Carlisle - Borderway Mart. Harrison & Hetherington

Cast cows, bulls & OTM cattle: A great ring side of 20 buyers with 45 active accounts came to Borderway with a large entry of 355 cast cows and stock bulls with continental and plain cows being in great demand.

M/s Scott, Borton Hall sold a Limousin cross cow for 175.5p to Mr Birkbeck. Kilnstown Farms Ltd run of cows topped at 167.5p for a Saler cross cow sold to Les Fell. M/s Oliver, Cawfields run of outstanding cows topped at 158.5p (x2) for a Limousin cross and British Blue cross both purchased by Owain Llyr. M/s JK Goldie, Townfoot Farm run of cows topped at 815kg at 156.5p totalling £1275 for a pure Limousin cow purchased by Sean McGimpsey. M/s Jefferson, Abbey Cowper Farm sold an outstanding British Blue cross cow for 796kg at 149.5p rounding to £1190 bought by Owain Llyr. M/s Sedgewick, Errington Red House run of cows topped at 854kg at 137.5ppk totalling £1174 for a Charolais cross purchased by Mr Andy Hawley.

M/s Hetherington & Sons, Blue Dial sold the top priced Holstein cross cow selling for 737kg at 157.5p rounding to £1160 to Les Fell. M/s Wright & Son, Tarnrill Moor Holstein cross cows topped at 147.5p to Mr Sean McGimpsey. Wragmire Farms Holstein cross cows topped at 977kg at 114.5p totalling £1118 selling to Woolley Bros.

Eleven stock bulls were forward with M/s Adamson of West Minsteracres selling a Limousin stock bull for 129.5ppk and 127.5ppk both purchased by Mr Llyr. M/s Gribbon & Co, Waterside Farm, sold a Limousin stock bull for 129.5p to Woolley Bros. M/s Wallace & Sons, High Glentriploch sold the top overall priced Charolais stock bull selling for 1083kg at 113.5p totalling £1229 to again Woolley Bros.   

Cast Cow leading prices per head: Limousin £1,275, £1,030 Townfoot, £1147 Errington Redd House, £1117 Park View, £1097 Grindon Hill, £1053 Cawfields, British Blue £1190 Abbey Cowper, £1123 Cawfields £1033 Greenbank, £1011, £1004 Meikle Kirkland Charolais £1174 Errington Red House, £1142 Townfoot Farm Holstein Friesian £1160 Blue Dial Farm, £1156 Holmes Mill, £1118 Wragmire Farm, £974, £929 Milton Farm, £922 Langhorn Farm, £908 Hillowton Farm, £907 Tarnrigg Moor, £891 Skelcies Hall, £885 Gaitsgill Hall Farm, £879 Cockley Bank Blonde £1015 Middlemoor, Holstein £1004, £933, £857 Crossrigg Farm, £864 Broathill, Hereford £996 High Brow Nelson Aberdeen Angus £939 Mid Murthat British Friesian £897 Prior Hall Galloway £885, £812 (x2) Kilnstown, £843 Ellerslea Belted Galloway £894 Ellerslea Saler £876 Howgillside

Cast Bull leading prices per head: Charolais £1,229 High Glentriploch Limousin £1,115 Waterside Farm Beef Shorthorn £1,008 Largy Road

HHHHHHCast Cow leading prices per kilo: Limousin 175p Bolton Hall, 158p Cawfields, 156p Townfoot, 154p Errington Red House Saler 167p, 136p Kilnstown, 142p Howsgillside British Blue 158p Cawfields, 157p, 156p, 154p Meikle Kirkland , 149p Abbey Cowper, 144p Tarn Lodge, 143p Greenbank 139p, 136p Halefield Farm, 136p Demesne Farm, 135p Homilton Farm,135p Kilfillan, 130p Whiteside 122p Town End Farm, 121p Eden Bank Farm, 115p Whitlawside Farm Holstein Friesian 157p Blue Dial Farm, 156p Holmes Mill, 147p Tarnrigg Moor, 135p Cockley Bank, 133p Gaitsgill Hall Farm, 122p, 114p Wragmire Bank, 119p Holmes Mill, 117p Milton Farm, 116p Skelcies Hall Blonde 150p, 138p Middlemoor, 144p Greenfield, Galloway 146p Ellerslea, 130p, 124p, 122p Kilnstown Belted Galloway 144p Ellerslea Holstein 138p Crossrigg Charolais 137p Townfoot Farm, 137p Errington Red House. Simmental 128p Upper Balanna, 127p Acomb Buildings WBSH 124p Burgh Head Farm Aberdeen Angus 123p Demesne Farm, 123p Mid Murthat Hereford 123p High Brow Nelson 

Cast Bull leading prices per kilo: Limousin 129p Waterside, 129p, 127p West Minsteracres Farm

Prime Bulls: A larger entry of 85 prime bulls whereby the plainest of bulls proved harder to cash. Top overall was a Limousin from M/s Goldie, Townfoot Farm, Dumfries selling to £1617.72 and another to £1612.65. The same vendor also attained top pence per kilo of 219.5p. M/s Sisson, Kelbarrow, Penrith sold a Limousin cross bull to 216.5ppk.

Black and White bulls lacked in flesh and sold to £1,167.21 for a Holstein Friesian from M/s Boyd, Hillowtown, Castle Douglas. M/s Mitchell of Mirkbooths, Carlisle sold the top pence per kilo of 167.50p for a Holstein Friesian. 

Leading prices per head: Aberdeen Angus £1064, £945 Oswie, £1017, £961 Walby Grange, £974 Enzieholm, British Friesian £905 Whitehead Hill Holstein Friesian £1167, £1006 Hillowton Farm, £1056 Mirkbooths, £927 Durdar House Limousin  £1617, £1612, £1478, £1459 Townfoot, £1476 Mirkbooths, £1429 Old Rectory, £1409 The Wreay, £1407 Kelbarrow, £1372, £1357 Park View Simmental £1297 Chapel House Blonde £1182 High Plasket Lands Saler £968 Far Hills British Blue £1235 Mirkbooths, £1212 Old Town farm Charolais £1185 Greenfield, £1098, £1053 Enzieholm

Leading prices per kilo: Limousin 219p, 211p Townfoot, 216p Kelbarrow, 213p The Wreay, 213p, 212p (x2) Park View Blonde 204p High Plasket Lands.Aberdeen Angus 172p Enzieholm, 170p, 166p Walby Grange Holstein Friesian 167p, 146p, 145p Mirkbooths, 148p Hillowton Farm, 145p Oswie British Friesian 155p Whitehead Hill.

Prime Cattle: A smaller entry of 48 prime steers and heifers forward whereby a very good trade was had by all. Top overall steer from M/s Crichton, Loughrigg, Egremont selling to £1596.45 and was purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. M/s Crichton also sold top overall heifer which was a Limousin cross and achieved £1,594.80 and again was purchased by Pioneer Foods. M/s Bowe of Bothel, Wigton sold top Overall Pence per Kilo was 223.5p for a Limousin cross heifer from M/s Harryman, Keskadale, Keswick and was purchased by Jewitt Meats, Spennymoor. M/c Crichton, Loughrigg sold the top pence per kilo steer achieving 217.5p. More could have been sold to the vendor’s advantage. 

Leading prices per head:

Steers: British Blue £1596 Loughrigg, £1427 Little Broomhills Farm, £1409 Netherhirst Limousin £1579, £1478 Bothel Parks, £1574 North Dyke Farm, £1512 Kelbarrow, £1503 Hosket Hill Farm, £1481 High House, £1438 Shatton Lodge Farm, £1433 High House, £1418, £1413 Highwood Charolais £1344 Parkgate Hall. Heifers: Limousin £1,594 Loughrigg Farm, £1,419 Shatton Lodge Farm, £1,367 Thirlwall Castle Farm, £1,316 Harleyrigg Charolais £1,405, £1,396 Ladying Farm.

Leading prices per kilo: Steers: British Blue 217p Loughrigg Limousin 215p, 211p Bothel Parks, 213p, 209p Kelbarrow, 212p Shatton Lodge, 212p Hosket Hill, 211p Keskadale , 210p North Dyke Farm.

Heifers: Limousin 223p Keskadale Farm, 221p Loughrigg Farm, 218p, 215p Thirlwall Castle, 216p Westgarth Hill, 216p Harleyrigg, 214p Shatton Lodge.

Prime lambs: A larger entry of 2,565 prime sheep was harder to sell on the week. Topping the sale at £90 was M/s Harrison, Lesson Hall Farm with a pair of Beltex cross lambs which sold to Mr Robert Skelton. M/s Harrison of Lesson Hall also gained the top pence per kilo on the day at 204.5p.

Leading prices per head: Beltex £90 Lesson Hall Suffolk £85 West End Farm Texel £84 Kellah, £84 Town Head Dutch Texel £75 Low Houses Greyfaced £65 Kellah Charolais £63 Northrigg Hill

Leading prices per kilo: Dutch Texel 176p Low Houses Beltex 204p Lesson Hall Farm Greyfaced 131p Lawston Farm Suffolk 156p West End Farm Texel 196p Greenside Keep 

Cast ewes: A larger show of 400 ewes were forward with ewes being far dearer on the week topping at £104 for Texels from Parkside Farm.

Leading ewe prices per head: Texel £104 Parkside Farm Suffolk £68 Heggle Lane Beltex £92 Steeley Farm Zwartbles £74 Springfield Farm Leicester £69 Terrona Greyfaced £60 Randalfoot Swaledale £44 Hargill House.

Store sheep – Once again there was a tremendous turn out of store sheep which were presented to a good ringside of buyers.  There was good demand for all classes of sheep which saw the average rise £2 on the week.  Topping the great show of sheep was a pen of tremendous Beltex lambs from Messrs Fearon, Fell View Farm, Branthwaite which also saw the season’s record price of £82 a head.  The demand for small, long keep lambs was also very strong, seeing small lambs easiest to sell with TR & EA Milburn, Wall End Farm, selling a drove of 41 small but great quality Dutch Texel lambs to a top of £62.50 and the run averaged at £59.50.  Lambs were in high demand and more could have been sold to vendors advantage.

Leading prices per head: Beltex £82, £63 Fell View Farm, £64.50, £64 Midtown Farm, £63.50, £61 Birks Head Farm.  Dutch Texel £62.50 & £60 Wall End Farm.  Suffolk £58.50, £57 (x2) Demesne Farm, £55 Midtown Farm, £55, £53 Westhills Farm, £53 Wall End Farm.  Texel £58, £55 Westhills Farm, £57 Fell View Farm, Park Head Farm, £56.50 Carrycoats Hall, £56.50 Greenside Keep Cottage, £56.50, £56, £55 Brackenthwaite Farm, £56 Winterhope Farm, £56 Carrycoats Hall, £55 Randalfoot, £55 Tod Bank, £55 Demesne Farm. Greyfaced £54 (x2), £45 Southwaite Green Mill, £45.50, £45 The Barn.  Hill Cheviot £53, £47.50 Fell View Farm, £42 Terrona.  Herdwick £52, £47 Fell View Farm.  Hampshire £49.50, £46 Mark Farm.  Border Leicester £48.50 Terrona.  Roussin £48 Mark Farm.  Kerryhill £45 (x2) Fell View Farm. Swaledale £42 Southwaite Green Mill, £29 Ottercops Farm.

Breeding sheep – A small show of breeding sheep met a very strong demand for all classes.  Topping the day was a pen of 5 Texel shearling gimmers from Mr Skelton, Newhall Farm at £130 a head who later went on to average £122.35 for the run.  Small but quality packets of ewes and breeding sheep are still in demand. 

Leading prices per head:  Shearlings: Texel £130, £127 (x2), £125, £123, £122 (x2), £120 Newhall Farm, Beltex £112 Newhall Farm.  Shetland £35, £34, £32, £30 Kernal Hill. Ewe Lambs: Greyfaced £69 Nether Oakshaw.  Shetland £42 Kernal Hill. Ewes: Swaledale £37 Nether Oakshaw.  Shetland £26 Kernal Hill.

Breeding Rams: The sale of rams saw a very selective trade.  Topping the day’s trading was £300 x 4 firstly from I & PJ Graham, Red Cat Farm for a Suffolk Shearling, secondly from Messrs Hewson, Burgh Head Farm with a Suffolk lamb and two Texel lambs from GJ Topping, Basco Dyke.

Leading prices per head: Shearling Rams: Suffolk £300 Red Cat Farm.  Dutch Texel £250 Ashfield.  Beltex £240, £220 Middle Farm, £200 Burgh Head Farm. Lamb Rams: Texel £300 (x2) Basco Dyke, £290, £280, £260(x3) 34 Oak Tree Drive, £250 Raggetsyke, £250 Burgh Head Farm.  Suffolk £300 Burgh Head Farm, £200 (x2) Studholme, Charollais £260, £220, £140 Springfield.  Beltex £200 (x3) Middle Farm, £200 (x2) Springfield.

Crop - Round bales of Barley sold to £13 per bales ands haylege sold to £11 per bale. Mini hestons of wheat sold to £58, £57 and £53 per tonne, and mini hestons of hay sold to £58 per tonne.