On Thursday 13th November 2003, Harrison & Hetherington conducted their monthly sale of beef breeding cows and heifers with calves or in calf and bulling heifers. A great crowd of buyers from a wide area ensured that all good units and in calf cows and heifers were a great trade.

Leading prices (all crosses) :-
Heifers with calf at foot, Blonde D’ Aquitane, £1650, £720 High Knipe, £1020 Raggetsyke, £700 Parkgate Farm, £540 3 Barch Rigg. Limousin, £1600, £950 (x2) Raggetsyke, £1420 Cracrop, £1200 Upper Brydekirk, £1100 West View, £1050 Laypool Farm, £1020 Birks Farm, £920 Birks Farm, £900 Toppin Castle. Belgian Blue, £1380 Bow Green, £1080 Bankfield Farm, £1000 North Nether Scales Farm, £980 High House Farm, £980 (x2) Cringleber, £950 Upper Brydekirk, £900, £820 High Knipe, £820 Whitbarrow Farm, £730 Lowsay Farm. Aberdeen Angus, £880 Bankfield Farm, £680, £580 Whittington Farm, £680 (x2), £650, £550 Ringstones, £600 Rose Farm. Gelbvie, £620 The Row. Hereford, £600 Ringstones, £580 Rose Farm. Holstein, £520 Hayborough Farm. Simmental, £550 West View.

Cows with calf foot, Limousin, £1300 Upper Brydekirk, £1000 Broomhills, £980 Haltcliffe, £980 (x2), £920 Low Roughill, £950, £900 High House, £880 Ivy House, £850 Tewitfield Farm, £820 Raby Cote. Blonde D’ Aquitane, £1000, £800, £750 (x2), £700 Parkgate Farm, £700 Tercrosset Farm, £680, £620 Ringstones, £660 Croft House. Belgian Blue, £950 (x3), £900, £880, £620, £600 Flimby Hall, £650, £600 Sharplaw, £650, £620 Kelsick Farm. Aberdeen Angus, £950, £850, £650 Campfield Farm, £580 Ringstones. South Devon, £780 Ivy House. Simmental, £780 Hatters Farm, £740, £660, £640 Townfoot Farm, £700 Greystone House, £600 Sharplaw. Hereford, £680, £500 Low Rough Hill, £620 Ringstones.

In calf heifers, Limousin, £920, £900 Lockholme Hall, £750, £750, £680 (x2) Wheelbarrow Hall, £740, £720 (x2), £700 (x2) Ringstones, £700 Whitbarrow Farm. Blonde D’Aquitane, £740, £600 Ringstones. Simmental, £720, £660, £650 (x2), £640 (x2), £580 (x2), 560, £550 Grayrigg. Aberdeen Angus, £680 Ringstones. Belgian Blue, £620 (x3), £580 (x2) Ringstones.

Cows in calf , Limousin, £680, £620 (x2), £580, £500 (x2) Ringstones, £600, £500 Burn House, £510, £400 Top Thorn Farm. Belgian Blue, £650, £580 Burn House, £480 Low Bank Side. Hereford, £450 Ringstones, £360 Dunnabie Cottage. Blonde D’Aquitane, £350, £320 Top Thorn Farm. Charolais, £300 Top Thorn Farm.

A smaller show of quality heifers were offered with trade exceeding previous sales.
Bulling heifers (all crosses):- ,
Blonde D’Aquitaine, £590 Middle Farm. Limousin, £590, £580 (x6) Middle Farm, £570 (x4) Yew Tree Farm. Belgian Blue, £560 (x4) Middle Farm, £530 (x2), £490 (x2), £480 (x2) Wallholme, £460 Peddar Hill. Bazadaise, £530 (x2), £430 Raby Cote. Friesian, £490 Leeshill. Aberdeen Angus, £485 (6) Gateshaw Mill. Hereford, £395 (x4) Keld Farm.

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