Prime Cattle and Bulls

PRIME BULLS: A smaller entry of 99 Prime bulls forward selling to a similar trade to that of last week.  A lot more plainer bulls on offer today with the sale being predominantly dairy bred.  Top overall was a 989kg Charolais at £3807.65 for 24 month sold from Messrs Wight, Carwood, Biggar.  The same home also sold next best of £3736.32 for 973kgs at 23 months.  Limousins sold to £3507.02 for 839kgs at 17 months old from Messrs Goldie, Townfoot, Dumfries.  Highest British Blue cross came from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk at £3206.25 for 855kgs.  Top overall pence per kilo of 418p went to a 839kgs Limousin cross from Messrs Goldie, Townfoot who also sold next best at 410ppk for 762kgs.

Dairy bred bulls sold to £2464.48 for an 844kg Norwegian Red from Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown.  Flechviehs to £2450.88 for 828kgs from Messrs Pinguey, Haythwaite Lane.  Holstein Friesians to £2434.32 for 644kgs from Messrs Mandle, Lambfield, Carlisle.  Montbelairdes to £2318.16 for 743kgs from Messrs Wise, Tarns Farm, Wigton.

Top pence per kilo of 314p went to a 712kg Montbelairde from Messrs Wise, Tarn Farm, Wigton.  Holstein Friesians to 310 from Messrs Dickinson, High House, Wigton.

Leading Prices per Head: CHAROLAIS: £3,808 ,989kg,  £3,736 ,973kg,  £3,007 ,874kg,  £2,981 ,819kg, Carwood Farm,  £2,471 ,702kg,  £2,450 ,673kg,  £2,444 ,679kg,  £2,201 ,620kg, Netherton,  LIMOUSIN: £3,507 ,839kg,  £3,354 ,818kg,  £3,124 ,762kg, Townfoot Farm,  £3,402 ,972kg, Setmabanning Farm,  £3,300 ,825kg, Bogside Farm,  £3,235 ,1011kg, Gate Farm,  £2,846 ,757kg,  £2,839 ,751kg,  £2,710 ,681kg,  £2,475 ,669kg,  £2,377 ,639kg, Beck House,  £2,636 ,753kg,  £2,621 ,771kg, Stubsgill Farm,  £2,524 ,779kg,  £2,409 ,772kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  £2,511 ,761kg, Mirkbooths,  £2,498 ,675kg, Netherton,  £2,444 ,723kg, Hallmoor Cottage,  £2,442 ,714kg,  £2,408 ,704kg, The Flatt,  BRITISH BLUE: £3,206 ,855kg, Upper Brydekirk,  £2,793 ,735kg, Beck House,  £2,471 ,787kg,  £2,280 ,708kg,  £2,197 ,691kg,  £2,006 ,660kg, Allerbeck Farm,  £2,460 ,695kg,  £2,278 ,686kg,  £2,161 ,663kg, Old Rectory Farm,  £2,445 ,769kg,  £2,390 ,747kg,  £2,323 ,704kg,  £2,098 ,690kg,  £2,017 ,655kg,  £1,991 ,638kg, Lambfield Farm,  £2,356 ,714kg,  £2,186 ,643kg, Mirkbooths,  £2,345 ,702kg, Bectonhall,  £2,300 ,661kg, Brow Top Farm,  £2,108 ,635kg, Tarns Farm,  HEREFORD: £2,611 ,882kg, Newton Of Wiston,  £1,890 ,602kg, Allerbeck Farm,  NORWEGIAN RED: £2,464 ,844kg, South Lambhill,  FLECKVIEH: £2,451 ,828kg,  £2,149 ,731kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: £2,434 ,644kg,  £1,842 ,658kg,  £1,828 ,672kg, Lambfield Farm,  £1,981 ,639kg, High House,  £1,870 ,668kg, Allerbeck Farm,  £1,855 ,653kg,  £1,837 ,647kg,  £1,571 ,565kg, South View Farm,  AYRSHIRE: £2,320 ,789kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  MONTBELIARDE: £2,318 ,743kg,  £2,236 ,712kg, Tarns Farm,  £1,758 ,598kg,  £1,374 ,498kg,  £1,189 ,454kg, Seymour House,  DAIRY SHORTHORN: £2,307 ,839kg, South Lambhill,  SIMMENTAL: £2,285 ,680kg, Allerbeck Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,244 ,664kg,  £2,119 ,658kg, Allerbeck Farm,  £2,244 ,813kg, Hill House,  £2,094 ,727kg,  £2,054 ,642kg, Upper Brydekirk,  £1,981 ,656kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  HOLSTEIN: £2,204 ,760kg,  £1,909 ,628kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: £2,150 ,768kg,  £2,108 ,753kg, King Hill,  GALLOWAY: £1,981 ,623kg, Shankfield Head

Leading Prices per Kilo: LIMOUSIN: 418p ,839kg,  410p ,762kg,  410p ,818kg, Townfoot Farm,  400p ,825kg, Bogside Farm,  398p ,681kg,  378p ,751kg,  376p ,757kg,  372p ,639kg,  370p ,669kg, Beck House,  370p ,675kg, Netherton,  350p ,972kg, Setmabanning Farm,  350p ,753kg,  340p ,771kg, Stubsgill Farm,  342p ,714kg,  342p ,704kg, The Flatt,  338p ,723kg, Hallmoor Cottage,  330p ,761kg, Mirkbooths,  324p ,779kg,  312p ,772kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  320p ,1011kg, Gate Farm,  CHAROLAIS: 385p ,989kg,  384p ,973kg,  364p ,819kg,  344p ,874kg, Carwood Farm,  364p ,673kg,  360p ,679kg,  355p ,620kg,  352p ,702kg, Netherton,  BRITISH BLUE: 380p ,735kg, Beck House,  375p ,855kg, Upper Brydekirk,  354p ,695kg,  332p ,686kg,  326p ,663kg, Old Rectory Farm,  348p ,661kg, Brow Top Farm,  340p ,643kg,  330p ,714kg, Mirkbooths,  334p ,702kg, Bectonhall,  332p ,635kg, Tarns Farm,  330p ,704kg,  320p ,747kg,  318p ,769kg,  312p ,638kg,  308p ,655kg,  304p ,690kg, Lambfield Farm,  322p ,708kg,  318p ,691kg,  314p ,787kg,  304p ,660kg, Allerbeck Farm,  HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: 378p ,644kg,  280p ,658kg,  272p ,672kg, Lambfield Farm,  310p ,639kg, High House,  284p ,653kg,  284p ,647kg,  278p ,565kg, South View Farm,  280p ,668kg, Allerbeck Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 338p ,664kg,  322p ,658kg, Allerbeck Farm,  320p ,642kg,  288p ,727kg, Upper Brydekirk,  302p ,656kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  276p ,813kg, Hill House,  SIMMENTAL: 336p ,680kg, Allerbeck Farm,  GALLOWAY: 318p ,623kg, Shankfield Head,  HEREFORD: 314p ,602kg, Allerbeck Farm,  296p ,882kg, Newton Of Wiston,  MONTBELIARDE: 314p ,712kg,  312p ,743kg, Tarns Farm,  294p ,598kg,  276p ,498kg,  262p ,454kg, Seymour House,  HOLSTEIN: 304p ,628kg,  290p ,760kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  FLECKVIEH: 296p ,828kg,  294p ,731kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  AYRSHIRE: 294p ,789kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  NORWEGIAN RED: 292p ,844kg, South Lambhill,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: 280p ,768kg,  280p ,753kg, King Hill,  DAIRY SHORTHORN: 275p ,839kg, South Lambhill

PRIME CATTLE :  Another large show of 82 Prime steers and heifers forward with trade another fraction less on the week as the deadweight drops 10 pence and foreign meat floods the markets.  Top overall at £2951.76 was an 753kg Limousin cross steer from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton selling to Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Messrs Wilson, Petteril Hill, Carlisle sold 794kgs to £2882.22 and Messrs Miller, Arkleby Hall, Wigton to £2870.40.  The same home sold top priced Simmental to £2855.81 for 823kgs. An 828kg Charolais crosses topped at £2798.64 from Messrs Harrison, Aldermanseat, Gretna.  A top pence per kilo of 392p went to Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks overall price per head steer.

Heifers sold to £2583.25 for 659kgs Limousin cross from Messrs Airey, The Close, Carlisle selling to R & JP Mulholland, Butcher Shop, Great Orton, Carlisle.  Messrs Lindsay, Bushelhead, Carluke sold 713kgs Limousin cross to £2581.06 to Steven Wilson, Butchers Shop, Corby Hill and Brampton.

Top pence per kilo were two at 392p both Limousin weighing 659kg and 590kg from Messrs Airey, The Close, Carlisle and Messrs Steel, Steeley Farm, Bishop Auckland.

Please ring Grant Anderson on 07872 129274 or any of our Auctioneers for further information

Steers: Leading prices per head: LIMOUSIN: £2,952 ,753kg,  £2,602 ,692kg,  £2,290 ,658kg, Bothel Parks,  £2,882 ,794kg,  £2,757 ,790kg, Petteril Hill Farm,  £2,870 ,780kg,  £2,694 ,797kg,  £2,631 ,790kg, Arkleby Hall,  £2,834 ,770kg,  £2,692 ,769kg,  £2,478 ,698kg, Nealhouse Farm,  £2,739 ,801kg, Aldermanseat Farm,  £2,723 ,808kg,  £2,624 ,713kg, Hoddomtown,  £2,629 ,762kg, Hollins Farm,  £2,628 ,816kg, Bank Top,  £2,501 ,687kg,  £2,444 ,657kg, The Yett,  £2,007 ,656kg, South Lambhill,  £1,552 ,485kg, Byre Burnside,  SIMMENTAL: £2,856 ,823kg, Arkleby Hall,  CHAROLAIS: £2,799 ,828kg,  £2,590 ,753kg, Aldermanseat Farm,  £2,513 ,757kg,  £2,442 ,714kg,  £2,383 ,703kg, Fenton Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,662 ,845kg,  £2,609 ,772kg, Bank Top,  £1,970 ,597kg, Lesson Hall,  BRITISH BLUE: £2,541 ,763kg,  £2,393 ,725kg,  £2,345 ,726kg, The Farmhouse,  £2,523 ,751kg, Nunscleugh,  £2,124 ,621kg, Hosket Hill Farm

Steers: Leading prices per Kilo : LIMOUSIN: 392p ,753kg,  376p ,692kg,  348p ,658kg, Bothel Parks,  372p ,657kg,  364p ,687kg, The Yett,  368p ,780kg,  338p ,797kg,  333p ,790kg, Arkleby Hall,  368p ,770kg,  355p ,698kg,  350p ,769kg, Nealhouse Farm,  368p ,713kg,  337p ,808kg, Hoddomtown,  363p ,794kg,  349p ,790kg, Petteril Hill Farm,  345p ,762kg, Hollins Farm,  342p ,801kg, Aldermanseat Farm,  322p ,816kg, Bank Top,  320p ,485kg, Byre Burnside,  306p ,656kg, South Lambhill,  SIMMENTAL: 347p ,823kg, Arkleby Hall,  CHAROLAIS: 344p ,753kg,  338p ,828kg, Aldermanseat Farm,  342p ,714kg,  339p ,703kg,  332p ,757kg, Fenton Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: 342p ,621kg, Hosket Hill Farm,  336p ,751kg, Nunscleugh,  333p ,763kg,  330p ,725kg,  323p ,726kg, The Farmhouse,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 338p ,772kg,  315p ,845kg, Bank Top,  330p ,597kg, Lesson Hall

Heifers: Leading prices per Head: LIMOUSIN: £2,583 ,659kg,  £2,440 ,674kg,  £2,183 ,631kg,  £2,164 ,629kg, The Close,  £2,581 ,713kg,  £2,417 ,675kg,  £2,406 ,672kg,  £2,127 ,635kg, Bushelhead Farm,  £2,487 ,641kg,  £2,162 ,634kg, Nunscleugh,  £2,313 ,590kg,  £2,197 ,597kg,  £2,166 ,573kg, Steeley Farm,  £2,291 ,595kg, Setmabanning Farm,  £2,284 ,688kg,  £2,227 ,586kg, Thackwood,  £2,177 ,622kg, Wintershields Farm,  £2,162 ,659kg,  £2,153 ,690kg, South Lambhill,  £2,149 ,607kg, Lesson Hall,  BRITISH BLUE: £2,407 ,708kg, Bushelhead Farm,  £2,198 ,687kg, The Farmhouse,  £2,070 ,588kg,  £2,028 ,609kg, Thackwood,  £1,987 ,552kg, Stonebyres Mains,  £1,870 ,560kg, Wintershields Farm,  CHAROLAIS: £2,271 ,672kg, Nunscleugh,  £2,166 ,677kg, Mirkbooths,  £2,138 ,640kg,  £1,909 ,575kg, Hosket Hill Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,205 ,782kg,  £2,043 ,695kg, Townfoot Farm,  SIMMENTAL: £2,091 ,666kg,  £1,899 ,603kg, Millmoor Farm

Leading Prices per kilo: LIMOUSIN: 392p ,659kg,  362p ,674kg,  346p ,631kg,  344p ,629kg, The Close,  392p ,590kg,  378p ,573kg,  368p ,597kg, Steeley Farm,  388p ,641kg,  341p ,634kg, Nunscleugh,  385p ,595kg, Setmabanning Farm,  380p ,586kg,  332p ,688kg, Thackwood,  362p ,713kg,  358p ,675kg,  358p ,672kg,  335p ,635kg, Bushelhead Farm,  354p ,607kg, Lesson Hall,  350p ,622kg, Wintershields Farm,  328p ,659kg,  312p ,690kg, South Lambhill,  BRITISH BLUE: 360p ,552kg, Stonebyres Mains,  352p ,588kg,  333p ,609kg, Thackwood,  340p ,708kg, Bushelhead Farm,  334p ,560kg, Wintershields Farm,  320p ,687kg, The Farmhouse,  CHAROLAIS: 338p ,672kg, Nunscleugh,  334p ,640kg,  332p ,575kg, Hosket Hill Farm,  320p ,677kg, Mirkbooths,  SIMMENTAL: 315p ,603kg,  314p ,666kg, Millmoor Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 294p ,695kg,  282p ,782kg, Townfoot Farm