 An H&H Group Company |
Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held their annual Prize
show and sale of 174 Beef Breeding Cattle on Tuesday 23rd November 2010
at Middleton in Teesdale Mart.
Trade was similar to recent sales with in calf cattle rising in value,
calving heifers by £13.58 levelling at £1,122.22 and cows by £176.36
levelling at £896.32.
Cows & Heifers with calves at foot were less money on the year, however
the best quality met strong competition.
The Show, sponsored by Simpson Fuels was judged by Messrs P & S Nelson,
Rosgill Head.
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| First prize Heifer & Calf with from left to right, Peter Nelson - Judge, Stuart Nelson - Judge, Norman Simpson - Simpson Fuels - Sponsor, John Bussey - Vendor |
1st & Winning the Simpson Fuel Oils Perpetual Trophy – J & V
M Bussey, Over the Road - £2,200 to C M Dobson, who won the bottle of
whisky donated by Norman Simpson for the purchaser of the champion outfit
2nd G T & E Atkinson, Wether Hill Farm – Not sold
3rd J S & J O Dodd, West View - £2,200 to J W Watson
Leading Prices
Cows & Calves
Limousin x £1,680 Wether Hill
British Blue x £1,250 Harelaw Farm
Pure Limousin £1,000 Pikestone
Heifers & Calves
British Blue x £2,200, £1,620, £1,420 Over the Road; £1,820, £1,200 Paradise
Farm; £1,500 Harelaw Farm; £1,220 Maunby House
Limousin x £2,200 West View; £2,150, £1,750 Riddings Farm; £2,000, £1,900
Prospect Farm; £1,580 Newbiggin House; £1,500 Paradise Farm; £1,400 Low
Nook; £1,380, £1,200 Locker Farm; £1,250 Wether Hill; £1,200 Maunby House
Blonde x £2,000 Harelaw Farm
Simmental x £1,180 Houghall Farm
Cows in Calf
Limousin & Limousin x £1,150, £1,050, £!,020 (x2) Bolam Grange
Heifers in Calf
Blonde x £1,250 Needless Hall
Bazadaise x £1,080 Long Green Farm
British Blue x £1,500, £1,400, £1,100 Needless Hall; £1,180, £1,120,
£1,000 Locker Farm
Limousin x £1,520, £1,400, £1,350 (x2), £1,250 Needless Hall; £1,400,
£1,350 (x2), £1,020 Long Green Farm; £1,300, £1,150, £1,120 (x2), £1,000
Locker Farm