Border, May 30

Jun 6 2009 by Karen Dent, The Journal

BORDER, May 30

The annual spring machinery sale was held at Kelso Racecourse.A good entry of interesting items met on enthusiastic demand with prospective buyers travelling from all over Europe. Bidding was brisk particularly on the well known manufactures brands with reserves being easily reached.

Prices: JCB 535 140 Loadall 2008 £30,000, Opico Agric Grass Harrow/Rake air assisted £3,500 1981 Ford 4610 Tractor with front loader and original tyres £3,300, Reekie 650 Dryrite Mobile Dryer £1650, Millermam SP1 Tub Grinder £1,500, Rice Double Horse Box Trailer £1,500, Ifor Williams Tri Axle 14 ft Trailer £1,400, Stewart 14 Tonne Flat Trailer £850, Major Grass Topper £520, Tarrup 3m Grass Mower £520, Smallish Mobile Pasture Mower £460, Suzuki 250 Quad £390, Quad Trailer £200, JCB Bucket £250.

CARLISLE

June 1

Crop: There were fewer loads forward due to the time of year. Mini heston bales of barley straw sold to £85 per tonne. Wheat straw in mini hestons sold to £50 per tonne and in round bales £10 per bale.

Ewes and lambs: A mixed show of 746 ewes and lambs were forward with trade just dropping away slightly after last weeks highs.

Leading prices: Hoggs and lambs: Texel £90, £86, £84, £82 Newbiggin Hall Farm, £82, £78, £73, £71 Low Fauld, Beltex £82 Newbiggin Hall Farm, Greyfaced £74, £70 Yew Tree Farm, £69, £68, £67 Bank House, £66 Kiln Croft, £64 The Green.

Shearling ewes & lambs: Texel £50 Low Fauld,

Ewes & Lambs: Texel £60 Airyhemming, North Country Cheviot £55 Airyhemming.

HEXHAM

June 2

Cattle: There were 112 cattle forward including 76 OTM. All classes sharper on the week. Prime cattle average 164.2p per kilo

Prime cattle: Limousin Steers – 179.5p 171.5p Broomhall, 175.5p 173.5p (Twice) Dunns Houses. Limousin heifers – 176.5p, 170.5p Hard Riding. Blonde heifers – 170.5p Hallington New Houses. British Blue x Steers – 172.5p Twizell Hall. British Blue x - 1243.53, 1190.25 Twizell Hall. Limousin steers 1209.83, 1101.03 Broomhall,1187.58, 1102.23 Peacock House, 1179.36, 1178.07 Ogle Castle Limousin heifers – 1132.20 Great Chesters

OTM|: Dearest trade seen for sometime to return an average of 121.4p per kilo Limousin - 155.5p 145.5p 144.5p Great Chesters 154.5p Fairview, 148.5p 139.5p Settlingstones, 146.5p Little Swinburne, 142.5p (Twice) Woodhall 138.5p 137.5p Dotland Park. British Blue x – 151.5p Wolf Hills, 143.5p West Mill Hills. Simmental x – 142.5p High Wooley 136.5p Blackcarts. Limousin - 1152.32 Dotland Park, 1124.37 Settlingstones, 1106.22 Fairview

British Blue – 1037.51 West Mill Hills. Simmental - 1037.40. Blackcarts

Sheep: There were 774 prime sheep forward, comprising 286 lambs, 156 Hoggs and 332 cast ewes and rams.

Prime lambs: A mixed selection of spring lambs met a strong demand selling to £98 for heavy Suffolk x from Greyside and to 227.3p per kg for Texels from Newbiggen Hill. Sale average 42kgs, 208.8p, £87.73. Texel £97.80 Low Staples, £97 Salmonswell, £96.50 Ravenside, £95.50 Nilston Rigg, £95 Aydonshields, £94 Grange Houses, £93.20, £92.80 Newbiggin Hill, £92 Aydonshields, Low Staples £91.80, Salmonswell, Nilston Rigg, £90 White House (RO) 227.3p Newbiggin Hill, 223.8p Colt Crag, 220.9p Aydonshields, 219.3p, Ravenside, 218.0p Ravenside Bungalow 216.6p Ravenside & Grange Farm, 215.8p Newbiggin, 215.4p Colt Crag & Blue Gables, 214.6p, 213.8p Nilston Rigg, 213.5p Salmonswell. Suffolk £98 & £96 Greyside, £95 Highwood,£91.20 & £89.50 Nilston Rigg £89 & £88.80 Jubilee Buildings, £88.50 Nilston Rigg, £88 Greyside, £87 Grange Houses £86.80 Town Farm Milbourne, £86.20 & £86 Greyside. 220.0p Greyside, 215.9p Highwood, £215.0p & 208.7p Greyside 208.5p & 208.1p Nilston Rigg 208.0p Highwood, 207.1p Grange Houses, 206.7p Town Farm Milbourne, 206.5p Jubilee Buildings, 205.8p Nilston Rigg, 205.2p Greyside. Beltex £89, £88.80 Highwood, 222.0p & 211.9p Highwood,

Hoggs: Suffolk x - £87.50 Glendue Farm, £81.20 & £78 Morrowfield, £75 Rosehill, 152.9p Morrowfield, 149.6p Glendue Farm, 145.0p Morrowfield Texel x - £87.50 & £85 Glendue Farm, £82 Middle Heads, £81.50 Dukesfield Hall, £80 Ochrelands, 166.7p Glendue Farm, 160.8p Middle Heads, 153.7p Glendue Farm, 150.9p Ochrelands Mule - £80 Burnbank, £76 Hot Bank, £75 & £72 Grange Farm 160.0p Burnbank, 156.4p Sewingshields, 153.7p Roses Bower, 153.1p Grange Farm Blackface - £64 & £63.20 Hot Bank, £63 Sewingshields 146.5p & 144.1p Sewingshields, 143.6p Hot Bank Swaledale - £64 Glenhill, £61.50 Rosehill. 153.8p Rosehill Char x - £80.50 & £77 Rosehill, 151.0p Rosehill Cross - £72 Colt Crag 150.0p Colt Crag

Cast ewes and rams (332): Texel Ewes - £98 & £93 Newbiggin Hill, £92 Stotsfold, £91 Glendue Farm, £90 East Uppertown, £87.50 Glendue Farm, £87 Bulls Hill & Bensons Fell, £84.50 Harewalls, £84 Dukesfield Hall Texel ram - £75 (Twice) Glendue Farm £70 Cooper House Suffolk ewes - £103 Hallington South, £87.50 Old Bridge End, £83.80 Glendue Farm, £81 White House Eastgate, Beltex x Ewes - £87 Hill Head Farm Charollais x Ewes - £76 Cooper House, £70 Ravenside, Cheviot ewes - £56 Greyside Mule ewes - £82.50 Bensons Fell, £69 Glendue Farm, £68 Greyside, £67 South Clarewood, £65.50 Black Hedley, £65 Stotsfold , Lingley Field (Twice) & Ochrelands Leicester ewes - £84 The Steel, £81 Low Acton Leicester ram - £95 (Twice) The Steel Blackface ewes - £62 & £57 The Steel, £51 High Staward Blackface ram - £60 High Staward, £54.50 Nookton, £50 Roses Bower Swaledale ewes - £57 Bulls Hill, £52.50 Stotsfold, £52 White House Eastgate, £48.50 Pry Hill (CP) £47 Smailsburn, £45.50 Allenshields, £44 Glendhill & Loadman Swaledale ram - £48 Allenshields Jacob ewes - £36 Smailsburn Lleyn ewes - £80 Colt Crag Beulah ewes - £45.50 Plantation Avenue

WIGTON

June 2

There was an entry of 140 prime cattle, 23 bulls, 428 prime sheep. Cattle were a much stronger trade with averages increasing to 173p for clean cattle

The top price of 200p pr kg was paid for a British Blue Steer shown by Ashburner Ltd., High House, Sandwith, Whitehaven. Top price of £1335.84 per head was paid to GN & DM Bowe, Bothel Parks, Bothel.

Heifers made top price of 198.50p pr kg for a British Blue shown by Messrs Tweddell, Haltcliffe Bridge, Hesket New Market and was purchased by R J Harrison Butchers, Wigton. The top price per head for heifers was £1141.65 for a Limousin shown by Messrs Graham, Miller Hill, Gilsland.

Bulls made top price of 175.50p pr kg for a Limousin Bull shown by WR & JM Cowx & Son, Hudscales, Hesket New Market. The top price of £1161.16 per head was paid for a Limousin Bull shown by T A Byers, Ellenbank, Boltongate.

Averages: Steers MW 178.5 (153.88) HW 200 (173.77) Heifers MW 186.5 (170.63) HW 198.5 (172.97)

Bulls MW 175.5 (163.76) HW 169.5 (145.94) Steers British Blue 200 High House (Ashburner) 182.5 Greenah Villa 172.5 The Old Vicarage Limousin 186.5 181.5 Bothel Parks 184.5 179.5 Old Vicarage 184.5 Kirkland Guards 183.5 Abbey Cowper 182.5 High House (Ashburner) 178.5 High Aketon 178.5 Moorend 178.5 Crosby House 178.5 Midtown (Gray) Charolais 171.5 167.5 Midtown (Gray) 168.5 Parkgate Hall 168.5 Crosby House 160.5 Stockbridge Farm Aberdeen Angus 161.5 The Grange Holstein Friesian 118.5 Lowfield House

Heifers: British Blue 198.5 184.5 Haltcliffe Bridge 194.5 Osborne Farm 188.5 Ellenbank 187.5 The Old Vicarage Limousin 193.5 186.5 Miller Hill 191.5 184.5 Crosby House 189.5 186.5 East House (Tyson) 189.5 The Old Vicarage 185.5 184.5 Kellbarrow 183.5 West Farm (Miller) Charolais 182.5 172.5 Town Head 168.5 Ellenbank Blonde 174.5 Grassknop 164.5 Osborne Farm Aberdeen Angus 174.5 The Grange 168.5 Osborne Farm Simmental 150.5 Midtown (Gray)

Bulls: Limousin 175.5 174.5 172.5 Hudscales 169.5 Syke Farm 167.5 163.5 Ellenbank

British Blue 165.5 Kiln Close 159.5 Syke Farm

Holstein Friesian 139.5 136.5 Croft Head 139.5 Prospect Farm 135.5 Kiln Close 132.5 Skiprigg 129.5 Street Head

Lambs: A tremendous entry of lambs and despite reports of trades below 190p per kg further south our quality pushing our average higher than last week. Increased buyers around the ring contributing but the biggest factor was the number of lambs falling in the 39-42 kgs and a fair majority at this weight £85-£92.

Top price of £122 was paid for Texel lambs shown by T Bell & Son, Clement Leazes, Hallbankgate and were purchased by R J Harrison Butchers, Wigton. A pen of Beltex lambs shown by Messrs Jefferson, Abbey Cowper, Abbeytown made top price of 272.5p pr kg these were also purchased by R J Harrison Butcher, Wigton.

Averages: SW 231.60 (214.98) MW 272.50 (215.99) HW 252.20 (211.72) OW 209.43 (209.43) Per head Texel £122 Clement Leazes £118 £114 West Farm (Miller) £116 £114 Tiffenthwaite £116 Greenah Villa £113 Bothel Parks £111 Haltcliffe Bridge £111 Wellington Farm £110 Home Farm (Parkin) Beltex £113 £109 Abbey Cowper £100 Parkgate Hall Suffolk £93.5 £90.50 Jenkin Cross £91.50 Midtown Cottage (Stubbs) £91 High Parson Bridge £90.50 Mid Farm £90 Parkgate Hall Per kg Beltex 272.5 269 Abbey Cowper 250 Parkgate Hall Texel 271.40 268.20 West Farm (Miller) 252.2 Greenah Villa 250 Home Farm (Parkin) Suffolk 216.70 High Parson Bridge 216.60 204.6 Jenkin Cross 208.40 Mid Farm 204.5 Parkgate Hall

Ewes: Suffolk £90 Cumdivock House Texel £84 Westend Farm £82 Churchrigg £79 Grange View £78 & £77 Mechi Mule £70 Churchrigg £66 Cumdivock House £65 Fellside House £62 The Grange Beltex £62 Parkgate Hall Cheviot £46 Hillcrest

LONGTOWN

June 2

Breeding sheep: There were 1,540 head of breeding sheep forward.

All classes of breeding sheep sold at the dearest trade of the season.

Top price was £68 for Greyface hoggs with singles from Prospect, others to £67 Yewtree, £65 Porterstown. Texels hoggs with singles £66 Sockbridge Hall, £65 Old Police House, £63 Kinning Hall; Suffolk £52 Sockbridge Hall. Greyface hoggs with twins £59 Porterstown, £54 Prospect, £51.50 Seathill.

Shearlings with twins £51 for Texels from Seathill; Greyfaces £52 Seathill, £50 Bayles.

Ewes with singles to £57 for Swaledales from Drumcork; Blackfaces £41 Johnstone Bank; Hill Cheviot £42 Brookfield, £40 Bayles; Texels £48 Bayles, Lleyn £46 Castlefearn.

Ewes with twins: Greyfaces to£48.50, £45.50, £43.50 Bayles, £42 Brookfield; Hill Cheviots £43.50 Pennine View, £43 Brookfield; Texels £46 Kinning Hall; Lleyn £49 Castlefearn; Blackface £41 Johnstone Bank; Swaledale £34 Chapel; Zwartbles £45 Lonely Bield. Ewe hoggs to £75.50 for Lleyns from Castlefearn. Cast ewes to £48.50 Bayles. Cast rams £45.50 Bayles.

CARLISLE

June 3

Calves: A good show of 240 calves was forward with calves selling up to a whopping £470 for a British Blue heifer calf from Messrs R Airey & Son, Low Greenside, Ravenstonedale who also sold another three heifers at £410, £400 and £390 with bull calves selling to £415 from Messrs G & J Foster, Waitby Farm, Kirkby Stephen for an Limousin. Black and white bull calves also continued to sell well with 14 day old calves averaging over £50.

Leading prices: Heifers: British Blue £470, £410, £400, £390 Low Greenside, £380 The Harras, £275 Bolton Park, £250 Southerfield Hall, £250, £200 (x2) Riggheads, Limousin £372, £290 Slealands Burn, £320 Tempest Tower, £310, £300 Sorrowstones Farm, £310 Bridge End, £295 Riggheads, £290 Hill House, £270 West House, £260 Midtown Farm, Aberdeen Angus £192 West Trailtrow, £190 Castle Farm.

Bulls: Limousin £415, £390 Waitby Farm, £360 Sorrowstones Farm, £305, £300, £285 Hill House, £300 (x2) The Croft, £288 Beckstones, £285 Castle Farm, British Blue £395, £328, £300 Low Greenside, £325 The Harras, £318 Bridge End, £285 Riggheads, £280, £270 Southerfield Hall, £270 (x2) Red Hall Farm, £265 Buckabank Farm, Simmental £252 West Trailtrow, £225 Park House, Aberdeen Angus £225 (x2) West Trailtrow, £100 Bolton Park, Montbelliarde £220, £195 Colby Laithes, Holstein £190 (x2) Waitby Farm, £190 Gaterigg Farm, £190 Tempest Tower, £185, £165 (x2) Askrigg Hall, £180 The Howes, £168 Monks House, £165 Beech Farm, £165 Sorrowstones, £160 (x2) Breckney Hill, British Friesian £185, £170, £145 Beckstones,

Dairy: A similar number of cows were forward with all classes selling well. The sale also included the first stage of the dispersal from Messrs JH & E Ivinson, Plumpton Foot Farm, Calthwaite who sold their April and May calved cows. This sale of good newly calved cows was well supported by friends and neighbours and all animals selling to exceed Mr Ivinson’s expectations.

Leading prices:- £1850, £1700 Ormside Lodge, £1450 High House, £1380 (x3) The Howes.

Messrs Ivinson: Holstein Friesian £1820, £1680, £1620, £1620, £1600, £1580, £1520 Jersey £1500, £1380, Ayrshire £1400.

Weanlings: A smaller show of 220 weanlings were forward with a large ring side of buyers ensuring an excellent trade.

Leading prices: (all crosses) Steers: Aberdeen Angus £828 Holme Farm, Limousin £815, £760 Aikton, British Blue £695 Aikton, £610 Mealrigg House Farm.

Heifers: Aberdeen Angus £750, £660 (x2) Holme Farm, Limousin £710 (x2) Gelt House, £690 Aikton, £675 The Heugh, £670 How Farm, British Blue £665, £645 (x3) Mealrigg House Farm, Parthenais £565 Holmewrangle, Hereford £522, £495 (x2), £485 (x2) Nelson Hill Farm, Charolais £520 (x2) Low Plains.

Bulls: British Blue £655 Low Sorbies, £555 Pond Farm, Limousin £655 (x2), £590, £580 (x4) Pond Farm, Simmental £555 Southcroft, Holstein Friesian £520 Croft House.

Store cattle: A smaller show of 506 store cattle, weanlings and calves were forward with a poorer show being dearer by far on the week.

Leading store cattle prices (all crosses): Steers: Limousin £875, £860 Baystone Bank Farm, £800 Woodhead, British Blue £870 Ash View, £860, £850 Woodhead, £855 (x2) Cardewlees, Hereford £850 (x2) Ash View, Aberdeen Angus £775 Braeside, British Friesian £620 (x2) Sneck Yeat, Holstein £605 (x3) Bridge Petton Farm.

Heifers: Limousin £900, £830 Baystone Bank Farm, British Blue £885, £880, £875, £840 Hainings Farm, Blonde d’Aquitaine £740 Cardewlees,

LONGTOWN

June 4

Prime stock: There were 83 prime cattle, 1 young beef bull, 32 OTM cattle, 730 spring lambs, 2,960 cast ewes and rams and 1,749 prime hoggs. Prime strs to 188.5p for Limousin from Toppin Castle prime hfrs to 185.5p for Limousin from Toppin Castle OTM bullocks to 139.5p for Shorthorn from Bog Hall OTM cows to 129.5p for Charolais from Hallburn prime hoggs to £96.50 for Texels from Lyden Prime lambs to £98.00 for Texels from Longstrumble Heavy ewes to £122.50 for Texels from Tiffenthwaite Light ewes to £66.50 for Blackfaces from Highend Rams to £136.50 for Suffolks from Englishtown.

Steers Light to 165.5p (165.5p) Medium to 161.5p (152.9p) Heavy to 188.5p (168.2p) Heifers Medium to 156.5p (156.5p) Heavy to 185.5p (165.5p) Young bulls 148.5p (148.5p) Hoggs Light to195.0p (177.9p) Standard to 199.0p (171.8p) Medium to 200.0p (172.5p) Heavy to 197.0p (165.9p) Shlgs 192.0p (130.8p) Lambs Light to 205.0p (192.1p) Standard to 214.0p (198.0p) Medium to 214.0p (194.9p) Heavy to 196.0p (182.5p) Overweight 179.0p (172.6p) Ewes Light to £66.50 (£39.81)

Heavy to £122.50 (£74.52) Cast rams £136.50 (£77.45)

ACKLINGTON

June 4

North East Livestock Sales sold 95 cattle including 12 cows, 1,766 sheep comprising 813 lambs, 218 hoggs and 735 cast ewes.

Ewes: Suffolk118, 112 Ashby, 118 Houndalee, 111, 101 Birchwood, 110 West Lane End, 108 Tuthill. Texel- 106, 105 Trewhitt Steads, 104 Cornhills, 100 M.C.P. HB- 104 Southside, 104, 101 Ashby, 102 Belsay. Leicester- 102 west Cottage. Vendeen- 98, 96 North Lyham. Llyn- 89, 88 Tughall. Charolais- 99 South Carter Moor, 902 Black Callerton. Mules- 82 Hepple Whitefield, 80 Tuthill, Haredene, 78 Black Callerton. BF- 58 Birchwood, 56 Weldon, 55.50 Cartington, 52.50 Shieldykes. Swales- 47.50 Hepple.

Rams: B F Leicester Rams- 104 North Lyham. B D’Maine Rams-100 Weetslade. Beltex rams- 94 Birchwood, Haredene.

Lambs- Texels- 104, 99 Morwick 100 Middle Duddo, 98 Fenham Hill, 97,91 Chevington Moor, 93 Watch Currock. Beltex- 97,92.50 Morwick, 96, 95.50, 92.50 Meldon Park, 93 Nesbit, 90 Hemelspeth. HBx- 98.50. 91 Old Deanham, 96 Haugh Head. Vendeen- 97.50, 90 Morwick, 94 .50 N. Lyham. Suffolk- 97 S. Rennington, 94.50 (2) Gallow Moor, 92 Stonecroft, West Lane End. Charolais- 95, 91 South Carter , 91.50 Field House, 91 Corneyside, 90.50 N. Rennington.

Beltex- 225p 219p Hemelspeth, 217p Annstead, 211p Nesbit. Texel- 219p Lowsteads, 213p Stonecroft, 210p Clifton. Charolais- 210p 219p East Dalton 209p W. Rennington, Field House. Vendeen- 208p Morwick, White House Folly. Suffolk- 207p Lane End 205p Widdrington, Agrics Cottage. Chev/Mule-209p Annstead.

Hoggs: Hoggs- Texels- 113, 100,97.50 Birchwood 95 MCP 93, 90 Carr House. Suffolk- 95 S Rennington, Loanend, 93 Stamford. Mules- 88 Pasture House, 85 Intake, 80 Belsay. BF- 76 Birtley Shield.

Cattle: Lim hfrs- 175.5p 169.5p Low Hall 170.5p Boulmer, 169.5p 167.5p Blagdon Burn, 168.5p Kirkley Dam House. Sim hfrs- 174.5p Eslington. Bel hfrs- 170.5p Make me Rich, 167.5p Oakdene. Bel blks- 174.5p 173.5p Chevington Moor 168.5p South Acton. Lim blks- 173.50 Kirkley Dam House, 168.5p Blagdon Burn, 167.5p Chevington Moor. Sim blks- 168.5p Boulmer. Overweight Blks- 161.5p

S. Rennington. Char blks- 1240, 1210 Hemscott Hill, 1237, 1196, 1185 S. Rennington. Bel Blks- 1155, 1149 South Acton.

OTMS (Cows): A poor show forward but no cheaper. Aged Lim bull 1383 (131.5p) start up. Simmental cow- 855 (129.5p) Donkin Rigg, 776 (114.5p) Eslington, 673 (118.5p) Hazon.

DARLINGTON

June 4

Darlington Market had forward 467 prime cattle comprising of 181 young bulls, 115 steers and 171 heifers.

There were 1,698 prime Sheep comprising of 964 new season lambs, 230 hoggs and 504 cast sheep.

Young bulls a solid trade plenty of demand averaging 160p/kg

Top price per kilo was 198p for a Belgian Blue that realised £1212 consigned by J Allison&son Seal Houses

Lead grossing bull realised £1429 for a Limousin consigned by K&A Harker Worsall Grove Farm

Leading price per kilo: 198 193 176 J Allison&son, 180 177 Cheesebrough Ltd, 178 JA Boyes 178x3 178 171 AR&BA Wilson, 177 170 JB Luck, 177 172 170 D Richardson&son 176 173 P Coupland, 176 174 JH&D Wise, 175 J&A Moralee, 175x2 174 AC Simpson&son 174 170 B&B Kitching, 174 Waterloos Farm, 173 172 K&A Harker, 173 171 WA Richardson 172 RA Busby, 172 D Dixon, 172 Landteam, 171 JJS Allison, 171 170 C Harle&son 171 C Morris, 171 CB Taylor

Lead grossing bulls: £1429 K&A Harker, £1428 £1368 JH&D Wise, £1422 £1292 WJ&A Bowes £1397 £1286 £1268 WA Richardson, £1370 £1273 £1252 AC Simpson&son £1287 AR&BA Wilson, £1274 B&B Kitching, £1273 £1266 JA Boyes, £1268 £1258 J&A Moralee £1251 JB Luck, £1247 J Allison&son

Steers dearer on the week averaging 168p/kg

Top price per kilo was 195p for a Limousin that realised £1206 consigned by JA Boyes Strathmore House

Lead grossing steer realised £1364 for a Charolais consigned by P Coupland Stone Cross Farm

Leading price per kilo: 195 188 187 179 172 171 170 JA Boyes, 195 177 174 171 I Marshall&son 194 178 176 173 172 170 Corner bros, 190 185 180 TN Callender, 188 JP Stephenson 188 178 Askwiths, 186 171 170 Cheesbrough Ltd, 185 P Coupland, 185 174 JL Marks 183 177 TN Hodgson&son, 181 180 173 T Bean&sons Shield Farm 182 179x2 LW Martin, 179 171 Walker bros, 178 176 174 171 J Gilson 177 176 171x2 FT Gibbon, 177 Lawson Farms, 176 FH Hutchinson, 175 JV&JA Hodgson 175 JM Hall, 174 GW Gill&son, 173 JJS Allison, 171 S Weightman&son

Lead grossing steers: £1364 P Coupland, £1138 £1297 TN Callender, £1314 Cheesebrough Ltd £1374 £1246 £1211 £1206 JA Boyes, £1249 JG Wilkinson&son, £1234 £1197 JM Hall £1227 £1199 T Bean&sons, £1216 Corner Bros, £1211 I Marshall&son, £1206 Lawson Farms £1190 £1185 Askwiths

Heifers surpassing last week’s trade by a clear 5p with last week a great trade averaging 173p/kg

Top price per kilo was 212p for a Belgian Blue that realised £1052 consigned by RA Busby Harlnad House

Lead grossing heifers realised £1180 for a Limousin consigned by JR Walton Rockcliffe

Leading price per kilo: 212 RA Busby, 208 194 191 184x2 180 P Coupland, 206 F&JS Gargett 206 198 JV&JA Hodgson, 200 194 189 187 186 179 178 WF Hustwit 200 188 182 JR Walton, 198 190 185 Askwiths, 195 K&J Heslop, 196 T Bean&sons 196 178 JM Shotton, 196 187 185 180 JG Walton&sons, 193 P&E Ellis 192 191 F&JS Gargett, 189 188 185 184 178 GC&JC Pullan, 188 186 185 TF&C Robinson 189 188 178 H Sedgewick, 189 188 186 GF Tuer, 188 W Swinbank&son 186 183 178 P&JH Davison, 185 181 K&A Harker, 184x2 175x2 174 WA Warman 181 179 178 Cheesbrough Ltd, 180 179 GS&SE Wilson, 179 JB&PM Sayer

Lead grossing heifers: £1180 JR walton, £1178 £1165 £1139 £1059 P Coupland £1157 £1151 £1112 £1093 £1087 WF Hustwit, £1109 £1094 £1091 £1073 JG Walton&son £1093 GF Tuer, £1087 JB&PM Sayer, £1085 £1082 JM Shotton, £1080 F&JS Gargget £1057 H Sedgewick, £1052 RA Busby&son

New season prime lambs: Top price per kilo was 233 for a pen a outstanding Texel Lambs that weighed 42kg and realised £98 consigned by P Tindale Paradise Farm.

Lead grossing lambs realised £99 for stong Suffolk lambs consigned by RG Richardson East Farm Burdon

Leading price per kilo: 233 216 P Tindale, 230 P&CM Graham, 226 I Curry, 226 223 216 RA Patterson 222 JC Simpson, 221 217 214 GH Watson&son, 220 C Binks&son, 218 J Brown 217 213 210x2 BR Routledge, 216 AA Thompson, 216 209 M&EM Dobinson 216 212 AR Watson, 215 211 JE Holliday, 215 TF&C Robinson, 214 211 WS Hewitson 214 JJ Kemp&son, 214 212 211 JG Walton&son, 214 211 JR Walton, 213 E Scott&son 211 JM Hall, 211 NA Millerm, 211 208 Petty&Williams, 211 RG Richardson 211 JR&M Richardson, 211 G Swinbank&son, 210 GC&JC Pullan

Lead grossing lambs: £99 RG Richardson, £99 £90 JC Simpson, £98 P Tindale, £96-50 J Hird £96-50 £95 £94 NA Miller, £95 £91 JG Walton&son, £94-50 JE Holliday&son £94-50 £93-50 £91 JJ Kemp&son, £94 £91 JW Fell&son, £92-50 WS Hewitson&son £91-50 GC&JC Pullan, £91 TF& Robinson, £91 JR Walton £90 JE Holiday

Prime hoggs: Top price per kilo was 213p for a pen of Texel hoggs that weighed 40kg and realised £86 consigned by C Gaskin, Hillingdon Farm. Lead grossing pen realised £97 for a pen of strong Texels consigned by Mr Robinson&son Alwent Farm

Cast sheep saw another great trade with eight ewe buyers, more demand than ever.

More ewes are needed to met the demand we have. Cont to £110 100x2 BR Routledge, 108 105 P Brown, 106 95 K Barsby, 101 M Robinson&son 99 M Gray 96 C&E Gaskin, 96 CA&J Skidmore, £90 BE&M Brown Mules to 86 PF Hill, 84 82 80 76 P Martin, 71 N Swinbank, 70 RA Patterson, Horn to 60 J Allison&son, 58 J Load, 50 RL Coatsworth,