A good show of 220 prime cattle, bulls and cows forward at Harrison and Hetherington’s weekly sale of primestock saw prices topping at £1385.
Selling the topped priced Limousin bullock for 822kg at 168.5p/kg £1385 to Shaun McGimpsey was Messrs Hetherington, Old Farm.
Leading bullock prices per kilo at 181.5p/kg was a Limousin cross bullock consigned by Ms Dodd, West View sold to Charles Kirkpatrick. Mr Gamble junior, Lake Farm had a run of Limousin bullocks topping at 176.5p/kg to Pioneer Foods.
Leading heifer prices a head at £1122 was a Limousin cross also from West View.
Prime bull trade was slightly less on the week, with 52 bulls forward. Messrs McDowell and Co run of bulls topped at 175.5p/kg for a Limousin bought by Bowland Foods. Selling the toppriced blonde bull a head was for £1160 for 710kg at 163.5p/kg was Messrs Gibb, Jubilee Buildings to Mike Atkinson.
A large show of plainer dairy sorts were forward in cast and OTM section, with all classes cheaper on the week. A top price of £1411.83 was achieved for a British Blue stock bull consigned by Messrs Harper, West House. A top price per kilo of 135.5p/kg £1246.60 was realised for a Limousin stock bull consigned by Messrs Rayson, Salmons Well.
With 3591 prime sheep forward for sale trade was slightly easier on the week. More ordinary Suffolk and Texel lambs were £20 to £25 over there weight with better tighter pens regularly 170p to 185p/kg. Mule lambs were regularly 138p/kg to 143p/kg. Top price a head was £87 for Texel lambs consigned by Messrs Scott of Thirlwall Castle purchased by Steven Wilson the butcher Corby Hill. Top price per kilo was 194.3p for Dutch Texel lambs also consigned by Messrs Scott of Thirlwall Castle these were purchased by Bobby Booth.
Auctioneers:Harrison and Hetherington, Carlisle
