Borderway Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes

PRIME SHEEP: Following the national trend, with heavy lambs taking a slight dip in trade. Export weight lambs made up for this topping at an outstanding 402.4ppk for some exceptional Beltex lambs from Messrs Murray, The Throp. Following closely behind at 393ppk for another cracking pen of Dutch Texel lambs from Messrs Laird, Unity.

Cast sheep were dearer on the week with rams topping the cast sheep trade at £260 for a tremendous Millennium Bleu ram from Messrs Shirvinton, Woodbank. Ewes topped at £245 for some cracking Texels from Miss Gibson, Southwoodhead.

Overall average ppk: 320.4ppk

SQQ: 330ppk

Overall average per head: £150.97

Lamb Leading prices per head: TEXEL: £208 ,68kg, Westhills Farm,  £193 ,62kg, Comlongon Mains,  £188 ,58kg,  £176 ,53kg,  £174 ,62kg, Round Meadows Farm,  £188 ,60kg,  £173 ,53kg, Westhills Farm,  £186 ,59kg, 4 Nether Locharwoods,  £184 ,57kg, Westhills Farm,  £182 ,56kg,  £180 ,55kg, High Boreland,  £171 ,49kg,  £170 ,57kg, Walby Grange,  £170 ,54kg, Knottyholm, SUFFOLK: £188 ,62kg,  £187 ,57kg,  £168 ,53kg, Mirkbooths,  £172 ,53kg,  £171 ,54kg, Eastfield,  £166 54kg, Wavercroft,  £160 ,52kg,  £155 ,50kg, Skipmyre Farm,  £155 ,55kg,  £150 ,52kg, Faugh Beeches,  £153 49kg, Denton Mains,  DUTCH TEXEL: £182 ,49kg,  £175 ,50kg,  £173 ,56kg,  £169 ,43kg,  £167 ,43kg,  £163 47kg,  £160 ,45kg, Unity Farm,  £180 ,57kg,  £164 ,51kg, Lea Hill,  £172 ,47kg,  £163 ,46kg,  £162 ,47kg, Mossband Hall,  £169 ,50kg,  £163 ,43kg, Wavercroft,  £167 ,48kg, Miller Hill,  £160 ,54kg, Westhills Farm,  BELTEX: £180 ,47kg,  £160 ,43kg, Comlongon Mains,  £170 ,51kg,  £169 ,50kg,  £167 ,51kg, Steeley Farm,  £169 ,42kg,  £168 ,43kg,  £163 ,44kg, The Throp,  £164 ,44kg, Upper Tinwald Farm,  £164 ,45kg,  £162 44kg, The Height,  £160 ,43kg, New Sandsfield,  BLUE TEXEL: £172 ,54kg, Westhills Farm,  MILLENIUM BLEU: £162 ,50kg,  £161 ,50kg, Corrie Field,  CHAROLLAIS: £162 ,51kg, Walby Grange,  £152 ,46kg, Hunley,  £152 55kg, Corncockle,  MULE: £146 ,49kg, Church Farm,  £143 ,48kg, Spout Bank,  £143 ,48kg, Corncockle,  £141 ,47kg,  £140 ,50kg, Reaygarth,  £140 ,49kg, Temple House,  CHEVIOT MULE: £142 ,45kg, Glenogle,  £139 ,49kg, Lawston Farm,  HILL CHEVIOT: £139 ,48kg, Kirkford.

Lamb Leading prices per kilo: BELTEX: 402.4p ,42kg,  390.7p ,43kg,  370.5p ,44kg, The Throp,  383p ,47kg,  377.5p ,40kg,  372.1p ,43kg,  371.4p ,42kg, Comlongon Mains,  372.7p ,44kg,  336.2p ,47kg, Upper Tinwald Farm,  372.1p ,43kg,  352.3p ,44kg, New Sandsfield,  371.4p ,35kg, Bogra,  368.2p ,44kg,  364.4p ,45kg, The Height,  357.1p ,42kg,  342.9p ,42kg, Chapel House Farm,  338p ,50kg,  333.3p ,51kg, Steeley Farm,  DUTCH TEXEL: 393p ,43kg,  388.4p ,43kg,  371.4p ,49kg,  355.6p ,45kg,  350p ,50kg,  346.8p ,47kg,  332.6p 46kg,  331.8p ,44kg, Unity Farm,  379.1p ,43kg,  338p ,50kg,  331.1p ,45kg, Wavercroft,  366p ,47kg,  354.3p 46kg,  344.7p ,47kg, Mossband Hall,  347.9p ,48kg, Miller Hill,  346.3p ,41kg, Hunley,  338.1p ,42kg, Springfield Farm,  331.9p ,47kg, Lea Hill,  TEXEL: 366.7p ,45kg,  331.9p ,47kg, Kirkton Of Crawford,  366.7p 45kg,  360.9p ,46kg, Steeley Farm,  362.2p ,45kg,  334p ,47kg,  329.4p ,51kg, 4 Nether Locharwoods,  361.4p ,44kg,  342.2p ,45kg,  332.5p ,40kg,  329.8p ,47kg, The Beeches,  360.9p ,46kg,  349p ,49kg, Walby Grange,  357.4p ,47kg, Miller Hill,  352.3p ,44kg, Church Farm,  348.9p ,47kg, Farnbury,  336p ,50kg, Westhills Farm,  332.1p ,53kg, Round Meadows Farm,  331.8p ,44kg, Woodhouse,  330.6p ,49kg, Denton Mains,  CHAROLLAIS: 330.4p ,46kg, Hunley,  317.6p ,51kg, Walby Grange,  309.5p ,42kg, Kittybeck Farm,  276.4p ,55kg, Corncockle,  SUFFOLK: 328.1p ,57kg,  317p ,53kg, Mirkbooths,  324.5p ,53kg,  316.7p ,54kg, Eastfield,  322.2p ,45kg, Comlongon Mains,  319.6p ,46kg,  312.2p ,49kg, Denton Mains,  317.4p ,46kg, Little Swinburne Farm,  315.2p ,46kg, Roe Farm,  310p ,50kg,  307.7p ,52kg, Skipmyre Farm,  309.8p ,41kg,  308.7p ,46kg, Barnstable House,  307.4p ,54kg, Wavercroft,  304.9p ,41kg, Spout Bank,  304.3p ,47kg, Lawston Farm,  304.2p ,48kg, Glenogle,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 325p ,40kg, Hunley,  285.7p ,42kg, Kittybeck Farm,  MILLENIUM BLEU: 324p ,50kg,  322p ,50kg,  318p ,50kg,  312.2p ,49kg, Corrie Field,  BLUE TEXEL: 318.5p ,54kg, Westhills Farm,  300p ,42kg, Kirkford,  CHEVIOT MULE: 314.4p ,45kg, Glenogle,  309.5p 42kg, Lawston Farm,  MULE: 300p ,47kg,  280p ,50kg, Reaygarth,  298p ,49kg, Church Farm,  297.9p ,48kg, Spout Bank,  296.9p ,48kg, Corncockle,  285.7p ,49kg, Temple House,  DORSET: 297.8p ,46kg, Kirkford,  HILL CHEVIOT: 292.7p ,41kg, Chapel House Farm,  289.6p ,48kg, Kirkford.

Ewes leading prices: TEXEL: £245,(x2) ,  £237,Southwoodhead,  £239, £218,Wavercroft,  £209,Millholme,  £208, Corncockle,  £198,(x5), Denton Mains,  £195, £167,(x2) , Bengall Farm,  £194, £187,The Throp,  £190,Mirkbooths,  £188,(x2) , Woodhouse,  £180,Church Farm,  £166,6 Vicarage Hill,  £165,(x2) , Springfield Farm,  £161,Cumdivock House,  BLUE TEXEL: £225,(x2) , Southwoodhead,  SUFFOLK: £222,Bengall Farm,  £217,Millholme,  £212,Faugh Beeches,  £204,Wavercroft,  £195,Woodhouse,  £188,Denton Mains,  £183, Outer Woodhead,  HAMPSHIRE DOWN: £221, Corncockle,  CHAROLLAIS: £196, £159,Outer Woodhead,  MULE: £181,(x2), Faugh Beeches,  £180, £162, Corncockle,  £175,Wavercroft,  £172,Bengall Farm,  £171,(x5) , The Throp,  £167,(x3) , Basco Dyke Head Farm,  £160,(x2) , Denton Mains,  £156,(x2) , Church Farm,  DUTCH TEXEL: £167,(x2), The Throp,  CHEVIOT MULE: £158, £147,(x4) , Thorniethwaite Farm,  LLEYN: £153, Mark Farm,  ROMNEY: £150,(x6) ,  £147,(x5) ,  £140,(x3) ,  £130,(x3) , Tundergarth Mains,  HILL CHEVIOT: £146,(x3), Southwoodhead,  £138,(x6) , Glenogle,  BELTEX: £142,(x2) , Carsewalloch Farm,  SHETLAND: £139,(x2), 28 Becks Riggs,  BLACKFACE: £135,(x6) , Corncockle,  £127,(x3), Cherry Tree Farm,  VALAIS BLACKNOSE: £110,Tundergarth Mains,  SWALEDALE: £100,Cherry Tree Farm.

Ram leading prices: MILLENIUM BLEU: £260,Woodbank Farm, BLUE TEXEL: £221,Walby Grange, CHAROLLAIS: £217,6 Vicarage Hill,  ROMNEY: £217,Kirkford, BELTEX: £216,Woodbank Farm, TEXEL: £158,6 Vicarage Hill.