Cows & Heifers with calves at foot: With a great entry of 550, being the largest in the UK of cows and heifers with calves at foot, were presented to one of the largest ring sides of buyers seen at Borderway for many years. Trade was far dearer than expected, with the whole sale of cows and heifers with calves at foot averaging £2005. For a 100 more lots sold.

Messrs Cadzow, Inland Pasture Farm run of heifers and calves topped at £3600 for a British Blue heifer with Limousin cross calf at foot. Mr Craig Malone, Pitcairn Farm run of heifers and calves also peaked at £3600 for a British Blue cross heifer and Limousin calf. Messrs McAlister, Wester Thomaston run of heifers and calves topped at £3500 for a British Blue cross heifer with Limousin cross bull calf.

Messrs Longmere, Knapperthaw Farm sold a Limousin heifer with Limousin cross bull calf for £3500. Messrs Lee & Son, Stockley Burn Farm run of stock cows topped at £3400 for a British Blue cow and Limousin calf.

Bulling heifers met a fast throughout and saw quality types selling to a premium when they peaked at £2450 for a pair of British Blues from Messrs Hall, Ainstable Hall, while a good show of bulls were forward to a great demand, with a total of 11 out of 13 sold. They peaked at 8000gns for an outstanding Limousin from Messrs Lees and Sons, Stockley Burn Farm.

LEADINGprices:

Heifers with calves – BRB – £3600, £3400, £2900, £2700, £2600, £2450, £2400, £2350, £2250 Inland Pasture Farm; £3600, £2700 Pitcarin Farm; £3500, £2900, £2600 Wester Thomaston; £2700 Old Hall Farm; £2600, £2550, £2050 West Wharmley; £2500 The Flatt; £2300 Paradise Farm; £2200 Kirtlevale; £2100 (x2) Coombe Crag; £2100 Rigg House. Lim – £3500 Knapperthaw Farm' £3400, £3000, £2900 Inland Pasture Farm; £3400, £3200, £3200, £3100, £2900, £2700, £2600 (x2) Wester Thomaston; £3300 Kirtlevale; £3200, £3000 Pitcairn Farm; £3100, £2900, £2800 West Wharmley; £2850, £2700, £2600 (x2), £2550 Aldermanseat Farm; £2800 Bridge Farm; £2750 Lower Langshaw Farm; £2700 High House; £2700 Red House Farm; £2700 Balgray Hill; £2600 (x2) Paradise Farm. Blonde – £2200, £2150 Bowness Hall. Luing – £2100 Aldermanseat Farm. Sim – £2050 Aldermanseat Farm.

Cows with calves – BRB – £3400, £2050, £2700, £2400, £2300, £2250 Stockley Burn Farm; £2350, £3100, £2300 Lower Langshaw Farm; £2700 Sleights House Farm; £2500, £2350 Hawkswell Farm; £2300 Cringleber. Blonde – £3150 Stockley Burn Farm. Lim – £3000, £2850, £2800, £2700, £2550, £2450, £2300 Sleights House Farm; £3000, £2900, £2700, £2600 Stockley Burn Farm; £2950 Lower Langshaw Farm; £2900, £2800 Bonshawside; £2650, £2500, £2350, £2300 Northfield Park; £2600, £2450, £2350, £2350, £2300 (x2) Hawkswell Farm; £2550 Bail Hill; £2500 Bank House; £2350, £2300 Little Orton Farm; £2250 Lumm Farm; £2250 Common Carr Farm. Char – £2000 Orchard House.

In-calf cows – Lim – £1650, £1550, £1520, £1400, £1320 Lumm Farm; £1350 Stockley Burn Farm. In-calf heifers – Lim – £1250 Breconside Farm.

Bulling heifers – BRB – £2450, £2000, £1850, £1500, £1480, £1420 Ainstable Hall; £1780, £1700, £1600, £1450, £1400 Low House; £1500 Keskadale Farm; £1420 Middle Farm; £1400 Bloan Farm; £1400 Nether Ernambrie Farm. Lim – £1850, £1780, £1720, £1700 (x3), £1600 (x2), £1580, £1550, £1520, £1500 Low House; £1600, £1500 Beckhouse Farm; £1580, £1550 Middle Farm; £1500 Keskadale Farm; £1500 Wester Thomaston. Blonde – £1580 Middle Farm; £1380 Low House. Luing – £1420, £1380 The Flatt. Char – £1420 Low House. Sim – £1320 The Flatt; £1200 Theakston Grange; £1180 (x2) Georgefield. A-A – £1150, £1100 The Flatt.

Bulls – Lim – 8000gns Stockley Burn Farm; 3800gns Wanton Walls; 2500gns Farhills; 2000gns Hillside. A-A – 5600gns Wester Middleton; 2500gns Mid Bishopton Farm. BRB – 2500gns, 2200gns Lyonpark Farm.