Borderway Weekly Sale of Calves

On Wednesday 28th March Harrison & Hetherington Limited had a smaller entry of 263 calves forward.  The best continental calves continue to be in great demand, topping at £585 twice – firstly for a stylish British Blue bull from Messrs Wilson, Wood Farm, Thursby and secondly for a tremendous Limousin bull from Messrs Allen, Grains Farm, Lockerbie.  A plainer show of black and white types continue to be good to sell, with well reared calves in strong demand.

Leading Prices:

Bulls: British Blue £585, £575 Wood Farm, £575, £385 Moss Side House, £505 Greenmoorside, £440, £425, £390 Mainhill Farm, £440, £410, £390 Watson Hill, £370 Kinkry Hill Farm, £360 Woodside Farm, £350 Burton House.  Limousin £585 Grains Farm, £465 Birtley Shields, £440, £435 Slealands Burn.  Angus £420, £400, £375 (x2) Greenmoorside, £355, £320 Colby Laithes, £320, £295 Mainhill Farm.  Beef Shorthorn £360 Eastfield Farm.  Simmental £305 Meinbank Farm, £290 Meinside, £270 Palace Farm.  Hereford £310, £280 Eastfield Farm, £270 Townfoot Farm.  Montbeliarde £205 Kinkry Hill Farm.  Holstein/Friesian £160 Whitelaird, £135, £100 Meinbank Farm, £125, £100 Berrier Head, £120 Lane End Farm, £118, £90 Askham Bryan College, £118 Waverton House, £90 Greenah Cragg Farm.  Holstein £105, £100 Wolsty Hall.

Friesian £80 Kinkry Hill Farm, £68 Cotehill Farm.

 

Heifers: British Blue £505 Wood Farm, £460, £400, £380, £360 Moss Side House, £435 Boggle Hall, £390, £375, £330 Watson Hill, £355 Greenah Cragg Farm, £320 Low Malzie, £320 Wolsty Hall.   Limousin £355, £345 Slealands Burn, £355 Townfoot Farm, £285 Bleaberry Rigg.  Angus £250 Mainhill Farm, £240 Colby Laithes, £230 (x2) Greenmoorside.  Simmental £210, £200 Palace Farm.