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primestock /	Borderway Primestock
	Monday 15th August 2011

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At Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Monday 15th August Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of Primestock which included the Anniversary Show. Once again a massive show of 405 prime cattle were forward with vendors being highly delighted with the trade.

Cast Cows & OTM Cattle – A mixed show of 245 cast cows were forward with all well fleshed cows being dearer again. Mr Andy Ryder of Blackhamilton Farm sold a British Blue cow for 832kg 221.5p £1842 bought by West Scottish Lamb. M/s McKelvey of Burnside Farm also sold a British Blue cow for 207.5p and 185.5p bought by Owain Llyr. M/s Henderson & Son of Parkhouse Farm sold a British Blue cow for 191.5p to West Scottish Lamb. Mr Brian Hall of Ainstable Hall run of eight Limousin cross cows averaged 166.2p and topped at 176.5p(x2) purchased by West Scottish Lamb and Mr Owain Llyr, Mr Terry Beattie of Ratlingate Farm sold a Limousin cross cow for 174.5p bought by Pickstocks.

Leading prices: British Blue 221.5p Blackhamilton Farm, 207.5p, 185.5p Burnside Farm, 191.5p Parkhouse Farm, 163.5p Walloway, 162.5p Wheelbarrow Hall, Limousin 176.5p(x2), 169.5p, 167.5p, 165.5p, 162.5p Ainstable Hall, 174.5p Ratlingate Farm, 168.5p Kirtlevale, 167.5p Elmtree, 165.5p Kirkland Farm, 165.5p Cawfields, 163.5p Wavercroft, 161.5p Bygate, 161.5p Newby Hall, Aberdeen Angus cross 167.5p Frankstown, Charolais 166.5p Elmside, Holstein 142.5p Whitecloserigg, 140.5p Prior Hall, 140.5p Meinbank, 139.5p Balladoyle, 137.5p Beech House, 137.5p Tempest Tower, 136.5p Croft House (Reed), 135.5p Westray Farm, 135.5p High House, 135.5p Old Church, 134.5p Bromfield Farm, 132.5p Newbampton Farm, 132.5p Greenwrae, 131.5p Justicetown, 131.5p Lonning Farm, 131.5p Skirwith Hall.

Overall: (Stock Bulls): British Blue £1842 Blackhamilton Farm, £1528 Walloway (stock bull), £1527, £1328 Burnside, £1313 Parkhouse Farm, Limousin £1511 Lower Griseburn (stock bull), £1373 Cawfields, £1369 Carlatton, Stabiliser £1371 The Farmhouse, Charolais £1300 Bygate, Holstein £1155 Gaitsgill Hall (stock bull), £1051, £1016 Skirwith Hall, £1047 Lonning Farm, £1047 High Whinnow, £1018 Newbampton Farm.

Prime Bulls – A tremendous show of 108 bulls were forward with trade that had never been seen before. Mr Brian Hall of Ainstable Hall run of bulls averaged 827kg 205p £1695 which sold to a top price of 221.5p for a Limousin cross bull bought by Mr Arthur Slack. Mr Mews & Son of Huntershield sold the top priced Charolais bull for 838kg 217.5p £1822 Bought by Mr Arthur Slack. M/s Errington of Beck House sold the top priced British Blue bull for 81kg 208.5p £1753 bought by Cleveland Meats. M/s Bousfield & Sons of Holme Farm also sold a British Blue cross for 207.5p bought by Cleveland Meats. Mr Brian Hall of Ainstable Hall also sold the top overall priced Limousin bull which was 36 months old for 991kg 185.5p £1838 to Mr Arthur Slack.

Leading Prices: Limousin 221.5p, 207.5p Ainstble Hall, 207.5p Scales Hall, 207.5p The Beeches, 206.5p, 202.5p(x3) East Curthwaite, 205.5p West View, 204.5p Reddings, 204.5p Hartlaw, 201.5p Breconside, 200.5p Townfoot, Charolais 217.5p Huntershields, British Blue 208.5p Beck House, 207.5p Holme Farm, Holstein 169.5p, 164.5p The Flatt, 167.5p, 165.5p Blackrigg, 161.5p Lowthian Gill, 161.5p The Farm House.

Overall: Limousin £1838 Ainstable Hall, £1619 West View, Charolais £1822 Huntershields, British Blue £1811, £1807 Ainstable Hall, £1753 Beck House, £1686 Scales Hall, Simmental £1687 Burgh Head Farm.

Prime Cattle – A mixed show of prime cattle were forward with M/s Dodd of West View run of outstanding cattle averaged 210.5p and sold to a top of 214.5p for a Limousin cross heifer bought by Bowland Foods. M/s Dodd also sold the top priced British Blue cross bullock for 213.5p to Pioneer Foods.

Leading Prices: Heifers: Limousin cross 214.5p, 207.5p West View. Bullocks: British Blue cross 213.5p West View, Limousin 209.5p, 207.5p West View, 203.5p Seymour House.

Overall: Bullocks: Limousin £1475 West View. Heifers: Limousin £1411 Hudscales, Charolais £1402 Ladying.

Show Awards:
Stock Bulls
1st – M/s Edmondson of Walloway (British Blue cross) 935kg 163.5p £1528
2nd – Mr TA Horn of Lower Grieseburn (Limousin) 1068kg 141.5p £1511
3rd – SJ Stoddart of Hill Side (Limousin) 861kg 140.5p £1209
Cast Cows
1st – Mr Andy Ryder of Blackhamilton (British Blue) 832kg 221.5p £1842
2nd – Mr Brian Hall of Ainstable Hall (Limousin) 599kg 176.5p £1057
3rd – Mr Brian Hall of Ainstable Hall (Limousin) 705kg 176.5p £1244
Bullocks
1st – M/s Dodd of West View (Limousin cross) 632kg 209.5p £1324
2nd – M/s Dodd of West View (British Blue cross) 603kg 213.5p £1287
3rd – M/s Dodd of West View (Limousin cross) 711kg 207.5p £1475
Heifers
1st – M/s Dodd of West View (Limousin cross) 571kg 214.5p £1224
2nd – Mr Brian Hall of Ainstable Hall (British Blue cross) 560kg 194.5p £1089
3rd – M/s Dodd of West View (Limousin) 634kg 207.5p £1315
Young Bulls
1st – Mr Brian Hall of Ainstable Hall (Limousin cross) 718kg 221.5p £1590
2nd – Mr Brian Hall of Ainstable Hall (Limousin cross) 739kg 207.5p £1533
3rd – M/s Errington of Beck House (British Blue cross) 841kg 208.5p £1753

Champion – M/s Dodd of West View (Limousin cross) 571kg 214.5p £1224
Reserve Champion – Mr Brian Hall of Ainstable Hall (Limousin cross) 718kg 221.5p £1590

 

Prime Sheep: The weekly sale of prime sheep incorporated the Annual Anniversary show which was very capably judged by Mr James Thompson. A great show of lambs was presented before him and after much deliberation he awarded the Championship to the first prized winners of the Texel cross section shown by M/s TP Wigham of Hargill House of Coanwood whose 44.5kg lambs went onto make the top price of £102 to Mr Robert Skelton. Reserve went to a fabulous pen of Beltex cross lambs from M/s JS&JO Dodd of West View, Temple Sowerby weighing 40kg they went onto make £96 to the judge on behalf of Jacksons Butchers, Penrith. These were also top ppk at 240ppk.

Show awards:
Texel cross
1st – M/s Wigham of Hargill House 44.5kg £102
2nd – M/s Thompson of Woodhead 41kg £94
3rd – M/s Gribbon of Waterside 40.5kg £90
Beltex cross
1st – M/s Dodd of West View 40kg £96
2nd – M/s Wigham of Hargill House 42kg £94
3rd – M/s Thompson of Woodhead 40kg £90
Suffolk cross
1st – M/s Telford Edenlin 42kg £78.50
2nd – M/s Carruthers of Grassgarth 47.5kg £77
3rd – M/s Todd of Longhirst 52kg £83.50
Mule
1st – M/s Wigham of Hargill House 43.5kg £75.50
2nd – Kilnstown Farms of Kilnstown 43.5kg £75
Any Other Continental
1st – M/s ell of Chapel Farm 41.5kg £81

Champion - M/s Wigham of Hargill House 44.5kg £102
Reserve Champion - M/s Dodd of West View 40kg £96

Out with the show lambs met great demand throughout the sale with second class export lambs taking the biggest lift regularly selling at 185-190ppk. An average of 184.67ppk was achieved.

Leading Lamb prices per head: Dutch Texel £102 Hargill House, £87 Walton Wood Head, £86.50 West View, £86.30, £83.30, £81.30 Unity Farm, £85.30, £83.30 Woodhead Farm, £84.30, £82.30 Clifton Moor Farm, £81.80 Low Houses, Beltex £96 West View, £94 Hargill House, £90, £87.30 Woodhead, £90 Waterside Farm, £88.80(x2) Castlehill, £88.50, £85.80 Mouldy Hills, £87.80, £86.30 Walton Wood Head, Texel £94 Woodhead, £93.80 Crookholm Farm, £92.80 Clappers Farm, £89.50 Walton Wood Head, £87.80, £84.80 Hargill House, £87.80, £86.80, £86.30 Cardew Hall Farm, £86.80 Copperthorns, £84.80 Clifton Moor Farm, Suffolk £90.80, £86.80 Clappers Farm, £84.80 Wetheral Abbey, £83.50, £81.30, £77.30 Longhurst, £78.50 Edenlin, £77.30 Buckabank Farm, £77 Grassgarth, £76.50 Farnbury, £76.30 Holme House, Rouge De L Ouest £88.80 West View, Millenium Bleu £ 83.30 Glebelands, £81 Chapel Farm, Charollais £82.30, £78.80, £77.80 North Rigg Hill, £81.30, £77.80, £77.30 Thackwood, £74.50 Chapel Farm, Bluefaced Leicester £75.80 Ormathwaite Farm, Greyfaced £75.50 Hargill House, £75 Kilnstown, £72.30 Spoutbank Farm.

Leading Lamb prices per kilo: Beltex 240p West View, 229.30p Hargill House, 228p, 228p Castlehill, 225.80p, 222.90p Mouldy Hills, 225p, 221p Woodhead, 222.20p Waterside Farm, 221.30p, 216.80p Walton Wood Head, Dutch Texel 229.20p Hargill House, 216.20p, 211.20p, 208.40p Clifton Moor Farm, 215.90p, 210.90p Woodhead Farm, 214.80p Walton Wood Head, 210.60p Pine Grove, 209.70p Low Houses, 208.40p West View, 203.10p Unity Farm, Texel 223.80p Woodhead, 215.30p, 212.60p Clifton Moor Farm, 214.10p, 209.50p Hargill House, 209.50p West View, 208.10p Walton Wood Head, 207p Capheaton, 206.80p Clifton Moor Farm, 204.40p Copperthorns, 202.10p Flimby Hall, Millenium Bleu 203.20p Glebelands, 195.20p Chapel Farm, Rouge De L Ouest 197.30p West View, Bleu D Maine 196p Chapel House, Suffolk 187p Haythwaite Lane, 186.90p, 177.70p Edenlin, 179.50p, 178p Calf Park, 177.30p Branch End, 176.70p Farnbury, 176p Netherton, Charollais 186.30p, 185.20p Thackwood, 186.30p Chapel Farm, Greyfaced 173.60p Hargill House, 172.40p Kilnstown, Bluefaced Leicester 172.30p Ormathwaite Farm, Hill Cheviot 171.70p Breconside Tower.

 

Ewes: Leading Ewe prices per head: Texel £129.50, £127.50 Crookholm Farm, £116.50 Belmont Farm, £110 Low Cairndoon, £109.50, £102.50 Hargill House, £109.50, £101.50 East Park, £107.50, £105.50 Longhurst, £101.50 Belmont Farm, Bluefaced Leicester £118 Townfoot Farm,
Suffolk £114, £110.50, £109.50, £103.50, £102.50 Wetheral Abbey, £101.50 Red House, £100 Thorneyknowe, Beltex £98, £95 West View, £89.50 Low Meathop Farm, Greyfaced £96 Thorneyknowe, £83 Townfoot Farm, £82.50, £80.20 Longhurst, Halfbred £88.50 Wetheral Abbey, Swaledale £61 Townfoot Farm, £55.50 Wedgewood Cottage, Hill Cheviot £60.50 East Park, £60 Westfield House, Herdwick £54 High Lodore Farm, Blackfaced £54 Low Cairndoon.