On Friday, 31st March 2006 Harrison & Hetherington held their monthly sale of beef breeding cattle.

Numbers forward were in short supply however all classes met an exceptional strong trade and many more could have been sold to vendors advantage.

Leading prices:-
Heifers with calves at foot - Limousin, £1400 Fraene Farm, £890, £860, £800 West House, £780, £770, £660 Greenah Cragg, £780, £750 Ewan Close. Belgian Blue, £1150, £980, £720 Plaskettlands, £1000 Barrowling, £800 North Nether Scales. Aberdeen Angus, £840 Gelt Hall Farm, £760 North Nether Scales.

Cows with calves at foot - Limousin, £1300 Cracrop, £1220, £1100, £920 North Nether Scales, £1150, £770, £700 Park House Farm, £975 Hudscales, £850, £810, £600 Fellside, £830 Ewan Close, £750 Fraene Farm. Belgian Blue, £1150 Park House Farm, £1120 North Nether Scales, £700 Hallsoven. Aberdeen Angus, £940, £710 Barrowling. Blonde, £920 Fellside. Hereford, £720, £640 Park House Farm. Charolais, £600 (x2) Campingholm.

Heifers in Calf – Limousin, £790, £660 (x2), £540, £520, £500 Manor Farm, £530 (x2) High Aketon. Simmental, £700, £580, £520 Grayrigg. Belgian Blue, £700, £550 Manor Farm.

Cows in calf – Aberdeen Angus, £450 Willowford. Limousin, £420, £400 (x2) Willowford.

Bulling Heifers- Belgian Blue, £600 (x2), £580 (x2) Home Farm (Collister).

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