Borderway Weaned Cattle Sale and Suckled Calves

H + H held their 2^nd Suckled calf sale and weaned cattle on Wednesday 11^th November.

SUCKLED CALVES: Once again an increased number of 208 suckled calves were forward at Borderway.

Messrs Furlong & Co, Ridley Farm topped the Limousin x bullocks at £1780 and £1700 for four Limousin x bullocks.  Osborne Farms sold to £1700 for Limousin x bullocks and £1600 for two Limousin x heifers.  Messrs Ivinson, Lea Hill run of calves topped at £1680 again for a      Limousin x.

LEADING PRICES:

Bulls: LIMOUSIN: £1,780, £1,700,(x4),  £1,580,(x5), Ridley Farm,  £1,720, £1,620,(x2),  £1,600,(x3), Mains Of Balmadies,  £1,680, Lea Hill,  £1,620, High Troweir Farm,  £1,520,(x6),  Boreland,

Heifers: LIMOUSIN £1,600 (x2) £1540 (x2) Mains of Balmadies

WEANED CATTLE: A total of 222 weaned bulls and stirks were forward in Borderway going on to average £1223.  All cattle met some resistance over previous weeks however, well bred, quality stirks were easy to place.

A total of 80 bulls once again graced Borderway with the county’s leading bull ring selling to £2450 for a 12 month old pure Limousin from Andrew Marston, Easegill Head. The same home sold a flashy bull to £2400. Angus bulls sold to £1790 from M/s Hayward, Hexham. John Kirkwood, Dumfries sold  Fleckvieh bulls to £1760 while black and whites topped at £1500 for a pair from M/s Horn, Penrith.

Young blue bulls topped at £1560 from M/s Reay, Maften and Charolais bulls topped at £1610 for a pair from M/s Wight, Biggar.

Steers topped at £1750 for a British Blue from M/s Mews, Hexham with the same home selling Herefords to £1540. Limousin steers to at £1680 from M/s Coulthard, Laversdale.  M/s Hall, Hexham sold a pair of Simmental steers to £1700.

Heifers topped at £1760 for a Charolais from M/s Duff, Wigton. Blue heifers topped at £1690 from M/s Pinguey, Carlisle. While Limousins sold to £1700 from M/s Reid, Lockerbie.

A strong trade continues in ring 4 with cattle being sold to vendors advantage.

Bulls: LIMOUSIN: £2,450, £2,400,Easegill Head,  £1,780, £1,700,Littleburn Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1,790,(x2) ,  £1,710,(x2) , Fell House Farm,  £1,740,(x2) , Ross Farm,  FLECKVIEH: £1,760, £1,680, £1,560,Mouswald Grange,  MONTBELIARDE: £1,680,Mouswald Grange,  SIMMENTAL: £1,670,Mark Farm,  CHAROLAIS: £1,610,(x2) , Townfoot Farm,  BRITISH BLUE: £1,560, £1,390,(x2) , West Moorhouses,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: £1,500,(x2) , 18 Barton Dale,

Steers: BRITISH BLUE: £1,750, Glendue Farm,  £1,490, Parkside Farm,  £1,480,(x2),  £1,400,(x3) , Brayshaw,  £1,460,High Rigg,  CHAROLAIS: £1,700,Stone House,  SIMMENTAL: £1,700,(x2), Nether Harsley Farm,  LIMOUSIN: £1,680,Laversdale Farm,  £1,500,Glendue Farm,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1,660,Laversdale Farm,  £1,570,Aigle Gill,  £1,420,High Rigg,  £1,350,(x4) , Fordlands Farm,  HEREFORD: £1,540,Glendue Farm,  BRITISH FRIESIAN: £1,430,(x3) , Laversdale Farm,  FLECKVIEH: £1,240,Lowther Low Moor,

Heifers: SIMMENTAL: £1,820,Oldcastles,  CHAROLAIS: £1,760, £1,470,The Laythes,  £1,510,Stone House,  LIMOUSIN: £1,700, £1,530, £1,510,Kirkburn Farm,  £1,670, £1,660,Oldcastles,  £1,660,Wanwood Hill,  £1,550,Oddendale Farm,  £1,520,Prospect House,  BRITISH BLUE: £1,690,Haythwaite Lane Farm,  £1,410,Brayshaw,  ABERDEEN ANGUS: £1,240,Waingate Head,  £1,150,(x2) , Aigle Gill,

Store Cattle Team            Grant Anderson 07872 129274 Lynne Grieve 07803 242344 Anders Brown 07540757439

Weaned Cattle Team Joe Bowman 07736 883670 David Holliday 07710 189804 Kerry Foster: 07961 069 822 Rory Livesey 07535 001 541

Calf Team Oliver Watson 07759 525973 Oliver McClymont 07584 811106