Date: 11 March 2024 | Primestock
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PRIME BULLS: A larger offering of 100 Prime bulls forward selling to yet another fast trade with trade looking sharper on the week. Heavy bulls sold to the days top of £2790.55 for a 938kg Limousin from Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning Farm, Keswick. Messrs Thompson, Townfoot, Penrith sold 811kgs to £2623.59. Messrs Brown, Mosshead Farm, Lockerbie sold 847kgs to £2485.95. British Blues to £2535.24 for 888kgs from Messrs McGarva, Nether Abington, Biggar. Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle sold 761kgs to £2484.67. Luings to £2416.64 for 1053kgs from Messrs Graham, Craigdarroch, Sanquhar. Charolais to £2195.03 for 791kgs from Messrs Routledge, Netherton, Brampton. Messrs Mitchinson, Beck House, Carlisle sold Simmentals to £1973.71 for 659kgs. Top pence per kilo overall was 326.5p for a 761kg British Blue cross from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston, next best was an 811kg Limousin from Messrs Thompson, Townfoot, Penrith.
Dairy bred bulls sold to £1755.70 for 682kg Fleckvieh from Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown to Jewitt Meats and £1745.51 for 754kgs from the same home. Holsteins to £1543.61 for 723kgs also from South Lambhill. 679kg Montbelairdes from Castlesteads Penrith to £1544.73. Top pence per kilo was an exceptional handy weighted Friesian at 271.5p from Messrs Preston, Wed Holme House, Wigton selling to Bowland Foods.
The next sale is Monday 18th March, all classes required. Please advise entries for sale by call or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.
Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £2790 £2412 Setmabanning Farm, £2623 £2307 Townfoot £2485 £2325 £1926 £1884 Mosshead Farm, £1908 Beck House, British Blue £2535 Nether Abington Farm £2484 The Lake £1916 £1813 Wreay Hall £1817 £1740 Beck House, £1736 Bectonhall, Luing £2416 Craigdarroch Farm, Charolais £2195 £1889 £1728 Netherton, Simmental £1973 £1764 Beck House £1765 Newbie Mains, Aberdeen Angus £1808 £1763 £1742 £1739 £1738 Randalinton Farm £1701 Milton Farm, Shorthorn £1756 Whitehills Farm, Fleckvieh £1755 £1745 £1702 South Lambhill, Saler £1633 Cairnbowie Farm, Hereford £1567 £1553 Greengill Farm, Montbelairde £1544 £1374 £1368 Castlesteads, Holstein Friesian £1543 £1421 South Lambhill £1487 Milton Farm £1426 Bectonhall £1354 £1334 Barnbarroch Farm, Belted Galloway £1456 Cairnbowie, Friesian £1411 £1348 The Flatt £1400 £1395 Wed Holme House, £1259 Wed Holme House, Ayrshire £1395 £1330 Plasketlands, Holstein £1372 Castlesteads.
Leading Prices per kilo: British Blue 326.5 The Lake, 285.5 Nether Abington Farm, 276.5 Wreay Hall, Limousin 323.5 306.5 Townfoot 310.5 295.5 293.5 (x2) Mosshead Farm, 310.5 Mosshead, 306.5 297.5 Setmabanning Farm, 295.5 Whitehead Brow, 294.5 Beck House, Simmental 299.5 269.5 268.5 Beck House, 269.5 Newbie Mains, Charolais 277.5 263.5 Netherton, Friesian 271.5 247.5 238.5 Holme House 245.5 232.5 The Flatt, Saler 269.5 Cairnbowie Farm, Aberdeen Angus 259.5 Milton Farm, 257.5 255.5 253.5 251.5 251.5 250.5 Randalinton Farm, Shorthorn 257.5 Whitehills Farm, Hereford 255.5 254.5 Greengill Farm, Belted Galloway 255.5 244.5 234.5 Cairbowie Farm, Fleckvieh 242.5 235.5 South Lambhill, Ayrshire 235.5 231.5 Plasketlands, Luing 229.5 Craigdarroch Farm, Holstein Friesian 229.5 Milton Farm, 227.5 Bectonhall 219.5 (x2) Barnbarroch Farm, Montbelairde 227.5 225.5 223.5 Castlesteads, Holstein 223.5 Castlesteads.
PRIME CATTLE: Another great show of 56 Prime steers and heifers forward at the number one Primestock ring in the North seeing trade marginally sharper on the week. Topping the sale at £2346.01 for a 758kg British Blue cross steer from Messrs Dixon, Lesson Hall, Wigton and purchased by Mr Eric Hall. Messrs Bowe, Bothel Park, Wigton sold best Limousin cross to £2262.44 for 743kgs again to Mr Eric Hall. Messrs Bowe also sold next best at £2235.53 for 727kgs and Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle sold 728kg to £2209.48 both purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Hewson, Jerriestown, Carlisle sold 753kg Friesians to £1743.50 and Holsteins to £1606.97 for 719kgs from Messrs Smithson, Skelcies Hall, Kirkby Stephen.
Top pence per kilo steers at 309.50 was the aforementioned British Blue cross from Messrs Dixon, Lesson Hall Wigton. Next best was jointly at 307.5p, firstly by Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton for 727kgs and secondly by Messrs Philipson, Glebe, Penrith for 614kgs, these were purchased by Pioneer Foods and Mr Eric Hall.
Heifers sold to £2315.71 for 763kg British Blue cross from Messrs Brough, Old Rectory, Carlisle purchased by Pioneer Foods. Next best came from the same home selling a Limousin cross weighing 741kgs to £2278.58 and also purchased by Pioneer Foods. Messrs Lawson, Stubbsgill, Workington sold next best at £2076.12 for 632kg purchased by R & JP Mulholland, Butchers Shop, Great Orton, Carlisle. Top overall pence per kilo of the day was a 560kg Limousin cross of Messrs Miller, High Aketon, Wigton achieving 329.5p and purchased by Steven Wilson, Butchers Shop, Corby Hill and Brampton. Messrs Lawson Stubbsgill sold next best at 328.50p to R & JP Mulholland, Butchers Shop. Messrs Miller, High Aketon, Wigton sold 6 to average 320.50 ppk.
Many more required weekly and everyone should be taking advantage of the Borderway weekly primestock sale ring, please advise all entries by call or text Grant Anderson on 07872 129274
Leading Prices per head:
Steers: British Blue £2346 Lesson Hall Limousin £2262, £2235 Bothel Parks, £2209, £2162 The Lake, £2121 Lesson Hall, £1906, £1888 Glebe Farm Friesian £1743 Jerriestown Holstein/Friesian £1606, £1492 Skelcies Hall, £1419 Red Hall Galloway £1495, £1484 Low Three Mark
Heifer: British Blue £2315 Old Rectory, £1668 East Bowhill Limousin £2278 Old Rectory, £2076, £1804 Stubsgill, £1974, £1752 Nealhouse, £1968, £1863 Cold Shields, £1851, £1789 Greenhill, £1845, £1832, £1787, £1777 High Aketon Aberdeen Angus £1824, £1792, £1623 Guards Mill Charolais £1729 East Bowhill Gelbvieh £1635 Mirkbooths Simmental £1597 East Bowhill
Leading Prices per kilo:
Steers: British Blue 309.5p Lesson Hall Limousin 307.5p, 306.5p Glebe Farm, 307.5p, 304.5p Bothel Parks, 303.5p, 299.5p The Lake, 300.5p Lesson Hall Galloway 269.5p, 267.5p, 259.5p Low Three Mark Farm Friesian 231.5p Jerriestown Holstein/Friesian 227.5p Red Hall, 223.5p Skelcies Hall
Heifers: Limousin 329.5p, 325.5p, 321.5p (x2), 317.5p, 299.5p High Aketon, 328.5p, 309.5p Stubsgill, 319.5p, 307.5p Greenhill, 317.5p, 300.5p Nealhouse, 307.5p Old Rectory British Blue 303.5p Old Rectory, 270.5p Easy Bowhill Gelbvieh 289.5p Mirkbooths Aberdeen Angus 280.5p, 279.5p, 273.5p Guards Mill Charolais 271.5p East Bowhill
CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE: A smaller show of 228 Cast Cows and Stock Bulls was forward with demand being great through out. Messrs Twentyman, Osborne Farm sold the top priced Limousin cross cow for 740kg, 273.5p, £2023 and a Charolais cow for 728kg, 261.5p, £1903 purchased by Owain Llyr and Charles Kirkpatrick,. Kedzlie Farms run of cows topped at 844kg, 235.5p, £1987 to Morgan Helliwell. Messrs Richardson, Whitehead Brow Limousin cows topped at 790kg, 249.5p, £1971 and 899kg, 215.5p, £1937 to Morgan Helliwell and Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Thompson, Townfoot run of young limousin cows sold for 603kg, 289.5p, £1745 and 588kg, 279.5p, £1643 and 539kg, 257.5p, £1387 to Owain Llyr, Charles Kirkpatrick and Les Fell. Messrs Gass, Nunscleugh Limousin cross cows topped at 614kg, 261.5p, £1605 to owain Llyr. Messrs Bainbridge, Laneside sold a Limousin cow for 586kg, 249.5p, £1462 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Ridley, Woodhall run of Limousin cross cows topped at 645kg, 241.5p, £1579 to Jewitts. Messrs Wood, Waters Farm sold a Charolais cow for 836kg, 231.5p, £1935 to Messrs Roberts.
All classes of dairy cows have been in demand. Bluestone Farming run of cows topped at 753kg, 235.5p, £1773 and 696kg, 241.5p, £1680 for Fleckvieh’s purchased by Sean McGimpsey and Alan Jarvis. Messrs Hunter & Son, Berrier Head topped the Holstein cross cows at 959kg, 181.5p, £1740 and 884kg, 177.5p, £1569 to Pickstocks and Messrs Bowe. Messrs Rogerson & Son, Woodpark sold a Fleckvieh cow for 755kg, 215.5p, £1627 to Les Fell. Messrs Hetherington & son, Blue Dial Farm sold a Holstein cross cow for 856kg, 187.5p, £1605 to Pickstocks. Messrs Workman, Beeches sold the top priced Montbeliarde cross cow for 813kg, 193.5p, £1573 to Les Fell. Messrs Harrington, Mounsey Bank topped the Friesian cows selling to a top of 890kg, 175.5p, £1561 to Phillip Bowe and a Friesian heifer sold for 636kg, 245.5p, £1561 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Wilson, South View Farm sold a Holstein cross heifer for 605kg, 231.5p, £1400 to Les Fell. Messrs Pattinson & Son Walby Hall sold a Holstein cross heifer for 585kg, 225.5p, £1319 to Alan Jarvis.
Leading prices per head: Limouisn £2023 Osborne Farm, £1987, £1792, £1607 Swales Moor, £1971, £1937 Whitehead Brow, £1851, £1646, £1579 Wood Hall, £1745, £1643 Townfoot, £1705 Edenlin, £1680 Meadow Flatt, £1605 Nunscleugh Charolais £1935 Waters Farm, £1903 Osborne Farm, £1769 Brocklerigg Fleckvieh £1773, £1680, £1475, £1427, £1413, £1412, £1407, £1354 Nethermains, £1627 Wardpark, £1349, £1331 Limekilns Holstein/Friesian £1740, £1569 Berrier Head, £1428 Down Hall, £1415 Elephant Farm, £1400 Southview, £1370, £1355 Justicetown, £1319 Walby Hall, £1311 Mirkbooths Simmental £1696 Meadow Flatt Holstein £1605 Blue Dial Farm, £1418, £1386 Castlesteads, £1405, £1387 Home Farm Montbeliarde £1573 Beeches Luing £1568 Swales Moor, £1527 Swales Moor Friesian £1561 (x2) Mounsey Bank, £1316 Gelt Hall British Blue £1458 High Dyke Farm, £1432 Easthill Farm Aberdeen Angus £1428 East Kildarroch Staberliser £1242 Midtown Jersey £886 Lower Langshaw
Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 289.5p, 279.5p, 257.5p, 213.5p Townfoot, 273.5p Osborne Farm, 261.5p Nunscleugh, 249.5p Laneside, 249.5p, 215.5p Whitehead Brow, 241.5p, 225.5p, 221.5p, 221.5p, 215.5p Wood Hall, 235.5p, 211.5p Swales Moor, 219.5p Edenlin, 215.5p, 209.5p Grindon Hill Friesian 245.5p, 187.5p Mounsey Bank, 219.5p Barrowmoor, 211.5p, 207.5p, 181.5p Dockray Hall, 185.5p Limekilns Fleckvieh 241.5p, 235.5p, 189.5p, 185.5p, 183.5p Nethermains, 223.5p, 195.5p Limekilns, 215.5p Wardpark Charolais 261.5p Osborne Farm, 231.5p Waters Farm, 203.5p Barnakill Holstein/ Friesian 231.5p, 181.5p Southview, 225.5p Walby Hall, 221.5p, 209.5p Elephant, 215.5p, 181.5p Berrier Head, 195.5p Row Farm, 181.5p Midtown, 181.5p Justicetown Holstein 223.5p, 217.5p Home Farm, 215.5p, 205.5p, 195.5p Howfield, 187.5p Blue Dial, 183.5p, 181.5p Castlesteads Aberdeen Angus 223.5p, 217.5p, 207.5p, 201.5p East Kildarroch British Blue 221.5p Spital Shield Simmental 217.5p Meadow Flatt, 209.5p Midtown Luing 207.5p (x2) Swales Moor Hereford 201.5p East Kildarroch Montbeliarde 193.5p Beeches Jersey 167.5p Lower Langshaw
STOCK BULLS: 7 stock bulls forward. Messrs Thomas Elliot, Lords View sold the top priced Simmental stock bull for 1277kg, 219.5p, £2803 to Michael Helliwell. Firm of Hugh Sloan, Meadow Flatt Farm sold a Simmental stock bull for 1213, 199.5p, £2419 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Wood, Waters Farm sold a Charolais bull to 1213kg, 199.5p, £2419 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Ridley, Woodhall sold a Limousin stock bull for 896kg, 219.5p, £1966 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Dale-Sunley sold a Limousin stock bull for 740kg, 217.5p, £1609 Morgan Helliwell.
Leading prices per head: Simmental £2803 New Steadings, £2419 Meadow Flatt Charolais £2419 Waters Farm Limousin £1966 Wood Hall
Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 219.5p Wood Hall, 217.5 Ross Farm Simmental 219.5p New Steadings, 199.5p Meadow Flatt Charolais 199.5p Waters Farm
Prime Sheep: On Monday 11th March 2024 Harrison and Hetherington held there weekly sale of prime and cast sheep which saw another smashing entry of 3763 head forward, this could be the dearest prime sheep report we ever write with the overall average for hoggs being an unprecedented 411p per kilo or £182.63 per head smashing all other outlets trading today by 50ppkg on what can be described as a very commercial offering. The £200 mark was no boundary this week with 169 pens selling above and beyond this landmark with 26 vendors averaging over it too! 400ppk was a starting point for pen after pen regardless of weight, breed or type. This all followed on for a barnstorming ewe trade which averaged over £130 once more with 47 pens selling over £200 to a top of £340 twice, what’s very pleasing is the support and results both sections are receiving for local and travelled vendors alike who all are all over the moon with their returns. Topping the days hogg trade at £275was a single texel cross hogg shown by Messrs Irving, Luce Mains, Ecclefechan which was purchased by Mr R Skelton, Mary Port. Top per kilo at 522p were a pen of outstanding Beltex from Brian Ryder, Newton Cottages, Moffat selling to Bowland Foods Ltd.
Suffolk hoggs sold to £270 for heavies from Pettigo Road, Co Fermanagh. Topping per kilo at 432.5p was a pen from Messrs Hargh, Brectonhill, Hecham. Mule hoggs sold to £200 for a pen of 55kg North of England from Messrs Mitchell, Mirkbooths, Raughton Head. Leading per kilo at 388p was a pen from Messrs Coulter, Ballyclare.
Hill hoggs sold to £200 for a pen of Blackfaced from David Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown with top per kilo 448p for a outstanding pen of Cheviots from Messrs Mactaggart, Castle Douglas.
Leading Prices per head: Texel £275, £250, £242(x2) Luce Mains, £246, £238, £236 Bengall Farm, £245 Cowranside Farm, £243 Low House Farm, £242 The Beeches, £242 Buninver Road, £242 Finniness Farm, £240 Kilnknowe, £238 Horseclose Farm, £236 Ballymena Road Suffolk £270, £220, £216 Pettigo Road, £248, £244(x2) Ballymena Road, £246 Outer Woodhead, £244, £238 Hayclose, £234, £210, £206 Buninver Road, £230, £212 Mirkbooths, £224 Woodhousehill, £223 Mirkbooths Beltex £250, £214, £202 Finniness Farm, £244, £240, £216 Great Orton, £235, £212 Newton Cottages, £221(x2), £212, £207 Station Yard, £202 Farewell Grange, £200 The Beeches Blue Texel £250, £218 Leafield Farm, £245, £235, £218 Claremont Properties, £226 Finniness Farm Dutch Texel £242, £210, £208, £205, £190(x2) Unity Farm, £205, £190 Thirlwall Castle Farm Dutch Spotted £210(x2) High Crosby Farm, £206 Kilnknowe Charollais £238 Kilnknowe, £234 Outer Woodhead Mule £200, £178(x2) Mirkbooths, £194, £190, £184 Ballymena Road, £186 Kilnknowe, £185 Branch End Farm, £180 Dundraw Farm, £180 Brampton Fell Farm, £174 Bodoney Road Blackfaced £200 South Lambhill Hill Cheviot £198 Kilnknowe, £194, £180 Aimshaugh, £190 South Lambhill, £182, £179, £178 Station Yard, £178 Ballymena Road, £172 Outer Woodhead Leicester £189 Reaygarth Dorset £178 Barwinnock Farm
Leading Prices per kilo: Beltex 522p Newton Cottages Texel 520p, 507p Kilnknowe, 507.3p, 495p, 493p, 491p, 482p High Mindork, 495.5p Weary Hall Style, 488p, 484p Harley Croft, 479p Luce Mains Farm, 476p Outer Woodhead, 476p Torpenhow, 474p Low House Farm, 468p Horseclose Farm Dutch Texel 512.5p, 471.8p, 457p, 452.4p, 417.6p Thirlwall Castle Farm, 512p, 500p, 463.4p, 452p, 449p, 442p, 425p, 416p Unity Farm, 430p Branch End Farm Beltex 502.3p, 455.8p Station Yard, 500p, 456p The Beeches, 493p Newton Cottages, 481p, 458.3p Finniness Farm, 462.5p Farewell Grange, 460p, 454.1p, 454p, 451.3p The Hollands Blue Texel 490p, 454p, 415.3p Hayclose, 444.9p, 423.7p, 417p Leafield Farm, 437.2p Stenries View, 411p Finniness Farm Hill Cheviot 448p, 414p, 404.4p Station Yard, 420p, 400p Aimshaugh, 420p(x2) Outer Woodhead, 413p South Lambhill Bleu Du Maine 442p Woodhousehill Charollais 434.2p, 434.1p, 424p, 418p Outer Woodhead, 411p Pettigo Road Suffolk 432.5p Breckonhill Farm, 423p Brownrigg Hall, 417p Outer Woodhead, 412p Braehill Farm, 410p Roe Farm, 409p The Hollands, 407.5p, 400p Pettigo Road, 407p Ballymena Road, 404.3p The Nook, 403.9p, 403.8p, 400p(x2) Buninver Road, 400p Mirkbooths Dutch Spotted 412p Kilnknowe Rouge 405.1p Kirklinton Blackfaced 400p South Lambhill, 380p Allerbeck Farm, 378.9p Gaitsgill Hall Farm, 378.6p Cairnbowie Farm, 371.4p Bolton Hall Dorset 434p Barwinnock Farm Mule 388p, 368p Ballymena Road, 385.7p, 374.3p Tarland, 382.9p, 363.4p Branch End Farm, 381p, 366p The Hollands, 372.7p, 367p Brampton Fell Farm, 371p Silverdale, 364p, 363.3p Mirkbooths, 362.5p Bodoney Road, 360p Dundraw Farm Swaledale 342.1p Albyfield, 342.1p The Hollands, 338p Breckonhill Farm
Cast Ewes:
Leading Prices per head: Texel £340, £275, £250 Marnells Road, £340, £290 Loughrigg, £330 Station Road, £320, £310 Guise, £285 Drunlea, £285, £265 Stephney Farm, £275 Derryaghna, £275 Woodhead, £265 Howrigg, £260, £250 Cardew Hall Beltex £270, £245, £205, £200 Cardew Hall Charollais £250, £225, £220 Springfield, £220 The Wreay, £208 Station Road, £205 The Wreay Rouge £235 Station Road Dutch Spotted £200 High Pow Suffolk £190, £168 Bengall, £182 Lyndale, £182 Station Road, £168 Outer Woodhead, £160 (x2), £155, £150 Drunlea, £158 Port William, £158 Millholme, £158 West Stobswood, £153, £150 Marnells Road, £152 Low House Charolais £185 Donegal Zwartbles £170 Springfield Dutch Texel £165 Hargill House Hill/Cheviot £148, £120 (x2) Bengall, £142 Guise, £124 Cairnbowie Greyfaced £145 Bodoney, £140, £125 Drunlea, £129 Low House Farm, £126 Stobswood, £119 Merryshield, £119 Glenart, £118 High Boonwood, £117 Cardewlees Dorset £145 Barwinnock Blackfaced £106 Cardewlees, £100 Doagh, £96 Cairnbowie, £89, £88 Drunlea, £86 East Kildarroch, £80 Tarland Herdwick £105 Hollands Swaledale £81, £73 Tarland, £78 The Hollands, £78 Raygarth Field, £70 Hargill House
Rams
Leading Prices per head: Texel £250, £190 Pettigo Road, £220, £170 (x2) Doagh, £188 High Troweir, £170, £150 Stephney, £165 Merryshields Suffolk £195 Drunlea, £170, £160, £155 Derryaghna Charollais £185 Pettigo Road Dorset £140 Doagh
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