On Friday, 21st May 2004, Harrison & Hetherington held their monthly sale of beef breeding cattle.

The sale has a fantastic reputation for its excellent quality. Buyers traveled from as far a field as Orkney in the North to Cornwall in the South. The ringside was packed from 9.30 in the morning until 6.45 at night when the hammer fell for the final time as a catalogued entry of 1,182 cows/heifers and calves had passed through the ring.

The top price in the cow and calf ring being £2800 for a wonderful second calved Limousin cow with a Belgian show calf at foot consigned by JC & SE Little, The Guards, Ireby. The show of heifers and calves was remarkable as unit after unit passed through the ringside with prices regularly breaking £1300, the top price being £1700 one of a superb consignment of 25 units from noted stock people Messrs JS & JO Dodd, West View.

This consignment along with several others averaged well over £1300. The overall average of heifers and calves exceeded £1000 which is truly remarkable considering the large number forward. The combination of a huge crowd and excellent trade meant that the atmosphere at Borderway was buzzing, throughout the day none more so than when the bulling heifer ring commenced, prices were wonderful topping at £860 consigned by Mr A Barker, Townhead, Ousby. Prices regularly exceeded £800 averaging a staggering £671.

Leading prices:-
Cows with calves at foot: Limousin £2800, £1120 The Guards, £1700, £1550, £1450, £1200 West View, £1650 Mawbray House, £1220 Kirkbampton Farm, £1220, £1150 Widewath, £1160 Blackhamilton, £1120 Common Carr Farm, £1080 Langton Gate, £1050 Bridekirk Hall, £1050 Blue Dial, Belgian Blue £1580 Widewath, £1500 Skirwith Hall, £1450 West View, £1150 Old Walls, £940 Bridekirk, Blonde d’Aquitaine £1380 The Guards, £950 Barras Brow, Aberdeen Angus £940 Bridekirk Hall, £910 Wampool Grange.

Heifers with calves at foot: Limousin £1700, £1550, £1420, £1400 West View, £1520, £1500, £1480, £1450, £1400, £1380 Mansrigg Hall, £1520, £1420 Mawbray House, £1450 Raggetsyke, £1450 Warren House, £1400 Raby Cote, £1380 Hay Lane Farm. Belgian Blue £1580, £1400 Gall, £1500, £1450, £1380 £1200, £1120 Warren House, £1300, £1120 Mawbray House, £1250 Seat Hill, £1200, £1150 (x2) Hay Lane Farm, £1150 Old Walls. Blonde d Aquitaine £1550, £1450, £1220, £1200 The Laurells, £980 North Nether Scales, Aberdeen Angus £1120 Harrington Ling, £1000 East Horton, £980 Thorn Bush, £980 Laneside Farm, £950 (x2) East Horton, Charolais £980, £920, £900 Hullater Farm.

Cow in calf: Blonde d’Aquitaine £700 Widewath, Charolais £740 (x2) Wampool Grange, Limousin £740 (x2) Wampool Grange, £720 (x2) £700 Widewath, £700 Moor Farm, Saler £700 (x2) Gateridge.

Heifer in calf: Limousin £880 Mawbray House, Belgian Blue £810 Bridge End, Aberdeen Angus £850, £820 Durdar Farm, £830 The Laythes, Blonde d Aquitaine £780 Park Farm.
Bulling heifers - Limousin £860 (x2) Town Head, £840 (x2) Bankdale Farm, £840 ( x7) Middle Farm, Blonde d Aquitaine £740 Middle Farm, Belgian Blue £740, £700 (x8) Middle Farm, £720 Ashfield, £700 Edenlin, Aberdeen Angus £650 (x3) Hallgarth.

Breeding bulls: Limousin £2550, £1800 (x2) £1600 Lumbylaw, £2450 Poplar Farm, £1900 Clifton Moor Farm, Charolais £1500, Belgian Blue £1650 Ringstones, Simmental £1100 Keld Farm.

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