Leading farm prices from Carlisle Auction Mart

Leading prices - Heifers: Limousin £480, £460, £430, £400 Plumbland Farm, £380 Westray Farm, £365, £360  Hallfield, £360 Newtown Farm, British Blue £400, £385 Hill Green, £385 Westray Farm, £370 (x2) Tempest Tower, £335 Brownrigg Hall Farm, £315 Dykehead, Aberdeen Angus £190, £175 Riggheads, Hereford £210, £190 Cumdivock House.

Bulls: British Blue £465, £415, £410 Westray Farm, £450, £415  Bridge Bank, £425, £420 (x3)   Aglionby, £420 Tempest Tower, £405 Hill Green, £400 Yew Tree Farm, Limousin £465, £420 Plumbland Farm, £410 Coupland Beck Farm, £395 Hallfield £395 (x3) £345 (x3) Aglionby,  £390 Fir Tree Farm, £330 Barughsyke, £320 Tempest Tower, Aberdeen Angus £330 Cockleybank, £310 (x2), £295 Hill House, Simmental £360, £345 (x2) Pedder Hill, £330 Cockleybank, Friesian £250, £245, £220 Fir Tree Farm, Charolais £240 Hensol, Hereford £240 Cumdivock House, £170 Low Malzie, Holstein Friesian £235 Newtown Farm, £235, £140  Whitelaird, £230 Skelton Wood End, £160 (x3), £135  Evening Hill, £120 High Field, £110 (x2), £102  Barughsyke, £105 Hill Green, Montbelairde £235 Hill House, Beef Shorthorn £142 (x2) Groundy Croft, Swedish Red & White £125 Greengill Head Farm, Ayrshire £58 Low Meathop, Brown Swiss £42 (x2) Beyond the Burn.

Wednesday, 18 November. Store Cattle & Weanlings: forward 838 head at their Weekly Wednesday Sale of Cattle comprising of 599 Store & Weaned Cattle, 262 Calves and 3 Dairy Cattle. A great ring side of buyers ensuring that all 149 vendors left highly delighted.

Store Cattle. A smaller entry of 291 store cattle forward selling and achieving a very good trade for all classes forward.  Top overall was a superb Limousin cross heifer from Messrs Twentyman, Osborne Farm, Wigton selling to £1325, the same vendor also sold the top Charolais cross heifer which peaked at £1250, steers topped at £1300 for a great Charolais from Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth, who’s run of 8 averaged £1240.  Black and Whites looked easier sold and topped at £875 for two Friesians from Messrs Richardson, Heggle Lane, Wigton.  Also this day was a special section for Native Bred Cattle whereby they were all very well bid for and were seen to top at £1100 for an Aberdeen Angus steer from Messrs Holliday, High Bow, Carlisle.  Many more could have easily been sold to the vendor’s advantage.

Leading prices - Heifers: Limousin £1325, £1200 (2) Osborne Farm, £1070 (2), £1055 Broomhouse, £1065 How Burn, £1040 High Field, £1030 (2) Stubbsgill, £1000 Hawksteel, £1000 (2) West End. Charolais £1250 Osborne Farm, £1000, £945 Laversdale.  British Blue £1100 Home Farm, £1020 Southerfield, £1020 (2) Guillielands, £990, £960 Fishergill, £940 Green Farm. Simmental £1080, £1070 Merryshield. Aberdeen Angus £905 Shank Castle, £885 High Field, £830 The Beeches. Belted Galloway £610 Brown Dykes.

Steers: Charolais £1300, £1280, £1260, £1240 (2), £1200 (3) Rose Farm, £1155 High Bow, £1115 The Garth. Blonde £1240, £1160 Merryshield.  British Blue £1200 (2), £1175 Durdar, £1140 Eden Bank, £1130 High Field, £1125 Rye Close, £1095 Southerfield Hall, £1060 Eden Bank. Limousin £1190 How Burn, £1180 The Garth, £1160 Hawksteel,  £1160, £1100 (2) Hallburn Croft, £1150, £1100 Arkleby House, £1130 Broomhouse, £1100 Clappers Farm, £1095 Eden Bank Farm, £1090 (3), £1075 (2) Rye Close, £1080 Southy View, £1060 Laversdale. Aberdeen Angus £1100, £995 High Bow, £950 (3) Stainton House. Fleckvieh £1060 Woodhouse. Beef Shorthorn £1000 Gale Garth, £950 (2) Kirkland, £830 Rye Close, £825 Heggle Lane. Friesian £875 (2) Heggle Lane, £850 High Bow, £840 (3) Chapel Farm, £800 Town Foot. Montbeliarde £840 (2), £800 How Farm. Holstein Frieisan £815 Woodhouse, £780 Chapel Farm.  Hereford £785 (4), £770 (3), £750 (2) Scalehill. Belted Galloway £680 Brown Dykes.

Weaned Cattle - A larger show of 308 weanlings which included 94 bulls were forward with all Continental Steers and Heifers being slightly dearer on the week. Black and White bulls and steers being harder to sell.

Leading prices - Heifers: British Blue £1000 Yew Tree, £920 Macey Bank, £730 Coach & Horses. Limousin £890, £855 Espland, £780 Bank Farm. Aberdeen Angus £795 (2), £700 (2) Espland. Charolais £665 (2) Laversdale Farm. Norwegian Red £665 Aglionby.  Saler £660 (2) Overby. Hereford £500 (3) Marks Farm.

Bulls: Limousin £915 Fell View, £900, £880, £850 Kirkburn, £890, £850, £825 Mid Murth. British Blue £810 Uppertown Farm, £750 Coach House. Aberdeen Angus £680, £650, £615 Field House, £610 Moss House.  Simmental £580 Wetheral Shields.

Steers: Limousin £895 Laversdale Farm, £860 Orchard House, £810 Wallhead, £790 Park House. Aberdeen Angus £850 Greencroft, £815 (2) Sanson Seal. Charolais £820 Laversdale. British Blue £820, £780 Wallhead, £740 (4) Guillielands. Simmental £740 (3) Burn House. Hereford £710 Aglionby, £580 (5), £510 Marks Farm. Norwegian Red £710, £620, £575 (2), £565 (2) Aglionby. Holstein Frieisan £550 Marks Farm.

On Wednesday 18th November Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly commercial dairy sale.

A smaller entry of cattle were forward to a good ring side of buyer.

Leading prices: British Friesian £1420, £1100 High House.

Monday 16 November. At Borderway Mart Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of store sheep. After a very wet weekend a smaller show of last week’s was forward at Borderway. Store Lambs were still in great demand with the weather not taking any harm. Lambs were very easily sold and a very large proportion of continental lambs saw £56 and over. Topping the day was a regular supporter of Borderway, Mr D Boyes, Middle Gill Farm, Howgate seeing a pen of Texel lambs at £68. The same price was also met for a pen of Mule ewe lambs from M/s Roddan, Fordland Farm, Heathersgill. Many more could have been sold with strong demand been shown.

Leading prices per head: Texel £68 Middle Gill Farm, £66 Holmewrangle Farm, £57.5 (x2), £56.50 Whiteside Farm, £57.50 Stanley House, £57.50 Lonning Foot, £57 How Hill Farm, £56 Carrycoats, £56 Cragg Nook, £55 How Hill Farm, £55 Stock A Steads, £54.50 Smithy Garth, £54 Harewells. Greyfaced £68 Fordlands, £51 Carrycoats Hall. Beltex £66 Beck Stones Charolais, £58 Middle Shields Dutch Texel £57.5, £51 Lynecrook Suffolk £54.50 Cragg Nook, £51 Seymour Farms, £50.50 Blinkbonny Swaledale £47 Dumblar Rigg Zwartbles £45.5 Holmewrangle Farm Hamphire £42 Middle Gill Farm Jacob £32 Ellonby Road.

Weekly Sale of Primestock with a smaller show of 445 cast cows, bulls and Prime cattle forward. A very mixed show of 345 cast cows were forward with buyers for all classes which ensured trade being back up to the high levels at Borderway. Messrs J & E Pattinson, Lough Head, Carlisle sold the top priced Limousin cow for 173.5 bought by Sean McGimpsey.  Messrs TR & EA Milburn, Wall End Farm, Brampton run of cows topped at 162.5 and 159.5 for British Blue crosses both purchased by Messrs Watson. Messrs WS & MA Dinsdale, High Field, Penrith sold the top overall priced Limousin x cow selling for 855kg 148.5 totalling £1269 to Mr Andy Hawley. Messrs A Darling & Sons, Stichill Home Farm, Kelso run of Limousin x cows topped at 903 kg 136.5 £1232 bought by Sean McGimpsey. Messrs JR & JA Workman, Beeches, Carlisle sold the top priced Montbelairde x cow selling for 147.5 and 138.5 to Sean McGimpsey and Steven Bowes. Messrs PJN & SM Morris, Greengatehouse, Lockerbie Holstein x cow topped at 144.4 to Charles Kirkpatrick who also bought Messrs Brown, Willows Farm, Workington top priced Holstein x selling for 140.5. His second top priced cow at 138.5 sold to Andy Hawley. Mr J Fingland, Part Tarbreoch, Castle Douglas run of Holstein x cows topped at 139.5 and 138.5 bought by Steven Bowes and Charles Kirkpatrick.  Fisher Farming Ltd, Smalmstown, Longtown run of outstanding Holstein x cows topped at 775 kg, 134.5 £1042 to Steven Bowes.  Messrs TP Wigham, Hargill House, Haltwhistle sold the top priced Limousin stock bull selling for 1058 kg, 111.5 £1179 to Cleveland Meats.

Cast Cows - leading prices per head: Limousin £1269 High Field, £1232 Stichill Home Farm, £1218, £1119 Haltcliffe, £1207 Whitrigg Grange, £1162 Lough Head, £1063 Longhurst, £1053 Kirkhouse Dairy, Aberdeen Angus £1219 Whitrigg Grange, £1099 Newbigging, British Blue £1126, £1100 Wall End Farm, £1027 £1002 Harwood Shields, Holstein Friesian £1042, £911, £852 Smalmstown, £966 Park Farm, £949 Gullielands Farm, £927, £850 Tempest Tower, £926, £817 Willows Farm, £925 Low House, £917, £915 Chalk Lodge, £898 Waingate Head, £897 Greengatehouse Farm, £860 Part Tarbreoch, £849 Moorhouse Farm, £809 Cockleybank, Simmental £1041 Hill Head, Charolais £999 West Whitrigg, Montbelairde £911, £890 Beeches, £809 Lowther Low Moor, Holstein £872 Dinwoodie Green Farm, £837 New Bampton Farm, £806 Gill Farm, Friesian £830 Thornington Farm, Hereford £829 Culraven Farm.

Cast Bulls - leading prices per head: Limousin £1179 Hargill House, £1118 Huntshill

Cast Cows - leading prices per kilo: Limousin 173.5, 153.5 Lough Head, 149.5 (x2) Haltcliffe, 148.5 High Field, 145.5 Whitrigg Grange, 139.5, 136.5 Hill Head, 139.5 Willows Farm, 138.5 Kirkhouse Dairy, 136.5 Stichill Home Farm, 132.5 Wall End Farm, 130.5 Hensol, British Blue 162.5, 159.5 Wall End Farm, 137.5 Harwood Shields, 127.5 Hill Head, Montbelairde 147.5, 138.5 Beeches, Holstein Friesian 144.5, 129.5 Greengatehouse Farm, 140.5, 138.5, 111.5 Willows Farm, 139.5, 138.5, 135.5 Part Tarbreoch 115.5 Dinwoodie Green Farm, 136.5, 134.5 Moorhouse Farm, 135.5 Chalk Lodge, 134.5, 117.5 Smalmstown Farm, 129.5 Cockleybank, 124.5 Park Farm, 114.5 Guillelands Farm, 114.5 Milton Farm, 112.5 Low House, 111.5 Orton Grange Farm, Charolais 137.5 West Whitrigg, Aberdeen Angus 129.5 Whitrigg Grange, Ayrshire 128.5, 112.5 Keysmount, Simmental 133.5 Hill Head, Saler 131.5 Hill Head, South Devon 126.5 Kirkhouse Dairy, Friesian 117.5 (x2) Crownstone Farm, 112.5, 111.5, 110.5 Thornington Farm, Blonde 114.5 Low House, Swedish Red & White 113.5 Rerrick Farm, Hereford 112.5 Culraven Farm, Beef Shorthorn 111.5 Stichill Home Farm.

Cast Bulls - leading prices per kilo: Belted Galloway 111.5 Summerhill Farm, Limousin 111.5 Gelt Hall Farm, 111.5 Hargill House

Prime Bulls. A much smaller entry of 69 prime bulls forward with all classes selling 10-12p dearer on the week. Top overall was a Limousin from M/s Thompson, Townfoot, Penrtih, achieving £1637.13 and another to £1618.33. Simmentals achieved £1484.18 from M/s Houldey, Kirkleton House, Lockerbie. M/s Routledge, Netherton, Brampton sold the top priced British Blue selling to £1425.53 and M/s Lawson, South Farm, Newcastle sold the top priced Aberdeen Angus achieving £1386.74. Kilo of 219.5p was attained by Mr Thomlinson, Park View, Carlisle for a Limousin. British Blues peaked at 213.5p from M/s Kidd, Briggle Farm, Penrtih. Black and Whites peaked at £1123.93 for a Friesian from M/s Mattocks, Aulby, Penrtih. M/s Nicholson, Moorhouse Farm, Carlisle sold top Holstein Friesian to £1060.51. Top pence per kilo of 167.5p was attained once again from M/s Mattocks.

Leading prices per head: Limousin £1637, £1618, £1425, £1220 Townfoot, £1561, £1494, £1367 Park View, £1319 Old Rectory Farm, £1232 Netherton Farm, £1223 Mirkbooths. Simmental £1484, £1383 Kirtleton House, £1341 Oxgang Farm British Blue £1425 Netherton Farm, £1306 Briggle Farm, £1269, £1020 Mirkbooths Aberdeen Angus £1386 South Farm Charolais £1294 Oxgang Farm. British Friesian £1123, £1070, £1037, £928 Aulby Farm. Holstein Friesian £1060 Moorhouse Farm, £948 (x2), £939 Kirkbride House, Norwegian Red £929 Fauldie, Holstein £924 South Lambhill, £901 Fauldie

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 219.5, 208.5 Park View, 211.5, 207.5 Townfoot, 209.5, 208.5 Old Rectory, 207.5 Netherton, British Blue 213.5 Briggle Farm, 207.5 Netherton, 204.5 Mirkbooths. Simmental 192.5 Kirtleton House, British Friesian 167.5, 165.5, 159.5, 155.5 Aulby Farm, 158.5, 154.5, 150.5 Braithwaite Hall, 153.5 Croft House Aberdeen Angus 164.5 South Farm, Holstein 160.5, 156.5 South Lambhill Norwegian Red 159.5 Fauldie, Holstein Friesian 155.5 Moorhouse, 154.5 Whiteclose Rigg, 154.5, 153.5 Kirkbride House, 153.5 Greentowers Farm

Prime Cattle: A good entry of 38 prime steers and heifers forward with all classes maintaining a good steady trade with vendors happy with their returns. Top overall was a marvellous Limousin cross from M/s Dixon, Low Whinnow, Carlisle selling to £1609.62. M/s Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont sold top Charolais steer to £1559.75. Both of the aforementioned cattle where purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Heifers topped at £1422.45 for a Blonde cross from M/s Bradley, Northrigg Hill, Brampton and purchased by Mr Kirkpatrick, Lockerbie. Top overall pence per kilo of 217.5p was attained again by M/s Bradley for his Blonde heifer. M/s Bowe, Bothel Parks, Wigton sold the top steer selling to 214.5p for a Limousin cross.

Leading prices per head: Steers: Limousin £1609, £1436 Low Whinnow Farm, £1587, £1442 Loughrigg Farm, £1572, £1520 Bothel Parks, £1491, £1474 Nealhouse Farm, £1441 Hosket Hill Farm Charolais £1559 Loughrigg, £1227 Greenhills British Blue £1487 Nealhouse Farm, Simmental £1226 Hosket Hill Farm Blonde £1272 Northrigg Hill, British Friesian £1133 Gelt Hall Farm

Heifers: Blonde £1422 Northrigg Hill, Limousin £1200, £1199 Houghton House British Blue £1148 Old Town Farm

Leading prices per kilo: Steers: Limousin 214.5p, 210.5p Bothel Parks, 213.5p, 208.5p Low Whinnow Farm, 213.5p Hosket Hill Farm, Charolais 205.5p Loughrigg Farm British Blue 200.5p Nealhouse Farm, Simmental 192.5p Hosket Hill Farm British Friesian 143.5p Gelt Hall Farm.

Heifers: Blonde 217.5p Northrigg Hill Limousin 208.5p Guards Mill Farm, 207.5p, 202.5p Houghton House

Prime Lambs: An increased entry of 2951 prime lambs were forward this week at Borderway. All classes were sharper, with the average rising to 157ppk and an SQQ of 165ppk. Topping the sale both per kilo and per head was a pen of Beltex lambs from M/s Urwin, The Square which reached £91.80 at 229.8ppk selling to Mr Andrew Dawson. A larger entry of mule lambs met a good enquiry to a top of £73.80 from M/s Westgarth, Setterah Park and 150.1p from M/s Scott, Thirlwall Castle. Many more lambs could have been sold to advantage.

Leading prices per head: Beltex £91.80, £82.80, £81.80, £79.80 The Square, £88.80, £81.80, £77.3, £75.80 New Houses, £87.80, £84.80, £77.80 Hollands, £81.80, £76.80, £75 Craigdhu, £76.80 Newbiggin Hall Dutch Texel £86, £82.80, £80.80, £78.80 Low Fauld, £84.80, £80.80, £76.80 Low Houses, £83.80, £79.80, £77.80 (x2) Hargill House, £80, £75.80 (x2) Unity Farm, £79.30 Ashfield, £75.80 Thorneyland Texel £85.80 Broomhill, £82.80 Low Barn, £81.80, £80 Hightown, £81.80 Burgh Head Farm, £81.80, £78.80, £77.80 Sowerby Wood, £81.80 High House, £80 The Beeches, £80 New Grange Farm, £78.80 Sleetbeck, £78.80 (x2) Newbiggin Hall, £78.30 Denton Farm Suffolk £76.80, £72.30 The Beeches, £76.30, £70 Tinnishall,£74.30 Beckhall Farm, £73.30, £69.80 Hilltop Farm, £73.30 Low House, £72.80 Edenlin, £72.30 New Farm, £71 Merryshield, £70 Westgarth Hill, £70 West Cocklaw, £69.80 Netherton Greyfaced £73.30 Setterah Park, £73.30, £70.30 Hightown, £72.30 Coombe Crag, £70.30 Denton Mains, £70 Reaygarth, £66.80 (x2) Hargill House, £66.30 Spoutbank, £65.30 Shankfield Head, £65.30 Thirlwall Castle, £65 Gofton Field Head Hill Cheviot £61.80 Castlehill Jacob £45.80 Croft Place, Zwartbles £65 Flimby Hall Blackface £54 Whiteside.

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex 229.5p, 194.6p, 192.6p, 185.9p The Sqaure, 219.4p Newbiggin Hall Farm, 219.3p, 194.2p, 188p, 188p, 184p New Houses, 197.2p, 185.2p Hollands, 190.2p Craigdhu, 187p Castlehill Texel 207.10p Burgh Head, 194.8p Hightown, 194.6p, 184.5p Newbiggin Hall, 192.9p Low House, 192.5p, 187.5p Sowerby Wood, 188.2p Low Barn, 185.9 High House, 185.4p Sleetbeck, 182.4p Moss Edge, 182.4p The Beeches, 182.2p Thirlwall Castle, 181.5p Lyndale, 180.7p Lanerton.  Dutch Texel 206p, 194.6p, 185.2p Hargill House, 200p, 192.2p, 186.1p, 182.2p Low Fauld, 194p, 185.1p Low House, 184.9p Thorneylands, 184.9p Unity Farm Suffolk 161.4p High House, 160.7p The Beeches, 157.10p, 145.4p Sleetbeck, 155.1p West Cocklaw, 153.8p New Farm, 151.7p Netherton, 151.7p Hilltop Farm, 149.6p Albyfield, 149p Raygarth Field Farm, 148.1p Low House, 147.1p Denton Mains, 147.1p Denton Mains, 145.7 Beckhall, 145.6p Beckhall Farm, 145.6p Edenlin Blackface 152.1p Whiteside Farm Hill Cheviot 160.5p Castlehill Greyfaced 150.1p Thirwall Castle Farm, 150p, 148.9p Low House, 149.5p Brampton Fell, 148.4p (x2) Hargill House, 146.5p Hightown, 146.5p Denton Mains, 146.4p Reaygarth, 145.7p Spoutbank, 144.6p Coombe Crag, 144p Hollands, 143.2p Low Moor, 142.3p Hightown, 141.3p Netherton  Zwartbles 120p Flimby Hall,

Ewes Topped at £92 for Bluefaced Leicesters from M/s Wigham of Hargill House

Ewes: Millennium Bleu £88 Lyndale Texel £85 Bon Vista, £82 Sleetbeck, £80 Burgh Head Farm, £80 (x2) West Cocklaw, Hill Cheviot £64, £48, £47, £45 Terrona Greyfaced £66 Lanerton, £61 Denton Mains, £55 Reddings, £54 Low Barn, £54 Albyfield, £53 Harewells, £52 Sleetbeck, Jacob £36 Harewells, Swaledale £47 Denton Mains, £37 Albyfield

Rams: Leicester £92 Hargill House, £88, £85 Scarrowmanwick

On Monday 16th November Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of crop.

Round bales of Barley straw sold to £19 and £13, Wheat straw to £11 and Haylage to £11 per bale. Mini hestons of Barley sold to £74 and Wheat straw to £53 per tonne.

On Thursday 12th November at Borderway, Harrison and Hetherington held their sale of implements, tractors and small tools. A smaller entry of implements were forward, whereby all good quality items sold well above vendors expectations. Topping the day’s trade was a Mitsubishi L200 selling to £6000.

Leading Prices:

Tractors & Commercial Vehicles: £6000 Mitsubishi L200 Pickup, £2200 Case 1835 Tractor, £1000 International 276 Tractor.

Implements: £3500 8ft Trailer, £2550 Bale Trailer, £1400 (x2) Graham Edwards Livestock Trailer with Decks, £1400 Ifor Williams 14ft Dropside Tri-axel Trailer, £1300 Shipping Container, £1200, £1000 Straw Chopper, £1100 Bateson Cattle Trailer, £1100 Kawasaki ATV, £1050 Honda ATV, £1000 12ft Ifor Williams Trailer.