Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 15^th February Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock. A good show of 354 cast cows, bulls and prime cattle, along with 1660 prime and cast sheep were on offer.

PRIME BULLS: A very small entry of 60 prime bulls were forward, falling well short of requirements, resulting in yet another fantastic trade, and again sharper on the week.

Heaviest and best quality were seen to top at £1996.65 for a Limousin from Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, Penrith and was purchased by Morgan Helliwell, Rochdale. Others sold to £1725.29 and £1716 for over 30 month olds from Messrs Neil, Upper Nisbet Farm, Jedburgh, purchased by Mr Kirkpatrick and Messrs Medcalf, Brookwood Abattoir. Charolais sold to £1740 to Mr Kirkpatrick, consigned by Messrs Wight, Carwood Farm, Biggar who also sold the top price Saler to £1558.76 to Jewitt Meats.

Top overall pence per kilo of 234.5ppk was paid to Messrs Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill, Lockerbie with their Limousin and was purchased by Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Butchers, Bradford.

Dairy bred bulls would see the biggest lift on the week, with a top of £1254.92 attained for a Holstein Friesian from Messrs Graves, Old Town Farm, Carlisle and was purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor. British Friesians sold to £1184.70 from Messrs Bland, The Flatt, Brampton again to Jewitts. Top pence per kilo of 190.5ppk was paid to Messrs Mitchinson, Beckstones Farm for a British Friesian.

Leading Bull Prices per Head: Limousin £1996 Clifton Moor, £1725, £1716 Upper Nisbet Farm, £1432 Balgray Hill, £1415 Willows Farm, £1414, £1364 Low Farm, £1402 Ellen Bank, £1394 Seymour House, £1350 Oakwood Farm, £1345 Mirkbooths, Charolais £1740, £1551 Carwood Farm, Saler £1558 Carwood Farm, £1266 South View Farm, £1233 Mirkbooths, Simmental £1306 Ellen Bank, £1209 Oakwood Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1275 Low Farm, £1217 Lowthian Gill Farm, £1110 Beckstones Farm, Galloway £1257, £1223 Balgray Hill, Holstein Friesian £1254, £1048 Old Town Farm, £1047 South View Farm, £978, £959 Randalinton Farm, British Friesian £1185, £1135, £1131 The Flatt, £1123, £1115, £1092, £1031 Beckstones Farm.

Leading Bull Priced per Kilo:  Limousin 234.5p Balgray Hill, 229.5p Clifton Moor, 225.5p, 224.5p Low Farm, 224.5p, 214.5p Willows Farm, 216.5p Seymour House, 215.5p Ellen Bank, Charolais 227.5p Carwood Farm, Saler 217.5p Beckstones Farm, Saler 211.5p Carwood Farm, British Blue 207.5p Justicetown Farm, 202.5p Mirkbooths, Aberdeen Angus 202.5p Low Farm, 190.5p Beckstones Farm, Simmental 196.5p Ellen Bank, 184.5p Beckstones Farm, Galloway 192.5p (x2) Balgray Hill, British Friesian 190.5p, 85.5p, 183.5p Beckstones Farm, 182.5p, 177.5p, 172.5p The Flatt, Holstein Friesian 176.5p, 162.5p Old Town Farm, 175.5p South View Farm, 169.5p Wed Holme House, 167.5p, 165.5p Randalinton Farm, Holstein 159.5p Justicetown Farm.

PRIME CATTLE: A very small entry of 36 prime steers and heifers were forward at the weekly sale, whereby all-round numbers and heifers in general fell well short of buyers requirements. Top overall went to Messrs J Dixon, Lesson Hall, Wigton with their Charolais cross steer which achieved £1856.97 and was purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Cape, Kirkland Guards, Wigton sold top Limousin cross to £1716.06  and Messrs Jefferson, Abbey Cowper, Wigton with another to £1677.33. Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle sold the top British Blue cross to £1643.22 and was purchased by Geoff Nutter.

Top pence per kilo overall was a superb Limousin cross steer from Messrs Harrison, Grange Hall, Appleby who attained 249.5ppk and was again purchased by Geoff Nutter. Messrs Dixon, Low Whinnow sold quality again to 238.5ppk purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.

Heifers lacked numbers and quality this week, although a superb Charolais cross from Messrs Dixon, Lesson Hall, Wigton topped the section at £1765.67 and was purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.

Leading Prices Per Head:
Steers: Charolais £1856 Lesson Hall, Limousin £1716 Kirkland Guards, £1697 Cowper Farm, £1695, £1653, £1606 The Lake, £1667, £1632 Nealhouse Farm, £1645 Petteril Hill Farm, £1607 Hoddamtown, £1592 Low Whinnow Farm, British Blue £1643 The Lake, Simmental £1189 Ellen Bank, Galloway £1137 Balgray Hill.

Heifers: Charolais £1765 Lesson Hall, Limousin £1362 Bectonhall, £1260 Hollins Farm.

Leading prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 249.5p Grange Hall, 238.5p, 231.5p, 229.5p Low Whinnow Farm, 235.5p, 231.5p Nealhouse Farm, 234.5p, 228.5p, 227.5p The Lake, 229.5p, 228.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 228.5p Hoddamtown, 225.5p Glebe Farm, 225.5p Kirkland Guards, British Blue 229.5p The Lake, Charolais 219.5p Lesson Hall, Galloway 199.5p Balgray Hill.

Heifers: Charolais 225.5p Lesson Hall.

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE: Once again a large show of 269 cast cows and stock bulls was on offer to an increased ringside of buyers. This combined with abattoirs being well short of numbers resulting in one of the dearest trades seen for some time.  

Messrs OKell, Birdswood Farm sold an outstanding British Blue cow for 1102kg at 260.5p totalling £2870 purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Craig Malone, Pitcairn Farm’s run of Limousin x cows topped at 852kg at 207.5p totalling £1767, 771kg at 228.5p totalling £1761 and 731kg at 221.5p totalling £1619 purchased by Jewitt Meats(x2) and Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Mulholland, Great Orton sold a Limousin cow for 830kg at 195.5p totalling £1622 also bought by Jewitt Meats. H&K Farms’ run of Aberdeen Angus cows topped at 1024kg at 151.5p totalling £1551 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Airey, The Close’s run of cows topped at 804kg at 187.5p totalling £1507 for a Limousin x bought by Owain Llyr. Messrs Irving, Becton Hall sold a British Blue x cow for 910kg at 157.5p totalling £1433 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Bell, Winterhope Farm’s run of cows topped at 699kg at 198.5p totalling £1387 to Jewitt Meats.  Messrs Wigham & Sons, Cold Shields sold a Limousin x cow for 629kg at 206.5p totalling £1298 to Sean McGimpsey.

All classes of dairy cast cows were in great demand with heifers making 153.5p to 173.5p, well fleshed cows selling from 130-142p, out of parlour cows selling for 120-130p and plain P-grade cows 96-112p. Crossfell Holsteins cow’s topped at 1013kg at 136.5p totalling £1382 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Elwen, Netherfield Farm’s run of Holstein x cows topped at 745kg at 164.5p totalling £1225, 767kg at 155.5p totalling £1192 and 862kg at 135.5p totalling £1168 bought by Capper Farming, Les Fell and Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Bainbridge, Park House sold the top price Friesian cow for 856kg at 140.5p totalling £1202 bought by Dovecote Park. Messrs Edgar & Co, Whitecroft Mains sold a Holstein x cow for 718kg ta 159.5p totalling £1145 to Les Fell. Messrs Harrison & Son, Down Hall sold a Holstein x cow for 895kg at 127.5p totalling £1141 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Ferguson, Blencogo House Farm sold a Holstein x heifer for 670kg at 168.5p totalling £1128 to Les Fell. Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm sold a Holstein x heifer for 649kg at 173.5p totalling £1126 to Les Fell.

Leading Prices per head:  British Blue £2870 Birdswood Farm, £1433 Bectonhall, £1152 High Dyke Farm, £1121 Grange Hall Limousin £1767, £1761, £1619 Pitcairn Farm, £1622, £1250 Great Orton, £1507, £1214, £1208, £1134 The Close, £1387 Winterhope Farm, £1385, £1141 Linden House, £1385 Hilltop, £1382 Howgillside, £1368 West Cocklaw, £1364 Lees Hall Farm, £1336 Bectonhall, £1330 High Dyke Farm, £1301 Burnside, £1301 Stichill Home Farm, £1298 Cold Shields, £1270 Stichill Home Farm, £1118 Lairdlaugh Aberdeen Angus £1551, £1358, £1350, £1331, £1312, £1304, £1246, £1181, £1156 H&K Farms, £1249, £1182 Evistones Farm Charolais £1420 Burnside, £1268 Greenhill Farm Holstein £1382 Crossfell, £1128 Blencogo House, £1044 Wolfa, £1036 North Doddington, £959 Woodside Farm Parthenais £1251, £1158 Marina House Lincoln Red £1231 H&K Farms Holstein Friesian £1225, £1192, £1168, £1084 Netherfield Farm, £1145, £1045 Whitecroft Mains, £1141, £1002 Down Hall, £1126, £962 Smalmstown Farm, £1076 Craighouse, £1055 Burthwaite Farms, £1046 Randalinton Farm, £1045, £1026 Cote House Farm, £1044 High Pow, £1017, £1001 Chalk Lodge, £998 Espland Hill, £960 Dearham Hall, £953 Wood Farm Friesian £1202 Park House, £949 Mounsey Bank Simmental £1164, £1131 Kirtleton House Hereford £1089 Mount Holly Fleckvieh £1072 Lowther Low Moor Norwegian Red £1025 The Howes Montbelairde £959 Stonewalls Jersey £719 High House

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 260.5p Birdswood Farm, 157.5p Bectonhall, 153.5p High Dyke Farm Limousin 228.5p, 221.5p, 207.5p Pitcairn Farm, 206.5p Cold Shields, 198.5p Winterhope Farm, 195.5p, 152.5p Great Orton, 187.5p, 157.5p, 153.5p(x2) The Close, 186.5p, 154.5p Linden House, 182.5p Hilltop, 181.5p High Dyke Farm, 174.5p Howgillside, 167.5p Burnside, 158.5p Mossband Hall, 156.5p Bectonhall, 154.5p(x2) Kirkhouse Farm, 151.5p West Cocklaw, 151.5p Stichill Home Farm Beef Shorthorn 183.5p Brownrigg Hall Charolais 173.5p Burnside, 170.5p Greenhill Farm Holstein Friesian 173.5p, 164.5p, 155.5p, 135.5p Netherfield Farm, 173.5p, 153.5p Smalmstown Farm, 167.5p Chalk Lodge, 159.5p, 131.5p Whitecroft Mains, 157.5p, 134.5p Burthwaite Croft, 155.5p High Pow, 145.5p Dearham Hall, 145.5p The Howes, 139.5p Craighouse, 139.5p, 137.5p Cote House Farm, 133.5p Randalinton Farm, 133.5p Woodslee, 133.5p Mirkbooths, 130.5p West Cocklaw Fleckvieh 173.5p Lowther Low Moor Simmental 171.5p Kirtleton House Holstein 168.5p Blencogo House, 164.5p, 136.5p Crossfell House Farm, 159.5p Wolfa Parthenais 165.5p, 162.5p, 153.5p Marina House Salers 162.5p Stichill Home Farm Aberdeen Angus 159.5p, 158.5p, 157.5p, 156.5p, 155.5p, 153.5p, 152.5p, 151.5p, 150.5p, 149.5p, 148.5p H&K Farms, 154.5p, 153.5p Broomhills, 153.5p Evistones Farm Dairy Shorthorn 154.5p Brisco Hill Lincoln Red 153.5p H&K Farms British Blue 149.5p Grange Hall Swedish Red & White 143.5p Low Plains Friesian 140.5p Park House, 135.5p Mounsey Bank Norwegian Red 137.5p The Howes Montbeliarde 128.5p Lowther Low Moor Ayrshire 119.5p Groundy Croft Jersey 108.5p High House

CAST BULLS: Only 2 stock bulls on offer with Messrs Howard, Lees Hall Farm sold a Limousin stock bull for 925kg at 147.5p totalling £1364 to Owain Llyr.

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £1364 Lees Hall Farm

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 147.5p Lees Hall Farm

PRIME SHEEP: The weekly sale of prime sheep had an entry of 1660 head forward. It was more of a case of quantity over quality this week with more lambs forward, a lack of the very best export types was evident. Trade however remained strong with an overall average of 275ppk and an SQQ of 285ppk, with equates to £123.41 per head.

Messrs Toppin, Basco Dyke, Penrith brought forward a great run of heavy Texel hoggs to top the days trading at £166 with this trailer load returning an average of £151.50.

Anthony and Stewart Shepherd, Low House, Millom showed a great run of hoggs with some smart export types mixed through, to top the trade at 378.9ppk for 38kg Beltex.

Suffolk hoggs sold to £144 from Chris Smith, North Boig, Ayrshire and to 291.4ppk from Will Hutton, Fern House, Carlisle.

Mules sold to £135.50 and £135 for heavies from John Fell, Stanger Hill to return an average of £135.39 for his consignment and to 273.5ppk from Alex Donald, Denton Mains.

Hill bred hoggs sold to £127 for Blackface from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown and to 297.4ppk also for Blackface from Messrs Goldie & Forrest, Meinfoot.

Leading prices per head: Texel £166, £160 (x2), £151, £147, £145 Basco Dyke, £150 Ribton House, £150, £146, £143 (x2) Mirkbooths, £146 (x2), £145.50, £144, £141 Low Moorhouse Farm, £145 Flimby Hall, £145, £144 Smalmstown Farm, £145 Low House Farm, £142, £141 Lanerton, £142 High Troweir Farm, £141 Ewan Close, £140 Brampton Fell Farm, Dutch Texel £158, £139, £135 Springfield Farm, £150, £130, £128, £125 Unity Farm, £138, £135, £125 Sycamore House, Beltex £151, £145, £144 (x2), £141, £140 Hollands, £144, £132 Ashknowe, £144, £135 Cardewlees Farm, £144, £143 Low House Farm, £142, £130 Ewan Close, £140, £139 North Boig Farm, £137, £135, £131 Farewell Grange, £135, £134, £128 The Throp, £132 Hollands, £130, £128 Shank Castle, Suffolk £144, £137 North Boig Farm, £144, £127 Fern House, £138, £134.50 Mirkbooths, £135 West End Farm, £132.50, £129 Broomhill, £132, £124 Low House Farm, £131 Ewan Close, £129 Eastfield, £128 Albyfield, £127 Bromfield, £124 Smalmstown Farm, £124, £122 Stoneriase Place, £123 Rose Farm, £122 Cardewlees Farm,    Mule £135 (x2) Stanger Hill, £129, £119.50 Brampton Fell Farm, £127 Hargill House, £125, £120 Mirkbooths, £123.50 Coombe Crag, £122, £119.50, £116 Stoneraise Place, £121 Denton Mains, £119 Low House Farm, £116.50 Dirrops, £116 Reaygarth, £115 The Throp, Dorset £131 Sheepfields, Rouge £128 Ashknowe, Herdwick £128 Ribston House, £117 Scotby Ghyll, Blackface £127, £124.50, £123.50, £121, £120, £119.50, £119 Smalmstown Farm, £118 Street Head, £116 Broathill, £113 Meinfoot Farm, Zwartbles £125 Sheepfields, Leicester £122 Reaygarth, Berrichon £122 Gelt Hall Farm, £121 Moss Grove, Swaledale £120 Albyfield, £108 Hargill House, Jacob £116 Moss Grove, Bleu Du Maine £116 Ashknowe.

Leading Prices Pence per kilo: Beltex 378.9p, 366.7p Low House Farm, 360p, 359.5p, 352.5p, 341.5p, 333.3p, 320p Hollands, 355.3p, 332.5p The Throp, 354.1p, 329.3p, 317.9p, 311.4p Farewell Grange, 352.6p, 317.9p The Throp, 347.5p, 318.2p  North Boig Farm, 327.3p, 3009 Ashknowe, 325p, 324.7p Shank Castle, 320p, 308p Cardewlees Farm, 315.6p Ewan Close, Texel 349.4p, 335.9p, 318.8p, 309.7p, 295.7p Smalmstown Farm, 337.7p Bromfield Hall, 325.8p Flimby Hall, 322.2p, 303.4p Low House Farm, 321.4p Park House, 319p, 302.2p, 300p, 295.2p Cardewlees Farm, 311.3p Ingledene, 306.2p, 294p, 293.8p Coupland Beck Farm, 305.5p, 301.1p, 294p Basco Dyke, 297.9p Rietfontain, 295.5p North Boig Farm, 294.8p, 294.4p Mirkbooths, Dutch Texel 337.5p, 320.9p, 308.6p Sycamore House, 322.4p, 302.2p Springfield Farm, Bleu Du Maine 305.3p Ashknowe, Rouge 304.8p Ashknowe, Blackface 297.4p Meinfoot Farm, 386.7p, 283.9p, 283p, 281.2p, 279.1p Smalmstown Farm, 284.6p, 275p South Lambhill, 277.6p Street Head, Suffolk 291.4p, 282.2p Fern House, 286.7p, 270.4p Broomhill, 285.3p Dirrops, 281.8p, 264p Low House Farm, 275.6p, 274.2p Stoneraise Place, 273.1p Broomfield Hall, 269p, 263.3p Eastfield, 266.3p Mirkbooths, 262.4p Cardewlees Farm, 262.1p West End Farm, 261.1p Smalmstown Farm, Berrichon 286.4p, 281.6p Gelt Hall Farm, Mule 273.5p, 257.4p Denton Mains, 265.7p Hargill House, 265.6p, 265.2p, 263.6p Stoneraise Place, 264.8p Dirrops, 263.6p Reaygarth, 260.5p Hilltop, 259.8p Brampton Fell Farm, 258.4p The Throp, 257.3p Coombe Crag, 255.3p Mirkbooths, 250.5p Low House Farm, Herdwick 261.2p Ribton House, 254.3p Scotby Ghyll, Zwartbles 255.2p (x2) Sheepfields, Swaledale 245.3p, 242.7p Hargill House, 240p Albyfield.

CAST SHEEP: Trade for Cast ewes and rams continue to hold very well with all classes keenly bid for.   Swaledale and mules were met with a roaring trade.  Topping todays sale at £146 were three Texel rams from Messrs Nixon, Ribton House.  Ewes topped at £133 for a Texel from Billy Borthwick, Catlins Farm.  Mules sold to £94 from Messrs Lawson, Roe Farm.  Ewes continue to meet flying rates and more can be sold to vendor’s advantage.

Leading prices per head:
Ewes:  Texel £133 Catlings Farm, £124 £108 The Croft £124 £118 Cardewlees, £100 Lea Hill, Beltex £112 Ashknowe, Zwartbles £95 Rietfontain.

Grey Faced £94 £92 £78 Roe Farm, £92 Reservoir Farm, £88 Dirrops £82 Lea Hill, £80 Seat House Farm, £78 £77 Reaygarth, £76 Unity Farm, Suffolk £90 Roe Farm, £84 Cardewlees Farm, £81 Ashknowe £80 High Seaton, Dorset £81 Kirkford, Jacob £80 Seat House Farm, Hill Cheviot £72 £64 High Troweir Farm, Swaledale £61 Sheepriggs, £54 £50 Reaygarth £54 Dirrops £52.50 Sheepriggs.

Rams: Texel £146 Ribton House, Beltex £114 Rietfontaine, Leicester £100 Sheepriggs

PLEASE NOTE ALL STOCK MUST BE PRE-BOOKED IN FOR NEXT MONDAYS SALE –22^nd 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