Borderway Primestock Sale

At Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Monday 16^th December Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of prime cattle and sheep

CAST COWS & OTM CATTLE – A smaller show of 259 cast cows and stock bulls were on offer with trade again being good for all classes.

Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor sold the top priced Limousin cow for 917kg at 141.5p totalling £1297 to Messrs Roberts. Messrs Rogerson, Maison Gill’s run of cows topped at 793kg at 159.5p totalling £1264 for a Limousin x and 793kg at 155.5p totalling £1233 for Blonde bought by Charles Kirkpatrick and Owain Llyr. Mr Neil Barclay, South Road’s run of cows topped at 695kg at 175kg totalling £1219 for a British Blue cow bought by Owain Llyr and a Simmental cow sold for 647kg at 182.5p totalling £1180 to Sean McGimpsey.  DA Harrison, Hill House Farm’s run of well finished cows topped at 775kg at 156.5p totalling £1212 to Messrs Roberts and 712kg at 167.5p totalling £1192 for a Limousin bought by Sean McGimpsey. Messrs Harrison, Baggrow Farm sold a 37 month old Limousin x bullock for 798kg at 160.5p totalling £1280 to Les Fell and a 38 month old Simmental x bullock for 723kg at 156.5p totalling £1131 to David Holmes.

A mixed show of Black & White cows were on offer with Messrs Paul & Son, Greigsland selling a Holstein x heifer for 775kg at 136.5p totalling £1056 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Holliday, Newbampton Farm sold the top priced Holstein x cow for 785kg at 123.5p totalling £969 to Charles Kirkpatrick. Messrs Graham & Son, Campfield’s run of cows topped at 897kg at 107.5p totalling £964 for a Holstein x bought by Steven Bowes. Messrs Brough, Langfauld sold a Holstein x cow for 795kg at 119.5p totalling £950 to Dovecote Park.

Messrs Frame & Co, Birks Farm sold an Aberdeen Angus stock bull for 795kg at 148.5p totalling £1180 to Les Fell.

Leading prices per head: Limousin £1297 Clifton Moor, £1264 Maison Gill, £1212, £1192, £1061, £1052, £1035, £1004 Hill House Farm, £1115 Aikhead, £1069 Castlehill, £1054 Gardrum, £1046 Low Northsceugh, £1022 Low Farm Blonde £1233, £1207 Maison Gill, £1011 Hill House Farm British Blue £1219, £1161, £1117 South Road Simmental £1180, £1063 South Road, £1131 Baggrow Farm, £1027 Relief Farm Aberdeen Angus £1140 Hill House Farm, £1097 Lynnshield Farm Shorthorn £1129 South Road Charolais £1109, £1091 Hill House Farm Holstein Friesian £1056, £939 Greigsland, £964 Campfield Farm, £950, £896 Langfauld, £937 South Road, £908 Blue Dial Farm, £899 Wood Farm, £899 Mirkbooths, £891 Crownstone Farm Holstein £969 Newbampton Farm Hereford £941 Relief Farm, £926 Campingholm Galloway £925 Balgray Hill Dairy Shorthorn £906 New Mill Farm Friesian £876, £853 Crownstone Farm

Leading prices per kilo: Simmental 182.5p, 167.5p South Road, 156.5p Baggrow Farm British Blue 175.5p, 168.5p, 144.5p South Road Limousin 168.5p Low Farm, 167.5p, 156.5p, 152.5p, 149.5p, 147.5p, 143.5p, 140.5p Hill House Farm, 159.5p Maison Gill, 153.5p Aikhead, 146.5p Low Northsceugh, 144.5p Gardrum, 141.5p Clifton Moor  Aberdeen Angus 159.5p Lynnshield Farm, 154.5p Redesmouth Farm Blonde 155.5p, 149.5p Maison Gill Friesian 143.5p, 139.5p Crownstone Farm, 133.5p Bank House, 127.5p Greyrigg, 121.5p Gelt House, 120.5p Campfield Farm, 115.5p Aulby Farm Holstein Friesian 143.5p Crownstone Farm, 142.5p, 134.5p(x2) Threapland Lees, 139.5p South View Farm, 137.5p, 136.5p Greigsland, 122.5p Blue Dial Farm, 121.5p Waingate Head, 121.5p South Road, 119.5p Langfauld, 116.5p Mirkbooths, 115.5p Low Rigg, 114.5p Woodhouse, 111.5p Allonby Charolais 138.5p Hill House Farm Holstein 133.5p, 123.5p Newbampton Farm Staberlizer 130.5p The Farmhouse Shorthorn 129.5p South Road Galloway 129.5p Balgray Hill Hereford 125.5p Relief Farm, 123.5p Campingholm Danish Red 117.5p Lambfield Farm Montbelairde 114.5p, 113.5p Gelt House, 113.5p Campfield Farm

CAST BULLS –

Cast Bull Leading prices per head: Limousin £1280 Baggrow Farm, £1115 Upper Carnbarns Farm Aberdeen Angus £1180 Birks Farm British Blue £1159 Kelsick Farm

Cast Bull Leading prices per kilo: British Blue 177.5p Kelsick Farm Limousin 160.5p Baggrow Farm Aberdeen Angus 148.5p Birks Farm, 129.5p Rigghead Farm Holstein Friesian 138.5p Baggrow Farm

PRIME BULLS – On Monday 16^th December Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of prime bulls. A total of 115 bulls were forward with trade slightly easier on the week but still in good demand. Topping the sale was a British Blue bull from Messrs Cornthwaite, Balgray selling for £1616 to Mr Les Fell. Welsh Blacks from Messrs Hyslop, Gillrig sold for £1528 again to Mr Les Fell. Limousins topped at £1422 from RC Mitchell & Son, Mirkbooths selling to Mr Helliwell, Rochdale. Top pence per kilo was achieved twice from Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor and Messrs Struthers, Collielaw selling their Limousin bulls for 217.5p to Me Helliwell and Brookwood Abattoir respectfully.

Leading prices per head: British Blue £1616 Balgray Hill, £1367, £1265 Propect House Welsh Black £1528 Gillrig Limousin £1422 Mirkbooths, £1378, £1322 Collielaw Farm, £1374 Fell End, £1369, £1324 Ladyhousesteads, £1367, £1336 Old Rectory Farm, £1337 Clifton Moor Simmental £1213, £1188, £1110 Newbie Mains Charolais £1131 Third Farm, £1111 Ladyhousesteads Holstein Friesian £1095, £1048, £974 East Park Farm, £989, £913 Milton Farm, £985 Grassknop Farm, £914 Bectonhall, £908 High Whinnow Farm, £906 Randalinton Farm Galloway £1072, £1010 Balgray Hill, £979, £938 Shancastle Farm Blonde £1061 Grassknop Friesian £1056, £942, £939, £853 Steel Hall, £995 The Flatt Holstein £1007, £882 South Lambhill Montbeliarde £912, £873 Kirkbride House

Leading prices per kilo:

PRIME CATTLE – A smaller and plainer entry of 44 prime steers and heifers forward selling to a very similar trade to that of last week. Top overall of £1544.66 for a Devon Red heifer from Messrs Maw Wintershields Farm, Carlisle. This was also joint top price per kilo of 228.5p and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.

Limousin bullocks peaked at £1540 from Messrs Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton and top pence per kilo of 228.5p was received by Messrs Story, Newbigging, Carlisle and purchased by David Whaite.

Leading prices per head:

Heifers: Devon Red £1544 Wintershields Limousin £1327 Hundith House, £1258 Balgray Hill Saler £1229 South Road, Galloway £872 Balgray Hill

Steers: Limousin £1540, £1533, £1442 Bothel Parks, £1487, £1470, £1441 Newbiggin Farm, £1466, £1395 Hundith House Charolais £1438 Sickergill Simmental £1367 Hosket Hill British Blue £1337 Shatton Lodge, £1229 Watch Currock, £1221, £1212 Baggrow Farm

Leading prices per kilo:

Heifers: Devon Red 228.5p Wintershields Limousin 223.5p Hundith House, 212.5p Balgray Hill Galloway 172.5p Balgray Hill Saler 189.5p South Road

Steers: Limousin 228.5p, 218.5p, 216.5p Newbiggin Farm, 214.5p (x2), 211.5p Bothel Parks, 211.5p, Hundith House Simmental 196.5p Hosket Hill Charolais 191.5p Sickergill British Blue 179.5p Shatton Lodge Holstein Friesian 143.5p Baggrow Farm.

A normal weekly primestock sale will be held next Monday 23^rd December. For more information of Cast and Prime Cattle Sales at Borderway please contact David Holliday 07710 189804 or Grant Anderson 07872 129274.

PRIME SHEEP – At the weekly sale of Prime lambs a smaller show of 2161 head met a great demand with an overall average of 195p (SQQ 201.7p) being achieved.  Heavy lambs sold to a leading price of £120 from Messrs M Telford & Son, Edenlin, Carlisle which was purchased by Mr John Worsley.  Messrs Laird, Unity sold the top price per kilo at 286.7p which was paid for an outstanding Dutch Texel which sold to Mr Andrew Dawson,  closely followed at 281.4p for a smart pen of 9 Beltex (41.5kg £116.80) from DH & JM Murray, The Throp, Gilsland to Mr John Worsley.  Suffolks sold to £100 for heavies from Messrs JJ Brough, Clappers Farm, Wigton and to 200.7p from Messrs Harrison Aimshaugh, Alston.

Mules met a good enquiry to a top of £92.50 from Messrs J W Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Haltwhistle and to 192p for a pen of 48 from Messrs N C Marston, Millstone Moor, Cockermouth.  Commercial types were very good to sell with a run of 175 Texel x mules lambs from Messrs Atkinson, Low Barn averaging £88.75 to a top of £103 for a pen of 26.

Leading Prices per Head: Texel £120 Edenlin, £108.80 Georgefield, £106.80 £101.80 Ellerslea, £106 £105.80 The Croft, £104.80 £102.80, £100 Swiss Cottage, £103.80 £102 Copperthorns, £103.80 £100 Chapel Farm, £103 Jackson Rigg, £103 Low Barn, £100 Dickstree, £100 Outer Woodhead, £100 Oak Cottage, £100 Wood End Farm, Beltex £116.80 £92.80 The Throp £97.80 £94.80 Old Rectory Farm, £95.80 £90.80, £87.80 Castlehill £94.80 Hightown, £94.80 £85.80 £82 £81.80 Ashknowe, £93.80 (x2) £92.80 New House Farm, £90 Upper Senwick, £85, £84.80 £84.00 Stone Hall, Dutch Texel £111.80 £107.80 £104.80 £94.80 Unity Farm, £111.00 £104.80 Woodhouse, £108.80 £105.80 £102.80 Thirlwall Castle, £105.80 £103.80 £101.80 £98.00 New Grange Farm, £101.80, £93.80 Sycamore House, £100 £95.80 Weary Hall Style, £96 Flimby Hall, £94.80 Church Farm, Suffolk £100 £95 £91.80 Clappers Farm, £98.30 Outer Woodhead, £95.80 £93.80 White House, £95.80 Denton Mains, £95 Harley Croft, £94.30 £87.30 Aimshaugh, £93.80 Jackson Rigg, £87.80 Old Rectory Farm, £85.80 Roe Farm, £80.30 Chapel Farm, Charollais £98.80 £88.80 £80.80 Outer Woodhead, Mill Bleu £96.80 £90 New House Farm, £92 Ashknowe, Zwartbles £96.50 Bogra, Grey Faced £92.50 £92.30 Hightown, £87.80 Low Moor £86.30 Church Farm, £84.30 Reaygarth, £84.30 Kilnknowe, £84 £82 Brampton Fell Farm, £84 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £84 Denton Mains, £83.80 Beamwham, £83.50 Millstone Moor, £81 Reaygarth, £81 Broomhills, Ryeland £87 High House, Hill Cheviot £83.80 Castlehill, £81.80 Chapel Farm, Black Faced £81.80 Broathill, Herdwick £81.30 Swiss Cottage, £80 Ashknowe.

Leading Prices per Kilo: Dutch Texel 286.7 269.5 249.5 234.1 Unity Farm, 267.5 237.5 218.3 Woodhouse 265.4 264.5 244.8 223.6 206.4 204.5 Thirlwall Castle Farm, 231.4 Sycamore House, 228.1 223.7 220.4 220.2 New Grange Farm, 212.8 Wreay Hall Style, 210.7 Church Farm, Beltex 281.4 The Throp 252.8 220 202.5 Ashknowe, 246.8 232 215.6 New Houses Farm, 243.1 Hightown, 242.5 233 209 Castlehill, 236.8 211.3 Upper Senwick, 232.9 210.7 Old Rectory Farm, 215.8 The Throp, 202.4 201.9 Stone Hall, Texel 250.1 Chapel Farm, 250 Oak Cottage, 249.5 Hillhead, 248.4 Ellerslea, 242.2 223.6 223.6 Lanerton, 236.6 235.5 233.6 224.7 220.9 Swiss Cottage 230.7 Copperthorns, 230.5 Aimshaugh 227.4 Shankfield Head, 227.3 Dickstree 225.1 Street Head, 225 225 Swallowdene, 224.2 Kilnsknowe, 222 Milton Mains, Mil Bleu 214.3 New Houses Farm, Charollais 206.5, 202.1 Outer Woodhead, Zwartbles 201.7 Bogra, Suffolk 200.7 Aimshaugh, 195.9 Chapel Farm, 192.5 190.9 Outer Woodhead, 190 Harley Croft, 188.6 Roe Farm, 187.6 Jackson Rigg, 187.3 Clappers Farm, Ryeland 193.3 High House, Hill Cheviot 192.6 Castlehill, 190.2 Chapel Farm, Berrichon 192.2 Gelt Hall Farm, Greyfaced 192 Millstone Moor, 186.7 Denton Mains, 184.1 181.3 Reaygarth, 182 175.3 Broomhills, 180.7 Branch End Farm, 180.2 Low Moor 180.2 175 Brampton Fell Farm, 180.2 Beamwham, 179.2 Hightown 178.7 Thirlwall Castle Farm, 177.5 Kilnknowe, 176.1 Church Farm, 175.6 Low Moor, Black Faced 188 Broathill, Herdwick 186.9 Swiss Cottage, 186 Ashknowe, 183.5 Millbeck Hall Farm.

CAST EWES AND RAMS – At the weekly sale of cast rams and ewes all classes were met by a roaring trade and all sheep were in high demand.  Topping todays sale at £129.50 were three cracking Texel ewes from Messrs Horsley, Woodhouse.  A great run of ewes from Messrs Shirvington, Woodbank Farm averaged £110.  Horned ewes continue to sell well topping at £60 were two ewes from Dan Charnock, Roweltown.  A great pen of 30 Swaledale ewes from Messrs Graham Wydencleughside Farm sold at £58 per head.  Rams also sold well with a Zwartbles selling to £96.50 and £93.50 from Messrs Blamire, Mid Whinnow.  More ewes could have been sold with ease to a strong ringside of buyers.

Leading Prices per Head:

Ewes: Texel £129.50 Woodhouse, £113.50 £97.50 Park House, £109.50 £93.50 Millholme, £95.50 Willows Farm, £94.50 Castlehill, £92.50 Outer Woodhead, £89.50 Long Park, £89.50 Milton Mains, £86.50 Gill Farm, £82.50 (x2) Longwood, Beltex £125.50 £120  £109.50 £103.50 Woodbank Farm, Suffolk £97.50 Park House, £94.50 (x2) £93.50 Low Moorhouse Farm, Zwartbles £93.50 Mid Whinnow, Greyfaced £88.50 £77.50 Willows Farm, £77.50 Row Brow Park, £77.50 Beamwham, £75.50 Millholme, £74.50 Low Barn, £71.50 White House, £71.50 The Throp, Swaledale £59.50 Millholme, £58.50 Church Farm, £57.50 Wydoncleughside Farm, £45.50 Beamwham, Hill Cheviot £54.50 Beamwham, Rams: Zwartbles £96.50 £93.50 Mid Whinnow, Berrichon £95.50 Gelt Hall Farm, Suffolk £95.50 Old Byre Barn, £88.50 Ashknowe, £80.50 The Croft, Texel £88.50 Gill Farm,  Beltex £80 Woodbank Farm,  Ryeland £74.50 Old Byre Barn.

For further information of Cast and Prime sheep sales at Borderway please contact James Little 07872 840685.