Borderway Beef Breeding Sale

On Friday 24^th May, Harrison and Hetherington held their monthly Beef Breeding sale at Borderway Mart.

COWS & CALVES: A great entry of 355 cows and heifers with calves at foot were forward. This sale also included the dispersal of cows and calves from Crowhall Farm.

Messrs Malone, Pitcairn run of outstanding heifers and calves topped at £7200 for a Limousin cross heifer and heifer calf and to £5500 for a Limousin heifer and bull calf. Messrs Livingstone, Kirtlevale sold a large run of heifers and calves topping at £5200 for a Limousin cross heifer and calf.

Messrs McAlister, Wester Thomaston run of heifers and calves topped at £5000 and 4900 for Limousin cross heifers and calves.

Crowhall Farms tun of well farmed stock cows topped at £4800 for a 5 year old Limousin cow and bull calf. Messrs Renton, Highlaws sold the top priced British Blue cross cow and bull calf for £4500. Crowhall Farms sold a Limousin stock bull for £5800.

Leading Consignor Averages:

Malone, Pitcairn Farm 7 av £4842

McAlister, Wester Thomaston 9 av £3888

Renton, Highlaws 6 av £3516

Dickinson, High House 4 av £3375

Tipling, Sleight House 5 av £3240

Livingstone, Kirtlevale 42 av £3229

Chapman & Son, Lane Head 3 av £3166

Edmondson, Hawkswell Farm 15 av £3073

Wilson, Parsonage 9 av £3000

Stock Cows

Crowhall Farms 85 av £2600

Averages:

Heifers & Calves av £2984

Cows & Calves av £2611

Overall Average £2809

Leading Prices:

Heifers & Calves : Limousin £7200, £5500, £4800, £4200, £4000, £3800 Pitcairn Farm, £5200, £4700, £4500, £3900, £3650, £3600 (x2), £3550, £3500 (x6) Kirtlevale £5000, £4900, £4400, £4000, £3600 Wester Thomaston, £4000, £3800 High House, £3700, £3700 Parsonage Farm, £3700, £3600, £3500 Hawkswell Farm, £3500 Sleights House Farm, British Blue £4400 Pitcairn Farm, £4400, £3500 Wester Thomaston, £3900, £3800, £3300 Kirtlevale, 33500 Sleights House Farm, £3400, £3200 Lane Head Farm, Simmental £3000 Gerrard House, Aberdeen Angus £2800 Lower Langshaw Farm.

Cows and Calves: Limousin £4800, £4500, £4000, £3900, £3850 (x2), £3800, £3500, £3300, £3200 (x2), £3100, £3000 (x3) Crowhall Farm, £4200, £3000 Kirtlevale, £3000 (x2) Lower Langshaw Farm, £3000 High Highlaws, £3000 Parsonage Farm, British Blue £4500, £4300, £3500, £3000 High Highlaws, £3000 Crowhall Farm, Simmental £2900 Crowhall Farm, £2600 Castlehill, Aberdeen Angus £2500, £2400, £2350 Crowhall Farm.

Stock Bulls: Limosuin £5800 Crowhall Farm, Charolais £4200 Bridgeview.

BULLING HEIFERS: A very good entry of 160 bulling heifers were forward. The sale saw an overall average of £1970.46 per head. A days’ overall top of £3700 was achieved for a red roan Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Ewing, Dumbretton Farm, Annan. The same vendor also sold the next best a Black Limosuin cross to £3000. British Blue crosses to £2800 from Messrs Renton, Highlaws, Morpeth and the same price from Messrs Boyd, Terregles Town, Dumfries, another Highlight in the British Blue crosses were first cross heifers out of Frisian cows were six selling to £2500 from Messrs Foley Bros, Mirlaw House, Newcastle. Beef shorthorn crosses sold to £2450 for a paid from Messrs Muir, Middle Farm, Penrith. Charolais to £2100 from Messrs Twentyman, Osbornes Farm, Wigton and finally Simmentals to £1940 for a pair from Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton House Lockerbie.

Leading Prices: Limousin £3700, £3000 Dumbretton Farm, £2600, £2050, £1850, £1780 Wester Middleton, £2500, £2200, £2000, £1900 (x2), £1880, £1800 Middle Farm, £2500, £2400, £2100, £1950 Osborne Farm, £2400, £2300, £2250, £1920 Mirlaw House, £2300, £2250 The Faulds, £2050 (x2) Newbiggin Farm, £2000 Calfpark, £1950 Prior Hall, £1900 The Faulds, £1780 Halls Oven, British Blue £2800 Highlaws, £2800, £1900 Terregles, £2500 Hillside, £2500 (x2)  Mirlaw House, £2400, £1800 Osborne Farm, £2300, £2000 (x2), £1850 Wester Middleton, £2000, £1900 (x2), £1800 Middle Farm, £1950 Newbiggin Farm, £1760, £1740, £1700 Learglea Farm, Beef Shorthorn £2450 Middle Farm, Charolais £2100 Osbornes Farm, Simmental £1940, £1740, £1700, £1600 Kirtleton House, £1600 High Wood End, Maine Anjou £1740 Kirtleton House.

STOCK BULLS: A small, select show of beef bulls were forward to the May Mix Breed sale saw a day’s top of 4500gns for a pedigree Limousin from Messrs Bell, Hilltop Farm, Keswick. Messrs Robertson, Newton Logierait, Pitlochry sold the next best, a ¾ Limousin bull to 4400gns. Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe Farm, Wigton sold his best to 4200gns, with Simmentals to 3500gns.

Quality bulls were in good demand and many more could have been easily sold.

Leading Prices: Limousin 4500gn Hilltop Farm, 4400gns Newton of Logierait, 4200gn Haltcliffe Farm, 3000gn (x2) Dorryfield Farm, Charolais 3500gn Newton House Farm.