Borderway Breeding Sheep Show & Sale

At Borderway Mart on Monday 10^th May, Harrison & Hetherington held their annual show and sale of shearlings & hoggs with lambs at foot.  

A large show of over 1200 ewes and lambs at foot were forward for Mr Adam Bell, Thethwaite, Raughton Head, to cast his expert eye over. He awarded the Champion Continental pen to Messrs Fell, Harley Croft, Torpenhow for the second consecutive year, who also received the Harry Fisher Memorial Trophy for his pen of Texel cross Beltex hoggs and lambs, selling to £175 per life.

Champion Continental Pen l/r Adam Bell (Judge), Tanya Graham

Messrs Carr, Little Bavington achieved 2^nd prize for his pen of Beltex cross hoggs selling to £164 and Mr Kallum Hunt, Braithwaite Shields pen of Texel cross hoggs took 3^rd prize and later sold to £142 per head.

Topping the trade overall was the first prize single unit which was awarded to Messrs Carr, Little Bavington, for a Beltex hogg and lamb which sold for £190 per head. Messrs Fell took second place with his unit selling for £180.

Messrs Taylor, The Harras won the Suffolk class, which sold to a top of £156 for his run of 40 hoggs and lambs.

Taking the first place Mule hoggs and also the Ernie Nixon Memorial Trophy was Messrs Ridsdale, Yew Tree with his pen of 10 hoggs and lambs which sold to £130 per head.

Champion Mule Pen l/r Kallum Hunt, Adam Bell (judge)

Outwith the show other Mule hoggs with twin lambs sold to £96 per head from Mesrs Middleton, Stone House, resulting up at £288 per unit.

The entire entry of 647 hoggs and lambs everaged £124.81 for all breeds, which includes twin units.  

Leading Averages:
ML Fell, Harley Croft 24 @ £171
R Carr, Little Bavington 42 @ £152.62
R Neill, Upper Tinwald Farm 28 @ £148.43
JH & JE Taylor, The Harra 23 @ £142.74
TW Fawcett, Bustabeck 24 @ £138.50
JA Ritson, Baggra Yeat 16 @ £134
D Carr & Sons, Highwood Farm 50 @ £132.80
P Storr, Abbots Close 12 @ £129.33

Prize List

Class 1 - Continental Hoggs with lambs
1^st ML Fell, Harley Croft, Torpenhow, Wigton - £175
2nd  K Hunt, Braithwaite Shields, Ivegill, Carlisle - £142
^3rd  R Carr, Little Bavington Farm, Capheaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne - £164

Class 3 – Suffolk Hoggs with lambs
1^st JH & JE Taylor, The Harras, Ainstable - £156

Champion: ML Fell, Harley Croft, Torpenhow, Wigton - £175

Class 4 – Mule Hoggs with lambs
1^st M Ridsdale & Son, Yew Tree Farm, Calthwaite - £130
2^nd TW Fawcett, Little Blencow Farm, Blencow, Penrith - £120
3^rd M Ridsdale & Son, Yew Tree Farm, Calthwaite - £128

Class 6 – Best Ewe and Lamb
1^st R Carr, Little Bavington Farm, Capheaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne - £190
2^nd ML Fell, Harley Croft, Torpenhow, Wigton - £180
3^rd Messrs Gardner, Glebelands, Roweltown, Carlisle - £134

Leading prices:
Hoggs with lambs at foot: Beltex £190, £164, £160, £151, £140, £120 Little Bavington Farm, £110 Stone Lodge, Texel £180, £175, £173, £168, £160, £150 Harley Croft, £175, £142 Abbots Close, £164, £150 (x2) Upper Tinwald Farm, £160, £148 High House, £158, £142 (x2) Braithwaite Shields, £156, £140 Bustabeck Farm, £142 The Harras, Suffolk £156 The Harras, £142 Yew Tree Farm, Mule £130, £114 Yew Tree Farm, £120, 3114 Little Blencow Farm, £115 Briggle Farm, £96, £84 Stone House, £92 Langfauld.  

Ewes with lambs at foot : Beltex £134 Glebelands, £110 Norman Stone, Texel £112, £94, £90, £83 Glebelands, £99, £93, £89, £85, £82 Lintley Farm, £96, £90, £86 (x2), £85, £81 Pond House, £96, £82 Holmewrangle Farm, £95 Monkwray Farm, £92 Hill Top, £85 Beck Farm, Mule £90, £77 Carrholme, £80 Yew Tree Farm, £76 Roan Garth, £75 Holmewrangle Farm, £72 Hurlbarrow Farm, £68 Pond House, £67 Nether Row, £66 High Keenley Fell Farm.

Shearling with lambs at foot : Beltex £130 Stone Lodge, Texel £114 Roan Garth, £101 The Harras, £98, £96, £94 Yew Tree Farm, Mule £82 Yew Tree Farm, £82 Roan Garth.