A small but quality entry of implements was forward for the first machinery sale of the decade at Borderway Mart, Carlisle where a top price of £3400 was achieved for a Taarup bale shredder followed by £3000 for a Shelbourne hedgecutter.

LEADING prices

Machinery – £3400 Taarup trailed bale shredder; £3000 Shelbourne Reynolds hedgecutter; £2700 Sivomer 2045 tractor; £2500 Kubota 4 x 4; £1700 IW trailer; £1400 IW flat bed trailer 15ft; £1120 GE livestock trailer; £1000 grab; £950 blue sheep trailer; £850 Elho round bale shredder; £800 square cattle; £600 Grey Claas 600kg weight block; £600 Manitou bucket; £450 Ingersoll trailer; £450 yellow quad snacker; £420 wagon container; £400 Ifor Williams trailer; £300 four wheels; £300 wheels; £300 yellow shear grab; £300 Wacker plate; £240 lamb adopter; £240 sheep feed barriers; £200 forks; £200 black and yellow PTO; £180 two wheels; £180 blue chain harrows; £150 three Ecofans; £140 red mini skip; £140 Husquavana K760; £130 black storage tank.

Auctioneers: Harrison and Hetherington.