Borderway Store and Breeding Sheep Sale

On Monday 15^th February Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of store and Breeding sheep.

BREEDINGS SHEEP: this weeks sale saw the annual consignment of inlamb hoggs from Messrs Bell, The Fitz, Wigton seeing a very good run of Texel cross and Beltex cross hoggs selling beyond all expectations.

Top price was paid for a tremendous Beltex hogg scanned twins to the Beltex, selling for £275. Other pens sold to £268 for a pen of 4 and to £258 for a pen of 4. The full consignment of 35 averaged £229.09.

More batches of in lamb sheep of all ages are required both in the ring and privately.

For further information on Store and Breeding sheep sales at Borderway please  contact the Auctioneer David Fearon on  07500173273.

Leading prices per head:
Ewe Hoggs: Beltex £275, £268, £258, £242, £238, £222 (x2), £202, £190 Fitz Farm.

Shearling Gimmers: Beltex £195 Fitz Farm, Texel £182, £170 (x2) Fitz Farm.

STORE SHEEP: The weekly sale of store sheep followed the Breeding sale, which saw demand sharper on the week, with the sale averaging £100.14. Topping the trade at £140 was Messrs Norman, Low Moorhouse Farm, for a consignment of Blue Texels hoggs.

Leading prices per head: Blue Texel £140, £122 Low Moorhouse Farm, Beltex £135 Burthwaite. £132 Wardhall Guards Farm, £131 Foulsyke Farm, £130 (x2) The Barns,Texel £125, £124, £123, £112, £98 Wardhall Guards Farm, £118, £117 (x2), £108 Unity Farm, £117 Kirkford, £114, £100 Burthwaite, £112, £100 Seat House Farm, £106, £96 Sandbed Farm, Dorset £120 Kirkford, Mule £109, £91 Burthwaite, £108 Seat House Farm, Hill Cheviot £99, £96, £78 Cleuchfoot Farm, £84 High Troweir Farm.