Borderway Primestock Sale

PRIME BULLS: A few more bulls forward on the week with 70 sold. Trade would be far better than any expectations as most bull markets up and down the country fell way back at the middle to end of last week. Topping the sale overall was an 1018kg Charolais from Messrs Goldie, South Bowerhouses selling to £3048.91 to A & D Meats another from the same home sold to £2603.03. Limousin crosses to £2383.22 for 812kgs from Messrs Miller, Arkleby Hall, Wigton and Messrs Pickering, Peel Flatt, Hexham to £2169.23 and £2113.75. British Blues to £2029.75 for 706kgs from Messrs Coates, Rainscar, Settle and Aberdeen Angus to £1856.63 for 802kgs from Messrs Lawson, South Farm, Newcastle. Top pence per kilo of 299.5p went to the top overall priced bull in the mart from Messrs Goldie. Black and Whites sold to £1590.80 for a 656kg Holstein from Messrs Pinguey, Haythwaite Lane, Carlisle and Holstein Friesians to £1564.18 for 703kgs from Messrs Irving, Bectonhall, Canonbie. Top price per kilo of 242.5p went to the same bull from Messrs Pinguey and Holstein/Friesians from Messrs Armour Milton, Moffat to 230.5p for 641kgs.

Please advise entries for sale by call or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading Prices per Head: Charolais £3048, £2603 South Bowerhouses, £2036 Heatheryhall, £1923, £1807 Niven Hill, £1777 Sandilands Limousin £2383 Arkleby, £2169, £2113 Peel Flatt, £2099 Heatheryhall, £1870 Niven Hill, £1835 Sandilands, £1736 Wreay Hall, £1718 Niven Hill British Blue £2029 Rainscar, £1961, £1841 Wreay Hall, £1786 Bectonhall, £1661 Mirkbooths, £1658 Burtholme Aberdeen Angus £1856 South Farm, £1717 Wreay Hall, £1692 Stenries, £1671 Milton, £1578 Haythwaite, £1569, £1562 Hallmoor Holstein £1590, £1377 Haythwaite, £1238, £1113 East Heddon Hereford £1576 Westgarth Hill Holstein/Friesian £1564 Bectonhall, £1477, £1436 Milton Farm, £1262 Mirkbooths Friesian £1376, £1325, £1297, £1280 Hayclose Ayrshire £1146 Plasketlands Wagyu £1101 Mirkbooths Aberdeen Angus 257.5p, 249.5p South Farm, 251.5p, 247.5p Stenries

Leading Prices per kilo: Charolais 299.5p South Bowerhouses, 275.5p, 267.5p Niven Hill Limousin 293.5p Arkleby Hall, 290.5p, 274.5P Niven Hill, 277.5p Castlehill British Blue 287.5p Rainscar, 261.5p Bectonhall, 249.5p Mirkbooths, 249.5p Wreay Hall Aberdeen Angus 257.5p South Farm, 247.5p Stenries Hereford 242.5p, 226.5 Haythwaite, 231.5p, 223.5p, 222.5p, 219.5p, 217.5p East Headon Hereford 238.5p Westgarth Hill Holstein/Friesian 230.5p, 225.5p Milton Farm, 222.5p Becton Hall, 221.5p Mirkbooths Friesian 227.5p, 224.5p, 221.5, 219.5p Hayclose Ayrshire 223.5p, 207.5p Plasketlands Wagyu 215.5p Mirkbooths

PRIME CATTLE: Yet another fantastic show of 70 Prime steers and heifers forward at Borderway’s weekly sale.  Trade would slip in line more this week with the National down trend, despite this quality still shone through with 40 steers averaging £1980 and the 30 heifers averaging £1672.30 and 22 sold over £2000 to a days overall top of £2492.88 for an 816kg Limousin cross from Messrs Dixon, Lesson Hall, Wigton and purchased by A & D Meats.  Messrs Blake, Halfway Well, Penrith sold another weighing 784kgs to £2293.20.  British Blues crosses from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle sold to £2265.54 for 732kgs selling t o A & D Meats.  Next best British Blue cross came from Messrs Miller, Arkleby Hall, Wigton who sold 762kg to £2122.17 and purchased by Eric Hall.  Top overall pence per kilo came from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton pen when he sold 709kg to 320.5p and purchased by A & D Meats.

Heifers sold to grand total of £2288.39 for 754kg Limousin cross from Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont selling to Mr Eric Hall.  Next best at £2073.89 went to a 742kg Limousin cross from Messrs Blake, Halfway Well.  Messrs McKie, High Threave, Newton Stewart sold a 30 month old Limousin cross weighing 669kgs to £1983.39.  Top British Blue cross was a 654kg from Messrs Brough, Old Rectory, Carlisle at £1926.03 purchased by R & JP Mulholland Butchers Shop, Great Orton, Carlisle.  Top pence per kilo heifer of 315.5 went to a 535kg Limousin cross from Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont and purchased by Brookwood Abattoir Halifax

Please advise all entries by call or text Grant Anderson on 07872 129274

Leading Prices per head:
Steers: Limousin £2492 £2259 £2083 Lesson Hall, £2293 £2095 Halfway Well £2272 £2122Bothel Parks, £2231 £2097 Nealhouse Farm, £2217 £2180 £2150 £2075 The Lake, £2199 Hoddomtown, £2099 Kirkland Guards, £2084 £2083 (x2) Arkleby Hall, British Blue £2265 The Lake, £2122 Arkleby Hall, Hereford £1787 Millmoor Farm, Charolais £1754 Nunscleugh, Aberdeen Angus £1622 £1601 Sark Tower.  

Heifer: Limousin £2288 £1687 Loughrigg Farm, £2073 £1912 Halfway Well £1983 £1903 High Threave, £1908 Old Rectory, £1805 £1657 Lords Close £1774 Nuncleugh £1762 Reaygarth £1708 Mirkbooths, £1674 Cold Shields £1658 Glebe Farm, British Blue £1926 Old Rectory Farm, Charolais £1819 Nunscleugh, Simmental £1566 Mirkbooths, Beef Shorthorn £1530 Millmoor Farm, Fleckvieh £1498 East Bowhill Farm.

Leading Prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 320.5 297.5 289.5 Bothel Parks, 305.5 300.2 Lesson Hall, 298.5 289.5 287.5 286.5 The Lake, 297.5 (x2) Nealhouse Farm, 292.5 Halfway Well, 291.5 Arkleby Hall, 290.5 Hoddomtown, 285.5 Fenton Farm, British Blue 309.5 The Lake, 278.5 Arkleby Hall, Charolais 265.5 Nunscleugh, Hereford 256.5 Millmoor Farm.  

Heifers: Limousin 315.5 303.5 Loughrigg 305.5 Halfway Well, 296.5 284.5 High Threave293.5 Lords Close, 290.5 Old Rectory Farm, 287.5 Glebe Farm, 281.5 Cold Shields, British Blue 294.5 Old Rectory Farm, Charolais 267.5 Nunscleugh, Beef Shorthorn 248.5 Millmoor Farm, Fleckvieh 242.5 East Bowhill Farm.

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE: 221 cast cows forward selling once again to a flying trade throughout despite this not being a great show of cows. Topping the sale at £2081.73 was a 966kg Simmental cow from Messrs Goldie, Newbie Mains, Annan selling to Scotbeef, Inverurie. British Blue crosses from Messrs Priestley, Cracrop, Brampton sold to £1957.07 for 772kgs. Limousins from the same home sold to £1859.55 for 770kgs. Beef Shorthorn crosses from Messrs Nairn, Shieldhill, Lockerbie to £1853.30 for 860kgs and a 791kg Galloway to £1672.97 from Messrs Cornthwaite, Lockerbie. Top overall pence per kilo of 275.5p for a 534kg Limousin cross from Messrs Cadzow, Duncrahill, Tranent and 274.5p for another from the same home British Blue crosses to 273.5p for 678kgs from Messrs Graham, Miller Hill, Brampton. Top priced dairy cast cow was a 897kg Holstein/Friesian from Messrs Jefferson, High Pow, Wigton receiving £1601.52 and £1589.88 for 805kgs Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm, Carlisle sold 778kgs to £1567.67 and a top price per kilo of 225.5p went to a 592kg Friesian from Messrs Pearson, Wavercroft, Wigton and for 203.5 for 583kgs from Messrs Williamson, Barrowmoor Farm Appleby.

Many more cows required weekly please do not hesitate to contact auctioneer David Holiday 07710 189804

Leading prices per head: Simmental £2081, £1997, £1728, £1701 Newbie Mains, £1743, £1664, £1628 Kirtleton, £1646 Whitehills British Blue £1957 Cracrop, £1938 Cardew House, £1854 Miller Hill, £1554 Lairdlaugh Limousin £1859 Cracrop, £1855 Grange Hall, £1796 Glebelands, £1691 Millmoor, £1674 Crofton, £1674 East Park, £1588 Millstone Moor Shorthorn £1853 Shield Hill Dairy Shorthorn £1701, £1497 Ireby Hall Galloway £1672, £1396 Vendace drive Aberdeen Angus £1653 Lairdlaugh, £1506 Townfoot Holstein £1601, £1589, £1396 High Pow Saler £1590 Colstons Charolais £1586 Cardew House Holstein/Friesian £1567, £1200 Wood Farm, £1509 High Pow, £1427, £1368 East Farm, £1321 Hardgrove, £1311, £1284 Hill House, £1291 Tarn Lodge, £1291 Bleaberry Hereford £1356, £1244 Pow Heads, £1228 Millmoor Friesian £1334 Wavercroft, £1186 Barrowmoor, £1151 High House, £1111 Greyrigg Montbeliarde £1294, £1149 Swordwellrigg Staberliser £1292, £1237 Solmain Beef Shorthorn £1258 Duncrahill Blue Grey £1257 Solmain Sweedish Red & White £1152 Hill House Ayrshire £1079, £1028 Midtodhills

Leading Prices per kilo: Limousin 275.5p, 274.5p, 213.5p, 212.5p Duncrahill, 263.5p, 213.5p Grange Hall, 247.5p Glebelands, 241.5p Cracrop, 239.5p Black Cleugh, 237.5p Wolsty, 223.5p Shield Hill, 219.5p East Park, 217.5p Harksteel, 215.5p Millmoor, 215.5p Millstone Moor, 215.5p Chapel House, 213.5p Sandilands British Blue 273.5p Miller Hill, 253.5p Cracrop, 210.5p Cardew House, 203.5p Millstone Moor Simmental 243.5p Whitehills, 231.5p, 215.5p, 210.5p, 209.5p Newbie Mains, 214.5p, 209.5p, 200.5p Kirtleton Saler 230.5p Colstons Friesian 225.5p Wavercroft, 203.5p Barrowmoor, 180.5p Greyrigg Shorthorn 215.5p Shield Hill Hereford 214.5p Airds of Balcary Dairy Shorthorn 213.5p Ireby Hall Galloway 211.5p Vendace Drive Aberdeen Angus 208.5p Lairdlaugh Staberliser 205.5p Solmain Holstein/Friesian 201.5p Wood Farm, 189.5 Hill House, 187.5p High Pow, 185.5p East Farm, 184.5p Langhorn, 184.5p Bleaberry, 183.5p Tarn Lodge, 182.5p Beech House, 180.5p Hardgrove Holstein 197.5p High Pow Beef Shorthorn 194.5 Duncrahill Sweedish Red 187.5p (x3) Main Street Montbeliarde 186.5p Swordwellrigg Norwegian Red 181.5p The Howes

STOCK BULLS: A great entry of 10 cast bulls forward where a great trade was seen for all qualities. Top three overall were a Limousin with Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, Perth selling 1257kgs to £2821.97. Messrs Sowerby, Terrys Farm, Appleby had 1133kgs to £2690.88 and Messrs Scott, Bleabank, Cockermouth sold 185kgs to £2435.83 and a Holstein Friesian from Messrs Thompson, Yew Tree, Brampton sold 878kgs to £1172.13.

Leading prices per head: Limousin £2821 Clifton Moor, £2690 Terrys Farm, £2435 Bleabank, £2333 Duncrahill, £2156 Millstone Moor

Leading Prices per kilo: Limousin 237.5p Terrys Farm, 231.5p Duncrahill, 229.5p High Pow, 227.5p Millstone Moor, 224.5p Bleabank, 224.5p Clifton Moor, 211.5p Grange Hall 

Prime Sheep: On Monday 3^rd June 2024, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of prime and cast sheep which attracted another phenomenal offering of 4647 head forward, some 250% increase on 2023. 1933 cast sheep sold this week to a vibrant ringside of purchasers ensuring some fantastic returns. New vendors Messrs Tattersall, Town Farm, made the trip from York and were well rewarded selling a great run of ewes to top the sale at £320 to Yorkshire Halal Ltd, Ossett. Beltex and Suffolk ewes both topped at £260 for smashing ewes from Christian Watson and Tara O’Brien respectively, the £200 barrier was battered time and time again. Dorset and Mules ewes both peaked at £195 from Dessie McCorry and Dylan Leonard respectively with Blackface to £144 for a great run from Christian Watson. 856 local prime lambs show a positive turn out for the time of year with all types sharper on the week, the top call in this section was £250 for heavy lambs from Messrs Smith, Roachburn and to 512p from Messrs Merrall, The Green, an overall of 412ppk to £172.23 was achieved with a shortage of heavy lambs noted. Another great show of 1858 hoggs, with meat and quality demanding a premium, 349p is 50p ahead of competitors. Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill, Wigton, signed off in style topping at an overall average of £240 which also topped the sale per kilo at 533p.

All classes required next week.

Lambs;

Leading Prices per head: Suffolk £250 Roachburn Farm, £214 Ellerslea, £199 Mounsey Bank, £192, £186 Jackson Rigg, £190 Seymour House, £190 Dyke Head Farm, £188 Somerfield House, £187 Beck Farm, £187 New Sandsfield, £186 Newmains, £186 Milton Mains, Texel £235, £198 Blue Dial Farm, £230 The Faulds, £215, £205 Seymour House, £210 Roachburn Farm, £210, £202 (x2),  High Boonwood, £210 Evening Hill Farm, £208, £198 The Beeches, £206 Derrymore Road, £205 Walby Grange, £200 Harley Croft, £198 Pettigo Road, Millenium Bleu £200, £185 Corrie Field, Dutch Spot £196, £190 Keppel Vale, £192 (x3), £176 (x2), Springfield, Zwartbles £189 Barmurrie, £186 Blue Dail Farm, £179, £155 Townfoot, £170 Wallridge Cottages, Hampshire £188, £170 Barnhill Mews, £176 Springfield, Blue Texel £180 Beck Farm, Charollais £180 (x2), Springfield Farm.

Leading Prices per kilo: Texel 512.2p, 436.4p Evening Hill Farm, 500p, 465p, 462.5p Harley Croft, 495p The Beeches, 488.4p High Boonwood, 457.4p, 436.2p Seymour House, 450p Blue Dial Farm, 444p, 437.2p Boggle Hall, 439p Whitehead Brow, 437.2p, 437p Somerfield House, 435.9p White Moss Farm, Dutch Spot 468p, 436p, 417p The Birches, 432p, 417p Keppel Vale, 420p, 419p Springfield, Blue Texel 450p Beck Farm, 410.3p Galmire House, Suffolk 440p Derrymore Road, 431.7p, 428.6p, 427p Evening Hill Farm, 429.3p Harley Croft, 429p, 423p Old Rectory Farm, 427p Somerfield House, 426p New Sandsfield, 425.6p Whitehead Brow, 421.4p Ellerslea, 420.5p White Moss Farm, 420p Milton Mains, Millenium Bleu 430.2p, 419.5p, 408.2p Corrie Field, Charollais 417.5p Derrymore Road, 409p Springfield Farm, Hampshire 395.2p Woodburn House, 391p Springfield, Zwartble 380p Blue Dial Farm, 370.6p Barmurrie, 370p Wallridge Cottage

Hoggs;

Leading Prices per head: Dutch Texel £240, £230, £215, £200 Stanger Hill, £212, £210, £208 (x2) Bridge Farm, Texel £224, £222 Allerbeck Farm, £218, £205 West Causeway Head, £214, £204 Station Road, £208, £200 (x2), £199, £198, £196 (x2) Bridge Farm, £207 Marnells Road, £201 Little Orton House, Suffolk £210, £185 Derrymore Road, £190 Faugh Beeches, £190 Houghton Road, £182 Cockleybank, £178 Low House Farm, £176 Pettigo Road, £172 Old Silloth Farm, £170 Cairnbowie Farm, Blue Texel £196, £180 Buniver Road, Charollais £194 Buninver Road, £190, £186, £170 Pettigo Road, Mules £176 Pettigo Road, Herdwick £162 Allerbeck Farm, Zwartble £161 Harbarrow Farm, Blackface £147 Harbarrow Farm, Hill Cheviot £148 (x2), £146 Harbarrow Farm.
 

Leading Prices per kilo: Dutch Texel 533p, 444p, 442p, 438p, 430.8p, 430p (x2), 418p, 400p (x2) Stanger Hill, 488p, 473p, 462p, 415.7p Bridge Farm, Texel 452p, 451p, 450p, 435p, 426p, 416p, 408p, 400p, 398p, 396p Bridge Farm, 417p, 409p, 397.4p Field House, 405.3p, 400p Muirfield House, 400p Jackson Rigg,
Charollais 396p, 365.4p Pettigo Road, 366p Buninver Road, Suffolk 393p Harbarrow Farm, 391p Pettigo Road, 388.9p, 378p Derrymore Road, 386p Cairnbowie Farm, 370p, 364.4p, 363p, 352p Low House Farm, 358.5p, 357p Houghton Road, 350p Kirtleton House, Blackface 367.5p, 325p Harbarrow Farm, 345.9p Muirfield House, 338.5p, 335.1p, 330p, 328.2p Allerbeck Farm, 326.3p Whitcastle Farm, Hill Cheviot 384.2p, 370p (x2) Harbarrow Farm, 352.6p Muirfield House, Mules 366.7p Pettigo Road, 332p Jackson Rigg, 329.7p Whitcastle Farm, Herdwick 362p Auchengray Farm, 350p Cairnbowie Farm, 338p, 330.4p Allerbeck Farm, Zwartble 358p Harbarrow Farm, Blue Texel 350p Buninver Road, Kerry Hill 334p Muirfield House.

Cast Ewes:

Leading Prices per head: Texel £320, £245 Town Farm, £285, £240 Marnells Road, £280 Station Road, £275, £270, £235 Cracrop,  £260 Loughrigg Farm, £250 Pettigo Road, £250 Harley Croft, £240, £235 Seymour House, £236 Derrymore Road, £235 Thethwaite Farm, £230 Whitehead Brow, Beltex £260 Station Road, £230 Waterloo Farm, Suffolk £260 Drumkeen Road, £240 Mounsey Bank, £225, £190 Evening Hill Farm, £200 Thethwaite Farm, £200 Town Farm, £200 (x2) Seymour House, £195 Low Fauld Farm, £194 Whitehead Brow, £190 Galmire House, £190 Derrymore Road, £185 West Causeway Head, £185, £182, £181 Pettigo Road, Lleyn £255, £240 Triermain, Dutch Texel £240 Stanger Hill, Berrichon £220 Low Burradon, Charollais £210, £180, £170 Springfield Farm, £190 Drumkeen Road, £185 Marnells Road, £182 Pettigo Road, £180 Station Road, £178 Old Silloth Farm, Bleu du Maine £205 Seymour Farms, Blue Texel £200, £170 Kerricks Farm, £195 Station Road, £192 Pettigo Road, £178 Buniver Road, Dorset £195 (x2) Derrymore Road, Mule £195, £175, £152 Pettigo Road, £188, £148 Old Silloth Farm, £178, £148 Stonewalls, £170 Oakbank Farm, £162 New Farm, £156 Tirmacsprid Road, £156, £145 Whitehead Brow, £149 Derrymore Road, £146 Hayclose, £146 Light Birks Farm, Hill Cheviot £175 Penlaw Farm, £162 Shaw Head, £150 Fell End, £140 Tirmacsprid Road, Kerry Hill £168 Pettigo Road, Blueface Leicester £165 Chapel House Farm, Masham £162 Zetlands, Zwartble £162 Barmurrie, Leicester £160 Buniver Road, £145 Wood Hall, Valais Blacknose £150 Townfoot, Ryeland £148 Birds Hill Farm, Blackface £144, £130 Station Road, Cheviot Mule £140 The Wreay, Herdwick £128 Julian Holme Farm, Swaledale £125 Galemire House, £125 Light Birks Farm, £124 Chapel House Farm, £116 Branthwaite, £116 The Hollands, £110 (x2) Cold Shields, £102 Wood Hall, £100 Triermain.

Please contact a member of our Sales team for further information
David Holliday                                  07710 189804                   Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
Grant Anderson                                07872 129274                   Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
James Little                                        07872 840685                   Prime & Cast Sheep