Thursday 8th October at Borderway, Harrison and Hetherington held their sale of implements, tractors and small tools. A large entry of implements, were presented to a good crowd of buyers from all parts of the UK, ensuring that all lots sold to well above the vendors expectations.

Also this day was the sale of vans on behalf of Mallison Fabrications Ltd, which topped at £3800 and £3500 for two Citroen Berlingo vans.

Leading Prices: Tractors & Commercial Vehicles: £5000 Bobcat, £3800, £3500, £3400, £3150, £2700, £2650, £2600 (x2), £2300, £2200 Citroen Berlingo.

Implements: £3400 Plough, £2150, £880 Straw Chopper, £1880 Cherry Picker, £1800 Power Harrow, £1450 Quad Bike, £1450 Graham Edwards Trailer, £1300, £1050, £900 Ifor Williams Trailer, £1200 Cultivator, £1100 Honda Foreman, £1100 Plough, £1000 Slurry Tanker, £980 Post Knocker, £950 Honda Foreman, £950 Spreader,    

Wednesday 7th October. Weekly sale of calves. A good show of 306 calves were forward with a better quality on offer. Heifer calves and younger black and whites were dearer on the week with bulls a similar trade to last week’s excellent trade.  Native bred calves were cheaper than last week. Top price was £510 for a British Blue heifer from Messrs Bell, Torpenhow Hall, Wigton.  Bulls topped at £500 from GN & J Dockeray, Kelsick Farm, Wigton.

Bulls: Limousin £500 Kelsick Farm, £485, £460, £450 Mayfield, £470 High Grounds, £460 Flatt Bank, £365, £360 Brackenhow, £352 Moorthwaite Farm, £255 Barughsyke, £250 Hensol, British Blue £470 Hill Green, £460 Tempest Tower, £450, £375, £360   Mayfield, £440 Nook House, £410, £400, £365  Berrier Head, £400, £365 How End Farm, £380 Torpenhow Hall,  £370 Gerrard House, £365, £360, £345  Brackenhow,

Aberdeen Angus: £430, £370 East Bowhill Farm, £350 Lodge of Kelton, £320 Gaitsgill Hall Farm, £230 Burthwaite Croft Farm £218 Bolton Lodge, £200, £180 (x2)  Cockley Bank , £190 Low Malzie,  Charolais £420, £380 Forest Farm, Montbelairde £400 (x2), £360 Hillend Farm, £302 East Bowhill Farm, £285 (x2), £225 Flothers, £175, £172, £165 Nook House, Simmental £360 Palace Farm, £330 Fairspring Farm, £235 East Bowhill Farm, Friesian £240 (x2), £230, £190, £140 Fir Tree Farm, £205, £175 Whitelaird, £108 North Greenhill, Holstein Friesian £240, £230, £190  Torpenhow Hall, £208 (x10), £198 (x6) Smalmstown Farm, £205 Lodge Of Kelton, £192 Berrier Head, £180 (x2), £170 Grange Farm, £170 Moss Side House, Holstein £135, £130 Flatt Bank, £135 Gaitsgill Hall Farm, £130, £125 (x2) Gill House, Ayrshire £44 (x2) Thackthwaite Hall.

Heifers: British Blue £510 Torpenhow Hall, £470, £390, £375   Moss Side House, £455 East Bowhill Farm, £450, £400 (x2), £395  Pelutho Grange, £430 (x2) Tempest Tower, £415 How End Farm, £410 Gerrard House, £380, £372 Smalmstown Farm, £375 Hill Green, Limousin £490, £450 Kelsick Farm, £450, £410  Mayfield, £450 Townfoot Farm, £410, £325  Gaitsgill Hall Farm, £400, £345  Moorthwaite Farm, £350 The Beeches, Charolais £330 Beeches, Aberdeen Angus £285 East Bowhill Farm,  £260 Greenmoorside, £220, £195  Cockleybank £220 Burthwaite Croft, £188 Low Malzie, £185 Coombe Crag, Simmental £255 (x2) Colby Laithes.

Forward just under 1100 head of cattle at this Week’s Wednesday Sale comprising of 660 Store Cattle and Weaners, 131 at the monthly Border Dairy day and 306 Calves.  Trade on the whole was good throughout.

Store Cattle – A good entry of 417 store cattle forward whereby best quality sorts looked easier sold with more buyers evident.  Top overall price was a British Blue cross steer from Messrs Faulder, Sceughmire, Carlisle achieving £1355 and another to £1320.  Limousins sold to £1300 from the same home.   Heifers peaked at £1335 for a Limousin form Messrs Illingworth, Howgillside, Lockerbie.  Charolais heifers sold to £1210 from Messrs Holliday, High Bow, Carlisle and British Blue crosses sold to £1200 from Messrs Harrington, West Whitrigg, Wigton.   Black and whites sold to £1155 for a Friesian from Messrs Beaty, Stonewalls, Carlisle.  Please advise entries to the Main Office.

Leading prices: Steers: British Blue £1355, £1320, £1300, £1270, £1165  Sceughmire, £1190 Wood Head, £1180 Reservoir Farm, £1180 Fishergill, £1170 Durdar Farm, £1150 Taylor Burn, £1150 Durdar Farm, Limousin £1300, £1160  Sceughmire, £1260, £1155  Reservoir Farm, £1235, £1150  Taylor Burn, £1205, £1195 Wood Head, £1190, £1165, £1150 (x2) The Garth, £1175 Ash View, £1160 Fishergill, Charolais £1275, £1190  High Bow, £1275, £1205, £1125 Midtown Farm, £1270, £1255 Sceughmire, £1150 Mossband Hall, £1150 (x3) Longdales Farm, £1125, £1115 Bridge End Farm, Simmental £1165 Sceughmire, £995 Ellerslea, £990 (x3) Harleyrigg, £980 Greystone House, Friesian £1155 Stonewalls, £965 (x4) Newby Farm, £955 (x5) Rye Close, £950 Keepershield Farm, £910 Kelsick House, £870 Harleyrigg, Montbelairde £1120, £965 Stonewalls, £980 (x3) Greystone House, Holstein Friesian £1055 High Bow, £860 (x9) Millisle Farm, Blonde £1220, £1140, £1090 Mill Farm,

Aberdeen Angus £980 (x2), £960 Eden View Farm, £960 Shank Castle, £935 Red Wood House. Heifers: Limousin £1335 Howggillside, £1210 Reservoir Farm, £1150 Taylor Burn, £1140, £1125  Corrie Field, £1140 Ratlingate farm, £1100 Fir Tree Farm, £1080 Jerriestown, £1075 Wood Hall, £1070 Corrie Field, £1070 Fishergill, £1050 (x2) Horsegills, Charolais £1210 High Bow, £1120, £1050 Bridge End Farm, £1100 Greenview, British Blue £1200, £1010  West Whitrigg, £1145, £1080  The Howes, £1140 Red Wood House, £1080 Fishergill, £1060 High House, £1000 East Newbiggin, £1000 Wallhead, Aberdeen Angus £1075 (x3) Wood Hall, £1040 (x2), £940  Red Wood House, £925 Kelsick House, £925 Rye Close, Simmental £1070, £1055, 31040 The Howes, Holstein Friesian £845 High Pow, £700 High Drum.

Weaned Cattle – A smaller show of 243 weanlings were forward with a better show on offer and a larger ring side of buyers which ensured all classes being dearer on the week.

Leading prices: Bulls: Limousin £1140 Sewell Common, £880 (x2) Wood Hall, Parthenais £1090, £920 (x2) Marina House, Aberdeen Angus £630 East Rackwood Hill Farm, Holstein £520 (x2) Flatt Bank, Holstein Friesian £505 (x2) East Park, £464 (x5), £430 (x5) High Whinnow Farm, Friesian £475 Dykesfield Farm, Montbelairde £440 Greenwrae, £410 (x2) Esps Farm. Heifers: Limousin £1000 Wood Hall, £885 Wallhead, British Blue £910 (x2), £890 £875 (x2)  Cumcatch Farm, £900 (x3) Manor Farm, Charolais £865 East Rackwood Hill Farm, Hereford £690 Park Road, Aberdeen Angus £655 Park Road, Friesian £555 (x2) Stoneybrook Farm. Steers: Charolais £990 East Rackwood Hill Farm, £980 Mid Skeog, £970 (x2) Airds of Balcary, British Blue £950 (x2) Sprunston, £940 Beck Farm, £900 Mid Skeog, Limousin £930 Wood Hall, £905 Pathways, £890 Mid Skeog Farm, £880 Walloway. Beef Shorthorn £915 Sandwick Farm, Aberdeen Angus £890 High Rigg, £860 Kilfillan, £850 (x2) Peck Riding, Friesian £660 Edenbanks, £535 (x7), £525 (x7) Kilfillan. Holstein Friesian £660 Edenbanks, £540 Mossband House, Blonde £870 Walloway.

Wednesday 7th October. Dairy Trade Remains Firm. The Borderway Monthly Dairy Day is quickly becoming one of the best places in the UK for buyers to select top quality cows and heifers in milk. The October sale offered 131 animals with 96 freshly calved animals topping at £1750 to average just over £1400 for a 100% clearance. 35 In-calf heifers topped at £1500 to average £1265.

Topping the trade for the second consecutive month was an outstanding heifer consigned by Messrs R&A Harrison, Hazel Head Farm, Wigton selling for £1750

Brian and Craig Davidson from Errolston Farm, Gretna sold three powerful heifers topping at £1650 for a Cogent Twist daughter giving 33kg.

The Firm of Harvey, Drum Farm, Dumfries sold four excellent heifers topping at £1650 for a 36kg heifer.

M&G Struthers, Bankhead of Balcurvie sold seven heifers toping at £1580 for a milky heifer giving 40kg.

Topping the cow trade at £1500 was RM&N Wainwright, Castle Farm, Carlisle for a third calve cow giving 52kg.  She was sired by Woodmarsh Metalic and bred from a VG87 dam that twice gave over 14,000kgs.

L Davidson & Sons, Halmyre Farm sold 6 very milk Ayrshire heifers topping at £1400 for a classy uddered heifer giving 34kg.

In-calf heifers were in demand and had a brisk trade topping at £1500 for a classy heifer sired by Premier-Kerndt Sailing consigned by E Moffitt & Son, Peepy Farm, Northumberland.

It is worth noting that bulling heifers have dropped in value in recent weeks and look exceptional value for money.  There was 10 well grown Swedish cross Holstein heifers and British Friesian heifers on offer topping at £600 to average £532.

The next sale at Borderway takes place next week Wednesday 14th October and features 80 freshly calved cows and heifers on behalf of the Border & Lakeland Holstein club.  The catalogue can be ordered from the pedigree office or viewed online at www.harrisonandhetherington.co.uk.

Averages

9 Holstein cows in milk                                                   £1298.00

69 Holstein heifers in milk                                            £1450.21

6 Ayrshire heifers in milk                                              £1276.66

2 British Friesian heifers in milk                                  £1200.00

35 Holstein In-calf heifers                                             £1264.81

13 Recently served heifers                                          £814.61

7 Open heifers running with bull                               £687.14

3 Ayrshire In-calf heifers                                               £783.33

10 Swedish Red X Holstein Bulling heifers             £532.00

Monday 5th October. Weekly Sale of store and breeding sheep. Store Sheep. Once again there was a good trade for all lots and a few new faces around the ring. Demand throughout was very strong from small running lambs to the big lambs. Topping the day was Messrs Horn, Birks Head, Appleby in Westmorland for the second week running peaking at £64 per head for a pen of Texel lambs.

Leading prices per head: Texel £64, £63 Birks Head Farm, £63, £55.50 Red House Farm, £63 The Barns, £61.50 Moss Grove, £59 Burnrigg, £58 Hayring Farm, £57, £55 Pallet Hill, £57 Fairhill, £56.50 Edges Green, £56.50 Longrow Cottage, £56 Beanwham, £56 Low Buildings, Suffolk £56 Crosthwaite, £54 Yew Tree, Kerry Hill £55 Longrow Cottage, £54.50 Chesterwood Farmhouse, Greyfaced £49 The Barns, £46.50 Crosthwaite, Jacob £43, £39 High Whitber, £38 Dalveen, Zwartbles £40 High Whitber, Swaledale £21.50 Ottercops.

Breeding Sheep. A larger show of quality ewes and gimmers was forward. Topping the sale was for a pen of mule shearling gimmers from Messrs Fearon, Fell View Farm who had a large consignment of 160 stock sheep and mule gimmers, seeing the top of £127.

There was also a strong demand for older ewes. This section topped at £118 for a pen of 16 Greyfaced ewes consigned by Messrs Wood of Hillfield, Brampton.

Leading prices per head: Shearlings: Greyfaced £127, £121, £119, £117 Fell View Farm, £107 Beukley, Beltex £121, £102 Watchhill Side, Texel £102 Croft End, £99 Hillfield, £98 Westhills, £92 Lynecrook, £82 Fell View Farm Border Leicester £90 Branteth, Lleyn £82, £79 Toward, Shetland £41 Broadwath Holdings. Ewes: Greyfaced £118, £90, £85 Hillfield, £100, £99, £86 Glasson Farm, £80 Beukley, Texel £105, £100, £95 Hillfield, £99 Mealrigg House, £72 Fell View Farm, Masham £78 Fell View Farm, Lleyn £74 Toward, Kerry Hill £68, £58, £57 Fell View Farm, Shetland £42 Broadwath Holdings.

Weekly sale of crop. Round bales of Barley straw sold to £14 and £13 per bale. Mini hestons of Wheat straw sold to £65, £56 (x2) and £54 per tonne.