Prime cattle were dearer on the week and more are needed to meet buyer demand.  Bulls sold to the top price of 220p for a Limousin from DW & DM Elliott, Bank House, to Harold Birkbeck.

Prime Steers (Top price per kg – pence):- British Blue   – 212 Galemire

Prime Bulls (Top price per kg – pence):- Limousin – 220 Bank House; Continental - 210 Bank House; Black Poll – 205.5 Lamplugh Hall; Belted Galloway – 211.5 Brow Top; British Blue – 197.5 Waverbank; Holstein Friesian – 181.5 Lamplugh Hall, 177.5 Threaplands; Swedish Red and White 185.5 Adamsgill.

OTM Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin  – 159.5 Terrace; Blonde d’Aquitaine – 157.5 Grange; Continental – 147 Whins; British Blue – 141.5 Whins; British Friesian 147.5 Sorrowstones, 145.5 Harrington Parks; Holstein Friesian – 142.5 Sorrowstones, 141.5 Lamplugh Hall.

Prime Sheep

The 196 prime lambs forward averaged 255.14 p/kg.

Top price per head was £142.00 for Suffolks from J Jackson & Son, Frizington Parks, selling to Tony Harrison, Butcher, Cockermouth.

Prime Lambs (£ per head) – Suffolk – 142 Frizington Parks; Charollais – 139 Galemire; Texel 138 Brow Top;

Primes Lambs (Top price per kg – pence) – Texel – 307.1 Midtown, 305.1 Rook Farm; Beltex – 300 Mill Farm, Charollais – 309.5 Galemire; Bleu du Maine – 297.6 Midtown.

Prime hoggs sold to a top price of £120 for Texels from M/s Mounsey, Wardhall Guards, bought by Jason Tucker.

Prime Hoggs (£ per head) – Texel – 120 Wardhall Guards, Beck House; Continental – 114.50 Cherry Tree, Charollais – 107 Wardhall Guards; Suffolk – 105 High Priorscales; Cheviot – 95 High Priorscales; Swaledale – 75.50 Burblethwaite; Herdwick – 83.50 East House; Texel X Herdwick – 85.50 Kidburngill; Scotch Black Face – 85.50 Ellenbank.

Prime Hoggs (pence per kilo) – Texel – 236.6 Hollins; Beltex – 232.6 Home Farm; Suffolk – 230 Low House; Cheviot – 225 High Priorscales; Mule – 214 Beck House; Swaledale – 195.4 Old Scale; Scotch Blacd Face – 206.6 East House; Herdwick 208.8 East House; Texel X Herdwick – 219 Kidburngill.

Cull Ewes (£ per head) – Texel  - 118 Woodend; Continental – 107.50 Home Farm; Charollais – 104.50 Salter Hall and Brow Top; Cheviot – 101.50 Home Farm; Mule – 89.50 Rose Cottage; Swaledale – 60.50 Beechcroft; Herdwick – 78.50 Barfield.

Rams (£ per head) – Texel – 120.50 East House.

The winner of the Jonny Skelton Memorial Trophy was a nine months old, British Blue cross heifer, from RW & JH Emmott Emmott, Wythop Hall, which sold for £1200 to L Skelton & Son.  Reserve Champion, also from Robert and Judith Emmott, was a Limousin cross bullock selling for £1250 to David Anderson.

Show results:

Best Bullock

1. And  Champion  RW & JH Emmott, Wythop  Hall
2. T  O’Fee, Nook Farm
3. W  Gate & Son, Home Farm

Best Heifer

1. And Reserve Champion, RW & JH Emmott, Wythop Hall
2. W  Gate & Son, Home Farm
3. RW  & JH Emmott.

STORE CATTLE

Steers (£ per head):

Limousin – 1595, 1505 High Low Hall

British Blue – 1445, 1235 Sycamore House, 1285 Croft Head, 1235 Nook Farm

Continental – 1250 Wythop Hall

Charolais – 1300 Peter House

Aberdeen Angus – 1185 Weary Hall

Simmental – 1345 High Low Hall

Blonde d’Aquitaine – 1270 Low Kinmont

Heifers (£ per head):

Limousin – 1495, 1475 High Low Hall

Continental – 1415, 1375 High Low Hall

British Blue – 1200, 1080 Wythop Hall

Simmental – 1295 High Low Hall

Blonde d’Aquitaine – 1000 West House

Saler – 1265 – Bolton Wood

Bulls (£ per head):

Limousin – 1195 Knott Houses

Continental – 1125 Gote Mill House

British Blue – 965 Lowthwaite

Aberdeen Angus – 915 Bank House

Feeding Cows (£ per head):

Limousin – 1005 Cardel

Saler – 875 Cherry Bank

Aberdeen Angus – 865 Cardel

Bull Calves (£ per head):

Holstein Friesian – 385 Waverbank, 165 Aikbank

Stirks (£ per head) –

Holstein – 475 Waverbank

British Blue – 745 West End

Aberdeen Angus – 625 Waverbank

Limousin – 885, 805 West End

SHEEP

Ewes & Lambs (£ per life)

Mule – 80.00 Dairy Farm

Texel – 65.00 Dockray Nook

Cheviot – 45.00 Scalderskew

Swaledale – 19.00 Cowgate

Herdwick – 31.00 Cragg Farm

Prime cattle sold well and a Limousin heifer from P & A Jarman, Brow Top topped the market at 249.5 pence per kilo, selling to Haighs Butchers, Workington.

Prime Heifers (Top price per kg – pence):- Limousin – 249.5 Brow Top, 234.5, 229.5 Parsonage.

Prime Bulls (Top price per kg – pence):- Limousin – 214.5 Brow Top, 206.5 Lamplugh Hall, 204.5 Adams Gill; Holstein Friesian –197.5, 194.5 Lamplugh Hall, 196.5, 194.5 Millom Castle, 195.5, 194.5 Greengill; Swedish Red – 192.5 Adams Gill, British Blue – 190.5 Waverbank.

OTM Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- Belgian Blue  – 137.5 Valhalla; Holstein Friesian – 134.5 Frizington Hall; Beef Shorthorn – 133.5 High Bewaldeth; Limousin – 130.5 High Bewaldeth.

OTM Bulls (Top price per kilo – pence) – Limousin – 171.5 Mosser Mains.

Prime Sheep

There were 94 prime lambs forward averaging a tremendous 257.57 p/kg. The top price per head was £133.50 for Texels from Ashburners at High House which sold to Tony Harrison, butcher, Cockermouth.  Top price per kilo was 279.50 pence for Texels from AJ & CM Brown, Parkhouse.

Prime Lambs (£ per head) – Texel – 133.50, 132.50 High House, 125.50 Blue Dial and Croftside; Charollais – 131.50, 126.50 Mill Farm; Bleu du Maine – 121.50 Row Farm.

Primes Lambs (Top price per kg – pence) – Texel – 279.50, 278.20 Parkhouse, 270.20, 267 Croftside, 267.80 Row Farm, 267 Blue Dial; Suffolk – 256.67 Croftside; Charollais – 270.50 Parkhouse, 269.30, 269.10 Mill Farm; Bleu du Maine – 268.60 Croftside, 267.90, 264.10 Row Farm.

Prime hoggs averaged 197.09p/kg, they were forward in fewer numbers but are still in demand.  Top price per head was £123.50 for Texels from GW & PA Scott, Crooklands, bought by Jason Tucker.  239.8 p/kg was realised for Texels from G Gate, Hollins and T & S Fawcett, Busta Beck.

Prime Hoggs (£ per head) – Texel – 123.50 Crooklands, 117.50 Hollins,  115.50 Dockray Nook; Suffolk – 120.50 Croft House, 100 Ellenbank; Cheviot – 94.50 Kidburngill; Texel X Herdwick – 96.50 Kidburngill; Scotch Blackface – 98.50, 95.50 Ellenbank, 89.50 East House, 87.50 Dubbs; Swaledale – 95.50 East House;  Bleu du Maine – 88.50 Kidburngill;  Jacob – 86.50 Ashley Grove; Mule – 84.50 Syke Beck; Herdwick – 80.50

Prime Hoggs (pence per kilo) – Texel  –  239.8, 239.3 Hollins,  239.8 Busta Beck 236.3 Kidburngill, 235.4 Dockray Nook; Texel X Herdwick – 235, 232.9 Kidburngill; Suffolk – 227 Ellenbank; Cheviot –  225 Kidburngill; Mule – 206.1 Syke Beck; Scotch Blackface – 229.5 East House, 222 Croft House, 218.8 Dubbs, 217, 216 Ellenbank; Bleu du Maine – 226.9 Kidburngill; Jacob – 211 Ashley Grove; Swaledale 212.2 East House; Herdwick – 211.8 East House, 199 Bent Ash.

Cull Ewes (£ per head) – Texel  - 106.50 Stone House; Suffolk – 107.50 Woodend; Charollais – 105.50 Springfield; Cheviot – 85.50 Strudda Bank; Mule – 83.50 Frizington Hall; Half Bred – 90.00 Palace How; Lleyn – 76.50 Lamplugh Hall;  Beltex – 72.50 Elva Plain; Herdwick – 66.50 Grange Grassings; Swaledale – 54.50 Strudda Bank; Texel X Herdwick – 67.50 Grange Grassings; Dorset – 58.50 Muncaster Home Farm;

Rams (£ per head) – Texel – 134.50 High House, 119.50 Woodend.

In the cattle show Harold Keast put J Watson of Outgang Farm’s 1^st prize Limousin cow and bull calf as Champions the unit later sold for the sales top price of £1950. The reserve champion was the second prize cow and heifer calf British Blue’s from TG O’Fee, Nook Farm they sold for £1800. The cattle section included the dispersal sale of John & Betty Watson of Outgang Farm, Branthwaite whose consignment of 14 cow and calf units averaged £1445.71.

Champion Cow & Calf unit from John & Betty Watson, Outgang Farm. It topped the sale at £1950

Prize Results

Best Heifer and calf unit

1^st TG O’Fee, Nook Farm

2^nd J Watson, Outgang

3^rd GJ & HB Fitzwilliam, Moor House

Best Cow and calf unit

1^st J Watson, Outgang

2^nd TG O’Fee, Nook Farm

3^rd J Watson, Outgang

Champion – J Watson, Outgang.

Reserve Champion - TG O’fee, Nook Farm
Top Prices

Cow & Bull Calf (£ per unit): Limousin – 1950 Outgang, 1500 Moor House Farm. British Blue – 1820, 1620, 1500 Outgang Farm, 1600 Nook Farm. Charolais – 1380 Outgang Farm. Simmental – 1000 Woodend Farm.

Cow & Heifer Calf (£ per unit): British Blue – 1800 Nook Farm, 1650, 1500 Outgang. Limousin – 1420 Outgang Farm. Charolais – 1120 Stonethwaite Farm. Aberdeen Angus – 1000 Stool End Farm. Montbeliarde – 980 Bellhouse.

Heifer & Heifer Calf (£ per unit): British Blue – 1550 Grange Farm.

Incalf cows (£ per head): Limousin – 1280, 1150, 1020 Outgang Farm. British Blue – 1200 Vonrae.

Bulling Heifer (£ per head): British Blue – 1300, 1020(x2), 1000 Grange Farm, 1200 Nook Farm, 1180, 1120 Fairladies. Simmental – 1120, 1080, 920, 900 Setmabanning. Limousin – 1100 Grange Farm, 1080 (x2) Hall Santon. Aberdeen Angus – 1040 Ghyll Farm.

Stock Bull (£per head): Limousin – 1800 Crakeplace Farm. British Blue – Stonethwaite Farm. Hereford – 1000 Hall Carlton Farm. Aberdeen Angus – 900 Ghyll Farm.

A good quality show of 900 sheep sold well up to expectations. The judge Frank Thomlinson awarded the David Westgarth Perpetual Trophy to M/s Winter of Clickham Farm for their 1^st prize pen of Mule hoggs with single Suffolk cross lambs . The pen later sold for £120 per life. The reserve championship was awarded to K &  C Wilson, Wood Farm for their pen of Texel cross hoggs with single Texel lambs which sold for £100 per life.

Champion pen of Mule hoggs from M/s Winter, Clickham Farm, the pen sold for £120 per life

Prize Results

Best pen of 5 Mule hoggs with lambs

1^st M/s Winter, Clickham Farm

2^nd M/s Sowerby, Terrys Farm

3^rd M/s Sowerby, Terrys Farm

Best pen of 5 Continental hoggs with lambs

1^st KJ & CS Wilson, Wood Farm

2^nd AW Bell, Fitz Farm

3^rd M/s Winter, Clickham Farm

Champion- M/s Winter, Clickham Farm

Reserve Champion- KJ & CS Wilson, Wood Farm

Top Prices

Hoggs with lambs (£ per head) – Bleu D’ Maine – 125 Fitz Farm. Mule – 120 Clickham Farm, 115, 100 Terrys Farm. Texel 106 Terrys Farm, 100, 90(x2), 89(x2), 84 Wood Farm, 82 Fitz Farm. Beltex 89 Wood Farm.

Ewes with lambs (£ per head) – Texel – 96, 81, 76 Fitz Farm, 73, 70 Wood Farm. Bleu D’ Maine – 78, 75 Wood Farm. Beltex 72 Wood Farm. Mule – 68 Crookdake Cottages, 54, 52 Rose Farm, 51, 50 Byresteads. Herdwick – 33 Cragg Farm.

Shearlings with lambs (£ per head) – Texel – 86, 74(x3), 72, 70 Wood Farm, 70 Gate Farm. Beltex – 81 Wood Farm, 54 Hill Farm.

Prime cattle again sold very well and the top price of 259.5 pence per kilo was paid for a Limousin heifer from GW Whitfield & Son, Low Stowbank, by George Chapman.

Prime Heifers (Top price per kg – pence):- Limousin – 259.5 Low Stowbank

Prime Steers (Top price per kg – pence):- Limousin – 249.5, 245.5 Hunday; Aberdeen Angus – 209.5 Hollins

Prime Bulls (Top price per kg – pence):- Limousin – 191.5 Willows; Holstein Friesian – 203.5, 189.5 Millom Castle; British Friesian – 195.5 Millom Castle.

OTM Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- British Friesian – 177.5, 173.5 Springfield; Aberdeen Angus – 161.5 Hill Farm; British Blue – 161.5 Low Kinmont; Charolais – 145.5 Penny Hill; Holstein Friesian – 137.5 Dearham Hall and Sorrowstones; Ayrshire – 133.5 Hill Farm; Limousin – 157.5 Low Stowbank.

OTM Bulls (Top price per kilo – pence) – Limousin – 153.5 Ewanrigg Hall.

Prime Sheep

The Spring Show of Prime Lambs was won by G Wilkinson, Arkleby House with a Texel, selling for the highest price of the day, £178.50 (343p/kg) and bought by Wilson’s Butchers, Egremont.  Second was P & J Mitchinson, Rhyola Meadow, and third RB Jackson, Croft House.  Ninety one prime lambs sold to an average of 254p/kg.

1st prize Spring Lamb from M/s Wilkinson, Arkleby

Prime Lambs (£ per head) – Texel – 178.50 Arkleby House; Suffolk – 134.50 Blue Dial; Continental – 130.50 Moor Platt; Bleu du Maine – 129.5 Seefield House; Rouge – 126.50 Birks.

Primes Lambs (Top price per kg – pence) – Texel – 343 Arkleby House; Continental – 313 Brayton Road; Charollais – 311 Rook Farm; Bleu du Maine – 303 Moor Platt; Rouge – 296 Plumbland Mill; Suffolk – 275 – Swallow Heights.

1068 Prime Hoggs sold to an average of 203.1p/kg.  The top price of 282p was paid for Beltex Hoggs from A L Mounsey, Wardhall Guards, by Stephen Stoddart. Top price per head also went to Alan Mounsey with £134.50 paid for Texels by Geoff Riley.

Prime Hoggs (£ per head) – Texel – 134.50 Wardhall Guards; Suffolk – 122.50 Nr Branthwaite Edge; Charollais – 119.50 Rook Farm; Beltex – 120.50 Chapel; Herdwick – 88.50 How Hall; Swaledale – 86.50 Old Scale;

Prime Hoggs (pence per kilo) – Beltex – 282 Wardhall Guards; Texel – 275 Wardhall Guards; Charollais – 250 Hollins; Cheviot – 243 Hollins.

Cull Ewes (£ per head) – Texel  – 116.50 Rose Farm; Charollais – 109.50 Brow Top; Beltex – 108.50 Swallowdene; Cheviot – 107.50 Byresteads; Mule – 73.00 Clappers; Swaledale – 65.50 Brow Top; Herdwick – 64.50 Cragg.

Rams (£ per head) – Beltex – 90.50 Byresteads; Herdwick – 79.50 How Hall.

Top price on the day was £1445 for a Limousin cross bullock shown by Gass and Bates, Row Farm.

Heifers sold to £1285, also from Gass and Bates, Row Farm.

Young bulls sold to £1185 for Limousins from Mrs Weir, Isel Gate.

Feeding cows to £1125 for a Limousin from JC Hope & Son, Corn How.

STORE CATTLE

Steers (£ per head):

Limousin – 1445 Row Farm, 1245, 1235 Row Brow Park

British Blue – 1155, 1015 Nr Branthwaite Edge

Continental – 1115 Eastlands

Charolais – 1105 Row Brow Park

Aberdeen Angus – 1085 Row Brow Park

Simmental – 1065 Eastlands

Holstein Friesian – 745 Nr Branthwaite Edge

Heifers (£ per head):

Limousin – 1285 Row Farm

Charolais – 1155 Harrow Head

British Blue – 1065 Brow Foot

Simmental – 1065 Brow Foot

Aberdeen Angus – 1065 Eastlands

Bulls (£ per head):

Limousin – 1185 Isel Gate

Continental – 1095 Isel Gate

Simmental – 1035 Outgang

Charolais – 1035 Cockley Gill

British Blue – 1095 Isel Gate

Holstein – 695 Lowca Cottage

Feeding Cows (£ per head):

Limousin – 1125 Corn How

Charolais – 1035 West End

British Blue – 945 Abbey Flatts

Simmental – 885 West End

Bull Calves (£ per head):

Friesian – 190 Causeway Foot

Heifer calves (£ per head) –

Limousin – 445 Harrington Parks

Stirks (£ per head) –

British Friesian – 590 Hill Top

Holstein Friesian – 410 Syke Beck

British Blue – 475 Seat House

Prime cattle sold to a top price of 247.5 pence per kilo for a Limousin heifer from P & A Jarman, Brow Top, bought by Geoff Riley.

Prime Heifers (Top price per kg – pence):- Limousin – 247.5 Brow Top, 233.5 Hunday; British Blue – 239.5 Parsonage, 217.5 Blue Dial; Charolais – 221.5, 214.5 Hunday; Aberdeen Angus – 201.5 Millom Castle.

Prime Steers (Top price per kg – pence):- British Blue – 241.5 Parsonage; Dexter 149.5 Valhalla.

Prime Bulls (Top price per kg – pence):- Limousin – 205.5, 199.5 Brow Top; Swedish Red and White 198.5 Adams Gill; Holstein Friesian – 177.5 Waverbank; Friesian 193.5 Row Hall, 192.5, 191.5 Lamplugh Hall; British Blue – 195.5 Waverbank.

Cows met a very strong demand with prices well in advance of expectations.

OTM Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- British Blue – 165 Millstone Moor; Continental – 154 Millstone Moor; Friesian – 140.5 Dearham Hall; Holstein Friesian – 134.5 Malborough Hall;

OTM Bulls (Top price per kilo – pence) – Holstein Friesian – 143.5 Lamplugh Hall.

Prime Sheep

Spring lambs are in great demand resulting in very high prices and selling to a top price of 276p/kg for Texels off RB Jackson, Croft House, bought by Tony Harrison, butcher, Cockermouth.

Prime Lambs (£ per head) – Texel – 132.50, 122.50 Croft House; Suffolk – 128.50, 122.50 Croft House;

Well finished hoggs continue to sell well.
Prime hoggs sold to £118.50 for Texels from G Gate, Hollins, Eaglesfield, bought by Mark Lindsay, butcher, Cockermouth.

Prime Hoggs (£per head) – Suffolk – 108.50 Beeches, 106.50 Low House; Texels – 118.50, 111.50 Hollins, 106.50 Foxhouse, 105.50 Croft End; Charollais – 115.50 Hollins, 98.50 Cherry Bank; Cheviot – 102.50 Low House, 94.50 Bridekirk Hall; Texel X Herdwick – 83.50 Millbeck Hall, 82.50 High Farm; Bleu du Maine – 79.50 Kidburngill; Mule – 99.50 High Farm, 93.50 Shatton Lodge; Swaledale – 84.50 East House, 83.50 Shatton Lodge; Blackface – 75.50 Croft House; Herdwick – 86.50 How Hall, 83.50, 81.50 East House, Lleyn – 79.50 Home Farm.

Prime Hoggs (pence per kilo) – Texel – 257.6, 253.4 Hollins, 233 Foxhouse, 222.1 Dockray Nook and Shatton Lodge; Charollais – 240.6  Hollins, 229.10 Cherry Bank, 222.6 Howside; Cheviot – 225 Bridekirk Hall, 215.9 Weary Hall; Suffolk – 217 Kirkland Green, 215 Low House, 214 Croft House;  Mule – 212.5 Shatton Lodge, 206 Carlisle Gate; Scotch Blackface – 204.1 Croft House; Bleu du Maine – 203.8 Kidburngill; Beltex – 204.1 Croft End; Swaledale – 209 Shatton Lodge, 201 Grange Farm and
East House; Texel X Herdwick – 211.5 High Farm, 208.8 Millbeck Hall; Herdwick – 211 How Hall, 207 East House, 206.6 Bell House.

Cull Ewes (£ per head) – Texel  – 122.50 Aldenstone, 120.50 High House; Charollais – 99.50 Springfield; Suffolk – 95.50 Prospect House; Cheviot – 92.50 Greenbank; Cross – 89.50 Grange; Mule – 83.50 Aldenstone and Parsonage; Bleu du Maine – 93.50 Rietfontien; Half Bred – 87.50 Prospect House; Lleyn – 86.50 Sale Fell House; Texel X Herdwick – 80.00 High Farm; Rouge – 75.50 Birks; Swaledale – 64.50 Kirkland House; Herdwick – 64.50 Rietfontien.

Rams (£ per head) – Cheviot – 130.00 Bowderdale; Blue Faced Leicester – 105.50 Peter House; Texel – 101.50 Galemire.

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Prime cattle sold to 207.5 pence per kilo, for a Limousin heifer from P & A Jarman, Brow Top Farm, bought by Harold Birkbeck.  Mr Birkbeck also purchased the top price bull, a Limousin at 217.5p/kg, from M/s Brown, Willows Farm.

Prime Heifers (Top price per kg – pence):- Limousin – 207.5 Brow Top, Aberdeen Angus – 195.5 Millom Castle.

Prime Steers (Top price per kg – pence):- Limousin –203.5 Hollins, Aberdeen Angus – 196.5 Millom Castle.

Prime Bulls (Top price per kg – pence):- Limousin – 217.5, 210.5 Willows; Charolais – 189.5  Waverbank; Holstein Friesian – 192.5 Lamplugh Hall; Holstein – 181.5 Grange
Farm.

OTM Cows (Top price per kilo – pence):- Limousin – 134.5 Croft House; Belgian Blue – 142.5 Low Stowbank; Holstein – 143.5 Lowca Cottages; Holstein Friesian – 142.5 Barnyard; Norwegian Red – 139.5 Burton House; British Friesian – 128.5 Woodside; Ayrshire – 126.5 Hill Farm.

OTM Bulls (Top price per kilo – pence) – Limousin – 152.5 Lamplugh Hall.

Prime Sheep

Spring lamb sold to an average of 226.51p/kg, with a top price of £104.50 for Texels from E  & P Skelton, Sycamore House, purchased by Wilson’s Butchers, Egremont.

A smaller entry of hoggs sold to an average of 203.53p/kg.  Top price per kilo was 246.4 pence for Texels from George Gate, Hollins, sold to James Thompson.  Top price per head was £118 for Texels from M/s Nevinson, High House, bought by Geoff Riley.

Cull ewes continued to sell well.

Prime Lambs (pence per kilo) – Texel – 246.4 Sycamore House.

Prime Hoggs (£per head) – Texel – 118.00, 117.50 High House, 110.50 Cherrytreee House, 104.50, 103.50 Hollins; Suffolk – 107.50 Newhall; Beltex – 99.50, 94.50 Allerby Hall, 94.50 Waverbank; Charollais – 99.00 New Grange, 98.50 Hollins; Cheviot – 98.50 East House, 93.50 How Hall; Mule – 92.00 Bridekirk Hall; Scotch Blackface – 94.50 Calder, 92.00 East House; Jacob – 83.50 Willows; Swaledale – 93.50 East House; Texel X Herdwick – 93.50 Grange Grassings , 92.00 New House; Herdwick – 86.50 East House, 86.00 How Hall.

Prime Hoggs (pence per kilo) – Texel – 246.4, 245.1 Hollins, 234.4 High House, 231.3 New Grange, 231.3 Allerby Hall, 230.5 Bridekirk Hall, 229.1 Dockray Nook; Charollais – 210.6 New Grange, 205.2 Hollins; Suffolk – 209 New Hall; Cheviot – 222 Weary Hall Style, 220.7 Bridekirk Hall, 218.9 East House; Mule – 200 Bridekirk Hall; Scotch Blackface – 230, 214.9 East House, 212.5 Croft House; Jacob – 185.6 Willows; Beltex – 231.3 New Grange, 230.5, 226.1 Allerby Hall, 230.5 Waverbank; Swaledale – 212.5 East House, 203 Chapel House; Texel X Herdwick – 222.6, 210.3 Grange Grassings, 218  Strudda Bank, 214 New House; Herdwick – 216.3, 214.5 East House, 215.4, 214.1 Langhorn, 210.8 Strudda Bank, 204.8 How Hall.

Cull Ewes (£ per head) – Texel  – 126.50 Low Priorscales, 124.50, 116.50 Grange Grassings, 100.50 Elva Plain, 98.50 Beck Farm; Suffolk – 100 Ryhola Meadow, 95.50 Brayton Road; Charollais – 63.50 Brayton Road; Cheviot – 59.50 Stonethwaite; Cross – 75.50 Burnthwaite, 72.50 Chapel Howe; Mule – 83.50 Frizington Hall, 74.50 Grange Farm, 74.50 High House; Bleu du Maine – 59.50 Rosemount; Lleyn – 59.50 High Seaton, 58.50 Woodside Cottage; Half Bred – 99.50 Brayton Road; Beltex – 93.50 Stonethwaite; Swaledale 72.50 Low Priorscales, 65.50 Beck Grange; Texel X Herdwick – 68.50 Beck Farm; Herdwick – 64.50 High House, 63.50 Beck Farm; Dorset – 62.50 Wasdale Head Hall.

The usual ring of buyers was more cautious, but generally the prices of the last sale were maintained, with most sellers satisfied with the trade.

Top price on the day was £1315 paid for a Limousin Cross bullock shown by I & CL Richardson Greenlands, heifers sold to £1285 for a Limousin shown by DH Dimond, Harrow Head.

Feeding Cows made to £895 for an Aberdeen Angus shown by DE Martin, Bank House Farm.

Swaledale ewes with mule lambs made £38.50 per head from Hollins Farm.

STORE CATTLE

Steers (£ per head)

Limousin – 1315, 1225, 1195 Greenlands, 1205 Harrow Head, 1145 Weary Hall

British Blue – 1025 Gibbtarn; 885 Howside, 835 Sheepfields

Holstein – 835 Gibbtarn

Holstein Friesian – 785 East Farm, 695 Brackenbarrow

Simmental – 955 Sheepfields, 845 Gibbtarn

Aberdeen Angus – 1185.00, 1005 Weary Hall

Heifers (£ per head):

Limousin – 1285 Harrow Head, 1085 Burnthwaite, 1055 Overcroft

Charolais – 655 New House

British Blue – 925, 845 Scalesmoor, 825 Row Brow Park, 815 Dearham Hall

Simmental – 785, 755 Drigg Moorside

Aberdeen Angus – 1055 Dearham Hall

Blonde d’Aquitaine – 785 Chapel House

British Friesian – 975 Gutterby

Gelbvieh – 895, 825, 815 Gutterby

Bulls (£ per head):

Limousin – 1085, 1055 Cockley Gill, 1025 Abbeyflatts

British Blue – 1135 Abbeyflatts, 875 Waites

Aberdeen Angus – 925 Bank House, 845 Beck Farm

British Friesian – 625 Calvo

Holstein Friesian – 475 Waites Farm

Feeding Cows (£ per head):

Simmental – 875 Waterloo, 785 Near Swallowhurst

Aberdeen Angus – 895 Bank House

British Friesian – 695 Harrington Parks

Bull Calves (£ per head):

Limousin – 200, 185 Mayfield

Holstein Friesian – 150 Dovenby Craggs

Heifer calves (£ per head) –

Limousin – 100 Mayfield

Stirks (£ per head) –

Ayrshire – 365 The Buildings

British Friesian – 415, Harrington Parks

Holstein Friesian – 425 Syke Beck