Borderway Store Cattle Sale

STORE CATTLE –On Wednesday 21st February, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly store cattle with another great show of 511 forward.  We keep saying it weekly but these cattle just keep getting dearer and dearer.  This week’s sale included a large section of straight 8-12m old types with the average still knocking on the door of £1400, anything with any size at all sailed past £1500 and just kept going.

Topping today at £2000 was a great local Charolais bullock from Geoff Batey, High Knells, Houghton,  closely followed by Limousin bullocks selling to £1980 from Messrs Laird, Unity, Brampton.  Messrs Hewitson, Lords Close, Allonby.  Dairy bred Blues topped at £1900 from Messrs Irving, Thackmire, Hesket New Market, a price matched twice, the leading Natives from Messrs Bowman, Brampton Fell with two Aberdeen Angus.  Heifers sold to £1870 for a lovely Limousin from Messrs Batty, Flimby Hall, Maryport closely followed by Charolais at £1840 from Messrs Watret, Burnside, Annan.

Leading prices: Steers: Charolais £2000 £1800 High Knells Farm, £1840 Whiteside Farm, £1780 £1640 Sideway Bank £1730 £1700 Burnside, £1730 (x2) £1520 (x2) Cockleybank, £1460 Ladyhousesteads, £1460 Shankfield Head, Limousin £1980 £1950 £1910 £1880 Lords Close £1980 £1900 Unity Farm, £1960 £1920 £1900 £1850 Stone House, £1930 High Knells Farm, £1900 Whiteside Farm, £1870 £1850 £1810 Longhurst, £1800 (x2) Wood Head, £1800 Harper Hill Farm, £1790 Hall Garth, British Blue £1900 £1820 Thackmire £1880 £1760 £1600 £1560 Wham Head Farm, £1680 £1560 High Moat £1640 (x2) £1490 (x4) Cockleybank £1610 Sandbed £1600 (x3) Lowergate Farm, £1590 (x2) £1500 Bankend £1580 Wickerfield £1570 £1480 Hall Garth £1560 (x4) £1490 Thistledown, Aberdeen Angus £1900 (x2) £1860 Brampton Fell Farm, £1830 £1740 £1700 West House Farm, £1760 £1550 £1540 (x3) £1520 £1490 £1450 £1400 Cockley Bank £1700 Flothers, £1600 New Houses Farm, £1480 Holme House Farm, £1440 Hardgrove, £1440 Bank Head, Beef Shorthorn £1800 £1660 Burnside, Hereford £1800 Snade Farm, £1550 Cockleybank £1320 Kelsick House, Bazadaise £1680 High Knells Farm, Simmental £1580 (x2) Lowergate Farm, £1490 £1410 High Moat, Holstein £1400 £1310 Kirtlebank Farm, Friesian £1370 Dearham Hall £1190 £1100 (x2) £1080 Fir Tree Farm, Montbelairde £1300 Raby Grange Farm, Holstein Friesian £1200 (x2) £1160 (x2) Swinsty Farm, £1200 (x3) Raithhill Farm, £1100 (x5) The Beeches.

Heifers: Limousin £1870 Flimby Hall £1790 Mosshead Farm, £1780 (x2) £1700 Pelutho Park £1700 £1670 £1600 (x3) £1580 Whiteside Farm, £1630 Longhurst £1620 (x2) Hall Garth, £1600 High Stand £1570 New Houses Farm, £1580 Highfield Farm, £1540 Sideway Bank £1540 (x2) Chapel House, £1520 Shankfield Head, £1520 Kelsick House, Charolais £1840 Burnside £1750 £1560 (x2) £1540 £1470 £1460 (x3) £1440 (x2) Cockleybank, £1440 Hillhead £1410 Highfield Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1720 Brampton Fell Farm, £1660 £1600 £1500 Flothers £1600 West House Farm £1550 £1500 Hillhead, £1480 New Houses Farm, £1470 (x4) £1460 Cockleybank, £1460 Gimmenbie £1435 High Flowery Hirst

British Blue £1680 (x2) £1460 Oakghyll Farm, £1670 Kirtlebank Farm, £1660 Shawhead £1620 Gimmenbie, £1580 £1520 Sandbed Farm, £1540 (x2) Smallthwaite House £1460 £1440 The Flatt, Holstein Friesian £1310 (x2) Smalmstown Farm, Beef Shorthorn £1580 £1340 North Corrielaw, Simmental £1540 (x3) Thistledown, £1480 Oakghyll Farm, Saler £1340 Cockleybank, Holstein £1300 Cockleybank.

Please advise entries for next weeks sale by 10.30am Friday morning to Main Office or any of our Auctioneers and field staff.