On Friday, 21st January 2005 Harrison & Hetherington held their opening sale of beef breeding cattle with 233 forward thus attracting a good number of buyers from a wide area. Trade was seen to be very competitive with all types selling to extreme rates. Spring calving cows and heifers were well sort after.

Leading prices:-

Heifers with calves at foot- Limousin, £1120, £1050, £920, £850, £800 Widewath, £850 Gimmenbie, £800 Toppin Castle Farm, £760, £700 Low Fell End, £750, £700 Sceugh Farm, £750 High Knipe, £670 Plasketlands. Belgian Blue, £1050, £950, £800 Fallowfield, £950, £880 High Knipe, £710, £700, £670, £620, £600, £580 Plaskettlands, £700 Low Rigg Farm. Simmental, £640 Townhead Farm. Friesian, £580 Fishergill. Blonde, £420 Widewath.
Cows with calves at foot- Belgian Blue, £950 High House, £880 Elm Farm, £880, £780 (x3) Park House Farm. Limousin, £800, £700 High House, £750 Broomhills, £720 Ghyll House, £600, £520 (x3), £510, £500 (x2) Fellside, £520 Fallowfield. Charolais, £660 Townfoot Farm. Simmental, £450 Fallowfield. Saler, £440 Bauchlin. Aberdeen Angus, £430 Softley Farm.
Heifers in Calf - Limousin, £950, £900, £820, £780, £760, £750 The Flatt, £680, £520, £500, £490 Manor Farm, £590, £500 The Laythes, £580 Churchstle Farm. Simmental, £630 The Laythes, £420 Churchstyle Farm. Belgian Blue, £600, £560, £540 Manor Farm. Blonde, £550 (x2) Churchstle Farm, £520, £480, £460, £420 Bushy Park. Saler, £520 Manor Farm.
Cows in calf - Belgian Blue- Belgian Blue, £600 Low Buildings. Limousin, £600, £510, £500, £480, £450, £420 Low Buildings. Blonde, £530 Low Buildings. Aberdeen Angus, £460 Low Buildings.
Bulling heifers – Belgian Blue, £480 High Grounds.

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