MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE MARKET STORE CATTLE SALE

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd held the annual Prize show and sale of store cattle at Middleton in Teesdale Mart on Tuesday 3rd May 2005.

An entry of 331 cattle were extremely good to sell rising in value by an average of £16.66 from the corresponding sale last year.

The show sponsored by K P Scott, Low Way, Tunstall Tractors Ltd and Copley Coal was judges by Mr M Robinson, East Alwent, who awarded the Championship to Messrs J C & J White, Rigg Farm

Awards
Class 1 Bullock

1st and Champion (Limousin cross) J C & J White, Rigg Farm - £890 to M Robinson
2nd (Charolais cross) M J & S M Wallace & Son, Lane Head - £700 to M Robinson

Class 2 Heifer

1st & Best Opposite Sex (Limousin cross) J C & J White, Rigg Farm - £850 to C R Raine & Son, Stanhopegate
2nd (Belgian Blue cross) R Marwood & Son, Long Green - £620 to N Hall & Son

Leading Prices

Limousin cross Bullocks £890, £582 Rigg Farm; £610 Battle Hill; £602 Toft House; £600, £575 Beck Head; £598 Westfield; £595, £550 Market Place; £592, £590, £582 Woolpitts Hill; £580 Mayland Hall; £578, £570 Stanhopegate; £578 Blunt House; £575 Step Ends; £570, £555 (x3) Bank Top; £565 Wythes Hill; £560, £550 Earnwell; £555 Long Green; £550 Pikestone

Limousin cross Heifers £850, £475 Rigg Farm; £500 (x2), £470 Toft House; £500 Graces Farm; £500, £498, £480 Earnwell; £468 Westfield; £465 Beck Head; £460 Bank Top; £458 Step Ends; £452 Battle Hill

Belgian Blue Bullocks £580 Stanhopegate; £565 Graces Farm

Belgian Blue Heifers £620, £590 Long Green; £475 Bank Top; £552, £460, £452 Graces Farm; £480 Wythes Hill; £462, £460 Rigg Farm; £462 Stanhopegate

Blonde cross Bullocks £558 Cragg Top

Blonde cross Heifers £505 Long Green; £490, £472 Cragg Top

Charolais cross Bullocks £700, £590 Lane Head

Charolais cross Heifers £420 Lane Head

Aberdeen Angus cross Bullocks £535 Earnwell

2004 sale report

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