Borderway Prime & Cast Sheep

PRIME SHEEP:

Spring Lambs: A very mixed show forward today with the majority of the lambs being grass fed.  More lambs required weekly to meet buyer demands.  Meat well paid today but leaner lambs harder to cash.  906 had an average of 411ppk or £181.

Leading Consignments (3 or more)

Messrs Watters, Mill House – 4 averaged £209.50

Foley Bros, Mirlaw House 51 averaged £206.42

Messrs Phillips, Mains of Minnydow 3 averaged £206

Leading Price per Head: TEXEL: £218 ,59kg,  £202 ,54kg,  £200 ,51kg, Mill House,  £212 ,47kg,  £206 ,47kg,  £202 ,46kg,  £201 ,46kg, Mirlaw House,  £209 ,48kg,  £205 ,47kg,  £194 ,45kg, Boggle Hall,  £207 ,52kg,  £196 ,47kg,  £196 ,49kg, The Hill,  £206 ,47kg, Mains Of Minnydow,  £203 ,50kg,  £196 ,47kg, Wetheral Shields,  £203 ,50kg, Bengall Farm,  £202 ,50kg, The Throp,  £200 ,47kg, Longhurst,  £200 ,51kg, Beck Farm,  £200 ,49kg,  £194 ,47kg, East Greenridge,  £200 ,53kg, Maxwell Cottage,  £197 ,45kg, Ashton,  £194 ,46kg, Street Head,  SUFFOLK: £217 ,48kg,  £211 ,49kg,  £201 ,45kg, Mirlaw House,  £209 ,52kg,  £194 ,48kg,  £182 ,46kg,  £181 ,44kg, Jackson Rigg,  £192 ,46kg, Birks Farm,  £190 ,45kg,  £174 ,43kg, Stone Flatts,  £186 ,46kg, Old Rectory Farm,  £185 ,48kg, Millrigg,  £184 ,45kg,  £180 ,46kg, Fell End,  £183 ,44kg, Beck Farm,  £182 ,50kg, Hayton Brow,  £182 ,44kg, Millrigg,  £181 ,43kg, Mirkbooths,  £179 ,42kg, Hillside £178 ,43kg, Street Head,  £178 ,46kg,  £172 ,44kg, Demesne Farm,  £174 ,46kg, Barnstable House,  £172 ,44kg, Ashtree House,  CHAROLLAIS: £204 ,58kg,  £188 ,48kg, Maxwell Cottage,  £197 ,45kg,  £185 ,43kg, Bengall Farm,  £180 ,41kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £198 ,48kg,  £196 45kg,  £189 ,44kg, Millrigg,  £198 ,48kg, Cardewlees Farm,  £188 ,43kg, Millrigg,  £180 ,43kg, Old Rectory Farm,  DUTCH TEXEL: £195 ,49kg,  £186 ,45kg,  £184 ,46kg, Lea Hill,  BELTEX: £181 ,40kg, Hillcrest,  £180 41kg, Bridgestone,  ZWARTBLES: £170 ,51kg, Heatherbrook,  MULE: £170 ,47kg, Maxwell Cottage,

Leading Prices per Kilo: BELTEX: 453p ,40kg,  445.9p ,37kg, Hillcrest,  439p ,41kg,  420.5p ,39kg, Bridgestone,  407.9p ,38kg, Lesson Hall Farm,  SUFFOLK: 452.1p ,48kg,  446.7p ,45kg,  430.6p ,49kg, Mirlaw House,  426.2p ,42kg, Hillside,  425p ,40kg, Wallhead,  422.2p ,45kg,  404.7p 43kg, Stone Flatts,  420.9p ,43kg, Mirkbooths,  417.4p ,46kg, Birks Farm,  415.9p ,44kg,  390.7p ,43kg, Beck Farm,  414p ,43kg, Street Head,  413.6p ,44kg, Millrigg,  411.4p ,44kg,  404.2p ,48kg,  401.9p ,52kg,  395.7p 46kg, Jackson Rigg,  408.9p ,45kg,  391.3p ,46kg, Fell End,  404.9p ,41kg, Crossing Cottage,  404.3p ,46kg, Old Rectory Farm,  397.5p ,40kg, Whitehead Hill Farm,  390.9p ,44kg,  387p ,46kg, Demesne Farm,  390.9p 44kg, Ashtree House,  TEXEL: 451.1p ,47kg,  439.1p ,46kg,  438.3p ,47kg,  437p ,46kg, Mirlaw House,  450p 40kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  441.9p ,43kg, The Hill,  438.3p ,47kg, Mains Of Minnydow,  437.8p ,45kg, Ashton,  437.5p ,40kg, Wallhead,  437.5p ,40kg,  428.6p ,42kg, Woodhead Farm,  436.2p ,47kg,  435.4p ,48kg,  434.9p ,43kg,  431.1p ,45kg, Boggle Hall,  431p ,42kg, Shield Hill,  429.5p ,44kg, Longhurst,  429.5p ,44kg,  427.3p ,44kg,  426.7p ,45kg, Bengall Farm,  427.5p ,40kg, East Greenridge,  427.3p ,44kg, Maxwell Cottage,  426.7p ,45kg, Jackson Rigg,  CHAROLLAIS: 439p ,41kg,  434.1p ,41kg,  409.5p ,42kg, Hallbankgate Farm,  437.8p ,45kg,  430.2p ,43kg, Bengall Farm,  391.7p ,48kg,  351.7p ,58kg, Maxwell Cottage,  BLUE TEXEL: 437.2p ,43kg, Millrigg,  435.6p ,45kg,  429.5p ,44kg,  412.5p ,48kg, Millrigg,  418.6p ,43kg, Old Rectory Farm,  412.5p ,48kg, Cardewlees Farm,  BADGER FACE TEXEL: 421.1p ,38kg, Bridgestone,  DUTCH TEXEL: 413.3p ,45kg,  400p ,46kg,  398p ,49kg, Lea Hill,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 394.9p ,39kg, Cumdivock House,  MULE: 361.7p ,47kg, Maxwell Cottage, 

Cast Ewes & Rams: A smaller show of 210 ewes were forward to make a sale average of £148 being achieved.  Top price went to a single Texel ewe selling to £263 from Mark Phillips, Castle Douglas.  Best of ewes remain on par with other outlets with £220-£240 being regularly achieved.  Messrs Watson, Millrigg sold Blue Texels to £253 and Messrs Story, Hillcrest sold Beltex ewes to £230.  Suffolks topped at £191 from Messrs Chalmers, Outer Woodhead.  Mules topped at £157 twice from Messrs  Mellin,  Whithorn and  Messrs Vickers, Brampton .  Horned ewes topped at £129 for a pen of 5 from Messrs Wigham, Coldshields.  Rams topped at £203 for a single Texel from Messrs Howard, Haltwhistle. 

Leading prices: TEXEL: £263,Mains Of Minnydow,  £251,(x2), Townfoot,  £245,(x4) ,  £215,Burgh Head Farm,  £239,(x8) ,  £230, £227,(x7) ,  £217,(x7) ,  £213,(x2) , The Hill,  £205,Lea Hill,  £205,(x3) , Mill House,  £200,Outer Woodhead,  £199,(x3) , Hillside,  £197,(x2) , Mirkbooths,  £194,Millrigg,  £193,Basco Dyke,  BLUE TEXEL: £253, £229,(x2) , Millrigg,  £205,Millrigg,  BELTEX: £230,(x2) , Hillcrest,  CHAROLLAIS: £224,(x2) , Outer Woodhead,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £193,Coxhill Farm,  SUFFOLK: £191,Outer Woodhead,  £180,(x10) , Kennel Cottage,  £150,Wetheral Shields,  £150,The Lake,  CLUN FOREST: £175,(x8), Morrach Farm,  MULE: £157, Morrach Farm,  £157,(x2) , Low Tipalt Farm,  £155, £150,The Lake,  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £151,5 Ellonby Road,  SWALEDALE: £129,(x5), Cold Shields,  JACOB: £125,(x2) , 5 Ellonby Road.

Rams: Leading prices: TEXEL: £203, Lees Hall Farm,  £177, Hillside,  ZWARTBLES: £192,Heatherbrook,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £140,The Lake,