On Friday, 8th July 2005 Harrison & Hetherington held the July sale of beef breeding cows and calves, the fine weather kept several customers away, however, the trade remained very buoyant with particularly plainer sorts being very good to sell.

Leading prices:-
Cows with calves at foot - Belgian Blue £1050 Parkside Farm, £1020, £880, £800 Laverickstone Farm, £1000 Bothel Parks, £800 Summerhill, £780 The Bog Farm, £720 Bankdale Farm, £700 Barvennan, Limousin £1150, £980, £900 West View, £1080 Rowell Farm, £980 Arkleby House, £980 Townhead Farm, £950 Moss House, £950 Orton Rigg Farm, £950, £900 Low House Farm, £950 High Knipe, Blonde d’Aquitaine £900 High Knipe, £880 (x2), £800, £720 Parkgate Farm, £750 Bothel Parks, Charolais £750 (x2), £700, £650 Ivy Cottage, £640 Mossknowe, Simmental £700 Mossknowe, Aberdeen Angus £690 Braneth, £650 Wallend Farm, £600 Gelt House, £560 Barvennan Farm, £560 Rowell Town.

Heifers with calves at foot:- Belgian Blue £1300 Mawbray House, £950 Parkside Farm, £850, £820, £800 Curwen Hill, £780 Priest Croft, Limousin £1020 Birks Farm, £1000 Glen Hush , £1000, £980 (x2) High Knipe, £950 Aldoth Farm, £940 North Nether Scales, £920 Criffel Dene, £920 (x2) Greenah Cragg, £920 Low Mill, Blonde d’Aquitaine £880 North Nether Scales,Charolais £820 (x2), £720 Ivy Cottage, Bazadaise £800 Grassknop, Simmental £800 (x2), £780 Parkside Farm, £750 Keld Farm, £700 Byegill Farm, Hereford £760, £730, £700 High House Farm.

In calf heifers:- Limousin £600 (x2) Townend Croft

In calf cows Limousin £620, £580 Lowther Park Farm, Saler £520 (x2) Lowther Park Farms, Charolais £500 Lowther Park Farms,

Bulling heifers also met with a selective enquiry, however an excellent consignment of Belgian Blue heifers from M/s F Towers, Camp House Farm, met with spirited bidding topping at £800.

Bulling Heifers: Belgian Blue £800 (x2), £680, £660 Camp House Farm, £505 New Grange, Limousin £780 Camp House Farm, £550 (x2) High House, £545 (x3) New Grange, £540 (x2) Holme House, £540 (x3) Threakston Grange, Blonde d’Aquitaine £705 Theakston Grange.

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