On Friday, 1st April 2005 Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Carlisle held their monthly beef breeding sale. A small entry was forward with a level trade maintained throughout .

Leading prices:-

Cows with calves at foot - Limousin £1,280, £1,020, £860 & £820 Widewath, £860 Halfway House, £720 Gimmenbie. Hereford £820 & 680 Widewath. Blonde D’Aquitaine to £760 Widewath. Belgian Blue £700 & £620 Halfway House, £650 & £600 Parkside Farm. Simmental £700 Halltown Farm, £630 Halfway House. Aberdeen Angus to £650 Low Bank Side. Saler £640 & £550 Low Bank Side. Charolais to £620 Chapel Farm.

Heifers with calves at foot Limousin - £1,040 North Nether Scales Farm, £840 The Flatt, £820 & £800 Coupland Beck, £780 Greenmarsh. Belgian Blue £920 Greenmarsh, £880 & 620 Plaskettlands. Charolais to £700 (x2) Coupland Beck.

In calf cows - Limousin £720, £610, £580, £560 (x2) & £540 Widewath, £540 (x2) Halfway House. Hereford to £590 Widewath. Blonde D’Aquitaine to £580 Widewath.

In calf heifers – Limousin £780 The Flatt, £730 (x2), £700, £680 (x2) & £660 Tarn Lodge, £720, £700 & £660 Manor Farm. Belgian Blue £760 & £660 Gill Farm, £640 (x2) & 3500 Manor Farm. Aberdeen Angus £600 The Flatt, £580 Gill Head.

Bulling heifers – Blonde D’Aquitaine to £630 (x2) Theakston Grange. Simmental to £570 (x4) Distillery Farm. Limousin £485 (x2) & £470 (x4) Theakston Grange. Charolais to £430 Theakston Grange.

Bulls - 1,500gns Little Orton Farm, 1,220gns Lower Griseburn, 1,000gns How Hill Farm, 900gns Frankstown.

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