A NEW centre record of £8000 was achieved at the annual spring show and sale of continental cross steers and heifers at Borderway Mart, Carlisle.  
The sale, which attracted a large number of enthusiasts looking to source the next big commercial show champion for the summer and winter events, was led by the pre-sale champion, a black Limousin cross heifer from John and Mandy Smith-Jackson of Hightown, Haltwhistle. 
Their 11-month-old heifer is by the home-bred Limousin bull, Hightown Jacko and bred from a former herd show winner. Mike Scott of Besthorpe was the final bidder at £8000, buying over the phone.
The Smith-Jacksons were again in the money selling their reserve steer champion, a Limousin cross steer to AG Laws, Leyburn, for £2200.
The reserve champion, selected by the judge, Mark Harryman, Pickering, sold for the next top price of £4500, to Mike Kirby, Holsworthy. This was the winning baby beef heifer, another black Limousin cross entry, this time from Kilnstown Farm. She is sired by the Welsh bull, Glangwden Downtown.

The Scottish Farmer:

Baby beef champion from Kilnstown sold for £4500

The second prize Limousin heifer and another black, realised £4000 when shown by 10-year-old Leighton Hardisty of Ennerdale. This entry was sired by Huntershall Gladiator, is out of a Limousin cross cow and was purchased by June Dowie, Barrhill.

The Scottish Farmer:

Second prize Limousin heifer realised £4000 for Leighton Hardisty

Neil Hardisty, How Hall, picked up the steer championship with a three-quarter bred Limousin by Huntershall Gladiator. It was knocked down at £2900 to Mr Bentley of Thirsk.
By the end of the day, heifers averaged £1018.35, with steers cashing in at £1056.50.  
Outwith the show cattle, trade peaked at £1780 and £1750 paid for Limousin cross heifers from Gillian Scott, Gateside, Linlithgow.
Steers sold to £1450 for two Limousin crosses from Messrs Whiteford, Tercrosset, Brampton, and £1400 for another two from Messrs McMiken, Nether Ernambrie, Castle Douglas. 

LEADINGawards
Heifers – Halter trained– Lim or Lim cross – 1, JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, Melkridge, Haltwhistle, £8000; 2, S Hardisty and Son, How Hall, Ennerdale, Cleator, £4000; 3, T Laird and Sons, Sunnyside and Carbello Farms, Cronberry. BB or BB cross – 1, KD and DE Millar and Partners, Crookholm Farm, Canonbie, unsold; 2, JM Wharton and Son, Snade Farm, Dunscore, Dumfries, £1700
Unhaltered – Lim or Lim cross – 1, AJ and FM Harrison, Grange Hall, Great Asby, Appleby, £1300; 2, B Hall, Ainstable Hall, Ainstable, Carlisle, £1800; 3, J Lee and Sons, Agars Hill Farm, Whitfield, £1460. BB or BB cross – 1, AJ and FM Harrison, Grange Hall, £1400; 2, JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, £1400; 3, B Hall, Ainstable Hall, £2800.
Any other continental cross or breed – 1, BW and LM Stagg, Longrow Farm, Canobie,£1550.
Baby beef – 1, Kilnstown Farms, Roweltown, Carlisle, £4500; 2, DA and DT Miller, Crookdake Mill, Wigton, £2000
 

Steers – Halter trained – Lim or Lim cross – 1, S Hardisty and Son, How Hall, £2900; 2, JW Smith-Jackson, Hightown, £2200; 3, P and A Jarman, Brow Top Farm, Branthwaite, £1250. BB or BB cross – 1, T Laird and Son, Sunnyside, £1190.
Unhaltered – Lim or Lim cross – 1, P and A Jarman, Brow Top Farm, £940; 2, A and N Batty, Flimby Hall, Wedgwood Road, Flimby Maryport, £1190; 3, TJ Hall and Son, Horsleyhill Farm Cottage, Hawick, £1210. BB or BB cross – 1, AJ and FM Harrison, Grange Hall, £1400; 2, P and A Jarman, Brow Top Farm, £1155; 3, S Hardisty and Son, How Hall, £1200.
Any other continental cross – 1, Kilnstown Farms, £1600; 2, S Hardisty and Son, How Hall,£1100.
Baby beef steer – 1, A and N Batty, Flimby Hall, £3000; 2, Kilnstown Farms, £1100.
Pens of four – Steers – 1, JM and SM Priestley, Cracrop, £1215; 2, D and R Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill, £1100; 3, WM and C Wallace, Gapshields, £1095. Heifers – 1 and 2, D and R Cornthwaite, Balgray Hill, £1000 and £940; 3, WM and C Wallace, Gapshields, £980.

LEADINGprices
Heifers – Lim – £8000 Hightown; £4500 Kilnstown; £4000 How Hall; £2000 Crookdake Mill; £1800, £1600 Ainstable Hall; £1780, £1750 Gateside Farm; £1650 Sunnyside Farm; £1460 Agars Hill Farm; £1440 Balgray Hill; £1360, £1300 Hall Garth; £1320 Gapshields; £1300 Grange Hall; £1300 Crookholm Farm. BB – £2800 Ainstable Hall; £1720 Gardrum; £1700 Snade Farm; £1400 Grange Hall; £1400, Hightown; £1370, £1210 Gardrum; £1170 Tercrosset. Blonde – £1550 Longrow Farm; £1190 Tercrosset. A-A – £1350 Crookholm Farm. Sim – £1000 Balgray Hill.
Steers – Lim – £3000; £1245 Flimby Hall; £2900 How Hall; £2200 Hightown; £1450, £1370, Tercrosset; £1400, £1330, £1320, £1300 Nether Ernambrie; £1395, £1335, Gapshields. BB – £1400 Grange Hall; £1340, £1310, Balgray Hill; £1320, £1300, £1290, Nether Ernambrie; £1300, Cracrop Farm. Blonde – £1140 Tercrosset. A-A – £1040 Clydeside Farm. BS – £1330 Nether Ernambrie. Gal – £1600 Kilnstown, £1100 How Hall.  

LEADINGaverages

Farm (No)    Average (£)
Hightown (4)    3178 
Kilnstown Farms (3)    2400 
Ainstable Hall (4)    1838 
Flimby Hall (4)    1636 
Carbello (3)    1420 
Nether Ernnambrie (15)    1307 
Crookdrake (3)    1207 
Hall Garth (8)    1204 
Gardrum (9)    1186 
Cracrop (8)    1181 
Coldshield (8)    1159 
Gapshields (25)    1115 
Roughet Hill (7)    1106 
Lawston (6)    1093  
Randalholme (8)    1088 
anerton (24)    1080 
Reaygarth (17)    1069 
Gallowberry (6)    1059
Quarry Farm (3)    1055 
Grange Hall (44)    1046 
Hargill House (15)    1044 
Kirkhouse (11)    1040