Date: 08 January 2025 | Calves

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Borderway Calf Sale

Borderway, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2RS

On Wednesday 8th January Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of Calves. A mammoth show of 545 calves. Trade was on fire from the offset and continued right to the very end with all types up £80 - £100 on the last sale which took place 3 weeks ago.

The averages speak for themselves

221 Bulls av £458             

209 Heifers av £394

115 B&W Bulls av £224

Topping the sale at £750 was an outstanding 3 month old British Blue from Emma Wilson, Evening Hill, Thursby. The next to break the £700 barrier was a 4 month old British Blue bull from Wilson, Woodside, Wreay selling for £735. Aberdeen Angus bulls to £690 from first time consignor NW & RW Boyd, Alton Farm, Stranraer, with other selling to £680 from regular consignors C Horsley Ltd, Whitrigg Grange, Wigton.

British Blue calves were in hot demand with 50 head selling to over £600. R & J Byers, White Hill sold a pen of 3 British Blue bulls to £670. Andrew Vance, Portyerrock sold a pen of 4 British Blue bulls to £650. Limousin bulls topped at £615 from WM Sloan & Co, Ryemuir, Lochmaben. Montbeliarde bulls sold to £605 for a pair of 3 month olds from RG & MJT Farish, East Farm, Newton Arlosh. Hereford bulls sold to £600 from M Henderson, Dalston. 2 month old Limousin bulls sold to £595 from IT & EM Carlyle, Bleaberry Rigg. Low Wood Dairy, Warwick Bridge sold a pen of three 2 month old British Blue bulls to £530. 3 month old Simmental bulls sold to £505 from D Hyslop, Meinside. Brownrigg Hall Ltd, Allonby sold a 1 month old Limousin bull to £445. 1 month old British Blue bulls to £410 twice from JJ & M Mattinson, Rosewain.

Holsten Friesian bulls were another flyer, with plenty of buyers in attendance for this type, topping at £390 from Peastree Farm Ltd, Durdar. 1 month old Aberdeen Angus sold to £385 from M Stephenson, Winter Tarn. Ayrshire Bulls sold to £380 from GG Baynes & son, Marleycote, Hexham.

Heifers sold a lot sharper too, topping at £670 for a 2 month old Limousin from IT & EM Carlyle, Bleaberry Rigg. British Blues topped at £640 from low House Farming, Armathwaite. R & J Byres, Whitehills, Walton sold a pen of 3 British Blue heifers to £620. Aberdeen Angus heifers sold to £620 from JB Sloan, Parklands, Johnstonebridge.  35 heifers sold in excess of £500. 1 month old British Blue heifers sold to £375 from J Sewell, Mayfield. 1 month old Simmental Heifers sold to £310 from CM & P Hall, Whitechester, Haltwhistle. 

Leading Prices: BULLS: BRITISH BLUE: £750, £670, Evening Hill Farm,  £735,Woodside Farm,  £670,(x2) ,  £590,Tempest Tower,  £670,(x3) , Whitehills Farm,  £660, £620, £615,(x3) ,  £600,(x3) , Gillespie,  £650,(x4) , Portyerrock Farm,  £635, £615,(x2) ,  £580,Wedholme Hill,  £630, £610,Monks House,  £625, £615,(x2) ,  £600, £580,(x2) , Park House Farm,  £620, £595,West House Farm,  £580,Park Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £690,Alton Farm,  £680,(x3) , Whitrigg Grange,  £560,Portyerrock Farm,  £545, £515,(x2) ,  £440,Evening Hill Farm,  £540,(x4) ,  £470,(x2) , Panlands Farm,  £515,Wedholme Hill,  £510, £505, £500,(x2) , Gaitsgill Hall Farm,  £480,Hollands Farm,  £470,(x2) , Anguswell Farm,  £460,Meinside,  £440, £390,Woodside Farm,  £405,(x2) , Harrington Ling Farm,  £385,Winter Tarn Farm,  £370,Nook House,  LIMOUSIN: £615, £580,(x2) ,  £550, £515,(x2) , Ryemuir Farm,  £600, £515,(x4) ,  £450, £440,Brownrigg Farm,  £595,Bleaberry Rigg,  £560,Hollands Farm,  £500, £440, £390,Main Hill Farm,  £485,West House Farm,  £475, £460,Park Farm,  £445,Brownrigg Hall Farm,  £420,Nook House,  MONTBELAIRDE: £605,(x2) ,  £505, £470,(x3) ,  £450,East Farm,  £455, £380,Gillespie,  HEREFORD: £600,(x2) , 1 Riverside,  £420,(x2) , Harrington Ling Farm,  £300, £230,(x3) , Alton Farm,  £300,Nook House,  FRIESIAN : £540, £460, £455,(x2) ,  £340,(x3) ,  £320,(x3) ,  £315, £290,(x4) ,  £265,(x2) ,  £245,(x2) ,  £240,(x3) ,  £230,(x4) ,  £205,Alton Farm,  £370, £290,(x2) ,  £270, £255,(x2) , Thornbank,  SIMMENTAL : £505,Meinside,  £350, £310,Whitchester Farm,  SWEDISH RED & WHITE: £485,West House Farm,  HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN : £390,Peastree Farm,  £370, £285,Evening Hill Farm,  £360,(x2) , Brownrigg Farm,  £330,(x2) , High Plains,  £290,West House Farm,  £235,Wedholme Hill,  £230,Woodside Farm,  £190,Nether Keir,  AYRSHIRE: £380,(x2) ,  £315,(x2),  £235, £225,(x3) ,  £220,(x2),  £215,Marleycote Walls,  £220,(x3),  £205,(x3) ,  £160,(x2), Aigle Gill,  CHAROLAIS : £370,(x2) ,  £340,(x2) ,  £300,Low House Farm,  LONGHORN: £310,(x2) , St Mungo,  DAIRY SHORTHORN: £305,Midtodhills,  JERSEY: £260, Middleton Mill House,  HOLSTEIN: £230, Beech Holme Farm,  £210, Woodside Farm,  £200, Nook House,

HEIFERS: LIMOUSIN: £670, £610, £460, Bleaberry Rigg,  £530,(x3) ,  £500, £500,(x2),  £420,(x2), Ryemuir Farm,  £405,(x2) , Weary Hall Style,  £390,Park Farm,  £330, £240,Main Hill Farm,  £300, £240,Whitchester Farm,  £280,Peastree Farm,  £270,Guillyhill,  £220,Brownrigg Hall Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: £640,(x2) ,  £500,Low House Farm,  £620,(x3) ,  £605, £580,Whitehills Farm,  £605, £520,(x3) ,  £510,Laggonmore,  £600,Meinside,  £595, £560,Brunt Hill,  £530, Portyerrock Farm,  £510, £490,East Farm,  £505,Anguswell Farm,  £500,Monks House,  £490,(x3) ,  £480,Tempest Tower,  £490,High House,  £490,Wedholme Hill,  £490,Low Wood,  £485,(x2) , Cross Hill,  £480,(x2) , West House Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £620, £460,(x5) , Panlands Farm,  £520,Whitrigg Grange,  £500,(x2) , Wedholme Hill,  £450,(x2) , Evening Hill Farm,  £450,Woodside Farm,  £435,(x2), Gaitsgill Hall Farm,  CHAROLAIS: £530,S & L Farming,  HEREFORD: £460,Portyerrock Farm,  £450, Gaitsgill Hall Farm,  £410, £395, £380,(x2) ,  £310,(x2) , Harrington Ling Farm,  £340,Cow Lane,  £300, £250, £240,(x2) , Nook House,  SIMMENTAL : £410,Meinside,  £310, £260,Whitchester Farm,  FRIESIAN: £210,Alton Farm,  £425,(x3) ,  Wreay,  £400, Cow Lane,  £390,Tempest Tower,  £380,Portyerrock Farm,  £350,Nether Keir,  £330,Low Wood,  £290,High Plains,  £290,(x2) ,  £280,(x2), Guillyhill,  £280, Petteril Side Farm,  £280,(x2), Nook House,  £280, New Farm,

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