Borderway Primestock Sale

On Monday 19^th July Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock.  A good entry of 375 cast cows, bull and prime cattle, along with 2070 prime and cast sheep were on offer.

PRIME BULLS: A smaller entry of 76 Prime bulls forward with best quality bulls easier and plainer bulls very dear on the week.  Top overall was a super Limousin cross at £1629.87 from Messrs Jardine, The Yett, Lockerbie purchased by Les Fell.  Simmentals to £1459.64 from Messrs Gwynne, Castlewigg Farm, Newton Stewart.  Charolais to £1442.61 from Messrs Duff, The Laythes, Wigton.  Aberdeen Angus to £1421.65 from Messrs Fisher, Cleuchhead Farm, Hawick.  Black and whites peaked at £1423.74 for a Friesian from Messrs Bland, The Flatt, Brampton purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor. Holsteins Friesians to £1242.85 from Messrs Armour, Milton Farm, Moffat.  Montbelaides to 207.5p from Messrs Workman, The Beeches, Carlisle and Friesians to 198.5 twice firstly by Messrs Graham, South Lambhill, Longtown and secondly by Messrs White, Steel Hall, Hexham.

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: Limousin £1629 £1613 The Yett £1578 £1538 Haltcliffe Farm, £1472 Reddings, £1451 Lower Griseburn £1441 The Flatt £1441 Beeches £1406 Bectonhall, Simmental £1459 Castlewigg Farm, £1421 £1368 £1345 £1340 Millhill Farm, Charolais £1442 The Laythes, £1435 Millhill Farm, Friesian £1423 The Flatt £1395 £1189 South Lambhill £1276 Steel Hall, Aberdeen Angus £1421 Cleuchhead Farm, £1273 Peel Flatt farm, £1159 Justicetown Farm, £1149 Oakwood Farm, Hereford £1318 Mirkbooths, Holstein Friesian £1242 £1240 £1160 £1147 £1145 Milton Farm, £1237 £1221 South Lambhill, £1152 £1139 Park House Farm, £1143 Bectonhall, Fleckvieh £1229 Peel Flatt Farm, British Blue £1200 £1188 Park House Farm, Montbelairde £1180 Beeches, Brown Swiss £1162 Burtholme Farm, Holstein £1105 Justicetown Farm, £1064 £1029 Musgrave Hall

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 227.5 Lower Griseburn 224.5 217.5 The Yett 219.5 215.5 Haltcliffe Farm, 217.5 216.5 Reddings, Simmental 209.5 204.5 202.5 Millhill Farm, 200.5 Castlewigg Farm, Charolais 207.5 Millhill Farm, 205.5 The Laythes, Montbelairde 207.5 Beeches, British Blue 205.5 Park House Farm, Aberdeen Angus 203.5 Peel Flatt Farm, 195.5 Justicetown Farm, 192.5 Oakwood Farm, Friesian 198.5 Lambhill 198.5 Steel Hall, 184.5 The Flatt 188.5 (x2) High House, Hereford 192.5 Mirkbooths, Holstein Friesian 185.5 182.5 181.5 180.5 178.5 Milton Farm, 183.5 181.5 Park House Farm, 181.5 Justicetown Farm, 181.5 Bectonhall, 181.5 Burtholme Farm, 179.5 Orton Rigg Farm, 175.5 South Lambhill, Holstein 181.5 Justicetown 179.5 177.5 172.5 Musgrave Hall, Fleckvieh 180.5 Peel Flatt Farm.

PRIME CATTLE: A mixed show of 42 Prime steers and heifers forward resulting in a fantastic trade throughout.  The steers saw an average of £1706.51 for 22 and heifers £1550 for 20 sold.  Topping the sale was one from a run of four quality cattle from Messrs Blake, Halfwell Well, Penrith selling their Limousin cross heifer to £1880.08 and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Messrs Studholme, Nealhouse Farm to £1853.70 and £1871.35 and J J Crichton, Loughrigg Farm, Egremont to £1842.57.  An outstanding British Blue cross heifer from Messrs Harrington, Hoskethill Carlisle peaked at £1850.54.  This heifer was joint top pence per kilo of 265.5 along with Messrs Crichton, Loughriggs Limousin cross.

Steers saw a day’s top of £1847.31 for a British Blue cross from Messrs Murray, Prior House, Carlisle purchased by Charles Kirkpatrick.  Messrs Bell, Hoddamtown, Lockerbie to £1833.65 for another and purchased by Kurpas Meats.  Limousin cross steers saw a top of £1841.39 from Messrs Lawson, Hundith House, Wigton purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.  Others to £1826.34 from Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg and Hundith House sold another to £1821.06.  Simmental crosses peaked at £1838.90 from Messrs Bell, Hoddamtown and was again purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle.

Please advise all entries by call or text to auctioneer Grant Anderson 07872 129274. 

Leading prices per head:
Heifers: Limousin £1880 £1727 Halfway Well £1853 £1821 Nealhouse Farm, £1842 Loughrigg Farm, £1562 Hundith House, £1529 Hosket Hill Farm, £1468 Hollins Farm, £1421 £1407 £1398 Newbiggin Farm, £1419 Aikhead British Blue £1850 Hosket Hill Farm, Charolais £1457 Hosket Hill Farm,

Steers: British Blue £1847 £1624 Prior House £1833 Hoddamtown £1753 The Lake, £1841 £1821 Hundith House, £1826 Loughrigg Farm, £1776 £1662 Newbiggin Farm, £1755 Mirkbooths £1749 £1608 Halfway Well £1714 £1707 The Lake, £1706 Petteril Hill Farm, £1572 Aikhead, £1560 Hollins Farm, Simmental £1838 Hoddamtown £1605 Prior House.

Leading Prices per kilo: Heifers: Limousin 265.5 Loughrigg Farm, 250.5 249.5 Nealhouse Farm, 249.5 Petteril Hill Farm, 247.5 239.5 Halfway Well 245.5 233.5 High Aketon 244.5 242.5 241.5 234.5 Newbiggin Farm, 233.5 Hosket Hill Farm, British Blue 265.5 Hosket Hill Farm,

Steers: Limousin 249.5 235.5 235.5 Halfway Well, 249.5 Petteril Hill Farm, 249.5 Loughrigg 248.5 (x2) Newbiggin Farm, 248.5 Hundith House 241.5 Mirkbooths, 241.5 238.5 The Lake 236.5 Aikhead, British Blue 254.5 The Lake, 227.5 Hoddamtown, Simmental 248.5 Hoddamtown 224.5 Prior House.

CAST COWS:  A good entry of 251 cast cows and stock bulls were on offer, a plainer show was forward to the usual ringside of buyers, which resulted in better cows being sharper on the week.

Mr Parsons, Slealands sold a Limousin cross cow for 769kg, 241.5ppk or £1857 purchased by Mr David Holmes. Messrs Cowx & Son, Hudscales sold a Limousin cow for 836kg, 210.5ppk or £1459 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Lawson, Hundith House run of cows topped at 786kg, 199.5ppk or £1568 to Mr Kirkpatrick. Messrs Gwynne, Castlewigg Farm sold the top priced Simmental cow for 922kg, 167.5ppk or £1544 to Les Fell. Messrs Wilshaw, Oulton Hall run of Blonde cows topped at 795kg, 186.5ppk or £1482 and to 679kg, 217.5ppk or £1476 and 739kg, 191.5ppk or £1415 to Messrs Roberts, Owain Llyr and Michael Helliwell.

Maxwell Farming run of Aberdeen Angus cows topped at 829kg, 166.5ppk or £1380 to Mr Kirkpatrick. Messrs Watret, Burnside sold two young heifers for 204.5ppk (x2) both purchased by Jewitt.

A plainer show of dairy cows were on offer but buyers were keen for all classes. Messrs Morley, Petteril Bank sold a Holstein cross heifer for 710kg, 183.5ppk or1302 to Alan Jarvis. Messrs Maxwell, North Doddington run of British Friesian cows topped at 818kg, 155.5ppk or £1271 and to 665kg, 175.5ppk or £1167 to Les Fell and Mr Roberts. Heifers sold to 592kg, 176.5ppk or £1044 also to Mr Roberts. Messrs Holliday, Newbampton Farm run of Holstein cross cows topped at 765kg, 161.5ppk or £1235 to Les Fell. Messrs Coulthard, Justicetown Farm sold a Holstein cross cow for 917kg, 133.5ppk or £1224 to Mr Kirkpatrick. Messrs Marshall, Hardgraves Farm sold a Holstein cross cow for 848kg, 143.5ppk of £1216 to Mr McGimpsey. Messrs Henderson, Park House sold two Holstein cross cows for 785kg, 152.5ppk or £1197 and to 742kg, 157.5ppk or £1168 to Mr Kirkpatrick and Les Fell. Messrs Grierson, Musgrave Hall sold a Holstein cross heifer for 661kg, 178.5ppk or £1179 to Les Fell. Messrs Raven, Crookdake Hall sold a Holstein cross cow for 802kg, 143.5ppk or £1150 to Les Fell. Messrs Hyslop, Meinside sold a Holstein cross heifer for 603kg, 182.5ppk or £1100 to Les Fell. Messrs Mitchell & Son, Mirkbooth sold Holstein cross heifers for 619kg, 181.5ppk or £1123 to Les Fell.   

Leading Prices per Head: Limousin £1857 Slealands, £1759 Hudscales, £1568, £1310 Hundith House, £1284 Castlehill, £1245 Grange Grassing, £1176 Terrace Farm, £1132 Burnside, Simmental £1544 Castlewigg Farm, Blonde £1482, £1476, £1415, £1385, £1334 Oulton Hall, Aberdeen Angus £1380, £1297, £1166 Druidhall, Holstein £1302 Petteril Bank Farm, £1235 Newbampton Farm, £1179 Musgrave Hall, £1100 Meinside, £1072 Stubbyknowe, British Friesian £1271, £1167, £1133, £1107 North Doddington, £1092, £1070 Lingstubbs Farm, £1044 North Doddington, Holstein Friesian £1224 Justicetown Farm, £1216 Hardgrove, £1197, £1168 Park House Farm, £1150 Crookdake Hall, £1123 Mirkbooths, £1120 Winter Tarn Farm, £1112 Burtholme Farm, £1102 Woodhouse, £1100, £1092 Hardgrove, £1096 Moorthwaite Farm, £1094, £1026 Hill Green, £1088 Low Plains, £1065 Old Town Farm, £1050 Justicetown Farm, £1029 Forest Farm, £1028 Winter Tarn, £1014 Down Hall, British Blue £1209 Hundith House, £1113 Albierigg, Hereford £995 Parks Farm.

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 241.5p Slealands, 210.5p Hudscales, 204.5p (x2) Burnside, 199.5p, 183.5p,165.5p (x2) Hundith House, 193.5p Terrace Farm, 186.5p, 161.5p Castlehill, 169.5p Lower Griseburn, 165.5p Bowscale Farm, 156.5p, 154.5p Grange Grassing, Blonde 217.5p, 191.5p 188.5p, 186.5p, 184.5p, 173.5p Oulton Hall, British Blue 194.5p North Doddington, 182.5p Hundith House, 177.5p Bowscale Farm, 163.5p Wham Head Farm, 159.5p Thackwood, Holstein 183.5p, 145.5p Petteril Bank Farm, 182.5p Meinside, 178.5p Musgrave Hall, 161.5p Newbampton Farm, 159.5p Brownrigg Hall Farm, 152.5p Stubbyknowe, Holstein Friesian 181.5p Mirkbooths, 169.5p Brownrigg Hall Farm, 157.5p, 152.5p Park House Farm, 157.5p Woodhouse, 154.5p Greyrigg, 153.5p Hill Green, 147.5p, 142.5p Southerfield Hall, 145.5p, 142.5p Winter Tarn Farm, 144.5p Low Plains, 144.5p The Hill, 144.5p Burtholme Farm, 143.5p Crookdake Hall, 143.5p Hardgrove, 142.5p Old Town Farm, 140.5p Down Hall, Hereford 177.5p Parks Farm, British Friesian 176.5p, 175.5p, 163.5p, 160.5p, 155.5p, 149.5p North Doddington, 174.5p, 142.5p High House, 163.5p Lingstubbs Farm, 143.5p Forest Farm, Aberdeen Angus 173.5p (x3), 168.5p, 166.5p, 165.5p, 157.5p, 156.5p Druidhall, Simmental 167.5p Castlewigg Farm, Ayrshire 167.5p Gaitsgill Farm, Swedish Red & White 143.5p North Doddington, Montbeliarde 129.5p East Nethershields Farm.

CAST BULLS: Only 4 stock bulls were on offer with Messrs Richardson, Whitehead Brow selling a stock bull for 998kg, 179.5ppk or £1791 to Owain Llyr. Messrs Raven, Crookdake Hall sold an Aberdeen Angus stock bull to £1336kg, 128.5ppk or £1716 to Eric Hall. Messrs Hogg, Middle Brownrigg, sold a Limousin stock bull for 702kg, 186.5ppk or £1309 to Owain Llyr.

Leading Prices per head: Limousin £1791 Whitehead Brow, £1309 Brownrigg, Aberdeen Angus £1716 Crookdake Hall, Simmental £1257 Chapel House.

Leading Prices per Kilo: Limousin 186.5p Middle Brownrigg, 179.5p Whitehead Brow, Aberdeen Angus 182.5p Barsalloch Farm, Simmental 140.5p Chapel House, 155.5p Barsalloch Farm.  

PRIME SHEEP: A great entry of 1900 prime sheep with trade continuing to exceed all expectations with a fantastic sale average of 265ppk or £112.50 per head. Once again sheep travelled far and wide with 95 vendors present and many more new vendors travelling from the east. Topping todays sale at £170 for a fantastic Dutch Texel lamb from Messrs Scott, Thirlwall Castle.

Topping the pence per kilo at 432.5ppk was a fantastic Beltex lamb from Messrs Crichton, Loughrigg. Many of the best lambs selling to a top of £129 from Messrs Beard, Dormansteads. Pens of Mules sold to ease over 250ppk.

Weighty lambs continue to lead the way with 45kg lambs seeing fantastic returns, with over 42 pens selling to 200ppk plus, and 65 pens of lambs to over £130 plus

Leading Prices per head: Dutch Texel £170, £132, £129, £124 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £140, £134, £119, £115.50, £113 Low Houses, £120, £115, £110 Unity Farm, £118, £113, £111 Springfield Farm, £114 Lea Hill, Beltex £160 The Throp, £160, £138 (x3) Loughrigg Farm, £140, £128, £126, £125 Cardew Hall, £139, £135, £134, £133 (x2), £132, £131, £126.50 West Cocklaw, £138, £132 Wavercroft, £131 The Throp,  Texel £148 Burgh Head Farm, £142 Halls Oven, £141 Low Thorney Farm, £140, £138, £135, £130 Wavercroft, £140 Hayton Brow, £139 The Guards, £137 Bengall Farm, £135 Lea Hill, £133 New Houses Farm, £131 Jenetes Hill, £131 Longhurst, £129 Bengall Farm, £129 Chapel House, £128 Outer Woodhead, £127 Mill Farm, £127 Wavercroft, Suffolk £137 Maulscastle Farm, £126, £115, £113.50 Albyfield, £124 Outer Woodhead, £123, £114 Clappers Farm, £121, £117.50 Jackson Rigg, £119 Southview Farm, £118 Greensyke, £117.50 (x2) Broomhill, £115 Burnside, £114.50 White House, £114 Greensyke, £114 Beamwham, Rouge £132 Walton Woodhead, Cheviot Mule £129, £112.50, £109 Dormanstead Farm, Charollais £117 Low Thorney Farm, £113, £111.50, £105 Springfield Farm, £109, £104 Dunnabie House, Millennium Blue £114.50, £114, £110 Corrie Field, Mule £109.50, £101 Highside Farm, £105.50 Midtodhills, £104 Gapshields, Blue Texel £107 Millrigg.

Leading Prices per kilo: Beltex 432.4p, 363.2p, 353.8p, 345p, 297.4p, 292.7p, 281.6p Loughrigg Farm, 400p, 307.5p The Throp, 333.3p, 310.8p, 307.3p, 290.9p, 283.7p Cardew Hall, 320.9p Wavercroft, 311.9p The Throp, 301.3p Hollands, 298.9p, 292.5p West Cocklaw, 284.3p Newbiggin Farm, Dutch Texel 359p Low Houses, 354.2p, 322p, 300p, 275.6p Thirlwall Castle Farm, 300p, 287.5p, 275p, 267.9p Unity Farm, 296.2p, 283.3p, 282.5p, 283.3p, 282.5p, 248.1p Low Houses, 289p, 282.5p, 274.1p Springfield Farm, 285p Lea Hill, Texel 317.5p, 283.3p Hermitage, 312.2p, 297.5p Outer Woodhead, 309.3p, 296.2p, 283.3p New Houses Farm, 305.1p, 298.8p, 293p, 285p Mill Farm, 304.8p Fellside Farm, 297.9p Wavercroft, 294.9p The Guards, 288.2p Newbiggin Farm, 287.2p, 282.5p Hundith House, 283.1p Cardewlees Farm, 282p Thorney Farm, Millennium Bleu 282.7p, 271.8p, 268.3p, 262.1p Corrie Field, Blue Texel 281.6p, 249.3p Millrigg, Suffolk 274p Maulcastle Farm, 270.7p, 260.5p Burgh Head Farm, 270.5p Low House Farm, 266.7p, 266.7p Outer Woodhead, 265.9p The Guards, 265.9p Cardewlees Farm, 264.2p Winter Crag, 261.1p, 257.4p Jackson Rigg, 261p Hundith House, 260.9p, 255.6p Albyfield, 259.5p Southview Farm, 256.5p Greensyke, 255.4p (x2) Broomhill, 255.2p West End Farm, 254.8p Hayton Brow, Charollais 269.2p, 265.5p, 257.9p, 252.2p Springfield Farm, 285.8p, 262.9p Low Thorney Farm, 260p Dunnabie House, Mule 254.2p Midtodhills, 251.7p, 249.4p Highside Farm, 247.6p Gapshields, 243.9p Fellside Farm, Rouge 253.8p Walton Woodhead, Cheviot Mule 252.9p, 247.7p, 241.9p Dormansteads Farm.          

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