At Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Monday 30th January, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of primestock.

Cast Cows & OTM Cattle – Once again a large show of 205 cast cows were forward with an ever increasing ring of buyers ensuring the dearest trade yet. Mr Hunter of Upper Brydekirk sold the top priced Limousin cross cow for 193.5p bought by Mr David Sandham. M/s Cornthwaite of Balgray Farm run of Limouin cross cows topped at 185.5p to Mr Mike Atkinson. Mr Dean of Allerbeck Farm sold the top priced Charollais cow for 185.5p bought by West Scottish Lamb. Mr Dean also sold the top overall priced Charolais cow for 1061kg 168.5p £1787 purchased by Mr John Robertson. M/s Cornthwaite also sold a Limousin cross cow for 183.5p to Mr Mike Atkinson. M/s Nixon & Sons Ltd of Stotsfold sold a Limousin cross cow for 183.5p to Mr David Sandham.

Leading Prices: Limousin cross 193.5p Upper Brydekirk, 185.5p, 183.5p, 176.5p, 170.5p Balgray, 183.5p, 173.5p Stotsfold, 177.5p Halfway Well, Charolais 185.5p, 173.5p(x2) Allerbeck, British Blue cross 165.5p Harwood Shields, Simmental cross 163.5p Silverhow, Holstein 137.5p Whitrigg Grange, 134.5p, 133.5p, 132.5p Baysleap Dairy, 133.5p Croft Farm (stock bull) 131.5p(x2) Bromfield Farm, 131.5p Woodfarm, 131.5p Mirkbooth.

Overall: Charolais £1787, £1695, £1660, £1526, £1428 Allerbeck Farm, £1435 Gretna House, Limousin £1667 North Brig (stock bull), £1500 Old Town Farm (stock bull), £1317 Upper Brydekirk, £1308 Balgray, Holstein £1409 Croft Farm (stock bull), £1160, £1050 Baysleap Dairy, £1057Skelcies Hall, £1019 Bromfield.

Prime Bulls – Once again a mixed show of 95 bulls met a good trade. M/s Dodd of West View sold the top priced Limousin bull for 219.5p bought by Mr Mike Atkinson. M/s Blaylock & Son of Hallburn run of bulls topped at 211.5p for Limousin cross bought by West Scottish. Mr Kirk Hall of Drumpark sold the top priced Limousin bull for 738kg 196.5p £1450 to West Scottish. M/s Wood & Son of Wragmire Bank sold the top priced Holstein cow for 179.5p to Bowland Foods.

Leading Prices: Limousin 219.5p West View, 211.5p Hallburn, 203.5p Sarkshields, 201.5p Low Grieseburn, 201.5p Midtown Farm, Charolais 198.5p Hallburn, Holstein 179.5p, 169.5p(x2) 168.5p, 167.5p, 165.5p Wragmire Bank, 169.5p, 165.5p(x3) Hayclose, 167.5p, 166.5p Elephant Farm, 166.5p Mirkbooth, 165.5p Old Church.

Prime Cattle – Once again a good show of prime cattle met a great demand. Mr Will Cleasby of Linden House sold two Charolais cross heifers for 225.5p, 223.5p both purchased by Pioneer Foods, M/s Dodd of West View sold the top priced Limousin cross bullock for 223.5p bought by Pioneer Foods. M/s Dodd also sold the top priced Limousin cross heifer for 221.5p to West Scottish Lamb. Mr Andrew Jefferson of Aspatria Hall sold a Charolais cross heifer for 677kg 215.5p £1458 to Pioneer Foods. Mr Geoff Batey of High Knells Farm bullocks topped at 212.5p bought by Mr David Sandham.

Leading Prices: Heifers – Charolais cross 225.5p, 223.5p Linden House, 215.5p, 209.5p Aspatria Hall, Limousin cross 221.5p West View, 206.5p Mirkbooths.

Bullocks – Limousin cross 223.5p, 219.5p West View, 212.5p High Knells, 203.5p Glebe Farm,
Overall: Bullocks – Limousin £1488, £1457 Durdar Farm, £1461 West View, British Blue cross £1435 Jacksonrigg. Heifers – Charolais cross £1458, £1376, £1237 Aspatria Hall, £1235 Linden House.

Prime Hoggs – A total of 2440 head were forward consisting of 2181 prime hoggs and 259 ewes. Prime hoggs again met a good demand throughout with 37-43kg hoggs again achieving top rates; 44-47kg hoggs were also sharper on the week being £2 to £3 dearer. Top price of the day was paid for a heavy Suffolk hogg shown by M/s AF&UE Armstrong of Townhead Farm which sold for £120 to Mr Michael Bowe. Top price per kilo was paid for four marvellous Beltex cross hoggs from M/s W Murray & Sons of Prior House they sold at 288.6ppk (37kg £106.80) to Mr Robert Skelton. The average for the top 517 export sheep was a staggering 249.7 pence per kilo.

Also today was the Annual Show and Sale of Prime Blackfaced & Swaledale Hoggs.

The show was kindly and very ably judged by Mr James Thompson of Vion Foods Ltd who awarded the Championship to the 1st prized pen of Blackfaced hoggs from M/s W Tod of Glenshanna, Westerkirk with a pen of 10 weighing 44kg they sold at £91 to Mr Andrew Dawson.

Champion Pen of Blackface prime hoggs sold by Mr Willie Tod of Glenshanna which sold for £91 each (44kgs)

Reserve Champions also came from the Blackfaced class consigned by M/s Wilson of Street Head weighing 42.5kg, they sold at £85 to West Scottish Lamb. The first prize pen of Swales was consigned by Messrs Moscrop & Waugh of Albyfield, weighing 41kg they sold at £78 per head to West Scottish Lamb.

Prize List:
Blackfaced -
1st – Mr W Tod of Glenshanna 44kg, £91
2nd – M/s Wilson of Street Head 42.5kg, £85
3rd - Mr W Tod of Glenshanna 40kg, £83
Swaledale –
1st – Moscrop & Waugh of Albyfield 41kg, £78
2nd – Moscrop & Waugh of Albyfield 44.5kg, £78.50
3rd – Mrs M Brough of Chapel House 37.5kg, £71

Champion - Mr W Tod of Glenshanna
Reserve Champion - M/s Wilson of Street Head

Leading prices per head: Suffolk £120 Townhead Farm, £98.80 Clarks Farm, £97.80, £87.80 Clappers Farm, £95.30 Jacksonrigg, £90.80 Bankdale Farm, £89.80 Low Buildings, £88.30 Low House, £88.30 Nether Stenries, £87.80(x2) Brocklebank, Beltex £112.80, £109.80, £106.80 Grange Hall, £112.80, £110.30 Copperthorns, £111.80, £109.80(x2), £108.80 Snade Farm, £106.80(x2) Prior House, Texel £112.80 Mouldy Hills, £111.80 Snade Farm, £111.80 Copperthorns, £109.80, £106.80 Cardew Hall Farm, £109.30, £108.80, £103.80 Naddle Farm, £104.80, £102.80 Bascodyke, £103.80 Parks Farm, Dutch Texel £108.80, £97.80, £96.80, £95.80, £94.80, £90.80 Newbiggin Hall Farm, £103.30, £100.30, £91.30, £89.80(x2) Low Houses, Rouge De L Ouest £105.80 Prior House, Greyfaced £91.80 Jacksonrigg, £88.80 Setterah Park, £88.30 Barrowling, £80.80 Kilnknowe, £80.80 Westgarth Hill, Blackfaced £91, £83 Glenshanna, £85(x2) Street Head, Swaledale £78.50, £78 Albyfield, £71 Chapel House Farm, £70.80 Hayclose, Badger Face £67.80 Chapel House Farm.

Leading prices per kilo: Beltex 288.60p, 277.40p Prior House, 286.30p, 260p Snade Farm, 282p Copperthorns, 275.80p, 262p, 259.50p Winterhope Farm, 271.10p, 270.40p Grange Hall, 266.20p Steeley Farm, Rouge De L Ouest 285.90p Prior House, Texel 275.40p, 264.20p, 263.40p, 259.50p, 251.40p, 248.80p Naddle Farm, 275.10p, 250.80p Mouldy Hills, 260p Burgh Head Farm, 258.40p, 255.80p Cardew Hall Farm, Dutch Texel 264.90p, 263.90p, 234.10p Low Houses, 263.30p, 261.60p, 259p, 238.50p Newbiggin Hall Farm, 239.50p Low Houses, 234.60p, 227.60p, 215.70p High Old Shield, Suffolk 215.70p Cardew Hall Farm, 214.90p, 210.20p Nether Stenries, 209p, 207.40p Townhead, 208.40p Branch End, 208.30p Hayclose, 204p Parkhouse, Blackfaced 207.50p, 206.80p Glenshanna, 200p, 193.20p Street Head, 195.30p Hayclose, Greyfaced 187.30p Nelson Hill Farm, 186.70p Hayclose, 183.60p Westgarth Hill, 182.30p White House, 180.20p Barrowling, Swaledale 190.20p, 176.40p Albyfield, 189.30p, 183.70p Chapel House Farm, 178.70p, 174.80p Hayclose, 175.10p Milton Mains, Leicester 188p Hayclose, Badger Face 183p Chapel House Farm.

Cast Ewes – A larger entry of ewes met a good demand throughout topping at £124.50 for Texels from M/s Dodd of Westview.

Leading prices per head: Texel £124.50, £114.50, £113.50(x2), £106.50 West View, £117.50 Burgh Head Farm, £111.50 Milton Mains, £109.50 Burmoor, £107.50 St Oswalds Farm, £105.50, £103.50 Clarks Farm, Suffolk £119.50, £91.50, £79.50 Burgh Head Farm, £107.50, £82.50 Townhead, £103.50 Crag Nook Farm, £103.50 Gill Farm, £91.50 Seymour House, £87.50 Hayclose, £83.50, £79.50 Crag Nook Farm, Leicester £94.50 Burgh Head Farm, Greyfaced £93.50 Burmoor, £92.50, £88.50(x2), £84.80 St Oswalds Farm, £89.50 Clarks Farm, £89.30, £82.50 Crag Nook Farm, £87.30, £84.30 Low Buildings, £86.50 West Moorhouses, Blackfaced £70.80, £62.50, £49 Cowcourse Farm, Swaledale £62.50, £53.50 High Lovelady Shield, £54.50, £43.50 Scarrowmanwick, Herdwick £46.50 St Oswalds Farm.