Borderway Prime Sheep & Cast Ewes

HARRISON & HETHERINGTON LIMITED, CARLISLE

PRIMESTOCK SALE

MONDAY 12^th OCTOBER 2026

PRIME SHEEP: Monday the 12th of October Saw the weekly sale of prime lambs & cast sheep in Borderway. A show of 1400 lambs & 509 ewes were forward resulting in an Overall average of 327ppk being seen. Top went to a single Dutch Texel Lambs from Messrs Wigham, Hargill House selling 56kg to £214. The same home sold 48kg Dutch Texels to £209 & 49kg to £205. Messrs Carruthers, Grassgarth sold 6 45kg, Beltex Lambs to £189. Messrs Kerr, Newton Stewart sold 70kg texels to £210. Stan Routledge, Old Silloth sold 61 kg Suffolks to £188. Andy Dupuy, High Burnfoot sold 57kg Mules to £160. Handy export weight lambs met increased demand on the week providing they were well fleshed. Messrs Nelson, Braithwaite Hall sold some 44kg Dutch Texels to £166 (3.77ppkg) & Messrs Hamilton, Biggar sold 45kg Texels to £165. Messrs Hiddleston, Castle Douglas sold 46kg Blue Texels to £174. (3.78ppk), Beltex lambs topped at 420.50ppk from Messrs Unwin, Carlisle for 44kg. Top went to Messrs Wigham selling Dutch Texels to 4.35ppk. Mules sold to 319ppk from Messrs Dupuy, High Burnfoot. Alan Steel, Bishop Auckland sold 46kg Beltex lambs to 380ppk. Suffolks sold to 315ppk for 45kg from Messrs Middleton, Stone House.

Cast sheep saw huge increases on the week with 509 going on to use average £142. Topping the Sale a single Texel ewe from John Hudson, Carlisle selling to £290. Dutch Texels ewes topped at £174 for 2 from Messrs Murray, The Throp. Blue Texels to £220 for 3 from Messrs Robb, Lockerbie. Cheviots sold to £200 for 2 from Messrs Nordon, Wigton. Mules topped at £248 from Messrs Mair, Lockerbie. Suffolk ewes topped at £219 for 6 again from Messrs Mair. Hill ewes topped at £136 for Swaledales from Messrs Bell, Hexham for 3. Knowe Head farm sold Herwicks to £132. Rams topped at £248 for a Texel from Knowe Head Farm.

Lamb Leading prices per head: BELTEX: £220 ,54kg,  £181 ,49kg,  £166 ,42kg,  £163 ,40kg, Burnside,  £189 ,45kg,  £172 ,46kg,  £171 ,47kg,  £170 ,47kg, Grassgarth,  £188 ,45kg,  £185 ,44kg,  £184 ,44kg, Hill House,  £184 ,45kg,  £175 ,46kg,  £165 ,53kg,  £157 ,45kg,  £152 ,46kg, Steeley Farm,  £155 ,42kg, The Throp,  £155 ,51kg, Fell End,  DUTCH TEXEL: £214 ,56kg,  £209 ,48kg,  £205 ,49kg,  £200 ,52kg,  £198 ,48kg,  £194 ,47kg,  £191 ,54kg,  £187 ,47kg,  £180 ,51kg,  £177 ,51kg,  £176 ,47kg,  £176 ,54kg,  £166 ,48kg,  £165 ,46kg, Hargill House,  £175 ,46kg,  £174 ,46kg,  £170 ,49kg, Walton Woodhead,  £169 ,48kg, Lea Hill,  £169 ,51kg, Wavercroft,  £166 ,44kg, Braithwaite Hall,  TEXEL: £210 ,70kg,  £177 ,55kg,  £167 ,53kg, High Boreland,  £199 ,64kg,  £171 ,60kg,  £170 ,55kg, Round Meadows Farm,  £195 ,62kg, Middle Town Barn,  £190 ,61kg,  £166 ,52kg, Eastside Farm,  £190 ,58kg,  £190 ,60kg,  £182 ,57kg,  £176 ,56kg,  Greenwood,  £175 ,54kg,  £169 ,49kg, Reddings,  £174 ,53kg, Whiteside Farm,  £172 ,58kg, High Burnfoot,  £170 ,55kg, Old Silloth Farm,  £168 ,54kg, Hillhead,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £193 ,46kg, Hill House,  £165 ,54kg,  £154 ,44kg, Lea Hill,  SUFFOLK: £188 ,61kg,  £150 ,49kg, Old Silloth Farm,  £179 ,59kg,  £156 ,51kg, Mirkbooths,  £179 ,62kg,  £154 ,49kg,  £150 ,54kg,  £150 ,51kg, Fell End,  £166 ,55kg, Hillhead,  £164 ,53kg, Low Moor,  £161 ,52kg, Eastfield,  £158 ,51kg, Dirrops,  £151 ,48kg, Skipmyre Farm,  WHITEFACED WOODLAND: £175 ,60kg, Longrigg Thorn,  BLUE TEXEL: £174 ,46kg, Wellhill,  £168 ,48kg, Swallows Waite,  £154 ,43kg, Braithwaite Hall,  HILL CHEVIOT: £174 ,68kg, Hillhead,  MILLENIUM BLEU: £166 ,54kg, Corrie Field,  £151 ,42kg, Braithwaite Hall,  MULE: £163 ,51kg,  £160 ,57kg, High Burnfoot,  £158 ,50kg, Whiteside Farm,  £155 ,53kg,  £150 ,51kg, Hargill House,  £152 ,54kg, Albyfield,  CHEVIOT MULE: £158 ,50kg,  £140 ,43kg, Reddings,  £148 ,45kg, Glenogle,  £140 ,39kg, Thorniethwaite Farm,  KERRY HILL: £145 ,47kg, Railway Cottages.

Lamb Leading prices per kilo: DUTCH TEXEL: 435.4p ,48kg,  418.4p ,49kg,  412.8p ,47kg,  412.5p ,48kg,  397.9p ,47kg,  384.6p ,52kg,  382.1p ,56kg,  374.5p ,47kg,  359.1p ,44kg,  358.7p ,46kg,  353.7p ,54kg,  352.9p ,51kg,  347.1p ,51kg, Hargill House,  380.4p ,46kg,  378.3p ,46kg, Walton Woodhead,  377.3p ,44kg, Braithwaite Hall,  373.2p ,41kg,  368.2p ,44kg, Wavercroft,  362.8p ,43kg,  352.1p ,48kg, Lea Hill,  BELTEX: 420.5p ,44kg,  418.2p ,44kg,  417.8p ,45kg, Hill House,  420p ,45kg,  373.9p ,46kg,  363.8p ,47kg,  361.7p ,47kg, Grassgarth,  408.9p ,45kg,  380.4p ,46kg,  348.9p ,45kg,  330.4p ,46kg, Steeley Farm,  407.5p ,40kg,  407.4p ,54kg,  395.2p ,42kg,  369.4p ,49kg, Burnside,  371.1p ,38kg, Chapel House Farm,  369p ,42kg, The Throp,  DUTCH SPOTTED: 419.6p ,46kg, Hill House,  350p ,44kg, Lea Hill,  BLUE TEXEL: 378.3p ,46kg, Wellhill,  358.1p ,43kg, Braithwaite Hall,  350p ,48kg, Swallows Waite,  328.6p ,42kg, Moss Grove,  TEXEL: 370p ,40kg,  353.8p ,39kg,  340p ,40kg,  334.9p ,43kg, White Hurworth Farm,  369.8p ,43kg,  368.2p ,44kg,  366.7p ,45kg, Kirkton Of Crawford,  364.4p ,45kg,  344.9p ,49kg, Reddings,  363.6p ,44kg, Merry Knowe Farm,  360.5p ,43kg, Ashley Grove Farm,  358.5p ,41kg,  357.1p ,42kg, Woodhead Farm,  358.1p ,43kg, 4 Nether Locharwoods,  347.8p ,46kg, Wellhill,  345.5p ,44kg,  345.1p ,41kg, Moss Grove,  334.8p ,46kg, Eastside Farm,  334.8p ,46kg,  334.7p ,49kg, Whiteside Farm,  MILLENIUM BLEU: 359.5p ,42kg, Braithwaite Hall,  CHEVIOT MULE: 359p ,39kg, Thorniethwaite Farm,  328.9p ,45kg, Glenogle,  325.6p ,43kg, Reddings,  HILL CHEVIOT: 358.3p ,36kg, Burnside.

Ewes leading prices: TEXEL: £290, £280,1 Old School House,  £260, £251, £250, £244, £242,Luce Mains Farm,  £242, £232, £230, £228, £209,Walton Woodhead,  £240,Hargill House,  £234, £212,Kirkton Of Crawford,  £227, £210,Corrie Field,  £219,4 Irvington Farm,  £217,Braithwaite Hall,  £214,The Lake,  MULE: £248, £168,Meikleholm Farm,  £214, £183,Moss Edge,  £196, £194,Crystal Well,  £185,The Lake,  £179,Foulskyke Farm,  £176, £157,Pinclanty,  £174,Underbank,  £172,4 Irvington Farm,  £171,Parklands,  £164,The Throp,  £164,Black Cleugh,  £164,Glenogle,  BELTEX: £242,Glenogle,  £206,Luce Mains Farm,  BLUE TEXEL: £220, £168,Meikledykes,  £211,The Lake,  £172,Glenogle,  SUFFOLK: £219, £214,Meikleholm Farm,  £210,The Lake,  £197,(x2) , Braithwaite Hall,  £186, £142,Black Cleugh,  £178,Whitcastle Farm,  CHEVIOT MULE: £206,Pinclanty,  £194, £193,Reddings,  NORTH COUNTRY CHEVIOT: £200,Hindrigg Farm,  £185, £140, £130,Pinclanty,  £180,Meikle Whitriggs,  £170,Whitcastle Farm,  DUTCH SPOTTED: £195, £149,East Nethershields Farm,  £140,Low Moor,  ZWARTBLES: £189,1 Old School House,  DUTCH TEXEL: £174,The Throp,  KERRY HILL: £170,Hindrigg Farm,  EASYCARE: £166, £128,Meikle Whitriggs,  ROMNEY: £146,4 Irvington Farm,  BLACKFACE: £144, £124,Pinclanty,  SWALEDALE: £136, £114,Woodhall Farm,  £110,Hargill House,  HERDWICK: £132,Knowe Head Farm.

Ram leading prices: TEXEL: £248, Knowe Head Farm, £236, Mirkbooths, £192, Walton Woodhead, £190, Seaville Farm, BLUE TEXEL: £228, Foulskyke Farm, BELTEX: £200, Braithwaite Hall, SUFFOLK: £196, Foulskyke Farm, HERDWICK: £136, Border Rigg.