Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 18^th January Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock. A large show of 550 cast cows, bulls and prime cattle, along with 1955 prime and cast sheep were on offer.

PRIME BULLS: A very good entry of 93 prime bulls were forward, with the very best and plainer cattle both dearer on the week. Top overall was a British Blue from Messrs Cockburn, Kingside Farm, Edinburgh, achieving £2003.65 purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston. Limousins to £1982.15 from Messrs Priestley, Cracrop Farm, Brampton and purchased by Fraser Butchers, Stranraer. Others from the same home selling to £1919.01 purchased by Morgan Helliwell, Rochdale. Charolais sold to £1756.10 from Messrs MacGregor, Ltd, Allanfauld, Glasgow purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick. Top overall pence per kilo of 235.5ppk was attained twice, both by Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, Penrith and purchased by Fraser Butchers and Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Butchers, Bradford.

Dairy Bred bulls were forward carrying more flesh on the week and sold to £1259.25 for a British Friesian from Messrs Graham, Hillend, Canonbie, purchased by Capper Farming. Top pence per kilo of 177.5ppk from Messrs Graham, Laws Hall, Longtown.

Leading Bull Prices per Head: British Blue £2003 Kingside Farm, £1265 Mirkbooths, £1230, £1224 Bectonhall, Limousin £1982, £1919 Cracrop Farm, £1756, £1597, £1575, £1537, £1514 Clifton Moor, £1736, £1681 Little Orton Farm, £1521 Setmabanning Farm, Charolais £1756 Allanfauld, British Friesian £1259 Hillhead, £1189, £1104, £1101, £1094 The Flatt, £1007 Wood End, Aberdeen Angus £1208, £1075 Long Park, £1102 Cleughbrae Farm, £1077 Heatheryhall Farm, Beef Shorthorn £1169 East Lanegate Farm, Simmental £1134, £1113, £1087, £1026 Cardew House, £1110 Cleughbrae Farm, Montbelairde £1095 Kirkbride House, £1022 Heatheryhall Farm, Holstein Friesian £1075, £1074, £1033, £950 Barwinnock Farm, £1023 New Mill Farm, £1015 Street Head, £912 Grassknop Farm, Hereford £1073 East Lanegate Farm, Fleckvieh £1049 Laws Hall, Swedish Red & White £836 Laws Hall.

Leading Bull Priced per Kilo: Limousin 235.5p (x2), 232.5p, 224.5p Clifton Moor, 234.5p Keskadale Farm, 232.5p, 228.5p Little Orton Farm, 228.5p Miller Hill, 227.5p Lower Griseburn, 225.5p (x2) Cracrop Farm, British Blue 218.5p Kingside Farm, 196.5p Bectonhall, Aberdeen Angus 193.5p Cleughbrae Farm, 184.5p, 183.5p Long Park, 180.5p Heatheryhall Farm, Simmental 184.5p Cleughbrae Farm, 180.5p, 179.5p, 177.5p, 176.5p Cardew House, Hereford 184.5p East Lanegate Farm, 162.5p Cumdivock House, Fleckvieh 177.5p Laws Hall, British Friesian 176.5p (x2), 163.5p The Flatt, 172.5p Hillhead, 170.5p (x2) Skelton Wood End, Montbelairde 172.5p Heatheryhall Farm, 164.5p Kirkbride House, Beef Shorthorn 167.5p East Lanegate Farm, Holstein Friesian 167.5p, 162.5p, 160.5p, 154.5p Barwinnock Farm, 163.5p Street Head, 158.5p Grassknop Farm, Ayrshire 154.5p, 150.5p Plasketlands.

PRIME CATTLE: A larger entry of 44 prime steers and heifers were forward, with a good trade being attained throughout. Better quality sorts sold best as usual, peaking at £1721.72 for a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton, purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. British Blue crosses to £1635.33 from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle purchased by WE Farlie Ltd, Letham. Top overall pence per kilo of 236.5ppk was paid to Messrs Bowe, for the aforementioned Limousin steer. British Blues to 232.5ppk from Messrs Brough, How Gill, Wigton, purchased by Owain Llyr, Ruthin.

Heifers seen a day’s top of £1608 for a quality Limousin cross from Messrs Story, Newbiggin Farm, purchased by Pioneer Foods. Messrs Airey, The Close, Carlisle sold to £1543.44 purchased by Craig Butchers. Charolais to £1581.51 from Messrs Neill, Upper Tinwald, Dumfries, purchased by Pioneer Foods. Top pence per kilo of 233.5ppk was achieved twice, firstly by Messrs Airey, The Close, and secondly by Messrs Neill, Upper Tinwald.

Leading Prices Per Head:
Steers: Limousin £1721, £1647 Bothel Parks, £1669, £1501 Nealhouse Farm, £1619 The Lake, £1615, £1438 Petteril Hill Farm, £1457, £1435, £1392 Newbiggin Farm, British Blue £1635, £1596, £1574 The Lake, £1608 How Gill, Charolais £1368 How Gill, Longhorn £1242 Teasdale Cottage, Holstein Friesian £1063, £1039, £1018 Windy Hill.

Heifers: Limousin £1608, £1306 Newbiggin Farm, £1543 The Close, £1539 Little Orton Farm, Charolais £1581, £1571, £1345 Upper Tinwald Farm.

Leading prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 236.5p, 229.5p Bothel Parks, 235.5p, 225.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 231.5p, 227.5p Nealhouse Farm, 229.5p Newbiggin Farm, 226.5p The Lake, British Blue 232.5p How Gill, 228.5p, 226.5p (x2) The Lake, Longhorn 185.5p Teasdale Cottage, Holstein Friesian 171.5p (x3), 165.5p Windy Hill.

Heifers: Limousin 233.5p The Close, 232.5p, 222.5p Newbiggin Farm, 230.5p, 217.5p Little Orton Farm, 223.5p, 217.5p Burnside, 205.5p How Gill, 195.5p Seymour House, Charolais 233.5p, 221.5p, 219.5p Upper Tinwald Farm, Aberdeen Angus 184.5p Wallhead, British Blue 175.5p Windy Hill, Beef Shorthorn 163.5p The Close.

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE: The largest show of 405 cast cows and stock bulls were on offer this week to the usual large demand from buyers ensuring a great trade throughout.

Messrs Forrester, Down By Rigg, sold the top priced British Blue cow for 854kg, 228.5ppk or £1951 to Mr Kirkpatrick. Messrs Duerden, Killawick Grange sold the top priced Parthenais cow for 925kg, 191.5ppk or £1771 purchased by Mr David Holmes. Messrs Norman, Little Orton Farm, sold the top priced Limosuin cow for 822kg, 205.5ppk or £1689 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Airey, The Close run of cows topped at 875kg, 188.5ppk or £1649 for a Limosuin cross purchased by Mr Kirkpatrick. Messrs Priestley, Cracrop Farm run of Limosuin cows topped at 788kg, 199.5ppk or £1572 purchased by Owain Llyr. Messrs Bell, Fitz Farm cows topped at 865kg, 177.5ppk or £1535 for a Limousin cross purchased by David Holmes. Messrs Carr, Little Bavington Farm sold a British Blue cross cow for 211.5ppk and 197.5ppk to Owain Llyr. Messrs Harrison, Lesson Hall Farm, sold a young Limousin cross for 193.5ppk to Wesley Gracey. Messrs Fox, St Johns Kirk sold a Luing cross cow for 189.5ppk to Wesley Gracey.

A large show of Black and White cows were on offer with all buyers keen to buy, resulting in in a great trade for all classes. Messrs Brown, Lane End Farm sold a Holstein cross heifer for 701kg, 168.5ppk or £1203 to Les Fell. Messrs Harrison, Hazel Head sold a Holstein cross cow for 869kg, 135.5ppk or £1177 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Byres & Son, Woodslee sold a Holstein cross for 679kg, 172.5ppk or £1171 to Les Fell. Messrs Gorst, Low Wood Dairy sold a Norwegian Red for 859kg, 133.5ppk or £1146 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Chester, Brownrigg Hall Farms sold a Holstein cross cow for 866kg, 130.5ppk or £1130 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Hunter & Son, Berrier Head run of Holstein cross cows topped at 817kg, 135.5ppk or £1107 to Dovecote Park.

Young Cows and Heifer prices
Holstein cross 172.5 (x2) Woodslee, 168.5p Lane End Farm, 158.5p Dearham Hall, 157.5p Old Church Farm, 154.5p Broomhills, 154.5p Low Rigg, 154.5p Laws Hall,

British Friesian 165.5p, 157.5p, 155.5p, 154.5pp Crownstone Farm, 163.5p Bank House, 163.5p Hallfield,

Leading Prices per head: British Blue £1951 Down By Rigg, £1444 Hudscales, £1423 Meikle Kirkland, £1281 Northfield Park, £1256, £1185 Little Bavington Farm, £1203 Thornship Farm, £1150 West Wharmley, £1052 Wyse Hill Farm, £1044 Brow Farm, £1008 Wyse Hill Farm, Parthenais £1771 Killarwick Grange, £1377, £1303, £1170 Marina House, Limousin £1689, £1495 Little Orton Farm, £1649, £1272, £1211 The Close, £1572 Cracrop Farm, £1535 Fitz Farm, £1339 The Throp, £1298 Wood Hall, £1288 Meikle Kirkland, £1252, £1241 Sanders Close, £1232 The Guards, £1229 Little Bavington Farm, £1215 Sarkshields Farm, £1215 West Wharmley, Hereford £1212 Meikle Kirkland, Holstein Friesian £1203 Lane End Farm, £1177 Hazel Head, £1171, £1006, £997 Woodslee, £1084 Dearham Hall, £1042 Berrier Head, £1037 Bridge Farm, £1029 Evening Hill Farm, £1023 Old Church Farm, £1013 Dundraw Farm, £1011 Whinney Hill Farm, £1008 Crownstone Farm, £1007 (x2) Lodge Farm, £994 Elephant Farm, Luing £1190, £1127, £1079, £1055, £1054 St Johns Kirk, Charolais £1174 St Johns Kirk, £1048 Meikle Kirkland, Beef Shorthorn £1164 Farlam Hill Farm, Norwegian Red £1146 Low Wood, Holstein £1130 Brownrigg Hall Farm, £1107 Berrier Head, £1053, £951 Crossfell House Farm, £1009 Woodcroft, £972 Smallthwaite House, Fleckvieh £1059 Wardpark, £922 Horseholm Farm, British Friesian £1057 Hallfield, £953 Crownstone Farm, Blonde £1021 Merryshield, Simmental £1156 Mainhill Farm, £1033 Merryshield, Ayrshire £1030 Rosewain Farm, Montbeliarde £993 Swordwellrigg Farm, Shorthorn £889 Low Wood, Highland £606 Fellside Farm, Swedish Red & White £576 Lane End Farm, Jersey £575 Musgrave Hall.

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 228.5p Down By Rigg, 211.5p, 197.5p Bavington Farm, 188.5p Meikle Kirkland, 180.5p Hudscales, 151.5p Old Church Farm, 137.5p Redsmouth Farm, Limousin 205.5p, 186.5p Little Orton Farm, 199.5p Cracrop Farm, 193.5p, 167.5p Lesson Hall Farm, 188.5p The Close, 187.5p St Johns Kirk, 187.5p Mossband Hall, 184.5p The Throp, 179.5p West Wharmley, 178.5p, 172.5p Meikle Kirkland, 177.5p Fitz Farm, 169.5p Thornship Farm, 165.5p (x2) Sanders Close, Parthenais 191.5p Killarwick Grange, 170.5p, 166.5p, 163.5p Marina House, Luing 189.5p, 145.5p, 143.5p (x2) St Johns Kirk, Simmental 181.5p Mainhill Farm, Holstein Friesian 172.5p (x2) Woodslee, 168.5p Lane End Farm, 158.5p Dearham Hall, British Friesian 165.5p, 157.5p, 154.5p, 155.5p Crownstone Farm, 163.5p, 147.5p Hallfield, 163.5p Bank House, 139.5p, 131.5p, 124.5p Dormanstead Farm, 131.5p Bank House, 130.5p Clarks Farm, 157.5p Old Church Farm, 154.5p Laws Hall, 154.5p Low Rigg, 154.5p, 140.5p Broomhills, 147.5p Wood Close Farm, 139.5p Park House Farm, 137.5p Mainhill Farm, 135.5p Hazel Head, 131.5p Arkleby House Farm, 131.5p Lodge Farm, Hereford 159.5p Meikle Kirkland, Charolais 147.5p Meikle Kirkland, 146.5p St Johns Kirk, Aberdeen Angus 152.5p Redmouth Farm, Blonde 144.5p Merryshield, Beef Shorthorn 142.5p Farlam Hill Farm, Fleckvieh 140.5p Wardpark, 128.5p Horseholm Farm, Ayrshire 138.5p Rosewain Farm, Holstein 135.5p Berrier Head, 133.5p Woodcroft, 130.5p Brownrigg Hall Farm, 129.5p Skelton Gill Farm, 126.5p Crossfell House Farm, 122.5p (x2) Smallthwaite House, Norwegian Red 133.5p Low Wood, Montbelairde 132.5p Greenwrae, 127.5p, 123.5p Swordwellrigg Farm, Jersey 123.5p Musgrave Hall, Shorthorn 123.5p Low Wood, Highland 95.5p Fellside Farm.

CAST BULLS: Nine stock bulls were on offer with Messrs Dickinson, High House selling the top priced Limousin stock bull for 1220kg, 143.5ppk or £1750 to Owain Llyr and Messrs Ridley, Woodhall sold a Limousin stock bull for 969kg, 144.5ppk or £1400 to Rob Medcalf.

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £1750 High House, £1400 Wood Hall, £1363 Fellside Farm, Holstein Friesian £1198 Cardew Hall, Charolais £1193 Maryfield, British Friesian £1187 Thornington Farm, British Blue £1120 Nelson Hill.

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 144.5p Wood Hall, 143.5p High House, 132.5p Fellside Farm, British Blue 122.5p Nelson Hill, Charolais 122.5p Maryfield, Holstein 111.5p Thornington Farm.

PRIME SHEEP: The weekly sale of prime and cast sheep saw an entry of 1955 head forward.

A plainer show of sheep saw a slight slip in trade however, best end exporters and heavies maintained last weeks extreme rates.

Topping the trade at £149 was Willie Laird, Unity Farm, Brampton who brought forward another great run of lambs to average £129.40.

Top per kilo was 350p for a marvellous pen of 40kg Beltex hoggs from A & A Little, Hollands, Penton whose run averaged 308.59ppk.

M/s Toppin, Bascodyke sold a great run of hoggs to average a fabulous £142.35 a head.

M/s Malling, The Hill sold Texels to £147 for a pen of 6 heavies to average £140.82

M/s Fell, Stanger Hill sold a run of middleweight Texel x Mule lambs to a top of £133 to average £121.18

Hill sheep to a top of £121 for Scotch Blackfaced from M/s Dixon, Stobbs who also topped at 271.9p

North of England Mules to £119 from M/s Bowman, Brampton Fell and to 250p for a pen of 18 from M/s Wilson, Old Church.

Leading prices per head: Dutch Texel £149, £145, £144, £134, £128, £127, £119(x2) Unity Farm; £130, £121, £118 Sycamore House; £129, £124, £115 High Old Shield Farm; £128, £126, £117 Low Houses Texel £147, £134 , £133 The Hill; £143, £142 (x2) Basco Dyke; £137 Lonning Farm; £136, £134 The Croft; £135, £134 Lords Close; £134, £132 Brampton Fell Farm; £134 Greenfield; £133 Jackson Rigg; £133 Stanger Hill; £133 Sleightholme; £132 Greenfield; £132 Bankdale Farm; £130 Ewan Close Beltex £140, £136 (x2), £129, £126 Hollands; £139 Walton Woodhead, £136 Farewell Grange; £134, £131 Glebelands; £132, £127 The Throp; £132, £131 Walton Woodhead; £132, £131 Braithwaite Hall; £132 Infield; £131 Castlehill; £130 (x2) Reddings; £128 Stanley House Suffolk £130 Jackson Rigg; £119, £110 Ewan Close; £119 Denton Mains; £115, £112 Smalmstown; £115, £111 , £110Town Head Farm; £111 Dirrops Blackface £121 Stobbs Farm; £113, £106, £105 Smalstown Farm Greyface £119, £114 Brampton Fell; £118(x2) Jackson Rigg; £118 Dirrops; £117 Farewell Grange; £116(x2) Coombe Crag; £116, £110 Old Church Farm; £114 Reaygarth; £114, £111 Round Meadows; £114 The Garth; £113 Scarrowmanwick; £110.5 Denton Mains Herdwick £115, £104 Brampton Fell Farm Berrichon £105 Gelt Hall Farm Swaledale £96.5 Hargill House; £92.5 Cold Shields.

Leading Prices Pence per kilo: Beltex 350p, 340p, 335.8p, 310.8p, 304.9p Hollands; 331.6p Castlehill; 323.8p, 323.1p Farewell Grange; 323.5p, 307p; 303.6p Braithwaite Hall; 322p, 313.6p, 301.3p The Throp; 319p, 313.8p, 304.9p Glebelnds; 312.8p Ewan Close; 304.8p Stanley House; 301.3p Reddings Texel 335.1p, 330.8p The Lake; 335p, 285.7p Greenfield; 333.3p, 309.5p, 282.6p Hunley; 311.6p The Hill; 310.3p, 280.9p Fauld Farm; 307.5p, 284.3p Stoneraise Place; 302.3p Ewan Close; 300p Miller Hill; 298.8p Harley Croft; 295.5p Flimby Hall; 294.1p Sleightholme; 291.8p Jackson Rigg; 284p Coupland Beck Farm Dutch Texel 313p, 304.8p, 297.8p, 292p Unity Farm; 311.1p , 308.4p, 300p Low Houses; 303.5p, 298.8p, 267.4p High Old Shield Farm; 274.4p, 265.9p Sycamore House Blackface 271.9p Stobbs Farm; 262.8p, 253p, 252.4p, 250.6p Smalmstown Farm; 250.7p Nirvana Suffolk 267.4p Town Hed Farm; 260.5p, 252.7p Smalmstown Farm; 256p, 255.3p Stoneraise Place Herdwick 253.7p, 250p Brampton Fell Greyface 250p, 244.2p Old Church Farm; 245.6p Denton Mains; 245.1p Pasture House Farm; 245.1p(x2), 244p, 241.7p Stoneraise Place; 243.3pJackson Rigg; 243p Scarrowmanwick; 242.7p, 240p Brampton Fell Farm; 242.4p Lawston Farm; 241.9p Reaygarth; 241.1p Mirkbooths; 240.9p Cold Shields; 240.8p Dirrops Berrichon 247.1p Gelt Hall Farm Swaledale 227.1p Hargill House; 222.9p Cold Shields.

CAST SHEEP: the weekly sale saw an entry of 216 ewes forward, with trade being very similar on the week. Topping todays sale at £132 for a Texel ewe from Messrs Errington, Huntley. Messrs Mallinson, The Hill sold 9 Texel cross ewes to average £124. Mules continue to sell well, up to £105 from Messrs Rutherford, Bleatarn Farm. Jacobs ewes sold to £88 for two from Messrs Holliday, Newbampton. Rams sold to £130 from Messrs Huddleston, Round Meadows.

Ewes: Texel £132, £118 Hunley, £128, £122 The Hill, £127, £122 Springfield Farm, £124, £115 Newbampton Farm, £124, £115 Geltside Farm, £124 Bankdale Farm, £120 Cardew Hall, £120, £117 Upper Priestside, £120, £118 New Houses Farm, £118, £115 Bengall Farm, £118 Bleatarn Farm, £116 Braithwaite Shields, Suffolk £116 Newbampton Farm, £114 (x2) Bleatarn Farm, £97 Town Head Farm, Bleu Du Maine £104 New Houses Farm, Mule £103, £98 Bleatarn Farm, £92 (x2) East Cottage, £90 Hunley, £85 Reservoir Farm, £80, £78 Newlands Farm, £78 Leigh Croft,  Leicester £94 The Garth, £89 The Close, Blackface £88 Stobbs Farm, Jacob £88 (x2) Rashfield, Hill Cheviot £80, £63 Fellside Farm, Swaledale £60, £52 Newlands Farm £52 The Garth, £46 Fellside Farm.

Rams: Texel £130, £118 Round Meadows, £120, £108, £107 Dykehead, £100 Beyond The Moss,Dutch Texel £108 Ashfield, Leicester £108, £96 Ottercops Farm, £102 Round Meadows Farm, £95 Stobbs Farm, Beltex £99 Dykehead, Blackface £82 Stobbs Farm, Swaledale £84, £82 Round Meadows Farm.

PLEASE NOTE ALL STOCK MUST BE PRE-BOOKED IN FOR NEXT MONDAYS SALE – 25^th JANUARY 2021

For more information regarding entries for Borderway Primestock Sales Team –

David Holliday	07710 189804	Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
Grant Anderson	07872 129274	Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
James Little	07872 840685	Prime & Cast Sheep