Borderway Primestock Sale

PRIME BULLS: A much smaller entry of 53 prime bulls in this bank holiday Monday primestock sale where all classes met a good firm trade throughout with very little change on the week. Top price on the day was the first bull to enter the ring a 793kg Limousin from Messrs Robertson, Newton of Logierait this sold to £2486 also achieving top pence per kilo on the day of 313.5p this was purchased by A & D Meats. Messrs Ewing, Dumbretton, Annan sold 689kgs to £1953, Messrs Miller, West Farm, Aspatria sold British Blue Crosses to £2348 for 754kgs. Aberdeen Angus sold to £2079 for 9006kgs from Palmallet Farm, Newton Stewart and Charolais to £2026 for 741kgs from Messrs Graham, Burnscroft, Annan. A much lesser show of dairy bred cattle saw a days top of £1519 for 668kgs for a Holstien/Friesian from first time vendors Messrs Crichton, Rue Farm, Dumfries and £1489 for 635 from the same home. Holstein sold to £1408 for 622kgs from Messrs Grierson, Musgrave Hall, Penrith with a days top pence per kilo of 244.5 for 586kg Holstein/Friesian from Messrs Wilson, Street Head, Carlisle.

More bulls will easily required next week as everything gets back to normal. Please advise all entries to Grant Anderson on 07872 129274 by call or text.

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £2486 Newton of Logierait, £1953, £1948 Dumbretton, £1922 West Farm, £1846, £1811 Beck House, £1833 Orton Rigg, £1821 Aulby Farm, £1774 The Flatt British Blue £2348 West Farm, £1967 Old Town, £1961, £1899, £1817, £1671 Mackies Mill, £1946 The Flatt, £1892 Beck House, £1741, £1740 Mirkbooths Aberdeen Angus £2079, £1614 Whithorn, £1621 Rue Farm Charolais £2026 Burncroft Hereford £1698 Beck House Holstein/Friesian £1519, £1489 Rue Farm, £1437, £1432 Street Head, £1289 Mirkbooths, £1276 Old Town Farm Holstein £1408, £1343, £1311, £1305 Musgrave Hall Friesian £1377, £1324 Aulby Farm, £1372 Cowlyers Montbeliarde £1284, £1245 Seymour Farms Ayrshire £1225 Plasketlands

Leading Prices per kilo: Aberdeen Angus 243.5p Rue Farm, 239.5p Palmallet Friesian 231.5p, 228.5p Aulby Farm, 223.5p Cowlyers Ayrshire 216.5p Plasketlands Hereford 264.5p Beck House Holstein 226.5p, 218.5p, 215.5p Musgrave Hall Holstein/Friesian 244.5p, 234.5p Street Head, 235.5p, 227.5p Rue Farm, 218.5p Mirkbooths Limousin 313.5p Newton of Logierait, 289.5p West Farm, 287.5p, 271.5p Beck House, 283.5p, 277.5p Dumbretton, 269.5p Aulby Farm Montbeliarde 231.5p, 228.5p Seymour Farm British Blue 311.5p West Farm, 292.5p Beck House, 283.5p Mackies Mill Charolais 273.5p Burncroft

PRIME CATTLE:  Yet another fantastic show of 65 prime steers and heifers forward at Borderway weekly prime stock sale, whereby, once again trade looked a flyer throughout for all classes of stock. Twenty six sold over £2000 barrier to a days overall top of £2382 for a 780kg Limousin cow from Messrs Dixon, Lesson Hall, Wigton selling to A & D Meats. The same vendors sold next best at £2321 for 816kg and Messrs Miller, West Farm, Wigton sold 785kgs to £2303 both purchased by Mr Eric Hall. British Blue crosses sold to £2107 for 788kg purchased by Steven Wilson Butchers Shops, Corby Hill & Brampton. Messrs Gass, Nunscleugh, Brampton sold the best Charolais to £1947 for 707kg and top pence per kilo of 315.5 went to Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse Farm, Carlisle with a 623kg Limousin cross selling to Morgan Helliwell. Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton sold 720kg at 314ppk to A & D Meats.

Heifers sold to a days top of £2209 for a 698kg Limousin cross from Messrs Brough, Old Rectory Farm, Carlisle and was purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Blake, Halfway Well, Penrith sold 755kg to £2147 purchased by Mr Eric Hall and Messrs Miller, Arkleby Hall, Wigton sold 741kg to £2122 to Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. British Blue crosses to £2110 for 707kg from Messrs Whitfield, Orton Rigg, Carlisle and to £2097 for a 784kg Charolais cross from Messrs Miller, Arkleby Hall, Wigton to Mr Eric Hall. Top overall price per kilo of 316.5 went to the Limousin cross of Messrs Brough, Old Rectory weighing 698kg to Pioneer Foods. Messrs Airey, The Close sold 593kg to 311.5ppk purchased by Steven Wilson Butchers Shops, Corby Hill & Brampton and Messrs Blake, Halfway Well sold 647kg to 303.5ppk purchased by R & JP Mulholland Butchers Shop, Great Orton, Carlisle.

Plenty more cattle required again next Monday at the number one primestock ring in the North of England.

Please advise all entries by call or text Grant Anderson on 07872 129274, more clean required weekly as the ring demand grows here at Borderway.

Leading Prices per head:
Steers: Limousin £2382, £2321, £2236 Lesson Hall, £2303, £2123, £2095, £2088 Arkleby Hall, £2264, £2072 Bothel Parks, £2185, £2171 Hoddomtown, £2144 West Farm, £2105 Cold Shields, £2088 Waterside Farm, £2077 Nealhouse, British Blue £2107 King Hill, Charolais £1947, £1907 Nunscleugh Hereford £1876, £1752 King Hill

Heifers: Limousin £2209 Old Rectory Farm, £2147, £1963 Halfway Well, £2122, £2088 Arkleby Hall, £1940, £1838 Glebe Farm, £1898 Cold Shields, £1947, £1696 The Close, £1692 Mirkbooths, British Blue £2110 Orton Rigg, £2104 Old Rectory Farm, Charolais £2097 Arkleby Hall, £1710 Nunscleugh, Blonde £1808 Oulton Hall,  Aberdeen Angus £1617 The Flatt, £1571 The Close Holstein £1317 Castlesteads

Leading Prices per kilo
Steers: Limousin 315.5, 310.5 Nealhouse Farm, 314.5, 307.5, 293.5 Bothel Parks, 305.5 (x2) Lesson Hall, 303.5, 297.5 Hoddomtown, 300.5, 294.5, 293.5 (x2), 292.5 Waterside Farm Charolais 275.5 Nunscleugh, Hereford 245.5, 243.5 Cumdivock House

Heifers: Limousin 316.5 Old Rectory Farm, 311.5 The Close, 303.5 Halfway Well, 293.5 Glebe Farm, 292.5 Cold Shields, 286.5 (x2) Arkleby Hall, British Blue 305.5 Old Rectory Farm, 298.5 Orton Rigg, Aberdeen Angus 262.5 The Flatt, 258.5 The Close, Beef Shorthorn 269.5 Middle Farm, Charolais 268.5 Nuncleugh Holstein 201.5 Castlesteads,

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE: A great entry of 236 cast cows and stock bulls forward on bank holiday Monday. Messrs Carter, Gerrard House sold the top priced Simmental cow for 928kg, 217.5p, £2018 to Scotbeef. Messrs Cowx & Son, Hudscales sold the top priced Limousin cow for 795kg, 249.5p, £1983 to Owain Llyr. Maxwell Farming run of Aberdeen Angus cows topped at 832kg, 219.5p, £1826 to Phillip Bowes. Messrs Potter, Cardew House sold the top priced British Blue cross cow for 872kg, 207.5p, £1809 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Hutchinson, Hollin Close sold a British Blue cow for 752kg, 235.5p, £1770 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Watson, Sanders Close sold a young Limousin for 619kg, 275.5p, £1705 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Scott Lawson, Huntley House sold a Limousin cow for 601kg, 269.5p, £1619 to Micheal Helliwell. Messrs Harrison, Lesson Hall sold a young Limousin cow for 664kh, 265.5p, £1762 to Owain Llyr. Uskstar Limited sold a British Blue cow for 673kg, 253.5p, £1706 also to Owain Llyr. All classes of dairy cast cows sold well. Messrs Grierson, Musgrave Hall sold the top priced Holstein cross cow for 864kg, 193.5p, £1671 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Millar & Son, Trailflat Farm run of Holstein cross cows topped at 891kg, 187.5p, £1670 and 930kg, 177.5p, £1650 both to Les Fell. Evening Hill Farm sold a Holstein cross cow for 885kg, 177.5p, £1570 to Les Fell. Moscrop & Waugh sold the top priced Fleckvieh cow for 720kg, 217.5p, £1566 to Michael Helliwell. Connell Farm sold a Holstein cross heifer for 528kg, 213.5p, £1127 to Les Fell. Wormanby Farms sold Holstein cross heifers for 653kg, 211.5p, £1381 and 564kg, 211.5p, £1192 to Les Fell and Alan Jarvis. Messrs Horsley, Woodhouse sold a Holstein cross heifer for 571kg, 211.5p, £1207 to Alan Jarvis.  Seymour Farms sold a Montbeliarde cross cow for 665kg, 211.5, £1406 to Sean McGimpsey.

Leading prices per head: Simmental £2018 Gerrard House, £1585, £1420, £1308 Northfield, £1539 Cardew House, £1292 Cadgillhead Limousin £1983 Hudscales, £1762 Lesson Hall, £1705, £1526, 1513 Sanders Close, £1619 Huntly Lodge, £1498, £1401 Cawfields, £1477, £1417 Glebelands, £1461 Wood Well, £1449 Woodhall, £1319 Rye Hill, £1308 Halmyre, £1289 Bainbridge, £1253 Home Farm Aberdeen Angus £1826, £1594, £1562, £1349, £1325, £1235, £1170 Druidhall, £1727 Cardew House, £1677 Bleatarn, £1388 Park Farm British Blue £1809 Cardew House, £1770, £1437 Hollin Close, £1706 Oakghyll, £1436, £1416, £1383, £1331, £1259 Northfield, £1370 Longrow, £1223 Cawfields Holstein £1671, £1228, £1211, £1101 Musgrave Hall, £1344 Howfield Farm, £1284 Marlborough Holstein/Friesian £1670, £1650, £1383, £1370  Trailflat, £1570 Evening Hill, £1537 Mirkbooths, £1485 Park House, £1441 Hardgrove, £1420 Brunt Hill, £1406 Southview, £1406 Meikle Kallantrae, £1391 Walby, £1381 Wormanby, £1375 Chalk Lodge, £1359 The Square, £1328 Big Balcraig Fleckvieh £1566, £1317 Aitchisons Bank, £1365 Home Farm, £1084, £1027, £1019 East Drummodie, £1034 Lowther Low Moor Beef Shorthorn £1533 Askham Hereford £1527 Cadgillhead, £1173, £1055 High Buildings Friesian £1417, £1374, £1211 Pelutho Park, £1368, £1089, £1026 Aitchisons Bank, £1341 Well Head, £1300, £1233 Dockray Hall, £1230 Croft House, £1104 Park Farm Montbeliarde £1406 Seymour House, £1343, £1292 Swordwellrigg, £1297 Gillespie Bazadaise £1183 Cawfields Sweedish Red & White £1167 East Drummodie Ayrshire £1146 Park Farm Dairy Shorthorn £1141 Dockray Hall Jersey £1011 Aitchisons Bank

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 275.5p Sanders Close, 269.5p Huntly Lodge, 265.5p Lesson Hall British Blue 253.5p Oakghyll Farm, 235.5p, 221.5p Hollin Close, 211.5p, 205.5p, 201.5p, 199.5p, 193.5p Northfield Park, 207.5p Cardew House, 199.5p Longrow, 199.5p Halmyre Farm Aberdeen Angus 231.5p, 225.5p, 219.5p (x2) Druidhall, 221.5p Park Farm Simmental 217.5p Gerrard House, 203.5p, 199.5p, 193.5p Northfield, 191.5p, 189.5p Cardew House Fleckvieh 217.5p, 201.5p Aitchisons Bank, 197.5p Lowther Low Moor Holstein/Friesian 213.5p East Drummodie, 211.5p Wooghouse, 211.5p (x2) Wormanby, 207.5p Mirkbooths, 205.5p Walby Hall, 193.5p Chalk Lodge, 189.5p Meikle Killantrae, 187.5p Park House, 187.5p Big Balcraig, 187.5p Trailflat Montbeliarde 211.5p Seymour House, 187.5p, 185.5p Gillespie Bazadaise 209.5p Cawfields Hereford 207.5p Cadgillhead, 187.5p (x2) High Buildings Beef Shorthorn 207.5p Askham Hall, 193.5p Huntly Lodge Friesian 205.5p, 187.5p Pelutho Park, 199.5p Croft House, 195.5p Dockray Hall, 185.5p Park Farm Holstein 193.5p (x2) Musgrave Hall, 181.5p Howfield Farm Dairy Shorthorn 183.5p Dockray Hall Stabilizers 181.5p The Swaites Ayrshire 173.5p Park Farm Galloway 171.5p Cadgillhead Belted Galloway 169.5p, 161.5p Woodhall Jersey 167.5p Aitchisons Bank Farm

Cast Bulls: 9 Stock bulls forward. Messrs Hardisty & Son How Hall sold the top priced British Blue stock bull, for 1108kg, 237.5p, £2631 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Hiddleston, Park Farm Sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 1043kg, 235.5p, £2456 to Morgan Helliwell. Messrs Johnson, Herdship sold a Limousin stock bull for 795kg, 245.5p, £1951 to Morgan Helliwell.

Leading prices per head: British Blue £2631 How Hall Limousin £2456 Park Farm, £1951 Herdship, £1767 Abbots Close Aberdeen Angus £2019 Hardgrove, £1749 Huntly, £1748 The Crew, £1728 Druidhall Hereford £1816 Druidhall

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 245.5p Herdship, 235.5p Park Farm, 199.5 Abbots Close British Blue 237.5p How Hall Aberdeen Angus 187.5p Hardgrove, 175.5p Druidhall, 169.5p Huntly Lodge

Prime Sheep: On Monday 27^th May 2024 Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of 2761 prime and cast sheep.

Another pleasing entry of all classes of sheep were forward with spring lamb numbers at 814 a remarkable entry for the last week of May.  Cast sheep were less in quantity than of recent weeks and would be the trade of the day averaging pennies shy of £160, every type imaginable are wanted and subject to ferocious interest ringside. The £300 was hit for the first time in a few week with pure pure Texel ewes from Ballymena Road.n Beltex x Zwartbles sold to £255 from M/s Livingstone, Kirtlevale and M/s Watson, Bowsden Moor with Suffolks to £240 from Seymour Farms, Wigton. Mules sold to £198 from M/s McCutcheon, Trillick with hill ewes to £182 from James Delargy, Coshkib. The 1919 prime sheep returned great prices for vendors, Texel hoggs from M/s Watson. Bowsden Moor topped the sale at £250 which also topped per kilo at 455p, an overall average of 365p is well in advance of other outlets results . Lambs topped at £230 for Texels from M/s Hennessy, Orton Rigg, Carlisle and to 555p for 40kg Beltex which sold at £222 from M/s Thompson, Lakeland View, Kirklinton.  All classes will be required next week with demand set to lift for the upcoming festival.

Prime Lambs:

Leading prices per head: Texel £230 Orton Rigg, £222 Lakeland View, £220, £212 Meadow, £205 Howthat, £205 Greensyke, £204 Bodoney Rd.,£200 Cardewlees, £200 Orton Rigg, £199, £197 Wavercroft, £198 School Farm, £196 Station Rd.,£195 Greensyke, £195 Nelson Hill, £195 High Pow Beltex £222, £200 Lakeland View, £191, £180, £178, £177 The Wreay, £177 Station Rd Suffolk £214, £190 Burgh Head Farm, £210 West End, £206 Lesson Hall, £204 Steel Hall, £200 Bowsden Moor, £200 Meadow, £198 Arkleby House, £198 Maulscastle, £198 Pearsbyhall, £192, £186, £184 Station Rd., £190 Greensyke, £190 Wavercroft, £185 School Zwartbles  £210 Scales Terrace, £184 Lakeland View, £172 Orton Rigg Dutch Spotted £198 Maulscastle, £186 Bodoney Rd Charollais £19, £196 Station Road Blue Texel  £190 Bodoney Rd South Down £188, £182, £180 Steel Hall Dorset £199, £196 Station Rd., £195 Woodburn House

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex 555p, 500p Lakeland View, 473p Station Rd., 444p, 434p,423p, 412, The Wreay Blue Texel 461.1p, 415p Ashton, 422p Bodoney Rd, Suffolk 448.4p Garden Cott.,442p Greensyke, 435p Meadow , 422p Burgh Head, 421p Pearsby Hall, 417p, 413.3p Station Road, 412p Lesson Hall, 411.1p School , 409.3p High Pow, 408p Bowsden Moor, 407p, 405pStation Rd.,405.1p Whitehead Brow, 405p The Wreay, 405p Gill Texel 448.7p, 426.8p Harley Croft, 443p Greensyke, 443p Nelson Hill, 443, 439 High Pow, 438p The Hill, 435p Orton Rigg, 433.3p Whitehead Brow, 433p Bodoney Rd.,429p Orton Rigg, 428.2p Greensyke, 427p Cardewlees, 426.7p Longrigg, 426 Nelson Hill, 425.7p Rashfield Charollais 426p, 413p Station Road Dorset 426p Station Road Dutch Spotted 423p Bodoney Rd, 421p Maulscastle, 404.7p Pearsbyhall South Down 418p, 404p Steel Hall BFL 407p Station Rd  Zwartbles - 400p Lakeland View Hampshire 400p Mid Farm

Prime Hoggs:
Leading prices per head: Texel £250 Bowsden Moor, £235 Arkleby House, £218 Milltown Lane, £215, £213, £204 Dundraw, £204 Ehen Place, £202, £200 Ballymena Rd., £200, (x2)Seymour House, £200 Stanger Hill , £200 Philgowan, £199 Low House, £194 Bodoney Rd, £192 Pettigo Rd Suffolk £208, £194 , £190 Pettigo Rd.,£194, £185 Braehill, £194, £185 (x2)_ Kirkleton House, £190 Outer Woodhead, £185, £184 Low House, £180, £180 Gillahill, £180 Ballymena, £180 Town Head Dutch Texel £202, £188, £180(x3) Stanger, Ryeland £140 Green Lea Beltex £220 Croft House, £190 (x2) Hobbiesburn Cheviot £201, £196 Braehill Charollais £200 Pettgo Rd Blue Texel £200 Pettigo Rd., £190 Langhorn Dorset £185 Pettigo Rd Mule £177, £176 Stone House Herdwick £172 Croft House  Blackface £136 Croft House Swaledale £128 The Hollands

Leading prices per kilo: Texel 455p Bowsden Moor, 434p, 417.6p, 406.5p, 402p, 396p Dundraw, 426p Stanger Hill, 408p Seymour House, 407p, 405p(x3), 402p, 397.5p Low House, 406p Hollands, 400p Gall Beltex 449p Croft House, 431 Gillahill, 4176 Gall, 415p Capplegill, 413p Hobbiesburn, 411 Low House Dutch Texel 449 Stanger Hill Suffolk 420, 402p, 396p Kirkleton House, 420p, 396p Braehill, 407p, 397.4p, 391p, 378p Low House, 405p Harbarrow, 404, 380p, 379p, 378p Pettigo Rd., 383p (x2) Gillahill Blue Texel 417p Pettigo Mule 405.7p Newton Feld, 375p Hollands Cheviot 395p, 387p Orton Rigg, 381p, 367, 364 (x2) Capplegill, 379.2, 369.8p Braehill, 375 Gillahill, 370 Pettigo Rd, 366.7p The Green, 361 Kirkleton House Charollais 377p Pettigo Rd Herdwick 354p Low Tarns, 353.7p, 348 Langhorn, 351 Croft House, 340p Capplegill Blackface 344.4p The Hollands Ryeland 341p Green Lea Swaledale 319 Hollands

Cast Sheep:

Leading prices per head: Texel £300, £260 Ballymena, £245 Burgh Head, £245 Buninver Rd, £242 Arkleby House, £240 Seymour House, £240 Wetheral Shields, £238 Kirkton of Crawford, £235, £218 Bowsden Moor, £230 Beechcroft, £222 The Wreay, £220, £218 Anchor, £218 The Wreay, £216 Ashton Beltex £255 Kirtlevale; £240(x2) Seymour House, £228, £207 Bowsden Moor, £218 Milltown Lane, £198, £194 Croft House Zwartbles £255 Bowsden Moor, £200 Maulscastle, £190 Kirkhouse, £180 Scales Terrace Rouge £245 The Wreay Suffolk £240 (x2), £208, £205 Lesson Hall, £240 Seymour House, £230, £228, 200 Burgh Head, £215 (x2) Bowsden Moor, £215 Anchor, £205 Gill, £204 (x2)£200 (x2),  Outer Woodhead,  Bodoney Rd. Charollais £228 Kirkhouse, £222 (x2) Lesson Hall Blue Texel £218 Ashton, £198 Bodoney Rd Blackface £198, £134 Buninver Rd., £128 Macqueston, £126 Franzeal Farming; £120 Ballymena Rd., £112 Gall Farm, 3112 Gillahill Mules £198 Bodoney Rd., £152 Church Farm, £152 East Nethershields, £150 Parkside, £149, £140 Whitehead Brow, £148 (x2) Ballymena Road, £148 Maulscastle. £142 Kirkton of Crawford, £138 (x2) Longrigg, £138 Leigh Croft, £132 Branch End BFL £188 Burgh Head, £172 Wolf Hills, £170 Ashton Cheviot £182, £180 Coshkib, £158, £146 Longrigg, £130 Gall Bleu du Maine £180 Pettigo Rd Dorset £174 Ehen Place, £174, £155 Buninver Rd., £168 Bodoney Rd Kerry Hill £168 Bodoney Rd Ryeland £142 Green Lea Swaledale £140, £108 The Breaks, £130, £126 Church, £122 Hollands, £100 Wolf Hill, £100 Waterloo  Romney £125 Tundergarth Mains

Please contact a member of our Sales team for further information
David Holliday                                  07710 189804                   Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
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