Borderway Prime and Cast Sheep Sale

PRIME SHEEP: Another large show of 4000 prime and cast sheep were forward. A marvellous entry for this time of year saw new season lambs in strong demand and prime hoggs easier on the week, which is expected given the time of year and the show forward.

PRIME LAMBS: Spring lambs topped at £200 for a pen of 6 56kg Texel crosses from renowned breeders of quality A & MJ Trafford, Bassenthwaite Hall, Keswick. The same good home sold another pen of 6 56kg Texels to £198. E & SM Noble, Mill Farm, Beckermet sold a pair of 43kg Texels to £190. D & J Richardson, Whitehead Brow sold 44kg Texels to £184. EPM Lawson, High Boonwood, Gosforth sold a great run of Texel lambs, topping at £180. RC Mitchell & Sons, Mirkbooths sold a pair of 42kg Texels to £175, also matching this price was a pair of 43kg Texels from Messrs Maughan, Beck Farm, Armathwaite. ML Fell, Harley Croft sold a great pen of 14 42kg Texels to £174. Lindsay Reid, Redhall, Templand sold a pen of 7 39kg Texels to £170 and 18 38kg Texels to £164.

Leading Price per Head:  TEXEL: £200 ,56kg,  £198 ,56kg,  £184 ,58kg, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm,  £190 ,43kg,  £180 ,46kg,  £176 ,45kg,  £175 ,44kg, Mill Farm,  £184 ,44kg,  £178 ,45kg, Whitehead Brow,  £180 ,49kg,  £178 ,46kg,  £172 ,51kg, High Boonwood,  £175 ,42kg,  £170 ,41kg, Mirkbooths,  £175 ,43kg,  £174 ,47kg, Beck Farm,  £174 ,42kg, Harley Croft,  £170 ,39kg, Redhall Farm,  BERRICHON: £168 ,47kg,  £161 ,47kg, 2 Bengall Cottage,  CHAROLLAIS: £162 ,46kg,  £158 ,43kg,  £155 ,47kg, Blackwell Farm,  SUFFOLK: £159 ,52kg, Blue House Farm,  £156 ,42kg, Mill Farm,  £156 ,39kg, Redhall Farm,  £156 ,40kg,  £155 ,46kg, Beckhall Farm,  £154 ,44kg, Whitehead Brow,  DORSET: £156 ,57kg, Drumcrow Road,  BLUE TEXEL: £150 ,45kg, Old Rectory Farm,  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £146 ,38kg, Thorniethwaite Farm.

Leading Prices per Kilo : TEXEL: 442p ,43kg,  397.5p ,44kg,  391.5p ,46kg,  391p ,45kg, Mill Farm,  436p ,39kg, Redhall Farm,  418p ,44kg,  395.5p ,45kg, Whitehead Brow,  416.5p ,42kg,  414.5p ,41kg, Mirkbooths,  414.5p ,42kg, Harley Croft,  407p ,43kg,  370p ,47kg, Beck Farm,  387p ,46kg,  367.5p ,49kg,  337.5p ,51kg, High Boonwood,  357p ,56kg,  353.5p ,56kg,  317p ,58kg, Bassenthwaite Hall Farm,  SUFFOLK: 400p ,39kg, Redhall Farm,  390p ,40kg,  337p ,46kg, Beckhall Farm,  371.5p ,42kg, Mill Farm,  350p ,44kg, Whitehead Brow,  306p ,52kg, Blue House Farm,  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: 384p ,38kg, Thorniethwaite Farm,  CHAROLLAIS: 367.5p ,43kg,  352p ,46kg,  330p ,47kg, Blackwell Farm,  BERRICHON: 357.5p ,47kg,  342.5p ,47kg, 2 Bengall Cottage,  BLUE TEXEL: 333.5p ,45kg, Old Rectory Farm,  DORSET: 273.5p ,57kg, Drumcrow Road.

PRIME HOGGS: A mixed show of quality, well fleshed, handy weights still remain the best product to sell. Sale average 287ppk, SQQ 297ppk. Topping at £197 was a pen of 15 61kg Suffolk ewe hoggs from Messrs Enderby, Codlaw Hill, Hexham. This home sold 93 Suffolk ewe hoggs averaging 56kg and £183.27. Texel hoggs sold to £190 for a pen of 6 73kg from Sandy Qua, Drumcrow Road. Beltex hoggs sold to £185 for a pen of 6 64kg and £183 for 62kg from JM Wharton & Son, Snade, Dunscore. Fisher Famring, Smalmstown sold heavy Texels to £172 and £171 for a pen of 10 53kg, 49kg Texels to £161, 49kg Suffolks to £158, 46kg Hill Cheviots to £143 and Blackface to £137 for a pen of 34 47kg. SH & PI Bowes, Harbarrow sold a pen of 19 41kg, Texels to £150 and a pen of 21 42kg Texels to £146. Blackface sold to 333ppk or a pen of 39 39kgs from Smalmstown.

Leading Price per Head: SUFFOLK: £197 ,61kg,  £182 ,57kg,  £181 ,54kg,  £180 ,56kg, Codlaw Hill,  £160 ,57kg,  £158 ,49kg,  £154 ,49kg, Smalmstown  ,  £159 ,63kg, 322 Ballyninch Road,  £148 ,63kg, Drumcrow Road,  £142 ,45kg, The Wreay,  £140 ,60kg, Mirkbooths,  £140 ,51kg, Braehill Farm,  TEXEL: £190 ,73kg, 8 Drumcrow Road,  £185 ,64kg,  £183 ,62kg,  £170 ,56kg, Snade Farm,  £172 ,69kg,  £171 ,53kg,  £169 ,60kg, Smalmstown  ,  £170 ,53kg, South Lambhill,  £170 ,63kg, West Causeway Head,  £169 ,63kg, Mirkbooths,  £169 ,62kg, Hayton Brow,  £166 ,54kg, Old Silloth Farm,  £166 ,56kg, Wintershields Farm,  BERRICHON: £174 ,93kg,  £170 ,79kg,  £154 ,56kg, 2 Bengall Cottage,  BELTEX: £166 ,61kg, Woodbank Farm,  £159 ,51kg, The Wreay,  MULE: £156 ,66kg, Temon Farm,  £142 ,62kg,  £130 ,67kg, Springfield Farm,  £134 ,46kg, South Lambhill,  £133 ,53kg, Mirkbooths,  £132 ,49kg, Harbarrow Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £147 ,48kg, Harbarrow Farm,  £138 ,50kg, Springfield Farm,  BLACKFACE: £146 ,54kg,  £137 ,47kg,  £137 ,49kg,  £136 ,45kg,  £135 ,44kg,  £133 ,45kg,  £132 ,44kg, Smalmstown  ,  HILL CHEVIOT: £143 ,49kg,  £135 ,46kg,  £131 ,45kg, Tempest Tower,  £143 ,46kg,  £135 ,44kg, Smalmstown  ,  £132 ,43kg,  £131 ,42kg, Clochnahill,  £131 ,45kg, Cairnbowie Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: £134 ,53kg, Cockleybank,  £131 ,44kg, South Lambhill,  HERDWICK: £130 ,43kg, Bowscale Farm,  £120 ,53kg, Hawthorn House,  SWALEDALE: £129 ,47kg, Smalmstown  ,  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £102 ,43kg, Stockholm Farm.

Leading Prices per Kilo: SUFFOLK: 335p ,54kg,  323p ,61kg,  321.5p ,56kg,  319.5p ,57kg, Codlaw Hill,  322.5p ,49kg,  314.5p ,49kg,  280.5p ,57kg, Smalmstown  ,  315.5p ,45kg, The Wreay,  274.5p ,51kg, Braehill Farm,  252.5p ,63kg, 322 Ballyninch Road,  235p ,63kg, 8 Drumcrow Road,  233.5p ,60kg, Mirkbooths,  TEXEL: 322.5p ,53kg,  281.5p ,60kg,  249.5p ,69kg, Smalmstown  ,  321p ,53kg, South Lambhill,  307.5p ,54kg, Old Silloth Farm,  303.5p ,56kg,  295p ,62kg,  289p ,64kg, Snade Farm,  296.5p ,56kg, Wintershields Farm,  272.5p ,62kg, Hayton Brow,  270p ,63kg, West Causeway Head,  268.5p ,63kg, Mirkbooths,  260.5p ,73kg, 8 Drumcrow Road,  BELTEX: 312p ,51kg, The Wreay,  272p ,61kg, Woodbank Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: 312p ,42kg,  307p ,43kg, Clochnahill,  311p ,46kg,  307p ,44kg, Smalmstown  ,  293.5p ,46kg,  292p ,49kg,  291p ,45kg, Tempest Tower,  291p ,45kg, Cairnbowie Farm,  BLACKFACE: 307p ,44kg,  302p ,45kg,  300p ,44kg,  295.5p ,45kg,  291.5p ,47kg,  279.5p ,49kg,  270.5p ,54kg, Smalmstown  ,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 306.5p ,48kg, Harbarrow Farm,  276p ,50kg, Springfield Farm,  HERDWICK: 302.5p ,43kg, Bowscale Farm,  226.5p ,53kg, Hawthorn House,  CHEVIOT MULE: 297.5p ,44kg, South Lambhill,  253p ,53kg, Cockleybank,  MULE: 291.5p ,46kg, South Lambhill,  269.5p ,49kg, Harbarrow Farm,  251p ,53kg, Mirkbooths,  236.5p ,66kg, Temon Farm,  229p ,62kg,  194p ,67kg, Springfield Farm,  BERRICHON: 275p ,56kg,  215p ,79kg,  187p ,93kg, 2 Bengall Cottage,  SWALEDALE: 274.5p ,47kg, Smalmstown  ,  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: 237p ,43kg, Stockholm Farm/

CAST EWES & RAMS: A good show of 1031 cast ewes levelled at a strong average of £152 per head. Topping at £320 for Texels from Pettigo Road, Kesh selling others to £300. Suffolks sold to £238 from Pearsbyhall, Tundergarth. Berrichons sold to £228 for a pen of 11 from BW & A Robinson, Gelt Hall. Cheviot Mules sold to £200 from Drumcrow Road, Mules sold to £198from JP Graham & Son, The Wreay.

Ewe Leading Price per Head: TEXEL: £320,(x2) ,  £300,(x5) ,  £270,(x3) ,  £220,(x5) ,  £200,(x5) ,  £198,(x3) , 205 Pettigo Road,  £220, £200,The Hollands,  £212, £200,(x2) , The Wreay,  £212,Woodbank Farm,  £210,Gelt Hall Farm,  £205,(x2) , High Boonwood,  £200,(x2) , Redhall Farm,  £198, £195,Cardewlees Farm,  £198,(x2) , Mill Farm,  £195,(x5) , Castlehill Farm,  £195,Wolsty Farm,  SUFFOLK: £238,Pearsbyhall Farm,  £205,(x15) ,  £198,(x9) ,  £194,(x31) , 205 Pettigo Road,  £200,(x5) ,  £196,(x7) , 8 Drumcrow Road,  £196,(x4) , Gill Farm,  £194,(x2) , Whitehead Brow,  BERRICHON: £228,(x11) ,  £180,(x3) , Gelt Hall Farm,  £172,2 Bengall Cottage,  BLUE TEXEL: £220,(x11) , 205 Pettigo Road,  CHAROLLAIS: £210,(x6) , 205 Pettigo Road,  £182,Beck Farm,  £142,Birks Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: £200,8 Drumcrow Road,  £182,(x10) ,  £152,Pearsbyhall Farm,  £165,(x7) , 322 Ballyninch Road,  £155,(x22) , 205 Pettigo Road,  MULE: £198,The Wreay,  £195,Hallbank,  £192,Pearsbyhall Farm,  £190,(x4) , Cardewlees Farm,  £184,(x2) , Whitehead Brow,  £180,Wolsty Farm,  BLEU DU MAINE: £198, £195,Blue House Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £188,Pearsbyhall Farm,  £185, £128, £122,(x3) , Low Fauld Farm,  DORSET: £182, £175,(x3) ,  £155,(x4) , Stockholm Farm,  LEICESTER: £180,(x2) ,  £135,(x2) , Penlaw,  ROMNEY: £168,(x3) ,  £126,(x2) , Pearsbyhall Farm,  BELTEX: £155,Penlaw,  HILL CHEVIOT: £142,(x7) , West Stobswood,  £135, £126,(x3) , High Troweir Farm,  SWALEDALE: £134,Sanders Close,  £122,(x7) , Coombe Crag,  £118,(x4) , Albyfield,  £114,The Hollands,  £100,(x4) , Softley Farm,  ZWARTBLES: £120,(x3) , Blue House Farm,  BLACKFACE: £120,Stockholm Farm,  £118,(x10) , Castlehill Farm,  £115,(x19) , West Stobswood.

Rams Leading Price per Head: CHAROLLAIS: £208,Low Tarns,  TEXEL: £198,The Coach House,  £170,Basco Dyke Head Farm,  £120,205 Pettigo Road,  BLACKFACE: £182,Upper Burnmouth Lodge,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £180,Low Fauld Farm,  HERDWICK: £120,(x3) , Sanders Close,  SHETLAND: £110,(x4) , Gilchristlord Farm,  £138, Slaggyford.