Belgian Blue Cattle Fly at Carlisle Auction
Published May 22nd, 2006
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The Border Belgian Blue Club staged their Sixteenth Annual Spring Show & Sale at Carlisle, when auctioneers Harrison & Hetherington Ltd, Borderway Mart, Rosehill offered for sale one of the best entries of Belgian Blue Cattle ever seen at this centre. This has been a tremendous pedigree sale that has seen averages rise greatly with the intermediate bulls surpassing their previous best average of £3,750.59 Carlisle May 2003. From the start of the two day event there was a very positive atmosphere. With a lead call of 21,000gns and a further 21 bids of 5,000gns and above, the overall average jumped a massive £1,029.98 on the year, and the intermediate bulls averaged a staggering £4,760.51 up a huge £1,613.12 on the year.
Auctioneer David Dickinson commented “There was exceptionally strong commercial trade, with commercial buyers out in force bidding keenly on animals that met there criteria. There was a lot of regular support along side the new buyers. There was a virtual sell out, with only a handful of bulls offered leaving the sale ring unsold.
