Borderway Primestock Sale

PRIME BULLS: A larger entry of 100 prime bulls were forward with quality very mixed throughout but poorer on the whole. Trade was ever so slightly easier. Topping the sale overall was a 780kg British Blue from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan at £2554.50 to A & D Meats. Limousins sold to £2464.04 for 757kgs, Messrs Miller, Allerby Hall, Wigton to £2297.19 for 767kgs to Mutch Meats. Messrs Steel, Lesson Hall, Wigton sold an 854kg Aberdeen Angus to £2096.57 and 782kgs to £2076.21. Top pence per kilo overall was the aforementioned British Blue at 327.5p and next best was top Limousin as previously mentioned at 325.5p. Dairy bulls sold to £1849.58 for 813kgs from Messrs Clark, Whins Farm, Lockerbie. Montbeliardes sold to £1547.58 for 601kgs and Holstein Friesians from Messrs Dickinson, High House, Wigton to £1518.64 for 656kgs. Top pence per kilo of 257.5p went to Seymour Farms for a 601kg Montbeliarde with next best being 238.5p for a Friesian from Messrs Preston, Wed Holme House, Wigton to Bowland Foods, Preston.  

The next sale is Monday 15th April all classes required. Please advise entries for sale by call or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £2464 Townfoot, £2297 Allerby Hall, £2017, £1774 Hayclose, £1962, £1772 Beck House, £1891 Keskadale Farm, £1766, £1753 Beeches, £1748 Sunnyside British Blue £2554 Upper Brydkirk, £2062, £1868, £1848 West Farm, £1792 Hayclose, £1788 Beeches Aberdeen Angus £2096, £2076 Lesson Hall, £1756, £1546 Druidhall, £1752 Hillhead, £1703, £1512 Hayclose, £1634 Bectonhall, £1599 Down Hall Beef Shorthorn £1973, £1929, £1888, £1736 Great Whittington Friesian £1849, £1706, £1666 Whins Farms, £1526, £1384, £1378, £1375, £1349 Brisco Hill, £1263, £1240 Wed Holme Charolais £1736 Hillhead Simmental £1637, £1606 Springfield Whitebred Shorthorn £1569 Burgh Head Montbeliarde £1547 Seymour House, £1412, £1403, £1351 Castlesteads Holstein £1334, £1268 Castlesteads, £1518, £1476 The Farmhouse

Leading Prices per kilo: British Blue 327.5p Upper Brydekirk, 285.5p Hayclose Limousin 325.5p Townfoot, 318.5p, 295.5p Keskadale, 315.5p Beck House, 299.5p Allerby Hall, 291.5p Beeches Aberdeen Angus 267.5p, 255.5p Hayclose, 265.5p Lesson Hall, 253.5p Down Hall, 251.5p Chapelknowe Montbeliarde 257.5p Seymour House, 233.5p, 225.5p, 224.5p Castlesteads Belted Galloway 251.5p Grassknop Farm Simmental 251.5p Springfield Friesian 238.5p, 236.5p, 230.5p (x2), 227.5p Wed Holme House, 235.5p, 230.5p, 229.5p, 225.5p Brisco Hill, 233.5p, 229.5, 227.5p Whins Farm Holstein Friesian 231.5p High House, 226.5p The Farm House Beef Shorthorn 321.5p Great Whittington Whitebred Shorthorn 219.5p Burgh Head Holstein 212.5p Castlesteads

PRIME CATTLE: A larger entry of 63 prime steers and heifers forward with a good mixture on offer, trade would look every bit as dear as previous weeks despite other outlets dropping 20+ pence. Topping the sale at £2684.38 was a superb 859kgs British Blue cross from Messrs Dickinson, Kirkbarrow Hall, Penrith. Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle sold 710kgs to £2247.15. Limousin crosses sold to £2280.36 for 744kgs from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Dickinson, Kirkbarrow Hall sold 767kgs to £2235.81 to Mr Eric Hall. Charolais crosses to £1998.43 for 715kgs from Messrs Gass, Nunscleugh, Carlisle. Top pence per kilo steer at 316.5p was a 710kg Limousin cross from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake. Heifers topped at £2285.36 for 753kgs Limousin cross from Messrs Brough, Old Rectory, Carlisle to Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Beattie, Woodfield, Annan sold 683kgs to £2113.89 and 644kgs to £2031.82 purchased by R & J D Mulholland Butchers, Great Orton, Carlisle. Messrs Craik, Waterside, Castle Douglas sold 682kgs, £2022.13 to Mr Eric Hall. British Blue crosses from Old Rectory sold to £2036.51 for 658kgs a top pence per kilo of 315.5p went to a 644kg Limousin cross from Messrs Beattie, Woodfield, Annan purchased by R & J P Mulholland Butcher.

Plenty more can be handled with ease weekly, please advise all entries by call or text Grant Anderson on 07872 129274

Leading Prices per head:
Steers: British Blue £2684 Kirkbarrow Hall Limousin £2280, £2212, £2177 Bothel Parks, £2235 Kirkbarrow Hall, £2220, £2171, £2101 The Lake, £2187, £2013 Kirkland Guards, £2140 Waterside Farm, £2036, £2034, £1974 Fenton Farm Charolais £1998 Nunscleugh Beef Shorthorns £1608 Greenwrae Holstein/Friesian £1587, £1501 Jerriestown, £1422 West Whitrigg Aberdeen Angus £1540 Greenwrae

Heifer: Limousin £2285 Old Rectory, £2113, £2031 Woodfield, £2022, £1910, £1896, £1871, £1716 Waterside, £1875, £1719 Mirkbooths, £1698, £1680 The Close British Blue £2036, £2012 Old Rectory, £1772, £1670 West Whitrigg Aberdeen Angus £1591, £1590 Guards Mill

Leading Prices per kilo:
Steers: British Blue 316.5p The Lake  312.5p Kirkbarrow Hall Limousin 310.5p, 304.5p, 298.5p The Lake, 306.5p, 293.5p, 291.5p Bothel Parks, 296.5p Waterside, 291.5p Kirkbarrow Hall, 289.5p (x2) Bowscales, 287.5p Kirkland Guards Charolais 279.5p Nunscleugh Aberdeen Angus 255.5p Greenwrae Beef Shorthorn 252.5p Greenwrae Holstein/Friesian 237.5p, 233.5p Jerriestown, 220.5p West Whitrigg

Heifers: Aberdeen Angus 267.5p, 262.5p Guards Mill Limousin 315.5p, 309.5p Woodfield, 313.5p, 305.5p, 297.5p, 296.5p, 289.5p Waterside Farm, 311.5p Mirkbooths, 303.5p Old Rectory, 301.5p Townfoot, 297.5, 296.5p, 289.5p Waterside Farm British Blue 309.5p, 283.5p Old Rectory Farm

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE: A great show of 260 cast cows and stock bulls was forward with trade again sharper throughout. Mr Andrew Wright, Midlock Farm, Biggar sold the top price Blue cow for 839kg at 283.5p totaling £2378 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Maudsley, Littlebank, Settle sold two Blue cows for 847kg at 277.5p totalling £2350 and 836kg at 277.5p totalling £2319 both bought by Owain Llyr and 756kg at 269.5p totalling £2037 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Morgan, Cider Mill Cottage, Hereford sold 3 outstanding Limousin x cows for 863kg at 257.5p totalling £2222 and 847kg at 257.5p totalling £2181 and 798kg at 257.5p totalling £2054 bought by Owain Llyr(x2) and Morgan Helliwell. Messrs Coates, Rainscar, Settle sold a British Blue cow for 838kg at 263.5p totalling £2208 and 662kg at 263.5p totalling £1744 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk sold a Limousin cow for 810kg at 261.5p totalling £2118 to Charles Kirkpatrick.

All classes of dairy cast cows were once again sharper on the week. Messrs Addison, Greystone House sold the top priced Montbelairde cross heifer for 702kg, 251.5ppk or £1765 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs John Rogerson & Son, Wardpark sold the top priced Fleckvieh cow for 859kg, 189.5ppk or £1627 to Scotbeef. Messrs Mitchell & Sons, Mirkbooths sold the top priced Holstein cross cows for 816kg, 197.5ppk or £1611 and to 803kg, 193.5ppk or £1553 to Pickstocks and Scotbeef. Messrs Pattinson & Son, Walby Hall sold a Holstein cross cow for 853kg, 187.5ppk or £1599 to Pickstocks. Messrs Millar & Sons, Trailflat Farm’s run of Holstein cross cows topped at 824kg, 193.5ppk or £1594 and to 844kg, 183.5ppk or £1548 to Mr Kirkpatrick and Pickstocks. Messrs Martin, Orton Grange Farm sold a Holstein cross heifer for 714kg, 217.5ppk or £1552 to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Watson, Howrigg Farm sold a Holstien cross cow for 873kg, 173.5ppk of £1514 to Pickstocks. Messrs Carruthers, Glenzierfoot sold the top priced Swedish Red heifer for 648kg or 229.5ppk or £1487 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Messenger, The Howes sold a Montbelairde cross heifer for 467kg, 227.5ppk or £1062 and a Dairy Shorthorn selling to 615kg, 225.5ppk or £1386 purchased by Jewitts and Alan Jarvis. Messrs Cannon, Espland Hill sold a Holstein cross heifer for 558kg, 225.5ppk or £1258 to Jewitts. Messrs Swainson, How End Farm sold a Norwegian Red Heifer for 641kg, 225.5ppk or £1445 to Morgan Helliwell.

Leading prices per head: British Blue £2378 Midlock Farm, £2350, £2319, £2037 Littlebank Bungalow, £2208, £1744 Rainscar, £1754, £1584 Crowhall Farm,  Limousin £2222, £2181, £2054 Cider Mill Cottage, £2118, £1984 Upper Brydekirk, £1963 High Wreay Farm, £1933, £1629 Cracrop Farm, £1865, £1783 Sarkshields Farm, £1753, £1602 Crowhall Farm, £1698 Ridley Farm, £1646 Nether Logie Farm, £1574 Moor Park Farm, £1566, £1561 Nether Logie Farm, £1545 Hargill House, Aberdeen Angus £1811 Druidhall, £1593 Church Farm, £1465 Demesne Farm, Montbelairde £1765 Greystone House, £1461 Westray Farm, Saler £1711, £1670 Stichill House Farm, Fleckvieh £1627 Wardpark, 1446 Greystone House, £1305 Aitchisons Bank, £1252 Limekilns Farm, Holstein Friesian £1611, £1553, £1439 Mirkbooths, £1599 Walby Hall, £1594, £1548, £1314 Trailflat Farm, £1552 Orton Grange Farm, £1514 Howrigg Farm, £1466 Hazel Head, £1439 Brownfield Farm, £1429 Limekilns Farm, £1419 Low Row Scales, £1406 How End Farm, £1404 Howrigg Farm, £1386 The Howes, £1379 Espland Hill, £1341 Woodhouses Farm, £1328 Chalk Lodge, £1314 Walby Hall, Beef Shorthorn £1530 Druidhall, Swedish Red & White £1487 Glenzierfoot Farm, Norwegian Red £1445 How End Farm, Dairy Shorthorn £1386 The Howes, £1313 Wallhead, Simmental £1346, £1306 Wallhead, Holstein £1328 Brackenhow, British Friesian £1327, £1505 Whitlawside Farm, £1502, £1456 Aulby Farm, £1413 High House, £1410 Aitchisons Bank Farm, £1407 Boggle Hall, Hereford £1321 Ridley Farm, Belted Galloway £1190 Green Farm, Charolais £1118 The Heigh.

Leading prices per kilo: British Blue 283.5p Midlock Farm, 277.5p (x2), 269.5p Littlebank Bungalow, 263.5p (x2) Rainscar, Limousin 261.5p, 233.5p Upper Brydekirk, 259.5p Dinwoodie Green Farm, 257.5p Hargill House, 257.5p (x3) Cider Mill Cottage, 253.5p Ridley Farm, 243.5p, 217.5p Crowhall Farm, 237.5p, 231.5p Sarkshields Farm, 235.5p, 217.5p, 215.5p Nether Logie Farm, 235.5p, 227.5p Cracrop Farm, 233.5p High Wreay Farm,  Montbelairde 251.5p Greystone House, 227.5p The Howes, 189.5p Westray Farm, Aberdeen Angus 249.5p, 207.5p Druidhall, 203.5p Demesne Farm, Swedish Red & White 229.5p Glenzierfoot Farm, Norwegian Red 225.5p How End Farm, Dairy Shorthorn 225.5p The Howes, Saler 225.5p (x2) Stichill Home Farm, Holstien Friesian 225.5p, 213.5p, 187.5p Espland Hill, 219.5p, 187.5p Walby Hall, 217.5p Low Row Scales, 217.5p Orton Grange Farm, 211.5p, 209.5p, 207.5p How End Farm, 199.5p, 193.5p Trailflat Farm, 197.5p Brisco Hill, 197.5p, 193.5p Mirkbooths, 187.5p Hazel Head, 185.5p Grassknop Farm, 185.5p Low Row Scales, 183.5p Chalk Lodge, 183.5p Woodhouses Farm, Fleckvieh 217.5p Greystone House, 195.5p Aitchisons Bank Farm, 191.5p Limekilns Farm, 189.5p Wardpark, British Friesian 207.5p, 183.5p Aulby Farm, 191.5p High House, 189.5p Whitlawside Farm, 187.5p Aitchisons Bank Farm, 183.5p Inglewood Meadows, Holstein 205.5p Aitchisons Bank Farm, 185.5p Brackenhow, 181.5p Stubbyknowe, Beef Shorthorn 203.5p Druidhall, Simmental 197.5p Wallhead, Hereford 195.5p Ridley Farm, Belted Galloway 193.5p Hodgson Green Farm, Jersey 121.5p Inglewood Meadows.

CAST BULLS: 6 bulls were forward, with Messrs Fitzsimon, Tregallon selling the top priced Limousin stock bull for 1185kg, 227.5ppk or £2695 to Owain Llyr.

Leading prices per head: Limousin £2695 Tregallon, Montbeliarde £1890 Seymour House, Charolais £1866 Rougholm Farm.

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 227.5p Tregallon, British Blue 205.5p Osborne Farm, Montbelairde 177.5p Seymour House.

Prime Sheep: A massive show descended on Borderway again this week with 1024 cast sheep and 4645 prime lambs and hoggs forward for sale. Presale predictions of a slump in trade in the run up to Eid did nothing to deter vendors who travelled from far and wide once again. Borderway did what Borderway does best, rolled up our sleeves and managed to defy the odds with light ewes and hoggs in particular leaving a lovely taste in peoples mouths. Heavy ewes admittedly did ease from last week’s bonanza but still sailed beyond £180 with plenty north of £200.  The awesome turnout saw a much better offering in terms of finished sheep this week, however, a lighter show in terms of the extreme machine exporters. First time vendors Messrs Gray, Langside, Lanark lead the trade with heavy Texel hoggs at £240 selling to Lancashire Direct Ltd. Messrs Morgan, Bridge Farm, Hereford sold a great run of 115 export types to top per kilo at 550p for a pen of 5 purchased by Bowland Foods Ltd. Suffolk hoggs sold to £230 from Ballynahinch Road and to 450p for 40kg hoggs from Pettigo Road. Hill hoggs sold well, being dominated by New Mains Farming who sold a great run of Blackface x Cheviot hoggs to top at £205.80 for both breeds at 49kg with a pen of Cheviot hoggs from this home selling to 452p for Cheviots with Blackfaces selling to 420p to average £194.52 or 422.2ppk for their run of 425. With this week now looking quiet trade-wise next Monday is forecast to be flying as the festival comes to an end and all outlets will be firing on supercharged cylinders.

Please do not hesitate to contact our sales team to market your sheep in the UK’s most talked about sheep ring.

Spring Lambs:
Leading Prices per head: Suffolk £224, £216 Riddings Hill Charollais £212, £192, £190 Langside, £200 Mains of Minnydow Texel £210 Mains of Minnydow Dorset £174, £170 Ehen Place

Leading Prices per kilo: Texel 487p, 482.8p The Beeches Charollais 471p Thethwaite

Hoggs:
Leading Prices per head: Texel £240 Langside Farm, £234(x2), £222 Pearsbyhall Farm, £230, £228, £224 Buninver Road, £228, £222 Marnells Road, £228 Low House Farm, £226(x2), £222 Station Yard, £226 Parton Farm, £220(x2) Mains of Minnydow Suffolk £230, £216 Ballyninch Road, £224, £211 Pettigo Road, £222 Glenville Road, £222 Castlehill, £220 Ballymena Road, £218 Kirtleton House, £216 Fern House, £216 Low House Farm, £215 Scallen Road, £212 Station Road, £212 Buninver Road, £210 Blackfold, £210 Glenville Road, £208 Castlehill Dorset £222, £218 Ballymena Road, £206, £200, £190 Station Road Blue Texel £220, £218, £216, £202 Edendales, £200 Tirmacsprid Road Beltex £220 Castlehill, £200, £190, £189 Thorneyland, £198, £180 The Guards, £196, £182 Hayclose, £195, £185 The Nook, £180 Hollands Dutch Spotted £220 Pearsbyhall Farm Leicester £210 Reservoir Farm Cheviot Mule £200, £196, £194 Annanhill Blackfaced £205, £201, £197, £193(x2), £189 New Mains Farm, £190 Blackfold Hill Cheviot £205, £197, £193(x2), £190, £189, £184 New Mains Farm, £193 Castlehill, £189 Orton Rigg Farm, £188 Clackriach, £188 Low House Farm, £187 Clackriach, £184 Four O Boot Farm, £181(x2) Kilnford Croft Dutch Texel £200 Sycamore House Charollais £200 Pettigo Road Mule £200 Kilnknowe, £196 Cragg Farm, £190, £176, £175, £172(x2) Mirkbooths, £185, £178, £170 Low House Farm, £180, £170 Pasture House Farm Swaledale £159, £150 The Hollands Herdwick £145, £140 Ribton House, £140 Low Tarns

Leading Prices per kilo: Texel 550p, 524p(x2), 519p, 490.5p, 467p Bridge Farm, 510p Stone Flatts, 506p Thethwaite Farm, 503p Bolton Hall, 500p Harley Croft, 493p, 482.9p Comlongon Mains, 480p The Yett, 480p Low House Farm, 479p Buninver Road, 468p Pearsbyhall Farm Beltex 490p, 466.7p, 421p Hayclose, 486.5p, 450p The Guards, 467p, 439p, 420p Hollands, 465p, 444p, 422.2p Thorneyland, 434p, 420.5p Weary Hall Style, 432p Bolton Hall, 430.8p, 425p The Hollands Blue Texel 489p, 449p, 396p, 372p Edendales, 333p Tirmacsprid Road Hill Cheviot 452p, 420p(x6) New Mains Farm, 425p(x2), 424p, 420p(x3), 419p West Stobswood, 425p Four O Boot Farm, 420p Orton Rigg Farm Suffolk 450p Pettigo Road, 425p Station Road, 417p, 395.3p, 393p Kirtleton House, 412p Blackfold, 409p, 396p Fern House, 408p Castlehill, 404p Stone Flatts, 404p Glenville Road, 400p Broomhill, 400p Coshkib Farm, 396p Scallen Road, 396p Mirkbooths, 393p Low House Farm Dutch Spotted 446p Low House Farm, 440p Pearsbyhall Farm, 424p Low House Farm, 330p Bolton Hall Blackfaced 420p(x6) New Mains Farm, 406p Dyke Head Farm, 405p Wester Bleaton, 395p Westhills Farm, 382p, 380p Spittalriddinghill Farm, 380p The Hollands, 380p Blackfold, 377.1p Weary Hall Style, 374.4p Thethwaite Farm, 365.9p South Lambhill Dorset 417p, 380p, 316.9p Station Road, 389.7p Broomhill, 389.5p, 351.6p Ballymena Road Mule 411p Low House Farm Mule 411p, 396p, 378p Low House Farm, 400p Kilnknowe, 386p, 375p Pasture House Farm, 382p, 365p, 351p, 350p, 345.1p Mirkbooths, 376.2p, 333.3p The Wreay, 362.8p The Hollands, 337.9p Cragg Farm, 320.8p Silverdale Dutch Texels 400p, 341.5p Sycamore House Cheviot Mule 392p, 388p, 370.4p Annanhill Charollais 392p Pettigo Road Herdwick 382p, 359p Ribton House, 355.6p, 340p Weary Hall Style, 333.3p Low Tarns, 322.2p The Wreay, 282p Whitehead Hill Farm Swaledale 375p, 353.3p The Hollands, Basco Dyke Head Farm, 327p The Wreay, 270.3p Davygill Farm Leicester 350p Reservoir Farm Hampshire Down 252.2p Station Road  

Cast Ewes: Cast ewes sold to £250 this week with less of the popular sorts forward, this was for a Texel cross ewe from Buninver Road. Suffolk x ewes sold to £215 from Messrs Little, The Guards, Ireby with a pen of Swaledale ewes stealing the limelight selling to £129 from Messrs Kyle, Spoutbank, Walton. An overall average of £142.98 still is north of £20 per head beyond last years trade.

Leading Prices per head: Texel £250 Buninver Road, £240, £220 Anchor Farm, £238, £226, £220, £218 Cracrop Farm, £225 Pettigo Road, £220 Luce Mains Farm, £215, £210(x2), £205 Marnells Road, £210 Station Road, £208 Dickstree, £205 High Rigg Dutch Texel £225, £220 Hargill House Suffolk £215 The Guards, £190 Kesh, £188 Doagh, £185 Derryaghna, £185 Anchor, £184 Kilnford Croft, £182 Buninver, £182 Ballyninch, £180 Cragg Farm Blue Texel £208 Meadow Farm Charolais £205 Kesh, £205 Tundergarth Mains, £200 Doagh, £192 Ardvarney, £190, £186 Mains of Minnydow Dutch Spotted £190 Anchor Farm Hill/Cheviot £182, £168 Ballyninch, £164 Cosh Zwartbles £178 Blackwell Farm Beltex £178 Castlehill Leicester £170 Hargill House Greyfaced £158 Rye Hill, £155 Manor House, £140 Doagh, £138, £130 (x2) McSwiggan, £130 Ribton House, £130 Blackfold Rouge £145 Kesh Dorset £140 Buninver Blackfaced £120, £112, £105 Buninver, £115 Doagh, £109 Westerkirk Mains, £100 Coshkib, £100 Blackfold kib Herdwick £88 Ribton House, £88 Cardewlees

Cast Rams

Leading Prices per head: Texel £200 Marnells Road, £194 Bolton Hall, £185, £160 Kilnford Croft, £180 Station Road, £165 Lea Hill, £160 Pettigo Road Suffolk £200 Station Road Dorset £190 Pettigo Road Charollais £172 Pettigo Road Dutch Spotted £150 Ballymena Road Leicester £146 Branthwaite Blackface £133 Ballymena Road

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