Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 12^th July Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock.  

PRIME BULLS: A smaller entry of only 63 Prime bulls forward seeing a flyer of a trade throughout once again for all classes.  Quality was less overall and a shortage of biggest best pure bred bulls was evident.  Top overall was an outstanding British Blue cross bred bull from Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk, Annan selling 796kgs to £1922.34 and purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick, Lockerbie.  Messrs Hunter sold the second top price of £1753.20 for a 729 kg Limousin and was purchased by Ralph Pearson, Wholesale Butchers, Bradford.  Messrs Miller, Allerby Hall, Wigton sold another to £1732.73 and Messrs Muir, Cleughbrae, Dumfries to £1692.88 for another purchased by A & D Meats, Rossendale.  Top overall pence per kilo of 241.5p and 240.5p were paid to Messrs Hunter, Upper Brydekirk and their aforementioned bulls.  Dairy bred bulls very easily sold to a top of £1304.30 for a Holstein Friesian from Smallthwaite Farms, Penrith purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick and top price per kilo of 195.5p was paid to Messrs Dickinson, High House, Wigton purchased by Bowland Foods.

More bulls are required on a weekly basis. Please advise entries by call or text to the auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274.  

Leading prices per head: British Blue £1922 Upper Brydekirk, £1323, £1217, Park House, £1320, £1206 Justicetown Limousin £1753 Upper Brydekirk, £1732 Allerby Hall, £1692, £1389 Cleughbrae, £1636 Linden House, £1439 Bayle Hill, £1377 Seymour House, £1350 Mirkbooths, £1343 Beck House, £1328 Elephant Farm Charolais £1519 Linden House Aberdeen Angus £1391, £1005 Park House Holstein Friesian £1304 Smallthwaite House, £1175, £1162, £1079 Elephant Farm, £1146, £1136, £1094 Milton Farm, £1006 East Farm Beef Shorthorn £1294 Setmabanning, £1288 Shancastle, £1244 Chapel Farm Montbelairde £1262, £1188 Seymour House Hereford £1253 Mirkbooths Galloway £1198, £1041 Shancastle Friesian £1127, £1112, £1074 Beck House, £1010, £1004 High House.

Leading prices per kilo: British Blue 241.5p Upper Brydekirk, 218.5p, 205.5p Park House, 203.5p Justicetown Limousin 240.5p Upper Brydekirk, 237.5p, 233.5p, 225.5p Cleughbrae, 232.5p Linden House, 229.5p Allerby Hall, 228.5p Beck House, 218.5p Bayle Hill, 209.5p Elephant Farm, 207.5p Seymour House Charolais 210.5p Linden House Beef Shorthorn 208.5p Setmabanning, 208.5p Shancastle, 194.5p Chapel Farm Hereford 200.5p Mirkbooths Galloway 197.5p Shancastle Aberdeen Angus 196.5p Park House Montbelairde 195.5p, 189.5p Seymour House Friesian 195.5p, 189.5p High House, 192.5p, 190.5p, 186.5p Beck House Holstein Friesian 178.5p Hedley East Farm, 177.5p, 171.5p Milton Farm, 176.5p, 173.5p, 170.5p Elephant Farm, 176.5p Ratten Castle, 176.5p East Farm, 175.5p Street Head, 205.5p, 170.5p Mirkbooths.

PRIME CATTLE: Yet another small entry of only 32 Prime steers and heifers forward proving a shortage resulting in an absolute fireball trade, seeing heifers peak at £1918.66 for a 769 kgs Limousin cross from Messrs Blake, Halfway Well, Penrith and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Others to £1706.90 from Messrs Story, Newbiggin, Carlisle and £1679.14 again from Halfway Well Farm.  Top overall pence per kilo of 273.5p was paid to Messrs Steel, Steeley Farm, Bishop Auckland for a Limousin cross and was purchased by A & D Meats, Rossendale, others to 270.5p from the same home and were purchased by Kings Butchers, Scotland.  British Blues crosses from the same home peaked at 261.5p and was again purchased by A & D Meats.

Steers saw a day’s top of £1825.13 from Messrs Blake, Halfway Well and £1813.32 from Messrs Story, Newbiggin both of which were purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Three Limousin cross steers sold over the 250ppk mark with two being purchased by Pioneer Foods and one to R & JP Mulholland, Great Orton, Butchers, Carlisle.  Many more desperately required on a weekly basis.  Please advise all entries by call or text to auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274. 

Leading prices per head:
Heifers: Limousin £1918, £1679 Halfway Well, £1706, £1480, £1396 Newbiggin, £1556 West End Farm, £1512, £1444 Steeley Farm, £1436 Mirkbooths British Blue £1430 Steeley Farm.

Steers: Limousin £1825, £1695 Halfway Well, £1813 Newbiggin, £1771, £1683 Hoddamtown, £1676 Mirkbooths, £1545 West End Beef Shorthorn £1567 Gelt Hall British Blue £1430, £1406, £1400 Broomhill.

Leading Prices per kilo: Heifers: Limousin 273.5p, 270.5p Steeley Farm, 259.5p, 257.5p, 252.5p Newbiggin, 255.5p West End, 249.5p (x2) Halfway Well British Blue 261.5p Steeley Farm Aberdeen Angus 191.5p Cote House.

Steers: Limousin 251.5p, 244.5p, 233.5p Newbiggin, 251.5p, 235.5p Halfway Well, 250.5p West End, 249.5p Hoddamtown, 231.5p Mirkbooths Beef Shorthorn 227.5p Gelt Hall British Blue 208.5p, 204.5p Broomhills.  

CAST COWS: An outstanding show of 261 cast cows and stock bulls was on offer to an increased ringside of 25 buyers which ensured the dearest trade to date.  **Please note that this report is for CAST COWS not PRIMESTOCK**

Messrs Wainwright, Todd Hall run of 7 British Blue and Limousin cross cows aged 37 months to 87 months old sold to average 775kg, 256p, £1991 which topped at 845kg, 252.5p, £2133; 847kg, 251.5p, £2130; 790kg, 257.5p, £2034; 767kg, 257.5p, £1975; 726kg, 262.5p, £1905 and 719kg, 258.5p, £1858 for British Blue cows purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick (x5) and Owain Llyr.  Mr Garth, Peaks View sold the top priced Limousin cross cow for 810kg, 256.5p, £2077 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Teasdale & Sons, Halefield sold a Shorthorn cross cow for 928kg, 170.5p, £1582 to Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Pattinson, West End sold a Limousin cross cow for 942kg, 164.5p, £1549 also to Charles Kirkpatrick and 709kg, 194.5p, £1379 to Jewitt Meats.  Messrs Ridley, Haltcliffe run of Limousin cows topped at 780kg, 196.5p, £1532 to Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Hutton, Setmabanning sold a Limousin cow for 695kg, 217.5p, £1511 to Owain Llyr.  Mr Andrew Kirkbride, Flimby Hall sold a British Blue cross cow for 598kg, 225.5p, £1348 to Owain Llyr and a Limousin cross cow from the same home sold for 617kg, 214.5p, £1323 to Jewitts.  Messrs Mosrop, Ryeclose sold Simmental cross cows to 680kg, 207.5p, £1411 to Sean McGimpsey.  Messrs Wilson & Son, Bowscale sold a Limousin cross cos for 602kg, 201.5p, £1213 to Jewitt Meats.

All classes of dairy cast cows would be as dearest seen for sometime with an overall average of 130.8p, up 4.2p on the week.  Messrs Little & Son, Kirkbride House sold the top priced Montbeliarde cross cow for 913kg, 155.5p, £1419 to Sean McGimpsey.  Messrs Baird, Red Hall sold the top priced Holstein cross cow for 819kg, 166.5p, £1363 to Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Moscrop, Ryeclose run of Friesian cows topped at 667kg, 195.5p, £1303 and 737kg, 173.5p, £1278 bought by Charles Kirkpatrick and Robert Capper.  Messrs Halliday, Broathill sold a Holstein cross heifer for 740kg, 175.5p, £1298 to David Holmes.  Brownrigg Hall Farms run of Holstein cross cows topped at 849kg, 150.5p, £1277 to Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Holliday, Newbampton Holstein cross heifers topped at 674kg, 186.5p, £1257 to Les Fell.  Messrs Elwen, Netherfield sold a Holstein cross heifer for 692kg, 179.5p, £1242 also to Les Fell.  Messrs Paul & Son, Greigsland sold a Holstein cross cow for 816kg, 148.5p, £1211 to Les Fell.  Messrs Horsley, Whitrigg Grange sold a Holstein cross cow for 821kg, 147.5p, £1210 also to Les Fell.  

Leading Prices per head: British Blue £2133, £2130, £2034, £1975, £1905, £1858, £1411 Todd Hall, £1474, £1348 Halefield, £1348 Flimby Hall, £1296, £1153 Well Head, £1185 Bowscale, £1182 Bolton Wood Lane, £1152 Westgarth Hill, £1128 Dirskelpin Limousin £2077 Peaks View, £1899 Todd Hall, £1549, £1379 West End, £1532, £1464, £1215 Haltcliffe, £1511, £1216 Setmabanning, £1323 Flimby Hall, £1323, £1257 Sarkshields, £1289 Town Head, £1274 Walton Woodhead, £1264 Gelt Hall, £1263 Raggetsyke, £1239, £1207 Midtown, £1219 East Unthank, £1213 Bowscale Shorthorn £1582 Halefield, £1064, £1052 Rye Close Blonde £1420 Shaw Head Montbeliarde £1419 Kirkbride House, £1072 Gillespie Simmental £1411 Rye Close, £1330, £1222, £1160 Kirtleton House, £1183 Haltcliffe, £1130 Culquhasen Charolais £1377 Raggetsyke, £1196 Corriehils Holstein Friesian £1363 Red Hall, £1277, £1119, £1026 Brownrigg Hall, £1242, £1090, £1025 Netherfield, £1211 Greigsland, £1210 Whitrigg Grange, £1178, £1052 Dundraw, £1168, £1089 Woodhouse, £1139 Mirkbooths, £1134, £1068 Buckabank, £1072 East Scales, £1055 Justicetown, £1025 Petteril Side, £1010 Meinbank Friesian £1303, £1278, £1029 Rye Close, £1161, £1077 Gelt Hall, £1098 The Hill Holstein £1298 Broathill, £1257 Newbampton, £1165 Justicetown Hereford £1251 Rye Close Aberdeen Angus £1223 Enzieholm, £1216 Sorbietrees Fleckvieh £1177 Wardpark, £1106 Woodhead, £1001 Meinbank.

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 262.5p, 258.5p, 257.5p (x2), 252.5p, 251.5p Todd Hall, 225.5p Flimby Hall, 196.5p Well Head, 164.5p Bolton Wood Lane, 164.5p Dirskelpin Limousin 259.5p Todd Hall, 256.5p Peaks View, 217.5p Setmabanning, 214.5p Flimby Hall, 201.5p Bowscale, 197.5p Westfield House, 196.5p, 186.5p, 182.5p Haltcliffe, 194.5p West End, 183.5p Gelt Hall, 182.5p, 181.5p Sarkshields Simmental 207.5p Rye Close, 198.5p Haltcliffe, 193.5p Kirtleton House Friesian 195.5p, 173.5p Rye Close, 162.5p, 161.5p Gelt Hall, 151.5p The Hill, 144.5p Harlawhole Blonde 193.5p Shaw Head Hereford 186.5p Rye Close Holstein 186.5p, 181.5p, 177.5p, 173.5p Newbampton, 176.5p, 172.5p Woodside, 175.5p Broathill, 158.5p Greigsland, 141.5p Justicetown Charolais 180.5p Raggetsyke Holstein Friesian 180.5p, 167.5p (x2) East Scales, 179.5p Netherfield, 168.5p Orton Grange, 166.5p Red Hall, 161.5p, 150.5p (x2) Brownrigg Hall, 155.5p Mirkbooths, 154.5p Gillespie, 154.5p, 153.5p Woodhouse, 153.5p Low Bank End, 151.5p, 149.5p Dundraw 149.5p Buckabank, 148.5p Greigsland, 148.5p Woodhouse, 147.5p Whitrigg Grange Aberdeen Angus 175.5p Sorbietrees, 162.5p Enzieholm, 162.5p, 157.5p Penninghame House Fleckvieh 173.5p Woodhead, 164.5p Wardpark, 147.5p Meinbank Shorthorn 170.5p Halefield, 152.5p Rye Close Montbeliarde 166.5p Gillespie, 155.5p Kirkbride House, 152.5p Glenluce Shorthorn 155.5p Shaw of Dryfe Bazadaise 155.5p Edges Green Brown Swiss 139.5p Hazel Head.

CAST BULLS: 10 stock bulls were on offer, Messrs Priestley, Cracrop sold a Limousin stock bull for 1002kg, 199.5p, £1998 to Owain Llyr.  Messrs Tweddle, The Lee sold a Limousin stock bull for 1105kg, 147.5p, £1629 also to Owain Llyr.  Messrs Harrison & Sons, Peddar Hill sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus bull for 955kg, 169.5p, £1618 to Rob Medcalf.

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £1998 Cracrop, £1629 The Lee, £1566 Hollins Farm Aberdeen Angus £1618 Peddar Hill, £1581 Woodhousehill, £1564 Thackwood, £1505 Dacre Cottage.

Leading Prices per Kilo: British Blue 201.5p, 191.5p Asby Mill Limousin 199.5p Cracrop, 167.5p Raygarth Field, 156.5p Hollins Farm, 154.5p Street Head Aberdeen Angus 177.5p Dacre Cottage, 169.5p Peddar Hill.

PRIME SHEEP: On Monday 12^th July Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of prime and cast sheep which drew another marvellous entry of 2506 head.

1957 lambs saw a drop in numbers on the week, trade though if anything was slightly sharper, the average remained steady however fewer tup and export lambs were forward, to level at 260pph again putting Borderway at the top of the tree, this equates to £108.74 per head.

Michael Nicholson, The Lake, Blackford topped the days trading at £153 for a beautiful Beltex lamb which sold to Mr Robert Skelton on behalf of a retained butcher client.

Best end export types were as mentioned in short supply tup per kilo this week was 317.1p again for Beltex for RD & P Urwin, Hill House, Carlisle

Leading the consignments at £131.25 was M/s Mallinson, The Hill, Burgh by Sand. M/s Todd, Longhurst sold a run of 53 Texel lambs to a top of £144 to level at £130.94

M/s Crozier, Faugh Beeches topped the Suffolks at £141 with their run of Suffolk Mules levelling at £129.27          

The first Mules of the season were consigned by M/s Carruthers, Peel-a-Hill, Bewcastle they sold at 250pph or £107.50 a head

Leading Prices per head: Beltex £153 The Lake; £135, £127, £123  New Houses Farm; £130 (x2), £128, £125, £123 Hill House; £130, £124, £123.50 Mid Farm; £127 Bank House; £124 Bengall; £124 Four O Boot; £124 High Green Hill Texel £144, £134, Wavercroft; £144, £142, £136, £132 Longhurst; £136 Walby Grange; £133 Grange House; £132, £130, £126 Whitehouse; £132 The Hill; £132, £126  Williamsgill; £132 West Cocklaw; £131 The Hill; £130 Lords Close; £129 High Seaton; £128 Ridley Farm; £127 Aimshaugh Dutch Texel £141, £133, £128, £119, £118  Lesson Hall; £136, £122, £118 Brisco Hall;     £124 (x2), £120 (x2), £116 Harley Croft;  £119 (x2), £117, £114 Hargill House; £114 Shank Bridge End; £114 (x2) Sycamore House  Suffolk £141, £136, £124 Faugh Beeches; £139, £122.5 Tone Hall; £136 The Lake; £126, £112 Jackson Rigg; £125 Williamsgill; £122, £120 Albyfield; £119.5, £113.5, £110 Clappers Farm; £117 Chapel; £113 Wiza; £112 Tone Hall; £111 Talkin Head; £110 High Wreary; £110 Cockleybank Charollais £125, £122, £116, £111 Springfield Mill Bleu £117.5, £117, £112 Corrie Field Hill/ Cheviot £108 Beamwham Mules £107.50 Peela Hill

Leading Prices per kilo: Beltex 317.1p, 309.5p, 297.6p, 294.3p Hill House; 306.8p, 302.4p, 290.2p New Houses Farm; 306.2p, 287.2p Four O Boot: 302.8 Ashknowe; 302.7p High Plasket Lands; 298.8p, 290p, 287.2p High Green Hill; 294.2p The Lake; 288.6p, 286.7p, 284.1p Castlehill; 287.2p Mid Farm; 285.5p Four O Boot Texel 302.6p Hunley; 300p, 294.7p, 285.1p, 278.7p Wavercroft; 295.3p, 277.4p Aimshaugh; 282.9p, 276.8p Great Easby; 282.5p, 279.3p, 276.9p Tinwald; 278.7p The Hill; 277.9p Williamsgill; 277.9 Far Brownrigg; 277.1p Grange House; 276.7p West Cocklaw; 275.7p Main Street; 275.6p Low Moorhouse; 275 Longhurst Dutch Texel 302.3p, 294.3p, 279.2p Lesson Hall; 292.5p, 292.3p, 285p, 280p, 276.3p Hargill House; 285.1p, 275.9p Harley Croft; 278p Sycamore House; 277.6p Brisco Hall Mill Bleu 276.5p, 270.9p Corrie Field; 272.5p Ashknowe Suffolk 266p Williamsgill; 260.6p, 260.5p, 257.4p Tone Hall; 257.1p Jackson Rigg; 255.8p, 249.5p Clappers; 252.9p Wreay; 251.8p, 245p Faugh Beeches; 251.2p Chapel; 247.7p Beamwham; 247.7, 246.3p Cockleybank; 247.4p Albyfield; 247.3p The Lake Charollais 258.1p Springfield Mules 250p Peela Hill

CAST SHEEP:  Another fantastic entry of 550 cast sheep where once again   power and flesh shone through selling to fantastic rates topping todays sale at £148 for a pen of 3 cracking Dutch Texel ewes from regular supporters M/s Wigham, Hargill House. Closely followed for 2 pure Texel ewes from M/s Harrison, Aimshaugh selling to £146. Strong fleshy ewes regularly selling to £120+.  Horned and leaner type ewes proving harder to sell, this trend being seen across the country with the influx of numbers coming forward.

Leading prices per head EWES: Texel £148, £126, £120 Hargill House; £146 Aimshaugh; £134 Low Moor; £128 Little Orton;  £126 Tedcastle; £126 Wavercroft; £124 Peela Hill; £124 Williamsgill; £121 Hayton Brow; £120 The Lake; £119, £117 West Cocklaw; £118 Sycamore House; £118 Beck; £117 Brae of Coynach; £117 Geltside; £117 Hayton Brow Charollais £140 Springfield Suffolk £123, £119 Tedcastle; £122 Williamsgill; £118 Bogrie; £115 Cockley Bank; £99 Old Silloth; £96 Wavercroft Beltex £118 (x2), £98 High Plasket Lands    Ch/Mule £116 Peela Hill Greyface £103 The Lake, £98 Cockleybank; £98 Hayton Brow; £98 (x2) Old Silloth; £96 Low Moor; £96 Shankfield Head; £96 Tedcastle; £93 Seat House; £92 Brae of Coynach; £90 Newbiggin; £89 Reaygarth; £88 The Lake Cheviot/Hill £82 Chapel Farm Zwartbles £76 Low Moor Herdwick £72, £60 Kirkland Howe; £49 Pasture House; £44 Ashknowe Swaledale £61 Pasture House; £58 Reaygarth; £46 (x2) Chapel Blackface £55 Underbrow

Leading prices per head RAMS: Beltex £102 Hargill House Texel £100 Little Orton Swaledale £90 Hargill House

For more information regarding entries for Borderway Primestock Sales, please contact a member of the team.

David Holliday	07710 189804	Cast Cows & Cast Bulls
Grant Anderson	07872 129274	Prime Bulls & Prime Cattle
James Little	07872 840685	Prime & Cast Sheep