Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 10^th May Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock. A great entry 475 of cast cows, bulls and prime cattle and 1569 prime and cast sheep were on offer.

PRIME BULLS: An increased entry of 96 prime bulls forward with a good trade achieved throughout, all be it easier on previous weeks. Top overall came from the furthest travelled vendors Messrs Callion, Bolfornought Farm Stirling selling their Limousin to £1979 purchased by Messrs Kirkpatrick, Lockerbie. Messrs Wilson, Bankdale, Carlisle sold another to £1880 and Messrs Telfer, Newton High House, Hexham sold one at £1812. Blonde cattle sold to £1724 from Messrs Wilshaw, Oulton Hall, Wigton purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston. Simmentals sold to £1667 from Messrs Goldie, Newbie Mains, Annan purchased by Morgan Helliwell. Top overall pence per kilo of 261.5p was paid to Messrs Telfer, Newton High House for their Limousin purchased by Ralph Pearson Wholesale Butchers, Bradford. Dairy bred bulls were easily sold achieving a top of £1360 for a Holstein Friesian from Messrs Graves, Old Town, Carlisle this bull was also top price per kilo of 201.5p purchased by Jewitt Meats Spennymoor.  Please advise entries by call or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading prices per head: Limousin £1979 Bolfornought Farm, £1880 Bankdale Farm, £1812 Newton High House, £1725 Gallowberry, £1675 Allerby Hall, £1527, £1415, £1374 Old Rectory Farm, £1520, £1372 Linden House, £1495 Church Farm Blonde £1724 Oulton Hall, £1242 High Whinnow Farm Simmental £1667 Newbie Mains Luing £1535 Woodyett Farm Charolais £1454, £1277 Enzieholm British Blue £1390 Windy Hill, £1381 High Green Hill, £1289, £1288 Mirkbooths, £1243, £1241 Beck House, £1226 Justicetown Farm Holstein Friesian £1360 Old Town Farm, £1271, £1261, £1099 Albyfield, £1262 Bectonhall, £1187, £1125, £1067 High Whinnow Farm, £1137, £1038, £1003 Milton Farm, £1067, £1065, £1063 Windy Hill, £1032 Smallthwaite British Blue £1284 Old Rectory Farm Aberdeen Angus £1213 Bectonhall Ayrshire £1181 Whinnow Farm, £1088, £1032 Horseclose Farm Holstein £1113, £967, £929, £919 Musgrave Hall Belted Galloway £1106, £1037 Castle Farm, £1080 High Whinnow Swedish Red & White £936, £921 Laws Hall

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 261.5p Newton High House, 253.5p Bolfornought Farm, 253.5p Bankdale Farm, 237.5p Linden House, 233.5p Gallowberry, 232.5p, 231.5p Old Rectory Farm, 230.5p Church Farm, 228.5p Aulby Farm Simmental 237.5p Newbie Mains British Blue 231.5p Old Rectory Farm, 208.5p Randalinton Blonde 227.5p Oulton Hall British Blue 213.5p, 211.5p Mirkbooths, 212.5p Justicetown Farm Holstein Friesian 201.5p Old Town Farm, 178.5p Bectonhall, 177.5p, 169.5p Mirkbooths, 170.5p, 168.5p High Whinnow Farm, 169.5p Smallthwaite, 177.5p Windy Hill Charolais 196.5p Enzieholm Aberdeen Angus 188.5p Bectonhall Friesian 186.5p Wed Holme House, 186.5p, 180.5p, 176.5p Albyfield Swedish Red & White 185.5p, 179.5p Laws Hall Holstein 180.5p Musgrave Hall Belted Galloway 178.5p Castle Farm, 177.5p High Whinnow Farm Holstein Friesian 178.5p Justicetown Farm, 177.5p Laws Hall, 166.5p Randalinton Farm Ayrshire 175.5p Horseclose Farm, 174.5p High Whinnow Farm Luing 169.5p Woodyett Farm Holstein 160.5p Musgrave Hall

PRIME CATTLE: A much larger entry of 64 prime steers and heifers forward at Borderway’s weekly sale. Trade was buoyant throughout and some fantastic returns were achieved. Top overall was an outstanding British Blue cross heifer from Messrs Dent, Elm House, Appleby receiving £1850 and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Limousin’s sold to £1674 for a quality animal from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan and was purchased by Border Meats, Lockerbie. Messrs Hird, West End, Cockermouth sold another to £1657 purchased by WE Fairlie, Leitham. Charolais sold to £1652 from Messrs Bell, Hallbankgate, Brampton purchased by Messrs Fell. Top pence per kilo and overall top was a Limousin cross from Messrs Little, Greenhill, Wigton achieving 286.5p and purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston. Messrs Little sold another to 275.5p which was purchased by Messrs Medcalf, Brookwood Abattoir, Halifax. Messrs Dent’s aforementioned heifer peaked at 265.5ppk. Prime steers peaked at £1833 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse Farm, Carlisle. Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton sold one to £1823 both purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Blake, Halfway Well, Penrith also joined the £1800’s club attaining £1800 purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick. Light Galloway steers sold to £1305 from Messrs Telfer, Newton High House, Hexham purchased by WE Fairlie. Top pernce per kilo steers were a Limousin cross from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks at 255.5p and another from Messrs Dent, Elm House, Aplleby to 254.5p and Messrs Wilson, Petterill Hill Farm, Carlisle to 253.5p. Dairy bred cattle sold were and were seen to peak at £1516 for a Holstein Friesian steer from Messrs Smithston, Skelcies Hall, Appleby the same vendor also sold top Holstein Friesian heifer to £1331 both purchased by Messrs Fell, Settle.  Please advise entries by call or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading Prices Per Head:
Heifers: British Blue £1850 Elm House Limousin £1674, £1556 Upper Brydekirk, £1657 West End Farm, £1586, £1570, £1549 Greenhill Farm, £1526 Nealhouse Farm, £1524 Newbiggin Farm, £1514, £1439 High Aketon, £1468, £1446 Lord Close, £1458 Petterill Hill Farm, £1456 Old Rectory Farm, £1442 Prior Hall Charolais £1652 Hallbankgate Farm Simmental £1374 Riggshields Holstein Friesian £1331 Skelcies Hall

Steers: Limousin £1833 Nealhouse Farm, £1823, £1784, £1729 Bothel Parks, £1800, £1724 Halfway Well, £1798, £1724 Hoddomtown, £1754 Newbiggin Farm, £1745 Elm House, £1741 Petteril Hill Farm, £1716 Lords Close, £1698 Prior Hall, £1682 Newhall Farm Holstein Friesian £1516 Skelcies Hall, £1127 Gatelands, £1098 Windy Hill British Blue £1379 Stubbyknowe Fleckvieh £1351 Greystone House Galloway £1305 Newton High House Aberdeen Angus £1202 Stubbyknowe Holstein £1101 Stubbyknowe

Leading prices per kilo:  
Heifers: Limousin 286.5p, 275.5p, 251.5p Greenhill Farm, 257.5p, 254.5p, 246.5p High Aketon, 256.5p, 255.5p Upper Brydekirk, 249.5p, 244.5p West End Farm, 246.5p Lords Close, 245.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 245.5p Newbiggin Farm, 243.5p Old Rectory Farm, 243.5p Nealhouse Farm British Blue 265.5p Elm House, 213.5p Bank Farm Charolais 215.5p Hallbankgate Farm Simmental 204.5p Riggshields Holstein Friesian 177.5p Skelcies Hall

Steers: Limousin 255.5p, 251.5p, 243.5p Bothel Parks, 254.5p Elm House, 253.5p Petteril Hill Farm, 250.5p Nealhouse, 247.5p Newbiggin, 243.5p Lords Close, 242.5p, 238.5p Hoddomtown, 242.5p Newhall, 239.5p, 238.5p, 194.5p Halfway Well, 221.5p Prior Hall Galloway 225.5p Newton High House Belted Galloway 207.5p Woodhall Farm British Blue 200.5p Stubbyknowe Aberdeen Angus 195.5p Stubbyknowe Fleckvieh 187.5p Greystone House Holstein Friesian 182.5p Holstein Friesian 182.5p Skelcies Hall, 182.5p Windy Hill, 169.5p Gatelands Holstein 175.5p, 168.5p Stubbyknowe

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE: A great show of 318 cast cows and stock bulls were on offer to a keen ringside of buyers ensuring a flying trade for all classes and 10 cows selling for over 200p per kilo. Messrs Armstrong, Crossfell House’s run of outstanding cows topped at 899kg at 207.5p totalling £1865 for a British Blue cow and 762kg at 233.5p totalling £1779 for a Limousin x purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick and Owain Llyr. Messrs Harryman, Keskadale Farm’s run of well finished cows topped at 716kg at 233.5p totalling £1600 bought by Owain Llyr and 564kg at 219.5p totalling £1237 to Micheal Helliwell. Messrs Bell, Woodhall Farm sold two outstanding cows for 806kg at 197.5p totalling £1591 for a Limousin x and 846kg at 184.5p totalling £1560 for a Blue x bought by Charles Kirkpatrick and Owain Llyr. Messrs Little, Greenhill Farm sold a Blue x cow for 653kg at 234.5p totalling £1531 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton House’s run of Simmental cows topped at 723kg at 209.5p totalling £1514 to Les Fell. Messrs Coulthard, Brisco Hall’s run of cows topped at 644kg at 207.5p totalling £1336 for a Beef Shorthorn to Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Nichol, Lawston Farm sold the top price Aberdeen Angus cow for 668kg at 199.5p totalling £1332 to Michael Helliwell.

All classes of dairy cast cows were in great demand. Messrs Jackson, Skelton Wood End sold the top priced Friesian cow for 749kg at 184.5p totalling £1381 to David Holmes. Messrs Workman, Beeches Farm sold Montbeliarde x cows for 701kg at 195.5p totalling £1370 and 838kg at 147.5p totalling £1236 bought by Brian Capper and Les Fell. Messrs Pattinson & Son, Walby Hall sold a Holstein x heifer for 683kg at 187.35p totalling £1280 to Brian Capper. Messrs Johnstone, Westray Farm sold a Montbeliarde x cow for 854kg at 149.5p totalling £1276 to Steven Bowes. The Cowhill Trust, Muirside Farm sold the top priced Ayrshire cow for 884kg at 143.5kg at £1268 to Les Fell. Messrs Bowe, Chalk Lodge’s run of Holstein x cows topped at 883kg at 138.5p totalling £1222 to Brian Capper.

Leading Prices per head: British Blue £1865 Crossfell House, £1560 Woodhall Farm, £1531 Greenhill Farm Limousin £1779, £1649, £1649 Crossfell House, £1600, £1260, £1239, £1237, £1187 Keskadale Farm, £1591 Woodhall Farm, £1488 Crossdykes Farm, £1441, £1342 Balgray Hill, £1415, £1277 Hargill House, £1321 Westray Farm, £1313 Brisco Hall, £1226 Tinnishall, £1218 Lawston Farm, £1200 Weary Hall Style, £1164 Bank Farm, £1142 Thackwood, £1112, £1106 Niven Hill Simmental £1514, £1418, £1218, £1151 Kirtleton House, £1437 Keskadale Farm Friesian £1381 Skelton Wood End, £1148 Fauldie, £1127 Bailey Town, £1066 Crummock Bank Farm Montbeliarde £1370, £1236, £1118 Beeches, £1276 Westray Farm Beef Shorthorn £1336 Brisco Hall, £1209 Minsca Farm, £1114 Crossdykes Farm Aberdeen Angus £1332 Lawston Farm, £1298, £1169, £1160 Newbigging, £1292, £1138, £1127, £1107, £1103 Druidhall Holstein Friesian £1280, £1080 Walby Hall, £1265 Bailey Town, £1222, £1051 Chalk Lodge, £1193, £1120 Sloehabbert Farm, £1181 Bromfield Hall, £1174 Torpenhow, £1161, £1133, £1056 High Plains, £1156 Wood Farm, £1154, £1013 Kirtlebank Farm, £1147 Whitrigg Grange, £1081 Thackwood Farm, £1057, £1009 Newton Field, £1056 Woodhouses Farm Ayrshire £1268, £1117, £1040 Muirside Farm, £1175, £1127 Marleycote Walls, £1022 Horseclose Blonde £1245 Crossfell House, £1244 Merryshield Holstein £1157 Muirside Farm Fleckvieh £1137, £1106 Stoneybrook Farm Danish Red £1068, £1019, £1008 Lambfield Jersey £819 Lambfield, £760 Temon Farm

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 234.5p Greenhill Farm, 207.5p Crossfell House , 184.5p Woodhall Farm, 165.5p Bank Farm, 156.5p Culcaigrie Limousin 233.5p, 198.5p, 189.5p Crossfell House, 223.5p, 219.5p, 203.5p, 199.5p, 191.5p, 177.5p Keskadale Farm, 199.5p Lawston Farm, 197.5p Woodhall Farm, 187.5p Merryshield, 187.5p Crossdykes Farm, 186.5p, 179.5p Balgray Hill, 185.5p, 176.5p Hargill House, 183.5p, 162.5p Niven Hill, 174.5p Brisco Hall, 174.5p Terrace Farm, 167.5p Stubbsgill Farm, 163.5p Weary Hall Style, 163.5p Tinnishall, 162.5p Thackwood Simmental 209.5p(x2), 177.5p, 169.5p Kirtleton House, 169.5p Keskadale Farm, 153.5p(x2) Maryfield Farm Beef Shorthorn 207.5p Brisco Hall, 185.5p Crossdykes Farm Aberdeen Angus 207.5p, 172.5p, 167.5p, 165.5p Druidhall, 199.5p Lawston Farm, 191.5p Minsca Farm, 182.5p, 155.5p, 151.5p Newbigging, 161.5p The Square, 154.5p Beck Foot, 153.5p Maryfield Farm Friesian 196.5p Bailey Town, 184.5p Skelton Wood End, 149.5p Fauldie, 138.5p Crummock Bank Farm, 136.5p, 133.5p(x2) The Howes, 135.5p Clarks Farm, 135.5p Arkleby House Farm Montbeliarde 195.5p, 147.5p, 142.5p Beeches, 149.5p Westray Farm, 142.5p Flothers, 142.5p Hillend Farm Holstein Friesian 189.5p, 185.5p Bailey Town, 187.5p, 179.5p, 170.5p Walby Hall, 176.5p(x2), 175.5p Newton Field, 175.5p Torpenhow Hall, 174.5p, 172.5p Kirtlebank, 174.5p Wood Farm, 166.5p Burthwaite Croft, 166.5p Gatelands, 156.5p Thackwood Farm, 151.5p Askham Hall Farm, 146.5p, 141.5p Sloehabbert Farm, 144.5p Wardpark, 143.5p Woodhouses Farm, 143.5p High Plains, 140.5p Whitrigg Grange, 139.5p(x2) Skelton Wood End, 138.5p Bromfield Hall Norwegian Red 184.5p Bailey Town Ayrshire 177.5p, 144.5p, 131.5p Horseclose, 145.5p Fauldie, 143.5p, 139.5p, 133.5p Muirside Farm, 141.5p, 139.5p Marleycote Walls Blonde 169.5p Crossfell House, 155.5p Merryshield Fleckvieh 158.5p, 151.5p, 148.5p, 145.5p, 141.5p, 139.5p, 138.5p Stoneybrook Farm Jersey 149.5p Temon Farm, 119.5p Lambfield Hereford 146.5p, 146.5p, 144.5p Culcaigrie, 146.5p Dalecroft Bazadaise 145.5p Church Farm Danish Red 143.5p, 134.5p, 133.5p, 132.5p(x2) Lambfield Holstein 143.5p, 133.5p Muirside Farm

CAST BULLS: Only 5 stock bulls on offer with Messrs Oliver, East Farm selling a Beef Shorthorn bull for 1240kg at 153.4p totalling £1903 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Story & Son, Woodhead Farm sold a Limousin stock bull for 992kg at 158.5p totalling £1572 to Charles Kirkpatrick.

Leading Prices per Head: Beef Shorthorn £1903 Great Whittington Limousin £1572 Woodhead Aberdeen Angus £1252 Riddings Hill

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 158.5p Woodhead Farm Beef Shorthorn 153.5p Great Whittington Aberdeen Angus 128.5p Riddings Hill Charolais 123.5p Wydon Farm Holstein Friesian 119.5p Southfield Farm

PRIME SHEEP: The weekly sale of prime sheep attracted a pleasing entry of 1569 head.

SPRING LAMBS: A larger show of 311 prime lambs forward with some top quality on show. The sale peaked at £190 for a real showstopper from regular consignors Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall, Dalston which sold to Mr M Helliwell, Rochdale, this lamb also led the price per kilo at 431.8p. Liam Wannop, School Farm, Wigton followed closely behind at 428.9p for a cracker which sold to Mr R Skelton, Dearham. An overall average per head of £142.60 was achieved.

Leading Prices per head: Texel £190, £172, £170(x2), £166, £165, £164, £163, £162(x2), £159, £156 Cardew Hall, £170, £164, £159 Burgh Head Farm, £163 School Farm, £160 The Stackyard, £160, £159 Midtown, £156 Holmecroft Farm Suffolk £165, £151, £144 Burgh Head Farm, £154, £145, £142 Cardewlees Farm, £150, £136 Gill Farm, £146 Wetheral Shields, £145, £137 Mid Upper Priestside, £144, £135, £131 Zetlands, £143 Mirkbooths, £140.50, £140 Rottington Hall, £140 Rack Beck, £140, £134 Broomhills,  Millennium Bleu £154 Woodhousehill Charollais £144 Gill Farm, £140(x2) Rose CottageZwartbles £140 Bogra, £138, £135 Woodhousehill, £125 Thethwaite Farm, £124 Rietfontain, £110 Wetheral Shields

Leading Prices per kilo: Texel 431.8p, 425p, 405.2p, 402.5p, 402.4p, 400p, 394.9p, 388.1p, 386.4p, 386p, 385.7p Cardew Hall, 428.9p, 374.7p, 374p School Farm, 405.1p The Stackyard, 394.6p, 381.6p Harley Croft, 390.9p, 385.2p Holmecroft Farm, 382.1p Orton Rigg Farm Suffolk 364.1p, 337.2p Cardewlees Farm, 354.1p Zetlands, 352.6p, 345.7p Broomhills, 346.9p, 345.7p Rottington Hall, 334.1p Mid Upper Priestside, 322.6p Mirkbooths, 331.8p Wetheral Shields Charollais 363.6p, 350p Rose Cottage, 327.3p Gill Farm Zwartbles 304.9p Thethwaite Farm, 302.6p Rietfontain

PRIME HOGGS: Another good turnout of 1070 hoggs this week saw a very mixed offering, all classes saw a lift on the week to average £137.99 for all weights, grades and types. Heavy hoggs led the way topping at £182 for Texels from Messrs Telford, Eden, Carlisle with another from Messrs Hewitson, Scales Hall, Penrith to £178(x2) to average £171.73. Hoggs sold to 357.1ppk for a fantastic run of Beltex from Paul Gardner, Glebelands, Brampton.

Leading Prices per head: Texel £182 Edenlin, £178(x2), £175, £171(x2), £170, £169 Scales Hall, £170, £165, £164, £163 Hollins Farm, £164 Kirtleton House, £161, £160 Smalmstown, £160 Mirkbooths, £160 Mossband Hall,  Beltex £175, £165, £160 Hazel House Suffolk £166,(x2), £148 Kirtleton House, £163 Smalmstown, £144 Stonewalls, £144 Hazel House, £143 Old Silloth Farm, £140 Mirkbooths Bleu Du Maine £153 Smalmstown Blackface £142, £135, £134(x2) Smalmstown, £134 Mirkbooths Greyfaced £140 Mirkbooths, £140 Old Silloth Farm, £138 Hazel House Hill Cheviot £137.5 Smalmstown, £136(x2) Orton Rigg Swaledale £124 Cold Shields Herdwick £117.50, £117 Bowscale Farm

Leading Prices per kilo: Beltex 357.1p, 352.3p, 344.7p, 337.5p, 334.8p, 333.3p, 328.9p, 325.3p Glebelands, 356.8p, 340.9p, 324.4p, 323.9p Hazel House Texel 344.4p, 335.6p, 335.6p Smalmstown Farm, 331.9p Hollins Farm, 326.8p The Paddock, 325p Bowscale Farm, 320.4p Kirtleton House Bleu Du Maine 332.6p Smalmstown Hill Cheviot 316p Orton Rigg Farm, 309.8p, 305.6p Smalmstown Farm Suffolk 306.4p Hazel Head, 285.4p Old Silloth Farm, 281.9p Kirtleton House, 271.9p School Farm Blackface 303.7p, 301.1p, 294.5p, 287.2p, 286.9p Smalmstown, 291p, 287.3p Laws Hall, 288.2p Mirkbooths, 286.3p South Lambhill Greyfaced 293.6p Hazel House, 277.2p Mirkbooths Herdwick 285.4p, 279.8p, 200p Bowscale Farm Swaledale 269.9p Bowscale Farm

CAST SHEEP: The weekly sale of cast ewes and rams saw trade continuing to hold up well. Tups were in serious demand, selling with ease and topping at £195 for a Texel tup from Messrs Gardner, Glebelands. Ewes sold to a top of £132 for two Texels from Liam Wannop, School Farm. Suffolks sold to a top of £128 from Bradley McManus. A shortage on numbers making sure trade continues to fly.  

Leading prices per head : Texel £132 School Farm, £130, £120 Outer Woodhead, £130, £125 Mossbank Hall, £126, £122 Glebelands, £122 High House, £120 Greengate Well Farm, £120 Newbiggin Farm Leicester £130 Hargill House Suffolk £128 Low House, £119, £97 Outer Woodhead, £112 Cardewlees Farm, £108 High House, £96 Greengate Well Farm Hill Cheviot £115 Outer Woodhead Charolais £115 Outer Woodhead Berrichon £112 Gelt Hall Greyfaced £104, £99 Newbiggin Farm, £100 High House, £99 Ingledene, £98 Old Silloth Farm, £93 Seat House Farm  Zwartbles £100, £93 Bogra Dorset £86 Sheillahill Swaledale £70 Hargill House, £65, £61 The Breaks, £65 Harley Croft, £65 Ingledene, £65 Sheillahill
Cast Rams: Texel £195, £152 Glebelands, £185 Greengate Well Farm, £160 School Farm, £160(x2) High House

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