Borderway Breeding Sheep Sale

At Borderway Mart on Monday 31^th May, Harrison & Hetherington held their sale of breeding sheep.

The Bank holiday Monday sale, saw a larger show forward of ewes and hoggs with lambs. Trade for all classes was very buoyant, with Hoggs and lambs very much sought after.

Top price of the day was a pen of 10 Texel cross hoggs with Beltex cross lambs from Messrs Browell, Quarry House Farm, Hexham, selling for a very respectable £165 per life, of £330 per unit.  Mule hoggs were also very well bid for, but again the top quality slightly less on the week.

Leading prices:
Hoggs with lambs at foot: Texel £165 Quarry House Farm, £159, £115 Banks Farm, £142, £136, £128, £126 Little Bavington Farm, £140 Bolton Hall, £131 The Harras, £122 Banks Farm, £117 Slealands, £116 Roan Garth, Mule £117 Yew Tree Farm, £103, £102, £97 Glebelands, £101 Springfield Farm, £86, £82 Stone House, £85 Roan Garth, Blue Texel £125, £100 Slealands, Zwartbles £98 Middle Bridge.

Ewes with lambs at foot : Texel £140 Banks Farm, £108, £95, £94 Quarry House Farm, £90 (x3) Low Fauld Farm, £86 (x2) Glebelands, £82 Low Fauld Farm, £80 Bowershield, Zwartbles £106, £97, £92 Dearham Hall, Mule £80, £70, £64 Bowershield.

Shearlings with lambs at foot : Texel £112, £82 Banks Farm, £100, £84 Glebelands, £100 Roan Garth, Mule £87 Roan Garth.