Borderway Prime and Cast Sheep

PRIME SHEEP: On Monday 25^th May Harrison and Hetherington conducted the weekly sale of prime and cast sheep. Included in this weeks sale we held the Spring Singles Show of Prime Lambs which was judged by Mr James Thompson where he found his champion in a Beltex cross lamb from Messrs Thompson, Lakeland View.

Trade remained strong across all classes with continental breeds leading the trade. Spring lambs topped at £243 for a Beltex lamb, Beltex also led the ppk at 528.5ppkg. Hoggs topped at £258 for a Suffolk while Texel Hoggs topped at £256. Texel ewes topped the cast trade at £283. Strong demand remained for heavy, well fleshed commercial ewes and rams.

Prize List:

Suffolk x Lamb

1^st R C Mitchell, Mirkbooths, Raughton Head

2^nd R C Mitchell, Mirkbooths, Raughton Head

3^rd R C Mitchell, Mirkbooths, Raughton Head

Beltex x Lamb

1^st L & J Thompson, Lakeland View, Kirklinton

2^nd EPM Lawson, High Boonwood, Gosforth,

3^rd D Smith, Low Meadows, Kirklinton

AOB x Lamb

1^st Jack Sim, Chapel House, Wigton          

2^nd  Harry Miller, High Aketon, Wigton    

3^rd Jack Sim, Chapel House, Wigton

Champion: L & J Thompson, Lakeland View, Kirklinton    

Spring Lambs:

Leading Price per Head: BELTEX: £243 ,46kg,  £236 ,47kg,  £235 ,53kg,  £234 ,50kg,  £234 ,51kg,  £230 ,52kg,  £230 ,51kg,  £228 ,46kg, High Boonwood,  £234 ,46kg,  £230 ,46kg, Lakeland View,  TEXEL: £237 ,55kg, New Sandsfield,  £234 ,59kg, High House,  £234 ,63kg, Meikle Kirkland,  £230 ,46kg, Mirkbooths,  £230 ,55kg, Little Swinburne Farm,  £230 ,51kg, High Aketon,  £229 ,56kg, Evistones Farm,  £229 ,45kg, Low Meadow,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £236 ,46kg, Low Meadow,  £234 ,51kg,  £220 ,45kg,  £172 ,41kg, Chapel House,  £222 ,51kg,  £207 ,48kg, Keppel Vale,  £180 ,38kg, Keppel Vale,  ZWARTBLES: £234 ,65kg,  £227 ,57kg,  £218 ,51kg, Evistones Farm,  £210 ,51kg,  £180 ,44kg, 25 Wallridge Cottages,  SUFFOLK: £231 ,51kg,  £228 ,51kg,  £227 ,48kg, High House,  £231 ,52kg, New Sandsfield,  £230 ,51kg,  £228 ,53kg,  £218 ,49kg, Seymour House,  £225 ,48kg, Mirkbooths,  £218 ,56kg, Meikle Kirkland,  DORSET: £230 ,66kg, School House,  CHAROLLAIS: £227 ,47kg, Seymour House,  £216 ,52kg,  £207 ,42kg, The Wreay,  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £222 ,52kg, School House,  BLUE TEXEL: £170 ,39kg, Keppel Vale

Leading Prices per Kilo: BELTEX: 528.5p ,46kg,  502p ,47kg,  495.5p ,46kg,  468p ,50kg,  459p ,51kg,  451p ,51kg,  443.5p ,53kg,  442.5p ,52kg, High Boonwood,  508.5p ,46kg,  500p ,46kg, Lakeland View,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 513p ,46kg, Low Meadow,  489p ,45kg,  459p ,51kg,  419.5p ,41kg, Chapel House,  473.5p ,38kg, Keppel Vale,  435.5p ,51kg,  431.5p ,48kg, Keppel Vale,  TEXEL: 509p ,45kg, Low Meadow,  500p ,46kg, Mirkbooths,  451p ,51kg, High Aketon,  431p ,55kg, New Sandsfield,  418p ,55kg, Little Swinburne Farm,  409p ,56kg, Evistones Farm,  396.5p ,59kg, High House,  371.5p ,63kg, Meikle Kirkland,  CHAROLLAIS: 493p ,42kg,  415.5p ,52kg, The Wreay,  483p ,47kg, Seymour House,  SUFFOLK: 473p ,48kg,  453p ,51kg,  447p ,51kg, High House,  469p ,48kg, Mirkbooths,  451p ,51kg,  445p ,49kg,  430p ,53kg, Seymour House,  444p ,52kg, New Sandsfield,  389.5p ,56kg, Meikle Kirkland,  BLUE TEXEL: 436p ,39kg, Keppel Vale,  ZWARTBLES: 427.5p ,51kg,  398p ,57kg,  360p ,65kg, Evistones Farm,  412p ,51kg,  409p ,44kg, 25 Wallridge Cottages,  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: 427p ,52kg, School House,  DORSET: 348.5p ,66kg, School House

Prime Hoggs:

Leading Price per Head: SUFFOLK: £258 ,56kg,  £256 ,68kg,  £253 ,59kg,  £250 ,58kg, Mount Pleasant Farm,  £248 ,71kg, Old Hall Farm,  £246 ,62kg,  £244 ,55kg, 2 Crossrigg Farm Cottages,  £244 ,57kg, Braehill Farm,  £231 ,48kg, Field House,  TEXEL: £256 ,58kg, Sleightholme Farm,  £256 ,62kg, Down By Rigg,  £255 ,60kg, Meikleholm Farm,  £255 ,59kg,  £249 ,83kg, Pear Tree House,  £255 ,54kg,  £251 ,55kg, Mount Pleasant Farm,  £249 ,59kg, Mirkbooths,  £249 ,56kg, 2 Crossrigg Farm Cottages,  £247 ,71kg, Field House,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £247 ,71kg, Moir Livestock,  BELTEX: £246 ,58kg,  £150 ,46kg, Upper Brydekirk,  £229 ,53kg,  £203 ,46kg, New Sandsfield,  £225 ,51kg,  £223 ,45kg, Greenmyre,  £195 ,43kg,  £180 ,41kg,  £180 ,47kg, Inamay Farm,  £191 ,42kg, Ewan Close,  MULE: £246 ,62kg,  £234 ,58kg,  £230 ,50kg,  £200 ,44kg, 2 Crossrigg Farm Cottages,  £240 ,55kg,  £220 ,50kg, Mount Pleasant Farm,  £226 ,54kg, Ewan Close,  £206 ,50kg, Mirkbooths,  £200 ,44kg, South Lambhill,  £192 ,49kg, Middle Farm,  CHAROLLAIS: £246 ,69kg, The Wreay,  £216 ,45kg, Moir Livestock,  £205 ,46kg,  £199 ,43kg,  £196 ,43kg,  £193 ,41kg, Greenmyre,  BLACKFACE: £243 ,55kg,  £183 ,40kg,  £182 ,40kg,  £179 ,40kg,  £178 ,40kg, Mount Pleasant Farm,  £213 ,45kg,  £208 ,45kg, 2 Crossrigg Farm Cottages,  £133 ,37kg,  £82 ,37kg, Broathill,  £108 ,33kg, 1 Serick Road,  HILL CHEVIOT: £241 ,55kg, Mount Pleasant Farm,  £164 ,38kg, South Lambhill,  BLUE TEXEL: £240 ,59kg, Pear Tree House,  £216 ,46kg, South Lambhill,  DUTCH TEXEL: £238 ,51kg,  £207 ,42kg, Ewan Close,  £225 ,46kg, Sleightholme Farm,  ZWARTBLES: £235 ,69kg, 2 Crossrigg Farm Cottages,  CHEVIOT MULE: £233 ,50kg,  £220 ,55kg,  £210 ,65kg,  £196 ,43kg, 2 Crossrigg Farm Cottages,  SWALEDALE: £203 ,49kg,  £189 ,43kg,  £188 ,44kg,  £187 ,43kg,  £182 ,45kg, West Field Farm,  £180 ,45kg, Evistones Farm,  £180 ,43kg,  £140 ,40kg, Mount Pleasant Farm,  £178 ,48kg, Wintershields Farm,  £172 ,43kg, Middle Farm,  KERRY HILL: £184 ,53kg,  £100 ,32kg, East Tinwald House,  VALAIS BLACKNOSE: £178 ,45kg, Dyke Nook,  HERDWICK: £165 ,39kg, Scotby Ghyll,  £149 ,39kg, 2 The Square,  SHETLAND: £101 ,30kg, The Wreay,  EASYCARE: £88 ,38kg, Kinkry Hill Lodge,

Leading Prices per Kilo: BELTEX: 495.5p ,45kg,  441p ,51kg, Greenmyre,  455p ,42kg, Ewan Close,  453.5p ,43kg,  439p ,41kg,  383p ,47kg, Inamay Farm,  441.5p ,46kg,  432p ,53kg, New Sandsfield,  424p ,58kg,  326p ,46kg, Upper Brydekirk,  DUTCH TEXEL: 493p ,42kg,  466.5p ,51kg, Ewan Close,  489p ,46kg, Sleightholme Farm,  SUFFOLK: 481.5p ,48kg, Field House,  460.5p ,56kg,  431p ,58kg,  429p ,59kg,  376.5p ,68kg, Mount Pleasant Farm,  443.5p ,55kg,  397p ,62kg, 2 Crossrigg Farm Cottages,  428p ,57kg, Braehill Farm,  349.5p ,71kg, Old Hall Farm,  CHAROLLAIS: 480p ,45kg, Moir Livestock,  470.5p ,41kg,  463p ,43kg,  454.5p ,43kg,  445.5p ,46kg, Greenmyre,  356.5p ,69kg, The Wreay,  BLACKFACE: 473.5p ,45kg,  462p ,45kg, 2 Crossrigg Farm Cottages,  457.5p ,40kg,  455p ,40kg,  447.5p ,40kg,  445p ,40kg,  442p ,55kg, Mount Pleasant Farm,  359.5p ,37kg,  221.5p ,37kg, Broathill,  327.5p ,33kg, 1 Serick Road,  TEXEL: 472p ,54kg,  456.5p ,55kg, Mount Pleasant Farm,  444.5p ,56kg, 2 Crossrigg Farm Cottages,  441.5p ,58kg, Sleightholme Farm,  432p ,59kg,  300p ,83kg, Pear Tree House,  425p ,60kg, Meikleholm Farm,  422p ,59kg, Mirkbooths,  413p ,62kg, Down By Rigg,  348p ,71kg, Field House,  BLUE TEXEL: 469.5p ,46kg, South Lambhill,  407p ,59kg, Pear Tree House,  CHEVIOT MULE: 466p ,50kg,  456p ,43kg,  400p ,55kg,  323p ,65kg, 2 Crossrigg Farm Cottages,  MULE: 460p ,50kg,  454.5p ,44kg,  403.5p ,58kg,  397p ,62kg, 2 Crossrigg Farm Cottages,  454.5p ,44kg, South Lambhill,  440p ,50kg,  436.5p ,55kg, Mount Pleasant Farm,  418.5p ,54kg, Ewan Close,  412p ,50kg, Mirkbooths,  392p ,49kg, Middle Farm,  SWALEDALE: 439.5p ,43kg,  435p ,43kg,  426p ,44kg,  414.5p ,49kg,  404.5p ,45kg, West Field Farm,  417.5p ,43kg,  350p ,40kg, Mount Pleasant Farm,  400p ,45kg, Evistones Farm,  400p ,43kg, Middle Farm,  371p ,48kg, Wintershields Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: 438p ,55kg, Mount Pleasant Farm,  431.5p ,38kg, South Lambhill,  HERDWICK: 423p ,39kg, Scotby Ghyll,  382p ,39kg, 2 The Square,  VALAIS BLACKNOSE: 395.5p ,45kg, Dyke Nook,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 348p ,71kg, Moir Livestock,  KERRY HILL: 347p ,53kg,  312.5p ,32kg, East Tinwald House,  ZWARTBLES: 340.5p ,69kg, 2 Crossrigg Farm Cottages,  SHETLAND: 336.5p ,30kg, The Wreay,  EASYCARE: 231.5p ,38kg, Kinkry Hill Lodge

CAST EWES & RAMS: TEXEL: £283, £263, £261, £259, £253,(x2) ,  £251, £220,Wardhall Guards Farm,  £275,Slealands,  £269,School House,  £261, £229, £223,Sleightholme Farm,  £240, £227,Whiteside Farm,  £231,High Boonwood,  £228,High House,  £227,Mirkbooths,  £226,Mill Holmes Farm,  £221,Ewan Close,  CHAROLLAIS: £237,West Causeway Head,  BLUE TEXEL: £229,Newbampton Farm,  £150,High Boonwood,  BELTEX: £227, £143,Seymour House,  £199, £191, £143,Greenmyre,  £150,Upper Brydekirk,  SUFFOLK: £225, £191,Seymour House,  £211,Triermain,  £206,High House,  £195, £192,Slealands,  £195,Inamay Farm,  £194,Meikleholm Farm,  £169,Ewan Close,  £130,West Causeway Head,  DUTCH TEXEL: £219,Sleightholme Farm,  BLEU DU MAINE: £215,Wardhall Guards Farm,  MULE: £189, £173,Whitehead Hill Farm,  £188,Laggonmore,    £187,Triermain,  £175,Townfoot,  £173,Meikleholm Farm,  £172, £157, £129,Kilnknowe,  £169, £149,Mirkbooths,  £154,Branch End Farm,  £140,Moir Livestock,  KERRY HILL: £178,East Tinwald House,  ZWARTBLES: £177,25 Wallridge Cottages,  BLACKFACE: £173, £149,Whiteside Farm,  £152,Meikleholm Farm,  £125,Moir Livestock,  HERDWICK: £162,2 The Square,  HILL CHEVIOT: £159, £126,Town Head ,  £150,Townfoot,  SWALEDALE: £148,Triermain,  £145,Wintershields Farm,  £120,Middle Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: £147,Townfoot,  £110,Seymour House,  LEICESTER: £145,Town Head ,  SHETLAND: £105, Greenmyre,

Cast Rams: TEXEL: £239,(x2) ,  £233,Wintershields Farm,  £225,3 South View Cottages,  £207,(x2) , Seymour House,  SUFFOLK: £226,Old Rectory Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: £206,Seymour House,  CHAROLLAIS: £166,Moir Livestock,  BELTEX: £159,Moir Livestock,  BLACKFACE: £155,Meikleholm Farm,