BORDERWAY STORE & BREEDING SHEEP SALE REPORT

Monday 17th May 2004

Harrison & Hetherington held their Annual show and sale of ewes and lambs. A marvelous entry of 4262 met keen competition. Quality young sheep sold to extreme rates regularly topping the £60 per life barrier.

Overall Champion's were mule shearlings and lambs from Messrs R Wilson, Carrholm, Armathwaite.

The pre sale show was judged by Len Taylor of Penruddock and was sponsored by J Scott Ltd who did a marvelous job and awarded the following prizes:-

Class 1: Greyface Hoggs & Lambs, 1st, Seymour Farms, 2nd Terrys Farm.

Class 2: Continental Hoggs & Lambs, 1st Newbiggin Hall Farm, 2nd Corriefield.

Class 3: Greyface Shearlings & Lambs, 1st Carrholm. 2nd Edenlin.

Class 4: Horned Ewes & Lambs, 1st Edges Green.

Overall Champion were Greyface shearlings from Messrs Wilson of Carrholm.
Reserve Champion were Greyface hoggs from Seymour Farms, Leegate.

Top price of the day was £74 per life for a pen of Texel hoggs & lambs from Alan and Mike Thornborrow of Newbiggin Hall Farm.

Leading prices (all crosses):-
Geld Hoggs:- Greyface, £83 Spedding, £80.50 Thomasdene, £79 West View, £71, £68, £60 Edenholme, £60, £51.50 Cranberry. Texel, £64, £60, £58, £55 Thomasdene, £59, £57.50, £55.50 Port ‘O’ Spittal, £59 How Hill, £49.50, £48 Cranberry. Suffolk, £50 Cranberry.

Hoggs & lambs:- Lleyn, £75 (x2) Millside Farm. Texel, £74, £65, £61 Newbiggin Hall Farm, £68.50, £62 (x2), £60, £54, £53, £52 Corriefield, £67.50 Cubbyhill, £66, £65.50, £62, £52.50, £51, £49.50 College Farm. Greyface, £67.50, £62 (x2), £61 Townhead, £66, £61 Seymour House, £65 (x3), £63, £62.50 Terrys Farm, £65, £64.50 Old Town Farm, £64 (x2) Clickham Farm, £64, £62.50 College Farm, £63, £61 Yew Tree Farm, £58 Hill House, £58 Carslae. Rouge, £53 Cubbyhill. Suffolk, £52.50 Corriefield.

Shearlings & lambs:- Texel, £61, £56 Quarry House Farm, £58 (x2), £56 Corriefield. Greyface, £53, £45 Edenlin, £52 Carr Holme, £48.50 College Farm. Bleu du maine, £46, £45.50 Burgh Head Farm.

Ewes & lambs:- Texel, £55, £53.50, £51, £45 Hunley Farm, £49 Beyond The Moss, £40, £38.50 Underbank, £39 Riggwood. Greyface, £48.50, £47 Hallgarth, £48 (x2) Riggwood, £45.50, £45, £44.50 (x2) Hill Park, £44.50, £44, £43, £42.50, £42 Beyond The Moss. Lleyn, £39, £38 Low Hall. Suffolk, £38.50, £36 Hill House. Hill Cheviot, £35.50 (x2) New Hall Farm.

Store lambs:- Greyface, £60 Cranberry. Texel, £51.50, £49.50, £48 Cranberry. Suffolk, £50 Cranberry.

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