Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 24^th May Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock. A good show of 398 cast cows, bulls and prime cattle and 1315 prime sheep.

PRIME BULLS: A larger entry of 81 prime bulls forward at Borderway’s weekly sale with trade very similar to that of last week but still less than a fortnight ago.  Topping the trade at £1786.26 was a Limousin from Messrs Connell, Wanton Walls, Launder, this was purchased by Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Butchers.  The next two best were also purchased by Messrs Pearson at £1763.90 from Messrs Miller, Allerby Hall, Wigton and £1745.37 from Messrs Hird, West End, Cockermouth.  Simmentals to £1516.59 sold by Messrs Burgess, High Keenley Fell, Hexham and was purchased by A & D Meats, Rossendale.  Top price per kilo of 237.50 was attained by Messrs Cleasby, Linden House for one of their run of Limousin bulls purchased by Ralph Pearsons.

Dairy bulls were very easily sold throughout the sale with the best levelling out at £1212.17 for a Friesian from Messrs Graham, Hillhead, Canonbie purchased by Capper Farming, Glasgow.  Fleckviehs sold to £1167.06 from Seymour Farms, Wigton purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  Top pence per kilo of 185.00 was attained three times, firstly for Friesians from Messrs Reed, Croft House, Carlisle, secondly by Messrs Moscrop & Waugh, Carlisle purchased by Bowland Foods, Preston.  Thirdly by Messrs Trafford, Springfield Farm, Cockermouth purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor.

More are required on a weekly basis, please advise entries by call or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading prices per head: Limousin £1786 £1634 £1575 Wanton Walls, £1763 Allerby Hall, £1745 West End Farm, £1697 Townfoot £1636 £1444 Linden House, £1515 Rose Castle Farm, £1509 Old Rectory Farm, £1453 High Knells Farm, £1385 Hillhead, Simmental £1516 High Keenley Fell Farm, £1476 £1389 Castlewigg Farm, £1449 £1418 £1368 £1283 £1280 Millhill Farm, £1368 Springfield Farm, £1350 Park House Farm, Charolais £1417 £1305 £1253 £1233 Millhill Farm, £1225 £1206 The Laythes, Montbelairde £1318 Greenwrae £1125 Seymour House, British Blue £1250 Bectonhall, Friesian £1212 Hillhead, £1154 £1133 £1085 £1079 Albyfield £1118 £1044 Croft House, £999 Beck House, Aberdeen Angus £1177 £1087 £1056 £1053 Park House Farm, Fleckvieh £1167 £1140 Seymour House, Hereford £1159 Burgh Head Farm, Holstein Friesian £1085 Bectonhall, £1056 £967 Barwinnock Farm, £1051 Springfield Farm, £913 Wood Farm, Holstein £1068 Springfield Farm, Norwegian Red £982 Kirkbride House.

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 237.5 Linden House, 236.5 (x2) 233.5 Wanton Walls, 236.5 West End Farm, 235.5 Old Rectory Farm, 235.5 Allerby Hall, 234.5 Townfoot 233.5 Rose Castle Farm, Charolais 215.5 209.5 208.5 201.5 Millhill Farm, 196.5 The Laythes, Simmental 210.5 208.5 203.5 202.5 190.5 Millhill Farm, 208.5 193.5 Castlewigg Farm, 205.5 High Keenley Fell Farm, 195.5 Park House Farm, 193.5 Springfield Farm, British Blue 194.5 Bectonhall, 187.5 Park House Farm, Hereford 189.5 Burgh Head Farm, Montbelairde 187.5 Seymour House, 169.5 Greenwrae, Holstein Friesian 185.5 Springfield Farm, 169.5 168.5 Barwinnock Farm, 168.5 Bectonhall, Friesian 185.5 184.5 Croft House, 185.5 181.5 181.5 169.5 Albyfield, 184.5 Hillhead, 171.5 Beck House, Aberdeen Angus 185.5 178.5 176.5 169.5 Park House Farm, Holstein 184.5 Springfield Farm, Fleckvieh 183.5 178.5 Seymour House, Norwegian Red 171.5 Kirkbride House.

PRIME CATTLE: Yet another quality and large show of 61 prime steers and heifers forward at Borderway weekly sale.  An ease on the trade was evident throughout the sale although no less than expectations.  Top overall was a superb Limousin cross steer from weekly vendors Messrs Story, Newbiggin, Carlisle attaining £1827.48.  Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton sold another to £1789.43 and Messrs Cape, Kirkland Guards, Wigton to £1776.94 all of the above purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  British Blues to £1693.27 from Messrs Nicholson, The Lake, Carlisle.  Top pence per kilo of 247.5p was paid to Messrs Bowe, Bothel with one of their aforementioned Limousin crosses.  Heifers seen a day’s top of £1702 for a superb Charolais cross from Messrs Beaty, Langhorn, Egremont, this heifer totalled up to £1702.89 and was purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick, Lockerbie.  Limousin crosses to £1606.48 from Messrs Blake, Halfway Well, Penrith and £1601.15 from Messrs Story, Newbiggin, Carlisle both purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  British Blue crosses to £1535.52 from Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse Farm, Carlisle and purchased by W E Fairlie, Letham.  The top overall pence per kilo of 249.5p was paid to Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton with their Limousin cross and this was purchased by Black Brow Abattoir, Wigton.  Messrs Illingworth, Howgillside, Lockerbie sold another to 248.5p and was purchased by W E Fairlie.

Please advise entries by call or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading Prices Per Head:
Steers: Limousin £1827 Newbiggin Farm, £1789 £1589 Bothel Parks, £1776 Kirkland Guards £1702 £1680 Hoddamtown, £1700 £1683 The Lake, £1654 £1562 Kirkbarrow Hall, £1622 Fern House, £1596 Halfway Well, £1497 Petteril Hill Farm, British Blue £1693 The Lake, £1666 Kirkland Guards £1533 Nealhouse Farm, £1417 Prior Hall, Charolais £1418 Croft House, Aberdeen Angus £1413 Prior Hall, Belted Galloway £1117 £1011 Woodhall Farm.

Heifers: Charolais £1702 Langhorn Farm Limousin £1606 Halfway Well, £1601 £1514 £1458 £1437 £1383 Newbiggin Farm, £1560 Bloan Farm, £1515 Howgillside £1460 Kirkbarrow Hall, £1437 Bothel Parks, £1427 Prior Hall, £1394 Petteril Hill Farm, £1382 £1364 £1356 High Aketon, British Blue £1535 Nealhouse Farm,

Leading prices per kilo:  
Steers: Limousin 247.5 236.5 Bothel Parks, 240.5 Halfway Well 238.5 237.5 The Lake, 237.5 230.5 Hoddamtown, 235.5 Newbiggin Farm, 233.5 Kirkland Guards 232.5 Petteril Hill Farm, British Blue 239.5 The Lake, 233.5 High Aketon, 229.5 Kirkland Guards 225.5 Nealhouse Farm, Charolais 196.5 189.5 Croft House, Belted Galloway 191.5 190.5 Old Rectory Farm, 183.5 Woodhall Farm.  

Heifers: Limousin 249.5 Bothel Parks, 248.5 Howgillside, 243.5 237.5 236.5 High Aketon, 243.5 241.5 239.5 (x2) Newbiggin Farm, 234.5 237.5 234.5 Townfoot, 233.5 Halfway Well, 230.5 Petteril Hill Farm, Charolais 238.5 Langhorn Farm, Belted Galloway 194.5 185.5 Old Rectory Farm,

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE: A good show of 250 Cast cows and stock bulls were on offer to a keen ring side of buyers. Messrs Comrie, Stonebyres Mains sold the top priced British Blue cow weighing 930kg, 169.5p £1576 to Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Smith & Shepherd, Glebelands run of Limousin x cows topped at 730 kg, 205.5p £1500 and 673 kg 214.5p £1443 both purchased by Owain Llyr.  Messrs Cowx & Son, Hudscale sold a Limousin cow for 830kg 177.5p £1473 to Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Rome & Co, Niven Hill sold an outstanding Limousin cow for 656 kg 219.5p £1439 both purchased by Michael Helliwell.  Messrs Houldey, Kirtleton House sold a Maine Anjou cow for 905 kg, 153.5p £1389 and a Simmental cow from the same home for 821 kg 164.5p £1350 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick and Les Fell and a 35-month-old Simmental Heifer for 608kg 206.5p £1255 to Sean McGimpsey.  Mr Andrew Ewing, Dunbretton Farm sold Limousin cows for 617kg 216.5p £1335 and 635kg 199.5 £1266 both bought by Owain Llyr.

All classes of dairy cast cows were in great demand.  Messrs Brown, Lane End Farm sold a Holstein x Heifer for 697kg 185.5 £1202 to Les Fell, Messrs Threlkeld, Ladywell sold a Holstein heifer for 697 kg 179.5p £1251 again to Les Fell.  Castlesteads Farm run of Holstein x cows topped at 700 kg 151.5p £1210 to Sean McGimpsey who also bought Messrs Hunter & Son Berrier Head Holstein x cow which sold for 844 kg 142.5p £1201.  Messrs Watson, Howrigg Farm sold a Holstein Heifer for 676 kg 176.5 £1193 to Les Fell.  Messrs Murchie & Son, Hawkshole sold a Holstein cow for 789 kg 149.5 £1179 to Les Fell.  Messrs Gardhouse, Cumdivock House sold an Ayrshire heifer for 710 kg 165.5p £1175 again to Les Fell.  A Friesian Heifer from Messrs Peile, Parkgate Hall sold for 183.5p.  Burthwaite Farms sold a Fleckvieh heifer for 177.5p.  Holstein x heifers sold from Messrs Purdie, Inglestonford at 176.5p, Thackwood farms at 176.5p and Messrs Callion & Son, Lodge Farm, at 173.5p.

Leading Prices per head: British Blue £1576 Stonebyres Mains, £1440 Wyse Hill Farm, £1116 Park House Farm Limousin £1500, £1443 Glebelands, £1473 Hudscales, £1439 Niven Hill, £1361 Cumdivock Farm, £1341 Kilnstown, £1335, £1266 Dumbretton, £1303 Langhorn Farm, £1260, £1255, £1216 Wyse Hill Farm, £1215 Thackwood, £1199 Bloan Farm, £1191 Sideway Bank, £1153 Lower Griseburn, £1105 Hudscales, £1105 Ladyhousesteads Maine Anjou £1389 Kirtleton House Simmental £1350, £1255 Kirtleton House, £1146 Halmyre Farm Holstein Friesian £1292 Lane End Farm, £1193 Howrigg Farm, £1179, £1121 Hawkshole, £1154 Inglestonford, £1121, £1048 Tempest Tower, £1120 Chalk Lodge, £1120 Cote House Farm, £1115 Netherfield Farm, £1114 Park House Farm, £1055 Thackwood Farm, £1038 Berrier Head, £1008 Dundraw Farm Holstein £1251 Ladywells, £1210, £1008 Castlesteads, £1202 Berrier Head, £1096 Cote House Farm Ayrshire £1175 Cumdivock Hereford £1163, £1116 Low Buildings Galloway £1143 Kilnstown Friesian £1123 Parkgate Hall, £1017 Aulby Farm Montbeliarde £1070 Swordwellrigg Farm Beef Shorthorn £1003 Wyse Hill Farm Fleckvieh £976 Burthwaite Farms

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 219.5p Niven Hill, 216.5p, 199.5p, 162.5p Dumbretton Farm, 214.5p, 205.5p Glebelands, 193.5p Thackwood, 188.5p, 174.5p Lower Griseburn, 182.5p Sideway Bank, 182.5p, 175.5p Kilnstown, 180.5p Langhorn Farm, 177.5p, 163.5p Hudscales, 176.5p Abbey Park, 176.5p, 169.5p, 165.5p, 156.5p Wyse Hill Farm, 169.5p Cumdivock Farm, 162.5p Ladyhousesteads, 161.5p Bloan Farm, 158.5p Mains of Collin Farm, 153.5p Pelutho Park Simmental 206.5p, 164.5p Kirtleton House, 163.5p Halmyre Farm, 151.5p Riggshields Holstein Friesian 185.5p, 131.5p Lane End Farm, 176.5p Thackwood Farm, 176.5p Inglestonford, 176.5p Howrigg Farm, 173.5p, 137.5p, 131.5p Lodge Farm, 167.5p Mirkbooths, 162.5p High Rigg, 161.5p, 156.5p Cote House Farm, 157.5p, 149.5p, 143.5p Hawkshole, 155.5p Burthwaite Croft, 152.5p Park House Farm, 149.5p Cardew Hall, 135.5p, 131.5p Netherfield Farm, 134.5p Barwinnock Farm, 133.5p Berrier Head, 133.5p Dundraw Farm, 133.5p Woodhouse, 132.5p Greenah Cragg Farm British Blue 184.5p Park House Farm, 172.5p Wyse Hill Farm, 169.5p Stonebyres Mains, 158.5p Halmyre Farm, 154.5p Denton Mains Friesian 183.5p Parkgate Hall, 145.5p, 133.5p Aulby Farm, 137.5p Clarks Farm, 133.5p Croft House, 132.5p Scalehill Farm Holstein 179.5p Ladywells, 155.5p, 144.5p Woodside Farm, 151.5p, 136.5p Castlesteads, 142.5p Berrier Head, 139.5p Cote House Farm, 138.5p Park House Fleckvieh 177.5p Burthwaite Croft Dairy Shorthorn 168.5p Parton Farm Galloway 165.5p Kilnstown Ayrshire 165.5p Cumdivock, 145.5p Aigle Gill Aberdeen Angus 165.5p, 149.5p Barwhanny Farm Beef Shorthorn 162.5p Parton Farm Montbelairde 162.5p, 137.5p Beeches, 136.5p, 133.5p Swordwellrigg Farm, 135.5p Greenwrae Maine Anjou 153.5p Kirtleton House Continental 153.5p Ladyhousesteads Hereford 151.5p, 147.5p Low Buildings

CAST BULLS: 7 Stock bulls were on offer today.  Messrs Comrie, Stonebyres Mains sold a British Blue stock bull weighing 1193 kg totalling £2153 to Owain Llyr.  Mr George Brough, Old Rectory Farm sold the top price Limousin stock bull for 1186kg 153.5p £1820 again to Owain Llyr.

Leading Prices per Head: British Blue £2153 Stonebyres Mains Limousin £1820 Old Rectory, £1295 Ladyhousesteads Aberdeen Angus £1284 Campingholm

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 180.5p Stonebyres Mains Limousin 153.5p Old Rectory Farm, 139.5p Ladyhousesteads

PRIME SHEEP: On Monday 24^th May 2021 Harrison and Hetherington held conducted their weekly prime sheep sale, prime lamb numbers are still hard to come by with 507 forward this week, the last week of May also sees the hoggs nearing completion with 674 head forward.

SPRING LAMBS: The weather may be cold and wet but the lamb trade however is anything but with every lamb in the market levelling at £142.33 a head.  Messrs Musgrave, Cardew Hall brought a fantastic run of Beltex lambs forward this week to top the trade at £189 which sold to Mr R Skelton; another of this run claimed the top price per kilo at 453.8ppk (39kg, £177) to Mr M Helliwell with the consignment levelling at 42.48kg, 407.98ppk, £173.30 per head.  Mess Noble, Mill Farm, Beckermet sold lambs to £181 for 46kg Texels with Seymour Farms, Wigton hot on the leaders’ heels at £179 for 42kg.  17 pens sold over 400ppk!!!

Leading Prices per head: Beltex £189, £181, £177(x2), £175.50, £175, £174(x2), £172, £160 Cardew Hall, £179 Seymour Farms, £168, £162 Holmecroft Farm, £153 Upper Tinwald Farm Texel £181 Mill Farm, £175, £169, £159, £158 Old Rectory Farm, £174, £158(x2) Greensyke, £170, £164, £155 School Farm, £170, £169, £155 Harley Croft, £167 Hermitage, £159, £158 The Beeches, £159 Orton Rigg Farm,  £158 Meadow Farm, £157 Cardew Hall  Suffolk £160(x2) Midtown, £159, £150 New Sandsfield, £155 Greensyke, £152 Meadow Farm, £150 Clappers Farm, £150, £140 Mirkbooths, £147 The Beeches, £145 Wood Farm, £144, £141, £140 Corriehills Farm Charollais £153 Rose Cottage

Leading Prices per kilo: Beltex 453.8p, 431p, 429.5p, 426.8p, 424.4p, 422.9p, 397.8p, 395.5p, 395.1p, 393.3p, 382.2p Cardew Hall, 426.2p Seymour Farms, 425.3p, 400p Holmecroft Farm, 382.5p Tinwald Farm Texel 427.8p, 414.6p, 397.4p, 394.9p, 378.9p Harley Croft, 419.8p, 400p School Farm, 417.5p, 372.5p Hermitage, 417.3p, 415.8p, 397.7p Old Rectory Farm, 404.7p, 376.2p Greensyke, 396.3p, 377.2p The Beeches, 394.9p Rottington Hall, 393.5p, 384.6p Mill Farm, 387.8p Orton Rigg Farm,  Charollais 356.4p, 355.8p, 346.2p Rose Cottage Suffolk 346.2p, 345p, 341.9p, 326.3p The Beeches, 335.8p, 322.2p Wood Farm, 334.9p, Seymour Farms, 334.1p Meadow Farm, 329.3p Midtown, 327.7p Broomhills, 327.6p Low House, 326.7p Kiln Croft, 326.2p Corriehills Farm, 326.1p, 321.2p New Sandsfield, 322.9p Greensyke, 321.8p Mirkbooths

PRIME HOGGS: A mixed bag of hoggs forward, as to be expected, meat remained a great trade with 300ppk easily achieved.  Two vendors led the way at £170 for Beltex x Texels, Messrs Mulholland, Great Orton and Messrs Hewetson, Scales Hall, Penrith.  Top pence per kilo was from Messrs Fell, Stanger Hill, Wigton at 340ppk with his run averaging £161.40, closely followed by Messrs Hewetson, Penrith at £161.12 for a run of heavies.

Leading Prices per head: Texel £170, £167, £165, £164 Scales Hall, £168, £165, £160(x2), £154 Stanger Hill, £164, £144 Itonfield Cottage, £160, £158, £150, £143, £140 Smalmstown Farm, £145 Mirkbooth, £144 Jackson Rigg, £140 Hollands, £140 Bowscale Farm Beltex £170, £150, £148, £140 Great Orton, £140, £124 Hollands, £138 Smalmstown Farm, £120 Glebelands, £119 Almagill Suffolk £168, £162, £158, £140 Scales Hall, £142 Smalmstown Farm, £139 Corriehills Farm Dutch Texel £149, £138 Woodhead Greyfaced £144, £123, £122 Brampton Fell Farm, £134, £127, £122 Old Silloth Farm, £130 Smalmstown, £129 Mirkbooths, £121 Bowscale Farm Blackface £143, £139, £138, £131, £128.5, £125, £120 Smalmstown, £135 Mirkbooths Hill Cheviot £136, £124, £123 Smalmstown, £130 Orton Rigg Farm Swaledale £106 Bowscale Farm

Leading Prices per kilo: Dutch Texel 353.8p, 331.1p, 312.8p Woodhead Farm Texel 340.4p, 336.7p, 326.5p, 314.3p, 311.1p Stanger Hill, 337p, 311.4p, 307p, 302.3p, 290.5p, 285.7p, 284.7p Smalmstown Farm, 310p Itonfield Cottage, 308.5p, 302.3p Mirkbooths, 300p Town Head, 295.2p Sycamore House, 294.4p Almagill, 287.7p Scales Hall, 286.8p Bowscale Farm Beltex 326.3p Hollands, 324.7p Smalmstown Farm, 311.9p, 300p Great Orton, 307.7p Glebelands, 305.1p Almagill Hill Cheviot 307.5p, 306.2p, 302.2p Smalmstown Farm Blackface 306p, 302.2p Smalmstown, 303.4p Mirkbooths Greyfaced 286p, 285.1p Brampton Fell Farm, 270.2p, 250.5p Old Silloth Farm, 266p Mirkbooths Suffolk 275.4p, 263.3p, 249.2p Scales Hall, 260.6p Smalmstown Farm, 248.4p Prior Rigg, 240.5p Town Head Swaledale 255.4p Bowscale Farm

CAST SHEEP: The weekly sale of 134 cast ewes and rams saw trade slightly easier on the week.  Topping today’s sale at £168 was a Texel ewe from Messrs Hewwtson, Lords Close.

Leading prices per head: Texel £168, £136, £128, £117 Lords Close, £150, £134, £130, £118, £116, £115 Pasture House Farm, £149, £138, £125 Cardew Hall, £140, £128 Dykehead, £130, £117 Outer Woodhead, £126 Ellonby Road, £120 Glebelands, £114 Northbanks House Beltex £140 Glebelands, £140, £130, £128, £124, £120, £114 Pasture House Farm Suffolk £124, £120 Pasture House Farm, £114, £105 Outer Woodhead Zwartbles £112 Pasture House Farm, £110, £96 Bogra Leicester £111 Brampton Fell Farm Cheviot Mule £106 Corriehills Farm Greyfaced £105 Old Silloth Farm, £103 Brampton Fell Farm, £97, £77 Croft House, £88, £81 Pasture House Farm, £86, £77 Seat House Farm Hill Cheviot £90, £86 Corriehills Farm Jacob £78 Pasture House Farm

Cast Rams: Beltex £124, £112 Great Orton Dorset £111, £94 Orchard 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