Prime Bulls and Cattle

PRIME BULLS: A good entry of 96 Prime bulls forward at the Borderways weekly sale whereby all classes sold dearer on the week.  Top price honours went to the furthest travelled bull, a 871kg Limousin cross from Messrs Robertson, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry achieving £3902.08 to Bowland Foods, Preston.  Next best of 889kg Charolais from Messrs Goldie, Greenfield, Annan at £3662.68.  Top overall pence per kilo of 458p went to a 790kg, 17 month old Limousin from Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning, Keswick to A & D Meats.  Messrs Huttons run of 3 Limousins bulls averaged 749.67kgs, 449.50 equating to £3370.20.  Dairy bred bulls sold to a days top of £2284.88 for a 676kg Friesian from Messrs Preston, Wed Holme House, Wigton.  Holstein Friesians from Messrs Dickinson, High House, Wigton to £2148.66 for 621kgs.  This bull was also top overall pence per kilo of 346p selling to Jewitt Meats.

Increased numbers required weekly, remember if you haven’t tried us before or for a while there’s no better timing than at present.

Leading Prices per Head: LIMOUSIN: £3,902 ,871kg, Newton Of Logierait,  £3,618 ,790kg,  £3,272 ,737kg,  £3,220 ,722kg, Setmabanning Farm,  £3,469 ,846kg,  £2,926 ,795kg,  £2,584 ,710kg,  £2,504 ,688kg, Mirkbooths,  £3,149 ,719kg,  £2,685 ,613kg,  £2,434 ,680kg, Beck House,  £2,728 ,784kg,  £2,716 ,776kg,  £2,677 ,792kg,  £2,527 ,683kg,  £2,408 ,700kg, Wed Holme House,  £2,725 ,668kg,  £2,669 ,695kg, Lantonside,  £2,712 ,678kg,  £2,634 ,672kg, Low Farm,  CHAROLAIS: £3,663 ,889kg, Greenfield,  £3,511 ,848kg, The Square,  £2,712 ,807kg, Enzieholm,  SIMMENTAL: £2,922 ,777kg, Millmoor Farm,  £2,598 ,738kg, Old Irivine Farm,  £2,536 ,689kg, Lantonside,  £2,320 ,641kg, Beck House,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,748 ,813kg, West Farm,  £2,718 ,781kg, Enzieholm,  £2,486 ,672kg, Beck House,  £2,409 ,673kg, Manor House,  £2,391 ,691kg,  £2,310 ,660kg, Cardewlees Farm,  £2,311 ,692kg,  £2,251 ,670kg,  £2,195 ,629kg,  £2,191 ,666kg,  £2,176 ,627kg,  £2,084 ,681kg, Randalinton Farm,  £2,233 ,649kg, The Swaites,  £1,984 ,587kg,  £1,837 ,534kg, Castle Farm,  STABILISER: £2,740 ,774kg,  £2,693 ,816kg, Nunwick Hall,  £2,349 ,628kg,  £2,246 ,617kg, The Swaites,  BEEF SHORTHORN: £2,697 ,775kg, Millmoor Farm,  £2,327 ,650kg,  £2,189 ,598kg,  £2,060 ,606kg,  £1,867 ,549kg, Hutlerburn Farm,  £2,243 ,688kg, Harrot Hill Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: £2,676 ,695kg,  £2,660 ,682kg,  £2,512 ,628kg, Low Farm,  £2,440 ,656kg,  £2,290 ,629kg, Beck House,  £2,428 ,682kg,  £2,412 ,693kg, West Farm,  £2,408 ,688kg, Skirwith Hall,  £2,358 ,666kg,  £2,316 ,647kg,  £2,295 ,641kg, Justicetown Farm,  £2,216 ,633kg,  £2,200 ,651kg, Kirkbride House,  £2,213 ,636kg, Mirkbooths,  £2,106 ,563kg, Manor House,  HEREFORD: £2,621 ,851kg,  £2,617 ,823kg, South Lambhill,  £2,455 ,744kg, Millmoor Farm,  £2,413 ,663kg, Beck House,  DAIRY SHORTHORN: £2,595 ,811kg,  £2,457 ,763kg,  £2,331 ,733kg, South Lambhill,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: £2,285 ,676kg, Wed Holme House,  HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: £2,149 ,621kg, High House,  £1,969 ,631kg, Skirwith Hall,  £1,958 ,612kg,  £1,931 ,631kg,  £1,909 ,604kg,  £1,668 ,600kg, Hillhead,  BELTED GALLOWAY: £2,118 ,605kg, Castle Farm,  GALLOWAY: £2,107 ,671kg,  £2,060 ,656kg, Marbrack Farm,  MONTBELIARDE: £1,834 ,559kg,  £1,780 ,565kg, Seymour House

Leading Prices per kilo: LIMOUSIN: 458p ,790kg,  446p ,722kg,  444p ,737kg, Setmabanning Farm,  448p ,871kg, Newton Of Logierait,  438p ,719kg,  438p ,613kg,  358p ,680kg, Beck House,  410p ,846kg,  368p ,795kg,  364p ,710kg,  364p ,688kg, Mirkbooths,  408p ,668kg,  384p ,695kg, Lantonside,  400p ,678kg,  392p ,672kg, Low Farm,  370p ,683kg,  350p ,776kg,  348p ,784kg,  344p ,700kg,  338p ,792kg, Wed Holme House,  CHAROLAIS: 414p ,848kg, The Square,  412p ,889kg, Greenfield,  336p ,807kg, Enzieholm,  BRITISH BLUE: 400p ,628kg,  390p ,682kg,  385p ,695kg, Low Farm,  374p ,563kg, Manor House,  372p ,656kg,  364p ,629kg, Beck House,  358p ,641kg,  358p ,647kg,  354p ,666kg, Justicetown Farm,  356p ,682kg,  348p ,693kg, West Farm,  350p ,633kg,  338p ,651kg, Kirkbride House,  350p ,688kg, Skirwith Hall,  348p ,636kg, Mirkbooths,  SIMMENTAL: 376p ,777kg, Millmoor Farm,  368p ,689kg, Lantonside,  362p ,641kg, Beck House,  352p ,738kg, Old Irivine Farm,  STABILISER: 374p ,628kg,  364p ,617kg, The Swaites,  354p ,774kg,  330p ,816kg, Nunwick Hall,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 370p ,672kg, Beck House,  358p ,673kg, Manor House,  350p ,660kg,  346p ,691kg, Cardewlees Farm,  349p ,629kg,  347p ,627kg,  336p ,670kg,  334p ,692kg,  329p ,666kg,  306p ,681kg, Randalinton Farm,  348p ,781kg, Enzieholm,  344p ,649kg, The Swaites,  344p ,534kg,  338p ,587kg, Castle Farm,  338p ,813kg, West Farm,  BEEF SHORTHORN: 366p ,598kg,  358p ,650kg,  340p ,606kg,  340p ,549kg, Hutlerburn Farm,  348p ,775kg, Millmoor Farm,  326p ,688kg, Harrot Hill Farm,  HEREFORD: 364p ,663kg, Beck House,  330p ,744kg, Millmoor Farm,  318p ,823kg,  308p ,851kg, South Lambhill,  BELTED GALLOWAY: 350p ,605kg, Castle Farm,  HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: 346p ,621kg, High House,  320p ,612kg,  316p ,604kg,  306p ,631kg,  278p ,600kg, Hillhead,  312p ,631kg, Skirwith Hall,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: 338p ,676kg, Wed Holme House,  MONTBELIARDE: 328p ,559kg,  315p ,565kg, Seymour House,  DAIRY SHORTHORN: 322p ,763kg,  320p ,811kg,  318p ,733kg, South Lambhill,  GALLOWAY: 314p ,656kg,  314p ,671kg, Marbrack Farm

PRIME CATTLE : Yet another great entry of 73 prime steers and heifers forward at the Borderway weekly primestock sale. Once again the deadweight pull another 5p out and the live price rises seeing as the £100’s more with the vendor reaching his steers achieved £500 more! Why take the weekly bad prices? Can you afford not to sell live right now.

Topping today at £3238.20 was a 771kg Limousin cross steer from weekly vendors Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton. Messrs Craik, Waterside, Castle Douglas sold there heaviest to £3132 for 783kgs. D A Harrison, Hill House, Wigton to £3124.80 for 744kgs and Messrs Story, Jackson Rigg, Longtown to £3068.52 for 843kgs best Charolais crosses were sold by D A Harrison, Hill House with 861kgs selling to £3047.94. Top pence per kilo steer and overall top came from Messrs Rome, Niven Hill, Gretna at 438p for 568kgs. Messrs Bowe & D A Harrison both achieved 420p for 771 & 744kgs Limousin crosses. Heifers sold to a top of £2700.88 for 637kgs Limousin crosses from Messrs Craik, Waterside, Castle Douglas and £2672.40 for 655kgs from the same good finishers. Top priced British Blue cross came from TB Stamper, Harrot Hill, Cockermouth at £2646.70 for 665kgs. 

More and more required weekly to fulfil demand of all shapes and sizes.  

Steers: Leading prices per head: LIMOUSIN: £3,238 ,771kg, Bothel Parks,  £3,132 ,783kg, Waterside Farm,  £3,125 ,744kg, Hill House Farm,  £3,069 ,843kg,  £2,964 ,730kg, Jackson Rigg,  £3,057 ,753kg,  £2,907 ,845kg,  £2,806 ,698kg, The Close,  £2,970 ,807kg,  £2,794 ,803kg, Kirkbarrow Hall,  £2,913 ,743kg,  £2,766 ,713kg, Hoddomtown,  £2,890 ,741kg, Nunscleugh,  £2,851 ,692kg,  £2,761 ,719kg,  £2,743 ,707kg, The Lake,  £2,782 ,736kg, Church Farm,  £2,775 ,708kg,  £2,758 ,676kg, Nealhouse Farm,  £2,750 ,720kg, Kirkland Guards,  CHAROLAIS: £3,048 ,861kg,  £3,011 ,772kg, Hill House Farm,  £2,846 ,813kg, Hosket Hill Farm,  £2,599 ,714kg, Kirkland Guards,  BRITISH BLUE: £2,886 ,725kg, The Lake,  £2,556 ,669kg, Bothel Parks,  £1,875 ,487kg, Blakelaw Farm,  SIMMENTAL: £2,290 ,694kg, Hosket Hill Farm,  WAGYU X: £2,240 ,612kg,  £2,211 ,628kg,  £2,200 ,625kg,  £2,163 ,611kg, Thornington Farm,  BEEF SHORTHORN: £1,915 ,570kg, Castle Farm

Steers: Leading prices per Kilo : LIMOUSIN: 420p ,771kg, Bothel Parks,  420p ,744kg, Hill House Farm,  412p ,692kg,  388p ,707kg,  384p ,719kg, The Lake,  408p ,676kg,  392p ,708kg, Nealhouse Farm,  406p ,730kg,  364p ,843kg, Jackson Rigg,  406p ,753kg,  402p ,698kg,  344p ,845kg, The Close,  400p ,783kg, Waterside Farm,  392p ,743kg,  388p ,713kg, Hoddomtown,  390p ,741kg, Nunscleugh,  382p ,720kg, Kirkland Guards,  378p ,736kg, Church Farm,  368p ,807kg,  348p ,803kg, Kirkbarrow Hall,  BRITISH BLUE: 398p ,725kg, The Lake,  385p ,487kg, Blakelaw Farm,  382p ,669kg, Bothel Parks,  CHAROLAIS: 390p ,772kg,  354p ,861kg, Hill House Farm,  364p ,714kg, Kirkland Guards,  350p ,813kg, Hosket Hill Farm,  WAGYU X: 366p ,612kg,  354p ,611kg,  352p ,628kg,  352p ,625kg, Thornington Farm,  BEEF SHORTHORN: 336p ,570kg, Castle Farm,  SIMMENTAL: 330p ,694kg, Hosket Hill Farm

Heifers: Leading prices per Head: LIMOUSIN: £2,701 ,637kg,  £2,672 ,655kg,  £2,599 ,653kg,  £2,513 ,610kg,  £2,450 ,638kg,  £2,230 ,566kg, Waterside Farm,  £2,503 ,618kg,  £2,453 ,689kg,  £2,181 ,568kg, Lesson Hall,  £2,364 ,632kg, Thackwood,  BRITISH BLUE: £2,647 ,665kg, Harrot Hill Farm,  CHAROLAIS: £2,410 ,662kg,  £2,373 ,661kg, Thackwood,  BEEF SHORTHORN: £2,288 ,602kg, Castle Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1,990 ,575kg,  £1,823 ,533kg, Castle Farm,  GALLOWAY: £1,088 ,435kg, Whitehill

Leading Prices per kilo: LIMOUSIN: 424p ,637kg,  412p ,610kg,  408p ,655kg,  398p ,653kg,  394p ,566kg,  384p ,638kg, Waterside Farm,  405p ,618kg,  384p ,568kg,  356p ,689kg, Lesson Hall,  374p ,632kg, Thackwood,  BRITISH BLUE: 398p ,665kg, Harrot Hill Farm,  BEEF SHORTHORN: 380p ,602kg, Castle Farm,  CHAROLAIS: 364p ,662kg,  359p ,661kg, Thackwood,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 346p ,575kg,  342p ,533kg, Castle Farm,  GALLOWAY: 250p ,435kg, Whitehill