Prime & Cast Sheep

PRIME SHEEP: The weekly sale of Cast ewes and Prime lambs and hoggs took place in Borderway market.  a sale consisting of an increased entry of 1423 head consisting of 248 ewes, 144 hoggs and 31 Spring lambs.  A better local show of 248 ewes were forward to average £155.55.  Topping went to a single Texel from Messrs Mitchell, Mirkbooths selling to £292.  Suffolks sold to £274 from Messrs Soulsby, Williamsgill who sold three to average £268.  Mules averaged £136.58 with top price going to Messrs Neve, Riggfoot selling to £179.  A pen of Dorsets from Messrs Thornbank, Gosforth to £208.  A pen of Swaledales topped at £132 from Messrs Roddam, Fordlands.  A few more Spring lambs were present this weekly with lambs averaging 424ppkg or 463 SQQ.  Topping went to a pen of four Charollais weighing 50kg from Messrs Wales, Thackwood selling to £220 (440)ppkg.  Suffolks topped at £219 for a pair of 54kg from Messrs Fitzsimon, Shawhead.  Messrs Gibson, Three Views brought 16 Zwartbles lambs averaging 48kg to average £206 (421ppk).  An increase show of 1144 hoggs were forward to average 400.23 ppkg or 414 sqq.  Topping went to Ian and Rebecca from Hallbankgate Farm selling 77kgs to £230.  This run of 49 went to average £196.96 with Texel lambs 45kg selling to £220.  Messrs Storey, Woodhead sold a super run of 30 Dutch Texel hoggs weighing 56.5kg to average £225.13 topping at £228 for a pen of 55 kilo.  Returning vendors were present in Borderway with David Hetherington, Old Hall who attended with 40 Suffolk and Charollais hoggs weighing 58.5 kilo to average £207 with a pen of three at 74kg selling to £222.  Topping the pence per kilo were a pen of four 44kg Texels from Robert Skelton, New Hall selling to £221.  Heavy hoggs topped at 471 ppkg from the same home selling 48 kgs Texels to £226.  Light hoggs topped at 423ppkg for a pen of 15, 38 kilo Cheviot Mules selling to £161.  Many hoggs could be sold to advantage in Borderway as an honest, visible trade was witnessed by on lookers with a total sale average of £185.50 being seen.

Leading Price per Head: TEXEL: £230 ,77kg,  £220 ,45kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  £226 ,48kg,  £221 ,44kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  £222 ,60kg,  £217 ,54kg, Auchengray Farm,  £218 ,83kg,  £214 ,56kg, Mirkbooths,  £216 ,65kg, 46 Noble Croft,  £214 ,47kg, Greenmyre,  DUTCH TEXEL: £228 ,55kg,  £228 ,58kg,  £225 ,55kg,  £221 ,59kg,  £219 ,58kg, Woodhead Farm,  £209 ,47kg,  £192 ,44kg,  £191 ,44kg,  £190 ,40kg, Ewan Close,  £199 ,48kg, Bridgehouse Farm,  SUFFOLK: £222 ,74kg,  £216 ,69kg,  £211 ,63kg,  £207 ,52kg, Old Hall Farm,  £220 ,56kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  £215 ,62kg, Mirkbooths,  £210 ,63kg, Fell End,  £209 ,66kg, Larch Cottage,  £209 ,55kg,  £209 ,54kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  BLUE TEXEL: £210 ,53kg,  £194 ,47kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  £181 ,45kg, Shadwick Cottage,  £173 ,42kg, Bowscale Farm,  MULE: £208 ,54kg,  £189 ,51kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  £200 ,74kg,  £198 ,55kg, Mirkbooths,  £186 ,51kg, Shadwick Cottage,  £180 ,53kg, Nether Blairock ,  £152 ,39kg,  £140 ,40kg, Walloway,  £139 ,40kg, Sittyton Farm,  £110 ,38kg, Whitehead Hill Farm,  CHAROLLAIS: £207 ,51kg, Old Hall Farm,  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £205 ,63kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  BORDER LEICESTER: £200 ,52kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  DUTCH SPOTTED: £195 ,49kg, Nether Blairock ,  CHEVIOT MULE: £194 ,47kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  £183 ,44kg, Southbank,  £161 ,38kg,  £148 ,36kg, Gunhill Farm (Sheep A/C),  BLACKFACE: £192 ,52kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  £172 ,46kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  £170 ,43kg,  £147 ,39kg, Brisco Hill,  £166 ,41kg, Kirtleside,  HILL CHEVIOT: £181 ,43kg, Woodhouses Farm,  £181 ,45kg, Sandbed Farm,  £173 ,42kg, Kirtleside,  £165 ,40kg, Fell End,  £165 ,42kg,  £154 ,38kg, Bridgehouse Farm,  HERDWICK: £179 ,45kg, Fell End,  £160 ,52kg, Bowscale Farm,  SWALEDALE: £132 ,43kg, Walloway,  £130 ,46kg, Bowscale Farm

Leading Prices per Kilo: TEXEL: 502.5p ,44kg,  471p ,48kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  489p ,45kg,  298.5p ,77kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  455.5p ,47kg, Greenmyre,  402p ,54kg,  370p ,60kg, Auchengray Farm,  382p ,56kg,  262.5p ,83kg, Mirkbooths,  332.5p ,65kg, 46 Noble Croft,  DUTCH TEXEL: 475p ,40kg,  444.5p ,47kg,  436.5p ,44kg,  434p ,44kg, Ewan Close,  414.5p ,55kg,  409p ,55kg,  393p ,58kg,  377.5p ,58kg,  374.5p ,59kg, Woodhead Farm,  414.5p ,48kg, Bridgehouse Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: 423.5p ,38kg,  411p ,36kg, Gunhill Farm (Sheep A/C),  416p ,44kg, Southbank,  413p ,47kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: 421p ,43kg, Woodhouses Farm,  412.5p ,40kg, Fell End,  412p ,42kg, Kirtleside,  405.5p ,38kg,  393p ,42kg, Bridgehouse Farm,  402p ,45kg, Sandbed Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: 413p ,47kg,  396p ,53kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  412p ,42kg, Bowscale Farm,  402p ,45kg, Shadwick Cottage,  CHAROLLAIS: 406p ,51kg, Old Hall Farm,  BLACKFACE: 405p ,41kg, Kirtleside,  395.5p ,43kg,  377p ,39kg, Brisco Hill,  374p ,46kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  369p ,52kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  SUFFOLK: 398p ,52kg,  335p ,63kg,  313p ,69kg,  300p ,74kg, Old Hall Farm,  393p ,56kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  387p ,54kg,  380p ,55kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  347p ,62kg, Mirkbooths,  333.5p ,63kg, Fell End,  316.5p ,66kg, Larch Cottage,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 398p ,49kg, Nether Blairock ,  HERDWICK: 398p ,45kg, Fell End,  307.5p ,52kg, Bowscale Farm,  MULE: 389.5p ,39kg,  350p ,40kg, Walloway,  385p ,54kg,  370.5p ,51kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  364.5p ,51kg, Shadwick Cottage,  360p ,55kg,  270.5p ,74kg, Mirkbooths,  347.5p ,40kg, Sittyton Farm,  339.5p ,53kg, Nether Blairock ,  289.5p ,38kg, Whitehead Hill Farm,  BORDER LEICESTER: 384.5p ,52kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: 325.5p ,63kg, Newhall Farm (Sheep Only),  SWALEDALE: 307p ,43kg, Walloway,  282.5p ,46kg, Bowscale Farm

CAST EWES & RAMS: TEXEL: £292,Mirkbooths,  £250,Greenmyre,  £249,Winterhope Farm,  £225,Larch Cottage,  £220,46 Noble Croft,  £220,(x2) , Nether Blairock ,  SUFFOLK: £274, £268, £262,Williamsgill Farm,  £256,Faugh Beeches,  £225,(x2) , Larch Cottage,  £222,(x5) , The Butcher Shop,  LEICESTER: £258,Highfield Farm,  DUTCH TEXEL: £256, £220,Carsewalloch Farm,  £220,Low Houses,  £190,(x2) ,  £178,(x2) ,  £170,(x2) , Springfield Farm,  BELTEX: £220,Greenmyre,  £185,(x2) ,  £142,Low Houses,  DORSET: £208,(x7) ,  £146,Thornbank,  £178,(x3) , Thornbank,  ZWARTBLES: £196,(x2) , Three Views,  £170,(x2) , Wetheral Shields,  LLEYN: £190, £186,Nunfield,  NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT: £190,Mirkbooths,  HERDWICK: £181,Bowscale Farm,  MULE: £179,Riggfoot Farm,  £179,(x2) , Oakbank Farm,  £176,46 Noble Croft,  £176,56 Victoria Park,  £174, Calfpark,  £171,(x4) , The Butcher Shop,  HILL CHEVIOT: £166, £101,(x3) , 56 Victoria Park,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £166,(x3) ,  £130,Low Fauld Farm,  BLACKFACE: £153,(x16) ,  £140,(x16) , Winterhope Farm,  SWALEDALE: £132,(x3) , Fordlands Farm,  £121,(x3) , Riggfoot Farm,  £113,(x3) , Softley Farm,  £111,Longrigg,  HEBRIDEAN: £69,5 Close Farm