Borderway Prime & Cast Sheep

PRIME SHEEP: On Monday the bank holiday was met with an increased number of 1549 prime sheep in Borderway. A show of 1123 hoggs were forward with an average of 384.27 being achieved with an SQQ of 404 being achieved. A big show of heavy sheep were forward with a sale average of £182.40 being seen. Topping the sale was a pen of 3 texels selling 82kgs to £259 from Johnathan Watson, Bowsden Moor. Suffolks topped at £225 for a 74kilo hogg from Messrs Chalmers, Outer Woodhead. Heavy mule hoggs topped at £218 for a pen of 6 at 59kilos from Messrs Bowman, Brampton Fell. Dutch Texels topped at £220 for a single from Willy Laird, Unity Farm weighing 55kg. topping the pence per kilo was Messrs Murray, The Thorp selling 2 38kg Dutch Texels to £188 (494p). Beltex hoggs topped at 451ppk for a pair from Messrs Knight, Seascales. Texels topped at 465ppk for a pen of 8 from Messrs Harrington, Sleightome weighing 48kg. Mules topped at 389ppk from Messrs Mooison, Nether Blairmard for a pen of 46kg, the same home sold Suffolks top 398ppk.

A show of 65 spring lambs was forward with our annual Double Yolker show and sale. Judge Mr James Thompson awarded the Championship to GJ Butler, Egremont selling his 2 at47kg to £225 (478ppk) Suffolks topped at £210 for a 47kilo from Messrs Brough, Old Rectory. Messrs Park, Wetheral sold a 54kg texel to £218 & 50kg Xwartbles to £194. Messrs Atkinson, Gill Farm sold a 48kg Charollais to £205. Messrs Wales, Thackwood sold a paid at £45kg to £200. Messrs Charlton, Birks Farm sold a pen of Texels at 44kg to 472ppkg and Messrs Moffat, West Shaftoe sold 39kg to 485ppkg.

Ewes were superb from the first to the last pen with £176 average being seen. Toppign was a paid of texel ewes from Messrs Watson, Bowsden Moor to £312. Suffolks topped at £269 from David Reid, Calfpark with a sale breed average of £204 being seen. Mules topped at £200 from Braco Farming & Beltex to £269 from Messrs Wattie, Alford. Beltex also to £302 from Messrs Bell, Mossband & Zwartbles to £254 from Messrs Blamire, High Winnow. Blackfaced sheep topped at £148 from Messrs Brown, Thornhill & Swaledales to £144 for 4 from Adam Watson, Saunders Close. Rams topped at £277 from Messrs Harrison, Low House for a Charolais ram and Gillian Spedding sold Beltex rams to £260. Texel rams topped at £257 from Messrs Watson, Bowden Moor.  

Spring Lambs:

Leading Price per Head: TEXEL: £225 ,47kg,  £205 ,50kg,  £194 ,47kg,  £185 ,44kg, Moor Platt Farm,  £218 ,54kg,  £217 ,54kg,  £208 ,53kg, Wetheral Shields,  £212 ,46kg,  £200 ,43kg,  £189 ,39kg, West Shaftoe Farm,  £210 ,46kg,  £208 ,44kg,  £205 ,45kg,  £199 ,46kg, Birks Farm,  £202 ,45kg, Gill Farm,  £196 ,47kg, Fell End,  £194 ,46kg, Bank Head,  SUFFOLK: £210 ,47kg,  £198 ,44kg,  £189 ,44kg, Old Rectory Farm,  £208 ,45kg,  £189 ,41kg,  £185 ,47kg, Gill Farm,  £208 ,60kg, Mid Whinnow,  £194 ,46kg, Bank Head,  ZWARTBLES: £208 ,57kg, Mid Whinnow,  £194 ,50kg, Wetheral Shields,  CHAROLLAIS: £205 ,48kg, Gill Farm,  £200 ,45kg,  £198 ,45kg, Thackwood,  CLUN FOREST: £159 ,36kg, Ellonby Hall

Leading Prices per Kilo: TEXEL: 484.5p ,39kg,  465p ,43kg,  461p ,46kg, West Shaftoe Farm,  478.5p ,47kg,  420.5p ,44kg,  413p ,47kg,  410p ,50kg, Moor Platt Farm,  472.5p ,44kg,  456.5p ,46kg,  455.5p ,45kg,  432.5p ,46kg, Birks Farm,  449p ,45kg, Gill Farm,  421.5p ,46kg, Bank Head,  417p ,47kg, Fell End,  403.5p ,54kg,  402p ,54kg,  392.5p ,53kg, Wetheral Shields,  SUFFOLK: 462p ,45kg,  461p ,41kg,  393.5p ,47kg, Gill Farm,  450p ,44kg,  447p ,47kg,  429.5p ,44kg, Old Rectory Farm,  421.5p ,46kg, Bank Head,  346.5p ,60kg, Mid Whinnow,  CHAROLLAIS: 444.5p ,45kg,  440p ,45kg, Thackwood,  427p ,48kg, Gill Farm,  CLUN FOREST: 441.5p ,36kg, Ellonby Hall,  ZWARTBLES: 388p ,50kg, Wetheral Shields,  365p ,57kg, Mid Whinnow

Prime Hoggs:

Leading Price per Head: TEXEL: £259 ,82kg,  £227 ,60kg, Bowsden Moor Farm,  £236 ,65kg,  £228 ,58kg,  £226 ,54kg,  £215 ,50kg, Stephney Farm,  £226 ,57kg, Mossband Hall,  £226 ,58kg, Pear Tree House,  £224 ,75kg,  £212 ,59kg, Mains Of Tonley,  £220 ,75kg, Old Hall Farm,  £218 ,57kg, Brampton Fell Farm,  £217 ,54kg, Stoneflatts,  £215 ,57kg,  £215 ,66kg,  £212 ,54kg, Mirkbooths,  £214 ,46kg,  £213 ,50kg, Sleightholme Farm,  £214 ,58kg, Tarns Farm,  £213 ,54kg, Kirtleton House,  SUFFOLK: £225 ,74kg,  £196 ,52kg, Outer Woodhead,  £220 ,77kg, Old Hall Farm,  £215 ,69kg,  £208 ,72kg, Mirkbooths,  £205 ,60kg,  £198 ,70kg,  £196 ,51kg, Stephney Farm,  £199 ,51kg, Bogburn,  £199 ,50kg, Nether Blairmaud,  £195 ,51kg, Kirtleton House,  £192 ,51kg, Tarns Farm,  £192 ,45kg, T/A Winton Farming,  £190 ,48kg, South Lambhill,  DUTCH TEXEL: £222 ,55kg,  £207 ,51kg, Unity Farm,  £216 ,47kg,  £208 ,48kg, Sleightholme Farm,  £205 ,73kg, Bridgestone,  MULE: £218 ,59kg,  £190 ,50kg, Brampton Fell Farm,  £201 ,64kg, Cragg Farm,  £194 ,56kg, Mirkbooths,  £186 ,50kg,  £182 ,49kg, South Lambhill,  £186 ,55kg, Glasson Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £214 ,53kg, Blelack Farm,  £212 ,48kg, Calfpark,  £209 ,57kg, Auchengray Farm,  £204 ,48kg,  £204 ,46kg, Stephney Farm,  CROSS BRED: £210 ,75kg, Stephney Farm,  NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT: £209 ,49kg, Bogburn,  BLACKFACE: £208 ,72kg, Macqueston,  £181 ,48kg, Nether Blairmaud,  £164 ,41kg, Kirtleside,  MILLENIUM BLEU: £203 ,46kg, Sleightholme Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: £201 ,51kg, Bogburn,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £198 ,66kg, Calfpark,  £130 ,39kg, Blelack Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: £191 ,51kg, Greenmyre,  £186 ,46kg,  £180 ,43kg, T/A Winton Farming,  £175 ,43kg, Kirtleside,  £170 ,42kg, Woodhouses Farm,  £170 ,42kg, Tempest Tower,  BELTEX: £190 ,42kg, Greenmyre,  BORDER LEICESTER: £187 ,84kg, Calfpark,  KERRY HILL: £186 ,76kg,  £155 ,76kg, Railway Cottages,  BLEU DU MAINE: £177 ,43kg, The Beeches,  BELTEX X: £176 ,39kg, Stephney Farm,  £120 ,34kg, Stone House,  HERDWICK: £166 ,47kg, Auchengray Farm,  SWALEDALE: £160 ,60kg,  £130 ,40kg, Sanders Close,  DORPER: £130 ,40kg, Portgate Farm

Leading Prices per Kilo: TEXEL: 465p ,46kg,  426p ,50kg, Sleightholme Farm,  430p ,50kg,  418.5p ,54kg,  393p ,58kg,  363p ,65kg, Stephney Farm,  402p ,54kg, Stoneflatts,  396.5p ,57kg, Mossband Hall,  394.5p ,54kg, Kirtleton House,  392.5p ,54kg,  377p ,57kg,  326p ,66kg, Mirkbooths,  389.5p ,58kg, Pear Tree House,  382.5p ,57kg, Brampton Fell Farm,  378.5p ,60kg,  316p ,82kg, Bowsden Moor Farm,  369p ,58kg, Tarns Farm,  359.5p ,59kg,  298.5p ,75kg, Mains Of Tonley,  293.5p ,75kg, Old Hall Farm,  DUTCH TEXEL: 459.5p ,47kg,  433.5p ,48kg, Sleightholme Farm,  406p ,51kg,  403.5p ,55kg, Unity Farm,  281p ,73kg, Bridgestone,  BELTEX: 452.5p ,42kg, Greenmyre,  BELTEX X: 451.5p ,39kg, Stephney Farm,  353p ,34kg, Stone House,  BLUE TEXEL: 443.5p ,46kg,  425p ,48kg, Stephney Farm,  441.5p ,48kg, Calfpark,  404p ,53kg, Blelack Farm,  366.5p ,57kg, Auchengray Farm,  MILLENIUM BLEU: 441.5p ,46kg, Sleightholme Farm,  SUFFOLK: 426.5p ,45kg, T/A Winton Farming,  398p ,50kg, Nether Blairmaud,  396p ,48kg, South Lambhill,  390p ,51kg, Bogburn,  384.5p ,51kg,  341.5p ,60kg,  283p ,70kg, Stephney Farm,  382.5p ,51kg, Kirtleton House,  377p ,52kg,  304p ,74kg, Outer Woodhead,  376.5p ,51kg, Tarns Farm,  311.5p ,69kg,  289p ,72kg, Mirkbooths,  285.5p ,77kg, Old Hall Farm,  NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT: 426.5p ,49kg, Bogburn,  HILL CHEVIOT: 418.5p ,43kg,  404.5p ,46kg, T/A Winton Farming,  407p ,43kg, Kirtleside,  405p ,42kg, Woodhouses Farm,  405p ,42kg, Tempest Tower,  374.5p ,51kg, Greenmyre,  BLEU DU MAINE: 411.5p ,43kg, The Beeches,  BLACKFACE: 400p ,41kg, Kirtleside,  377p ,48kg, Nether Blairmaud,  289p ,72kg, Macqueston,  CHEVIOT MULE: 394p ,51kg, Bogburn,  MULE: 380p ,50kg,  369.5p ,59kg, Brampton Fell Farm,  372p ,50kg,  371.5p ,49kg, South Lambhill,  346.5p ,56kg, Mirkbooths,  338p ,55kg, Glasson Farm,  314p ,64kg, Cragg Farm,  HERDWICK: 353p ,47kg, Auchengray Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 333.5p ,39kg, Blelack Farm,  300p ,66kg, Calfpark,  SWALEDALE: 325p ,40kg,  266.5p ,60kg, Sanders Close,  DORPER: 325p ,40kg, Portgate Farm ,  CROSS BRED: 280p ,75kg, Stephney Farm,  KERRY HILL: 244.5p ,76kg,  204p ,76kg, Railway Cottages,  BORDER LEICESTER: 222.5p ,84kg, Calfpark

CAST EWES & RAMS: TEXEL: £312,(x2) ,  £284,(x3) ,  £260, £227, Bowsden Moor Farm,  £280, £266,(x2)   £240,Braco Farm,  £256,(x3) , Mossband Hall,  £250,(x3),  Duchra Farm,  £250,Jenetes Hill,  £240,Townfoot,  £233, £225,Pointhouse,  £231,Blackwell Farm,  £231,Unity Farm,  £229,(x2) , Greenmyre,  £226,Newton Of Logierait,  £220,Bogra,  £220,Killiecrankie,  BELTEX X: £302, £216,Mossband Hall,  £278,Blackwell Farm,  £240,(x3) ,  £228,(x2) ,  £217,(x3) , Townfoot,  £231,3 Lamb Lea,  £206,(x2) , Greenmyre,  £200,Rowantree Cottage,  CHAROLLAIS: £271,(x3) , Blackwell Farm,  BELTEX: £269,Mains Of Tonley,  £207,Stone Flatts,  SUFFOLK: £269,(x2) , Calfpark,  £260,Bowsden Moor Farm,  £245,Stone Flatts,  £234,Braco Farm,  £230,Pearsbyhall Farm,  £230,(x2) ,  £212,Bank Head,  £219,(x2) , Pointhouse,  £216, £209,(x3) , Mains Of Tonley,  £204,Greenmyre,  £200,(x7) , Cragg Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £256,Mains Of Tonley,  ZWARTBLES: £254, £253, £232,Mid Whinnow,  £227,(x3) , 25 Wallridge Cottages,  BLUEFACED LEICESTER: £247,(x2) , Calfpark,  £231, £227,Midtodhills,  £229,Macqueston,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £228,Blelack Farm,  MULE: £200,Braco Farm,  £199,(x6) , Bleabank Farm,  £194,Duchra Farm,  £192,(x5) , Mains Of Tonley,  £189,East View Farm,  £189,Temple House,  CHEVIOT MULE: £197, £192,(x6) , Pearsbyhall Farm,  £189,Pointhouse,  CROSS BRED: £193,Greenmyre,  £189,(x3) , Pointhouse,  LLEYN: £190,(x2) , Bogra,  ROUSSIN: £189,Blelack Farm,  NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT: £178,Newton Of Logierait,  BLACKFACE: £148,(x3) ,  £138,(x4) , Macqueston,  £136,(x9) , Newton Of Logierait,  SWALEDALE: £144,(x4) ,  £100,(x5) , Sanders Close,  £132,(x7) , Townfoot,  £110,(x2) , Midtodhills,  £100,(x2) , Temple House,  £100,(x5) , Sheepriggs,  DORPER: £138,(x3) , Portgate Farm ,

For further information please contact a member of the team:

David Holliday                                  07710 189804                   Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
Grant Anderson                                07872 129274                   Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
Joe Bowman                                      07735 883670                   Prime & Cast Sheep