Borderway Special March Spring Suckled Calf Show & Sale

On Saturday 8^th March 2025 Harrison and Hetherington held their annual March special show and sale of continental cross store cattle, this event was kindly and generously sponsored by Tithebarn, Trustford and AW Jenkinson Forestry products, on Friday night during the pre sale show, complimentary Steak pies were well received and kindly supplied by B&T Kitson Ltd, Hutton Rudby.

The show attracted over 100 entrants across the classes, with the unenviable task of judging what was described as the strongest turn out of calves evert seen at this event was placed in the masterful hands of renown showman Blair Duffton, Aberdeenshire who’s professionalism and knowledge shone through during his time in the centre of the ring, with calves travelling from all corners of the UK. It was eventually two local calves that rose to the top, Blair’s Champion came from class 1B in the form of a pure bred Limousin Heifer consigned by great supporters of this event Messrs Hardisty, How Hall, Ennerdale, sired by Hightown Ron out of a Uptonley Livingthedream sired cow. This stunning red heifer entered the ring first on Saturday morning and sold at £10,000 with Mr Duffton backing his judgement and purchasing the animal.

Overall Champion - £10,000

Standing in Reserve was David Jarman, Brow Top, Branthwaite with the winner of class 1C again with a Limousin cross heifer, this time she was sired by the famous Trueman Idol and out of a cow which was purchased by David after he judged at our Middleton in Teesdale Mart where she stood as his Champion from JC White, Rigg Farm , this beautiful black heifer went on to sell for £6000 to an undisclosed purchaser.

Reserve Champion - £6000

A further two heifers broke into the five figure bracket , firstly the sale leader , the first prize British Blue heifer shown by Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe, Hesket New Market, this heifer has already been successfully shown in the autumn and caused great interest pre sale, she was a hybrid heifer being sired by Solway View Pogba and was purchased at foot of her pedigree Limousin dam in Borderway last June from Messrs Renton, High Laws, Morpeth, the interest in her led her to breaking the centre record for a commercial animal when she sold at £16,000 to Gordon Cameron, Newton Cottage, Argyll who is a regular buyer of the top commercial heifers and pedigree bulls across the UK.

Also breaking the mark at £11,000 was another Limousin cross heifer this time brought out by a master of the show calf art, John Smith-Jackson, Lipwood , Hexham named Black Pearl this heifer had already won Stars of the Future and North East Live in the autumn, she is sired by homebred bull Hightown Jacko, she found a new home with Ian Snape, Redditch and will be undoubtably one to watch this coming show season.

The trade for show potential animals was amazing from minute go with the prize winning heifers averaging £5153.04 and the bullocks £2795 or £4222.23 overall with 13 cattle selling over £5000. The Bullock Champion was consigned by Messrs Robertson, Newton of Logierait, who triumphed with a Limousin cross bullock sired by Cappleside Soloman, and out of a Blue cross heifer sired by the Robertson’s noted stock bull Warehams Mickey, he lead the bullock prices at £4200 and sold to master of the show scene Wilson Peters, Monzie, Crieff.

Standing in reserve was another Limousin sired animal this time by another well know sire Huntershall Nutcracker again Mr Duffton backed his judgement when securing this bullock for £3200.

Outwith the show an entry of 719 cattle were presented for sale , a packed ringside was on hand to make this a record breaking sale in terms of averages with the exhibits being 10-12m of age at the end of the days trading a UK record average of £2219.03 was achieved being £516.86 up on what was the best trade anywhere seen last march with heifers up £607.58 at £2374.16 and bullocks up £431.88 at £2072.49, no fewer than 273 of these yearling crossed the £2000 mark, just a truly incredible sale and a truly incredible day for vendors and the UK commercial cattle industry.

Leading Consignment Averages –
Leading consignments (2 or more)
Hardisty, How Hall 4 Av. £5850
Smith-Jackson, Lipwood 6 Av. £5233.33
May, Sheltwood Farm 6 Av. £4300
Pennie & Son, Gwern Yr Ychain 4 Av. £4025
Maulscastle Farming 6 Av. £3758.33
Jarman, Brow Top Farm 7 Av. £3350
Priestley, Cracrop Farm 6 Av. £3350
Laird & Son, Sunnyside Farm 3 Av.£3000
Harper, Greenwells Farm 5 Av. £2980
Marston, Easgill Head 2 Av. £2850
Wright, Woodend 4 av. £2762.50
Allen, Castle Garth 7 av. £2672.86
Robertson, Newton of Logierait 48 av. £2657.92
Kilnstown Farms 4 av. £2525
Wilson, Corby Hill 2 av. £2435
Dobson, East View 4 av. £2430
Hall, Horsleyhill 10 av. £2328
Twentyman, Osborne Farm 2 av. £2300
Fowlie, Guise 25 av. £2241.20
Millar, Crookholm 4 av. £2157
Comrie,Stonebyres Mains 5 av. £2144
Wallace, Gapshields 5 av. £2126
Scott, West Micklethwaite 3 av. £2083.33
MacGregor, Rose Hall 73 av. £2078.63
Wharton, Snade 15 av. £2076.67
Hunter, The Steel 20 av. £2056.50
Townsend, Quarry Farm 3 av. £2016.67
Stoddart, Hillside 2 av. £2010

Prize Winners –
Class 1A – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer
1^st           J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £4000
2^nd         JW Smith-Jackson, Lipwood, haydon Bridge, Northumberland - £11,000
3^rd          J May, Sheltwood Farm, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire - £3800
4^th        Maulscastle Farming, Annan, Dumfriesshire - £5000
5^th        S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria - £4200
6^th        Maulscastle Farming, Annan, Dumfriesshire - £6500

Class 1B – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer
1^st           S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria - £10,000
2^nd         J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £7000
3^rd          T Laird, Sunnyside Farm, Cronberry, Cumnock, Ayrshire - £4500
4^th          R Wright, Woodend, Ardgour, Fort William, Inverness-shire – £2800
5^th          B Harper, Greenwells Farm House, Maddison, Falkirk - £2600
6^th          Z Hall & M Batty, Westerhouse Cottage, Hawick, Roxburghshire - £3200

Class 1C – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer
1^st           P & A Jarman, Brow Top Farm, Branthwaite, Workington, Cumbria - £6000
2^nd         JW Smith-Jackson, Lipwood, haydon Bridge, Northumberland - £8000
3^rd          J May, Sheltwood Farm, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire - £5500
4^th          EH Pennie & Son, Gwern Yr Ychain, Llandyssil, Montgomery, Powys - £7000
5^th          S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria - £5200
6^th          Maulscastle Farming, Annan, Dumfriesshire - £3600

Class 2 – Limousin or Limousin Cross Heifer (not shown in Class 1)
1^st           J May, Sheltwood Farm, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire - £4000
2^nd         S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria - £4000
3^rd          P & A Jarman, Brow Top Farm, Branthwaite, Workington, Cumbria - £4500

Class 3A – British Blue or British Blue Cross Heifer
1^st           M & MA Ridley, Haltcliffe Farm, Hesket Newmarket, Wigton, Cumbria - £16,000
2^nd         J May, Sheltwood Farm, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire - £5500
3^rd        J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £3200
4^th          TW Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan, Dumfriesshire - £4200
5^th        EH Pennie & Son, Gwern Yr Ychain, Llandyssil, Montgomery, Powys - £3000
6^th        R & E Pattinson, Temon Farm, Low Row, Brampton, Cumbria

Class 3B – British Blue or British Blue Cross Heifer
1^st           J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £2800
2^nd         DP Allen, Castle Garth, Thornton Le Dale, North Yorkshire - £2100
3^rd        Maulscastle Farming, Annan, Dumfriesshire - £2500

Class 4 – AOB Continental x Heifer
1^st           R Wright, Woodend, Ardgour, Fort William, Inverness-shire - £3200
2^nd       DP Allen, Castle Garth, Thornton Le Dale, North Yorkshire - £2500
3^rd        SJ Stoddart, Hillside, Wigton, Cumbria - £1720
4^th        P Stobart, The Square, Kirklinton, Carlisle, Cumbria - £2020

Class 5 – Baby Beef Heifer (Born on or after 1^st August 2024)
1^st           D & E Davies, Dolydd Dwr, Drefach, Llanbydder, Ceredigion
2^nd         J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £3200
3^rd        DP Allen, Castle Garth, Thornton Le Dale, North Yorkshire - £3500
4^th        JW Smith-Jackson, Lipwood, haydon Bridge, Northumberland - £3000
5^th        DS Townend, Quarry Farm, Broughton, Malton, North Yorkshire - £1400
6^th        Messrs Twentyman, Osborne Farm, Wigton, Cumbria - £2200

Heifer Champion– S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria - £10,000 (Class 1B)

Reserve Heifer Champion - P & A Jarman, Brow Top Farm, Branthwaite, Workington, Cumbria - £6000 (Class 1C)

Class 6 – Halter Trained Limousin or Limousin Cross Steer
1^st           J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £4200
2^nd         B Harper, Greenwells Farm House, Maddison, Falkirk - £3200
3^rd          JW Smith-Jackson, Lipwood, haydon Bridge, Northumberland - £3400
4^th        J May, Sheltwood Farm, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire - £3100
5^th          J May, Sheltwood Farm, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire - £3800
6^th          P & A Jarman, Brow Top Farm, Branthwaite, Workington, Cumbria - £2200

Class 7 – Limousin or Limousin Cross Steer (not shown in Class 6)
1^st           J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £2500
2^nd         P & A Jarman, Brow Top Farm, Branthwaite, Workington, Cumbria - £2250
3^rd        E Telfer & Son, Newton High House, Newton, Stocksfield - £2700

Class 8A – British Blue or British Blue cross Steer
1^st        J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £3600                              
2^nd         JW Smith-Jackson, Lipwood, haydon Bridge, Northumberland - £3400
3^rd          JW Smith-Jackson, Lipwood, haydon Bridge, Northumberland - £2600
4^th        R & E Pattinson, Temon Farm, Low Row, Brampton, Cumbria
5^th          T Laird, Sunnyside Farm, Cronberry, Cumnock, Ayrshire - £2200

Class 8B – British Blue or British Blue cross Steer
1^st           EH Pennie & Son, Gwern Yr Ychain, Llandyssil, Montgomery, Powys - £2300
2^nd         J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £2350
3^rd          KD & DE Millar & Partners, Crookholm Farm, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire - £2000

Class 9 - Any other Continental Cross or breed steer (not shown in class 6-8)
1^st           Kilnstown Farms Ltd, Kilnstown, Roweltown, Carlisle - £2100

Class 10 – Baby Beef any breed Steer born on or after 1^st Aug 2024 (not shown in Classes (6-9)
1^st           B Harper, Greenwells Farm House, Maddison, Falkirk - £2400
2^nd         B Harper, Greenwells Farm House, Maddison, Falkirk - £1900
3^rd          DS Townend, Quarry Farm, Broughton, Malton, North Yorkshire - £1650

Steer Champion– J Robertson & Co, Newton of Logierait, Ballinluig, Pitlochry - £4200 (Class 6)

Reserve Steer Champion– B Harper, Greenwells Farm House, Maddison, Falkirk - £3200 (Class 6)

Overall Champion - S Hardisty & Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, Cumbria - £10,000 (Class 1B)

Reserve Overall Champion - P & A Jarman, Brow Top Farm, Branthwaite, Workington, Cumbria - £6000 (Class 1C)

Leading prices:

Heifers: BRITISH BLUE: £16,000,Haltcliffe Farm,  £5500,Sheltwood Farm,  £4200,Upper Brydekirk,  £3600, £3200,Cracrop Farm,  £3500, £3200, £2800,Newton Of Logierait,  £3000, £2500,25 Mauscastle Farming,  £3000,Gwern Yr Ychain,  £2650, Corby Hill,  £2400,(x2) , Stonebyres Mains,  £2220,(x2) , Guise Farm Partnership,  £2200,Osborne Farm,  £2100, Castle Garth,  £2000,Crookholm Farm,  £2000,Home Farm,  LIMOUSIN: £11,000, £8000, £3000,Lipwood,  £10000, £5200, £4200, £4000,How Hall,  £7000, £5200, £3800, £3200,(x2) ,  £2400, £2020,(x4) , Newton Of Logierait,  £7000, £3800,Gwern Yr Ychain,  £6500, £5000, £3600, Maulscastle Farming,  £6000, £4500, £4200,Brow Top Farm,  £5500, £3900,Sheltwood Farm,  £4800, £2220,(x2) ,  £2200 (x5) ,  £2120,(x3) , Guise Farm Partnership,  £4800, £2600,Greenwells Farm House,  £4500, £2300,Sunnyside Farm,  £3900, £3500, £3000, £2900,Cracrop Farm,  £3800,Kilnstown,  £3600, £3500, £3300, £2400, £2300,(x3) , Grange Hall,  £3600, £3500, £2350, Castle Garth,  £3500, £2500,Snade Farm,  £3400,Auchanairney Farm,  £3200, £2750, £2400, £2360, £2250,Westerhouse Cottages ,  £3200,Easegill Head,  £3000,Walton Hall Farm,  £3000,Quarry Farm,  £2800,Woodend,  £2800,Meikle Kirkland,  £2700, West Micklethwaite,  £2700, £2420, £2260, £2200,(x6) ,  £2000,Rose Hall Farm,  £2580,East View Farm,  £2400,Osborne Farm,  £2300,(x2) ,  £2080,(x2) , The Steel Farm,  £2300,Hillside,  £2280, £2000,Thirlwall Castle Farm,  £2250, £2040,Roughet Hill,  £2150, £2020,(x2) ,  £2000,Home Farm,  CHAROLAIS: £3200,Woodend,  £2850,Newton Of Logierait,  £2500, Castle Garth,  £2020,The Square,  £2020,The Beeches,

Steers: LIMOUSIN: £4200, £3200, £2700, £2660,(x2) ,  £2500, £2420 (x3) ,  £2380,(x2) ,  £2360,(x3) ,  £2320,(x2) ,  £2300, £2040,(x4) ,  £2020, £2020,(x2) ,  £2000,Newton Of Logierait,  £4000, £3800, £3100,Sheltwood Farm,  £3400,Lipwood,  £3200, £2400,Greenwells Farm House,  £3000, £2250, £2200,Brow Top Farm,  £2700,Newton High House,  £2700, £2350,Woodend,  £2680, £2340, £2120,East View Farm,  £2600, £2060, Castle Garth,  £2500,Easegill Head,  £2420,(x10) , £2280, £2260,(x2) ,  £2240,(x5) ,  £2220, £2180,(x4) ,  £2140,(x4) ,  £2120,(x5) ,  £2040,(x3) ,  £2020,(x4) , Rose Hall Farm,  £2400, £2200, Westerhouse Cottages ,  £2400, £2180,(x2) ,  £2020,Grange Hall,  £2400,(x3) ,  £2160,(x2) , The Steel Farm,  £2300, £2260, £2100, £2000,(x2) , Thirlwall Castle Farm,  £2300,(x2) ,  £2100,Gapshields,  £2280,Roughet Hill,  £2280,(x3) ,  £2200,(x3) ,  £2150,Guise Farm Partnership,  £2250,The Guards,  £2220,Corby Hill,  £2220,(x4) ,  £2180,Snade Farm,  £2200, £2000,Kilnstown,  £2180, £2150, £2020,(x2) , Home Farm,  £2140,(x2) ,  £2100, £2080, £2000,Denton Mains,  £2100,Brock Stones,  £2060,Edges Green,  £2000,Milton Mains,  BRITISH BLUE: £3600, £2350, £2320, £2200, £2020,Newton Of Logierait,  £3400, £2600,Lipwood,  £2380, £2250, £2000,Crookholm Farm,  £2300,Gwern Yr Ychain,  £2250, £2180,(x3) ,  £2020,(x2) , Home Farm,  £2200,Sunnyside Farm,  £2100,Bridge Bank,  £2060,Stonebyres Mains,  GALLOWAY: £2100,Kilnstown,  CHAROLAIS: £1960, £1860,(x5) ,  £1840,The Beeches.

Ridley, Haltcliffe, Haltcliffe Black Orchid - £16,000	Smith-Jackson, Lipwood - £11,000
Hardisty, How Hall - £10,000	Smith-Jackson, Lipwood - £8000
Robertson, Newton of Logierait - £7000	EH Pennie & Son, Gwern Yr Ychain - £7000
Maulscastle Farming - £6500	Jarman, Brow Top - £6000
D & E Davies, Dolydd Dwr - £6000	J May, Sheltwood Farm - £5500
J May, Sheltwood Farm £5500	Robertson, Newton of Logierait - £4200