TWO British Blues from the White family at Rigg Farm, Lunedale, secured the top two tickets at Darlington Farmers' Auction Mart's Light Nights show and sale of store cattle, on Monday.

Tapped out as champion by William Tindale, of Paradise Farm, Shadforth, was a 13-month-old heifer which realised £1120 while the reserve, a similarly bred and aged bullock, made £1220 with both selling to M Robinson and Sons, East Alwent, Staindrop.

It was, however, a 15-month-old Limousin bullock from RO Gilson, Old Park Hall, Byers Green, which topped at £1240 while heifers hit £1220 for a 17-month-old Charolais from RA and S Darling Farms, Hartlepool.

Young bulls reached £1195 twice – for a 10-month-old Charolais from JR Clayton, Bentley Farm, Bradford, and again for a 14-month-old Limousin from De Elstob, Mill Farm, Deighton.

The entry of cast cows and OTM cattle saw 85 cash in to average above the 140p per kg mark with a top price among the cows of 181p paid for a Limousin from JB Luck, Milestone House, Bowers, while an eight-year-old Charolais from JRP Vickers and Sons, Newton Grange, Sadberge, led the gross trade at £1352.

LEADING awards:

Bullock – 1 and champion, GC and KJ White and Son, Rigg Farm, £1120; 2, NG Beveridge, Low West House, Tow Law, £1060; 3, J Henderson, Lizards Farm, Whitburn, £1215.

Heifer – 1 and reserve, Rigg Farm, £1220; 2, Lizards Farm, £1200; 3, Low West House, £840.

Young bull – 1 and 2, OJ Kendall, Woodyard, Reeth, £1050 and £1085; 3, JR and M Richardson, Etherley House, Winston, £1170.

LEADING prices:

Young bulls – £1195, £970 JR Clayton; £1195, £1075 (x2), £1060 DE Elstob; £1190, £1170, £1020 T and DI Allen and Son; £1170 (x2), £1090 (x2), £1050, £970, £875 JR and M Richardson; £1130, £1070, £1000 (x2), £885 Pearson; £1085, £1050 OJ Kendall; £990, £930, £885, £130 F Bainbridge; £910 GP Addison; £900 K and J Stables; £900, £850, £830 (x2), £815 (x3) Doug; £890, £880, £870, £850, £790 S Jackson; £850 G Thompson and Sons.

Bullocks – £1240, £1225, £1220, £1180 (x2), £1130, £1100, £1090 RO Gilson; £1230, £1185, £1150 DW Dresser; £1220 GC and KJ White and Son; £1215, £1195 (x2) J Henderson; £1190, £1140, £1080, £1050 GS Dowson; £1185 RA and S Darling Farms; £1135 (x2) O and L Welford; £1125, £1080 F Watson; £1095 (x3), £1080, £1075 (x3), £1070, £1025, £1000 WJ Smith and Partners; £1060 NG Beveridge; £1060, £1050 MR Souter; £985 G Wall; £950 (x2), £910 A Wilson; £930 JR Lowther and Son; £920 K Sayer.

Heifers – £1220, £1155 (x2), £1125, £1105, £1100, £1085, £1060 RA and S Darling; £1215, £1200, £1180, £1175 RA and S Darling Farms; £1200 J and SE Bainbridge; £1120 GC and KJ White and Son; £1120, £1075, £960, £950 P Kirk; £1110, £1080 PJ Wiper; £1100 A Wilson; £1095 (x3), £975 (x2) RG and G Rutter; £1085 (x2) M Shaw; £1060 (x2) F Bainbridge; £1045, £985, £970 (x2) G Wall; £1040, £995 J and SE Bainbridge; £975 (x4) Pearson; £950 JR Clayton; £950 (x2) K Sayer.

Cast cows – Per kg – 207p, 149p WH Brown; 205p, 153p P Tindale; 181p JB Luck; 181p I Spedding; 179p G and W Jackson; 173p, 171p, 159p G and GH Tomlinson; 170p M Shaw; 170p, 168p TN Callender; 166p, 158p JRP Vickers and Son; 165p J Davis; 161p, 159p, 149p (x3), 147p, 146p, 144p, 141p Skelton Farming Ltd; 159p J and SE Bainbridge; 156p E and JW Storey; 154p WR Thompson; 153p MR Souter; 149p P and E Ellis; 149p M Barker Farms; 149p I Lancaster; 149p D Alderson; 149p P Prudom and Son Ltd; 147p D and J Hunnam and Son. Per head – £1352, £1241 JR Vickers and Sons; £1330 E and JW Storey; £1264 WR Thompson; £1238, £1100, £1043 G and GH Tomlinson; £1225 J Davis; £1207 M Shaw; £1199, £1123, £1105, £1086, £1065, £1040 Skelton Farming Ltd; £1186 J and SE Bainbridge; £1161 WH Brown; £1161, £1097 TN Callender; £1154 JB Luck; £1120, £1072 JT Forster and Son; £1111, £1057 P tindale; £1103 D and J Hunnam and Son; £1075 I Lancaster; £1041 P and E Ellis; £1033 JC and P Tallentire; £1023 M Barker Farms.

Cast bulls – Per kg – 177p P Prudom and Son Ltd; 147p JB and N Harrison and Sons; 137p J Richmond. Per head – £1754 P Prudom and Son Ltd; £1508 JB and N Harrison and Sons; £1264 J Richmond.