Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 8^th February Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock. A good show of 380 cast cows, bulls and prime cattle, along with 1561 prime and cast sheep were on offer.

PRIME BULLS: A smaller entry and shortage of prime bulls with only 67 forward. Trade shone throughout with most classes 5-10p dearer on the week.

Top overall was the heaviest bull of the day a 30 month old Limousin from Messrs Mulholland, Carlisle achieving £1870.37 and was purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston. Top pence per kilo of 239.5ppk was paid to Messrs Wilson, Low Farm, Penrith for a British Blue cross, purchased by Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Butchers, Bradford. British Blues sold to 232.5ppk from Messrs Patterson, Upper Auchenlay, Dunblane, purchased by Morgan Helliwell, and Limousins to 231.5ppk from Messrs Wilson, Reddings, Moffat.

Dairy bred bulls would see the biggest list in trade on the week, with a top of £1204 for a Montbelairde from Messrs Seymour Farms, Wigton purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor. Holstein Friesian sold to £1132.96 from Messrs Graham, Stubbyknowe, Longtown purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston. Montbeliarde sold to 197.5ppk from Seymour Farms, and British Friesians to 185.5ppk from Messrs Preston, Wedholme, Wigton.

Leading Bull Prices per Head: Limousin £1807 Midtown Farm, £1509 Reddings, £1466, £1313 Willows Farm, £1434, £1424 South Lambhill, £1326 Bectonhall, British Blue £1592 Upper Auchenlay, £371, £1264 Mirkbooths, £1279 Bectonhall, £1267 High House, £1223 Randalinton Farm, Simmental £1495, £1443 Ellen Bank, Aberdeen Angus £1493, £1190 Low Farm, £1203 Ratten Castle, Galloway £1295 Balgray Hill, Blonde £1238 Ellen Bank, Montbelairde £1204, £1173 Seymour House, Hereford £1193 Mirkbooths, Holstein Friesian £1132 South Lambhill, £1114, £1040 Grassknop Farm, £1093 Bectonhall, £1041 Cote House Farm, £1035, £988 Randalinton Farm,  British Friesian £1129, £1026, £979 Wed Holme House, £962 Skelton Wood End, Holstein £1120 South Lambhill, £1039 Stubbyknowe, MRI £1004 Cowlyers Farm.

Leading Bull Priced per Kilo:  British Blue 239.5p Low Farm, 232.5p Upper Auchenlay, 207.5p Mirkbooths, 203.5p (x2) High House, Limousin 231.5p Reddings, 229.5p Willows Farm, 223.5p, 217.5p South Lambhill, 222.5p Willows Farm, 211.5p High House, Blonde 213.5p Ellen Bank, Aberdeen Angus 209.5p, 208.5p Low Farm, 207.5p Ratten Castle, Simmental 209.5p, 193.5p Ellen Bank, Montbelairde 197.5p, 184.5p Seymour House, 170.5p Kirkbride House, British Friesian 185.5p, 178.5p, 171.5p Wed Holme House, 184.5p, 174.5p, 172.5p Skelton Wood End, Galloway 183.5p Balgray Hill, Hereford 179.5p Mirkbooths, Holstein Friesian 179.5p, 164.5p Cote House Farm, 177.5p Grassknop Farm, 173.5p South Lambhill, 167.5p Bectonhall, MRI 177.5p Cowlyers Farm, Holstein 174.5p South Lambhill, 164.5p Stubbyknowe, MRI 170.5p Cowlyers Farm, Holstein Friesian 164.5p Laws Hall, Swedish Red & White 163.5p Laws Hall.

PRIME CATTLE: A larger show of 62 prime steers and heifers were forward with a good straight trade throughout.  Top overall was a marvellous Limousin cross steer from weekly vendors Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton, who attained £1742.34 and was purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. British Blues sold to £1705.55 from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle purchased by Pioneer Foods. The same vendor sold others to £1692.73 and £1660.37, purchased by Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Butchers and E Fairlie, Letham. Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks sold the top price pence per kilo of 236.5ppk to Pioneer Foods.

Heifers sold to a top of £1663.88 and £1662.38 for first time vendors Messrs Douglas, Effledge, Hawick, both of which were purchased by Border Meats, Lockerbie. Charolais sold to £1629.45 from Messrs Neill, Upper Tinwald Farm, Dumfries purchased by Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Butchers. Top overall pence per kilo was attained by Messrs McKelvey, Burnside Farm, Lockerbie selling a Limousin cross heifer to 265.5ppk and 259.5ppk purchase by Bowland Foods and Owain Llyr, Ruthin.

Leading Prices Per Head:
Steers: Limousin £1742, £1584 Bothel Parks, £1686, £1648 Low Whinnow Farm, £1666, £1648 Halfway Well, £1641 The Lake, £1546 Nealhouse Farm, British Blue £1705, £1692, £1660 The Lake, £1588 Nealhouse Farm, Bazadaise £1470 Gelt Hall Farm.

Heifers: Limousin £1663, £1662 Effledge, £1497, £1409 Burnside, £1496 Loughrigg Farm, £1492 Upper Tinwald Farm, £1453 Shatton Lodge Farm, £1425 Church Farm, Charolais £1629 Upper Tinwald Farm, £1528 West Wharmley, British Blue £1491 Loughrigg Farm, £1477, £1363 Kingside Farm.

Leading prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 236.5p, 234.5p Bothel Parks, 231.5p Nealhouse Farm, 231.5p The Lake, 226.5p, 225.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 225.5p, 225.5p (x2) Low Whinnow Farm, 225.5p Newbiggin Farm, 224.5p Glebe Farm, British Blue 229.5p Nealhouse Farm, 226.5p, 224.5p, 220.5p The Lake.

Heifers: Limousin 265.5p, 259.5p Burnside, 237.5p Loughrigg Farm, 232.5p, 229.5p Effledge, 230.5p (x2), 229.5p (x2) Newbiggin Farm, 228.5p Upper Tinwald Farm, British Blue 230.5p Loughrigg Farm, 229.5p (x2) Kingside Farm, Charolais 229.5p Upper Tinwald Farm, 223.5p West Wharmley, Aberdeen Angus 193.5p Yew Tree Farm, Hereford 188.5p Tundergarth Mains, Luing 174.5p Tundergarth Mains.

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE: Once again a good show of 251 cast cows and stock bulls was on offer to an increased ringside of buyers which ensured that all classes would be a flying trade. Messrs Cockburn, Kingside Farm sold an outstanding British Blue cow for 797kg at 243.5p totalling £1940 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Priestley, Cracrop Farm’s run of Limousin cows topped at 837kg at 211.5p totalling £1770 and £683kg at 198.5p totalling £1355 to Jewitt’s Meats. Messrs Mulholland, Great Orton sold a Limousin cow for 893kg at 193.5p totalling £1727 also to Jewitt’s. Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk sold a British Blue x cow for 815kg at 208.5p totalling £1699 also to Jewitt’s. Messrs Bell, Woodhall Farm’s run of cows topped at 820kg at 199.5p totalling £1635 to Jewitt’s. Messrs Yarr, Whitton Farm’s run of cows topped at 936kg at 167.5p totalling £1567 for a British Blue x and 925kg at 152.5p totalling £1410 for a Blonde x bought by Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Johnson, West Wharmley’s run of cows topped at 859kg at 163.5p totalling £1404 for a Charolais and 684kg at 181.5p totalling £1241 for an Aberdeen Angus bought by Messrs Worsley and Les Fell.

All classes of cast dairy cows were in great demand. Messrs Little & Son, Kirkbride House sold a Montbeliarde x cow for 843kg at 139.5p totalling £1175 to Dovecote Park. Castlesteads Farm’s run of cows topped at 830kg at 141.5p totalling £1174 for a Holstein x bought by Dovecote Park. Messrs Gorst, Low Wood Dairy sold a Brown Swiss cow for 921kg at 125.5p totalling £1155 also to Dovecote Park. Messrs Morley, Pettril Bank Farm’s Holstein x cows topped at 858kg at 132.5p totalling £1136 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Martin, Orton Grange Farm sold a Holstein x cow for 856kg at 132.5p totalling £1134 to Les Fell. Messrs Vevers, High Plains sold a Holstein x cow for 865kga t 129.5p totalling £1120 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Moore, Brayshaw’s run of cows topped at 809kg at 137.5p totalling £1112 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Mattock, Aulby Farm sold the top priced Friesian cow for 806kg at 135.5p totalling £092 to Dovecote Park.

Leading young cows and heifers: Holstein x 175.5p, 148.5p Messrs Shepherd, Crownstone Farm, 164.5p Messrs Dotchin, Cumcatch, 154.5p Messrs Coulthard, Justicetown, 153.5p, 147.5p Messrs Walker, Malborough Hall, 141.5p Castlesteads Farm, Friesian x 170.5p Messrs Shepherd, Crownstone Farm, 151.5p Messrs Threkeld, Baileytown, Danish Red 145.5p Messrs Messenger, The Howes, Swedish Red 141.5p Messrs Moore, Brayshaw

Leading Prices per head:  British Blue £1940 Kingside Farm, £1699 Upper Brydekirk, £1635 Woodhall Farm, £1567, £1263 Witton Farm, £1207 Pettril Bank Farm, £1130 High Dyke Farm, £1048 Cumdivock Farm, £1029 Shatton Lodge Farm Limousin £1770, £1355 Cracrop Farm, £1727 Great Orton, £1567 Mains of Minnydow, £1322, £1249, £1225, £1204, £1179 Witton Farm, £1251, £1135 Woodhall Farm, £1217 Foregirth, £1194 Tundergarth Mains, £1135 Street Head, £1111 Hall of Drumpark, £1107 Winterhope Farm, £1098 Park View Blonde £1410, £1352 Witton Farm Charolais £1404 West Wharmley, £1189 Foregirth Aberdeen Angus £1241 West Wharmley, £1016, £1007 Demesne Farm, £1001 Rodmead Farm Monbeliarde £1175, £1090 Kirkbride House, £1016 Greenwrae, £970 Brayshaw Holstein £1174, £1095, £1033 Castlesteads, £1136 Petteril Bank Farm Brown Swiss £1155 Low Wood Holstein Friesian £1134 Orton Grange Farm, £1120, £1070 High Plains, £1112 Brayshaw, £1070 Kirkbarrow Hall, £1038 Wood Farm, £1031 The Howes, £1022 Marlborough Hall Farm, £1020 Greenwrae, £1003 High Pow, £994, £967 Bailey Town, £984 Crownstone Farm, £968 Hadderdale, £961 Chalk Lodge, £955 Cumcatch Farm, £954 Waingate Head, £954 Park House Farm Swedish Red & White £1093 Laws Hall, £1020 Down by Rigg, £974 Brayshaw Friesian £1092, £981 Aulby Farm, £990 Bailey Town Fleckvieh £1061 Limekilns Farm MRI £970 Cumcatch Farm Galloway £948 Kilnstown Luing £927 Tundergarth Mains Jersey £618 Standing Stonerigg

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 243.5p Kingside Farm, 208.5p Upper Brydekirk, 199.5p Woodhall Farm, 189.5p Petteril Bank Farm, 185.5p Shatton Lodge Farm, 169.5p Eden Bank Farm, 167.5p Witton Farm, 153.5p, 151.5p High Dyke Farm Limousin 211.5p, 198.5p, 155.5p Cracrop Farm, 197.5p Street Head, 193.5p Great Orton, 183.5p, 168.5p, 166.5p, 159.5p, 157.5p Witton Farm, 162.5p Foregirth, 161.5p, 153.5p Woodhall Farm, 158.5p Park View, 157.5p Hall of Drumpark, 155.5p Tundergarth Mains, 155.5p Winterhope Farm, 152.5p Kilnstown Farm Aberdeen Angus 181.5p West Wharmley, 139.5p Mosshill Farm, 139.5p, 136.5p Demesne Farm, 133.5p Hall of Drumpark Holstein Friesian 175.5p, 129.5p Crownstone Farm, 164.5p Cumcatch Farm, 145.5p Justicetown, 153.5p, 147.5p Marlborough Hall Farm, 137.5p Hazel Head, 137.5p Greenwrae, 137.5p Brayshaw, 134.5p Grassknop Farm, 133.5p, 129.5p(x2) High Plains, 132.5p Low Row Scales, 132.5p Orton Grange Farm, 131.5p Park House Farm, 131.5p Kirkbarrow Hall, 130.5p High Pow, 130.5p Chalk Lodge, 130.5p Brayshaw Blonde 170.5p, 152.5p Witton Farm Friesian 170.5p, 133.5p Crownstone Farm, 151.5p, 136.5p, 129.5p Bailey Town, 135.5p, 129.5p Aulby Farm, 134.5p Lingstubbs Farm, 128.5p Greyrigg Charolais 163.5p West Wharmley, 159.5p Foregirth, 151.5p Hall of Drumpark Holstein 148.5p Crownstone Farm, 141.5p, 137.5p, 133.5p Castlesteads, 132.5p, 122.5p Petteril Bank Farm, 124.5p Home Farm Dairy Shorthorn 145.5p The Howes Swedish Red & White 141.5p Brayshaw, 137.5p Laws Hall Galloway 139.5p Kilnstown Farm Montbelairde 139.5p, 132.5p Kirkbride House, 138.5p Greenwrae, 132.5p Brayshaw Norwegian Red 139.5p New Mill Farm Luing 138.5p Tundergarth Mains Fleckvieh 131.5p Limekilns Farm, 129.5p The Howes Beef Shorthorn 128.5p Stichill Home Farm, 123.5p Tundergarth Mains Brown Swiss 125.5p Low Wood MRI 122.5p Cumcatch Farm Jersey 111.5p Standing Stonerigg

CAST BULLS: A good show of 9 stock bulls was on offer. Messrs Darling & Sons, Stichill Home Farm sold the top priced British Blue stock bull for 1013kg at 153.5p totalling £1554 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Cockbain & Partners, Kingside Farm sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 901kg at 156.5p totalling £1410 to Owain Llyr.

Leading Prices per Head: British Blue £1554 Stichill Home Farm Limousin £1410 Kingside Farm, £1361 Terrace Farm, £1248 Stybeck Farm Hereford £1234 Low Plains

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 156.5p Kingside Farm, 146.5p Stybeck Farm, 138.5p Terrace Farm British Blue 153.5p Stichill Home Farm, 127.5p Eden Bank Farm Charolais 153.5p, 137.5p Burnside Hereford 119.5p Low Plains

PRIME SHEEP: A smaller show of hoggs saw plenty of local finishers bringing forward some great consignments. An overall average of 278p (SQQ 285p) which equates to £123.70 per head this shows a rise of 68p on the same week leading up to the biblical trade of 2018. No fewer than 85 lots sold in excess of £130 with 53 lots over 300ppk. Top consignment average per head goes to Messrs Toppin, Basco Dyke, Penrith who sold 16 53kg Texels hoggs to average £147.19. Top consignment per kilo average goes to John McCorne, Beech Croft who sold 26 44kg lambs to average 324.28ppk. Top price today was £157 for a pen of heavy Texel hoggs from Messrs Toppin, Basco Dyke, Penrith. Top per kilo honours went to A & A Little, Hollands, Penton who sold export type Beltex to 367.5p.

Leading prices per head: Texel £157, £147, £144 Basco Dyke, £148, £140 High House, £145 The Croft, £145, £144 North Boig Farm, £145 Broomhill, £145 Harley Croft, £144 Cracrop Farm, £144 Swallowdene, £144, £144 Weary Hall Style, £143 Westhills Farm, £141 Hollands, £140 Lonning Farm, £140(x2) Cardurnock Farm,  Suffolk £151 West End Farm, £144, £124 Harley Croft, £141 North Boig Farm, £134.50, £127.50 Smalmstown Farm, £130 Ravenside, £129 Broomhills, £123.50 Sowerby Wood Farm Beltex £147, £144(x2), £141, £136 Hollands, £147, £145, £137, £131 Baggrow Farm, £143, £132 Blue Dial Farm, £140(x2) Castlehill, £140 Ashfield, £139, £134 Beechcroft Farm, £139 The Throp, £138 Ashfield, £137.50 Smalmstown Farm, £137 Slealands Blackface £130, £120(x3) Smalmstown, £126, £122 Stobbs Farm, £122, £120 Street Head Greyfaced £128.50, £128 Jackson Rigg, £124 Mirkbooths, £124 Moss Side House, £124 Hollands, £122 Branch End Farm Blue Texel £126 Slealands Hill Cheviot £124 Micklethwaite Farm, £121 Smalmstown Farm, £119.50 Park House Herdwick £112.50 Strudda Bank Swaledale £105 Branch End Farm, £104 Street Head

Leading Prices Pence per kilo: Beltex 367.5p, 338.8p(x2), 323.8p, 320.5p Hollands, 359p, 345.7p Castlehill, 356.4p The Throp, 353.7p, 339.5p, 336.1p, 333.3p Baggrow Farm, 352.6p Smalmstown, 344p, 329.3p Sowerby Wood Farm, 335p, 334.9p Beechcroft Farm, 325p Blue Dial Farm, 315.4p Slealands, 313.6p Ashfield Texel 360p, 347.5p, 319.7p Cracrop, 247.5p, 341.5p, 339p, 334.9p High House, 336.5p Westhills Farm, 333.3p Harley Croft, 323.5p Sycamore House, 323.3p, 320p, 307.9p North Boig, 319p Beechcroft Farm, 307p Grange Farm, 306.8p Slealands, 304.8p Cardurnock Farm, 302.4p The Nook, 300p Sowerby Wood Farm, 300p Harley Croft Dutch Texel 329.4p, 304p Low Houses Blue Texel 300p Slealands Blackface 284p, 282.9p, 279.1p, 275.9p, 272.7p, 270.8p Smalmstown, 268.3p Street Head, 267.5p Cumcatch Farm Hill Cheviot 281.4p Smalmstown, 275.6p Micklethwaite Farm, 274.7p Park House Herdwick 281.3p Strudda Bank Suffolk 275.6p Harley Croft, 274.2p, 263.7p Smalmstown, 269.8p Broomhills, 268.2p The Nook Greyfaced 264.9p Jackson Rigg, 261.1p, 260.7p Mirkbooths, 261.1p Moss Side House, 260.5p Baggrow Farm, 260p The Throp Swaledale 244.7p Street Head

CAST SHEEP: A smaller show forward to a keen ringside of buyers with trade being far dearer on the week for all classes of ewes. Topping today’s sale at £142 was a Texel ewe from Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall who also sold two Texel ewes to £138. Mules sold to £97.50 for three from Messrs Thomlinson, Long Park. Cheviots sold to £106 from Messrs Kendall, Dalveen. Many more ewes could be sold to vendor’s advantage.

Leading prices per head:
Ewes:  Texel £142, £138, £124 Cardew Hall, £118 Cracrop Farm, £112 Green Ghyll, £111 Sycamore House, £109, £105, £98, £94 Stubbsgill, £102 Sheepfields, £99 Long Park, £97 Baggrow Farm, £90 Reddings Suffolk £116 White House NC Cheviot £106, £75 Dalveen, £98, £76 Reddings Kerry Hill £98 Sheepfields Greyfaced £97.50 Long Park, £93 Home Farm, £80 Frankstown Farm, £75 Branch End Farm Zwartbles £91 North Lodge Blackface £84 Stobbs Farm Jacob £76 Dalveen Swaledale £66 Branch End Farm

PLEASE NOTE ALL STOCK MUST BE PRE-BOOKED IN FOR NEXT MONDAYS SALE –15^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