STORE lambs of strength and quality were well bid for at Harrison and Hetherington’s opening sale at Borderway, Carlisle, on Monday, where a pre-sale show was judged by Adam Bell, of Hill Crest, Rosley.

His champion pen from Lule Walton, Goodlie Hill, later sold for £81.

The second prize pen from Jack Richardson, Whitehead Brow, made £80.50 and the third prize pen from Simon Dalton, Greenside Keep, hit £75.

It was, however, a pair of Beltex cross lambs from Greenside Keep that topped the entry at £88 per head.

LEADING prices:

Store lambs – Belt X – £88, £75 Greenside Keep; £81, £69, £67.50, £64 Goodlie Hill; £80.50, £68 (x2), £61 Whitehead Brow; £67 Cowgate Farm; £64.50, £60 Barrhill; £61 Whitehead Brow. Tex – £79 Barrhill; £78, £72 Demesne Farm; £68.50 Taylor Burn; £68.50, £63.50, £62.50 Cragg Farm; £68, £66, £65 Smithy Garth; £67, £62 Barsalloch; £63 Croftlands; £63, £60 Penny Hill; £60, £57.50 Elva Plains Farm. Suff – £78 Talkin Head; £75 Taylor Burn; £66, £52.50 Penny Hill; £58.50 Barrhill; £54 Demesne Farm; £52 Woodend Farm; £50.50 Barrhill. Char – £59 Penny Hill. GF – £51.50 Penny Hill.