Prime Cattle & Bulls

PRIME BULLS: A slightly smaller show of 75 Prime bulls forward at Borderways weekly sale whereby all classes would be sharper on the week.  Still the mighty heavyweights excel with a day’s top of £4004.64 going to a 972kg Limousin from Messrs Norman, Little Orton, Carlisle.  Next best was one of Messrs Hirds, West End, Cockermouth selling 794kg to £3334.80.  Messrs Miller, West Farm, Aspatria sold an 840kg British Blue cross to £3326.40 and best Charolais sold to £3080.70 for 815kg from Messrs Stobart, The Square, Carlisle.  Top pence per kilo overall went to Messrs Hird, West Ends 794kg Limousin cross at 420 pence, six bulls sold in excess of 400p which hasn’t been easy to achieve for a few weeks now.

Dairy bred bulls sold to a very similar rate to that of last weeks, top overall at £2598.48 for an 802kg Friesian from Messrs Clark, Whins Farm Lockerbie and the same home also sold 792kg to £2312.64 a 587kg Montbeliarde from Seymour Farms, Wigton topped at £2007.54 purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston a top pence per kilo of 342p went to this same animal and Friesians from Messrs Mattocks, Aulby, Penrith topped at 331p and 328p for 612kg and 611 kgs.

Many more cattle required weekly, please advise all entries by call or text to Grant Anderson 078721 29274.

Leading Prices per Head: LIMOUSIN: £4,005 ,972kg, Little Orton Farm,  £3,335 ,794kg,  £3,182 ,776kg, West End Farm,  £3,116 ,783kg, West Farm,  £2,879 ,778kg,  £2,720 ,777kg, Ballsalloch Farm,  £2,732 ,683kg,  £2,294 ,620kg, Harrot Hill Farm,  £2,724 ,688kg,  £2,674 ,715kg,  £2,671 ,692kg, Winterhope Farm,  £2,560 ,653kg,  £2,527 ,683kg,  £2,490 ,673kg, Mechi Farm,  £2,457 ,664kg, East Bowhill Farm,  £2,456 ,614kg, Upper Brydekirk,  £2,305 ,623kg,  £2,015 ,579kg, The Flatt,  £2,267 ,659kg, Westgarth Hill,  BRITISH BLUE: £3,326 ,840kg, West Farm,  £2,852 ,699kg, Upper Brydekirk,  £2,174 ,604kg, East Bowhill Farm,  £1,914 ,550kg,  £1,708 ,551kg, Seymour House,  CHAROLAIS: £3,081 ,815kg, The Square,  £2,721 ,760kg, Ballsalloch Farm,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: £2,598 ,802kg,  £2,313 ,792kg, Whins Farm,  £2,003 ,605kg,  £1,916 ,584kg,  £1,744 ,623kg, Aulby Farm,  BEEF SHORTHORN: £2,512 ,795kg, East Lanegate Farm,  £2,393 ,676kg,  £2,286 ,635kg, Hutlerburn Farm,  SIMMENTAL: £2,386 ,659kg,  £2,344 ,644kg,  £2,205 ,616kg, Hutlerburn Farm,  £2,362 ,738kg, East Lanegate Farm,  HEREFORD: £2,296 ,656kg,  £2,252 ,612kg,  £2,166 ,626kg,  £2,123 ,598kg,  £2,085 ,599kg,  £2,051 ,586kg,  £1,793 ,550kg,  £1,785 ,551kg, East Bowhill Farm,  £2,187 ,611kg, Westgarth Hill,  SALER: £2,294 ,667kg, Westgarth Hill,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,270 ,660kg,  £2,051 ,614kg,  £2,003 ,574kg, Randalinton Farm,  £2,253 ,751kg,  £2,181 ,649kg, Milton Farm,  £2,013 ,580kg, East Bowhill Farm,  IRISH MOILED: £2,234 ,657kg, Coxhill Farm,  MONTBELIARDE: £2,008 ,587kg,  £1,667 ,583kg, Seymour House,  HOLSTEIN: £1,992 ,664kg,  £1,842 ,606kg,  £1,750 ,625kg,  £1,651 ,630kg,  £1,643 ,613kg, Musgrave Hall,  HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: £1,955 ,596kg,  £1,946 ,636kg,  £1,928 ,626kg, High House,  £1,807 ,657kg, Randalinton Farm,  £1,716 ,660kg, Milton Farm,  £1,705 ,523kg,  £1,478 ,462kg,  £1,262 ,435kg, Skelton Wood End,  NORWEGIAN RED: £1,860 ,689kg, Mirkbooths

Leading Prices per kilo : LIMOUSIN: 420p ,794kg,  410p ,776kg, West End Farm,  412p ,972kg, Little Orton Farm,  400p ,614kg, Upper Brydekirk,  400p ,683kg,  370p ,620kg, Harrot Hill Farm,  398p ,783kg, West Farm,  396p ,688kg,  386p ,692kg,  374p ,715kg, Winterhope Farm,  392p ,653kg,  370p ,683kg,  370p ,673kg, Mechi Farm,  370p ,623kg,  348p ,579kg, The Flatt,  370p ,664kg, East Bowhill Farm,  370p ,778kg,  350p ,777kg, Ballsalloch Farm,  344p ,659kg, Westgarth Hill,  BRITISH BLUE: 408p ,699kg, Upper Brydekirk,  396p ,840kg, West Farm,  360p ,604kg, East Bowhill Farm,  348p ,550kg,  310p ,551kg, Seymour House,  CHAROLAIS: 378p ,815kg, The Square,  358p ,760kg, Ballsalloch Farm,  HEREFORD: 368p ,612kg,  355p ,598kg,  350p ,656kg,  350p ,586kg,  348p ,599kg,  346p ,626kg,  326p ,550kg,  324p ,551kg, East Bowhill Farm,  358p ,611kg, Westgarth Hill,  SIMMENTAL: 364p ,644kg,  362p ,659kg,  358p ,616kg, Hutlerburn Farm,  320p ,738kg, East Lanegate Farm,  BEEF SHORTHORN: 360p ,635kg,  354p ,676kg, Hutlerburn Farm,  316p ,795kg, East Lanegate Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 349p ,574kg,  344p ,660kg,  334p ,614kg, Randalinton Farm,  347p ,580kg, East Bowhill Farm,  336p ,649kg,  300p ,751kg, Milton Farm,  SALER: 344p ,667kg, Westgarth Hill,  MONTBELIARDE: 342p ,587kg,  286p ,583kg, Seymour House,  IRISH MOILED: 340p ,657kg, Coxhill Farm,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: 331p ,605kg,  328p ,584kg,  280p ,623kg, Aulby Farm,  324p ,802kg,  292p ,792kg, Whins Farm,  HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: 328p ,596kg,  308p ,626kg,  306p ,636kg, High House,  326p ,523kg,  320p ,462kg,  290p ,435kg, Skelton Wood End,  275p ,657kg, Randalinton Farm,  260p ,660kg, Milton Farm,  HOLSTEIN: 304p ,606kg,  300p ,664kg,  280p ,625kg,  268p ,613kg,  262p ,630kg, Musgrave Hall,  NORWEGIAN RED: 270p ,689kg, Mirkbooths

PRIME CATTLE: A small entry of 51 Prime steers and heifers forward seeing all classes sharper on the week.  The heaviest steer of the day came out on top, an 803kg British Blue cross from Messrs Miller, West Farm, Aspatria selling to £2987.18.  Messrs Nicholson, The Lake sold 723kg to £2964.30 and best Limousin cross at £2940 went to Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont for 750kgs.  Top pence per kilo of 410p went to Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle.  Messrs Gass, Nunscleugh Carlisle sold 685 kgs Limousin cross to 399p and Messrs Airey, The Close, Mealsgate sold 727kg to 398p.

Heifers saw a day’s top of £2809.84 for 682kg Limousin from DA Harrison,  Hill House, Wigton purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Messrs Vance, Low Skeog, Newton Stewart sold a 36 month 745kg Charolais heifer to £2652.20 and a 648kg British Blue cross from Messrs Little, Greenhill, Wigton sold to £2617.92.  Top overall pence per kilo of 414p went to a 509kg Limousin cross from Messrs Gass, Nunscleugh selling to Brookwood Abattoir, Halifax.  Next best was DA Harrisons Limousin cross mentioned earlier.

More and more required weekly as number begin to dry up.  Please contact Grant Anderson 07872 129 274.

Steers: Leading prices per head:  BRITISH BLUE: £2,987 ,803kg,  £2,837 ,775kg, West Farm,  £2,964 ,723kg, The Lake,  £2,631 ,678kg,  £2,546 ,677kg,  £2,503 ,664kg, Merryshield,  £2,552 ,686kg, The Close,  £2,384 ,685kg,  £2,252 ,651kg, King Hill,  LIMOUSIN: £2,940 ,750kg, Loughrigg Farm,  £2,893 ,727kg,  £2,638 ,715kg,  £2,613 ,710kg, The Close,  £2,878 ,725kg, Merryshield,  £2,866 ,781kg, Halfway Well,  £2,749 ,747kg,  £2,692 ,714kg,  £2,683 ,735kg, Fenton Farm,  £2,733 ,685kg, Nunscleugh,  £2,712 ,710kg, The Lake,  £2,199 ,632kg, Cumdivock House,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,301 ,669kg, Chapel Farm,  WHITE GALLOWAY: £2,218 ,660kg, Flimby Hall Farm,  GALLOWAY: £2,026 ,637kg,  £1,983 ,661kg, Flimby Hall Farm,  £1,912 ,559kg, Greenhill Farm,  BLUE GREY: £1,819 ,558kg,  £1,708 ,589kg, Flimby Hall Farm,  FLECKVIEH: £1,792 ,543kg, Slacks Farm,  AYRSHIRE: £1,789 ,581kg,  £1,696 ,556kg,  £1,492 ,533kg, Horseclose Farm,  BELTED GALLOWAY: £1,758 ,514kg,  £1,691 ,483kg, Castle Farm

Leading Prices per kilo: BRITISH BLUE: 410p ,723kg, The Lake,  388p ,678kg,  377p ,664kg,  376p ,677kg, Merryshield,  372p ,803kg,  366p ,775kg, West Farm,  372p ,686kg, The Close,  348p ,685kg,  346p ,651kg, King Hill,  LIMOUSIN: 399p ,685kg, Nunscleugh,  398p ,727kg,  369p ,715kg,  368p ,710kg, The Close,  397p ,725kg, Merryshield,  392p ,750kg, Loughrigg Farm,  382p ,710kg, The Lake,  377p ,714kg,  368p ,747kg,  365p ,735kg, Fenton Farm,  367p ,781kg, Halfway Well,  348p ,632kg, Cumdivock House,  BELTED GALLOWAY: 350p ,483kg,  342p ,514kg, Castle Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 344p ,669kg, Chapel Farm,  GALLOWAY: 342p ,559kg, Greenhill Farm,  318p ,637kg,  300p ,661kg, Flimby Hall Farm,  WHITE GALLOWAY: 336p ,660kg, Flimby Hall Farm,  FLECKVIEH: 330p ,543kg, Slacks Farm,  BLUE GREY: 326p ,558kg,  290p ,589kg, Flimby Hall Farm,  AYRSHIRE: 308p ,581kg,  305p ,556kg,  280p ,533kg, Horseclose Farm

Heifers: Leading prices per head: LIMOUSIN: £2,810 ,682kg, Hill House Farm,  £2,598 ,673kg,  £2,573 ,640kg, Halfway Well,  £2,462 ,648kg,  £2,221 ,624kg, Church Farm,  £2,452 ,632kg, Mirkbooths,  £2,164 ,541kg,  £2,107 ,509kg, Nunscleugh,  £2,138 ,554kg, Greenhill Farm,  CHAROLAIS: £2,652 ,745kg, Low Skeog,  BRITISH BLUE: £2,618 ,648kg, Greenhill Farm,  £2,443 ,702kg,  £2,178 ,595kg, Mirkbooths,  SUSSEX: £1,713 ,532kg, Chapel Farm,  BELTED GALLOWAY: £1,600 ,457kg, Castle Farm

Leading Prices per kilo: LIMOUSIN: 414p ,509kg,  400p ,541kg, Nunscleugh,  412p ,682kg, Hill House Farm,  402p ,640kg,  386p ,673kg, Halfway Well,  388p ,632kg, Mirkbooths,  386p ,554kg, Greenhill Farm,  380p ,648kg,  356p ,624kg, Church Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: 404p ,648kg, Greenhill Farm,  366p ,595kg,  348p ,702kg, Mirkbooths,  CHAROLAIS: 356p ,745kg, Low Skeog,  BELTED GALLOWAY: 350p ,457kg, Castle Farm,  SUSSEX: 322p ,532kg, Chapel Farm

For further information 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