Borderway Store & Weaned Cattle Sale

On Wednesday 16th December Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of Store and weanling cattle.

STORE CATTLE – At the weekly sale 368 store cattle were forward.  The 2020 store cattle calendar closed with a bang at Carlisle yet again with bidders for all types,  size and ages.  Messrs Wigham, Cold Shield, Hexham topped the sale with an exceptional Limousin x bullock selling at £1560.  Heifers topped at £1300 on two occasions, firstly for Simmentals from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth and secondly for Limousin from Messrs Slack, Newby, Carlisle chased closely at £1295 by Messrs Dickinson, Low House, Wigton. Angus to £1385 for bullocks again from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth.  Young cattle sold to £1210 and £1200 for 2 pairs of 10 month old Limousin x bullocks from Messrs Nelson, Rosgill Head, Penrith.  A big thank you for all your custom this year and best wishes for 2021.

Leading prices per head:

Steers: Limousin £1560 £1430 £1375 Cold Shields, £1430 £1230 Newby Farm, £1370 £1320 £1305 (x2) Rose Farm, £1335 (x3) High House, £1300 Bulls Head Farm, £1290 £1210 (x2) £1200 (x2) Rosgill Head, £1290 £1250 £1245 Crown Point Farm, £1255 Cockley Bank, £1240 Ellerslea, £1230 Newby Farm, British Blue £1400 £1335 £1225 Rose Farm, £1250 £1200 £1140 Sandbed Farm, £1180 (x2) Carlatton Demense, £1170 £1130 Harley Croft, £1160 £1135 Cockley Bank £1155 Bulls Head Farm, £1135 Green Gill Farm, £1130 £1130 Stainton House Farm, £1130 Hardgrove, £1110 (x2) Stone House, £1105 Hedley East Farm, Charolais £1420 Rose Farm, £1155 Pear Tree House, £1145 Harley Croft, £1085 Cockleybank £1030 Shankfield Head, Aberdeen Angus £1385 Rose Farm, £1305 £1230 £1215 Rowell Farm, £1290 Clappers Farm, £1150 (x6) £1050 Cockley Bank £1140 Harley Croft, £1100 Greensyke £1070 (x2) Yew Tree Farm, £1055 (x3) Cinderbarrow Farm, Simmental £1240 Harley Croft, £1160 Cockleybank, £1080 Ellerslea, Blonde £1220 Cockley Bank, South Devon £1110 Cockley Bank, Holstein Friesian £1030 (x2) Carrick Dean, Hereford £1010 Harley Croft.

Heifers: Limousin £1300 £1225 Newby Farm, £1295 £1240 £1210 Low House, £1250 Unity Farm, £1190 £1095 (x2) Old Church Farm, £1185 £1120 Ladyhousesteads £1180 £1100 Croft House, £1160 Unity Farm, £1135 £1115 (x2) £1100 £1075 Thorney Croft, Cockleybank £1085 Carlatton Demense, Simmental £1300 Rose Farm, £1265 Fowrass Farm, £1135 £1070 Ellerslea £1100, £1010 Thorney Croft, £1080 Mouswald Grange,

British Blue £1200 Ellerslea, £1190 £1130 Moor Park Farm, £1185 Rose Farm, £1175 Rottington Hall, £1125 £1085 Carlatton Demense £1125 (x2) Stone House, £1100 High House, £1060 Sandbed Farm, £1035 (x2) Bushfield £1000 (x2) Sheepfields, Charolais £1180 Cockley Bank, £1160 Clappers Farm, £1140 £1050 Cinderbarrow Farm, £1120 Ladyhousesteads, £1035 Bridge End Farm, Hereford £1115 Rowell Farm, £1035 Cockleybank, Aberdeen Angus £1105 Rowell Farm, £1065 (x4) £1045 £1025 £985 (x2) £940 Cockleybank £1040 Hardgrove, £945 (x2) Fowrass Farm, £940 Sheepfields, £920 (x2) Carleton House, £905 Infield (x2) £900 Chalkside, Galloway £1000 Shankfield Head.  

WEANED CATTLE:  The last sale of weaners for the year saw a pleasing trade for all types of cattle.  Heifers topped at £1035 from Messrs Dodd, Keepershield for a pair of Limousins.  Bullocks topped at £930 for a pen of three Aberdeen Angus from McNabney Bros, Newton Stewart.  Limousins sold to £920 from Messrs Dodds, Keepershield.  Bulls were also a solid trade for the limited number forward they topped at £990 for a British Blue from Messrs Ireland, Acrewalls.  Friesians were up to £790 from Messrs Forster, Brackenthwaite, Brampton.

The next sale for store cattle and weanlings will be the first Wednesday of the New Year.

Heifers: Limousin £1035 Keepershield Farm, £750 (x2) £740 (x2) Moor Park Farm,

British Blue £910 Lockhills Farm, £800 £700 Lowthian Gill Farm, £680 High Rigg, £680 Beck Farm, Aberdeen Angus £780 (x2) Milescott, £740 Chesterwood Farmhouse, £710 (x3) The Tofts £655 (x3) £620 (x6) Barsalloch Farm,Charolais £690 (x2) £655 Barsalloch Farm, £650 £630 £620 Kimmeter Green.

Bulls: British Blue £990 Acrewalls Farm, £600 Thackthwaite Hall, Aberdeen Angus £740 Greensyke, Friesian £500 The Flatt, Limousin £510 Shadwick Cottage.

Steers: Aberdeen Angus £930 (x3) Barsalloch Farm, £770 Laggonmore, Limousin £920 Keepershield Farm, £820 (x2) Moor Park Farm £810 £760 Barsalloch Farm, £740 Moor Park Farm, Simmental £920 Barsalloch Farm, Charolais £810 Barsalloch Farm,  Friesian £790 (x2) Brackenthwaite Farm, British Blue £770 Beck Farm, £680 (x9) Chalkside, Holstein Friesian £420 Chalkside