NEWCASTLETON
Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st October 2007
Blue Grey Suckled and Bulling Heifers, also Blue Grey, Galloway and Continental Suckled steers.

At their Newcastleton Mart on Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st October Harrison & Hetherington held their Annual Special two day sale of Blue Grey heifers and bullocks also continental calves. A catalogued entry of over 1420 was forward.

Buyers were present from as far north of Scotland to the tip of Cornwall. The trade for heifers was excellent and as a result many prospective purchasers made the long journey south without satisfying their order. Topping the trade were some marvellous Spring calving heifers at £800 from Messrs Wallace, Farney Shields, Ninebanks. Maiden heifers topped at £780 from the same good home. Wonderful heifers from Mr K Lawrie also broke the £700 barrier with the hammer falling at £710. Spring born heifer calves were particularly good to sell. The top price being £620 for a terrific pen from Messrs Bell, The Bloch, Langholm.

Averages for the Tuesday were £471.88 a rise of £15.16 on the year this cementing Newcastleton’s position as the premier UK Centre for the Blue Grey.

The second day cattle were forward in large numbers with the cattle in the main being smaller than previous years. Customers were not as numerous but regular purchasers competed strongly to ensure a satisfactory trade prevailed. The top price of the day £615 for a pair of exceptional Limousin cross bullocks from Mr JEM Vestry, Berryfell.

Leading prices:

Tuesday - Heifers:
Blue Grey £790 (x6), £780 (x11) Farney Shields£710 (x3), £700 (x4), £660 (x3), £620 (x4) Snowdon Close, £660 (x5), £610 The Bloch, Shorthorn £660 The Bloch, £600 (x7) Old Orchard, Galloway £590 (x5), £510 (x2) Spoutbank, £550 The Bloch, Limousin £560 Farney Sheilds £400 (x2) Terrona
In calf: Blue Grey £800 (x2) Farney Shields

Wednesday
Steers:
Whitebred Shorthorn £555 (x2), £475 (x3) Hole o Lyne, £485 (x5) Castlefairn, Shorthorn £550 (x2) Old Orchard, £480 (x7) Mount Benger, Galloway £505 (x4) Peela Hill, £490 Mains, £460 Old Orchard, £455 The Roan, £425 (x4) Bowan hill, £425 (x9) High Thorneyburn, £410 Haining House Farm, Aberdeen Angus £490 £450 (x2) Mains, £450 (x3) Leahaugh, Blue Grey £465 (x8), £450 (x6) Terrona, £460 (x10) High Thorneyburn, £445 (x3) Mackilston

Continentals:
Steers: Limousin £615 (x2), £595 (x2) Old Orchard, £545 (x2), £540, £535 Sorbietrees, £530 (x2) Haining House, £530 (x2) Douglas Square, £525 (x2), £520, £515 (x2) Douglas Square, £490 Slodahill, £490 Toftholm Farm, Simmental £605, £560 (x4), £520 (x2), £480 (x2) Bankhead, Bazadaise £495 Netheroakshaw, Blonde d’Aquitaine £495 (x4) Hole o Lyne, £434 Netheroakshaw, Belgian Blue £470 (x4), £450 Netheroakshaw, Charolais £465 (x3) Dinley Farm,

Heifers: Limousin £535 Douglas Square, Belgian Blue £400 Netheroakshaw, Simmental £460 (x2) Bankhead, Saler £475 (x2) Kilnstown.

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