March Spring Show & Sale Of 719 CONTINENTAL CROSS
STEERS & HEIFERS
FRIDAY 7th MARCH 2025 - Show - 6.00pm
Judge: Blair Duffton, Aberdeenshire
The UK’s No. 1 Commercial Cattle Sale
SATURDAY 8th MARCH 2025 – 9.30am
2024 Overall and Reserve Champion Sale - 9.30am – Ring 2
Commencing with prize winners
Kindly sponsored by
Overall Champion 2023
Messrs Smith Jackson, Hightown Kindly
NOTICE TO PURCHASERS
Completion of an account opening form is required for all customers who do not have a live H&H trading account, available at Business Trading Terms and Settlement of Purchases Payment due on Day of Purchase.
Interest chargeable from date of purchase at 7.25% over Clydesdale Bank base rate at the time, for accounts in default Purchases shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law in England and Scotland
Accepted form of payments
direct bank transfer; debit card; cheque - known customers only; bankers draft 2% surcharge will apply to Business Credit Card payments
If payment is made by credit card, it must be linked to a business bank account
NEW CUSTOMERS AND OR AGENTS wishing to purchase on behalf of another party must contact the company's main office at Carlisle at LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO SALE, to provide full details and references for authorisation
Please note that all lots/items must be settled on the day of purchase and prior to clearance of any stock.
For the avoidance of doubt H&H reserve the right to contra or keep sale proceeds to offset against an outstanding account.
ARRIVAL of animals will only be allowed from: Friday 7th March 2pm – 7pm • Saturday 8th March 6.30am onwards
TB – Animals on a 12 month test holding or from holdings which require pre-movement testing (PRMT) MUST be tested within 60 days of the sale and a respective certificate MUST be provided.
TB testing status will be displayed at the point of sale (1, 1pt or 4) and (4S) indicates animals which are eligible to move to Scotland without further testing and have resided on a four holding all their life. The last test date will be displayed if supplied
LEGEND
FA Farm Assured
BVDi BVD injected
BVDtt BVD tag tested
BVDa BVD accredited
Ja Johnes accredited
SFA Scottish Farm Assured
BVDt BVD tested
Lepto vaccinated
HSC High Health Scheme
Risp4
Rispoval 4 injected
All un-entered cattle and those missing their turn in the ballot will be offered for sale at the end of the catalogue entries.
Please note all cattle must be double tagged with approved tags.
It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that any animals destined for the food chain are outwith any withdrawal period. This includes antibiotics and anthelmintics that the seller may have given prior to sale.
Conditions of Sale: All purchasers must ensure that all documentation received is correct and any discrepancies must be notified to the auctioneers within two working days
Sold under the conditions of sale as displayed in the mart recommended by the Livestock Auctioneers Association for England and Wales. All heifers offered for sale through this ring are not warranted as breeders unless otherwise stated. Please note that ear numbers for all cattle must be given to the Auctioneers on the respective entry forms supplied.
“Payment will only be made to the exhibitor” All sucklers must be declared at the time of the sale.
PLEASE OBSERVE BIO SECURITY RULES
● Excessive dirty vehicles will not be allowed entry, therefore ensure vehicle is clean before arrival.
● All visitors and traders must ensure they wear clean clothing and footwear before entering market site.
● Hauliers and farmers delivering livestock must disinfect their boots before and after loading or unloading and leaving the site.
● Only staff, livestock hauliers, owners or their agents are permitted to load or unload livestock.
● Wash hands thoroughly when leaving livestock pennage areas.
Our on site Bio-security Officer, Stuart Graham will only be too pleased to give you assistance.
3.00pm onwards arrival of animals
TIMETABLE OF EVENTS
Friday 7th March
6.00pm Show of Heifers followed by Steers
Hot Pie Supper & Refreshments
Hot Pie Supper
Kindly Sponsored by
Saturday 8th March
6.30am Gates open
9.30am Sale commences
NB: All individual prize winners (1st – 3rd) in classes 1 to 12 to be offered for sale commencing at 9.30am on sale day – Champion & Reserve Champion will be sold first (All prize winners must be offered in this section Prize Money – will be withheld unless the winners are sold)
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Champion heifer and steer will receive a Perpetual Challenge Quaich presented by Royal Bank of Scotland and £100 cash prize.
Champion Steer will receive a Perpetual Challenge Quaich presented by Royal Bank of Scotland and £100 cash prize.
Reserve Champion animals will receive £50 cash prize. Overall Champion animal will receive the Edward Barton Memorial Trophy
Special prize for highest priced pen of 4 or more
The Pens of Cattle are kindly sponsored by
Borderway Agri Expo, Live Scot, English Winter Fair & Royal Welsh Winter Fair, Royal Ulster Premier Beef Championships If the Supreme Champion at the above National Shows has been purchased from any of Harrison & Hetherington’s sales centres during the period of 1st October 2024 to 30th September 2025 a prize of £1000 will be awarded, providing the exhibitor was the purchaser of that Champion animal. (subject to these events taking place)
