Prime sheep and Cast Cows

PRIME SHEEP: With over 100 vendors in Borderway it makes it the biggest show of prime lambs this year. Just short of 1600 lambs with 422 ewes making just over 2000 sheep!

1591 head averaging 330.48ppk or £154

Big fleshed ewes a dream to sell whereas leaner hill ewes still harder to shift.

422 head averaged £146

Cast Ewes & Rams: A better show of ewes forward today with more well fleshed sheep on the market. Topping the trade today at £285 was a Blue Texel from Messrs Todhunter, Greyrigg. Yopping the Texels at £279 was again Messrs Todhunter, Greyrigg. Beltex topped at £270 from Messrs Mounsey, Ashfield. Swales to £136 from Messrs Neve, Riggfoot.

Ewes Leading prices: BLUE TEXEL: £285,Duncrahill Farm House,  £123,Glenogle,  TEXEL: £279, £275, £270,Duncrahill Farm House,  £258, £241,Steeley Farm,  £252,Grassgarth,  £229, £224,Ashfield,  £225, £206, £204,Hayton Brow,  £222, £220,Steeley Farm,  £221, £220, £216,Hargill House,  £213,Merrick Farm,  £211,Ewan Close,  £210,High Boreland,  BELTEX: £270, £224, £198,Ashfield,  £217, £210, £193, £166,Duncrahill Farm House,  £206,Steeley Farm,  £187, £165,Ewan Close,  £160,The Throp,  SUFFOLK: £238, £197, £150,Maulscastle Farm,  £216,Merrick Farm,  £183,The Butcher Shop,  £156,Mill Holmes Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: £220, £206,Merrick Farm,  £210, £147,Steeley Farm,  £146,Thorniethwaite Farm,  MULE: £197,High Boreland,  £195,Woodlands Edge,  £186,Maulscastle Farm,  £170,Riggfoot Farm,  £169,Beckhall Farm,  £168,Stonewalls,  £166,Beech House,  £158,Newlands Farm,  £152,Ewan Close,  £142,The Butcher Shop,  LEICESTER: £194,Glenogle,  £70,Davygill Farm,  DORSET: £171,Barwinnock Farm,  RYELAND: £165, £152, £125,Birds Hill Farm,  £136,Thorwiethwaite Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: £152, £111,Glenogle,  SWALEDALE: £136,Riggfoot Farm,  £135, £77,Newlands Farm,  £107,Sanders Close,  £101,Hargill House,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £125,Middlebridge,  BLACKFACE: £105,Penpeugh,  BADGER FACE TEXEL: £94,Newlands Farm.

Ram Leading Prices: BELTEX: £252, £241,(x2) ,  £159, £125,Duncrahill Farm House,  £232,Ashfield,  TEXEL: £251,Lintley Farm,  SUFFOLK: £229, £185,Duncrahill Farm House,  DORSET: £217,Barwinnock Farm,  LEICESTER: £199, £193,Sanders Close,  VALAIS BLACKNOSE: £120,Duncrahill Farm House.

Spring Lambs: Topping the prime lambs at £205 was Messrs Norwood, Fell End. Following that at £198 was a Texel from Messrs Kerr, High Boreland. Topping the PPK at 375.5 was a pen of well fleshed commercial lambs from Braco Farming, Dumfries. A pen of 10 Beltex lambs reached 375ppk from Messrs Dodd, Tundergarth Mains.    

Lamb Leading prices per head: SUFFOLK: £205 ,57kg,  £140 ,47kg,  £140 ,46kg, Fell End,  £197 ,59kg,  £169 ,51kg,  £155 ,56kg,  £146 ,46kg, East Greenridge,  £191 ,55kg,  £169 ,49kg, East Butsfield Farm,  £184 ,53kg,  £165 ,49kg, Riggfoot Farm,  £173 ,54kg, Wavercroft,  £171 ,51kg, Bengall Farm,  £168 ,49kg, Newmains,  £160 ,52kg, 57 High Seaton,  £158 ,49kg, The Throp,  £156 ,48kg, Braco Farm,  £155 ,49kg, Glenogle,  £151 ,48kg, High Wreay Farm,  £145 ,46kg, Coxhill Farm,  £145 ,49kg, Hayton Brow,  £142 ,47kg, Millrigg,  £142 ,50kg, Rotherby Lodge ,  £140 ,46kg, Seat House Farm,  £138 ,43kg, Whitchester Farm,  TEXEL: £198 ,69kg,  £191 ,58kg,  £190 ,81kg, High Boreland,  £191 ,57kg,  £173 ,52kg, Eastside Farm,  £191 ,56kg, Riggfoot Farm,  £190 ,56kg, Aldermanseat Farm,  £187 ,53kg,  £174 ,51kg, Merryshield,  £186 ,55kg, Wavercroft,  £186 ,50kg,  £182 ,53kg, East Butsfield Farm,  £184 ,49kg,  £174 ,48kg, Braco Farm,  £181 ,54kg, Coxhill Farm,  £179 ,55kg, Newmains,  £179 ,51kg, Newlands Farm,  £176 ,50kg,  £173 ,51kg, Walby Grange,  £176 ,51kg, Whiteside Farm,  £176 ,52kg, Nunwick Hall,  £173 ,51kg, Fell End,  £172 ,50kg, East Greenridge,  DUTCH TEXEL: £192 ,54kg,  £189 ,55kg,  £186 ,54kg,  £185 ,55kg,  £176 ,49kg,  £173 ,51kg,  £172 ,50kg,  £170 ,50kg,  £165 ,49kg,  £155 ,47kg,  £152 ,48kg,  £146 ,46kg, Hargill House,  £160 ,45kg,  £145 ,45kg, Lea Hill,  £154 ,48kg,  £148 ,45kg,  £144 ,43kg, Unity Farm,  £152 ,48kg,  £143 ,43kg, Low Houses,  £151 ,45kg, Hunley,  £150 ,42kg,  £140 ,43kg, Haas Side Farm,  £142 ,46kg, Newbampton Farm,  £140 ,44kg, Fell End,  MILLENIUM BLEU: £185 ,54kg,  £177 ,49kg, Aldermanseat Farm,  BELTEX: £180 ,48kg,  £176 ,49kg,  £176 ,48kg,  £175 ,52kg,  £168 ,47kg,  £154 ,45kg, Bengall Farm,  £161 ,45kg,  £159 ,45kg,  £145 ,44kg, Walton Woodhead,  £152 ,44kg,  £142 ,45kg, The Throp,  £147 ,47kg, Walby Grange,  £145 ,45kg, Shadwick Cottage,  £144 ,41kg,  £137 ,37kg, Duncrahill Farm House,  £135 ,36kg, Lockerbie Sale Ring,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £172 ,46kg,  £171 ,46kg, Coxhill Farm,  £160 ,58kg, Maulscastle Farm,  £156 ,47kg, Middlebridge,  CHAROLLAIS: £171 ,51kg,  £166 ,47kg, Bengall Farm,  £165 ,51kg,  £155 ,48kg,  £152 ,46kg, Blackwell Farm,  £143 ,44kg, Birks Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £159 ,47kg, Newmains,  £145 ,46kg, Millrigg,  £142 ,44kg, Woodhousehill,  £134 ,44kg, Ashdene,  MULE: £154 ,50kg,  £135 ,46kg, Lipwood,  £146 ,48kg, Spout Bank,  £144 ,47kg, Penpeugh,  £132 ,44kg, Hot Bank Farm,  BERRICHON: £150 ,46kg, Bengall Farm,  BLEU DU MAINE: £145 ,47kg, Woodhousehill,  ZWARTBLES: £141 ,51kg, Walby Grange,  CHEVIOT MULE: £135 ,44kg, Glenogle,  £127 ,38kg, Kingside Farm,  VALAIS BLACKNOSE: £110 ,44kg, Newbampton Farm.

Lamb Leading prices per kilo: TEXEL: 375.5p ,49kg,  362.5p ,48kg,  351.1p ,47kg, Braco Farm,  372p ,50kg,  343.4p ,53kg, East Butsfield Farm,  361.7p ,47kg, Wavercroft,  356.5p ,46kg,  343.8p ,48kg, Woodhead Farm,  356.5p ,46kg, High Boreland,  355.3p ,47kg,  353.2p ,47kg,  349p ,49kg, Bengall Farm,  354.2p ,48kg,  345.5p ,44kg,  345.1p ,51kg,  342.2p ,45kg, Whiteside Farm,  352.8p ,53kg, Merryshield,  352.1p ,48kg, Nunwick Hall,  352p ,50kg, Walby Grange,  351p ,51kg, Newlands Farm,  345.8p ,48kg, Farnbury,  344p ,50kg, East Greenridge,  BELTEX: 375p ,48kg,  366.7p ,48kg,  359.2p ,49kg,  357.4p ,47kg,  342.2p ,45kg,  336.5p ,52kg, Bengall Farm,  375p ,36kg, Lockerbie Sale Ring,  370.3p ,37kg,  351.2p ,41kg, Duncrahill Farm House,  357.8p ,45kg,  353.3p ,45kg, Walton Woodhead,  345.5p ,44kg, The Throp,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 373.9p ,46kg,  371.7p ,46kg, Coxhill Farm,  331.9p ,47kg, Middlebridge,  MILLENIUM BLEU: 361.2p ,49kg,  342.6p ,54kg, Aldermanseat Farm,  SUFFOLK: 359.6p ,57kg, Fell End,  347.3p ,55kg,  344.9p ,49kg, East Butsfield Farm,  347.2p ,53kg,  336.7p ,49kg, Riggfoot Farm,  342.9p ,49kg, Newmains,  335.3p ,51kg, Bengall Farm,  333.9p ,59kg,  331.4p ,51kg, East Greenridge,  326.8p ,41kg, Kingside Farm,  325p ,48kg, Braco Farm,  DUTCH TEXEL: 359.2p ,49kg,  355.6p ,54kg,  344.4p ,54kg,  344p ,50kg,  343.6p ,55kg,  340p ,50kg,  339.2p ,51kg,  336.7p ,49kg,  336.4p ,55kg,  329.8p ,47kg, Hargill House,  357.1p ,42kg, Haas Side Farm,  355.6p ,45kg, Lea Hill,  347.4p ,38kg, Thorwiethwaite Farm,  335.6p ,45kg, Hunley,  334.9p ,43kg,  328.9p ,45kg, Unity Farm,  332.6p ,43kg, Low Houses,  CHAROLLAIS: 353.2p ,47kg,  335.3p ,51kg, Bengall Farm,  330.4p ,46kg,  323.5p ,51kg,  322.9p ,48kg, Blackwell Farm,  325p ,44kg, Birks Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: 338.3p ,47kg, Newmains,  322.7p ,44kg, Woodhousehill,  315.2p ,46kg, Millrigg,  CHEVIOT MULE: 334.2p ,38kg, Kingside Farm,  BERRICHON: 326.1p ,46kg, Bengall Farm.