Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 8^th March Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock. Once again, a good show of 360 cast cows, bulls and prime cattle and 1756 prime sheep were on offer on Monday.

PRIME BULLS: One of the fleshiest shows of bulls seen for long enough with a trade to match! Over 80 prime bulls offered in front of the usual ringside of buyers saw a fantastic trade throughout for all types. Top overall was local farmers Messrs Pattinson, Bonshawside, Lockerbie with their Limousin achieving £2122. Messrs Connell, Wanton Walls, Lauder sold another to £2117.92 both purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston and Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning , Keswick peaked at £2063 purchased by Morgan Helliwell. Charolais crosses sold to £1663 from Messrs Byers, Ellen Bank, Wigton purchased by Messrs Medcalf of Brookwood Abattoir. Salers sold to £1519 from Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown purchased by Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers, Bradford. Top overall pence per kilo of 239.5p was received by Messrs Dent, Beamwham, Hexham and purchased by Ralph Pearson. Dairy bred bulls sold exceptionally well with a day’s top of £1270 for a Fleckvieh from Seymour Farms, Wigton purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor. Friesians sold to a top of £1235 from Messrs Preston, Wed Holme House, Wigton purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston. Top pence per kilo of 198.5p was attained by Messrs Reed, Croft House, Carlisle with a Friesian purchased by Jewitt Meats. More are required on a weekly basis, please advise all entries by phone or text to auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274. Please ensure bulls are penned by 10.30am on Monday mornings.

Leading Bull Prices per Head: Limousin £2122, £1835 Bonshawside, £2117 Wanton Walls, £2063 Setmabanning, £1951 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £1710 Beamwham, £1562 Thornham Hill Farm, £1483 High House, £1481, £1452 Low Farm, £1407, £1394 Willows Farm, £1381 Bectonhall, £1380 The Yett Charolais £1663, £1299 Ellen Bank, £1276 Beck House Salers £1519, £1199 South Lambhill British Blue £1452 Old Town Farm, £1444, £1288 Elephant Farm, £1299, £1294 Windy Hill, £1249, £1240 Beck House, £1241 Mirkbooths Simmental £1438 Brackenbank Fleckvieh £1270, £1143 Seymour Farms Friesian £1235, £1195, £1152, £1142, £1137 Wed Holme House, £1169, £1003 Croft House, £1167, £1157 High House, £1025 Skelton Wood End, £1126 Springfield Farm, £1104 The Flatt Aberdeen Angus £1225, £1181 The Flatt Holstein Friesian £1175, £1118, £1093, £1029, £1002, £997 Elephant Farm, £1163 South Lambhill, £1139 Bectonhall  Holstein £1159 South Lambhill, £1136 Pears Ghyll Farm, £1012, £985, £952, £874 Castlesteads Farm Montbeliarde £1029 Seymour Farms

Leading Bull Priced per Kilo: Limousin 239.5p Beamwham, 236.5p Miller Hill, 236.5p, 233.5p Bonshawside, 234.5p Thirlwall Castle Farm, 229.5p, 226.5p, 223.5p Low Farm, 228.5p Setmabanning, 226.5p High House, 224.5p Willows Farm Salers 216.5p, 193.5p South Lambhill Charolais 213.5p, 201.5p Ellen Bank, 205.5p Beck House British Blue 208.5p, 207.5p Elephant Farm, 206.5p, 204.5p Mirkbooths, 203.5p Old Town Farm, 202.5p Beck House Friesian 198.5p, 186.5p, 180.5p Croft House 187.5p, 196.5p, 190.5p, 188.5p(x2), 183.5p Wed Holme House, 190.5p, 189.5p High House, 187.5p The Flatt, 182.5p Springfield Farm, 179.5p Skelton Wood End  Simmental 196.5p Brackenbank Fleckvieh 186.5p, 184.5p Seymour Farms Aberdeen Angus 185.5p, 181.5p The Flatt Holstein Friesian 178.5p South Lambhill, 177.5p, 176.5p, 172.5p, 170.5p, 166.5p, 164.5p Elephant Farm, 175.5p Bectonhall Montbeliarde 172.5p Seymour Farms Holstein 164.5p South Lambhill, 163.5p(x2) Castlesteads

PRIME CATTLE: A marvellous trade for the 48 prime steers and heifers on offer whereby many more could have been sold to vendor’s advantage. £1722 and £1719 were the top overall prices per head and this was paid to Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle for their Limousin crosses both purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Jardine, The Yett, Lockerbie sold another to £1701 and was purchased by Messrs Fairlie, Letham. Top pence per kilo of 239.5p was paid to Messrs Little, Greenhill Farm, Wigton and purchased by Alan Jarvis. Messrs Hewitson, Lords Close, Maryport sold another to 237.5p purchased by Messrs Fairlie as did Messrs Dixon, Low Whinnow. Heifers also saw an outstanding trade with a day’s top of £1589(x2) for Limousin crosses from Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse, Carlisle purchased by Pioneer Foods and Owain Llyr, Ruthin. Blonde crosses sold to £1464 from Messrs Mitchell, Grassknop Farm, Penrith purchased by Bowland Foods and British Blues sold to £1361 from Messrs Little, Greenhill, Wigton. Top overall pence per kilo of 275.5p and 255.5p also came from Messrs Little and purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston. Messrs Hird, West End, Cockermouth sold another to 252.5p and was purchased by Steven Wilson Butcher, Corby Hill, Carlisle. British Blue crosses from Greenhill Farm, Wigton peaked at 255.5p purchased by Owain Llyr and Messrs Twentyman, Osborne Farm, Wigton to 239.5p purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick, Lockerbie. Please advise all entries for next week’s sale by phone or text to auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274. Please ensure all clean cattle are penned by 10.45am on Monday mornings.

Leading Prices Per Head:
Steers: Limousin £1722, £1719, £1650 The Lake, £1701 The Yett, £1679, £1671 Low Whinnow Farm, £1657 Hosket Hill Farm, £1646, £1639 Bothel Parks, £1633, £1546 Lords Close, £1543 Low Whinnow Farm  Holstein Friesian £1223, £1216 West Whitrigg Ayrshire £1165, £1146 Dinwoodie Green

Heifers: Limousin £1589(x2) Nealhouse Farm, £1497, £1390 West End Farm, £1462 Hudscales, £1435, £1382 Greenhill Farm, £1408 Hosket Hill Blonde £1464 Grassknop Farm British Blue £1361 Greenhill Farm, £1247 Osborne Farm Longhorn £1116 Greenhill Farm

Leading prices per kilo:
Steers: Limousin 239.5p Greenhill Farm, 237.5p Lords Close, 237.5p, 234.5p, 232.5p Low Whinnow Farm, 236.5p Hosket Hill Farm, 235.5p, 230.5p The Lake, 235.5p, 232.5p Bothel Parks, 232.5p The Yett Holstein Friesian 176.5p, 169.5p West Whitrigg Ayrshire 174.5p, 165.5p Dinwoodie Green Farm

Heifers: Limousin 275.5p, 255.5p Greenhill Farm, 252.5p, 236.5p West End Farm, 241.5p, 240.5p Nealhouse Farm, 232.5p Hosket Hill Farm, 227.5p Hudscales British Blue 255.5p Greenhill Farm, 239.5p Osborne Farm Blonde 229.5p Grassknop Farm Hereford 195.5p, 191.5p Thornham Hill Farm Longhorn 189.5p Greenhill Farm

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE: A great show of 248 cast cows and stock bulls was on offer to one of the dearest trades to date. Mr Gary Bell, Haas Side Farm’s run of cows topped at 854kg at 194.5p totalling £1661 for a British Blue x cow bought by Owain Llyr, a Limousin x cow sold for 883kg at 184.5p totalling £1629 to Charles Kirkpatrick, another British Blue x cow for 751kg at 203.5p totalling £1528 to Owain Llyr and a Limousin x for 804kg at 185.5p totalling £1491 to Jewitts Meats. Messrs Goldie, Newbie Mains sold the top price Simmental cow for 946kg at 155.5p totalling £1471 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Steel, Steeley Farm sold the top priced Blonde cow for 721kg at 203.5p totalling £1467 to Owain Llyr. Mr Andrew Jefferson, Aspatria Hall sold the top priced Charolais cow for 867kg at 168.5p totalling £1460 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Bradley & Son, Marina House sold the top priced Parthenais cow for 752kg at 182.5p totalling £1372 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Carruthers, Silloans sold a Limousin x heifer for 599kg at 227.5p totalling £1362 to Sean McGimpsey.

All classes of dairy cast cows were in great demand. Messrs Workman, Beeches sold Montbeliarde x cows for 878kg at 149.5p totalling £1312, 838kg at 151.5p totalling £1269, 789kg at 157.5p totalling £1242, 671kg at 183.5p totalling £1231 and 613kg at 196.5p totalling £1204 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick(x2), Dovecote Park, Les Fell and Capper Farming.  Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm sold the top priced Holstein x cow for 719kg at 173.5p totalling £1247. Messrs Holliday, High Bow sold a Holstein x cow for 739kg at 168.5p totalling £1245 to Les Fell. Messrs Robson, Gelt House sold a Montbeliarde x cow for 792kga t 156.5p totalling £1239 to Dovecote Park. Messrs Graves, Old Church Farm sold a Holstein x cow for 894kgat 138.5p totalling £1238 to Dovecote Park. Mr Andrew Graham, Kirkhouse Dairy sold the top priced Fleckvieh x cow for 899kg at 133.5p totalling £1200 to Sean McGimpsey.

Leading Prices per head: British Blue £1661, £1528 Haas Side Farm, £1231 Kirkbarrow Hall, £1152 Low Garth Limousin £1629, £1491 Haas Side Farm, £1362, £1152 Silloans, £1312, £1239 Sarkshields, £1288 Kilnford Croft, £1268 High Wreay Farm, £1245 Aspatria Hall, £1165 Burmoor, £1159 Steeley Farm, £1145 Fellside Farm, £1141 Thackwood , £1130, £1111 West Wharmley, £1128 West Bowhill Simmental £1471, £1141 Newbie Mains, £1384 Ingleston, £1324 Hill Farm, £1230, £1222, £1163 Kirtleton House, £1105 Meinbank Farm Blonde £1467 Steeley Farm, £1048 Merryshield Charolais £1460 Aspatria Hall, £1270 Whiteside Farm Parthenais £1372, £1135 Marina House Aberdeen Angus £1362 Dinwoodie Green Farm Montbelairde £1312, £1269, £1242, £1231, £1204, £1171, £1027 Beeches, £1239 Gelt House Holstein Friesian £1247 Wood Farm, £1245 High Bow, £1238 Old Town Farm, £1188 Thackwood Holstein Friesian £1247, £1095 Wood Farm, £1245 High Bow, £1238 Old Town Farm, £1188, £1012 Thackwood Farm, £1172 Buckabank Farm, £1172, £1103 Brunt Hill, £1101 Hardgrove Farm, £1093 Trailflat, £1064 Mirkbooths  Staberliser £1243 Nunwick Hall Fleckvieh £1200 Kirkhouse Dairy Dairy Shorthorn £1183 Breckney Hill Holstein £1119 Ribton House, £1095 Buckabank Farm, £1017 Broathill Friesian £1092 Brackenthwaite Farm, £1068 Mirkbooths, £1060, £1003 Gelt Hall Farm, £1033 High House

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 227.5p, 158.5p Silloans, 190.5p, 189.5p Sarkshields, 185.5p, 184.5p Haas Side Farm, 173.5p Thackwood , 166.5p Whiteside Farm, 164.5p, 164.5p, 161.5p Steeley Farm, 164.5p Aspatria Hall, 164.5p High Wreay Farm, 163.5p Burmoor, 160.5p Niven Hill, 158.5p Fellside Farm British Blue 203.5p, 194.5p Haas Side Farm, 176.5p, 165.5p Changue Farm, 156.5p Kirkbarrow Hall, 154.5p Low Garth Blonde 203.5p Steeley Farm Montbelairde 196.5p, 183.5p, 165.5p, 157.5p, 151.5p, 149.5p, 147.5p, 142.5p, 136.5p Beeches, 156.5p, 130.5p Gelt House Parthenais 191.5p, 182.5p Marina House Aberdeen Angus 177.5p Changue Farm Holstein Friesian 173.5p, 172.5p Wood Farm, 168.5p High Bow, 159.5p Buckabank Farm, 155.5p Midtown Farm, 149.5p Hardgrove Farm, 148.5p Grassknop Farm, 146.5p, 144.5p Brunt Hill, 145.5p, 139.5p Thackwood Farm, 140.5p Mirkbooths, 139.5p(x2) Breckney Hill, 138.5p Old Town Farm, 137.5p Trailflat Farm Charolais 168.5p Aspatria Hall Highland 164.5p, 163.5p, 157.5p Redwood Garth Shorthorn 160.5p Nether Collinhirst Friesian 157.5p, 145.5p Brackenthwaite Farm, 147.5p, 145.5p Gelt Hall Farm, 145.5p High House, 142.5p Mirkbooths, 136.5p Stubb Farm, 130.5p Whitehead Hill Farm Simmental 156.5p, 154.5p(x2) Kirtleton House, 155.5p Newbie Mains, 153.5p Hill Farm, 151.5p Ingleston Holstein 148.5p Laws Hall, 145.5p, 139.5p Park House Dairy Shorthorn 156.5p, 153.5p Breckney Hill Devon Red 145.5p Lawston Farm Stabiliser 137.5p Nunwick Hall Fleckvieh 133.5p Kirkhouse Dairy Ayrshire 129.5p Midtodhills

CAST BULLS: A larger show of 8 stock bulls was on offer with trade sharper throughout. Messrs Connell, Wanton Walls sold the top priced Limousin stock bull for 1100kg at 138.5p totalling £1523 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Jack Lamb, Ingleston sold a Shorthorn bull for 1243kg at 199.5p totalling £1485 to Pickstocks. Messrs Spark & Son, Little Swinburne sold a Limousin stock bull for 852kg at 152.5p totalling £1299 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Allgood, Nunwick Hall sold a Stabiliser bull for 874kg at 148.5p totalling £1297 to Jewitt Meats.

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £1523 Wanton Walls, £1299 Little Swinburne Farm, £1241 Whiteside Shorthorn £1485 Ingleston, £1201 Hill Farm Stabiliser £1297 Nunwick Hall Hereford £1174 Down by Rigg

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 152.5p Little Swinburne Farm, 143.5p Whiteside Farm, 141.5p Windy Hill, 138.5p Wanton Walls Stabiliser 148.5p Nunwick Hall Hereford 130.5p Down by Rigg

PRIME SHEEP: On Monday H&H held their weekly sale of prime and cast sheep where 1756 head were forward. A drop in numbers on the week saw prices lift again to average an amazing £134.06 per head or 296ppk. Top price of the day was £176 paid for heavy Texel hoggs from Messrs Wilson, Street Head, Ivegill. Topping per kilo was Messrs Little, The Hollands, Penton who sold 39kg Beltex hoggs at 403ppk (£157 per head). Suffolk hoggs averaged £139.63 and sold to £164 for heavies from Messrs Borthwick, Catlins, Lockerbie and to 301.1p from Messrs Bendle, The Nook, Scaleby. Hill hoggs averaged £127.88 and peaked at £143 for Blackies from Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown and to 307p again for Blackies from Smalmstown whose run of 265 averaged £133.80 (297ppk). Mules averaged £134.65 and sold to £144(x2) from Messrs Bowman, Brampton Fell and Messrs Fell, Harley Croft with a top of 295ppk from Messrs Armstrong, Shank Field Head.

Leading prices per head: Texel £176 Street Head, £164, £151 Newhall Farm, £164, £157 The Faulds, £159, £154 Mirkbooths, £157 Flimby Hall, £156 Stainburn House Farm, £156, £152 Brampton Fell Farm, £154 Dickstree, £153 Grassgarth, £153, £151 Lonning Farm, £152 Maulscastle Farm Suffolk £164 Catlins, £156, £146, £135 Stoneraise Place, £150 Maulscaste, £150 Low House, £146, £137 Smalmstown, £145 Newhall Farm, £145 Harley Croft, £144 Low Tarns, £142, £137 Mirkbooths, £135.50 The Wreay, £135.50, £135 The Nook Beltex £158 Dickstree, £157, £151, £149(x2), £147, £140 Hollands, £155(x2), £150 Low House Farm, £148, £146 Thethwaite Farm Dorset £155 Low Tarns Charolais £145 Smalmstown Farm Greyfaced £144 Harley Croft, £144, £136, £132.50 Brampton Fell Farm, £140, £138 Newhall Farm, £140 Street Head, £135.50, £134.50 Mirkbooths, £135 Broomhills, £134 Hollands, £133.50 Stoneraise Place, £132 Moss Side House, £131 The Wreay, £131 Thethwaite Farm, £118 Shankfield Head Blackface £143, £141, £136, £134, £133, £131(x2) Smalmstown, £136, £133 Street Head Dutch Texel £140, £136 Springfield Farm, £140 Sycamore House Hill Cheviot £137 Horseclose, £137, £133.50 Smalmstown, £136 Newhall Farm, £134 Mirkbooths, £132.50 Micklethwaite Farm, £130 Quarry Gill Leicester £131.50 West Cocklaw Herdwick £130 Scotby Ghyll, £124.50 House Farm, £118 Braitewaite Shields, £108 Winter Crag, £85 The Wreay

Leading Prices Pence per kilo: Beltex 403p, 387p, 346.5p, 341.9p, 324.4p, 317p, 311.1p Hollands, 395p, 352.4p, 315p Thethwaite Farm, 384.6p, 338p, 316.3p Low House Farm, 351p Dickstree, 337.5p Mirkbooths Texel 372p Harley Croft, 364p, 347.4p West Cocklaw, 350p Blue Dial Farm, 343.9p Stoneraise Place, 342.2p Dickstree, 339p(x2), 337.5p Low House Farm, 334p, 333p, 328.6p(x2) Newhall Farm, 33.5p Low House Farm, 332.6p Low Tarns, 328.2p The Wreay  Dutch Texel 341p, 325.6p Sycamore House, 338.5p Springfield Farm Blackface 307p, 303.6p, 302.2p, 302p, 298p, 297.8p, 297.7p Smalmstown, 300p, 294.3p Broomhills, 297.4p Thethwaite Farm, 295.6p Street Head Blue Texel 305.3p Birks Farm Hill Cheviot 303p, 291.5p Smalmstown Farm, 302.3p, 293p Quarry Gill, 302p Newhall Farm, 300p Micklethwaite, 293p, 290p Horseclose Farm, 291.3p Mirkbooths Charollais 302.1p Smalmstown Farm Suffolk 301.1p The Nook, 298.9p, 291.5p Mirkbooths, 295.5p Newhall Farm, 293p, 286.3p Stoneraise Place, 291.5p Smalmstown Farm, 288p Low Tarns, 287p The Nook, 287p Birks Farm, 286p, 285.9p Broomhill Herdwick 296p Low House Farm, 284.2p Winter Craig, 281p Braithwaite Shields Greyfaced 295p Shankfield Head, 290.2p Stoneraise Place, 288.8p, 281.3p Broomhills, 288p Brampton Fell Farm, 287p Moss Side House, 286p, 276.5p Mirkbooths, 285p Thethwaite Farm, 282.4p Harley Croft, 279p Hollands. 272.9p The Wreay Leicester 292p West Cocklaw Easycare 288p Stoneraise Place

CAST SHEEP: A smaller show on offer but demand far higher on the week. Topping today’s sale at £140 was a Texel from Messrs Carr, Millhill Farm. Closely followed by two from Kallum Hunt at £139. Mules sold with ease this week to £100 from Messrs Stainton. Cheviots sold to £98 from Messrs McGarva, Horseclose. Many more ewes could be sold with ease.

Leading prices per head:
Ewes:  Texel £140, £122 Millhill Farm, £139, £100 Braithwaite Shields, £130, £124 Hayclose, £110 Birks Farm, £107 Hargill House, £107 Corriehills, £106 Beck Farm, £98 West Cocklaw Suffolk £112 Corriehills Farm, £108 Beck Farm, £102 Birks Farm Greyfaced £100 Middle Farm, £95, £93 Birks Farm Hill Cheviot £98 Horseclose Farm, £97 Corriehills Farm, £86 Dalveen Halfbred £96 Maulscastle Farm Jacob £80, £69, £65 Dalveen Swaledale £66, £52 Middle Farm Blackface £58 Penny Hill Park

Rams: Texel £100 Barnstable House, £99, £96, £95 Shankfield Head Beltex £90 Thirlwall Castle Farm Herdwick £72 Braithwaite Shields

PLEASE NOTE ALL STOCK MUST BE PRE-BOOKED IN FOR NEXT MONDAYS SALE –15th MARCH 2021.

For more information regarding entries for Borderway Primestock Sales, please contact a member of the team

David Holliday	07710 189804	Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
Grant Anderson	07872 129274	Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
James Little	07872 840685	Prime & Cast Sheep