Carlisle August Sheep Fair

Harrison & Hetherington held their August Fair of breeding ewes, lambs and rams at Borderway on Friday 15th August 2003 when they presented 1,154 ewes, 2,399 store lambs and 70 rams.

A good quality show of sheep both ewes, rams and lambs, sold to a large attendance of buyers and all classes of stock met a bouyant trade.

Leading prices:- Ewes - Texel shearlings £112 Chatburn, £101 & £100 Aldermanseat, £95 & £92 St Johns Kirk. Mule 2 shear £84 & £79 Fordlands Farm, £80 Haithwaite, £80 Wallholme, £71 West End Farm. Suffolk 2 shear £75 & £67 Copperthornes, £67 Wallholme. Beltex £69 & £61 St Johns Kirk. Charollais 2 shear £63 Sea View. Halfbred £60 Rounview, £58 High Whinnow Farm, £54 Grapes Barn.

Store Lambs, Texel £56.50 & £46.50 Church Style, £47 Langford Farm, £46.50 Cronkley, £45, £44.50 & £44.20 Awhirk. Suffolk £44 Awhirk, £40.50 Cronkley, £40.20 Fieldgarth, £40.20 Bank House, £39.50 Low Buildings. Beltex £40 Rosemount. Mule £42.50 Scotby Ghyll Farm, £39.50 Gill Farm, £37.80 Mill Farm. Cheviot £37 Scarberry.

Rams, Texel £700, £600, £580, £400 (x2) & £350 Tiffinthwaite Farm, £360 High Rigg, £330 Hobbiesburn. Beltex £680, £550 & £420 Holme Farm, £390, £340 & £320 (x3) Threepwood Cottage, £320 (x2) Brickrow. Suffolk £350, £330, £310 & £300 Pear Tree Farm, £345 & £325 Burgh Head Farm. Charollais £300 High Rigg.

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