Borderway Beef Breeding Sale

On Friday 11^th June, Harrison & Hetherington held their monthly Beef Breeding cattle sale.

A great entry of cows and heifers with calves at foot were on offer to a large ring side of buyers resulting In one of the dearest trades to date, with 77 lots selling to £2000 or more. Heifers and calves averaged a fantastic £2224, cows and calves to £2087, and all units averaging £2157.

Mr John McAlister, West Thomaston run of heifers and cows with calves at foot sold to £4200 and £3800 for British Blue cross heifers with Limousin cross heifers and Limousin calves at foot.

Messrs Vance, Bridge House Farms, run of stock cows topping at £4000 for a Limousin cow and Limousin calf.

Messrs Stephenson, Far Cappleside Farm sold a British Blue cross cow and Limousin calf for £3050 and a Blonde cross heifer and Limousin calf for £3000.

Included in this sale, was the dispersal of the Brack-a-Broom Pedigree Blonde herd on behalf of Late Mr Crellin Frost. Topping this section was a Blonde cow and calf selling to £2700 followed by £2650 and incalf Blonde cows to £2000.

Messrs Muir, Middle Farm sold a Limousin cross bulling heifer selling to £1480 twice.

Ten breeding bulls sold to a top of 4600gns for a Limousin from Messrs Watson, Dorryfield Farm.

Leading Consignor Averages:
Wester Thomason 8 @£3300
Bridgehouse Farm 20 @ £2294
Far Cappleside 5 @ £2940
Rigghead Farm 4 @ £2187.50
Claughton Hall Farm 2 @ £2600
Lower Langshaw Farm 25 @ £2137.50
Flimby Hall Farm 2 @ £2325
High House Farm 4 @ £2087
Bonshawside Farm 2 @ £2325
Slealands Farm 11 @ £2027

Leading Prices:
Cows with calves: Limousin £4000, £2800, £2450, £2400 (x2), £2400 (x2), £2350, £2200, £2150, £2050, £2000 (x3), £2000 Bridgehouse Farm, £2400, £2300, £2100 Lower Langshaw Farm, £2400, £2300, £2100 Slealands, £2300 Black Cleugh, £2200 Bowershield, £2000 Whitewall Farm, £2000 Flimby Hall Farm, Blonde £2900, £2700, £2650, £2550, £2400, £2200, £2150, £2100, £2050, £2000 (x2) Brack-a-Broom, Bazadaise £2200 Lower Langshaw Farm, British Blue £2050 Cappleside Farm, £2000 Slealands.

Heifers with calves: British Blue £4200, £3800 Wester Thomaston, £2950 Cappleside Farm, £2700, £2300 Lower Langshaw Farm, £2150, £2100, £2050, £2000 Slealands, £2100, £2050 Rigghead Farm, Limousin £3800, £3700, £3000 (x2), £2800, £2100 Wester Thomaston, £2900, £2500, £2150, £2100, £2000 Lower Langshaw Farm, £2900, £2800 Cappleside Farm, £2750, £2450 Claughton Hall Farm, £2650 Flimby Hall Farm, £2350, £2300 Bonshawside, £2350 Rigghead Farm, £2350 Whitewall Farm, £2200, £2100 High House, £2100 High House, £2000 (x2) Wham Head Farm, Blonde £3000 Cappleside Farm, Beef Shorthorn £2250 Rigghead Farm.

Cows in calf: Blonde £2000 Brack-a-Broom.

Bulling Heifer: Limousin £1480 (x2), £1420 Middle Farm, Hereford £1320 Low Field, Blonde £1320 Brack-a-Broom, British Blue £1300 Low Field Farm.

Breeding Bull: Limousin 4600gns Dorryfield Farm, 3500gns Howgillside, 3000gns Thornton Towers, 2800gns The Brocks, Blonde 2200gns, 2000gns Brack-a-Broom.