Kirkby Stephen Annual New Fair Prize Show and Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle & Store Cattle
Monday 15th May 2006

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their Annual New Fair Sale of Beef Breeding Cattle & Store Cattle where there was an entry of 522 head including 52 geld cows. A larger show of cows were keenly bid for, peaking at 108.5 p/kg for a Limousin cow from J W Porter & Sons, Low Oxnop. Top sale price was £724.50 for a Belgian Blue cross from T G Taylor, The Gilts. An overall average of 82.96 was recorded.

Gerry Shields, Tarn House - Vendor, David Dargue, Bank Top - Judge Kindly sponsored by Taylor & Braithwaite, Sandford

A prize show was held for the best Cow or Heifer with a calf at foot. Prizes were kindly sponsored by Taylor & Braithwaite, Sandford and judging was undertaken by Mr D Dargue, Ettersgill, Teesdale. The following awards were given:-

1st G & H R Shields, Tarn House - £1,400 to Messrs D Dargue & Son, Bank Top
2nd W & J Ousby, Bents - £1,420 to R A Busby & Sons, Marrick

Breeding cattle were in fantastic demand & sold to a packed ringside of customers peaking at £1,480 for a Blonde Aq Cow with heifer calf from G & J S Richardson, Nunthorpe. Heifers & Calves averaged £1,108.89 with Cows & Calves at £859.55. A varied show of stores were equally as good to sell as the previous sale.

Geld Cows
Limousin £685.15 (96.5p) Pikestone; £675.68 (94.5p) Clockeld; £662.40 (103.5p) Asby Grange; £645.75 (102.5p), £640.15 (108.5p) Low Oxnop
Belgian Blue £724.50 (103.5p) The Gilts; £649.40 (95.5p) Asby Grange; £633.75 (84.5p) Sproat Ghyll
Blonde Aq £654.18 (95.5p) Third Sunbiggin Farm
Holstein £718.25 (84.5p), £708.40 (80.5p), £676.45 (81.5p), £631.63 (81.5p) Crossfell House; £616.13 (79.5p) South House
Friesian £705.58 (84.5p) Crossfell House; £693.05 (83.5p) Bonnygate Farm; £664.13 (80.5p), £655.48 (83.5p) Row End Farm; £531 (88.5p) Beckstones

Breeding Cattle
Limousin Heifer with Heifer Calf £1,420, £1,080 Bents Farm; £1,100 Prospect Farm
Belgian Blue Heifer with Bull Calf £1,100, £910 Tarn House
Limousin Heifer with Bull Calf £1,420, £1,170 Riddings Farm (Porter); £1,380 Prospect Farm; £1,150 Lyndale House; £1,140, £1,020 Woodend Farm; £1,080 Old Hall
Belgian Blue Heifer with Heifer Calf £1,300 Riddings Farm (Porter)
Blonde Aq Heifer with Bull Calf £1,100 Old Hall
Belgian Blue Cow with Bull Calf £1,400 Tarn House; £960 Green Farm
Limousin Cow with Heifer Calf £1.020 Musgrave House; £940 Park House; £850 Dry Howe
Simmental Cow with Steer Calf £960 Park House
Angus Cow with Bull Calf £790 Oak Tree
Hereford Cow with Bull Calf £690 Oak Tree
Limousin Cow with Bull Calf £1,080 Dry Howe
Blonde Aq Cow with Bull Calf £1,280, £980 Morton Grange Farm
Blonde Aq Cow with Heifer Calf £1,480, £1,080 Morton Grange Farm
Blonde Aq Bull £1,000 High Shipley
Store Bullocks
Angus x £612 Helbeck Grange
Blonde Aq x £690, £625, £600, £565 Clockeld; £590 Woodhouse Farm; £550, £545 Warcop Tower; £542 New Hall
Belgian Blue x £670 Villa Farm; £650 White Hills; £595, £585 New Hall; £575 Gillses; £572 Helbeck Grange; £570 Abbey Park; £550 The Gilts
Charolais x £550 Bowderdale
Holstein/Friesian £508 South House; £482 Clickham
Hereford x £495 (x5) Helbeck Grange
Limousin x £595 Keisley; £592, £565 New Hall; £585 Smardale Mill, Villa Farm; £585 (x3) Mireside; £580 Hawkrigg; £572 (x4) Helbeck Grange; £568 Park House
Simmental x £440 High Griseburn

Store Heifers
Angus x £400 (x10) Lane Head
Blonde Aq x £692, £570, £542 Woodhouse; £535 Bowderdale; £530 Lamb Paddock; £495 New Hall; £460 Grassgill
Belgian Blue x £608, £572 Gillses; £595, £495 Hawkrigg; £550 Villa Farm; £548, £512 Smardale Mill; £540, £515, £488 (x2), £485, £472, £470 Gilts; £540 Green Farm; £530 Thorneyscale; £530 Low Rutter; £515, £490 Crooks Beck; £495 White Hills; £470 (x2) Abbey Park
Charolais x £412 Bowderdale
Limousin x £660 Millbeck; £620 (x3), £570 Hawkrigg; £610, £540 Thorneyscale; £522 Cowper Hill; £490 New Hall; £480 Low Carlingill; £475, £455 Summery Hill; £465, £462 Stripes

Feeding Bulls
Blonde Aq x £548 Woodhouse Farm
Belgian Blue x £575 Keisley; £532, £495 Gillses
Limousin x £600 Keisley; £492, £480 Millbeck

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