A LARGE show of cows and heifers with calves at foot was presented to a large ringside of buyers at Harrison and Hetherington's Borderway centre, last week, where trade was back slightly on the previous month's flying prices.

It was a run of heifers with calves from Messrs Cadzow, Inland Pasture, that topped the entry when two British Blues with calves sold for £2900 apiece as the consignment of nine outfits from Messrs Cadzow averaged £2461.

Matching that was a Limousin cross cow with calf from Messrs Ousby, Bents, while, from north of the Border, John McAlister sold six from Wester Thomaston to average £2475 and to a top of £2850 for a Limmy cross heifer with calf.

A Limousin cross and a British Blue cross, both from Messrs Renton, High Highlaws, topped the bulling heifer entry at £1600 apiece.

LEADING prices:

Heifers with calves – BB – £2900 (x2), £2550, £2250 Inland Pasture Farm; £2800 Wester Thomaston; £2400 West Wharmley. Lim – £2850, £2800, £2700 Wester Thomaston; £2700, £2350 (x3) Inland Pasture Farm; £2500, £2450, £2350 (x2), £2250, £2250, £2050 (x2) Hawkswell Farm; £2350, £2300 (x2) Derrie Farm; £2350 Bank House; £2350 West Wharmley; £2250, £2100 Bridge Farm; £2200, £2150 High House; £2200, £2000 Lower Langshaw Farm; £2000 Pitcairn Farm; £2000 Aldermanseat Farm.

Cows with calves – Lim – £2900 Bents Farm; £2500 Kitlevale; £2400 Bonshawside; £2200 Haas Side Farm; £2020, £2000 Lower Langshaw Farm. BB – £2600 Flimby Hall.

In-calf heifers – Lim – £1300, £1280, £1250, £1220, £1200 The Flatt. A-A – £1220 The Flatt.

Bulling heifers – Lim – £1600, £1450 (x2), £1250 High Highlaws; £1350 (x4), £1300 (x3) Middle Farm; £1280 (x3), £1250, £1250 Dundraw Farm. BB – £1600 High Highlaws; £1300 (x2) Middle Farm. A-A – £1050 (x2) Town End Farm.

Breeding bulls – Lim – 2300gns, 2300gns Overthawaite Farm.