Borderway Store and Weaned Cattle Sale

Harrison & Hetherington had an entry of 984 cattle at their weekly sale comprising of a catalogued entry of 505 Store Cattle, 190 Un-entered store bulls and weanlings and 289 Calves.

STORE CATTLE – A very good show of 505 store cattle forward at Borderways weekly sale whereby all cattle remain an absolute flyer of a trade.  Well fleshed cattle were the easiest to sell on the day with leaner, plainer types harder to cash as expected.  Top overall was West Cumbrian farmers Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth achieving an enormous £1730 for a British Blue cross steer.  Next best was a beef Shorthorn from Brian Robinson, Gelt Hall, Brampton who received £1670.  The Crichton family of Rottington Hall, Whitehaven sold top of their run to £1510 for a Simmental cross.  Messrs Brough Clappers Farm, Wigton sold their top to £1490 for a Charolais cross.

Heifers peaked at £1545 again for a Charolais cross with vendors being Messrs Graham, Hillhead, Canonbie.  Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm sold second top at £1520 for their Limousin cross and Messrs Robinson, Gelt Hall sold the top price Beef Shorthorn heifers to £1470 and £1410.

Black and whites were forward in very good quality and plenty size peaking at £1315 and £1290 for Holsteins Friesian for Rose Farm, Cockermouth and £1280 for a Fleckvieh from Messrs Crichton, Limekilns Farm, Annan

Please advise entries for next’s sale and please be reminded that it is imperative that all cattle forward for the store cattle sale are entered the Friday morning prior to the sale.

Leading prices:
Steers: British Blue £1730 Rose Farm, £1465 Aspatria Hall, £1450 (x2) £1310 Newtown Farm, £1400 Briggle Farm, £1400 Ash View, £1400 Sorrow Stones, £1350 £1310 Brackenhill Rigg, £1320 £1260 Rottington Hall, £1290 (x2) Hayclose, £1240 West House Farm, £1210 (x2) Maunby House, Beef Shorthorn £1670 £1400 Gelt Hall Farm, Simmental £1510 Rottington Hall, £1370 £1255 £1250 New House Farm, £1360 (x3) Maunby House, £1350 (x4) Cardew House, Charolais £1490 £1480 Clappers Farm, £1475 Old Silloth Farm £1415 £1360 £1330 £1320 Sideway Bank, £1375 Ingledene, Limousin £1460 £1400 Woodslee £1440 (x2) Hillhead £1435 Aspatria Hall, £1420 Wolsty Farm, £1400, £1350 Rye Close, £1390 (x2) Laversdale Farm, £1350 £1300 Green Farm, £1350 Brackenhill Rigg £1340 Ash View, £1300 New House Farm,  £1260 (x2) Hayclose  £1255 Horsleyhill Farm, Cottage £1250 The Nook, Aberdeen Angus £1430 (x2) Rottington Hall, £1370 West House Farm, £1370 £1260 £1210 Brackenhill Rigg, £1295 £1215 (x2) £1185 Briggle Farm, £1290 Sorrowstones £1265 Laversdale Farm, £1260 (x4) Rye Close, £1175 Eden View Farm, Hereford £1320 Maunby House, £1160 (x2) £1130 (x2) Park Head £1090 £1010 (x2) Town Foot Farm, £1005 (x4) Jerriestown, Fleckvieh £1280 £1065 Limekilns Farm, Friesian £1200 (x2) Gelt Hall Farm, £1160 (x2) £1085 Laversdale Farm, £1140 (x3) The Nook  £1030 (x2) Rye Close, £1015 (x2) £985 (x2) Grain Head.

Heifers: Charolais £1545 Hillhead £1465 Ingledene £1300 New House, £1290 £1160 £1140 (x2) How Gill, £1245 Spout Bank £1245 Old Silloth Farm, £1190 Wood Head, £1165 Frankstown Farm, £1155 Hayclose £1150 Waters Farm, Limousin £1520 Rose Farm, £1420 Maryfield £1395 £1270 £1260 Roe Farm, £1390 Woodslee, £1390 (x2) £1340 (x3) £1300 Castletown Estate £1360 (x2) New House Farm, £1340 Ash View, £1330 Aspatria Hall, £1320 (x2) Southerfield Hall, £1310 Wolsty Farm,  £1290 How Gill, £1290 Hayclose, £1240 Kilnknowe £1240 Fellside Farm, Beef Shorthorn  £1470 £1410 Gelt Hall Farm, British Blue £1340 West House Farm, £1290 (x2) Pow Heads £1275 £1100 Solway View £1270 Doddick Farm, £1200 (x2) Glendue Farm,  £1180 Blue Dial Farm,  £1170 Southerfield Hall,  £1150 Glendue Farm,  £1100 Doddick Farm, Simmental £1300 New House Farm, £1160 Cardew House, Aberdeen Angus £ 1160 Castletown Estate, £1110 Wood Head £1100 Frankstown Farm, £1060 Ingledene £1040 (x3) Briggle Farm, £1000 West House £1000 Summerhill Farm, Hereford   £1100 Hayclose, Saler £1050 New House Farm.   

WEANED CATTLE : Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of young bulls and weaned cattle.  Bulls a thoroughly good trade again with Limousins topping at £1330 twice from Messrs Pattinson, Bonshawside and Messrs Henshall, Sarkshields.  Other Limousins bulls were up to £1270 from Messrs Hall,  Horsleygills and £1230 from Messrs Cowan,The Ash.  Simmental bulls reached heights of £1185 and £1110 from McColm and Brewis, Awhirk Farm .  Beef Shorthorns bullocks sold to £960 from Messrs Hewson, Parton Farm.  Limousin bullocks to £900 from Messrs Armstrong, Broomhills and £985 for Herefords again from Messrs Hewson.  Holstein Friesians topped at £850 then £800 for a pen of four from Mr Rushton, Nivana.  Aberdeen Angus to £825 from Messrs Moore, Brayshaw.  Heifers were also a really impressive trade with a good Limousin selling to £1020 from JM & R Dixon, Westfield Cottage.  The same vendor also sold the top price British Blue heifer at £890.  Aberdeen Angus heifers topped at £840 from Messrs Moore Brayshaw. With all classes of stock well bid for and an extremely busy ringside of buyers more cattle are needed in the bull and weaner ring.

Leading Prices: Bulls: Limousin £1330 £1120 Bonshawside, £1330 £1190 (x2) Sarkshields Farm, £1270 Horsleyhill Farm Cottage £1230 £1190 £1180 The Ash, £1090 Weeds Farm, £850 (x2) £820 (x5) Highwood Nook £820 (x5) Mickley Moor Farm,  £750 Lowfield House, Simmental £1185 £1110 Awhirk Farm, British Blue £860 Winter Tarn Farm,  £830 (x4) Chalkside  £810 (x2) Mickley Moor Farm, £795 West House Farm, £780 Breckonhill Farm, Saler £810 Far Hills, Hereford £780 Hillcrest Farm, £550 Rowanburn Foot, Holstein Friesian £700 (x4) Skelcies Hall, £530 (x9) Chalkside £490 Mosside Farm, Aberdeen Angus £570 (x2) West House Farm, Belted Galloway £470 Park Head Farm, Fleckvieh £390 Roanstrees, Friesian £390 (x2) Roanstrees, Jersey £280 Cotehill Farm.  

Heifers: Limousin £1020 Westfield Cottage £740 £645 (x2) Walloway, British Blue £890 £780 £730 Westfield Cottage £850 Winter Tarn Farm, £858 (x5) Brayshaw  £800 (x4) £750 Thornbank, £700 (x2) Holmewrangle Farm, Aberdeen Angus £840 £770 (x3) £650 (x2) Brayshaw, £680 (x6) Belsay Barns, £580 (x2) £495 £480 Broomhills, Hereford £800 (x2) Parton Farm, £560 Rye Close.  

Steers: Hereford £985 Parton Farm, £700 Sandysike Farmhouse, Beef Shorthorn £960 (x2) Parton Farm, Limousin £900 £770 (x4) Broomhills  £880 £795 £730 Ashley Grove Farm, £810 Gill Brow Farm, £730  Crossrigg Farm,  £650 Walloway, British Blue £860 (x2) Thornbank  £820 £790 (x2) Spittalriddinghill Farm,  £760 (x3) Brayshaw £740 (x2) Holmewrangle, Holstein Friesian £850 £800 (x4) Nirvana  £670  Spittalriddinghill Farm, £560 (x2) Brisco Hall, £500 (x4) Crossrigg Farm, Aberdeen Angus £825 (x3) Brayshaw, £825 £790 £650 (x5) Belsay Barns, £820 Sandysike Farmhouse £660 Brisco Hall, £565 (x4) Blackburn Farm, Highland £790 (x2) Blackburn Farm, Simmental £745 Spittalriddinghill Farm, Montbelairde £710 Brayshaw, Red Poll £700 (x3) Maplewood, Friesian £655 Thornbank, Dairy Shorthorn £660 Spittalriddinghill Farm, Holstein £570 Brisco Hall.

The next sale of store and weaned cattle will take place on Wednesday 18^th August

All classes of cattle are in huge demand, both in the ring or off Farm. Please contact our team for further information.

Store Cattle Team James Little 07872 840685            Grant Anderson 07872 129274 Lynne Grieve 07803 242344

Weaned Cattle Team David Fearon on 07500 173273 David Holliday 07710 189804

Calf Team Paul Gardner 07736 883671 Joe Bowman 07736 883670