On Friday, 27th May 2005 Harrison & Hetherington held their monthly beef breeding sale.A great show of heifers and calves were presented to a massive ringside of buyers from all parts of the UK ensuring a flying trade.

Leading prices:- Cows with calves at foot - Belgian Blue, £1850 Stonethwaite Farm, £1700 Keskadale, £1120 Ainstable Hall, £1080 Criffel Dene, £1080, £980 East Highberries, £950 Townhead, £950 (x3) Hay Lane Farm, £940 The Laurells, £920 Bankdale Farm, £900 Mirkbooths. Limousin, £1580, £1500, £1020 West View, £1350 Ainstable Hall, £1320, £1300, £1280, £1200 High House, £1300 Mansrigg Hall, £1300 East Highberries, £1200 Lodge Hill, £1080 High Knipe, £1000 Ladyhousesteads. Blonde, £980 Dry Evers, £720 Northdene Farm. Hereford, £980 Oakshaw Hill, £920 Hay Lane Farm, £700 Cringleber Farm. Saler, £920, £660, £650, £600 (x2) Far Hills. Piemontese, £920, £860 Cringleber Farm. Simmental, £860, £750 Cringleber Farm, £720 Wampool Grange, £700 POntey Farm, £700 Park House, £620 Churchstyle Farm. Parthenais, £800 Ghyll Croft. Holstein, £750 MIrkbooths. Charolais, £700 Crummock Bank Farm. Aberdeen Angus, £650 CRingleber Farm, £640 Hartlaw. Beef Shorthorn, £550 Park House Farm.

Heifers with calves at foot:- Limousin, £1700, £1520, £1400 West View, £1580 Thorn Bush Farm, £1550, £1450, £1400 Mansrigg Hall, £1480 Keskadale, £1380, £1350 Colts Park, £1320 Flodder Hall, £1300 Lodge Hill Farm, £1300 Bents Farm. Belgian Blue, £1450, £1380, £1100 (x2) Keskadale, £1350 The Guards, £1320 Lodge Hill, £1300, £1250, £1200 High Knipe, £1300 Raggetsyke, £1280 Mansrigg Hall, £1250 North Nether Scales, £1250 Flimby Hall. Aberdeen Angus, £1320 Widewath, £760 Brook Cottage, £740 The Flatt, £600 Churchstyle Farm, £580 Red Hall Farm. Blonde, £1150 West View, £980, £920 Widewath, £900 Colt Park, £850 The Guards, £800 Birds Park, £800 Sceugh Farm, £760 Frankland Park Farm. Saler, £920 Oakshaw Hill. Parthenais, £920 Ghyll Croft. Hereford, £850, £780, £750, £700, £620 Mibooths, £800 Brackenhill Rigg, £790 High Tarns Farm.

In calf heifers:- Limousin, £950, £900, £780, £700 (x2), £650, £600 Fellside, £580 Churchstyle. Belgian Blue, £700 Plasketlands, £680 (x2), £560 (x2) Maidenlands Farm, £600 Churchstyle.

In calf cows Belgian:- Limousin, £580 (x2) Maidenlands Farm. Simmental, £500 Maidenlands Farm.

880 bulling heifers were forward. Quality once again sold well with the best heifers selling to extreme rates. Top price of the day was £1000 for a Limousin heifer consigned by Mr D Edgar of Shire Farm. Consignment of the day was from Mr K Muir of Middle Farm, Laithes whose marvelous consignment of 43 heifers peaked at £950 for a pen of six Limousins and only had ten heifers under £700 mark.

Bulling Heifers: Limousin, £1000, £780 Fellside, £950 (x5), £870 (x7), £860, £820 (x2) Middle Farm. Belgian Blue, £950, £860 (x4), £830 (x5) Middle Farm, £760 Town Head, £700 (x3) The Flatt, £690, £670 Edenlin. Hereford, £680, £660 (x3), £580 Balbuthie. Simmental, £640, £580 (x4) Greystone House, £480 (x2) Hallgarth. Saler, £500 (x3), £490 (x3) Far Hills. Aberdeen Angus, £460 Camphill, £380 (x2) The Flatt, £380 (x2), £370 (x2) East Hele Farm, £370 (x2) Nelson Hill. Holstein, £380 East Hele Farm, £370 Nelson Hill. Friesian, £370 Nelson Hill.

<<back