Borderway March Prize show and Sale of Suckled Calves

Borderway took store cattle sales to a new stratosphere at their anxiously awaited March Special sale of Continental cross store cattle. The 726 head forward which averaged under a year old attained a sale average of £1702.30, levels never seen before.

The Friday night show was kindly sponsored by AW Jenkinson, Tithebarn and Tynedale Agriculture and saw over 100 head put before our judge Mr Hugh Dunlop to cast his expert eye over.

Claiming the championship was Messrs Robertson, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry with their Limousin cross bullock, he sold for a centre record of Saturday morning of £10,000 to Mr Blair Dufton, Aberdeen.

The Reserve Champion was given to the Champion heifer from Messrs Smith-Jackson, Hightown, a Limousin selling to £3800 to Messrs Sedgwick, Co Durham.

Topping the sale was a Limousin heifer from Messrs Marston, Easegill Head, she won 1^st prize in her class and sold to £12,000 to Messrs Alford, Devon.

The prize winning heifers sold to average £5062.50, with bullocks levelling to £3028.57.

Away from the glitz and glamour of the show potentials, the commercial cattle served up what was described by one onlooker as a ‘firework display’, pen after pen sailed over £1700 with 113 cattle selling over £1800 to a packed ringside of buyers who had travelled from all corners of the UK to attend the premier cattle sale in the land.

Overall Averages:
294 Steers av £1640.41 (£+189)
281 Heifers av £1766.00 (+£80)

Leading Consignment Averages –
Leading consignments (2 or more)
Hardisty, How Hall 2 Av. £6,000
Marston, Easegill Head 3 Av. £5666.67
Smith-Jackson, Hightown 8 Av. £4050
Grainger, Kiln Close 2 Av.£3050
Telfer, Newton High House 9 Av. £3006.67
Priestley, Cracrop 5 Av. £2690
Harper, Greenwells 11 Av. £2299.09
Livingstone, Kirtlevale 4 Av.£2280
Laird, Sunnyside 2 Av.£2200
Lee, Agars Hill 3 Av.£1976.60

Leading consignments Over 70 animals
Robertson, Newton Logierait 84 av. £1914.19
MacGregor Rose Hall, Stirling 76 av. £1621.58

Prize Winners –
Class 1A – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer 
1st       JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £3800
2^nd         S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria - £6500
3^rd          J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £5800

Class 1B – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer
1^st           AJ & RE Marston, Easegill Head, Wharton, Kirkby Stephen - £12,000
2^nd         J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £2800
3^rd          JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £5000

Class 2 – Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer (not shown in Class 1)
1^st           E Telfer & Son, Newton High House, Newton, Stocksfield - £7000
2^nd         Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Kilnstown, Roweltown, Carlisle - £2500
3^rd          IL Grainger, Kiln Close Farm, Glasson, Wigton - £3600

Class 3A – British Blue or British Blue Cross Heifer
1st        S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria - £6500
2^nd         JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £8000
3^rd        DJ Livingstone, Kirtlevale, Gretna - £3500

Class 3B – British Blue or British Blue Cross Heifer
1^st           IP Jones, Maes Tyddyn, Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Corwn, Clwyd - £10,000
2^nd         P & A Jarman, Brow Top, Workington
3^rd        KD & De Millar & Partners, Crookholm Farm, Canonbie

Class 4 – Continental x Heifer
1^st           Jean Mackay, Harelaw Farm, Caplethill Road, Barrhead, Glasgow - £4000
2^nd       Ross Farm & Co Ltd, Wester Middleton, Gorebridge, Midlothian - £2000
3^rd        AJ Stott, Shaw Head, Easton, Longtown, Cumbria - £2500

Class 5 – Baby Beef Heifer (not shown in Classes 1-4)
1^st           B Harper, Greenwells Farm House, California Road, Maddison, Falkirk
2^nd         A Roberts, Garnedd Fawr, Star, Gaerwen, Anglesey
3^rd        J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £2000

Heifer Champion– JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland (Class 1A)
Reserve Heifer Champion - AJ & RE Marston, Easegill Head, Wharton, Kirkby Stephen (Class 1B)

Class 6 – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Steer
1^st           J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £10,000
2^nd         JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £4500
3^rd          T Laird & Son, Sunnyside Farm, Cronberry, Cunmock, Ayrshire - £2400

Class 7 – Limousin or Limousin Cross Steer (not shown in Class 6)
1^st           B Harper, Greenwells, Maddiston, Falkirk £3200
2^nd         DJ Livingstone, Kirtlevale, Gretna - £1850
3^rd          J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £2200

Class 8 – British Blue or British Blue cross Steer
1^st           JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £4500
2^nd         JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - £2500
3^rd          J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £2150

Class 9 Any other Continental Cross or breed steer (not shown in class 6-8)
1^st           Ross Farms & Co Ltd, Wester Middleton, Gorebridge, Midlothian - £1950
2^nd       Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Kilnstown, Roweltown, Carlisle - £1800
3^rd        Messrs Twentyman, Osborne Farm, Wigton - £1800

Class 10 – Baby Beef any breed Steer born on or after 1^st Aug 22 (not shown in Classes (6-9)
1^st           AJ & RE Marston, Easegill Head, Wharton, Kirkby Stephen - £2000
2^nd         Messrs Twentyman, Osborne Farm, Wigton - £1550

Steer Champion– J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry (class 6)
Reserve Steer Champion– JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland (class 6)

Overall Champion J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry – Steer
Reserve Overall Champion JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, Northumberland - Heifer

Leading prices:
Heifers: Limousin £12,000, £3000 Easegill Head, £7000, £4100, £3800, £2100, £2000 Newton High House, £6500 How Hall, £6500, £2000 Greenwells Farm House, £5800, £3500, £2800, £2200, £2200 (x2), £2000 Newton Of Logierait, £5000, £3800, £2200 Hightown, £5000 Kirklands Farm, £3600 Kiln Close Farm, £2800 Agars Hill Farm, £2600, £1850, £1800 Cracrop Farm, £2500 Kilnstown, £2300, £1960, £1880 Miller Hill, £2200, £2100, £2000 (x2) Grange Hall, £2150 Woodend, £2100 Brow Top Farm, £1920 Swallowdene, £1820 The Steel Farm, British Blue £10,000 Maes Tyddyn, £8000 Hightown, £5500 How Hall, £3600 (x2) Cracrop Farm, £3500 Kirtlevale, £2500 Calfpark, £2500 Kiln Close Farm, £2100 Osborne Farm, £1850 Rose Hall Farm, £1800 Tundergarth Mains, £1800, £1780 Newton Of Logierait, £1700 Hargill House, £1600, Hill Park Farm, Charolais £4000 Harelaw Farm, £2500 Shaw Head, £2000 Woodend, £2000 Wester Middleton, £1980 Meikle Kirkland, £1600, £1400 Milton Mains, £1270, £1160 (x2), £1070, £1020 The Beeches, £1080, £1000 Milton Mains.

Steers: Limousin £10,000, £3000, £2700, £2600, £2200, £2200, £2060, £2020, £1920, £1880, £1760 (x2), £1720 (x2) Newton Logierait, £4500, £1900 Hightown, £3800, £3200 Greenwells Farm House, £2400, £2000 Sunnyside Farm, £2120 Newton High House, £2000, £1950, £1720 Grange Hall, £2000, £1880 (x2), £1820, £1810, £1800, £1780, £1760, £1720 Rose Hall Farm, £1940 Swallowdene, £1850 Brow Top Farm, £1850 Kirtlevale, £1820, £1760 (x2) Gapshields, £1800 Miller Hill, £1780, £1720 Crookholm Farm, £1780 The Steel Farm, £1740, £1720, £1700 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £1700 (x2) Hargill House, British Blue £4500, £2500 Hightown, £2150 Kirtlevale, £2150, £1760 (x2), £1600 Newton Of Logierait, £2000 Easegill Head, £1750 Osborne Farm, £1720 Hargill House, £1580 Hill Park Farm, £1500 Moory Lea Farm, Charolais £1950 Wester Middleton, £1730 Meikle Kirkland, £1400, £1320, £1290, £1260, £1240, £1180 The Beeches, £1290, £1080 Milton Mains, Aberdeen Angus £1800 Osborne Farm, Galloway £1800 Kilnstown Farm.