Date: 22 January 2024 | Primestock
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PRIME BULLS:
A much smaller entry then anticipated of 62 prime bulls forward due to this nuisance storm, despite this just like all other sections anyone who made it to Borderway were well rewarded with a flying trade seen throughout. Topping the sale overall was Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, Penrith’s run of 6 Limousin bulls which weighed 891kgs and peaked at £2846.75, the whole run of bulls averaged a whopping £2633.01, 312.89ppk and 841kgs. Simmentals sold to £2266.95 for 762kgs from Messrs Dyet, East Merkland, Strathaven purchased by A & D Meat. Aberdeen Angus bulls weighing 860kgs from Palmallet Farm, Whithorn, Newton Stewart sold to £1999.50 to Mr Alan Jarvis. First cross British Blues to £1978.54 for 793kgs from Messrs Pickering, Peel Flatt, Hexham purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor. Top overall pence per kilo of 319.50p was achieved twice by Clifton Moor for bulls weighing 891 & 847kgs. Messrs Stamper, Harrot Hill, Cockermouth sold 718kgs to 310.5ppk and Messrs Dempster, Castlehill, Lockerbie sold the best Charolais crosses to 313.5p for 565kgs.
Dairy bred bulls peaked at £1910.81 for 717kgs from Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown for a Fleckvieh. Holstein Friesians from Messrs Pollock, Wreay Hall, Carlisle sold to £1624.50 for 684kgs. Top price per kilo of 266.5p went to the aforementioned Fleckvieh from South Lambhill. Holstein Friesians from Messrs Walker, Barwinnoch Farm, Newton Stewart to 238.5p for 533kgs to Bowland Foods and Friesians sold to 229.5p for 660kgs from South Lambhill, Longtown again to Bowland Foods.
The next sale is Monday 29th 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 £2846, £2827, £2768, £2706, £2327, £2322 Clifton Moor, £2229, £2031, £2006 Harrot Hill, £2216 The Lake, £2115 West End, £1979 Beck House Simmental £2266 Eastmerkland, £1717 Kirtleton Aberdeen Angus £1999 Palmallet, £1788 Peel Flatt British Blue £1978, £1915 Peel Flatt Farm, £1640 Burtholme Fleckvieh £1910 South Lambhill Hereford £1873, £1606 South Lambhill, £1829, £1778 Beck House Charolais £1771 Castlehill Holstein Friesian £1624 Wreay Hall, £1580, £1446 Bectonhall, £1522, £1271 Burtholme, £1484 South Lambhill, £1386 Skelton Wood End, £1350 Justicetown, £1271 Barwinnock House Friesian £1514 South Lambhill Ayrshire £1409 Cardewlees Swedish Red & White £1310 Cardewlees Holstein £1133 High Rigg
Leading Prices per kilo: Limousin 319.5p (x2), 315.5p, 314.5p, 313.5p, 293.5p Clifton Moor, 310.5p, 304.5p, 297.5p Harrot Hill, 307.5p West End, 297.5p The Lake, 295.5p Beck House, 293.5p, 280.5p Willows Farm, 280.5p Beck House Charolais 313.5p Castlehill Simmental 281.5p Kirtleton House Hereford 278.5p, 271.5p Beck House, 277.5p South Lambhill British Blue 275.5p Kirkbride, 257.5p, 255.5p Burtholme, 255.5p Sunnyside Fleckvieh 266.5p South Lambhill Aberdeen Angus 258.5p Justicetown, 232.5p Palmallet Holstein/Friesian 238.5p Barwinnock, 237.5p Wreay Hall, 236.5p Justicetown, 234.5p, 234.5p Bectonhall, 230.5p South Lambhill, 229.5p Skelton Wood End, 225.5p Burtholme Friesian 229.5p South Lambhill Swedish Red & White 225.5p Cardewlees Ayrshire 225.5p Cardewlees Holstein 217.5, 204.5p High Rigg Norwegian Red 206.5p Cardewlees
PRIME CATTLE: A good entry of 46 prime steers and heifers forward considering the destruction left by Storm Isha and the disruption caused on the roads locally, despite this the vendors that braved the weather were well rewarded for their efforts. Trade was marvellous throughout with all classes very easily sold to the 10 active buyers. Topping the sale overall was a 765kg Limousin cross steer from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle at £2375.33 and another for the same home to £2329.25 for 770kgs. Messrs Marrs, Croft Farm, Carlisle sold a 746kg first cross British Blue to £2144.75. A 700 kg Belted Galloway for Messrs MacGillvray, Carlisle sold to £1781.50. Top pence per kilo was one of the aforementioned from The Lake at 310.5p to Mr Eric Hall.
Heifers sold to £1946.28 for a 613kg Limousin from Messrs Cleasby, Linden House, Penrith purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Steel, Steeley Farm, Bishop Auckland sold next best to £1931.28 for 624kg. Messrs Mitchell, Mirkbooths, Carlisle sold a 703kg Aberdeen Angus to £1810.23, top overall pence per kilo of 323.50 went to a lovely 596kg Limousin of Linden House, Penrith selling to Steven Wilson Butchers Shop, Corby Hill and Brampton, the same vendors also sold 613kgs to 317.50 to Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.
Many more required and can be handled weekly, please advise all entries by call or text Grant Anderson on 07872 129274
Leading Prices per head:
Steers: Limousin £2375 £2329 The Lake £1991 £1880 £1877 Steeley Farm, £1898 The Flatt, British Blue £2144 Croft Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1887 Mirkbooths, Belted Galloway £1781 £1672 £1638 Foxfield, Simmental £1524 Wardpark, Hereford £1488 Cardewlees Farm, Blue Galloway £1411 £1379 Castle Farm,
Heifer: Limousin £1946 £1928 £1878 £1867 Linden House £1931 £1834 Steeley Farm, £1737 £1733 Nealhouse Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1810 Mirkbooths, £1546 Croft Farm, Charolais £1748 Guards Mill Farm, Luing £1525 Castlehill, British Blue £1522 Cumdivock House £1454 Kirkbride House
Leading Prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 310.5p, 302.5p The Lake, 295.5p, 292.5p, 291.5p Steeley Farm, 285.5p The Flatt, British Blue 287.5p Croft Farm Aberdeen Angus 268.5p Mirkbooths, Belted Galloway 265.5p, 254.5p, 243.5p Foxfield, Blue Grey 258.5p, 249.5p, 245.5p Castle Farm
Heifers: Limousin 323.5p, 317.5p, 315.5p, 312.5p Linden House, 313.5p, 293.5p Nealhouse Farm, 309.5p, 294.5p Steeley Farm, 293.5p Guards Mill Farm, Charolais 289.5p Guards Mill Farm, Luing 282.5p Castlehill, Aberdeen Angus 267.5p Croft Farm British Blue 247.5p Kirkbride House, 247.5p Cumdivock House.
CAST COWS: A smaller show of 214 cast cows and stock bulls was forward to the usual large ring side of buyers which ensured all classes were 20p up on the week. Mr Steven Wilson, Corby Hill sold the top priced Limousin cow for 790kgs at 790kg at 239.5p totalling £1892 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Priestley, Cracrop Farm sold two Limousin cows for 776kg at 241.5p totalling £1874 and 802kg at 233.5p totalling £1872 bought by Owain Llyr and Idres Roberts. Messrs Spence, North Corrielaw’s run of cows topped at 841kg at 201.5p totalling £1694 for a Beef Shorthorn to Idres Roberts. Messrs Watson, Sanders Close sold a Limousin cow for 693kg at 239.5p totalling £1659 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Studholme & Son, Nealhouse Farm sold a British Blue x cow for 767kg at 207.5p totalling £1591 to Idres Roberts. Messrs Fisher, Lairdlaugh sold a Limousin x cow for 738kg at 207.5p totalling £1531 also to Idres Roberts. Messrs Rogerson & Son, Wardpark sold a Limousin x heifer for 580kg at 241.5p totalling £1400 to Alan Jarvis.
168 dairy cast cows were forward with trade for all classes being 20p up on the week. Messrs Gillespie, High Ploughlands sold a Holstein x heifer for 716kg at 229.5p totalling £1643 to Les Fell. Messrs Errington, Lowther Low Moor sold a Fleckvieh x heifer for 619kg at 235.5p totalling £1457 also to Les Fell. Messrs Coulthard, Justicetown Farm sold the top priced Holstein x cow for 872kg at 175.5p totalling £1530 to Phillip Bowes. Messrs Weightman, Highwood Nook. Holstein x cows topped at 907kg at 165.5p totalling £1501 and 805kg at 175.5p totalling £1412 both bought by Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Wilson, Evening Hill Farm sold a Holstein x cow for 839kg at 169.5p totalling £1422 and a Holstein heifer for 637kg at 215.5p totalling £1372 bought by Micheal Helliwell and Les Fell. Messrs Ferguson & Co, Knockeffrick sold a Montbeliarde x heifer for 517kg at 227.5p totalling £1176 to Brian Capper. Blencogo House Farm sold a Holstein x heifer for 623kg at 207.5p totalling £1292 to Alan Jarvis.
Leading Prices Per Head: Limousin £1892 The Butcher Shop, £1874, £1872 Cracrop Farm, £1659 Sanders Close, £1531, £1497 Lairdlaugh, £1443 High Stand, £1402 The Hill, £1400 Wardpark Beef Shorthorn £1694 North Corrielaw Holstein Friesian £1643 High Ploughlands, £1501, £1412 Highwood Nook, £1422, £1383, £1372, £1337 Evening Hill, £1393, £1272 Williamsgill Farm, £1358 Croft Farm, £1349 Wood Farm, £1334 Barwinnock Farm, £1333, £1317 Crummock Bank Farm, £1312, £1264 Park House, £1297 Woodhouse, £1292 Blencogo House, £1290 Manor House, £1283 High Pow British Blue £1591 Nealhouse Farm Holstein £1530 Justicetown Farm, £1391, £1191 Howfield Farm, £1306 High Pow, £1144 Park House, £1140 Brackenhow Fleckvieh £1457 Lowther Low Moor , £1223, £1198 East Drummodie Montbeliarde £1364, £1233, £1227 Knockeffrick, £1237 Greenwrae Maine Anjou £1343 Kirtleton House Aberdeen Angus £1271 Townhead New Farm Friesian £1257 Greenwrae, £1256 Boggle Hall, £1107 Greenwrae Simmental £1236 Riggshields Norweigian Red £1191 East Drummodie Swedish Red & White £1069 Mirkbooths
Leading Prices Per Kilo: Limousin 241.5p Wardpark, 241.5p, 233.5p Cracrop Farm, 239.5p Sanders Close, 239.5p Butcher Shop, 215.5p, 213.5p, 207.5p Lairdlaugh Fleckvieh 235.5p Lowther Low Moor, 175.5p, 173.5p East Drummodie Holstein Friesian 229.5p High Ploughlands, 215.5p, 171.5p Evening Hill, 207.5p Blencogo House, 199.5p Manor House, 187.5p High Rigg, 185.5p, 181.5p Blencogo House, 179.5p Park House, 179.5p Cote House Farm, 177.5p Wood Farm, 177.5p Southview Farm, 177.5p(x2) Williamsgill Farm, 177.5p Southview Farm, 175.5p Highwood Nook, 173.5p Woodhouse, 171.5p Croft Farm Montbelairde 227.5p, 185.5p, 183.5p(x2), 181.5p, 171.5p Knockshiffnock, 171.5p Greenwrae British Blue 207.5p Nealhouse Farm, 205.5p Beamwham Maine Anjou 205.5p Kirtleton House Beef Shorthorn 201.5p North Corrielaw Simmental 199.5p Riggshields Holstein Friesian 189.5p Brackenhow, 175.5p Justicetown Farm, 173.5p, 171.5p Howfield Farm, 171.5p Brackenhow Friesian 181.5p Greenwrae, 179.5p Kilfillan Norwegian Red 169.5p East Drummodie Swedish Red & White 169.5p Mirkbooths
CAST BULLS: 7 stock bulls forward. Messrs Gillespie, High Ploughlands sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 1174kg at 217.5p totalling £2553 to Owain Llyr. Messrs McCormick, Boreland Farm sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus bull for 935kg at 227.5p totalling £2127 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Airey, Brownchesters sold a Limousin stock bull for 968kg at 197.5p totalling £1911 to Charles Kirkpatrick.
Leading Prices Per Head: Limousin £2553 High Ploughlands, £1911 Brownchesters Aberdeen Angus £2127 Boreland Farm Simmental £1934 Eastmerkland
Leading Prices Per Kilo: Aberdeen Angus 227.5p Boreland Farm Limousin 217.5p High Ploughlands, 197.5p Brownchesters
Prime Sheep: Vendors who battled the elements and horrific travelling conditions were rewarded with a barn storming trade and the average lifting over 25ppk on the week with all weights and grades in red hot demand, an overall average of 315p SQQ 325p was achieved.
Messrs MacTaggart, Dunjop, Bridge of Dee sold a great run of hoggs selling to a sale topping £188 for heavy Texels selling to Mutch Meats, Oxfordshire. Messrs MacTaggart sold 158 hoggs to average £174.46 including Texels, Suffolks and Mules. Hot on Jock’s heels was Messrs MacTaggart, Station Yard, Castle Douglas who sold heavies to £187 for Texels again to Mutch Meats Ltd. Messrs Nelson, Braithwaite sold the leading price per kilo of 442p for a pen of 5 selling to Bowland Foods Ltd, Preston.
Leading Prices per head: Texel £188, £182(x2), £180(x2), £179(x2), £178(x3), £176, £174, £173, £172 Dunjop, £187, £180, £178, £175, £174 Station Yard, £178 Basco Dyke, £177 Swallowdene, Rouge £180 Swallowdene, Dutch Texel £176, £168(x2), £164, £162, £154, £132 Hightown, £170, £160(x2), £158, £149, £148, £147, £142, £133 Unity Farm, £168, £160, £158, £137, £133 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £140 Hunley, Suffolk £174, £170 Dunjop, £173, £148, £138 Old Rectory Farm, £158, £154, £145, £140, £136 Smalmstown Farm, £154 Low House Farm, £150 Roe Farm, £142 Midtown, £136 Harley Croft, £134 Eastfield, £129 Dirrops, Border Leicester £170 Horseclose Farm, Dutch Spotted £169 Rye Close, Beltex £169, £161, £158, £156 Dotland Park, £167, £151, £151 Swallowdene £164 Smalmstown Farm, £164 The Throp, £160 £142 Hollands, £158 £142 Braithwaite Hall, £157, £151, £145, £144, £151, £145, £144, £142 The Wreay, £152 Glenmaid, £148(x2), £138 New Sandsfield, £144 The Throp, £138 Bridgestone, Charollais £146, £138, £124 Springfield Farm, £127 Greenhollows, Greyfaced £144, £143, £142 Blue Dial Farm, £143 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £140 Dunjop, £129(x2) Smalmstown Farm, £126 Brampton Fell Farm, £124 Round Meadows Farm, £122 Hollands, £121.50(x2) Mirkbooths, £120 Dirrops, £118.50 Reaygarth, £118.50 Albyfield, £117 Hightown, £115.50 Round Meadows Farm, £115.50 Branch End Farm, £110 Little Swinburne Farm, Hill Cheviot £144, £130, £129, £112, £106 Aimshaugh, £131 Smalmstown Farm, Kerry Hill £140 Lords Close, Black Face £130 Smalmstown Farm, Swaledale £126.50, £122 Round Meadows Farm.
Leading Prices per kilo: Texel 442p, 347.6p Braithwaite Hall, 385p, 369p Dotland Park, 372.7p, 343p High Pow, 367.4p, 362p, 357.1p, 348p Grassgarth, 356.5p Horseclose, 355.6p, 348p Station Yard, 355p, 350p Lanerton, 352.2p Smalmstown, 350p Little Swinburne, 347.6p Low House, 339p Newton Field, 339p Dunjop, 338p Basco Dyke Beltex 432p Smallstown, 430p, 416p Braithwaite, 405p, 346.7p, 344.9p Dotland, 390.5p, 369.2p The Throp, 389.7p, 363.2p, 342.1p Glenmaid, 381p, 360.5p, 355p, 348.7p Hollands, 352p, 336.6p New Sandsfield, 345p, 336.6p Bridgestone, 340.8p, 336p Swallowdene, 338.5p The Hollands Dutch Texel 416p, 410.3p, 409.8p, 325p, 324.4p, 311p Thirlwall Castle, 409.8p, 381.8p, 381p, 352p, 350p, 338.5p, 337.5p Hightown, 386p, 385.4p, 354.8p, 333p, 329p, 326.7p, 320p Unity Farm, 368.4p, 361.1p Hunley Charollais 365p, 344.4p, 320.9p Springfield, 318p Greenhollows Rouge 346.2p Swallowdene Dutch Spotted 331.4p Rye Close Suffolk 323p Dirrops, 309.1p, 300p Dunjop, 309p, 308p, 303.8p, 302.2p Smalmstown, 306.7p Old Rectory, 305p Roe Farm, 302.2p Harley Croft, 302.1p Midtown Hill/Cheviot 322.5p, 320p, 302.9p, 302.3p Aimshaugh Greyfaced 315p Smalmstown, 312 Round Meadows, 309p Whitehead Hill, 300p Dirrops, 296p Reaygarth, 292p Dunjop Blackfaced 295.5p Smalmstown Swaledale 273.8p, 271.1p Round Meadows
Cast Ewes: A smaller offering of ewes maintained recent high rates to a top of £180 from Messrs Smith-Jackson, Hightown. Mules to £133 from Messrs Coulthard, Fellside with swaledales to £90 twice form Messrs Morton, Church Farm & Messrs Smith-Jackson, Hightown.
Leading Prices per head: Texel £180, £166 Hightown, £170, £162 Little Swinburne, £168 Jenetes Hill, £166 Bogra, £162 Little Swinburne, £160 (x3), £150 Bybeck, £160, £152 Church Farm, £160 Hargill House, £154, £152, £144, £138, £134 (x2) Milton Mains, £148 Horseclose, £138, £134 The Throp, £134 Bridgestone, £132 Fellside Suffolk £148 Milton Mians, £144 Bridgestone Dutch Texel £138 Hargill House Greyfaced £133, £104 Fellside, £114 Church Farm, £110 Brampton Fell, £108 Little Swinburne, £106 Midtown, £105 Moorhouse Beltex £124 Hightown Valais Blacknose £120 Lochwood Hill/Cheviot £114 Fellside Swaledale £90, £64 Hightown, £90 Church Farm, £72, £64 Brampton Fell, £70 Little Swinburne, £69 The Hollands, £65, £63 Fellside, £62 Hollands
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Leading Prices per head: Texel £168 Bridgestone, £140 Bank Cottages
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