Borderway Prime & Cast Sheep

PRIME SHEEP: The largest show seen to date provided excellent trade for new season lambs. A total of 834 went under the hammer averaging 467ppkg, with a SQQ. Topping went to a 51kg pen of Rouge cross lambs from Messrs Nelson Braithwaite Hall selling to £255 (500ppkg). Texel lambs topped at £247 for a pen of 6 from Messrs Pearson, Wavercroft averaging 51kg. Suffolk lambs topped at £252 for 48kg lamb from Messrs Thompson, Kirkland View. Lighter lambs were a dream to sell with 418 sold going on to average 475.57ppkg. Messrs Thompson, Kirkland View sold a 43kg Texel to £238, while Messrs Mitchell, Mirkbooth sold 44kg Suffolks to £217. Messrs Hiddleston, Shawhead sold a super pen of 6 to £215 weighing 45kg. lighter lambs topped at £191 for 4 Texels weighing 39kg from Messrs Graham, Wallhead (489ppkg) Messrs Moffat ,West Shaftoe came with 158 37kg Texel lambs going on to average £169.30 (450 ppkg)

Hoggs have gone very two tier with meaty hoggs remaining strong and leaner sorts meeting resistance. Topping the trade went to a 70kg Texel from Messrs Gate, Cockermouth selling to £257, the same home sold 6 53kg to £239. 54kg Mules topping at £233 for 10 from Messrs Middleton, Wiston. Stan Routledge, Old Silloth sold 25 45kg lambs to £203.

A lot more sheep needed to satisfy demand in Borderway with a new team aiming to do business with all classes of customers. Contact any of the team for more info.

Spring Lambs:

Leading Price per Head: ROUGE : £255 ,51kg,  £251 ,53kg,  £232 ,46kg, Braithwaite Hall,  TEXEL: £254 ,57kg, Nelson Hill Farm,  £248 ,55kg, Boggle Hall,  £248 ,55kg, Chapel House,  £247 ,51kg,  £242 ,49kg, Wavercroft,  £243 ,59kg, Low Tarns,  £240 ,48kg,  £234 ,47kg,  £230 ,48kg, Seymour House,  £240 ,47kg,  £238 ,43kg, Lakeland View,  £238 ,48kg,  £235 ,49kg, Nelson Hill Farm,  £238 ,54kg,  £233 ,48kg, Wood Farm,  £232 ,46kg, High Boonwood,  £229 ,46kg,  £228 ,45kg, Mirkbooths,  £226 ,52kg, Wetheral Shields,  SUFFOLK: £252 ,48kg, Lakeland View,  £249 ,49kg, Braithwaite Hall,  £245 ,52kg,  £215 ,45kg, Newmains,  £237 ,52kg, Demesne Farm,  £234 ,48kg,  £230 ,47kg, Seymour House,  £232 ,47kg, Haas Side Farm,  £231 ,48kg,  £216 ,45kg, Jackson Rigg,  £229 ,49kg, Park House,  £227 ,48kg, Low House,  £217 ,44kg, Mirkbooths,  BLUE TEXEL: £249 ,51kg, Nelson Hill Farm,  £199 ,42kg, 8 Drumcrow Road,  ZWARTBLES: £235 ,56kg,  £221 ,47kg,  £192 ,42kg, Evistones Farm,  £229 ,49kg, Rietfontain,  £210 ,50kg, Woodhousehill,  £204 ,52kg, Blackwell Farm,  BELTEX: £234 ,48kg,  £200 ,44kg, Bridgestone,  DUTCH TEXEL: £221 ,45kg, Braithwaite Hall,  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £220 ,46kg,  £206 ,42kg, Bridgestone,  BLEU DU MAINE: £220 ,53kg,  £200 ,46kg, Woodhousehill,  CHAROLLAIS: £205 ,45kg, Low House,  DORSET: £197 ,45kg,  £140 ,37kg, 4 Ehen Place,  CLUN FOREST: £189 ,41kg,  £180 ,40kg, Ellonby Hall,

Leading Prices per Kilo: TEXEL: 553.5p ,43kg,  510.5p ,47kg, Lakeland View,  506.5p ,45kg,  498p ,46kg, Mirkbooths,  504.5p ,46kg, High Boonwood,  500p ,48kg,  498p ,47kg,  479p ,48kg, Seymour House,  496p ,48kg,  479.5p ,49kg, Nelson Hill Farm,  494p ,49kg,  484.5p ,51kg, Wavercroft,  485.5p ,48kg,  440.5p ,54kg, Wood Farm,  451p ,55kg, Boggle Hall,  451p ,55kg, Chapel House,  445.5p ,57kg, Nelson Hill Farm,  434.5p ,52kg, Wetheral Shields,  412p ,59kg, Low Tarns,  SUFFOLK: 525p ,48kg, Lakeland View,  508p ,49kg, Braithwaite Hall,  493.5p ,47kg, Haas Side Farm,  493p ,44kg, Mirkbooths,  489.5p ,47kg,  487.5p ,48kg, Seymour House,  481.5p ,48kg,  480p ,45kg, Jackson Rigg,  478p ,45kg,  471p ,52kg, Newmains,  473p ,48kg, Low House,  467.5p ,49kg, Park House,  456p ,52kg, Demesne Farm,  ROUGE : 504.5p ,46kg,  500p ,51kg,  473.5p ,53kg, Braithwaite Hall,  DUTCH TEXEL: 491p ,45kg, Braithwaite Hall,  BADGER FACE TEXEL: 490.5p ,42kg,  478.5p ,46kg, Bridgestone,  BLUE TEXEL: 488p ,51kg, Nelson Hill Farm,  474p ,42kg, 8 Drumcrow Road,  BELTEX: 487.5p ,48kg,  454.5p ,44kg, Bridgestone,  ZWARTBLES: 470p ,47kg,  457p ,42kg,  419.5p ,56kg, Evistones Farm,  467.5p ,49kg, Rietfontain,  420p ,50kg, Woodhousehill,  392.5p ,52kg, Blackwell Farm,  CLUN FOREST: 461p ,41kg,  450p ,40kg, Ellonby Hall,  CHAROLLAIS: 455.5p ,45kg, Low House,  DORSET: 438p ,45kg,  378.5p ,37kg, 4 Ehen Place,  BLEU DU MAINE: 435p ,46kg,  415p ,53kg, Woodhousehill,

Prime Hoggs:

Leading Price per Head: TEXEL: £257 ,70kg,  £254 ,74kg,  £253 ,62kg,  £239 ,52kg,  £239 ,54kg, Hollins Farm,  £249 ,57kg,  £240 ,64kg,  £227 ,63kg, Stone House,  £247 ,79kg,  £231 ,59kg,  £220 ,51kg, Byrecroft Farm,  £245 ,66kg, Blackwell Farm,  £240 ,62kg,  £229 ,49kg, Glasson Farm,  £239 ,66kg, Field House,  £229 ,55kg,  £205 ,48kg, Townfoot,  £221 ,53kg, Denton Mains,  £217 ,50kg, High House,  £217 ,51kg, Wallhead,  HILL CHEVIOT: £251 ,55kg, Hindrigg Farm,  £130 ,37kg, Woodhouses Farm,  £120 ,38kg, South Lambhill,  SUFFOLK: £243 ,72kg, Wallhead,  CHEVIOT MULE: £235 ,50kg, Church Farm,  MULE: £233 ,54kg, Stone House,  £221 ,50kg, Townfoot,  RYELAND: £204 ,55kg, Slogarie House,  BELTEX: £200 ,46kg, Walton Woodhead,  SWALEDALE: £174 ,65kg, Davygill Farm,  £150 ,50kg, Townfoot,  LEICESTER: £170 ,55kg, Lesson Hall Farm,  BLACKFACE: £161 ,42kg, Brisco Hill,  £115 ,39kg, Keepershield Farm,  HERDWICK: £150 ,46kg, Hindrigg Farm,  £120 ,44kg, High House,  KERRY HILL: £150 ,47kg, Hindrigg Farm,  ADD TO LOOKUP TABLE: £229 ,52kg,  £170 ,54kg, Park House,  £219 ,53kg,  £183 ,53kg, Stone House,  £209 ,52kg, South Lambhill,  £130 ,42kg, 32 Ballymaderphy Road,

Leading Prices per Kilo: CHEVIOT MULE: 470p ,50kg, Church Farm,  TEXEL: 467.5p ,49kg,  387p ,62kg, Glasson Farm,  459.5p ,52kg,  442.5p ,54kg,  408p ,62kg,  367p ,70kg,  343p ,74kg, Hollins Farm,  437p ,57kg,  375p ,64kg,  360.5p ,63kg, Stone House,  434p ,50kg, High House,  431.5p ,51kg,  391.5p ,59kg,  312.5p ,79kg, Byrecroft Farm,  427p ,48kg,  416.5p ,55kg, Townfoot,  425.5p ,51kg, Wallhead,  417p ,53kg, Denton Mains,  371p ,66kg, Blackwell Farm,  362p ,66kg, Field House,  HILL CHEVIOT: 456.5p ,55kg, Hindrigg Farm,  351.5p ,37kg, Woodhouses Farm,  316p ,38kg, South Lambhill,  MULE: 442p ,50kg,  279p ,43kg, Townfoot,  431.5p ,54kg, Stone House,  263p ,38kg, High House,  SUFFOLK: 440.5p ,52kg,  315p ,54kg, Park House,  413p ,53kg,  345.5p ,53kg, Stone House,  402p ,52kg, South Lambhill,  337.5p ,72kg, Wallhead,  BELTEX: 435p ,46kg, Walton Woodhead,  BLACKFACE: 383.5p ,42kg, Brisco Hill,  295p ,39kg, Keepershield Farm,  RYELAND: 371p ,55kg, Slogarie House,  HERDWICK: 326p ,46kg, Hindrigg Farm,  272.5p ,44kg, High House,  KERRY HILL: 319p ,47kg, Hindrigg Farm,  LEICESTER: 309p ,55kg, Lesson Hall Farm,  SWALEDALE: 305.5p ,36kg, Evistones Farm,  300p ,50kg, Townfoot,  267.5p ,65kg, Davygill Farm,  HEBRIDEAN: 157p ,37kg, Hindrigg Farm.

CAST EWES & RAMS: Topping the sale at £282 was a Texel from the Messrs Lawson, High Boonwood. Suffolk to £232. Mules to £199. Hill ewes to £168.

Leading consignors:

Pritchard, Evieston, 8 average £209.25.
Mitchell, Mirkbooth, 5 average £196.40.
Martin, Boggle Hall, 3 average £194.33.

Ewes: TEXEL: £282,High Boonwood,  £256, £221, £215,Greengate Well Farm,  £253,Little Orton Farm £243,Byrecroft Farm,  £240, £202,Wavercroft,  £230, £218,Mirkbooths,  £222,High Mansriggs,  £213,(x2) ,  £200,Fell End,  £210, £194,Boggle Hall,  £200, £197,Walton Woodhead,  £194, Fellside Farm,  £193,Park House,  CHAROLLAIS: £236, £200,8 Drumcrow Road,  £225,Blackwell Farm,  £173, Ballyninch Road,  SUFFOLK: £232,Mounsey Bank,  £220,(x2) , Fell End,  £220,Petteril Bank Farm,  £190,Evistones Farm,  £181,Ewan Close,  £179,Wallhead,  £179, £172,  Ballyninch Road,  £173, £172, £160,(x2) , 8 Drumcrow Road,  £172,(x2) , Wavercroft,  ZWARTBLES: £218, £204,Evistones Farm,  £182,Blackwell Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £214, Chapel House,  £195, £178, Glasson Farm,  LEICESTER: £201,Kirkton Of Crawford,  MULE: £173, £169, Whitehead Hill Farm,  £171,Denton Mains,  £171,Byrecroft Farm,  £170, Ballyninch Road,  £169,(x2) ,  £166, Branch End Farm,  £168, High Boonwood,  £166,Mirkbooths,  £164,Church Farm,  £160, £153,The Close,  £158, 8 Drumcrow Road,  CHEVIOT MULE: £174,Fell End,  DUTCH TEXEL: £173, £154, £145, Fellside Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: £168,Byrecroft Farm,  £165, £155,Townhead New Farm,  £152,Fell End,  BLUE TEXEL: £165,8 Drumcrow Road,  KERRY HILL: £163,Glasson Farm,  DORSET: £150, 8 Drumcrow Road,  SWALEDALE: £139, Lonning House,  £136,Church Farm,  BLACKFACE: £129,Byrecroft Farm,  £126,8 Drumcrow Road,  £122,Kirkton Of Crawford,

Cast Rams: TEXEL: £248, Fell End,  £217,(x3), Greengate Well Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £234, The Wreay,