Borderway Store and Weaned Cattle Sale

Harrison & Hetherington had an entry of 1132 cattle at their weekly sale comprising of a catalogued entry of 460 Store Cattle, 169 Un-entered store bulls and weanlings, 235 Calves, and 268 Dairy Cattle from the Dispersal Sale of J Irving & Son, Stubb Farm, Carlisle.

STORE CATTLE – At the weekly sale, 460 store cattle were forward with one of the best shows of “weekly” stores on offer resulting in some fantastic returns.  The trade seems to know no boundaries with returns improving week on week.  This week saw bullocks average £1137.45 and heifers at £1099.55 giving a sale average of £1120.93.  53 cattle broke the £1300 barrier with 133 past £1200.  The sale leader today was a superb Charolais bullock brought forward by regular supporters GP Udale & Sons, Sideway Bank, Penrith which sold for £1545 with the 2 bullocks and 3 heifers for this home levelling at £1307.  Heifers sold to £1450 for a peach of a Limousin shown by Messrs TA Jefferson, Aspatria Hall, Wigton with the trailer load of 5 averaging £1330.

Native cattle sold to £1425 for an Angus bullock from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth with heifers to £1300 again for Angus from Messrs Palmer, Longrigg Thorn, Longtown.  A consignment of note was a run of Hereford x stores from Messrs D & J Errington, Annfield, Cockermouth which sold to £1380 and averaged £1256.88.  Blue x dairy bulls topped at £1385 from Messrs Beaty, Durdar Farm, Carlisle with 3 from this home seeing an average of £1368.33.  Dennis Bowman, Croft House, Penrith sold 4 Limousin heifers to £1390 to lead the consignment averages at £1368.75.

Leading prices:
Steers: Charolais £1545 £1280 Sideway Bank £1400 Burnside, £1260 £1235 £1230 £1215 Spout Bank, Limousin £1445 Woodfield, £1445 Spout Bank, £1400 £1385 Ash View, £1375 West Cocklaw £1345 Stone House, £1335 £1280 Shield Green, £1315 Longhurst £1315 Woodhouse, £1305 £1300 £1245 East View Farm, £1285 Thornship Farm, £1280 Tarn Lodge Farm, £1275 Enzieholm £1265 West End Farm, £1265 Brackenrigg Rigg, Aberdeen Angus £1425 £1315 Rose Farm, £1365 £1305 (x2) Longrigg Thorn, £1320 Ladyhousesteads, £1270 (x4) White House, £1230 Windy Nook, £1230 £1225 Tarn Lodge Farm, £1200 Thornship Farm, Beef Shorthorn £1400 £1390 £1345 £1285 Greenwrae, British Blue £1385 £1375 £1345 Durdar Farm, £1375 Blackrigg £1355 Woodfield, £1345, £1285 £1255 (x2) £1230 (x2) Townhead Farm, £1330 Rose Farm, £1300 (x2) Stone House, £1245 The Flatt, £1245 Tarn Lodge Farm, £1220 £1215 Brackenhill Rigg, £1205 Ash View, Hereford £1380 £1325 £1220 £1205 Annfield, Simmental £1260 Burnside, Montbelairde £1200 (x2) Swordwellrigg Farm, £1185 Brackenhill Rigg, £1105 £1025 Heggle Lane, £1015 (x2) Flothers, Blonde £1185 (x2) Hayclose, Saler £955 (x3) Kilnstown.

Heifers: Limousin £1450 £1330 (x2) £1300 Aspatria Hall, £1410 (x2) £1365 (x2) Lairdlaugh £1400 Blackrigg, £1390 £1385 £1355 £1345 Croft House, £1360 Annfield, £1310 Windy Nook, £1300 Longhurst, £1295 Hayclose, £1285 (x2) £1265 Middle Bank End Farm, £1270 (x2) £1265 West Cocklaw, British Blue £1375 Blackrigg £1335 £1285 £1185 (x2) Sandbed Farm, £1265 £1200 Hayclose £1235 Newtown Farm, £1210 (x3) £1140 (x2) Lawrence Holme, £1195 £1145 (x2) £1125 Townhead Farm, £1195 (x3) Stone House, £1185 Spout Bank, £1175 Tarn Lodge Farm, £1135 Cumcatch Farm, £1125 West House Farm, £1125 Croft House Farm, Charolais £1345 £1255 (x2) Sideway Bank, £1270 £1105 Burnside £1190 South Slealands, £1145 £965 Low Houses, £1105 Brocklerigg, £1075 Scales Farm, Aberdeen Angus £1300 £1105 Longrigg Thorn, £1285 Tarn Lodge Farm, £1105 (x2) Brisco Hill, £1105 West House Farm, £1085 Thornship Farm, £1040 Enzieholm £1010 Sheepfields, £1000 (x3) High Field, Hereford £1230 £1175 £1160 Annfield.

WEANED CATTLE: A smaller show of 169 weaned calves were on offer to a very keen ring side of buyers which ensured a great trade for all classes.  A 10 month old Limousin x bullock sold for £1080 from Messrs Retson & Wright, Oakland.  Messrs Mattinson & Son, Burthwaite sold another 10 month old Limousin bullock for £1030.  Messrs Mattinson also sold Limousin heifers for £1140 and £1000.  Messrs Jackson, Clarks Farm, sold the top priced bull at £1040 again for a Limousin  at 9 months of age.

Heifers: Limousin £1140 £1000 Burthwaite, Swedish Red & White £980 Moor Park Farm, Aberdeen Angus £950 Wydon Eals Farm, Simmental £850 Glenlea, Charolais £810 Wheyrigg House.

Steers: Limousin £1080 Oakland, £1030 Burthwaite £1010 Moor Park Farm, Holstein Friesian £990 (x2) Edenbanks, British Blue £980 Wheyrigg House, Aberdeen Angus £960 £890 Low Three Mark Farm, Friesian £910 Wydon Eals Farm, Galloway £790 Low Three Mark Farm, Simmental £850 Glenlea, Whitebred Shorthorn £695 (x2) Low Three Mark Farm.

Bulls: Limousin £1040 £970 Clarks Farm, £990 £980 (x2) £970 Whitehead Brow, £940 (x3) Drumfork, Hereford £890 Drumfork, Fleckvieh £760 Glenzierfoot Farm, Blonde £735 (x2) Upper Senwick, Aberdeen Angus £665 £660 (x4) Macherquhat Farm, Holstein £580 Drumfork, Holstein Friesian £540 Blue House Farm, Friesian £520 (x4) High House, Beef Shorthorn £740 (x2) Rowanburn Foot, Montbelairde £565 Stonewalls.

The Next sale of store and weaned cattle will take place on Wednesday 3^rd March.

All classes of cattle are in huge demand, both in the ring or off farm. Please contact our team for further information.