Borderway Prime Cattle and Bulls

PRIME BULLS: A much smaller show than expected of only 54 Prime bulls forward seeing an improved trade on the week for all classes. Scottish vendors stole the show this week with the top 12 bulls sold all from five different Scottish homes.  Top overall was a British Blue from Messrs Woodburn, Netherwood Farm, Cumnock, Ayrshire with 953kgs selling to £4097.90 to CJ Anderson, Messrs Wight, Carwood, Biggar sold best Charolais to £3636.16 for 1033kgs.  Messrs Neill, Upper Nisbet, Jedburgh sold highest priced Limousin cross to £3435.70 for 799kgs.  Aberdeen Angus to £2976 for 930kgs from Messrs Duncan, Whitehall Farm, Dumfries and finally Simmental crosses to £2588.52 for 814kgs from Messrs Dun, Brothershiels Farm, Edinburgh.

Highest price per kilo of 430 was attained twice, firstly by Messrs Woodburn with their British Blue and secondly by Messrs Neill, with their Limousin.

Dairy bred bulls sold to £2419.15 for a 913kg Danish Red from Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown.  The same home also sold top Norwegian Red at £2267.76 for 859kgs  and top Holstein Friesian to £2231.30 for 842kgs.  Top price per kilo of 322p went to a 596kg Montbeliarde from Messrs Crozier, Cowlyers, Silloth and top Holstein Friesian to 310p for 612kg from Messrs Jackson, Skelton Wood End, Penrith.  

Leading Prices per Head: BRITISH BLUE: £4,098 ,953kg, Netherwood Farm ,  £2,474 ,732kg, Kiln Close Farm,  £2,379 ,721kg,  £2,256 ,692kg, Upper Brydekirk,  CHAROLAIS: £3,636 ,1033kg,  £3,248 ,837kg,  £2,989 ,795kg, Carwood Farm,  £2,700 ,794kg,  £2,441 ,718kg,  £2,412 ,718kg,  £2,396 ,783kg,  £2,351 ,708kg,  £2,247 ,711kg, Brothershiels Farm,  LIMOUSIN: £3,436 ,799kg,  £3,175 ,765kg,  £3,143 ,752kg, Upper Nisbet Farm,  £2,299 ,701kg, Kiln Close Farm,  £2,251 ,666kg, Blackpark Farm,  £2,248 ,673kg,  £2,048 ,630kg, Bectonhall,  £2,122 ,651kg,  £1,975 ,633kg, Mirkbooths,  £1,689 ,563kg, Cowlyers Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,976 ,930kg,  £2,934 ,962kg, Whitehall Farm,  £2,576 ,736kg,  £2,363 ,699kg, Brothershiels Farm,  £2,449 ,790kg, Bectonhall,  £2,131 ,666kg, Blackpark Farm,  £1,613 ,672kg, Maryfield Farm,  SIMMENTAL: £2,589 ,814kg, Brothershiels Farm,  £2,325 ,688kg,  £2,131 ,683kg,  £2,073 ,652kg, Blackpark Farm,  DANISH RED: £2,419 ,913kg, South Lambhill,  HEREFORD: £2,326 ,718kg, Cleughbrae Farm,  £1,466 ,502kg, Green Lea,  NORWEGIAN RED: £2,268 ,859kg, South Lambhill,  HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: £2,231 ,842kg, South Lambhill,  £2,094 ,698kg,  £1,897 ,612kg,  £1,806 ,627kg, Skelton Wood End,  £2,007 ,678kg,  £1,915 ,630kg, Hillhead,  MONTBELIARDE: £2,142 ,765kg, South Lambhill,  £1,919 ,596kg, Cowlyers Farm,  WHITEBRED SHORTHORN: £2,113 ,686kg, Hot Bank Farm,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: £1,734 ,578kg, Cowlyers Farm,  JERSEY: £1,266 ,469kg, Ormside Lodge,

Leading Prices per Kilo: LIMOUSIN: 430p ,799kg,  418p ,752kg,  415p ,765kg, Upper Nisbet Farm,  338p ,666kg, Blackpark Farm,  334p ,673kg,  325p ,630kg, Bectonhall,  328p ,701kg, Kiln Close Farm,  326p ,651kg,  312p ,633kg, Mirkbooths,  300p ,563kg, Cowlyers Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: 430p ,953kg, Netherwood Farm ,  338p ,732kg, Kiln Close Farm,  330p ,721kg,  326p ,692kg, Upper Brydekirk,  CHAROLAIS: 388p ,837kg,  376p ,795kg,  352p ,1033kg, Carwood Farm,  340p ,718kg,  340p ,794kg,  336p ,718kg,  332p ,708kg,  316p ,711kg,  306p ,783kg, Brothershiels Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 350p ,736kg,  338p ,699kg, Brothershiels Farm,  320p ,930kg,  305p ,962kg, Whitehall Farm,  320p ,666kg, Blackpark Farm,  310p ,790kg, Bectonhall,  240p ,672kg, Maryfield Farm,  SIMMENTAL: 338p ,688kg,  318p ,652kg,  312p ,683kg, Blackpark Farm,  318p ,814kg, Brothershiels Farm,  HEREFORD: 324p ,718kg, Cleughbrae Farm,  292p ,502kg, Green Lea,  MONTBELIARDE: 322p ,596kg, Cowlyers Farm,  280p ,765kg, South Lambhill,  HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN: 310p ,612kg,  300p ,698kg,  288p ,627kg, Skelton Wood End,  304p ,630kg,  296p ,678kg, Hillhead,  265p ,842kg, South Lambhill,  WHITEBRED SHORTHORN: 308p ,686kg, Hot Bank Farm,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: 300p ,578kg, Cowlyers Farm,  JERSEY: 270p ,469kg, Ormside Lodge,  DANISH RED: 265p ,913kg, South Lambhill,  NORWEGIAN RED: 264p ,859kg, South Lambhill,

PRIME CATTLE: A fantastic entry of 105 prime steers & heifers forward seeing a sharper trade on the whole for our usual, the good, the bad and the ugly shows. Topping the sale overall at £2932 was a 748kg Limousin cross from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton selling to A&D Meats. Next best was £2805.50 for 775kg Messrs J Muir & Son, Cleughbrae, Dumfries. Story, Newbiggin, Carlisle sold 731kg, to £2777.80, Messrs Millar, Woodhousehill, Lockerbie sold a big Dairy bred British Blue to £2731.88 for 838kg. Top overall price per kilo to 392 went to Messrs Bowes top price per head. Heifers sold to a top of £2625 for 750kg from Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse, Carlisle. Messrs Story, Newbiggin, Carlisle sold next best at £2601.92 for 692kg to Steven Wilsons Butchers Shop, Corby Hill, Brampton. Messrs Story also sold 670kg to £2572.80 to Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. This was also top priced per kilo Heifer at 384, despite the larger numbers more could have been sold to the customers advantage compared to other outlets.

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Steers: Leading prices per head: LIMOUSIN: £2,932 ,748kg,  £2,727 ,733kg, Bothel Parks,  £2,806 ,775kg,  £2,745 ,742kg,  £2,736 ,720kg,  £2,642 ,734kg,  £2,639 ,733kg,  £2,588 ,723kg, Cleughbrae Farm,  £2,778 ,731kg,  £2,725 ,717kg,  £2,642 ,718kg, Newbiggin Farm,  £2,760 ,771kg,  £2,481 ,717kg, Nealhouse Farm,  £2,753 ,782kg,  £2,653 ,737kg, Hoddomtown,  £2,567 ,755kg,  £2,534 ,724kg,  £2,293 ,712kg, Kirkland Guards,  £2,492 ,733kg, Nunscleugh,  £2,185 ,658kg, Thornington Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: £2,732 ,838kg,  £2,395 ,826kg, Woodhousehill,  £2,206 ,685kg,  £2,125 ,660kg,  £2,115 ,661kg,  £2,000 ,625kg, Little Broomhills Farm,  SIMMENTAL: £2,367 ,749kg, Cleughbrae Farm,  £2,138 ,664kg, Church Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,321 ,847kg, Courstein,  £2,010 ,693kg, Whins Farm,  £1,821 ,655kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  £1,546 ,533kg,  £1,426 ,495kg, Greengill Farm,  HOLSTEIN: £2,079 ,712kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  GALLOWAY: £2,037 ,693kg, Hot Bank Farm,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: £2,001 ,690kg,  £1,725 ,616kg, Thornington Farm,  £1,779 ,679kg, Croft Farm,  FLECKVIEH: £1,850 ,656kg,  £1,823 ,651kg,  £1,770 ,619kg,  £1,735 ,586kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  BELTED GALLOWAY: £1,569 ,503kg,  £1,422 ,508kg, Halls Hill,  £1,382 ,485kg, Castle Farm

Heifers: LIMOUSIN: £2,625 ,750kg, Nealhouse Farm,  £2,602 ,692kg,  £2,573 ,670kg,  £2,502 ,662kg,  £2,486 ,672kg, Newbiggin Farm,  £2,438 ,659kg,  £2,051 ,649kg,  £2,050 ,603kg, Greenhill Farm,  £2,286 ,642kg, Bothel Parks,  £2,161 ,632kg, Mirkbooths,  £2,070 ,542kg,  £2,005 ,557kg,  £1,995 ,545kg,  £1,876 ,536kg,  £1,844 ,569kg,  £1,662 ,454kg, Kelbarrow,  £1,740 ,580kg,  £1,519 ,531kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  CHAROLAIS: £2,455 ,744kg,  £2,336 ,679kg,  £2,214 ,667kg,  £2,190 ,644kg, Cassindilly Farm,  £1,963 ,606kg, Greenhill Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: £2,208 ,724kg, Greenhill Farm,  £2,099 ,660kg, Down By Rigg,  £2,088 ,715kg,  £2,074 ,696kg,  £2,038 ,684kg,  £2,007 ,669kg,  £1,943 ,631kg,  £1,943 ,684kg,  £1,893 ,644kg,  £1,863 ,647kg,  £1,854 ,635kg,  £1,832 ,623kg,  £1,736 ,607kg, Lambfield Farm,  £1,999 ,704kg, Longhurst,  £1,673 ,573kg,  £1,510 ,528kg, Greengill Farm,  SIMMENTAL: £2,175 ,618kg,  £2,067 ,689kg, Church Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £2,084 ,704kg, Whins Farm,  £1,797 ,607kg, Lambfield Farm,  £1,552 ,539kg, Greengill Farm,  HEREFORD: £1,805 ,614kg,  £1,693 ,627kg,  £1,639 ,594kg, Millriggs Farm,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: £1,790 ,663kg, Croft Farm,  BLUE GREY: £1,448 ,464kg, Greengill Farm

Steers: Leading Price per Kilo: LIMOUSIN: 392p ,748kg,  372p ,733kg, Bothel Parks,  380p ,731kg,  380p ,717kg,  368p ,718kg, Newbiggin Farm,  380p ,720kg,  370p ,742kg,  362p ,775kg,  360p ,734kg,  360p ,733kg,  358p ,723kg, Cleughbrae Farm,  360p ,737kg,  352p ,782kg, Hoddomtown,  358p ,771kg,  346p ,717kg, Nealhouse Farm,  350p ,724kg,  340p ,755kg,  322p ,712kg, Kirkland Guards,  340p ,733kg, Nunscleugh,  332p ,658kg, Thornington Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: 326p ,838kg,  290p ,826kg, Woodhousehill,  322p ,685kg,  322p ,660kg,  320p ,661kg,  320p ,625kg, Little Broomhills Farm,  SIMMENTAL: 322p ,664kg, Church Farm,  316p ,749kg, Cleughbrae Farm,  BELTED GALLOWAY: 312p ,503kg,  280p ,508kg, Halls Hill,  285p ,485kg, Castle Farm,  FLECKVIEH: 296p ,586kg,  286p ,619kg,  282p ,656kg,  280p ,651kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  GALLOWAY: 294p ,693kg, Hot Bank Farm,  HOLSTEIN: 292p ,712kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 290p ,693kg, Whins Farm,  290p ,533kg,  288p ,495kg, Greengill Farm,  278p ,655kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  274p ,847kg, Courstein,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: 290p ,690kg,  280p ,616kg, Thornington Farm,  262p ,679kg, Croft Farm

 Heifers: Leading Price per Kilo: LIMOUSIN: 384p ,670kg,  378p ,662kg,  376p ,692kg,  370p ,672kg, Newbiggin Farm,  382p ,542kg,  366p ,454kg,  366p ,545kg,  360p ,557kg,  350p ,536kg,  324p ,569kg, Kelbarrow,  370p ,659kg,  340p ,603kg,  316p ,649kg, Greenhill Farm,  356p ,642kg, Bothel Parks,  350p ,750kg, Nealhouse Farm,  342p ,632kg, Mirkbooths,  300p ,580kg,  286p ,531kg, Haythwaite Lane Farm,  SIMMENTAL: 352p ,618kg,  300p ,689kg, Church Farm,  CHAROLAIS: 344p ,679kg,  340p ,644kg,  332p ,667kg,  330p ,744kg, Cassindilly Farm,  324p ,606kg, Greenhill Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: 318p ,660kg, Down By Rigg,  308p ,631kg,  300p ,669kg,  298p ,684kg,  298p ,696kg,  294p ,644kg,  294p ,623kg,  292p ,635kg,  292p ,715kg,  288p ,647kg,  286p ,607kg,  284p ,684kg, Lambfield Farm,  305p ,724kg, Greenhill Farm,  292p ,573kg,  286p ,528kg, Greengill Farm,  284p ,704kg, Longhurst,  BLUE GREY: 312p ,464kg, Greengill Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: 296p ,607kg, Lambfield Farm,  296p ,704kg, Whins Farm,  288p ,539kg, Greengill Farm,  HEREFORD: 294p ,614kg,  276p ,594kg,  270p ,627kg, Millriggs Farm,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: 270p ,663kg, Croft Farm