, £124, £122 The Beeches, £118 Horseclose Dutch Texel £170, £160 Unity Farm, £164 Hightown, £162 (x2), £161, £160, £158, £156 (x2) Hargill House, £160 (x3), £156 High Hall, £160, £159 Thirlwall Castle Blue Texel £160, £158, £147, £144 (x2), £143, £134 Stranger Hill, £132 High Boonwood Suffolk £158 Fern House, £156 Low House, £156, £150, £144 Stone Flatts, £147 Park House, £140 High Wreay, £140 Meikleholm, £139 Jackson Rigg, £136, £130 St Johns Kirk, £135 Galleywreay, £131 Stoneraise, £131 Seymour Farm Mules £140, £118 Stanger Hill, £125 Finniness Farm, £122, £121 St Johns Kirk, £120, £118 Hightown, £119 Galleywreay, £118 High Park Foot Hill/Cheviot £140 (x2), £135, £130 (x2), £120, £114, £113 (x2), £112, £110 St Johns Kirk, £120, £112 Stoneraise, £120 Milnholm Blue Faced Leicester £120, £117 Round Meadows, £110 High Park Foot North Country Cheviot £113 Crossdykes Swaledale £110 Church Farm, £80 The Wreay Ryeland £80 Cumdivock Herdwick £78 Whitehead Hill

Cast Ewes:

Leading Prices per head: Texel £185, £120 Dallowie, £140, £120 Redhall, £140, £129 Howthat, £138 Brow Top, £134 High Boonwood, £132 Orton Rigg, £132, £124 (x2) Dykehead, £130 Bleatarm, £128, £122 West Stobswood, £126 Little Swinburne, £123 Millriggs, £122 Stoneflatts Suffolk £150 The Beeches, £142, £118 Low House, £126 Little Swinburne, £125, £95 Howthat, £122 Hillhead, £118 Bleatarn, £118 Low House, £115 Meikleholm, £107, £106 Dallowie, £100 West Stobs, £96 Fellside, £94 Howthat Mules £138, £108, £92 Leigh Croft, £126, £107 Brownchesters, £100 Riggfoot, £97 Bleabank, £92 Penny Hill Park, £89 Bleatarn Farm, £87 Hollands, £87 Dallowie, £86 Foulskyke, £85 Westhills, £85 West Stobswood, £85, £77 Chapel Farm, £81 Street head Dutch Texel £134, £118 Hargill House Cheviot £120, £80 Hillhead, £90, £75 Howthat Blue Faced Leicester £114 Church Farm Dorset £106 Cumdivock Blue Texel £100, £84 Foulsykes, £88 Silverdale Black Faced £76, £68 Brownchesters, £62, £52 Meikleholm Hill/ North Country Cheviot £96 Dallowie Bleu Du Maine £78 Brow Top Ryeland £74 Cobble Hall Jacob £72 Dallowie Swaledale £72 Leigh Croft, £66 Chapel House, £62 Church Farm, £62, £56 Chapel Farm, £58 Brownchesters, £55 Reaygarth Beltex £62 Leigh Croft Zwartbles £60 West Stobswood

Please contact a member of our Sales team for further information
David Holliday                                  07710 189804                   Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
Grant Anderson                                07872 129274                   Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
James Little                                        07872 840685                   Prime & Cast Sheep