Prime Cattle & Bulls

PRIME BULLS: A larger and good show of 84 Prime bulls forward at Borderways weekly sale.  Trade has seen gentle rises for a week or two now and today would see everything a touch on the dearer side once again.  Hitting just short to of £4000 was a 965 Limousin from Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning, Keswick achieving a day’s top for £3937.20 selling to Bowland Foods, Preston,  Messrs Graham, travelled down the motorway from Airthrey Farm, Stirling with a load of cattle and one of their 800kg Limousins at 15 months old sold to £3424to A & D Meats.  A 15 month old 772kg Maine Anjou for Messrs Bell, Winterhop, Lockerbie sold to £3180.64.  Luings weighing 756kg at 16 months old from Messrs Graham, Craigdarroch, Sanquhar sold to £2736.72.  Top pence per kilo of 428 went to Airthrey Farm, Stirling 800 kg Limousin with next best a 730kg Limousin from Messrs Scott, Dalton Hook, Lockerbie achieving 422.

Dairy bulls peaked at £2148.58 for 721kgs from Messrs Grierson, Musgrave Hall, Penrith for a Holstein. The same vendors sold next best at £2128 for 665kgs.  Top pence per kilo of 322p went to a 629kg Holstein from Park House Farming, Park House, Wigton

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

Leading Prices per Head: LIMOUSIN : £3,937 ,965kg, Setmabanning Farm,  £3,424 ,800kg, Airthrey Farm,  £3,137 ,747kg, Waterside Farm,  £3,081 ,730kg, Daltonhook,  £2,960 ,722kg,  £2,591 ,635kg, The Yett,  £2,925 ,717kg, Bankswood,  £2,587 ,660kg, Nirvana,  £2,570 ,708kg, Albyfield,  £2,536 ,678kg, Caerlaverock Estate Llp,  £2,488 ,638kg, Orton Rigg Farm,  £2,485 ,668kg,  £2,474 ,665kg, Harrot Hill Farm,  MAINE ANJOU: £3,181 ,772kg,  £3,032 ,722kg,  £3,005 ,795kg, Winterhope Farm,  LUING: £2,737 ,756kg,  £2,524 ,709kg,  £2,484 ,675kg,  £2,415 ,690kg, Craigdarroch Farm,  SIMMENTAL: £2,626 ,706kg,  £2,476 ,682kg,  £2,354 ,638kg, Kirtleton House,  CHAROLAIS: £2,562 ,685kg, Harrot Hill Farm,  SALER: £2,532 ,688kg,  £2,435 ,667kg,  £2,434 ,665kg,  £2,370 ,627kg, Colstons,  £2,350 ,660kg, Caerlaverock Estate Llp,  STABILISER: £2,512 ,694kg,  £2,509 ,695kg,  £2,491 ,694kg,  £2,477 ,673kg,  £2,462 ,669kg,  £2,450 ,704kg,  £2,404 ,679kg,  £2,402 ,671kg, Low Foulshaw Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,475 ,764kg, Airthrey Farm,  £2,146 ,613kg, Justicetown Farm,  £2,075 ,612kg, East Bowhill Farm,  £2,066 ,658kg, Milton Farm,  HEREFORD: £2,329 ,673kg, Peel Flatt Farm,  £2,114 ,599kg,  £2,112 ,607kg,  £2,105 ,598kg, East Bowhill Farm,  BEEF SHORTHORN: £2,233 ,610kg, Barnbarroch Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: £2,221 ,712kg, Peel Flatt Farm,  £2,217 ,609kg, Justicetown Farm,  HOLSTEIN: £2,149 ,721kg,  £2,128 ,665kg,  £2,114 ,682kg,  £2,045 ,664kg, Musgrave Hall,  £2,025 ,629kg, Park House,  HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: £2,004 ,655kg, Milton Farm

Leading Prices per kilo : LIMOUSIN : 428p ,800kg, Airthrey Farm,  422p ,730kg, Daltonhook,  420p ,747kg, Waterside Farm,  410p ,722kg,  408p ,635kg, The Yett,  408p ,965kg, Setmabanning Farm,  408p ,717kg, Bankswood,  392p ,660kg, Nirvana,  390p ,638kg, Orton Rigg Farm,  374p ,678kg, Caerlaverock Estate Llp,  372p ,668kg,  372p ,665kg, Harrot Hill Farm,  363p ,708kg, Albyfield,  MAINE ANJOU: 420p ,722kg,  412p ,772kg,  378p ,795kg, Winterhope Farm,  SALER: 378p ,627kg,  368p ,688kg,  366p ,665kg,  365p ,667kg, Colstons,  356p ,660kg, Caerlaverock Estate Llp,  CHAROLAIS: 374p ,685kg, Harrot Hill Farm,  SIMMENTAL: 372p ,706kg,  369p ,638kg,  363p ,682kg, Kirtleton House,  LUING: 368p ,675kg,  362p ,756kg,  356p ,709kg,  350p ,690kg, Craigdarroch Farm,  STABILISER: 368p ,669kg,  368p ,673kg,  362p ,694kg,  361p ,695kg,  359p ,694kg,  358p ,671kg,  354p ,679kg,  348p ,704kg, Low Foulshaw Farm,  BEEF SHORTHORN: 366p ,610kg, Barnbarroch Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: 364p ,609kg, Justicetown Farm,  312p ,712kg, Peel Flatt Farm,  HEREFORD: 353p ,599kg,  352p ,598kg,  348p ,607kg, East Bowhill Farm,  346p ,673kg, Peel Flatt Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 350p ,613kg, Justicetown Farm,  339p ,612kg, East Bowhill Farm,  324p ,764kg, Airthrey Farm,  314p ,658kg, Milton Farm,  HOLSTEIN: 322p ,629kg, Park House,  320p ,665kg,  310p ,682kg,  308p ,664kg,  298p ,721kg, Musgrave Hall,  HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: 306p ,655kg, Milton Farm

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

PRIME CATTLE: A great entry of 68 prime steers and heifers forward at the Borderway weekly sale. Three steers broke the £3000 barrier all weighing 800kgs best of the bunch was an 860kg Limousin cross from Messrs Miller, Arkleby Hall, Wigton selling to £3078.80. Messrs Dixon, Lesson Hall, Wigton sold next best at 858kg Limousin cross to £3054.48 top pence per kilo steer came from Messrs Airey, The Close, Mealsgate with 681kgs selling to 394p and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Heifers in strong demand and peaked at £2902.80 for a 34month old Limousin cross from Messrs Blake, Halfway Well, Penrith that weighed 708kgs. Messrs Hird, West End, Cockermouth sold 656kgs to £2833.92. this heifer was also top overall pence per kilo of 432p selling to Steven Wilson Butchers Show, Corby Hill and Brampton. Messrs Nimmo, Bogside also sold an excellent run of Heifers which peaked at 424ppk for 628kgs to Steven Wilsons Butchers Shop.

More and more required weekly, please advise entries by call or text to Grant Anderson on 07872 129274.

Steers: Leading prices per head:  LIMOUSIN: £3,079 ,860kg, Arkleby Hall,  £3,054 ,858kg,  £2,854 ,747kg, Lesson Hall,  £2,831 ,793kg,  £2,649 ,770kg, Langhorn Farm,  £2,748 ,712kg, Halfway Well,  £2,742 ,716kg,  £2,683 ,681kg,  £2,633 ,675kg, The Close,  £2,718 ,723kg, Waterside Farm,  £2,695 ,713kg,  £2,680 ,698kg, Fenton Farm,  £2,635 ,714kg, Kirkland Guards,  BRITISH BLUE: £3,041 ,884kg,  £2,948 ,847kg,  £2,774 ,816kg, Arkleby Hall,  MAINE ANJOU: £2,585 ,726kg, The Close,  CHAROLAIS: £2,531 ,796kg, Hosket Hill Farm,  £2,377 ,664kg, Fenton Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,211 ,654kg, Peel Flatt Farm,  SALER: £2,082 ,575kg, Colstons,  BELTED GALLOWAY: £1,866 ,533kg,  £1,817 ,502kg, Castle Farm,  GALLOWAY: £1,806 ,522kg, Castle Farm,

Leading Prices per kilo: LIMOUSIN: 394p ,681kg,  390p ,675kg,  383p ,716kg, The Close,  386p ,712kg, Halfway Well,  384p ,698kg,  378p ,713kg, Fenton Farm,  382p ,747kg,  356p ,858kg, Lesson Hall,  376p ,723kg, Waterside Farm,  369p ,714kg, Kirkland Guards,  358p ,860kg, Arkleby Hall,  357p ,793kg,  344p ,770kg, Langhorn Farm,  BELTED GALLOWAY: 362p ,502kg,  350p ,533kg, Castle Farm,  SALER: 362p ,575kg, Colstons,  CHAROLAIS: 358p ,664kg, Fenton Farm,  318p ,796kg, Hosket Hill Farm,  MAINE ANJOU: 356p ,726kg, The Close,  BRITISH BLUE: 348p ,847kg,  344p ,884kg,  340p ,816kg, Arkleby Hall,  GALLOWAY: 346p ,522kg, Castle Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 338p ,654kg, Peel Flatt Farm,

Heifers: Leading prices per head: LIMOUSIN : £2,903 ,708kg, Halfway Well,  £2,834 ,656kg,  £2,726 ,649kg, West End Farm,  £2,734 ,651kg,  £2,709 ,648kg,  £2,663 ,628kg,  £2,608 ,662kg,  £2,588 ,667kg,  £2,541 ,655kg,  £2,530 ,647kg,  £2,394 ,630kg, Bogside Farm,  £2,697 ,695kg, Elm House,  £2,497 ,637kg, Park House,  £2,423 ,631kg, Steeley Farm,  £2,390 ,569kg, Airthrey Farm,  £2,390 ,707kg, Barnbarroch Farm,  £2,354 ,638kg, Langhorn Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: £2,485 ,634kg, Elm House,  £2,399 ,652kg, Mirkbooths,  SIMMENTAL: £2,153 ,615kg, Hosket Hill Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1,940 ,551kg, Wydon Eals Farm,  BELTED GALLOWAY: £1,730 ,478kg,  £1,517 ,441kg, Castle Farm

Leading Prices per kilo: LIMOUSIN : 432p ,656kg,  420p ,649kg, West End Farm,  424p ,628kg,  420p ,651kg,  418p ,648kg,  394p ,662kg,  391p ,647kg,  388p ,655kg,  388p ,667kg,  380p ,630kg, Bogside Farm,  420p ,569kg, Airthrey Farm,  410p ,708kg, Halfway Well,  392p ,637kg, Park House,  388p ,695kg, Elm House,  384p ,631kg, Steeley Farm,  369p ,638kg, Langhorn Farm,  338p ,707kg, Barnbarroch Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: 392p ,634kg, Elm House,  368p ,652kg, Mirkbooths,  BELTED GALLOWAY: 362p ,478kg,  344p ,441kg, Castle Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 352p ,551kg, Wydon Eals Farm,  SIMMENTAL: 350p ,615kg, Hosket Hill Farm