Borderway Store and Breeding Sheep Sale

Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of store lambs with a larger show of 1371 forward.  All classes in hot demand seeing buyers from all corners and a few Scottish buyers back in the market getting stocked up due to the recent easing of Blue tongue Restrictions.

Topping the sale at £162 was an outstanding Beltex cross from A & MJ Trafford, Bassenthwaite Hall. Chloe Hunter, Cape Farm, sold a great run of Beltex lambs topping at £142 and others to £140.  Texel lambs sold to £131 from A Pattinson, Catcrags,  G Clarkson, Elrington Hall sold a pen of 52 Texel cross mules to £125. R Kellet & Sons, Errington Farm, sold a pen of 10 smart Texel Crosses to £124.  Blue Texels sold to £122 for a pair from J Bell, Birniehall.  HL Whitfield & Son, Batey Shield sold a pen of 27 Texel crosses to £120.  Texel cross Lleyns lambs sold to £116 from T S Brass, Espland.  David Mattinson, Cragg Farm, sold a pen of 29 Cheviot crosses to £112.  Mules sold to £95 for a pen of 20 longer keeping sorts from RH & EM Lord, The Bog with other to £95 from GA & DE Thompson, How Burnarn.

 Please contact Rory 07535001541 or Joe 07736883670 as more are required to satisfy demand.

 Leading prices per head:

BELTEX : £162,Bassenthwaite Hall Farm,  £118, £98,Hunley,  £109,Catcrags,  £106,Scarrowhill,  £98, £92,Croft House,  TEXEL: £142, £140,(x2) ,  £126,Cape Farm,  £131, £121,Catcrags,  £128,Galemire House,  £125,Elrington Hall,  £124, £122,Errington Farm, £120,Scarrowhill,  £120,Batey Shield,  £120,Birniehall Farm, BLUE TEXEL: £122,Birniehall Farm,  £104,Hunley,  SUFFOLK: £118, £90,Cragg Farm,  £101,Wolf Hills Farm,  £98,Galemire House,  £92,Seat House Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: £112,Cragg Farm,  £90, £84,Townhead New Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £102,Croft House,  MULE: £95,How Burn,  £95,The Bog,  £92,Knarsdale Hall,  £88,Low Row Farm,  £84, £79, £75,Wolf Hills Farm,  DORPER: £76,Portgate Farm ,  HERDWICK: £46,Flaggy Stonebarn,