Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 1^st February Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock. A good show of 461 cast cows, bulls and prime cattle, along with 2077 prime and cast sheep were on offer.

PRIME BULLS: A good entry of 80 prime bulls were forward, with a good trade being achieved throughout, and prices up 10p on the week. Top overall was a superb Limousin from Messrs Priestly, Cracrop, Brampton receiving £2241.59 and Haltcliffe Farm, Wigton sold another to £2215.85, both purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston. Charolais sold to £1925.96 from Messrs Goldie, South Bowerhouses, Dumfries and British Blues to £1750.59 from Messrs Carr, Little Bavington Farm, Newcastle, purchased by Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Butchers, Bradford. Aberdeen Angus bulls sold to a top of £1443.19 from Messrs Nixon, Oakwood, Selkirk.

Top overall pence per kilo was Limousin from Haltcliffe Farm achieving 245.5ppk and was purchased by Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers, Bradford. British Blues to 238.5ppk from Messrs Carr, Bavington for the aforementioned bull.

Dairy bred bulls were forward carrying more flesh than previous weeks, resulting in a good trade throughout.  Top overall was a British Friesian from Messrs Graham, Hillhead, Canonbie receiving £1304.49 and was purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor. Top overall pence per kilo of 183.5ppk was attained twice, firstly by Seymour Farms, Wigton with a Montbelairde and secondly by Messrs Preston, Wedholme, Wigton.

Leading Bull Prices per Head: Limousin £2241 Cracrop Farm, £2215, £1684 Haltcliffe Farm, £1946, £1899 Midtown Farm, £1519 Lesson Hall, £1512 Low Farm, £1429 Moss Side of Gight, Charolais £1925, £1532 South Bowerhouses, British Blue £1750 Bavington Farm, £1533 Down By Rigg, £1365, £1337 Low Farm, £1272 South Lambhill, £1235, £1212 Beckstones Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1443 Oakwood Farm, £1269, £1262 Blackcarts Farm, £1216, £1155 Beckstones Farm, £1171, £1156 The Flatt, £1162 Moss Side of Gight, Simmental £1314 High Whinnow Farm, British Friesian £1304, £1109 Hillhead, £1209, £1110, £1109 Whins Farm, £1088 Beckstones Farm, £1060, £1049, £1041 Wed Holme House, £1057 The Flatt, Fleckvieh £1185, £1177, £1159 Glenzierfoot Farm, Holstein Friesian £1143, £991, £983 High Whinnow Farm, £1138 Carrick Dean, £1059 South Lambhill, £1036 Old Town Farm, Galloway £1130, £1042, £1024 Shancastle Farm, Montbelairde £1029 Kirkbride House, £1025 Seymour House, Norwegian Red £1062 Kirkbride House.

Leading Bull Priced per Kilo: Limousin 245.5p, 227.5p Haltcliffe Farm, 236.5p (x2) Midtown Farm, 230.5p Lesson Hall, 228.5p Cracrop Farm, 220.5p Low Farm, 208.5p Hayclose, 206.5p Seymour House, British Blue 238.5p Little Bavington Farm, 226.5p, 222.5p Low Farm, 209.5p Hayclose, 207.5p Downby Rigg, Aberdeen Angus 189.5p, 177.5p Beckstones Farm, 185.5p Oakwood Farm, 181.5p, 180.5p The Flatt, 177.5p Blackcarts Farm, 176.5p South View Farm, British Friesian 183.5p, 178.5p Wed Holme House, 179.5p, 175.5p Whins Farm, 174.5p Beckstones Farm, Montbelairde 183.5p, 181.5 Seymour House, 170.5p Kirkbride House, Fleckvieh 179.5p, 177.5p, 173.5p (x2) Glenzierfoot Farm, Charolais 179.5p South Bowerhouses, Holstein Friesian 173.5p, 164.5p (x2) Whinnow Farm, 171.5p South Lambhill, 169.5p Beckstones Farm, 161.5p Carrick Dean, 160.5p Old Town Farm, Simmental 172.5p High Whinnow Farm, Norwegian Red 169.5p Kirkbride House, Galloway 168.5p, 165.5p (x2) Shancastle Farm.

PRIME CATTLE: An increased entry of 56 prime steers and heifers were forward with a fantastic trade achieved throughout. Top overall was a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake selling to £1754.88 purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle, with a British Blue cross from the same home selling to £1733.55. Top pence per kilo steer sold to 238.5ppk from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.

Heifers seen a day’s top of £1728.87 for a Charolais cross from Messrs Neill, Upper Tinwald Farm, Dumfries and was purchased by Geoff Nutter. The same vendor also sold the top Limousin cross to £1613.39 and was again purchased by Geoff Nutter. Top overall pence per kilo of 256.5ppk was paid twice, firstly by Messrs Story, Newbiggin Farm Carlisle, and secondly by Messrs Neill, Upper Tinwald Farm, both for Limousin crosses and were purchased by Geoff Nutter.

Leading Prices Per Head:
Steers: Limousin £1754 The Lake, £1709, £1686 Bothel Parks, £1647 Steeley Farm, £1635 Bloan Farm, £1629 Newbiggin Farm, £1553, £1528 Petteril Hill Farm, £1530 Glebe Farm, British Blue £1733, £1717 The Lake, Bazadaise £1519, £1458 Gelt Hall Farm, Holstein £1028 West Whitrigg.

Heifers: Charolais £1728, £1560 Upper Tinwald Farm, £1541, £1249 Hayborough Farm, Limousin £1613 Upper Tinwald Farm, £1592 Steeley Farm, £1540, £1513, £1381 Nealhouse Farm, £1414, £1409 Bectonhall, £1405, £1302 Newbiggin Farm, £1349 Mirkbooths, Simmental £1234 Chapel House, Holstein Friesian £1170 South Lambhill, British Blue £1150 Little Broomhills Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1109 Yew Tree Farm.

Leading prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 238.5p, 236.5p Bothel Parks, 230.5p, 228.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 228.5p The Lake, 227.5p Steeley Farm, 223.5p Newbiggin Farm, British Blue 236.5p, 231.5p The Lake, Holstein Friesian 161.5p, 160.5p West Whitrigg.

Heifers: Limousin 256.5p, 228.5p Newbiggin Farm, 256.5p Upper Tinwald Farm, 239.5p, 226.5p Nealhouse Farm, 234.5p, 225.5p Steeley Farm, 228.5p Hetherside, Charolais 253.5p, 243.5p Upper Tinwald Farm, 231.5p Hayborough Farm, Holstein Friesian 200.5p South Lambhill, Simmental 198.5p Chapel House, British Blue 198.5p South Lambhill, Aberdeen Angus 187.5p Yew Tree Farm.

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE: A great show of 332 cast cows and stock bulls was on offer to a great ringside of buyers which resulted in all classes being sharper on the week. Beef cows were 7.65p up on the week.  Messrs Telfer & Son, Newton High House sold an outstanding British Blue x cow for 956kg at 266.5p totalling £2547 bought by Jewitt’s Meats who also bought a British Blue cow from Messrs Forrester, Down-by-Rigg which sold for 866kg at 199.5p totalling £1727. Messrs Pattinson, Temon Farm sold a British Blue cow for 792kg at 209.5p totalling £1659 again bought by Jewitts. Messrs Allen, Humbleheugh Farm sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus cow for 806kg at 183.5p totalling £1479 to Les Fell. Messrs Gate, Hollins Farm sold a Limousin x for 737kg at 199.5p totalling £1470 to Rob Medcalf. Moss Side Farms sold a Limousin x for 858kg at 169.5p totalling £1454 to Charles Kirkpatrick and a young Limousin x cow sold for 612kg at 210.5p totalling £1288 to Rob Medcalf. Messrs Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill’s run of cows topped at 772kg at 183.5p totalling £1416 for a Simmental x bought by Les Fell.

All classes of black and white cows were in great demand with all dairy cast cows averaging 112.5ppk. Messrs Carr, New House Farm sold a Holstein x cow for 970kg at 126.5p totalling £1227 to Les Fell. Messrs Swainson, How End Farm sold a run of Norwegian Red and Holstein x heifers for 638kg at 173.5p totalling £1106 for a Holstein x bought by Morgan Helliwell. Messrs Mandale & Son, Lambfield Farm’s run of cows topped at 799kg at 138.5p totalling £1106 for a Danish Red bought by Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Hunter & Son, Berrier Head’s run of Holstein x cows topped at 855kg at 128.5p totalling £1098 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Wilson, Evening Hill Farm’s run of Holstein x cows topped at 877kg at 124.5p totalling £1091 to Les Fell. Messrs Marr & Sons, Croft Farm sold the top priced Friesian cow for 807kg at 134.5p totalling £1085 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Harrington, Mounsey Bank’s run of cows topped at 826kg at 130.5p totalling £1077 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Dart & Son Flothers sold the top price Montbeliarde x cow for 748kg at 142.5p totalling £1065 to Steven Bowes.

Young cows and heifers’ prices: Holstein x 173.5p, 167.5p, 157.5p How End Farm, 171.5p Wood House, 170.5p Meinside, 167.5p Musgrave Hall, 166.5p Crummock Bank, 161.5p High Pow, 157.5p Beech House, 155.5p Laws Hall, Norwegian Red 169.5p How End Farm

Leading Prices per head: British Blue £2547, £1188 Newton High House, £1727 Down by Rigg, £1659 Temon Farm, £1194 Syke House, £1191, £1151 Hargill House, £1166 Annstead Farm, £1159 Winterhope Farm Aberdeen Angus £1479, £1297, £1131, £1030 Humbleheugh Farm Limousin £1470 Hollins Farm, £1454, £1288, £1172 Moss Side, £1366 Hunters Hall, £1361, £1284 Cumdivock Farm, £1353 Hargill House, £1319, £1115 Balgray Hill, £1274, £1193, £1172, £1152 Townfoot, £1270 Rose Castle Farm, £1225 Belzies, £1210 Grindon Hill, £1207 Chapel House, £1164 Burnside, £1149 Niven Hill, £1144 Asby Mill, £1135 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £1122 East Haydon Farm, £1107 Whitehead Brow, £1105 Cracrop Farm Simmental £1416, £1170 Balgray Hill, £1150, £1142, £1110 Newbie Mains Charolais £1272 Burnside, £1236 Moss Side Holstein £1227 New House Farm, £995 Meinside, £986 Musgrave Hall Blonde £1211 Niven Hill Norwegian Red £1144 How End Farm Holstein Friesian £1106, £1034, £1018 How End Farm, £1098, £980 Berrier Head, £1091, £969 Evening Hill, £1039 Woodhouse, £1025 High Pow, £1024 Old Town Farm, £1022 Limekilns Farm, £1022 Beech House, £1012 Crummock Bank Farm, £994 West House Farm, £988 Hardrigg Hall, £986 Hardgrove, £984 Orton Grange Farm, £982 Mirkbooths, £972 Blackrigg, £954 Wood Farm, £952 Park House Danish Red £1106 Lambfield Farm Galloway £1106 Balgray Hill Friesian £1085 Croft Farm, £1077, £997 Mounsey Bank, £1063, £1013 Whitlawside Farm, £1029 Hardrigg Hall, £985 High House South Devon £1078 Hunters Hall Montbeliarde £1065 Flothers Ayrshire £1063 Horseclose Farm Luing £1051 Blackcarts Farm Fleckvieh £1020 Limekilns Farm Beef Shorthorn £1012 Hunters Hall Shorthorn £959 East Haydon Dairy Shorthorn £940 Flothers Jersey £716, £521 Lambfield Farm, £581 Greenmoorside

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 266.5p Newton High House, 209.5p Temon Farm, 199.5p Down By Rigg, 169.5p Plumtree House, 164.5p Winterhope Farm, 161.5p, 152.5p Hargill House, 155.5p Annstead Farm, 152.5p Longlea Limousin 210.5p, 183.5p, 169.5p Moss Side, 199.5p Hollins Farm, 181.5p, 173.5p, 166.5p, 163.5p Townfoot, 176.5p Rose Castle Farm, 176.5p Chapel House, 174.5p Hunters Hall, 169.5p Niven Hill, 166.5p, 154.5p Hargill House, 164.5p Ashby Mill, 162.5p, 156.5p Balgray Hill, 162.5p Grindon Hill, 159.5p Burnside, 159.5p Thirlwall Castle Farm, 158.5p Belzies, 158.5p Tehillah Farm, 153.5p Cracrop Farm Simmental 183.5p, 146.5p Balgray Hill, 163.5p Chapel House, 147.5p Hayton Brow, 146.5p, 143.5p Newbie Mains Aberdeen Angus 183.5p Humbleheugh Farm, 142.5p Blackcarts Farm, 137.5p Lawston Farm Holstein Friesian 173.5p, 167.5p, 157.5p How End Farm, 171.5p, 137.5p, 129.5p Woodhouse, 166.5p, 124.5p Crummock Bank Farm, 161.5p High Pow, 157.5p Beech House, 155.5p Laws Hall, 137.5p, 128.5p Berrier Head, 133.5p Helm Farm, 131.5p Mirkbooths, 129.5p Wood Farm, 129.5p Thackwood Farm, 127.5p Lane End Farm, 127.5p Limekilns Farm, 125.5p Old Town Farm, 125.5p Hardgrove, 125.5p Hardrigg Hall, 124.5p Dearham Hall, 124.5p Evening Hill Farm, 124.5p West House Farm Holstein 170.5p Meinside, 167.5p Musgrave Hall, 126.5p New House Farm, 124.5p Kirtlevale, 123.5p, 121.5p Smallthwaite House, 121.5p Broathill, 120.5p White House Farm Norwegian Red 169.5p How End Farm Charolais 165.5p Moss Side Luing 159.5p Blackcarts Farm Blonde 155.5p Niven Hill Galloway 146.5p, 138.5p Balgray Hill Montbeliarde 142.5p Flothers Fleckvieh 140.5p Limekilns Farm Danish Red 138.5p, 131.5p, 126.5p, 124.5p, 123.5p(x2) Lambfield Farm Friesian 134.5p Croft Farm, 133.5p High House, 132.5p, 131.5p, 130.5p, 129.5p, 127.5p, 125.5p, 122.5p Whitlawside Farm, 132.5p Hardrigg Hall, 130.5p, 129.5p Mounsey Bank, 130.5p Fauldie, 130.5p Mounsey Bank Beef Shorthorn 129.5p Hunters Hall Ayrshire 129.5p Horseclose Farm, 118.5p Plasketlands Shorthorn 128.5p East Haydon, 121.5p Rye Close South Devon 127.5p Hunters Hall Dairy Shorthorn 122.5p Flothers Jersey 118.5p, 101.5p Lambfield Farm, 108.5p Greenmoorside

CAST BULLS: A small show of 9 stock bulls was on offer with a similar trade. Messrs Corthwaite, Balgray Hill sold the top priced Limousin sock bull for 1012kg at 147.5p totalling £1492 to Owain Llyr.

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £1492 Balgray Hill, £1345 Annstead Farm, £1307 Grange Farm, £1285 Shelfhill Farm, £1196 East Haydon Farm Hereford £1142 Gofton Field Head

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 147.5p Balgray Hill, 139.5p Grange Farm, 129.5p East Haydon Farm, 129.5p Annstead Farm

PRIME SHEEP: The weekly sale of prime sheep had an increased number of 1940 head forward, with all classes selling sharper on the week. An overall average of 265ppk was recorded and an SQQ of 274ppk, this translated to £120.14 per head.

Top price of the day was £150 paid for a fantastic Texel cross hogg from MJ Lawson, Pasture House, Wigton who also sold a pen of Texel cross Herdwick hoggs to 272.5ppk. Beltex hoggs sold to average an incredible 316ppk with Tony & Scott Dempster, Castlehill, Lockerbie selling a real run of Beltex hoggs to lead the price per kilo at 369.2ppk (39kg, £144) paid for a pen of 10 with the whole run averaging £140.92 or 358.51ppk.

Heavy lambs sold to £148 for a pen of 6 Texel ram hoggs from Messrs Toppin, Basco Dyke, Penrith. Suffolks sold to £140 for heavies from Messrs Dixon, Whinney Hill, Brampton and to 272ppk from the same home.  Mules to £124 for Scotch types from Peter McCune, Farewell Grange, Wigton and to 261.1ppk for a ren of 20 from Messrs Mitchell, Mirkbooths. Hill bred hoggs to £123 for Cheviots from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown with a pen of 43kg Cheviots from the same home selling to 276.7ppk (£119) with 42.5kg Blackface also from Messrs Fisher to 274.7ppk (£114)

Leading prices per head: Texel £150, £141 Pasture House Farm, £148, £142 (x2), £137, £135 Basco Dyke, £147 £135 High House, £141, £140, £138, £133 Blue Dial Farm, £140 Kinkry Hill Farm, £140 New Grange Farm, £138, £136 Home Farm, £138 Rietfontain, £136 The Garth, £135, £134 Lonning Farm, £135, £134 Old Rectory Farm, £134 Bengall Farm, £133 Ingledene, Beltex £144, £139 Castlehill, £139, £138, £137, £136 (x2), £132 Hollands, £137, £129, £119, £118 Mickley Grange Farm, £135, £123 (x2) Glebelands, £134, £130, £125, £121 The Throp, £130 Farewall Grange, £129, £118 The Lake, £124 Old Rectory Farm, £122 Whinney Hill Farm, £118 Hayton Brow,      Suffolk £140, £129 Whinney Hill Farm, £135 Old Rectory Farm, £130 Stonewalls, £127 Mirkbooths, £123 Smalmstown Farm, £123 Hayclose, £122 Eastfield, Dutch Texel £139 Hargill House, £139, £136 (x2), £135, £130, £129 New Grange Farm, £134, £129, £128, £127, £123, £120 Ewan Close, £128, £125, £122.5p Low Houses, £127, £120 Sycamore House, £127 Springfield Farm, Leicester £138 Hargill House, Charollais £126 Hollands, Mule £124, £120, £119 Farewell Grange, £121.50, £117.50 Mirkbooths, £121 Denton Mains, £120 (x2) Brampton Fell, £118.50 High Park Foot, £118 Church Farm, £114, £112, £110 Reaygarth, £112 Cold Shields, £111 The Throp, £109 Ashdene, £107 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £106 Ingledene, Hill Cheviot £123 Smalmstown Farm, £121, £118 Micklethwaite Farm, £119, £118 Bengall Farm, NCC £119 Smalmstown Farm, Swaledale £115 Church Farm, £110 Street Head, £104 Hargill House, Blackface £114 Smalmstown Farm, £113 Street Head, Herdwick £107.50 Pasture House Farm.

Leading Prices Pence per kilo: Beltex 369.2p, 351.9p Castlehill, 348.6p, 323.3p, 314.3p The Lake, 343.6p, 333.3p, 324.7p, 310.3p The Throp, 342.5p, 331.7p, 330p, 323.3p, 312.6p, 306.7p Hollands, 337.5p, 307.5p Glebelands, 335.1p Old Rectory Farm, 318.6p Mickley Grange Farm, 307.9p, 302.3p Farewell Grange, 302.6p Hayton Brow, 300p New Grange Farm, 300p Kinkry Hill Farm, Texel 358.5p, 337.5p, 330p, 300p High House, 336.6p Rietfontain, 330.8p, 327.5p, 302.6p Ellerslea, 329.3p Lonning Farm, 326.1p, 313.3p, 303.8p Pasture House Farm, 314.6p Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, 307.5p Millhill Farm, 307.1p, 300p Smalmstown Farm, 307p East Drummodie, 304.5p Bengall Farm, 303.4p, 300p Ashdene, 301.1p High Park Foot, Dutch Texel 346.2p, 335.8p, 305.5p, 302.2p New Grange Farm, 332.5p, 331.1p, 313.5p Low Houses, 325.6p Springfield Farm, 305.4p, 303.8p Ewan Close, 300p Sycamore House, NCC 276.7p Smalmstown Farm, Blackface 274.7p Smalmstown Farm, 269p Street Head, Herdwick 272.2p Pasture House Farm, Suffolk 272p Whiney Hill Farm, 266.7p, 265.9p, 259.5p, 253.5p Outer Woodhead, 253.6p Smalmstown Farm, 253.6p Hayclose, Hill Cheviot 267.5p Horseclose Farm, 265.2p Bengall Farm, 262.2p Micklethwaite Farm, 261.7p Smalmstown, Charollais 265.6p, 258.2p Outer Woodhead, 257.1p Hollands, Mule 261.1p, 248p Mirkbooths, 260.5p Reaygarth, 255.2p The Throp, 254.8p Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, 252.6p Brampton Fell Farm, 252.1p Denton Mains, 248.9p Cold Shields, 247.7p Ashdene, Swaledale 250.6p, 244.4p Hargill House.

CAST SHEEP: Cast sheep trade continues to hold firm, selling to a top of £144 for a Texel cross ewe from Messrs Hall, Horselyhill. Horned sheep sold to £75 for a pair of Swaledale ewes also from Horsleyhill. Cast rams topped at £142 for a Blue Texel from Charlotte Goddard, Frankstown.

Leading prices per head:
Ewes: Texel £144, £130 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £140 Ashdene, £122 Burthwaite, £122, £120 Church Farm, Suffolk £118 Outer Woodhead, £118 Blue Dial Farm, £110, £97 (x2) Leapsrigg Farm, £105 Beck Farm, Beltex £108 Ashdene, Charollais £102 Low House, Mules £92 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £92, £80 Parklands, £90 Riggfoot Farm, £90, £82, £81 Church Farm, £89, £85 Ellonby Road, £87, £81 Reservoir Farm, £84 Sandysike Farmhouse, £80 Burthwaite, Hampshire £88 Orton Rigg Farm, Swaledale £75, £69, £66 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, £64 Church Farm.

Rams: Blue Texel £142 Frankstown Farm, Mule £97 Stonewalls.

PLEASE NOTE ALL STOCK MUST BE PRE-BOOKED IN FOR NEXT MONDAYS SALE –8^th FEBRUARY 2021.

For more information regarding entries for Borderway Primestock Sales, please contact a member of the team –

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