Borderway Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes

PRIME SHEEP:  As numbers come forward trade seen a slight drop today but still good to sell. Handy weight lambs would be dearer on the week where as heavy lambs would be a touch less. Messrs Dodd, Holmhead stole the show today with a Blue Texel lamb selling to £272 or 425ppk.

1665 head sell to an average 315ppk or £148. 

Lamb Leading prices per head: BLUE TEXEL: £272 ,64kg,  £195 ,59kg,  £170 ,50kg,  £165 ,50kg, Holmhead Farm,  £158 ,44kg,  £157 ,45kg, Dunnabie House,  DUTCH TEXEL: £200 ,57kg,  £173 ,54kg,  £169 ,51kg, Walton Woodhead,  £167 ,49kg,  £163 ,47kg,  £161 ,47kg,  £160 ,47kg, Upper Tinwald Farm,  £167 ,51kg,  £164 ,47kg,  £157 ,47kg, Mossband Hall,  £160 ,43kg,  £156 ,44kg,  £150 ,45kg,  £149 ,44kg, Park Burnfoot,  £152 ,42kg, Ashton,  TEXEL: £192 ,60kg,  £170 ,50kg,  £167 ,52kg,  £167 ,51kg, Bengall Farm,  £181 ,58kg, Philgowan,  £179 ,56kg,  £165 ,51kg, Druidhall,  £175 ,54kg, Drumshangan Farm,  £175 ,58kg,  £169 ,54kg, Browell Enterprises,  £173 ,50kg, Boggle Hall,  £172 ,64kg, Northbank House,  £171 ,51kg, Kirkton Of Crawford,  £170 ,63kg, The Hill,  £170 ,51kg, Stenries View,  £170 ,51kg, Stenries View,  £169 ,50kg, Newmains, £167 ,53kg, Fell End,  £166 ,52kg, East Butsfield Farm,  £166 ,51kg, Four O Boot Farm,  MILLENIUM BLEU: £179 ,57kg,  £166 ,50kg,  £164 ,56kg,  £162 ,50kg, Corrie Field,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £171 ,54kg, Drumshangan Farm,  £169 ,54kg,  £149 ,50kg,  Cliff Road ,  £157 ,51kg, Park House,  SUFFOLK: £168 ,55kg,  £150 ,49kg, Park House,  £168 ,56kg,  £165 ,52kg,  £161 ,51kg, East Butsfield Farm,  £163 ,50kg, East Greenridge,  £158 ,51kg,  £153 ,52kg,  Main Street,  £158 ,50kg, Four O Boot Farm,  £151 ,49kg, Fell End,  £151 ,49kg, Upper Tinwald Farm,  £151 ,51kg, Birks Farm,  BELTEX: £165 ,50kg, Druidhall,  £165 ,44kg, Park House,  £153 ,42kg,  £150 ,42kg, The Throp,  CHAROLLAIS: £160 ,50kg, Bengall Farm,  £142 ,45kg,  £140 ,44kg, Birks Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: £153 ,50kg, East Greenridge,  MULE: £148 ,52kg, Coombe Crag,  £148 ,50kg, Lawston Farm.

Lamb Leading prices per kilo: BLUE TEXEL: 425p ,64kg,  340p ,50kg,  330.5p ,59kg,  330p ,50kg, Holmhead Farm,  359.1p ,44kg,  348.9p ,45kg, Dunnabie House,  BELTEX: 375p ,44kg, Park House,  364.3p ,42kg,  357.1p ,42kg,  343.9p ,41kg, The Throp,  341.5p ,41kg,  332.3p ,31kg,  330.3p ,33kg, Hillcrest,  330p ,50kg, Druidhall,  DUTCH TEXEL: 372.1p ,43kg,  354.5p ,44kg,  339.5p ,43kg,  339p ,41kg,  338.6p ,44kg,  333.3p ,45kg,  331.8p ,44kg, Park Burnfoot,  361.9p ,42kg, Ashton,  350.9p ,57kg,  331.4p ,51kg, Walton Woodhead,  348.9p ,47kg,  334p ,47kg,  327.5p ,51kg, Mossband Hall,  346.8p ,47kg,  342.6p ,47kg,  340.8p ,49kg,  340.4p ,47kg, Upper Tinwald Farm,  345.2p ,42kg, Lea Hill,  337.5p ,40kg,  325p ,40kg, Brackenrigg,  TEXEL: 359.1p ,44kg,  347.8p ,46kg,  336.7p ,49kg, Eastside Farm,  359.1p ,44kg,  346p ,50kg, Boggle Hall,  353.3p ,45kg, Parkside Farm,  352.2p ,46kg,  335.3p ,51kg, Kirkton Of Crawford,  342.2p ,45kg, Whiteside Farm,  341.9p ,43kg, Townfoot Farm,  341.7p ,48kg, Park House,  340p ,50kg,  339.6p ,48kg, Bengall Farm,  339.5p ,43kg, Shank Castle,  338p ,50kg, Newmains,  334p ,47kg,  332.7p ,49kg, Druidhall,  333.3p ,51kg, Stenries View,  MILLENIUM BLEU: 332p ,50kg,  324p ,50kg,  314.3p ,49kg, Corrie Field,  SUFFOLK: 326p ,50kg, East Greenridge,  320.5p ,44kg, New Sandsfield,  317.4p ,46kg, Stenries View,  317.3p ,52kg,  315.7p ,51kg, East Butsfield Farm,  316.7p ,42kg, Auldtown Farm,  316p ,50kg, Four O Boot Farm,  CHAROLLAIS: 320p ,50kg, Bengall Farm,  318.2p ,44kg,  315.6p ,45kg, Birks Farm,  315p ,40kg, Thorwiethwaite Farm.

Cast Ewes & Rams: Heavy ewes would be dearer on the week where light Hill ewes proved to be harder work.  Topping at £256 was a pair of Suffolk rams from Messrs Ferguson, Priory Nook.  Following them was a Pen of 3 Texel ewes reaching £231 from Messrs Bell, Mossband Hall.

Ewes Leading prices: TEXEL: £231,(x3) , Mossband Hall,  £229,(x2) ,  £219,(x8) ,  £199,(x3) , Walton Woodhead,  £228,Craigs Lea,  £214,(x2) ,  £190,(x3) , New Sandsfield,  £212, £186, £179,Kirkton Of Crawford,  £198,(x3) , Millholme,  £197, £178,(x9) , Wydon Farm,  £197, £189,(x2), Drumshangan Farm,  £196, £188,(x3) , Park House,  £186,(x2) , Macqueston,  £186,(x2) , Parkside Farm,  MILLENIUM BLEU: £206,Millholme,  LEICESTER: £198,Midtodhills,  £185,(x3) , Kirkton Of Crawford,  £183,The Close,  SUFFOLK: £193,(x3) ,  £189,(x2) , Birks Farm,  £188, £160,(x3) , Millholme,  £175,Pearsbyhall Farm,  £160,Priory Nook,  ZWARTBLES: £191,25 Wallridge Cottages,  MULE: £175,(x3) , The Paddock ,  £168, £165,Midtodhills,  £167,Park House,  £165, £139,(x2) , Kirkton Of Crawford,  £158,(x3) , Birks Farm,  £150,(x2) , Drumshangan Farm,  £150,(x2) , Georgefield,  £147,(x2) , Millholme,  £144,Wydon Farm,  £130,Philgowan,  ROUGE : £174,Burtholme Farm,  ROMNEY: £172,(x4) , Pearsbyhall Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: £161,(x30) ,  £144,(x4) , Pearsbyhall Farm,  £154,(x8) , Wydon Farm,  £147,Millholme,  BLUE TEXEL: £160,Macqueston,  KERRY HILL: £134, £100,Railway Cottages,  BLEU DU MAINE: £118,Parkside Farm