CARLISLE: Friday, January 22

Harrison & Hetherington held their sale of Beef Breeding cattle with a small show of cows and heifers with calves or in calf were forward. A good show of cattle were presented to a ring side of buyers from all parts of the UK which ensured a trade well above vendors expectations. Messrs Towers, Colt Park Farm run of outstanding heifers and calves averaged £2270 and topped at £2900 for a British Blue x heifer with Limousin bull calf. Messrs McAlister, Wester Thomaston heifers and calves average £2435 and topped at £2850 for a British Blue x heifer with Limousin bull calf. Messrs Dickinson, High Knipe run of outstanding heifers and calves average £2226 and topped at £2800 for a Limousin x heifer and Limousin bull calf at foot. Messrs Elliot, Bank House run of heifers and calves topped at £2600 for at British Blue x heifer with Limousin x heifer calf to go on and average £2316. Averages: McAlister, Wester Thomaston 2 - £2435 Crowe, Birks Farm 2 - £2400 Elliot, Bank House 5 - £2316 Colt Park Farms 7 - £2270 Dickinson, High Knipe 12 - £2226 Dickinson, High House 2 - £2160 Proctors Farms Ltd, Woodhouse Lane sold 13 Pure and Limousin x cows in calf to a Limousin bull to average £1570 and topped for at £1700 for an in calf Limousin cow carrying its third. Messrs Pattinson, The Flatt sold 24 Limousin x and British Blue x heifers in calf to Limousin to average £1455 and topped at £1700 for a Limousin x heifer in calf. Messrs Donald & Son, Lamonby Hall run of heifers in calf averaged £1467 and topped at £1650 for a British Blue x heifer in calf to Limousin.

Averages: Proctors Farms, Woodhouse Lane 13 Cows - £1570 Donald & Son, Lamonby Hall 4 Hfrs - £1467 Pattinson, The Flatt 24 Hfrs - £1455 Watt, Cairntack Farm 20 Hfrs - £1396 Leading prices: Heifers with calves: British Blue £2900 Colt Park Farm, £2850 Wester Thomaston, £2600, £2000 Bank House, £2200 (x2) High Knipe, Limousin £2800, £2500, £2400, £2350, £2200, £2100, £2020 High Knipe, £2700, £2350, £2020 Colt Park Farm, £2600, £2480 Bank House, £2420, £2380 Birks Farm, £2400 Fir Tree Farm, £2320, £2000 High House, Blonde £2020 Wester Thomaston, Bazadaise £2000 Colt Park Farm.

Cows with calves: Limousin £2200 Little Eccleston Hall, £1980 Midtown Farm, (Wiggonby), £1750 Midtown, (New Abbey), £1700 Broomhouse Farm, British Blue £1550, £1400 Allenheads.

Cows In Calf: Limousin £1700, £1680 (x2), £1650 (x2) , £1580, £1550 (x2), £1520, £1500 (x2) Woodhouse Lane Heifers In Calf: Aberdeen Angus £1500 Cairntack Farm, Limousin £1700, £1600, £1500 (x4), £1480 (x3), £1400 (x2) The Flatt, £1500, £1400 (x5) Cairntack, Simmental £1420 Lamonby Hall, British Blue £1650, £1400 (x2) Lamonby Hall, £1450 The Flatt Bulling Heifers: British Blue £1080 Allenheads Farm

BORDER & LAKELAND CLUB SHOW & SALE

Wednesday, January 20

First Milking Doorman Tops January Trade The first Border & Lakeland Show and Sale of 2016 had a quality offering of freshly calved cows and heifers consigned by many of the leading herds from the North of England and Scotland. The sale attracted a large crowd of buyers from sixteen counties from Stirling to Shropshire with 43 different buyers taking part. Trade topped at 2,900gns to average £1379 for a 100% clearance.

The event was sponsored by Paragon Veterinary Group and Cogent, and judged impeccably by Alistair Marshall from Hargrove Farms, Dumfries. P & CA Harrison, Breckney Hill Farm consigned four amazing heifers with super pedigrees placing 1st, 2nd & 4th in the Senior heifer class and 2nd in the Junior class. The winning Senior heifer was the Overall Champion, Chishillways Mark Frieda who was bred from five generations of Excellent or Very Good cows and sired by Carhall Mark. She sold for 2,400gns to T Forsyth, Isle Farm.

The Reserve Champion was the 2nd prize Senior heifer Chishillways Goldfish Shirley 72 sired by Toc-Farm Goldfish and bred from four generations of Excellent or Very Goods all with massive production. She sold for 2,100gns to Messrs Lawrie, Grangehall Farm, Pettinain, Lanark.

The Harrison family averaged £2165 for their four cracking heifers with Chishillways Goldfish Shirley 73 selling for 2,300gns to T Forsyth, Isle Farm. She was sired by Toc-Farm Goldfish and will complete the sixth generation of cows to classify in the top grades.

The first milking daughter of Val-Bisson Doorman to sell in the UK was consigned by WM Hutchinson & Son Redgate, Kirby Stephen. Bowberhill Doorman Papoose was bred from sixteen generations of Excellent or Very Good cows from an amazing line of the Papoose cow family. She was the highest index heifer in the sale with a PLI+£230, she calved at 23 months and will show at UK Dairy Expo in the Milking Yearling class. She sold for 2,900gns to Messrs Lawrie, Grangehall Farm, Pettinain, Lanark.

The next sale at Borderway takes place on 3rd February and features 150 head comprising of freshly calved cows and heifers, in-calf heifers, bulling heifers and heifer calves.

Leading Prices Lot 113 Messrs Lawrie, Grangehall Farm, Pettinain, Lanark, Lanarkshire 2900gns 43 T Forsyth, Isle Farm, Isle of Whithorn, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire 2400gns 54 T Forsyth, Isle Farm, Isle of Whithorn, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire 2300gns 61 Undisclosed 2150gns 47 Messrs Lawrie, Grangehall Farm, Pettinain, Lanark, Lanarkshire 2100gns 28 Undisclosed 1980gns 106 T Forsyth, Isle Farm, Isle of Whithorn, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire 1850gns 115 John Goldie & Sons, Buistonhead Farm, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire 1820gns 23 W Brewster, Thornhill, Stirling, Stirlingshire 1800gns 39 HM Jackson & Son, Wolfclyde Farm, Biggar, Lanarkshire 1700gns Averages 19 Cows in milk/calf £1155.55 94 Heifers in milk/calf £1379.38 Prize List Class 1.

Cows in Milk Class 2.

Senior Heifer in Milk 43 HARRISON 47 HARRISON 28 LYLE 54 HARRISON Class 3.

Junior Heifer in Milk 113 HUTCHINSON 57 HARRISON 64 SLOAN 61 LYLE Champion 43 HARRISON Reserve Champion 47 HARRISON

STORE CATTLE & WEANLINGS

Harrison & Hetherington had forward 895 cattle at their Weekly Wednesday Sale, comprising of 505 Store Cattle, Store Bulls and Stirks, 280 Calves and 110 Dairy Cattle including an entry of 104 in the Monthly Border & Lakeland Holstein Club Sale.

With 147 active buyers operating all 3 rings experienced a sharper trade, especially quality sorts, and many more could have been sold.

STORE CATTLE – A good number of 220 store cattle forward at Borderways Weekly sale, quality not forward compared to the previous week but despite this the trade was dearer.

Top overall was a superb Limousin cross steer from Messrs Athey, High Lovelady Shield, Alston achieving £1260. Messrs Beaty, Durdar Farm, Carlisle sold top British Blue cross which achieved £1200. Heifers were seen to top at £1140 for a Limousin cross from Messrs Weal, Birkshawhead, Lockerbie. British Blue crosses peaked at £1135 from Messrs White, Sandford Hall, Appleby, finally black and whites sold to £845 for Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth.

Please advise entries to the main office for next week’s sale.

Leading prices:

Steers: Limousin £1260, £1120, £1060 High Lovelady, £1190 Rose Farm, £1155, £1095 Wood Head, £1140 (4) Croft House, £1125 (2) Flimby Hall, £1100 Harrot Hill, £1090 Davygill, £1085 Rose Farm, £1070 Victoria House, £1070 Stormont, £1055 Harper Hill, £1050 (2), £1040 (2) Snab Farm. British Blue £1200, £1145 (2) Durdar Farm, £1175, £1115 Fishergill, £1140, £1005 (2) Harrot Hill, £1120 West Whitrigg, £1115, £1095 Wood Head, £1085 South Slealands, £1070 Harper Hill, £1050 Green Farm. Charolais £1100 Stormont, £1100 (2) Old Silloth. Aberdeen Angus £1100 Kimmeter Green, £1055 (2), £850 Stormont, £890 West Brownrigg, £890 (2), £875 (3) Stainton House. Montbeliarde £955 (2) How Farm. Simmental £955 West Brownrigg. Hereford £850 (2) Kimmeter Green. Friesian £845 Rose Farm, £690 Victoria House. Holstein Freisian £730 (3) Harrot Hill.

Heifers: Limousin £1140, £1135 Birkshawhead, £1135, £1130, £1015 Lowergate, £1130 West Whitrigg, £1100, £1065 Beckstonegate, £1100 Fishergill, £1040 High Lovelady Shield, British Blue £1135, £1035 Sandford Hall, £980 Green Farm, £970 Fishergill, £940 Glendue. Charolais £1045 Rose Farm, £1040 Midtown Farm, £985 (2) Auchenhill, £955 Piperdean Rigg. Simmental £980 (2), £950 (2) Lamonby. Aberdeen Angus £865 Flimby Hall, £850 (3), £805 (2) New Bampton, £820 The Beeches, £750 (2) Auchenhill.

WEANED CATTLE – A larger show of 285 weanlings were forward which included 122 bulls with good suckler calves being in great demand and more buyers coming forward.

Heifers: British Blue £965 Hillview, £840 Tongue House, £820 Home Farm, Inglewood Bank, Limousin £870, £800 (x3) Albierigg, £825 Tongue House, Charolais £810 (x3), £700 The Coach House, Blonde £700, £600 The Coach House, Simmental £630 The Coach House, Saler £600 Overby House, Aberdeen Angus £550 (x4) Low Lodge.

Steers: Limousin £960 (x4), £915 Hill View, £930, £920 Midtown Farm, £895 Tongue House, British Blue £950, £945 The Bog, £880 Tongue House, £865 The Bog Charolais £810 (x2) Maidencots Farm, Aberdeen Angus £770 The Coach House, £580 Low Lodge, Simmental £735 Maidencots Farm, £700 (x3) Lakerigg Cottage Holstein Friesian £580 (x5), £420 (x4) Low Lodge, Friesian £580 Low Lodge.

Bulls: Limousin £860 Stormont, £790 Salterwath Farm, £750 Spency Croft, British Blue £790 (x3) Stormont, £780 Beamwham, £700 Pears Ghyll Farm, Aberdeen Angus £570 Esps Farm, Holstein Friesian £545 Woodhouse, £400 (x2) Pears Ghyll Farm, £375 (x2), £355 Gallabarrow, Blonde £550 Cowburn, Simmental £515 Gateside Farm, Shorthorn £485 Barharrow.

CALVES

Harrison & Hetherington Limited held their weekly sale of calves. A smaller show of 278 were forward with continental calves sharper on the week especially the younger calves. Top price was £500 for a strong Limousin bull calf from Messrs Carlyle, Slealands Burn, Longtown. Native calves continue to be harder to cash particularly younger heifers. Top price in the black and white section was £165 for a fantastic British Friesian from Messrs Harrington, Mounsey Bank, Penrith.

Leading Prices Bulls:

Limousin £500, £405 Slealands Burn, £390, £365 Clarks Farm, £335 Halldykes, £325, £315 Broadfield House, £320 Brackenhow, £315, £305 Bleaberry Rigg, £310 The Hill, £305 Beyond The Moss, British Blue £495, £480, £440, £400 Woodhouse, £465, £395 The Hill, £445 Tempest Tower, £420 Dormanstead Farm, £410, £395, £340 Brackenhow, £370 Wolsty Hall, £360 Wood Close, £340 (x2) Barn Close, £335 Girth Head, Charolais £470 Forest Farm, Aberdeen Angus £370 Bleaberry Rigg, £360, £350, £240, £190 Dormanstead Farm, £300 Lowther Low Moor, £248, £210 Pedder Hill, £240, £220 Fauld Farm, £220 Nether Collinhurst, Simmental £360 Halldykes, £280, £250 Pedder Hill, £260, £252, £250 Meinbank Farm, Friesian £165, £150 Mounsey Bank, £160, £145 High House, Holstein £115 (x2), £110 (x4) Hurkledale Farm, £95, £90 (x3) Whitelaird, Holstein Friesian £135 (x2), £115 Mellguards, £115 Hurkledale Farm, £105 Bowbridge, £100, £98 (x2) Hesket Demain, £90, £88 (x3) Fauld Farm, £90 Main Hill, £80 Scotcher Gill, Brown Swiss, £105 (x2), £85 (x3) Beyond the Burn.

Heifers: British Blue £450 Tempest Tower, £400 Beyond the Burn, £290, £265, £250 (x2) Blackdyke Farm, £275 Clarks Farm, £270 Hazel Head, £260 (x2) Brackenhow, £260, £255, £245 Dykehead, £240 Petteril Side Farm, Aberdeen Angus £400 (x2) Groundy Croft, £380, £270 Lowther Low Moor, £290, £265 Dormanstead Farm, £170 Nether Collinhurst, £170 Wolsty Hall, Limousin £400 (x2), £250 Slealands Burn, £280 Summerhill Farm, £275 Broadfield House, £250 Bleaberry Rigg, £245, £230 Brackenhow, £240 Wood Close, £210 Hensol, Charolais £370, £350 Forest Farm, Simmental £335, £240 Grangehall Farm.

PRIMESTOCK SALE

Monday, January 18

Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock. A larger show of 504 cast cows, bulls and prime cattle were forward.

CAST COWS, BULLS & OTM CATTLE: A larger and better quality show of 357 cast cows and stock bulls were presented to a large ring side of buyers. Messrs Walton & Sons of Greyside Farm, Hexham run of cows topped at 199.5ppk for a British Blue cross cow purchased by Mr Les Fell. Messrs Johnson of West Wharmley, Hexham run of cows topped at 185.5ppk for a Limousin cross purchased by Mr Shaun McGimpsey. Messrs Hall of Ainstable Hall run of outstanding cows topped at 177.5ppk for a British Blue cross purchased by Cleveland Meats. Mr Keith Harryman of Keskadale, cows topped at 897kg, 160.5ppk or £1439 for a Charolais cross cow purchased by Owain Llyr. Messrs Lawson of Hundith House sows topped at 797kg, 176.5ppk or £1406 for a Limousin also purchased by Owain Llyr. Messrs Thompson of Townfoot run of Limousin cows topped at 175.5ppk and was purchased by Mr Shaun McGimpsey.

Good black and white cows were slightly less on the week, but plainer cows were every bit as dear to last week’s flying trade. Messrs Robinson of Burtholme Farm sold the top priced Holstein cross cow, which sold to 132.5ppk and was purchased by Mr Shaun McGimpsey. Messrs Smithson of Skelcies Hall Holstein cross cows topped at 122.5ppk and was purchased by Mr Andrew Hawley. How End Farms run of Holstein cross cows topped at 840kg, 109.5ppk or £919 and was purchased by Woolley Bros. Messrs Little & Son of Kirkbride House Holstein cross cows topped at 795kg, 111.5ppk or £886 purchased by Mr Shaun McGimpsey and to 786kg 112.5ppk or £884 purchased by Dawn Meats. Messrs Jackson & Son of Lingstubbs Farm run of Holsteins topped at 909kg, 97.5ppk or £886 to Dawn Meats. Messrs Harris of Whitbarrow Farm Holstein cross cows topped at 831kg, 106.5ppk or £885 and were purchased by Dawn Meats.

Stock bulls were again in great demand, with Messrs Thompson of Townfoot selling a Limousin stock bull to 169.5ppk and was purchased by Mr Bill Howard. Messrs Johnson of West Wharmley sold the top overall priced Charolais stock bull, which sold to 1082kg, 155.5ppk or £1682 and was purchased by Mr Les Fell. Messrs Lawson of Hundith House sold a Limousin stock bull for 149.5ppk to Woolley Bros. Messrs Walton & Sons of Greyside Farm, Hexham sold a British Blue stock bull for 147.5ppk and was purchased by Pickstocks.

Cast Cow leading prices per head:

Charolais £1439 Keskadale Farm, £1273 Low House Farm, £1041 High Ridge, British Blue £1406 Hundith House, £1281, £1162 Ainstable Hall, £1270 Greyside Farm, £1031 Newbiggin Farm, Staberliser £1362 Hundith House, British Blue £1178 Risk Farm, £1129 Glendue Farm, £1116 Aikhead, £1067 Ainstable Hall, £1001 Mirkbooths, Limousin £1197, £1183, £1093, £1089 Ainstable Hall, £1197 Townfoot, £1185 Hillowton Farm, £1175 Keskadale Farm, £1152, £1104 Crowdundle Park Farm, £1100 West Wharmley, £1096, £1059, £1058 Mirkbooths, £1095 High Ridge, £1066 Newbiggin Farm, Simmental £1102, £1010 Newbie Mains, Holstein Friesian £919 How End Farm, £875 Southview Farm, £836 Burtholme Farm, £826 Ellerton Grange, £822 Evening Hill Farm, £806 Bleaberry Rigg, £806 Ernespie, £803 Brownrigg Hall Farm, £801 Skelcies Hall, Aberdeen Angus £914 Westhills Farm, Bazadaise £913 Rushey Law Farm, Holstein £886, £884 Kirkbride House, £885 Whitbarrow Farm, British Friesian £886, £864 Lingstubbs Farm, Montbeliarde £880 High Ridge, Hereford £855 High Ridge.

Cast Bull leading prices per head:

Charolais £1682 West Wharmley, £1478 Riggheads, British Blue £1469 Greyside Farm, Limousin £1285 Hundith House.

Cast Cow leading prices per kilo:

British Blue 199.5p Greyside Farm, 177.5p, 156.5p Ainstable Hall, 176.5p Hundith House, 161.5p Newbiggin Farm, Limousin 185.5p West Wharmley, 175.5p, 169.5p, 167.5p, 163.5p, 157.5p Townfoot, 169.5p, 150.5p Mirkbooths, 166.5p, 165.5p, 158.5p Ainstable Hall, 166.5p Keskadale Farm, 161.5p, 155.5p Crowdundle Park Farm, 157.5p Newbiggin Farm, Simmental 166.5p, 121.5p Newbie Mains, 132.5p Castlewigg Farm, British Blue 157.5p, 128.5p Glendue Farm, 154.5p Risk Farm, 133.5p Hundith House, 127.5p Ainstable Hall, 123.5p Aikhead, Holstein Friesian 147.5p Morton Farm, 132.5p Burtholme Farm, 124.5p, 106.5p Skelcies Hall, 122.5p, 111.5p Old Church Farm, 114.5p Blackrigg, 111.5p Ellerton Grange, 109.5p Chalk Lodge, 109.5p How End Farm, 107.5p (x2) Bleaberry Rigg,106.5p Broomhills, 105.5p Wood Close Farm, 105.5p Hadderdale, Staberliser 146.5p Hundith House, Aberdeen Angus 140.5p Fell View Farm, 123.5p Outer Woodhead, 117.5p Westhills Farm, 116.5p Rushey Law Farm, Bazadaise 124.5p Rushey Law Farm, South Devon 123.5p Kirkhouse Dairy, Belted Galloway 122.5p Fell View Farm, Blonde 116.5p Rushey Law Farm, Holstein 112.5p, 111.5p Kirkbride House, 108.5p, 98.5p (x3), 96.5p Crossrigg Farm, 106.5p Gill Farm, 106.5p (x2) Whitbarrow Farm, 103.5p Town Head Farm, Ayrshire 106.5p Low House Farm, British Friesian 105.5p, 97.5p Lingstubbs Farm, 104.5p Dinwoodie Farm, 104.5p Whitehead Hill Farm, 103.5p Bank House, 103.5p Down By Rigg, Hereford 104.5p Cleuchfoot Farm, 101.5p High Ridge, Montbeliarde 104.5p High Ridge, 99.5p Flothers, 99.5p Hill House, Charolais 160.5p Keskadale Farm, 133.5p Low House Farm, 126.5p Aikhead, 122.5p High Ridge.

Cast Bull leading prices per kilo:

Limousin 169.5p Townfoot, 149.5p Hundith House, Charolais 155.5p West Wharmley, British Blue 147.5p Greyside Farm.

PRIME BULLS- A much larger show of 108 prime bulls were forward with trade slightly easier on the week. Top price of the day was a Limousin from Messrs Ackerley of Milton Mains achieving £1547.32. Messrs Goldie of Newbie Mains sold the second top price of the day to £1538.32 for a Simmental, and Messrs Teasdale of Halefield Farm, Penrith sold a British Blue to £1506.86. Black and whites achieved a top of £971.09 for a Holstein Friesian from Messrs Nicholson & Son of Moorhouse, Carlisle.

Topping the overall pence per kilo was 220.5ppk which was achieved by Messrs Hall of Ainstable Hall, Carlisle with a marvellous British Blue. Messrs Harryman of Keskadale Farm, Keswick sold top priced Limousin to 218.5ppk and finally, black and whites sold to a top of 162.5ppk for a British Friesian, consigned by Messrs Dickinson of High House, Wigton.

Leading prices per head:

Limousin £1547 Milton Mains, £1466, £1379 Scales Hall, £1415, £1304 West End Farm, £1342, £1317 Hundith House, £1311 Keskadale Farm, Simmental £1538 Newbie Mains, £1123 The Yett, British Blue £1506, £1253 Halefield Farm, £1439, £1398, £1200 Ainstable Hall, £1208 Park House Farm, Hereford £1093 Capplegill, British Friesian £1012, £913 The Flatt, £968, £931, £910 High House, Holstein Friesian £971, £961, £947, £900 Moorhouse Farm, £862, £853 Old Town Farm, £861 Kirkbride House, £854 Blackpark Farm.

Leading prices per kilo:

British Blue 220.5p, 217.5p, 209.5p Ainstable Hall, Limousin 218.5p, 213.5p, 208.5p Keskadale Farm, 209.5p Ainstable Hall, 207.5p, 206.5p Hundith House, 205.5p West End Farm, Simmental 179.5p The Yett, 179.5p Newbie Mains, Hereford 167.5p Capplegill, British Friesian 162.5p, 159.5p, 152.5p High House, 156.5p, 148.5p The Flatt, Holstein Friesian 147.5p Old Town Farm, 141.5p Brackenhill, Holstein 141.5p, 131.5p Stubbyknowe.

PRIME CATTLE – A smaller entry of 39 prime steers and heifers were forward, with a similar trade to that of last week. Top overall was a Limousin cross steer from Messrs Bowe of Bothel Parks, Wigton achieving £1516.78 and purchased by Pioneer Foods, Carlisle. Messrs Hewtson of Shatton Lodge, Cockermouth sold top Charolais steer to £1466.25 and was purchased by Mr Les Fell. Top heifer was consigned by Messrs Jenkinson of Clifton Moor, Penrith selling a Limousin to £1401.51 again purchased by Mr Fell.

Top overall pence per kilo was from Messrs Dickinson of North Netherscales, Penrith achieving 217.5ppk and was purchased by Messrs Mulholland, The Butchers Shop, Great Orton, Carlisle. Top steer was 209.5ppk from Messrs Bowe of Bothel Parks, Wigton, for the aforementioned animal.

Leading prices per head:

Steers: Limousin £1516, £1472 Bothel Parks, £1404 Petteril Hill Farm, Charolais £1466, £1449 Shatton Lodge Farm, British Blue £1223, £1181 Broomhills Farm, £1141 Hawkbarrow Farm, Holstein Friesian £1075, £976 Howrigg Farm, Aberdeen Angus £924 Windy Nook.

Heifers: Limousin £1401, £1368, £1336£1334 Clifton Moor, £1387, £1328 North Netherscales Farm, Leading prices per kilo: Steers: Limousin 209.5p, 204.5p Bothel Parks, 206.5p Petteril Hill Farm, Charolais 195.5p Shatton Lodge Farm, Aberdeen Angus 160.5p Windy Nook, Holstein Friesian 141.5p Howrigg Farm.

Heifers: Limousin 217.5p, 209.5p, 204.5p North Netherscales Farm, 212.5p, 210.5p, 206.5p, 205.5p Clifton Moor, 206.5p Linden House.

PRIME HOGGS: The weekly sale of Prime Hoggs attracted another fantastic entry of 2969. All classes were good to sell, with export weights in particular being in extreme demand.

The sale topped at £97.80 for a fantastic Texel X hogg from AF & UE Armstrong, Town Head Farm, Walton which sold to Mr Robert Skelton.

Top pence per kilo was 240.5p for an outstanding Beltex hogg from WS & JM Dinsdale, High Field, Morland which sold to Mr Andrew Dawson.

A highlight of the sale was a fabulous run of 165 Blackface hoggs brought forward by Messrs Fisher, Smalmstown Farm, Longtown which sold to a top of £80, 190.5p to average 187.41ppk.

Greyfaced Mules peaked at £85.80 for a pen from Messrs Mitchell, Mirkbooths, Raughton Head and to 172.5p for a pen of hoggs consigned from RJ & J Brown, Wilson Park, Pica.

Swaledales sold to £70.80, 170.6p, for a pen full from JA Ritson, Baggra Yeat, Uldale.

Leading prices per head:

Texel £97.80 Town Head Farm, £93.80 Clea Mire, £92.80 Copperthorns, £91.80 Riggshields, £90.80, £89.80 Hightown, £90.80, £88.80 Basco Dyke, £90.80, £90 (x2), £88.80, £88 Station Yard, £88.80 Mirkbooths, £88.30 Raggetsyke, Beltex £93.80, £91.80, £90.80, £80.80 High Field, £92.80, £87.30, £84.80, £81.80 Glenmaid, £87.80, £83.80 West Moorhouses, £87 New Houses Farm, £86.80, £85.30, £83.30 Winterhope, £84.80 Steeley Farm, Suffolk £93.80, £90.30, £89.30, £88.30, £85.50, Station Yard, £88.30 Low House Farm, £87.80 The Beeches, £86.80 Shankfield Head, £85.30 Mirkbooths, £82.80 White House, £82.80 Albyfield, £82.80 Chapel Farm, £82.80 Outer Woodhead, £82.00 Great Easby Farm, £82.00 East Cliff Farm, Dutch Texel £91.30, £90.80, £89.30, £76.30 Low Houses, Greyfaced £85.80, £79.80, £76.80 Mirkbooths, £83.80, £77.50 Stubsgill Farm, £82.30 (x2) Kelmore Hill Farm, £80.30 Hightown, £79.80 Broomhill, £78.00 High House, £77.80, £76.30 Jackson Rigg, £77.00 Houghton House, £76.80 Town End Farm, £75.80 Reaygarth, Hill Cheviot £83.30 Woodside Farm, £80.80, £79.80, £78.80 Crossdykes Farm, £71.30 Seathwaite Farm, Charolais £80.30 Springfield, Blackfaced £80, £78.30, £75.30, £74.80, £73.80, £70 Smalmstown Farm, £75.30, £72.80 Brisco Hill, Zwartbles £80 Woodhousehill, North Country Cheviot £78.30 Outer Woodhead, Herdwick £71.80 Plumbland Farm, Swaledale £70.80 Baggra Yeat, £67.30, £63.30 Hargill House, £65.80 Church Farm, £64.80 Beamwham.

Leading prices per kilo:

Beltex 240.5p, 232.4p, 224.2p, 204.6p Highfield, 229.7p, 226.3p, 220.3p, 218.1p, 207.3p Glenmaid, 217.5p, 214.5p New Houses Farm, 215.9p, 214.9p, 201.8p West Moorhouses, 205.1p Steeley Farm, Texel 237.9p, 232.3p, 221.3p, 215.1p Copperthorns, 232.8p, 224.5p Hightown, 229.5p Riggshields, 215.1p, 214.3p, 214.1p Cardewlees, 214.1p Chapel Farm, 212.6p Town Head Farm, 210.2p Raggetsyke, 209.9p Shankfield Head, 207.7p Reddings, Dutch Texel 234.1p, 212.6p, 206.2p, 199.6p Low Houses, Blackfaced 190.5p, 188.7p, 188.3p, 186.8p, 186.7p, 184.7p Smalmstown Farm, 181.4p, 179.8p Brisco Hill, Hill Cheviot 189.3p Woodside Farm, 183.9p Seathwaite Farm, 183.3p Crossdykes Farm, Suffolk 188.2p Chapel Farm, 183.7p Millriggs Farm, 178.4p Denton Mains, 177.4p, 177.1p The Beeches, 177.1p Yeldabrek, 175.7p Buckabank Farm, 175.4p Shankfield Head, Herdwick 173p Plumbland Farm, Greyfaced 172.5p Wilson Park Farm, 170.3p Stubsgill Farm, 169.8p Albyfield, 169.6p Jackson Rigg, 168.6p Broomhills, 168.4p, 166.2p Reaygarth, 167.4p Denton Mains, 167.4p Houghton House, 166.2p Middle Farm, 165.3p Shankfield Head, 163.7p Town End Farm, 163.7p Raygarth Field Farm, 163.4p Mirkbooths, 163.1p Fieldside Farm, Swaledale 170.6p Baggra Yeat, 168.8p, 164.1p, 160.6p Hargill House, 160p Beamwham.

Cast Ewes: Ewes were sharper on the week to £87.50 for a Suffolk from Mr C Armstrong, Studholme, Kirkbride.

Ewe leading prices per head:

Suffolk £87.50 Studholme, £83.50 Rosebank, £81.50 Buckabank Farm, Leicester £84.50 Wood Hall, Texel £83.50, £82.50, £80.50, £80, £73.50 New Houses Farm, £83.50 Mirkbooths, £75.50 Beamwham, £71.50 Buckabank Farm, Charolais £79.50 Outer Woodhead, Greyfaced £57.50 Blackrigg, £57.50 Beamwham, £57.50 Walby Grange, £51.50 Carlatton Farm, Dorset £51.50 Walby Grange, Hill Cheviot £47.50 Yeldabreck, Swaledale £45.50 Denton Mains.

STORE & BREEDING SHEEP

Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of store sheep.

STORE SHEEP – A smaller show of store sheep were forward, however seeing trade up on the week. The sale topper was consigned by Messrs Reay & Sons of West Moorhouses, Newcastle, securing the top price of £70 per head for Texel lambs. Swaledale lambs were also high in demand, seeing a tremendous pen of 10, gaining £47 from Messrs Ridley of Wood Hall, Wigton.

Leading prices:

Texel £70, £59 West Moorhouses, £63, £59 Grassgarth, £60.50 Whitehouse Farm, £60.50 Anthorn Farm, Cheviot £60 Seathwaite Farm, Swaledale £47 Wood Hall, £42 Hargill House.

BREEDING SHEEP- Following the sale of store sheep was a small selection of in-lamb breeding ewes, but due to the recent weather, demand was low.

CROP

Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of crop.

Barley straw – £58 per tonne, round bales to £18, £16 and £15 (x2) and £13 per bale Wheat straw –£57, £53 and £45 per tonne Oats straw – Round bales to £13 per bale Haylege – Round bales to £12 (x2) per bale